Moonlight and wind

Chapter 228 Father and Old Friend

Xuanyue Que and the others were shocked. They wondered how the governor of Yanyu Town knew her name. Could it be that their identities had been exposed?

"Like her!" Ci Huairen looked at Xuanyue affectionately, "You and your mother have the same eyes!"

After hearing these words, Qu Xuanyue felt a chill on her back, "Master Ci knows my mother?"

"More than just knowing each other," Ci Huairen motioned everyone to relax and sit down to talk, "In those years, I traveled to Wu State with Brother Qie, passed by Southern Xinjiang, and met your mother Hua Zhiyi."

These words sound so familiar! This is what Qu Yecheng told Qu Xuanyue about her mother!

"What a pity," Ci Huairen smiled regretfully, "Hua Zhiyi finally chose your father. I have been wondering for many years what it was about your father that attracted her to him."

"Have you found the answer?" Xuanyue asked curiously.

"Complement each other!" Ci Huairen smiled faintly, as if reminiscing, "Your mother is a female knight. Her strong and heroic temperament just complements your frail father! Hahaha." Ci Huairen was laughing, and his laugh was full of regret.

As he spoke, Ci Huairen stood up, walked to the desk at the back, took out an envelope from an exquisite wooden box, and handed it to Xuanyue.

"What is this?" Xuanyue took the envelope but did not open it.

"This is a letter from your father," Ci Huairen sat down next to them again, "In the letter, your father told me about how you escaped from the imperial examination, left Wudu, and came to southern Xinjiang to look for your mother. He also hopes that one day you will come here so that I can persuade you."

"What are your plans?" Xuanyue did not open the letter from her father and put it back on the table.

"You've come this far, I'm not going to persuade you to go back!" Ci Huairen's smile was always so kind and friendly, "Ever since I saw your eyes, I felt that you are like your mother, strong and tenacious, and you will never give up until you achieve your goal. So, it's useless for me to persuade you. Besides..." Ci Huairen was a little embarrassed.

"Master Ci, is there anything else to say?" He could see the hidden meaning at a glance and asked on behalf of Qu Xuanyue.

"I have been stationed in Yanyu Town. Firstly, it is close to the southern border. Secondly, it is a mixed crowd. It is also the place where I can get the most news about your mother." Ci Huairen sighed softly, "I hope to hear from her again."

"When I find my mother and return to Wudu, I will come here again!" Xuanyue said firmly.

At this time, Dao Sheng, who had been waiting for Shan Zimo in Yanyu Town for two days, had already realized that Shan Zimo might have left Yanyu Town long ago. Then she put on her bamboo hat and left Yanyu Town while everyone was still gathering at the gate of the government office.

Dao Sheng stood outside the city gate, thinking quietly, and then walked towards the direction of the manure cart.

At this time, the dung cart had long disappeared. But Dao Sheng still found a subtle clue nearby, the cut rope discarded in the bushes.

As expected of a bounty hunter, Dao Sheng's tracking skills were far superior to Li's! Following the scattered clues, Dao Sheng had already chased to the riverside, where Shan Zimo and Shan Boyu were having a grilled fish feast.

When Dao Sheng raised his head, he saw that not far away on the other side of the river, under the dense aquatic plants, there was an area shrouded in green mist.

"I don't remember there being any miasma here. There must be something strange going on!" Dao Sheng waded across the stream and walked towards the direction of the green mist.

The closer she got, the colder Dao Sheng felt on her back! She was alert, put on her mask, and held the big knife at her waist in her hand.

The dead silent village gradually became clear in front of Dao Sheng, and she could also see the corpses lying all over the ground!

Dao Sheng squatted down carefully and probed the corpse with her fingers, "It looks like it's been a few hours." Dao Sheng continued to walk towards the village, and the courtyard that was blown up by Shan Zimo appeared in front of her.

At this time, the green mist had almost dissipated, and a weak cough was heard beside the firewood pile in the yard.

Dao Sheng stretched out his knife and walked to the back of the firewood pile, where a man who looked like a villager was lying and was about to die.

"What happened?" Dao Sheng pointed the tip of the knife at the villagers. She had to be careful in this strange place.

"It's... Dan Zi... Mo..." The villager spat out a mouthful of black blood, fell to one side, and died!

"Dan Zimo?" Dao Sheng looked around, "Is this a massacre of the whole village?"

Dao Sheng walked into the house and saw two bodies lying straight on the ground. Dao Sheng curiously used his knife to lift the blanket covering Qing Zhu's body. Seeing the naked body, Dao Sheng threw down the blanket and cursed fiercely, "Beast!"

"A-choo!" Shan Zimo sneezed in the dilapidated temple, "Who is thinking about me?"

"We can't go to the town," Shan Boyu skillfully found some firewood to start the fire, "Let's just stay in this dilapidated temple tonight!"

Shan Zimo was already used to it. The blood-stained and filthy robe made him lie down on the muddy ground without any scruples. "This is the feeling of relaxation!"

"What's that feeling of relaxation?" Shan Boyu fanned the small flame that had just ignited with his palm. After stabilizing it, he took out two dried fish that he had roasted last night from his bag!

"Your bag is really a treasure chest!" Shan Zimo leaned over and looked at the busy Shan Boyu, "Do you have a door in your bag?"

"I don't understand what the young master is talking about." Shan Boyu put the dried fish on the fire to roast it again before handing it to Shan Zimo.

After eating the grilled fish, the two of them lay down on both sides of the campfire to rest, looking at the dilapidated roof that revealed the starry sky.

"I don't know where the master and the others are." Shan Boyu muttered, "Why haven't we met them yet? Maybe they didn't wait for the young master and returned to look for us?"

Shan Zimo frowned, "It's not impossible!"

The conversation between the two suddenly came to an abrupt end!

Shan Boyu turned over, picked up the soil on the ground and covered the campfire with it, extinguishing the flames.

Shan Zimo immediately hid behind the wall next to a window that had no windows but only a window frame and looked out.

In the distance, a figure was approaching the ruined temple.

With the help of the dim moonlight, Shan Zimo saw that the man had a sword hanging around his waist and a bamboo hat on his head!

"Oh no! Dao Sheng is chasing us!" Shan Zimo said softly.

Shan Boyu quickly packed his bag and tied it around his body, then stood behind the wall like Shan Zimo.

"What should we do?" Shan Boyu asked in panic, "Let's run!"

"Where are you running to?" Shan Zimo stared at Dao Sheng's gradually approaching figure. "With her fighting power, I'm afraid she has already sensed our presence."

"Shan Zimo!" The cold voice came again, and a sharp metal sound cut through the silence of the night. The big knife, shining with the hazy moonlight, was like a blade that could kill gods, and the cold light was imprinted in Shan Zimo's eyes.