Yanbo City.
This place is close to the East China Sea and is a prosperous place in the Eastern Region. The city is bustling and lively. Chu Liang and Lin Bei just came here some time ago, but they didn't enter the city and only stayed one night outside the city.
This time on the mission, I had the opportunity to go into the city for a walk.
After Jin Maohuan finished eating Jin Ling Dan, he was feeling groggy every day, so he didn't take it out this time.
The shadow of being assassinated by the Dual Swordsman last time is still there. I wonder if he has any accomplices. Now that some time has passed, I hope the limelight has passed.
After all, one can only be a thief for a thousand days, and there is no one who can guard against thieves for a thousand days. Chu Liang cannot stay away from the mountain for the rest of his life because of possible assassins. He still carries Lao Fei, the sixth realm fighting spirit, in his arms, which gives him some confidence.
In this way, with the two generals Lin Bei and Shang Ziliang, the three of them came to Yanbo City together.
Such a big city.
It can be clearly seen that there is a depressing atmosphere inside. People in the streets and alleys are talking about the recent mysterious cases. The number of merchants coming and going at the city gate is not what a big city in the East should be.
The impact of this serial conspiracy on Yanbo City is indeed great. In a city where demon cultivators kill people, it is too late to escape. Who dares to enter the city?
But it is strange to say that if an ordinary demon cultivator kills people for the purpose of practicing, they will not commit crimes in just one place. Usually, after killing one here, he immediately runs away and commits another crime in the next place. At least it is not that easy to lock down.
As for the mysterious case that occurred in Yanbo City this time, seven people died one after another, all of whom died by gouging out their hearts. Each of them was no more than three days apart, so it was inevitable that the people would be panic-stricken.
If it were an ordinary murder, it might not have caused such a large-scale panic. But this is a trick committed by practitioners. Compared to practitioners, mortals are really too weak. If they really hit each other, they might die in a matter of seconds.
Regarding this case, there is actually an inference that it was committed by the demon cultivator of the Soul Killing Sect at the peak of the third realm.
Soul Killing Sect...
It is one of the oldest inheritances among the demon sect. In the past, this sect would rise whenever the world was in chaos, but would soon fall into silence when the peaceful age came.
Because the biggest feature of this sect is that it uses killing to replace resources.
It is a consensus that spiritual practice requires a lot of resources. Even practitioners of the Demon Sect, like the Pluto Sect’s Demon Envoys they had come into contact with before, still have to worry about the treasures of heaven and earth.
But the Soul Killing Sect is not like this.
Soul-killing sect practitioners form elixirs, and the main materials needed to make elixirs are nine living human hearts.
It can be said that the founder of his sect was indeed groundbreaking. At first, he might just want to find a substitute for immortal cultivation resources, and he did it...otherwise, he wouldn't have died so miserably.
There is nothing to say, this kind of practitioner just shows up and kills one by one.
After the three people from Chu and Liang entered the city, they went straight to the Yamen of the City Supervisor, because this time it was Du Ce, the prison official who came to them.
The court cultivators in a city are usually the generals in the army and the yamen overseeing the city. The military generally does not participate in the investigation of such mysterious cases in the city. The city supervision yamen does not have many people, so when there is a major case, people will be transferred to Yudu City. It is not uncommon for them to ask for help from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths when the manpower in Yudu City is tight.
Du Ce had a good relationship with the Shushan sect, so he invited Shushan disciples to come to the Eastern Region to help handle the case.
Of course, he would not just invite Shushan disciples.
…
"Shaoxia Chu and Shaoxia Lin, meet again. Haha, and nephew Shang Xian." Du Ce, still dressed as a scholar, went out to greet the three of them enthusiastically.
Shang Ziliang came at the right time this time, because Du Ce was his father's classmate and junior fellow student. He had been with him several times in the past few years and was always familiar with him.
"Du Jian City." Chu Liang saluted.
"Uncle Du!" Shang Ziliang also shouted.
Lin Bei glanced at him, then immediately cupped his hands and said, "Brother Du."
Shang Ziliang pushed him away.
Chu Liang smiled and said: "My fellow disciples are joking around, so don't blame Du Jiancheng."
"It doesn't matter, young man." Du Ce also had a good temper and didn't care at all.
Everyone was chatting so affectionately as they walked into the Yamen lobby.
I saw a young man sitting inside.
This young man was eighteen or nineteen years old. He had a jade face, fair hair, and a gleam in his eyes. He was an extraordinary person at first glance. Wearing a brocade blue and white light-colored gown, with a white tiger pendant hanging around her neck, and a hairpin with pearls on her head, she exudes nobility.
When he caught a glimpse of Chu Liang and the others coming in, he just looked around indifferently. He didn't stand up to greet them, nor did he mean to say hello. He was still sitting there lazily.
The three of them ignored it.
Du Ce welcomed the three men from the Shushan Sect into the hall and sat down. He also sat back on the main seat, and then introduced to both parties: "These are the three young heroes from the Shushan Sect. They are also here to help capture the Demon Sect Cultivator." This is the young knight of Penglai Sect, Yang Yuhu."
Chu Liang couldn't help but take a second look at the person opposite.
The name Yang Yuhu can be regarded as a frequent guest in Qixingdi newspaper.
Although there is no strict ranking among the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the more recognized No. 1 Immortal Sect is the Penglai Sect of the East China Sea. He has profound knowledge and strong men, and he has been in charge of the world's right path for hundreds of years.
The most famous young disciples of this generation of Penglai Sect are a pair of brothers, Yang Shenlong and Yang Yuhu.
It can be called the Penglai double star.
Especially his elder brother, Yang Shenlong, has been regarded as the genius of the world since he was born. He has always been brave and diligent in his cultivation without encountering an opponent. He has repeatedly crossed borders and killed enemies and is famous throughout the world. Almost no one will compare him with people in the same realm. There are many geniuses from generation to generation in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, but if you want to choose a contemporary number one, the name that is probably mentioned the most is definitely him.
Although his younger brother Yang Yuhu is also a genius, because of his elder brother's great reputation, he is somewhat overshadowed and often appears as his elder brother's foil.
When I saw him today, he was indeed a member of the Penglai Sect, and he indeed had a sect-specific arrogance about him.
After hearing Du Ce's introduction, Yang Yuhu just nodded slightly to the three people in Shushan to say hello.
Chu Liang responded with a smile and said nothing.
When going out to deal with other immortal sects, if the other party is cold, then naturally he cannot be too enthusiastic. Politeness is politeness. If you stick to your cold butt, it will damage Shushan's dignity.
"Young Shaoxia Yang studied under Elder Huang Long of the Penglai Sect. He has already become famous at a young age. I believe you are not too unfamiliar with his name." Du Ce saw that the atmosphere between the two parties was a bit tense, so he introduced them to each other with a smile, "This is Shaoxia Shang is the son of my classmate, and his talent is undoubted. Shaoxia Lin is the first disciple of all the peaks in Shu Mountain, so it goes without saying. This Shaoxia Chu is the disciple of the famous Emperor Feng. This time Coming to Yanbo City, I hope you can cooperate..."
He had good intentions. Seeing that the two parties were not talking, he wanted to help them deepen their impression of each other and get acquainted with each other as soon as possible.
Before he finished speaking, Yang Yuhu frowned and looked at Chu Liang: "Are you the disciple of Emperor Nv Feng?"
"Not bad." Chu Liang nodded in response.
Yang Yuhu was silent for a moment, and then said: "This time, the murderers will deal with you, and I will deal with mine. Forget about your poor cultivation, don't come here to get in the way!"
Chu Liang also frowned when he heard this.
Such straightforward malice.
etc……
Yang Yuhu was just a little arrogant at first, but he suddenly uttered evil words, which seemed to have started when he heard the name of the emperor's daughter Feng.
Chu Liang figured out the joints at once.
Penglai Shangzong has lived in the East China Sea for a long time, and the coast of the East China Sea can be considered their sphere of influence. It is natural for them to handle things that happen in Yanbo City. On the contrary, it was the Shushan Sect who was invited by Du Ce as a favor, and his hand was stretched out a bit abruptly. Yang Yuhu is a bit indifferent, which is actually understandable.
But his attitude suddenly changed for the worse, probably because he heard that he was the disciple of Emperor Nv Feng.
The last time Master came to the East China Sea to catch the sea, he was finally driven away by the people of Penglai Sect. She said that she was sensible and didn't fight too much. The specific process would definitely not be so peaceful, and something unpleasant must have happened.
well.
The same goes for Du Jiancheng. He never dared to mention his master's name when he was out, but you went out directly.
It's best to remind Master when you go back this time... whatever trouble you get into outside, don't mention your disciple's name.
But facing Yang Yuhu's attitude, Chu Liang couldn't apologize for his master first.
He just lightly shrugged, without looking at the other person, and smiled directly at Du Ce: "We are here to capture the demon cultivator. It doesn't matter whether we cooperate or not."
Du Ce smiled bitterly, probably not knowing why Yang Yuhu suddenly turned against him, and said, "Then it doesn't matter if you all go your own way."
He said hello, and immediately a clerk took two files and presented them to both parties.
"This is the file of this conspiracy. Read it carefully first and see if you can find some clues. He still has two hearts left to refine the outer elixir. We judge that he will take action again within three days, so it's time We will patrol the whole city at night. When the time comes, our City Supervision Department will be short of manpower, so we will have to work hard for you to help monitor the happenings in the city. You can move freely, and I will not order you."
"Okay!" Everyone agreed in unison.
…
at dusk.
Du Ce raised his head from the papers, closed his eyes quietly for a while, and regained his clarity of vision.
Worldly affairs are the most draining of energy. Even if he is a fifth-level practitioner, dealing with these affairs every day is quite tiring. Recently, there have been frequent mysterious cases in the Yu Dynasty. The tasks of the city supervision departments of all parties are very heavy, and he is under greater pressure than before.
Since the rumors of the return of the demon god spread around the world a while ago, and now there are frequent spies in various places, it seems that some kind of storm is brewing.
The storm is about to come and the wind is filling the building.
As the chief officer of a local city, he is inevitably worried.
But the most important thing right now is to capture the local demon cultivator first.
He pushed open the door and went out, called the clerk waiting outside, and asked: "Have the cultivators from Shushan and Penglai set out?"
Practitioners in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths are used to freedom and have never liked the command of the imperial court. Therefore, he did not assign any rigid tasks to the teenagers and only let them perform on their own. However, although I am not giving orders, it is still necessary to understand the trends in case someone is really lazy.
In the past, there were some young cultivators who were sent by the sect to help perform tasks, but as soon as they entered the city, they sneaked away to play in the brothel, completely ignoring their own responsibilities, and their behavior was extremely bad.
The young official responded: "Yang Shaoxia from the Penglai Sect went out early and went to the places where the corpses were found, as if to explore the remaining zhenqi fluctuations."
"Where's the one from Shushan?" Du Ce asked again.
"Uh." The clerk hesitated for a moment and said, "Young Master Chu just went out not long ago. Before he went out, he asked me which brothel in the city was more fun. Maybe he had his own ideas..."
Du Ce: "?"
(End of chapter)
