The chaotic lead clouds were like mountains, a few drops of rain occasionally sprinkled in the sky, the leaves above the head rustled, Lu Shen stood in the courtyard of Zhiguisi, with a stern look on his face.
Figures stood in the courtyard like cold sculptures. Some clenched their fists, some cursed in a low voice, and even the female team members sobbed softly.
"The bodies were discovered early in the morning. The two dead people were Oriole and Chen Bei. They were 17 and 18 years old. They were both new members of the team..."
Ning Xiaochan stood beside Lu Chen, talking about relevant information, and then reminded, "The little girl named Oriole is the one who served you tea yesterday."
"I remember." Lu Shen replied, looking at the two corpses hanging on the door beam. Next to them, a team member took off the rope and slowly lowered them.
The one on the left is Oriole. She is wearing a green dress, but it is torn in many places. There are intensive stab wounds on her thighs, lower abdomen, and neck, and the blood stains have turned black.
The still green cheeks were already stiff, the mouth was open and he was gasping for air, the dim eyeballs had no light, and there were obvious tear stains on both sides of the cheeks.
The neck of the young player on the right was cut open, and the broken trachea was exposed. His expression was twisted in pain, and there was still boundless fear in his gray eyeballs.
At this time, someone came forward and reported: "The two were not wearing uniforms. It is suspected that they were kidnapped after returning home. Chen Bei had his throat cut and was killed with one blow. As for Oriole..."
Lu Chen walked towards the body expressionlessly, "Go on."
The team member suppressed his voice, his face full of intolerance, "Oriole was assaulted before his death, and the stab wounds on his body were not fatal. I suspect that the prisoner had a special habit.
"She was blocked by mortals and hung from the rafters."
"This is a provocation to our Zhigui Division. Is it possible that it's Hu Yue?" Xu Yan clenched the handle of the knife and breathed much heavier.
"Team Lu, this is what was found in Oriole's mouth." Liu Feng walked over with a knife and handed a blood-stained paper ball into Lu Chen's hand.
Lu Chen opened the ball of paper, and there was something written on it, "Lu Chen, I'll wait for you in Cuihua Garden. The murderer, Hu Yue!"
Passing the paper ball to Ning Xiaochan next to him, Lu Chen came to the body and squatted down, reaching out to close Oriole's eyes. The conversation with her yesterday was still vivid in his mind.
He stood up and looked at the team members with particularly sharp eyes, "Whether it's Hu Yue or not, you dare to challenge our Zhiguai Division.
"I'll give you a quarter of an hour to sort out your situation, and head to Cuihua Garden immediately after a quarter of an hour."
"Yes!" The team members responded in unison, their emotions changing from sadness to anger, and they all sorted out their equipment and adjusted their status.
Ning Xiaochan told Lu Chen the news about Cuihua Garden, "This is an old house located on the edge of the southern district. It has been abandoned for many years. It originally belonged to a passing businessman."
Less than a quarter of an hour later, the special team was assembled, and everyone had anger hidden in their hearts.
"Let's go." Lu Chen stepped out of the Zhiguai Division gate first, and with Ning Xiaochan leading the way, he rushed towards Cuihua Garden in the southern district.
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Southern District, Tsui Wah Court.
This place is located on Yangliu Street, downstream of the Qingbo River. It was originally a prosperous place. Later, the White Tiger Gang opened up a new entertainment place outside Santiao Street.
Yangliu Street gradually declined and became an old city in the eyes of ordinary people.
In the small building opposite Cuihua Garden, Lu Chen stood at the window lattice on the second floor, looking at the so-called old house opposite. The rockery in the small courtyard looked exquisite, and the green plants in the corners had obviously been carefully taken care of.
As for the building at the back of the courtyard, the stone steps are paved with carpets, and the door lintels and pillars are clean. They don't look like an old house that has been abandoned for many years.
He was not in a hurry to enter the courtyard. The person behind the scenes pointed out the location for him to go. It was most likely a trap. It was best to check it out in advance before making plans.
At this time, the door was pushed open by Xu Yan, "Road team, we have found out that the house is cleaned every three days. The woman who cleans it said that he is a man of some status."
"According to the information from the Zhigui Division, this house has been abandoned for many years, and the intelligence is so far behind?" Lu Chen frowned. Anyone who came to see it would not come to this conclusion.
Xu Yan looked embarrassed. For such a small matter, it would be good to have information in the Zhiguai Department.
Lu Chen also understood the reason and said solemnly: "There is another possibility, that is, someone said hello and reported the house as abandoned."
At this time, Ning Xiaochan also came back and handed the relevant documents to Lu Chen, "I found out clearly that this house is a resting place for passing businessmen, but in fact it is Hu Yue's house.
"Registering false information in the Zhigui Division's intelligence was also done by Hu Yue's instructions."
Hearing the news, Xu Yan couldn't help but look back at the house and pondered: "Could it be that Hu Yue really killed him, and his purpose was to take revenge on Zhiguai Si?"
"Even if it wasn't Hu Yue who did it, this person is still related to him. Let's capture him first." Lu Chen looked down at Cuihua Garden and pressed the cold handle of the knife at his waist.
At this time, someone else came to the room, "Road team, we have inquired about the news, and no abnormalities were found in other areas of the county."
He is nearly two meters tall, with features as deep as stone sculptures. He is the captain of another prefecture-level team, Lei Yang.
"Thank you, Captain Lei. Apart from the anomalies caused by the weirdness, are there any other unusual things?" Lu Chen rubbed his chin.
Lei Yang thought for a while and said, "One thing is true. I heard that there was a big shot last night who booked the entire Babao Tower for a banquet for three days."
"Babaolou, which is the best restaurant in the North District?" Lu Chen asked.
"That place is the Gold Selling Cave, but some people have done this before, so it's quite normal." Lei Yang said this with a look of yearning in his eyes.
Lu Chen thought for a moment and looked at Cuihua Garden, "I'm afraid there are traps inside. Find a few people with high cultivation levels and follow me in."
Lei Yang nodded in agreement, called two men and one woman again, and introduced Lu Chen: "Team Lu, these two are Liu He and Xu Kai, and the female team member is Zhao Yue. They are both veteran team members at the seventh level."
Arriving outside the gate of Cuihua Garden, Zhao Yue, who had an oval face and a soft waist, was about to knock on the door when Lu Chen shook his head, "No need."
He strode to the door, stretched out his hand and pressed it on the heavy door. Qi and blood burst out like lava, and the door exploded in an instant.
Lu Chen stepped across the threshold and heard a clang as the cold, gleaming black sword was unsheathed.
The team members at the back couldn't help but twitch their mouths when they saw his back, but there was excitement in their eyes, knowing that the captain was really angry.
The water on the rockery is clear, the shadows of the trees in the corners are broken, and they are moving with the wind. The road is heavy and loose stones are stepped on, heading straight towards the largest hall.
At this moment, at the broken door, the stones on the ground clattered, and it was like water flowing upside down, blocking the entire door.
A light red gauze flashed in mid-air, like a large round bowl turned upside down, covering the entire courtyard.
Liu He, who was burly and holding two axes, said in a muffled voice, "The whole yard is sealed off, there is a strong and strange atmosphere!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the void twisting in all directions, the air being torn like a thin film, and shadows with malicious intentions walked out.
In front of Lu Shen, twisted shadows turned into human shapes, and there were actually twenty or thirty people.
They exuded a strong stench and carried weapons in their hands, including thigh-thick maces, huge scythes with cold light, and slender swords of flesh and blood.
There is something abnormal about these people. Some have three pairs of eyes on their faces, some have strange patterns painted on their upper bodies, and some have two heads.
And the man standing in the front was a man with his hair blown into braids and his left eye was green and the right eye was red. He was the most normal-looking among them.
He carried a broad sword behind him, and his breathing was like a dormant beast.
"Team Lu, these are all people who have merged with the weird, and are in a similar state to Hu Zhongshan!" Lei Yang said with a solemn expression, and drew out the black knife, "At least they are all at the sixth level of blood accumulation..."
"That man with the broad sword gives me a very dangerous aura. I'm afraid he's only a hair away from the bloodline realm. Damn it, when did there be so many alien species in Liangshan County?!"
Anyone who merges with the weird is called a monster. Strictly speaking, this kind of person is half human and half weird.
Liu He stood up with his sword drawn and handed his back to his teammates, "Everyone, you must survive!"
Lu Chen raised his blade to the ground and looked at the leading man with a broad sword, "Who among you killed my team member?"
The tone was calm, and there was no emotion or sadness to be heard.
"Why should I tell you, you are nothing." The man with the broad sword grinned, his neck shook and made a clicking sound, and his eyes flashed with a ferocious light like a beast.
Lu Chen thought for a while, then stepped forward with his knife in hand. Seeing him striding forward, the crowd suddenly started to stir, and strange murmurs suddenly amplified.
The tall man with his face covered in scales grinned ferociously, stretched out his hand as big as a cattail fan and grabbed Lu Chen, "You are crazy, little..."
Lu Chen spun his heels, twisted his waist and abdomen, and kicked the opponent's head. With a sudden explosion, red and white were scattered all over the ground.
Bloody light shot up into the sky, and the man's body swayed and collapsed to the ground.
The sudden and brutal blow made everyone startled, and then anger surged like a tide. Three people joined forces and burst out with an evil aura.
The leading man slashed with a knife, and the faces of the two people on the left and right were cracked. Tentacles were like arrows, blocking Lu Shen's retreat.
Lu Chen did not retreat but advanced. He lowered his body and reached forward. The sharp blade instantly cut the man's throat and brought up a bloody head.
He turned around and grabbed the slippery tentacle, and his forearm muscles exploded instantly. The two men were dragged along. Lu Chen pinched the backs of their necks and their heads collided.
Crash...the heads of the two men exploded instantly, blood staining the ground under their feet red.
Seeing how ferocious Lu Chen was, the remaining twenty or so people broke out one after another, many of whom joined forces with the Bloody Ninth Level to besiege Lu Chen with an extremely violent offensive.
Bang... Lu Chen stepped heavily on the ground with the soles of his feet, his whole body turned red, and his muscles began to move vigorously, and he rushed into the crowd in an instant.
Screams, skull cracking, and begging for mercy were heard endlessly. The entire earth was shaking, with cracks like spider webs opening.
In just a few breaths, corpses fell down one after another in the smoke and dust, falling to the ground in a mess.
The man with the broad sword no longer looked arrogant as before. Looking at the figure in the smoke, his eyes were full of fear and he wanted to escape.
At this moment, the man jumped into the air without knowing it, and stabbed his chest with a straight black knife. The man trembled all over and looked at the young man in front of him.
Lu Chen wiped the blood from his face and said, "Now, can you tell me?"
