C63

An assassination planned by the Fan Mansion should have been planned without leaving a single blade of grass, but it did not kill Fan Yuzheng, Han Chongyan, Tian Gan, and the others. This accident made Tian Gan and Fan Yuzheng feel lucky, but at the same time it also forced them to take action as soon as possible. The first thing they did was to find the young master of the Qin Nation, who had been ordered by Ying Zheng to behead him, as soon as possible, because as long as they could get him out of the mountain, then Fan Yuzheng would be able to issue a formal order to the old tribe, ordering them to join hands to punish Ying Zheng in the name of Su Qin Gang. That way, they would have a sliver of a chance of survival. As a result, the two of them found a reliable farmer to settle down with Han Zhong. Then, they sped on their way to Rao Yang to find the eldest son of the Rao Yang.

However, although Rao Yang of the State of Zhao was not a prosperous place with thousands of families, there were still hundreds of households on the inside and outside. Furthermore, most of these households lived in leisure, so it was not easy to find the person who had been hiding here for many years. Tian Gan and Fan Yuzhen searched through hundreds of families, but still couldn't find any trace of Cheng.

"General Fan, are you sure that Young Master Cheng was given the title of Rao Yang?" According to Tian Gan's conjecture, after becoming a noble prince, there would be very few descendants of officials in this small Rao Yang Country. Therefore, even if a commoner did not know Cheng Yu, they would at least know a little about him. However, after inquiring so many families, they all shook their heads, as if the name Cheng Yang had never appeared in this place before.

However, he still paused for a moment, then said with certainty, "Back then, the person escorting the eldest young master here was my guard, so the eldest young master must have been living in seclusion in Rao Yang's house. Since we cannot search for him now, I suspect that the eldest young master must have concealed his name in order to avoid danger, which is why there has been no news of him."

"En, General Fan's guess is not without reason. If it really is like this, then we should find another way to find out if there are any clues." Tian Gan listened to Fan Yicheng's conjecture. Based on the current situation, he naturally agreed with Fan Yicheng's reasoning, so he suggested not to go looking for someone so brazenly.

"The words of the Heaven Saint Master are extremely true." Fan Yuzhen nodded his head in agreement to Tian Gan's suggestion, then changed his previous irritable behaviour. He decided to follow Tian Gan and look for opportunities in private.

After the two of them changed their ways of doing things, they appeared to be very low-key. They decided to ignore the slightly rich farmers and instead wholeheartedly searched for dilapidated thatched cottage. The Land of Rao Yang was a barren land that King Zhao Xiang had abandoned. The reason why King Zhao Xiang was willing to accept those who fled in defeat was because the State of Zhao was vast and the people were rich and the troops were strong. Therefore, finding a remote and barren land to take in a Patriarch of the Qin was just a small matter. As for whether or not Cheng Yu was still alive, he did not care. It was precisely because Rao Yang was a barren land that the huts and shacks here could be said to be everywhere. Therefore, Tian Gan and Fan Yuzhen didn't need to pick and choose many shacks with broken walls and broken walls to find them.

At first, Fan Yuzhen didn't pay much attention to this shack, because on the surface, this shack covered with dust and cobwebs seemed to have been abandoned long ago, with no signs of human habitation. When Tian Gan saw the shack just now, he had deliberately nudged Fan Yuzhen at his side. He then raised his finger and pointed to the back of the shack, and Fan saw that a wisp of green smoke was rising from behind the broken shack. It seemed that the shack was not as uninhabited as he had thought.

The two of them walked slowly to the outside wall of the shack, but there was a rotten wooden door hanging from it. The bronze ring on the door was already covered with green, and the iron lock hanging from it had already rusted, as if it would fall off at any moment. In fact, according to the current situation, with the help of his innate martial arts inner force, he could easily push open the broken folding door with just a little force. But looking at the green smoke coming out from inside the shack just now, there must have been someone living inside, so due to the etiquette of a guest, the two of them still slowly raised their hands and lightly knocked on the door knocker, awaiting an answer.

Strangely, just as the two of them knocked on the door knocker, the wisp of green smoke within the shack disappeared without a trace, as if the person inside the room had heard the noise and was startled but did not respond on purpose. The two of them waited for a while, seeing that there were no more sounds coming from the house, Fan Yuzhen, after all, had a temper of being a general, and was very unhappy with being treated so slowly. He wanted to push open the door and enter, but Tian Gan stopped him, shaking his head, signalling for him to not act rashly. Actually, Tian Gan only stopped Fan Yuzhen's impulse because they were here to look for someone. If they were to cause a ruckus, it would be even more difficult to find someone. From Tian Gan's calm expression, Fan Xian could already understand his meaning, so he had no choice but to give up.

Just as the two of them wanted to turn around and leave, they suddenly heard a sizzling sound from the wall behind them. A ray of light suddenly appeared on the originally gloomy ground. It was obvious that someone had opened the door behind them.

The two of them turned to look at each other and saw that the person standing in the gap between the half-opened door was disheveled and disheveled. Their faces were pitch-black as if they had been stained with ink. His face was covered in dirt, so his eyes were shining brightly. He kept rolling up and down, as if carefully examining the two uninvited guests in front of him.

"Brother, are you a resident of this village?" Tian Gan asked as soon as he saw the person looking at him.

However, the native did not answer. He only blinked his eyes with a blank look on his face.

"Have you ever heard of the Wang Clan members living here?" Fan Xian followed Tian Gan's question and asked eagerly, but this time, he was a lot more obedient. He did not give his full name, and instead chose to make a few insinuations.

However, what he absolutely did not expect was that the native actually chuckled when he heard his question. His lips revealed yellow and black teeth, and saliva dripped from his mouth from time to time, making him feel a bit disgusting and dirty.

Tian Gan saw that person did not answer him, and his reaction was very strange, so he cupped his fists towards the native and said, "Please forgive us, but we are passing people, and seeing that the people here are simple, we want to ask about the mortal world, so we will trouble you."

Despite Tian Gan's humble attitude, that native continued to laugh mischievously. A pungent, pungent smell came out from his mouth, as if he was trying to choke people.

Fan Yuchen could not hold it in anymore, and immediately covered his nose, his heart was full of anger from the native's lazy attitude, so he raised his other hand, and said angrily: "Country bumpkin, we are so humble to you, yet you dare to tease us like this, see how I'll give you a taste of pain!"

He looked up and saw that Heaven was grabbing onto him, and the native, who seemed to have been shocked quite badly, was crying out 'ayaya' non-stop. Although he could not hear what he was saying, but from the look on his face and the panic in his voice, he was truly frightened by the shout of Fan Xian.

"Brother Tian Gan, what are you doing?" Fan Yu Chen stared at Tian Gan's hand that was holding him tightly, and said with a puzzled face.

"General Fan, don't you see that this person is a deaf and mute cripple?" I'm afraid your actions will scare him. " Tian Gan said as he stared at the native whose eyes were filled with fear and his entire body was trembling.

Fan Yuzhen took Tian Chanzi's reminder, and once again carefully examined the native. Combined with his reaction to both of them, he felt that this was indeed the case, that the native must be deaf and dumb. Thus, he had to release the energy from his arm and let go.

"Forget it. Rao Yang is so old, so we won't have much of a harvest in a short time. It's already getting late, why don't the two of us find a place to rest? We can search for Young Master Cheng tomorrow." Tian Gan knew this was another futile move, so he suggested it to Fan Yuzhen.

"Alright, let's do as you said." Fan Yicheng raised his head to look at the darkening sky, and then he could only follow Tian Gan's words.

However, after he had turned around and walked a few steps, he discovered that there was no sound coming from behind him. He was surprised that Tian Gan had not caught up with him, so he looked back at Tian Gan.

Tian Qian heard Fan Xian's shout and came back to his senses. He then explained, "Just now, I heard some movement around us, so I was a bit more cautious. It seems like it was just a gust of wind sweeping past."

After Tian Gan said this, he quickened his pace and followed Fan Yuzheng. They went together to find a place to rest.

Although Rao Yang's farmers were scattered about, as long as they could get the money, it would not be a problem to get a place to stay. Thus, Fan Yicheng and Tian Gan quickly found a place to settle down. In the middle of the night, when the two of them were supposed to be resting, Tian Gan couldn't fall asleep. Perhaps he had wandered in the martial arts world for many years, and had developed such a sensitive vigilance. Moreover, it was now in his and Fan Yuzhen's search for the only great enemy who had stood up to Ying Zheng in the past. Li Si's way of doing things would not have allowed them to succeed so easily.

If their plan to find a balance between Ying Zheng and Cheng didn't get exposed, then why was it that there were no assassins chasing after them, and if they didn't die, how could Reese feel at ease? On the other hand, if their plans were exposed, there would be no reason for them to not encounter any obstructions in their journey from Rao Yang to Rao Yang.

Furthermore, he felt that it was a bit strange that he was interviewed with that native. However, he couldn't quite tell where that strange feeling came from. Perhaps he was overthinking it? However, he clearly felt that when he and Fan Yuzhen left, there was a different aura coming from the surroundings. As he had told Fan Yuzheng, it was indeed a breeze blowing, but it seemed to contain a different smell.

The strange feeling in Tian Gan's mind was like two huge dragons overturning the rivers and seas. It caused his mind to be thrown into chaos, yet he could not find a single clue.

Suddenly, another cold breeze passed by. It was different this time. It was a strong gust of wind. It was a gust of wind coming through the window. With a 'sou' sound, it was indicating his speed. With Tian Gan's skill, waiting for this gale to within five feet of him might not be an easy task, because at this moment, he had already unfurled his fan. The crane feather golden threads within the fan bones seemed to be unable to restrain the loneliness he had been feeling for days as they carried the Setting Sun Cloud Darts out of the fan holes, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

Dong ~ ~ ~ Who would have thought that the sound would appear and immediately reverse the premonition from before. This was because the final goal of the gale wasn't Tian Gan himself, but the beam surrounding his bed. Since the target wasn't him, Tian Gan quickly realized that the first target he needed to pay attention to right now wasn't the item that went through the window, but the figure that hid behind the window.

His logic was right. No, it was experience.

Before he could make any more judgements, he had already rushed out of the house. He wanted to go outside to investigate, and this would verify whether his previous muddled judgement was correct or not.

However, when he stepped out of the doorway, he was disappointed because there was no one around him. There was only the night wind blowing and the shadows of the trees moving around.

The night was as quiet as before, as if nothing had ever happened.

Tian Gan knew that he was a step too slow, but he could only give up. However, right now, his logic had eliminated the first part of the order, allowing him to make a second choice. Yes, and the thing that had just come through the window, thought Heaven. He immediately dashed back into the house, wanting to see what motive the thing that had not come for him had.

When Tian Gan saw the object nailed deeply to the beam of the bed, he finally realized that the thing that had snatched the window was not some sort of deadly weapon. It was only an extremely ordinary Nanmu hairpin. However, the end of the hairpin seemed to have a long, thin strip of cloth at its end, which made it look somewhat strange.

Tian Gan gripped the hairpin with his two fingers, and pulled it out with a little bit of strength. He then slowly unrolled the hairpin along the hairpin path, and found the words written on the hairpin:

"A thousand faces, it's hard to hide."