It was night, and the sky was not very good. The moon was covered by thick dark clouds, and the starlight was unable to break through the bad weather.
A black shadow flashed slightly, and without anyone noticing, it had already lurked under the Xu Family's inner castle.
This black shadow's face was covered with a black cloth. It was He Yiming, who had already been in the Xu Family's Castle for five days.
Ever since he got a room, he had been staying in it obediently, just like the other diners. He didn't have any independent behavior. However, he also understood that the Xu Family would never trust a new diner like him, and it was even more impossible for them to give him any good tasks. Only after a period of investigation could he gradually integrate into the huge system of the Xu Family's Castle.
However, this was undoubtedly the best situation for him. If the Xu Family's Castle gave him a difficult task at this moment, or if he was transferred to the county, he was afraid that he would go crazy.
In the past five days, he had openly explored the topography of the outer castle. This approach not only did not arouse anyone's suspicion, but also made people trust him a little.
When the topography of the outer castle was clear in his mind, He Yiming set his thoughts on the inner castle.
He did not have much time to slowly plan. A month's time was far from enough for him to gain the trust of the Xu Family.
Since that was the case, stealing was undoubtedly the best choice.
His body moved slightly, and he was already tightly attached to the wall. Under the circulation of his inner strength, he was like a huge gecko swimming up the inner castle.
Although the inner castle of the Xu Family was not as exaggerated as the outer castle, it was still about four meters tall. However, during peacetime, the defense of the inner castle walls was a lot more relaxed. He Yiming smoothly swam up the inner castle without alarming anyone.
When he arrived at the top of the wall, his gaze turned, and he had already taken in the inner castle's environment.
Compared to the outer castle at night, which immediately fell into darkness, the inner castle was undoubtedly much brighter. Faint candlelight could be seen in many of the rooms.
However, He Yiming's brows slightly wrinkled. God knows where the Xu Family's library was. He could not be allowed to go room by room.
He sighed in his heart. His experience was indeed insufficient. If his father's generation was here, perhaps they would have thought of a good idea. However, he also had some doubts. He did not know if his father and the others had done such sneaky things in their lives.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps could be heard from afar. A lantern opened up a path, and a few people hurriedly walked over.
He Yiming's eyesight was brilliant. He immediately saw Xu Xiangqian's figure among them. His heart moved slightly. He went down the city wall and carefully followed them.
His Internal Force cultivation had already reached the peak of Level Ten, and he had also practiced the Breath Holding Technique. When he focused his inner force into his ears, all the hidden sentries were just decorations to him.
Moreover, the Xu family's martial law at night couldn't really be a sentinel every three steps and a sentry every five steps. With those sparse sentinels, it was impossible to find any trace of him.
Not long after, Xu Xiangqian and the others arrived at the largest courtyard in the inner castle.
He Yiming originally wanted to continue following them, but when he approached the courtyard, he suddenly felt a sense of danger. It was as if there was something inside that could threaten him.
This feeling came extremely abruptly. He stopped walking and recalled it in his mind. Then, he understood what was going on.
Ever since he had advanced to Level Ten of Internal Force, he had only felt this way when he met his grandfather. Suddenly, he knew that the person living in this courtyard should be one of the two Level Ten experts in Taicang County, Xu Yinjie, along with Old Master He.
With He Yiming's current strength, there was no need for him to fear this super expert. However, his purpose for coming here wasn't to fight with others.
He stopped in place and did not approach. Instead, he adjusted the Internal Force in his body to the best state. He focused his inner force into his ears and eavesdropped.
At this distance, if they could still be discovered by others, then He Yiming would have nothing to say.
When his Internal Force was gathered to the limit, he suddenly had another strange feeling.
He had never tried to gather such a large amount of Internal Force in the acupoints around his ears. Even when he was eavesdropping on those people's conversations in Xujia Town, he had never done it to such an extent.
If it wasn't for the fact that there was someone in front that he didn't dare to underestimate, he wouldn't have tried to eavesdrop from such a distance.
His ears trembled slightly. It was as if there was a gust of wind blowing gently beside his ears, causing them to sway slightly with the wind.
The sound he heard in his ears was no longer a dull sound. Instead, it was a strange feeling that formed a special scene in his mind.
The sound of Xu Xiangqian and the servants behind him walking on the ground could be heard. It was as if there was an extremely faint echo that ordinary people would not be able to detect. From this echo, He Yiming formed a three-dimensional image in his mind. He even deduced the size of the entire room.
In this way, a black and white image that was constantly changing like flowing water appeared in his mind. Although the image was still very blurry, it was enough to make He Yiming feel extremely shocked.
He was certain that this seemed to have exceeded the limit that a tenth level Internal Force expert could achieve. This was because if his grandfather also had such a feeling, he would definitely have mentioned it to them.
However, in his memory, there was no information about this.
The servants behind Xu Xiangqian stopped in their tracks. Only the fourth master of the Xu family continued to move forward. After a moment, he stepped into a house and suddenly stopped.
"Father, I'm here." Xu Xiangqian's voice suddenly sounded.
"Hmm, how's the investigation going?" An old voice spoke slowly.
He Yiming's mind suddenly became focused. However, the scene in his mind did not break. Instead, it became clearer.
He could vaguely feel that Xu Xiangqian was respectfully bowing to an old man, and that old man was sitting on a chair arrogantly. At the same time, he also felt that the old man's body contained an extremely powerful and terrifying aura.
Of course, this old man did not deliberately emit his aura. However, since He Yiming could sense it, it naturally could not be hidden from him.
"Father, Yucai has returned from the county. The news he brought is not good. The Cheng family has already steeled their heart to form a marriage alliance with the He family. Moreover, for this matter, it is said that the Lin family of Glittering Jewel has specially sent a few experts here. "
"The Lin family of Glittering Jewel? What are they doing here? "
"Because the last time the bandits attacked, the Lin family's thousand-year Blood Ginseng was stolen for Master Cheng's birthday. The Lin family felt greatly embarrassed, so this time, they sent people here to support."
"Well, is there any news about the thousand-year Blood Ginseng?"
Xu Xiangqian's voice contained an indescribable bitterness as he said, "There is still no news. However, it seems that Master Cheng and the rest have already determined that it was our Xu family who stole the thousand-year Blood Ginseng."
The old man angrily snorted and said, "The ninth level of the Lie Flame Technique. Which bastard actually pretended to be a member of our Xu family and stole it?"
Xu Xiangqian hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, did the Cheng family purposely spread this rumor?"
"Impossible." The old man said without hesitation, "I have interacted with Cheng Ningsheng for decades. How could I not know what kind of person he is? If not for the appearance of a ninth level Lie Flame Technique expert who stole the thousand-year Blood Ginseng, he would definitely not risk breaking off relations with our Xu family and spread this rumor. "
Xu Xiangqian's voice became even more bitter, "Father, in our Xu family, only I have cultivated the Lie Flame Technique to the ninth level."
"I know." The old man sighed softly and said, "I am not talking about you. However, you also know that this Lie Flame Technique is not our family's inheritance. If …"
Xu Xiangqian seemed to suck in a breath of cold air and said, "Father, you are saying that the Old Ancestor …"
The old man straightforwardly admitted it. He Yiming, who was outside, was baffled by what he heard. However, he at least understood one thing, and that was that the Xu family's famous two great techniques were not really the Xu family's secret techniques. At the very least, there was another power that also possessed these techniques.
His heart was filled with emotions. Back then, when he was acting on a whim, it actually led to such a result. It was truly unexpected.
However, when he saw the two members of the Xu family suffer in silence, he only felt happy and didn't feel burdened at all.
After a long while, Xu Xiangqian softly asked, "Father, then what should we do?"
"What else can we do?" The old man said in distress, "We don't dare to verify this matter with the Old Ancestor. We can only refuse to admit it. If the Lin family personally comes to ask, then we can just push the blame to the Old Ancestor. I want to see if the Lin family of Glittering Jewel has the guts to question the Old Ancestor over a thousand-year-old Blood Ginseng. "
Xu Xiangqian bitterly smiled and said, "The Lin family definitely doesn't have the guts, but they don't have so many concerns about us."
The old man waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Since things have already come to this, no matter what we do, it is useless. In a few days, I will personally attend the He and Cheng family's wedding and explain to the two old men. Sigh … "He let out a long sigh and said gloomily," What an unexpected disaster. "
At that moment, the sound of two people's footsteps could be heard from afar. Although He Yiming did not see their faces, a sense of familiarity welled up in his heart. It was as if he was no stranger to these two people.
Very quickly, the two people directly entered the room from another direction.
A familiar voice suddenly rang out, "Grandfather, we are back."
PS: Today is Thursday. I accompanied my daughter to learn calligraphy. I am a little late.
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