Uncle Nine: Starting with double pupils, he turned his master into a zombie.

There wasn't enough time to react!

Even though Li Yu's double pupils detected the presence of that light and shadow, his body was simply unable to react in time!

The speed is too fast; even a Foundation Establishment cultivator probably couldn't defend against it!

Li Yu's expression turned solemn as he channeled his magical power into his double pupils.

Soon, the light and shadow were found within the body.

After observing carefully, Li Yu breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Fortunately, this light and shadow did not have any offensive capabilities, nor did it contain any curses or other such nonsense.

There's only one ability: positioning!

If Li Yu wasn't mistaken, this should be the way the Hidden Dragon Guards searched for the murderer.

No wonder Jia Qi was so confident that the Hidden Dragon Guard would avenge him.

To be honest, this ray of light and shadow isn't difficult to deal with.

Of course, this applies to Li Yu.

If it were an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, they probably wouldn't even be able to detect it.

Li Yu, possessing double pupils, was naturally able to find it, and with the power of his Yin Spirit Body, he was able to do so.

It can be completely cleaned up using Yin energy without harming oneself in the slightest.

After discovering that the thing could not harm him, Li Yu was no longer in a hurry and began to study it with great interest.

A moment later, Li Yu discovered that apart from being hidden and extremely fast, this glint of light had nothing else special about it.

After taking it under control, Li Yu could even use his internal magic to shield it, making it unable to locate his position!

It can even be expelled from the body and disguised as if it were somewhere else!

Realizing this, Li Yu's lips curled into a sinister smile.

"Trying to kill me? Interesting..."

"We'll see who kills whom then!"

With a thought, he enveloped the light and shadow with his internal magic, shielding it from his ability to locate him.

After cleaning up all the spoils of war, Li Yu looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, then looked at the Yin Jiang and said with a smile.

"Good master, don't say that your disciple doesn't take care of you."

"I'll leave all of these to you."

"What's that saying again? You raised me when I was young, I'll take care of you when you're old?"

A good master doesn't talk; a good master only listens.

Li Yu's words were an ironclad order that Yin Jiang had to carry out.

He grabbed Jia Qi's headless corpse and bit down on his mangled neck, his teeth embedded in the blood vessels.

The master immediately inhaled it in a whirlwind!

In just a few breaths, Jia Qi's body quickly shriveled up.

In the end, it was as if only skin was left hanging on bones.

The sound of the body falling to the ground was like the sound of a hard object hitting the ground.

Li Yu even saw Jia Qi's arm, which was broken from the fall.

The rest of the group did the same.

His master drained all the essence of his blood from his body.

At this moment, Li Yu could clearly feel that there was a surge of Yin energy within his master's body.

Clearly, their strength has been further enhanced!

Seeing this, Li Yu couldn't help but feel a little envious.

These demons and monsters have it so easy to become stronger; all they have to do is eat and drink.

Unlike myself, I have to think about many things.

With a wave of his hand, he put his good master into the cloud bag.

Li Yu's figure disappeared into the mountains and forests.

at the same time.

In the capital city, there is a dark and oppressive underground area.

The subordinate went to the internal affairs officer to report the situation.

"What?! Jia Qi is dead?! And Squad B was also wiped out?!"

The steward frowned, and there was a hint of panic in his expression.

If it were anyone else, they would simply die and that would be the end of it; as usual, people would be sent to hunt them down.

But he knew that Jia Qi's mission this time was to obtain the precious medicine for that lord!

Taking a deep breath, the steward sighed.

"I understand, you may leave."

A moment later, the palace official arrived at a grand hall with ornate beams and painted rafters, but dim lighting.

"Your Highness, I have a report to give you."

"explain."

"With the death of Jia Qi, the entire B squad he led also perished."

silence....

The air was completely silent!

Large beads of sweat instantly dripped down the face of the steward.

At that moment, he felt as if a monstrous dragon had opened its bloody maw in the darkness ahead, ready to swallow him whole at any moment!

Just as the official was trembling and about to give way under this oppressive force,

That aged, strong, yet undeniably weak voice rang out once more.

"check!"

"Take back the precious medicine, and the magical artifacts I bestowed upon you."

"As for the murderer, he shall be executed by slow slicing!"

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Household Officer felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

"Yes! I will obey Your Highness's orders!"

The door slowly closed, letting in only sunlight, which was then swallowed up by the deep darkness.

After a while, an old man with gray hair, a sinister face, and fierce eyes emerged from the depths of the palace.

The Wrathful King, the creator of the Hidden Dragon Guard, was the absolute pillar of the Qing Dynasty's suppression of the world!

The wrinkled palm gently caressed his chest, feeling the internal organs that could cause sharp pain even with walking.

The King of Wrath's expression instantly turned ferocious.

"Damn those Taiping swindlers, one day I'll wipe you all out!"

After a long while, the King of Li calmed down and gazed at the entire capital with his deep eyes.

"The world is becoming increasingly murky."

"I wonder where my Great Qing Dynasty will end up in this chaos."

"well...."

.............

three days later.

A team of Hidden Dragon Guards, consisting of two gold-masked and ten silver-masked members, arrived at Mount Wangming.

Shattered earth, dead spirit trees, and mangled corpses.

Everything about this reveals the brutality of the battle.

Looking at the pitiful, withered, and hunched corpse on the ground.

Jia Liu slowly began to speak.

"It's confirmed, this is Jiaqi."

"Having all their life essence drained, is this some kind of zombie method?"

"The murderer is a demonic cultivator?"

Jia Liu made a preliminary judgment, but there was no sadness in his words.

That's how the Hidden Dragon Guards are; there's no affection between members, and they're not allowed to interact with each other outside of missions.

In just a few short days, the number of A-7 and even B-4 had been replaced by others.

Everything remains the same, nothing has changed!

"The killer is quite skilled; the 'ten thousand miles of light' is ineffective, and we can't pinpoint their location."

"What should we do? Go back and report?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Wu, who had been silent until now, made a move.

He gave Jia Liu a deep look and said meaningfully.

"You know, the 'magic bullet' doesn't work, there's nothing we can do, and there's nothing the higher-ups can do either."

"Going back now will only result in punishment; there is no other possibility."

"In that case, why don't we search and investigate outside? What if we find the murderer?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Liu was visibly shaken.

He understood what Jiawu meant!

Rather than going back to be punished in a huff, it's better to investigate outside!

Of course, it's unknown how much this nominal investigation will actually uncover.

Anyway, they did their best!

During this time, one can also search for other precious medicines that nourish the body and soul, and...

A brand new killer!

When the higher-ups are pressing us to the point where we can't delay any longer, then we can just come up with an explanation.

As for the magical artifacts of adults?

The murderer sold, destroyed, and discarded the goods.

There's a lot of room for maneuver!

After a moment of silence, Jia Wu responded in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"Let's do it your way."

.............

In a desolate mountain far from Mount Wangming.

Li Yu sat in a makeshift wooden hut.

Several storage bags were piled up beside him.

"This is good stuff!"

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