Chapter 169: Murderer!
Zuo Ci was stunned for a moment, then clasped his palms together, "Amitabha, if I can help the two donors, I will definitely not refuse."
"I just don't know how you two are going to find the person who committed the heinous crime?"
Jingxu thought for a while, "According to what we know, the thief has been here for a month. He only commits crimes at night and has killed hundreds of people in just one night."
"On average, three or four people go missing a night, and most of these people are civilians, so we want to wait and see."
"We will act tonight. We will release the bait in advance and use special means to communicate with each other. They will be distributed in every corner of Pingyang County. As soon as the thief appears, we will respond directly and capture the thief."
"We have more than 500 people here this time. Even if the thief has wings, he will not be able to escape. But the Guanyin Temple area is a Buddhist holy place after all, so I won't set up anyone to guard it."
"Is it feasible for you, Master, to take care of it?"
Zuo Ci nodded, "That's good. What the donor did was a good deed. The poor monk volunteered to help the donor catch the thief."
Jingxu nodded, "Okay, then tonight, if you feel any movement, master, throw this object to the ground and we will come as quickly as possible."
With that said, Jingxu directly handed Zuo Ci a jade slip.
Zuo Ci took it with one hand, then lowered his head, "Amitabha, I wish the donor can catch the thief as soon as possible."
After saying that, Jingxu said a few words to Zuo Ci, and then left with Liu Tianzhi.
When the two came outside the temple, Liu Tianzhi fell into deep thought, "It seems like the murderer must not be Master Zuo Ci."
Jingxu sneered, "On the contrary, he is the biggest suspect."
Liu Tianzhi was a little confused, "Huh? Then why did you tell him our plan tonight, senior brother?"
Jingxu looked at Liu Tianzhi, "When did I tell you that we would take action tonight?"
"More than five hundred people lied to him. That Zuo Ci is not simple. I made a sudden move just now. His reaction looked like a mortal, but he still showed some flaws."
"Because if they were mortals, when I suddenly attacked, most people's first reaction would be to raise their hands to block, or to retreat and dodge, or to freeze in place."
"But Zuo Ci's reaction was to move his fingers subconsciously."
Liu Tianzhi was puzzled, "What does moving your fingers mean?"
Jingxu slowly stretched out two fingers, and immediately a green aura wrapped around them, "Who would subconsciously move their fingers when doing something?"
"There is only one answer, the practitioner."
"But I can't feel any fluctuations of spiritual energy in Zuo Ci. There are only two possibilities for this situation. The first possibility is that he has a level of strength that exceeds mine."
"The second possibility is that he is indeed a mortal."
"If it is the first possibility, then my suggestion is to return to the sect, end this mission, take this information back and hand it over to the sect for processing. You can also get some rewards for the mission."
"But it's not necessarily certain that Zuo Ci is the murderer. The jade room I left for Zuo Ci is not for summoning, but for locating him."
"Let's go to the inn to meet the others."
Liu Tianzhi nodded, "Okay, listen to senior brother."
…
At night.
Everyone settled in the inn. During this period, Jingxu went to the group of officers and soldiers to ask some questions. Everyone summarized the information they had obtained today.
"As expected, Zuo Ci is the most suspicious."
Jingxu thought, and then she saw a black shadow suddenly flashed outside the window!
"who!"
With quick eyes and quick hands, Jingxu directly showed his Qingfeng Sword and rushed out!
bump!
Jingxu smashed the window. Seeing this, all the junior sisters and junior brothers followed closely. They saw that Jingxu took the lead, turned into a ray of green light, and caught up with the black shadow!
"Stop!"
Whoosh!
Jingxu drew out his sword, and the green sword energy swept across and directly blocked the black shadow's retreat!
But at this moment, the black shadow suddenly turned around, and saw a burst of black flames suddenly coming towards him!
Seeing this, Jingxu turned the Qingfeng sword in his hand, preparing to split the black fire directly!
But the moment his sword blade came into contact with the black fire, Jingxu was suddenly stunned, because he found that he could not split the black fire at all!
The other party's realm is far beyond him!
He was deliberately trying to lure them out!
Thinking of this, Jingxu retreated instantly, but the black shadow followed closely behind him. Just a mere encounter made him feel as if his head had been hit hard!
Suddenly lost consciousness!
The same was true for the other disciples who chased him. They only saw a black shadow, and then they all lost consciousness.
…
After an unknown amount of time, when Jingxu opened his eyes again, he had appeared in a dark basement.
The space here is very small, with weak firelight all around.
Jingxu wanted to move, but found that her hands and feet were tied up with ropes. The ropes did not look like ordinary things.
It should be some kind of spiritual weapon.
Jingxu raised his head and glanced around, and saw that his junior sisters and junior brothers were also tied up with the same ropes, and they were unable to move.
In front of them, there was a huge alchemy furnace.
This alchemy furnace is blood red, and black flames are slowly burning in it.
Jingxu frowned when he saw this, "I'm still careless."
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked out of the darkness.
He was wearing a cassock, with a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck, and a bandage on his face, with only one eye exposed!
It was none other than Zuo Ci!
Jingxu frowned, "It's really you, you don't even pretend anymore?"
"Master Zuo Ci."
Zuo Ci, who walked out of the darkness, smiled when he heard the words, "Amitabha, we meet again, donor."
Jingxu sneered, "Don't be disgusting. You are the culprit who caused hundreds of people to disappear. I thought you would be waiting for a few days."
"I didn't expect you to take action directly. Now, it's time for you to tell me your purpose, right?"
Purpose?
After hearing this, Zuo Ci slowly stretched out his right hand, then grabbed the cloth on his face and violently tore it off!
puff!
As the cloth was unwrapped, Zuo Ci's black hair spread out!
Seeing this scene, everyone's pupils shrank suddenly!
Jingxu's eyes widened, and she saw that Zuo Ci's face was covered with large burn marks, large areas of rotting flesh and dead skin, and his face was extremely hateful!
It doesn't look like a human face at all!
His right eye is blind, and except for one left eye, there is no intact skin on his entire face!
At this moment, the beads around Zuo Ci's neck turned into pale white beads!
These beads look like they are carved from human skulls, and it is incredible how smooth they can be polished.
"What a misfortune. Which sect are you disciples from? You unexpectedly met me, the leader. You have the highest level of cultivation. Please tell me."
Jingxu gritted his teeth and said, "Taixu Immortal Sect."
…
7017k