"Crying?" Chu Zhaozhao frowned.
After Chu Qingxiao finished speaking, she kept listening hard, but for so long, she didn't hear a sound.
"Yes." Chu Qingxiao nodded very firmly: "Like children, many children..."
"They are crying..."
As Chu Qingxiao said this, his eyes wandered in the courtyard, seeming to be looking for the direction from which the crying sound came.
Wang Che on the side saw that he was speaking seriously and couldn't help but look at the empty courtyard.
The time was actually just after noon, but perhaps because of the heavy snowfall, the sky was a little dark.
There was not a single person in the empty courtyard. There were only a few black crooked-necked trees with their branches stretched out, waving their claws in an unruly manner. Coupled with the dim sky, from a distance, those dead trees looked like ghosts, watching. them.
Wang Che shuddered and looked at Chu Qingxiao: "Surname...surnamed Chu...don't scare people, there's no crying!"
Although Mr. Wang said this, he leaned towards Chu Qingxiao honestly.
"Then can you determine from which direction those cries came?" Chu Zhaozhao asked.
Chu Qingxiao frowned and listened carefully. The crying was intermittent and a bit noisy. After some effort, he raised his head and pointed in the direction of the inner courtyard not far away and said, "It seems to be coming from there."
"Then go there and have a look." Chu Zhaozhao acted vigorously and immediately made a battle plan.
Chu Qingxiao nodded when he heard this and followed Chu Zhaozhao.
Although Prince Wang was in a panic, he had no intention of turning around at this moment, so he had no choice but to follow suit.
However, the three of them probably didn't pay attention to the fact that at this moment, dark clouds were billowing above their heads and above the house.
In the surging clouds, it seemed as if a pair of huge eyes were slowly opening and looking at this place.
…
The sky seemed darker.
It was clearly just after noon, but the sky was as dark as evening.
The empty courtyard in the Zhu family courtyard seemed to have not been taken care of for a long time. The snow on the ground was very thick. The three of them walked on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the speed was very slow.
At first they were wary, afraid that people in the courtyard would find them, but after walking for a while, they didn't see anyone.
The huge courtyard was as silent as death.
Only the footsteps of the three people and the sound of wind and snow echoed.
Chu Zhaozhao was walking at the front, still trying to find the false god's Qi with her hands formed in seals.
Chu Qingxiao also frowned, searching for the direction from which the shrill cries came.
Only Wang Che, who was walking at the end of the team, was still confused about this inexplicable action.
A gust of cold wind whistled past, and suddenly there was a "gurgling" sound behind him.
The hoarse voice in the empty courtyard was very much like the ghostly whispers in some stories.
Wang Che, who was already nervous, was startled. He quickly looked back and saw a black figure standing not far away.
He was so frightened that he even jumped back and let out a scream. Perhaps because he was too panicked, as he was retreating, he stepped on one foot into the snow, tilted his body, and fell down. In the snow.
"Brother Wang?"
Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao, who were walking in front of the team, were also startled by his movements. They quickly turned around. Chu Zhaozhao looked around with a wary expression. At the same time, his energy was running around, and he was ready to fight the enemy. .
Chu Qingxiao squatted down and pulled Wang Che up from the snow.
"What's going on?" Chu Qingxiao asked.
Wang Che was shocked, his face turned pale, he pointed not far away and said loudly: "There! There! There is a ghost!"
Chu Qingxiao and the other two also followed the sound and waited until they could see the situation clearly.
Chu Qingxiao was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed dumbly.
Chu Zhaozhao also came to her senses. She looked at Wang Che with wide eyes and wanted to say something, but when the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back and just sighed at that time.
This sigh obviously caused far more damage than verbal accusations.
Wang Che blushed and said, "There really is a ghost there. If you don't believe me, just take a look!"
As he said this, he turned to look there, but the next moment, he was stunned as if someone had cast a restraining spell.
It turned out that the black figure was actually just a dead tree in the courtyard, and the strange sound he heard just now was probably just the dead branches being blown by the cold wind.
Wang Che, who realized that he had lost his composure, was immediately embarrassed and said: "I... I was just dazzled for a moment..."
Chu Zhaozhao was too lazy to pay attention to him, turned around and left.
Chu Qingxiao patted Wang Che on the shoulder and smiled without saying a word.
Young Master Wang was at a loss for words. After all, he had no face to argue anymore. He could only lower his head dejectedly and follow the footsteps of the two people in front of him.
"Don't you find it strange? Why are there children crying here, and only you can hear it?" Chu Zhaozhao, who was walking at the front of the team, always searching for the false power to no avail, looked at Chu Qingxiao and asked.
Chu Qingxiao shook his head and said: "I'm not sure, but the further we walked into the inner courtyard, the crying became clearer."
Saying this, he fixed his gaze on the door leading to the inner courtyard in the distance.
The courtyard door was locked and he couldn't see clearly what was going on inside, but Chu Qingxiao could clearly feel that those cries seemed to be calling him...
Chu Zhaozhao frowned and thought carefully about the connection between these things. She was about to say something.
"ah!!!"
But at this moment, Wang Che's exclamation came from behind again.
Chu Zhaozhao, who was about to speak, suddenly looked impatient. She turned her head and complained: "I said, what's wrong with you?"
Chu Qingxiao was also a little confused about whether to laugh or cry, and also turned to look at Wang Che.
But this time, when the two of them saw the scene clearly, they were stunned on the spot.
There.
Wang Che stood there with a pale face, motionless.
And behind him at some point, a figure wearing black armor and a black iron mask stood.
The man was as tall as a mountain, with one hand currently resting on Wang Che's shoulder. The eyes behind the black iron mask flashed with a ferocious light like a wild beast.
Although the guy did look like a human being, the aura that permeated his body made Chu Qingxiao feel more like a demon walking out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood...
The feeling was so strong that Chu Qingxiao's soul began to tremble.
Chu Zhaozhao was a man of cultivation after all, although she was frightened by the sudden appearance of this guy.
But the next moment, she came back to her senses.
"Be careful!" She shouted, and she suddenly stepped forward, stretched out one hand to hold Wang Che's arm, and pulled the other person's body behind her with a strong pull. At the same time, she slapped out a palm with her other hand, Directly attack the black armor's face.
clang!
Hearing a muffled sound, Chu Zhaozhao's face suddenly turned extremely ugly.
She, who was in the third level of cultivation, blasted out her palm with all her strength and landed on the iron armor. However, the opponent's body did not move at all. On the contrary, her palm was shaken by the reaction force from the iron armor, and she retreated a few steps.
Chu Qingxiao also stepped forward to catch Wang Che who was thrown by Chu Zhaozhao, and at the same time saw the scene of Chu Zhaozhao's defeat clearly.
"Help! Why are you dazed!" Chu Zhaozhao said loudly at this time.
"Ah...oh!" Chu Qingxiao also reacted after hearing this.
He took a deep breath, overcame the fear in his heart, threw the frightened Wang Che aside, and immediately rushed forward with his fists clenched.
But just as he rushed to the soldier, one of the other's hands suddenly stretched out, and before Chu Qingxiao's fist struck, he grabbed Chu Qingxiao's neck and lifted his body like a chicken.
Chu Qingxiao's defeat was something Chu Zhaozhao expected.
She took advantage of Heijia's attention being attracted and walked around behind Heijia.
The enemy can be defeated without noticing it.
She recalled the teachings from her teacher in her mind, her brows darkened, all her strength was concentrated in her palms, and she violently slapped the soldier on the back.
At this moment, the door behind Heijia was wide open, and Chu Zhaozhao felt that he was determined to win this blow.
Seeing this palm getting closer and closer to Hei Jia's vest, the corners of Chu Zhaozhao's mouth unconsciously raised a bit.
But at this moment, the black-armored man suddenly turned around and raised one hand.
clang!
There was another muffled sound.
This palm fell on the black armor's wrist guard.
Chu Zhaozhao obviously didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so quick. Her eyes widened with horror.
But the other party didn't give her a chance to think too much. He turned his wrist and stepped forward. The hand immediately stretched out and pinched Chu Zhaozhao's neck.
She and Chu Qingxiao were both mentioned highly by each other at this moment.
The two of them were naturally unwilling to surrender. They struggled hard to get rid of the restraints, but the hands of the black armor were as if they were made of iron. No matter how hard they tried, they could not make their situation any better.
"Didn't you say that you are a master disciple of Tianxuan Mountain? How come you can't even beat the housekeeper!" Chu Qingxiao struggled to no avail, turned his head to look at Chu Zhaozhao, and asked loudly.
"There's something weird about this guy. There's something wrong with the armor on his body!" Chu Zhaozhao, who was being pinched by the neck, responded somewhat unconvincingly: "Besides, what's wrong with the high disciple? Can't there be times when a high disciple is not good at his studies?"
Chu Zhaozhao was halfway complaining, but he felt something was wrong and turned his head to look not far away.
There, Young Master Wang stood there in shock, staring blankly at the two men being lifted up by the black armor.
"Help! Aren't you a master disciple of Biyun City?" she shouted loudly.
Chu Qingxiao: "..."
"Ah?" Wang Che trembled, as if he was waking up from a dream.
He looked at the tall black armored man with a fierce look all over him, swallowed his saliva, took a step forward, but took it back the next moment...
"What are you afraid of! He grabbed us with two hands, but he can still stretch out your three hands!?" Seeing Wang Che like this, Chu Zhaozhao suddenly became angry and shouted loudly.
Prince Wang blushed, took another deep breath, and finally gathered his courage.
He looked around and then picked up a stone from the ground.
"ah!!!"
He just heard him roar, and immediately rushed towards the black armor with all his strength.
His eyes were wide open, his face was red, and he held the stone high with both hands, looking somewhat like a hero with an angry attitude.
But just when he rushed to the black armor, he was about to hit the black armor with the stone he held high in his hands.
The black armor holding the necks of Chu Qingxiao and Chu Zhaozhao suddenly turned his head and looked straight at Wang Che.
The eyes behind his black iron mask exploded with blood at that moment.
The moment Wang Che's eyes came into contact with the bloody light, a fear originating from the depths of his soul spread.
He seemed to have seen an extremely terrifying scene, his body trembled, his charging steps stopped, and the stone he was holding suddenly fell to the ground.
The next moment, all the strength in his body seemed to be sucked away, and he sat down on the ground with a pale face...
