Chapter 181: Doubts are resolved and people are known

Long Qi had a look of melancholy on his face. To be honest, he couldn’t remember many things clearly, but he felt inexplicably sad in his heart. Perhaps this was what the old people often called homesickness!
But his hometown has now completely changed beyond recognition.

Just when Long Qi was feeling lost, Lingxiang suddenly grabbed his hand. When he turned around, he saw Lingxiang walking side by side with him, looking straight ahead as if no one was around.

Long Qi felt warm in his heart, raised the corner of his mouth, and held Lingxiang’s hand.

Yes, he is no longer alone. Now he has brothers, friends, and Lingxiang by his side.

Zoucheng is more like a village than a city. The people in the city are simple and honest, and the city is surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers and full of vitality.

Zhao Wuyang had never seen such a place before. For a moment, he put all his worries aside and found everything he saw new and interesting.

Seeing him like this, Liu Xia smiled and shook his head. After all, he was still a child and was easily attracted by new things. Although he had never seen it before and was amazed at the appearance of the city, he was extremely calm.

If there is anything strange about Zoucheng, it is the layout of the city. There are carved beams and painted buildings, bluestone roads, towering ancient trees with green leaves and long vines, and some of the ancient trees have houses built on them. What’s even stranger is that there are long corridors connecting the tree houses.

These two styles, which are originally incompatible, seem to be inexplicably integrated when put together.

Amidst the exclamations, the few of them found an inn to stay in. As soon as they settled in, Lingxiang dragged Banxia out to the street.

Long Qi originally wanted to go with them, but Lingxiang said that going shopping with men was a big taboo and would only bring trouble to oneself, so she rejected him.

Lingxiang has traveled all over the country since she was a child, but this is the first time she has seen a place like Zoucheng. She is naturally very curious and will definitely take a good look around if she has the chance.

Women are women. It seems that they have a natural instinct. Even in such an unfamiliar place, they can walk around the streets with ease and even after walking for a long time, they don’t show any sign of tiredness.

If a woman is like this, what about Lingxiang and Banxia?

Although Banxia lived in the countryside when she was a child and seldom went to the city, she was still young after all, and Zoucheng was a place full of people, so she was naturally curious.

The two of them were just wandering around like this, with no intention of going back to the inn, but at this moment, they ran into someone.

Lingxiang had never expected to see Lu Ying in Zoucheng. Taishang Sect was in the west, and Lu Ying’s home was in the north, so how could he come to a place like Nanhuai?
Lu Ying was also surprised to see Lingxiang. He hadn’t seen her for a long time. Lingxiang looked a little different from before. She used to look otherworldly, but now she had a hint of worldly air.

After the two of them greeted each other, Lingxiang asked Lu Ying why he came to Nanhuai, but saw Lu Ying sigh.

It turned out that two disciples had secretly practiced the forbidden techniques of the Supreme Sect and were caught by Lu Ying. Lu Ying was kind-hearted and agreed to keep it a secret for them after the two disciples begged him repeatedly and promised not to do anything that violated the sect rules again.

But who knew that the two men were actually such treacherous people, judging others by their own standards. They always felt that Lu Ying would use this to threaten them in the future, so they knocked him out under the cover of night and then threw him into a place in the mountains where poisonous insects were rampant.

If he hadn’t encountered Lingxiang, his soul would have already wandered into the void.

Earlier in Taishang Sect, Lingxiang gave Lu Ying some advice before leaving. After thinking about it, Lu Ying felt that her theory of the tiger in the forest made sense. So after Lingxiang left, he told Master Xunfeng why he was killed.

Xunfeng Zhenren was originally going to practice in seclusion, but after hearing about this, he was furious and summoned the two men to the meeting hall overnight. After a brief interrogation, Xunfeng Zhenren made a prompt decision and punished the two men.

If there is any punishment, it is nothing more than expulsion from the mountain gate. According to Xunfeng Zhenren, if someone can do such a thing as harming his fellow disciples, his heart is not right. If he succeeds in cultivation in the future, he may become a disaster. Instead of that, it is better to nip this danger in the bud as soon as possible.

Perhaps considering that one of them had a prominent family background, Master Xunfeng did not abolish his cultivation. Since he did not abolish his cultivation, the other one naturally could not be abolished either, otherwise it would be said to be unfair.

Lu Ying was also puzzled. The expelled man looked honest and would never do such a thing to kill people. However, the other man with a prominent family background insisted that he was the one who instigated him to do it. Although Master Xunfeng did not believe it, he did not say much. He only said some warning words before the two of them left the mountain.

The one with a prominent family background was used to being domineering on weekdays, and relying on his family background, he was fearless. Even if he was expelled from the sect, he didn’t care at all and went straight back home to be his own rich boy.

And that young man was the son of the Shao family, the Nanhuai Supervisor, named Shao Xunxuan.

It is said that when Shao Xunxuan returned home, he forgot all the teachings of his master and elders during his previous training. He lived a life of luxury and continued to behave in an arrogant manner.

Perhaps it was cause and effect, because just a few days ago, Supervisor Shao and his family disappeared mysteriously, without even a trace of a single person, and his home was flooded with blood!
Hearing this, Lingxiang Banxia was shocked. Since the house was full of blood, no one would be safe. But it was indeed a bit strange. If there was blood flowing, how could there be no one there?

Even if he was murdered, there should be a corpse.

“This is the extremely strange thing. Normally, it should be a big deal if something like this happens in the home of a local inspector. But the government may think it is strange and have kept it secret and never publicized it. So the streets are still the same as usual and there is no panic.” Lu Ying said with a frown.

“Then why are you here?” Banxia was puzzled. She knew about the Taishang Sect. Logically speaking, it was very far away from here. Even if they wanted to invite outsiders, they should go to the nearby Kunwu Sect. How could they alarm the Taishang Sect which was far away in Qizhou?
“I think it’s because the government officials knew that Shao Xunxuan had practiced in the Taishang Sect, so they went to Qizhou to deliver the letter instead of going there.” Lingxiang guessed.

Lu Ying nodded upon hearing this, and he sighed at Lingxiang’s intelligence in his heart: “That’s right. The reason why the government felt that something was fishy was because they found something ominous in Supervisor Shao’s house. It is said that thirteen years ago, the original owner of that house and his family were all killed, and the same thing was found in the house…”

Thirteen years ago? What a coincidence?
Lingxiang couldn’t help but frowned and asked hurriedly, “Didn’t the house originally belong to the government?”

Lu Ying looked at Lingxiang, his eyes seemed to be hesitant, and after a moment he spoke: “That house originally belonged to the Long family, a family of demon hunters…”

……

Long Qi and his companions were drinking tea in the inn when they saw Lingxiang Banxia leading Lu Ying back. After some polite exchanges, Lingxiang told Long Qi what she had just heard in the street.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Anyone who heard this would find it strange. And Long Qi’s face was even more stern – if the same object was found in that house, it might be the work of Yinghuan, because it was Yinghuan who led the monsters to massacre the Long family thirteen years ago.

But Lingxiang didn’t think it was her. When Shao Jiansi’s family was killed, it was the day when Maidong met Yinghuan. It was definitely not her who did it. So there must be another demon nearby.

But that person is also strange. He killed someone but made the body disappear, but there were bloodstains at the scene. Did he want to cover it up, or was he so arrogant that he did it on purpose?
Everyone was puzzled. Seeing this, Lingxiang suggested that they go to the house to take a look first. Who knows, they might find something. So they packed up and set off to Shao Jiansi’s house.

From the outside, there was nothing unusual about Shao Jiansi’s house. There were no government officials guarding the door, but the main gate was tightly closed. I think it was because the house was located in the woods outside the city, and because they didn’t want to cause too much panic among the people, so they were so lax. However, in this way, you can’t enter from the main gate.

Everyone climbed over the wall and entered the yard, only to see that the yard was just as Lu Ying had said, with dried bloodstains everywhere, and the whole house was filled with a weird atmosphere.

This courtyard was exactly the same as Long Qi remembered, except for a few more ponds. The corridors and houses were still there, but for some reason, after hearing that this house was occupied by someone else, he felt a little sad.

Lu Ying said that according to the government’s intention, the most urgent task is to find these missing bodies. After all, they are officials appointed by the court, and they have to give an explanation to the court first when their family is murdered.

Everyone stood still, but for a moment they didn’t know where to start investigating. At this moment, the Bagua plate on Banxia’s waist suddenly started to spin. She quickly took it out and saw that the grid of the three eastern mountains was constantly flashing.

Banxia frowned. Although she didn’t know the origin of the Bagua plate, it had always been very accurate. Whenever she encountered something, it would always remind her. But now it only showed one place and the hexagram was not correct. This was the first time, which made her a little confused.

Lingxiang thought for a moment and said, “Is it telling you where to go?”

Upon hearing this, Banxia tried to turn the Bagua plate. Sure enough, the originally lit Mao position actually moved to the Chen position of the three mountains in the southeast as he turned it.

Everyone understood immediately and followed the instructions on the Bagua plate and headed towards the house.

If this group of seven were in normal circumstances, it would be a bit ostentatious, but now there were two women and five men following neatly. If it weren’t for the weird atmosphere in the house, it would have been a very funny scene.

Just as everyone followed the instructions and arrived at a courtyard, they suddenly heard a voice.

“I knew you would come early in the morning, but I didn’t expect you to bring so many gifts for me.”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked up, only to see a person standing in the yard. It was none other than Hui Wu.

At this time, Hui Wu had a horn growing on his head, his whole body was full of evil spirit, and his eyes were extremely fierce.

“Elder Fu Cang, how are you?”

But what surprised Lingxiang was not Huiwu in front of her, but Lu Ying’s voice, “Brother Huiwu!”

Why did Lu Ying know Hui Wu? And why did he call him Junior Brother? Could it be that…

Could it be that the other person who was expelled from the Tai Shang Sect was Hui Wu! ?

Lingxiang thought about it carefully and immediately understood. No wonder she felt that Huiwu looked familiar when she saw him during the first martial arts performance, but had no impression of him. It was because she had heard his voice in Peiyuan Cave of Tai Shang Sect, but had never seen him in person.

But since Hui Wu had practiced in the Taishang Sect, why did he know the Yuanqing School’s skills?

Just as I was wondering, I saw Hui Wu wave his hand, and many monsters appeared behind him. However, these monsters looked strange, moved slowly, and…

There were even some limbs on their bodies! It was as if these monsters were pieced together! At this time, Lu Ying exclaimed: “Junior Brother Xun Xun!”

Lingxiang looked over and saw that the face of one of the monsters was not completely demonized, but half of a human face was left, with half-open eyes and saliva dripping from its mouth.

Could it be that! ?

Hui Wu suddenly burst into laughter, his laughter was somewhat crazy and looked very strange. After he finished laughing, he said, “That’s right! These are the Shao Xunxuan family that you have been looking for for a long time!”

Lingxiang frowned when she heard this, looked at Huiwu calmly and said, “I didn’t expect you to fall into the devil.”

Hearing this, Lu Ying was shocked and cried out: “You! You did all this!? You actually killed your fellow disciples!”

Hui Wu’s laughter suddenly stopped, he stared at Lu Ying and spat, “Fellow disciple! Bah! I am no longer a member of the Supreme Sect, and he was just kicked out by the Supreme Sect. How can he be considered a fellow disciple? Is he worthy? “

“I am just born in a humble family, but I am ordered around by people like them in a high-handed manner. It was his idea to throw you into Peiyuan Cave, but in the end he wanted to frame me. Do I deserve to be looked down upon by them just because I am born in a humble family?”

“Oh! So what if I’ve fallen into the devil? Now I’ve become a devil’s master, and people like them have become low-level monsters, and they still let me order them around. Who is more despicable? It’s a joke!”

He spoke so loudly that Lu Ying didn’t know how to refute for a moment. He knew Hui Wu was often bullied in the Supreme Sect, especially by Shao Xunxun, who simply treated him as a servant. He had never tried to stop it, but…

But he can’t become a devil!

Thinking of this, Lu Ying wanted to step forward and say something, but was stopped by Lingxiang.

“You mean to say that you turned them into monsters? Can you do that?”

Hui Wu’s eyes changed, staring at Ling Xiang fiercely and said, “What? You don’t believe it? Then… why not let you try it too!” As he said that, he waved his hand, and those members of Shao Pengcheng’s family who had not yet completely transformed into demons rushed towards the crowd, whimpering in their mouths, and it was unclear whether they were roaring or crying…

That voice sounded really miserable…

When Long Qi and his companions saw this, they took up their positions one after another. Just as they were about to take action, they heard Ling Xiang stop them and say:
“Don’t get close to them. I think there is still some demonic energy in those monsters! That’s why they haven’t completely transformed into demons and have become so weird.”

(End of this chapter)