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Chapter 29: Fear Reversal Light, Who is the Ox Demon?
Chapter 29: Fear Reversal Light, Who is the Ox Demon?
Lea Chunlan... is dead?
Si Mu Bai froze in his tracks, and the emerald green tea in his cup even splashed out.
He stared at his capable assistant, "Lea Chunlan... wasn't she staying inside the Golden Radiance Pavilion? How could she be dead?"
"Moreover, didn't the family send a Perfect Tendon Opening guard to protect her? Even if she encountered danger, how could she not even hold off the enemy for a moment?"
Si Mu Bai's face turned grim.
Lea Chunlan was the representative of the Spirit Infants Sect, sent to discuss matters with him. But now, Lea Chunlan... was actually dead!
She died right after their discussion...
The atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly turned cold and eerie. The raging winds and flying snow became incredibly sharp.
Xu Beihu was about to take his leave, but at this moment, he didn't want to go. His eyes flickered with uncertainty, and his heart was filled with suspicion.
An odd thought even sprouted in his mind.
Li Che had just met Lea Chunlan...
And right after Lea Chunlan turned around, she was killed?
What a coincidence!
How could there be such a coincidence?!
Si Mu Bai stood up and placed his cup down, "Old Guo, lead the way, let's go take a look."
Upon hearing this, the Blood Exchange Realm warrior Guo Zhan, who was standing nearby, bowed and led the way.
...
...
Before the incident, Li Che left the Golden Radiance Pavilion, wandered around the busy streets of the inner city for a while, and after confirming that no one was following him, he returned to the alley where he had left his clothes.
He removed his black attire, withdrew his Vital Energy, and after his body returned to normal, he changed into his own clothes.
Crushing the wooden mask in his hand, Li Che let out a long sigh of relief.
With Lea Chunlan's death, he felt a sense of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his heart. However, this relief only lasted for a moment before it was overwhelmed. Li Che raised his hand, and with a thought, a stream of energy resembling tiny snakes began to rapidly coil within his palm.
"Divinity..."
"The Spirit Infant Supreme Master's divinity?"
"The divinity I devoured is hidden within the Thousand Analysis Hand... but what use could it have?"
Given the situation, Li Che didn't have time to investigate further.
After leaving the alley, he bought a box of Osmanthus Paste Cake from a shop and then went to a restaurant to pick up the wine and dishes he had ordered in advance. He then found the old carriage driver who was parked by the roadside, smoking a pipe.
"Old man, I've bought everything. Please take me back to the woodcarving shop..."
Li Che said with a smile, casually handing over a small jar of Huangjiu wine he had packed from the restaurant.
Seeing this, the carriage driver hurriedly tried to refuse, but he couldn't decline, so he accepted it with a smile and then drove the carriage.
The sound of horse hooves clopping on the bluestone pavement accompanied them.
Shattering the bitter cold falling snow.
They slowly headed towards the outer city.
...
...
In the small courtyard.
The white snow was stained red with blood. The body of the guard, cut in half, lay in the falling snow, looking extremely desolate.
The thick, pungent smell of blood permeated the air, assaulting their senses.
The sound of footsteps crunching through the snow echoed as Si Mu Bai and Xu Beihu made their way through the deep snow and into the courtyard.
Si Mu Bai, draped in a crane mantle, looked at the tragic scene of the dead guard. His handsome face was filled with gloom, "Crushed and killed without any chance to fight back..."
"The killer is extremely powerful. A Perfect Tendon Opening warrior is no match for them, not even able to send a message for help. It's definitely not someone who has just entered the Bone Tempering Realm, and it's possible they've even reached Perfect Bone Tempering."
Si Mu Bai had keen eyes and immediately judged the strength of the enemy the guard had faced.
"The wound seems to have been caused by a sharp weapon, but it doesn't look like it was inflicted by a blade or sword..."
Guo Zhan, the Blood Exchange Realm warrior, was experienced. He crouched down to examine the corpse and spoke in a deep voice.
Xu Beihu, wearing a fox mantle, looked at the incredibly neat and tidy cuts on the guard's body, and his heart stirred...
This wound... seemed somewhat familiar.
He couldn't help but think of the death of Sun Changbiao, the woodcarver from his woodcarving shop in the outer city...
Could it be... that the killer of Sun Changbiao and Lea Chunlan is the same person?
Si Mu Bai stepped over the guard's body and entered the house. The heat from the burning coal made the air stuffy, and the stench of blood became even more pungent, making one feel like vomiting.
Lea Chunlan's body was nailed to the wooden floor, and her death... was extremely tragic.
A wanted poster and a tragic corpse.
Like a hellish deity passing judgment on the living!
Xu Beihu narrowed his eyes, and a subtle look of understanding flashed across his rough face. He was certain...
That the killer of Lea Chunlan...
Is the same person who killed Sun Changbiao!
The same murder method, the same modus operandi, this distinctive wooden arrow, and the similar wounds... basically confirmed the identity of the killer.
"The brutal killer, Ox Demon..." Xu Beihu exhaled, his voice filled with astonishment.
Who on earth was this person? How dare they commit such a heinous act within the Outer City, in the heavily guarded woodcarving shop of a renowned family!
And yet, within the Inner City, they dared to commit murder in the even more tightly guarded Jin Huang Pavilion, jointly operated by several families.
How audacious and mysterious!
Who could it be?
Who is this person from?
"Who is this Ox Demon?" Xu Beihu muttered to himself.
Si Mu Bai, overhearing Xu Beihu's whisper, gave him a cold stare.
Xu Beihu proceeded to briefly explain the situation.
"What a bold Ox Demon, to dare commit murder within the Jin Huang Pavilion. Truly audacious and reckless, not giving a thought to us, the esteemed families of Thunderstrike City!" Si Mu Bai's fists clenched tightly in his sleeves, his eyes cold and filled with murderous intent.
The divine energy within his eyes seemed to ripple like waves, and a wailing, ghostly cry emanated from him, lingering endlessly, stirring without cease.
Xu Beihu glanced at Si Mu Bai's expression, and a chill ran down his spine.
Si Mu Bai seemed to be very close to 'Divine Foundation', even his divinity was becoming difficult to control.
Accompanied by footsteps, powerful vital energy filled the air, and several figures approached from outside the courtyard. The leader, dressed in a black and red robe, with a sword at his waist and sharp eyes, stepped forward.
"Xu Gongzi, Si Gongzi, you are both here." The newcomer greeted them with a powerful fist salute.
"So it's Zhang Shenbu. It's a bother, but I'd appreciate it if you could make a trip to the yamen." Si Mu Bai's face regained its composure, and his anger subsided, revealing a tearful, crying expression once more.
Xu Beihu and Si Mu Bai were both quite courteous to the newcomer.
After all, this person was Zhang Shenbu, one of the three great divine catchers of Thunderstrike City, dispatched by the Imperial Court. Not only was he an exceptionally strong warrior, but his divine cultivation was also formidable.
The title of 'Divine Catcher' was bestowed upon them due to their cultivation of divinity, granting them strength far surpassing that of ordinary warriors.
Zhang Shenbu, with his palm resting on the hilt of his sword, strode into the room and saw the wanted poster, as well as Lei Chunlan's body.
"Heh, so the deceased was a wanted criminal..." Zhang Shenbu muttered, "After committing the murder, I posted the wanted poster. The killer, believing himself to be a chivalrous hero, has now become a wanted criminal."
"Let's confirm the murderer first..." Zhang Shenbu said, and in the next moment, took a step forward.
Boom!!! His hair and beard stood on end, and his eyes seemed to emit a gray light, the manifestation of his cultivated divinity.
The air instantly filled with a palpable sense of fear, all of which was Lei Chunlan's fear before her death, now completely captured by Zhang Shenbu and reflected in his pupils.
"A towering figure, over nine feet tall, wearing a conical hat, dressed in black, with powerful vital energy, wearing... the Ox Demon mask..."
The gray light in Zhang Shenbu's eyes faded, and his gaze refocused as he spoke calmly, "The wanted criminal from the Outer City is indeed this person, known as the Ox Demon."
"To commit a crime in the Outer City is one thing, but to dare to come to the Inner City and continue their evil deeds... This Ox Demon... has quite a background."
Zhang Shenbu gave a cold laugh. Without a powerful background, who would dare to commit murder so boldly within the Inner City?
Those aristocratic families, as well as the officials in the black yamen, were not to be trifled with.
"Zhang Shenbu's 'Fear Reversal Light' divinity... is becoming increasingly powerful. It won't be long before he's ranked first among the three divine catchers of Thunderstrike City!" Si Mu Bai clapped, his expression both crying and laughing.
Zhang Shenbu glanced at Si Mu Bai, whose divinity was difficult to restrain, and smiled, "Si Gongzi is about to breakthrough in divinity, achieving Divine Foundation, a joyous occasion indeed."
After speaking, Zhang Shenbu turned to the several constables behind him.
"Return to the yamen, and rewrite the wanted poster for the Ox Demon, increasing the bounty to three hundred..." Zhang Shenbu thought of the oppressive image of the Ox Demon he saw through Lei Chunlan's fear, and couldn't help but feel a sense of dread."
"Forget it, let's increase the bounty to five hundred!"
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