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Chapter 391: A Change of Plans
Chapter 391: A Change of Plans
The next morning, Su Shaoying could confirm that the young girl from the previous day was indeed Niurou Tang from Phoenix Dance in the Nine Heavens.
This was because the boy in brocade who had provoked them yesterday was now dead.
His death was gruesome; his eyes were wide with terror, his muscles twisted, and his meridians ruptured, indicating that he had endured immense pain before his demise.
As for how Su Shaoying knew about this, it was because he and the boy had clashed, and with many witnesses present, the two of them were invited to the local constable's office in the small town.
"I know that this matter has nothing to do with the two of you, Masters Su and Hua. But the identity of this person is no small matter, and I humbly request that you provide me with some guidance."
The speaker was Peng Zhan, the chief constable of Liushanmen. As it turned out, Su Shaoying had met him once before in Xiangdi, and it was also then that he had first laid eyes on Jin Jiuling.
"Who is he?" Su Shaoying asked.
"He is the only son of Old Master Liu of Changan, and also the closed disciple of the Guanxi Fengming Swordsman," Peng Zhan replied. "He has been running rampant in Guanzhong, and even the Black Tiger Hall and Mount Hua Sect give him some face."
Although Old Master Liu of Changan and the Guanxi Fengming Swordsman did not appear in the original novel, they were still a formidable force in this real world, with connections to both the black and white paths, and their strength was not to be underestimated.
"No wonder he was so arrogant. But what you said is a bit of an exaggeration," Su Shaoying remarked. "The Black Tiger Hall and Mount Hua Sect choose not to bother with him, but that doesn't mean he has the guts to provoke them directly."
"If he doesn't dare to mess with them, then how dare he provoke the Jiangnan Hua Family and my Emei Sect?" Su Shaoying added with a scoff, dismissing the idea.
Peng Zhan could only force a smile. What he said was indeed a bit of an overstatement. Of course, Old Master Liu of Changan and the Guanxi Fengming Swordsman wouldn't dare to offend the Jiangnan Hua Family or the Emei Sect. However, Peng Zhan was currently on an official mission in Guanzhong and needed the support of Old Master Liu, the local bigwig.
Hua Manlou withdrew his hand from the body and said, "He was killed by someone using an extremely sophisticated qinna technique to disrupt his meridians. The internal force entered his body, causing immense pain."
Su Shaoying glanced at the corpse, its eyes darting about as if still afraid, "Haven't you found the girl who was with him yesterday?"
"No," Peng Zhan shook his head. "That woman has disappeared, but she's just a nobody anyway..."
"If I were you, I'd start with that woman," Su Shaoying suggested with a smile. "If you don't die during the investigation, you might be in for a big surprise."
Peng Zhan's smile froze, "I'm just investigating a case, how could I possibly die?"
Hua Manlou spoke indifferently, "If I were you, I wouldn't continue with the investigation."
"May I ask what Master Hua means by that?" Peng Zhan asked hastily.
"If I'm not mistaken, this person died at the hands of the 'Ruyi Orchid Hand'," Hua Manlou stated.
"Ruyi Orchid Hand?" Peng Zhan had never heard of this name before.
"This technique is both vicious and difficult to cultivate," Hua Manlou explained. "Moreover, it has been lost for thirty years, but now it suddenly reappears. Being from Liushanmen, you should understand what this implies."
Peng Zhan's pupils contracted, for he knew exactly what it implied.
It meant that the perpetrator, whether a lone ranger or backed by a mysterious organization, was far beyond the reach of an ordinary Liushanmen constable like him.
...
As Hua Manlou and Su Shaoying were politely escorted out of the constable's office, Hua Manlou expressed his confusion, "I don't understand. Since she was hiding by that man's side, why did she kill him?
However, Beef Soup's appearance here exceeded Su Shaoying's expectations. Had he altered the plot, causing Beef Soup to meet Lu Xiaofeng earlier, and now she had caught up with him?
Was she being this petty?
Well, yes, she was quite petty; otherwise, she wouldn't have targeted him yesterday.
At this thought, Su Shaoying shuddered. Targeted him?
Damn! Honest Monk compensated you with Lu Xiaofeng, not Su Shaoying!
"He died a painful death," Su Shaoying suddenly said.
Hua Manlou nodded. "Indeed."
"This is not just a murder but a cruel one," Su Shaoying said. "The killing may have had a purpose, but the cruelty suggests a penchant for it."
Hua Manlou frowned. "A penchant?"
"There are many people in this world, and everyone is different, so there will be all sorts of strange preferences," Su Shaoying explained. "Some people like to abuse others, and some like to be abused themselves."
Hua Manlou felt like vomiting. "Are you saying that woman enjoys torturing others?"
"Maybe," Su Shaoying said.
In the original novel, Gong Jiu was a masochist, but Beef Soup loved him to the point of madness, and she herself enjoyed sleeping with men and then killing them. Su Shaoying didn't believe for a second that she didn't have sadistic tendencies.
"And she left a clue," Su Shaoying added.
"What clue?" Hua Manlou asked.
"The Ruyi Orchid Hand is a long-lost, incredible martial arts technique in the martial arts world," Su Shaoying said.
"Indeed," Hua Manlou explained. "The Ruyi Orchid Hand was created by the Ruyi Fairy of yesteryear, an unparalleled martial art. However, this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate. Her daughter practiced it for thirty years without success and eventually died of exhaustion, causing this technique to be lost forever."
"The Finger Knife, one of the three major finger techniques of the past, has also long been forgotten," Su Shaoying continued.
Upon hearing this, Hua Manlou suddenly understood. "This woman is the invisible person from Unnamed Island?"
Su Shaoying nodded. "Most likely."
Hua Manlou sighed. "The Ruyi Orchid Hand, the Finger Knife, and a person who has never appeared in the martial arts world... Indeed, she is worthy of the name 'invisible.'"
"It seems that Unnamed Island is also interested in the Rakshasa Card," Hua Manlou said, nodding. "But it makes sense. Their influence is not small, and it's normal for them to be curious about the Western Demon Religion."
Su Shaoying was also deep in thought, trying to make sense of everything.
Compared to Hua Manlou, he knew more, but he also had more doubts.
Just as Blue Beard was not Fang Yfei's primary concern, Fang Yfei would never have relied solely on Gong Jiu. He, too, was ambitious and had already colluded with Han Mei.
If he had Gong Jiu's support, he would never have kept it a secret until the very end.
Therefore, regarding the matter of the Rakshasa Card, Fang Yfei definitely did not inform Unnamed Island.
Beef Soup had come on her own, but had Gong Jiu come as well? Were they in the original novel? If they had come, why didn't they appear in the end, and if they hadn't, what changes would there be this time?
(End of Chapter)
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