Chapter 20: Blood Shadow in the Shadows
In the corner, between the raging firelight, there was a cold gaze.
Around that figure, there was an aura that made people palpitate.
I don't know my intentions, I don't know my identity.
Just like wandering between light and darkness, the bloodthirsty devil is invisible and boundless, without a trace, as long as it appears, there will be blood and light emerge.
The ordinary-looking man took a deep look at the direction in which Lin Chen had disappeared, and then licked the blade with the tip of his tongue, and a bloodthirsty light erupted in his eyes.
"Interesting, Lin Chen, I remember you."
In the car, Lin Chen suddenly felt a chill.
Everything just now was for him.
"What's wrong with you?"
Li Xiaoxiao's concerned voice came from the side, close contact, the little girl still had a blush on her face, and looked at Lin Chen cautiously, how could she still be so rude when she first met.
Lin Chen waved his hand and didn't say anything.
"Those people are supposed to be coming for me."
Li Xiaoxiao suddenly spoke, which made Lin Chen stunned.
What is the basis for the judgment?
"My father is the number one, there are too many people who want his life, in Haidu, the people of the Li family are a lot of people, and this kind of thing has not happened on weekdays, but those people are not so crazy."
"Mr. Lin, don't worry, no matter what, I won't let this matter implicate you."
Lin Chen's face was black, the little girl was still too naΓ―ve.
However, I can get some news from Li Xiaoxiao's words.
"So, your grandfather's poison?"
Li Xiaoxiao nodded.
"This time, my father wants to see you, and it is precisely because of this incident."
During the conversation, the two had already rushed to the Li family manor.
The old man's problem has indeed brought a lot of trouble to the Li family, and the garrison force has been strengthened in the past few days, and the inside and outside of the huge manor are already full of garrison forces.
Men in black suits stood there, always diffusing a thick smell of slaughter.
In the manor, there are five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, and when Lin Chen arrived, all eyes converged on him.
Li Zhengdao was already waiting at the door, and when he saw Lin Chen, he immediately stepped forward with a smile.
"Here we are."
Li Zhengdao smiled and waved, and after Li Xiaoxiao turned around and left, he cut straight to the point.
"I have a gift for you."
Lin Chen was stunned.
Li Zhengdao continued: "Let's not talk about this first, the matter of the old man being poisoned is not over yet. β
"I won't hide it from you, this matter is still top secret, the old man once retired from the position of the number one after all, his life safety is very important, this matter is not only my Li family, even the official attaches great importance to it, this time I invite you to come over, and the other point is to ask you for a favor, so that the source of this toxin can be investigated as soon as possible."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a person hurrying over.
"Mr. Li, everyone is here."
The voice was not deliberately hidden, Lin Chen heard it clearly, Li Zhengdao turned his head to look at Lin Chen and said, "Mr. Lin, please move." β
Without saying much, Lin Chen followed the guards to the door of a conference room.
There was a faint sound of conversation in the room, and the moment the door was pushed, everything in the room was in sight, and all eyes fell on Lin Chen's body.
There are four people in total.
What surprised Lin Chen the most was that Lu Ye was also there, and besides him, the remaining three men had different breaths.
A person's eyes are gloomy, his face is pale, this is the sign of the people of southern Xinjiang, he has been practicing Gu all year round, so that the toxins in his body are not clear, even if he has mastered the method of resistance, he can't really get rid of the residual toxins, which causes them to be in a state of poisoning all year round.
For these people, this is not a big deal at all, on the contrary, they will use the toxins hidden in their bodies to fight or treat people.
The other person was dressed in the uniform of the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, his eyes were sharp, and his identity was naturally clear and arguable.
The last person made Lin Chen care about the most, his body was more dead than life, a pair of dead fish eyes were big and godless, his skin was also pale and scary, his fingers were distinct, and his nails were dark brown.
His face changed, and a name appeared in Lin Chen's mind.
Xiangxi corpse chaser!
They are incomparably mysterious, wandering the darkness, crossing the boundaries of life and death, manipulating corpses with toxins.
In such a situation, the appearance of Lord Lu was still very surprising to Lin Chen.
At this time, Lord Lu was also looking at Lin Chen.
The last time Lin Chen burned his bar, it was not over yet, and at this time, when the enemies met, they were very red-eyed.
"Lin Chen, I didn't expect you to be qualified to come to this kind of place."
Glancing at Master Lu lightly, Lin Chen sat down directly and said, "I didn't expect it either." β
There was a touch of disdain in the gentle voice, which made Lu Ye feel a great humiliation, and his eyes had become extremely gloomy.
If it weren't for the fact that this was the Li family, Lord Lu would have wanted to rush up directly and fight Lin Chen.
"Hmph."
He snorted coldly, glared at Lin Chen viciously before saying, "Lin Chen, don't be too rampant, don't blame me for not reminding you, it's a good thing to be young and frivolous, but there must also be a boundary." β
"The reason why all the forces in Haidu are safe and sound is because everyone knows that there is a degree to do things."
"It's only been a week since you returned to Haidu, but you have provoked many forces, and you have broken the balance of Haidu, you must know that Mu Xiu will destroy it in the forest wind!"
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his eyes fell on Lord Lu's body.
"Reminder?"
"I think it's a warning, right?"
Keenly caught the flash of murder in Lu Ye's eyes, Lin Chen changed to a more comfortable sitting position and directly put his feet on the table.
"Even so, I would like to warn you, last time I just burned your bar, if you don't know how to provoke me, next time, I will burn you!"
Bang!
As soon as the words fell, Lu Ye directly slapped the case, attracting the eyes of the other five people in the room to all fall on him.
Staring at Lin Chen, Lord Lu said, "Lin Chen! Don't be too rampant! β
"If I really want to kill you, I don't need to do it myself!"
With anger in his eyes, Lord Lu gritted his teeth.
None of the people around opened their mouths, but Lin Chen just smiled and said, "Be brave enough, you can try." β
There was an indescribable indifference and calmness in the gentle voice, and the moment these words fell, Lu Ye was already getting more and more angry.
Lin Chen continued: "If you dare to try, I will dare to order you." β
"You!"
Lu Ye was speechless, and at this moment, the door was pushed open, and it was Li Zhengdao who walked in.
"What's going on!"
The cold voice sounded, and Lu Ye suddenly reined in his momentum, and quickly ran to Li Zhengdao's side and said, "Mr. Li, forgive me, I really can't get used to this person's style." β
"Nowadays, there are too many people who don't have any ability to return their eyes to the top."
"Don't have any skills?"
Li Zhengdao snorted coldly and said, "Do you know who solved the old man's poison!" β
Lu Ye was stunned for a moment, and his eyes widened directly.
He is not a fool, so he can naturally understand Li Zhengdao's words.
swallowed his saliva hard, and Lord Lu's expression was already very ugly.
Lin Chen smiled and didn't speak, while Li Zhengdao slowly spoke: "Lu Hongbo, if it weren't for the fact that the old man was in your Qingfeng Pavilion this time, do you think you are qualified to come to the Li family?" β
Hearing this, Lord Lu's face became even more ugly.
Lin Chen also figured out why Lu Ye appeared here.
"Get back to sitting!"
The sharp voice made the atmosphere in the field become depressed, Lu Ye didn't dare to say anything more, and obediently returned to his seat, his expression became more and more ugly, but when his eyes fell on Lin Chen, his eyes still flashed with thick murderous intent.
If it weren't for Lin Chen, he wouldn't have had to have a misunderstanding with the Li family.
Clenched his fists, Lu Ye gritted his teeth.
Lin Chen was a little funny, but he didn't say anything, and sat up straight.
Li Zhengdao was also seated, and after looking around at the people present, he nodded to Lin Chen before speaking: "Everyone, the purpose of inviting you to come, I think you must also be clear, the old man was poisoned, my Li family is eager to know the source of the toxin, you are all masters of this way, I hope you can help us in our investigation." β
"Mr. Lee."
The one who spoke was the young man from the Tang Sect in Shuzhong, and among the experts who used poison present, he looked the most normal.
Li Zhengdao nodded slightly, signaling that he could continue.
The person in Shu spoke: "I checked for the old man, and the source of the toxin is still unclear, but in my opinion, this is more like Gu." β
As soon as they heard this, the people of southern Xinjiang took the lead in expressing their dissatisfaction and looked at the people in Shu angrily.
"Tang Wen, what do you mean, planting?"
The corpse chaser in Xiangxi laughed fiercely, and said in a low tone: "Jiang Cheng, why are you so excited, Tang Wen just said that it is possible, and it is not really Gu." β
"Or do you have a ghost in your mind?"
"You fart!"
Despite his feminine appearance, Jiang Cheng's temper was extremely hot, and his face was already full of anger when his voice fell.
Before the source of the toxin could be figured out, the person he had called to investigate the matter actually quarreled first, and Li Zhengdao's expression suddenly became gloomy.
"Shut up!"
The cold gaze looked around the audience, and everyone who came into contact with Li Zhengdao's gaze closed their mouths.
"Mr. Lin, what do you think?"
For a while, everyone's eyes were fixed on Lin Chen's body.
After thinking for a while, Lin Chen spoke: "It is indeed a Gu, but it is not the same as the Southern Xinjiang Gu Technique. β
Jiang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and Lin Chen continued: "Most of the Gu poisons in Southern Xinjiang are known for their fierceness and domineering, but this kind of Gu poison has a long dormancy period, which is somewhat similar to the Shu poisoning technique, and when the poison is released, it seems to have been manipulated by people, which is related to the method of driving out corpses in Xiangxi. β
"Hmph."
Lu Ye snorted coldly and said: "The toxins in the world all come from these three families, Mr. Li invited the leaders of the three parties to determine which family did it, your specious remarks included the people of the three families, and you are completely equivalent to not saying it." β
As soon as these words fell, even Li Zhengdao agreed slightly, and his gaze towards Lin Chen had changed slightly, and the gaze of the leaders of Southern Xinjiang, Shuzhong, and Xiangxi looking at Lin Chen had also changed slightly.
Lin Chen smiled and said, "Who said it's useless." β
"You all ignore that the three toxins have one thing in common, when poisoning, in order to be precise enough, the distance between the poison applicator and the target must be within a range."
Looking around the audience, Lin Chen slowly spit out four words.
"Within ten meters."