A thousand enlightenments in one night, starting from being a menial apprentice.

Chapter 379 The First Major Case
Jiang Zhe, Duan Rong, Wang Shuliang and others entered the Yuanshun Escort Agency together.

After a rigorous inspection, screams were heard from the escort agency from time to time.

Nguyen Phong Son's wife and family, including Ma Chunying, Ma Wentao, and his only son Nguyen Jing, were all imprisoned in the county jail.

About three hours later, Duan Rong and Xiao Yu, accompanied by a pale-faced escort, walked out of the gate of Yuanshun Escort Agency.

The escort was called Zhang Xinping, and he was originally from the fifth escort team.

That night, it was he who led the men to drag the bodies of Xiao Zongting and a group of troublesome escorts to the mass grave.

Xiao Yu followed him out, wiping away tears. She felt heartbroken when she thought about how her father's body was thrown in a mass grave for more than half a month after his death.

They arrived at the city gate, which had already been taken over by a team of heavily armored cavalry.

"Who is it?!"

The little leader guarding the gate immediately became alert when he saw Duan Rong, Xiao Yu and others approaching.

Duan Rong and Xiao Yu then displayed the Taiyi Order together.

"grown ups!"

The young leader was startled when he saw Tai Yi Ling, and said respectfully, "He had heard that the case here was uncovered by several outer disciples."

Duan Rong said: "Open the city gate! Let's take this man out of the city!"

"This……"

A look of hesitation appeared on the face of the little leader, as the order he had received was not to let anyone leave the city.

Duan Rong saw the look on the leader's face and knew why he hesitated. After a night of observation, Duan Rong had discovered that the cavalry commander named Yuanye was very strict with his subordinates and had strict military discipline.

He didn't want to embarrass the little leader in front of him, so he said, "If you can't make a decision, go ask your commander. He's at the Yuanshun Escort Agency."

The little leader's eyes lit up, and he clasped his fists towards Duan Rong with gratitude, saying, "Thank you for waiting for a moment, sir. I'll be there right away!"

The young leader mounted a black horse, whipped it hard, and headed towards Yuanshun Escort Agency.

Not long after, with the sound of horses kicking their horses, the little leader rode back.

As soon as he reached the city gate, he gasped, reined in his horse, and shouted, "Open the city gate and let the two gentlemen leave the city!"

As the city gate opened, the little leader clasped his fists and saluted at the gate, respectfully seeing Duan Rong and the others out of the city gate.

As soon as he left the city gate, Duan Rong immediately moved, grabbed Zhang Xinping's shoulder with his right hand, and rushed across the field.

Even though Xiao Yu tried his best, he could only barely keep up from behind.

The two men were as fast as ghosts. In a short while, they stopped at the edge of the mass grave.

Although it was afternoon, the winter sun was dim. Along the way, the wind was howling, and Zhang Xinping had a runny nose.

He sniffed and swallowed. Duan Rong turned his head, glanced at him, and asked coldly, "Where is it?"

Zhang Xinping raised his hand and pointed, saying, "It's right at the edge over there."

Duan Rong grabbed Zhang Xinping, moved his body, and flashed towards that place.

To get there from here, you have to cross this mass grave diagonally.

As the distance was closer, Duan Rong no longer suppressed his body and went to wait for Xiao Yu.

At such a short distance, Xiao Yu was slower than Duan Rong by almost half a breath. This was even when Duan Rong was accompanied by Zhang Xinping.

The mass grave was littered with dead bones and weeds.

Duan Rong and Xiao Yu rushed past, startling many birds and wild cats.

Duan Rong landed gracefully on the ground and looked at the pile of corpses in front of him, his eyelids twitching.

Although it was winter at this time of year, there was still a strong stench of corpses. The corpses had turned black and were covered with spots, but had not yet begun to rot.

The top layer of corpses clearly showed signs of having been eaten by wild cats.

Duan Rong looked at the clothes of the top few corpses, which were exactly the uniforms of the escorts of Yuanshun Escort Agency.

Duan Rong looked at Zhang Xinping and asked, "Where is Mr. Xiao?"

Zhang Xinping shuddered, "It was pitch black, and we were pulling two or three carts full of bodies. How could we care who was who?"

As Zhang Xinping spoke, he looked at the two men warily, fearing that they would kill him in a rage.

"Dad! My daughter is here!" Xiao Yu ran to the stinking pile of corpses crying and started searching.

Duan Rong looked at Xiao Yu with a pity in his heart, but he couldn't stop her. A daughter was looking for her father's body, why would he stop her?

Duan Rong walked forward a few steps, stood there, and suddenly released his spiritual awareness, penetrating the pile of corpses.

Zhang Xinping felt relieved when he saw that the two of them left him and went to the pile of corpses. At least they would not kill him for the time being. But he did not dare to run away. Along the way, Duan Rong and Xiao Yu's light skills had already put an end to his thoughts of escaping.

Duan Rong's spiritual consciousness penetrated the pile of corpses and searched carefully.

Xiao Zongting's right leg was disabled, so Duan Rong focused on this part in his selection. The corpse had turned black and his appearance was unrecognizable.

Soon, Duan Rong's eyes jumped.

He has found Xiao Zongting.

Xiao Yu's eyes were filled with tears and sadness. She seemed to be unable to smell the strong stench of corpses. "Dad, where are you? Show your spirit and tell your daughter!"

"Xiao Yu! Over here!" Duan Rong called out to Xiao Yu and ran to the other side of the pile of corpses.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu immediately rushed over. He had a certain confidence in Duan Rong's words.

Duan Rong was already standing at the pile of corpses over there. He turned them over and threw the corpses one by one to both sides!

Xiao Yu was still standing beside Duan Rong in a daze.

Duan Rong glanced at her and said, "Help me! It's right down here!"

Xiao Yu said "oh" and immediately threw the corpses aside with Duan Rong.

Soon, a black corpse emerged in the middle of the pile of corpses.

Although the corpse had turned black and was covered with corpse spots, there was still a pipe stuck on his waist. With those clothes and beard, who else could it be but Xiao Zongting?

Xiao Yu immediately rushed over, holding her father's stiff and blackened face with both hands, and murmured, "Dad! I am an unfilial daughter and I am late!"

After Xiao Yu calmed down a little, the two of them carried Xiao Zongting's stiff body out.

Duan Rong stood there, glanced at Zhang Xinping, then looked at Xiao Yu and asked, "Should we kill this man or let him go? You decide."

When Zhang Xinping heard this, his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Xiao Yu was tidying up Xiao Zongting's messy clothes. Xiao Zongting had a shoe on one foot, but the shoe on the other foot had long gone. Xiao Yu looked at her father's bare right foot. In her eyes, perhaps the missing shoe was more important than Zhang Xinping.

"Let him go." Xiao Sheng said softly.

This faint sound sounded like the loud sound of a Huang Zhong (a large bell) to Zhang Xinping's ears.

Zhang Xinping was overjoyed and looked at Duan Rong expectantly. He knew that between the two of them, Duan Rong was the one who made the decision.

Duan Rong said, "You can go now."

Zhang Xinping was as if he had been rescued from the gates of hell. He immediately bowed and said, "Thank you both for not killing me." After he said that, he immediately jumped away, fearing that the two would change their minds.

Zhang Xinping was just a low-level escort, not the one in charge. Duan Rong and Xiao Yu were not the kind of people who killed people indiscriminately.

Xiao Zongting's death was first caused by Ruan Fengshan, then the black-clad master who assisted him that night, and then Sun Qian. All of these people have been killed.

Duan Rong and Xiao Yu brought Xiao Zongting's body back to the city.

Afterwards, Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan went to the coffin shop and brought back a large pine wood coffin.

But at this time, Xiangu County was sealing off the city for investigation, and Xiao Zongting had been dead for more than half a month, so the so-called funeral and wake were no longer appropriate.

Xiao Yu changed Xiao Zongting's funeral clothes.

She and Zhu Xiaoqi also wore mourning clothes.

After Xiao Zongting changed into his funeral clothes and was placed in the coffin, Duan Rong and Ximen Kankan nailed the coffin shut.

That afternoon, Duan Rong, Ximen Kankan, Liu Shushan, and Yang Zhen carried the coffin out of the Xiao family's courtyard.

Xiao Yu held the tablet in her hands, and she and Zhu Xiaoqi cried all the way as they saw each other off!
Shen Mizhi was scattering paper money on the side. She and Xiao Yu had already had a deep affection for each other. Seeing Xiao Yu crying like a tearful person, her heart ached.

However, there was a round object tied on the back of Xiao Yu's mourning clothes. It was Ruan Fengshan's head.

A group of people carried Xiao Zongting's coffin to the Xiao family's ancestral tomb.

When Xiao Yu saw the grave of her sister Xiao Baijiao, she burst into tears.

In just three years, all her closest relatives who grew up with her left her one after another!

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu burst into tears again.

Several people buried Xiao Zongting's coffin and erected a tombstone.

Everyone knelt in front of the grave.

Xiao Yu took off the tattered clothes tied at the back of his waist, untied them, and spread them out in front of the tombstone. He saw Ruan Fengshan's pale head there.

Xiao Yu kowtowed heavily and said, "Dad, your revenge has been taken! You can go on your journey with peace of mind. In the next life, Yu'er will be your daughter again!"

Xiao Yu prostrated herself on the ground and cried loudly, not getting up for a long time!
As dusk fell, a few people supported Xiao Yu and Zhu Xiaoqi, who were crying, and returned to the city.

Duan Rong, Xiao Yu, and the others did not return to the Xiao family's residence. Firstly, the residence was located within the Yuanshun Escort Agency and was surrounded by heavily armored cavalry, making it difficult to enter or exit. Secondly, the residence had not been cleaned up for over half a month and was in a complete mess, making it impossible to move in for the time being.

At Duan Rong's suggestion, Xiao Yu and the others moved into the old house of Ximen Mansion.

The rooms in Ximen Mansion are all ready-made and can be moved in after a simple cleaning.

Ximen Kankan brought back a table of dishes from Babaolou. Everyone had a few simple bites and then went to bed.

It took seven or eight days to seal off the city and investigate the situation in Xiangu County, and more than 180 remnants of the evil were found!
Such a number of people makes the Bloodbath Incident the largest case in history!
Yuan Ye and Wang Shuliang, who were involved in the case, became more and more frightened as they worked on it!
When Duan Rong first asked Yuan Ye to lead people to seal off those many places, he was still suspicious. But after checking these places over the past few days, he found that these places were actually the dens of the Filthy Blood Cult.

Moreover, they discovered a secret passage and rescued more than 30 young girls from a dark room somewhere in the secret passage.

That day, early in the morning, the case had been basically concluded, and at the East City Gate, Jiang Zhe and his companions had decided to return to the sect.

Duan Rong, Yuan Ye, and Wang Shuliang all came to see him off. Another man, dressed in the official uniform of a county magistrate, also stood among the farewellers.

This man's name was Guo Xiangbao, the newly appointed magistrate of Xiangu County. He had just arrived from the provincial capital two days ago.

The Yunling Wild Eagle had already stopped not far away, and Bai Yuan and Lu Jin were already standing beside the eagle.

The eagle was as large as a small mountain, and Bai Yuan and Lu Jin stood there like two black dots. On their backs, each was carrying something.

Bai Yuan was carrying Wei Ziyang's crimson skeleton, intending to take it back to the sect for research.

Lu Jin was carrying the wrapped half of Shen Qing's body on his back.

Jiang Zhe stood at the city gate and said goodbye to everyone. He looked at Duan Rong deeply.

Judging from the number of people killed in this case alone, it is already the biggest case of bloodshed!

And there are also the chief altar's envoy and the Yuanyang Hall Master, these two big fish!
And all this started from Duan Rong!

With just this one achievement, you can be promoted to an inner disciple!
And although the two big fish turned into two dead fish, the responsibility for this did not lie with Duan Rong!
Jiang Zhe also knew that Duan Rong was just one step away from stepping onto the altar during the soul test in the sect!
This boy's future is truly limitless!
Jiang Zhe looked at Duan Rong with a smile and said, "Junior Brother Duan Rong, after meeting you for the first time, I feel like we have a lot in common! After this separation, I wonder when we'll meet again."

Duan Rong also smiled and said, "Yes, Senior Brother Jiang Zhe, I feel the same way! I just regret that I can't have a drink with you to express my farewell feelings."

Jiang Zhe said: "There is nothing we can do about this. The sect is urging us to do this, as urgent as sparks. We can only wait until tomorrow to have a drink."

Duan Rong said: "Well! Let's drink together again when we meet tomorrow!"

Duan Rong thought Jiang Zhe would leave after these polite words, but he didn't expect Jiang Zhe to suddenly pull out a bluish-black jade pendant and hand it to Duan Rong, saying, "Junior Brother Duan Rong, this jade pendant has the miraculous effect of removing poison and warming the body. I give it to you as a token of my gratitude. I hope you won't refuse it!"

Duan Rong was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Jiang Zhe would give him a parting gift.

If he refused in public at this moment, it would be a disgrace to Jiang Zhe.

Duan Rong extended his hand and respectfully accepted it, saying, "Brother, I will never betray your kindness to me!" Although Duan Rong said this on the surface, he was secretly muttering, "What a jerk! He just left and gave me a jade pendant. He just said it had the effect of removing toxins and warming the body, but I don't know if it's true or not."

Jiang Zhe felt a pang of pain when he saw Duan Rong accept the jade pendant. This jade pendant was also quite useful to him, its warming effect had a slight benefit on his cultivation.

But if he didn't make friends with Duan Rong now, it would be too late for him to make friends with him once he entered the Council of Elders.

However, when Jiang Zhe heard Duan Rong say that he would never let him down, a smile appeared on his face.

Only then did Jiang Zhe really say goodbye and leave.

He pulled up an iron chain beside the city wall and walked towards Yunling Kuangying not far away.

Three people were tied to the iron chain in order: the temple priest Xu Dongyang, the clerk from the county government office, and the other person was the caretaker of Wei Yutian's old house.

These three were all members of the Filthy Blood Sect, but the blood had already been drawn back into their bodies. However, they all looked haggard and lifeless. They all knew that this trip to the Taiyi Sect would not allow them to survive, and their death would be horrible.

Although Wei Ziyang and Ge Qinglei were both dead, Jiang Zhe thought about it again and again and decided that he couldn't go back empty-handed. Taking these three people back with him would at least be an explanation.

He had specially selected these three people after many days of interrogation. They were quite familiar with the situation of the construction of the base in Xiangu County. Although they did not know the confidential information of higher levels, it was also valuable in this regard.

Jiang Zhe and his companions stood on the back of the Yunling Wild Eagle. The big eagle spread its wings, like a big cloud hanging from the sky, suddenly raised a cloud of sand, and then slowly rose up, climbing higher and higher!
At first, it was not fast, but after reaching a certain height, it suddenly accelerated, turned into a black dot, and went eastward!

(End of this chapter)