strictlysupreme Chapter 69 Searching
Chapter 69 Searching
A few hours after Shanzi and his group left, a young man dressed in white, carrying a sword on his back, passed by the vicinity of Sujia Village.
"Huh...why is there such a strong smell of blood?" The man used his lightness skill to head towards Su Family Village.
The ground was covered in blood. The man searched the courtyard and found dead bodies everywhere.
When they entered a room, they saw a little girl lying on the bed, her chest rising and falling slightly.
He poured a glass of water, took out a bottle of medicine powder from his pocket, poured some medicine down the throat, and fed it to the girl.
Then they searched the whole area again, found no living people, picked up the still unconscious little girl, and left.
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From a distance, you can see several horses running freely on the road.
"Go faster! We'll be at Sujia Village in three more days, then we can finally get a proper rest."
Upon hearing this, those people immediately responded, "Yes, Lord Hua Lingxing." Then they sped up their pace.
Meanwhile, on their way to Fengyuan County, Shanzi and his group had been traveling all night.
They've found a secluded spot to rest right now.
"Uncle, Aunt, we've been walking all night, let's rest here for a while."
Shanzi asked for everyone's opinions.
“Alright, then let’s rest here for now,” an elder replied.
Just then, Da Ya, who was unconscious in the car not far away, suddenly sat up and called out, "Second Brother, Second Brother."
The aunt who was taking care of her was startled by Daya's shout.
Once he saw that Daya was awake, he quickly hugged her and comforted her.
"Lin family girl, alright, alright, we're safe now. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your aunt is here, don't be scared."
The aunt kept comforting her. When Daya fully regained consciousness, she saw an aunt holding her and comforting her.
"Auntie, grandpa and grandma, parents, my uncle's family, and my second brother are all gone, sob..."
Daya cried in her aunt's arms.
"Good girl, Lin family girl, your aunt is here, don't cry."
When the others saw that Daya had woken up, they all rushed over to comfort her.
After much persuasion, Daya calmed down and got off the cart, but her anger was still evident in her eyes.
“Sujia Village, Sujia Village has more than two hundred people, how could they do such a thing?”
After saying that, Daya slapped the car, and a crack appeared in the car panel.
"Da Ya." Xiao Lie looked at Da Ya's appearance and felt uneasy, afraid that she was too sad.
Let's not even talk about Daya yet; the rest of us are all struggling in a quagmire of suffering.
"I'm fine. I should have expected this to happen the moment Xiaoya went missing."
We've never encountered anything like this before, leaving us unsure of what to do.
"Shanzi, where are we going now?"
When Shanzi heard Daya ask, he quickly told her about Xiaoyue asking them to go to Fengyuan County to find the gambling den owner, Lü.
Da Ya also found it strange. Sujia Village is a day's journey from Fengyuan County. How did Xiaoyue know the gambling den owner?
When Da Ya spotted Xiao Yue in the other car, especially the few strands of white hair on her forehead, she quickly ran over to her.
Seeing Xiaoyue's miserable state, Daya's tears streamed down her face.
"What happened to Xiaoyue? How did it turn out like this?" Daya was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, constantly asking everyone.
"I don't know." Everyone shook their heads in unison.
Hearing everyone say that, Daya had no choice but to accept reality for now. She just didn't know what Xiaoyue would think when she woke up and saw her like this.
Everyone started preparing food again. No one had rested for the past two days, and everyone was exhausted.
“Da Ya, before Xiao Yue fainted, she told us to go to the gambling den in Fengyuan County to find Master Lü. I’m thinking I’ll go and find him by myself first thing tomorrow morning.”
Before Da Ya could even process what Shan Zi had said, the villagers immediately became unhappy.
"That won't do, Shanzi, you can't go alone. Our Su Family Village is in such a state now, you can't risk it all."
"Uncle, it's alright. Xiaoyue said so, so nothing will happen."
Da Ya didn't really have any ideas. Since Xiao Yue had said so, she figured this person was trustworthy.
Finally, he let the hunter's son go with him, so that the two could look after each other.
It all passed quietly overnight.
The next morning, Shanzi and Xiaolie went to the county town together.
Shanzi and Xiaolie rarely come to the county town. They have only been here a few times before, and when they do come, it is always with their parents.
Now I only know about the gambling dens in the county town, but I don't know which one they are.
Shanzi asked Xiao Lie, who was standing next to him, "Xiao Lie, let's go find a restaurant and ask first."
"Okay, let's go ask. We don't want to cause trouble if we go to the wrong place later."
The two decided to ask at a restaurant first. As soon as they entered a restaurant, a waiter came over.
"Esteemed guests, are you here for a meal or to stay the night?"
"Excuse me, young man. I came to ask you if you know anyone who runs a gambling den named Master Lü."
As Shanzi asked the question, he placed the ten copper coins he had prepared into the hands of the waiter at the restaurant.
"You're too kind, sir. You're probably looking for the gambling den on West Street. You two can go there and ask."
"Thank you, sir." "Thank you so much, sir."
After they finished speaking, the two walked towards West Street.
It was early morning, not yet noon, and although the gambling den was open, there weren't many people inside.
The two went inside, but no one came to pay them any attention.
There were three gambling tables in the room, but only one table had a few people playing.
The two men walked to the table and spoke to the dealer.
Xiao Lie asked, "Excuse me, is this the gambling den of Master Lü?"
When the dealer heard someone ask him about his boss, he looked up and saw two young men in front of him.
The dealer spoke up, "What business do you two have with my boss?"
As soon as the dealer finished speaking, the two remaining thugs in the room stepped forward.
"I'm sorry, we two really have something important to discuss with Master Lü. Could you please pass on our message?"
Shanzi clasped his hands in greeting to the croupier.
When the croupier heard that neither of them answered his question, but only said they wanted to find Master Lü, he frowned, thinking about the importance of this matter.
The dealer considered for a moment and then nodded.
"Alright, you two go with him to the attic and wait. My boss will come to see you soon," the croupier said, pointing to a thug beside him.
Then he continued to another thug, "Go find the boss and tell him the truth. Let the boss make the decision."
The thug nodded and left.
Shanzi and the other person were led to a room in the attic, where they waited for Master Lü to arrive.
Meanwhile, the gambling den's thugs arrived at Master Lü's place and told him about Shanzi and the other two coming to see him.
Lü Tianba: "Strange, these two young people I've never seen before, they came in and immediately wanted to find me."
Gambling den thug: "Yes, boss. Do you want to go see them? If not, I'll go back and make them leave."
"Let's go and meet them, see who they are. We're after money, so as long as they don't cause trouble, we don't need to push them too hard."
Then Lü Tianba went out and led his men toward the gambling den.
When Lü Tianba arrived at the gambling den and went up to the attic, he saw two young men.
Shanzi and Xiaolie saw a man in his thirties or forties walk in, followed closely by the thug from before.
As soon as Lü Tianba saw the two of them, he immediately went straight to the point and asked:
"I wonder what business you two have with me, young men?"
When Shanzi and Xiaolie saw that Lü Tianba had spoken, they quickly stood up to reply.
"May I ask if you are Master Lü?"
"Yes, it is indeed me, Lü. May I ask who you two are, and what business do you have with me?"
"Master Lü, I have come to pay my respects on behalf of someone."
When Lü Tianba heard them say that, he was also quite puzzled.
I was asked to come by someone? Who asked me to come? And who sent them?
"Oh, I don't know who it is. Do I, Lü, know them?"
“Master Lü, we all call her Xiaoyue, but her full name is Su Yue. Do you know her?”
When Master Lü heard Shanzi and the others mention Xiaoyue, he became extremely excited and hurriedly asked for more information.
That's not true. Although Xiaoyue has only been here once, she came with Yundan.
Who is Lü Tianba? To be honest, there's no one he doesn't remember who's been with Yun Dan.
"What? Miss Xiaoyue? Who are you people? Why did you come here at Miss Xiaoyue's invitation? Where is Miss Xiaoyue?"
Seeing Lü Tianba so agitated, Shanzi had no choice but to explain.
"Master Lü, before Xiaoyue fell into a coma, she sent us all to find you. It's a matter that can't be explained in a short time, but I can only tell you that the people in our village are in danger."
Upon hearing Shanzi's words, Master Lü frowned.
"Danger? What about Miss Lin Yundan?"
When Shanzi and the other man heard Lü Tianba mention Lin Yundan, they were taken aback for a moment, unable to recall who she was. They usually called her "little girl," so who would call her by her full name?
Before the two of them could even remember, they glanced at each other.
Xiao Lie's eyes widened as he asked, "Miss Lin? Are you talking about Xiao Ya? You know Xiao Ya? Do you know where Xiao Ya is right now?"
Lu Tianba was also completely bewildered. Wasn't I the one who asked you about Miss Lin first? Why are you asking me now?