Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

Fang Cunxin was startled and quickly reached out to grab Xiao Bieshan, afraid that he would run away. She hurriedly asked, "Xiao Bieshan, where is my father? Where did you take my father?"

Xiao Bieshan winced in pain, his face contorted. He quickly whispered, "Let go! Let go! My hand is broken, broken! Your father is alright, Grandma, don't panic, let go!"

Xiao Bie was in so much pain from the slap that tears almost streamed down his face.

Fang Cunxin quickly released her grip and asked again, "Where's my father?"

Xiao Bieshan breathed a sigh of relief, his hands still trembling. He pointed to the alleyway beside him and said, "Come on, let's talk inside!"

After saying that, he turned and walked into the alley.

Fang Cunxin and Gu Guanqi exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

The three of them walked through narrow alleys, turning and twisting until they arrived at a secluded corner. Xiao Bieshan stopped, turned around, and said, "Fang Cunxin, Master Gu, I've been looking for you all day."

Fang Cun asked anxiously, "Xiao Bieshan, what exactly happened? Where is my father? Is he still alive?"

Xiao Bieshan took a deep breath and lowered his voice, saying, "Your father is still alive, but... his condition isn't good. My father is also here, but we're both hiding in the mountains, afraid to come out."

Fang Cunxin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pressed for details: "What exactly happened? Why are you all afraid to come out? Why don't you go to the government office?"

Xiao Bieshan's face darkened, a flicker of pain and anger flashing in his eyes. He remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "Going to the government office would be like walking into a trap. The culprit who caused the extermination of our Xiao family is Yan Wangchuan. How can I dare to go to the government office?"

Fang Cunxin was taken aback: "What?"

Gu Guanqi was also stunned.

Xiao Bieshan slowly said, "That day, Yan Wangchuan, as a commander of the Six Doors, came to the Xiao family alone, saying that he had received news that the Heavenly Demon Sect was going to attack our Xiao family, and came to help. My uncle and your father both respected Yan Wangchuan very much and were completely unsuspecting, so they held a banquet to entertain him."

During the process, we indeed discovered that the people from the Heavenly Demon Sect had infiltrated our Xiao family with the intention of poisoning them. At that time, my uncle decided to play along and pretend to be poisoned. But no one expected that it was just a feint to lull us into a false sense of security. The one who actually poisoned us was not someone from the Heavenly Demon Sect, but Yan Wangchuan.

After everyone lowered their guard, Yan Wangchuan laced the food and drink with sleeping pills. When the Heavenly Demon Sect attacked, his uncle and the others, who had initially planned to feign poisoning, ended up genuinely poisoned and were powerless against the Heavenly Demon Sect. Yan Wangchuan, meanwhile, vanished without a trace.

"Yan Wangchuan...why did he do this?" Fang Cunxin asked incredulously.

Xiao Bieshan gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with hatred: "Of course, it's for the Heavenly Crafting Stone!"

Xiao Bieshan pondered for a moment and continued, "When the Heavenly Demon Sect attacked, the Xiao family was powerless to resist. Fang Biaotou was injured and was changing his dressings in the room when he ate that day, so he was not poisoned. Despite his injuries, he became the strongest fighter in the Xiao family at that time."

Because Yan Wangchuan failed to appear, my uncle realized that Yan Wangchuan had poisoned them. He risked his life to ensure that Fang, the only one with a chance to escape, would flee, hoping to eventually reveal the truth about the Xiao family's massacre.

Fang Cunxin quickly asked, "Then how did you escape?"

Xiao Bieshan was silent for a moment, then said somewhat embarrassedly, "You know, my father and I are both mediocre in martial arts, so after the Heavenly Demon Sect attacked, we went into hiding..."

Fang Cunxin asked in surprise, "You all managed to avoid that kind of scene?"

Xiao Bieshan hesitated for a moment, then said, "My dad and I... we... hid in... a cesspool, completely submerged in the sewage... that's why we survived by sheer luck!"

Gu Guanqi: "!!"

Xiao Bieshan continued, "Afterwards, the Heavenly Demon Sect withdrew, and we dared to go out. We were about to report the case when we encountered the seriously injured Fang Biaotou on the way."

After he escaped, he was pursued by Yan Wangchuan, who was hiding in the shadows. He was no match for Yan Wangchuan and was captured. Yan Wangchuan interrogated him about the whereabouts of the Heavenly Crafting Stone. At the critical moment, fortunately, Lan Yin, a disciple of the Tianshan Sect, arrived and saved your father.

Although the young heroine Lan was young, her martial arts skills were not weak. Her junior brother Jin Chang was also very powerful. When the two of them joined forces, Yan Wangchuan could not do anything to them and dared not linger for long. After all, his identity could not be exposed, which is why Fang Biaotou was spared from death.

My father and I only learned that Yan Wangchuan was behind the Xiao family's downfall after we met with Chief Escort Fang. After that, with the help of Heroine Lanyin, we went into hiding.

Fang Cunxin quickly asked, "Then where is my father now?"

Xiao Bieshan said, "It's in a mountain god temple deep in the mountains outside the city. However, after your father told me and my father what happened, he has been unconscious ever since. He is the only one who can identify Yan Wangchuan. We dare not show ourselves until he wakes up."

If we go and file a complaint now, we'll be walking into a trap. We have no evidence to prove that Yan Wangchuan did it. He might even turn around and accuse us, father and son, of being traitors who colluded with the Heavenly Demon Sect to kill the entire Xiao family. We would be utterly unable to defend ourselves.

Gu Guanqi said, "If we follow your logic, even if Chief Escort Fang wakes up, he can't identify Yan Wangchuan because there's absolutely no evidence."

"That's right," Xiao Bieshan sighed. "Changqing County is under lockdown everywhere, and we can't leave. We can only take it one day at a time. Luckily, I heard a couple of days ago that you came to Changqing County and were looking for people everywhere, so I disguised myself as a beggar and sneaked in."

But I didn't dare come to you directly. I waited in the city all day before I dared to come. You have no idea what kind of life I've been living these past few days, Fang Cunxin. I've suffered so much! We even have to sneak around every day pretending to be a beggar to buy a little food to eat!

Fang Cunxin took a deep breath and said, "Stop with the nonsense, take me to my father now!"

"No," Xiao Bieshan said. "Yan Wangchuan has something to hide. He definitely knows that the reason we haven't shown up is because he knows what we've been doing behind the scenes. So, he must also guess that we'll come looking for you. He's definitely having people watching you in secret. If you leave now, you'll definitely be discovered!"

Fang Cun asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"

Xiao Bieshan said, "I'll be waiting for you at Changlin outside the city tomorrow. Find a way to avoid Yan Wangchuan's spies, but be careful not to let Yan Wangchuan notice anything amiss!"

Fang Cunxin was extremely anxious and wanted to say something, but Gu Guanqi put his hand on her shoulder and said, "Cunxin, Brother Xiao is right. If we leave rashly, it will definitely arouse suspicion, and that will only cause trouble!"

Fang Cunxin took a deep breath, suppressing her impatience, and said, "Alright, Xiao Bieshan, we'll come find you tomorrow!"

"Okay, I'll be going now!"

After all,

Xiao Bieshan then headed deeper into the alley.