Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

"I didn't expect that after going around in circles, I would end up back in Zhoucheng."

"Who says it's not true? I think Zhou Cheng really doesn't want peace at all. If they had known that things would happen again and again, they might as well have taken this place over!"

When she asked An Liu and his men to retreat to the north, she had thoroughly exploited the wealthy families in Zhou City.

If she hadn't considered expanding her business here, she might have just left an empty city for them.

It's a pity that she was too lenient back then. Just a few years later, Zhou Cheng became powerful again.

Li Tianze saw her brows furrowed again, so he grabbed her waist and brought her back to the ground, whispering in her ear, "Don't worry, we'll teach those ignorant people a lesson this time."

Leng Youran nodded indifferently, stopped chatting with him, and began to look around the environment around them.

They were now at the foot of a mountain. She stood with her back to the mountain and a wide, flat road in front of her.

Going forward is the direction of Zhoucheng, and to the left and back is the way they came.

This is not an official road, but the road surface is full of traces of tire tracks, which shows that people often use this road.

Therefore, Hua Mingche and the others chose to trade here that day, which should have been a planned route.

It has to be said that this is the best location whether they are returning to the north or heading to Zhoucheng.

Hidden but not so remote.

As for the mountain behind her.

She is old and familiar.

It was the place where housekeeper Zheng spent his money that she had blown up.

When she blew up the bandit's nest under Butler Zheng that day, she was only concerned about the pleasure and did not carefully check the situation in the mountain.

Now it seems that this mountain is not simple. It connects two cities. The end she blew up is Liancheng's territory, and this end belongs to Zhoucheng.

It’s true that the mountains are connected and the cities are intertwined!

I don’t know whether to say Leng Youran has good luck or bad luck, everything can be connected.

After taking in the terrain, she released her mental power and began to spread it around them.

Now her mental power is almost reaching the ninth level. As long as she wants to see the situation within a radius of thirty miles, it will all appear in her mind.

She sensed carefully, not missing any place on the mountain.

It's a pity that it's summer now and the trees in the mountains are extremely lush, so she can only get a rough idea of ​​the situation on the mountain.

There are several caves, but none of them can hide people, let alone accommodate so many people.

She withdrew her mental power from the mountain and began to observe the situation in Zhoucheng City with concentration.

It is afternoon now and there are not many people in the market. Apart from the bustling hawking and occasional talking, there is nothing else.

It’s no wonder that she had no clue. After all, she didn’t even know what the person who kidnapped Hua Mingche looked like, so what could she find at the market?

Do you still expect those people to take Hua Mingche and stroll around the market in a carefree manner?

Thinking of this, Leng Youran mocked himself and withdrew his mental power.

"Don't worry, my uncle will be fine. Those people don't know we are from the North, so they are probably just after money."

Leng Youran was not comforted by his words. She thought she would not be affected.

But the longer Hua Mingche disappeared, the more irritated she became.

Hua Zian is the same as her.

Although he didn't say anything, his mood had become noticeably more impatient since they arrived here.

He brought the secret guard who had followed Hua Mingche here before and inspected the route of those people's evacuation no less than three times.

It’s a pity that the results he and Leng Youran obtained using their mental power were the same. Those people seemed to have disappeared after they reached the mountains.

No trace?

Yes!

She said she always felt a sense of déjà vu.

"Tianze, do you still remember the Yao people?"

Li Tianze raised his eyebrows slightly, "You mean those people are from the Yao tribe?"

Leng Youran didn't say anything, but released his mental power again, trying to find out the location of Beiwang Mountain.

Maybe it was because the distance was too far or what, but Leng Youran had already exerted his mental strength to the maximum, but he still couldn't find any trace of Beiwangshan.

She silently withdrew her spiritual power, and then said to Li Tianze: "I don't know, I just feel that these people's behavior is somewhat similar to that of the Yao people. They also live in the mountains all year round and are good at hiding their tracks. There are mountains all around here. If they are really those people of the Yao people, then based on their abilities, I guess..."

Leng Youran didn't say the rest of the words, but Li Tianze already understood what she meant.

As she said, the Yao people are indeed good at hiding their tracks. They live in the mountains all year round. If this incident was really done by them, it would not be difficult to erase any traces.

"Let's go to Beiwang Mountain first."

Leng Youran left as soon as he said he would. He glanced at Hua Zian who was still looking for traces. Seeing that he was still patrolling everywhere, he did not say hello to him. He informed Huo Tong and shouted, and the two of them disappeared from the place where they were.

Through their previous memories, the two quickly arrived at Beiwang Mountain.

The fog that blocked their path was still there, but it had thinned a lot.

Standing at the previous position, you can clearly see the end of the foggy forest.

The two of them quickly passed through the foggy forest, and the scene of the village below appeared clearly in front of them.

Li Tianze: "The village is empty. It seems your guess is right."

When they chased Mr. Zhou to Zhoucheng, they stopped and decided not to continue the investigation, so they did not return to the Yao tribe that day.

If Leng Youran hadn't mentioned them today, they would have almost forgotten their existence.

"Let's go down and take a look first." Leng Youran jumped down, and Li Tianze followed closely behind her.

The two of them walked around the village inside and out.

The houses are still the same houses, but the things that were originally in the houses are gone.

Almost every household was cleaned up very thoroughly. Except for the empty houses, even the animal heads that were previously hung on the doors were gone.

Leng Youran: "They cleaned up so cleanly, they probably weren't in such a hurry to leave."

Li Tianze nodded in agreement, "They are not like thatched cottages. They were forced to leave, so it's normal for them to clean up..."

The two got the answer and no longer wanted to stay, so they returned to the team without stopping.

When they came back, Hua Zian had stopped checking the surroundings and was sitting alone under a big tree, with his head lowered, holding a dry branch in his hand and drawing something on the ground.

"cousin?"

Hua Zian looked up blankly when he heard Leng Youran's voice. He seemed not to have noticed that the two had left the team before. "Huh? What happened to my cousin?"