Someone did cast a curse on Master Xu, but before the curse took effect, Master Xu was killed by "someone". The latter was actually within the scope of the government's investigation, but apparently because Master Xu's death was so tragic, it was determined to be the work of evil spirits, and the case was closed hastily.
But if it was true what the steward said, there must be resentment in this mansion for Master Xu's tragic death, or even so much resentment that he might turn into a ghost. But as Chu Lu had noticed before, this mansion and the entire Jinning Town were too clean, without any demonic energy or resentment.
However, because there was no demonic aura, Chu Lu had some guesses along the way as he walked towards Xu Mansion.
There is another reason why Mr. Xu died tragically but showed no resentment.
Chu Lu glanced at the pond full of dead branches and leaves, which had a desolate mood. It was obvious that the pond was carefully left there even though it was not in season. He then looked at the golden turtle statue next to the lotus pond.
If I am not mistaken, this turtle-shaped statue... is probably made of pure gold. It obviously has some special meaning to Mr. Xu.
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Turtle treasure, born in the belly of a turtle, cut open its arms and put the meat in, and feed on human blood to survive. *
In short, this is a monster that can make people "exchange their lives for wealth". No wonder the Xu family is so wealthy despite living in a remote corner.
Moreover, regardless of whether it was the overly exaggerated retelling by the waiter in the Fuyue Inn or the "truth" told by Manager Teng just now in the house, the tragically dead Master Xu had all his limbs chopped off...
I'm afraid that the other arms, legs, and even the entire body's miserable state were all meant to cover up that one arm, the arm that held the precious turtle.
Money always moves people's hearts...
Mr. Xu's death was not caused by the demon, but was caused by the demon.
In addition, after nurturing the monster in human form for such a long time, the energy in Mr. Xu's body must have been completely exhausted, and his soul is not intact. He is probably no longer able to turn into a ghost and create resentment.
And the one who kills people and takes away the demon.
Every time he raised his hand, his left arm would stop unnaturally. Although his body was still strong, his face looked pale and lifeless. It was really hard to eliminate Manager Teng as a suspicion.
However, since this was a man-made incident, judging by the tragic state of Mr. Xu's body, it is impossible that there was no noise at all when the murderer acted. However, no one else in the mansion was silenced... It is obvious that this matter had been planned for a long time, so that the murderer did not make any omissions, and the steward must have an accomplice in the mansion.
Someone outside the mansion cursed him and wanted to kill him, his right-hand man was secretly murdering him, someone inside the mansion was conspiring, and even his own son said in a tone of "that old thing is finally dead"...
What Director Yan said in the room just now, "It's very gratifying", was not without reason.
However, what Chu Lu and Yan Chu could see through in a blink of an eye was really difficult for Yun Huiming and other young people with little experience. In addition, there was Yan Chu who was watching the fun and making trouble, deliberately pointing out wrong clues to several people and constantly leading people to the wrong path. It would be strange if these young people could see it.
After being led by the manager just now, these children fell into the pit dug by Director Yan without hesitation. They were sure that Master Xu was cursed to death, and they immediately followed the few traces left to find the person who cast the curse.
As for how to find...
Yan Chu was not at all panicked when he was stared at by eight eyes of four people at once. As long as his senior brother was not among the people staring at him, he had nothing to panic.
Chu Lu knew at a glance that Yan Chu was going to make trouble again, so he didn't bother to go and see.
"this……"
Yun Huiming wanted to address him only to realize that he hadn't even asked the other person's name.
Yan Chu smiled and said, "My last name is Bai."
Black Fox next to him:?!
Although he had never acknowledged the name "Xiaobai", the black fox was still gnashing his teeth in anger after his name was suddenly taken away.
Several people immediately said respectfully: "Senior Bai."
The reason why practitioners can identify their identities based on their spiritual power is because it is extremely difficult to fake. Even Yan Chu had put in a lot of effort, and the spiritual power he could show was very limited, just like a newcomer who had just stepped into this path not long ago due to fate. However, the skill he showed just now was already extraordinary, so there was nothing wrong with these people calling him "senior" at this moment.
But is Director Yan someone who can be dismissed just because “there’s nothing wrong”?
Obviously not.
If Guan Rong were here, he would immediately stay away when he found out that his master was in a bad mood. Even Pu Chongjin, who had been accepted as a disciple not long ago, had developed this intuition (...if they could still recognize their master at this moment).
Don't get close to Yan when he is in a "too good mood" or "too bad mood".
——When he is in a good mood, I don’t know what bad ideas he will come up with to make trouble for others; and when he is in a bad mood, it is even simpler. Does he look like a generous person who is willing to see others happy around him?
However, Yan Chu's current mood cannot be accurately attributed to either of the two.
To put it more precisely, he was actually a little panicked...
The senior brother had obviously recognized him, but said nothing.
Why? Why didn't she say anything? Was she mad at him for destroying the Dragon Lock, or angry at him for not guarding the Demon Locking Tower well, or was she simply... she had nothing to say to him?
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Yan Chu would not show his conflicted mood to others, but he didn't want to see others being leisurely at the moment.
He glanced at the group of young people who were looking at him and asked with a half-smile: "Senior?"
He raised his hand and touched his face, then sighed, "I have actually reached the age where I can be called a 'senior'..."
Black Fox: “…”
——How shameless!
But the four people who didn't know the inside story suddenly felt embarrassed.
Qianxunyu made a prompt decision: "Sister Bai."
The other three were a little at a loss. After all, it was the first time they met today, and it was obviously impossible for them to use such an overly intimate name.
The skill that the other party just displayed clearly showed that he had extraordinary cultivation. Calling him "Daoyou" would be too offensive, but calling him "Mrs. Bai" like the Xu family who were unaware of the inside story would also make her worry about falling into the same dilemma as when she called him "Senior" just now.
The three of them looked at each other, and finally some of them addressed her as "Friend Bai" or "Mrs. Bai".
Director Yan neither nodded in agreement nor shook his head, but there was still a hint of a smile on his lips, and it was unclear whether he was satisfied or not.
Qianxun looked at the three useless male companions with a frown, and simply stepped forward and said softly, "Sister Bai, none of us are good at spells, and we have to rely on you to help with the Xu family's affairs."
Curses, poisonous insects and the like can all be classified as witchcraft, which is considered a relatively unconventional direction in spiritual practice. The fact that the four of them recognized Yan Chu's traces the moment they were revealed to the public is enough to prove that they are knowledgeable and are the backbone of the next generation in each sect.
I have to say that having Qianxun Yu come forward was indeed the right choice.
Because of the way of cultivation in Tianshang Mountain, there are very few female disciples. Each of them is a key protected object of the mountain gate and has to receive care and guidance from their fellow disciples from time to time - in most cases, this refers to competitions on the arena.
Although gender cannot prevent Yan Chu from being a nasty and naughty person, but in comparison, his attitude towards girls is a little better... just a little bit.
He showed an obviously fake tired expression without any seriousness, and said, "That's all for today. If there is anything else, we can talk about it tomorrow after we have rested well."
Although a few people were anxious and worried, they had something to ask of others and did not want to force them.
But obviously this level was not enough to satisfy Sect Leader Yan who was determined to cause trouble.
As if it wasn't chaotic enough, he deliberately led Yun Huiming to mention the "backtracking" technique in front of Manager Teng who came over.
This is actually a method of checking for traces of demonic and spiritual power left in a certain place. However, under the deliberate guidance of Yan Chu, the description of this method sounds to ordinary people as if Yun Huiming has a way to recreate the images of what happened that day.
After hearing all this, the capable middle-aged man turned pale in an instant, but he quickly concealed his gaffe. However, when he looked up again, there was something wrong with the look in his eyes when he looked at Yun Huiming.
Seeing that Yan Chu was getting more and more angry, Chu Lu finally coughed lightly as a reminder.
He actually saw through the thoughts of Yan Chu's training disciples.
Although these young men have good cultivation, they are still inexperienced. They are arrogant to ordinary people without cultivation, but they don't know... sometimes human hearts are much scarier than monsters.
According to Chu Lu's understanding of Yan Chu, his junior brother will definitely secretly help Manager Teng and make these disciples suffer a big setback here... the kind that they will never forget...
Although with Director Yan watching nearby, the disciples would not be in any danger of life, but it was hard to say what else could be said.
Chu Lu signaled him to be more restrained.
After all, besides Tianshangshan, there are disciples from other schools.
Chu Lu doesn't want to end up with the leader of Tianshang Mountain being hunted down by Luoxia Jingtian and Hanjiangluo after this time.
To be honest, Chu Lu was really surprised that Yan Chu had been the head of Tianshang Mountain for so many years, but Tianshang Mountain had not yet become the public enemy of all the major sects.
But thinking about it, I think it is understandable...
After all, compared to other sects that are occasionally persecuted, Tianshang Mountain, which has such a leader, is indeed more miserable.
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