The distance of five kilometers was neither long nor short, but the horses pulling the carriage were obviously good horses. Moreover, the road had been repaired many times, so it was better than the official roads in Da Shen.
Therefore, they arrived at the Huo family's residence after half a day's journey.
The Huo family lived in a small town. In this town, the Huo family held the absolute leadership position.
There were more than three thousand people in the town, and one-fifth of them were from the Huo family.
Only the two Innate Masters and Huo Hongsheng returned with the rest of the people. As for the others, they stayed at the dock.
After getting off the carriage, He Yiming looked around. The Huo family's gate was already open, and more than a hundred people were waiting respectfully outside.
After seeing this, He Yiming immediately understood the status of Huo Leqing and the others in this town.
He Yiming looked at the Huo family's disciples and nodded slightly. Among these people, regardless of whether they were young or old, they all had a little bit of inner force cultivation.
Although most of them didn't have a high cultivation base, they were all at least Stage Five Internal Force. More than half of them had even surpassed Stage Five and reached Stage Six.
Level Six of inner force was a watershed. Only by reaching this level could one be considered a true cultivator.
"Brother He, these are the Huo family's disciples. They heard that you saved Hongsheng, so they lined up to welcome you and express their gratitude," Huo Leqing said cheerfully.
He Yiming could not help but laugh. Although he did not have much experience, he knew that if he did not show the strength of an Innate Master, the other party might also be grateful, but the extent of their gratitude was imaginable.
When they arrived at the hall, He Yiming was very satisfied with the wine and delicacies prepared by the Huo family.
After the meal, Huo Leqing personally brought him to the Huo family's best courtyard. He left four clever servants to serve him before he reluctantly bid farewell.
He Yiming rested for a moment in the room. His ears twitched slightly as he looked at the four attendants beside him. An unfathomable smile appeared on his face as he said, "I want to meditate. Unless I come out on my own accord, no one is allowed to enter."
The four attendants were slightly startled, but they immediately bowed and obediently left the room.
They had long heard from the Family Head that although the person in front of them looked very young, he was actually an Innate Expert. Even if their heads were chopped off, they wouldn't dare to disobey the orders of such a person.
After waiting for all of them to leave, He Yiming's figure moved slightly and left the room.
His movements were as fast as lightning as he left through the open window of the outer room. Not to mention that the four attendants did not see him, even if he had slipped out right under their noses, they might not have been able to detect him.
At this time, the sky was already dark. He Yiming was walking in the courtyard. His ears were constantly trembling slightly, taking in all the sounds within a hundred feet around him.
His movements were sometimes fast and sometimes slow. After a few ups and downs, he arrived at a spacious courtyard. Given his current cultivation base, it was naturally impossible for him to be discovered.
His ears quickly caught a few whispers of conversation.
"Hongsheng, do you really not know this person's background?" Huo Leqing's loud and authoritative voice was heard.
"I really don't know." Huo Hongsheng's voice was steady and calm. "Mr He only allows me to address him as Mr He. That's all."
Huo Leqing pondered for a moment before he asked, "How did he save you from the waves?"
Huo Hongsheng's face reddened. "Father, when I woke up, I was already on a deserted island outside the waves, so I don't know anything about this."
Zhang Heti laughed out loud. "Brother Huo, in my opinion, Hongsheng must've been lucky enough to be washed away by the waves, which was why he was saved by Mr He."
Huo Leqing remained silent for some time before he asked, "Brother Zhang, you were on the same ship as Mr He. Did you manage to see through his cultivation base and background?"
Zhang Heti smiled bitterly. "This person's cultivation base is unfathomable, and he's definitely not inferior to I. As for his background, I have no clue at all." He shook his head helplessly. "I may have been on the ship with him for a month, but I only saw him a handful of times. After he came on the ship, he went into closed-door cultivation. As thick-skinned as I was, I was too embarrassed to disturb him. "
Huo Leqing nodded. "Take a look and see if he really came from the mainland."
Huo Hongsheng hurriedly said, "Father, this person shouldn't be lying. He was quite curious about life on the ship, and he was even more so when he entered the harbor. He seemed to be a little surprised when he saw many ships at the harbor. If he didn't come from the mainland but from an island in the East Sea, he definitely wouldn't have such an expression. "
Zhang Heti also said in a deep voice, "Nephew, you're right. I observed this person's eyes and he should be an extremely conceited person. He definitely wouldn't stoop to deceiving us over such a trivial matter, so he should be from the mainland. Furthermore … "A smile appeared on his face as he continued," Nephew Hong Sheng encountered a huge storm at sea. This is something that no one could have predicted beforehand. I wouldn't believe that this person had a premeditated plan. "
Even Zhang Heti, an Innate Master, shuddered at the thought of the storm that they encountered back then.
Huo Leqing was relieved. "Since he's from the mainland, he shouldn't have much to do with the forces on the other islands. In that case, we'll entertain him well for the next few days, but everyone must be careful and not be careless. If something goes wrong during the martial arts competition in a month because of this, I'll be ashamed to face the ancestors of the Huo family. "
Zhang Heti and Huo Hongsheng's faces changed, and they nodded in agreement.
The conversation between the three of them was very secretive, and it was carried out in a secret room. Even if someone leaned against the wall to eavesdrop, they might not be able to hear it clearly.
He Yiming was not an ordinary person. As long as he raised his essential Qi, everything within a certain range would be under his surveillance, so he naturally heard everything they said.
He Yiming frowned and turned to leave. This time, he did not return to his room, but left the Huo family through the backyard.
Outside the Huo family's backyard was a mountain peak. This situation was quite similar to when the He family village was chosen.
He Yiming strolled leisurely. The secret discussion between the three of them flashed through his mind quickly. It was obvious that Huo Leqing was suspicious of his appearance for some reason. However, due to his identity as an Innate Master, he did not want to offend him.
He Yiming shook his head. Although he wanted Zhang Heti to be his guide, he was not interested in getting into trouble because of this.
While he was hesitating, he had unknowingly arrived halfway up the mountain.
He Yiming's ears suddenly twitched, and a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes. This was because he had heard someone running out of the Huo family's residence and following the path that he had taken, chasing after him in a straight line.
He frowned. Did they find out that he had left? However, the four servants who had been ordered to stay behind did not seem to be daring people. How could they barge into the room so easily?
He Yiming's figure flashed, and he jumped onto a big tree by the roadside and hid his body among the thick branches and leaves.
In just a short while, the person had appeared under the tree. He Yiming was even more surprised. The person had tracked him all the way here without any hesitation or pause. He was indeed a top-notch expert in tracking.
However, what puzzled him was that the person did not stop here. Instead, he quickly ran up the mountain.
He Yiming was stunned for a long time. He carefully looked at the ground nearby and felt ashamed.
He had been too paranoid and thought that he had been discovered.
In fact, the person was not tracking him at all. He was only following the small path up the mountain. Although there was more than one path up the mountain, the person had obviously taken this path up the mountain often, which was why he was so determined.
He Yiming shook his head and smiled bitterly. Fortunately, no one knew what he was thinking. Otherwise, he would be a laughing stock.
However, He Yiming's curiosity was piqued when he saw the figure disappear. He Yiming strode forward and followed the person.
Not long after, that person had already stopped. He Yiming hid behind a big tree, and all the vitality in his body had been withdrawn without a trace. At this moment, he was infinitely close to the one hundred and eight mark.
The person in front of him was a teenager of sixteen or seventeen years old. After he arrived, he had a serious expression on his face as he practiced a set of fist techniques.
Although He Yiming did not recognize this set of fist techniques, he could clearly see it with his eyes.
This set of fist techniques was very simple. It could not be considered a battle technique at all. It should be a set of fist techniques that a certain sect taught to people who had just come into contact with martial arts.
Once the person's inner strength reached the third level, this set of fist techniques would not have much of an effect on the cultivator.
Soon, the person finished practicing the set of fist techniques. He calmed himself down for a long time, then steadily got into a horse stance and breathed slowly.
He Yiming listened attentively. After a moment, he immediately knew that this big kid was practicing his inner strength here. Moreover, this person's inner strength had already reached the peak of the fifth level and was working hard to break through to the sixth level.
He Yiming looked at the person quietly. He suddenly felt a surge of emotions in his heart.
He would never forget this scene in his memory.
The He Family Manor of the past, the training ground behind the mountain, the loneliness every night. All of these emerged from the depths of his memory and spun in front of his eyes like a revolving lantern.
In a daze, He Yiming seemed to see himself from a few years ago.
The person let out a long breath and finally stood up. He glanced at the endless night in the distance. His eyes were filled with confusion as if he could not see any future or hope. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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