The wheel of time is slowly rolling forward, and there is only half a month left before the Bray family comes to Qingyun County, and the dark clouds floating over the Shi family are getting thicker and thicker.
"Sure enough, with Lin Yue's participation, the two of them are really working together." Shi Lei got the news from Lin Yuan that Lin Yue helped Bray Fu come up with this plan.
However, Lin Yue's identity cannot represent the Lin family, and according to what Lin Yuan said, the Lin family had no idea that Lin Yue was involved in this matter.
There is still no news from the Weapon Refining Guild, and Shi Lei can't do anything about it. As a heavyweight guild in Yunzhou, it must have interactions with major families. For a young boy to offend the second largest family in Yunzhou, there is almost no chance.
possible.
These days, the Shen family has received the most attention. People have been dying one after another, and there is only one cause of death, that is, they died from being drained of their essence and blood.
But what's puzzling is that the Shen family didn't give any explanation to the outside world. Even the Yan family didn't know what happened, but the atmosphere in the Shen family compound became even weirder.
"What are the Shen family planning to do? Do they want the entire Shen family to perish like this?" Shi Lei thought deeply, feeling that something was wrong.
"It makes no sense that Shenyang did it. Are they just letting Shenyang go?" Shi Lei decided to explore again at night. Since his soul strength is now much stronger than last time, he can escape even if he encounters Shen Wei again.
Already.
At night, Shi Lei quietly left the Shi family and fled in the direction of the Shen family. Now the length of his soul wings was larger than before, and the purple lines on the wings became more and more clear.
"It's so quiet." Shi Lei entered the Shen family's courtyard and found that except for a few military generals patrolling around, there was no one in the courtyard. It seemed that he was frightened by the monster and did not dare to come out at night.
There must be something wrong with that bloody cave, so Shi Lei planned to go there first, but when he passed by the inner courtyard, he found that there were still people in a room, but there were obviously restrictions placed outside, maybe because in his own yard, there was a restriction of two people.
Heavy restrictions are a piece of cake for Shi Lei.
As I grow older and broaden my horizons, I gradually understand more about the types of martial arts.
On the Star-Moon Continent, there are nine levels of restrictions. The higher the number, the more powerful it is and the harder it is to break. But now the soul wings can ignore restrictions below three levels and can enter and exit freely.
Shi Lei slowly integrated into the restriction and heard a vicissitudes of voice.
"We can't go on like this. Sooner or later, our tribe will be devoured by that demon. I don't know what it means."
"Old Patriarch, there must be a purpose for doing this. What we have to do is to let this bronze-armored demon grow up quickly. As for the death of a few clan members, it is also a contribution to the ancestor." Shi Lei was shocked after hearing this.
This person was none other than Shen Wei, who had hunted him down, and the old man before him turned out to be Shen Ji, the old leader of the Shen family.
"Oh, that's all we can do. I hope that after this matter is settled, the higher authorities can open up our sealed bloodline, so that we won't be afraid of dying over time." Shen Ji said something that Shi Lei couldn't understand.
"What is the origin of the Shen family? They don't seem to belong to the human race, and they have no regrets about their dead members." Shi Lei was confused and confused after hearing this.
"There is nothing we can do about it. We have only been in Qingyun County for a few hundred years, and we are far less powerful than the several clans in other parts of the mainland. But who makes our bloodline the thinnest and has been sealed? If we don't do this well, I'm afraid that both you and I will lose our lives." Shen Wei sighed.
"Yes, but this matter must be kept secret. Apart from you, me and Ji'er, no one else should know." Shen Ji said in a low voice.
"Yeah, but I'm a little worried about whether this demon has really been wiped out of consciousness. If he still has his own consciousness, then we..." Shen was very worried.
"There should be no problem with this. I wiped out Shen Yang's consciousness without realizing it after Shen Yang failed in the competition. There is nothing wrong with it, and I haven't found anything wrong in the past few years." Shen Ji He seemed to have thought of something, "Is the boy you chased that day a member of the Shi family?"
"I don't know, the weapon used is not from the Shi family at all, and it also uses a bronze long ax that is a top-grade ghost weapon."
"What, a top-grade ghost weapon!" Shen Ji said in surprise, "This is not something that ordinary forces in Qingyun County can possess, so who is he and what is his purpose?"
"I don't know, but this guy is a late-stage military commander, but he has both ice and fire attributes, and he can also use escape techniques. He is very difficult to deal with.
"Bronze long axe, ice and fire...huh?" Shen Ji seemed to have thought of something, "Didn't that Shi Lei's doll in the Shi family use a bronze axe, and it could also control an extremely cold air at that time."
"That said, it's really possible. I heard that he went to the Holy Land of the Splitting Cloud Sect to practice, and the Splitting Cloud Sect is very famous for its fire nature. And when I was chasing him, Old Man Shi finally showed up and said Maybe it’s this guy!”
After hearing this, Shi Lei shrank back unconsciously, but he didn't expect to be recognized.
"Oh, so this kid's potential is really amazing. In time, he will definitely be our formidable enemy. But thanks to the participation of the Bray family, there is no need for us to take action." Shen Ji snorted coldly.
"But there is still half a month until the masters of the Bray family arrive, so I'm afraid there will be changes." Shen Wei was a little worried.
"Even if the Bray family wants to use martial arts masters, they must make arrangements." Shen Ji considered.
Seeing that the two of them had almost finished talking, Shi Lei carefully got out of the restriction.
"Some of the things these two said are confusing. The Shen family has so many secrets." Shi Lei shook his head and moved from the underground towards the cave.
The thick smell of blood came in waves, and Shi Lei knew that there was a cave in front of him, but the ground was restricted to four levels, so he couldn't enter silently.
Soul spread its wings and avoided several generals, revealing two eyes in front of the cave. However, there was a stone door inside and a restriction outside, so it was impossible to see what was inside.
"I know that the Shen family has an ulterior motive for allowing Shen Yang to absorb human essence and blood, so that's enough. Let's go back and ask Grandpa about the Shen family's origins." Shi Lei made up his mind and planned to retreat, but he felt a familiar creepy feeling. came suddenly.
"Shenyang is nearby!" Shi Lei was startled and hurriedly sank into the ground, walking quickly for several hundred meters, hiding his aura and being careful on guard.
But the surroundings were deserted, except for a few guards on duty, and no one could see Shen Yang.
"This feeling can't be wrong, can it? Could it be that you entered a cave?" Shi Lei couldn't believe it, "If so, then what kind of weapon did this Shenyang use? It can silently evade the guards' consciousness and pass through Forbidden?”
The Shen family's courtyard was eerily quiet, without any life at all. Shi Lei even wondered how the Shen family survived.
Seeing that he didn't find anything, Shi Lei had no choice but to quickly escape back to Shi's house.
"The origin of the Shen family? It's best to check this with the county guard. There are records there." After hearing Shi Lei's statement, Shi Ye also felt that this matter was absolutely weird and became curious about the true identity of the Shen family.
Since it was already very late, Shi Lei had to wait until the next morning before Shi Lei and Shi Tian visited Fang Gang, the governor of Qingyun County, and explained their origins.
"Lei'er has grown up a lot after not seeing each other for several years. You guys are really keeping the news secret. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that Lei'er was back." Fang Gang chuckled and saw Shi Lei hanging around his waist. He was wearing a jade pendant, "I didn't expect that I would still be wearing it now."
"Yes, I would also like to thank Uncle Fang for the gift. Lei'er has been wearing it all these years." Shi Lei picked up the jade pendant around his waist, which was embroidered with the pattern of the sun. This was the same jade pendant that Fang Gang had worn when he was in a coma after receiving the poison. Sent.
Fang Gang nodded happily and sent someone to get a thick stack of books.
"Here are the records of all the big and small families in the county, but because the previous ones were lost, there should only be records of the Shen family from five hundred years ago to now." Fang Gang patted the dust on it and put his hand on a pile of books. Close your eyes.
After a moment, he pulled out a yellowed book from the middle, opened a few pages, and saw the Shen family's name on it.
"The Shen family came to Qingyun County two hundred and eighty years ago. It is said that they came from Yanzhou in the south, but there is no verification." Fang Gang finished reading and handed it to Shi Tian.
"It seems that it is very likely to be fake. This Shen family is really strange. I'm sorry to bother you, Lord Sheriff." Shi Tian looked at it carefully and then left with Shi Lei and Fang Gang.
"Grow up quickly, kid!" Fang Gang looked at Shi Lei's back and smiled softly.
Although the Shen family's affairs are very mysterious, Shi Lei has no time to think about it now, because the Bray family is coming soon, and the Yan family has discovered that the "Sage" has disappeared. They suspect that it is the Shi family's fault, and the two sides are already at war with each other.
"Dajin, you go to Yunzhou to find Lin Yuan, give him this letter, and then you do this..." Shi Lei told the Golden Winged Eagle and let it take action.
In the past few days, I finally received a letter from Bai Gang, the president of the Weapon Refining Guild, saying that he was actively planning and asked Shi Lei to wait for news from him.
Shi Lei knew that as a teacher who had never entered the guild gate, such a request was indeed difficult for Baigang, because the guild did not belong to him alone. Disputes like this had to be decided jointly by the elders. It was obvious that , Baigang is very concerned about Shi Lei's matter.
"Relying on the power of others is never a long-term solution. The Shi family must be developed and expanded. The fastest progress is nothing more than advanced drugs and elixirs. The former is difficult to implement and covers a small number of people. It seems that Now we have to rely on the latter." Shi Lei's mind was spinning rapidly, "It seems that the family really needs an alchemist."
Shi Lei thought of Yao Heng, "This man's heart is not right. I don't trust him. I have to make him swear a blood oath. I also find a few clan members to learn from him. In this way, the Shi family will truly have their own alchemist."
Already."
"There are weapon refiners and alchemists, so why worry about the Shi family not growing stronger? However, this requires time! So, no matter what, we must first settle the affairs of the Bray family!"