in2ebook Chapter 144 Murder
Chapter 144 Murder
Perhaps what Chu Xinglan said was right. Everyone was gathering their strength nearby yesterday, hoping to accomplish something big today.
After the people from Hanshan Temple, people from various families began to arrive one after another.
The scene looked much more lively than yesterday when Song Ling and his group were together.
Chu Xinglan looked at the twenty people behind him, and then looked at the at least seventy or eighty other disciples in the field, not counting those hanging on the roofs and trees.
"Do you still want to wait here to pick up bargains?"
The corners of Song Ling's mouth twitched. Obviously, he did not expect this situation to happen. He looked at the people behind him.
"Forget it, let's go. Most of them are gathered here. Let's go explore outside."
"We'll come back and take a look at it in the evening."
"I don't know what happened to Han Feiyu and the others. I hope I don't run into them when they come out."
After a night passed, Han Feiyu and the others did not send any news back. It was unknown whether they were unable to send the news or did not have the time. Song Ling sent them a message but received no reply.
Chu Xinglan patted his clothes and stood up: "They shouldn't come out so quickly, let's go, I'll walk with you for a while."
He wanted to act together, so Song Ling was naturally happy: "That's great, let's go."
The disciples behind him had no objections, and soon they quietly left the woods.
Song Ling took out the map that Chu Xinglan gave him yesterday, confirmed his location, and pointed to a point not far away.
"Let's go take a look here, maybe we'll find something unexpected."
……
Chaos had already begun to appear in the secret realm. Outside the secret realm, everyone gathered in the square again, all with solemn expressions.
In the empty square, there were several bodies covered with white cloth.
Xu Zhuo's sharp eyes swept across everyone's faces before he spoke softly.
"Everyone, my Cangqiong Mountain has opened its gates this time and welcomes you all to come. This is to enable better communication in the cultivation world and to ensure its long-term prosperity."
"I never thought that there would be a thief committing crimes in my sect. He deserves death!"
Xu Zhuo waved his sleeves, and all the white cloth in the field was blown away, revealing the hideous and miserable state of the corpse underneath.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily fell on it, and their pupils constricted when they saw the bloody wound.
Master Wuxin of Hanshan Temple closed his eyes and chanted: "Amitabha."
Then he looked at Xu Zhuo: "Master Xu, do you know the identity of the victim off the field?"
The grief in Xu Zhuo's eyes flashed away: "I am Xu Yan, the elder of the Discipline Hall of Cangqiong Mountain, and his direct disciples."
Chen Xiu, who was standing by, stepped forward to explain at the right time.
"As the elder of the Discipline Hall, Elder Xu Yan is very busy and goes to the Discipline Hall early in the morning to handle affairs."
"Early this morning, the disciples in the Discipline Hall wanted to report something to Elder Xu Yan, but they didn't see him coming, so they went to his residence to look for him."
"As a result, Elder Xu Yan and his disciples were found dead in their rooms in his courtyard."
"My disciple, report the news to me immediately. I have examined the body and the time of death is no more than two hours."
Shangguan Cheng had not woken up yet, and was even more confused at the moment. He leaned back in his chair and said impatiently.
"So, why did you call us all here? Are you suspecting that we are the murderer?"
"Two hours, maybe the murderer has already escaped."
Chen Xiu glanced at him, bowed to him as a greeting, and said calmly: "The formation of Cangqiong Mountain will automatically open at night. After I found out something was wrong, it did not close."
"So, the murderer is still in Cangqiong Mountain."
Fairy Yueyao of Yuehua Palace frowned slightly: "Was it done by the demons or the black-robed people?"
"No trace of the demons was found. As for whether it was the man in black robes..."
Chen Xiu paused, chuckled, and continued confidently: "I believe that with the ancestor in charge here, they should not be able to come in, unless they come in openly."
What he said was very straightforward. You can suspect the man in black robe, but there is only one possibility, that the man in black robe is among you.
At this time, Gong Bowen, who had been frowning, suddenly asked, "Why didn't the leaders of Ziyang Pavilion and Tiangang Sect come?"
His sudden voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone looked around the crowd and found that the two men were not there.
Because the incident happened suddenly and these two people were from small sects with a low sense of presence, they had not been discovered before.
Chen Xiu frowned and looked at the Cang Qiong Mountain disciples below the platform: "Did you send anyone to call for help?"
The disciple quickly counted the number of people and said, "Big Brother, I sent someone, but the two disciples didn't come back, and I couldn't contact them."
Chen Xiu nodded and quickly walked back to Xu Zhuo to report the situation.
Xu Zhuo glanced at Gong Bowen inconspicuously and stood up.
"In that case, let's go and take a look together. We must make sure these two don't get killed as well."
After saying this, he followed the disciple who was leading the way.
The people behind him looked at each other, said nothing, stood up silently and followed.
In this situation, none of them are fools. Cangqiongshan obviously believes that the murderer is among them. The funny thing is that they all think so too.
I just don’t know who the ghost in this crowd is.
Gong Bowen's emotions were more complicated. He knew that the leaders of Ziyang Pavilion and Tiangang Sect were their people. This time when he came to Cangqiong Mountain, he got the news that only three people from their organization came.
Moreover, he is the person in charge of this matter. Last night they discussed what to do this time in order to deal a heavy blow to those present.
He knew very well that he did not give the order for the two to attack Xu Yan, and this seemed too stupid.
Although he was determined to get rid of Sang Yunqi, he still knew his own limitations and didn't dare to cause any trouble under his nose.
In the current situation, those two might be used as scapegoats, but he couldn't figure out who did it and what the purpose of killing Xu Yan was.
The lowest level of cultivation among the group was at the Spirit Transformation Stage, so naturally they were very fast.
After a short while, they arrived at the guest room allocated for the two masters to rest.
As soon as they approached the courtyard, everyone smelled a pungent smell of blood, and their hearts skipped a beat.
Xu Zhuo frowned even more tightly, as if he was still angry that someone dared to cause trouble under his nose. With a flick of his sleeve, the courtyard gate turned into a pile of powder.
The situation in the yard was instantly exposed to everyone's view. The yard was in a mess, tables and chairs overturned on the ground, and trees broken and fallen.
The leaders of Ziyang Pavilion and Tiangang Sect lay in the yard like rag dolls, their clothes stained with blood and piled up on the ground.
His eyes were wide open, and one could seem to see surprise and fear in them.