I, the ninth grade county magistrate, scare the empress to tears at the beginning!

Chapter 98

The Great Zhou Dynasty had thirteen states.

Nowadays, except for Liangzhou and the capital where the imperial city is located, which are relatively stable, other places are simply in chaos.

After Shen Shiyu left Yuanjiang City, she went straight to Shuozhou.

Accompanying her were several Sifang Pavilion masters.

Shuozhou is located in the middle of the Great Zhou Dynasty, adjacent to Liangzhou in the west and Lizhou in the north and Xunzhou in the south.

Before Shuozhou was in turmoil, it was considered a treasure land with rich products and frequent trade. There were many merchant families and martial arts forces stationed here, and it looked like a prosperous place.

But at this moment, Shuozhou is no longer prosperous. It has only been half a year since the turmoil, and it has completely changed.

Although no princes captured this place, in order to take advantage of the chaos to gain more benefits, their respective families attacked each other, resulting in many casualties.

There are aristocratic families above, and the same is true for some lower-class sects and gangs below.

Shen Shiyu's hometown is here, and she has been practicing with her father Tianjian Shen Wuya since she was a child.

It had been three years since she left home, and she was really worried.

It's not that he's worried about Shen Wuya's safety.

After all, everyone knows the name of Shen Wuya's Heavenly Sword.

She was worried that she had not returned for three years and had no news, and that Shen Wuya was alone with his thoughts.

When she was young, her mother passed away unexpectedly, and Shen Wuya raised her by himself, becoming both father and mother.

His father and mother had a very deep relationship. His mother's departure was a huge blow to Shen Wuya, which also made Shen Wuya seal his sword for this reason, no longer care about the world, and chose to live in seclusion.

She knew very well that if it weren't for her, Shen Wuya would have lost love and followed his mother.

During the three years in Cangyun, there was hardly a day when she didn't think about finding Shen Wuya.

However, due to Lu Yuan's relationship and fear that his father had a bad temper, he did not mention the matter to Shen Wuya rashly.

Before she left home to start her own business, Shen Wuya had told her many times not to be deceived by men outside.

Deep down in her heart, she was still a little afraid of this somewhat strict father.

Now that she finally had a chance, she couldn't wait to discuss it with Lu Yuan, so she came back on her own initiative, planning to explore Shen Wuya's tone first.

Returning to the familiar mountain village, Shen Shiyu now changed into a blue and white dress, her hair was tied up, and she stood in the field with her sword in hand, looking at the deserted fields, feeling inexplicable emotions in her heart, and she felt a sense of cowardice in the countryside.

"Ma'am, something doesn't seem right."

Beside Shen Shiyu, a strong man from Sifang Pavilion looked around, noticed something strange, and spoke quickly.

After hearing this, Shen Shiyu came back to her senses and looked around carefully, then she seemed to feel something was different from usual.

Although it is already winter and the rice in the fields has been harvested, as dusk approaches, at least you can see the smoke from the rooftops, the aunts washing clothes by the river, and the noisy children at the entrance of the village.

But now, the smoke is gone, there is no one by the river, and the whole village looks empty.

Shen Shiyu's first feeling was that something was not good. Without saying a word, she moved her body and walked quickly towards the village.

There were four strong men coming from Sifang Pavilion this time, all with the strength of Grand Masters. They looked at each other and followed them quickly.

……

This village in the mountain is called Niujia Village.

The Niu family has lived here for generations, and there are hundreds of families there today.

Most of the houses in the village are short earthen houses, which are connected together to form unique courtyards.

There are also many outsiders like Shen Shiyu.

Shen Shiyu came here before she was one year old and grew up here.

She is very familiar with this place.

The old locust trees at the entrance of the village have long since withered, and the ground is covered with fallen leaves. The open space in front is empty, let alone people, even some chickens and ducks are missing.The whole village seemed extremely deserted.

When Shen Shiyu saw all this, her heart became heavier and heavier. She tightened the sword in her hand and hurried to the first courtyard.

As soon as she reached the entrance of the courtyard, before she even opened the door, Shen Shiyu smelled an astonishing stench that hit her nostrils, making her feel sick.

Shen Shiyu covered her nose, frowned, and kicked open the courtyard door regardless of the nausea in her heart.

The ground in the courtyard was covered with blood and corpses.

The blood had dried and turned from bright red to brown.

The corpse was already rotting and smelly, and a crow came from nowhere, standing on the corpse and pecking at it...

The sudden noise frightened the crows into screaming and running away.

"Uncle Zhuzi, Aunt Hua..."

Shen Shiyu barely recognized the identities of the corpses from the half-disfigured faces on the ground, and spoke in a trembling voice. The long sword in her hand seemed to be able to sense the owner's emotions at the moment, and it made a slight buzzing and vibrating continuously.

"lady……"

Seeing this, the strong man from Sifang Pavilion opened his mouth to comfort him.

Shen Shiyu seemed not to have heard it, and squatted down, ignoring the stench, the corners of her eyes were already moist.

These people are her childhood memories and they are very good to her.

Who would have thought that we would end up like this when we meet again.

She clenched her teeth tightly, showing murderous intent.

This was the first time that the Sifang Pavilion expert saw the kind and innocent Shen Shiyu looking like this.

One of the strong men stepped forward, explored the corpses on the ground, and spoke after a moment, "Madam, they were injured by the energy and all their internal organs were damaged. This happened about half a month ago. The person who took action was somewhat cruel. Judging from the number of martial arts techniques, they are just common boxing techniques, and the person who uses them is not very powerful..."

Shen Shiyu didn't say anything, she stood up slowly, left the yard, and went to the yard where she originally lived.

They passed many yards on the way, and the ground was covered with blood. Some people were even cut into two halves, which looked extremely intrusive.

Shen Shiyu quickened her pace and soon arrived at her home.

She wanted to know, if Niujia Village suffered such a catastrophe, where was her father?

Dad didn't stay here?Are you looking for yourself?
If Dad were here, Uncle Zhuzhu and the others would definitely not encounter such a thing.

If I were here, I wouldn't let such a thing happen...

This is all because of myself.

The courtyard door covered with moss and vines was open, and everything in the courtyard could be seen at a glance.

A simple stone platform, a corner of the vegetable patch, and a small tree that is as tall as a person and is almost dead.

She had planted this with her own hands.

There were many flowers and plants planted together, but they have long since disappeared, presumably dead.

The door to the room in the yard was damaged, and it looked like it had been broken open by brute force. There were no valuable items in the room, and now it became empty, empty, and a bit desolate.

After looking around, she found that her father was nowhere to be seen. Then Shen Shiyu said, "Bury them all first."

"Xing Jue, go to the nearby villages to investigate and see if you can find out who attacked Niujia Village."

Niujia Village suddenly suffered such a disaster, and nearly 500 people died. Shen Shiyu would not pretend that nothing happened.

No matter who the person is who takes action or what their purpose is, she will never spare him.

With the help of a strong man from Sifang Pavilion, the people of Niujia Village were able to rest in peace.

A few days later, Xing Jue returned from the investigation and brought back a piece of news and a person.

(End of this chapter)