Apricot Blossoms Over the Red Wall
After disposing of the body, Song Wen turned and left the Cave, traveling about a hundred miles.
After confirming that no one was around, Song Wen took out the spirit beast pouch he had obtained from Elder Huang and released the spirit beast inside.
This is a spirit beast that resembles a deer, but it only has the strength of the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.
As soon as the spirit deer stepped out of the spirit beast pouch, it sensed its master's death and tried to attack Song Wen.
Song Wen slammed his palm onto the deer's head, the powerful force penetrating its body and turning the deer's brain into a pulp, instantly killing it.
Just as Song Wen was about to dispose of the spirit deer's carcass, the Sacred Beetle Gu suddenly darted out and sent Song Wen a message: it wanted to eat the spirit deer.
Song Wen glanced at the sesame-seed-sized Sacred Beetle Gu, then at the calf-sized Spirit Deer, shook his head, and refused the Sacred Beetle Gu.
Who knows how long it will take for the Sacred Beetle Gu to finish consuming the Spirit Deer?
This place is not safe; it's best to leave as soon as possible.
To everyone's surprise, the Sacred Beetle Gu became anxious.
It suddenly rushed towards the spirit deer carcass, its head shrinking to the size of an egg, and bit through the deer's fur before burrowing inside.
Then, a bulge the size of an egg appeared under the deer's fur. The bulge moved rapidly, and the deer's body visibly collapsed.
After about twenty breaths, the spirit deer was reduced to a thin layer of skin and flesh; all other parts, including flesh, bones, and internal organs, had vanished without a trace.
The Sacred Beetle Gu, now back to its normal size, crawled out of its fur.
Song Wen stared blankly at the sesame-seed-sized Sacred Beetle Gu.
Before it evolved to the second tier, the Gu Worm were already quite voracious, but they were nowhere near this voracious. It's unclear where all of the spirit deer's flesh and blood went.
Another spirit beast pouch appeared in Song Wen's hand. This was obtained from a Qi Refining Ninth Layer Beast Taming Sect cultivator. As for Deacon Qin and the other person, they did not have any spirit beasts. In the Beast Taming Sect, not all cultivators kept spirit beasts.
Opening the spirit beast pouch, one finds a gray wolf at the eighth level of Qi Refinement.
As soon as the gray wolf appeared, the Sacred Beetle Gu rushed forward impatiently, burrowing into the gray wolf's head through its open mouth, and the gray wolf instantly died.
After another twenty or so breaths, only a gray wolf pelt remained on the ground.
Having devoured two spirit beasts, the Sacred Beetle Gu seemed a bit full, so it scurried into Song Wen's body to digest them.
With a flick of his finger, Song Wen unleashed a flame that ignited the two animal hides. Then, his figure blurred into a blur as he headed towards the market.
On the way, he casually tossed the two spirit beast pouches into a beast cave.
The next day.
Neighbors discovered that the Qin mother and son had been brutally murdered in their Yu Household, their bodies dismembered and scattered all over the house.
They even used their blood to leave ten bloody characters on the wall.
To avenge my friends, Hu Yun and his daughter!
In the eastern part of the market, a place teeming with people connected by connections, a family was murdered, which immediately drew the attention of the market's law enforcement team.
After contacting the sect, they wanted to inform Steward Qin about the deaths of the Qin mother and son. However, they learned that Steward Qin's remaining spirit within the sect had also dissipated.
The Qin family, consisting of three people, all died.
Upon careful investigation, the Beast Taming Sect's Law Enforcement Hall discovered:
Before his death, Deacon Qin invited Elder Huang and two Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivators to go out. No one knew exactly where they went, but all four of them are now dead.
Luo Liangong, the head of the Law Enforcement Hall, was in a state of utter distress.
A few days ago, two of the direct disciples of the Golden Core Che Wanying died mysteriously.
Luo Liangong guessed that this matter was probably inextricably linked to Lei Tianyu of the Lei Clan.
At the auction that day, some people saw Lei Tianyu and Kou Chang leaving together.
However, without substantial evidence, it's impossible to arrest someone from the Lei Clan without any proof.
Later, Luo Liangong tried to bribe members of the Lei Lineage, only to learn that Lei Tianyu had also died.
This has stalled the investigation.
Lei Tianyu originally planned to fake his death to escape so that the Beast Taming Sect could not trace him, but unexpectedly, his fake death turned into a real one.
With two of her direct disciples dying simultaneously and the murderer still at large, Che Wanying has caused a scene at the Law Enforcement Hall more than once.
At this time, the matter of Steward Qin also occurred.
Although the Beast Taming Sect has disciples who mysteriously disappear or die every year, it is still rare for three Late Qi Refinement disciples and one Foundation Establishment elder to die at once.
Outside the courtyard of the Qin family mother and son, a large number of Rogue Cultivator had gathered.
Most of these people looked delighted, and many spread the news to their relatives and friends.
In less than half an hour, the news of the tragic deaths of Qin and her son spread throughout the entire market.
Song Wen also stood at the edge of the crowd, observing the courtyard of the Qin mother and son, but his gaze was intentionally or unintentionally directed towards the Small Courtyard at number eighty-seven at the other end of the alley.
A short while later, a woman with a voluptuous figure, a beautiful face, and fair skin, led a chubby-faced little boy out of the courtyard.
This woman was Heng Cheng Jing Yu Cheng's concubine.
Jing Yu glanced at the crowd watching outside the Qin family's courtyard, then turned and walked to the other end of the alley.
Like any other woman shopping, she would go into every cosmetics, clothing, and jewelry store to take a look.
After visiting nearly a dozen shops, she entered an inn.
The inn was quite large, with several small courtyards scattered throughout.
She didn't ask the servant to lead the way; she navigated the inn's crisscrossing paths with great familiarity.
A short while later, she arrived at the gate of a Small Courtyard and gently knocked on it a few times.
A moment later, a handsome young man with a somewhat thin build opened the courtyard gate from the inside.
The handsome man's face lit up with joy when he saw Jing Yu standing outside the courtyard.
"Yu Mei, you're here! Come in quickly."
Jing Yu led the child into the Small Courtyard.
The handsome man closed the courtyard gate and reached out to touch Lou Jing Yu's slender waist.
Before his hand could land on her waist, Jing Yu dodged away and scolded him playfully.
"The child is still here."
The handsome man glanced at the boy with a sinister look in his eyes, then bent down, a fake smile plastered on his face.
"Sweetie, how about Uncle takes you to play with your toys?"
A three-year-old child wouldn't understand so much, the boy looked up and shouted happily.
"Okay, okay."
The handsome man led the boy to a large tree in the courtyard. Under the tree was a large wooden box filled with various trinkets.
The boy's eyes lit up, and he began fiddling with the children's toys in the box.
The handsome man turned around, walked to Jing Yu's side, and reached out to touch Jing Yu's shapely buttocks.
Jing Yu blushed and glared at the young man.
"We're still outside, what if someone sees us?"
She verbally refused, but her body seemed to be playing hard to get, leaning half of her body against the handsome man's chest.
The two quickly went inside, closed the door, and soon soft, seductive music filled the room, lasting for more than fifteen minutes.
With a blush of satisfaction on her face, Jing Yu lay in the handsome man's arms, stroking his not-so-strong chest, and said in a soft voice.
"Brother Zheng, take me away and fly away! I don't want to serve Heng Cheng anymore. Every time he touches me, I feel dirty and sorry for you, Brother Zheng."