The incident at the restaurant was quickly settled by Zhou Fu's powerful martial prowess.
Due to the appearance of Zhou Fu and the grayish-white energy, Zhou Fu had the Giant Whale's people leave an address before sending them away.
Back home, Zhou Fu first placed a restriction on Zhou Ji's body and had someone watch over him.
Then, he followed Zhou Dacai and the black-clothed woman to the study.
After sitting down, the three of them looked at each other. The atmosphere was a little awkward.
Zhou Fu was the first to speak. He looked at Zhou Dacai and asked, "Father, aren't you going to introduce this person to me?"
Zhou Dacai smacked his lips and looked at the black-clothed woman. He then pondered.
"This … Her identity is a little special. Hmm, it's hard to say. Let's just let this matter pass."
"Alright, I'll listen to you."
Zhou Fu smiled. "Actually, I don't care if she's special or not. I just want to confirm one thing. This woman is not a threat to you."
The woman sneered. "So what if she's a threat?
So what if she's not? "
Although her face could not be seen behind the black veil, her anger could be felt from her tone.
Zhou Fu said indifferently, "She's just a First Realm of Blood Transformation. She's just an ant. If she's a threat, I'll crush her to death."
"You!"
This sentence angered the woman. She slapped the armrest of the chair and was about to stand up.
At this moment, a powerful aura rose from Zhou Fu's body. It was like a huge rock pressing down on the woman's body. Even the chair beneath her creaked.
A faint golden light appeared in Zhou Fu's eyes. His expression also became indifferent. From afar, he looked like a stone statue in a temple.
At this moment, Zhou Dacai tried to smooth things over. "Hey, hey, hey, Fu 'er, this person is not a threat to me. Don't do anything."
Although he said that, he did not even make a move to stand up. He just said that one sentence.
Zhou Fu smiled and took the opportunity to withdraw his aura.
Seeing Zhou Fu stop, Zhou Dacai smiled and said, "That's right, Fu-er's return today is a joyous occasion.
I was also happy that the hidden danger in my body had been removed.
Even the Zhou Clan is safe and sound. It can be said to be one joyous event after another. Let's not fight and kill. "
Leaving the woman in black glaring at him, Zhou Fu asked Zhou Dacai, "Fu 'er, why did you come back this time?"
He didn't want to talk about the woman in black, so he changed the topic.
He had heard the conversation between Zhou Fu and the Giant Whale's manager, Niu Wanqing.
"It's alright. The reason for my return this time is rather complicated, but it's not a big problem. I can solve it.
As for why I'm here, I don't know yet. I'll find out when I visit the Giant Whale tomorrow. "
Zhou Dacai frowned. "Hearing you say that, I roughly know what's going on. Of course, I'm not sure."
"Oh?
Tell me about it, "Zhou Fu asked curiously.
"Do you still remember the series of events that happened here before you left Heyang City?"
"Of course I do. First, there was the incident at the ancestral hall in Heyang City.
Then, some strange things appeared in the city. I even fought with them.
Then, there was heavy snow and drought. It was like the end of the world. "
Zhou Fu of course remembered this incident clearly.
Zhou Dacai nodded. "There were indeed some things under the ancestral hall in Heyang City. Some of them escaped that time.
Many people thought that those that escaped were small fries. Who knew that there was a powerful ghost among them. "
"Then, that ghost took advantage of the chaos in Heyang City and went into hibernation."
"After Heyang City settled down, people started to let down their guard. That's when that ghost started to cause trouble."
He looked at Zhou Fu and said, "I think you're here to deal with this."
"Ghost?" Zhou Fu frowned. "What is that?"
Zhou Dacai thought for a bit and said, "Ghosts … How do I put it? No one knows how they appeared. We don't even know where they appeared."
"Do they have any weaknesses?" Zhou Fu asked.
"Weaknesses …" Zhou Dacai rolled his eyes and said, "Didn't you fight with them before? Figure it out yourself.
Plus, your dad is just a normal person. How would I know about those things? "
"Normal person?" Zhou Fu said weirdly. "Alright, whatever you say."
Then, Zhou Fu changed the topic and said, "By the way, you really don't worry about me investigating ghosts alone?"
Zhou Dacai didn't mind. Instead, he said proudly, "You've changed a lot. Since you've grown up, you need to be like those eagles. You need to spread your wings and fly."
Zhou Fu rolled his eyes at Zhou Dacai's words. "I'm tired from flying. I'm going to rest."
Zhou Dacai smiled and nodded. "I've left your courtyard for you. Go."
"Thank you, Dad. I'm leaving."
When Zhou Fu's figure disappeared from the courtyard, the woman in black said, "Fatty Zhou, are you really going to let Zhou Fu continue on the path of cultivation?"
Zhou Dacai chuckled. "Let's go. Young people don't walk around and see more. Do you want to be like me, waiting to die all day?"
The woman frowned. "Fatty Zhou, don't be so rude. No matter what, we sisters have protected you for almost 20 years. Even if your heart is cold, you should warm it up a little."
"My heart is cold?
Warm it up? "
Zhou Dacai looked at the woman in black in surprise. He first laughed as if he had heard something unbelievable. Then, he felt helpless.
He shook his head. "Think whatever you want. As for Fu 'er … The children and grandchildren have their own fortune. Do whatever you want."
Zhou Dacai stood up and turned to leave.
"Fatty Zhou, you!"
The woman in black clenched her teeth as she watched the chubby figure disappear. Her eyes were filled with anger and helplessness.
…
The next day, Zhou Fu came to the Giant Whale's base.
"Mr. Zhou, please have a seat."
The Giant Whale's manager of Heyang City, Niu Wanqing, had a flattering smile on his face as he invited Zhou Fu to sit on the main seat in the meeting room.
What had happened yesterday had left Manager Niu extremely shocked.
He had never imagined that just because he had sent out a letter asking for help, the headquarters would actually send Zhou Fu, an External Affairs Emissary with such combat strength.
Zhou Fu sat down and asked, "Manager Niu, tell me about the situation here."
"Yes, sir!"
Niu Wanqing's face turned serious and he started to talk.
The Giant Whale had three properties in Heyang City. Two of them were in the city and one was outside of the city.
The one in the city was a gambling den and a pawnshop. The one outside of the city was a farm. The incident happened at the farm outside of the city.
"Three months ago, two young men from the farm went hunting in the mountains. They usually came back in two or three days, but there was an accident.
Five days after the two young men disappeared, the farm organized people to go into the mountains to search. "
"Almost fifty people went into the mountains. They searched for three days and two nights, but they still couldn't find them."
"On the third day, when it was close to dusk, the people gave up and went down the mountain.
Who knew, when they reached the foot of the mountain, they suddenly found that two people were missing. "
"The people panicked. They quickly went home and locked their houses. They planned to come to the city and report to me the next day."
"The next morning, they found that three families were missing in the village!
There were nine of them, and they disappeared without a trace. "
The houses on the farm were not soundproof and they were close to each other. Every family had a dog, so if there was any movement, everyone would know.
The strange thing was that it was very quiet that night.
Niu Wanqing's hands began to tremble. He drank a mouthful of water to suppress his shock and continued, "The steward of the manor reported the matter to me. I attached great importance to it, so I sent four second level Bone Forging experts from the gang to live in the manor with weapons."
"That night was very quiet. No one disappeared. In the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
A month ago, the strange incident happened again. This time, two families disappeared in one night. Even the livestock in their yards disappeared. "
"That day, I sent people to live in the farm again. In the end, nothing happened for five days."
Niu Wanqing smiled bitterly, "In this world, there are thieves for a thousand days, but there are no thieves for a thousand days.
So I had two towers built on the farm and sent people to guard them at night.
Furthermore, there are lights set up at intervals in the manor. "
"Who knew, when the experts in the clan came back, another strange incident happened that night. This time, the towers disappeared. Even the guards on duty disappeared completely."
Zhou Fu was stunned, "Towers can disappear?"
"At the time, I also felt it was inconceivable, so I took people and rushed over. That night, the bone forging experts on patrol found something strange. They beat gongs and drums to wake everyone up.
Everyone chased after them and finally found that the culprit was a black shadow. "
Niu Wanqing's face showed fear. "That black shadow didn't have a specific appearance. It was like a black flame. Yes, it was a flame!"
"After the flame realized that it had been blocked, it began to fight back.
I took more than twenty clan members with me. Including the young adults on the farm, there were sixty or seventy people in total. "
"After the fire started, it took less than 15 minutes for the fire to burn more than 40 people into ashes. The rest of the people were scared out of their wits and ran away."
Niu Wanqing said with a relieved expression, "Fortunately, that thing didn't chase after us. Otherwise … I'm afraid that even I would have been burned to ashes."
Black flame?
Zhou Fu frowned and asked, "After the incident, didn't you go to the authorities?"
"Uh … Mr. Zhou, the authorities don't care about the farm outside the city."
"They don't care?"
Zhou Fu's eyes widened.
Niu Wanqing explained, "Sir, you may not know, but the farms outside the city are all private.
Even if there is a problem, they have to solve it themselves. The authorities don't care at all.
Unless there is a cultivator wantonly killing on the farm, the authorities won't intervene. "
With this explanation, Zhou Fu understood. It turned out that the authorities here only cared about cultivators and some things in the city. They didn't care about anything else.