"You should recognize this masked man. He's Fellow Daoist A, who sold the forbidden inheritance at the gathering. The other one is Fellow Daoist B, who exchanged magic weapons with me."
Xiang Sheng's eyes lingered on the two corpses, and a guess quickly formed in her mind. However, on the surface, she continued to cooperate and asked fearfully, "What...what is going on?"
Ling Ying sighed softly, “Ever since I learned from you three days ago that there was something fishy going on with Taoist Yuan, I immediately mobilized all the available manpower to go and search.
I didn't expect to find even the trace of Yuan Daoist, only the bodies of these two people."
At this point, Ling Ying lifted the white cloth covering the bodies. "Look, both of them died in hideous grisly expressions, their bodies pale and drained of blood. It's very likely that, like you, they were chosen by Yuan Dao Ren as sacrifices."
Besides these two, I also found out that the person sitting in the T-seat at the time was a well-known independent cultivator, known as Old Ghost. He has disappeared and I'm afraid he's in grave danger as well."
Xiang Sheng nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Sister Ling's words make perfect sense. What should we do next?"
Ling Ying looked at Xiang Sheng, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Miss Shen, although I was sent to investigate this matter, I have a time limit. Once the time is exceeded, I will have to return to the army on schedule and will not be able to protect you all the time.
The enemy is cunning and his whereabouts are elusive. I am not sure I can catch him before returning.
After I leave, Tingfenglou's attitude towards you will change drastically, and you can no longer stay here. The only way is to lure the snake out of its hole."
Xiang Sheng stared at Ling Ying blankly. After a long while, he finally reacted and his eyes widened. "Sister, you mean I should be the bait?"
Ling Ying looked ashamed. "The situation is compelling. If you don't want to, I... I'll think of another way."
"No problem, I agree."
Xiang Sheng looked at Ling Ying with a smile, "I believe that sister will protect me, right?"
Ling Ying felt even more ashamed after hearing this.
Every word she said came from the bottom of her heart, but if she said she had no selfish motives at all... she herself didn't believe it.
The position of centurion was vacant, and she was more than capable enough to take it.
The leader of the Red and Green Army had long hated Huacheng Blood Pill. If she could succeed this time, regardless of whether the person she captured was dead or alive, she would definitely defeat her competitor.
Thinking of this, Ling Ying took a deep breath and looked up at Xiang Sheng with clear and firm eyes.
"As long as I am still alive, I will protect you!"
Xiang Sheng nodded with a smile, "I have some experience in prohibitions, and I can help you when the time comes."
Ling Ying laughed: "Just follow me, no need to take any action."
Even if a girl who is only a thousand years old has learned the immortal prohibitions, how powerful can she be? I am afraid that her level is not as high as the level she has studied in her spare time.
The plan to lure the snake out of its hole cannot be completed immediately.
Time was running out, so Ling Ying hurried out to find the right time and place.
Xiang Sheng was still in the room where the corpse was placed, with Sijiu beside him.
Sijiu had seen many corpses since he was a child, but this was the first time he had seen such a hideous death on the ground. His face turned pale. “Sister Shen, aren’t you afraid?”
A hint of self-mockery flashed in Xiang Sheng's eyes, "I actually hope I'm afraid."
Sijiu seemed to understand but not quite. He stared at Xiang Sheng's calm expression, a hint of doubt flashing across his eyes.
Does Sister Shen have two faces?
I always feel that my sister is different in front of Lord Ling than in front of him.
Xiang Sheng said nothing more. He lowered his head to examine the body. After a moment, he withdrew his hands and stood up, a gleam of light flashing in his eyes.
It seems that her previous guess was correct.
Not only was the blood drained from these two people's bodies, their bones were shattered into powder, and their seas of consciousness were scarred. It is not difficult to imagine how much torture their souls suffered before they perished.
This doesn't feel like a sacrifice, but more like torture and venting of anger.
Taoist Yuan suddenly disappeared, and the person with whom he had traded the blood pill immediately responded by tracing the cause back to the other people at the gathering.
Two people died in just three days, it happened so quickly.
This person must have been secretly monitoring Yuan Dao Ren for a long time, but out of caution, he never showed up to trade.
But he didn't expect that he would interfere and the cooked duck would fly away.
If it were her, she would be extremely angry at this moment and would not let go of anyone who had contact with Yuan Dao Ren.
In other words, if Ling Ying used her as bait, this person would definitely show up. It was just unknown whether Ling Ying could hold it back.
Xiang Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
He can spread spies to monitor Yuan Dao Ren, and can directly intervene in the black market to investigate the identities of the people at the gathering... This is not something that ordinary cultivators can do.
In order to avoid a disaster, she needs to prepare well.
…
Ling Ying's actions were much faster than Xiang Sheng had imagined. After just one day and one night, she returned to Tingfeng Tower with an excited look on her face and found Xiang Sheng and said:
"The place has been found, it's in the City Lord's Mansion!"
"City Lord's Mansion?"
Xiang Sheng's heart moved: "The city lord is willing to help us?"
"nature."
When Ling Ying talked about the city lord, her smile grew even more:
“Generally speaking, the city lords of these cultivation star cities are not very powerful. They usually rely on the Immortal Palace formations to maintain stability in the city and do not want to cause trouble.
However, the city lord of Zhiyao Star, surnamed Ji, was of high social status. He was only staying here for a short period of time to gain experience and was not afraid of anything.
Furthermore, City Lord Ji is a refined and courteous person with a chivalrous heart. He is willing to use his formation to suppress the enemy!"
“That’s great!”
Xiang Sheng's face showed joy, but then he hesitated and said, "But this arrangement is really deliberate. That evil cultivator is not blind, so how could he be so stupid as to fall into their trap?"
"What a coincidence!"
Ling Ying clapped her hands and said, "City Lord Ji is different from other cultivators. He has an elegant temperament and rarely practices cultivation. He usually likes to tend to flowers and plants. Three months ago, he decided to hold a flower viewing banquet. In the past three months, the news has spread throughout the city.
The flower viewing banquet will be held in two days. All the cultivators in the city can go there to enjoy the flowers and learn from each other about their cultivation experiences.
So, City Lord Ji plans to use the flower viewing banquet to arrange for people to conduct secret investigations, maintaining a relaxed exterior but tight interior, to lower Taoist Yuan's vigilance and help us capture the murderer in one fell swoop! "
"That's great!"
Xiang Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "After those two days, it all depends on Sister Ling."
"Don't worry, with the city lord and I protecting you this time, nothing will happen."
Ling Ying gently patted Xiang Sheng's shoulder and said, "I've been through quite a bit recently, so I'm going to rest for the battle in two days. You should also conserve your energy and don't relax too much."
"Chen Xiang understands."
Seeing that she agreed, Ling Ying waved her hand and left.
Sijiu listened to the conversation between the two and felt his blood boiling. He couldn't help but ask, "Sister Shen, can I go with you to the flower viewing banquet?"
After he finished speaking, he saw Xiang Sheng's expression was gloomy and cold, and he was far from being as happy as he was in front of Lord Ling.
He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing, his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground in panic.
"Four-Nine Slips."
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