Gongsun's words immediately shocked everyone present!
"Mr. Gongsun, what are you talking about?" Ling Xiaowu looked at Gongsun curiously, then looked at the lime marks on the gray and white stone wall, and couldn't help but frown.
On the side, Chen Yutian also frowned slightly, waiting for Gongsun's explanation.
He knew very well that Gongsun was not the kind of person who easily made a fuss. Since he said so, there must be a reason.
The rest of the people also looked at Gongsun expectantly, waiting for his next reply.
Gongsun looked at the snake-shaped mark on the wall carefully and nodded secretly, "It's exactly the same, there's no mistake..."
Then, he turned his eyes and looked at the people who had been waiting for a long time.
His eyes fell gently on Chen Yutian.
"Sir, do you remember asking me this morning what is the mystery in that painting?"
Hearing this, Chen Yutian's eyes lit up!
"you mean……"
Gongsun nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, there is such a mark on that painting. Since it was written in the inscription of the painting, I thought it was a variant of the word '生', but at the time it was a variation of the word '生'". Now it seems that that should be the mark in front of me!"
"Is that so?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yutian's heart suddenly rang with thunderous shock. While his mind was shocked, a question also arose in his mind.
Why is there such a mark on that painting?
What is this mark used for?
Before he could stop questioning, he suddenly saw a glint of light appearing on the headless corpse, which immediately caught Chen Yutian's attention.
"Huh? This is..."
Chen Yutian leaned forward, took a closer look, and frowned slightly.
"How could there be such a thing on the deceased? Could it be that the deceased was not decapitated and died with a knife?"
"And this thing looks inexplicably familiar!"
He stared at the thing in his hand, his brows frowning even more.
On the side, Xuan Xi and Xue Tianhan saw what was in his hands and also fell into deep thought.
In Chen Yutian's hand, he saw a tiny silver needle that was as small as a cow's hair. This needle was extremely hidden. If it weren't for the brilliant light that reflected the sunlight, Chen Yutian might not have been able to spot it.
"Eh? Isn't this the poisonous needle found on Ling Zhanwu's body?"
At this moment, Tang Fengling came over and screamed in surprise when she saw the silver needle for the first time.
Chen Yutian and Xue Tianhan's eyes flashed at the same time!
"Yes, it's exactly this!"
"But it's strange that I didn't find any signs of poisoning in the corpse of the deceased!"
After carefully inspecting the headless corpse, Gongsun frowned slightly.
Everyone who heard his words was shocked. Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they all saw an unprecedented solemnity in each other's eyes.
There was no poisoning, so why was the poisonous needle on the deceased's body?
Could it be that this needle was inserted after the death of the deceased?
But if this is the case, the person is already dead. What effect will a poisonous needle have on it?
But if that was not the case, then why could no traces of poisoning be found on the deceased?
All of this is like a fog, covering everyone's hearts and also covering the road ahead, making people gradually unable to see the direction ahead.
Chen Yutian frowned deeply.
Gongsun also frowned and began to examine the headless corpse carefully.
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"Click..."
A sound of something breaking suddenly came from an unknown source.
This voice was extremely clear. The moment it reached the ears, the expressions of the two old men on the green mountain suddenly darkened.
The fourth ancestor of the green-robed man frowned slightly, and then took out a broken jade slip from his arms.
Seeing this object, the two old men's eyes suddenly widened.
Then, a complex look of grief and anger appeared in their eyes at the same time.
"Yue Lingxiao! The two of us will kill you to clean up the family!"
The two old men roared angrily at the same time, with hatred burning in their eyes. A fierce aura suddenly spread out from their bodies in the roar, causing dust to fly and the earth to shake!
The Fourth Ancestor glanced at the two of them with admiration.
"Okay, very good! Now that you have made up your mind, I will help you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Fourth Patriarch waved his sleeves, and two green lights suddenly appeared, shooting directly at the two of them.
The two were startled, and then found that they could not move at all, and could only watch the two green lights sinking into their bodies.
"These are the two consciousnesses that I have separated from you. With them living in your body, they can help you search for Yue Lingxiao's traces."
After listening, the last two snake heads of the Nine Snakes Association looked at each other, carefully checked their bodies, and found that there was no discomfort, they bowed deeply to the fourth ancestor of the green-robed man: "Thank you four. Master Zu, please help!”
"This is nothing! But you two must take back the last fragment of the picture in Wu Chengtian's hand from Yue Lingxiao. Do you understand?"
The Fourth Patriarch waved his hand slightly and spoke to the two of them in a commanding tone.
The two of them nodded heavily and said, "We'll understand soon! Just ask the Fourth Ancestor and Master Shidongji Hall to wait for the good news I've been waiting for!"
After saying that, they turned around and took a step out. Their whole bodies turned into two afterimages and disappeared at the end of the mountain road.
Watching their figures disappear, the smile on the Fourth Patriarch's face slowly disappeared, replaced by an incomparable solemnity.
"Although the ranking of the nine great snake heads of the Nine Snakes Association is based on age, it is actually based on skill. Among the nine, the first snake head should be the best in Wu Chengtian Kungfu, and the second snake head Ling Jianci should be the best. So, by analogy... As the ninth snake head, Yue Lingxiao should have the lowest kung fu among the nine..."
"But why, as the person with the lowest kung fu among the nine, can he kill all his brothers who are higher in kung fu than him? Is he hiding his true kung fu?"
"Even so, when Yue Lingxiao was looking for the head of the Nine Snakes Society, I had met him once. At that time, this person gave me the feeling that he was obviously a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death. But why do he dare to do so now? Blatantly rebelling against the Holy Religion?”
"And when I asked him for the broken picture, he handed it over to me without thinking, and even asked to go to Wu Chengtian to ask for the last broken picture in his hand... But after that, he He successively killed Wu Chengtian and other heads of the Nine Snakes Association, openly rebelled against the Holy Religion, and fled with the remaining pictures..."
"The actions before and after are completely different..."
The Fourth Patriarch frowned slightly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and became more thoughtful.
"This is not quite right... If everything Yue Lingxiao did in front of me back then was just acting, then what was his purpose of giving away the map fragments without thinking? Is it self-protection?"
"If that's the case...then where does he have the courage to openly rebel against the Holy Religion?"
"If not...then what's going on with his completely different attitudes and actions?"
The Fourth Patriarch pondered for a long time. At this moment, footsteps were heard on the mountain steps.
The Fourth Patriarch and the child beside him looked at the same time, and saw a figure walking slowly towards the top of the mountain with vigorous steps. Its clothes were rustling in the mountain wind, giving people a different kind of feeling. Senses.
"Junior has met the Fourth Ancestor!"
The visitor came to the Fourth Ancestor, bowed with utmost respect, and then raised his head, revealing a very familiar face.
"It's you... What are you doing here? Cai Xiang and Zhang Yong have already set off."
The Fourth Ancestor glanced at the visitor and said calmly.
"This junior is not here for these two, but there is something that needs to be informed to the Fourth Ancestor. It concerns Yue Lingxiao..."
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Patriarch immediately flashed his eyes and looked at the person in front of him!
Seeing this scene, the visitor immediately smiled and continued: "It seems that Lord Zunzu has also noticed...the fact that Yue Lingxiao's behavior and attitude have changed drastically!"
Hearing this, the Fourth Patriarch was suddenly shocked!
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Gongsun looked carefully at the headless body of the deceased.
Although he did not find any signs of poisoning on the deceased's body, he still found that the deceased's body had the same features as the previous deceased.
Those are the internal organs that were damaged after being exposed to the Heart-Destroying Sword Qi!
Looking around at the sword marks on the surrounding stone walls, Gongsun's expression became solemn again.
Judging from the situation at the scene, the deceased had a fierce battle with the murderer before his death. During this process, the deceased was struck by the heart-breaking sword energy and his internal organs were severely damaged. When his attention was distracted, he was killed by the murderer with a sword, and he drank in anger on the spot. !
This is the most reasonable guess!
But what makes people wonder is that this place is deserted, very dilapidated, and few people pass by. Why would the deceased come to such a remote place?
How did he meet the murderer?
Thinking of this, Gongsun sighed involuntarily.
Then, he looked around and found that almost everyone was investigating and collecting evidence around the scene. Only Bai Fan was staring at the headless body from a distance, looking thoughtful, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Heart-destroying sword energy, beheading with one sword...is the murderer really still Yue Lingxiao?"
On the other side, Chen Yutian looked at the headless corpse with slightly narrowed eyes, his expression slightly gloomy.
"This person is really bold... The Gyeonggi government has already issued a warrant for his arrest, but he actually committed another crime in the capital at this juncture... Such behavior is simply a provocation to the government!"
His eyes became darker and darker, but at this moment, an idea suddenly emerged.
"Wait a moment……"
"Generally speaking, people who are wanted by the government will often find ways to leave the capital and leave the capital. They will also hide themselves anonymously. At least they will not let anyone find out that they are wanted by the government..."
"But Yue Lingxiao obviously did the opposite. Not only did he not stay away from the capital, but after the wanted order was issued, he returned to the capital from the surrounding areas of the capital where he originally operated, and openly killed people at the feet of the emperor... Such behavior is simply outrageous I’m afraid that others won’t know that he is in the capital..."
"Is he really not afraid of death?"
"Or, even if he dies, he will send all the nine former snake heads to hell?"
Thinking of this, Chen Yutian couldn't help but look at the cold headless corpse again.
At this moment, Bai Fan, who was looking at the corpse in deep thought, suddenly flashed his eyes, pointed at the headless corpse and exclaimed: "I remember, I finally remembered, it turns out it's him, it turns out it's really him... …”
Hearing this, everyone present looked at him.
Ling Xiaowu, Taiyi Tianfu and others all looked at each other in confusion, wondering why people in Jiulong Mansion like to make such a fuss?
"Sir, what have you thought of?" Tianying asked first.
With a hint of excitement and annoyance, Bai Fan pointed at the headless corpse on the ground and said, "I think about it...who is this person? When I saw the corpse, I felt a little familiar. It wasn't until I just When I saw that, I remembered that I had met this person before, right next to the restaurant just now."
As he spoke, he pointed to the bamboo hat that fell on the ground not far away.
"What?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this.
"Are you telling the truth?" Chen Yutian asked with a flash of shock in his eyes.
"Yes." Bai Fan nodded, and then told everyone everything about the man wearing a bamboo hat he saw at the door of Zhou Ji Restaurant.
After everyone heard this, they were all shocked!
"So, this person was still in front of Zhou Ji Restaurant not long ago, and now, he died here... The time interval between this was only more than an hour. Why on earth did he come to this remote place? place?"
Chen Yutian and Gongsun frowned at the same time.
At this moment, a policeman trotted over in a hurry and said to everyone: "Sir, we have made an important discovery 1"
Chen Yutian's expression changed when he heard this and said: "Lead the way!"
Immediately, under the leadership of the little catcher, everyone came to a poplar tree not far away. They saw Xue Tianhan and Ling Miaoyin standing there, squinting their eyes slightly and looking at something above the tree trunk.
Chen Yutian followed their gazes and saw a snake-shaped mark on the tree trunk that was exactly the same as the one painted on the gray-white stone wall!
However, the one in front of me was carved on the tree trunk with a sharp tool.
"This is... the exact same mark?" Chen Yutian looked at the stone wall behind him and his expression changed slightly.
Xue Tianhan nodded slightly, then pointed to another place and said, "Not only here, but also there."
Chen Yutian looked along his direction and saw a snake-shaped mark on the stone wall of the broken house a section ahead.
Seeing this, Chen Yutian pondered for a moment and ordered the policeman beside him: "Continue the search again, Brother Xue, let's go!"
After saying that, he, Xue Tianhan, and Ling Miaoyin immediately flew towards the direction of the mark.
The other people behind him looked at each other and then followed.
After walking to the mark, they found a similar mark further ahead. Going further... they found a similar mark again... and so on until they came to the alley in front of Zhou Ji Restaurant. .
