noffsinger Chapter 223 The Devil's Heart
Chapter 223 The Devil's Heart
"That's it..."
Xu Changshou frowned and thought.
What kind of evil demon likes to dig out the hearts of immortal cultivators?
I have never heard of Xu Changshou.
"What was the cultivation level of the victims?" Xu Changshou asked again.
Taishu Xiaoyao's eyes flickered as he said, "They are basically cultivators at the Qi Refining stage. It's possible that the evil demon isn't strong enough to attack a Foundation Establishment cultivator."
"is it?"
Xu Changshou felt a flicker of doubt in his mind, and asked in confusion, "If that evil demon is not as powerful as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, your ancestor could have easily dealt with it on his own. Why would he issue a mission to seek outside help?"
Taishu Xiaoyao's expression froze, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Senior, you don't know, that evil demon is too fast, appearing and disappearing without a trace, resembling a ghost. Moreover, it always strikes in the middle of the night, and even our ancestors are helpless against it."
"Well, let's go to your house first."
Xu Changshou nodded slightly and said no more.
He always felt that this mission was a little strange, so he secretly kept a close eye on Taishu's family.
Perhaps because he had been cheated by the female cultivators of Hehuan Sect several times, he had a grudge in his heart, which made Xu Changshou subjectively reject Taishu Xiaoyao.
There was no conversation along the way. Two days later.
The two of them took a white jade boat and arrived above Cangzhou.
Looking down at Cangzhou City from a high altitude, it is a huge city with a population of one million.
In the city, the streets are wide and there are endless streams of pedestrians, creating a prosperous scene.
Cangzhou City is a mortal city. More than 99% of the people are mortals, and the Taishu family is the only immortal cultivation family.
It can be said that in Cangzhou, Taishu's family is the holy place for cultivation that everyone dreams of.
"Oh my god, look, there's a flying boat."
"Immortal, it's an immortal."
"What's the big deal? This is the White Jade Boat, the flying boat of Taishu Xiaoyao, the eldest daughter of the Taishu family."
"This is Taishu Xiaoyao's flying boat. It's so fast. If I had a flying boat like this, dying would be worth it."
"By the way, I heard that Taishu's family was recently invaded by evil spirits. Is that true?"
"Of course it's true. It's a terrifying demon with three heads and six arms. It loves to eat the hearts of immortal cultivators."
"Yes, it is said that during this period, five cultivators from Taishu's family have died, all of them had their hearts ripped out."
"It's so scary. Fortunately, the evil demons don't attack us ordinary people."
"I heard that Taishu's family invited many immortal cultivators to eradicate the evil spirits."
"..."
……
Xu Changshou had excellent hearing and could hear the conversations of people in the city even in the air.
He wanted to get some information from people's conversations, but it seemed that ordinary people didn't know much about Taishu's family.
The flying boat flew slowly and soon arrived at Taishu's mansion.
This mansion is extremely huge, occupying a quarter of the area of Cangzhou City. The mansion is like a city.
The gate archway of Taishu's house is majestic, and the vermilion gate shows its imposingness.
The two ferocious stone beasts at the door give people a strong sense of oppression.
There are two big characters written on the lintel - Taishu.
Taishu Xiaoyao piloted the white jade boat and landed lightly at the door. After retracting the boat, Taishu Xiaoyao bowed slightly and said, "Senior Xu, we're here. This is our Taishu's home."
"Not bad, very impressive!" Xu Changshou nodded in appreciation.
Taishu Xiaoyao made a gesture of invitation: "Senior Xu, you must be exhausted from the long journey. Please come into the mansion and rest."
"it is good!"
Xu Changshou took a step forward, walking towards the mansion with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.
"Oh no, oh no, Miss, Li Hu was killed by the evil spirit."
At this time, a young man who looked like a guard ran out of the mansion quickly.
This young man is also a cultivator, at the third level of Qi Refining, and runs very fast.
Xu Changshou nodded secretly. The guards in the mansion were all cultivators, which was enough to show that the Taishu family had a good foundation and was much stronger than the Zhu family.
After hearing his words, Taishu Xiaoyao's face turned pale: "Li Hu was also killed. When did it happen?"
"Last night." The guard said in panic.
"Come on, take me to see you."
"Yes!"
Taishu Xiaoyao led his men in hurriedly, and Xu Changshou followed slowly behind.
There are many servants in Taishu's mansion, including maids, guards, shop assistants, and nannies.
These servants are all mortal.
At this time, everyone in the mansion was in a panic, and almost all the servants had terrified expressions on their faces.
After passing through numerous courtyards, Taishu Xiaoyao brought Xu Changshou into a moon gate. Inside this moon gate, all the people were wearing guard uniforms, and they all had some level of cultivation.
"Miss."
"The eldest lady is back."
Seeing Taishu Xiaoyao, many guards gathered around him.
"Where is Li Hu?"
"In his room."
Taishu Xiaoyao moved and quickly walked into one of the rooms.
In this room, there was a middle-aged guard holding a white cloth and covering a corpse.
This middle-aged guard has a high level of cultivation and has reached the great perfection of Qi training.
"Commander Sun."
"Greetings, Miss."
When Taishu Xiaoyao arrived, the middle-aged man hurriedly saluted.
Taishu Xiaoyao frowned and said, "Li Hu is dead too."
Commander Sun nodded gravely, "Yes."
Taishu Xiaoyao asked, "When did he die?"
Commander Sun replied, "His body is still warm, so he must have been killed at midnight."
Xu Changshou asked, "Where was he killed?"
Commander Sun glanced at Xu Changshou, hesitated slightly, and said nothing.
Taishu Xiaoyao introduced: "This is Senior Xu, invited by the Patriarch to help us exorcise the demon."
"Junior greets Senior Xu."
Commander Sun bowed respectfully and said, "The toilet."
"When did you find out he was murdered? Did you see the murderer?"
"Just discovered that I didn't see the murderer."
Xu Changshou frowned: "With so many people in this courtyard, didn't you notice anything?"
Commander Sun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No, we didn't hear anything at night. It wasn't until someone went to the toilet in the early morning that they discovered that Li Hu had been killed."
"Ok!"
Xu Changshou nodded slightly. All the people living in this courtyard were cultivators. They all had sharp ears and eyes, and could kill someone without being discovered and then leave calmly.
This shows that the murderer delivered a fatal blow and was much stronger than the deceased Li Hu.
"Open the white cloth." Xu Changshou ordered.
"Yes!"
Commander Sun bowed and removed the white cloth.
This was a man about forty years old, his face was slightly pale, his mouth was open, and he seemed to be yawning.
There was no trace of fear on his face as he was about to die.
This further proves that Li Hu was killed by a single blow.
"Commander Sun, turn him over so I can see his injuries."
"Yes!"
Commander Sun turned Li Hu's body over and saw a bloody wound on his back where his heart was. The wound was the size of a fist, as if it had been scratched by sharp claws. It could be seen that the heart inside was missing.
Taishu Xiaoyao did not lie to himself. This murderer was indeed more interested in the heart.
Taishu Xiaoyao said angrily, "Senior Xu, Li Hu must have had his heart ripped out by that evil demon."