Listen to the king's order

"Zhou Jinyu, what a name." Jiang Qichen, who had been sitting in the corner, looked up at Zhou Jinyu, and said approvingly, "There are not many people with such integrity in the martial arts world."

Lu Ming followed his gaze and only heard Zhou Jinyu say, "I wonder if Patriarch Pei has a goal?"

"There are indeed people who doubt it right now." Pei Tianxiao said, then turned around and made an official salute to Duan Yuheng who was sitting on his right side: "Let Master Duan speak."

Hearing this, Duan Yuheng stood up, stroking the machete on his waist. He was not a member of the Jianghu, and he was not restricted by the etiquette of the Jianghu, but he also nodded politely to the hall.

Duan Yuheng said: "When Cheng Tianjian investigated the tragedy of the Xin family, he found that 63 members of the Xin family had their throats cut to death. Excluding the old and weak, women and children, there were about forty people who knew martial arts. Among them, at least There are more than ten people from the Sky Eye Sect, including Xin Zhiyuan, the Patriarch of the Xin Family, who is also a high disciple of the Sky Eye Sect. Ordinary villains can't get close to him. Such a fierce swordsman who can kill others in one move, and then retreats and disappears without a trace. Patriarch Pei and I conjecture that it is a shadow killer."

As soon as Duan Yuheng said this, there was an uproar in the hall.

"What? Shadow killer!" Qiao Ling'er, the head of Fusang Sect, the only female sect in Jianghu, who spoke at this time, has picturesque eyebrows, a graceful figure, and a pale pink wide-sleeved robe. Can't tell it's 40 years old.

"Although the Shadow Killer's methods are more domineering and his whereabouts are quite secretive, he is more concerned with punishing villains in the Jianghu. How could he..."

"Master Qiao, this statement is wrong." Master Yixiao stretched out a hand with a Buddhist bead hanging on it and made a Buddha ceremony to Qiao Ling'er, saying: "In the world, what is good and what is evil? One thought becomes a demon, and one thought becomes a Buddha Good and evil have the same root and origin, there is no right or wrong, right or wrong. If there are villains, they will be dealt with by the laws of heaven, and if they commit suicide and make decisions, what is the difference between them and villains?"

Gui Sha picked out his ears, and interjected impatiently: "You old bald donkey babbled a lot of things, good and evil, just like what you said, what did you come here for? Not really Waiting to see how others 'kill and decide'. Boring."

Master Yixiao was choked by the ghost and was speechless, so he had to recite "Amitabha Buddha" three times silently.

Guisha cut again, he had already heard what he wanted to hear, so he didn't show any face, took his own followers, and left in a mighty way, shaking his sleeves.

"Why is this person so presumptuous, he can come and leave whenever he wants!"

"People from the Demon Cult, what courtesy do you expect from them!"

"It's bullshit!"

"..."

"Patriarch Pei, these shadow killers come and go without a trace. If they really did what they did, what should we do?" At this time, Fu Qing, the master of the Rashomon sect who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. Zhou Jinyu was almost the same, with a dignified appearance, and a green dragon knife pinned to his waist, and he was standing under the hall with his positive and negative hands.

Pei Tianxiao said: "Actually, we suspect that it was the Shadow Killer's work. It's not groundless. Judging from the scars on the Xin family's body, it's indeed the Shadow Killer's usual method. This is the first. The second is, Old Chen."

Xie Zifei still looked like an old man, when he heard Pei Tianxiao call him, he handed him something.

Pei Tianxiao said, "Cheng Tianjian found this on the rockery in Xin's garden." As he spoke, he raised what was in his hand, which was a black hair band. When he unfolded it, it could be vaguely seen that it was patterned with bright gray needlework. A flying "shadow" character.

As we all know, there are three levels of shadow killers.The highest level is a golden headband with a golden flowing cloud pattern tattooed on it.The second level is a silver headband with moon-white water patterns on it.And the third level uses this black hair band, only a cursive word "shadow" is tattooed on the corner of the hair band.

As soon as this thing came out, Lu Ming couldn't help squinting his eyes.No matter in terms of color, fabric texture, or tattoo, this is indeed the headband of the shadow killer.The word "shadow" was written by him himself, and someone copied it on it, so it can't be faked.

It seemed that someone was caught by Pei Tianxiao.Lu Ming is not worried about this person. The loyalty of the shadow killer is absolute. Once captured, he will immediately kill himself with disfigurement.However, as soon as the hair tie came out, it further confirmed Shadow's charges.

At this time, a voice came from below: "The shadow killer cholera Jianghu has been around for some years. Let alone arresting people, we don't even know what they look like, how many people are under the sect, and where their base is."

As soon as these words came out, all sects nodded one after another: "Yes, if it is really a shadow killer, where are we going to catch them, we will catch them. Their skills are weird, and I am afraid it will be difficult for us to compete with them."

"Also, don't you think this matter is very similar to the Huo family's extermination of the family 12 years ago? It's the same as destroying the whole family, and also losing the pleading talisman."

"You mean, the Shadow Killer has been plotting for a long time?"

"It's hard to say. Although it's only been a few years since the Shadow Killer made its fortune, the incident 12 years ago was a long time ago. At that time, I only focused on looking for the life talisman, but I didn't investigate thoroughly. If it's not complete, the villain is coming back!"

"Hey, that's not right. Wasn't it rumored that Jiang Qichen killed the Huo family to avenge his father? Could it be that he has something to do with the shadow killer?"

"..."

"Everyone, listen to me." The audience chatted in groups of three or four, and Pei Tianxiao fell silent immediately when he opened his mouth: "Everyone in the world, let's not mention the old things for now, the one who is most likely to kill people and steal amulets is the Shadow Killer. For today's plan, we should gather together, catch the shadow killer first, and then we can determine whether it is true or not brought back for careful interrogation."

Zhou Jinyu said: "What Patriarch Pei said is that since the Shadow Killer's headband appeared in the Xin family, it shows that someone from them has been there. No matter whether it is their black hands who stole the pleading talisman or not, we should find them Come out and ask. My Kunlun faction is willing to send ten elite disciples to assist Patriarch Pei!"

"Sect Leader Zhou Dayi, since this is the case, I, Kongshan Temple, will also send ten disciples."

"That's right, the Shadow Killer is originally a Jianghu cult, and he strikes ruthlessly to bring disaster to the martial arts. Our faction is willing to help!"

"..."

All of a sudden, the people in the hall echoed one after another, and hundreds of people gathered in a short while.

"Uncle Pei." Jiang Qichen called out.

Since entering the ancestral altar, Jiang Qichen has been sitting quietly in the corner without saying a word.In Jianghu, no one knows that there is a half-paralyzed patriarch of Nan Chen Jiang's family. He doesn't care about Jianghu affairs, and acts very low-key. Many people don't even know what he looks like.

He hadn't spoken just now, and everyone didn't even notice his existence.He opened his mouth suddenly and immediately attracted everyone's attention.All of a sudden, people recalled the old rumor.

Jiang Qichen was dressed in white, the corners of the clothes were embroidered with elegant bamboo knots and gilt trims with dark thread, and his hair was tied up with white jade hairpins.In the blink of an eye, there was a little smile on his somewhat pale cheeks.He was sitting on a sandalwood quadricycle, with his legs drooping like bones.He spoke in a calm manner, like a spring breeze plucking at people's heartstrings: "Qichen has a disability and cannot share your worries, so let my servant Lu Ming do it for me."

Jiang Qichen pulled Lu Ming's arm and pushed him from behind to the front of the crowd.

"Uncle Pei, don't worry, Lu Ming alone is worth ten, and it will definitely help you catch the shadow killer as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Lu Ming bowed respectfully to Pei Tianxiao.Pei Tianxiao quickly supported him, stretched out his hand and patted the back of Lu Ming's hand twice, and said with a smile, "Okay! Okay! With Lu Ming here, I feel much more at ease!"

There were not many people who had met Jiang Qichen in the hall, and they knew nothing about Lu Ming.They looked at the young man suspiciously, and thought to themselves: Jiang Qichen is so useless as a master, how can there be someone superior under his command?Patriarch Pei is really saving face and smiling so happily!

"Since this is the case, Head Zhou, Head Fu, and friends, gather your elite disciples tomorrow, and we will make a detailed plan here. Let's see how to catch the shadow..."

"Are you going to arrest us?" A magnetic and slightly hoarse male voice suddenly sounded in the ancestral altar, abruptly interrupting Pei Tianxiao's unfinished sentence.

However, there was no one in the ancestral altar.

"Did you hear something just now?"

"It seems... It seems that I heard it, but what about people? It clearly feels in my ears..."

"Is... a shadow?"

"..."

"Heh." The man let out a soft snort of disdain, and the next moment, a strong wind passed by, and six people in black clothes and masks appeared in the hall.

"They... how did they suddenly appear here?"

"I don't know... I didn't see it clearly, but there was a gust of wind, and they were standing here..."

"It's shadow killers, they are shadow killers. Except for shadow killers, no one in the world has such fast lightness skills!"

"Look! It's the shadow killer with a silver hairband! And... there's a golden hairband!"

The shadow killer's whereabouts are surreptitious, and his light skills are outstanding.It was hard to meet even one, but suddenly six of them appeared together, and one of them was a high-ranking blond with a shadow, causing a lot of discussion in the hall.

"I heard that you are dispatching troops here to ask about our crimes?" The leader's shadow was tall and tall, with a golden headband on his head, and the voice just now came from his mouth.

As soon as the man's voice fell, the timid one had already thrown the weapon in his hand to the ground.

"A worthless thing, with so many of us, are we afraid that we won't be able to beat the six of them?"

"That's right, didn't Patriarch Pei say he wanted to catch the shadow killer, and they just came to your door, isn't it just right!"

All the believers agreed one after another, drew their swords and were ready to fight at any time.

When Pei Tianxiao heard this, the corners of his eyes twitched imperceptibly, and he said sternly: "It seems that your Excellency is the leader of the Shadow Killer, you must have heard that one of the four great families, the Xin family, was slaughtered a few days ago , the knife marks on the corpse and the evidence left at the scene all point to you. How would you explain it, Your Excellency?" As he spoke, he threw down the black hair tie in his hand.

The ghostly figure flashed across the hall, and before everyone could see how his feet were moving, the shadow killer with the blond hairband had already caught the hairband in the air and returned to the team.

The Shadow Killer stroked the headband in his hand, and said, "That's right, it's something from the black shadow in my door. However, it's too far-fetched to punish us with just this hair tie." Suddenly, the hairband turned into a puff of black smoke and scattered in the hall.

Before the crowd had time to be shocked, they heard Qiao Ling'er angrily say, "You are trying to destroy the evidence!"

She flicked up her wide sleeves, and a pale pink ribbon flew out of the wide sleeves, heading straight for the Shadow Killer's face.

The Shadow Killer moved, grabbed the corner of the ribbon, and easily lifted Qiao Ling'er up. He didn't seem to intend to hurt her. After walking her around, the ribbon loosened in his hand, and pushed it onto her own female apprentice. .

"You!" Qiao Ling'er was the leader of one of the five major gangs in the Jianghu, so she was teased by the cultists in public, and her face was very ugly.But his skills are not as good as others, so he can only suffer.