Chapter One Hundred and Seventy Six: The First Strike
"Little Saint, what do you think happened to that person just now?"
After leaving the death row, Li Qingqing looked at Niu Xiaosheng with stern eyes. His big black and white eyes were lined with a circle of long, shiny black eyelashes, and he was blinking with a shrewd energy.
Based on her many years of experience as a head catcher, even though she couldn't tell for a moment how Fang Pingzhi died in prison just now, it was for no reason and it was so strange.
But she had a feeling that Niu Xiaosheng must know something.
"It seems like he was tricked by a soul cultivator. Only a soul cultivator can use such weird methods."
Niu Xiaosheng’s half-truth and half-false way.
Soul cultivation?
A hint of surprise appeared in Li Qingqing's eyes. The method of soul cultivation was indeed strange, making it difficult for people to guard against it.
An idea flashed in her mind, "According to this inference, Fang Pingzhi should know something, otherwise the soul cultivator would not kill people and silence them. According to the list provided by the government, among the escaped death row prisoners, there are five soul cultivators. Among them, the strength
The strongest one is the blood-robed Taoist Yin Fu, and he is probably responsible for the attack."
Niu Xiaosheng raised his eyebrows and said in surprise: "That's a good analysis, but why him?"
"Fang Pingzhi is a master of the fifth realm. The other four soul cultivators are only the strongest in the fourth realm. The possibility is naturally lower. And Yin Fu is cautious and has a strong desire to control. If Fang Pingzhi really follows him
Together, it’s impossible to just let him out without doing anything.”
Unlike Niu Xiaosheng, Li Qingqing already knew the information about the escaped death row prisoners these days, and he also knew the strength and character of each death row prisoner clearly.
"Awesome, no wonder my uncle said you are her good helper."
Niu Xiaosheng praised.
Li Qingqing smiled bitterly, "It's useless even if we know who the murderer is. Everyone is dead. Since Yin Fu took action, he probably has no soul and no clues. How can we find those who are hiding."
"They can't escape Youzhou City now anyway. If you look slowly, you will always find some clues."
Niu Xiaosheng said.
As for Yin Fu hiding in Zhenbei Palace, he was not ready to say anything for the time being. The water here was too deep and he didn't want to get angry.
Wait, that’s not right!
The news of Fang Pingzhi's death must not be hidden. If Yin Fu knew about it, he would definitely know that I knew their whereabouts from Fang Pingzhi, and that would trigger the soul contract.
When he thought of this, Niu Xiaosheng suddenly became numb. Originally, he just thought of digging out one or two accomplices from Fang Ping's mouth so that he could serve his uncle. Unexpectedly, he dug a big hole and buried himself in it.
He didn't want to provoke Yin Fu and others, but the other party would definitely not think so. They would gain advantage by attacking first and suffer disaster by attacking later.
"Little Saint, what's wrong with you?"
Looking at Niu Xiaosheng, whose face turned green and red, Li Qingqing said doubtfully.
"Let's go find Uncle Master."
Niu Xiaosheng decided to ask Fan Rumeng for help. Since this matter could not be solved, he had to strike first and catch the opponent off guard.
Returning to Jiantiansi, Niu Xiaosheng went straight to Fan Rumeng and told him about the fact that some of the prisoners on death row were hidden in Zhenbei Palace.
"you sure?"
Fan Rumeng stared at Niu Xiaosheng with wide eyes, "How do you know? Why does Zhenbei Palace take in those death row prisoners?"
She really couldn't think of a reason for Zhenbei Palace to take in these prisoners, and she even wondered if Niu Xiaosheng was deliberately looking for a reason to deal with her. She just asked someone to bring him a message today, and they immediately found the whereabouts of the prisoners. This was too efficient.
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"Uncle Master, of course I have my own methods. As for why the Zhenbei Palace took in those people, I don't know. There is one more thing. Uncle Master, please arrange it in the cell so that no one knows that I have been there.
"
Niu Xiaosheng said.
"This is a simple matter, but regarding Yin Fu's people, you must continue to follow me and find the exact location where they are hiding. The Zhenbei Palace is not easy to enter, and we must hit it with one hit, otherwise we will be in great trouble."
Fan Rumeng chose to believe in Niu Xiaosheng. This nephew gave her more and more surprises, but he was just a little lazy.
Niu Xiaosheng did not refuse Fan Rumeng's request. Since he knew that the people were in Zhenbei Palace, it was not difficult for him to find their location.
"Uncle, please wait for my news, I have to go do some work first."
"Go ahead."
Fan Rumeng waved his hand and continued to work on the paperwork on the desk.
As soon as Niu Xiaosheng walked out of the door, Li Qingqing followed him. She heard the conversation inside clearly. She thought that Fang Pingzhi died and the clues were lost, but she didn't expect that the matter would turn around like this.
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In this way, the whole line makes sense, but when he was in prison, Fang Pingzhi clearly did not tell the whereabouts of Yin Fu and the others.
Wait! Even if I don’t explain it clearly, I don’t rule out other methods, such as transmitting sound into the ear, and the legendary Buddhist mind-telling method.
Niu Xiaosheng, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, and Li Qingqing, who was deep in thought, accidentally bumped into his back.
"Sister Qingqing, what are you thinking about?"
Niu Xiaosheng turned around and said, with Li Qingqing's intelligence and intelligence, combined with what he and Fan Rumeng heard just now, he would definitely be able to guess something.
"I haven't thought about anything. What plans do you have for Zhenbei Palace?"
Li blinked slightly and said.
Niu Xiaosheng looked relieved, "No, let's go look around Zhenbei Prince's Mansion first."
"Then let's go."
Both of them understood it tacitly, neither asked, nor took the initiative to say anything.
Zhenbei Palace is located in the center of Youzhou City. It covers a large area, has high walls and thick walls, and is heavily guarded. It is equivalent to a city within a city.
At this time, in a courtyard to the west of the Zhenbei Palace, five men were gathering together.
In the room, bursts of gasping could be heard. After a while, the door opened, and a white-faced man in his thirties wearing a red monk's robe walked out with empty steps.
"Taoist Priest!"
When the five people saw the man, they quickly gathered around him.
"Who's next? Come in quickly!"
Before the man could speak, an impatient growl came from the room.
This charming voice sounded like a savage beast to the ears of the five people. They all looked at each other in confusion. Finally, the youngest man among them swallowed a gulp of saliva, walked in with heavy steps, and the door of the house suddenly closed.
At this time, the man in Taoist robes looked solemn and said: "Fang Pingzhi is dead. The soul contract backfired, and both body and soul were destroyed!"
"What? This guy actually wants to betray us. Fortunately, the Taoist priest had the foresight to let everyone sign the soul contract."
An old man with gray hair shouted angrily.
"The soul contract is not necessarily safe. Since he has been counterattacked, he must have said something about us, but I don't know how much he has said at the moment."
The white-faced man showed murderous intent.
"Taoist Master Yin, what do you mean?"
"Someone must find out who Fang Pingzhi met before he died."
"The Taoist Master wants to——"
Before he finished speaking, an angry voice came from the room, "Trash!"