C103 Snow Charcoal

When Zuo Feng turned around, he saw the smile on Uncle Tian's face. He was also looking at him with a meaningful gaze. Zuo Feng could not help but be slightly astonished.

Zuo Feng's expression remained unchanged as he pointed to the few people inside and asked, "Didn't you say the Fourteenth Silver Guard? Why are there fifteen of them?"

Uncle Tian apparently did not expect Zuo Feng to ask such a question. He was stunned for a moment before he said with a wry smile, "There is a person from the Eastern Prefecture, the new adopted son of the county governor. Other than him, there are fourteen Silver Guards."

As Uncle Tian spoke, he pointed towards the courtyard. The person he pointed at was the sturdy youth wearing a silver mask that Zuo Feng felt was slightly familiar with.

When he heard that the burly man wearing a mask was the county governor's new adopted son, Zuo Feng could not help but feel a little more interest. He could not help but stand outside the door and take a few more glances.

"We are currently sparring in here. Please do not disturb us."

Someone inside noticed the two people outside the door. One of the silver guards looked at them with an unfriendly expression. When he saw that Uncle Tian was inside, his expression eased a little, but he still spoke with a dissatisfied tone.

Zuo Feng also felt embarrassed and couldn't help but take another look at the masked man before hurriedly leaving the courtyard with his uncle. Not long after the two of them left, they heard a heavy door close. Clearly, those people had already closed the door.

Although Zuo Feng was extremely curious, he could tell that his uncle Tian seemed to want to continue on this topic. Zuo Feng instinctively felt that this might be a troublesome matter, so he held back his curiosity and purposely stopped asking.

Under this strange atmosphere, the two of them actually advanced in silence for a quarter of an hour. Just as Uncle Tian couldn't bear it any longer and was about to say something, a petite figure suddenly appeared at the end of the path.

When this petite figure appeared, Zuo Feng's face immediately revealed a trace of gentleness. Soon after, this petite figure flew over and leaped into Zuo Feng's embrace.

"I'm not crying, aren't I, big brother, coming back?"

The person who came was Zuo Feng's sister, Zuo Tianlang. At this moment, his face was full of tears, and he was crying as he punched Zuo Feng's chest with his fist. She stopped crying after a while, but she still sobbed.

"Bro, where did you run off to? Dad was injured by bad people, and they even bullied me."

Zuo Feng lovingly caressed his sister's hair and said softly, "It's fine, didn't brother come back?" Who was the one that bullied Father? Brother will definitely not let those people who hurt Father go. "

Uncle Tian interjected from the side, "Those people are all normal hooligans. When the guards arrived, they had already taken care of them. However, they were too unstable and did not leave anyone alive. Thus, they were unable to find out who the person behind the scenes was. "

Zuo Feng didn't care too much about this, because he could already guess who was behind this with his knees. As he wiped away the tears on his sister's face, he checked her injuries.

Suddenly, Zuo Feng said with surprise, "Hey, little sister, you're starting to train?"

His sister didn't seem to care about Zuo Feng's surprise at all as she casually said, "I don't know, but I can feel that my body can absorb spiritual energy all of a sudden."

Uncle Tian seemed to have thought of something and said, "Ever since Tian Jia got injured, she started to have cultivation. Although she is only at the second rank of the Body Strengthening Stage, she doesn't seem to know any techniques." We also found some cultivation techniques for her to cultivate in, but she was completely unable to learn them at all, but her cultivation has been slowly but surely increasing. "

After hearing what Uncle Tian had to say, Zuo Feng looked at his sister in surprise. Before, Shen Die had said that her sister's physique was not impossible to cultivate, it was just that her physique was too special and that she could only find a suitable cultivation technique to cultivate, but now, she did not need a cultivation technique to continuously increase her strength. Forget about Zuo Feng, hearing Uncle Tian's tone, he did not seem to understand the reason behind it.

At this moment, Zuo Feng finally understood why City Lord An Xiong was so concerned about his sister. After hesitating for a while, Zuo Feng said to Uncle Tian, "Uncle Tian, I want to take little sister home first."

Uncle Tian nodded slightly. Just as he was about to open his mouth, a woman's voice suddenly rang out. "Why are you bringing Tian Cai away just after returning?"

Hearing this voice, Zuo Feng couldn't help but frown. He had already recognized the person who spoke; it was the eldest miss, Anya. He turned around and said with a wry smile, "Eldest Miss, thank you for taking care of my younger sister all this time."

"Who cares about your thanks. If there's nothing else, then scram."

Zuo Feng shook his head helplessly. Although this unruly young miss didn't like her words, her heart was not bad. Zuo Feng's words of thanks were not polite, but from the bottom of his heart.

He gave a slight bow to Anya, then turned around to greet his uncle. He then pulled his sister back along the path they had come from. Before Tian Ji left, he didn't forget to turn around and wave goodbye to Anya. When Anya's gaze fell on Tian Jia, she revealed a trace of reluctance before forcing out a smile.

"Big brother, can I still come here and play with big sister Anya in the future?"

"Of course, why do you ask?"

Tian Jia asked as he walked. Zuo Feng answered with a smile, and then casually asked.

"But, why does elder sister Anya seem to dislike you?"

Zuo Feng shook his head helplessly. He didn't even know why. If he had offended this unruly girl in any way, Zuo Feng would not be able to figure it out no matter how hard he tried. However, he couldn't explain it. Every time he saw this unruly girl, he subconsciously wanted to avoid her.

Anya stood at her original spot and looked at the two figures. When her gaze fell on Zuo Feng's skinny back, she seemed to heave a sigh of relief and muttered, "You've finally returned safely."

After he finished speaking, he ignored his uncle who was looking at him from the side. A flash of red flashed across his face as he ran towards the other side of the path.

In the backyard of the shop in the Zuo Family Village, Zuo Feng and the fifth elder were sitting facing each other with serious faces. After a long while, the fifth elder let out a sigh and said, "Sigh, I didn't think that they would still be unable to meet up with us alive in the end."

The fifth elder was an elder of about fifty years old. He was dressed like a shopkeeper and had been managing this shop for some time now. At this moment, the old man seemed to have aged even more. Tears flickered at the corners of his wrinkled eyes, and the violent rise and fall of his chest also revealed the uneasiness in the old man's heart.

"How are things going with their affairs?"

After a while, the old man asked with a raspy voice.

Zuo Feng looked at him with a complicated expression. Fifth Elder said, "The few elders are buried at the foot of the mountain outside the village. The other villagers are also buried by the river outside the village."

Zuo Feng did not tell the details about what happened after he left the city. It was not because he did not trust the Fifth Elder, but it would only increase the old man's worries if he told him in detail.

"Ah, what you did was right. We can't let the village's corpses be eaten by wild beasts."

Zuo Feng knew how the old man was feeling right now. The elders that he left behind had all grown up with him. This kind of relationship even exceeded the one he had with his master, Teng Xiao Yun. After hesitating for a bit, Zuo Feng decided to change the topic and casually asked a question.

"Why is it that when I came back this time, I found the business of the shop to be so depressing, as if no one had come at all, and the counter was covered in dust?"

Hearing Zuo Feng's question, Fifth Elder let out another long sigh and said, "Ah, this old shop really can't be run anymore."

Zuo Feng's heart skipped a beat as he had a bad premonition, so he asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

The fifth elder was obviously still immersed in his grief. He shook his head and said, "It's useless to tell you these things. It will only increase your worries."

Zuo Feng was slightly anxious, and his voice rose as he continued to ask, "Quickly tell me, even if I can't solve it, have you forgotten my relationship with the City Lord's Mansion?"

Hearing Zuo Feng mention the City Lord's Mansion, Fifth Elder finally reacted and slowly said with a serious face.

"Ever since someone stirred up trouble in your old house and your father was injured, several mountain shops have suddenly appeared on this street."

Zuo Feng's heart sank. He could not help but curse at Zhang Yu in his heart, but he did not say anything. Instead, he continued to listen patiently. Fifth Elder paused for a moment before continuing.

"Our shop is very small and is situated on a side street like this. Usually, we don't have many customers. "This time around, at the end of the street, there were suddenly four stores selling mountain goods. After that, we could barely get any customers at all."

The fifth elder paused for a moment before continuing dejectedly, "What a pity for the village head. After a few days, this shop can only be sold at a low price. Although the price was slightly lower, it could at least ease the pressure on the village for a bit. You also know that we have always been relying on our backers for food, and now that people have entered the city, they can't even get the goods. The money we brought from the village has also been used up. "

Zuo Feng was relieved to hear this. At this moment, he and the Mayor's mansion were in a neither awkward nor awkward situation. He had just rejected her offer and turned around to brazenly ask for her help. It was obvious that Zuo Feng felt a sense of conflict from the bottom of his heart. Now that he had heard the Fifth Elder's explanation, he knew that it was just a 'lack of money'.

Although the current Zuo Feng couldn't be considered to be rich, he still had some assets, so after hearing this, his face relaxed and he smiled.

"Fifth Elder, if it's just these problems, I think they'll be easy to solve."

After he finished speaking, Zuo Feng took a bag from beside him. He had a total of three bags by his side, all taken by Zuo Feng before he entered. After all, it was better not to let others know about his secret.

Fifth Elder had naturally noticed the package by Zuo Feng's side long ago. However, at this moment, she saw Zuo Feng's relaxed smile as he passed the bag to her. He reached out his hand and took it in a baffled manner. However, the moment he held it, he was pressured by the heavy weight of the bag to the point that he could barely hold it.

"This, this is?" The fifth elder asked as he looked at the package in surprise.