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The distance from Ying Head Village to Ying Prefecture City was only about twenty miles. To Yu Wuhen, twenty miles was an instant.

But at this time, when Yu Wuhen had arrived outside Ying Prefecture City, the city gates had already closed. Due to the Martial Arts Competition, Ying Prefecture imposed a ban on the city gates. Once the city gates were closed, no one was allowed to enter. No wonder so many belated gangs had gathered in Yingtou Village.

Soldiers were stationed at the city walls and at the gates. The city gates were illuminated as bright as day.

In fact, many of the officials thought very highly of these people and did not put them in their eyes at all. In their eyes, these martial artists were no different from the common people. However, this time was not the same as the previous days. Looking at this scene, all of the soldiers in Ying Prefecture City immediately moved. They stood on their guard, as though they were about to face a great enemy.

Why did the high officials place so much importance on the Martial Arts Competition this time? Could it be that his nature had changed?

However, this was not the case because the person who had personally made contact with Ying Prefecture was the Moon Worship Villa's Manor Lord Lei Wanchun. To speak of Lei Wanchun's origins, he was not just the Manor Lord, but also a fourth rate Royal Duke of Ying Prefecture. With such an illustrious and prestigious status, how could the small prefecture of Ying Prefecture dare to slight him? If anything happened in the Martial Arts Competition and Lei Wanchun was disgraced, then he would be infuriated. If a large or small official of Ying Prefecture lost Wu Yan, it would be difficult to protect their head.

The soldiers held their torches up high. Three people in a group, five people in a group, they patrolled the city gate. At this time, another group of people came from the city gate tower. They were led by a field officer. When the city guard saw that the field officer had arrived, he hurriedly led his men to welcome him. The field officer looked around and said to the Head of the Guards, "Let your subordinates be in high spirits, for this Martial Arts Competition, Sir Zhi Zhou is very concerned, we must not make the slightest mistake. If we do well, and give that Lei Wanchun enough face, the reward will definitely be great, but if something happens, both your head and mine will have to fall to the ground!"

"Commander, don't worry. The brothers are still in high spirits. They won't even be able to fly a fly in." Director Jiang's face was full of smiles as he solemnly vowed.

Even though the security at the city gates was so tight, it was as if there was no one around. While the two of them were conversing, Yu Wu Hen had already appeared on the streets.

In contrast to the solemn atmosphere around the city gates, the streets of Qianzhou were still bustling with noise and excitement. Yu Wuhen had only just arrived and did not know where the Saints' Hall was. He continued to head in the direction of the Saints' Hall while inquiring.

A shining full moon was hanging on the peak of the Jade Emperor Mountain. That soft moonlight only served to accentuate the solemn aura of the Holy Assembly Hall.

As Jade Emperor Mountain was not considered high, Yu Wuhen did not use "treading on the wind". Instead, he walked along the winding mountain paths. Under the moonlight, the mountain forest was tranquil and quiet. Other than the occasional bird cry, there was no other sound.

"If brother little deity was here, he would probably be scared again, right?" For some unknown reason, at this moment in Yu Wu Hen's mind, he suddenly thought of Li Xian'er. Thinking of her frightened appearance, Yu Wu Hen could not help but smile in his heart.

"I wonder how he is now. He should be with Miss Luo Hong, right?" Thinking of the fact that Li Xian'er had Yin Luohong by her side, Yu Wu Hen felt more or less at ease.

As he was thinking, he heard waves of sobbing sounds coming from a woman in front of him. The sounds were intermittent and erratic.

"It's already so late. Who's out in the wilderness?" Doubt arose in Yu Wuhen's heart, and he immediately left to find the source of the sound.

After walking for about half an incense stick of time, he saw a small fire appear in the forest ahead. As he approached, he saw a woman crouching on the ground, burning a piece of paper and crying out something in a low voice.

"..." Wu wu wu … Elder sister, I didn't expect that you would have such a tough life … I wonder who was so heartless … "You and I are sisters, so I can only burn some paper money for you …"

"Miss, it's so late. Why are you crying here?" Yu Wu Hen walked up to the lady and asked.

Suddenly, she heard a sound from behind her. The woman was so frightened that her entire body shivered. She screamed as she collapsed onto the ground.

Yu Wu Hen took a step forward and continued, "Young lady, please do not be afraid. I was just passing by and heard that someone was crying, so I came over to investigate. I did not want to disturb young lady, please forgive me." With that, he bowed to the woman.

When the woman heard his words, her expression became a little calmer. She wiped her tears and stood up. Without saying anything, she picked up the bamboo basket from the ground, put it on her arm, and left in a hurry.

The night wind blew, scattering the ashes on the ground. Looking at the lonely grave, Yu Wuhen thought to himself, "Why did this lady choose to come here to pay her respects at night? It seems like the relationship between the person in the tomb and that lady is not ordinary. " he thought as he walked toward the mound.

In front of the grave stood a wooden tablet. Yu Wuhen approached it, and taking a careful look under the moonlight, he couldn't help but be shocked. Astonishingly, the tablet had five large characters written in red lacquer:

"Yin Luo Red Tomb!"

Apart from revenge, nothing else could stir up the slightest ripple in Yu Wuhen's heart. However, when he saw these words, a chill ran through his body.

"Yin Luohong is obviously with little brother Xiao Xian, but why would there be her tombstone here? Is it really as simple as having a new name? "

Without giving it much thought, Yu Wu Hen leaped up and arrived in front of the woman, blocking her path.

"M …" Young master, you want to … What do you want to do? "

When the woman saw this, she became nervous once again and retreated in fright.

"Don't be afraid Miss, I only have one thing I don't understand. Please guide me."

"You … "Tell me."

"The person on the tombstone that I saw earlier is a friend of mine. Yesterday, he accompanied me around. I wonder if the person that I know and the person that Miss paid my respects to are the same person?"

"Wh …" "Is that so?" You, you actually saw Sister Luo Hong? "

When the woman heard this, it was as if she had seen a ghost. She threw the basket away, turned around, and ran away.

Yu Wu Hen's eyes and hands were sharp, he grabbed her arm and shouted, "Miss, this is a serious matter, I hope you can tell me the truth!"

Seeing that Yu Wu Hen would not let her go, the woman had no choice but to tell Yu Wu Hen the truth.

Her name was Yingying, and like Yin Luohong, she was a singing prostitute of the Spring Festival Gala. Half a year ago, after Yingying was taken away by a wealthy merchant to live in Yingzhou, her husband was a tea merchant of Yingzhou.

Just a month ago, Twin Peak Town's annual tea party had begun. She had followed her husband to Twin Peak Town to buy tea, and when they arrived at the Red River, a flash flood had broken out.

In the past few days, a terrifying thing had happened in the village. After the flood had left, a large amount of corpses had been found at the east end of the village. The villagers all looked panicked, and they even alerted the government; after a coroner's inspection, they concluded that these corpses were the corpses of the villagers of Leprosy, located in the upper reaches of the Red River. After confirming the identity of the deceased, since it was because of the Leprosy Village, the government didn't want to investigate any further.

Yingying had nothing to do for the past few days, out of curiosity, she gathered up her courage and squeezed into the crowd to take a look, but she did not expect to see Yin Luohong's corpse, although it had been submerged in water for a few days, it had already changed a lot. There was a red mole on the corpse's right palm, and on its left wrist was her favorite Blood Jade Bracelet. The bracelet was given to her by the ambrosial water. It was the only pair in the world.

Seeing Yin Luohong's miserable death, Yingying's heartache rose up along with a burst of fear. She did not know why Yin Luohong would appear in the village, nor did she know who had so cruelly killed everyone in the village, but with this fear, Yingying felt uneasy and depressed along the way. Because she and Yin Luohong had been sisters for many years, when she returned to Yingzhou, she set up a tablet on the Jade Emperor Mountain, and when she had time, she came over to burn some paper money for her.

Seeing how the woman called Yingying spoke so clearly, it didn't seem like she was lying.

Yu Wuhen's heart inexplicably tightened, "Not good, I'm afraid Little Immortal is in danger."

The situation was urgent, and there was no time to lose. Yu Wuhen turned to leave, but the Holy Assembling Pavilion was right in front of him. If he did not inform Daoist Zixi of the situation, there would inevitably be a bloody scene in the martial arts world.

"What should I do?"

An anxiety he had never experienced before assaulted Yu Wu Hen's heart, making his thoughts less clear. After a short period of time, for the sake of the righteousness of the martial world, Yu Wu Hen decided to first look for Daoist Zixi in the sanctuary, and then return to town to look for the little deity brother. He could only silently pray that the little deity brother was well.

Thinking of this, Yu Wuhen took a deep breath, activated "Treading the Wind" and sped towards the Saint Assembling Pavilion like a meteor.