Bright City (1/3)

Under Xiao Yin's not entirely clear explanation, Master Tiger finally grew wary of Zhou Heng. But as for how he was supposed to trust Zhou Heng, that was impossible as well...

"Master Tiger, what exactly happened? Who did this?" Zhou Heng asked. He was no longer the boy who had just left Raw Stone Town all those years ago, but the hot blood in his chest had never changed.

He could not right every injustice under heaven, but if he came across one, he would certainly see it through to the end.

"All I know is that they were from Bright City... They took Xiao Yin's mother away!" Master Tiger hesitated before finally speaking.

The man before him had brought him back from the brink of death despite his grievous injuries, without leaving so much as a scar. Such ability was simply inconceivable! Perhaps he could seek justice for the villagers who had died so wrongly.

"Grandpa Tiger, then where is my father?" The dimness in Xiao Yin's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Your father..." Master Tiger sighed. "He's dead!"

Zhou Heng looked at Master Tiger. The old man seemed to be hiding something. They had slaughtered the village, yet taken one person away—there had to be some hidden reason behind it.

Xiao Yin immediately burst into loud sobs again. Master Tiger comforted the little girl for a moment, then looked at Zhou Heng and said, "Xiao Yin's mother wasn't from the village. She seemed to know those people!"

Zhou Heng nodded. Those villains had certainly come for Xiao Yin's mother; the murder and arson had been more like an outlet for their rage.

But how could ordinary villagers have provoked them? How utterly innocent they were!

"Master Tiger, in which direction is Bright City?" Zhou Heng asked the old man