The sky was dark, and the wind blew, sending sand and gravel flying. Despite the harsh weather, the two parties were still in a standoff. Everyone was focused on observing the situation, just like a group of commoners watching a show, waiting for the development of the story.
"Young Master Ling, if they really fight, shall we help?”One of the men who was with Lingxi asked.
"If they can't fight, the Feng Palace obviously won't let themselves suffer a loss here.”Ling Xi looked around. Almost all of them were people from the martial arts world who had come to suppress the Feng Palace. They would not be arrogant here.
The sky started to drizzle. There was movement on the side of the Phoenix Palace. The woman on the right in the second row said," Senior Sister, it's raining."”
"Okay, let's find a place to stay." As soon as Senior Sister spoke, the Phoenix Palace actually left without saying a word.
Leng Shuiyun shivered. She hugged her shoulders and took a deep breath. Oh my god, she was really freezing. He pushed the crowd aside and slipped into the inn. He poured himself a cup of hot tea and poured it into his stomach. A warm feeling spread from his abdomen to all parts of his body. It was comfortable.
The Phoenix Palace was the first to leave. The Clear Mountain Sect naturally did not want to be caught in the rain outside. A group of disciples squeezed into the restaurant opposite.
The show had already ended before it started. The two sides retreated, leaving behind a group of bored onlookers.
Another day passes in the dark waves.
Qu Town was a peaceful town in the southwest of Martial City. The town had a population of less than a thousand people, and they had always made a living by doing business. There were three big families in the town, all of which were famous families, with the He family as the leader. The He family's hundred-year-old pawnshop was famous throughout the country. The rare treasures collected by his family would definitely not be less than the emperor's treasury, or even more. Back then, Prince Rui specially sent someone to buy a gold-inlaid jade Guanyin from the He family to make his father happy. And this Guanyin statue was still worshipped in the royal temple.
Leng Shuiyun, Ling Xi, and the rest stayed in Qu Town. They secretly received news that the Flame Dragon Token was in the He family.
After some discussion, they decided to get it before the Phoenix Palace made a move.
It was night. The ugly hour has just begun.
"Thump! Thump! Dong!"
"The weather is dry, be careful of the fire!"
"To prevent theft, close the doors and windows!"
Leng Shuiyun leaned on the roof, and Ling Xi gave her a hand signal diagonally across from her. She immediately understood, and she avoided the night watchman and sneaked into the dark alley.
Duan Xiao took another mission and went to investigate the situation at the Phoenix Palace.
When she got close to the He family's house, a strange feeling filled Leng Shuiyun's body. Lingxi quietly got closer." There's a strange feeling."”
"You noticed it too. I can't tell. In short, it's not good.”Suddenly, he widened his eyes. The air was filled with the smell of blood. Could it be…
"Let's go in and take a look." Lingxi also noticed it and climbed over the wall to enter the courtyard first.
It was very quiet. After all, it was late at night, so it was not surprising. However, this kind of deathly loneliness still disgusted Leng Shuiyun. When she arrived at the backyard, the smell of blood seemed to be slightly stronger. She gently pushed open a door and entered. The smell of blood was even stronger. She got close to the bed and quickly lifted the bed curtain. Leng Shuiyun almost cried out in shock, but fortunately, Lingxi quickly covered her mouth.
He could feel the woman in front of him trembling. No matter how powerful she was, she was still a child.
There was a youth lying on the bed in front of him. He looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old. Under the moonlight, one could tell that he was a handsome boy. Unfortunately, his face was now ferocious and terrifying, like a demon knocking on the door in the middle of the night to collect debts.
Blood flowed out of his seven orifices, and the blood that flowed down his cheeks dyed the pillow red.
There was a commotion outside the door." Young Master Ling, Miss Leng.”
"Are there any survivors?" Ling Xi let go of Leng Shuiyun and went outside.
The woman who was left in the room abandoned the fear in her heart and carefully examined the deceased youth. Ignoring the smell of blood, it was not difficult to smell the stench. She looked down and saw the vomit at the foot of the bed. After all, she was a young lady of an official family who had lived a comfortable life. How could she have touched the filth spat out by others? Suppressing the surging nausea, she could not help but see what kind of poison the boy had been poisoned with. Once she found something, Leng Shuiyun immediately rushed out of the door and held onto the railing to retch.
When Lingxi saw this, he quickly came over to comfort her. He even told them about their findings." There were a total of 107 people in the He family, and all of them died. Because they didn't know much about poisons, they didn't find any poison.”
After she recovered, Leng Shuiyun went to the other rooms to check. There were vomiting, diarrhea, spasms, and other symptoms. She finally confirmed," Cough cough... It's very common... It's arsenical.”Examining this filth was simply torture for her. Her stomach churned violently. No matter how hard she tried to suppress it, she could not stop it. She rushed out of the house and finally vomited. Only then did she feel better.
"No, if it's arsenium, there will be obvious symptoms of poisoning, and it won't kill people so quickly.”Someone retorted.
Narrowing her eyes, Leng Shuiyun was currently in the house of the He family's head. Her hand was caressing the bright red phoenix on the wall. The Phoenix Palace had been taken by them in advance. "What if I consume it in large quantities?"
The person who had just retorted widened his eyes.
"What about the source? Where does Miss Leng think the poison was planted? It was not easy to poison such a large family to death.”Lingxi stared at the phoenix that was about to fly away. He secretly gritted his teeth and hated them for being a step late, causing more than a hundred people in the He family to die.
"A big family like the He family definitely has their own well.”After saying that, he left the house and walked to the back. As expected, there was a well in the deepest part of the courtyard outside the backyard. Under the moonlight at night, it suffused a strange color.
Leng Shuiyun didn't say anything else. She filled the well water with water and brought it to her mouth to drink under the surprised exclamations of the crowd. Then, she spat it out quickly and took out a pill from her bosom. After swallowing it, she said slowly," That's right. The arsenic-like substance was put in this well. Everyone in the He family used the water from this well, so it was understandable that they were all poisoned.”
The person who was sent by Lingxi to look for the Flame Dragon Token came back." The warehouse has been rummaged through. We don't know where the Flame Dragon Token is. Maybe it's the Phoenix Palace…"
Before he could finish, footsteps came from outside, and torches lit up the dark street.
"Someone is coming. Everyone, retreat to the inn first.”After Lingxi finished speaking, everyone split up and left.
Leng Shuiyun and Ling Xi remained in the He family, hiding in a dark corner where no one would notice them as they observed the newcomers. They entered from the main entrance. Under the light of the torches, Leng Shuiyun realized that these people were dressed in official uniforms. Damn it, who brought the officials here?
"Let's go." Ling Xi pulled her up to the room, and a report came from the house behind him." Reporting to my lord, there is no one left alive in the He family. It is said that they may have offended the people of the martial world, which is why they have brought about such a huge disaster."”
Returning to the inn, everyone gathered in Duan Xiao's room with heavy expressions.
Ling Xi looked at Duan Xiao, and he immediately understood. He told her what he had discovered." When I arrived at the residence of the people from the Feng Palace, I found that they were preparing to leave, and I received a piece of news that they did not get the Flame Dragon Token.”
"They didn't get it? How is that possible? The He family was silenced. It's definitely them who did it.”Leng Shuiyun didn't believe this. It was too strange.
"Are you sure Young Master Duan hasn't been discovered?”Some people were suspicious.
Duan Xiao was a little angry when she heard that." I believe in my own ability. I definitely wasn't discovered!”
"Then there are only two possibilities. First, the Feng Palace was also a step late and was attacked by others. Secondly, we were deceived. Someone was deliberately playing with everyone.”Lingxi came to two conclusions. If there was no one behind this, why would the officials go to the He family's house in the middle of the night?
"Shh!" Leng Shuiyun made a gesture to keep quiet. She blew out the candle and sneaked to the window. There was a slight sound of rubble colliding. There was someone on the roof. If it wasn't for Leng Shuiyun's reminder, they wouldn't have noticed.
All of them scattered and disappeared into the darkness of the room. Leng Shuiyun hid behind the curtain. The fan slid out of her sleeve along her arm and was held in her hand, placed horizontally in front of her chest.
The roof tiles were lifted, and the moonlight shone into the room. It was as if he had heard no sound in the room and left. Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open from the outside, and a few men in black sneaked into the room. Their breathing was weak, and their footsteps were light. It was obvious that they were experts.
Slowly approaching the bed, the knife immediately slashed into the window curtain. Duan Xiao thanked the heavens. If she was usually asleep, even if she had noticed it, she might not have been as lucky as she was now.
The murderer didn't have the feeling that a knife should have when cutting into flesh. He lifted the window curtain and found that the bed was empty. Leng Shuiyun wanted to laugh, and so did Duan Xiao. If he didn't sleep, why would he put the bed curtain?
Lingxi was nervous for Leng Shuiyun. This girl actually laughed out loud, and she did not even realize it. Looking at the men in black approaching the curtain where she was hiding, Lingxi's figure flashed and hid behind the door. The attention of the men in black was attracted.
Leng Shuiyun secretly stuck out her tongue, thinking that Young Master Ling was really good. She stuck her head out and waited for her eyes to adapt to the darkness. With the help of the weak moonlight, she could vaguely see the movements of the black-clothed man. She slowly squatted down and rolled forward, hiding under the table.
The men in black were once again confused. They knew that the owner of the house wasn't the only one hiding in the house. They didn't know how many people there were, so they didn't dare to act rashly. At this moment, the owner of the house was moving towards the door step by step.
Duan Xiao gestured to Leng Shuiyun, asking her to distract the attention of the man in black at the door. She immediately understood and flipped her palm before opening it again. At this time, there was a pill in her hand. She aimed at the man in black's eyebrows and shot the pill out. She silently cheered. It hit the spot!
Borrowing the man in black to go to Leng Shuiyun, Duan Xiao left the room and closed the door.
"Be careful, they are still in the house.”A man in black reminded his companion.
The light shone in their direction, and Lingxi understood that it was the moonlight shining on the knife. They wanted to use this weak light to see the dark corner where they were hidden.
The man in black gradually got closer, and this time, Lingxi did not dodge. He faced the sharp blade that was coming at him, and the sound of metal colliding tore through the quiet night sky. At this moment, Leng Shuiyun flashed behind the man in black and slit his throat before disappearing into the darkness again. All the men in black were alarmed. They looked towards the source of the sound and saw their companions lying in a pool of blood.
" Dang dang!" The sound of knocking on the door could be heard, and there was also an angry and resentful voice." Why is Lingxi not sleeping in the middle of the night?!"”
The man in black was stunned and cursed in his heart. He called the others to take their companions 'corpses and leave quickly. Before they left, Leng Shuiyun heard them say," You're wrong."”
The night returned to silence, and the candle was lit again." Looks like someone wants to kill us."”
"Hehe, and the person these men in black want to kill isn't me.”Duan Xiao shook her head helplessly.
"Aiya! What do you mean kill or not, you've confused me!”One of them called out.
Leng Shuiyun concluded," This group of men in black has been fooled. It's obvious that someone wants to see a ready-made show. The main characters are us and those men in black.”
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