Start with acting, and you'll achieve immortality!

This person was indeed the Foundation Establishment cultivator dressed in black who appeared on that ship last night.

As for the other person, their voice sounded very hoarse.

"They're all dead. You're too late."

"The alchemy furnace has exploded, and the survivors have already escaped."

"As for those who remained, they have long since been transformed into fertilizer for these towering mountains."

Don't play dumb with me.

The man in black said,

"Hand over Chen Rang's belongings."

The entire courtyard fell into a brief silence.

The person with the hoarse voice let out a low laugh.

"You, a mere dog of Shangguan Jue, dare to inquire about Chen Rang?"

"People who talk a lot of nonsense usually can't keep their tongues shut."

"Wasn't that corpse in the river last night a result of knowing too much?"

The person in black did not immediately take action.

The person in the gray robe was a dog kept by Shangguan Jue.

"You don't smell like a dog."

Do dogs even deserve to eat the food served in the Chen family?

That person said

I'm a member of the Chen Clan.

Li Ping and Su Wan exchanged glances.

陈门

These two words were mentioned again.

The sound of fabric rustling came from inside the courtyard.

The person dressed in black seemed to be moving closer to the other person's location.

The Chen family had been completely rotten for twenty years.

"rotten?"

The person with the hoarse voice let out a cold laugh.

"You latecomer, you know nothing."

Chen Boyong pretends to be a saint above ground, while we, the people below, play the role of butchers.

He distributed wooden plaques to the poor peasants, and we would use these plaques to select our livestock.

"Those with spiritual roots go into the furnace, those without spiritual roots go into the mountains."

"Not a single one will be left out."

This is what truly represents Chen Boyong's true nature.

Su Wan's breathing became heavy.

Li Ping reached out and pressed her wrist tightly.

If they were to force their way outside at this point, they could at most capture one person guarding the gate.

The man in black came here not to clean up after Shangguan Jue.

He was searching everywhere for the items left behind by Chen Rang.

Chen Rang was a student of the teacher.

He also held the official position of magistrate of Xiyun County.

What exactly was hidden inside the half of the old wooden plaque he left behind before his death?

Inside the courtyard, the man in black's voice grew even colder.

"Does Chen Boyong know that you are engaged in such activities?"

"teacher?"

The person with the hoarse voice suddenly stopped laughing.

"teacher?"

Stop trying to flatter him.

"Twenty years ago, at that time, he did shed a few tears."

"And he claimed that he would save the lives of these refugees."

"But once the tears were all gone, the person disappeared."

"All those dirty jobs were left to Gao Min and Chen Rang."

"Gao Min is in charge of writing the names on the roster, and Ren Jun is in charge of nailing the wooden signs on."

"As for Chen Rang, he was responsible for lighting and ensuring the fire in the first furnace burned brightly!"

boom!

At that moment, a dull thud was heard.

Like someone being pinned against a wall

The voice of the person dressed in black was deliberately suppressed to be very low.

"Chen Rang would never have performed the action of lighting the furnace fire."

Don't believe me?

The man with the hoarse voice coughed up a mouthful of blood, but instead of laughing, he laughed even harder.

"The charred bones underground all bear the name Chen Rang."

"Go down there and take a look, see if I have wronged that person."

Li Ping's heart suddenly sank.

These words flowed too smoothly.

This sounds as if it was specifically said to them for their benefit.

The man in black is a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Even if Su Wan concealed her aura well, it would still be difficult for her to hide it from the other party for too long.

Even though the other side knew perfectly well that they were in this place, they still dragged out Chen Boyong, Gao Min, Ren Jun, and Chen Rang one after another.

It's forcing them into chaos.

Back

Li Ping mouthed...

Su Wan did not make any move at this time.

Her eyes were fixed on the wall behind the main hall, where the wooden plaque hung, and her gaze fell on the blank wooden board at the very bottom, which was completely unwritten.

There was a fresh bloodstain on the edge of the wooden board.

Fresh blood seeped from the cracks in the wall, and by this time most of it had dried.

There is an entrance underground.

The person dressed in black was also searching.

The two of them were just about to retreat...

A scream suddenly rang out from the courtyard.

The shout from that hoarse voice was extremely short and abrupt.

The next moment, a heavy object slammed into the ground.

The person dressed in black stepped into the main hall, seemingly stepping on something.

He was still wearing that black garment, the damp patches at the hem not yet completely dry.

Last night on the river, he glanced at Li Ping through the boat's awning.

When we meet again now, the look in his eyes is still the same.

cold

Without any surprise

"This lowly constable from Xiyun County"

"This place is the grave prepared especially for you."

Su Wan drew her sword

The light emanating from the sword had just been revealed.

The man in black had already raised his hand and pressed down.

The powerful pressure belonging to a Foundation Establishment cultivator descended with a thunderous roar in an instant.

The desks, wooden plaques, and broken tiles in the main hall all sank downwards.

Li Ping's knees suddenly buckled, and the cracks in the floor tiles beneath his feet began to split open.

It felt as if a huge rock had been stuffed into his chest.

Su Wan held her sword horizontally in front of her, and spiritual energy emanated from the blade.

He blocked most of them

"Step back!"

"The door is sealed off by an array."

Li Ping stared intently at the person dressed in black.

A pale black light curtain had descended outside the gate at some unknown time, completely sealing off both the front and back yards.

Another formation

However, this time the core of the formation is not in that outer location.

Behind the wooden sign wall

The person dressed in black was walking slowly towards them.

"I spared your life last night because of this."

"That ledger must be delivered back to the prefect's residence by someone."

"You delivered yourself to my door today, saving me the trouble of making another trip."

"Last night on that ship, you actually left that ledger for me on purpose."

Li Ping asked

"You intend to use the power of the prefectural governor's office to completely muddy up this pool of water before you?"

The person dressed in black stopped walking abruptly.

"You guessed right."

"Unfortunately, the pawn who knew this secret..."

"It absolutely cannot be allowed to remain."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to strike.

Su Wan was the first to take action.

She did not choose to swing her sword at the person dressed in black.

Jianfeng flicked a piece of the broken table off the ground and smashed it against the wooden signboard wall.

boom!

Broken wood scattered

The blank wooden board at the bottom, devoid of any writing, was knocked open by a force, revealing a stone staircase extending downwards behind it.

A burst of scalding hot air erupted at this moment.

The steam was thick with the mixed smells of dregs of medicine, charred bones, and old blood.

If Erhu were here, he would probably vomit on the spot.

The man in black's expression finally changed.

"Get inside!"

He slapped Su Wan's body hard with his palm.

Su Wan used the force of the palm strike to grab Li Ping's shoulder.

They crashed into the stone steps together.

The two of them tumbled down several steps.

The wooden planks above suddenly slammed shut.

The man in black followed closely, his footsteps echoing on the stone steps.

The stone steps were quite narrow, and oil lamps were embedded in the surrounding walls.

The lamp oil had long since dried up.

But a red light, emanating from an unknown source, illuminated the stone passage, giving it a dark red hue.