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That night.

Han Duanyun placed the chess piece on the board and made a gesture of invitation, "Junior Brother Lu."

Lu Zhi only glanced at the chessboard and said, "Brother Han, I don't like playing chess."

Han Duanyun laughed and put the chess pieces into the white jade chess box. "I thought you would like this kind of strategic game."

Suddenly, Han Duanyun frowned and waved his sleeves to open the window.

A crow was startled and flew away with a flap of its wings.

But the next moment it was pulled into the house by a powerful suction force and held in Han Duanyun's palm.

"A crow?" A glint of inspiration flashed through Han Duanyun's eyes. "It's neither a spiritual pet nor possessed by a divine soul. It's just an ordinary crow."

He looked at Lu Zhi sideways and asked, "Kill him?"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a disciple knocking on the door outside.

The other party listened anxiously: "Han, Elder Han, Ling Zhao and Ling Hong of the Ling family have suddenly fallen ill and are suffering from vomiting and diarrhea. We knocked on Elder Ling's door for a long time, but there was no response. What do you think——"

Han Duanyun interrupted and said, "There is a medical practitioner accompanying us. Take them to see him."

First there was a "yes", followed by hurried footsteps.

"The Ling family's children are becoming increasingly useless. They're so flustered over such a small matter." Han Duanyun shook his head and sighed, "The Gong family... five years ago were truly not a good time. If it weren't for the family division, the Gong family wouldn't have allowed someone like Gong Shouzhe to succeed as elder..."

He looked at the crow in his palm and suddenly felt that there was no need to commit the sin of killing.

Lu Zhi: "Why are there so many crows outside?"

Han Jiyun walked to the window and saw many crows flying in the sky over Fengle Town.

The innkeeper was furious. Standing at the doorway, he cursed, "Aren't these guys always staying at the mass grave? Why are they running to Fengle Town? What bad luck!"

Han Jiyun subconsciously thought that this was a trap set by some enemy.

Suddenly he saw a ray of colorful light rippling in the distant sky, which was particularly conspicuous in the night.

"Is that... the entrance to Xiaocang Realm?" Han Jiyun asked in surprise.

Lu Zhi also recognized it. "When the entrance to Xiao Cang Realm opens, spiritual energy vibrates, and there are signs of living beings becoming restless and all things being overturned. It seems that it is the entrance that has attracted these crows."

Han Jiyun: "But will it be opened tonight?"

Lu Zhi shook his head: "The entrance needs to gather the power of heaven and earth before it can be officially opened. This is just the beginning."

Han Jiyun thought about it and let the crow go.

After he caught the crow, it retracted its claws and stayed obediently in his hands. As soon as it had a chance to escape, it quickly disappeared into the darkness.

Han Jiyun: "Since it is a strange phenomenon, let's observe it for a while."

For the next half month, crows were often seen squatting on the roofs of Fengle Town, and many creatures from the mountains were attracted by the spiritual energy and broke into the town.

Han Jiyun saw that Lu Zhi was right, so he let them go.

·

Half a month has passed since Ruan Zhaozhao last went down the mountain. He listened to Yu Xiaoye's "chanting" every day and developed the habit of closing his eyes and taking a nap as soon as he touched the cushion.

After that day, Canghai Sect didn't send anyone anymore.

Ruan Zhaozhao was not able to go to the town to eat, drink and have fun, and was in a bad mood. Fortunately, the old man was there. He would go to the town to help the two of them buy things and bring back some news.

"...I went to town today and was shocked! Above Fengle Town, a rainbow suddenly appeared, unfolding slowly downwards like a scroll."

The old man puffed on his pipe and gestured with his hands as he spoke, "I asked around, and that's who the Canghai Sect people are looking for, but they said 'it's not the right time yet, so we can't go in yet.'"

Yu Xiaoye: "Ah Weng, where are we going?"

The old man shook his head. "I don't know either. I've asked several people, but none of them know. I guess only the Taoist priest from the Canghai Sect knows."

Ruan Zhaozhao chewed a piece of peach cake seriously.

As the sun set, the two men crossed the mass grave and returned to the mountain.

Yu Xiaoye followed Ruan Zhaozhao closely, and didn't dare open his eyes until the latter said "we're here".

Ruan Zhaozhao: "Brother Xiaoye, we've walked that road five times. Are you still scared?"

Yu Xiaoye sighed softly, "Zhao Zhao, you are too brave. I can't compare to you."

Ruan Zhaozhao thought seriously: Does he also need to go to the charity cemetery for some "training"?

After a calm moment, Ruan Zhaozhao swaggered to the front of Gong Ziyu's courtyard.

She cleared her throat and said, "Count."

A row of crows squatting on the courtyard wall began to caak one after another.

After they finished reporting, Ruan Zhaozhao asked the system: "Is there anything missing?"

System: "No. All fifty-two are here."

Half a month ago, Ruan Zhaozhao "recruited" the crows in Gong Ziyu's yard.

She planned to let this group of crows sneak into Fengle Town to help her collect information about Canghai Sect, which was related to the protagonist "Xiao Yichen".

In addition, he was specifically instructed to pay attention to the movements of the Ling family, especially "Ling Jiuxiao" who he had met once.

The crows were very understanding and ate her snacks, and from then on they became her own crows.

There was just one problem: Ruan Zhaozhao couldn't understand crow language.

She turned around and asked the system: "Can you understand animal language?"

Of course it can do this. The system said readily, "Yes."

Ruan Zhaozhao: "Then can you understand what crows say?"

system:"?"

It reacted.

...Anyway, now it is responsible for relaying what the crow says.

The "Meteor Crow" is the leader of all crows. From targeting Ruan Zhaozhao in the beginning to taking the lead in collecting intelligence now, it has become very skilled.

After listening to Meteor Crow's report, the system said, "They have already figured out the whereabouts of the Canghai Sect disciples in Fengle Town."

Ruan Zhaozhao found some paper and pen, and Meteor Crow held the pen in his mouth and drew a map on the paper.

System: "Hmm... Host, unlock the key information 'Xiao Cang Realm'. The 'rainbow' above Fengle Town is the entrance to Xiao Cang Realm. The Canghai Sect is heading for Xiao Cang Realm this time."

Ruan Zhaozhao: "You said 'Xiao Cang Realm' is the key word, what does that mean?"

"Unlock certain keywords to get mission hints, which are the direction of the villain's dark transformation."

The system muttered to itself, no wonder there was so little mission information at the beginning, it turns out it has to be unlocked step by step.

System: "Right now, I only know that the next mission is related to the 'Xiao Cang Realm' and requires new 'keywords'."

Ruan Zhaozhao nodded, "Any other information?"

System: "Xiao Yichen rarely leaves the inn. The protagonist is still in his developmental stage and is quite low-key. As for the Ling family, the crows have already found out how many members of the Ling family are in Fengle Town, where they live, how they move around every day, and what their cultivation levels are. Especially this Ling Jiuxiao, he is an elder of the Canghai Sect, a Grandmaster level, and rarely appears in public."

A series of words were printed on the paper out of thin air.

Ruan Zhaozhao picked it up and read it. "Strictly disciplined and impartial, the most promising young man in the Ling family's history personally perfected the 'Ling Family Law'..."

She frowned as she read, not even looking at the back. "There were so many people, but Third Senior Brother only looked at him."

System: "The two Ling family members who caused trouble for Su Yuhan suddenly fell ill. No medicine could cure them. They have been suffering for half a month."

Even the doctors of Canghai Sect could not tell what was wrong with them, and it was impossible for them to associate it with the lame man.

Ruan Zhaozhao put away the map and paper and let the crows disperse.

·

Deep in the cave.

Su Yuhan put the crushed herbs into the cauldron and threw it into the blue flame.

The flames illuminated his face, and he looked at the indigo in the furnace, and the corners of his eyes twitched unconsciously.

It’s like going back to that day.

He was tied to a tree stump, and the spiritual power he once relied on seemed to be blocked, and his whole body felt heavy.

Tongues of flame climbed up his face and he opened his eyes with difficulty.

The heat wave distorted everything, and he could only see swaying faces. Each of them was the person who once smiled at him and called him "hope."

How ironic.

Su Yuhan suddenly closed his eyes, clenched his fists, and pulled his thoughts back from five years ago.

But in the dark vision, he saw that familiar face.

Everything was taken away from him, and all his efforts turned into sharp thorns that pierced him, leaving him bleeding and with wounds all over his body.

No one stood behind him.

...Except this person.

But why is he here?

Those people called him "Elder Ling". When did he become the elder of Canghai Sect?

How could such a noble person like him fall into the mud?

When he knew that the two Canghai Sect disciples were following him, he was ready to make them pay the price.

If it weren't for their surname Ling, those two people would have died.

But do these people really deserve to live?

No one is worthy.

The master's words were ringing in his ears: "After you join our Jueqing Sect, you are not allowed to go on a killing spree. You cannot touch a single drop of the blood of the people within a radius of 500 miles, otherwise you will be expelled from the sect."

He does not kill the people.

How about killing all the disciples of Canghai Sect?

The fire in the stove went out.

Su Yuhan opened his eyes, and there was a desolate look of indifference to everything in his eyes.

He picked up the pills from the stove and walked out.

But when he reached the door, he heard footsteps.

A short figure suddenly appeared, "Third Brother?"

She is a junior sister who has just joined the sect for more than a month.

She looked up at her head with a smile, "Third Brother, what are you going to do?"

Su Yuhan said indifferently: "Yu Xiaoye taught you once and you remembered it."

Since Ruan Zhaozhao joined the sect, he had only walked through the bamboo forest maze once with Yu Xiaoye.

Being able to remember it in one go shows good comprehension.

Ruan Zhaozhao's eyes never left the top of his head. "Third Brother, are you going to Fengle Town to kill someone so late at night?"

Su Yuhan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

Ruan Zhaozhao: "I know that the lame man is you. I also know that you discovered me and Brother Xiaoye."

When Su Yuhan was being followed by two members of the Ling family, he discovered Ruan Zhaozhao and Yu Xiaoye.

I also knew that the two of them were peeking at me from the alley entrance.

But he didn't care. People who don't care don't even bother to say a word.

But he didn't expect Ruan Zhaozhao to come to him and say these words to him.

What is your intention?

Su Yuhan narrowed his eyes, and many possibilities flashed through his mind.

Finally, the conclusion comes back as always: everyone in the world is stupid, it is better to die. Why should he keep his promise?

Su Yuhan held out the indigo pill in her hand, "Junior Sister, this is a pill made by Third Senior Brother. It can increase your strength..."

Before he could finish the word "force", a stack of papers was placed in his hands.

Su Yuhan was stunned.

"Third Brother, this is the information I've gathered these days." Ruan Zhaozhao gave him a "come on" gesture. "Although Xiao Yichen is a little difficult to kill, I believe you can do it."

Who is Xiao Yichen?

Su Yuhan's eyebrows were twitching, "You——"

"The Ling family's movements are also here." Ruan Zhaozhao said, "Third Brother, I've crossed out the two you killed."

Su Yuhan: "...Who told you I killed them?"

He saw disgust on Ruan Zhaozhao's face.

dislike?

Su Yuhan glanced at what was written on the paper.

The map looks like a ghost painting, but the words are beautiful.

After seeing the praises for "Ling Jiuxiao", he suddenly fell silent.

Ruan Zhaozhao leaned in closer to look at him, "Third Senior Brother?"

His "causal killing value" dropped.

After a while, Su Yuhan asked, "Where did you hear all this?"

Ruan Zhaozhao told the truth: "The crows said so."

Su Yuhan choked, "Crows? Could they be the ones in Second Senior Brother's yard?"

Ruan Zhaozhao: "That's right."

Su Yuhan looked at her almond-shaped eyes and asked, "Is your technique beast taming?"

Ruan Zhaozhao shook his head, "No."

Su Yuhan: "If not, how do you make them listen to you?"

Ruan Zhaozhao said as a matter of course: "Depend on my strength!"

Su Yuhan: "..."

The system was already accustomed to not understanding Ruan Zhaozhao's actions without being asked. "Host, why did his 'Causal Killing Value' drop this time?"

Ruan Zhaozhao: "Because he realized his own cowardice."

system:"?"

Ruan Zhaozhao shook his head. "He already knows his enemies so well. If he wants to kill them, he should just go for it. Why wait for them to develop instead of attacking them while they are weak? Although he can't attack the protagonist now, he can kill the others. Every teammate the protagonist loses is a blessing. But look at him, he still didn't pass the test. My father said that plans can't keep up with changes, so why not just do it!"

Su Yuhan suddenly laughed.

Laugh loudly, laugh wildly, laugh until you fall over.

After a while, he threw away the indigo pill.

Reaching out and touching the soft top of Ruan Zhaozhao's head, he said, "Junior Sister, your crow hasn't been discovered?"

Ruan Zhaozhao: "No, I believe in myself."

What is my crow?

Ruan Zhaozhao: "Third Brother, aren't you going to Fengle Town?"

Su Yuhan: "I don't plan to kill them for now."

Ruan Zhaozhao curled his lips and said, "Then I'll go back first."

Su Yuhan's words choked in his throat.

Why does she look so disappointed in herself?

After Ruan Zhaozhao left, Su Yuhan planned to burn this pile of useless things.

He put it by the stove but hesitated.

In the end, it was not burned but placed on the shelf.

He walked out of the cave into the moonlight, but was stunned by the scene before him.

He saw that the maze he had carefully arranged was destroyed, and the road that originally required many twists and turns to reach the cave was forcibly opened into a straight road.

Looking at the bamboos broken by bare hands and the dislocated formation stones, Su Yuhan was surprised at first, and then couldn't help laughing out loud.

This little junior sister... is so interesting!