"who?"

A slightly wary voice sounded from inside the door.

Xu Rong's face paused slightly, and he lowered his voice: "I have no biological mother, and my hometown is empty."

After hearing these words, the door slowly opened, revealing a young head.

This young man had a sallow complexion, squinty eyes, and seven or eight moles on his face. He was still looking at Xu Rong warily.

Because he didn't know Xu Rong, but since Xu Rong said the eight-character mantra, he obviously knew that this was the stronghold of the White Lotus Sect branch.

"Who are you?"

Xu Rong said calmly: "I am the younger brother of Yu Qing, the deputy helmsman of Linxi Town. My name is Yu Hen. Please inform the local helmsman that I have important news."

"Yu Qing?"

The young man obviously has a low status and is unaware of this.

But he can also distinguish the current situation.

"You come in first."

Seeing that Xu Rong was just holding a horse and not very young, he felt that Xu Rong was not a big threat, so he led him through the door.

The house was quite large, Xu Rong didn't squint, he just observed the surroundings with the corner of his eye.

And the young man, after asking him to wait in the courtyard, asked another person to accompany him.

It's said to be companionship, but it's actually surveillance.

Fortunately, Xu Rong didn't care.

Such vigilance is normal, otherwise the White Lotus Sect would have been wiped out long ago and would not have been able to develop on such a large scale.

Not long after, the young man with stern eyes came back.

"Leave your horse here first, and you come with me."

Xu Rong nodded and followed the young man step by step.

Soon, the two of them entered a hall one after another.

The young man saluted respectfully: "Vice-rudder, we are here."

Xu Rong's eyes also fell on the person sitting on the main seat.

This is a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe, with an average build and average appearance, except for a particularly eye-catching nose called rosacea.

Just as Xu Rong was looking at the deputy helmsman, the deputy helmsman was also looking at him.

"Are you Yu Qing's younger brother?"

Xu Rong nodded: "My brother is Yu Qing."

"Why haven't I heard that Yu Qing has a younger brother?"

Shi Xingjie's voice was calm, but there was a pressure emanating from him.

"And Yu Qing doesn't know whether he's alive or dead right now, so it's just too much of a coincidence that your younger brother appears, right?"

Speaking of the last word, undisguised murderous intent emanated from this seemingly ordinary middle-aged man.

Xu Rong had no fluctuations in her heart, but for the sake of the character of "Yuhen", she had to use Qi and blood to make her face look pale and her legs could not help but tremble.

After a while, he seemed to adapt a little, gritting his teeth and "stubbornly" meeting Shi Xingjie's gaze.

"Of course I can prove my identity."

After Shi Xingjie gave him a blow, he restrained his murderous intent and returned to his original harmless appearance.

"If you have anything that can prove your identity, please bring it out, lest I treat you as a spy of the imperial court and kill you directly."

Hearing this, Xu Rong's heart tightened, but on the surface he still looked stubborn.

He suddenly drew his sword, and under the surprised gaze of the young man on the side, he quickly crossed the distance between him and Shi Xingjie, and then the sword light covered all the vital points of Shi Xingjie's body.

"Wind Sword Technique?"

Shi Xingjie seemed a little surprised, but just when the sword light was about to come, he calmly grabbed it with one hand and accurately grasped the sword body from the sword light like the wind.

Xu Rong's eyes narrowed, and her heart felt a little heavy.

Although he didn't try his best just now, he still showed his strength in the realm of blood exchange. Under such circumstances, Shi Xingjie was able to easily break his Guangfeng Sword Technique, which is enough to illustrate his strength.

Even though it is just a catch, it requires very high timing, vision, and courage.

After Shi Xingjie grabbed the sword, he was a little surprised. He did not continue to talk about his identity, but asked: "How old are you?"

"sixteen!"

Xu Rong gritted his teeth, looking like he wanted to pull the sword back, but was helpless.

"sixteen?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Shi Xingjie's eyes, "Being able to have the strength to change blood at the age of sixteen is not inferior to those of the disciples of the major martial arts sects. Yu Qing's younger brother is so outstanding, why have I never heard that guy mention it?"

Compared to the lower-level members of the White Lotus Sect who rarely leave their locations, these helmsmen and deputy helmsmen frequently travel to various places.

After all, they are already considered the backbone of the White Lotus Sect.

The White Lotus Sect gathers these backbones every year to discuss some matters together. At the same time, it continues to brainwash them and then consolidates them with benefits.

This also leads to many people knowing each other.

Even if I'm not familiar with him, I've at least seen him before.

For example, the sub-rudder in Wan'an City is relatively close to Linxi Town, so there will naturally be more traffic.

Shi Xingjie knew that Yu Qing did have a younger brother, but Yu Qing hardly said anything about this younger brother.

Others also knew that this was to protect their loved ones and had a tacit understanding not to ask any more questions.

Otherwise, if Shi Xingjie knew the information about Yu Qing's brother, he would have captured Xu Rong immediately.

Xu Rong has already thought about how to deal with various situations.

At this time, he didn't have any stage fright, and his mood seemed to have returned to calm: "My brother said that only by being clumsy can you live longer, and my family and I are his weaknesses, and only by being ordinary can we avoid getting into a lot of trouble."

Shi Xingjie nodded slightly.

What they did was all about losing their heads, and the family members naturally had to hide it well to prevent enemies from using the family members to threaten them.

Although it seems that they are not at ease with the White Lotus Sect, it is indeed a very normal choice.

"How did you find yourself here?"

Shi Xingjie already believed five to six points that Xu Rong was Yu Qing's younger brother.

Firstly, Yu Qing does have a younger brother, and secondly, the violent wind sword that Xu Rong used just now is Yu Qing's martial arts that suppresses the bottom of the box.

As for being completely sure, further investigation is still needed.

"Something happened at home. I originally wanted to go find my brother, but I didn't expect that I didn't know until I arrived at Linxi Town that my brother had been arrested by the government."

Xu Rong's face was full of worry, "With my own strength, it is impossible to rescue my brother, so I came here."

"My brother told me about this place before. He said that if I have something urgent and I can't find him, I will come here to find Shi Xingjie."

Hearing his name, Shi Xingjie's heart moved slightly.

He did have a good relationship with Yu Qing, but he didn't expect that Yu Qing would tell his brother this, which obviously meant that he regarded him as a close friend.

However, the premise of all this is that the person in front of him is indeed Yu Qing's younger brother.

"What happened at your home?"

Xu Rong's eyes turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said: "My home... my home was robbed by bandits, and almost everyone in the village died. If I hadn't happened to be not at home at that time, I would be dead too!"

"I originally wanted to find my brother and ask him to lead people to avenge my parents, but I didn't expect that something happened to him too."

Seeing Xu Rong holding back tears and looking sad, as well as the hatred, Shi Xingjie believed twice more.

He let go of the sword and sighed: "This damn world, tragedies like this happen all the time on this land, so we have to change this status quo and overthrow the corrupt court!"

Natural and man-made disasters make it difficult for ordinary people to survive, so naturally many people fall into the trap of bandits.

But they just want to survive. They don't think about their past situation, but swing the butcher knife at those who are as pitiful as they were.

Shi Xingjie looked at Xu Rong, who still had a childish look on his face, and comforted him: "You stay here first, we were already discussing about rescuing your brother."

"When I rescue your brother, I will naturally lead people to avenge your family."

Revenge for one's parents is a matter of course, and there is nothing anyone can do to stop it.

Xu Rong looked stunned, but shook his head: "I want to find Shi Xingjie."

What he said was undoubtedly saying, I only trust Shi Xingjie.

Shi Xingjie has no dissatisfaction with this.

A young man who has lost his family will naturally rely more on and trust the people his brother talks about.

After all, it's just the first time they've met.
To be continued...