Chapter 117

Of course.

Taking shortcuts comes at a price.

Cultivating the "Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art" allows one to swallow any energy, but the price is a short life!

The higher the realm, the shorter the lifespan.

Even so, once the "Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art" is cultivated to great success, there are few people in the whole world who can match it.

Calling it "Number One in the World" is no problem.

It’s just that this "Number One" is eaten out of people, and everyone fears it.

For this reason, thousands of years ago, many righteous sects united to destroy the "Sun and Moon Demonic Sect."

When it later revived, the "Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art" was also lost.

Now that it appears in Tai'an Prefecture, how can it not make people fear?

Chen Mu guessed that the murderer absorbed the internal energy and true qi of the victims, but he never thought that the murderer actually cultivated the "Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art"!

In the room, it fell into silence.

After a while, Chen Mu spoke softly, "Involving the 'Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art,' the murderer really needs to be found quickly, but how to find them? The other party is hidden in the dark, and the targets are admirers of Qi Mengjun..."

"Wait!"

Speaking of this, Chen Mu suddenly reacted and looked at Lu Tang...

"That's right, it's just as Brother Chen thinks."

Lu Tang nodded. "The Zhou family, the Golden Sun Gate, and the Wang family are preparing to go to the door to force the Qi family to let Qi Mengjun appear. Our Lord Tong will also show up!"

"...Count me in when you go."

"No problem!"

The atmosphere in Tai'an Prefecture was as oppressive as a storm about to arrive.

Successive dried corpse murder cases, with many victims of noble status and strange and terrifying causes of death, pointed directly to the Qi family’s eldest young lady, the "Number One Beauty in Tai'an Prefecture," Qi Mengjun.

Panic, like a plague, not only swept through the sect forces but also spread among the market.

Everyone was in danger, especially those men who had expressed admiration for Qi Mengjun, who were even more restless, fearing that the murderer would find them the next moment.

Under huge pressure, forces led by the Zhou family, the Wang family, and the Golden Sun Gate could no longer sit idly by.

This day.

Led by the head of the Zhou family, Zhou Bowen, the head of the Wang family, Wang Zhongqiu, the head of the Golden Sun Gate, Cai Yunru, and the person currently in charge of the Martial Suppression Office, Tong Yuanshan, the crowd came straight to the front gate of the Qi mansion.

This lineup represented almost half of the top forces in Tai'an Prefecture, and its momentum was enough to make anyone shudder.

Chen Mu changed into the clothes of an ordinary martial artist and quietly mixed into the crowd, watching coldly from the sidelines.

He wanted to see how the Qi family would deal with this unprecedented forced palace.

The Qi mansion gate was closed, but the pressure outside the door was clearly transmitted inside.

Before long, the gate opened slowly.

The head of the Qi family, Qi Jinghong, had a solemn face and stepped out, followed by Qi Yunpan, who had an indignant face, and several high-level members of the Qi family such as Qi Jingxiao.

Qi Jinghong’s gaze swept over the crowd in front of the door, cupped his hands, and said in a deep voice, "Brother Zhou, Brother Wang, Sect Master Cai, Lord Tong, why are you all making such a big scene, blocking the gate of my Qi family?"

Zhou Bowen’s eyes were red, he stepped forward, his voice hoarse and full of hatred. "Qi Jinghong! Don't play dumb! Now Tai'an Prefecture is full of blood cases, all because of your daughter Qi Mengjun!"

"That demon who cultivates the 'Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art' specifically kills those who admire her! If you don't hand her over and use her as bait to lure out that demon, Tai'an Prefecture will never have peace!"

"Do you want to trap the entire Tai'an Prefecture in fire and water for the sake of one daughter of yours?!"

Wang Zhongqiu also said coldly, "Family Head Qi, my third brother cannot die in vain! This demon must be eliminated; everyone is in danger! Since your daughter is the key, how can she still live in seclusion?"

Although Cai Yunru and Tong Yuanshan did not speak, their attitudes were clear, silently exerting pressure.

Qi Jinghong’s face was ugly. "Absurd! My daughter lives in seclusion, what is her fault? What does those murder cases have to do with her? Is it a crime to be born beautiful? Letting a weak woman be bait, you heroes, what a great prestige!"

Qi Yunpan was young and energetic, jumping and cursing, "Fart! Why should my sister be bait for you? Who knows if you provoked enemies yourself and now want to blame my Qi family! If you want to move my sister, step over my corpse first!"

The scene was deadlocked for a while.

The Qi family argued with reason, but the other side had many people and power, and with the name of righteousness and grief, they pressed step by step.

The atmosphere became more and more heavy, true qi surged secretly, and the onlookers all held their breath, feeling that a big battle seemed to be on the verge of breaking out.

Tong Yuanshan finally spoke, his voice carrying the majesty of an official. "Family Head Qi, it's not forcing. It's just that the case is major and involves a lot, and your daughter is indeed the only clue. For the sake of Tai'an Prefecture’s peace, please..."

At this moment, a small maid in a green dress, with a pale face, stumbled out from the mansion, her voice distorted by extreme fear.

"Master! Master! It's not good! Miss... Miss has passed away!!"

Like a thunderclap on flat ground!

Everyone was stunned, including Zhou Bowen and others who were forcing the palace.

"What?!"

"What did you say?!"

"Qi Mengjun is dead?!"

"..."

Qi Jinghong and Qi Yunpan’s faces changed drastically, and they no longer cared about the crowd outside the door, turning around and rushing toward the mansion.

Zhou Bowen, Wang Zhongqiu, Cai Yunru, Tong Yuanshan, and others looked at each other and followed immediately.

The situation changed suddenly, completely beyond their expectations.

Chen Mu, mixed in the crowd, also felt a chill in his heart, his figure quietly following the surging crowd close to the Qi mansion gate, and with clever body technique, he entered the Qi mansion while it was chaotic, following the group in front.

A group of people rushed to the outside of the boudoir where Qi Mengjun lived, only to see several maids and old women kneeling on the ground, crying into a piece.

Qi Jinghong pushed open the door and rushed in.

Chen Mu moved his figure, found an angle, and his gaze crossed the shoulders of the crowd in front, clearly seeing the situation in the room.

I saw a woman in her twenties lying quietly in the brocade quilt on the exquisite embroidered bed, her eyes closed, her face pale without a trace of blood, but it still couldn't cover up her breathtaking beauty.

Eyebrows like distant mountains containing black, skin like solidified fat and white jade, the five features were exquisite as if they were the most perfect masterpiece of heaven, even without any vitality, she was still breathtakingly beautiful, making people feel pity.

This is Qi Mengjun?

The number one beauty in Tai'an Prefecture?

Chen Mu sighed in his heart; this Qi Mengjun was indeed peerless, no wonder she could attract so many men to go crazy for her, and even bring about a killing disaster.

It’s just that at this moment, this peerless beauty had already passed away.

"Mengjun! My daughter!" Qi Jinghong threw himself in front of the bed, tears streaming down his face, his voice tragic.

"Sister!!" Qi Yunpan cried even more loudly, unable to control himself.

Zhou Bowen, Wang Zhongqiu, and others stood in the room, their faces suspicious, looking at Qi Mengjun, who was indeed lifeless on the bed, and for a time, they were all speechless.

The previous forced palace and plan instantly became a huge joke.

Bait?

People are dead, what bait is there to use?

Chen Mu frowned slightly, his gaze sharply scanning every corner of the room, and finally fell on that pale but beautiful face again.

Dead?

At this juncture, suddenly died like this?

Is it suicide?

Or... silenced?

'Wait!'

Suddenly, Chen Mu’s heart stirred, his eyes showing strangeness.

'If Qi Mengjun is dead, why is there no looting prompt?'