The Legend of the Demon Hunter

"How could this happen?" Xiao Zhu kept shaking the Acacia Bell, and his strength increased involuntarily, but the ringing sound he had dreamed of did not appear.

At this moment, an old voice suddenly came from behind Xiao Zhu.

"Young man, are you looking for someone?"

Xiao Zhu was attracted by the voice and immediately turned around, only to see a ruddy-faced fortune teller standing behind him. In one hand, the man held a yellowed flag with a line of words written on it: "Knowing Heaven's will and being happy with your fate, you have nothing to worry about." In the other hand, he held a whisk and was looking at Xiao Zhu with a smile on his face.

"Senior, who are you?" Xiao Zhu asked puzzledly.

The fortune teller stroked his beard and laughed. His smile was very contagious, making people feel that he had been an optimist all his life. The fortune teller ignored Xiao Zhu's question and repeated what he had just said: "Little brother, are you looking for someone?"

Xiao Zhu has never had a good impression of fortune tellers, because most of these people are swindlers and rarely tell the truth. But at this time, Xiao Zhu was desperate and when he heard the old man mention looking for someone, he couldn't help but say what was in his heart: "Yes, old man, my companion disappeared in the storm just now. She was a girl in her early twenties, about as tall as my shoulders." Xiao Zhu gestured as he spoke.

"Girl, missing?" The fortune teller shook his head, a look of regret appeared on his face, and he kept saying, "It's not good, it's not good!"

"Old sir, what do you mean by this?" Xiao Zhu asked hurriedly.

"Little brother, I'll be honest with you. Recently in Sanbianzhou, there have been frequent cases of girls going missing, and they are all young women in their teens and twenties. I heard that it's those crazy guys from the Black Hand Gang who are practicing some kind of technique of taking yin to replenish yang." The fortune teller pointed in the direction of the center of Sanbianzhou, which was the residence of the Black Hand Gang, and said with resentment on his face.

When Xiao Zhu heard the fortune teller say this, his heart suddenly tightened. He followed the direction the fortune teller's finger pointed and saw the tower built by the Black Hand Gang in Sanbianzhou.

Xiao Zhu suddenly thought of the strange sandstorm just now. How could such a strong sandstorm appear out of nowhere in a place like Sanbianzhou with abundant water resources? Moreover, the sandstorm came and went quickly, as if it came for a purpose.

Could it be that this sandstorm was man-made?

"The Black Hand Gang, it's them again!" Xiao Zhu clenched his fists, and the bones at his finger joints made a creaking sound due to the force. He always advocated that I would not offend others unless they offended me, but now the Black Hand Gang was really going too far.

"Thank you, old man!" Xiao Zhu bowed to the fortune teller, turned around and rushed quickly towards the tower of the Black Hand Gang.

"Hey, little brother, you haven't paid yet! The news just now is worth ten silver coins." The fortune teller shouted while running after Xiao Zhu, but he was old and frail, and his movements were slow. How could he catch up with an anxious demon hunter? In the blink of an eye, Xiao Zhu disappeared without a trace. The fortune teller stopped, panting, and complained: "Alas, young people nowadays really have no manners at all..."

Only a quarter of an hour later, Xiao Zhu had arrived at the Black Hand Gang's position. The Black Hand Gang had built a tall tower in Sanbianzhou, which was surrounded by high walls. There were two people patrolling at the gate. Xiao Zhu could sense that these two people were high-level demon hunters.

Just as Xiao Zhu was about to rush in, a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder. Xiao Zhu was shocked. At this moment, his mind was completely focused on the Black Hand Gang position in front of him, and he didn't realize that there was someone behind him.

Xiao Zhu turned around hurriedly and saw a woman. His expression was very surprised. Just as he was about to say something, the woman suddenly put her finger to his mouth and made a gesture to silence him.

"What do you want to do? I clearly warned you not to provoke the Black Hand Gang. Do you want to rush in alone?" The woman's tone was full of blame.

This woman was Murong Qiu Shui, who saved Xiao Zhu and Xia Shi last night.

At this time, she put on the black cloak again, and her tone when talking to Xiao Zhu was very natural, as if nothing had happened last night.

"Qiu Shui, why are you here? Xia Shi was captured by the Black Hand Gang!" Xiao Zhu's tone was full of worry and panic.

"Yes, I know. The sandstorm today was too strange. I wanted to come out to find out what was going on, but I didn't expect to see you like a headless fly. I followed you for a while and happened to hear what you said to the fortune teller." Murong Qiu Shui didn't seem surprised.

"Then do you know about the Black Hand Gang robbing young women?" Xiao Zhu was eager to confirm whether what the fortune teller had just said was true or false.

Murong Qiushui nodded: "I have heard about this, but they have denied it many times, and their actions are very covert, so no one has ever caught them."

"Hmph, this group of evildoers are truly utterly devoid of conscience!" Xiao Zhu snorted coldly. He was confident that he could kill the two high-level demon hunters patrolling the door of the Black Hand Gang in an instant. He turned around and prepared to rush forward.

"Wait a minute!" Murong Qiushui stopped him again: "Brother Xiao, I know you have a deep relationship with Sister Shi'er, but don't forget that the leader of the Black Hand Gang is a genuine hunting king, on the same level as Dean Chu and Elder Bai of Nuowan College. Even if you are strong, you will not survive if you rush forward like this, let alone save Sister Xia Shi."

After hearing this, Xiao Zhu gradually calmed down. He looked at Murong Qiu Shui and said, "Do you have a better idea?"

Murong Qiushui nodded, pointed to a road on the side of the high wall, and said, "Follow me."

Xiao Zhu followed Murong Qiushui around to the back of the Black Hand Gang's tower. They hid at a corner, and there was a back door in front of them. Murong Qiushui pointed at the door and said, "This is it."

"What should we do next?" Xiao Zhu looked puzzled.

"Do you still remember Tang Mu, the deputy leader of the Black Hand Gang whom I mentioned to you yesterday? This man is extremely lustful, and often does things like robbing women for himself behind the Black Hand Gang leader's back. I have seen the girls he robbed being sent in through this door by his subordinates. I have a plan. Later, you will pretend to be his subordinate, and I will pretend to be the robbed woman. We will enter through this door and go directly to Tang Mu's mansion." Murong Qiu Shui said confidently.

After hearing Murong Qiushui's plan, Xiao Zhu thought for a moment and said, "This plan is really great, but will it put you in danger?"

"Don't worry. With my bloodline and skills, even if I can't win, can I not escape?" Murong Qiu Shui shook his head indifferently.

"Okay, in that case, we'll set off together later."