Wind and Waves Rise, Beginner Beast Taming

The next day.

Early morning, at the entrance of Lei Hall, two heads were hanging.

There was also a pool of dried blood on the ground.

"Ah!"

The young servant who opened the door of Lei Hall screamed in fright upon seeing the two heads.

Following his scream.

Several people quickly appeared inside the hall, and when they saw the two people hanging at the entrance, they cried out in horror.

Seeing two heads hanging at the entrance first thing in the morning, anyone would exclaim in shock.

"That's Protector Lei Ao!"

Someone shouted, unable to contain themselves.

Then, one person quickly headed inside the hall.

Before long, a man dressed in tight-fitting clothes appeared at the entrance.

He was one of the four great protectors of Lei Hall, Lei Yao, and was a cousin to the Lei Family head, Lei Mu.

He was one generation senior to Lei Ao.

Seeing Lei Ao's head hanging at the entrance, his expression turned extremely grim. With a flick of his palm, a surge of energy flew out, directly cutting the rope from which the heads were hanging. He then grabbed the two heads in his hand.

"Search the entire city! Find Protector Lei's body!"

Lei Yao commanded coldly.

The people of Lei Hall immediately sprang into action, while Lei Yao, carrying the heads, entered Lei Hall.

He also quickly sent people to notify the Lei Family head, Lei Mu, and Second Master Lei Mo.

Lei Mu was the head of the Lei Family and also the master of Lei Hall.

Generally, matters concerning Lei Hall were handled by the Lei Family's Second Master, Lei Mo.

However, Lei Ao was Lei Mu's godson and one of Lei Hall's four great protectors.

Killing Lei Ao and then hanging his head at Lei Hall.

This was an insult to Lei Hall.

It was an earth-shattering event.

Soon, the people of Lei Hall discovered Lei Ao's body in a small alley.

News of this incident quickly spread throughout Qingcheng City.

Lei Hall was the foremost power in Qingcheng City, and Lei Ao was a protector of Lei Hall and a prominent figure in Qingcheng City.

To have his head severed and hung at the entrance.

This became the topic of conversation for everyone in the city. As for information about the other person who was hung alongside Lei Ao, there wasn't much. Those chatting casually hadn't paid much attention.

Su Family, backyard.

Shangguan Ziyun looked at Xiao Lan with a surprised expression and said, "You're saying that assassin, along with Lei Ao, had their heads cut off and hung at the entrance of Lei Hall?"

"Do you know who killed them?"

They had just found out about that assassin, and now they were killed, along with Lei Ao.

If their heads hadn't been hung at the entrance of Lei Hall.

She would have thought the killer was silencing witnesses.

But this act of hanging them at the entrance had a sense of revenge.

It shouldn't be a hidden individual killing them to silence them; such an act wouldn't be so high-profile.

"Our people are watching outside. We haven't heard any sounds of fighting from inside."

Xiao Lan replied.

"Who is it? The one watching from over there, bring her to see me."

Shangguan Ziyun asked after a moment of thought.

The absence of fighting sounds suggested two possibilities: either the person was drugged and unconscious when their head was severed, or the attacker acted so swiftly that the assassin had no time to react.

However, given that the person was an assassin with high alertness, being drugged unconscious seemed unlikely.

To act so swiftly that the other party had no reaction meant their strength must be extraordinary.

"Miss, the person is in the secret chamber. She also brought back the assassin's corpse."

Xiao Lan said.

"Let's go, we'll go take a look at that corpse!"

Shangguan Ziyun's eyes lit up, and she stood up.

The two entered a room on the first floor of the pavilion.

Xiao Lan activated a button in the room, and an underground passage appeared before them.

Beads emitting light were embedded in the walls of the passage, illuminating it brightly.

After walking for a while, a stone door appeared before them.

Xiao Lan stepped forward and pushed open the stone door, revealing a large stone chamber inside.

A woman stood within.

The woman was dressed in black, with an ordinary face and an average build, holding a long sword in her hand.

When the stone door opened, her expression became serious, instinctively adopting a defensive posture.

She appeared to be someone who had spent years on the brink of life and death.

However, upon seeing the newcomers, she immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Saintess!"

"Is that the corpse?"

Shangguan Ziyun looked at the headless corpse beside the woman in black and asked.

"Yes, when this matter spread this morning, I immediately entered the assassin's room and brought the body out,"

the woman replied.

Shangguan Ziyun nodded and walked to the corpse.

"The assassin was a Yellow Card Killer from the Happy Pure Tower. There are no obvious wounds, and no residual qi or medicinal components were found in the body."

"The assailant struck and killed with a single blow."

"I also went to the entrance of Lei Hall and asked some people. Their expressions and pupils constricted, indicating they were likely in shock when their heads were severed in one strike."

"Based on the clues, the wounds are identical. The attacker used a saber. An incredibly sharp saber, possibly reaching Artifact Grade."

The woman in black relayed the information.

Shangguan Ziyun squatted down, her palm touching the wound, and examined it carefully.

She then stood up and said, "That saber has not yet reached Artifact Grade, but it's close. However, the swordsmanship and skill of the attacker are extraordinary, managing to kill a Yellow Card Killer from the Happy Pure Tower without even a scream."

"Were there any clues on Lei Ao's body?"

Shangguan Ziyun inquired about Lei Ao, who had died alongside the assassin.

"Lei Hall is strictly guarding the body, so investigation is impossible,"

the woman in black said.

"Investigate who Lei Ao has been close to recently,"

Shangguan Ziyun instructed.

Now that the assassin and Lei Ao were dead, their only hope of finding clues was through Lei Ao.

Meanwhile...

Su Chen slowly woke up from his bed.

Having killed Lei Ao and the assassin last night, Su Chen felt a sense of clarity.

The lingering remnants of the original host's will had vanished at that moment, and his mind felt clearer than before.

He stretched.

He got out of bed.

Glancing at the three White Draw Cards displayed, Su Chen's face broke into a smile.

After killing Lei Ao and the assassin last night, Su Mengbai's mission was complete, earning him three White Draw Cards.

"Next, I need to find out why Qin Hao came to Qingcheng City."

"I hope Ling Tianhe can find out soon,"

Su Chen thought.

He then proceeded to use the three White Draw Cards.

[Received one 100,000 Silver Notes, 100 Enhanced Qi and Blood Pills, one Beginner Beast Taming Card!]

The first two items weren't particularly great.

However, the Beginner Beast Taming Card was incredibly powerful, allowing him to control a fierce wild beast.

Of course, there was a success rate involved.

Su Chen took out these items and placed them directly into his Space Ring.

He pushed open the door. Sunlight streamed in outside.

He walked out into the courtyard. Under Steward Fu's arrangement, Su Chen had breakfast.

He ate breakfast alone this time, without seeing Shangguan Ziyun or her maid.

After a simple breakfast.

Su Chen, meanwhile, traveled by carriage to Golden Wind Fine Rain Tower.

The incident with Lei Ao from the morning had already spread.

Even from inside the carriage, Su Chen could hear people on the street discussing how Lei Ao's head had been severed and hung at the entrance of Lei Hall.

"The matter has fermented nicely. What will the people behind Lei Ao, and Lei Hall itself, do?"

Su Chen said coldly from within the carriage.