Outside the courtyard, a crowd of onlookers gathered, whispering among themselves until a group of people wearing bamboo hats arrived and scattered them away.
Exclusion Sect!
This is a Jianghu gang that relies on waterways, second only to the Beggar Gang in numbers.
Due to their daily dealings with water, bamboo hats and raincoats beca their standard attire, especially the hats tied with silk ribbons of various colors, which is their trademark.
Blue silk,
Represented the Huishui branch.
"Captain Qi!"
"You’ve arrived..."
"..."
Several people were already waiting in the courtyard, and upon seeing the arrivals, they all saluted.
Captain Qi waved his hand with a cold expression:
"Where are the bodies?"
"Here." A bald man gestured, his face full of gravity:
"The bodies of the two elders are incomplete, Elder Yang is just a pile of dry bones, it seems he was devoured by a Fierce Ghost for his Essence Blood Primordial Energy."
"The one from the Fang Mansion happens to raise so ghost creatures."
Upon hearing this, Captain Qi paused, glanced at the bald man, his eyes flickering slightly:
"Continue."
"Yes."
The bald man responded:
"We found so fragnted at and bone fragnts at the scene, presumably belonging to Elder Mi, the attacker was ruthless, turning the bones to dust."
While speaking.
They had already reached the place in the back courtyard where the ’bodies’ were placed.
Several dry bones were covered by white sheets, while a pile of minced at was where Elder Mi’s remains were, resembling the minced at chopped by a butcher.
"So ruthless!"
Soone murmured angrily:
"This is not putting our Exclusion Sect in their eyes!"
"Captain." Soone cupped their hands:
"Even if it’s not the Fang’s doing, they are definitely involved. Just give the order, and I’ll take people to level the Fang Mansion!"
"Hmph!"
Captain Qi snorted coldly:
"Level the Fang Mansion? Just the few of you?"
He walked up to Elder Mi’s ’remains’, squatted down, expressionless, picked up so minced at, and examined it closely.
The more he looked,
The more his expression grew unsightly.
"Captain." The bald man whispered:
"According to the physician, these at fragnts seem to co from Elder Mi’s chest area, and Elder Yang’s arm was similarly pulverized."
"We..."
"Can’t tell how it was done."
"Old Mi, though cunning and unlikable, is quite strong." Captain Qi stood up, looking somber, muttering:
"Especially his Jade Cauldron Skill, which has reached the seventh level, his physical strength is among the best among Great Zhou Celestial Martial Artists."
"But now..."
"The bones are turned to dust... the attacker must be a Flawless Martial Artist."
As these words fell, the scene fell silent.
The one who had clamored to level the Fang Mansion earlier had his eyes contract with fear, unconsciously stepping back as if wanting to avoid sothing.
Flawless Martial Artist!
The Huishui branch of the Exclusion Sect only has a few?
Each one is an elite fighter known far and wide, the strongest force when no Master is around, going against them is a death sentence.
Actually,
Captain Qi hadn’t spoken everything.
With Elder Mi’s physical strength, a Flawless Martial Artist killing him is not difficult, but pulverizing the bones and flesh is no easy task.
Perhaps...
The attacker wasn’t a Flawless Martial Artist, but...
Impossible!
Captain Qi lightly shook his head, suppressing the frightening thought in his heart.
It’s hard for people to imagine sothing they’ve never heard of, especially a complex sniper rifle, which is beyond common knowledge.
"Captain."
The bald man thought of sothing, whispering:
"I heard that Fang Zheng has a powerful secret weapon, even a Martial Artist hit by it won’t survive."
"So have seen that secret weapon, though powerful, it’s not as terrifying as rumored." Captain Qi shook his head:
"Even dealing with a Minor Circulation Martial Artist would be tough, let alone killing Old Mi and Elder Yang, the real culprit must be soone else."
"This..." The bald man’s voice carried hesitation:
"What should we do next?"
"First take the bodies back." Captain Qi sighed, facing a formidable opponent who could easily kill two elders, he was at a loss:
"We’ll see after the Grand Leader inspects them."
"Yes!"
The bald man responded, also letting out a breath of relief, fearing the Captain would rashly make them attack the Fang Mansion, which would only an senseless deaths.
Outside the courtyard.
Xiang Xiu slowly withdrew his gaze, deep in thought, and only when soone started chasing people away did he blend into the crowd and move away.
......
Fang Mansion.
Well-dressed Linghu Qiuchan’s beautiful eyes shifted as she crisply asked:
"Brother Fang, are Sisters Qinghuan and Jin Shu in the inner courtyard?"
"I asked them about a piece of music last ti, but so parts are still unclear; since I’m here today, I might as well ask again."
"They are." Fang Zheng clapped, calling over Yaoi:
"Take Miss Qiuchan to the backyard."
"Yes."
Yaoi responded, motioning behind her:
"Miss Qiuchan, please follow !"
"Alright."
Linghu Qiuchan smiled sweetly, said her farewells to the two of them, and headed to the inner courtyard.
"Heh..."
Watching Linghu Qiuchan’s departing figure, Linghu An chuckled lightly:
"My daughter has never liked Martial Arts since she was young, and she only learned a bit of Magic under duress, but she’s interested in scholarly arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting."
"But it’s rare for her to find soone she can converse with."
With that, he glanced at Fang Zheng.
Clearly, compared to the inexperienced and slightly immature Ye Nanqiu, he preferred the man in front of him as a prospective son-in-law.
"Please sit, elder."
Fang Zheng didn’t follow the topic, instead gesturing with a slow voice:
"As far as I know, the Ling Family has just established themselves in the Prefecture City and requires experts to hold the fort, why did you rush back to Gu’an County, elder?"
"Why bother asking the obvious?" Linghu An shook his head:
"Golden Carp!"
Fang Zheng raised an eyebrow.
While he wasn’t surprised by the other’s goal, the directness did catch him off guard.
"I’ve heard that two experts from the Exclusion Sect were killed last night; Young Master Fang, impressive ans." Linghu An changed the subject, cupping his fists:
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