Chapter 268 Weird Corpse
When Meng Qi was lost in memories and thoughts, Li Chong introduced him to the powerful men of Yangxia competently: "That is Qiu Fei, the uncle of the Qiu family, Jiang Yulin, the third master of the Jiang family, and the leader of the Kuanglang Gang.' "Shou Fulang" Wu Shengli, he, "Scar" Yan Xiao, and "Hongsu Shou" Xiao Yue each control three parts of the Yangxia underworld, and it is said that Heng Yuan Zheng is behind them."
"Well, the pretty lady next to Governor Zheng is Xiao Yue with 'Red Hands'. Who can tell that she is as ruthless as Scar and 'One Hand Waves'? There was once a man who was so scared that he peed in front of her. Pants, it is rumored that she has something to do with the Zhenwu Sect.”
The five people he introduced represented the five strongest mountains in Yangxia. The eldest son of the Qiu family was the strongest, and he was probably in his early forties. Although Meng Qi could not judge the specific person from his footsteps, movements, flow of true energy, etc. realm, but the strange blending of his movement and stillness with the surrounding environment is a sign of the new half-step exterior scene, a symptom that the heaven and earth portal has not yet fully adapted and stabilized after it was opened.
The remaining four people did not deliberately hide their own strength. It was not difficult for Meng Qi to see that they all had all their nine orifices opened, and they had protective aura on their bodies to isolate themselves from the detection of their own true energy. However, the circulation of their protective auras had different strengths and weaknesses. Thick and thin, there are flaws, half a step worse than "Scar" Yan Xiao.
Relatively speaking, only the governor of Baqiao arrested Zheng Jushan, but he represented the will of the Zhao family in the divine capital, the majesty of the court, and was righteous. Unless it was necessary, the others would give him face.
"What's the background of those two little Taoist priests, that they worked together with Governor Zheng and the five of them?" Li Chong frowned and said to himself, feeling that he had lived up to his reputation as a well-informed person.
Meng Qi watched Yao Xiaogui and others disappear into the lobby of "Zuiyangxia" and said casually: "They should be the direct descendants of Zhenwu, and their status is not high."
"Well, it's possible." Li Chong thought for a while and felt that Xiao Su's words about arresting the head were justified. He was dressed as a Taoist priest and had a high status. There were only direct disciples of the Zhenwu Sect in the four nearby states. "There are just a few people who made the decision to arrest the head of Xiao Su." Everyone is here, let’s go report it to Governor Zheng and gather people to investigate Lao Zhong as soon as possible.”
Escape from this dangerous mission as soon as possible!
The heads of the Qiu family and the Jiang family are both elderly. At present, Uncle Qiu and the third son of Jiang are basically in charge of the affairs of the family.
"I'm new here. It's not good to disturb me by rushing over. Why don't you report it yourself." Meng Qi declined.
He didn't know if Yao Xingliu recognized him or not, and he wasn't afraid of him recognizing him under normal circumstances. He just found a reason to compete with him and Yang He to sharpen his mind. But now that he sees them, he always thinks of Senior Brother Zhang, an old friend. It's gone, how can the love be tolerated? If Yao Xiaogui mentioned this matter, how would he feel about answering it?
Better not to!
How could Li Chong understand Xiao Su's real intentions? He said strangely: "I just want to take this opportunity to get to know each other."
Meng Qi excused himself a few more times. Seeing his resolute attitude, Li Chong had no choice but to suppress his doubts and prepare to get up and go out.
"Old Li, please don't mention that Capt. Cai came out of the Qiu family's boat. Mr. Qiu is here to avoid disturbing the situation." Meng Qi suddenly remembered this joint and reminded him.
"Scar" suffered a complete mental breakdown and could not recover without ten days and a half of nursing care. No one could find out anything more from him.
Li Chong laughed loudly: "Xiao Captou Su, don't underestimate me, Old Li. I still understand this look. He only said that Lao Zhong ordered Scar to kill the sailor. The sailor only vaguely saw Capt. Cai coming from the dock. Come here, I don’t know what he’s going to do.”
"You get stronger with age!" Meng Qi smiled and gave a thumbs up.
In a courtyard behind "Drunken Yangxia", the Yangxia powerful men were welcoming Zhenwu Yanghe and Yao Xingliu who had traveled here.
The eldest son of the Qiu family, Qiu Fei, was over forty years old. Due to his profound martial arts skills, he had broken through the barrier between life and death. At first glance, he looked like he was still under thirty. He felt his subordinates approaching, apologized, left the table and went out, waiting. Return.
"Uncle, 'Scar' Yan Xiao is seriously ill and can't come!" Qiu Fei's men reported in shock.
Qiu Fei said in shock: "Are you suffering from an emergency?"
Although "Scar" Yan Xiao has been indulging for many years, his body is exhausted and his spirit is depressed, his physical skills have not faded so quickly. He is still stronger than the ordinary Nine Apertures. How can you say that you will get sick when you get sick?
"Really! Uncle, you haven't seen Scar's current appearance. It's really unbelievable that the ruthless master of the left path who once defeated many of Yangxia's nine orifices would cry like a fragile child. He was incontinent, his body was curled up, and his face was stained with tears and snot. He was even more chilling than the gangster who strangled himself to death." Qiu Fei's men kept talking about the information they had gathered.
After all, "Scar" Yan Xiao was once the object of his secret admiration, and the gangsters came from other places, so no one knew what he looked like normally.
Qiu Fei took a breath: "When did he get sick?"
"Just two-quarters of an hour ago, Li Jiugui went to pay homage to the head of the mountain with the newly-appointed assistant chief, Capt. Scar. Before he could say 'Scar', he used the excuse of Cai Capt. to get angry, and then he fell ill... "As he elaborated on this matter, Qiu Fei's men felt more and more strange and felt chills all over their bodies.
Qiu Fei frowned and thought: "What didn't the new assistant chief arrest officer do? What questions did he ask?"
"According to Scar's maid, Li Jiugui explained that the Assistant Chief Inspector did nothing. Just when he was about to speak, Scar's whole body twitched and became ill. At first he was frothing at the mouth, and he collapsed. He looks terrible on the outside, but now he looks like a child, but his condition is stable and his life is not in danger." Qiu Fei's subordinates took the initiative to reveal the source of the information.
Qiu Fei put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth. His face gradually darkened, and he looked at his subordinates like an eagle: "Could it be that Scar took the opportunity to pretend to be sick?"
A Nine-orifice master said he would be sick, and he was facing a small assistant constable, and he was so embarrassed. How could people not speculate?
Qiu Fei's subordinates suddenly realized: "It's possible. He got sick at a good time!"
"Keep a close eye on Scar." Qiu Fei said, and was about to return to the banquet when he saw Li Chong, the drunkard, coming in timidly.
"Hello, Uncle Qiu!" Li Chong saw him and greeted him quickly.
Qiu Fei nodded gently: "Li Jiugui, I heard that you made Scar sick?"
"Unfair! Uncle Qiu, I am innocent! I didn't drink a sip of water or finish my words, but Boss Yan cried and shouted, and defecated and urinated." Li Chong's heart moved, and Qiu Fei knew it so quickly.
Qiu Fei did not ask further: "You are here to see Governor Zheng, right? Such a big thing happened, and you are only reporting now. Where did you go to drink?"
"Calm down, calm down." Li Chong knew that he was drunk and could not hide it from others.
Qiu Fei did not comment and went in to call out Governor Zheng.
After listening to Li Chong's story, Zheng Jushan's face was solemn, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry: "Old Zhong... It turned out to be Old Zhong..."
He pondered for a moment: "I will summon all the heroes in Yangxia immediately. You and Xiao Su will go to the city gate first."
"Zheng, Governor Zheng, are we going too?" Li Chong stuttered.
"How can you not go with the clues you asked? If Old Zhong is willing to cooperate, you will have to ask." Zheng Jushan gave the order decisively, turned around and went into the banquet, and informed the powerful people of the matter.
Yao Xiaogui was eager to try, but they had just arrived and were honored guests, so how could they let them take risks? They were persuaded with kind words.
After Zheng Jushan and others left, Yao Xingliu picked up some food and ate it angrily: "How boring."
"Junior Brother Yao, we are here to investigate the death of Senior Brother Zhang, so don't make things complicated." Yang He said calmly.
Yao Xingliu curled his lips and muttered to himself, you better go far away, don't be stupid and still hang around nearby.
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A group of people acted vigorously and quickly met with Meng Qi and Li Chong at the city gate and ran towards the charity cemetery outside the city.
"Mr. Cui is here too..." Li Chong looked at the white-haired old man next to Zheng Jushan, his expression surprised and relaxed.
Meng Qi deliberately slowed down and followed Li Chong at the end of the team. Hearing this, he asked, "Mr. Cui?"
"Captain Su, this is the best fighter in Yangxia." After Li Chong relaxed, he became more talkative. "When he was young, he was favored by Cui family in Pingjin because of his surname Cui and extraordinary talent. He became a guest official and was cultivated vigorously. After he was old, he returned to his hometown with the permission of Cui family. He seemed to want to become a local family. He is a first-class fighter in both the outer and outer worlds! With him, Old Zhongtou can't make any waves!"
Zheng Jushan not only invited Mr. Cui, but also invited several martial arts masters who lived in seclusion in Yangxia. Qiu Fei and Jiang Yulin also took their own treasured weapons. It is better to be careful beforehand than to regret it after the incident!
It was almost dusk, and the group saw the charity cemetery. It was well-built and not in disrepair. But even if the sun was scattered and dyed its roof golden, bright and clear, it was difficult to cover up the gloomy and cold feeling.
And near the charity cemetery, there was an equally gloomy courtyard, which was the residence of Old Zhongtou.
Just as Governor Zheng was about to shout, Mr. Cui waved his hand and told him to be patient.
The golden sunlight suddenly sank, like water, slowly flowing through the old Zhongtou's yard.
"No one, no one alive." Mr. Cui's expression tightened.
Including Meng Qi, everyone was dignified and followed Mr. Cui carefully to the yard.
The gate of the yard was ajar and opened with a push. In addition to the well, there was only an old locust tree in the yard, which seemed full of yin energy.
With a creak, Mr. Cui flicked his sleeves from a distance and opened the door. Since there were no windows, it was dark inside.
"Ah!" "Red and Soft Hands" Xiao Yue covered her mouth and cried out softly.
She was used to it, and there was no panic in her eyes.
Xiao Yue's exclamation attracted the attention of Meng Qi and others. Following her gaze, they saw corpses hanging from the beams, like a forest of corpses!
After entering the room, Mr. Cui directly checked a corpse, frowned deeply, and whispered to himself:
"Strange, what kind of martial arts is this..."
Meng Qi mixed in with them and came to a corpse. He released his spirit and explored the true qi. The vague details of the corpse came into his mind: "There are no bones? The flesh and blood meridians are all there, but there are no bones..."
"This corpse has only skin and bones, and the flesh and blood and internal organs are gone!"
"This corpse has no meridians, strange, how can the meridians and internal forces not exist, but the flesh and blood bones are intact..."
"Hey, the corpse in front of me is intact, without any injuries on the body, and he is in his prime, how did he die?"
The sound of communication sounded in Meng Qi's ears, which made him suddenly think of a martial art, and his expression suddenly became solemn:
"The Four Eclipses of the Heavenly Demon?"
"A person from a myth or a fairy?"
"Or a normal reincarnation?"