Chapter 12: Midnight Chase
The people who blocked the three-man carriage were two young men wearing clothes with the word "Feiyun" embroidered on them. They were both men, about 27 or 27 years old. Both of them carried long spears and looked very heroic.
"I thought they were pedestrians and carriages. Judging from the masks, they should be disciples of Feiyun Tower, but are they going to Yanyang Town?" One of the young men held the horse's belly between his legs and clasped his fists at the carriage with a slightly polite expression.
Jiang Xun got out of the carriage, stood on the car and clasped his fists in return: "Feiyun Tower disciple Jiang Xun and his junior brothers and sisters were ordered to go to Yanyang Town, and they met two Taoist friends from Feiyun Martial Arts Hall."
"Well, I'm Zhang Tao of Feiyun Martial Arts School. This is my senior brother Yang Chen. I thought it was a pedestrian or a horse, so I blocked the road to persuade him to return. But since he is a friend of Feiyun Tower, there is no need to persuade him to return. It's better to go together. How are you doing, fellow travelers?" Zhang Tao said loudly.
"It turns out that we are the famous Senior Brother Zhang Tao and Senior Brother Yang. We are honored to be traveling with them." Jiang Xun nodded with a smile and started chatting with Zhang Tao and Yang Chen on the way.
In the carriage, Murong Yu introduced to Yun Tianfeng: "Feiyun Martial Arts School is one of the five most famous forces in the entire Yuzhou world. They are distributed in various countries and behave decently. They like to be chivalrous and upright to promote the reputation of the martial arts school, and compete with others. There is no conflict of interest in guarding the house numbers of various countries. For example, in Feiyun, they will even let some locally recruited disciples join Feiyun Tower to serve the country."
"Tie Dan Gun Zhang Tao and Electric Dragon Gun Yang Chen are both well-known chivalrous figures from Feiyun Martial Arts School in this area."
Two horses and one cart walked together, and it was already midnight when they arrived at Yanyang Town.
At this time, there were only a few scattered houses in the town still flickering with faint firelight, and most of the residents had turned off their lights and fell asleep.
Yanyang Town is not far from Feiyun City, the capital of Feiyun Kingdom, and has a large number of households. At this time, there are still a few restaurants and inns on both sides of the market streets that have not closed and are still in business.
A group of five people walked across the street and saw several residential courtyards with white cloths and white lanterns hung on their walls along the way. Some cries could also be heard faintly in the mourning halls.
Zhang Tao from Feiyun Martial Arts Hall signaled everyone to wait on the roadside. Whenever he encountered such a family, he would definitely go in and inquire about the situation. If the family's financial situation was not good, he would leave a little money.
"The first civilian who was killed was found three days ago. His remains were hideous and his chest was hollow. It looked as if someone had ripped out his heart and died. The guards guarding the area also tried to trace it immediately, but many people died one after another. Everyone died in the same manner, and so far, more than twenty people have died in the entire town."
"Nowadays, the people in Yanyang Town are surrounded by soldiers and suspicious of ghosts. Some suspect that it is monsters, and some suspect that it is the devil. The guards can only order to strengthen patrols once dark, and every household is not allowed to go out. Zhang guessed that there is a high probability that It’s what the disciples of the Demonic Heart Refining Sect did.”
"Go to the guard and ask for more information." Jiang Xun suggested. The two people from Feiyun Martial Arts School had no objection to this. As for Yun Tianfeng and Murong Yu, they had no chance to express their opinions. They were more like two followers who were following the world. .
There were soldiers patrolling inside and outside the yamen. Jiang Xun showed his Feiyun Tower voucher, and everyone was led into the depths of the yamen by the soldiers.
"Two outer disciples came to Feiyun Tower in the past two days, but they disappeared shortly after arriving. Some people found their blood-stained masks in the woods west of the town in the early morning. It can be basically concluded that they are dead. Even Feiyun The outer disciples of Lou are all dead, and our ordinary soldiers guarding the mansion cannot handle it, so I leave it to you all."
The guard was an old man surnamed Chen with a tired face and gray beard. He was frightened when he mentioned this matter, and his voice was trembling with unconcealable fear.
"Don't worry, Chen Zhenshou. I'm here to solve this matter. I just don't know how much information you have about the murderer. For example, is it a demonic thief or a monster, or how many murderers are there?" Jiang Xun comforted and asked seriously.
The guard thought for a moment, and then said: "It's hard to say whether it's a monster or a demon, but we initially judge that the murderer is not alone. Please be careful when investigating and try not to be alone."
The five people stored their horses and vehicles at the townhouse, and then went to the woods west of the town to search for clues.
The trees in the forest grow lushly and are evergreen all year round. During the day, they are fine, and some light can fall from the dense branches and leaves. But at night, the moonlight is hazy, and everything is pitch black, so the only way to illuminate it is with torches. .
The ground is half a foot thick with dead leaves. No matter how good your light skills are, it is hard not to make a sound when you step on them. The light from the torch doesn't shine very far, so you can only see clearly a distance of one or two feet around.
At the place where the people found the bloody mask, the five people carefully inspected and found no residual traces of battle on the trunks of the surrounding trees. However, some leaves were still stained with wet blood stains.
"To enter the town from this direction, this is the only way. We are looking for it at a loss, which is like looking for a needle in a haystack. It is better to put out the fire and just wait here for a night. The thief has been committing crimes night and day without interruption for several days. There will definitely be something tonight. Harvest." Zhang Tao from Feiyun Martial Arts School suggested.
After everyone thought about it, there was no other better way, so they nodded.
Yang Chen glanced at Yun Tianfeng and Murong Yu, frowned slightly, and arranged: "The three friends of Feiyun Tower will guard the east side. My junior brother and I are both in the Dengtang realm, and we will guard the north and south sides respectively. Once the traitor's whereabouts are discovered, Be sure to warn us as soon as possible, and it is best to besiege them together, rather than act impulsively and fight alone.”
"Okay!" Jiang Xun nodded and led Yun Tianfeng and Murong Yu back slightly.
All three of them knew that although Jiang Xun had half-stepped into the Dengtang realm, he was still not a master of the Dengtang realm. The two people from Feiyun Martial Arts School also guessed that Yun Tianfeng and Murong Yu would only become weaker, so they simply Let the three of them get together, and their combined strength is equivalent to the Dengtang level combat power.
"Senior Brother Jiang, it is difficult for us to find traces of the thief at this location, why not go further?" After Yang Chen and Zhang Tao left, Murong Yu made a suggestion.
"No, it's too dangerous..." Jiang Xun was slightly embarrassed. If he was indeed full of confidence before coming here, but now even masters like Zhang Tao and Yang Chen are so cautious, he has some concerns. .
It's not that I'm afraid, I'm just worried that this is the first time that my junior brothers and sisters will be in danger if they are doing a mission together. If I can't rescue them, I'll be in trouble.
"Senior Brother Jiang, I'm with Miss Murong. Don't worry. If the two of us join forces, even if the thief is a demon cultivator in the third realm of immortality, we can resist it for a while. When the time comes, you will have time to help." Yun Tianfeng and Jiang Xun also After being polite, Jiang Xun followed Murong Yu and disappeared into the darkness without waiting for Jiang Xun's refusal.
"Oh, it's so impulsive." Jiang Xun couldn't stop him, and he was inevitably worried. After thinking about it, he still took a few steps forward to avoid regrets if his junior fellow apprentices were in danger and delayed for one or two seconds to support him.
Besides, Yun Tianfeng had developed his spiritual sense and could identify objects even in the dark. A few leaped through the branches in the forest and saw Murong Yu who was waiting for him hundreds of meters away.
"There is nothing wrong with the arrangement of several senior brothers, but we don't have time to delay too much, and it is not convenient to reveal our identities. It is better to act separately from them. You have the spiritual sense of immortality to explore a wider and wider range at night, and I Now that I have broken through to the Wind Control Realm, I can protect you while you are investigating. I must kill those bastards from the Heart Refining Sect with my own hands to avenge my brothers!" Murong Yuhan said.
