How the Two Elders Died

At that moment, Xu Si suddenly looked at Zhang Chulan's waist, then asked in a somewhat strange tone:

"Do you really not know?"

Zhang Chulan said, "How could that be fake? I really was invited here by those two elders.

But didn't I fail to make it here? I ran into Brother Jiang, so that delayed us for a while.

By the time we got here, we couldn't get through anymore. We waited at a distance for a while, heard noises over here, and only then came over."

Xu Si said, "Are you sure? Chu Lan, was everything you just said true?"

Upon hearing that, Zhang Chulan gave a foolish grin and scratched his head.

"Of course. I wasn't here just now. Right, Brother Jiang?"

At that, Xu Si turned his gaze toward Jiang Zhen.

However, Jiang Zhen merely gave him an indifferent glance, then walked off to the side without saying a word.

"Chu Lan, hurry up if there's something to handle. I have things to do."

Hearing that, Zhang Chulan immediately chuckled.

"Got it, got it, Brother Jiang. I'll settle it right away!"

With that, Zhang Chulan looked at Xu San and Xu Si.

"You both saw it too. Shall we talk somewhere else?"

The two nodded. Then, under everyone else's puzzled gazes, the three of them walked to one side.

Xu Si spoke directly.

"You brat, tell me the truth. Did you do something to Wang Ai and Second Elder Lü?"

"What? Xu Si, have you lost your mind?" Xu San said in shock.

Yet after hearing that, Zhang Chulan looked meaningfully at Xu Si.

"What's there to discuss? Me, Zhang Chulan, a college student, killing members of the Ten Elders—do you think anyone would believe that?

Besides, I told you already. Wang Ai and Lu Ci came looking for me and wanted to make a move against me.

Too bad I used my last resort ahead of time, so they didn't succeed.

And you all saw what happened just now. Wang Ai and Lu Ci are dead. Dead people have no value anymore. Don't you agree?"

Xu Si fell silent at those words. After a long while, he slowly spoke.

"Heh! Never expected it. I really never expected it! The one who hid the deepest was right by my side.

You really are something else. But you're right. They're just two dead men. Since they're dead, they're of no use anymore.

Still, kid, don't do anything reckless from now on, understand?"

Zhang Chulan merely grinned.

"Reckless? Fourth Brother, when have you ever seen me act recklessly?"

Xu Si glanced at Zhang Chulan, then at Jiang Zhen. Finally, he patted Zhang Chulan on the shoulder and left.

At that moment, Zhang Zhiwei was not looking at the dead. Instead, his gaze was fixed tightly on Jiang Zhen, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

He even kept all the Qi in his body tightly suppressed, as though it would erupt completely the very next moment.

Yet Jiang Zhen did not care in the slightest when he saw this.

He merely swept his gaze over Zhang Zhiwei before ignoring him. Zhang Zhiwei might have been the strongest existence in this world, but to Jiang Zhen, he was merely a somewhat larger ant. He did not care.

Meanwhile, Zhang Chulan, Xu San, and Xu Si returned after settling matters.

Zhang Chulan greeted the Old Celestial Master, then walked over to Jiang Zhen with a smile.

"All right, Brother Jiang. Let's go!"

Jiang Zhen nodded. Then the two headed straight off in another direction.

After Jiang Zhen left, the Old Celestial Master, who had been building up his strength the entire time, finally let out a breath of relief.

"Whew... What a terrifying person. I have no idea who that young man really is. How does Chu Lan know such a terrifying existence?"

Just then, Lu Jin sensed the Old Celestial Master's aura fade away and also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Old Celestial Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Zhiwei shook his head.

"Old Lu, your cultivation is still lacking. You couldn't sense it. That young man just now was terrifying. Truly terrifying!"

Lu Jin froze, disbelief written all over his face.

"Old Celestial Master, are you joking? He's just a young man. How terrifying could he be?"

Zhang Zhiwei fell silent for a moment. After a long while, he finally said something that made Lu Jin's expression change drastically.

"Do you remember Master Lu's birthday celebration all those years ago? You from back then."

Upon hearing that, Lu Jin's old face immediately reddened.

"You old Taoist bastard, what nonsense are you spouting?"

The Old Celestial Master said helplessly, "Will you let me finish? What I'm trying to tell you is this: that young man's strength is such that fighting us would be like me today fighting you from back then.

He may be even more terrifying, more powerful, more frightening than that!!!"

Lu Jin stood there in a daze. Only after a long time did he slowly speak.

"No, you're not joking with me, are you? How is that possible? He's just a young man."

The Old Celestial Master fell silent again. After a long while, he said, "A young man? Whether he really is young is hard to say."

Lu Jin was so shocked that he looked as though he had seen a ghost.

"Forget it. No matter who he is, since he didn't make a move against us, Chu Lan, or the others, it's fine.

The real trouble now is the Wang and Lu Families. The heads of both families died here on my Longhu Mountain. Sigh... This is going to be a real headache!!!"

With that, the Old Celestial Master helplessly shook his head.

At that moment, Xu Si and Xu San walked over.

"Old Celestial Master, Master Lu, President Feng, we'll need the three of you to help with what comes next.

We need to find out exactly how Elder Lu Ci and Elder Wang Ai died.

We determined that they died by the sword, but what kind of person could kill both of them in one go?

Though I'm not that old, I've heard of Elder Lu's reputation. He earned it through battle.

I truly cannot imagine what sort of sword could make even an elder like him die so miserably on the spot!"

The Old Celestial Master nodded with a grave expression.

"In that case, this old Taoist will take a proper look and see who possesses such remarkable ability!"

Then, the Old Celestial Master entered and began investigating bit by bit.

He first walked into the somewhat dilapidated house.

The interior was already in ruins, and several people had died inside as well.

Then, the Old Celestial Master saw the corpse of the first Lu Family member to die.

"What domineering palm force! This palm strike hit the youngster squarely in the chest and directly turned his internal organs into pulp.

Look, there are even blood clots from his organs here. He should have been killed here with a single palm strike.

Judging from the shock on his face, he likely never expected the attacker to strike at him.

There's an eighty or ninety percent chance that the attacker made his move right in front of those two old bastards, Wang Ai and Lu Ci.

Otherwise, he would not have been so shocked!"

Xu Si nodded thoughtfully, then looked around again.

"And these people over here had their throats cut with a single sword strike.

Does that mean the person used a sword afterward? Old Celestial Master, could there have been two people?"

After hearing that, Zhang Zhiwei looked at the ground beneath his feet and ultimately shook his head.

"Not very likely. Given the temperaments of Wang Ai and Lu Ci, those two would never have allowed such a thing.

At most, they would have let a single killer inside. And this door does not look as though it was smashed open from outside.

So the possibility you mentioned is not very high.

However..."

Xu Si asked, "However what? Please enlighten us, Old Celestial Master!!!"

The Old Celestial Master said, "There are no sword marks in here, other than on the bodies of the dead.

But outside, the ground is covered in sword marks. That tells us one thing.

Afterward, they went outside and fought. In the end, Wang Ai and Lu Ci joined forces.

Yet they were defeated and slain. And this battle was exceptionally shocking.

Wang Ai was not skilled at direct confrontation.

But his Divine Painting was the most troublesome ability of all. Look at the ground outside—there are only a few puddles of ink left.

That means Wang Ai did use his Divine Ability, but it was broken.

In the end, Wang Ai was directly slain while he was painting.

This makes things difficult, because it involves quite a few matters."

Xu San asked, "Old Celestial Master, the matters you say are involved are..."