Tseng Building responded.
Cai Zhao was unsteady on her feet, as if half of her strength had been drained out of her body, and it was all thanks to Chang Ning's arms to support her.
Walking down the stairs numbly, she pushed Chang Ning away with all her strength and pretended to be calm, leaning against the pillar in the lobby. Her whole body was cold and her hands and feet were shaking uncontrollably.
The shopkeeper's body was turned over, and the familiar sallow face came into view. Everyone exclaimed in unison - it turned out that there was a bloody hole in his chest, his heart had been removed, and a few strands of flesh and blood hung coldly outside his body. The limbs hang limply.
Zeng Dalou was stunned and said loudly: "Turn over the bodies of the other people as well."
The disciples immediately followed the instructions - and sure enough, the other five also had a bloody hole in their chests, their hearts were taken out and hung outside their bodies, and their limbs and muscles were broken.
Dai Fengchi shouted loudly: "This is the Qianhua Qianye capturer from Luoying Valley!"
Everyone was startled, and then they all turned their attention to Cai Zhao.
Qianhua Qianye's Grappler is Luoyinggu's unique skill, with a total of twenty-one moves. The first twenty moves are used to capture the enemy, and only the last move, 'picking flowers and leaves', is used to kill people.
When making a move, first break the opponent's limbs, and then go straight for the heart. Those with strong skills can tear out people's hearts alive, while those with insufficient skills can also break open the chest and kill people.
Because this trick was too vicious, many Valley Masters did not want to use it.
However, after the Tushan War eighteen years ago, Cai Pingshu lost all his cultivation and the Luoying Valley was in turmoil. In order to frighten the demons, Cai Pingchun deliberately used "picking flowers and leaves" to kill dozens of people during the battle of Qingluo River, staining the river beach with blood. , shocked everyone.
"Second Senior Brother is too arbitrary. With just such a wound, can it be concluded that it was Luoyinggu's Kung Fu?" Fan Xing's family saw Cai Zhao's pale face next to the beam, and felt very pitiful in his heart.
Dai Fengchi said arrogantly: "What do you know? Look at the location of the injury and the strength of the attack. All six people were killed in one blow. Except for the shopkeeper who was slightly injured, the remaining five people had no power to fight back. So The most powerful trick has to be 'picking flowers and picking leaves'!"
"Second senior brother is wrong." Song Yuzhi suddenly said, "Guangtianmen's topping hand also has such power."
Dai Fengchi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "The heart-picking hand only removes the heart, but 'picking flowers and leaves' can also break people's limbs and bones. Do you think these six corpses all have broken limbs?"
Everyone looked and saw that it was indeed the case.
Chang Ning said coldly, "I don't know the Kung Fu of Luoying Valley, but I can still break off Senior Brother Dai's limbs and take out his heart. Senior Brother Dai, do you want to give it a try?"
Dai Fengchi choked, "Are you threatening me?!"
"I don't dare. I just want to tell Senior Brother Dai that there are a lot of kung fu in the world. As long as you reach the realm of cultivation, you can kill as many people as you want." Chang Ning said calmly.
Dai Fengchi shut up angrily.
"Everyone, look at what's on the ground?" Fan Xingjia said again.
Everyone followed his hand and saw that beside the fallen counter, the tip of the shopkeeper's right finger was stained with blood, and a short vertical line of blood was drawn on the ground where his body was covered.
"Yizhu, what does this mean?" Zeng Dalou was confused.
Fan Xingjia bent over and looked at it for a long time, "Is it because I wanted to write but didn't finish it? What words are they?"
Dai Fengchi opened his mouth again, "Maybe it's not a vertical line, but an unstretched horizontal line."
"Yiheng?" Fan Xingjia was puzzled.
Cai Zhao's voice was calm, "The first stroke of the word Luo in Luoying Valley is a horizontal stroke."
She turned to Dai Fengchi, "Second Senior Brother, you might as well just say what you want to say. Half the words are hidden and the other half is really cowardly, and no one can understand it."
Dai Fengchi was irritated, "Okay, let me tell you the truth! The situation is very clear now. Late last night, the clerk in the store accidentally bumped into your father doing something unknown in the house, and made a noise in panic. After your father found out, he went out and went out. Take the life of that guy, and then kill everyone in the inn without stopping, so as not to leak the secret!"
"I can't see it." Chang Ning said sarcastically, "Didn't this allow Dai Shaoxia to see through the mystery? It is obvious that this method of killing people and silencing them is of no use at all."
Dai Fengchi frowned, "Perhaps he was in a hurry and Valley Master Cai didn't have time to think carefully."
"What makes a fool like you see through it is not that you don't think carefully but that you don't have a brain at all." Chang Ning sneered, "Since Valley Master Cai must have a brain, the situation must not be like this at that time."
Dai Fengchi blushed.
"Second Senior Brother." Cai Zhao suddenly smiled, "You know that the Six Sects of Beichen have been repeatedly attacked by the Demon Cult in the past few days."
Dai Fengchi was startled, "I know, I know. So what?!"
"I've been thinking that if the Demon Sect can succeed many times, is it possible that there is an internal agent among the six sects?" Cai Zhao frowned and glared, "Second Senior Brother, are you an internal agent of the Demon Sect?!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?! You are not allowed to slander anyone!" Dai Fengchi was so excited that he almost jumped onto the rafter.
Cai Zhao took a step forward and said, "Lao Sect Leader Yin once said that the six sects of Beichen are connected with each other and become one body. As long as we work together and don't become suspicious, the Demon Sect will not be able to defeat us."
"It's good now. Second Senior Brother first relied only on a few injuries on the body and insisted that it was the work of Luoyinggu. Then based on a little blood on the ground, he insisted that my father had done something ulterior in the house - hahahaha, Second Senior Brother, you It would be a pity if I can’t earn a few copper coins by telling stories in teahouses!”
Dai Fengchi was speechless and sweating on his forehead after being scolded.
Cai Zhao took a step forward and said with an aggressive tone, "My father has been out for half a month. When and where he can't do confidential business, he has to rush back to Qingque Town with great hardships, check into the inn in a grand manner, and then... After all the guys went to bed, he started doing secret things in a hurry - is he crazy or stupid?!"
"Second Senior Brother, do you want to alienate the friendship between the six sects? Are you really not a mole from the Demon Sect! Otherwise, how could you use such a ridiculous reason to convict my father in such a hurry!"
Dai Fengchi was sweating all over his forehead, and the veins on his neck popped out.
Zeng Dalou said in a deep voice: "Fengchi, it's your fault this time. Zhaozhao has lost his father and is already anxious and worried. As a senior brother, you not only don't offer comfort, but also talk nonsense! Fengchi, give it to Zhaozhao. Apologize!"
Dai Fengchi was full of dissatisfaction, but all the disciples in the inn looked at him with contempt and disdain, so he had no choice but to bow his head and apologize to Cai Zhao.
"Forget it." Cai Zhao waved his hand, "We are all siblings, second senior brother, just don't take it personally."
She added, "To avoid the second brother's doubts, you can take a closer look at these six corpses. The wounds on the heart are all slightly tilted. It is obvious that the person who took action was standing directly in front of the deceased."
Two people are facing each other face to face. When one person inserts his hand into the other's chest, the wound cannot be completely vertical. It will always be slightly tilted due to the left and right hands.
"Second senior brother is young and lacks knowledge, so he doesn't know the moves of Qianhua Qianye's grasping hand. You might as well ask Uncle Li from the outer sect, or Uncle Lei from Yaolu, they will tell you, 'pick flowers and pick leaves' The palm was struck from the side. The wound caused by this move must be straight!"
The girl's expression was contemptuous and her words were as sharp as a knife. Dai Fengchi was so embarrassed that he couldn't even raise his head.
All the disciples in the hall booed slightly to show their dissatisfaction with Dai Fengchi.
No one knew that Cai Zhao was pretending to be calm at the moment, but he was panicking and helpless in his heart.
She suddenly remembered the dream just now.
"Xiao Zhaozhao, don't be afraid, the sky will always light up..." Her aunt's voice was gentle and brave. When she was a child, no matter how dark the night was or how terrible the nightmare was, as long as she heard her aunt's voice, she would no longer be afraid.
Three years ago, her aunt passed away, and she felt like half of the sky had fallen.
Now, her father is missing and her mother cannot help. She must fight off the monsters by herself and wait for dawn.
"I'm cold." She suddenly said, "Let's light the brazier."
Chapter 35
There were only two small pieces of charcoal left in the basket next to the brazier, nestling together in isolation.
Cai Zhao took a small stool and sat in front of the brazier to warm himself up. He threw bamboo signs scattered on the ground into the brazier to make the weak flames burn brighter.
Qi Yunke asked someone to carefully inspect Room No. 1. Although it had been deliberately tidied and cleaned, there were indeed no signs of fighting. The floor, wall tiles, tables, chairs, and bed frames showed no signs of being moved or replaced.
Without any clue, Zeng Dalou asked his disciples to turn over the entire Yuelai Inn and check it out.
Still no results.
Now everyone couldn't help but wonder whether Cai Pingchun really left the inn by himself.
Qi Yunke coughed slightly and frowned: "Could it be that Pingchun really encountered something extremely important and had to leave immediately? Otherwise, with Xiaochun's skills, no one can make him helpless to fight back."
Cai Zhao didn't seem to hear anything. He spread his fingers and lowered his head to warm himself to the fire.
The sky was getting brighter, and everyone who found nothing had to go home.
Before getting up, Cai Zhao had just finished burning the last bamboo card. The flames gradually weakened and a cold air filled the room.
On the way back, Cai Zhao found that there were many new faces in the procession, some of whom she had seen in town yesterday.
They walked in unison, took long breaths, and looked silent and alert, as if gray sand grains were slowly seeping in without anyone noticing.
"Who are these people?" Cai Zhao asked.
Fan Xingjia replied in a low voice: "Actually, I don't know him either - Master said a few days ago that the Demon Sect has been taking action frequently, and its ambitions are not small, and the world may not be peaceful. So he asked the senior brother to use his token to recruit some helpers outside. Go up the mountain and ask me to clean up the courtyard of the guest house quickly."
"Help?" Cai Zhao wondered, "Are they all disciples of the sect?"
Fan Xingjia first said he didn't know, then leaned closer and whispered, "But I don't think it's the case. It's not like I've never seen what the disciples from the inner sect and the outer sect look like. These people are gloomy and don't say a word. Look. Just infiltrate people."
At this time, Zeng Daodao came over and said, "What are you talking about?"
Fan Xingjia asked Cai Zhao's question again. Zeng Daodao smiled, and then lowered his voice with a mysterious face, "Master, as the head of the six sects, you can't just have people on the table, but you must also leave some behind the table." hand."
Seeing the girl blinking her big eyes, as if she didn't understand, Zeng Dalou said again, "In the past, old Sect Master Yin had many capable people under his command, and there are still a few of them like Master."
Chang Ning turned his face away and smiled sarcastically.
Cai Zhao asked: "Has Senior Brother known for a long time that Master has left manpower outside the sect?"
Zeng Daorou was stunned and said with a look of disbelief: "I only found out recently. Alas, my martial arts skills are low. Master is probably afraid that I will take risks."
Cai Zhao said no more.
At this time, Chang Ning suddenly pointed not far away: "Where did those people come from?"
Several people looked up and saw a group of martial arts practitioners surrounding Song Yuzhi. They all had alert expressions and steady movements, and they were all wearing scarlet brocade clothes embroidered with gold and rising sun.
Zeng Dalou sighed and said: "Those are the people of Guangtian Clan. Sect Master Song already knew about Yu Zhi's injury. He wrote a letter saying that in case the Demon Sect would make another sneak attack, he would first arrange the defense formation of Guangtian Clan. It will probably take a few days to come here - these guards were sent by him first to serve Yu Zhi."
"Command?" Chang Ning's tone was quite playful.
Zeng Dalou was also upset and sighed: "I think Sect Leader Song is unhappy. Alas, why bother? Although Yu Zhi's skill has been damaged, the Qingque Sect will never let him make another mistake, so why send Guang The people from Tianmen are coming."
After saying that, he shook his head and left.
Seeing the eldest brother walking away, the Fan Xing family dared to say, "I am the head of the Song family and I am also angry. Of the three sons he has, the third brother is the most promising. The eldest brother Xiuzhi has mediocre qualifications, and the temper of the eldest brother Maozhi... well, needless to say." This is a good time. If you entrust your most talented son to the sect, you might end up losing all your martial arts skills. I think Sect Leader Song will definitely have a big quarrel with the master this time!"
Chang Ning was obviously gloating about the misfortune, but he had a very sincere smile on his face: "The sword is ruthless, and the sect did not intentionally cause Song Shaoxia to be injured. I hope that the Song sect leader will not have a grudge with the sect leader Qi."
Fan Xingjia was quite moved: "I hope it can be as Brother Chang said."
Finally returned to Qingjingzhai, it was already bright.
Before leaving, Fan Xingjia comforted him in a good voice: "Junior sister, don't be too worried. Your father might have encountered something extremely urgent and had to leave in a hurry. Junior sister, please wait for now. Master will always have something to say."
Cai Zhao responded with silence, but Chang Ning smiled and thanked Fan Xing's family for their concern, and then couldn't wait to send him out the door.
Entering the house, Chang Ning immediately stopped smiling: "Zhao Zhao, let's take a good rest during the day and recuperate our energy. When everyone goes to eat around evening time, we will go down the mountain."
Cai Zhao didn't seem to understand: "Going down the mountain? Didn't we just go up the mountain? The inn has been turned over. I don't think there will be any more clues. Why go down the mountain?"
Chang Ning saw the girl's silly and sweet face, and became more and more anxious: "Don't you see, the situation in the sect is not quite right. I have a bad feeling, so it's better to leave as soon as possible. When we get outside, let's slowly investigate your father-in-law. 's whereabouts."
