"President Long, the snitch is awake!"
A guard noticed the movement on the wall and pointed at the snitch and shouted.
Everyone was shocked and quickly turned around to see the Snitch grinning, showing a mouth full of rotten teeth.
His eyes were as cold as ice shards, and he cast them on Jingfeng, who instantly had goosebumps all over his body.
"Who are you exactly?"
Jingfeng took a few steps back unconsciously and asked questions.
"Jiejiejie..."
The snitch laughed sinisterly. He didn't seem to pay attention to Jingfeng's question, and his voice was horrifying: "I didn't expect the demon seed to sprout so quickly... It's not enough... It still needs more nutrients... It's not enough!"
The snitch finally screamed almost hysterically, and several people's scalps instantly went numb and they felt a chill when they heard his sharp voice.
"I'm asking you again, who are you and what kind of demon are you?"
Jingfeng seemed to have heard the word "devil species" that night, after he was hit in the chest by the snitch.
The snitch ignored Jing Feng's words and kept smiling sinisterly, which was extremely evil.
"President Long, the two of us have taken turns asking many times, but to no avail." said the guard beside him.
Long Yecheng nodded. It seemed that the snitch was not conscious and could not communicate for the time being. He had previously interrogated and tortured him personally, but there was no result.
"Jingfeng, this snitch can't communicate and can't get any useful information. Please send him to the city lord's mansion another day."
Jingfeng glanced at the snitch meaningfully, finally nodded and left with Long Yecheng.
On the way back, Jingfeng lowered his head and thought about something, then suddenly spoke.
"Uncle, how about sending the snitch to the city lord's mansion tomorrow?"
Long Yecheng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"Tomorrow I will arrange for people to lock up the snitch and go with you."
He smiled and patted Jingfeng on the shoulder and joked: "There is a list of names posted by the City Lord's Mansion on the street in front of our chamber of commerce. Before you leave tomorrow, you should unveil the list."
Jingfeng naturally remembered that there were not many opportunities to collect wool from the city lord's palace.
"Since the City Lord's Mansion has posted a reward all over the city, he will definitely not break his promise. That old man from the Li family has quite a collection. Don't be dazzled by it, hahahaha."
"Thank you uncle for reminding me."
The two joked and chatted for a few more words before parting ways.
The sky was getting dark and twilight was closing in. It was already evening when Jingfeng returned to his residence.
As I lay in bed, I would think of all the recent events and feel that I should seize all the time to improve my strength.
Although, Jingfeng is very confident in his own cultivation, even his master said that he is a genius in the gradual aspect.
When the Qi is not introduced into the body, it can already compete with the cave master. In the late stage of Baihui Realm, it can kill the low-level cave master alone. In the middle stage of Tongliu Realm, it can cross levels to kill the masters of Si Qi Realm.
Jingfeng is looking forward to how strong he will be when he reaches the arrogant state.
Thinking of this, Jingfeng took a deep breath, sat up, opened his storage bag, took out a bottle of Qi-increasing powder and prepared to start practicing.
"Hey, what is this?"
Jingfeng's eyes were suddenly attracted by something. He reached out and touched it and took out a bell.
The bell was made of brass and was about the size of a palm. It was engraved with obscure and weird spells and scriptures. A strange feeling suddenly filled Jingfeng's back.
"This bell belongs to the snitch. Why didn't I notice it before?"
Jingfeng felt strange. Could it be that I had already obtained the bell that night?
Jingfeng thought about it for a long time, but he didn't have much impression about it, so he didn't care about it and decided to give the bell to Ran Qian first.
He found the commission paper he had received from Ran Qian from his storage bag. Ran Qian's address was written on the back. Jing Feng immediately left the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce and walked towards the outer city.
Since the snitch was caught, the street gradually became lively. Jingfeng walked around in circles for several times before arriving at the residence where Ran Qian left.
It was a remote and dirty inn, almost on the outskirts of Beikai City. The surrounding streets are not busy, and there are very few customers.
Jingfeng didn't quite understand how Ran Qian could live in such a place, but he didn't think much about it, and went to ask the innkeeper: "Sir, do you have a person named Ran Qian staying in the inn?"
"Yes, the innermost room on the top floor." The shopkeeper said casually.
Jingfeng thanked the shopkeeper, went to the top floor, and knocked on the door.
Soon, someone opened the door. He was dressed in plain clothes, thin and fair-faced. It was Ran Qian.
"Brother Jing, why are you here?" Ran Qian asked with surprise on his face.
Jingfeng smiled, opened the storage bag, took out the bell on the snitch, and said, "Xiao Ran, is this the bell you want?"
"Exactly!"
Ran Qian's face lit up as he took the bell, looking surprised.
"That's good. It seems that my mission has been successfully completed."
"Thank you, Brother Jing!" Ran Qian bowed his hands in salute and did not break his promise. With a wave of his hand, he took out a green and crystal clear jade from his storage bag and handed it to Jing Feng.
"This is Shaoxian Qingyu, I hope Brother Jing will accept it."
Seeing that Ran Qian was not sloppy at all, Jing Feng became very fond of him and said politely: "Xiao Ran is too outspoken. From now on, you will be my friend. If you need anything, you can ask me for help."
"Then I'll rely on Brother Jing a lot from now on!"
"Hahaha, you're welcome. Let's go out for a drink together?"
"Forget it today, don't bother Brother Jing with spending money, I still have some things to do."
"Okay, then I won't bother you and take my leave."
Jingfeng said a few polite words, accepted Shaoxian Qingyu, and turned to leave. Ran Qian looked at Jing Feng's leaving figure, and the original expression of surprise on his face disappeared without a trace, replaced by a sinister smile.
At the same time, in a luxurious and wealthy mansion in the north of Beikai City, a man in rich clothes was pacing back and forth in the hall, looking anxious and worried.
At this time, a man dressed as a servant walked into the room, knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "Chief, Taizu has left seclusion."
When the man heard this, he immediately raised his head and his worried expression disappeared a lot. He straightened his robe and walked quickly to the backyard.
In an elegant attic in the backyard, an old man wearing a white robe sat upright, with men and women of different ages kneeling in front of him.
The leading man raised his eyes slightly, bowed his hands and saluted, and said respectfully: "Welcome Taizu to come out of seclusion!"
"Um."
The old man looked calm and responded with a single word. Although he was full of white hair and over a hundred years old, the sound he made was as loud as thunder, shocking the hearts of all the people who were kneeling.
The old man glanced at the crowd of juniors kneeling in front of him, exhaled a breath, and said, "Why are you disturbing my Qingxiu?"
The voice rumbled like thunder, and while speaking, a mountain-like aura emanated from the old man. The man kneeling in the front has a powerful cultivation level in the late stage of the Forbidden Qi Realm, but when facing the old man, he only feels like a piece of duckweed, and what is in front of him is a vast ocean, unfathomable.
"Back to Taizu, a thief appeared in the city recently, causing a storm in the city. A few nights ago, he fought with the masters of the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce and the City Lord's Mansion in the east of the city, killing many of their people."
The man said tremblingly.
"Just a snitch, what kind of cultivation level?"
"Middle stage of the arrogant realm."
The old man closed his eyes and said with obvious anger in his voice: "My cultivation level is pretty good, but I have to go out to deal with such a trivial matter. Is it possible that all the Li family in the Ming Dynasty are just losers?"
"Taizu, calm down. There were masters in the clan who were present that night. They saw with their own eyes that this snitch killed more than a dozen of their strong men in the Tongliu realm in front of four masters of the Si Qi Realm with half a cup of tea."
"The assassins of the Seven Kills Sect can also do it, continue." The old man's tone was indifferent, a little unconcerned.
"It is said that this snitch returned the favor with his own strength, defeating five strong men in the wild Qi realm, killing one in the early stage and injuring one in the middle stage."
"oh?"
The old man was slightly surprised and asked: "Front-on confrontation?"
"Back to Taizu, yes."
The old man stroked his white beard and asked, "Is there any more?"
"The snitch fought against two strong men at the peak of the unbridled spirit realm at the same time. He took a full blow from one of them. Although he was seriously injured, he still had some strength left."
"It's a little strange, but other than that?"
"The snitch later wanted to escape, but a master of the Tongliu realm went to pursue him, but suddenly they all seemed to be possessed by a demon. They were stunned in place, and he..."
The old man suddenly opened his eyes and raised his hand to interrupt the man: "Did he use a magical weapon? A copper bell with strange runes engraved on it?"
The man replied: "According to the experts of the clan who were present that day, the snitch did take out a copper bell the size of a palm. As for whether it was what you said, it was too dark at night to see clearly."
The old man's breath suddenly became restless. He stood up slowly and said, "If it is really what I guessed, then it will be troublesome."
"Taizu, I wonder what you are talking about?"
"That is not an ordinary magic weapon, but an evil weapon that can capture people's souls. It's called the 'Heart-eating and Soul-Seizing Bell'. Although it has not been seen for a hundred years, once it appears in this world, all living beings will be destroyed!"
The juniors who were kneeling below were suddenly in an uproar, and some of the younger ones even started talking in low voices.
"Quiet!" The old man's majestic voice swept through the entire place like a storm, and there was a sudden silence.
"Where is the snitch now?"
"Back to Taizu, the last time I saw the snitch was when he was taken away by Long Yecheng from the Qianlong Chamber of Commerce."
The leading man asked tentatively: "Do you need me to arrange for someone to bring the snitch?"
The old man shook his head, "No need, that snitch is no ordinary person. To be more precise, he is no longer a human being. He is just a demon slave whose heart and soul have been controlled by an evil weapon. He is painless, emotionless, and has no desire."
"In other words, there is someone else behind the scenes?"
"Yes, it seems that Beikaicheng will not be peaceful in the future."
The man asked in a deep voice: "Taizu, what should we do?"
The old man straightened his expression and said solemnly: "This matter is not a trivial matter. It needs to be discussed in the long term. Don't rush into the grass and scare the snake. From now on, I will be the head of the family. Do you have any opinions?"
Many of the juniors below raised their heads and glanced, but no one spoke. The leading man said respectfully: "Taizu Qianqiu, please lead the family through the difficulties!"
The old man raised his hand and said: "Everyone, get up and return to your respective families immediately. Notify all branches and put the entire city on alert. If there is any abnormality, please notify me immediately!"
All the juniors responded in unison and left the attic in an orderly manner. The old man looked at the dark night sky in the distance, slightly lost in thought, and sighed softly: "The storm is coming."
