He Yiming suddenly dashed out like a bird. When he passed by Xu Xiangci, his movements slowed down slightly, and then he didn't stay any longer. Beside him, the second master of the Xu Castle also didn't have any intention of making a move.
After a few ups and downs, He Yiming had already arrived at the entrance of the mountain forest.
There were seven men here. The one at the front was the old master of the He Family Village, He Yiming. Behind him were the manor servants who had come here with He Yiming and were temporarily staying at the relay station.
He Wude's thick eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and there was a trace of worry in his eyes. However, when he saw He Yiming running over, his thick eyebrows immediately relaxed, and even the worry in his eyes disappeared completely.
"Grandfather, why are you here?" He Yiming asked straightforwardly. Of course, in his heart, he was extremely happy. Fortunately, his grandfather had come early and at the right time. Otherwise, he didn't know what would have happened.
Although He Wude was old, he was tall and sturdy, and was more than a head taller than a normal person. At this time, he waved his large, fan-like hand and said, "I'm old. I suddenly had the interest to go out and take a look, so I came here to see you."
He Yiming was slightly startled. Looking at the dust on the old master's body, he thought of Hu Bin and immediately understood. Grandfather must have heard the news that Hu Bin was heading here, so he rushed over like a gust of wind. If not, he wouldn't be in such a sorry state with the old master's help.
In an instant, a warm current surged from his heart. He lowered his head deeply and said softly, "Sorry to trouble you, grandfather."
He Wude reached out and patted his shoulder twice, with a gentle and kind smile on his face. Then, he glanced at Xu Xiangci and asked indifferently, "Xu-er, why are you here?"
Xu Xiangci hurriedly bowed and said seriously, "Old Master He, we came here to pursue a fugitive and met nephew Yiming here."
As one of the mainstays of the second generation of the Xu Family, when he saw He Wude, he didn't dare to be impudent. Of course, if the second generation of the He Clan met Old Master Xu of the Xu Clan, they would also not dare to slight him.
A Level Ten Internal Strength Cultivator was enough to make anyone admire him from the bottom of their heart.
He Wude's gaze swept over the body carried by the two bailiffs and suddenly asked, "Is this Hu Bin?"
"Yes, the thief has been executed." Xu Xiangci said honestly. As for the bailiffs and servants, they all stood respectfully. Their strength was too weak. In the conversation between Old Master He and Second Master Xu, even the bailiffs who belonged to the government didn't dare to rashly interrupt.
He Wude nodded slightly and said, "Xu-er, your luck is not bad. How is this thief's martial arts?"
Xu Xiangci's face turned red as he hurriedly said, "Old Master He, I did not fight with this thief."
He Wude was stunned. He glanced at the people around Xu Xiangci. With his eyesight, he could see that none of them had reached the fifth level of Internal Force. Furthermore, they were not like Hu Bin, who had experienced the battlefield and climbed out of piles of corpses. It was fine to let these people do odd jobs, but to say that they could kill the infamous Hu Bin, he definitely didn't believe it.
His gaze focused and He Wude asked, "Since it wasn't you, then who did it? How about letting this old man see them?"
Xu Xiangci's face turned even redder. At this moment, his heart was filled with hatred for Hu Bin. This thief first encountered the third generation of the Xu Clan's elites, but the result was out of everyone's expectations. He actually managed to injure the two most outstanding disciples of the Xu Clan's third generation in two consecutive ambushes. This made him chase after him without regard for anything and wanted to capture or kill this thief.
However, he didn't expect that although he finally caught up, this thief would become a corpse. More importantly, the person who killed this thief wasn't a disciple of the Xu Clan, but someone from the He Clan who secretly opposed them.
He glanced at the thirteen-year-old youth and his heart was filled with mixed feelings. The He Clan already had He Quanxin and He Yitian, these two geniuses. Could it be that another genius would appear? If another few decades passed, what right did the Xu Clan have to compete with the other party?
At this moment, facing He Wude's question, no matter how thick Xu Xiangci's skin was, he couldn't say it out loud.
He Wude frowned slightly and said, "Xu-er, could it be that I's face isn't big enough and you're not fated to … Ai, Yiming, what are you doing?"
Seeing that the other party lowered his head and didn't speak, Old Master He couldn't help but feel dissatisfied. Just as he was about to angrily scold him, he suddenly felt someone tugging on his sleeve. He turned his head and saw Yiming pulling on him with an awkward expression.
He Yiming licked his slightly dry lips and said softly, "Grandfather, it's me."
"What's you?" He Wude was startled, then his eyebrows suddenly rose, and his eyes shone brightly. He looked at his grandson, then at Hu Bin, who could not be any more dead, and finally connected the two together.
"Yiming, this thief was killed by you?"
"Yes." He Yiming said seriously.
He Wude opened his mouth. His heart was filled with disbelief. After hesitating, he turned his head and said, "Xu-er, I heard that this thief injured your family's Yu De and Yu Cai. Is there such a thing?"
Xu Xiangci's face darkened. He really said what he was afraid of and touched the pot that didn't boil.
If it was another person who asked this question in this situation, he would definitely turn hostile. However, in front of this Taicang County's number one cultivator, he still revealed a forced smile, saying, "Senior, it was precisely this thief who injured Yu De and Yu Cai, that is why this younger generation chased after him relentlessly. But I didn't think that this thief would encounter nephew Yiming. He was seeking his own death. "
At this point, He Wude finally believed him. He looked at Yiming with a strange light in his eyes. He hurriedly rushed here because he was afraid that Yiming would encounter that fiend. But he didn't think that after coming here, Hu Bin would be killed by Yiming. Although this strange change was unexpected, it also comforted him.
But from the corner of his eyes, he saw the forced smile on Xu Xiangci's face. He immediately understood. He coughed lightly and said, "Since this thief has been killed, then quickly report to Mayor Cheng and let everyone disperse."
Xu Xiangci hurriedly responded and was about to leave with his subordinates and the three bailiffs. But for some reason, he forgot to mention the corpse and seemed to want to carry the corpse away.
He Wude suddenly stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Wait, let me see if it's this thief." Finished speaking, he strode forward and came to the corpse's side. He glanced at Hu Bin's pale face and then patted his body a few times.
He Yiming, who was not far from him, quickly caught the strange expression on Xu Xiangci's face. It was a mixture of pity, anger, anxiety, and anticipation. Even He Yiming could not correctly distinguish it.
Moreover, he also noticed that He Wude's pats were very knowledgeable. They were all on a few key places that could hide things. With the Old Master's experience and his superb inner strength cultivation, after a few probing attempts, he probably knew what the other party had on him like the back of his hand.
Soon, He Wude found some miscellaneous items on Hu Bin's corpse. What made He Yiming blush with shame was that there was actually a gold ingot and some scattered silver taels inside.
It was really strange. Where were these things hidden? He actually didn't find them just now. It seemed that he was too inexperienced in making money from the dead.
Looking at these items, He Wude and Xu Xiangci's eyes showed a trace of disappointment at the same time. They turned a blind eye to the gold ingot that made people look askance.
After pondering for a moment, He Wude waved his hand and said, "Xu-er, you take them to report to Governor Cheng. We will return to the manor first."
Xu-er agreed without hesitation. After He Wude and the others left, he held on to the last glimmer of hope and once again searched Hu Bin's corpse. But after a moment, he gave up because there was nothing else worth paying attention to on the corpse.
He waved his hand and threw the gold ingot into the hands of a bailiff. He said, "Take the corpse and these things to the Cheng family. You can divide the money. But today's matter is not to be spread, understand? "
"Yes." The bailiffs and manor servants hurriedly bowed and agreed. Their eyes were fixed on the gold ingot, full of greed.
Xu-er looked in the direction that He Wude and the others left. His eyes flashed with a strange color. He still did not understand how He Yiming was able to kill Hu Bin who was able to injure two fifth level cultivators in a row. Could it be that the young man still had some hidden strength?
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After leaving the mountain pass, He Wude immediately ordered the manor servants to set up a large horse carriage at the relay station.
With his status, it was naturally easy for him to obtain a large horse carriage. Then, he let the coachman agilely rush to the He family manor. They had not been on the road for long when they saw He Quanxin, who was also travel-worn, chasing after them.
Although the two elders did not say anything, He Yiming understood the meaning of them giving up everything to rush over. It was as if a flame had ignited in his heart. His whole body was in a strange state.
Along the way, He Wude did not ask anything. Instead, he silently led everyone back to the family manor and sent people to summon all the disciples back.
After doing all this, he, He Quanxin and He Yiming entered the most revered place in the He family manor.
The He family manor where the old man had lived alone for decades.
PS: Today is Thursday, I have to accompany my daughter to learn calligraphy. Especially today's calligraphy exam, so I pushed it back.
Just got home, I immediately edited it and sent it up. Brothers and sisters, please forgive me for being late. White Crane apologizes!
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