Cranes and Blazing Sun - C9

The morning light shone slightly, and a cool breeze blew like smoke and fog. The sound of water gurgling could be heard, and a large river curved towards the east. The river was clear enough that the bottom could be seen, just like a mirror. The ripples were like the wrinkles on the forehead of a benevolent old man.

Zhang Qingyun searched the entire night, but he could not find his mother and mother-in-law. He thought to himself, just where are mother and mother-in-law? He quietly stood by the river, staring blankly at the slow flowing river. Green grass flowed along the river bank, thousands of purple flowers bloomed in unison. The scenery was extremely beautiful, but he was not in the mood to appreciate it. He stretched out his hand and picked up a stone before angrily tossing it into the river. It stirred up layers of jade ripples.

Lei Zhaoting also looked at the sleepy river. She knew that Zhang Qingyun’s heart was in pain, and she too had just lost her loved ones. She felt the same way. “Big Brother Yun, don’t be too sad. We will definitely find them. They will be fine.”

Zhang Qingyun recalled that he had only gone out for a short while last night and there was no movement. When he came back, his mother and mother-in-law had already disappeared without a trace. He couldn’t help but slowly turn around and ask, “Tingting, where do you think my mother and the others are?”

Lei Qiuting said, “Brother Yun, if it wasn’t for you chasing after me, the aunt and the old granny might have been fine. It’s all my fault, I implicated all of you. ” After saying so, tears fell from his eyes due to anxiousness.

He remembered that someone had recognized his mother in the forest that day, so he said, “Tingting, this is none of your business, I was the one who was in trouble, without any experience. Yesterday, someone recognized his mother, and I let him go carelessly, so his mother and grandma’s disappearance must have had something to do with this person.”

Lei Qiuting said, “No matter what, they are lucky and will be fine. We have to think in a good direction, not finding them is not a bad news, at least it can prove that they are not in danger.”

Zhang Qingyun’s eyes were filled with confusion as he stared at the flowing river.

Lei Zhaoting didn’t know what Zhang Qingyun was thinking, and could only say, “Brother Yun, are you hungry? Can we go buy something?” Only after eating your fill will you have the strength to find aunty and the others. ”

His mother and granny’s disappearance this time was most likely related to the dragon and phoenix jade pendant. Luckily, he had gone out to chase Tingting last night, or else he would have been captured too, and his mother and granny would have fallen into the hands of the enemy, and would have had to rely on themselves to save them. Just as he felt hungry, he couldn’t continue feeling sad like this. He immediately said, “Tingting is right, let’s go to the town to eat.”

Seeing Zhang Qingyun agree, Lei Qiuting was overjoyed, and the two rushed to the town.

As soon as the two of them entered the street, the number of people had started to increase, starting their day’s work. The two of them were not in the mood to be picky, casually entering a noodle shop. He ordered two bowls of noodles.

Not long after the two of them sat down in the restaurant, a waiter brought two bowls of hot noodles.

Zhang Qingyun picked up his chopsticks and said with a sigh, “This is my second time eating a stick. The first time we ate, it was the first thing we ate. At that time, mother and mother-in-law were by my side, but now, I don’t know where he is …”

Lei Qiuting remembered that her childhood was still beautiful. There was a father, a mother, and even a brother. Zhang Qingyun spent his childhood in an uninhabited valley. How dry and boring it was. “Brother Yun, you must have suffered a lot in the valley, right?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “No, Mother and Granny both love me dearly. It’s just that I miss them so much.”

Lei Qiuting also thought of her parents who had left her. She couldn’t help but feel sad. She quietly shed tears and said, “I also miss my parents, my big brother.”

Zhang Qingyun saw that he had once again brought up Lei Zhaoting’s grief, and couldn’t bear to see her cry, so he said, “Tingting, don’t cry. Wait until we have eaten our fill, then we can capture each and every one of our enemies here to avenge our families. ”

Lei Qiuting stopped crying. Knowing that this was the time she needed to be strong, she lowered her head and focused on eating the noodles.

Very quickly, he finished the two bowls of noodles. Lei Zhaoting put down the bowls and chopsticks and said, “Brother Yun, what should we do next? How can we find our enemy?”

Zhang Qingyun was at a loss. Those people came and went like ghosts, not knowing where to go. Shaking his head, he said, “I don’t know yet. Right now, we can only take one step at a time. However, I will definitely find them.”

Lei Qiuting said, “Why don’t we go to my second uncle’s house. Second Uncle also has a escort office. He has a lot of people and he also has a lot of friends. More people means more hope.”

Zhang Qingyun felt that he had nowhere else to go. “Alright, but I’ll be troubling Uncle.”

Seeing Zhang Qingyun agree, Lei Qiuting hurriedly said, “Brother Yun, you saved my life. Second Uncle can’t thank you in time, so why do I feel that it’s troublesome. Second Uncle’s home is not far from this town, and we’ll be there soon. “Let’s go,” the two paid the bill and left.

After a short while, they arrived at the town that belonged to their second uncle. Walking on the streets of the town, one could see a large banner in the distance, waving in the wind. On the banner was embroidered the word ‘Thunder’, appearing quite mighty.

Lei Qiuting raised her arm, pointed at the banner and said, “Under that banner is my second uncle’s house.”

As the two approached, they saw that the door was shut tight and there was no one guarding the door. Lei Qiuting asked curiously, “Why would Second Uncle close the door of the escort office in broad daylight?”

Zhang Qingyun also felt that something was not right. According to common sense, the escort company also did the same thing in business. They would not close their doors during the day.

Lei Qiuting couldn’t help but feel a sense of fear from the bottom of her heart. She walked to the door and knocked on it, “Second Uncle, are you home?”

After a long time, there was no sound coming from the inside of the door. Zhang Qingyun said, “Tingting, why don’t we go in and take a look.” Lei Qiuting saw that many of them had never opened the door before, and felt that it was quite strange. She kept saying in her heart, “Don’t let anything happen to me. Second Uncle is my only family member.” The two of them nodded.

The two of them jumped over the wall and floated into the yard. The scene in the yard immediately shocked the two of them. Corpses were strewn all over the ground, and blood was all over the place. There was another massacre.

Zhang Qingyun was so shocked by this tragic scene that he wanted to vomit, and said, “Who did this evil trick?” “Just like that.”

Lei Qiuting was so scared that she burst into tears. She rushed into the inner room and shouted loudly, “Second Uncle, where are you?” Zhang Qingyun quickly followed him in, afraid that the killer had not gone far. He saw Lei Zhaoting kneeling beside a forty year old man. He called out, “Second Uncle, wake up.” “Wake up and see Tingting.” Tears flowed out of his eyes like rain.

Zhang Qingyun said, “The opponent’s attacks are so vicious, the blood on the ground is not completely dried up yet.” It should have happened in these two days. ”

Two days ago, Second Uncle received a letter from my father requesting me to come to his house for a few more days. At that time, I thought that my father was hiding something from me and was afraid that Second Uncle would stop me. “Now that I think about it, they must have killed my family, the same people.” When Lei Luoshi received the Life and Death Token, his second brother also received the Life and Death Token on the second day. Because Lei Luoshi had rejected the Life and Death Token, but the Life and Death Token was determined to win the Lei Family’s escort, so he issued the Life and Death Token to the second brother of the Lei Family. He had already suffered the miserable fate of having his entire family wiped out. It just so happened that Lei Zhaoting stole a horse home, because of the delay in the road for a few hours, and picked up a life.

Zhang Qingyun’s heart was also filled with grief, “Tingting, don’t be too sad. We’ll look around and see if the killer left any clues.” Lei Qiuting felt that this was not bad, so she got up and searched around the room.

The two of them looked around for a long time, but did not find anything. They looked at each other, shook their heads and sat on the steps, looking at the courtyard full of corpses, and felt so much pain that they wished they were dead. Zhang Qingyun said, “These are professional assassins, so they didn’t leave any traces behind. “Tingting, let’s burn this place down.”

Lei Qiuting said, “What? It’s burned? This is my Second Uncle’s life’s work and effort. How can we possibly burn it?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “But he’s already gone, what’s the use of keeping him. Look at the bodies in the courtyard, can only the two of us handle it?” Don’t tell me we have to go to the Violent Corpse Palace? ”

Lei Zhaoting also didn’t have any other ideas. “Okay, then let’s burn it!”

The fire engulfed the entire escort office, turning it red. The two of them stood in front of the fire, staring blankly. Who knew what they were thinking?

After a long while, Zhang Qingyun asked, “Tingting, when you went back, did you see your father?”

Lei Zhaoting didn’t know why Zhang Qingyun suddenly asked, “I saw it, is it related to Second Uncle?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Of course there is. Such a big thing, it’s impossible for it to happen without warning.” I didn’t tell you anything when I saw you. ”

Lei Zhaoting thought back to the scene when they went home and said, “The situation was very urgent. Many men in black were at my house. Father pulled me and saved me with all his might.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Don’t tell me there’s no conversation between the two of you?”

Lei Qiuting thought back and said, “I seem to have said it before. Before I left, I heard dad say that I was the one who killed our family. Because I was scared, and because the fighting sounds inside were too loud, I didn’t hear clearly what Dad said.”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Aiya, why didn’t we hear it clearly when it was Guan Jian? There are so many people surnamed Zhao in this world. How are we supposed to find them?”

Lei Zhaoting murmured, “Daddy said it was me, Zhao… What could it be? It should be someone I know. ”

Zhang Qingyun said, “That’s right, he should be Uncle Zhao or something like that. Do you know if your father has any friends with the surname Zhao?”

Lei Zhaoting turned around and glared at Zhang Qingyun. “A friend with the surname Zhao, could he be my Uncle Zhao?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “Very likely. Do you know him?”

Lei Qiuting said, “Of course I know him. He and my father have been good friends for many years and often came to my house, but Uncle Zhao is a very good person. He shouldn’t be. Why would he want to kill his entire family?”

Zhang Qingyun said, “People can’t say for sure. Some people look good on the surface, but they are really bad on the inside. Whether it is him or not, we’ll know after we go to his house. Do you know where his house is?”

Although Lei Qiuting didn’t want to doubt her father’s good friend when he was still alive, this huge family extermination grudge wasn’t child’s play, so she said, “I understand. I’ve been there many times, and I’ve just climbed a mountain from the inside. Their home is down in the town. ”

Zhang Qingyun said, “There’s no time to lose, let’s hurry. It would be even better if it wasn’t for him. Your family has encountered such a huge problem, and he is your father’s good friend from when he was alive.” Lei Qianni nodded.

It was already late at night by the time they arrived at Zhao Jia Village. They jumped on top of the wall and saw that the courtyard was dark and lifeless; not even a lantern was hung. The two of them flew down and crossed the yard like a leopard cat. He moved to the corner of the wall.

Zhang Qingyun secretly felt that with such a big house, how could there not be a single person, not even a single light was lit, he said, “This place is strangely dark, we have to be careful, we have to be careful of traps.”

Lei Qiuting nodded, and thought to herself, “He’s young, but his ways of doing things are very old.” I can’t help but admire him in my heart. ”

The two of them walked through another yard and arrived at the back of the round flower. In the middle of the circular flower stood a fake mountain. In the dark night, it looked like a group of black shadows, like ghosts and ghosts.

Lei Qiuting slipped and cried out in fear, “It’s like I stepped on something soft!” She took a look and saw that it was a corpse. It was a terrifying corpse, with blood flowing out of its seven orifices.

Zhang Qing Yun quickly covered his mouth and said, “My young mistress, can you please lower your voice? Are you trying to scare me to death?

Lei Qiuting was terrified, her voice was already trembling as she said, “Brother Yun, how could someone die here?”

Zhang Qingyun also thought it was strange and said, “This place is filled with evil.” “Something big may have happened, so we should be more careful. Tingting, you better not be too far away from me. Danger can happen at any time.”

After Lei Qiantang’s shock just now, she was already scared to death. Even if she had to leave, she wouldn’t dare to stay too far away.

Her screams drew two shadows, and one shouted, “Who’s here?”

Zhang Lei and Wang Lei immediately dodged to the side and leaned against the wall. Two black figures slowly walked through the crescent moon gate. The other person said, “Why is there no one here? I clearly heard someone shouting just now, could it be that I saw a ghost?” As soon as Zhang Lei and Han Ying Xue left the Crescent Gate, the two of them shot towards the two men’s necks like lightning. The two shadows let out muffled groans as they fell to the ground.

Zhang Lei and Zhang Si moved them to the side. At this moment, two more people appeared in the distance. One of them said, “There seems to be something moving over there.”

The other one said, “Let’s go take a look.”

Zhang Qingyun heard the voices of the two people lying on the ground, so he imitated the man in black’s voice and said, “It’s us. It’s nothing here, it’s just that a little disobedient kitten just passed by.” When she mentioned kittens, she scratched Lei Zhaoting’s nose.

Lei Zhaoting said softly, “You’re the disobedient kitten.” When the two of them heard their voices, they didn’t walk over. Instead, they said, “Everyone, be careful. The lord of the altar is in the middle of something. If something happens, none of us will have a good ending.” With that, he walked into the west wing’s courtyard.

At this time, a scream came from the inner courtyard. In the darkness, the two of them couldn’t help but feel their hair stand on end.

Zhang Qingyun said, “What is the Altar Master doing inside? It seems like we have not come to the wrong place.” Let’s go over and take a look. ”

The two of them passed through the Crescent Gate and saw two black-clothed men guarding at the entrance. They could not help but step back. Zhang Qingyun said, “Why is this place so heavily guarded?” They went around the guards and over the wall. He saw a glimmer of light in one of the rooms, flickering and flickering, as if he had entered a new territory. There was only one room in the entire house that had a little bit of starlight. Zhang Qingyun said, “Let’s go over there and take a look.”

Lei Qiuting broke the window paper with her finger and saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting inside. His face was sallow and he had a long beard. She said lightly, “Yes, the person inside is my Uncle Zhao.”

At this moment, someone else’s voice came from inside, “Master Jin Xing, you actually secretly let the daughter of the Lei Clan go. What else do you have to say for yourself?”

The middle-aged man’s face was ashen as he sat on the chair without saying a word. His lips were pale as if he had suffered a severe internal injury.

Seeing that the middle-aged man didn’t say anything, the man in the room continued, “Since you don’t want to explain, then accept the order.”

He threw out a small black token from his hand and floated in front of the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man looked at the token and was shocked as he said in a stern voice, “The flag master has issued a death order to me. I am very loyal to the flag master, so why would you do this to me?”

That person laughed and said, “Come down, you’re still talking to me about that. When you die, everything will be fine. “One day, when we succeed and become rich and powerful, we will have endless rewards.” The laughter was particularly ear-piercing. He laughed out loud as a dagger appeared in his hand and he thrust it into the middle-aged man’s chest.

Lei Zhaoting cried out, “Stop!”

That person immediately turned around. He didn’t expect there to be someone outside the window. His eyes gleamed as he shouted, “Who is it?”

Zhang Qingyun saw that this person’s martial arts was extraordinary, he suddenly stood up and pushed Lei Zhaoting away. That person’s palm was so strong that he was forced to retreat a few steps by the force of the impact. The blood in his heart was boiling.

However, that person was greatly shocked in his heart. This little youth actually had such a deep inner strength. He was actually sent flying by Zhang Qingyun’s palm strike, smashing a table in the room as he let out an “Ah!” He spat out a mouthful of blood, but the young man was still standing there. He knew that he was no match for the middle-aged man, and when he saw that the young man was already dead, he no longer had any signs of life. He thought to himself, the mission will be completed, my life is more important, I immediately got up and rushed out of the window.

When he turned around, he discovered that there was actually a handkerchief on the ground. He picked it up and looked at it, thinking, “This man actually has a woman’s handkerchief on him, what a weirdo.”

Lei Zhaoting ran over to the middle-aged man and asked, “Uncle Zhao, how are you?”

Middle-aged man slightly opened his eyes and said in surprise: “It’s Ting Er.” Uncle has let you down, and has also let your Lei Family down. ”

Lei Qiuting was also shocked. She couldn’t believe what the middle-aged man said. She muttered, “It’s really you. I didn’t think it was you who killed my family.” Tears welled up in his eyes.

The middle-aged man shook his head and said, “No. Although I participated in it that day, I can’t bear to do anything to big brother Lei.”

Lei Qiuting asked, “Then who killed my father?”

The middle-aged man’s eyes revealed a mournful look of hatred, “It’s the Banner of March!” Because the Banner of March had killed his entire family, he hated the Banner of March very much, and the Banner of March was indeed the Banner of March. However, he couldn’t bear to do anything to the Banner of March.

Zhang Qingyun walked over and asked, “Who was that person?”

Lei Qiuting anxiously asked, “Who is the third month’s flag master?”

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he tilted his head and died.

Lei Qiuting grabbed him tightly and shook him, “Who is the flag master of March, how can you die at this time?” Tears fell like rain.

Zhang Qingyun saw this middle-aged man die at this crucial moment. The truth was that he left with his death. This clue ended here. Knowing how sorrowful Lei Zhaoting’s heart was at this moment, and seeing that she would soon find out who the enemy was, she suddenly broke all of them. How could she accept this? She quietly hugged Lei Zhaoting and said gently, “Tingting, don’t get too excited.” We must have another way. ”

Lei Qiuting cried like she was about to cry, and said with tears in her voice, “Brother Yun, just a little bit more.” I know who the enemy that killed my entire family is. ”

Zhang Qingyun felt very sad for her situation and comforted her, “Tingting, don’t be too sad. We will find a way to find him eventually.”

When Lei Zhaoting heard Zhang Qingyun’s words, she was especially touched. The pain and grievance in her heart turned into scalding tears. She softly called out to Brother Yun and cried out loud in front of his chest.