The sun was bright and the sky was cloudless.
Shao Yunrong was already waiting at the gate.
Today, Shao Yunrong tied up her loose golden hair in a freehand manner. Her figure was slender and slender, and her waist was straight. She walked gracefully and elegantly. She only wore a simple white dress made of coarse cloth, but she had a kind of healthy and beautiful beauty that was incomparable to that of luxurious clothes.
She looked valiant and heroic.
"Xiao Han, Cousin Yunfan," Shao Yunrong greeted with a smile.
"Uh … Lady Yunrong," Xiao Han was startled. He had to admit that Shao Yunrong was indeed peerless.
Xiao Han and Ah Chou walked up one after another.
"Xiao Han, we are all martial artists. We don't care about formalities. You can remove the word 'Lady'. Just call me 'Yunrong'." Shao Yunrong's lips curled into a smile.
As they spoke, the three had already walked out of the Shao Residence and strolled on the main road of the Scorching Flame City.
"Oh right, Lady Yunrong … uh, Yunrong, the Shao Clan Meeting has ended. I didn't expect you to still stay in the residence.
I thought you were going to return to Mingjian Villa, "Xiao Han said casually.
"Yunrong left home at a young age and joined Mingjian Villa to cultivate martial arts. I rarely spend time with my family and miss them more during festivals. I want to return home this time to spend more time with my parents," Shao Yunrong said straightforwardly.
"Heh … many martial artists of major sects are obsessed with martial arts and have nothing else in their hearts. They gradually neglect their family and hometown. I didn't expect Yunrong to not forget her roots. That's rare," Xiao Han said with a smile.
Shao Yunrong's beautiful eyes wandered and looked at the endless flow of people and peddlers on the streets. She sighed.
"Yunrong was born and grew up in the Scorching Flame City. Naturally, I won't forget this beautiful hometown.
Let's go, Xiao Han. There's a small shop in front. The shop owner makes steamed buns with thin skin and fresh meat. It's one of Yunrong's favorite snacks when she was young. I'll take you there to have a taste. "
"Alright!" Xiao Han was overjoyed.
Xiao Han had been staying in the Cloud Rain Sect for all these years. He was first a live target and then he had a fortuitous encounter and became a martial artist. In general, life in the mountains was very boring and boring. Sometimes, it was so monotonous that it made him hysterical. Now that he was in this bustling city, he felt extremely fresh and familiar. He was completely relaxed.
His state of mind was actually sublimated.
"Big brother … Can you buy some pancakes for Xiao Yin?
Xiao Yin hasn't eaten for a few days … "Suddenly, a little beggar came out from the alley and timidly stood in front of Xiao Han.
It was a little girl around seven or eight years old. Her face was black, and she was skinny. Her clothes were ragged, and she looked at Xiao Han with a pitiful and humble expression.
"Xiao Yin, don't mess around …" A middle-aged female beggar hurriedly caught up to the little girl and held her in her arms. She shrank back and begged for mercy.
"I'm just a child who doesn't know any better and offended you …"
"Ah … it's okay, Little Yin is very cute." Xiao Han grinned and immediately took out a large amount of gold, silver, jade, and precious stones from his storage ring and stuffed them into the middle-aged female beggar's hands. "Go buy some food and clothes for Little Yin."
"Thank you, big brother!
Big Brother is really a good person! "The little fellow clapped her hands.
The middle-aged beggar looked at the jewelry in her hand and was stunned.
Seeing Xiao Han's every move, Shao Yunrong could not help blurting out as a strange light flashed across her beautiful eyes.
"Xiao Han, you are really kind-hearted.
It's really rare for a disciple from a big family to pity poor mortals like you. "
"Haha … big family?" Xiao Han laughed involuntarily.
"Xiao Han, you should have a strong background in the secular world, right?
Otherwise, it's impossible for you to achieve what you have today.
Martial artists need to rely on abundant materials to build a good foundation from a young age. "Shao Yunrong said matter-of-factly.
"Wrong.
I'm just a live target. How am I a disciple from a big family?
Yunrong, you think too highly of me. "Xiao Han smiled brightly and entered a steaming steamed bun shop in a flash.
"Live target?" Shao Yunrong was stunned. She immediately stomped her feet and clenched her teeth.
"Xiao Han, you are always not serious with your words!
What live target?
You're lying again! "
"Cousin Yunrong, Xiao Han did not lie to you. He was really a live target of our Cloud Rain Sect in the past. He was beaten every day and struggled to survive in the midst of death." Ah Chou said seriously at the side.
"Ah?" Shao Yunrong was dumbfounded.
For the entire morning, Xiao Han was brought by the two hosts, Ah Chou and Shao Yunrong, to tour around the Scorching Flame City.
They tasted all kinds of famous snacks and ate heartily. They even visited some historical sites.
In the evening, Ah Chou and Shao Yunrong brought Xiao Han to the most unique restaurant in the city, the 'Moon Embracing Restaurant' to taste the delicacies.
The three of them sat at a table by the window on the second floor.
"Xiao Han, what do you think of the Scorching Flame City after playing for a day?" Ah Chou asked with a smile.
"Very good. I like it here." Xiao Han praised sincerely.
"Oh right, Xiao Han, I heard from Cousin Yunfan that you were indeed a live target for a long time in Cloud Rain Sect. You were beaten up by the new disciples … is that true?" Shao Yunrong stared at Xiao Han with wide eyes.
"It's an old story. Let's not talk about it in detail." Xiao Han evaded.
Shao Yunrong did not give up. Just when she was about to pester him, at this moment …
There was a commotion on the long street below the restaurant. A group of people ran past in fear and shouted.
"Oh no!
Something happened!
Something happened to the Scorching Flame City!
Something happened to the Shao Clan! "
"Something big happened to the Shao Clan!
Something big happened to the Shao Clan! "
…
Soon, another group of people ran across the street in a disorderly manner, screaming in fear.
"There's a demon in the Shao Clan!
It's a disaster!
A disaster is imminent!
A disaster is imminent!
The entire Scorching Flame City is probably going to suffer! "
…
"Demon?" Shao Yunrong suddenly stood up. Her face was filled with shock and worry.
"There hasn't been a demon in the Scorching Flame City for hundreds of years. The city is guarded by the Demon Revealing Mirror and the army of the Beacon Fire Empire. There are even some rogue cultivator gangs rooted in the Scorching Flame City. It's impossible for ordinary demons to invade …"
"Let's go back to the Shao Clan first." Xiao Han and Ah Chou stood up immediately.
The three of them quickly went down the stairs and used their movement skills to return to the Shao Clan's residence.
…
Shao Residence.
At this moment, the periphery of the Shao Residence was already filled with people. Hundreds of burly men held torches and lit up the night sky.
The onlookers were all terrified and trembling with fear.
Xiao Han, Shao Yunrong, and Ah Chou hurriedly separated the crowd and arrived at the entrance of the residence in an instant.
At the entrance of the residence, all the higher-ups of the Shao Clan, led by Old Master Shao, were gathered together. Their faces were dark and their eyes were filled with fear.
Ah Chou and his parents were also among them.
The City Lord of Scorching Flame City had also arrived personally.
"Young Swordsman Xiao Han, Yunrong, Yunfan, you're back!" Old Master Shao saw Xiao Han and the others and a glimmer of hope flashed across his dim old eyes as he hurriedly greeted them.
Xiao Han and the others went forward to welcome them.
"Grandfather, what's going on?"
Shao Yunrong was still considered calm and had a demeanor that was not afraid in the face of danger. She was indeed an elite disciple cultivated by Mingjian Villa.
Xiao Han stood quietly at the side. His mind sank into his heart, and the strange thing in his heart immediately throbbed and sensed the surroundings. At the same time, the tattoo of the Demon God's palm on Xiao Han's left arm also produced a mysterious sense that expanded in all directions.
Although Xiao Han was not at the True Qi Realm and did not have any treasures like the Demon Revealing Mirror, he was blessed by nature and could accurately sense the nearby demons.
However, after sensing for a while, the strange thing that was hibernating in his heart and the Demon God's palm tattoo on his left arm were as still as a deep lake. He did not find any traces or aura of the demon race.
It seemed like the demons who had harmed the Shao Family had feasted to their heart's content and fled far away. They had already escaped from this area.
Xiao Han licked his lips and looked at Old Master Shao.
"Yun … Yunrong, our Shao Clan is in trouble with the demon race …" Old Master Shao said with dark lips.
"Two hours ago, there was a scream in the Seventh Branch's residence. The people of the Fifth Branch, Sixth Branch, and Eighth Branch rushed over to take a look … dead … a total of thirty-seven people died … The three concubines of the Seventh Branch, together with the gardener, servant girls, and children, a total of thirty-seven people, all … all died … all … all of them had a big hole in their heads. Their brains … their brains had been sucked dry … it … it was done by the legendary demon race …"
"Thirty-seven people died at the same time?" Shao Yunrong was astonished.
"Yunrong … my branch … this time, it's really … really a calamity … it's a disaster …" A tall and sturdy middle-aged man stood up with a face as pale as a sheet of paper. He was still in a state of shock as he sobbed.
He was also supporting a beautiful woman. That beautiful woman was already paralyzed with fear and couldn't even speak.
"Seventh Uncle, was there anything unusual at the time of the incident?
Or was there any sign? "Shao Yunrong frowned deeply.
"No … there was no sign or abnormality at all. Everything was as usual …" The tall and sturdy middle-aged man said while trembling.
"In … in the blink of an eye, all of them were gone … all of them … all of them … thirty-seven of them, their brains … their brains were all sucked dry … it was a tragic sight …" He was already in a state of incoherence.
Shao Yunrong didn't ask any more questions. She turned her right hand and a Demon Revealing Mirror appeared in her slender hand.
The true qi on the surface of the mirror slowly rolled but didn't cause any ripples.
"Miss Yunrong, there's no need to take out the Demon Revealing Mirror …" City Lord suddenly said. In his eyes, there was no longer the dignity and calmness that he usually had when he was in charge of the entire city.
After a pause, he said in a low voice.
"Old Master, Miss Yunrong, Young Hero Xiao Han, let's talk in private."
"Okay." Xiao Han was the first to nod and agree.
…
In an elegant attic in the Shao Clan's residence.
The red candles were burning.
Xiao Han, Shao Yunrong, Ah Chou, Old Master Shao and City Lord Mo of Scorching Flame City were sitting in an upper room.
"Everyone … the matter … the matter is a little serious …" City Lord Mo drank a mouthful of hot tea to calm himself down and immediately said word by word.
"Judging from the corpses of the victims, it must have been done by the Demon Clan. There's no need to doubt this.
However, if it was an ordinary Demon Clan, with the foundation and power of our Scorching Flame City, it's enough to exterminate them. We don't even need to ask for help from the empire and the major sects.
However … the Demon Revealing Mirror in the city has always been … calm and didn't … send out any warning … Even at the critical moment when the thirty-seven people of the Shao Clan were killed, the Demon Revealing Mirror still … still … didn't show any abnormalities … "
After a pause, City Lord Mo took another big mouthful of tea. "Old Master, you also know that the Demon Revealing Mirror of our Scorching Flame City was personally refined by a total of seven True Qi Realm experts from the Eight Desolate Palace, Mingjian Villa and Raging Flame Sect … It covers the entire city.
No matter if it's Rogue Demons, Demon Soldiers or even Demon Generals … As long as they appear in the Scorching Flame City, they will be instantly detected by the Demon Revealing Mirror … But this time … the Demon Revealing Mirror actually … actually failed … "
"In other words, the Demon Clan that caused trouble in the Shao Clan could easily hide from the Demon Revealing Mirror's detection and eat people in the Scorching Flame City as if there was no one there … Their realm might have surpassed the Demon General Realm of the Demon Clan …" Xiao Han blurted out.
At the next moment …
"Above the Demon General is the Demon Emperor …"
Xiao Han, Shao Yunrong and Ah Chou spoke at the same time.
At the same time, the bright moon outside the window was covered by a large patch of dark clouds. The earth was pitch-black …
A gust of chilly wind blew into the room, causing the red candles to sway. Their expressions were all gloomy and uncertain.
The atmosphere was extremely stiff.
… …..
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