The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 41 Bewitched
Gao Ling didn't say anything.

She turned around and quietly closed the door of the quiet room, stood in a dark corner, held her breath, and looked outside through the crack in the door.

There was too much blood in the quiet room. If it was Zuo Lishan's blood, he should have been dead.

If Zuo Lishan was dead, no one could have kept the news secret so that even she, the elder, wouldn't know.

That jar, those pieces of meat, those long hairs…it only made the situation seem even weirder.

Gao Ling was afraid that someone would see the door of Zuo Lishan's courtyard open and find something unusual, so she restored the door after entering. When she looked around the courtyard, she didn't leave many traces.

If the person outside the door hadn't been paying close attention, he wouldn't have noticed it for a while.

Although he was in Taishan Sect, the situation was strange. The intention of the person outside was unclear, and he could not be sure whether he was a friend or an enemy. He simply hid himself and saw who that person was and what he was up to.

The door of the quiet room did not face the center of the courtyard, so Gao Ling could only try hard to listen to the noises outside.

The man's footsteps stopped in the middle of the courtyard.

After a while, Gao Ling heard a long sigh.

Gao Ling was not a lecturer who understood human nature, so she could not understand the emotions contained in the sigh, but she could hear the weirdness in the sigh.

First, this sigh was too long. The better the internal strength, the longer the breath, but even Zuo Lishan couldn't have such a long breath.

Second, this sigh was mixed with some tiny noises. It was like the noises of some flesh and mucus in the chest resonating with each other. It was reasonable to say that it was made by a seriously ill person, but it was incompatible with the long and steady sigh.

Third, this sigh sounded familiar yet strange.

It seems to be Zuo Lishan, but a little different.

There was a rustling sound, the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, and the man took something out of his arms.

It seemed to be a liquid in a container, and the man walked around the yard, sprinkling the liquid on the buildings in small amounts.

Gao Ling smelled a pungent odor - kerosene.

Destroy corpses and destroy traces.

Gao Ling didn't move or make a sound.

She was waiting for the man to come to the door of the quiet room.

Gao Ling had experienced a lot in the underworld when she was young, and she knew very well that she should not be impulsive at this time.

If she lost her patience and rushed out, she would have wasted the opportunity to launch a surprise attack.

Gao Ling’s martial arts skills are also first-rate, but she knows very well that there are countless extraordinary people and masters in this world, and those who rely on their martial arts skills and insist on confronting others head-on are often the ones who die the fastest.

Only after seeing the man's face clearly can you estimate his strength and make the next move.

After waiting for a while, the footsteps finally reached the door.

Gao Ling finally saw the man's face clearly.

My heart skipped a beat involuntarily.

That person was indeed Zuo Lishan...but he was no longer the Zuo Lishan in her impression.

The facial features can still roughly recognize Zuo Lishan's appearance, but there are a few more dark holes on his face, and the gums can almost be seen.

The edge of the hole was covered with jagged pieces of flesh, but no blood was flowing out, as if it was an old wound that had existed since birth.

His eyeballs were bloodshot, and two streaks of yellowish-red pus flowed from the corners of his eyes. His originally thick long hair had fallen out a lot, and his pale scalp was almost visible.

There were some bloody rags wrapped around the wrist of his right hand, revealing the black skin of his palm under the rags, but there were no nails on his fingers, revealing soft flesh.

It's like a monster that walked out of a vernacular novel.

Gao Ling was so frightened that her breathing became disordered and she made a slight sound.

Zuo Lishan seemed not to notice. He walked to the door of the quiet room and poured kerosene.

At this time, there was only a one-inch door panel between the two of them.

suddenly!

A piece of sword blade pierced through the door panel and stabbed towards Gao Ling!
Gao Ling barely managed to react, dodging the vitals, but the sword still pierced her shoulder! She drew her sword from its sheath and stabbed through the door, but it missed.

Gao Ling kicked the door open and walked out of the quiet room.

Zuo Lishan was in the yard, looking at her with a smile.

"I was wondering who it was... So it was Elder Gao?"

"Why did you think of visiting my little courtyard?" Zuo Lishan said with a smile, pulling the holes on his face to reveal his pink gums.

Gao Ling raised her hand and pressed the acupuncture points on her shoulder to stop the bleeding. When she heard Zuo Lishan's words, her heart tightened.

This was definitely not the Zuo Lishan she was familiar with!
Zuo Lishan has a serious personality and never smiles all day long. How could he speak in such a joking tone?
"Who are you?"

Gao Ling asked.

"Oh, Elder Gao is confused, but has something gone wrong with your internal training recently? How come you can't even recognize your own head?"

Zuo Lishan's face was full of self-blame: "It's my fault. I didn't care enough about Elder Gao! I didn't even know that Elder Gao had gone astray!"

"My Taishan Sect has lost another elder! What a shame!"

Gao Ling frowned: "Again?"

Zuo Lishan smiled and said, "That's right! Yesterday, my female disciple's father, Elder Liu, was so sad that he accidentally died!"

"It's really unfortunate! What a pity... But it's a relief!"

"Elder Liu has devoted himself to my Taishan Sect for decades, but he didn't see me become a martial arts legend, didn't see me integrate the Five Mountains Sword Sects, and didn't see me become the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world!"

"What a pity! Hehehe...hahaha!"

Zuo Lishan burst into wild laughter, rocking back and forth with tears streaming down his face.

Gao Ling looked at Zuo Lishan's crazy behavior, her heart sank, and her hair stood on end.

What on earth is going on!
"Did you kill your disciple?" Gao Ling asked.

Zuo Lishan suddenly stopped laughing and said in hatred, "She deserves to die. She is seeking death. As husband and wife, I have no choice but to send her off in person."

"He said that his martial arts skills were useless, that he would support me, and that he would retire to the mountains and forests."

"She deserves it!?"

"I, Zuo Lishan, am a top master who is less than 40 years old! The head of Taishan Sect! The leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sect!"

"Zhen! Yue! Sword!"

"Will I ever fall to the point where she has to pity me?!"

Zuo Lishan raised his hand and pointed to the quiet room: "However, fortunately she is a fool, otherwise with my injuries at that time, I might not be able to control her!"

"It's her honor to be my food!"

Zuo Lishan raised his hand and stroked his face: "I said, I am the one chosen by God."

"I got this good thing, but I didn't dare to use it. Then a Jinyiwei came and made the decision for me."

"I was seriously injured, and someone came forward to be a sacrifice."

"It just so happens that I am still short of some blood food nourished by true qi... Elder Gao, you just delivered it to me and even hid your body."

"You say, isn't this destined by God?"

Gao Ling involuntarily took a few steps back and made up her mind.

Zuo Lishan seemed to be possessed by a demon, had lost his mind, and started killing people inside the gate.

The sword that stabbed her through the door was not down in quality, and she was no match for him.

"Run away!"

(End of this chapter)