"The Ancestor has passed away!"
Cries echoed continuously.
There was sadness, but even more fear.
Outside the door, Zhao XianDa and the elder of the Lushan Sect looked at each other in surprise.
"Break the door!"
At Zhao XianDa’s command, several n from the Captain Bureau imdiately grabbed thick logs, harnessing Hidden Energy, and charged forward.
At the sa ti, silhouettes swiftly drew their blades and in a few steps accelerated to leap onto the surrounding wall.
Boom!
As those n from the Captain Bureau jumped onto the wall, the heavy wooden door with a black base bordered with copper patterns was directly smashed open.
This was considered a tactical move by the Captain Bureau.
Attacking from both sides could easily cause the defenders to be caught off guard.
However, they realized it was completely unnecessary.
The Du Family was massively influential, raising countless house servants and protectors, and had ties from the Shu Prince Mansion to various governnt offices in Shu.
The Du Family mbers were arrogant and overbearing, even when they found themselves surrounded by the Captain Bureau, they still firmly believed the Ancestor could summon help.
Therefore, they organized a group of people to guard.
Initially, they were quite confident, but upon hearing the news of the Ancestor’s passing, their hearts were thrown into chaos.
"Whoever moves, dies!"
mbers of the Captain Bureau, fierce as wolves and tigers, charged in, slaying several who resisted, and shouted loudly.
The remaining people panicked, hastily throwing down their weapons.
"Move aside!"
Zhao XianDa strode in, pushing aside a dazed servant in his path, leading his n straight to the rear hall.
There were quite a few in the Du Family, but with the Ancestor’s death, they scattered like monkeys falling from a tree, losing their montum entirely, soon controlled by the Captain Bureau.
mbers of the Lushan Sect naturally followed in.
They all had somber expressions, eyes filled with murderous intent, employing their Divine Skills and running amok throughout the Du Mansion.
To be honest, they ca with the intention of establishing their might.
Though the Lushan Sect was renowned, establishing themselves in Shu required tangible power, yet without offending too much.
After all, Ei and Qingcheng were the true towering peaks.
The Ghost Sect cultists were undoubtedly the best targets.
"There’s a problem here!"
Soon, they made a discovery.
They burst into a secluded courtyard, the n from the Captain Bureau followed suit quickly.
"Who lives here?"
"Replying... replying to the officer, this is Third Master’s house."
"Where is he?"
"He went out on an errand recently, whereabouts unknown."
The Captain Bureau arrested and interrogated people.
anwhile, the magicians of the Lushan Sect conducted a thorough search, eventually finding a hidden passage near the courtyard’s rockery.
Once opened, a foul stench of corpses assaulted their senses, all females.
Upon seeing this, the servants trembled in fear.
The Third Master of the Du Family was notorious for his fondness for won, known to all in the Du Family.
Moreover, the won he brought into the mansion would often disappear shortly after.
The families of subsequently sought won were either silenced with silver or encountered mysterious mountain bandits, all matters pressed down.
Naturally, the servants of the Du Family dared not question much.
"It’s Evil Skill, they were used as alchemy furnaces!"
The Lushan Sect confird after examining the corpses.
Zhao XianDa rushed in as well, sighing in relief upon seeing the situation.
The Du Family was deeply rooted in Shu and had connections with so officials and princes of the Shu Prince Mansion.
Being so far from the Emperor, they must act without leaving future troubles.
With this evidence, the Du Family was entirely dood.
Thinking of this, Zhao XianDa spoke up again: "Elder Wang, there’s sothing here I’d like you to see."
He addressed the elder sent by the Lushan Sect on this occasion.
"Alright, I’ll take a look."
The people of the Lushan Sect spoke without further ado, following Zhao XianDa away.
The Du Mansion was truly astounding, occupying almost half of Luzhou City, and though overstepping bounds, they justified it under the guise of a distillery, connecting various areas.
The group walked all the way to the largest courtyard in the Du Family’s inner estate.
It was entirely styled in Hui architecture, combined with Shu aesthetics, white walls and black tiles, surrounded by bamboo, very serene.
Entering a hall, they found many well-dressed n and won gathered, young and old, all from the upper echelons of the Du Family.
At this mont, each was as silent as a cicada in winter, disheveled, tied up, kneeling on the ground, eyes filled with terror.
As disaster befell them, these people who once commanded winds and rains were no better than ordinary folk.
Zhao XianDa paid them no mind, directly leading the Lushan Sect entourage to the main hall and looking at a corpse on the floor.
It was an old man in splendid attire.
So old he was almost unrecognizable, emaciated, skeletal, withered white hair scattered, nails curved, skin charred and shrunken.
He looked almost like a zombie.
By normal standards, such a person should have died long ago, yet he lived to this day, clearly not normal, deed a monster by common folk.
Yet this Du Family Ancestor lived until now.
More bizarrely, his head was already separated from the body, the cut was neat, a chilling sinister aura lingered around, and the skin appeared different.
"It’s the Head Swapping Evil Technique!"
The elder from the Lushan Sect frowned deeply, "I’ve heard of this technique, it was popular during the Tang Dynasty, able to borrow life to extend lifespan, but it has many risks, seems related to the Flying Head, unexpected to see it resurface now."
"Elder Wang, what is this..."
Zhao XianDa pulled aside the Du Family Ancestor’s robe again.
On his chest and abdon were multiple scars, resembling frostbite, still with remnants of ice, forming chain patterns.
"He was seized by a living Yin ssenger!"
Elder Wang’s eyelid twitched, sowhat helplessly said: "This old ghost is a yin criminal, it seems soone had already targeted him, taking the lead while we were distracted."
Saying this, he suddenly thought of sothing, turning sharply to the Du Family mbers, and sternly asked: "What else do you know?"
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