Not long after, the police sent word that they had found a suspicious Jinbei van on a side street. Upon inspection, they discovered that several security guards from the Tan Group were dead inside the van, each with a wound on their throat, resembling a sword wound, and all of them had been killed instantly by this sword wound.

No clues about Tan Lingshan were found in the car, making the matter even more perplexing.

If Tan Lingshan was indeed kidnapped by security guards, then who killed them? And what was their motive for killing them?

All of this is still a question; until the truth is revealed, everything remains unknown.

Liu Xiaoyuan immediately went to the scene where the security guard was murdered. After examining the body, he saw the wound on the guard's throat and immediately realized that this was not the work of an ordinary person.

Because the wounds on the security guard's body were all remarkably similar, Liu Xiaoyuan, as a cultivator, immediately recognized that it was the work of a cultivator, and one who practiced flying swords.

The appearance of cultivators—is it all for the Tan family's small cauldron?

Besides this possibility, Liu Xiaoyuan couldn't think of any other possibility, because why would a cultivator kidnap Tan Lingshan? For money?

Absolutely not. Money is no longer that important to cultivators. What they value most are cultivation resources and magical treasures.

"Master, have you noticed anything?" The head of the local police station, who was bowing and scraping beside Liu Xiaoyuan, asked with a smile.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "This is no ordinary matter. Tell your men to be careful."

Since the murderer is a sword immortal, these police officers are no match for him. If they offend him, he will simply unleash his flying sword and, with a few swift strokes, all of them will be beheaded.

Upon hearing this, the director was also taken aback. After witnessing Liu Xiaoyuan's abilities, he knew that for people at Liu Xiaoyuan's level, destroying him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

"Master, you must help us, Master, please!" the director pleaded with Liu Xiaoyuan.

Liu Xiaoyuan waved his hand and said, "You don't need to tell me, I will help with this."

Since this matter involves Tan Lingshan, Liu Xiaoyuan naturally needs to investigate the matter thoroughly in order to rescue her.

"Thank you so much, expert! Thank you so much, expert..." The director repeatedly expressed his gratitude, saying thank you profusely.

Liu Xiaoyuan said, "Go and find out for me whether Tan Lingshan was kidnapped by these murdered security guards. Go now."

What if Tan Lingshan wasn't kidnapped by these security guards? Wouldn't all my efforts here have been for nothing? So, the most urgent thing is to find out what's going on.

Upon hearing Liu Xiaoyuan's words, the director dared not delay and immediately gave instructions to carefully collect clues and then analyze them.

While the police were searching for clues, Liu Xiaoyuan was not idle either. He began to use his divine sense to explore the surrounding situation and see if there were any clues.

As a result, aside from seeing some things we shouldn't have seen, we didn't find any other useful clues.

About two hours later, Liu Xiaoyuan obtained conclusive evidence that Tan Lingshan had been taken into the Jinbei van by the murdered security guards.

Now that this has been confirmed, it means that Tan Lingshan has been captured by cultivators.

Since Tan Lingshan has been captured by cultivators, things are naturally not going well. Finding a cultivator is extremely difficult, and if they are hiding from you, you will have a hard time finding them unless your cultivation level is much higher than theirs.

Therefore, the only way now is to wait for cultivators to come to us. There is no other way.

In a vast sea of ​​people, where do you find someone? It's like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Liu Xiaoyuan naturally didn't go looking for any more clues. Instead, he returned to the Tan Group, told Zeng Xi, and then sat there to see if any news came from the cultivator who had captured Tan Lingshan.

However, no news came by nightfall. Liu Xiaoyuan was starting to get restless. Could it be that the cultivator kidnapped Tan Lingshan not for the Tan family's small cauldron?

Zeng Xi was extremely anxious, like an ant on a hot pan, unable to sit still.

"This won't do. Sitting here waiting for news isn't a solution." Liu Xiaoyuan paced back and forth in his office, wondering if he should go out and try his luck.

So Liu Xiaoyuan left the Tan Group. Before leaving, he told Zeng Xi to notify him immediately if anything happened.

Once outside, Liu Xiaoyuan returned to the scene where the security guard had been murdered. It was a small road, the only road that could be driven up a small hill.

At night, the place is as quiet as a sleeping child, with no sound except for the chirping of insects in the weeds on both sides.

The car and the body of the security guard have been transported back for further examination.

Liu Xiaoyuan paused for a moment where the car had been parked, then walked forward. When he was almost at the foot of the mountain, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Liu Xiaoyuan was thinking about Tan Lingshan when the figure suddenly appeared in front of him, startling him. Damn, this person scared him to death!

The fact that this figure could appear in front of him in an instant told Liu Xiaoyuan that this guy was no ordinary person. Upon closer inspection, he realized that he was indeed a cultivator.

Even in the darkness, Liu Xiaoyuan could still make out the other person's appearance. He was a young man of about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with an arrogant air about him. He held a sword to his chest and looked at Liu Xiaoyuan with a disdainful gaze.

"A cultivator at the late stage of Qi Refining!" Upon seeing the other party's cultivation level, Liu Xiaoyuan immediately blurted out. Moreover, judging from the sword in his hand, he should be a cultivator who practices flying swords, or in short, a sword immortal.

"Could this guy be the one who killed the security guard and kidnapped Tan Lingshan?" Liu Xiaoyuan wondered to himself.

"Kid, you have pretty good taste." The other person said arrogantly, not taking Liu Xiaoyuan seriously at all.

Indeed, in the eyes of this cultivator, Liu Xiaoyuan was just an ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, while he was actually a late-stage Qi Refining sword immortal.

Although the two are at the same level, the Sword Immortal is still a level above in terms of actual combat ability because he is more ruthless and decisive.

Even after seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan was a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, this cultivator still maintained a nonchalant attitude.

Because in his eyes, Liu Xiaoyuan was just an ordinary cultivator who was easily defeated.

The more the other party underestimates you, the better, because once a fight breaks out, the other party will suffer. Arrogant and conceited people often suffer a terrible fall.

(End of this chapter)