As night deepened, although the people on the street kept their doors closed, today was, after all, the first day that the two major sects had arrived in the town. There were quite a few cultivators in Gefeng Town, most of whom were second-rate rogue cultivators. Whether they were ordinary people or rogue cultivators with poor aptitude, they all longed for these orthodox immortal sects.
Walking down the street, you'll always see people living on the street peeking out of their windows, their heads still sticking out even after they've walked away.
The disciples of Tianzhi Sect eventually carried Yang Wei's body to the front of a mansion, above which hung a plaque that read "Lizheng Mansion".
The people were invited by the village head of Gefeng Town, and their accommodations were naturally arranged by Village Head Zhu. However, the person leading the group from Yandanmen was a pleasure-seeker, so they went to the best teahouse in town.
As soon as the gate of the mansion was opened, someone came out to greet them.
"Grandmaster Uncle".
After Rong Yu nodded and entered the mansion, the others came out and carried the body inside.
The disciples of Yandan Sect returned to Crescent Moon Tower, leaving only Yang Tianhui to follow them to the village head's office. The three people walking behind disliked each other and ignored one another.
Looking at the unfamiliar faces that had followed them in, Yuan Xin asked with suspicion, "Who are these three...?"
A disciple of the Tianzhi Sect said, "This is Senior Yang Tianhui of the Yandan Sect. The body we just discovered belonged to a disciple of the Yandan Sect, and these two are..."
After Yang Tianhui was introduced, the disciple suddenly paused in surprise.
He had absolutely no idea who these two people were!
Geng Qi hurriedly said, "We are eyewitnesses."
Seeing their blank expressions, he added, "My brother found the body."
Yuan Xin was surprised for a moment, glanced inside the mansion, turned back to Yang Tianhui, cupped his hands in a salute, and stood up, saying, "Please come inside, everyone."
Yang Tianhui glanced at Geng Qi, snorted coldly, and went inside first.
The village head's office in Gefeng Town is divided into two courtyards, front and back. The front courtyard is where the townspeople seek justice and have their cases heard, while the back courtyard is their residence. As soon as you step into the courtyard, you are greeted by a nauseating smell of charred corpses. The front courtyard is filled with corpses, all black and grime. Geng Qi counted them and found that there were twenty-four corpses. Adding Yang Wei at the very edge, there are a total of twenty-five.
"More than a dozen victims have already had their bodies recovered and buried by their families. The remaining bodies, which were burned and whose souls were lost, are all here. There is also a woman surnamed Li whose whereabouts are still unknown."
Yuan Xin closed the gates of the mansion and first reported the progress made to Rong Yu.
"Has your identity been verified?"
“Apart from those who have already been buried and have been claimed, the people here were identified by their neighbors based on their disappearance time and belongings, and all the victims were people with spiritual power.”
Rong Yu pursed his lips slightly.
The fact that the victim possessed spiritual power was mentioned in the letter that Zhu Lizheng sent to Tianzhi Sect. In this remote town, every murder case is reported to the village head's office, and people with certain abilities are always in the spotlight. Anyone who goes missing and is brought back is quickly discovered.
There are also rumors that the Guhuo Ghost is picky about its food, and it prefers to take the souls of those who cultivate immortality, which makes people even more convinced that it was the Guhuo Ghost who did it.
Despite being in town for so long, they hadn't even seen a shadow of the Guhuo Ghost.
Yuan Xin subconsciously turned her head to look at the two "witnesses".
Geng Qi was slightly lost in thought as he looked at the person under the eaves.
Besides the disciples of Tianzhi Sect, there were two other people in the front yard. One was the village head of the town, who followed behind the disciples of Tianzhi Sect and carried a register to match each person's identity. The other was probably the village head's wife, who was as thin as a bamboo pole and did not have the plump appearance that an official's wife should have.
That makes sense. Let alone a small town, even in a county or prefecture, those who have influence in their own jurisdiction are often not the local officials.
In the Xuanling Continent, strength reigns supreme. Although the royal family is on par with the Tianzhi Sect, their influence among the immortal sects is far less.
Thousands of years ago, the royal family unified the world and was revered by the people. However, after the rise of the immortal sects and the establishment of sects by cultivators, the royal family gradually lost its power. In order to seek protection, ordinary people migrated to the places where the immortal sects were located. Over time, the wealthy cities on the continent all became vassal states of the immortal sects. The officials appointed by the royal family became mere figureheads in the local areas, and their prestige was far less than that of ordinary cultivators in the immortal sects.
Ge Feng Town is located south of the Demon Realm. Anyone who dares to settle here must be either incredibly brave or have earned their place through sheer strength. A mere village head cannot live a wealthy life in this area.
Moreover, the village head's wife had just experienced the pain of losing her son. At this moment, her face was ashen, her eyes were sunken, and her eyes were bloodshot, showing an indescribable sense of vicissitude and bitterness.
She stood guard before her son's body, looking at a disciple of the Tianzhi Sect beside her, and asked anxiously, "Young lady, is it possible to find my son's soul?"
The person being questioned looked stunned, opened their mouth but couldn't bear to tell the truth.
Their souls were completely scattered, leaving them no chance of reincarnation.
Geng Qi looked at the woman who was over fifty years old and felt a pang of sorrow in his heart. When he looked up at the female disciple, he was slightly taken aback.
Just then, someone called out from the other side, "Junior Sister Su."
The man turned his head at the sound.
She had a face of unparalleled beauty, one that Geng Qi had seen on the rooftop before. He hadn't noticed it then, but now that he was closer, she was different from the other female disciples.
The original female protagonist, Su Mo'er, was originally the daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion in the imperial city. After being possessed by another person's soul, she turned the tables and entered the Tianzhi Sect with the aptitude of a Heavenly Spiritual Root.
He then turned his gaze to Rong Yu, who was standing to the side. Based on his current understanding, this person had status, good looks, and a unique personality. He was also from the same sect as the female lead. According to his experience of reading countless novels, this was definitely a privilege that only the male lead could enjoy!
He was engrossed in reading when suddenly a sharp gaze fell upon him, and he instinctively turned his head.
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