Chapter 188 Muddy the waters and add fire to the fire

Chapter 188 Muddy the waters and add fire to the fire

Not to mention, although this Wuxiang City is so dilapidated that there is not even a restaurant, there are many shops selling paper horses and incense sticks.

Zhao Ya bought a whole cart full of paper money and followed Zui'er to her grandmother's grave.

I haven't returned home for several years, and the grave has already been covered with weeds.

Zhao Ya and Zui'er cleaned it carefully before starting to burn incense and worship.

"Grandma, Zui'er has brought you money!"

"Stop being so frugal over there, just buy whatever you want to eat. Your life has been too hard. I know you have always been worried about me, but now I have Brother Xiaoya taking care of me and I am living a good life, so you just Do not worry."

While throwing the paper money into the fire, Zui'er muttered softly, tears streaming down his face as he spoke.

Meng Shiwen from a distance also had red eyes.

Zhao Ya sighed secretly when he saw this, but did not persuade him.

Because he knew that despite her innocent appearance, Zui'er was actually very worried.

After finally coming back this time, I let her talk for a while, which could relieve the longing in my heart.

After chatting for more than half an hour, a whole cart of paper money was burned. Zui'er then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up and said.

"Brother Xiaoya, let's go!"

"good!"

Zhao Ya took the two of them back to the Hong family.

The Hong family's mansion was vast, so Zhao Ya chose a courtyard near the back, cleaned it up and let Meng Shiwen and Zui'er stay here.

Then Zhao Ya was about to leave again, when Meng Shiwen called him.

"Wait a moment!"

"What's wrong, senior sister?"

"Xiaoya, tell me, what did you do in Qingzhuling last night?" Meng Shiwen asked.

Zhao Ya pondered for a moment, and then talked about important things with Meng Shiwen.

Meng Shiwen couldn't help but change her expression slightly when she heard that Zhao Ya had done so many things in one night, and even the fifth village master of Qingzhuling and the biological sister of the big village master were killed by him. Then she said.

"Do you need help?"

Looking at Meng Shiwen with a serious look on her face, Zhao Ya couldn't help but smile and then shook his head.

"No need, Senior Sister, it's more convenient for me to move alone. Just protect Zui'er and yourself here."

"Then...be careful!"

Meng Shiwen also knew that what Zhao Ya said was true. Now that his strength far exceeded hers, if she really followed him, it would be a burden, so she didn't insist anymore.

"Don't worry, I have my own sense of caution, but I estimate that it will take a day or two for me to go this time. Don't worry, just wait here with peace of mind. But if you haven't come back for more than three days..."

"No need to say anything, we are waiting for you to come back!" Meng Shiwen interrupted Zhao Ya with a solemn expression.

Zhao Ya smiled, but didn't say anything. He just nodded, and then left Wuxiang City again and came to Qingzhu Ridge.

With the experience last time, Zhao Ya was very familiar with the road this time and soon arrived at the outskirts of Qingzhu Ridge.

Standing at a big tree in the distance and looking in, although it was still calm on the surface, it could be seen from the swaying grass that the Qingzhu Ridge today was much more heavily guarded than yesterday.

Zhao Ya had already expected this, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, he found a safe place with no wind and took a nap.

The days are extremely short in winter, and the sun sets in the west at three or four o'clock in the afternoon.

Especially in this mountain forest, it gets dark just after five o'clock.

At this time Zhao Ya also woke up.

After several hours of repairing, Zhao Ya felt exhausted all over his body, and when the cold wind blew, his whole body felt indescribably refreshed.

As his cultivation has deepened, Zhao Ya's sleeping time has also been greatly shortened. He only needs three or four hours of sleep to fully recover.

He first ate a few pieces of dried meat, moved his body, and adjusted his whole body to its peak state. Then he quietly disappeared into the darkness and disappeared.

As soon as he entered Qingzhu Ridge, Zhao Ya clearly felt the pressure.

Although there were not more patrols on the mountain in the open, Zhao Ya's senses were so sharp that he soon noticed that there were people secretly ambushing and peeping in many hidden corners.

That is, Zhao Ya, who possesses breath-containing skills. If it had been anyone else, he would have been discovered within a few steps.

Even so, Zhao Ya's progress slowed down greatly, and it took him a full hour to pass through the outer area and reach the first checkpoint before entering the mountain.

But today is different from yesterday.

Dozens of lanterns appeared in the open space, illuminating the surrounding area as bright as day.

But this cannot be troubled by Zhao Ya.

He walked in a circuitous way from the side, and after making a big circle, he finally came to the back of these houses again.

There are no guards here.

Because the people in Qingzhuling didn't expect anyone to come here.

Zhao Ya lay on the back wall and listened. At first he could only hear a few faint breathing sounds.

It wasn't until a long time later that I heard someone say: "Second brother, now that the fifth brother and the third lady are dead, the eldest brother still listens to the slanders of the Lianshi Sect's gang of bastards. What should we do?"

"Who says it's not the case, second brother? Now among us old brothers, you have the most seniority and the highest status. You have to make the decision for us!"

It was two completely unfamiliar voices that spoke.

But judging from the fact that they called Huo Tianxiao Fifth Brother or Fifth Brother, they should be the village leaders of Qingzhuling.

Zhao Ya became interested.

The reason why he took great pains to set up the scene last night was for this reason.

Now it seems that the effects have begun to show.

Although there was no fire or internal strife, the hatred between them became deeper and deeper.

The fact that these people came to Zhan Feng was an obvious sign.

Zhao Ya was thinking in his mind and then heard Zhan Feng speak in the room.

"Everyone, please don't be impatient. The leader of Dazhai did not say that he would let Lian Shizong go. It's just that there were a lot of strange things about last night. We have to investigate clearly before we can draw a conclusion."

"What else does this need to be investigated? I heard that Guan Lun had plotted against the third lady before, and even once drunkenly said that he would occupy the third lady, so what happened last night was not obvious."

"It must be that Guan Lun was forced to commit adultery, and he had a conflict with the third lady, and ended up dying together."

"Yes, yes, even the fifth brother's death is the same. It must have been done by people from the Lianshi Sect, because the fifth brother was the most dissatisfied with their actions. There were almost conflicts in front of everyone several times. So they must have done it secretly out of spite."

"I agree!"

Suddenly the room was boiling.

Although the scene arranged by Zhao Ya last night was not perfect, a discerning person could see flaws in many places at a glance.

But people are often like this. They only believe what they want to believe and ignore other details.

In particular, people like Qingzhuling have had a long-standing grudge with Lianshi Sect, and both sides want to kill each other.

So as soon as this incident came out, almost everyone in Qingzhuling immediately believed that Lian Shizong was behind it.

And Zhao Ya's purpose of muddying the water was achieved.

But it seems that it is not enough, it still needs a little heat.

really.

In the face of everyone's clamor, Zhan Feng remained calm and tried his best to persuade everyone to calm down and at least wait until the leader of the village had completed the investigation before making any calculations.

His attitude also disappointed these people.

But unfortunately, Zhan Feng is now the most prestigious person in the mountain besides Fu Tingyuan, the leader of Dazhai.

He doesn't want to come forward, and no matter how anxious the remaining people are, nothing will happen.

So in the end these people had no choice but to disperse.

After everyone left, Zhan Feng sat alone in the room with a sad look on his face.

In Qingzhuling today, he may be the only one who knows best who did what happened last night.

But the more this happened, the heavier Zhan Feng's heart became.

Because the situation in Qingzhuling was already very complicated, and now Zhao Ya who was hiding in the dark appeared, it became even more chaotic.

But Zhan Feng did not tell anyone the news.

Because although he didn't want to come forward, the conflict with Lian Shizong was real.

He insisted on not telling the hidden truth. In this case, the best result would be that Fu Tingyuan, the leader of Dazhai, also believed that his sister was killed by people from Lianshi Sect, and then took action to eliminate her.

In this case, the enemy will be eliminated and you will not have to take risks.

And Zhan Feng is not a fool. He naturally understands that these people are looking for him. They just want him to be the one who stands out, and they follow behind to take advantage.

Do you really think everyone is a fool?

Thinking of this, Zhan Feng touched his chest, which was still a little stuffy, and felt some lingering fear in his heart.

Fu Tingyuan's strength is getting stronger now. Last night, he was blown away with just one palm.

Moreover, Zhan Feng knew that if Fu Tingyuan had not intended to kill him and showed mercy, he would have died last night.

So Zhan Feng would rather be reviled by thousands of people than come out like this.

Just as he was lost in thought, Zhao Yaze, who was behind the house, also began to make preparations silently.

In his view, although Qingzhuling has become a powder keg, it still lacks a fuse before it completely detonates.

And the trigger was Zhan Feng.

Just imagine.

The leader of the fifth village and the third lady died just last night, and the Lianshi Sect is the most suspected.

Even the leader of the second village died today, and Lian Shizong was the most suspect.

In this way, no matter how calm and rational Fu Tingyuan is, he still has to wonder whether the people from Lianshi Sect are deliberately eradicating his subordinates.

After all, once can be described as a coincidence, but what about twice or three times?

By then, even if he doesn't want to explode, it won't work.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ya was about to take action, planning to open a small hole in the back wall and then poison Zhan Feng to deal with it.

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps outside, and then someone walked into the house and said to Zhan Feng.

"Second Village Master, my Gu Master invites you!"

Upon hearing these words, Zhao Ya immediately stopped all movements in his hands and listened carefully.

Although he couldn't see it, he could feel Zhan Feng's surprise from the brief silence.

After a long time, I heard Zhan Feng say: "What does your Gu master ask me to do?"

"I don't know about this, but my Gu Master told the Second Village Master that you don't need to be nervous. He just wants to ask you something, and you don't have to worry about your safety. He will be waiting for you on the hill behind."

"All right."

Although Zhan Feng didn't want to see the golden silkworm Gu master, he also knew that he couldn't avoid this matter by hiding. It would be better to meet him once in his own territory.

But it can't be so blatant, otherwise if someone sees it, it may lead to misunderstanding, thinking that his unwillingness to come forward is because he is colluding with the people of the Lianshi Sect.

The hills behind are relatively secluded and close to their own territory. It is a relatively good choice and shows the sincerity of this golden silkworm Gu master.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you on the hill behind in half an hour."