Taiping Province.

This megacity of a million people sits on a plain, outside the city is an endless field, a wide river runs through the north and south, dividing the city into north and south, the river is thousands of miles on the river, the banks are blue bricks and tiles, and a few wisps of cooking smoke rise outside the city.

It looks like a bustling and peaceful place.

However, in the yamen in the city, a group of catchers are busy.

Because there have been several murders in the city, the murderer has not been found so far, and there have been rumors of ghosts and ghosts, so that some people who are in the yamen but do not belong to the yamen are also involved.

Even in the yamen, not many people know the origin of these people, but they will not try to find unhappiness in these people.

Even the prefect will be humble and polite to these people, and will never put on the slightest official show.

Therefore, they are both fast catchers, but the fast catchers in the yamen don't think they can compare with these people.

Not to mention the difference in treatment, even the work is different.

Cases such as stealing chickens and dogs, these people have always been indifferent, and only when it comes to a strange case like the current one will these people take action.

The deceased in these murders all died quite strangely.

Some of the deceased were in the prime of life, but they died on the bed in the middle of the night, their faces full of horror and pain, and they had struggled violently before they died, but when they came to the autopsy, they did not find any wounds, and even showed symptoms of poisoning or illness.

Some of the deceased were local merchants who went home to rest after closing their shops, but the next day they found that the family had died in the house, with the same frightened and painful faces, and nothing was detected.

There were several more cases of the same kind, all over the city.

These dead people have little in common except that they died in a similar way.

The only thing they can conclude is that the murders were committed by the same person.

It wasn't until the guys on duty made a move that things progressed.

And all this, Ning Quan, who had just entered the city, didn't know anything, but was leisurely admiring the prosperity of the city, with a little entanglement from the Li family, he almost didn't have to worry about money, as long as he didn't spend a lot of money, he could completely mess up for decades.

So, he found a yard in the city and rented it.

I'm going to settle down in this city for a while now, and sort out the things I traded from the Sword Spirit, especially the cheatbook.

Of course, when he was wandering around the city, he also heard that there had been several murders in the city recently, and the arresters in the yamen were all busy, and they failed to catch the murderer.

But he didn't take it to heart.

After all, he's just a stranger who has just arrived in this city, so this murderer can't come at him, right?

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On the main road of the city, crowds still gather here, and the restaurants and shops on both sides of the street are brightly lit, and people enjoy the night to the fullest.

But in other parts of the city, most people fall asleep early, and there are few people on the quiet streets.

Sun Erliang raised his head from the shadow of the alley, carefully observed the street, and only quietly walked out of the alley after making sure that it was empty.

Today is a crucial day for him.

As long as he kills one more person tonight and refines his soul, he will be able to complete the last step of the exercise, and he will be able to successfully break through.

The first few times, he was able to do it with ease.

So he didn't think there would be any surprises this time.

Sun Erliang walked briskly down the street with his head down, rushing towards his predetermined goal.

Suddenly, the sound of a bell caught his attention, and when he followed the sound, he noticed that there was a person standing on the roof of the house next to him, holding a bell in his hand and shaking it gently.

Wrong.

He immediately realized that the other party was the same person as him.

Although he didn't know what the bell was used for the time being, it was certainly not simple, had he been discovered? Or is the other party just passing by?

Before he could think about whether to do it or continue to disguise, he heard a piercing sound of breaking wind behind him, and now he didn't have to think about it, he turned around and performed the exercises, sacrificed eight evil ghosts, and swung his fist to meet them.

I saw that the one who came to attack was a strong man, his thick arms were as hard as gold and stone, even if the demon bit him, he did not leave a trace, and in terms of strength, he did not take advantage, but was beaten back several steps by a punch.

After barely standing still, Sun Erliang barely held back the blood that he almost spit out, and asked in a cold voice, "Who are you?!" ”

"Hey, practicing this evil cultivation method, killing so many people, and actually asking who we are?" The strong man didn't rush to make a move, but said with great interest: "Eight ghosts with different lives, it seems that you are practicing the nine turns of yin life, if you really want to practice it, it is really a bit tricky, fortunately, the last one is missing." ”

"You know..."

"Don't be so shocked, looking at you like this, you have only recently obtained the cultivation method, right? Now obediently go back with us and explain clearly where this exercise came from, and you can still have a way to live. ”

"Wishful thinking!"

Although he was recognized through the exercises, he did not intend to be caught, he was now only one step away from breaking through, as long as he avoided the edge for the time being, he first went to refine the soul, and after the breakthrough, he could turn defeat into victory.

Therefore, he gritted his teeth and sacrificed the eight evil ghosts again, intending to contain the strong man in front of him first.

But in the face of the eight evil ghosts that came out of his body, the strong man didn't care, and didn't even stand still, just when he was strange, he heard a bell.

Suddenly, as if they had been hit hard, the eight demons quickly retreated into his body, and coughed up a mouthful of blood with him.

"Soul Suppression Bell, specialize in suppressing evil cultivators like you."

The strong man smiled and introduced, "You can't have seen a refiner, right?" Seems to be a really newbie. ”

Alchemist?

Sun Erliang looked at the man standing on the roof in shock, he didn't know what other means the other party had, and he was already injured.

Seeing that the situation was not good, he wanted to turn around and run away, shouting for help by the way, intending to alarm the residents on both sides, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape.

But as soon as he turned around, he saw a man with a long sword slowly walking towards him, while the strong man on the other side was laughing and saying, "Don't shout, we have already made up the formation before you go out, and it's useless for you to shout and cut your throat." ”

"What?!"

Before Sun Erliang finished speaking, he found that the man with the sword disappeared in front of him, and he seemed to be in the clouds, and he also saw his headless body.

It turns out that I died...

As soon as this thought popped into his mind, he was filled with intense unwillingness.

Why?! I don't want to die yet! As long as I break through to the second layer, I can change my life! Yes, as long as I'm not dead, there's a chance!

He gritted his teeth again and sacrificed the eight demons, wrapped his soul, and fled into the distance despite the sound of the bell.

As long as he can refine the last soul, he still has a chance!

"This guy can still run..."The strong man looked at the headless corpse on the ground in surprise, he could sense that the other party's soul had fled, "You can't do this soul bell." ”

Facing the strong man's complaints, the refiner on the roof said coldly: "He is already seriously injured by carrying my soul bell, and even if he is not injured, he will not last long in this situation, and it will dissipate sooner or later." ”

"He's going to find the last target, and now it's important to save people, catch up." The man with the sword said, and chased after him.

And the strong man and the refiner followed...

...

On the other side of the city, Ning Quan was sitting in the courtyard stunned, because he felt that something was wrong again.

Why are people dead again?

This feels the same as the last time he was in Lijiazhuang, but this time he is far away, and judging by the degree of the murderer's evil thoughts, the other party should not be very powerful, at least a big difference from the Silent Soul Ancestor, but there are several.

Thinking of this, he began to hesitate.

This is a murder case... Should I report to the police?

Just as Ning Quan was hesitating, he sensed something even more wrong.

Hiss... Why is this dead man moving?

Huh? Why did you run to me???