Chapter 190: Divine Nature Humans

"Death list?"

Wu Shang behind him spoke in confusion, while Li Musheng raised an eyebrow slightly.

At this moment, Hu Rui'an looked at the characters on the blood-stained scroll and began to explain:

"The death list on this is not quite the same as a normal death list; it does not record a specific person, but rather a specific region, ranging from a small village to a large town, all of which are targets to be erased by slaughter."

Speaking thus, Hu Rui'an glanced over the book again and said:

"The list details the time and location in Sheng Province over the past five years; there are nearly thirty in total, all marked as exterminated, and the ones who struck were all experts from the Tianjin Wei branch office in Sheng Province."

Upon hearing this, Wu Shang and the others all showed strange expressions; among them, Cheng Zhong frowned in thought and said:

"The 'villages and towns' that the Tianjin Wei could strike to exterminate—could they not be gathering places for rebel forces against the court, or strongholds of certain bandits?"

Hearing this, Hu Rui'an nodded slightly, then looked at Li Musheng and said:

"I have the same thought, but what puzzles me now is why this list was hidden. If it were a normal Tianjin Wei mission, it would be their duty, but I fear there may be some unknown tricks hidden within."

Having said that, he immediately glanced at the big cat in the corner and the old woman in the cell.

At this moment, the old woman suddenly let out a "gaga" laugh, as if squeezed from a broken bellows, instantly interrupting everyone's deep thought.

"You are indeed mistaken... what is recorded above is not some normal matter, but a shady deal that cannot be seen in the light..."

The old woman spoke in her rough, hoarse voice, and then slowly turned her body, which had not yet turned around.

This made her look much more normal, yet that face remained terrifying, making it hard to look directly at it.

Hu Rui'an did not mind the old woman's appearance; instead, he narrowed his eyes and stared directly at her, saying:

"Since you are imprisoned in the Tianjin Wei branch office, you must not be an ordinary person. However, you deny playing with ghosts and spirits, and now you say there is something wrong with this death list, which makes me quite curious about your identity."

Hearing this, the old woman's cloudy eyes slowly moved, looked at Hu Rui'an once, and said:

"I am just an ordinary, pitiful ugly old woman; what identity could I possibly have..."

Speaking thus, she immediately changed the tone of her voice, speaking in a hoarse voice like sandpaper rubbing:

"But... seeing that you are not bad people either, if you truly wish to understand some inside information about this matter, I can tell you about it."

Having said that, the old woman's gaze fixed directly on the blood-stained book in Hu Rui'an's hand.

Hearing this, Hu Rui'an looked deeply at the other person, then immediately used his eyes to ask Li Musheng's opinion beside him.

"Since we are already here, let us listen to what she has to say."

Li Musheng shrugged, but not towards Hu Rui'an; instead, he teased the big black cat squatting in the corner.

Seeing this, the big cat stood upright, meowed once, stuck out its tongue to lick its paw, and its green eyes flickered uncertainly.

It seemed to hesitate for a moment before walking towards Li Musheng with cat-like steps.

It rubbed its body, the size of a terrier, against Li Musheng's robe, then leaned down by his feet, and even lazily let out a yawn.

The old woman in the cell saw this scene; the corner of her eye twitched imperceptibly, but she did not show any strangeness; instead, she continued to speak in a hoarse voice:

"The people killed by the Tianjin Wei on that list are all innocent people, just like this old woman."

Speaking thus, the old woman slowly glanced over everyone and said:

"I know you must be wondering: if they were just ordinary people, why would the Tianjin Wei strike to kill them?"

Hearing this, Hu Rui'an remained silent, simply waiting quietly for the other's next words.

At this moment, the old woman suddenly laughed "gaga" again; the laugh sounded extremely unpleasant, and she said:

"Hehe... naturally, it is because among these ordinary people there may exist some extraordinary people."

"Those extraordinary people are the targets of the Tianjin Wei, and in order not to miss any possible targets, they had no choice but to kill everyone."

Hearing this, Hu Rui'an frowned and said:

"I do not recall that within the Great Li Tianjin Wei, there exists such a mission as you speak of."

The old woman shook her head, did not respond, but stared at Hu Rui'an and asked:

"Then do you know that there is a type of person in this world called 'Divine Nature Humans'?"

Upon hearing this, Hu Rui'an's eyebrows furrowed even deeper; after thinking for a moment, he truthfully said:

"I have never heard of it."

Wu Shang, Shen Anran, and the others all showed confused expressions, obviously none of them knew what the so-called "Divine Nature Humans" in the old woman's mouth were.

At this moment, the old woman withdrew her gaze, sat in the damp cell, chuckled once, and said:

"Then let me change the question: do you know of the Falling God Peak? And do you know the origin of the name Falling God Peak?"

Hearing this, Wu Shang immediately nodded and said:

"As one of the four top sects in the Jianghu, how could anyone not know of the existence of Falling God Peak?"

"As for the origin of its name... I have heard rumors in the Jianghu that once there was a supreme expert in the martial arts world whose strength was comparable to a 'Wu Shen', who was the mortal enemy of the founding ancestor of Falling God Peak before he rose to power."

"Later, the two fought a life-and-death duel on a mountain peak; ultimately, the founding ancestor of Falling God Peak slew the Wu Shen, thereby becoming famous throughout the Jianghu. This is how the name Falling God Peak was obtained, meaning 'the place where the Wu Shen fell', and later this place also became the foundation for the establishment of the Falling God Peak sect."

However, after listening to Wu Shang's words, the old woman sneered and said:

"You take rumors heard by the roadside as truth, but... it is not your fault for not knowing; even within Falling God Peak, there are probably very few people who truly know this matter."

Speaking thus, the old woman shook her head, looked at the big black cat lying by Li Musheng's feet, and slowly said:

"The two characters 'Luo Shen' (Falling God) in Falling God Peak refer to Divine Nature Humans. The founding ancestor of Falling God Peak possessed supreme Wu Gong, reached the peak of the martial arts world, but believed extremely in fate. In order for the sect he founded to last for ten thousand generations, he sought out the Tianji Old Man from the Tianji Pavilion at that time to read the fate of Falling God Peak."

"At that time, the Tianji Old Man, forced by the other's martial power, helplessly spent his lifespan to peer into the Heavenly Fate, and finally informed him that the sect he founded would be destroyed by the hands of 'Divine Nature Humans'."

"Because of this, the founding ancestor of Falling God Peak named his sect Falling God Peak, and left a testament to kill all 'Divine Nature Humans' in the world, seemingly believing this would allow the sect to last for ten thousand generations."

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng immediately frowned and was the first to speak:

"I feel that your explanation is even less reliable than the rumors Wu Shang heard by the roadside."

(End of this chapter)