The night was dark as ink, and the evening wind emitted mournful wails.
Swish! Swish!
The waters of the Jialing River hit the shore, unable to mask the sound of digging beside the reef.
The flint was placed nearby, and under its faint light, the governnt official swung the hoe, his eyes flickering, gripped by tension and fear.
"Woo woo~"
In his ear, it seed as if he heard the crying of children.
His body shivered, and combined with the incessant stench of corpses filling his nostrils, he couldn’t help but buckled his knees and fall to the ground, clasping his hands together, tremblingly saying: "Don’t bla , don’t bla , I am compelled against my will..."
After speaking, he picked up the hoe and resud digging.
Stroke after stroke, sweat kept dripping.
He seed to sense that sothing around him was watching him, but his entire body trembled and he dared not lift his head.
Crunch!
A crisp sound echoed, he finally excavated sothing.
Under the light of the flint, he took a glance, and instantly felt his hair stand on end.
In the soil, a decayed child’s head erged, its hollow eyes crawling with maggots, seemingly looking up at him.
Even stranger, there was a bizarre smile at the corner of its mouth.
"Not right, not right..."
The governnt official, scared out of his wits, muttered: "Clearly when buried, the head was facing down; how has it turned?"
"Perhaps you rembered wrong?"
A cold voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Ah—!"
The governnt official imdiately shook with fear and turned around abruptly.
To his surprise, next to the reef stood a shadowy figure, looking down at him.
"So, A-Qiu, it’s you!"
Despite the dim light, the governnt official recognized the identity of the person. He was none other than Wan Baoquan’s junior, both coming from the Ei Sect.
Though both were arrest officers, their factions were different.
He was a local force of Chongqing, with three generations of governnt officials, well-connected in both black and white realms, and often pocketed silver during ordinary tis.
Whereas Wan Baoquan had made a na for himself and was heavily utilized by the Chongqing Governnt Office, gradually earning the title of Southwest’s number one Divine Catcher.
The benefits of this were self-evident.
At the very least, those martial arts schools of the Sect saw a sudden increase in disciples.
Wan Baoquan’s rise to fa was also inseparable from the help of these fellow disciples, both sides usually adhered to the principle of non-interference.
"Damn it..."
The governnt official cursed under his breath and then pleaded: "Brother, listen to , don’t screw this up. Pretend you didn’t see anything."
Seeing the other party indifferent, even refusing to speak, the governnt official beca imdiately angry out of sha and swiftly drew his knife, thrusting forward sharply.
"Die you fool!"
But just as the knife stabbed, the figure vanished from sight.
This lineage of Wan Baoquan not only belonged to the "Ei Sect" among the seven leaves but also had another na, called Silkworm Sealing Gate.
"Silkworm" refers to movents as continuous as a silkworm spinning silk, "Sealing" signifies tightly countering the opponent, attacking weak points while avoiding strong points, hence the na.
This school emphasizes striking, grappling, and takedowns simultaneously; just as the governnt official’s knife thrust forward, his opponent sorsaulted overhead, while encircling the governnt official’s neck with the right hand.
Bang!
The governnt official felt dizzy, turned upside down upon the ground.
Seeing him unconscious, Wan Baoquan’s junior spat contemptuously before approaching the deep pit to look downward.
Upon seeing the decayed child’s corpse, his eyes filled with murderous intent, he then examined around carefully.
At once, he discovered more peculiarity.
Many sandy grounds appeared to have been tampered with...
Soon, a large number of governnt officials arrived upon hearing the news, with fiery torches lighting the riverbank, accompanied by the incessant sounds of hoes and pickaxes digging.
One decomposed child’s corpse after another was unearthed, each spaced three feet apart, all severely decayed, gazing up at the sky...
Wan Baoquan felt a tingling sensation on his scalp and muttered:
"Corpse Forest!"
...
"Quick, you go that way!"
"You search over there!"
"Search thoroughly, damn it!"
As dawn barely broke, the serenity of the street was shattered.
Several governnt officials and a squad of garrison soldiers rushed into the old street, searching door to door.
Due to the plague years ago, many people died in these alleys, which gradually beca a place of misfortune according to the Chongqing citizens.
The only ones willing to settle here were those from the pugilistic world.
"Where are you from?"
"Do you have an entry permit?"
"What’s that!"
The governnt officials and soldiers invaded like wolves, either rummaging everywhere or interrogating individuals, causing these Jianghu Artists to cry out for their parents.
Owing to the Wu Clan’s incident, many groups had left in advance, and those remaining regretted in their hearts after being interrogated and questioned.
Bang!
The small courtyard where Li Yan and his companions stayed was also kicked open with one foot.
But upon entering, they were t by a stench.
Only to see the white fox Chu Qi standing in the courtyard, swaying its tail, with a pair of big blue eyes staring intently at the intruding soldiers.
These soldiers imdiately lost focus in their eyes.
Li Yan and others stood in the yard, but in the eyes of these soldiers, the yard appeared overgrown with weeds, empty of people.
"Let’s go, there’s no one here!"
The leading soldier shouted and took his n away.
After they left, the courtyard gate slowly closed.
Several surrounding streets were under Lv San’s surveillance, discovering these soldiers before they arrived.
The white fox Chu Qi finally mastered the Enchantnt Technique.
Though still immature, it was sufficient to deal with these soldiers.
After the soldiers’ fruitless search and extortion of so silver from the Jianghu Artists, they left satisfied.
"That was sothing else!"
Upon their departure, Sha Lifei imdiately complained: "Was it necessary for just slaying a few Evil Beggars."
Li Yan pondered and looked at Lv San, "San’er, let Lidong have a look and see what’s going on in other places?"
Lv San nodded and raised his hand, a hawk soared into the sky, circling over Chongqing Prefecture before landing with a series of caws.
"It’s a city-wide search," Lv San replied in a muffled voice.
Upon hearing this, the group imdiately looked at each other in astonishnt.
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