Mo Wentian stood in the crowd, frowning as he looked at the people who were constantly coming in and out. The thin smell of blood slowly drifted in the air. In the corner of the courtyard, five pale sheets were gently bulging.
, somewhat feebly covering the living person's fear of death.
"What kind of evil did Old Man Wang do? He suffered such a misfortune..."
"Who says it's not the case? The old Wang family's daughter was kidnapped before, and her whereabouts are still unknown. Now she has been cruelly beaten by evil people. Alas..."
"I don't know where the thief came from, but he was so cruel and ruthless. Five living people were just gone!"
Mo Wentian had a stern face, listening to the discussions of the villagers on the side, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart. Since temporarily staying in Jingji Village, Mo Wentian and Lao Wang had met several times, exchanged a few words, and talked about the current situation.
The little old man was also a little embarrassed because of their one-sided relationship.
But within a few days, all five members of Lao Wang's family were brutally wiped out. Including Lao Wang and his wife, plus his son, daughter-in-law, and the cheap son-in-law who came to Wang's family, no one survived!
Mo Wentian could clearly see that except for blood stains, there were no traces of fighting in the courtyard. The inner room with the open door was also neatly decorated with furniture. He was able to kill five adults so cleanly, and
Without being discovered by the neighbors, there is only one possibility.
"It should be a warrior who did it!"
After thinking about it secretly, Mo Wentian came to this conclusion, but how could the Old Wang family provoke beings of this level?
After taking a few steps forward, Mo Wentian moved his body closer to the Wang family courtyard, hoping to see the scene more clearly and relieve the doubts in his heart.
At this time, the village chief had led people to surround the entire courtyard tightly. It was impossible for ordinary people to enter, so Mo Wentian could only try to get as close as possible to the courtyard gate.
Jingji Village is such a big place. Now that such a big thing happened, all the villagers came here after hearing the news. Therefore, Mo Wentian was surrounded by people. It was extremely difficult to move. As he got closer, Mo Wentian's eyes suddenly turned around.
As soon as I jumped, I seemed to see something extremely crucial.
"Give way, I'm sorry..."
With his eyes focused, Mo Wentian moved forward a little faster, and even unconsciously used a trace of warrior power to immediately fight his way out of the crowd and arrived at the door of the courtyard. His eyes had already passed through
The courtyard gate and the busy crowd in the courtyard landed firmly on a huge locust tree.
This locust tree is said to have been planted by Lao Wang when he was young. After decades of exposure to wind and rain, it has grown into luxuriant branches and leaves, bringing a touch of coolness to the small courtyard in the summer.
Wentian's eyes fell on the tree trunk, four feet above the ground.
There, there was an obvious knife mark!
"This is……!"
This is the territory of the Chu Kingdom. When you see the knife marks, you will naturally think of the Xiaoyao Sect first. Moreover, Jingji Village is the closest village to Xiaoyao Mountain, so the answer is obvious.
"How can it be!"
Mo Wentian knew that he was probably the first to discover this clue. After all, the village chief and others were ordinary people. I was afraid that even the murderer would not dare to think of the warrior, let alone the Xiaoyao sect.
However, this made Mo Wentian even more confused, why is it the Xiaoyao Sect?
Mo Wentian knew that the biggest wish of Mr. Wang and his family now was to send his grandson to the Xiaoyao Sect to practice and make him a respectable warrior. In the previous few chats, Mr. Wang even told Mo Wen with a bright face.
God, the Xiaoyao Sect also seems to think that their grandson has great potential, and he will be able to become a disciple in the future. This is great news!
However, in this case, it is even more impossible for the Xiaoyao Sect to take action against Lao Wang's family. This is completely unreasonable, unless there is a hidden secret that Mo Wentian is not aware of.
"Moreover, the sect is busy receiving disciples from all over the world, so how can we have this free time to deal with a family of ordinary people?"
The more he couldn't figure it out, the more doubtful it was. However, thinking of the many warriors who appeared out of nowhere, Mo Wentian thought of another possibility, which gave him a little peace of mind.
"Or is it not the disciples of the Xiaoyao sect who did it, but other sword sects?"
After all, no fatal injuries could be seen on the corpse, and Mo Wentian was not sure whether it was really someone from the Xiaoyao sect. After all, the Sword Dao sect was not just the Xiaoyao sect, and a large number of people from all walks of life had suddenly poured in recently.
Dao warriors are indeed very suspicious.
Rubbing his brows, Mo Wentian couldn't get an answer, so he slowly retreated from the crowd. Because he was thinking about this matter in his mind, he was so sensitive that he didn't notice at all that among the crowd, Bai Zhan was holding his waist tightly.
He held the hatchet in his hand and looked at him with a complicated expression.
"Is it someone from the sect who did it? Why did they kill Lao Wang's family?"
Unknowingly, Mo Wentian's mind once again recalled the scene of his first meeting with Lao Wang at the foot of Xiaoyao Mountain, and he couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, a bold idea flashed in his mind.
Pass.
"Could it be related to me?"
"Could it be that Bashan learned the news about me from Lao Wang and killed him to silence him in order not to alert others?"
After such an idea arose in his mind, he couldn't let it go. If he understood that the whole family would be exterminated to prevent the news from leaking, it would be acceptable. Almost at this moment, the hairs all over Mo Wentian's body exploded.
stood up.
If this guess is correct, then Bashan and others must have discovered his whereabouts, and may even be hiding out of sight to monitor him. Faced with completely unknown dangers, Mo Wentian suddenly felt
Like walking on thin ice.
"No, you must leave immediately!"
In the next moment, Mo Wentian made a decisive decision. No matter how high the probability was, Mo Wentian was not willing to take even the slightest risk. Holding his destiny firmly in his own hands was Mo Wentian's greatest creed.
No longer hesitating, Mo Wentian hurried back to Aunt Bai's house. He didn't have anything to pack, but he just thought he should say goodbye to Aunt Bai before leaving, and asked Aunt Bai to take care of her when the next autumn and autumn come.
, give me a message.
When she returned to Bai's house, Aunt Bai was already busy, but there was still sadness in her eyes. After all, in such a small village, everyone knew each other, but such a big living person was suddenly murdered.
Moreover, it was such a brutal way of exterminating the family, which would make anyone feel uncomfortable.
"Aunt Bai, I think I have to leave."
Mo Wentian stated his purpose straightforwardly without beating around the bush, and Aunt Bai obviously did not expect that Mo Wentian left so suddenly, and was unable to react for a moment.
"What? My little lord, are you leaving? Is my son disobedient and causing trouble for you? Your lord has a lot of trouble. When he comes back, I will definitely teach him a lesson."
After a while, looking at Mo Wentian's firm eyes, Aunt Bai finally came back to her senses, and suddenly became a little panicked. You must know that Mo Wentian now is the key to whether Bai Zhan can become a warrior. If Mo Wentian
If you leave, won't everything be in vain in the end?
"Aunt Bai, don't worry. Bai Zhan is very good and works hard, but I have to leave now. Don't worry, as long as Bai Zhan continues to persevere, he will definitely become a warrior. By then, the Xiaoyao sect will definitely not be able to
Refuse him to enter!"
Mo Wentian took two steps closer to Aunt Bai, held Aunt Bai's panicked hands tightly, and assured Aunt Bai seriously every word, if Lao Wang hadn't had an accident, I'm afraid he wouldn't have
Mo Wentian still felt a little apologetic for leaving in such a hurry.
Hearing what Mo Wentian said, Aunt Bai also knew that the other party was really in an emergency. Although Aunt Bai was just a village woman, she was not a greedy person, and she understood that gratitude must be repaid, so she quickly
I forgot about the anxiety in my heart.
"Well, little master, you can't be in such a hurry to hit the road. I'll get you some noodles to eat on the way. If you encounter any difficulties, just come back to Thorn Village. Aunt Bai's house will always welcome you!"
At this moment, Mo Wentian felt infinite warmth in his heart. He had never been cared for like this before. He nodded silently and stood in the courtyard in a daze.
After saying goodbye to Aunt Bai, I don’t know when I will see you again, and where will my future be? Or maybe, as soon as I step out of Thorn Village, I will be killed by Bashan and others in the deserted place.
In the dense forest.
With so many thoughts on his mind, Mo Wentian picked up a piece of cloth, wrapped the broken knife in his hand, and tied it on his back. Not long after, he saw Aunt Bai holding a thick stack of noodles.
After thanking Aunt Bai again, Mo Wentian put the noodles into his arms, gave Aunt Bai a firm hug, and then reluctantly left the Bai family compound and headed towards the entrance of Jingji Village.
.
When we arrived at the entrance of the village, perhaps because of the murder of the old Wang family today, all the villagers flocked to the south of the village. As a result, there was no one at the entrance of the village. There was only a somewhat thin body leaning against a big stone at the entrance of the village.
Go up, the handle of the hatchet at your waist is about to be crushed.
"War in vain!"
Mo Wentian walked a few steps quickly. He was thinking about his regret for not waiting for Bai Zhan to say goodbye. Unexpectedly, he met him at the entrance of the village. A smile suddenly appeared on his face. But just as Mo Wentian approached, he found Bai Zhan's
The look is a little weird.
"Sir, I am really disappointed to be able to wait for you here!"
"Um?"
Mo Wentian raised his eyebrows, not understanding what Bai Zhan meant by his words, but it sounded like the other party had made a special trip to wait for him at the entrance of the village?
"I don't understand you."
Looking at Mo Wentian's confused face, Bai Zhan was stunned for a moment, then smiled mockingly, stood up straight, and held the hatchet a little tighter.
"Sir, I have seen it. The person who killed Grandpa Wang's family must be a very powerful warrior, and a sword warrior!"
Mo Wentian nodded secretly in his mind, thinking that Bai Zhan not only has good martial arts qualifications, but also has a delicate mind. Being able to see this shows that Bai Zhan's understanding of sword techniques is no longer a blank piece of paper.
"Yes, your observations are very careful."
Hearing Mo Wentian's approval, Bai Zhan smiled miserably, which suddenly gave Mo Wentian a sudden feeling in his heart, and he had a vague premonition of something bad.
"Not only that, but besides my mother, I am the only person in the entire Thorn Village who knows that you are a sword warrior!"
"You seemed to be very angry in the thorn forest today. I didn't know the reason at the time, but now it seems that you are really angry, sir!"
"In order to verify my guess, I'm waiting for you here. In fact, I still have a little fantasy. I hope my guess is wrong, but I didn't expect that you will come after all."
Bai Zhan spoke for a long time in succession. It seemed that there was not much connection between them. However, Mo Wentian had already understood what Bai Zhan meant, and his heart sank. He never expected that his
A series of performances, in Bai Zhan's eyes, turned out to be the actions of a murderer!
"Perhaps you can give me an explanation as to why you are so eager to leave the village?"
Of course, Mo Wentian fled Jingji Village in such a hurry because he killed Lao Wang's family, but he couldn't tell Bai Zhan the reason for this. Whether it was for the honor of the teacher or to protect Bai Zhan, he couldn't tell!
"I, can't tell you!"
At this moment, Mo Wentian suddenly felt extremely angry, but he had no choice but to let Bai Zhan's doubts about himself deepen, and he couldn't even stay to prove his innocence. More importantly,
He was worried that every move he made would fall in the eyes of Bashan and others, so he couldn't stay here with Bai Zhan for too long!
Otherwise, Mo Wentian is worried that Bai Zhan and Aunt Bai will become the next victims!
"Bai Zhan, I understand what you mean, but I can't explain it. I can only tell you that I was not the one who killed the five members of the Wang family!"
After saying this, Mo Wentian took a deep breath and walked out of the village again. Before he could leave the Thorn Village, Bai Zhan's figure stopped in front of him again.
"Sir, your grace in teaching martial arts is greater than heaven, but in Bai Zhan's heart, right and wrong are more important than anything else. I am willing to believe you, but I also believe in my own judgment!"
"You are a warrior, and we are just ordinary people, so I didn't tell anyone because they couldn't stop you! But if Bai Zhan succeeds in his studies one day, he will definitely seek justice for the Bai family!"
"The opportunity for Bai Zhan was given by my lord, so if you want to take it away, I have no regrets!"
After saying this, Bai Zhan closed his eyes and loosened his grip on the hatchet. He seemed to be facing Mo Wentian with the determination to die.
However, Bai Zhan didn't know that the few words he said were like sharp blades, which made Mo Wentian's heart dagger. He forced his trembling hands to clenched into fists, and Mo Wentian remained silent.
With a word, he slowly walked past Bai Zhan, his heart piercing.
Mo Wentian thought about countless possibilities, but he never thought that when he left Thorn Village, he would face such a scene. With his heart crying and clenching his teeth, Mo Wentian stepped onto the ground without looking back.