The Beginning of the World: Going to the Countryside as an Educated Youth

Chapter 457: Yanziwu Canhe Manor

The boat rowed slowly, and after half an hour, it arrived at a small island.

The small island was lush and green, with rows of willow trees on the shore, their branches and leaves dancing in the wind.

The island is dotted with houses built along the water, with pavilions and towers scattered around, and small bridges and flowing water, which have the flavor of Jiangnan water town gardens.

Zhao Dongchuan looked carefully and saw blue bricks, gray tiles, flying eaves, carved beams and painted buildings, which was very exquisite.

"Sir, Yanziwu is ahead..."

Ah Zhu put down the wood pulp in his hand and spoke softly.

"Okay, let's go ashore..."

Zhao Dongchuan nodded.

Soon, led by Azhu and Abi, the group quickly reached the shore and came to a big gate.

The three characters "Shanhe Zhuang" were written on the plaque on the gate. They were vigorous and powerful, and were obviously written by a master calligrapher. I don't know whether it was Murong Bo or the ancestor of the Murong family.

The door was closed at this time and I didn't know if there was anyone inside.

"I don't know if the people here know about Murong Bo's death!"

Although those men in black were completely wiped out, Deng Baichuan's support troops were intercepted and killed by the masked old man. I don't know if there are any fish that escaped.

"Azi, come knock on the door!"

Zhao Dongchuan looked at A Zi who was looking around curiously.

"Me? Why!!!"

Ah Zi glared, very reluctant.

"Because you didn't do any work during this trip...you don't know how to row a boat...you just slack off!"

Zhao Dongchuan deliberately turned cold and snorted.

A Zi looked at A Zhu for help.

"Just go knock on the door!"

Ah Zhu felt a little helpless. Why were these two people arguing with each other?

"Treasure thief! Don't let me catch you! Humph!"

Ah Zi cursed inwardly as she walked forward and knocked on the door helplessly.

"Dong Dong Dong!!!"

"Someone come and open the door for me!"

Ah Zi knocked for a while, but no one came, so she muttered.

“Keep knocking!!!”

Zhao Dongchuan said.

Ah Zi had no choice but to continue knocking on the door, but no one came to open it.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

"It seems we can only climb over the wall!"

Zhao Dongchuan took the lead and directly displayed his Qinggong skills. He exerted force on his feet and leaped over the wall.

Azhu, A Bi and A Zi have recovered a little in the past few days, so it is very easy for them to climb over such a courtyard wall. Soon they all entered Chanhe Village!

There was no one in the courtyard at this time. I don’t know where they went...

"Where have they all gone?"

Azhu and Abi were a little confused and looked around.

"Tsk, who cares where they go...Wouldn't it be more convenient to move around without anyone around?"

A Zi curled her lips, ignored Zhao Dongchuan and the others, and went straight to a courtyard in the center.

Zhao Dongchuan ignored her and walked into a nearby house.

"Yeah!"

Push the door open and enter.

He looked around and saw that the room was in a mess. Tables, chairs and benches were tilted on the ground, and boxes and drawers were scattered all over the floor. It was obvious that this room had experienced a "catastrophe"!

"How could this be... I remember this was where the male servants lived... Where are they..."

Abi was very surprised.

"Maybe some of the fish that slipped through the net before have returned... and then something happened in Yanziwu Canhe Manor..."

Zhao Dongchuan said lightly, and then took Azhu and Abi to continue checking.

Soon they checked most of the surrounding houses, and all of them were in a mess.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

The sound of fighting came from the house in the middle.

"Hey, little girl, you are quite skilled. I will play with you..."

"Hmph, go to hell!"

"..."

Zhao Dongchuan heard the noise and rushed over quickly.

But I saw A Zi was fighting fiercely with a middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man was wearing a yellow shirt and had a scar from his left eye that stretched all the way to his chin. He looked very scary.

"Do you have any accomplices?"

Seeing Zhao Dongchuan coming over, the man was startled and put away his playful expression. He exerted force on his feet, turned his body to the side, and stretched out a claw, ready to perform the monkey stealing peach move.

Zhao Dongchuan didn't want to waste time talking at this moment. He just wanted to end the battle quickly. He stepped forward and flicked out his finger. An invisible sword energy shot towards the man's arm as fast as lightning.

"what!"

The middle-aged man cried out in pain and instinctively took a few steps back.

He covered his bloody arm, looked at Zhao Dongchuan in shock and anger, and without saying a word to Zhao Dongchuan, he turned around and ran away!

"Pfft!"

Another sword energy shot out, and the man's right leg paused and he fell to the ground!

"You, you, who are you..."

He struggled to move back, horrified.

At this time, Azhu and Abi rushed over, looked at the middle-aged man lying in a pool of blood, and went straight to A Zi.

"Azi, who is he? Why did you fight with him?"

"Humph, this old bastard took advantage of my unpreparedness and attacked me from the dark. If I hadn't reacted quickly, he would have succeeded..."

Ah Zi snorted coldly and said hatefully.

Zhao Dongchuan looked at the man with indifference and asked, "Who are you... What happened here? Where did everyone go..."

"I don't know, I don't know..."

Zhao Dongchuan keenly noticed a strange flash in the man's eyes.

He didn't want to waste time here, so he used his soul-stealing technique and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you? What happened here..."

The man froze for a moment, with a hint of struggle in his expression, but soon he calmed down: "My name is He Youfu... The Lord asked me to guard Yanziwu... Later, one of the Lord's men came back... Then rumors spread in the martial arts world that the Lord was captured by Qiao Feng..."

As that person told the story, Zhao Dongchuan and the others also learned the cause and effect of the incident.

It turned out that a fish escaped the net of the masked old man and escaped back to Yanziwu Canhe Manor, and told this person about his and others being ambushed. Afterwards, they inquired about the news in the martial arts world and learned about the rumor that Murong Bo was killed...

They thought the Murong family was gone, so they wanted to take over the family. They recruited some people, killed some people, and then looted Yanziwu Canhe Manor...

"No, what about the others..."

Zhao Dongchuan asked in confusion.

"The others are in a hidden place in the Murong family, trying to crack the secret room and enter the Lord's Huanshi Water Pavilion, as well as the countless gold and silver treasures left behind..."

"I heard some noise outside, so I came out to check..."

"Do you know Ah Zhu and Ah Bi?"

"I know them. The Lord asked me to monitor them before..."

Zhao Dongchuan nodded and stopped asking questions.

After a few breaths, the man began to hold his head and struggle in pain.

"You, what did you do to me..."

The man regained consciousness with a horrified look on his face...

"lead the way……"

"You don't want to experience that again, do you?"

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Zhao Dongchuan carried He Youfu, who had been acupunctured, in one hand and, following his instructions, brought them to a study in the main hall.

"You said the entrance to the secret room is here?"

"Yes... From here down, there is a secret room..."

He Youfu pointed to a secret passage behind the bookshelf and said.

He has been with the Master for so many years and knows that there is a secret room under the Master's study, so he brings people here to look for treasure, but they don't know how and are trapped outside and can't get into the room... Everyone gathers here to study.

Zhao Dongchuan turned around and said to Ah Zhu, Ah Bi and Ah Zi: "You wait for me outside. The space inside is too small and there are too many people... I'll go down and check it out first..."

"No, I want to go down too..."

Ah Zi was a little unhappy and eager to try.

Zhao Dongchuan glared at her, then directly carried He Youfu into the secret passage, and his figure immediately disappeared into the darkness.

"Humph... You big bad guy, eating alone... Bah!"

Ah Zi looked resentful.

"Okay, Ah Zi, our strength has not yet fully recovered... The Master is also afraid that we are in danger..."

Ah Zhu stepped forward, held Ah Zi's hand and comforted her.

"Tsk... I don't believe he is so kind..."

As Ah Zi spoke, her emotions were not as intense as before.

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