Xuanxia

Chapter 105 Chase

In the early morning sun, a scream was heard in the Wanshi Town.

At the door of the casino tea room, Brother Sha slipped and fell to the ground. Looking at the three corpses in the room, he was terrified.

But regardless of how the unfortunate County Magistrate Chen would deal with this horrible murder next, on the other side, Fu Qingzhou and Qiu Chan had already chased to a place dozens of miles outside the town.

The monk did not deliberately hide his whereabouts after killing someone. Naturally, he left a trail of bloody footprints when he came out of the pool of blood. However, this man's lightness skills were also amazing. After leaving the casino, each of his steps was almost more than ten feet away.

Fu Qingzhou went back to the inn to get the bow and arrows, and Qiu Chan went to her hiding place to change into black clothes that were convenient for movement and took a soft sword. The two followed the traces of bloody footprints and came to a bamboo forest more than ten miles outside the town.

By this point, the bloodstains on the soles of the monk's feet had almost been worn away by the running, and no trace remained.

"What should we do?" Qiu Chan glanced at Fu Qingzhou.

Fu Qingzhou frowned: "Do you have any Taoist skills that can track others?"

Qiu Chan said helplessly: "Yes, there is, but the blood on the monk's feet was not from him. I have never even seen him, so I can't use my Taoist magic."

Fu Qingzhou pondered for a moment and squatted down.

At times like this, he could only use his old skills from Bailu Mountain - hunter.

He crouched down and observed the height of the low grass around him. He soon found a footprint that was obviously stepped on by someone. There was a very faint trace of blood on the broken grass, which was clearly caused by the monk.

And based on the direction of the toes, we can at least determine which direction he is heading.

"Headed east."

Fu Qingzhou stood up and said, "There is a forest ahead. I don't think he will turn back at a large angle. Let's chase him to the east first."

When he turned around, he saw Qiu Chan looking at him with a strange expression.

"What's wrong?" Fu Qingzhou was confused.

Qiu Chan looked at him and said slowly: "You... are Fu Qingzhou."

Fu Qingzhou was shocked: "Huh?!"

"I should have guessed."

Qiu Chan said as she came to his side and looked him up and down: "He is about my age, looks... okay, was born into a hunter family, is good at using bows and arrows, is smart and sharp, and appeared in Shu..."

"You are Fu Qingzhou, who Master talked about for several months after he returned to the temple two years ago."

Fu Qingzhou: "...So you are the disciple of Master Baihe. I am so sorry for your disrespect."

"No wonder you know my skills so well."

Qiu Chan glanced at him and said, "I heard that the True Immortal Palace has a huge collection of books, which is no worse than the Palm Sword Academy. It turns out to be true."

Fu Qingzhou had a strange feeling. Why did he feel that after this girl knew his identity, she looked at him with hostility...

They are obviously getting along well now, right?
So what did Master Baihe say to his disciple after he returned?
But what I said last night came true, and she actually guessed my identity correctly.

Fu Qingzhou sighed, vaguely feeling that troubles would continue to come.

But these are things to be considered later. For now, let’s find the monk first.

Fortunately, the two of them had enough rest last night. They took turns opening their pupils and tracking the traces with their utmost eyesight, so they were not very tired.

After chasing for more than thirty miles and passing through mountains and forests, a small village appeared faintly in front of them.

Fu Qingzhou raised his eyes and looked at the sky: "It is already noon now. The monk has also been hit by your sister's sword several times, and he has been traveling all the way. Now that he has found a village, he will probably treat his wounds and eat a meal here to get enough rest before continuing on his journey."

Qiu Chan nodded: "Shall we go to the village to take a look?"

"I'll go, don't move rashly."

Fu Qingzhou glanced at her and said, "You are dressed exactly like your senior sister. It's too easy to expose yourself. At least to me, you look like an ordinary hunter."

Qiu Chan pursed her lips and nodded, then reached out and took out a yellow talisman from her arms: "This is the mother talisman of the Tongran Talisman, give me your child talisman." Fu Qingzhou knew what she meant. After taking out the yellow talisman in exchange, he went down the mountain alone and walked towards the village.

In the early spring, every household with the strength was working in the fields to till the fields and plant seedlings. No one paid attention to him, so he just walked along the ridges of the fields and came to the village.

The village was very quiet. Apart from the smoke rising from the farmhouses and the occasional crowing of chickens and barking of dogs, there was no other sound.

Fu Qingzhou found a corner, sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.

After entering the fifth level of Wuqiao, his senses naturally improved greatly. When he directed his internal energy to his ears, his hearing would also be greatly enhanced. In a blink of an eye, all the movements of the village, big and small, would be within his ears.

Even though the monk probably had the ability to isolate himself from the senses, this was a quiet little village, so he didn't need to talk about any secrets, and he probably wouldn't deliberately isolate himself from detection.

But after listening carefully, he didn't hear anything related to the monk.

"It seems we are too late. They are probably gone."

Fu Qingzhou sighed, opened his eyes and stood up.

But just this one action made him stop in his tracks.

With his excellent eyesight, he just happened to see the back of a bald man in a monk's robe walking on the mountain path in the forest on the other side of the village. From here, the man seemed as small as the tip of a finger, appearing and disappearing under the branches and leaves of the forest.

"there!"

Fu Qingzhou was cheered up and immediately chased after him.

He did not rush to light the talisman, but simply left a mark on the wall, pointing to the forest where the monk appeared.

As the saying goes, a horse will die if it runs to the mountain. The monk was there. By the time Fu Qingzhou crossed the fields, climbed the foot of the mountain, and arrived at the previous mountain path, he had walked at least several more miles.

At this point, Fu Qingzhou had become very cautious.

From the scene that I had glimpsed from afar before, it seemed that the monk was climbing the mountain very slowly, no longer using light skills to travel as he had done before. This meant that he was either tired or had already approached his destination.

Tired... Even if a person at the sixth level of Wuqiao was stabbed by several swords, he was able to travel all the way with Qinggong, which means that he was not seriously injured. He probably rested in the village for a while, so he probably wasn't tired.

Then, it could only be that this mountain path was close to the destination, so there was no need to hurry and one could walk slowly.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, there is someone or something on the top of the mountain whom the monk respects very much. He dares not and is unwilling to approach with light skills, but instead climbs up the stairs step by step seriously.

Fu Qingzhou walked halfway along the mountain path. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to go up and take a look himself.

After all, these monks are monks, not bandits. They still avoid people when doing evil things. I now look like an ordinary hunter. Even if a hunter goes up the mountain and accidentally runs into a monk, it doesn't matter and I can fool him.

If Qiu Chan were to be summoned, as soon as they came face to face with the murderous monk, the fight would be to the death.

After thinking it through, he took off the bow and held it in his hand, then climbed up the stairs step by step.

The stone steps on the mountain path were not very long, and soon the view in front of him opened up.

At the end of the winding mountain road, a small temple suddenly appeared. Above the temple gate were three big characters, which clearly read "Fanyin Temple"!
Fu Qingzhou's pupils shrank, and he quickly dodged and hid in the bushes nearby.

Fortunately, there was no one at the temple gate, so naturally no one saw him coming.

"Oh my goodness, is this a branch temple?"

He blinked and quickly understood.

According to the intelligence from Mingjian Pavilion, Fanyin Temple is thousands of miles away in Dongxuan Lake, so why would they have to travel all the way to Shu to capture someone?

There is naturally only one answer, that is, they have branch temples in various places to facilitate their work.

Thinking of this, Fu Qingzhou's heart calmed down.

I can run away from the monk, but I can't run away from the temple.

He had no intention of exploring the temple alone, and retreated quietly - whether to join forces with Qiu Chan to ambush and kill the monk here, or to call for reinforcements, they could discuss it slowly.

(End of this chapter)