Xuanxia

Chapter 601: Carrots and Sticks
Chi Tiancong is gone.

Fu Qingzhou did not rush to wake up the unconscious Old Wang, but slowly came to the four coffins.

Chi Tiancong had said before that he had seen Lao Wang take something out of the corpse and hide it secretly.

Therefore, the first thing to do now is, of course, to investigate the body.

Fu Qingzhou stood in front of the first coffin, pulled out the wooden nails nailed to the edge of the coffin with one hand, and with a light clap of his hands, he moved the heavy coffin lid aside.

The body in the coffin was the woman who died last night.

"excuse me."

Fu Qingzhou had no choice but to apologize and stretched out his hand.

He searched the body quickly, but found nothing inside or outside the clothes, and there was not even anything hidden in the body's mouth.

He frowned, but did not rush. He did the same thing again, opened the lids of the other three coffins, and checked the bodies. The result was exactly the same.

"Ugh……"

Fu Qingzhou sighed.

He didn't sigh because he couldn't find any clues, but because he already knew where the things were hidden.

Chi Tiancong dared to jump out and question Lao Wang, he must have really seen something. Fado and the others went to great lengths to find a coffin and transport the body, they must have had some motive, there must be something hidden in the body.

only……

If it's not in the clothes or the mouth, then it can only be hidden in the corpse.

Fu Qingzhou came to a male corpse, opened his clothes, turned him over, and sure enough, he found a long, inconspicuous suture mark on his lower back.

He shook his head, tore off the stitches, reached his hand in, and immediately touched a piece of paper. He took it out and saw that it was a piece of scrap paper. On it were dozens of words densely written with extremely fine strokes. In addition, the paper was torn in the middle, so it was impossible to tell what was written on it.

Fu Qingzhou curled his lips... These monks hid the things in several corpses? Not a single one was spared.

Damn it.

He suppressed his anger and searched the other three bodies, finally collecting four pieces of scrap paper.

The four pieces of scrap paper were put together to form a complete piece of paper. The front was filled with very small words, and the back was written with eight numbers.

"It's a password... a very simple index password. Just find the corresponding word in the article based on the number of words."

Fu Qingzhou saw it at a glance: "This thing is for Lao Wang. It is unlikely that an ordinary old man would need a complicated code decryption method."

There were seven numbers in total, and he quickly found the corresponding words among the pile of words based on the numbers.

"At the beginning of the Xu hour, at the Santang Shoucai Manor."

Shoucaizhuang should be a shop that does funeral business, and most of the coffins are also produced by his family.

Fu Qingzhou smiled coldly.

I thought it was so smart, but in the end it just means asking Old Wang to meet at a fixed time?

He raised his head and glanced at the sun in the sky.

"It's still early now, there's still time."

Fu Qingzhou re-dressed the corpse and sealed the coffin before walking back to Old Wang.

Unexpectedly, Lao Wang, who was just developing into a beast, had completely recovered his original appearance after being unconscious for just a quarter of an hour. His bulging and knotted muscles disappeared, his sharp teeth became normal, and even the aura on his body disappeared.

Fu Qingzhou squatted down and pinched his philtrum expressionlessly.

Old Wang woke up slowly, and when he saw him, he was so frightened that his whole body trembled.

"Don't move."

Fu Qingzhou said calmly: "Even if you transformed, I could easily knock you out. In your current state, it would be easy for me to kill you."

“You…you…” Lao Wang was so frightened that he was sweating all over his forehead, his face was full of fear, but he said stubbornly: “Just kill me!”

"Ah."

Fu Qingzhou raised his lips and said, "You really want to die? That's too easy for you... How about torturing your son to death in front of you?"

In extraordinary times, he doesn't mind talking nonsense and scaring people.

As expected, Lao Wang exploded when he heard it. Veins on his forehead throbbed and his eyes were bloodshot. He said angrily, "How dare you! How dare you! The Hundred Evils Buddha will give you endless suffering for eternity! You will fall into purgatory for countless reincarnations!"

"What a boring curse."

Fu Qingzhou said calmly, "Don't worry, Chi Tiancong will be here soon, and he will also invite your son. When the time comes, let's see whether your son dies first, or the Hundred Evils Buddha punishes me first."

After saying that, he leisurely picked up Lao Wang. Lao Wang was still struggling frantically at first, but when Fu Qingzhou pinched the back of his neck, his whole body became completely limp like a torn sack, and he couldn't even exert any strength.

When Chi Tiancong arrived carrying Wang Zhao, who was unable to get out of the bed, Fu Qingzhou had already tied Wang Zhao to a pillar and searched his entire body, including his teeth, to see if there was anything else hidden.

“Dad, Dad?!”

Seeing Lao Wang half dead and tied to a pillar, Wang Zhao was immediately shocked: "What are you doing?!"

But he could do nothing at all. He seemed to be paralyzed. He couldn't use his hands and feet. He could only shout in vain.

Old Wang was the same. Like his son, he had no ability to do anything at this moment. He couldn't even shout. He could only stare with his eyes already wet.

Chi Tiancong didn't look back, and said in a deep voice: "A Zhao, don't shout, your father is in trouble."

He calmly put Wang Zhao down and bowed to Fu Qingzhou: "Sir."

"Well, it's good to be here."

Fu Qingzhou smiled and said, "First, let's talk about this Wang Zhao...what's the situation?"

Chi Tiancong turned his head and glanced at Wang Zhao who was still calling him dad, and said helplessly: "When I was the commander of the Anyue City garrison, he was my assistant."

Zuo Er is the adjutant. "Six years ago, there were bandits rampant outside the city. We went to suppress them, but we didn't expect the news to leak out and we were ambushed by the bandits. In a hurry, I wanted to capture the bandit leader first, but a bandit attacked from the side. It was A Zhao who blocked the knife for me, so I was able to kill the bandit leader."

Chi Tiancong sighed, "But Ah Zhao was hit in the back of his neck and nearly died. He survived thanks to the amazing treatment of Dr. Liang... but he could never get out of bed again."

"You still remember that I saved you!" Wang Zhao roared, "This is how you treat my father now!"

"Is your cervical vertebra broken?"

Fu Qingzhou ignored him, stroking his chin, thinking: "Well... Lan Hongjun, that loser, also had his cervical vertebra broken. He got a pill from home and it healed... If it weren't for Gu Jinchen's mischief, he might have really escaped. A mere broken cervical vertebra is not incurable."

"With my current resources, it shouldn't be too difficult to make a similar pill. Yes, Master Wu still needs to help Brother Hua rebuild the Xuanmeng. I'll go and ask him, he will definitely be able to help."

He did not suppress his voice, and spoke in a normal voice so that everyone present could hear him.

Upon hearing this, the Wang family father and son were both stunned.

"W-what did you say?"

Old Wang, who couldn't even speak just now, now forced out a voice.

Fu Qingzhou smiled coldly: "I didn't say I wanted to save your son. Now, I plan to torture him first."

After saying that, he strode towards Wang Zhao.

"You, you dare!"

Lao Wang shouted in fear: "You...you..."

Fu Qingzhou ignored him and continued walking towards Wang Zhao.

"Sir..." Chi Tiancong hesitated and said, "A Zhao has done nothing wrong. Is it okay to do this..."

Fu Qingzhou glared at him coldly. Chi Tiancong hesitated for a moment, but continued, "Sir, let me see..."

"shut your mouth."

Fu Qingzhou said in a deep voice: "I don't need you to teach me how to do things."

The tone of his voice and the look in his eyes were different from when they had communicated privately before. Chi Tiancong was not stupid after all. He finally understood and shut up.

Fu Qingzhou continued to walk slowly towards Wang Zhao. Old Wang kept yelling behind him, but his tone gradually softened.

"You can't do this! I'm the one who committed the crime, you can't do anything to A Zhao!"

"You...you are inhuman!"

"Don't touch him... I, I beg you, I beg you not to touch him..."

Tears flowed from Lao Wang's eyes and he began to beg.

Wang Zhao, however, was still tough. He gritted his teeth and said angrily, "Dad, don't beg him! What a bastard official... What a bastard official..."

Fu Qingzhou had an expressionless face. He came to Wang Zhao, squatted down, and grabbed the back of his neck.

When Lao Wang saw this, his body trembled.

"You begged me?"

Fu Qingzhou sneered: "Do you know what kind of people you are helping?"

"A Buddha of Hundreds of Evils? Do you really think those monks are here to save people from suffering? Have you ever thought that even Dr. Liang couldn't cure the epidemic? How could a group of monks who don't know anything about medicine have a cure?"

"He should know very well that what they used was not some miracle, but medicinal herbs. The disease suddenly broke out, and then a group of monks emerged who had mastered the prescription to save people..."

Fu Qingzhou looked directly at Lao Wang: "They are the ones who spread the disease."

"You are so angry that I even touched your own son, but how many other people's children have died because of them?"

"You are in charge of the charity cemetery. You should know exactly how many people have died in Anyue City in the past month."

"You beg me...who else can those dead people beg?"

“Who can their families ask for help?”

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped Wang Zhao hard on the top of his head!

"No!!!" Lao Wang let out a violent roar of extreme pain.

Wang Zhao's eyes rolled back, his whole body shook, and he collapsed limply.

"Sir?!" Chi Tiancong was shocked and rushed over. He squatted down with some fear and checked Wang Zhao's condition.

At this time, Old Wang was in tears and sobbing: "Why, why! His mother passed away early, and Zhaoer is my only child. I made a mistake, why should I punish him, why should I punish him! Why..."

Fu Qingzhou stood up, put his hands behind his back, and smiled slightly.

"Uh……"

At this time, Chi Tiancong turned around and said awkwardly: "Old Wang, A Zhao is not dead."

"Huh?" Lao Wang's crying stopped abruptly and his eyes widened.

"Well, he's not dead."

Fu Qingzhou raised his lips and said, "On the contrary, I just checked his internal condition. Liang Shen treated him very well. His cervical spine has actually recovered a lot. The reason why he can't get out of bed is that the injury was too severe and his meridians were blocked. In addition, he has been bedridden for many years, so his muscles have become stiff and dead."

"Dr. Liang is a very good doctor, but unfortunately he is not good at spiritual practice. In addition, he did not come back for follow-up consultation, so he probably does not know your son's condition..."

He said to the stunned Old Wang, "Just now, I have helped to clear most of his meridians with one palm. Afterwards, I will ask Dr. Liang to come and see him. After recuperating for a while, getting out of bed will not be a problem. Of course, if he wants to walk briskly, he still needs to do some rehabilitation."

But before Lao Wang could speak, Fu Qingzhou once again deliberately showed a sinister smile: "Of course, I can be a good person, but I don't mind being a bad person. It's not impossible to give him another slap..."

"Say! I'll say it!"

Lao Wang could no longer hold back and shouted with tears streaming down his face, "Sir, I'll tell you everything!"

(End of this chapter)