C176

Xue Luoyun and the others followed the young man for a short while, and after going over a hill, they saw a few houses vaguely visible at the foot of the mountain. They were shrouded in peach trees, and smoke was rising in spirals.

"We're right in front." The young man pointed ahead, and after a while they walked down the path.

"Did you see that? The house full of morning glory is my house." The young man pointed to the front and quickly walked up. Xue Luoyun was full of worries, but he only nodded his head.

When he arrived at the entrance, the young man put down the basket as he opened the door. He then called out, "Dad, Mom, I'm back."

"Oh, I'm back." At this moment, an old man's voice sounded as he walked out.

"Why did you come back so early? How was it? How was your hunt today?" the old man asked as he walked out the door.

Seeing Xue Ruyun and Yun Zhi together, the old man was a bit surprised. "These two are …"

"Father, these are two passersby I met in the mountains. They encountered some difficulties, so they temporarily stayed in our house to ask you for some information." The young man quickly introduced.

"This is my father." The young man introduced the two to them.

"Oh, welcome." The old man was stunned for a moment. "How should I address you?"

"Right, my name is Beta. May I know your name?" The young man scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Oh. Hello, old uncle. My name is Xue Luoyun, and this is Yun Zhi. Sorry to disturb you." Xue Ruyun quickly stepped forward and politely introduced himself.

"Xue Luoyun, I didn't think her name would be so pleasant to hear." Beta smiled to herself, finally knowing her name.

"Good, good, good. "Hurry, sit in the room." The old man nodded in agreement, then quickly invited the two into the house cordially.

"Let me tie your horses." The young man put down his luggage, tied the horse to the post by the door, and returned to the house.

"Big brother, I'm back." Beta greeted enthusiastically.

A man a bit older than Beta walked over. When he saw Xue Ruyun, they were also stunned for a moment.

"Yes." The man walked over, smiled, and went out the door. Seeing that, they also politely nodded their heads. They seemed to be in a very bad mood.

Xue Luoyun turned his head to look at the man, only to see that his brow was filled with worry, and he didn't smile at all.

"Uncle, I want to ask …"

"Aiya, look. The weather is so good, saying that it rained just like that. It almost made me wet. Luckily, I brought an umbrella with me." At this time, a voice came from outside the door, interrupting Xue Luoyun's question.

The few of them looked in the direction of the voice and saw a middle-aged woman walking in.

"Mom, you're back." When Beta saw the woman, he quickly stood up and went up to her, considerately helping her to take the items from her hands.

"Son, you're back so early?"

"Well, you're not wet, are you?" Beta answered and asked you in concern.

"No, luckily I brought an umbrella with me." The woman shook the water off the umbrella and closed the umbrella, feeling extremely proud of herself.

"Yo, we have guests." After seeing them, the woman was taken aback for a moment. Then, she beamed with joy and enthusiastically went up to them.

"Hello, aunt." Xue Ruyun stood up.

"Good, good, good. What a beautiful lady. She looks like she came out of a painting." The woman looked around Xue Ruyun.

"Auntie, you're too kind." Xue Muyun lowered his eyebrows.

"Aiya, why is it all wet? "Hurry, let's change clothes inside." When the woman saw that their clothes were still dripping water, she quickly pulled them into the room.

Xue Luoyun and the others took out the clothes from their luggage, all of them completely drenched.

"Young lady, if you don't mind, wear mine first." The woman carried some of the clothes she had worn when she was young and handed them over to Xue Ruoyun.

"Here, quickly change. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"Alright, thank you Auntie." Xue Ruyun received the clothes and was very grateful.

Only after changing his clothes did he wipe his hair and walk out.

"Aiya, she's really too beautiful. She's even more beautiful than when I was young." When Auntie saw Xue Ruyun walk out, her eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but praise him.

Beta stared at Xue Ruyun in a daze. He hadn't thought that the coarse clothes on her body would be so pure and agile. Naturally, he couldn't detect even the slightest hint of country air around them.

"Come, come and drink some ginger tea." At this moment, the old man had already brewed some ginger tea and brought it up. Beta heard the sound and came back to himself.

"Thank you, Uncle." Xue Ruyun nodded once, took the cup of tea, and drank a mouthful. Suddenly, he felt a warm feeling in his heart. His fingers, which had been drenched by the rain just now, had started to heat up.

Xue Ruyun put down the teacup and anxiously asked, "Uncle, I'd like to ask if there are any bandits around?"

"What's wrong?" The old man took a sip of ginger tea, feeling a little puzzled.

"I …"

"Father, their friends seemed to have been robbed in the forest." Xue Ruyun was about to speak, but Beta spoke first, explaining everything that had happened just now in detail.

"Ah, how unfortunate." The old man was shocked.

"There are quite a few bandits around here. They are known as the 'Martial Law Gang'. However, I am not too sure where their lair is located."

"I happened to peek at them when I was hunting in the mountains a few years ago. At that time, I saw that they were wearing weird clothes and had beast skins tied around their bodies. They looked extremely ferocious. There was no sound. I was too scared to breathe. When I saw them leave, I came out and ran back. "

Thinking back to that scene, the old man was still trembling in fear.

"Then do you remember where they were robbed? "Which way did you go?" Xue Ruyun anxiously asked.

"Um... It's towards the Wu and the Mountain. " The old man recalled for a moment and said with certainty.

"Then let's go." As Xue Luoyun said this, she took the sword and was about to leave. In her heart, she really couldn't be at ease with Mu Sheng, and she couldn't stay here for a single moment.

"But the mountains are high and the roads winding, and there are few signs of human life. Without someone familiar leading the way, it was very easy to get lost in the forest. Furthermore, it's raining now and the sky will turn dark soon. If you go now, not only will you not be able to find them, it will also be very dangerous. "

The old man could tell that Xue Ruyun was anxious to save him, so he quickly tried to dissuade him.

"That's right. Miss Lin Yun, it's already late. We're still not sure if those people kidnapped him or not. If you leave in such a hurry, isn't it a good idea?" Beta was worried about Xue Luoyun, so he quickly stood up to advise him.

"Then what should we do?" Hearing their words, Xue Ruyun disappointedly sat down.

What they said made sense. Indeed, even if she went now, there wouldn't be much result. However, she just couldn't sit down. For some reason, this time, she had lost her usual calmness. She felt as if her entire body had become impetuous.

Mu Ying had given so much for him, she wouldn't allow anything to happen to him.

"Don't worry, let's first confirm if it's these bandits because even though we've heard about them going down the mountain before, we haven't heard from them for a long time." Many people thought that this group of people had vanished into thin air.

Furthermore, as soon as Wu He Mountain passed by, there was a group of bandits called the "Black Flag Gang". It was also possible that they were the culprits. "

The old man hesitated before coming to another conclusion.

"There's another gang?" This time, even Beta was a little confused.

"I heard this from your Third Uncle. Your Third Aunt's family is over there, I don't know if it's true or not." The old man paused, uncertain.

"Uncle, can you tell me more about it?" Yun Zhi anxiously asked on behalf of Xue Luoyun.

"That's right, Father. Tell me how much you know." Beta urged.

"I'm not too sure about the situation over at the Black Flag Gang's side. I just heard someone say it." That's all the old man knew.

"But don't be in such a hurry. His third uncle went over a few days ago. He will be back in a day or two. You guys stay here for now. We need to find some clues." When he comes back, we'll ask him about the situation over there. " Although they did not know, the old man still gave them hope.

"Yeah, even if you're in a hurry now, it's still useful. Furthermore, from what Miss Yun Zhi said, your friend is a martial arts expert. At that time, these people did not kill them and instead kidnapped them. Beta kept comforting her.

What he said made sense. His luggage had been rummaged through, so it seemed he was asking for money, not his life. He didn't kill Mu Zhan and the others on the spot. Instead, he took them away. There shouldn't be any danger for the time being.

"It's just that why did they take Mu Ying and the others away?" Xue Ruoyun's brow, which had just relaxed, once again tightened. She sighed and put down her sword.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"You're welcome. You didn't even help. "Don't worry, I'll ask the villagers again tomorrow morning to see how much the others know."

"Thank you very much." After saying that, he sat down at the entrance. As he looked out at the incessant rain, his heart was actually even more moist than the earth.

"Aiya, you silly boy, hurry and change your clothes." Only then did the aunt realize that the young man was still talking and his clothes were still wet.

"Oh," Beta scratched his head and hurried inside.

When Xue Ruyun heard the voices in the room, he remembered that Beta had been helping them ever since they came back. He had been feeling anxious, and had even yelled at him. I'm really sorry for such a simple and honest young man.

At this moment, his father said, "Aiya, my son, why are there so many wounds on your back? It's not that you're having trouble hunting, no wonder you came back so early. " His words were filled with heartache.

"Dad, I'm fine. Shh, lower your voice. It's really nothing. I just accidentally fell this time. " The little guy quickly covered up.

At the door, Yun Zhi heard this and felt a bit embarrassed, because she had used a rock to smash it this time. Xue Ruyun was even more ashamed. This family had a warm heart. To help them, they were too rude before.

Beta was already dressed, and he was dressed in a gray, coarse cloth. After washing his face and combing his hair, he did indeed look like a talented person with a delicate and pretty face.