Cause of Death

The next moment.

A large amount of clear water flowed out from beneath the body of City Lord Du An.

His body also seemed to have shed a layer of skin.

His appearance gradually changed.

He had become a hunched old man with a much older appearance, who was about 90 years old.

"Uncle Luo?"

"The city lord's personal steward?"

A follower behind him recognized the man and exclaimed in surprise, "When did Uncle Luo enter the fourth stage and become Negative Doppelgänger?!"

But Shui Luo was breathing heavily.

He stared at the corpse on the ground, a barely perceptible trace of sadness appearing in his eyes.

At this moment, the Ying Dang feigned composure and said, "Even the city lord's personal steward has fallen victim to this. It seems that Giant Whale City is now filled with paranoia and demons!"

"Shui Luo..."

A follower behind him, still shaken, asked, "We only saw him for a second. How did you figure out that Uncle Luo had become Negative Doppelgänger?"

Shui Luo frowned and said in a low voice, "Don't ask questions you shouldn't! You few, stay outside the door, and no one is allowed to come near here!"

Then, Shui Luo looked at the old Daoist priest and said, "Master Ying, the three of you, come inside with me."

Qin Yiguan walked at the very end of the four-person group, his gaze fixed on Uncle Luo on the ground.

The Starvation Corpse roared in his mind, "Master, he's a level four delicacy! Master, I can't take it anymore, I beg you, please let me eat the flesh inside his wrist! Master, I really didn't remind you in time, I promise this won't happen again, you can't just make the horse run without letting it eat grass!"

Qin Yiguan thought to himself, "Can't you speak properly? No matter what you say, you have to yell?"

"Owner!"

I'm begging you!!!

I'll kneel down before you!!!

The Starvation Corpse ' response was deafening.

Qin Yiguan exhaled slightly, glanced back at the gate of the small building, which was now closed.

The three people ahead were walking deeper into the corridor.

No one was paying attention to him at that moment.

Qin Yiguan quietly crouched down, and just as he touched Uncle Luo's wrist, silver fingernails grew from his own palm. He knew this was the ability of the Starvation Corpse.

Those fingernails were incredibly sharp; with a light stroke, Uncle Luo's wrist would crack open as if he were laughing.

It was clearly visible that a strip of clean, firm, and distinctive flesh was missing from the inside of his wrist.

"Master, eat it!!!"

I will become stronger!

"I will also lend you this power!"

"Master, eat it!!!"

But after Qin Yiguan pulled out the flesh, he didn't eat it; instead, he put it in his pocket.

"Starvation Corpse, when I'll eat this meat depends on your performance!"

But then they heard drool overflowing from the Starvation Corpse's mouth, its speech indistinct, "Gibberish... Yes, Master!"

"Young Master Shui Luo, where is your father?"

Ying Dang stroked his goatee, pretending to be calm as he looked around, but in reality, he was panicking terribly.

You'll see him soon.

As Shui Luo spoke, she pushed open a large iron door leading to the basement deep inside the small building.

Old Ying Dang was taken aback.

The young monk Shitian was taken aback.

Qin Yiguan, who had just arrived, was also taken aback.

But what they found in the basement was a huge mourning hall.

The room was decorated with deep-sea corals resembling flowers, and a candle made of fish oil was lit on a wooden table, its flame flickering softly.

But then Shui Luo closed her eyes and said, "My father passed away four months ago."

The old Daoist priest was caught off guard.

Qin Yiguan's eyes were also slightly open!

Shui Luo said, "His death was related to the Tuomen Acuminate Fungus. My father was afraid of affecting public morale, so before he died he ordered me to keep the news a secret. I then made some minor modifications to my father's former residence, and this became his final resting place."

Qin Yiguan then understood.

The windows of this three-story building were sealed off because it had been turned into a 'grave'!

Shui Luo continued, "After my father died, Uncle Luo, as his personal steward, voluntarily stayed here and lit the fish oil candle for my father every day."

So, the instant I saw 'Father'.

"Then I can confirm that it was definitely not my father himself."

Shui Luo closed her eyes slightly again, "I really didn't expect that just three months ago, Uncle Luo was still in the second stage..."

now.

Qin Yiguan had already entered the basement first, and then stood in the center of the mourning hall, lost in thought.

The floor of this mourning hall is the skin of this giant whale, with a half-meter-deep dent in the center, which seems to be a small scar on the whale.

And the body of the city lord, Du An, lay amidst those scars.

His face was exactly the same as the previous ' Negative Doppelgänger ', wearing a white coat, with a square face, and his eyes were slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.

He died.

That means the fragments of memory in Qin Yiguan's mind are impossible to verify!

The Starvation Corpse roared, "Master, it smells like level 5 food! But! It's just a residue. That means the level 5 delicacy that once resided on it has escaped and found a new host!"

Qin Yiguan slightly opened his eyes.

turn out to be.

The mother body that everyone was searching for is now residing within the Giant Whale City!

But I was too late; it had already escaped!

Qin Yiguan stared at the corpse, his eyes slightly narrowed.

The cause of Du An's death was 'displayed' on his corpse.

His neck was cut open.

"The wound on the neck was cut to the right, severing the main artery. However, judging from the length and depth of the wound, the blade did not slide more than 25 centimeters."

"If a murderer attacks from behind, the murderer's arm will have more room to move. Furthermore, those who choose this position to kill are usually determined to kill with one blow, so the murderer will use a lot of force, and the blade will slide at least 40 centimeters."

"So that means the wound was self-inflicted by Du An, because when he committed suicide, he held the knife in his right hand with his palm facing inward, limiting his joint movement."

"He... committed suicide with a death wish."

Qin Yiguan said slowly, "Because he realized that he was about to become a ' Negative Doppelgänger '!"

Upon hearing this, Shui Luo was slightly taken aback. "You can actually see so much?"

Immediately, Shui Luo lowered her eyes and said, "What you said... is all correct."

"Um..."

The old Daoist priest Ying Dang suddenly nodded repeatedly and exclaimed, "Brother Xiao Qin's idea is exactly the same as mine, and he even said it first! You are a promising young man!"