Taiping Village.

It was now dusk, and pillars of smoke in the village shot straight into the sky, casting a shadow over the sky.

The village chief’s courtyard.

"It's so dark, where is this?"

In the cellar of the courtyard, Lu Ming opened his eyes drowsily. The pain coming from the back of his head made him still a little confused.

He vaguely remembered that he had just finished practicing and was about to help his grandfather cook. When he turned around, a heavy blow from behind knocked him unconscious and he lost consciousness.

"Huh? Why are you tied up? And gagged?"

Lu Ming was confused, and he could barely see his situation clearly with a ray of light coming through the cracks in the cellar.

At this time, the crack in the cellar was suddenly blocked by a human eye, which shocked Lu Ming, but then he calmed down and saw that it was his grandfather Ye Tao.

"Then...there's something I want to ask you. Is there a reason to like someone? I...I don't even know if I like that girl or not."

Xuanyuan Zhicheng responded to this question like this: "There is no reason to like someone. How can there be any right or wrong? Brother, tell me honestly, who is the girl you like?"

"I can't say." Xia Fan refused flatly, unwilling to mention the girl's name. Besides...he himself didn't know if he was really attracted to her, so before that...

Xuanyuan Zhicheng was very upset because of this. Isn't this equivalent to half-speech? It makes people feel uncomfortable.

"Why not? You don't play by the rules, tell me, who is that girl?"

"Don't tell." Xia Fan firmly refused. He would never say that name no matter what.

"Huh? I've been asking you for a long time and you're torturing me like this. Isn't it still in vain? Look how excited I am."

"I'm sorry, I really can't say."

Once this name is spoken, it is likely to start a fight, and the girl will become the trigger of the matter, which will be ignited and explode in an instant. As for the relationship between the two of them, it will definitely become very tense, and they will become strangers from now on.

, it’s better to hide this love in your heart.

"An Ning, remember, no matter what happens later, don't say anything..."

Ye Tao's face was solemn and he walked towards the courtyard gate with reluctance in his eyes.

Lu Ming was still confused when the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from outside the courtyard, and then the courtyard door was violently kicked open by horse hooves. Dozens of cavalry instantly poured into the courtyard and surrounded Ye Tao.

At the same time, the leading cavalryman raised his horse's hoof and kicked it down hard, trampling the old and withered Ye Tao to the ground.

"puff…"

A groove was created in Ye Tao's chest, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out. The blood spattered everywhere, and a drop fell into the crack and landed on Lu Ming's face.

This scene made Lu Ming's pupils shrink suddenly, his body felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and his eyes instantly turned blood red.

The veins bulged out, and there seemed to be endless power in his body that wanted to be released, but he was tightly bound by the ropes that tied him.

At this time, Chang Zheng, the eunuch in charge of the army, walked into the courtyard, looked at Ye Tao who fell to the ground indifferently, and said with a cold expression: "Bold, Your Majesty said you would take him back intact. Who gave you permission to take action?"

The soldiers around him immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.

When the eunuch in charge saw this, he didn't say anything, but walked over and stepped on Ye Tao's chest.

"Asshole."

Lu Ming roared in his heart. This foot seemed to step on him. He clenched his fists tightly, perhaps too hard, and his nails dug into his palms, drawing blood.

Ever since he could remember, his grandfather had taken good care of him and taught him how to practice. In his early years, in order to stabilize his talent, he even risked his life to obtain a beast pill, leaving him disabled.

But now, someone actually injured him in front of him and stepped on his foot. How could Lu Ming endure this?

It's okay to touch him, but it's not okay to touch his only relative in this world!

"Woo...Woo..."

Tears welled up in Lu Ming's eyes, but his body was tied tightly and there seemed to be a seal on it. Even if he struggled to break free, it was to no avail and he could only watch helplessly.

"If we remember correctly, His Majesty is not kind to you, so why would you say the opposite?"

Chang Zheng said indifferently, and stepped down hard with his right foot, causing Ye Tao to spit out a mouthful of blood again and almost fainted.

Ye Tao endured the physical pain, raised his withered finger and pointed at Chang Zheng: "If you want to impose a crime, there is no reason to hesitate."

"Tough talk." Chang Zheng looked cold and stepped on him fiercely.

"No..." Bloody tears fell from Lu Ming's eyes, and his body struggled wildly, but the seal on the rope firmly restrained him.

Ye Tao, who was dying, turned his head with difficulty and looked into the room, which was captured by Chang Zheng.

Chang Zheng waved, and the cavalry beside him immediately dismounted and rushed into the house.

"I'm not bothered either. As long as you hand over the body of the traitor, our family can keep your whole body at our own discretion. How about that?"

"This is the last time our family will be so polite."

Chang Zheng knelt down, approached Ye Tao, and told the purpose of coming here with a joking look on his face.

"Don't... don't think about it." Ye Tao was very cold and uncompromising.

He had taken Lu Ming into hiding for so many years, how could he hand him over just like that?

Given His Majesty's current weak character, he will definitely send Lu Ming away under pressure.

"Sir, we found a secret passage in the house, which seems to lead to the back mountain."

The sergeant inside the house came out to report.

At this time, Chang Zheng stood up and was about to speak when a man suddenly rushed into the outer courtyard and knelt down on one knee: "Sir, there are people running away from the back... There is one of them who looks young. He should be the one you are looking for."

"Look, even if you don't hand it over, we'll find it." Chang Zheng waved his hand for him to step back, looking down at Ye Tao indifferently: "Then your role will be gone..."

Chi la…

Chang Zheng pressed down with his palm, and a strong force of profound energy turned into an extremely sharp sword, piercing through Ye Tao.

"ah…"

Lu Ming went crazy when he saw this scene. He lost his mind like a wild beast and roared silently. The sword not only penetrated Ye Tao's heart, but also shattered his.

He didn't know why this happened. He had never offended anyone since he could remember, and had always been cautious in his words and deeds. But in exchange, his only relative was killed...

At this moment, he felt terribly distressed, his nails dug deeply into his palms, and dark blood kept dripping down.

"Instruct the soldiers on the periphery to shrink inward and be sure to catch him. If he escapes, your heads will be lost. Do you understand?" Chang Zheng's tone was so cold that it sent chills down the spines of everyone present.

"Yes." The sergeant immediately got ready to give chase. At this time, another person ran in from outside and knelt down on one knee: "Sir, I have gathered everyone in the village to the square. Please go and ask questions."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chang Zheng came over in a flash, slapped him away, and angrily said: "It took so long to finish, the day lily is even cold."

"Sir, please spare my life." The man was so frightened that he kowtowed and admitted his mistake, and asked tentatively: "Then...Sir, what should we do with those people?"

"What should I do?" Chang Zheng raised his eyebrows: "She harbors those who rebel against the Party. What do you think we should do?"

"Kill them all."

"yes."

The man took out the sword from his waist and took the order to leave.

Chang Zheng mounted his horse and chased towards the back mountain. The cavalrymen in the house also followed him out.

Not long after, a shocking scream came from outside the hospital, which continued for a long time...

When everything returned to silence, Lu Ming finally broke free from the rope and carefully climbed out of the cellar.

He looked at Ye Tao's body on the ground in disbelief, his legs softened, and he knelt down.

"grandfather…"

Lu Ming roared in a low voice, climbed to Ye Tao's side, and gently stroked his wrinkled face.

The moment Lu Ming's hand touched Ye Tao's cheek, Ye Tao opened his eyes suddenly, held Ye Tao's hand with all his strength, and took one last look at him.

"Grandpa, are you not dead?"

Lu Ming was pleasantly surprised and quickly helped him sit up, but when he looked again, he found that Ye Tao's eyes were dull and his strong arms fell to the side now.

"ah."

There was a suffocating and powerful aura all around, and they were all shrouded in boundless hostility;

A tall figure came from not far away, and the strong aura emanating from all around came from this man.

The man in front of him is called Xuanyuan Zhicheng. He came here for no other reason than to settle accounts with a man named Jiang Lin!

The slender eyelashes carry a strong murderous intent, and the hair flutters in the wind, forming a strong battlefield, and the body is filled with a terrifying aura of death.

His beautiful and intoxicating red phoenix eyes have long been stained with blood, but they are full of anger, deep and cold, like a blood moon;

The man's figure was hidden in the dark night, and seemed to be flashing like a freeze frame in a comic.

Lightning instantly illuminated the dim surrounding scenes and the blood-stained plaque - Jiang Mansion.

The sky was dark and frightening, but it added an even more eerie atmosphere, seeming to exaggerate the red moon-like scene.

He was approaching the front little by little, so quietly that there was no sound of his footsteps landing;

A red figure like a demonic dragon tore through the void and appeared strangely at the door of Jiang Mansion.
To be continued...