A shadow of a finger flicked away the sword light.
"What are you in a hurry for?" Xue Tong said.
The Fallen Hammer suddenly came loose, and Zuo Makui stumbled and fell, vomiting blood; Chen Shuan's face was pale, his anger was gone, and he could not hide his panic.
"You two are plotting something evil and you should be considered a fool!"
As soon as Xue Tong's murderous intent came out, the bone puppet stood beside him and stepped forward with his sword drawn. The soul fire in his eyes swelled, and poisonous mist spread from the corners of his mouth.
Zuo Makui and Chen Shu's subordinates all stood stupidly.
"You can leave!" Xue Tong shouted back.
"If you tell the truth, your lives may be spared!"
With a seemingly careless flick of Xue Tong's finger, Chen Shu almost let go of his long sword. She was well aware of its power and did not dare to neglect to confess: "Chen wanted to... trick the Taoist priest into going to Maple Grove Valley. Zuo Ma Kui's It’s a bit exaggerated, but he does often come to harass me. Chen is thinking that no matter who suffers from the Taoist priest or Zuo, Chen can benefit from it.”
"There are too few people like Taoist Master. Chen went to the appointment alone. Chen was both curious and had wrong thoughts."
Chen Shen's words were her true thoughts. She knew the situation at hand, and if she said the wrong thing, she would be killed immediately.
"What I said when we met was basically true. No wonder the master and servant didn't reveal any flaws." Xue Tong thought to himself.
He glanced at him and said, "Zuo Makui, what about you?"
"I...received a message saying that there is a fat sheep waiting to be slaughtered. We will meet in Maplewood Valley in five days. We will take action once the situation is settled."
"Although I was rude and unreasonable to Chen Shen, I also helped her a lot. I didn't expect this thief bitch..." Zuo Makui said.
Xue Tong interrupted: "According to common sense, you two should be punished, but I plan to be extra merciful this time and spare your lives!"
Chen Shu and Zuo Makui simply couldn’t believe their ears!
The original expectation was that the chance of survival was at least half.
Both of them thought: "This Xue Tong is really a strange person!"
Xue Tong killed a lot of people. After arriving in Huanyu, he adjusted his strategy: "Killing here and there is not an option. If you are not a heinous person, it's okay to keep them for use and for my motivation."
"Every dog owes me a life. Do your best to do your job and don't dare to have the slightest thought. Only then will today's matter be completely settled!" Xue Tong shouted.
"Yes Yes Yes!"
…
"What happened to the people in Dizhou, and where did Dibao go in the end?" Xue Tong asked as he sat down in the living room.
"The border between the two states is 5,000 miles away. There are three towns like Yanxi. Dizhou people are active in Yanxi all year round, selling animal carcasses and spiritual materials."
"Almost all of Dizhou is composed of casual cultivators, living scattered in villages and towns. A small number of monks form gangs and occupy the mountains as kings. They euphemistically call them Taoist temples."
"These people don't follow the rules. They seek wealth and murder in secret, and it's common for them to fight openly and violently."
"Dizhou is densely covered with dangerous places, and there are even uncivilized alien races, guarding their homeland where they have lived for tens of thousands of years in the deep mountains and forests."
"The magic weapon that caused trouble is called the Qinghao Sword. It is said that it was dug from an ancient tomb. The Dizhou people asked for 30 million. They displayed it in the Guangling store for a few days. They said they were worried about being robbed, so they left an address and left with the sword."
"What address?" Xue Tong asked.
"Nine hundred miles away is the river beach at the corner, where the terrain is open."
"Did anyone go?"
"No one went, but half a year later, people from Huanglong Tianmang wanted to buy treasures, and they died as soon as they entered Dizhou."
"In two cases, people were sent to the river beach, but no clues could be found and they came back soon."
"What is the cultivation level of the Dizhou people who hold the treasure? What do they look like? Have they ever been to other towns?" Xue Tong asked.
"The late Grandmaster has a beard. I don't know if he has been to other towns."
Xue Tong thought for a while and said: "You have been doing business for a long time, so you must know many people from Dizhou. They spend money to buy information and find out the identity of the treasure holder."
"Second, where is the place where spiritual objects are traded in Dizhou?"
"Third, let the news go out and say that a wealthy businessman wants to buy the Qinghao Sword and wants to trade it secretly in Yanxi. If you are sincere, you will pay five million more."
"I have tried the first two Huanglong Tianmang people. I feel that since the Dizhou people hid Li Mu's body, the magic weapon they snatched will not be sold easily." Zuo Makui said.
"When Huanglong Tianmang came, it was called investigating the case, but now it's about your family and life. Can you spend the same money and energy?"
“If you want to survive, you have to do whatever it takes!”
Xue Tong gave a stern warning.
"Yes Yes!"
…
Xue Tong hid in the mountains and practiced the scriptures for a month.
Then he made a surprise visit to Jiuqiao Village.
Chen Shen rarely showed a smile, "After many rounds of searching, I finally found a Dizhou person and confirmed that the Qinghao Sword came from the ancient tomb. The location is marked on the map. The Taoist priest can go to the local area to inquire."
Chen Shu gave the map.
"How can I identify this person?"
"Four years ago, he passed by Fushan and heard someone say in a tavern that an ancient tomb was dug in the mountain and an earth-level magic weapon was unearthed."
"The people of Dizhou are not setting a trap. Please put me in the jar." Xue Tong frowned.
"The Taoist priest volunteered to act as a bait. If the trap is not a trap, the little girl can't tell." Chen Shen said bluntly.
"Okay, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs!"
"I'm going to test the depths of Dizhou people. I'll collect these kinds of beast corpses as soon as I see them. The more the better."
Xue Tong gave Chen Shu the list and said.
…
Xue Tong walks very slowly!
A one-day trip lasted six days.
Unfortunately, nothing happened along the way, which disappointed him greatly.
Xue Tong wished that someone had set up a trap, so that he could follow the clues and find out the real culprit.
Close to the mountain marked on the map.
Xue Tong only glanced at the entrance of the ancient tomb from a distance, then turned and left.
"Countless people have been there and they have turned it upside down."
Xue Tong's target was the tavern mentioned by the informant.
The pub is still there, located on the lively street of the town.
The town is much smaller than Yanxi, with less than a thousand people.
The town in Dizhou is far more dangerous than Renzhou. People move frequently and the tavern has changed owners. Even the shopkeeper and bartender have no idea about Qing Haojian.
Xue Tong suddenly felt that there was no way out.
"The case is difficult to investigate..."
"This case is very important, it is related to the status of the dojo; it is related to asking Tianmang Sect to cooperate in finding Fan Ruhua."
Xue Tong pondered, recalling the details...
Suddenly I remembered something!
"The people in Dizhou set up the trap to make money. They took the risk to kill Grandmaster Huanglong Tianmang because they had more money."
"I have snatched at least seven or eight magic weapons. It is hard to imagine that these treasures will not be sold for a few years."
"You are so poor that you are willing to take big risks. If you finally get it, you can't wait to get it, and at least part of it will be used up."
"Tian Dong Li Mu's magic weapon may have been sold to a far away place!"
Xue Tong spread out the map and focused on a densely populated area far away from Renzhou.
"Find someone to help you investigate!"
“Even if you can’t find out anything, it’s still good to go shopping!”
Xue Tong calmed down and had a good sleep.
…
Central Dizhou.
"quack!"
Several big birds flew away in fright, and figures in the forest ran wildly.
The figure pounced suddenly, and a sword light passed past his back.
With a booming sword, he cut off the big tree in front of him.
Xue Tong swooped down on his vulture, swung his long sleeves sharply, and shot out his bloody sword.
One spear knocked the second sword away!
The monk who fell to the ground was in the late congenital stage and was in his early thirties.
"what happened"
Xue Tong asked, staring at the middle-aged man chasing him.
The visitor was born with great achievements, and when he saw Xue Tong, his face was full of panic.
"I don't kill people, what's wrong with you two?"
Xue Tong asked again.
"Taoist Priest, I met him by chance in the wild. He felt guilty and ran away." The middle-aged man said.
"Thank you, senior, for rescuing me. I was hunting in the forest, but I chased him far away. I unexpectedly encountered this person with a fierce look on my face. How could I not run away?" the young man said.
"Okay, that's the end of the matter. You can go ahead."
Xue Tong threw his hand towards the middle-aged monk, signaling to leave.
…
Xue Tong rescued Pan Songsheng.
"The younger one is a monk from Puyun Taoist Temple."
Xue Tong's sea of knowledge reflected images of Taoist temples in the mountains and bandits' dens.
"Oh, how many people are there in the Taoist temple?"
"Sixteen people will take care of you at that time."
Xue Tong had a bad impression of Dizhou, and Pan Songsheng didn't look like a good person. If he had left early in normal times, the situation today was a little different.
He originally wanted to go further and find someone locally, but now that he met Pan Songsheng, he just went with the flow and stopped being picky.
"Who is the boss of Puyunguan and how does he compare with me?" Xue Tong asked.
"The master of the temple, Sun Bocheng, is at the same level as the Taoist Priest."
"Well, take me to Puyun Temple."
Pan Songsheng couldn't believe it.
Going to a strange Taoist temple carelessly is simply asking for death. Even if Xue Tong saves himself, this favor will have no effect at all.
"Senior, I am the eighth-oldest Taoist temple in the world and have little reputation."
"I know you don't have enough face, so I will talk to Sun Bocheng."
Having said this, Pan Songsheng had no choice but to lead the way.
…
Puyun Temple, seven hundred miles away.
The scale of Puyun Temple is even less than that of Xuanling Dojo.
There are no pilgrims all year round. To put it bluntly, it is just a training place for a group of Dizhou monks to gather together.
Sun Bocheng blinked, "Where is the Taoist Master from?"
"Xue is from Renzhou and has some relationship with the Huanglong Sect. He went deep into Dizhou to investigate an old case three years ago. The Huanglong Sect promised to reward tens of millions of spiritual stones. Xue only wanted his reputation. If Sun Guanzhu helps solve the problem, he can get 90% of the reward. gold."
Xue Tong offered a very tempting price.
Puyun was thousands of miles away from Yanxi. He had heard about the ancient tomb, but he had never heard of the people in Renzhou being trapped and killed.
"Please ask Sun Guanzhu to inquire widely. Large-scale spiritual object transactions can also be a focus." Xue Tong said.
"Try this concept!"
…
Xue Tong moved into the guest house.
The guest yard looked dilapidated, with overgrown weeds and a thick layer of dust inside the house.
Xue Tong simply cleaned up and released the white tiger and violent ape.
Tigers roared and apes cried, and everyone could tell that the spiritual pet was already at the level of a master.
Xue Tong deliberately showed his strength to prevent Sun Bocheng from going astray.
After setting up the warning, he went into the stone fort to practice the scriptures. It was not until a month later that Pan Songsheng knocked on the courtyard door asking for an audience.
"There is no news about the Qinghao Sword cultivator. Sun Guanzhu suspects that the two of them obtained the spiritual stone magic weapon, bought the elixir, and went into seclusion. They have not come out."
"There is no information about valuable large-scale transactions of magic weapons and elixirs in nearby trading places." Pan Songsheng said.
"Then why are you coming to me, asking for money?" Xue Tong said with a heavy heart and annoyance.
"Where is it? The master of the temple will think of a solution. I also want to ask the Taoist priest for help!"
"The Taoist priest may not know that Puyun Temple is close to the territory of the barbarian tribes. Every three years, they will perform a mysterious ritual and summon the tribal gods. However, the ritual can easily get out of control. The reason is only known to the barbarians and has not been disclosed."
"For this purpose, we need to ask high-level monks to help. Once the statue gets out of control, we can attack it in groups and destroy it."
"The person invited needs to know the basics. The monks who are close to the Taoist temple are the best candidates."
"The Taoist master is very powerful, and he has the guarantee of Master Puyunguan and Sun Guanzhu, who can help him."
"Guanzhu Sun also benefited from the extra hard work fee, which gave the barbarian neighbors more face," Pan Songsheng said.
After hearing this, Xue Tong raised his eyebrows and became interested.
