Chapter 134 Destruction! They've gone too far!
In the dimly lit valley, a dozen figures were disappearing into the darkness, moving silently forward.
When they arrived at a wooden house, the group stopped and looked warily toward the depths of the valley.
"Should we just barge in?"
Among the group, a burly man with a thick beard held a large knife and looked at Zhou Zhengtang beside him, asking in a deep voice.
This is the entrance to Qingzhi Valley, and the Zhou family's guards usually stand here to protect it.
But now it is unusually quiet, deathly still.
This unusual scene made everyone present feel vaguely uneasy.
"You all wait here, Brother Zhou and I will go in and take a look!"
Zhou Zhengtang's eyes flickered, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke.
Although I still hold onto a sliver of hope, the current situation... I'm afraid the situation inside is not optimistic.
"If anything happens to the Chu family, you will pay a bloody price!"
Zhou Zhengtang made a silent vow in his heart.
Over the years, they have been engaged in open and covert struggles with the Chu family, neither side willing to yield, and the conflict has only deepened.
The Chu family is the mastermind behind the trouble at Qingzhi Valley!
If something happens, the Chu family will not be able to escape no matter what!
Upon hearing this, Su Hao nodded.
Currently, among the entire guard team, only he and Zhou Zhengtang have reached the third blood realm.
No matter what happens inside, at least you can protect yourself.
"Young Master, this is not a good idea. If there's an ambush inside, we won't be able to provide support in time at the valley entrance. We should just charge in together!"
Lei Peng had regained some strength by this time. His face was a little pale, and he said in a low voice.
Although he defeated the bald man in the fight just now, he was seriously injured and still has some ability to fight.
The situation inside Qingzhi Valley is unclear. If they send Zhou Zhengtang in to take risks, they won't be able to explain to the Zhou family what happens.
Moreover, they were all paid to do things, and the Zhou family had never mistreated them, so there was no reason for them to be afraid of death.
"You guard the valley entrance. If you encounter any problems that you cannot solve, prioritize your own safety!" Zhou Zhengtang said.
Then, he and Su Hao headed into the valley.
The expressions of the others who witnessed this scene also changed.
But since this was Zhou Zhengtang's order, they dared not disobey.
They could only stay put and wait for the worst.
The two quickly passed through the valley entrance and entered Qingzhi Valley.
Su Hao and Zhou Zhengtang walked one after the other, each observing the surroundings, and soon arrived near a group of wooden buildings in the valley.
At this moment, in the wooden building ahead, some oil lamps were still hanging on both sides of the road, emitting a dim yellow light.
But no one appeared.
"It seems someone has already broken in here before, and there was even a fight!"
Su Hao's gaze lingered on the ground, where there were many messy footprints in the snow.
And some damaged weapons.
"Okay! Be careful!"
Zhou Zhengtang's eyes were gloomy. He gave a reminder and then walked towards one of the wooden buildings that was lit up.
The two had just reached the stairwell when they smelled a very strong stench of blood!
Zhou Zhengtang kicked open the door, and what came into view was a pool of blood on the floor.
At the same time, several figures dressed in Zhou family guard uniforms lay on the ground.
"Oh shit!"
Zhou Zhengtang cursed angrily and barged inside.
Su Hao followed closely behind.
The two went inside, looked at the corpse on the ground, and after examining it, found that there were no survivors!
"What ruthless methods!"
Su Hao squatted beside the young man's corpse, looking at the gruesome knife wound on the man's neck, which looked as if he had almost severed the man's head.
He couldn't help but frown.
He had seen this young man before; they had traveled together and exchanged a few words when they went to Daling Town.
However, not long after that, he died in Qingzhi Valley, in the midst of these family feuds.
Zhou Zhengtang remained silent, his face horribly pale. He didn't speak, but instead rushed out again to search for clues in other places.
However, after searching around, they found nothing.
None of the guards in Qingzhi Valley escaped!
What angered Zhou Zhengtang the most was that not only were all the guards in the valley dead, but even some of the medicinal fields in the valley were destroyed by being irrigated with a very pungent liquid.
It looks like they're destroying the medicinal herb fields throughout the valley by damaging the soil!
Moreover, nearly half of the medicinal herb fields were sprayed with pesticide!
"What do we do now? These chemicals will probably damage the soil in the medicinal herb field; I don't know if it can be restored..."
Su Hao held a long knife in his hand and used it to examine the soil in the medicinal herb field.
I smelled a strong odor, like sulfur and saltpeter.
The reason why Qingzhi Valley can produce precious medicinal herbs is because its soil is unique.
Now that the soil structure has been damaged by chemicals, this entire valley may be rendered useless!
He had witnessed firsthand the insidious methods of the Chu family.
They'll stop at nothing; if they can't have it, they'll destroy it.
"I don't know if there's any way to salvage the situation, but things have come to this point. The Chu family has gone to such extremes; my Zhou family must eliminate them!"
Zhou Zhengtang's eyes were filled with murderous intent.
They killed their guards and destroyed their medicinal herb fields, leaving them no way out!
Since that's the case, let's completely tear off the mask and fight to the death!
Su Hao nodded, unsure of what to say for a moment.
However, considering that the Zhou family and the Chu family have been fighting for many years, the past conflicts were mostly business disputes, and there were very few cases of death.
But why is the Chu family acting so ruthlessly this time?
"Could someone be behind them? Otherwise, they're all from the same town; they shouldn't want to go down in flames. The fact that they dared to do this suggests they have someone supporting them!"
Su Hao pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Is someone backing you?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhengtang's expression changed slightly.
For a moment, it seemed like something came to mind.
"Our Zhou family and the Ren family have joined forces to allocate medicines to suppress the spread of the epidemic inside and outside the city. Logically speaking, this should be a good thing for the people. Who is trying to sabotage this? Could it be that they want to throw Yanshan City into chaos?"
Zhou Zhengtang was quick-witted, and his eyes soon lit up.
"Now that the city is in turmoil, with various factions harboring their own agendas, the people most eager to stir up trouble, besides the refugees outside the city, also include..."
"The Nestorian Church?" Su Hao added slowly.
Considering the circumstances just now, he quickly realized the same thing.
Adding to the fact that Yang Lu from the Mi Gang had deliberately given him information earlier, saying that Qingzhi Valley was a hot potato, it now seems that there was indeed a deeper meaning behind it!
"These idiots! Do they think they can become anything just because the whole city is infected with disease? Everyone's dead by then, how will they amount to anything!"
Zhou Zhengtang gritted his teeth.
If the speculation is true, then the Nestorian Church is indeed the most likely suspect!
"What if...they were the ones who caused these epidemics...?"
Su Hao looked at Zhou Zhengtang and spoke slowly.