Chapter 98 The hidden dangers of ancient methods and the sorrow of the older generation of warriors! Hearing this question, Lin Yan felt a little complicated and asked directly to the person who was asking. But this was also within Lin Yan's expectations. The reason why he took the initiative to take the main road was to join up with the various forces in Qifeng Prefecture who were searching for the "murderer", and to participate in the search, do his best, and accumulate some merits that could be reported. "A rough and sturdy man on a white horse?" Lin Yan shook his head slightly and said calmly: "I have never seen such a rough person." Yuan Tongye looked down at him expressionlessly, examined him carefully for a moment, then looked away and ignored him. Only his deputy general rode his horse half a step forward and said solemnly: "After you left the city, a rough man assassinated the city captain Wang Yuan and fled on horseback!" "This man is extremely ferocious. If you encounter him, you must not act on your own. You must light incense to warn others and gather your brothers around to surround and kill him together!" As the voice fell, the man reached into his arms, took out a long incense stick and threw it over.

Lin Yan took it and thought to himself, "They only let me light incense to warn people. It seems that they look down on me, a mere flag bearer of Linjiangfang, and do not intend to let me participate in the search and arrest." "correct." At this moment, the deputy general frowned and asked, "You left the city on foot?" Lin Yan said calmly, "I was riding a horse, but I missed the medium-sized clean land closest to Gaoliu City last night, so I can only live in a small clean land, so..." The girl following Lu Gong originally rode a horse out of the city. She exchanged for Lin Yan's dragon-scale horse, but did not leave her original mount. This is because the nearby clean land is relatively narrow among the small clean lands and cannot accommodate tall horses. This statement was decided yesterday. He originally thought that if this was the case, the guards of the left city of the inner city would leave a horse for him. However, he did not expect that after asking, this team of cavalrymen rode forward directly, completely ignoring the flag bearer who was walking on foot. Looking at the billowing dust, Lin Yan felt helpless and thought to himself, "You don't want to leave me a horse, but you ask me why I am walking without a horse? What a waste of words!" Continue along the main road. There is a fork in the road ahead. The road on the left leads to Qifeng Prefecture and can also lead to Licheng. The road on the right leads to Fengcheng. Lin Yan looked at the horse hoof prints on the road, a little surprised: "Isn't this General Yuan going to hunt down the 'murderer'? Why did he go straight to Fengcheng? Is he so sure that I, the murderer, am on the road to Fengcheng?" Without paying much attention, Lin Yan continued walking along the road to Qifeng City. About half an hour later, he saw a caravan resting and preparing to gather in front of him. This was obviously a caravan heading to Gaoliu City, and there were quite a few people. But there is no large clearing nearby to accommodate everyone. Therefore, these caravans usually divide themselves into several groups, or even more than a dozen groups, and scatter them in various clean places, waiting for dawn before gathering again. But at this moment, the leader of the caravan looked obviously unhappy and distressed.

Not far away, a young man walked slowly towards them with a knife on his waist. Subconsciously, the guards of the business prepared to draw their swords and be on guard. But the leader suddenly stretched out his hand and said, "It's the flag bearer of the Tianshi Division, coming from the front, probably from Gaoliu City..." They were there to escort all kinds of goods to Gaoliu City to do business. When he saw the flag bearer from Gaoliu City, he immediately went to meet the leader and greet him personally. "Greetings, Flag Bearer. I am the second manager of Fengyi Trading Company, my name is Pan Liao." "Gao Liu City, under the banner of the Outer South Division, the flag bearer of the Linjiang Division is Wu Chang." Lin Yan lit up the flag in his hand and said, "Do you have any extra horses? I'd like to borrow them for now!" "Have!" The shopkeeper Pan Er quickly responded and immediately asked someone to bring a horse. "I will give you a token of my love for the time being. When you go to Gaoliu City, you can use the horses of Linjiang Division if you need them." After Lin Yan said this, he was about to take out the token, but at this moment, he heard someone screaming in the distance and running towards him in a hurry. "Oh no! Second Shopkeeper, they're all dead! They were hacked to death with knives!" "Ok?" Lin Yan frowned when he heard this. But then I heard the shopkeeper Pan Er suddenly sigh, but he didn't look too surprised. At this moment, he had not arrived yet to reunite with them. He had already anticipated that something had gone wrong. In their eyes, this does not seem to be a rare thing. "what happened?" Lin Yan took a glance and couldn't help but ask. "Reporting to the flag bearer, my caravan consists of forty-two people in total, with twelve carts of goods." Shopkeeper Pan Er looked increasingly distressed, and sighed, "The nearby clean land cannot accommodate all of us and our goods, so we usually disperse and enter different clean lands." "Sometimes we fail to arrive in time and are harmed by the evil spirits in the darkness. This is a common occurrence." "But like this time, being targeted and robbed and killed outside the Pure Land, this kind of thing is not uncommon." He tilted his head and ordered, "Gather their remains and bury them on the spot." "Yes." The rest of the people's voices were obviously lowered. But the man just now suddenly shook his head and said, "They were not robbed or killed. The goods are still there. Brother Gao and the other two are guarding them there, waiting for us to transport them back."

"They weren't robbed and killed? They weren't harmed by evil spirits? Didn't you say they were killed with a knife?" “It’s a knife wound, but the goods are still there.” "what?" The shopkeeper Pan Er was extremely surprised. Although he had been traveling for many years, he had never encountered such a strange thing. "Oh?" Lin Yan was also a little surprised and said, "Since we have met, is it convenient for me to go with you?" "It would be great if the flag bearer is willing to investigate for us." The shopkeeper Pan Er immediately showed a look of joy. Afterwards, he asked the rest of the people to wait here, and took more than ten people, including Lin Yan, and headed towards the clear land ahead. The pure land is not on the roadside, but within the mountains and forests. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, when I got closer, I smelled the smell of blood. "It wasn't killed at night!" Lin Yan was extremely sensitive to the smell of blood, and thought to himself, "It happened an hour ago. It was already daybreak then." Looking further ahead, there were a large number of corpses, including the horse pulling the cart, which had been chopped into three pieces. The goods were scattered all over the floor, looking like silk fabrics. "Ouch, these goods are all stained with blood, how can we fight them?" Shopkeeper Pan Er rubbed his head, sighed and shook his head repeatedly. The two people who stayed here were quite far away, and when they saw their companions coming, they hurried to greet them. This is also an unwritten rule. Usually three people form a team, and one person will return to report when something happens. Two people were left behind as guards, and they were to be on guard against each other to prevent theft or concealment. "Second shopkeeper, they are all dead." A middle-aged man came forward and sighed, "It's only thirty steps away from the Pure Land. They obviously discovered the danger and wanted to escape into the Pure Land, but it seems that they all died in an instant." Lin Yan didn't say anything. He took a closer look and found that there were corpses all over the ground. It seemed that there were many dead people, but in fact there were only four corpses. The tragedy was unbearable to watch. "A sword from the Refining Realm!" Lin Yan finally spoke, his tone became extremely solemn, and said: "Even if you are at the peak of inner strength, you can't chop like this." He pointed to the ground, where there was an unfathomable groove, obviously a knife mark. Moreover, the weapons of these merchants were directly chopped off. The fight lasted less than a breath.

"The Refining Essence Realm?" Shopkeeper Pan Er's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shook his head and said, "We won't investigate this case anymore." He waved his hand and shouted to the other guys, "Hurry up and pack up the goods and go to Gaoliu City. Don't delay..." "..." Lin Yan took a glance and did not stop him. These people obviously cannot afford to offend someone in the Refining Essence Realm. What's more, the murderer has already left. Now the business needs to set off as soon as possible and reach the next clean land before dark. They can reach Gaoliu City tomorrow. Just as everyone in the business was packing up their goods, Lin Yan squatted down and looked at the corpses on the ground. "The man was cut open with a knife, but his heart was pulled out and eaten alive?" Lin Yan's face changed constantly. Suddenly he realized something and looked up. On the tree ahead, the green leaves swayed in the wind, stained with some blood. This murderer in the Refining Essence Realm ate the heart after killing someone and stepped on the blood on the ground. Before leaving, he jumped onto the treetop with extremely impressive skills and walked forward. "Blood?" Lin Yan walked forward and picked off those leaves. He spread it out on the ground, gradually pieced it together, and finally made a mark. Although it is incomplete, there are large cracks in the middle. But from this broken mark, Lin Yan saw a familiar feeling. He slowly lifted his foot and looked at the sole. The boots of the Heaven Supervisor! He held his breath slightly and said nothing. He is suspected to be from the Heavenly Supervisory Department and is at the Refining Essence Realm! At present, only one person meets the requirements on this path. "Is this the garrison commander from Qifeng City?" Lin Yan turned his head and looked back at his bag. Inside there are also animal eggs covered with winged white apes. The copied chapters of the ninth volume of the strange book were also delivered by the garrison commander. Could it be that the ominous sign of me trampling on the rules of the night was really so effective? -

Half an hour later. The business has been packed up and has started its journey. And Lin Yan was also ready to move on. "Wait for me to return to the city and report this matter. You can continue on your way. When you reach Gaoliu City, you can look for Linjiang Division... I will borrow this horse for the time being!" Lin Yan said this and rode away at a rapid speed. After walking forward for about half an hour, Lin Yan saw a wisp of green smoke rising from the left side in front of him. The smoke and dust rose slowly into the sky like silk. This is the incense burned by the Heavenly Supervisor to ask for help! He couldn't help feeling a little depressed, and he rode faster and faster, heading forward. When he got closer, he found that there were already six people in the field, all dressed in the clothes of the Heavenly Supervisor. The first one was about fifty years old, with a strong build. He had a jade token on his waist, and his rank was quite high. "Ok?" The man looked over with a sharp look in his eyes. After seeing Lin Yan's attire, he calmed down a little and said in a deep voice, "Are you the person in charge of meeting the Gaoliu City Supervisor? Why are you the only one here?" "Outside Gaoliu City, the flag of the Southern Division is under the command of the Linjiang Division, and the flag bearer is Wuchang." Lin Yan grabbed the reins, turned over and dismounted, frowned and said: "I came here on orders, just to provide support and lead the way." The garrison commander who led the team from Qifeng City actually came to Gaoliu City to take up the post, so he was a newcomer. So this time they took the initiative to go out of the city and travel hundreds of miles to welcome the people. In fact, it was to lead the way and to express goodwill to the new garrison commander. "They're all dead." The sturdy man said in a deep voice, "I am Pei Xiong, the Licheng Tianshi, the Outer City North General Flag Envoy. I have been ordered to go to Gaoliu City to investigate the Liyang Commercial Bank case!" He waved his hand slightly, and the people behind him stepped back. I saw more than ten piles of earth, large and small, on the ground not far away. "Those lying inside are all from our Tianjiansi. They should be from Qifengfu City." Pei Xiong looked solemn and said in a serious tone, "If I'm not mistaken, all the supplies for Gaoliu City this month were escorted by them." Lin Yan took a quick look and said in a deep voice, "Was he kidnapped?" Pei Xiong shook his head and said, "After they died, they were looted about two hours ago. I have ordered people to track down the thieves along the way! As for the murderer..." He shook his head slightly and said, "Wait a little longer." Lin Yan looked at the hill not far away and saw a wisp of green smoke rising into the sky. This is the incense that comes from the city of Qifeng Prefecture, and it plays an extremely important role.

But according to Lin Yan's understanding, even if the Qifeng Prefecture City Supervisory Office learned the news at the moment of lighting the incense and immediately sent experts to this place with light equipment and at full speed, it would still take at least a day to arrive! Even for the nearby Gaoliu Castle, we have to wait until nightfall. "No hurry. I heard that there is an inspector from Qifeng City who recently arrived in Gaoliu City. He has tamed an eagle demon and it is very fast." Pei Xiong obviously understood Lin Yan's idea and said, "We arrived an hour and a half ago. When we saw the scene here, we immediately lit incense. If the inspector is quick enough, he should be here soon!" After a while, an eagle cry was heard from the sky. Everyone looked and saw a tiny black dot gradually approaching in the sky in the direction of Gaoliu City. When I got closer, I found that it was a giant eagle with a wingspan of more than two meters, strong and majestic. Sitting on the eagle's body was a man, probably less than 40 years old, wearing the uniform of the Heavenly Supervisor, with half sleeves decorated with gold patterns. When the giant eagle landed, he jumped down with a heavy face. "What's going on?" "Return to the Inspector!" Pei Xiong stepped forward and explained: "I will wait here and see..." As Pei Xiong spoke, the inspector's face became uglier and uglier, and there was gradually some sadness in his eyes. Lin Yan was standing nearby and heard it clearly. Pei Xiong also suspected that the person in charge of the escort, the garrison commander at the Refining Essence Realm, was the murderer who killed all the other members of the Heavenly Monitoring Division! However, it really didn't make sense for this garrison commander to suddenly attack and kill his companions! Originally, Lin Yan’s first reaction was that they were from “Jie Jin”! But at this moment, Pei Xiong's tone was solemn, and he whispered: "The inspector... the new garrison commander who went to Gaoliu City, is he practicing the ancient method?" "Ah." The inspector nodded, his expression complicated and his voice dry: "My uncle is sixty-seven years old." At this point, his tone was cold and he said in a deep voice: "He failed to suppress the hidden dangers of the ancient method. We must kill him as soon as possible, otherwise it will become a big problem." "Spread out in all directions. Find any clues. Don't move rashly. Light incense to warn people!" "If you can find out where it is, you will be awarded 600 merits!" "Go quickly!" The inspector had not yet finished speaking. The flag bearer of Linjiang Division sighed and raised his hand. "I know where the garrison commander went." (End of this chapter)