Chapter 322: Chapter 322

"Oh, so that's how it is. Have they done things similar to robbing your village before?" Xiaoyao asked.

"Of course they have. This time we were actually lucky. There have been several village massacres before that caused huge commotions, many times more serious than this." Nearby people answered, showing indignation.

"Then this means there's no hope from the government side this time—we'll need to use other methods." Xiaoyao said. Since there had been no action even for those previous incidents, there was even less to be said about now. This was an obvious fact, though the parties involved might still hold hope, even knowing it was impossible.

"..." The old man and others all fell silent.

"I'll think of a way to handle this. I also hope they're alive, so I can have more clues." Xiaoyao said calmly, then continued looking for other people to ask for clues.

After questioning everyone, Xiaoyao could almost reconstruct that period of time—he might even know more than the small mountain village people. This was thanks to his intelligence organization and analysis abilities—he had done such things before.

Now he could be certain of several things. First, during that time period twenty years ago, only that couple had come to the small mountain village. Although this couldn't rule out people forgetting or simply not knowing, the possibility wasn't very high.

Second, almost everyone said that the couple seemed like people from another world—their words and actions were somewhat strange.

The last point was that those two seemed like a perfect couple combination—the man handsome and elegant like a jade tree in the wind, the woman beautiful as ice and snow, noble and generous. No matter where they were from, they should have had very noble status, which could be seen from some of their details.

At the same time, everyone had some impression of this couple. After all, they were rare guests in the small mountain village, and such noble and special guests at that.

What to do next—Xiaoyao was considering. Going to Black Wind Stronghold to save people was definite, because even though he had reconstructed most of the events, there were still many details that needed supplementing. The clues he wanted were precisely these details.

Although these details might not necessarily be obtained through those people, and perhaps those who knew were no longer there, they were still a hope that Xiaoyao couldn't let pass.

To save people, he needed to think of ways to deal with Black Wind Stronghold people. This point Xiaoyao didn't care about, because there were no forces in this Eastern European Kingdom that he couldn't handle.

Well, even if there were special circumstances and Black Wind Stronghold might have small sect-level power like Azure Dragon Society—that would already be special enough. Even so, Xiaoyao could handle it. If it were any more powerful, he could ask for help. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel[f]ire.net

But was this possible?

Not to mention more powerful—even Azure Dragon Society level was already impossible. If it were such a force, how could it hide in this small country? Even if there were any, Xiaoyao would have had access to some information and wouldn't be completely ignorant.

What Xiaoyao was considering now wasn't how to solve this matter, but what method to use. He had many methods he could employ—of course, these could all clearly achieve the objective, but it was just a matter of various trade-offs.

For these issues, Xiaoyao wasn't very difficult to decide—he just needed to choose the method with the least impact and least effort. So Xiaoyao prepared to...

"That's the kid—arrest him."

Before Xiaoyao could make his choice, someone came looking for him. A team of people on horses charged over, causing people to tumble and horses to fall along the way. They paid no attention to this, only focused on achieving their objective—surrounding Xiaoyao.

What were they trying to do?

Xiaoyao was somewhat confused, but soon discovered these people seemed familiar. Weren't they the people who had been hogging the road before? These people had actually chased here—they really had persistence.

"What do you want to do."

Before Xiaoyao could speak, he was already surrounded by other people. However, these people were protecting Xiaoyao—they were the small mountain village people who had just received Xiaoyao's treatment.

Seeing Xiaoyao surrounded, the simple mountain villagers naturally came out to protect Xiaoyao, because Xiaoyao was the person who saved them, the person who helped them—their benefactor. With their benefactor surrounded, they naturally had to come help.

No matter who the other party was?

Of course, at this moment, even if the king came, they wouldn't give face. They were pure in this regard—they didn't think that much and wouldn't think that much.

"I'm asking what you're doing. Do you know who our young master is." A attendant said very arrogantly. Seeing these were all common people before him, he showed disdain.

"Who is your young master?" Xiaoyao spoke up to ask at this moment.

"Kid, listen well. Our young master is the young master of the Cao family of the Eastern European Kingdom. Do you know the Cao family?" The attendant said very arrogantly, asking what he felt was definitely a question the other party would know, with his chin raised high.

In this Eastern European Kingdom, one could not know who the king was, but couldn't not know the Cao family, because the Cao family was not only the largest family in the Eastern European Kingdom but also controlled many important economic lifelines. To put it unpleasantly, if the Cao family wanted the Eastern European Kingdom to die, the Eastern European Kingdom couldn't survive.

Of course, the Cao family wouldn't do this, because they understood the principle that when the lips are gone, the teeth feel cold.

No matter what, here it was impossible not to know what the Cao family was. This could be understood from the panic of those small mountain village people—even these rural villagers knew.

Therefore, at this moment, these Cao family people felt very good about themselves, and the Cao family young master in the back had an even more noble appearance, enjoying others' panicked expressions.

At this moment, everyone thought Xiaoyao should say: I know, I'm very afraid, please spare me...

"Cao family, I've heard of them. So what?" Xiaoyao did know. Before coming to the Eastern European Kingdom, he had also done some necessary research. How could he not know about such a famous Cao family?

It's just that after knowing, he felt even more unconcerned, because this meant he clearly knew the force these people belonged to and knew how much power they had in their hands.

At this moment, Xiaoyao was even thinking: So it's just the Cao family after all.

"Scared now? Then be good... wait, what did you just say?" At first, the attendant thought Xiaoyao was as he imagined—scared. But these words didn't seem to be that way, and even had a somewhat dismissive feeling.

"Do you have ear problems? Such clear words and you didn't hear clearly? Then I'll say it again. I've heard of the Cao family. So what." Xiaoyao said indifferently. Although his tone didn't show contempt for the Cao family, it more or less made people feel slighted, which the Cao family people couldn't stand—their faces burned.

"You dare look down on our Cao family. I'll make you die." The Cao family young master was angry, but he maintained a proud posture. Although very angry, he gave people the feeling he wouldn't stoop to Xiaoyao's level—others would handle this matter.

"Although I can guess you'll be , I still want to clarify—I didn't look down on your Cao family." Xiaoyao said indifferently.

"Whatever you say now is useless. We won't let you go." Those attendants thought Xiaoyao was showing weakness and became even more arrogant, looking at Xiaoyao with disgusting expressions.

Well, in the eyes of those small mountain village villagers, they were indeed disgusting. Perhaps not just them—those on scene who couldn't stand the Cao family oppressing civilians also felt the same way.

It's just that even if they felt this way, they dared to be angry but not speak out. Here the Cao family was equivalent to the Young Miss in Qingyun City, but a blackened Young Miss. Simply put, they were true tyrants.

True tyrants weren't like the Young Miss. Their bullying of common people was routine. When unhappy, they would inexplicably make people suffer, and afterward they would just laugh it off.

"I never expected you to let me go. From your personality that could chase here just because I passed you on the road, normal people would know you're very troublesome—the type that won't cry until seeing the coffin." Xiaoyao said with a smile, staring at the Cao family young master with an intriguing expression in his eyes.

Those familiar with Xiaoyao would know he was definitely plotting against the other party. If the other party were smart, they should escape early. Otherwise, they would definitely be very tragic.

Xiaoyao's words caused a burst of cursing from the other party. The words seemed very dirty, but Xiaoyao directly filtered them out. He just dug at his ears as if he hadn't heard anything.

The Cao family people fell silent. They clearly knew their profanity had no effect, making people feel this was very embarrassing. Even they could feel this—it was a feeling they had never had before.

It turned out that the destructive power of ignoring was a hundred times stronger than arguing with them. Choosing to ignore at appropriate times would definitely drive people crazy. Xiaoyao demonstrated this perfectly.

"Why aren't you talking anymore? Then let me say one more thing. I'm not looking down on you. I don't like using that kind of gaze to look at people. However, your idea of wanting me to look up to you won't appear in me either." Xiaoyao said indifferently. "I really like one saying: Don't look down on yourself too much, because you're the same as others. Even if you're currently behind others, you can still have a chance to catch up."