Shen Hao returned to Licheng that night, accompanied by ten ordinary soldiers from the guard station.
I found General Flag Chen Tianwen in the guardhouse. He didn't know what he said with the door closed, and then he returned to Wuyang City overnight.
But those who are familiar with it will find that the ten guardsmen Shen Hao brings with him seem to have changed their faces.
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The fifth day after the murder of the Qi family.
Shen Hao didn't go anywhere. He just stayed in the temporary resting room he found in Qi Mansion, sitting cross-legged on the bed with his eyes closed, studying today's homework.
Shen Hao never dares to neglect his cultivation. This is the foundation for him to settle down in this world. If he wants to continue to climb up in Xuanqing Guard, he cannot do without the word "cultivation", or even these two words. For Shen Hao at this stage, it is as important as his ability to solve crimes.
Therefore, no matter how busy he is, Shen Hao will squeeze out at least an hour every day to meditate and practice Qi. The four words "accumulation over time and over time" are an iron law for monks, and no one can avoid it.
But Shen Hao felt very different today.
"This...why is the zhenqi harvested by a Zhou Tianhou so much stronger?!"
"Why does it feel like a heat wave when the true energy reaches the meridians on the chest, and at the same time, it can actually increase the true energy in the meridians several times?!"
"How is this going?!"
Every time the zhen qi circulates in the body, the increase is more than three times greater than before!
You must know that the skill practiced by Shen Hao is called "Great Five Elements Zhenqi". Although the name sounds very powerful, it is actually just a very ordinary yellow-level skill. Being able to practice to the sixth level of Qi refining within eight years with a yellow-level technique is considered a gift, but this has never happened before.
After repeatedly feeling it for more than half an hour, Shen Hao made a discovery.
All the zhenqi is strengthened by a sudden wave of heat in the meridians of the chest, just like a transformation of energy.
This made Shen Hao think of the strange tattoo on his chest. Because the strange heat wave that can enhance the true energy obviously penetrates the meridians from this tattoo.
"This tattoo is weird and inexplicable, but it has been on my body for eight years. Why is it only showing signs now?"
"When something goes wrong, there must be a monster! But nothing unusual has happened recently...wait, could it be!"
Shen Hao was shocked. How could he forget the strange and dangerous scene last night, when he swallowed an evil core alive?
Could it be that some kind of ability in this tattoo was activated after swallowing an evil core, which led to the current appearance?
It sounds mysterious, but this is the biggest possibility that Shen Hao can think of now.
"Thinking about it, the evil core I accidentally swallowed yesterday was most likely caused by this tattoo!" Shen Hao recalled that before he swallowed the evil core, he had an inexplicable fever in his chest, and then he burst out with a strong " Hungry" and then swallowed the evil core. And now the circulation of zhenqi is inexplicably strengthened when Zhou Tian passes through the chest. It is difficult to say that there is no connection between the two.
However, Shen Hao currently has no way to truly prove whether his guess is correct.
Fortunately, the increase in Qi has tripled, which is a good thing for Shen Hao, but I don't know if it will leave any hidden dangers.
At this time, Shen Hao was both excited and a little nervous.
If you don't understand, don't think about it. When the time comes, just take it one step at a time. Shen Hao suppressed the anxiety in his heart and started to circulate his Qi again. The Qi increased three times faster than before, making him feel as if he was living in a dream, light and airy.
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After that, Shen Hao stayed in the Qi Mansion for two consecutive days without going anywhere. He stayed in the house except for eating, drinking, and defecating. He seemed depressed because the case had reached a deadlock.
On the third day of April, there were still three days left before the deadline given by Chen Tianwen to Shen Hao. But Wuyang City had been dug up three feet by the manic Xuanqing Guards and garrison soldiers, and no news about Xiao Chongliu was found, nor was there any news about Zhuangzi outside the city.
"Go out and look for him! If there's no one within thirty miles, then expand the range to sixty miles! I don't believe we can't find anyone!"
Shen Hao's furious roars are always heard from the Qi Mansion, especially at night. They can be heard far away, making the Xuanqing guards in Wuyang City tremble every time. It’s also quite frustrating.
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On the fourth day of April, Shen Hao finally showed his face. His face was pale and his brows were furrowed. It was clearly obvious that he was too nervous and looked very bad.
This time, Shen Hao came out and went directly to the Wuyang City Yamen to personally coordinate the deployment of garrison soldiers. He wanted to deploy 70% of the garrison troops to assist Xuanqing Guard in continuing to expand the scope of search and platoon.
Although it is not clear what happened in the Yamen, it can be seen from Shen Hao's livid face after he came out that his request was not accepted by the Yamen.
After all, the redeployment of 70% of the garrison troops away from their duties during non-war times has exceeded the garrison's bottom line. Even if they were facing the Xuanqing Guards, they would not dare to agree easily. Unless there was a direct order from the Licheng Guards, they would be killed. He didn't dare to give 70% of his troops to Shen Hao's orders.
Perhaps out of anger, perhaps out of anger, Shen Hao, who was cursing all the way back to the gate of Qi Mansion, immediately ordered Wang Jian to lead all the Xuanqing guards to continue to expand the search and platoon area, even though the garrison did not agree to send additional manpower. assist.
"I don't care! Three feet of ground has been dug in Wuyang City now, so go sixty miles outside the city! I don't believe there are no clues! What kind of station? You don't have to worry about it, how can the thieves dare to come again?"
Regardless of Wang Jian's objections, Shen Hao sent out all the warriors who stayed in Qi Mansion, leaving only ten ordinary soldiers as gatekeepers.
There is a desperate attitude.
It was night, and Shen Hao seemed to be meditating in the room. There were only ten soldiers patrolling around, and it was much quieter than in the past.
Suddenly, at the corner of a wall, where the moonlight could not reach, a dark shadow rose from the ground, rising to a height of more than ten feet. It looked like it had arms and legs and was still humanoid. A pair of scarlet eyes on its head looked even more ferocious. .
The huge dark figure walked close to the ground at an extremely fast speed, following the wall in the blink of an eye before escaping into the front yard and atrium.
The atrium should have been guarded by Xuanqing guards, but now they have been mobilized by Shen Hao during the day. At this time of night, the remaining ten soldiers are on night patrol, and there is not a single light or dark sentry in the entire atrium.
"hiss!"
The black figure neighed in a low voice, seemingly pleased with himself, and then followed the wall to the edge of a large water tank in the right corner of the atrium.
The water tank is always used to prevent water from leaking out, and it is decorated with koi carp for feeding on weekdays. But I saw the black shadow stretching out three claws, hugging the water tank and spinning it vigorously.
Three circles to the left, one to the right, another half to the left, and five to the right.
"Kacha!"
There was a mechanical sound, a wave of mana flashed from the bottom of the water tank, and then a three-foot-square cyan box appeared out of thin air in the water tank, floating on the water, as if a layer of space had been torn open and then drilled out.
Just when the black shadow was about to reach for the box, a joking laugh suddenly sounded in the darkness on the right side.
"Tsk, tsk, it turns out it's the Sky Splitting Formation, and it's still hidden in the water. No wonder I haven't found it after searching for several days."
It was Shen Hao who walked out of the darkness holding the handle of the knife.
