After nearing the small town, the Militarian cultivator from True Martial Mountain let go of Ma Kuxuan's shoulders. Ma Kuxuan was slightly dizzy, and after giving his head a shake, he asked, "What's going on? Did someone from my family get targeted? Perhaps an outsider took a fancy to one of our family treasures but my father or uncle was unwilling to sell it? Yet, the outsider insisted on obtaining it, so my family suffered just like Liu Xianyang?"

Walking briskly with Ma Kuxuan behind him, the man shook his head and replied, "That precious sword scripture was part of the reason why the Mountain-moving Ape from Sun Scorch Mountain was willing to break the rules and act so resolutely. However, the most important reason is the animosity between Sun Scorch Mountain and Wind Lightning Field. If Chen Songfeng from Wind Lightning Field hadn't come to the small town, Bai Yuan definitely wouldn't have chosen to act in such a way. Even if the cultivators from the outside world want to target someone in the small town, they won't dare to act too brazenly. At the end of the day, the Sage overlooking this place..."

The man suddenly stopped speaking, and he looked at a rooftop in the distance. There was an ink-black cat squatting there, and upon seeing Ma Kuxuan, it immediately started to meow in a high-pitched voice. When Ma Kuxuan saw it, the wild cat turned around and started to sprint away, heading toward Apricot Blossom Alley.

Ma Kuxuan's face instantly became as pale as a sheet, and he furiously sprinted after the wild cat on the rooftops as if he had gone mad.

Having figured out the situation, the man breathed a sigh. He was unhurried as he followed Ma Kuxuan, and the distance between them remained constant the entire time.

Ma Kuxuan ran back to that extremely familiar alley. When he saw that the courtyard door was wide open, the courageous young boy surprisingly came to a stop. He didn't dare to walk inside.

He knew that their courtyard door would almost never be open for long periods of time. This was because his grandma...