Chu Zhong settled for a moment, and then said with a somewhat lonely expression: "What I just told Xu Yi was that during the siege of the Mole Hall, I took advantage of the situation and rescued the Dark Star members who were captured by the Mole Hall. "
Liu Ziling asked in confusion: "Brother Xifeng, saving people is a good thing, why do you look like this?"
Chu Zhongan sighed and said: "If the secret agent is caught, the treatment he will receive is unimaginable. The time is too long, and very few can survive. Even if he survives, he will most likely become a useless person!"
"I somewhat understand why Luan Fei and the others betrayed..." Liu Ziling also said sadly.
"Betrayal is betrayal. There is nothing to say. This rescue is just to make up for the situation." Chu Zhongan said no more.
Liu Ziling also fell into silence. After a brief silence, Liu Ziling suddenly said: "The Dark Star matter should be over. Where are we going now?"
"The next step is to find the whereabouts of Monkey and Huai Shi. I have arranged for Jin'an secret agents and Dark Star to cooperate in the search. Based on my understanding of Monkey, we should have some clues soon."
Liu Ziling said worriedly: "Brother Monkey and Sister Huaishi should be fine..."
Chu Zhongan squeezed out a smile and said: "I believe in Monkey's ability. His concealment methods are better than mine. Even if I want to find him, it will not be easy."
"Next, I want to go shopping around. I have been planning today's events for a while. I haven't had time to see how Yingzhou has changed since it changed hands."
Liu Ziling's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said a little embarrassedly: "Since there is no destination, I want to go back to my hometown to see it, okay?"
Chu Zhongan said doubtfully: "I know that the old prime minister is from Baiyang County, but he should not have been back to Baiyang County for a long time before he retired and returned to his hometown. At your age, you should have never been back. Why do you think of going there? Let’s take a look there?”
Liu Ziling said with a melancholy expression: "Before the accident, my grandpa often told me about his time in the old house. I want to see with my own eyes the old house that grandpa told me about."
Chu Zhongan nodded in agreement: "In that case, let's set off immediately!"
A fire broke out in Foguang Zen Temple, and the people spontaneously went to put out the fire. Qingshan City was in chaos. Chu Zhongan and his two men took advantage of the chaos and used wooden kites to leave Qingshan City.
There is a large village outside Sanjiang City in Baiyang County called Wangjiacun. It is a very ordinary village, but it has produced a big shot, the then Prime Minister Liu Zhiyong.
Liu Zhiyong's ancestral home is located in the westernmost part of the village, far away from other courtyards in the village, and seems to be squeezed out.
It was a small house, now very dilapidated. It was here that Liu Zhiyong was born and grew up until he was the top scorer in high school and then moved away.
Because his family was poor and he had a foreign surname, this genius was often bullied by the villagers when he was young. However, gold always shines. Soon his talent and knowledge were noticed by many dignitaries, and they all offered him olive branches. However, They were all rejected by Liu Zhiyong. He once said: "I want to be loyal to Taichu, not to a certain person!"
After Liu Zhiyong became the Prime Minister of Taichu, many people came here because of its reputation. After many people became successful, they returned to their hometowns in fine clothes and built their ancestral houses extremely luxuriously. However, Liu Zhiyong never sent anyone to repair this house.
Chu Zhongan and Liu Ziling drove the wooden kite very quickly. In the evening, they arrived at Liujia Village. They stood in front of the door and looked at the dilapidated house. Liu Ziling looked very complicated.
Liu Ziling frowned and said, "Is this grandpa's home? How could it be so dilapidated..."
"Perhaps the old prime minister is an honest official and doesn't have extra money to maintain his ancestral home..." Chu Zhongan said seriously.
Liu Ziling shook his head and said, "Grandpa is in a high position. Even if he is honest, he can still spend money to repair the house. There must be some reason."
Not far away, there was an old man walking with a cane. Chu Zhongan and the two noticed it, but they did not hide their figures. They still stood where they were.
The old man passed by the two of them and glanced at Liu Ziling from the corner of his eye. He suddenly stopped and exclaimed: "You are Liu Zhiyong!"
Both of them were shocked. Liu Ziling quickly waved his hand and said: "My dear, please don't talk nonsense. Prime Minister Liu has passed away long ago. I just admire his character and come here to see him."
The old man showed a look of surprise and said: "That's right, Liu Zhiyong was killed by Emperor Taichu a few years ago, and all his heirs are also dead. I'm an old fool. When I saw you, I thought I had gone back to the past..."
Chu Zhongan heard this and asked: "Old sir, from your tone, do you know Old Prime Minister Liu?"
The old man smiled proudly and said: "More than just acquaintance, Liu Zhiyong has been poor since he was a child. He is extremely poor and has a foreign surname. Which child in Wangjia Village has not bullied him?
"But this guy doesn't know if there is smoke coming out of his ancestral grave. When he grows up, he actually becomes a high official and the prime minister. It's really unfair to his grandma. Even a poor boy like him can be so successful!" he said more and more. He became more and more excited and hit the ground hard several times with his crutch.
Seeing the old man's sarcastic look, Liu Ziling clenched his fists, as if he might have an attack at any time.
"Isn't it appropriate for you to say that about a good official who loves his people like his own children?" Liu Ziling said excitedly.
But the old man didn't take it seriously and said: "What a good official. Who doesn't think about the villagers when someone else becomes an official? We don't get any benefits from Liu Zhiyong becoming the prime minister. Look, he doesn't even repair his ancestral home. It's simply You have forgotten your origin!”
"I heard that he wanted to return to his hometown back then! Damn it! If you dare to come back and see me, he will be bloody!" The old man spat fiercely.
"Old sir, it's over!" Chu Zhongan said with an angry look on his face.
"Now the dynasty has changed! What happened to me scolding the previous dynasty for being useless? What are you looking at? Do you still want to beat me up? I see you look so similar to Liu Zhiyong, are you his distant relative? I want you to see who you were back then. How to teach him a lesson!"
When the old man saw Liu Ziling's murderous expression, he showed no fear. He picked up his crutch and was about to hit Liu Ziling's head.
Liu Ziling finally couldn't bear it anymore. The moment he was about to take action, Chu Zhongan stopped him with one hand and held the fallen crutch with the other.
"What are you going to do?" the old man said sternly, but when he saw Chu Zhongan's murderous eyes, his original angry expression immediately collapsed.
"As I get older, I just like to talk nonsense. Don't take it seriously. It's getting late. It's time for me to go home and rest..." the old man said with a humble look.
"Get out!" Chu Zhongan let go of his hand on the crutch and said angrily.
The old man took the crutches back and stopped leaning on them. He ran away towards the village. The speed surprised Chu Zhongan and the two of them.
"Brother Xifeng, why are you stopping me!" Liu Ziling said dissatisfied.
Chu Zhongan smiled bitterly and said: "Otherwise? With your current strength, this old guy will die if you take a casual hit."
"It's humiliating to my grandfather, so why not kill him!" Liu Ziling said angrily.
Chu Zhongan said seriously: "Huzi, let alone killing him, no one can stop you even if you kill all the people in this village!"
"I heard what this old guy said. They all bullied my grandfather. How can I tolerate this kind of thing? So what if I kill them all!" Liu Ziling's eyes were red. Liu Zhiyong only told him some past events of the old house, but He never mentioned being bullied.
"Huzi, these people made mistakes, but their crimes are not punishable by death. Do you think Prime Minister Liu, who is in a high position, will not be able to take revenge?"
Chu Zhongan's words made Liu Ziling calm down a little, and he murmured: "Grandpa, why don't you teach them a lesson if you have the ability?"
After a moment of silence, Liu Ziling suddenly said: "My grandpa taught me since I was a child that 'a gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain has a long life.' This is why he chose not to take revenge. They villains are not worthy of revenge from a gentleman like my grandpa." ! They don’t deserve it!”
"I think this is the reason why Prime Minister Liu didn't build the ancestral home..."
"That's right, the so-called return home in fine clothes is just to satisfy his own vanity. Grandpa doesn't care about these villagers and doesn't show off in front of them. Since he doesn't want to come back to live, there is no need to spend a lot of money to repair the house!" Liu Ziling has figured it out! , all the anger on his face disappeared.
Chu Zhongan showed an affirmative expression, and his eyes looked at the dilapidated house full of respect.
"Grandpa said that home is wherever family is. He didn't care about a house. When he told me about the past, he almost never told me about this house. He only talked about people." Liu Ziling recalled. look.
"Do you still want to kill people?" Chu Zhongan smiled.
Liu Ziling also shook his head and said with a smile: "If we don't kill them, let these ignorant wretches rot away in this small, isolated village."
Chu Zhongan pointed to the house and asked, "Now that you're here, do you want to go in and take a look?"
Liu Ziling nodded, and the two of them easily browsed into the courtyard while no one was around.
As imagined, everything in the house was in dilapidated condition, except for a tall pear tree standing in the yard.
The pear branches are lush and leafy, probably because no one has pruned them, and the crown of the tree is a bit messy, but it is full of fruits and full of life.
Liu Ziling looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on the pear tree. He smiled and said, "This should be the pear tree that grandpa mentioned. I didn't expect that not only was it not dead, but it also bore so many fruits!" He flew away. Start picking two pears from the pear tree.
After briefly wiping it with his clothes, Liu Ziling handed a pear to Chu Zhongan, then picked up the other and bit into it, and the sweet juice flowed down the corners of his mouth.
Chu Zhongan was not polite, picked up the pear and started eating it.
Liu Ziling smiled happily and said: "It's exactly what grandpa said, the pears on this tree are sweet and juicy!"
"In such a harsh environment, this pear tree not only survived, but also had lush branches and sweet fruits. This reminds me of a person!" Chu Zhongan said deeply.
"Who?" Liu Ziling asked confused.
"Old Prime Minister!" Chu Zhongan said seriously.
Liu Ziling looked surprised. He seemed to be in a trance and stood there in a daze.
Chu Zhongan did not disturb him and sat down under the pear tree. He sat cross-legged and meditated, and actually started practicing meditation.
Liu Ziling suddenly pulled out his broad sword from behind and started dancing. He was still thinking about something, his eyes dull.
The two of them were silent and moving, and broke through a small realm almost simultaneously. Chu Zhongan returned to the middle stage of the Jinjin Realm, while Liu Ziling was one step ahead and entered the late stage of the Jinjin Realm, not far from the Little Grandmaster stage.
When Liu Ziling put away his sword, Chu Zhongan also opened his eyes. He smiled and said: "It seems that we are really in the right place."
"It's all Brother Xifeng's advice. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to have an epiphany even if I came here." Liu Ziling said humbly.
Chu Zhongan said excitedly: "I'm just expressing my feelings, Hu Zi, it seems that you are also a genius in martial arts. At this age and in the late Jinjing realm, that guy Tang Jinge is nothing more than that."
Liu Ziling waved his hand and said: "Although Senior Brother Jin Ge is no longer here, his horrific record has been spread all over the world. Fast training speed does not determine anything. How many people can be as unparalleled in combat as Senior Brother Jin Ge!" Speaking of Tang Jinge, Liu Ziling had a complicated expression.
Chu Zhongan sighed softly and said: "Let's go, it's getting dark soon. We have to find a place to rest. Your ancestral house can't be inhabited..."
Liu Ziling smiled calmly and did not refute. The two of them stopped lingering and walked over the wall.
