"What then?"

Lu Ming turned around and asked Xie Sanming.

Xie Sanming spread his hands and said that he had no choice.

The two walked side by side nearby.

"Have all the nearby cultivator forces investigated?"

Xie Sanming casually picked up the long thatch on the side of the road, took it in his hand and knitted it meaningfully, and looked at the dense forest at the end of his vision through the large fields.

"In this area, there are many cultivation forces, including the righteous path sect, scattered cultivation, and some people who are not flying demons. ”

"The most conspicuous thing is the Fengyue Ancestor of Jieshi Mountain, which is more than 100 miles to the east, some time ago, Senior Brother Qin killed a junior of Fengyue Ancestor in Kongsang Mountain, and took away the magic weapon of Fengyue Ancestor. ”

"I heard that Duanmu Ancestor, the lone wanderer of the Demon Sect, is also staying in Jieshi Mountain to practice, but I don't know the specific location, Fengyue Ancestor should know, but Fengyue Ancestor is not good or evil, and I have this contradiction with Qingyunmen, so I shouldn't tell us the news of Duanmu Ancestor. ”

"These two people are both powerful and profound, and they should have nothing to do with the affairs of Qi Shuicheng. ”

"There are these two powerhouse dojos in that Jieshi Mountain, and there are no other cultivators who have established sects, only a few scattered cultivators who have no reputation are hiding in them. ”

"To the south, more than three hundred miles away, is where the Mixed Yuan Sect is located, as a righteous sect, although the disciples of the Mixed Yuan Sect are mixed, but no one should do such a thing, on the other hand, the disciples of the Mixed Yuan Sect are thousands, if the murderer really exists in the Mixed Yuan Sect, it is too difficult to investigate. ”

"To the west, there are no well-known sects within three hundred miles, only some scattered cultivators and small sects, but these people are also the most difficult to investigate. ”

"To the north, there are two factions, 'Cangwu Sword Gate' and 'Xingyue Dao Palace', these two factions are not far apart, they are both in Cangwu Mountain, the sect is prosperous, there are many disciples, and they have been quite active in the fight against the Demon Sect recently. ”

"In addition to these sects, there are many practitioners who come and go from the south to the north, stay or pass by for various reasons. ”

"The most suspicious demon sect, some time ago there was a small demon sect called the Hall of Ten Thousand Souls that was destroyed, in addition, it was the serial murderer we tracked down. ”

"Most of the Demon Sects are hidden, and if they are not actively exposed, it is difficult to detect. ”

Lu Ming nodded.

The two talked as they walked, and it didn't take long for them to return to the village.

"Senior Brother, Senior Brother Xie, you came back just in time. ”

Zhao Tang walked out of the village and walked quickly towards the two of them.

With a slightly happy look on his face, there should be good news.

"Is there any news?"

Lu Ming hurriedly stepped forward and asked Zhao Tang.

"Ten miles away, there are people in Wild Peach Village who are willing to be bait. ”

"Really?"

Lu Ming and Xie Sanming's eyes lit up, and now they can set a trap and wait for the murderer to be caught.

"There's one more piece of not-so-good news. ”

"What's the news?"

Lu Ming and Xie Sanming chuckled in their hearts, looked at Zhao Tang, and had a problem with their intuition.

"Two senior brothers come with me. ”

Zhao Tang said as he walked: "Speaking of which, this new news was accidentally discovered by the second senior brother. ”

"In the past few days, in order to find the murderer's motive for killing, we have looked through many Qishui City classics. ”

As they spoke, several people entered a courtyard with a quiet environment.

There were also several Luoxia Peak disciples in the courtyard, busily looking through the various classics stacked like a hill next to them.

On the stone table in the small courtyard, there is a separate ancient book with an old cover and many colors that have fallen off.

Zhao Tang carefully opened the book.

placed in front of Lu Ming and Xie Sanming.

"Senior brother, senior brother Xie, look. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to a place where the tome had been opened.

On March 13, Zhaojia Village reported that some villagers went out to farm and did not return at sunset, and the villagers went out to search for the corpse in the valley, the cause of death, and knife wounds. The Yamen filed a case.

On March 16, Zhangjia Village reported that the villagers had gone out to work in the countryside and had been shot and killed with stab wounds, and there were no witnesses.

March 19, ······

A whole page is filled with thirteen cases, each of which is a human life.

I don't think there's anything when I look at the first one.

But after reading the thirteen articles, several people present broke out in a cold sweat.

Isn't this case exactly the same as what I and others are facing now?

The only difference is that in the current case, only six dead people were found, which is much less in number.

Lu Ming hurriedly flipped back to the cover of Gu Ce.

I saw a few black and somewhat blurred words written on it, "Qishuicheng Mystery Record"

Qishuicheng Mystery Case!

In other words, the case was not solved at that time.

Also, this kind of case usually does not attract the attention of people in the cultivation.

Looking at the modus operandi, it is obvious that a cultivator commits a crime, relying on ordinary people to catch quickly, and it is impossible to solve the case.

Zhao Tang said: "Senior Brother Xie, Senior Brother, there is no age and time on this book, only months, it should be composed of a set with several other books, but because of the age, the rest of the books can no longer be found." ”

Scrub the paper in your hand.

"Judging by the paper, the time is more than a thousand years. ”

Looking back at Lu Ming and the two: "This is not a simple case!"

"A thousand years apart, two cases, exactly the same method!"

His eyes were full of seriousness: "What does this mean, the two senior brothers will definitely be able to think of it." ”

"The best-case scenario is that there is a Demon Sect that has been secretly existing around here for more than a thousand years. Based on these two cases alone, it can be seen that this is an extremely evil bloodthirsty demon sect. ”

"Looking at these two cases, it is clear that this is a sacrificial action. ”

"Today's Demon Sect all believe in the evil gods Heavenly Demon King and the Holy Mother of the Netherworld, and these two evil gods have no precedent for such sacrifices!"

"This shows that there is another demon sect that we have never come into contact with, never heard of, and never felt!"

Lu Ming suppressed a little shock in his heart: "It's indeed as the junior brother said." ”

"This demon cult is very secretive and mysterious. ”

"For thousands of years, they have never been revealed in the cultivation world, and even the common people have never heard of them. ”

"Everyone knows that as a faith-like existence, it needs someone to worship and someone to know about it in order to continue to exist. ”

"But there are many suspicious things about the fact that the evil god who has never heard of the name of the Central Plains can exist for at least thousands of years in such a hidden situation. ”

"Also, we intervened in the investigation for the past few days, and the people in the Demon Sect who didn't know where they were hiding were still hunting the people without interrupting his rituals, which shows that he is very confident, maybe he is confident in his own hidden abilities, or he may be very confident in his own strength. ”

"We need more information to prepare. ”

Xie Sanming looked at the few juniors who were still busy in the room.

He said with a solemn expression: "Senior brothers, can you pay attention to collecting the beliefs of the local people in the past thousand years. ”

Zhao Tang glanced at Xie Sanming: "Senior Brother Xie plans to find clues from this aspect?"

"Not bad. ”

Xie Sanming nodded.

"Senior brother, now we can be sure that this must be a kind of killing with a sacrificial and sacrificial purpose. ”

"Then, starting with the faith of the people in the vicinity, it is very likely that something will be gained. ”

"Perhaps, we can find something special about the existence of the mysterious murderer in some of the minor gods in this vicinity. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that line of thinking. ”

Lu Ming and Zhao Tang both nodded.

"By the way, does my master know?"

"Uncle Feiyun is in Qishui City, and he hasn't had time to tell him yet. ”

Zhao Tang replied.

At this moment, a sword light appeared from the sky.

Several people looked up.

It was Qu Lie, another disciple of Luoxia Peak, who came from a distance.

The three of them were seen discussing things in the courtyard.

Qu Lie unfolded a document in his hand and placed it on the stone table.

"Senior brothers, something happened, and the murderer is still hunting the people!"

"How so?"

All three exclaimed at the same time.

You must know that in the past few days, under the continuous influence of the people of Luoxia Peak, Qi Shuicheng has increased his attention to this case.

Dozens of miles nearby may have been chosen by the murderer as a place of sacrifice, and all the people were asked not to go out alone.

In this case, if you don't meet the other party's killing conditions, you shouldn't be able to do it.

Why, when the time is up, there are still people who are killed.

Qu Lie took a breath. Said to the three people: "Three senior brothers, stabilize your emotions." ”

"When I heard about this, I reacted the same way as my brothers. ”

So when he heard the news, he went to the scene. ”

The three of them nodded at the same time, this choice is inevitable, the other party commits a crime as a cultivator, even if there are any clues left on the scene, most of them will not be discovered by ordinary people.

Qu Lie continued.

"After going to the scene, I finally found clues that were completely different from the previous murders. ”

"What clues?" Xie Sanming asked.

Lu Ming and Zhao Tang also looked at Qu Lie with bright eyes.

Qu Lie glanced at the few people who were staring straight at him, and retracted his gaze.

"The remnants of the spell. ”

"Really?"

Even Lu Ming is not calm.

That's a pretty important clue!

This special remnant of the spell aura allows people to roughly discern the opponent's cultivation system, so as to distinguish what kind of group the opponent may exist with.

"Tell me more. ”

All three of them looked a little impatient.

Qu Lie did not reserve either.

When even the details were up.

"When I got the news, I went to the scene of the crime. ”

"The deceased died outside his home. ”

"It's the same as being stabbed in the back and dying. ”

"I wondered at the time, how could the deceased dare to leave his yard alone at such a time, and just happened to be met by the murderer?"

So I probed around the scene. ”

"Finally, the cause was found in the body of the deceased. ”

"A very faint mana aura that may dissipate at any time!"

"That breath is unusual, very faint, if you don't pay attention, it's easy to ignore the past, pale red, very similar to the color of blood, there is a sense of temptation, it should be a spell that produces a psychedelic effect. ”

"We're going to have an investigation. ”

"Can you roughly judge the other party's cultivation realm?"

Lu Ming asked.

Shook his head.

Qu Lie continued: "It's a pity that I couldn't judge it, but one thing can be confirmed, the other party's cultivation is higher than mine. ”

"Next, everyone should pay attention, and it is best for the brothers and sisters who will set out to investigate later, it is best to work in groups of two or even three, so as to ensure that they will not be killed by the enemy when they encounter the enemy alone. ”

"Hmm. Several of them nodded.

"Unfortunately, the breath dissipated too quickly. ”

Qu Lie shook his head: "I happened to be collecting information in Zhangjia Village at that time, and just like that, I didn't notice what happened in Zhangjia Village. ”

After arriving at the scene for the first time, the mana aura that remained in the deceased's body almost completely dissipated. ”

"Next, collect cultivators who may have different beliefs, whose mana is light red, who are above the exorcism realm, who may be good at it, or who can confuse spells, and who have appeared nearby in the recent past. ”

"Is there anything else to add?"

Lu Ming glanced at the few juniors around him.

Several people shook their heads.

Zhao Tang groaned and said, "I always feel that things will not be so simple to be able to investigate. ”

"Oh?"

Xie Sanming turned to look at Zhao Tang.

"What else does Senior Brother Zhao think?"

"Such an evil god who needs to kill innocent people in this way to sacrifice should not be easily investigated, after all, it has been hidden for at least a thousand years, and if the people of the cult are exposed, they should not be able to hide. ”

"On the other hand, I think that the person in the Demon Sect who committed the crime should not be easy to catch, and it is even possible that in normal times, the hidden identity is not a cultivator, so in this case, we will focus our investigation on the group above the exorcism realm, and it is very likely that the target will be staggered. ”

Lu Ming and the others nodded.

This is true, but in the current situation, if this is not the case, what other aspects can be investigated?

"In this way, we have enough manpower, and we can do both at the same time. ”

Several juniors continued to search for the corresponding information, and several juniors investigated whether there were any problems with the nearby generation of cultivators. Finally, Senior Brother Xie Sanming, continue to be ready to trap the murderer at any time. ”

Several people nodded, and there was no other way for the time being.

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"Such an evil god who needs to kill innocent people in this way to sacrifice should not be easily investigated, after all, it has been hidden for at least a thousand years, and if the people of the cult are exposed, they should not be able to hide. ”

"On the other hand, I think that the person in the Demon Sect who committed the crime should not be easy to catch, and it is even possible that in normal times, the hidden identity is not a cultivator, so in this case, we will focus our investigation on the group above the exorcism realm, and it is very likely that the target will be staggered. ”

Lu Ming and the others nodded.

This is true, but in the current situation, if this is not the case, what other aspects can be investigated?

"In this way, we have enough manpower, and we can do both at the same time. ”

Several juniors continued to search for the corresponding information, and several juniors investigated whether there were any problems with the nearby generation of cultivators. Finally, Senior Brother Xie Sanming, continue to be ready to trap the murderer at any time. ”

Several people nodded, and there was no other way for the time being.

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