In the evening, Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan hid on a hill outside the town, looking down from above and observing the layout of the town.
Xu Xiaoyan was truly worthy of being called a female thief. She pointed and analyzed every place in the town in detail, including where the school was, where the ancestral hall was, where the head of the family lived, and where the treasure pavilion was.
She said, "The more wealthy and powerful they are, the more particular they are. Their excessive particularity makes it easier to trace. As long as you are proficient in construction and feng shui, and follow the location of mountains and rivers and the north-south orientation, it will be easy to see clearly."
Shi Hao sighed, this girl is much more educated than him, a "scholar".
The science of construction is actually the "architecture" of this era.
This thing sounds simple, but it is actually a huge subject, especially in this era, in addition to practical architecture, we have to add strange metaphysics such as feng shui and geomancy, which is very complicated.
As the sky gradually darkened, they found a cave with their bookcases and medicine boxes, hid them there, and then separated and went to the forest, changed into night clothes, and used the evil shadow disguise technique to change their appearance.
Then, the two held hands and floated towards Huoyi under the moonlight.
Behind them, in the cave, the exquisite and beautiful rag doll sitting quietly on the book box, its black eyes gradually lit up, shining like stars.
Chapter 67: Evil Begins
Shi Hao and Xu Xiaoyan, whose appearance had changed, held hands. A layer of black mist wrapped around them, helping them float and blend into the night.
Even if someone looked towards them, they would not be able to see anyone in the air.
This is the magical power granted by the magic weapon "Night Travel Order".
The divine crystal in the Night Tour Order is the "Night Tour God", a magic weapon that can only be used at night.
There was no need to perform light skills or use internal energy. They floated over the ten-foot-high city wall in the night without touching the ground.
Although it is an independent city, the city walls cannot be built too high, otherwise the barbarian court will not be able to accommodate them.
There were warriors patrolling the city walls, and there were arrow towers inside the city walls, but the war had not yet reached here, and they were a wealthy family that no one dared to provoke easily. Therefore, most people were perfunctory and casual.
Floating over the arrow tower, they passed through one building after another until they arrived at the main house of the town.
The guarding here is much stricter, giving a feeling of "it's better to defend inside than outside".
However, the tight defenses could not stop the magical powers of the Night Patrol Order. They easily crossed the outer defense line and went deep into the depths.
In a wealthy family like this, even the roof has many different specifications. Different statuses correspond to different specifications, and no one is allowed to exceed them.
Even the truly wealthy families and marquisates may not be as particular as the local tycoons.
With Xu Xiaoyan's previous explanation, Shi Hao was already able to tell where the important people lived, where the concubines' descendants lived, where the rich girls lived, and where the servants lived just by looking at these roofs.
Xu Xiaoyan said: "The time for the magic power is coming! You go kill people, I will steal the knife, after the work is done, we will meet here, and I will use the 'Void Brick' to take you away."
Shi Hao smiled and said, "Okay!" He let go of her hand, identified the direction, and dived to the other side.
However, the Huo family in Yuandan was rich. They had three wives and four concubines, and they had many children and grandchildren.
The second branch has a son named Huo Yingcai, who was once a disciple of Chongxian Sect.
Although he only had the strength of the ninth rank, he relied on his strong family background and his frequent tributes to the immortal sect, making him quite popular in the Chongxian sect. He also married the niece of Danying Sanren of Kunzhen Court of the Chongxian sect and had a daughter named Huo Yuzhi.
On this day, Huo Yingcai's wife Zhu Man and his daughter Huo Yuzhi were entertaining guests together.
The distinguished guests were a master and his disciple, the wanderer Zhuo Mulan and her female disciple Du Yuejiao.
Zhuo Mulan was originally from Kunzhen Court, and she and Zhu Man had known each other since childhood. She was ordered to return to the Immortal Gate, and she came to take a look when she passed by here.
Huo Yingcai was an outer disciple of Chongxian Sect. He always treated the true masters and the independent people of Chongxian Sect with great courtesy, so he invited the master and disciple to stay here.
Zhuo Mulan knew that the owner of the Huo family was a well-known philanthropist in the local area. He was always generous and kind, and often helped disaster victims. Many gentry she met had a good reputation for him. So she did not refuse and stayed here.
That night, Zhuo Mulan and Du Yuejiao accepted the invitation of Zhu Man and her daughter and had a drink in the back garden.
Suddenly, there was a scream from outside, and someone shouted, "Murder! Murder!"
The night seemed to be ignited by the scream and suddenly became noisy.
Zhu Man was surprised and said, "That's the mansion where the master lives!"
Zhuo Mulan listened attentively. She had the cultivation level of the sixth rank, which was definitely not comparable to the ordinary warriors recruited by the Yuandan Huo family.
She heard a series of collisions, which continued one after another, accompanied by various screams. It was obvious that the murderer was still killing people.
So he raised his sword and said, "Yue Jiao, you stay here to protect the mother and daughter, I'll go take a look." He raised his body, went out of the window, stepped onto the wall and climbed onto the eaves, and rushed towards the direction where the sound of killing came from.
It jumped over a high wall and landed on a fire-eating beast at the end of the roof.
Zhuo Mulan looked closely and saw a young man in night clothes, holding a sword.
He has a high forehead, a slightly hooked nose, sharp edges and a sinister look.
Zhuo Mulan's mind moved slightly, thinking, could this be the evil villain who kidnapped Yue Jiao last time and imprisoned her for interrogation
The young man with the hooked nose was seen charging forward. Behind him, blood and gas were pouring out of the windows, and it was unknown how many people had died.
Zhuo Mulan was furious, and her sword was unsheathed in an instant. She drew a shocking rainbow and flew towards the murderer in the air: "Don't be so arrogant, traitor!"
At the moment when the sword energy overflowed from high above, the young man with the hooked nose sensed the opponent's aura through the Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Steps, and knew that this was a master.
When the sword light came all over the sky, he knew that the opponent's skill was better than his. When the sword light was halfway, he saw that the one who drew the sword was Zhuo Mulan, but he was also surprised.
He was not surprised by Zhuo Mulan's strength. He had known that Zhuo Mulan had the strength of the sixth rank. He just didn't expect Zhuo Mulan to appear here.
Of course, it is not so surprising that a wealthy family like this is connected with Chongxianmen through various connections.
He made a quick move and slashed out with his sword at an angle.
Zhuo Mulan only felt that his sharp sword seemed to be torn apart by an unknown force halfway, and the sword's momentum inexplicably deviated.
"It's the Demon Sect!" She snorted. Only the Demon Sect would have such strange and bizarre methods.
Zhuo Mulan shook his sword, and a sword shadow struck the opponent's sword. At the same time, more sword lights were shaken out, like orchids blooming in the night, sweeping towards the young man.
Shi Hao knew that he was no match for her. In terms of skill, the two were one level apart. A single sword shadow from the other party could counter his moves. In terms of martial arts, the other party used the orthodox teachings of Chongxian Sect, which should not be underestimated.
What's more, more warriors are coming and are about to surround the place.
Shi Hao misstepped and his body flew away, causing all of Zhuo Mulan's killing moves that were like a blooming orchid to fail.
This also surprised Zhuo Mulan. The opponent's flash was at a tricky angle and there was no sign beforehand. It was like an invisible rope that suddenly "pulled" him away, so that she could not react in advance.
At the same time, a ninth-rank warrior in the pavilion next to him inexplicably saw the young man with the hooked nose flashing to his side at an incredible speed.
The warrior gathered his strength and was about to launch an attack, hoping to find an opportunity to attack the murderer from the side. However, the murderer strangely found him first.
He was so horrified that he slashed at the young man with his knife.
The young man swung his sword, but his knife deviated and missed.
Swish! His own head flew up instead.
Zhuo Mulan was furious and climbed up the stone pavilion, but the young man had already flown in another direction. His figure moved back and forth among many warriors, and Zhuo Mulan could not catch up with him.
At the same time, someone entered the hall where blood was overflowing, and saw corpses all over the floor.
"Master!" the man screamed at one of the corpses.
Someone else shouted, "Master Hong, Master Zhao, and the eldest young master have all been killed. Go and notify the Six Gates."
At first, Shi Hao sneaked in here with the sole purpose of killing Huo Fu.
Unexpectedly, there was a secret meeting here. He hid in the dark and heard these people planning many despicable and shameless activities.
Shi Hao was so angry that he simply killed everyone in the room.
Killing too many people would inevitably attract attention. He originally thought that after killing everyone, he would rush to meet up with Xu Xiaoyan and use her magic weapon to leave.
Who knew he would be intercepted by Zhuo Mulan.
Although he managed to escape by relying on the mysterious Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Steps, Zhuo Mulan was a very capable person and was not comparable to ordinary people.
—Something was not right. Zhuo Mulan rolled up a sword wind and leaped up. With the sword wind, he pushed away several warriors in front of the young man.
Zhuo Mulan landed on the ground, and the sword danced, the sword light intertwined into a net, dense and continuous, covering Shi Hao. At the same time, she scolded: "Three people in a group, guard against each other, approach him slowly, don't let him take advantage of you."
The warriors were originally in chaos, but after hearing her words, they immediately took action.
Shi Hao used the Soul-Chasing and Soul-Locking Step to dodge twice. When he looked again, the warriors around him had formed a group. No matter who he dodged to, he would be attacked immediately.
Zhuo Mulan stood in front of him, preventing him from meeting Xu Xiaoyan.
Shi Hao knew that once he was entangled by Zhuo Mulan, it would be difficult to escape. He simply gave up the planned route and turned to escape in another direction.
While those warriors huddled together, they inevitably left many gaps.
Shi Hao jumped up and down and rushed out to kill.
How could Zhuo Mulan allow him to kill someone in front of her and leave calmly
He was in charge of this place, but the murderer escaped. The entire Chongxian Sect lost face. What's more, this guy had persecuted Yue Jiao before.
Therefore, she flew up and, relying on her lightness skills, chased and intercepted the enemy.
Suddenly, a raging fire broke out in the distance, and someone shouted, "There's a fire! There's a fire! Hurry up and put out the fire!" The voice was a rather pleasant young girl's.
Zhuo Mulan looked back as she flew over and saw that the fire was burning very quickly. Soon, thick smoke billowed and the fire was raging. Seeing that many people rushing over here were about to turn to put out the fire, she shouted, "Don't worry about that, catch this guy first."
The fire came so suddenly and burned so quickly, it must be the murderer's accomplices who wanted to lure the tiger away from the mountain.
When the warriors heard her order, they did not dare to neglect it. They abandoned that side and, under Zhuo Mulan's command, surrounded and chased the young man.
With a loud bang, the stone wall shattered under the sword light. Shi Hao rolled away on the ground, flew up, twisted in the air, and dodged the sharp arrow shot from the arrow tower.
Zhuo Mulan's sword light was like a dragon, swirling around. Shi Hao turned quickly, landed on the ground, and pulled a maid to his side.
The maid screamed, and the whistling sword light dissipated when it was about to hit her.
The Huo family was originally a wealthy family, with maids, servants, and side branches, and a large population. In the chaos, some people ran around like headless flies, and some ran out to look around.
Shi Hao knew that Zhuo Mulan didn't want to hurt innocent people, so why would he worry? He rushed to a crowded place and used these people to force Zhuo Mulan to not attack with all his strength.
Zhuo Mulan tried to catch up with him every time, but he used various means to successfully escape, and she was so angry that her face turned pale.
Chapter 68 Zhuo Mulan
"Oh no!" Xu Xiaoyan lay on top of a four-cornered pavilion and looked into the distance.
The situation was chaotic, but one thing was clear: Shi Hao had encountered a difficult master and was unable to escape.
Although the Huo family is wealthy, it is difficult for them to hire a master of mid-level or above.
The fourth, fifth, and sixth grades are middle-grade. Even a sixth-grade master is enough to become the leader of a gang in a local area, and this gang must be quite large.
How could such a master just casually serve as a watchdog for others
Unless he relies on the powerful and wealthy such as the four great families of the "royal family", that would be another matter.
The Yuandan Huo family is still a bit far from being such a powerful family.
However, looking at the trajectory of the chaotic scene, Shi Hao was forced to fly back and forth and flee everywhere.
Xu Xiaoyan tried to set a fire to help Shi Hao share the pressure, but unfortunately the master was not fooled.
Xu Xiaoyan covered her face, jumped down from a high place, put the stolen Yingye knife on her back, and sneaked to the other side.
She wanted to make a big circle to see if she could support Shi Hao from the outside.
Suddenly, the night fragrance came. She stopped.
A girl in a beautiful Taoist dress came out from the corner, stood in front of her, and snorted, "Little thief, I finally caught you."
Xu Xiaoyan laughed and said, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be that stinky woman from Chongxian Sect!"
The one standing in front of Xu Xiaoyan was Du Yuejiao.
Du Yuejiao held a sword in his hand, the tip of the sword pointed at the masked female thief with a flower on her side, and sneered disdainfully: "This time, I wonder where you can escape to?"
It was a windy night, and not far away there was a fire, sparks flying. Du Yuejiao's beautiful face and colorful dress were reflected in the fire, forming a sharp contrast with the female thief in black.
"Who wants to escape?" Xu Xiaoyan giggled, and her delicate body leaped up. The soft whip flew out from her sleeve, turning into circles of crisscrossing black shadows, and rolled towards Du Yuejiao.
Du Yuejiao had a cold temperament and an indifferent expression. His sharp eyes flashed and his sword created three sword shadows, which rushed forward. This was the Three Talents Sword Technique.
Du Yuejiao had already mastered the Divine Orchid Technique last month. She was originally an inner sect disciple of the Chongxian Sect, so she did not need to worry about a shortage of immortal materials.
After Shi Hao left, she asked the master for immortal materials and practiced the seventh-grade immortal recipe. She has completed both the inner and outer elixirs, and now her foundation has also reached the seventh grade.
The silhouettes of the two women intertwined between the firelight and the night. Xu Xiaoyan's moves were swift and fierce, the shadow of the whip flickered, and her movements were also extremely fast, coming and going like lightning, making it difficult to see clearly.
Du Yuejiao, however, advanced steadily and cautiously, using mysterious footwork that was in line with the magic of Qimen. The sword light was divided into three parts, and he often only used one-third of the sword moves before suddenly changing the moves. This was truly a top-notch swordsmanship of Taoism.