Gu Fang's eyes were wide open, her clothes disheveled. Clearly, she had been violated before her death.
A spear had pierced her chest, pinning her firmly to the city wall. Her blood stained the stone red.
Beside her corpse, several large words had been written in blood: Leave the corpse exposed for three days. Whoever removes it dies.
Below the wall stood a crowd of Qingyuan County's people, along with men from the yamen.
But even the men from the yamen dared not take the corpse down.
Besides the warning written in large characters, there was also the image of a centipede.
"Flying Centipede. That beast has traced things here." Xu Yang stared fixedly at the image.
He had long been on guard against Flying Centipede and had naturally made inquiries about him. This centipede image was precisely the mark Flying Centipede left after committing a crime.
It was both a provocation and a way to spread his fame.
Xu Yang extended his five senses and cautiously approached to ask around.
Only then did he learn that Gu Fang was not the only one who had died. The entire Gu Family had been wiped out the night before. Their estate had been reduced to ruins with a single strike, and many had been killed in their sleep. No one could even count the dead.
"Where did this beast come from? How dare he commit such a massacre in Qingyuan County? Brother, find him and kill him." Looking at Gu Fang's corpse on the wall, Xu Qing seethed with killing intent.
Clearly, she did not know what Flying Centipede's name meant. He was a notorious thief even the Millennium Families of Cloud Province could do nothing about.
Though his cultivation was not at the very pinnacle, his arts of disguise and