Because of the internal strife in the Ghost Palace, the Jianghu had been peaceful for a while. The atmosphere of fear and unease that everyone had to worry about becoming a target of the Ghost Palace had also faded a lot. However, the silence was too short. Before everyone could react, another bloody storm had quietly brewed in the Jianghu, followed by a great turmoil that swept through the Jianghu and the imperial court.
The Rising Sun Villa had only risen to prominence in the pugilistic world for seven or eight years. However, in this short period of less than ten years, it had experienced a period of prosperity. It was so proud that even the Ghost Palace had not found trouble with it. There were many different opinions, but everyone basically believed that it had some special connection with the Ghost Palace, which meant that it had the support of the Ghost Palace.
Manor Lord Mo Shaoyang was a calm and experienced person. Regardless of his true personality, he could be considered a righteous gentleman and had a good reputation in Pingnan Town. However, what puzzled everyone was that this man, who could be considered outstanding in terms of family status, appearance, and character, was almost middle-aged but had never married. The matchmakers in Pingnan Town and the surrounding areas had once broken the threshold to set him up, but this Villa Head Mo had rejected them all, making everyone think that he had some unknown hidden illness.
Of course, this guess was not valid, because although he did not have a wife, he had a few beautiful concubines. It was even said that one of them was pregnant. Thus, the rumor was dispelled by itself. Just when everyone thought that the pregnant concubine had a chance to become the official wife of the manor lord, a sudden massacre shocked everyone. Chaoyang Villa, a martial arts master that even the Ghost Palace would give some face to, was actually massacred overnight on the 15th of August, the day of the full moon and the reunion of people. Not a single person in the entire village survived!
Some of the villagers in Pingnan Town had seen the corpse that died not far from the village gate, while others had only heard about it, but no one dared to go closer to see it. Firstly, the authorities had sealed off the scene. Secondly, everyone still cherished their lives and did not want to get into any unnecessary trouble. Because on the night of the incident, someone passed by and found the dead body. Seeing that the gate of the manor was ajar, he went over to take a look. When he saw it, a mournful scream sounded, but it stopped immediately because the person had already been silenced.
On the second day of the incident, the government went to seal off the scene. At that time, it was filled with blood and corpses. There was no one alive. The method of killing was clean and ruthless. It was obvious that it was done by a professional killer. The entire manor was filled with a nauseating blood aura. If they wanted to catch someone, where would they go?! Not to mention that the person who could massacre Chaoyang Villa overnight was not a small character! In the end, the government listed him as a martial artist seeking revenge, and the matter was left unsettled.
"Sigh, just who did Villa Head Mo offend to be so ruthlessly retaliated against?”In the teahouse in the town, a few people were chatting in low voices.
"Keep your voice down. Do you want to die?”
"It's obvious that this matter is from the martial arts world and has nothing to do with me. Can't I just talk about it?”Those hundreds of lives were really fragile. They were gone just like that…
"Okay, but don't be so loud! Don't you know that Wang Er also died that night? I heard that he was silenced because he discovered something!”Wang Er's family was in a mess now. He didn't know if it was related to this bloody case, but the whole family was shocked.
"Then who asked him to be so curious? Look at the other people in the town.”Curiosity really couldn't be allowed in this day and age!
"That's true…That's strange. My relatives in the yamen said that the properties of the Chaoyang Villa weren't looted.”
"That's hard to say. Even if the people of the martial arts world retire, they will probably make many enemies. Those who can end up well are few and far between! Did that Villa Head Mo not want to get married and had already predicted this day?”
"It's hard to say. We commoners should live in peace. We shouldn't get involved in the matters of the martial arts world.”
"En, yes…Big Brother Li is right!”
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The incident at Chaoyang Villa was just a topic of conversation for ordinary people, but the forces involved in it were shocked. Why was Mo Shaoyang killed? In terms of martial arts, Mo Shaoyang was not an ordinary person. He must have been protected by a high-ranking official. To be able to take his life in a short period of time, the background and strength of the enemy could not be underestimated!
At this moment, in the Ghost Palace,
"Reporting to Young Master Xue, Mo Shaoyang was killed last night. The entire village was massacred, and no one survived.”A man in black said to the man in white.
"Any clues?" Di Xuanxue frowned as she considered all the possibilities.
"Our people looked at the scene before the authorities went. There were no traces, but they found this wooden token embedded in the wall beside Mo Shaoyang's body.”The man in black respectfully presented the item to Di Xuanxue.
" You may leave. Continue to investigate…" Di Xuanxue waved her hand and focused on the object in her hand.
After the man in black left, Di Xuanxue stared at the words on the exquisite wooden tablet and muttered," Evil Extermination Hall's Heart Extermination…The front side was engraved with the exquisite seal characters 'Evil Extermination Hall', while the back side had the two words' Heart Extermination 'written in vigorous running-script. Who could it be…Could it be that a new force had appeared in the martial world during the internal strife in the Ghost Palace? He knew that the Ghost Palace was behind Chaoyang Villa, but he still challenged the entire villa…This was a declaration of war against the Ghost Palace! It seemed like he had to become the Hall Master as soon as possible to end this mess. Xun…he would not disappoint Xun…
At this moment, Di Xuanxue could only think of the possibility that someone had used the incident of the Chaoyang Villa massacre to demonstrate their power to the Ghost Palace. As for the rest, there were no clues.
"Men." Di Xuanxue called out in a low voice.
"Young Master Xue, what is it?" The person asked respectfully.
"Call Frost Soul to see me." He should tell Kaoru about this matter. Frost Soul had seen Kaoru before, so he should let her go. He wanted to see Kaoru…but Kaoru wouldn't be willing to see him at this time, right…
A woman dressed in black walked in. "Why is Young Master Xue looking for me?" Due to the special status of the Twelve Dark Soul Guards, they did not need to address themselves as Di Xuanxue's subordinates.
"Go to the palace and find Third Young Master. Tell him about Chaoyang Villa.”
"Young Master Xue…Third Young Master doesn't want to see us.”Shuang Hun was well aware of Di Xuanxun's temper. If she kept provoking him, she might die next time.
"Just say…say that you went to see him on my behalf.”He wanted to reorganize the Ghost Palace as soon as possible. He wanted to make Xun proud of him. He would go to see him, and he only hoped that he would praise him…That would be enough!
"Alright then." After saying that, Shuang Hun left Di Xuanxue's room.
His figure disappeared into the darkness like a ghost. Frost Soul was not very calm because she had a bad feeling…Challenging the Ghost Palace? Things might not be that simple. Mo Shaoyang was once an elite of the Ghost Palace. How could he be killed so easily? Moreover, so many people died overnight. Was it really just a show of strength or revenge? He wondered how Third Young Master was doing now, and he refused to come back…Although Young Master Xue was much better than Eldest Young Master and Second Young Master, he still had regrets!
Xiao Luoli's room in Prince Yi's mansion.
"Are you leaving tomorrow? Ji, I don't know when we'll meet again!”How strange…Did Nuo Ji leave like this? Did he let it go and stop being infatuated with Di Xuanxun?
"I should go back. Li, are you going to make a move?”Nuo Ji looked at Xiao Luoli with a deep and worried gaze. He had not seen Di Xuanxun since he left Kunyi Palace that day. It was not that he did not want to see her. On the contrary, he wanted to see her crazily. However, if he saw her again, would he be able to leave? Looking at Xiao Luoli in front of him, he really wanted to say everything and make him give up his ambition. However, when he thought of what Di Xuanxun had done for Xiao Luoli, he held back. If Xiao Luoli couldn't accept it and let go, then he didn't deserve Xun's love!
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