Following the death of the short man, the various ferocious ghosts that had been preparing to pounce on everyone in the courtyard suddenly stopped and then disappeared, and the huge scroll turned into dots of white light and scattered in the air.
Seiwa, who had been victorious just now, died in the blink of an eye. This soul control master was a master at the level of a small master. He had already reached the power of a grand master when he released the Hundred Demons Night Walk.
"Soul Master, haha, we haven't been idle in the past few years. The most vulnerable thing about a soul master is his body. As long as the body protection barrier is broken, the soul master is like fish on the chopping board, ready to be slaughtered by others." The code name is Chonghua. The young man sneered and said.
"This junior brother is Su Jingcheng, a disciple of Tianquan Pavilion." Seeing that the crisis was resolved, Su County Yin quickly stepped forward and said.
"Senior Brother Su, my sect sent me to assist my senior brother in investigating the matter of Xian Lingxiang. When I arrived here and contacted the Dark Star branch, I learned that my senior brother had come to investigate the case. I didn't expect that Qingyantang would be involved, so I arrived a step too late. ." Chonghua said regretfully as he looked at the corpses of several government officials in the courtyard.
"It's not my fault, junior brother. If it hadn't been for junior brother's timely rescue, we would all be dead bodies right now. It's all my fault for my senior brother's carelessness. He came hastily without a thorough investigation and almost caused a catastrophe." Su Jingcheng was in a low mood. He had left so many brothers All the tragic deaths were blamed on myself, and I felt extremely ashamed.
"Senior brother, now is not the time to hold people accountable. Hurry up and check if there are any key figures who are selling fairy incense in these rooms." Chonghua said urgently.
"After such a long delay, I'm afraid nothing can be found." Su Jingcheng smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Sure enough, the government officials searched all the houses in the backyard and found only two incense buyers enjoying themselves in the room.
It was quite troublesome to bring the two people out. In order to prevent them from being contaminated by the fairy incense, they had to hold their breath and go in to arrest them. After a lot of twists and turns, they were finally captured and out of the range of the fairy incense. He rushed towards the room like crazy, but was tightly controlled by the government officials and could not escape.
In addition to these two living people, many corpses were also found. If nothing else, these corpses should be the people selling fairy incense. It’s just that the person who killed the soul control master took too long, and these people have already committed suicide. .
Not only the incense seller in the backyard, but also the doctor and clerk at the medicine hall in front were dead.
The strange thing is that after discovering these corpses, all the corpses burned violently and turned into ashes almost at the same time, even the short man was no exception.
In other words, except for arresting a few guards and seizing some fairy incense, almost nothing was found in this investigation.
When he returned to the county government office, he tortured the arrested guards, but no matter how they tortured them, the guards still failed to reveal any valuable clues.
At the county Yin's residence in the backyard of the county government office, there were only two people, Su Jingcheng and Chonghua.
With a loud "pop" sound, Su Jingcheng slammed his hand on the table. Although he was not strong, he was more than enough to deal with a wooden table, leaving a large palm print on the table.
"Damn it, so many people have been sacrificed in vain, but nothing has been achieved. It's all my fault." Su Jingcheng was furious, with veins popping out on his forehead. The hand that fell on the table was clenched tightly, and his nails dug into the palm of his hand.
"Brother, there is no need to blame yourself. We have not gained nothing. Knowing that Qinghe is involved in this matter is a good starting point." Chonghua persuaded.
"Junior brother, you mean to investigate the masters of Qingyantang who are operating in Cang County?" Su Jingcheng's eyes lit up and he said, but he seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes dimmed again.
"This method won't work. The Taichu court has issued an order that local officials are not allowed to interfere with Qingyantang's actions privately. Those who investigate Qingyantang will be dismissed from their posts and investigated." Su Jingcheng said with a frown.
"Brother, you have been an official for a long time and have solidified your ideas. Who said you would use people from the county government to investigate the case? Of course you will use the power of the sect to investigate." Chonghua said with a smile.
"Yes, junior brother, since the sect asked you to help me, can you mobilize the experts from Dark Star?" Su Jingcheng said with hope.
Chonghua smiled bitterly and said with some embarrassment: "Senior brother, don't you know where I am from?"
"Junior brother, this...Senior brother has indeed heard of Chonghua's name, but he only knows that he is a master of the Galaxy Sect who has risen in recent years. Senior brother has been dealing with government affairs all year round and rarely interferes with Jianghu affairs." Now it was Su Jingcheng's turn to be embarrassed. .
"There are no outsiders here. Junior brother, let me introduce myself again. Senior brother, Chonghua is just a code name. I am a disciple of the Seven Kills Battalion, and my name is Gu Xifeng." Chonghua bowed his hands and saluted.
It turns out that Chonghua is the sixteen-year-old Gu Xifeng. At this time, his face was changed using a secret method. What Su Jingcheng saw was not his true face.
At this time, Gu Xifeng was already in the realm of a junior master in the later stages of Jinjin. He was already the same as Tang Jinge back then and had reached the pinnacle of a martial artist. If he wanted to improve further, he would not only practice martial arts, but also need to understand the Tao. According to As far as Gu Xifeng knew, Tang Jinge was still at this level and had not made a breakthrough.
This is a natural chasm, and even among dozens of minor masters, it is unlikely that even one will be able to enlighten and successfully enter the realm of a master. This is why master masters are so rare.
"Junior brother turns out to be a disciple of the Seven Kills Battalion. It's great. If we can mobilize the power of the Dark Star Branch, we will be able to get to the bottom of this matter." Su Jingcheng said excitedly after brushing aside his previous embarrassment.
"Brother, let's discuss what to do next."
The two talked for a long time in the house, and then Gu Xifeng left the county government office...
In Taichu Qingyan Hall, Long Yansi was listening to the report of his subordinates, and his face became more and more ugly the more he listened.
"You mean, not only was the largest stronghold in Cang County destroyed, but Bo Yuanzhi and Bo Yuan were also killed?" Long Yansi said in a gloomy tone.
"First Lord, this matter is true. If the dark man outside the stronghold hadn't used a secret method to activate the self-immolation mark on everyone, it is very likely that he would have caused a lot of trouble." The subordinate kneeling below said sadly.
"Zhihe has a shikigami like Huahun. Even I have to be careful when attacking with all my strength. There are still masters in Xiaoxiaocang County? Even if I encounter a master, it is not difficult to escape with Zhihe's strength. , How could he die?" Long Yansi was even more confused.
"My lord, Cangxian County Yin Su Jingcheng was investigating the matter at that time, and a conflict broke out between the two parties, which led to the disaster." The subordinates mentioned Su Jingcheng in a serious tone, hating the culprit very much.
"Oh? It's good for a small county government to have masters at the Jinjin level. How can those rabble kill my noble and powerful soul master?" Long Yansi said disdainfully, with an arrogant tone.
"Sir, although this Su Jingcheng is just a county magistrate and has very weak martial arts skills, he was originally from the Xinghe Sect. I guess it was a master of the Xinghe Sect who went to Cang County, and then..."
"What? The Xinghe Sect again? These damn guys are always trying to ruin my good deeds. When that day comes, I will kill them without leaving a trace!" Long Yansi stood up and said angrily.
In the past five years since the battle of Hongyan Canyon, their Qingyantang's operations have been sabotaged by the Xinghe Sect many times. Both sides suffered many casualties in the battle, forming an incomprehensible rift.
"Continue to investigate and find out if the Xinghe Sect is causing trouble. I want to see which master killed Zhihe. I want him to die without a burial place!" Long Yansi said angrily, while waving his hands to signal his subordinates to leave. I was afraid of being affected by the boss's anger, so I naturally resigned.
Something big happened to the Cang County government officials. The dungeon was broken into by experts, all the jailers were killed, and all the captured guards were rescued.
One day later, someone reported the crime and found several corpses not far from the county government office. After inspection, it was found that these corpses were the guards who had been rescued. For some reason, they all were killed after rescuing them.
After this incident, Gu Xifeng returned to the county government office again and found Su Jingcheng.
"Junior brother, what do you think about this matter?" Su Jingcheng asked first.
"These Qinghe people saved people and killed people. It was definitely not just to vent their anger by killing people. After saving people, they got something from those guards before killing people." Gu Xifeng said confidently.
"Junior brother's thoughts coincide with mine. It's just that these ordinary guards were sentenced to death without confessing anything. They are obviously minor players. What can we learn from them?" Su Jingcheng asked, holding his chin.
"Senior brother, these guards are of course insignificant roles in selling fairy incense, but they know some things that Qinghe people don't know."
"Oh? What's the matter? You mean...?" Su Jingcheng was about to speak but Gu Xifeng said first, "Yes, it was the battle between us and the soul control master at that time. The guards witnessed the whole process at the scene."
"Is they targeting you?" Su Jingcheng also thought about the matter and spoke in shock.
"Yes, I think they already know who I am." Gu Xifeng said with a bitter smile.
"Junior brother, if this is the case, it is too dangerous. The soul control master is so powerful that he must not be an ordinary person in Qingyan Hall. The revenge of the Qinghe people will be terrible, and it is very likely that the masters will be dispatched." Su Jingcheng said worriedly. .
"It's okay, senior brother. I will send a message to the sect in a moment and ask Huang Xin to come over for support. Killing Qinghe people is now one of Huang Xin's hobbies." Gu Xifeng said with a grin.
Su Jingcheng already knew that Gu Xifeng was a disciple of the Seven Kills Battalion, and was puzzled by his complete disrespect for the commander but did not say anything.
"Senior brother, let me tell you some good news." Gu Xifeng seemed not to be afraid of Qinghe's revenge at all, and his smile became even brighter.
"Oh? Is there any result in the investigation of Xian Lingxiang?" The two of them didn't have much interaction, so the good news Gu Xifeng mentioned was naturally related to Xian Lingxiang.
"Qinghe people are very courageous. Even after such a big incident, Fairy Spirit Incense is still being sold. The Dark Star Branch has found several selling points with Qinghe as a clue. We only need to use thunderous means to defeat them one by one. In this way, I don’t believe there is no evidence.”
"Senior brother, in order to avoid suspicion, people in the county should not be used. I will bring the experts from the Dark Star branch there. You just wait here for my good news."
Gu Xifeng said confidently.
"Well... Okay, I'll give it to you, Junior Brother." Su Jingcheng was silent for a moment, thinking that he really had no ability to help Junior Brother, so he could only agree.
