When they arrived at the market, the official pointed to a noodle stall not far away and said, "The man cooking noodles is from Zhoujia Village. People around him don't know his name, they just call him Lao Zhou. Do you want me to check his name? If so, I'll check it now."

Lin Hao waved his hand and said, "No, you can go back first. Thank you very much for this time."

"Okay, I'll leave first."

The official smiled servilely and retreated step by step. After completely escaping Lin Hao's sight, he ran away.

This place with thin spiritual energy was so deserted that not even a single monastic was willing to come here to guard it.

When I saw these two men falling from the sky and coming up to investigate the case that they had not solved that year, I thought they were here to be the city lords and guard the city.

But now it seems that these two immortals do not want to come here to guard the city as lords.

It’s good that there isn’t one. It’s good that I can still be the local emperor here.

Lin Hao got the result he wanted and did not keep his eyes on the official for even a second.

Lin Hao and Lin Jinxing came to Lao Zhou's noodle stall.

He had just finished cooking the last bowl of noodles and wanted to take advantage of the fact that there were no customers at the moment, so he picked up a rag and cleaned up the area.

Seeing the two people standing in front of him, Lao Zhou kept moving his hands and asked with a smile on his face, "What kind of noodles would you like to eat?"

Lin Jinxing said: "We are not here to eat noodles. We came here to ask you about what happened in Zhoujia Village back then."

Hearing the familiar name, Lao Zhou paused for a moment and then continued to wipe the table, but his movements were not as quick as before.

Old Zhou lowered his head and held the rag tightly in his hand, but he did not stop even so.

When he raised his head, he had put on a smiling face, "I don't know what Zhoujia Village is. Do you want to eat noodles? If not, please make way. I still have business to do."

Hearing that the other party wanted to drive them away, Lin Hao said, "Then please give us two bowls of plain noodles."

Old Zhou asked the two to sit in the empty seats, and after a while, two bowls of plain noodles were served on the table.

When Lao Zhou was about to leave, Lin Hao stopped him.

"The reason why we investigated Zhoujia Village is because the strong resentment there has eroded the surrounding villages. To have such a strong resentment, they must have suffered a lot in their lives."

While speaking, Lin Hao noticed that although Lao Zhou still had a smile on his face, his hands were clenched tightly.

Lin Hao continued, "However, my brother and I have cleared the resentment and sent the souls of Zhou Village to reincarnation."

Lin Hao's eyes did not leave Lao Zhou, and he naturally noticed that Lao Zhou's hand had slightly loosened.

Lin Hao didn't say anything else. He took a bite of noodles and said, "The noodles are delicious. The cooking is great."

Old Zhou calmed down and answered Lin Hao's previous question with a smile again.

"I really don't know what you two are talking about. I live in the third house in that alley. I go back home after selling noodles at about twilight every day. How come I don't understand a word you two are saying?"

As he spoke, Lao Zhou pointed in the direction of the alley.

Lin Jinxing glanced at Lao Zhou and said, "Maybe we found the wrong person. How much is this, boss?"

Lao Zhou waved his hand and said, "This is the first time we've met. Consider these two bowls of noodles as my treat to you two. Please come often in the future. We'll just be friends."

Although Lin Hao agreed on the surface, he still left some change before leaving.

Afterwards, Lin Hao and Lin Jinxing found a nearby inn and asked for a room. The two did not rest, but waited quietly until the evening hour.

Seeing that the time was about the same, the two of them quietly came to Lao Zhou's residence without disturbing anyone.

Lin Jinxing casually set up a soundproof magic circle.

When they got closer, they found that Lao Zhou had been waiting for them here.

Lin Hao said: "We have set up a soundproofing array here, so no one can hear us talking. Do you have any clues?"

Old Zhou did not answer the question first. Instead, he knelt down in front of Lin Hao and Lin Jinxing and kowtowed three times.

"Thank you two benefactors for helping everyone in Zhoujia Village get rid of their resentment and sending them to reincarnation."

Seeing this, Lin Jinxing lifted Lao Zhou up with his spiritual energy and asked, "How much do you know about what happened back then?"

Old Zhou wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "I went to the city for something that year. I didn't expect that when I came back, I was the only one left alive in the whole village."

Lin Hao said: "We know all these things. Is there any secret that we don't know?"

Lao Zhou said nothing, but took out a small ball of cloth from the lining of his clothes.

The cloth ball was carefully opened, and a piece of golden metal inside was revealed in front of Lin Hao and Lin Jinxing.

The metal block was only the size of a fingernail, and there was a faint pattern on it, but because it was too small, it was impossible to see clearly what the pattern was.

Old Zhou carefully held the metal block and handed it to Lin Hao, saying, "After I reported it to the authorities, I followed the officials to the mountain to take a look, and I found this metal block at that time.

I saw that the government was unable to solve the case, so I secretly hid the piece of metal. Because I had learned a little about blacksmithing before, I could see that this small piece of metal was extraordinary and not something that ordinary people like us could use.

But its hardness is better than all other metals, so I guess the person who massacred the village was either a monk or a noble, and the following incident further confirmed my guess. "

Lin Jinxing asked seriously, "What's the matter?"

Thinking of that incident, Lao Zhou's eyes became bloodshot, and the hatred in his eyes almost turned into reality.

"After this incident, I moved to the city to live. But about half a year later, I heard people talking about how it felt particularly cold near Zhoujia Village, and that they could hear screams when they walked by at night.

I think everyone was unwilling to accept the sudden death, so they prepared to go back and pay respects. But I didn’t expect that it was during this worship that I found a clue.”

Lin Hao asked: "What clue?"

Old Zhou went on to say, "When I was buried in Zhoujia Village, I chose the mountain outside the village. When I was about to go back after worshipping on the mountain, a few people came to the entrance of the village and were spotted by me as I was going down the mountain. I subconsciously hid myself at the time, but it may be that those people were not paying attention to their surroundings at the time, so they did not notice me, which is why I discovered this incident.

Although those people were not wearing sect uniforms at the time, I could tell from their conversation that they were cultivators!

Because I was afraid that I would forget it after a long time, I learned to read and wrote down those words word by word. "

After saying this, Lao Zhou tore open his clothes and took out a piece of cloth from the interlayer on the other side of the clothes.

Lin Hao and Lin Jinxing looked at the densely packed conversations, which were not much different from what they had heard in Zhoujia Village.

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