Xie Sanming spread his hands and said that he had nothing to do.
The two were walking nearby side by side.
"Have you investigated the nearby cultivator forces?"
Xie Sanming casually pulled up the long strips of thatch on the roadside, held it in his hands and knitted it without thinking, and looked through the large fields to the dense forest at the end of his field of vision.
"There are many cultivating forces in this area, including righteous sects, casual cultivators, and some who are not righteous flying demons."
"The most conspicuous one is Patriarch Fengyue in Jieshi Mountain, which is more than a hundred miles east. Some time ago, Junior Brother Qin killed a junior of Patriarch Fengyue in Kongsang Mountain and took away Patriarch Fengyue's magic weapon."
"I heard that the demon sect's lone traveler, Duanmu Ancestor, is also practicing in Jieshi Mountain, but I don't know the specific location. Fengyue Ancestor should know it, but Fengyue Ancestor is neither good nor evil, and he has this conflict with our Qingyun Sect.
, they shouldn’t tell us the news about Ancestor Duanmu.”
"Both of these two are powerful men with profound abilities. They should have nothing to do with what happened in Qishui City."
"There is a dojo for these two powerful men in Jieshi Mountain. There are no other cultivators who have established a sect, and there are only a few casual cultivators with little reputation hiding there."
"Going south, more than three hundred miles away, is the location of the Hunyuan Sect. As a righteous sect, although the disciples of the Hunyuan Sect are mixed, there should be no one who would do such a thing. On the other hand, the disciples of the Hunyuan Sect
There are thousands of people. If the murderer really exists in the Hunyuan Sect, it would be too difficult to investigate."
"Going west, there are no famous sects within three hundred miles. There are only some casual cultivators and small sects, but these people are the most difficult to investigate."
"Going north, there are two sects, 'Cangwu Sword Sect' and 'Xingyue Taoist Palace'. These two sects are not far from each other. They are both in Cangwu Mountain. The sect is prosperous and has many disciples. Recently, when fighting against the demon sect,
, quite positive.”
"In addition to these sects, there are many practitioners who come from north to south and stay or pass by for various reasons."
"The most suspected demon sect, a small demon sect called Ten Thousand Souls Hall was destroyed some time ago. In addition, there is the serial murderer we tracked down."
"Most of the demon sects are hidden. If they are not actively exposed, it will be difficult to detect them."
Lu Ming nodded.
The two of them talked as they walked, and it didn't take long before they returned to the village.
"Senior brother, thank you, senior brother, 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 must be good news.
"Is there any news?"
Lu Ming quickly stepped forward and asked Zhao Tang.
"Ten miles away, there is someone in Yetao Village who is willing to serve as bait."
"Really?"
Lu Ming and Xie Sanming's eyes lit up, now they could lay a trap and wait for the murderer to be caught.
"There is another piece of not-so-good news."
"What news?"
Lu Ming and Xie Sanming felt a little thumped in their hearts and looked at Zhao Tang, feeling something was wrong with their intuition.
"Two senior brothers are coming with me."
Zhao Tang said as he walked: "Speaking of which, the second senior brother accidentally discovered this new news."
"In order to find the murderer's motive in the past few days, we have read many Qishui City classics."
While talking, several people entered a quiet courtyard.
There are still several Luoxia Peak disciples in the courtyard who are busy looking through the various classics piled up like a hill next to them.
On the stone table in the small courtyard, there is an ancient book with an old cover and many colors peeling off.
Zhao Tang carefully opened the book.
Place it in front of Lu Ming and Xie Sanming.
"Senior brother, thank you, senior brother, look at it."
As he spoke, he pointed his finger at a place where the book was open.
On March 13, Zhaojia Village reported that a villager went out to farm and did not return after sunset. The villagers went out to look for the corpse and found the body in the valley. The cause of death was a stab wound. The Yamen filed a case.
On March 16, Zhangjia Village reported a case. Villagers went out to farm and were shot to death and stabbed. There were no witnesses.
March 19,······
A whole page is filled with thirteen cases, each of which is a human life.
When I read the first article, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
But after reading Shisan Jiao Wanquan, several people present broke into a cold sweat.
Isn't this case exactly the same as what I and others are facing now?
The only difference is that in this case, only six people were found dead, which is much smaller in number.
Lu Ming quickly turned back to the cover of Gu Ce.
I saw a few black and blurred words "Qishui City Mysterious Cases" written on it.
Qishui City Mysterious Case!
In other words, this case was not solved at that time.
Also, this kind of case usually does not attract the attention of practitioners.
Looking at the method of committing the crime, it is obvious that it is impossible for practitioners to commit crimes and rely on ordinary police officers to solve the case.
Zhao Tang said: "Senior Brother Xie, Senior Brother, there is no date and time on this book, only the month. It should be a set together with several other books, but because of its age, the other books can no longer be found."
Matte paper in hand.
"Judging from the paper, it is more than a thousand years old."
Looking back at Lu Ming and the others: "This is not a simple case!"
"A thousand years apart, two cases, the methods are exactly the same!"
His eyes were full of seriousness: "What this means, the two senior brothers can definitely think of it."
"The best case scenario is that there is a demon sect that has existed secretly around here for more than a thousand years. From these two cases alone, it can be seen that this is an extremely evil and bloodthirsty demon sect."
"Looking at these two cases, it is obvious that this is an action with sacrificial meaning."
"Today's demon sects all believe in the evil gods Tiansha Mingwang and Netherworld Madonna, and there is no precedent for such sacrifices to these two evil gods!"
"This shows that there is another demonic sect that we have never come into contact with, never heard of, and never felt before, which has always existed!"
Lu Ming suppressed the slight shock in his heart: "It is indeed as junior brother said."
"This demon sect is very secretive and mysterious."
"In thousands of years, their figures have never been seen in the practice world, and even the common people have never heard of them."
"Everyone knows that as a belief, it needs someone to worship it and someone to know it so that it can continue to exist."
"But the evil god whose name has never been heard of in the vast land of the Central Plains can exist for at least a thousand years in such a hidden situation. There is a lot of doubt in this."
"Also, we have been involved in the investigation for the past few days. The man from the demon sect who does not know where he is hiding is still hunting people and has not interrupted his rituals. This shows that he is very confident and may be hiding it from himself.
You are confident in your ability, or you may be very confident in your own strength.”
"We need more information to prepare."
Xie Sanming looked at the junior brothers who were still busy in the room.
He said with a solemn expression: "Junior brothers, could you pay attention to collecting the beliefs of the local people over the past thousand years?"
Zhao Tang glanced at Xie Sanming: "Senior Brother Xie plans to look for clues from this aspect?"
"good."
Xie Sanming nodded.
"Junior brother, I can now confirm that this must be a kind of killing with the purpose of offering sacrifices."
"Then, starting from the beliefs of the nearby people, we are likely to gain something."
"Perhaps, we can find some special features about the mysterious murderer from a certain little god nearby."
"There is nothing wrong with this idea."
Lu Ming and Zhao Tang both nodded.
"By the way, does my master know?"
"Uncle Feiyun is in Qishui City, I haven'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 afar with a sword.
I saw three people discussing things in the yard.
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 people!"
"How come?"
The three of them exclaimed at the same time.
You know, in the past few days, under the constant influence of the people at Luoxia Peak, Qishui City has increased its attention to this case.
There are dozens of nearby places that may have been chosen by the murderer as sacrificial sites, and all people are asked not to go out alone.
In such a situation, if the other party's conditions for killing are not met, he should not take action.
Why are people still being killed after the time is up?
Qu Lie took a breath and said to the three of them: "Senior brothers, please calm down."
"When I first heard about this, I had the same reaction as my senior brothers."
"So after hearing the news, I went to the scene."
The three of them nodded at the same time. This choice was inevitable. As a cultivator, the other party committed the crime. Even if he left any clues at the scene, most ordinary people would not be able to find them.
Qu Lie continued.
"After going to the scene, I finally found clues that were completely different from the previous murders."
"What clue?" Xie Sanming asked.
Lu Ming and Zhao Tang also looked at Qu Lie with their eyes lit up.
Qu Lie glanced at the people who were staring straight at him and looked back.
"The remaining breath of the spell."
"real?"
Even Lu Ming was not calm anymore.
This is a very important clue!
This special magic aura remains, allowing people to roughly identify the opponent's practice system, and thus distinguish what kind of group the opponent may exist in.
"Tell me the details quickly."
The three of them looked a little impatient.
Qu Lie didn't hold back either.
Even if I talk about it in detail.
"After I got the news, I went to the crime scene."
"The deceased died outside his own courtyard."
"It's the same as being stabbed through the heart from behind."
"I was very surprised at the time. At a time like this, how could the deceased dare to leave his yard alone and be met by the murderer?"
"So I investigated carefully at the scene."
"Finally, the reason was found in the body of the deceased."
"A very weak mana breath that may dissipate at any time!"
"That breath is unusual. It's very weak. If you don't pay attention, it can be easily ignored. It's light red, very similar to the color of blood. It has a seductive feeling. It should be a spell that produces a psychedelic effect."
"We have a direction for our next investigation."
"Can you roughly judge the other party's cultivation level?"
Lu Ming asked.
Shaked his head.
Qu Lie continued: "It's a pity that I couldn't tell, but one thing I can confirm is that the other party's cultivation level is higher than mine."
"Next, everyone should pay attention. Brothers who will set out to investigate later, it is best to work in groups of two or even three. This can ensure that you will not be killed by the enemy when you encounter the enemy alone."
"Yeah." Several people nodded.
"It's a pity that the aura dissipated too quickly."
Qu Lie shook his head: "I happened to be collecting information in Zhangjiacun at that time. Just like that, I didn't notice anything that happened in Zhangjiacun."
"After arriving at the scene for the first time, the mana aura remaining in the deceased's body almost completely dissipated."
"Next, collect practitioners who may have different beliefs, have light red magic power, have cultivation levels above the object-repelling realm, may be good at it, or as long as they can confuse spells, and have appeared nearby in recent times."
"Anything else to add?"
Lu Ming glanced at the junior brothers around him.
Several people shook their heads.
Zhao Tang pondered and said: "I always feel that things will not be so simple to investigate."
"oh?"
Xie Sanming turned to look at Zhao Tang.
"Junior Brother Zhao, what else do you 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. If the cult members are exposed, they should not be able to hide it."
"On the other hand, I think that the person in the demon sect who committed the crime should not be easy to catch. It is even possible that his hidden identity is not a cultivator in normal times. In this case, we will focus our investigation on
Among the groups above the Expelling Object Realm, it is very likely that they will just miss the target."
Lu Ming and others nodded.
This is indeed the case, but in the current situation, if this is not the case, from what aspects can we investigate?
"In this way, we have enough manpower to carry out both aspects at the same time."
"Several junior brothers continue to search for corresponding information, and several junior brothers investigate whether there are any problems with the nearby generation of practitioners. Finally, junior brother Xie Sanming, continue to be prepared 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. If the cult members are exposed, they should not be able to hide it."
"On the other hand, I think that the person from the Demon Cult who committed the crime should not be easy to catch. It is even possible that his hidden identity is not a cultivator in normal times. In this case, we will focus our investigation on
Among the groups above the Expelling Object Realm, it is very likely that they will just miss the target."
Lu Ming and others nodded.
This is indeed the case, but in the current situation, if this is not the case, from what aspects can we investigate?
"In this way, we have enough manpower to carry out both aspects at the same time."
"Several junior brothers continue to search for corresponding information, and several junior brothers investigate whether there are any problems with the nearby generation of practitioners. Finally, junior brother Xie Sanming, continue to be prepared to trap the murderer at any time."
Several people nodded, and there was no other way for the time being.