Chapter 142: Descendants
The population in this small farmhouse is quite prosperous, with an old couple, a young couple, and a six-year-old child underneath.
When they were brought to Meng Zhao, the young couple and children were so scared that they could not speak.
The child kept crying, but his mother covered her mouth with her hands and couldn't make a sound.
He just looked at the burly man around him with a terrified look.
In his young heart, this scene will never be forgotten.
However, the old couple looked very calm, and they still maintained a calm demeanor when facing the Meng warrior who was like a wolf or a tiger.
At this time, a warrior of the Meng family put a chair in the shade under the eaves of the courtyard. After wiping it clean, Meng Zhao sat on it, fiddling with the jade Buddhist beads in his hand. He looked at the family brought with him with a expressionless face and said coldly,
"Your surname is Miao? Two hundred years ago, my ancestor's brother-in-law was the former leader of the Supreme Alliance of Jizhou, Tu Xiu?"
The old man looked at Meng Zhao in surprise, as if he could not have imagined that this person was so straightforward.
He took the initiative to step forward with a wooden stick, plucked his courage, and replied,
"Yes, I dare not hide it. I am the seventh generation grandson of Tu Xiu's wife's brother, and I have a hidden genealogy as evidence.
But the Supreme Alliance has long disappeared. We live here under our identities and have not made grudges with anyone. I wonder why the lord came from?"
The old man's quick and neat admission made Meng Zhao happy.
"Okay, I know Tu Xiu once handed over a key to your ancestors for custody.
If there is no accident, this key should still be in your hands now. I will give you a chance to make you rich."
Meng Zhao did not intend to rob it directly, and at least he had to get the key in the name of a business.
After all, he is not a bandit or a bandit, but a noble child.
Besides, Kumara was still watching from the side, and her eating behavior should not be too ugly.
The old man was surprised, as if he hadn't expected that Meng Zhao had come for the key, for the sake of his misfortune,
"Sir, I have indeed seen the key, but many years ago, my child was seriously ill and urgently needed treatment, so I sold it to others. So you want me to take out the key now, but I really can't take it out."
Meng Zhao frowned, is it such a coincidence?
"You have to think clearly that now your whole family's life is in my mind. Is it important to be the key or the life of the whole family important? I will measure it myself. I will ask again, where is the key?"
Meng Zhao was already impatient at this time. The demon bat in the secret had not taken action yet. He also wanted to take advantage of this time to quickly get the third key. If the other party really doesn't know what to do, he will not stingy in killing.
Although he valued Kumara, he did not care about the importance of the matter.
The value of the Tuxiu treasure is much heavier than that of Kumara.
The old man saw Meng Zhao's eyes getting colder and colder. He looked at them as if he was looking at a dead person. He suppressed the fear and worry in his heart and said calmly,
"Sir, I really sold the keys. I used to treat my child's illness. The expenses over the years, and my son's marriage, counting them, there are only less than 700 taels of silver left. Now it is hidden under the earthen kang built on the left house of my house.
By the way, the man left me a receipt and hid it with the silver, but I didn't move."
Seeing that the old man spoke clearly and was very meaningful, it was not like lying, Meng Zhao's heart sank and gave Lu Zhong a color.
Lu Zhong took a few warriors to search the house as the old man said.
Soon, Lu Zhong walked out of the crowd, with a strange expression on his face, walked to Meng Zhao, and handed a piece of yellowed paper to Meng Zhao.
"Young Master, look, it's him!"
Meng Zhao's eyes fluctuated, and just glanced lightly, the three words Hu Baiwan had already caught my eye, a little surprised, but it was not completely unexpected.
At this time, through this document, countless pieces of information were connected into lines in Meng Zhao's mind, which gave him many guesses.
If it was only seven or eight points before, now it is 100% accurate.
Those who colluded with Meng Qinghuai and sent the demon bat to harm him must be Hu Baiwan, a rich man in the city.
Many years ago, this person took away the key from the descendants of Tuxu's wife's brother-in-law, the old man in front of him.
After many years, he learned that Meng Zhao was interested in pursuing the traces of Tu Xiu's wife's descendants and the third key, so he specially guided him to lead others here. The purpose was nothing more than creating an opportunity for the demon bat to assassinate Meng Zhao.
However, this also made Meng Zhao sure that the third key must fall into Hu Baiwan's hands, and there is a high probability that he has never changed hands, giving him a goal and direction, so he no longer has to spend manpower and material resources to do useless work.
"Hu Baiwan, Hu Baiwan, it seems that you are sure that I will die today, so you are so confident and don't care about exposing yourself."
Looking at the family in front of him who were in horror and looking forward to him, Meng Zhao sighed.
If there were no Kumara today, I was afraid that another bloody case would occur in the territory of the Great Yong Dynasty. He, the Meng family warriors, and the people in the village, would most likely not escape the slaughter of the demon bats.
"Forget it, since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you, let them go."
Meng Zhao held the yellowed quotation in his hand and turned his eyes to Kumara on the side, with a little exploration in his eyes.
At this point, what he wants to do has been done, it depends on whether the demon bat will appear and whether the guardian gods of Lanta Temple can capture the demon bat.
After entering the village, Kumara kept watching him act silently. Although he had some complaints about his domineering behavior, considering that Meng Zhao was a child of a noble family, he was inevitably involved in some noble family habits and was not too embarrassed.
Moreover, he could see that Meng Zhao had no intention of murderous towards this family, but was mostly intimidating, so he stopped moving and did not speak out.
But if Meng Zhao really acted as a murderer, even if he risked his identity being discovered by the demon bat, he would not let him do whatever he wanted.
This is the sincere heart of a Buddhist practitioner.
The Buddha said that all living beings can be saved, but he has a great martial arts body, and even a family of five cannot protect it. How can he talk about all living beings?
And Kumara certainly did not forget the real purpose of his trip.
After entering the village, he had tried his best to restrain his breath and hide his own breath. His appearance was like the Meng warrior beside him. He was an ordinary acquired warrior to avoid being alarmed.
In the dark, he has been using his spiritual power to capture the traces of the demon bat.
Buddhist martial arts emphasizes the mind and the most important thing is to enlightenment. The use of spiritual power is even more extreme.
Although Kumara had not achieved the supernatural power of the Buddhist heavenly eye, he had already condensed a vital energy and Dharma eye at the center of his eyebrows. He had quite some research on the way to observe qi.
Almost all corners of the village are filled with a pure and vast atmosphere, and the vitality is natural.
But there was a place that was covered by an invisible layer of shadow, with a few rays of blood vaguely, which gave him some insight.
The demon bat is almost hidden there.
Facing Meng Zhao's inquiry, he returned a look of peace of mind without a trace.
Chapter completed!