If this money isn't returned to Zhu Ziyi, his son will be restless and unable to eat or sleep.
Not long after, Zhu Ziyi opened the door and came out.
"Xiao Heng, what's wrong? You're not going to back out, are you?"
"Just relax and stop worrying, look at you!"
"Oh, since you're not here to retrieve the firefly lantern, then everything is fine. Tell me, what brings you back to me?"
"Since you were brought here by Xiao Heng, I'll definitely help you if I can!"
Hua took the silver notes from Chu Yu, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"We don't want your money, consider the firefly light a gift from us!"
"What?"
So shocked was Zhu Ziyi's beady eyes widened to almost the size of pearls!
"You...you're telling the truth?"
"Absolutely true."
"I cannot accept rewards without merit. You are complete strangers to me. If you don't want my money, then what are you after? Let me make this clear first: I have nothing but silver!"
"We don't want anything, you can take it and leave."
A clean and elegant turn.
When they arrived at Yongheng's residence, the servants had already prepared a room and arranged for Chu Yu and Hua to be in the same courtyard, with their rooms next to each other. Yongheng had been very thoughtful.
"It's getting late, you two should get some rest. I'll head back to my room now."
Thank you!
"You're welcome, it's my pleasure."
After Yongheng left, Hua and Chuyu also went back to their rooms.
the next day
Yongheng had already drunk several pots of tea, but the flowers still hadn't appeared, while Chu Yu calmly picked up a book and read it.
"Young Master Chu, it's already noon, and Miss Hua still hasn't come out. Shouldn't we send someone to check on her?"
"No need, we've arrived."
"Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling!"
She walked gracefully into the hall, each step accompanied by a soft thud.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
"It's nothing."
Hua walked over and sat down next to Chu Yu. Chu Yu put down the book in his hand and placed the pastries on the other side in front of Hua.
"Have something to eat first, and have lunch later."
After using up two pastries, and Chu Yu wiping her hands, Yong Heng finally spoke.
“Young Master Chu, Miss Hua, you must have seen it yesterday. Recently, the Black Wind Bandits have appeared in the city.”
"The Black Wind Bandits specifically target young children, and their methods are extremely cruel. You all witnessed this yesterday. We initially thought it was human intervention, but now it seems that it was likely the work of an evil spirit!"
I still vividly remember yesterday's scene.
That thing definitely needs to be eliminated!
"Yongheng, are there many Black Wind Thieves like this in Jincheng?"
"Miss Hua, before this, Huijin City had only found one, but during my pursuit yesterday, I discovered that there are probably far more than one Black Wind Bandit!"
Before falling asleep last night, the more he thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. The Black Wind Bandit at the beginning was definitely not the Black Wind Bandit that Chu Yu killed in the end!
When did the Black Wind Bandits first appear?
"It appeared about two weeks ago."
Half a month ago, Chu Yu recalled this time and found that it was close to the time when the resentment of the demon and monster realms was leaking. The demon and monster realms had already lost control of the resentment!
This is the human realm now, the next...
"Do you two have any ideas?"
This was the first time she had directly confronted the resentment recorded in the "Records of the Six Realms," and the only solution she could think of was the Pure Lotus recorded in the "Records of the Six Realms"!
The Pure Lotus of Purification is formed from the heart blood of the ancestral god. It is born with divine nature and can eliminate all evil by offering its soul as a sacrifice!
However, according to the Records of the Six Realms, there are no more Pure Lotuses in the Six Realms!
"The Black Wind Bandits didn't appear out of thin air; our top priority is to find the mastermind behind them as soon as possible!"
“Young Master Chu is right, that’s what I think too.”
"Yongheng, you don't need to be so polite. Just call me Hua, and call him Chu Yu!"
"good."
The Black Wind Bandits seemed to appear out of thin air, and Yong Heng only knew so much about them; he and his friends had already heard about it on the street yesterday.
"Oh, right, I remember now, there's a place that might hold a clue!"
“After Chu Yu killed that Black Wind Bandit yesterday, there were black mud marks on the ground! This kind of black mud can only be found in the back mountain of Qingshan Temple on the outskirts of Huijin City!”
"Then what are we waiting for?"
"I'll have horses prepared right away. If we ride at full speed, we should be able to get there before sunset!"
"Riding a horse is too slow, let's just fly there on our swords!"
"Yes, Yongheng, don't you know how to fly on a sword?"
"Uh... I forgot when I was in a hurry."
The speed of flying on a sword was much faster than that of a carriage, and it took only half an hour to reach the back mountain of Qingshan Temple.
I went around in circles but didn't find anything.
"It's unnaturally clean here!"
There wasn't a trace of resentment! Not even a wandering spirit could be seen!
"What's clean?"
"What I mean is that we haven't found anything here, not even a trace of the Black Wind Bandits."
"Someone's coming." Chu Yu pulled Yong Heng aside, reminding him not to make a sound.
A group of people appeared shortly afterward, dressed in uniform and neat attire.
It's Gu Xi!
Hua looked at Chu Yu with teary eyes. Why were they here too?
"Young master, we found nothing."
"Keep looking."
"Who! Who's standing there?!"
Before he finished speaking, the Yu Jin Sword was already in front of them. With Chu Yu there, the Yu Jin Sword could hardly advance an inch further!
Oh no, we've been discovered!
Hua leaned out and said, "Gu Xi! Long time no see!"
"It's... gone!"
Gu Xi quickly sheathed her sword, a wave of fear washing over her. Thankfully, she hadn't been hurt...
A thousand years have passed, and the woman before him is even more stunningly beautiful than he remembered. She stands there, smiling radiantly at him.
Chu Yu stepped forward to block Gu Xi's view, reached out and took Hua's small hand, and looked up meaningfully!
Gu Xi clenched her fists tightly, it was truly...
"You two know each other?"
Yongheng's words finally broke the eerie atmosphere.
"know."
"I don't know him."
Yongheng looked at the two of them, wondering what was going on.
Hua glanced at Chu Yu's expressionless face and was a little unsure. Was Chu Yu acting like this because he was jealous, as often described in storybooks?
"Huahua, Chuyu, it's been so long since I've seen you... I never expected to run into you here."
"It has been a long time, and we never expected to run into you here. You came here for...?"
"Black Wind Bandit!"
"What a coincidence, us too, but we didn't find anything. Did you find anything?"
"We haven't found any yet."
"Since we've all come here for the Black Wind Bandits, if you don't mind, you're welcome to come to my residence."
"Who are you?"
Gu Xi only then noticed that there was another person following them.
"My name is Yong Heng, the fourth prince of Qin. May I ask how you should address me, sir?"
“Gu Xi”.
"Since Prince Yongheng has invited me, I will take the trouble to do so."
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