After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 1395: Unhappy Retribution
The robin was very alert and dodged the attack by tilting its wings.

However, just as it was about to rise, the Floating Life Sword made a turn and approached again from behind.

With a slight whooshing sound, a small ball of blood burst out in the air.

"Solved." After getting rid of this spy, they could take action later.

He Lingchuan and the other two continued on their way and soon arrived at the edge of the cliff.

Looking back several times, the Weng brothers saw the flames below, which was a wonderful sight. Weng Xing looked regretful: "I placed four or five Bakugan under the stone urn of Xiaotaoyuan and Liuxiangju in the north-central part of the village, but I never had the chance to detonate them. What a waste!"

His explosives are extremely powerful and difficult to make.

He Lingchuan glanced at him. This guy turned out to be an explosion maniac.

When they reached the edge of the cliff, the Weng brothers took out the lasso and asked He Lingchuan, "My benefactor, do you want to use this?"

It's not difficult to descent the cliff with a rope, it just takes a little more time.

The rope they brought this time seemed far from long enough.

"No need." He Lingchuan took out two pairs of thin film flying wings made by Songyang Mansion and asked them to put them under their ribs. "Let's fly down."

Fu Shanyue's flying wing suit was used by He Lingchuan when he made trouble in Heaven. Later, it was handed over to Songyang Prefecture for continuous improvement. Now it is the fifth version. The gliding is smoother, the turning is more flexible, and the performance in short-term strong winds is more stable, and it is not like a kite with a broken string.

The Weng brothers were very surprised and had a natural liking for this new equipment.

Time is precious, so He Lingchuan briefly taught the usage and then demonstrated it himself -

First, free fall from the cliff, then unfold the wing suit and glide with the wind.

It sounds easy, but this skill requires many times of practice. The Weng brothers' way of playing is just a last-minute trick. Whether they have mastered it or not can only be judged by their flying results.

Although it was dangerous, the Weng brothers knew that this method was the most time-saving. At the moment, escaping from Xiaotao Villa was the most important thing, so they took a deep breath and jumped off the cliff together!
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By the time Qi Yunsheng received the news and rushed over, the entire hall had been burned down to the core. The fire was still raging, but not as fierce as before.

Xue Zongwu's headless body fell in front of the hall and no one dared to collect it.

Qi Yunsheng had already digested the news of his beloved disciple and son-in-law's death on the way. He ran to Xue Zongwu's body, squatted down and took a look:

"Where are his personal weapons? The pair of purple gold hammers!"

The Qi Mansion guard who had just witnessed Xue Zongwu being killed replied, "It seems, it seems that the murderer took it away!"

Qi Yunsheng narrowed his eyes: "Are you sure?"

"Uh..." The guard hesitated. The battle between Xue Zongwu and Emperor Jiuyou was so fast and furious, and he was too far away to see clearly. General Xue was beheaded, and everyone was too shocked. In the background was the burning hall. It can be said that there were too many eye-catching scenes to count. Who would pay attention to the whereabouts of a pair of weapons?
Another guard quickly said, "Nine... the murderer searched General Xue's body for something!"

"Have you searched?" Qi Yunsheng immediately leaned over, "Torch!"

The two guards quickly brought the torches closer.

In the light of the fire, Qi Yunsheng simply took out all of Xue Zongwu's personal belongings and placed them on the ground.

The storage bag around the waist, the broken protective instruments, the necklace around the neck...

There are several things missing, the most important of which is——

"'Smooth Sailing' is gone." He turned around and ordered, "Bring the red box from my room."

The personal servant agreed and ran away quickly.

Qi Yunsheng then walked forward with a cold face: "Follow me!"

Like the black-armored man, he also strode towards the raging fire. The flames wanted to engulf him, but Qi Yunsheng took out a green jade gourd, broke off half a soapberry branch from somewhere, dipped some water in the green jade gourd, and sprinkled it forward -

With a "hiss" sound, a large cloud of white steam came out and the flames retracted.

Qi Yunsheng sprinkled water as he walked along the way. Wherever he passed, the sea of ​​fire retreated step by step, and soon a path with black smoke rising from it was left.

The people behind then hurriedly followed.

By the time Qi Yunsheng walked through the ruins of the dilapidated hall, the fire had been mostly put out.

Just after passing the main hall, two incompetent disciples ran down the mountain path and met up with their master.

They looked ashamed.

Even though he knew the result, Qi Yunsheng still asked, "Didn't catch up with any of them?"

The two of them murmured in response.

Just now they climbed over the side rock, crossed the burning hall, and continued to chase the three men in black.

But the three men had disappeared from the back cliff.

No matter whether they jumped or flew over, they disappeared without a trace.

Qi Yunsheng let out a long breath, unable to hide the anger on his face.

Which force is so rampant that they assassinated the generals of the dynasty and burned down Xiaotao Villa?
And it happened to be today, when Xiaotao Villa was packed with guests.

Bao Xin whispered: "Master, there are more on the mountain, there are more..."

"Why are you hesitating?" Qi Yunsheng said angrily, "If you have something to say, just say it clearly!"

The two disciples looked at each other, and Bao Xin said, "Come and see, it's in the valley ahead."

Qi Yunsheng strode forward and just as he turned the corner of the mountain, he saw a pole in front of him with a human head stuck on it. The head had wide-open eyes and messy hair in the night wind.

Although his face was covered in blood, Qi Yunsheng recognized him immediately. This was Xue Zongwu!
There was a piece of white cloth on the pole, fluttering in the wind, with sixteen large bloody characters on it:
"The crimes are so heinous that they cannot be listed in words! Justice is clear and retribution will come!"

Except for the evening breeze, the atmosphere seemed frozen. The more than 100 people behind Qi Yunsheng were completely silent.

This scene was so shocking. General Xue had always done this to his enemies in the past.

After seeing the head, everyone believed that General Xue was really dead and was really beheaded in public by the legendary "Emperor Jiuyou"!

Is there really such a thing as retribution in the dark?
Those who kill will always be killed.

Many people subconsciously touched the back of their necks and quietly took a few steps back.

"How ridiculous!" Qi Yunsheng tore off the white cloth and took off Xue Zongwu's head with his own hands.

He was also in a state of confusion. The murder of a senior official at the border and the beloved general of King Yao at Xiaotao Villa, and before King Yao's birthday celebration, would definitely cause an uproar.

When Xue Zongwu was alive, many things could be covered up; when he died, there was no guarantee that no one in the royal court would start to investigate. Moreover, Xue Zongwu had offended countless powerful people during his lifetime, and the interests of Qi Yunsheng and Xue Zongwu were well known.

Qi Yunsheng could foresee that endless troubles would come his way in the future.

He tried to calm himself down and called someone over: "Inform the county government and have them conduct a full-scale search!"

The murderer who killed Xue Zongwu would be caught by the county government? Qi Yunsheng himself thought it was unlikely.

But there are some things, just because you can't do it doesn't mean you don't have to do it.

Even if there is no credit, there is hard work, and at least the efforts should be seen.

The servants rushed to do it. Qi Yunsheng said to the people behind him, "Who saw the whole process of General Xue's murder? Tell me the whole story."

Then the personal guards who had just escaped from the sea of ​​fire stepped forward and, together with Bao Xin and Fu Wending, recounted the battle on the rooftop and in the fire hall.

Qi Yunsheng listened carefully, interrupted several times to ask questions, and became more and more suspicious:
The murderer who killed Xue Zongwu was very powerful, had extraordinary magical powers, and had all kinds of incredible methods. He could even easily collect Xue Zongwu's white flame.

Qi Yunsheng knew how bad the temper of that little monster was.

So, is the murderer really the "Nine Nether Emperor" who has been in the spotlight recently?
At this time, another farmhand came to report that something unusual had occurred in the ruins of the main hall.

Qi Yunsheng turned around and walked back.

He built this hall to serve as his own Taoist temple, but it was burned down before he had used it for half a year.

The fire had been extinguished, and the originally exquisite and beautiful palace scenery, full of ingenuity, had now been reduced to broken wood and tiles with a lingering smell of burning. The skeleton of the main hall had also collapsed, with half of it lying on the ground and the other half barely hanging.

The pair of bronze animal sculptures bestowed by the emperor in front of the hall were also melted by the white flames, leaving them unrecognizable. Only the tall base was spared.

This is where the exception occurs:
On the broad bronze base, a relief sculpture of a dragon head appeared out of thin air, with ferocious and angry eyes, and a majestic appearance, as if it would break out of the seat in the next second and soar into the sky.

Qi Yunsheng certainly knew what a dragon looked like, and subconsciously reached out to touch it.

It seems to be formed naturally, without any trace of carving, and it also does not look like it was created by magical power.

The man in black was fighting fiercely with Xue Zongwu in the Fire Hall just now, so he had no time to come here to tinker. So, the relief of the dragon head on the bronze base grew naturally, just like the legend?
Bao Xin murmured, "Is it really the Nine Nether Emperor who killed Senior Brother Xue?"

Not fake?
Thinking of this, he still felt a little scared.

Fu Wending also said: "I heard that the two men in black acted sloppily before. It seems that it was just a trick to lure the enemy."

Alas, those two people acted like fools so well. Xue Zongwu has been hunting geese all his life, but he didn't expect that he would be pecked in the eye by a goose in the end.

Qi Yunsheng remained silent, his thoughts becoming more profound.

There are countless evil people in the world. Why did Emperor Jiuyou choose Xue Zongwu as his target?

He claims that he wants to kill all the evildoers and enforce justice on the behalf of Heaven, but there must be a criterion for selecting who to kill and who not to kill, right?
Although Qi Yunsheng had retired for many years, his ears and eyes were still sharp. He did not miss any major events that happened west of Yao State.

Therefore, he knew that the targets that the Nine Nether Emperor had killed in the past had distinct characteristics. They were all extremely evil people, but their combat power was not that strong.

In Qi Yunsheng's opinion, he can do it too.

Why did Emperor Jiuyou choose the most difficult target this time, and the one from Yao Kingdom?
Are you responding to recent rumors?
Or is there a deeper purpose?

The dragon head appeared on the bronze pedestal. According to the legend, this was almost a sign of the appearance of the Nine Nether Emperor. So, the act of killing Xue Zongwu was just "doing justice for the heavens" and did not involve anything else?
Qi Yunsheng has actually always been interested in the person called "Jiuyou Great Emperor".

Like other superiors, he has been trying to guess the purpose of Emperor Jiuyou's actions.

If you want to do something, you have to have a reason.

By finding out this reason, we can also find out the movements of Emperor Jiuyou.

He looked at the bronze base, his eyes slightly turned, and suddenly pointed at the dragon head totem and said to Fu Wending: "Chisel it off!"

It is said that after the Nine Nether Emperor eliminates evil, this dragon head relief will exist for three days? He will dig it out now!

(End of this chapter)