The night is as cold as water.
There was a gauze lantern placed on the stone table in Qian Chao's small courtyard. Because he thought the room was a little stuffy, Qian Chao used the light in the courtyard to read the book given to him by Senior Sister Luo. Naturally, it was the book that recorded the story of Senior Sister Luo. A book about the experience of using formations.
"Junior Brother Qian"
As someone called him, a figure fell from the sky.
It was the senior brother Ma Hu whom I had not seen for a while.
After Ma Hu fell from the air, he did not find a stone bench to sit on, but looked at Qian Chao in shock.
"Hey! Junior Brother Qian, there seems to be something wrong with you?" Ma Hu looked at Qian Chao's face, moving around and changing directions while looking at him.
This move made Qian Chao a little confused: "Brother Ma, what's wrong here?"
"Well, hum! The appearance hasn't changed at all, but... there's just something wrong!" After staring at Qian Chao for a while, Ma Hu seemed to have thought of something before he came over and lowered his voice and said, "Did you kill someone?"
Qian Chao was stunned when he heard this and looked at Ma Hu involuntarily.
"Sure enough, haha!"
Ma Hu was convinced when he saw the look in Qian Chao's eyes and sat down on the stone bench.
"Tell me, I must be right. How many? When? Where? How were they killed?"
Somehow, Qian Chao always felt very relaxed in front of this Ma Hu. What's more, this man actually had some discernment.
"It can't be said that we killed them with our own hands. Those two people died at the mouth of a monster. Well, the reason why they ended up like this has a lot to do with us. Brother Ma asked me if I killed someone. I just It can be said that I have broken the habit of killing, but there is no blood on my hands yet."
Ma Hu didn't bother to listen to Qian Chao's words, and then asked again: "Humph! Killing is killing. Why is it that the killing ring is broken and there is no blood on the hands? Isn't that a joke? Let me ask you, is it fun to kill?"
Qian Chao smiled and shook his head. He was too lazy to argue with Ma Hu. In fact, in his opinion, Ma Hu was right. Even if An Zhen and Yu Xian were not killed by him, there was always a little bit of blood. What he had was just something he didn't want to admit.
"How did Senior Brother Ma figure out that I had killed someone?" Qian Chao asked.
"Hahahaha, Junior Brother Qian, you, Senior Brother Ma, and I have poisonous eyes. There are many things that can be seen. Whether a person kills someone or not, the aura between the brows is completely different. Your Junior Brother Qian used to be considered bookish. , now, the bookishness is still there, but it is a bit more sharp. This can only be found after killing people, and it cannot be deceived. "
Qian Chao reached out and touched the center of his eyebrows, secretly thinking that he couldn't even see it in the mirror, so how could this guy see it? Could it be that he had heard something?
"Senior Brother Ma, have you heard something?"
"Hmph! You still don't believe me! I heard some things, but they have nothing to do with you. Hey, I heard that the woman Luo Ying was killing everyone outside. She killed more than a dozen people at once. Can you do it? I can't even measure you! Don't believe my eyesight. Let me tell you something. In the early years, before I became a disciple, I once went out with a senior fellow student. On the road, I met a female disciple calling for help. The woman looked very tall. She does look a bit human, and her beauty is so pale that the sisters they went out with are in danger and want us to help. Unfortunately, the acting is very similar, but I can tell at a glance that there must be something personal between this woman and that senior brother. These two people knew each other but pretended not to know each other. They also asked us to help save people. What were they doing? They wanted to lure me to a secluded place and then kill or rob me. I said nothing at the time. Don't say anything, turn around and run away, don't look back no matter how the two of them call from behind, just run for your life, that's how you save your life."
"Oh? What happened next?" Qian Chao was surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect such a thing to happen in the sect.
"Hmph! Later, ha, that couple of bitches came to me together and threatened me not to tell anyone, otherwise they would get rid of me. Not only that, the woman also repeatedly suggested that I do this stupid thing with them in the future. business."
"Then...how did Senior Brother Ma know that there was an affair between the two of them?" Qian Chao asked again.
"This is not simple. Let me tell you, this woman's eyes... are actually a mouth that can talk. As long as you can understand it, many things don't have to be so troublesome. Although the woman looked extremely flustered at that time , but I can’t hide the spring look in my eyes. I don’t know that woman, so naturally it’s not for me, so it’s only that senior brother, do you understand?”
"That's it, you need to be taught!" Qian Chao said in admiration.
"Well, do you know what happened to those bitch men and women?"
"Uh...could it be that Senior Brother Ma killed them?"
"Yes, but that happened many years later. At that time, I had also been a disciple for many years, and my cultivation and skills were superior to the two of them. I had no intention of looking for them, but I happened to meet them again outside the sect. When I was doing something, I took advantage of it and took advantage of it..."
At this time, Ma Hu noticed Qian Chao's eyes, understood, and continued: "When I saw them, the victim's head had been cut off and he was dead. I couldn't save him even if I wanted to. But at least I have avenged him."
Qian Chao shook his head, secretly thinking that when he was with Senior Brother Ma, he could always hear some things that he couldn't usually hear.
"Some blind person bumped into your hands this time. Let me guess. His cultivation level should be higher than yours. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to provoke you."
After hearing this, Qian Chao wanted to know more about the two dead people.
"Senior Brother Ma, have you ever heard of a man named An Zhen, a man named Yu Xian, and, oh, there is another one named Dong Min. Do you know these three, Senior Brother Ma?"
"Oh! These three guys? Of course I know that there is always no conflict between the well and the river. Why! Did these three people come to you?" Ma Hu asked in surprise.
"good!"
"Two died, who died?"
"An Zhen and Yu Xian!"
"What about Dong Zhong?"
"Well, I couldn't bear to kill him, so I let him go. But we made it impossible for him to return to the sect from now on. I'm afraid he may have escaped from the sect's territory now."
"Hey! You shouldn't let him go. Letting him go would be a disaster. You entered the sect late and know little. You have never heard of the evil things these three people did. If you knew more, you would definitely not let him go. You just I feel like I can’t bear to do it, but do you know that these three boys are a nuisance wherever they go, and if you let them go, Dong Min will at most just change places and continue to do evil."
"Oh? What bad things have these three people done?"
"That's too much... Well, wait, that's not right. Even if there are five of you, your cultivation is still not enough. And those three of them have been practicing for more than a hundred years and are high-level Qi refining disciples. One-on-one I'm not afraid of them, but if the three of them are together, I'm afraid they won't be my match. How did you five little guys deal with them?"
"You forgot, one of us is the granddaughter of Elder Tang Bo..."
"Stop! It's okay to deceive others. If that girl named Tang killed two people with things given by her elders, it has nothing to do with you. At most, you were just shocked. Where did you get your face? Where is this hostility? Tell me, you must also want to get something out of me. If you don't say it, then I won't say it either."
Qian Chao was helpless. He didn't expect that Ma Hu was so shrewd, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "Senior Brother Ma is really hard to deceive!"
"I told you that my eyes are poisonous. Come on, come on. You have made it clear tonight. If you ask me again, I won't hide it. Come on, tell me!"
So Qian Chao stopped hiding anything and told Ma Hu the whole story.
After listening, Ma Hu remained silent and just looked at Qian Chao.
"Senior Brother Ma?" Qian Chao called him when he saw that he was silent.
"Well, it's not unfair. I was beaten up by you guys that day. Now it seems that it's really not unfair. Unfortunately, I always thought you just took advantage of my exhaustion. Hey, now that I think about it, I still think it's unfair. I have to thank you guys for not killing me, haha!"
Qian Chao shook his head after hearing this, but he didn't expect that Ma Hu would think about the first thing he encountered again.
"Well, if it weren't for you guys, if I hadn't fought against you guys before, I wouldn't have believed that I could have defeated An Zhen and Dong Zhong. It's such a good strategy. I can trap one of them with just one step. In the end, I just can't. The remaining one then joins forces to attack, awesome! The most amazing thing is that the incident happened suddenly, you didn't have time to plan each other, and you actually made no mistakes step by step, brilliant! Alas, except for letting Dong Zhong go in the end, The whole process was perfect!”
"Senior Brother Ma," Qian Chao said, "When I finally interrogated Dong Min, I asked him if he knew about the murder of Senior Brother Xun."
"Well!" Ma Hu's face suddenly changed color when he heard this, and he said eagerly, "What did he say?"
"He didn't know anything, but An Zhen seemed to know something. According to Dong Zhen, An Zhen once said casually that Senior Brother Xun's death seemed to be because he knew something he shouldn't have known."
"I know something I shouldn't know!" Ma Hu repeated. "So, it is certain that Senior Brother Xun was killed!"
When he said this, Ma Hu's face darkened.
"Senior Brother Ma, Dong Min's words need to be considered from two aspects."
"Oh, Junior Brother Qian, tell me quickly."
"The first thing is that Senior Brother Xun knew something about the stakes, and either he told his master, Elder Jin, or he didn't tell it, but he himself knew that the matter was extraordinary, and he was later dismissed. Someone was harmed! Secondly, Senior Brother Xun accidentally heard or saw something, but he didn’t know what it was about or didn’t take it to heart at all. He didn’t think it was a very important thing, but Others don't think so, and those who conceal the matter will silence them regardless of whether they know the seriousness of the matter, so that's why they attacked Senior Brother Xun."
"Well," Ma Hu nodded after listening, "it has been going on for so long, and Elder Jin has not found anything. Apart from Luo Ying and the others, the sect has been doing some things recently and it is considered stable. If that is the case, then Senior Brother Xun He must have accidentally heard or discovered something, and he didn't take it seriously, but he unintentionally scared others to death, and that's why he wanted to kill Senior Brother Xun, is that what he meant?"
Qian Chao nodded and said, "It's very likely to be like this."
"If that's the case, there's no need to go out and investigate. We need to investigate carefully what happened before Senior Brother Xun went out for the last time. Maybe we can find something, hum!"
"Senior Brother Ma, I have one more thing to say to you."
"You tell me."
"Senior Brother Ma, the identity of Senior Brother Xun is similar to yours, and according to you, his cultivation is better than yours. Then Senior Brother Xun can encounter unexpected events. If you are too showy or noticed by the other party, they dare to attack Xun. Senior brother took action...why wouldn't he take action on you too!"
"Well, you are right. I have gone to the place where Senior Brother Xun's accident occurred in Guanxikou several times. Maybe I have been targeted. I will be more careful in the future. I avenge Senior Brother Xun. I can't end up alone. It would be boring to end up with the same fate as Senior Brother Xun."
"Maybe it's because nothing can be found at Guanxikou, so they don't care about you and let you do whatever you want?"
"That makes sense! Hey, what should I do?"
"Senior Brother Ma, what kind of person do you think you are usually?"
"Huh? What... do you mean?"
"Senior Brother Ma, don't you have a good idea? Your usual reputation is not very good. You are unreasonable, aggressive, and troublesome. I'm afraid you haven't done this for a long time because of Senior Brother Xun's incident. You might as well be yourself and grab a few people from tomorrow to let people know that Senior Brother Ma from the past is back again. It seems to be the reason why you gave up on pursuing the death of Senior Brother Xun. Then, if you have any doubts People, you might as well grab a handful of them. Remember, it’s a smooth one. Don’t just grab him, or find trouble to fix him. Well, this Senior Brother Ma is the best, so I don’t need to teach him. Maybe he can grab it from You can get some clues from the things he brought to you, or from an unintentional question he asked while repairing the person."
After listening to Qian Chao's words, Ma Hu looked at Qian Chao strangely.
"What's wrong?" Qian Chao asked.
"Hmph! If you do evil things, you will definitely be a more hated guy than me."
Qian Chao smiled, but he quickly put away his smile and said, "There are actually risks in doing this. If you really want to do it, you must be fully prepared."
"Don't worry, I know how powerful it is."
At this point, Ma Hu had nothing to say. He thought Qian Chao's idea was a good one.
"Okay, Junior Brother Qian, now it's your turn to ask. Just tell me what you want to know."
Qian Chao asked some questions about Dong Zhong and the three people, Hanchichi and Xiejian, and Han Tian. However, what Ma Hu said were all things he heard from others on a daily basis. , although they were unknown before, but in Qian Chao's opinion, at least they are not very useful at present and can only be regarded as some reference.
Finally Qian Chao said, "Senior Brother Ma, you have been in the sect much longer than me. You must know some of the well-informed people in the sect. Why don't you tell me the names of some people? You don't need to introduce them to me. I will do it myself." Go find him, because this Han Tian incident always makes me feel a little uneasy, and it will always be good to be more informed in the future."
"Well, what's the problem? Come on, let me tell you, you'd better find a piece of paper and write it down. I know a lot of bad boys!"
