Chapter 188 Turbulence

Xigou suddenly remembered and replied, "Yes, the first group of people who came to kill you knew Lu Mudan, and Lu Mudan might also know them, but she was afraid of being involved in the disaster, so she fled in advance."

Fang Zhixing was silent for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "No matter what, Green Peony will not show up in the short term.

Even if the Shen family finds her, the most valuable information she can provide is the obvious feature that I carry an extremely ugly wolf."

The dog was startled at first, then shuddered and choked, "Wait, you have been disguising yourself to hide your tracks, but I have been running naked!"

He suddenly realized that if the Shen family wanted to track down Fang Zhixing, they might start by tracking him down.

Xigou was immediately furious. He didn't want to be targeted by a small aristocratic family.

"what to do?"

Xigou became anxious. He said that he could accompany Fang Zhixing for fun, but he could never risk his life with him.

There is no need to have a bottom line in life.

Being a dog, you must not be without a sense of boundaries!

Fang Zhixing smiled disapprovingly and said contemptuously: "Have you forgotten that there are 'wolf riders' in this world? I am not the only one who travels with evil wolves."

He sneered and said, "If I were a member of the Shen family, after finding this clue, the first person I would suspect would definitely be the Wolf Cavalry."

The dog blinked his eyes, and the figures of the wolf cavalry appeared in his mind. He breathed a sigh of relief and smiled awkwardly: "You others look down on me, and I am not afraid of the Shen family. I am just worried that you will be exposed because of me."

Fang Zhixing pretended not to hear anything and said, "After you go back, you should stay in Yixiangzhai and try not to show your face in public."

"OK!"

Xigou didn't want to come out, so he readily agreed.

The man and the dog quietly left the Fenglei camp under the cover of night and walked away.

The night passed quickly.

In the early morning, the sky was cloudy and rainy.

It was pouring rain and there was water everywhere on the ground.

In the dim sky, Fenglei Camp ushered in a new day.

Suddenly, chaotic and noisy footsteps came from all directions, breaking the quiet morning.

A large number of warriors wearing the same white uniform surrounded the Fenglei camp aggressively and blocked every intersection, allowing only entry but not exit.

Time passes by little by little.

When it was dawn, a group of hunters planned to go to the Level 4 restricted area to start a day of hunting, but suddenly found that the gate was sealed and no one was allowed to leave.

For a moment, the huge camp fell into chaos.

Afterwards, the men in white uniforms killed some troublesome hunters without hesitation.

Now, seeing that the situation was not good, the others immediately became quiet, dispersed, and dared not make any more noise.

Soon, a fast horse came galloping and broke into Tingyu Cottage.

The person riding on the horse is a middle-aged woman, dressed luxuriously and with an extraordinary temperament.

She dismounted and looked at the second-floor attic that had been burned to ashes. She fell to her knees in despair, pawing at the ashes with her hands, and screamed, "Yue'er, my Yue'er!"

The sound of crying is very moving.

Soon, a tall and sturdy middle-aged man came to the woman.

The expression on his face was extremely grim, and his pupils contained a heart-pounding gloom.

"Master, Third Madam!"

Another middle-aged man in white came forward, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head.

The people he was meeting were the head of the Shen family, Shen Yutang, and his third wife, Ruan Juanhua.

Shen Yutang said, "Tell me, what's going on?"

The middle-aged man in white clothes continued, "Last night, a servant rode to my house and told me that something happened in Tingfeng House. I immediately came to check and found that everyone in the house had been killed. Master Zhiyue was also missing and was suspected to have been killed in the fire."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately a servant in gray ran up and fell to his knees.

The servant was terrified and said in a trembling voice, "I had a stomachache last night, so I went to the clinic for treatment. They prescribed a prescription, and when I came back, I saw that the house was on fire.

The little man hurriedly ran into the gate, but he slipped on a pool of blood and fell on his butt.

I soon discovered that the doorman was dead at the door, and several guards were also dead. Everyone was dead."

The servant became more and more frightened as he spoke. He covered his mouth and almost vomited.

Shen Yutang interrupted: "Have you seen the body of my son Zhiyue?"

"No!"

The servant shook his head and said, "The attic where the young master was was the worst hit by the fire. It had already collapsed when I came back."

Shen Yutang's eyes were filled with great turmoil, and he hesitated and said: "Perhaps, my son Zhiyue went out, he was not killed, and he also escaped by luck."

The middle-aged man in white lowered his head and said with regret: "Master, I have investigated and the young master did not go out last night."

"Husband, Yue'er is dead!"

Suddenly, the third lady spoke, and she dug out a jade tablet and a broken sword from a pile of ashes.

"Yue'er always carries this jade token with him, and this broken sword is also a weapon he never leaves his hand."

The third lady became more and more collapsed as she spoke. Her face turned pale, tears welled up in her eyes, and her body couldn't stop shaking. Suddenly, her eyes went dark, and she fainted.

Shen Yutang supported the third wife and ordered the servants to send her to rest.

He picked up the broken sword and just glanced at the broken end. His eyes widened in shock and he said, "What a smooth broken end! This is definitely the mark of a level 3 weapon being cut off!"

"Level 3 weapon?!"

The middle-aged man in white was stunned.

To be honest, even with the Shen family being one of the eight major clans, they only have a few level three weapons, which are not enough to complete a complete set.

The person who killed Shen Zhiyue actually possessed a level three weapon, so this person must be either rich or noble, and of an extraordinary status.

Shen Yutang asked: "Have you found any clues?"

The middle-aged man in white replied, "Because of the fire and the rain, there are very few clues. However, the servants who were killed were all bitten to death. It seems that they were bitten by some strange beast, and the teeth are highly poisonous."

Shen Yutang frowned and said, "Oh, the murderer brought a strange beast with him? Strange beasts are unruly and difficult to tame. There are not many strange beasts that can be tamed."

The middle-aged man in white agreed with this and nodded, saying, "It is almost certain that the murderer has raised a strange beast as a pet that can help him kill people."

Shen Yutang's eyes flashed, and he pondered, "Where are the footprints? Can we tell what kind of beast it is by the footprints?"

The middle-aged man in white replied, "Because of the rain, the footprints are very blurry. We can only roughly determine that the strange beast has four legs."

"A four-legged beast..."

Shen Yutang instantly thought of several possibilities: wolf, four-legged snake, cat, etc.

But he couldn't be sure what kind of strange beast it was, so he said, "It's rare for a man and a beast to appear in the camp. It should be quite eye-catching. I'm sure many people have seen them. Give me a reward to find witnesses."

The middle-aged man in white said: "My subordinates have already spread the news."

Shen Yutang nodded in approval and asked, "Anything else?"

The middle-aged man in white said, "Last night, Mingyue Inn also caught fire, and before the fire, someone heard the sound of fighting."

Shen Yutang stood up, walked with his hands behind his back, and said, "Mingyue Inn and Tingyu Cottage caught fire at the same time. This can't be a coincidence."

At this point, Shen Yutang suddenly felt that something was missing. He looked around and asked, "Where are the people from the Five Colors Hall? Why haven't they come yet?"

The middle-aged man in white replied, "I have sent someone to notify the Five Colors Hall, but for some reason, their people have not arrived yet."

About half an hour later...

Someone from the Five Colors Hall finally arrived and reported, "The five hall masters suddenly went out last night and have not returned yet. Their whereabouts are unknown, and our subordinates have been doing their best to look for them."

Shen Yutang's face changed, and he asked in surprise: "Five living people went out together, and you didn't know anything?"

The man replied tremblingly: "The five hall masters acted in secret and did not inform anyone."

Seeing this, the middle-aged man in white immediately checked around and came back to report: "I asked, no one asked the Five Colors Hall to do anything last night."

Shen Yutang was puzzled and said thoughtfully: "The person who can drive the five masters of the Five Colors Hall to go out at the same time must be a senior member of my Shen family..."

Suddenly, he thought of something and narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Could the person who commands the Five Colors Hall be my son Zhiyue?"

The middle-aged man in white couldn't help but shudder, and said, "It's possible! The young master most likely encountered some difficulties, and they needed the five of them to solve it together, but something unexpected happened during that time, which led to the young master's death."

Shen Yutang gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid the five people from the Five Colors Hall have also been killed."

At this time, all the direct descendants of the Shen family came one after another, including the first lady and the eldest son Shen Zhiyan, and so on.

Shen Zhiyue's murder caused a huge shock.

"Apart from that group of rebels, who else would dare to do such a cruel thing to the children of a powerful family?"

"The only one who dares to kill the direct descendants of a powerful family without any scruples can only be another more powerful family!"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Which family in Qinghe County is the most hostile to our Shen family?"

Everyone speculated who the murderer was.

…

…

Yixiangzhai! It's raining heavily.

After noon, Fang Zhixing woke up, yawned, and felt full of energy again.

He traveled all night and fell asleep as soon as he came back.

"Hongye, I'm away for two days. Do you have any new missions?"

Fang Zhixing got up, dressed, went downstairs, entered the study, and sat on a chair.

Hongye brought a cup of hot tea and replied softly, "Well, a new task came yesterday afternoon, and I asked Ma Zhengming to do it."

Fang Zhixing took a sip of tea, took the roll of paper and unfolded it to take a look.

"Immediately go to Baihe Lake, 190 miles south of the city, and pretend to be an assassin to attack Yan Hongtao. After scaring her, you can escape."

Fang Zhixing narrowed his eyes slightly and said speechlessly: "Why is it Yan Hongtao again!"

Hongye laughed and said, "Yan Hongtao is Tian Taixing's sweetheart. As long as Yan Hongtao gets into trouble, Tian Taixing will be stuck and unable to do anything."

Fang Zhixing understood and responded, "This task is very simple, Ma Zhengming should be able to do it."

Hongye nodded and smiled: "Well, don't worry, this task has been successfully completed."

At this point, she added softly, "Master, I didn't tell the eldest son and the eldest lady about your departure. They didn't know you were out on some private business."

Fang Zhixing was delighted.

Hongye has always been a loyal servant of Luo Keji and Dong Minzhu.

Her daily work, in addition to assisting Fang Zhixing, is to monitor Fang Zhixing's every move and report to her two masters at any time.

But now she was gradually wavering and leaning towards Fang Zhixing.

"Is this what it means to fall in love over time?"

Fang Zhixing was instantly filled with joy. He untied his jade belt skillfully, pulled Hongye over, and held her head.

Hongye was full of pouting and glanced at Fang Zhixing with resentment. She obediently lowered her head and opened her cherry lips.

Two days passed in a flash.

That afternoon, Fang Zhixing once again received an invitation to a cocktail party from Miss Wu.

Fang Zhixing had nothing to do anyway, so he went to join in the fun and kill time.

He walked slowly into the hall.

As expected, the hall was packed with people and very lively.

Fang Zhixing was still the same as before, holding a glass of wine and standing in the corner by himself, like an outsider.

"Are you sure? Shen Zhiyue was killed?"

Suddenly, a scream reached his ears.

Fang Zhixing remained calm and his ears perked up.

Not far away, several young ladies were chatting animatedly.

"Well, Shen Jiaojiao and I are good friends who can talk about anything. She told me the news herself."

"How could it be? Shen Zhiyue is at the fourth level of the bird realm, right? He is very powerful. Who can kill him?"

"I don't know. The Shen family is using all their strength to track down the murderer. However, there are rumors that the murderer is suspected to be a beast tamer and has a strange beast by his side."

"That's a very large area. I also have an exotic animal, a cute short-eared rabbit."

"Haha, I have a cat with fat paws. It has chubby paws and is super cute!"

…

The topic of conversation among the young ladies quickly shifted from the murder case to pet raising.

Fang Zhixing calmed his mind and drank nonchalantly.

"one person?"

Suddenly, someone came forward.

Fang Zhixing turned his head and saw that the person approaching was none other than Young Master Lu Yu from the Wu League.

Fang Zhixing put on a smile, lowered his posture, lowered his head and smiled: "Greetings, Master Lu, my apologies."

Lu Yu turned around, stood against the wall, and sighed softly: "Actually, I am just like you. I don't belong to this circle. They are either from aristocratic families or powerful people, and I am just a person in the underworld."

Fang Zhixing flattered him, "You are too modest. You are the future hope of the Wumeng. Everyone respects you."

Lu Yu smiled and said, "You are not bad either. I heard that your Charged Slash is incredibly powerful. Let's spar with each other sometime."

Fang Zhixing said: "These are trivial tricks that are not worthy of being presented in a refined hall."

Lu Yu seemed to have just mentioned it casually, not taking it too seriously, and quickly changed the subject, whispering: "Have you heard that Shen Zhiyue, the direct descendant of the Shen family, was killed?"

He made a gesture of wiping his neck, with a look of undisguised pleasure in his eyes.

"really?!"

Fang Zhixing was shocked and said in disbelief: "Who is so bold as to kill the son of a powerful family? This is a serious crime punishable by the extermination of all nine generations of the clan!"

Lu Yu curled his lips and said, "There are already a lot of rumors out there. Some people are pointing the finger at our Wumeng, saying that the murderer is from the Wumeng, and some are even threatening to force the Wumeng to hand over the murderer."

Fang Zhixing said, "The Wumeng has already surrendered and abides by the rules. It is absolutely impossible for them to do such an outrageous thing."

Lu Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It would be great if everyone thought like you, what a pity!"

Fang Zhixing was silent for a moment, then asked, "In your opinion, Master Lu, who could be the murderer?"

Lu Yu raised the corner of his mouth and laughed softly: "My guess is that it might be a dog-eat-dog situation."

Fang Zhixing blinked and said, "You mean, this is an internal fight between the clans?"

Lu Yu nodded slightly and said, "The relationship between the clans is very delicate. It's not always peaceful, and it's not like they don't interfere with each other."

He mentioned: "Right now, the Luo family and the Tian family are fighting fiercely, and the Shen family is a small family supported by the court and is on the side of the Tian family."

(End of this chapter)