Chapter 231: Soul Illusion, Grand Event
"Impossible! They died decades ago. How could they ask for someone's help? Who are you?"
Hearing Lu Qing's words, the ruddy-faced man screamed wildly, his face on the verge of collapse.
"What is Brother Lu Qing doing?"
In the distance, Magu and others looked over here with some confusion.
They were quite far away and did not hear what Lu Qing said. They only saw the ruddy-faced man suddenly shouting crazily.
"Yes, they are dead, but because they died in vain, their resentment is hard to let go, so in the past few decades, they have been unable to reincarnate. They can only become lonely ghosts, wandering alone. Look over there, aren't they their wronged souls?"
A strange light appeared in Lu Qing's eyes and he pointed to the rice field beside him.
The ruddy-faced man turned his head to look to the side, and the next moment, his pupils suddenly dilated.
He saw two white figures floating above the rice field, one covered in blood, and the other with its tongue hanging out, looking at him strangely with an expressionless face.
That was exactly the appearance of his brother and sister-in-law who had died decades ago and had often appeared in his dreams over the years.
"Look, your brother and sister-in-law are here. They said that only if you die can they be free and reincarnate as human beings. Look, they are here to claim your life."
There was also a strange rhythm in Lu Qing's voice.
As he spoke, two white shadows floating above the rice field also lightly flew over here, stretched out their hands, and slowly pinched the neck of the ruddy-faced man.
"No, no, brother and sister-in-law, I didn't mean to kill you, don't ask for your life, no, no!"
Looking at the two white shadows flying towards him, the ruddy-faced man showed an expression of extreme fear.
He shouted desperately and squirmed his body trying to retreat backwards.
However, it was all in vain. With his legs broken and extremely frightened, he couldn't even muster up his blood and energy. No matter how hard he tried to crawl, the two white shadows gradually approached him and put their hands on his neck.
"No, don't!"
The ruddy-faced man protected his neck with both hands, trying to get rid of the two pairs of pale hands.
But it was of no use. The two hands, as if illusory, pierced through the hands of the rufous-faced man and pinched his neck fiercely.
At the same time, the faces of the two white figures suddenly became ferocious, excited and crazy.
He felt the coldness on his neck and the deepening feeling of suffocation, as well as the ghosts of his brother and sister-in-law with hideous and crazy faces in front of him.
The ruddy-faced man completely collapsed. The fear in his heart reached its peak. He wanted to shout, but his throat was tightly pinched, so he could only make a gurgling sound. His breathing became increasingly difficult.
Finally, in immense fear and suffocation, the red-faced man's eyesight gradually became blurred, and he eventually became silent and died.
From beginning to end, Lu Qing just watched the scene indifferently without saying a word.
"Brother Lu Qing, what's wrong?"
At this time, Ma Gu walked over and was shocked when he saw the death of the rufous-faced man.
"This person actually strangled his own neck alive. How cruel?"
"Nothing, let's go, take care of the body and we'll leave."
Lu Qing walked back.
Magu looked at the ruddy-faced man again, especially the expression of extreme fear on his face before he died. He felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out why.
But he didn't dwell on it. After all, these were scum. It didn't matter how they died. Maybe Brother Lu Qing had used some special means.
Magu shook his head, picked up the corpse and walked back.
Lu Qing walked towards the carriage, but he started to think about something.
The reason why the rufous-faced man behaved like that before was not because he was really being pursued by a ghost, but because he was under the spell of his soul.
From the information previously obtained from his supernatural powers, Lu Qing learned a secret of the ruddy-faced man.
That was when he was young, he committed the evil act of murdering his brother and sister-in-law. That was the biggest secret in his heart.
So he decided not to let the other party die so easily.
It just so happened that his spiritual power had increased a lot recently, and he could use some spiritual secrets that he couldn't use before, so he decided to give it a try.
As it turns out, the effect is quite good.
After his secret was revealed, the ruddy-faced man panicked and his will was broken. He was completely trapped in his spiritual illusion and really thought that his brother and sister-in-law were trying to kill him.
In fact, he strangled himself to death.
However, the rufous-faced man didn't realize this until his death.
After moving the bodies of the dead Liuyun Sect disciples to a forest on the road ahead and burying them, Lu Qing finally sensed trouble.
He wondered if he should develop a method that would be easier to destroy.
Otherwise, it would be too troublesome and a waste of time to deal with the corpse every time after killing someone.
After burying the bodies, Lu Qing and his companions continued on their journey.
"Ah Qing, why did the last Liuyun Sect elder suddenly scream like that?"
The old doctor asked in the carriage.
Although he did not leave the carriage before, he vaguely felt the fluctuations of Lu Qing's spiritual power.
Magu, who was driving the cart, also pricked up his ears.
"Earlier, this disciple used some spiritual power to make the elder of Liuyun Sect fall into an illusion, making him recall the sins he had committed. Unexpectedly, he was so frightened that he strangled himself to death." Lu Qing replied.
“He was so frightened that he strangled himself to death. Could it be that he had committed a serious crime?” The old doctor was somewhat moved.
"Because of his lustful heart, he personally killed his brother and sister-in-law who had raised him with great effort." Lu Qing said lightly.
“…”
The old doctor was silent.
"They can even kill the brother and sister-in-law who raised me. This Liuyun Sect is really a den of snakes and rats. There is not a single good person in it!" Wei Zian cursed indignantly.
Magu in front was also angry.
But he was also shocked.
Brother Lu Qing is really getting more and more powerful. He can make a powerful warrior who has reached the great perfection of the inner realm fall into hallucination and commit suicide silently. This kind of method is simply unheard of.
After this experience, Lu Qing and others felt relieved.
At least they knew that the people from Liuyun Sect did not bypass them and head to Qingfeng Town.
Next, as long as they head straight to Liuyun Sect, Qingfeng Town should no longer be in trouble.
The carriage moved slowly and steadily, and Lu Qing was also thinking about his own method of destroying corpses.
Finally, when he had some idea, the carriage stopped.
"Old doctor, we have walked for a long time today and the horses are tired. There is a tea stall up ahead, why don't we go there to rest for a while." Ma Gu said.
"Okay." The old doctor nodded.
Seeing that the promise was granted, Magu drove the carriage forward.
Lu Qing drew aside the curtains and saw a thatched hut in front of him. A piece of coarse cloth with a huge word "Tea" written on it was fluttering in the wind.
"Hey! Sir, would you like some tea?"
Seeing the carriage approaching and slowing down, a young waiter in tattered cloth, with a sweat towel draped over his shoulder, came forward with a humble smile on his face, and nodded and bowed.
"Yes, we are tired from traveling and want to drink some tea and take a rest. Do you have any fodder?" asked Magu.
"Yes, yes, it's right behind the shed. There's the best fodder!" the young waiter said hurriedly.
"Then take two bundles to feed our horses. You will need money."
"Okay! Please come in, guests!"
The young waiter came forward to help lead the horses.
Lu Qing and the others walked into the tea stall.
An old man came out from inside with a big smile on his face: "Dear guests, please take a seat here."
After Lu Qing and the others sat down, he asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"Don't bother too much. Just bring two pots of tea and some of the food you have here," said the old doctor.
"Okay, I'll be right there. Please wait a moment, sir."
After the old man left, Lu Qing also began to look around the tea stall.
This teahouse is quite spacious. On the other side of the teahouse, there are already several tables of guests, and they don’t look like ordinary people.
Lu Qing was not surprised. He took a look at the weapons the other party was carrying and didn't pay much attention to it.
Nowadays, people who can walk around outside are basically not ordinary people.
Most of them are gangsters who have some martial arts skills for self-defense, or wealthy people who have good family background and can afford to hire bodyguards.
After all, a poor family may be rich on the road, and truly poor people will not go out easily.
The people at the tables opposite looked at Lu Qing and the others for a few seconds, but didn't care.
Those who can travel in a carriage are generally not ordinary people. It is better to have less trouble than more. As long as no one does anything out of line, people generally won't provoke each other.
Soon, the shop owner brought up two pots of tea and some food.
The tea is coarse and the food is simple steamed buns and side dishes.
But it's pretty good to have these things in this remote place.
After Lu Qing checked and found that there was nothing wrong with the food, he took the lead and picked up a steamed bun to eat.
"The Liuyun Sect has really lost face this time. It is said that even the young sect leader was killed. The key is, we still don't know by whom!"
Just as Lu Qing and his friends were eating quietly, the conversation between several gangsters at the table opposite them caught their attention.
"That's impossible. Liuyun Sect is one of the three major sects in our Yunzhou. Who dares to provoke them?" Someone said in disbelief.
"How is it impossible? This is what my nephew who joined the Tianyan Sect said. He also said that this matter has almost spread throughout the entire Yunzhou. It can't be wrong!" The man said confidently at first.
"So, brother Wang has such connections. The Tianyan Sect is second only to the three major sects. It seems that brother Wang's nephew is a young talent!"
Upon hearing this, some of his companions immediately began to flatter him.
"No, no, he was just lucky enough to be accepted into the Tianyan Sect."
The prince became humble, but he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
The others were shocked: "So, this is true? But who is so bold as to kill the Young Master of Liuyun Sect? Are they trying to save themselves?"
"Yes, I heard that the young master is the son of the master, and the Liuyun Sect is the most domineering and protective of its people. Given their style, they will surely go crazy, right?"
“We still don’t know who the murderer is, but the Liuyun Sect has indeed gone crazy these days, and is about to turn the entire Yunzhou upside down.
It is said that they suspected that someone from other sects was plotting to murder their young leader.
Therefore, recently, many powerful sects have been held accountable by the Liuyun Sect and asked to provide clues.
If you can't provide it, they will punish you at best, or even accuse you of plotting to murder the young master, and rob you. This is simply crazy!"
"Isn't this just taking advantage of someone's misfortune? The young master of his Liuyun Sect has died, but instead of looking for the real culprit, he uses this opportunity to rob other sects. This is too arrogant and domineering!" Someone said in astonishment.
"You have known about the tyranny of the Liuyun Sect for a long time. Normally, they like to force nearby sects to pay tribute. Now that they have an excuse, they must plunder them ruthlessly."
"With such brutality and greed, it's no wonder that their young sect leader died. I now believe that it might be other sects that had long-standing grudges and were unwilling to continue being oppressed, so they secretly killed the young sect leader!" someone said in a low voice.
"Whether it is true or not, the Liuyun Sect seems to have really determined this and is searching for the murderer recklessly.
However, the Yunzhou is not under the control of Liuyun Sect. Just the other day, they hit a wall."
The man who was called Brother Wang at the beginning said.
"What's the problem?"
Several of his companions immediately revealed gossipy looks.
“It is said that when an elder of Liuyun Sect led his disciples to rob a small sect, he was stopped by several young knights passing by, and a conflict broke out between the two sides.
Then, the elder of Liuyun Sect, relying on his profound cultivation, beat two of the young knights to death.
Unexpectedly, one of the two young men was a disciple of the Silver Moon Sect, and one of the direct disciples of the Sect Master of the Silver Moon Sect."
"Silver Moon Sect!"
The others exclaimed immediately.
The Silver Moon Sect is one of the three most powerful sects in Yunzhou, and its power and influence is not much inferior to that of the Flowing Cloud Sect.
"Yes, it is the Silver Moon Sect!" said the man called Brother Wang, "The leader of the Silver Moon Sect will not let it go when his disciple was killed innocently.
It just so happened that Liuyun Sect’s recent crazy behavior had also caused the wrath of the people in Yunzhou, so he simply sent out invitations to unite the many sects in Yunzhou and go to Liuyun Sect together to call them to account!"
“So exciting!”
After hearing this, several companions became excited.
"Then, brother Wang, do you know when the Silver Moon Sect and the other major sects will go to the Flowing Cloud Sect to question them?"
"My nephew said it will be in three days!" said the man called Brother Wang.
"Three days later? No wonder yesterday, I saw many warriors on the road. Some of them were so powerful that even I, Old Wu, was frightened. I was also wondering why there were so many powerful warriors walking around all of a sudden. It turned out that they were going to attend this grand event!"
"Such great news is something that only we, the independent warriors without any sect, would know about so late."
"So, brother Wang, you are on this journey to attend this grand event?"
"Of course. This time, the Silver Moon Sect took the lead and united more than 80% of the sects in Yunzhou to go to the Flowing Cloud Sect to ask for accountability. How can I not go to such a grand event to broaden my horizons?"
"Then we can't miss such a grand event. Brother Wang, it's rare that we have a chance to meet, why don't we go together?"
"Okay, okay..."
Seeing the gangsters at the table opposite, they had already started to make friends with them and were eager to become sworn brothers with them on the spot.
Lu Qing and the others who had been listening also withdrew their gazes and looked at each other.
(End of this chapter)
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