C9

Liu Er looked at the sword at his throat and nervously swallowed his saliva, not daring to move.

He could even feel his Adam's apple, just a hair's breadth away from the sword.

"Hmm?" As Hong Lei watched, Liu Er was so nervous that he could not speak. He kept his sword.

"Hah." Liu Er squatted down on the ground and puffed. "I …" I'll take you. That pub. "

Liu Er had no other choice but to use this kind of method to protect himself. He knew that even if he went to a tavern, it would be of no use.

Hong Lei was unable to ask what he wanted to know. He was still going to die, but in this sort of life and death situation, his desire to live had forced him to do so.

"That's more like it. As long as you help us, not only will you not die, you might even be able to obtain riches. Why not?" Upon hearing that Liu Er was willing to cooperate, Hong Lei was overjoyed.

Hong Lei raised his head and said, "Let's go, lead the way."

Liu Er nodded carefully and turned around. He slowly walked in the direction of the tavern.

"Brothers, let's go!" The black-armored soldier beside Hong Lei shouted behind him when he saw Second Liu leading the way.

When the black-armored soldiers received the order, they galloped forward on their horses. Their actions were crisp and decisive without the slightest hesitation. If there was someone in the army present, they would definitely exclaim in admiration.

It was forbidden, unflustered, and unified. He was truly a peerless cavalryman.

At this moment, Liu Er's heart was very complicated. He knew that if the shopkeeper didn't know where the white-robed youth was, not only would he die, but he would also implicate the storekeeper.

Right now, he could only ask the shopkeeper to know the whereabouts of the white-robed youth. This way, the army lords would spare him.

Hong Lei naturally didn't know of Liu Er's current thoughts. He simply rode his horse and silently followed behind him.

The trio weren't too far away, so in a short while, they arrived outside the tavern.

Liu Er was sent forward to knock on the door. "Shopkeeper. Shopkeeper. It's me, Liu Er."

"Creak." The door to the tavern opened and the tavern's owner came out. "Hey, Little Liu, why did you come back again?"

The shop keeper opened the door wide. Only then did he see the Black Armored Army unit behind Liu Er. He hurriedly asked, "Little Liu, what's going on?"

"Shopkeeper, this... "These military lords want to find you to understand a few things." Liu answered him perfunctorily,

"Hey!" Old man, have you seen a young man in white? " Hong Lei was getting impatient. Without waiting for the shopkeeper to react, he immediately asked.

"I've seen him before, may I ask which one of them is the Army Lord?"

"Which one?"

"That's right, I have two people here today. They are young men in white." The manager continued.

"Show him." The moment Hong Lei finished speaking, the soldier beside him immediately went up and took out the portrait of Yang Muyun and showed it to the shopkeeper.

"Oh, so it's this young hero."

"You've seen it?"

"Of course, I've seen him drink at my place before."

"Then what about the other young man in white? "Describe it." Hong Lei asked.

"Another Young Master, he has a blue sword on his back and a smile on his face. He looks quite comfortable." The shop owner thought for a moment, "And this young hero, he makes me feel cold."

"Could it be Qiu Mufeng?" Hong Lei wondered, "Then do you know where they are headed to?"

"I know, I saw them heading that way." The shopkeeper pointed at the official road in the distance.

At this time, Liu Er let out a breath. Luckily, the shopkeeper knew the whereabouts of the white-robed youth.

"Yes." Hong Lei rubbed his chin and said, "Shopkeeper, you should know this as well. I need you to keep this a secret."

"Mmm mmm, mmm." The shopkeeper nodded his head like a chick pecking rice. "I understand, I understand."

"But we met by chance, and I don't trust you very much, so I'm sorry to trouble you to get a good night's sleep so we can all have peace of mind, don't you think?" Ruthlessness flashed across Hong Lei's face as he slashed his neck at the armored soldier beside him.

Hearing Hong Lei's words, Liu Er immediately said, "Officer, spare me!"

"Did I say you were going to die? I just want to ask you to sleep with this shopkeeper. "

"No, no, no. Didn't you say you would allow me to be rich? "I don't want money, please spare us!"

"Humph!" Hong Lei smiled and said, "You actually believe in deceiving a three year old child?"

With that, he shouted behind him, "Release the arrows!"

Only then did the store manager realize that something was wrong. He immediately pulled Second Liu along and prepared to escape. But they were too slow.

The moment the group of black-armored soldiers received their orders, they immediately drew their longbows, took out their arrows, and shot out their bows.

"Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!" Thousands of swords flew out of his hands and rushed towards Liu Er and the shopkeeper.

"Puff puff puff!" The arrow pierced into the flesh, and fresh blood dyed the clothes red. The shopkeeper and Liu Er laid down amidst the endless arrows.

"Dong, dong, dong!" The wooden board of the small tavern was filled with arrows.

"Whew ~ ~" Hong Lei let out a breath of air. "Send a few people to check if they're dead or not. Just check if there's anyone else in the shop."

"Yes." The black-armored soldiers immediately divided a few of them and began to move according to Hong Lei's orders.

Before long, they had returned. "Reporting to the police, there's no one in the shop. Those two people are completely dead."

"Alright, let's go." Hong Lei urged his horse forward, "Just burn down this tavern, that will save us a lot of trouble."

"Yes." The moment the order was given, the black-armored soldier immediately brought out a few jars of wine from the tavern. Scatter all over the tavern and take out the fire stone.

"Snap." When a spark came into contact with the wine, it immediately began to burn. In an instant, the entire tavern was set ablaze.

Hong Lei led his Black Armored Army, carrying the fire behind him as they headed in the direction of Yang Muyun.

By now, the sky was almost dark. The burning flames had burned the entire tavern into ruins.

In the distance, a person was walking towards them. He was humming a song and seemed exceptionally happy. He was also carrying a huge bag on his back.

He slowly walked in. When he was not far from the tavern, he saw that the tavern was in ruins. He dropped his bag and immediately ran over.

"Plop!" He fell flat on the floor of the ruins, "This … "What's going on?"

"The shopkeeper, the shopkeeper." There was a tremor in his voice.

He got up and ran to the main entrance of the tavern, where he saw the tavern keeper and Liu Er's corpse.

He ran over and grabbed the storekeeper's corpse, "storekeeper, what's wrong with this? I bought the materials back, and you still want to brew Peach Blossom Fen? How could it be like this?"

So this person was the waiter who served the wine to Yang Muyun.

When Qiu Mufeng left, he took the remaining two gourds of Peach Blossom Fen with him. Therefore, the shopkeeper told him to go out and buy some wine ingredients.

This also allowed him to escape a calamity and not lose his life here.

He began to cry, and at that moment he heard the shopkeeper's voice, and he put his ear to it.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any unfulfilled desires?"

"Black... "Black armor!"

The store manager only had enough time to say this before he was no longer able to hold on and died.

The waiter wiped away his tears and said to the storekeeper's corpse, "Black Armor, is this the killer that killed the storekeeper?"

"Good, shopkeeper, don't worry. You have been kind to people all your life and have never done anything bad. It's your duty to be a good person. If such a person doesn't get a good end …"

"I must catch the person who killed you. I must kill him without a burial ground." The waiter viciously arrived.

His eyes were filled with hatred. He clenched his teeth, clenched his fists, and the veins in his hands bulged.

From then on, his fate had changed.

The seeds of hatred had already been planted.