I began to understand the myriad things by chopping wood

Chapter 158 The corpse can talk

Lu Laosan left the escort agency, still in shock. He ran far away, fearing that Li Tai would go back on his word.

To him, who was born a bandit in the Western Desert, people like Li Tai were like a shadow from his youth, weighing heavily on his heart, and he would feel weakened when they met.

In addition, when they were confronted face to face, Li Tai only inadvertently revealed some of his strength, which let Lu Lao San know that the rumors were true and that the Flying Dragon List would not be ranked randomly.

"What a ghost... Fortunately, he didn't come to me for those dead guys from the escort agency."

Lu Laosan shook his head.

He had just finished exploring Xie Yuan's courtyard and now found a safe place. He used his profound skills and his eyes to shine and identify the traces again.

found it!
One for Mu Chaoyun and one for Xie Yuan, the two were entangled tightly; there was also a crooked one following closely behind, it was Deng Wan.

Lu Laosan sneered. The direction where the three trajectories overlapped was the direction he should go, which pointed out a clear way for him.

He was feeling proud of himself, and subconsciously looked back again. The corner of his mouth twitched, and he quickened his pace to follow the trail.

When he reached the river, he took a look at the collapsed two-story building.

This guy Deng Wan...

At that time, there were casualties on all sides of the city gates, and Chunjiang Tower was destroyed in the city. Coupled with the previous powerful momentum of the escort agency, rumors spread everywhere, and there was some chaos inside and outside Yunzhao County.

This brought some disturbance to Lu Laosan, but he found a way, just patiently, slowly identify, and gradually follow the river out of the city. When he got outside the city, he took advantage of it, ran all the way in the wilderness, and then turned into the mountains.

The mountains were full of traces of formations destroyed by Deng Wan, which made Lu Laosan gradually frown.

"Is Deng Wan's skill level so high? It seems that he encountered no obstacles along the way. He climbed up the mountains and broke through the formations. He hardly took any detours. It seems that he came prepared."

Based on the degree of newness of the three people's traces, Lu Laosan recognized that Deng Wan was approaching quickly, and he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

He won't get the upper hand first, will he?
When they reached the cliff, Lu Lao San looked at the traces of Deng Wan's sword breaking the mountain, his face slightly solemn; then he saw that many more complicated formations were still broken, and he chased them closer, his face gloomy:
"If I come here, I will be misled for a long time when encountering these formations, and I might even be pulled away. Deng must have treasures on him! No, if he catches up and takes the things first, I may not be able to do anything to him according to his evil intentions!"

Lu Laosan, who was already running very fast, suddenly accelerated and rushed forward. As he watched the traces overlap more and more, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Suddenly, he stopped and looked at the remnants of the formation hidden by the mountains and rivers in front of him. He found that the auras of three people were entangled here, and it was obvious that a battle had broken out!
Moreover, all traces were cut off here.

Lu Laosan's face was as black as the bottom of a pot:
“Deng Wan really succeeded here…One of those two guys is half-crippled and the other is a useless piece of wood. They are no match for Deng Wan. They must have died at this moment, so they are out of breath. And this Deng Wan actually had a way to avoid my detection, and he only used it after he succeeded, so that I couldn’t find him!
"Well, well, Deng, you've been doing business on land for many years, but you've developed so many tricks. Humph, I don't believe that you can cover it up perfectly. You've been in the city for many years, but you're still so skilled in your craft? Let me see, don't let me catch you, otherwise..."

He pushed aside the dense bushes and entered the open space on the battlefield, then his resentful muttering completely stopped.

There is a corpse with blood and flesh all over its waist on the ground. Who else could it be but Deng Wan?
Old Third Lu was stunned for several breaths before he came to his senses with a look of surprise.

It turns out that Deng Wan has been here all along...

Did the three of them die together?
Lu Laosan slapped his forehead, showing a look of joy, and excitedly walked around the open space to look for the bodies of the other two.

However, there was nothing. He didn't see the bodies of the two people, nor did he see any clues.

Mu Chaoyun and Xie Yuan seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, completely losing any trace here.

In this situation... Could it be that Mu Chaoyun killed Deng Wan and escaped?

Lu Laosan returned to Deng Wan's body, frowning and looking puzzled.

How could she kill Deng Wan when she was so injured?
And this injury...

Lu Laosan examined Deng Wan's body and frowned.

It was true that the fatal injury was caused by Mu Chaoyun's palm technique, but the external injury, which was almost like a cut in half, looked like an axe, which was definitely not her style.

ax?

Lu Laosan’s eyes suddenly widened. Could it be that kid?

impossible!
He shook his head subconsciously.

How could a mere outsider hurt a master like this? Although Deng Wan was a waste, he was also a genuine master.

But how did they suddenly disappear? If Mu Chaoyun had this ability, why didn't he use it earlier?
Is it that kid? Or... the legendary Black Book?

Lu Laosan's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help but look at Deng Wan's bloody lower back again, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind.

Could it be that someone else rescued the two people?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, otherwise Deng Wan’s death could not be explained.

Lu Laosan's heart suddenly tightened.

That person must be much stronger than himself, maybe even stronger than Li Tai, to be able to take the two people away without leaving any trace.

He subconsciously looked around the woods, only to find that the forest was very quiet, yet it was as if someone was spying on him.

No, there is a mysterious master in front and Li Tai behind, I can’t stay any longer.

Lu Lao San gritted his teeth, thinking of the legend of the Black Book, he felt a little unwilling. But he looked at the corpse under his feet, changed direction, and turned away.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Mu Chaoyun, Xie Yuan, as long as the Black Book is still in your hands, I will find you sooner or later...

Not long after Lu Laosan left, the mountains and forests parted, a gust of wind blew, and Li Tai appeared.

Although they set out at least half a day later than Lu Laosan, they were only an hour apart when they reached the forest.

Li Tai looked at Deng Wan's body at his feet with a surprised look. In the chaos of Yunzhao County, he learned that in addition to Lu Laosan, there was another master chasing him, and he could not help but rush over like the wind under Situ Qin's nervous urging.

However, this master is already dead.

Look at the injury... an axe wound?
Xie Yuan?

Li Tai's usually calm face suddenly showed shock.

His vision was sharper than Lu Laosan's, and he understood Xie Yuan better than Lu Laosan, so he recognized that the injury was caused by Xie Yuan!
How can a fourth-rate practitioner hurt a master?

This Xie Yuan actually has such ability?
Even though Li Tai was experienced and knowledgeable, he still found it unbelievable.

After being stunned for a moment, Li Tai stood up and looked around, but did not find any trace of Mu Chaoyun and Xie Yuan, and was slightly surprised again.

The traces were covered up and you can't even find it?

He paced in the forest for a while and nodded slightly:
"Xie Yuan and the Mu family girl seem to be fine. The only ones chasing them are this guy and Lu Lao San. Then I will catch Lu Lao San and their crisis will be resolved."

A gleam of light flashed in Li Tai's eyes. If he couldn't find Xie Yuan, could he not find Lu Lao San?
Although the traces on the ground had been processed, they were obviously the usual work of the Western Desert horse bandits. He was very familiar with them.

Li Tai followed the trail and was about to take a step forward when he suddenly stopped.

He turned his head and shouted in a deep voice:
"Who's there? Come out."

The bushes next to him suddenly moved, and a handsome man in official uniform and cloud shoes came out and bowed slightly:
"General Li, how are you?"

Li Tai looked at the person coming and raised his eyebrows:
"Captain Su? You're not in the capital, why are you here in Yunzhou?"

The young captain surnamed Su took a look at Deng Wan's body and said calmly:

"I was investigating a case in Yanzhou and suspected that Deng Wan from the Golden Dragon Company was the leader of the horse bandits that wreaked havoc outside the West Gate. I tracked him all the way to Yunzhou, but I arrived too late. He had already been killed."

He looked at Li Tai, his eyes were calm and scrutinizing, and asked:
"Why is General Li here?"

Li Tai had no expression on his face and shook his head.

"I am no longer in the court, so I am not worthy of the title of general. As for why I am here..."

He said calmly:

"Why, Su Xing, you are the youngest detective in Chunyu Tower and you are so powerful, but you even want to investigate me?"

The pressure was overwhelming, and Su Xing's expression changed slightly.

He lowered his eyebrows slightly:
"I dare not. But this Deng Wanshi is involved in an important case from more than 20 years ago. It is of great importance. I have to ask one more question."

He looked around and said methodically:
"The Mountain and River Concealment Formation, such a profound formation, has always been only possible for those who have studied formations in depth, and the only family nearby is the Mu family of Beidu Mountain. The Golden Dragon Company and the Mu family have always cooperated, and the person Deng Wan is tracking is undoubtedly someone from the Mu family.

"Looking at the marks of the battle, Deng Wan died from the palm power of the Mu family's master, but the serious injury before that was caused by another person. It was two people working together, the Mu family member restrained Deng Wan, and the other person seriously injured him, and then the Mu family took the opportunity to kill Deng Wan."

Su Xing spoke every word with confidence and assurance, and in just a few words he analyzed the scene almost exactly.

However, when he said this, he frowned, looking very puzzled:

"But, judging from the aura of the wound, this person's realm seems to be not even at the Qi and Blood Transformation Realm. However, he was able to injure a Grandmaster, so he must have at least reached the third Qi and Blood Transformation Realm, but he disguised the essence of his blood and Qi so vividly. I have never heard of such a technique, and I don't know why he did this. It's hard to understand."

He stared at Li Tai and said slowly:

"Since General Li is here, I think it's not a coincidence. Can you teach me something? Who is this warrior holding an axe, and why did he kill Deng Wan?"

Li Tai looked at Su Xing with a strange expression, which made Su Xing a little puzzled.

He shook his head and said calmly:
"Detective Su, do you need others to teach you how to investigate cases at Chunyu Tower? It hasn't been long since Deng Wan died, and you can't find the murderer?"

Su Xing shook his head:

"I just came here and have looked around, but found nothing."

Li Tai was really surprised this time. Even the detective from Chunyu Tower couldn't find Xie Yuan?
Did he fly into the sky?

He had been shocked by Xie Yuan several times today, but in front of Su Xing, he just suppressed his emotions and looked calm:
"I am not from the court, so I cannot help you."

After Li Tai finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.

Su Xing watched Li Tai leave quietly, then his eyes dropped to Deng Wan's body, his eyes flickering:

"Mu family...axe..."

It's in the mountains a hundred miles away.

Xie Yuan and Mu Chaoyun supported each other and walked out of the forest.

Mu Chaoyun looked down at the Bagua plate, frowned slightly, and sighed:

"There is still only one way, just ahead——"

Xie Yuan looked in the direction she pointed, and saw a towering mountain in front of him. It was majestic and its main peak was like a sword, reaching straight into the sky.

He raised his eyebrows slightly and whispered:
"Yunshan?"

(End of this chapter)