Chapter 224: Is the Lu Family Stockade the Murderer?

"Are you saying that the murderer who killed Wang Dezhi is very likely someone from the Lu Family Stockade?" Zhou Chengsong was full of surprise and couldn't help but blurt out.

Zhang Yun nodded with a grave expression and said slowly, "This possibility does indeed exist."

"Do you mean that besides the Lu Family Stockade, there might be other forces involved behind the scenes?"

The trace of a smile that had just appeared on Zhou Chengsong's face was replaced by deep suspicion.

"Hmm." Zhang Yun frowned slightly, lost in thought, and said after a moment, "There is a key question I have never been able to figure out: if Wang Dezhi's death was truly a poisonous hand dealt by someone from the Lu Family Stockade to keep a secret,

then how did they know that Wang Dezhi also knew about the horse bandits hiding in their Zhai?"

"After all, judging from the sequence of events, Wang Dezhi should have learned about this situation after I did.

At that time, Su Chungui and the others were likely already in trouble, and that woman named Liao Qi, as well as Yao Wen, certainly wouldn't have easily left the Zhai to leak the news."

"Cousin, oh cousin, you are usually so sharp, why are you acting confused now? This matter is not difficult to explain."

The corners of Zhou Chengsong's mouth rose slightly, revealing a confident smile, "Those guys from the Lu Family Stockade captured Su Chungui and the others alive and learned from their mouths that there was another woman who knew about this.

So, they snuck in here, intending to kill to silence them.

Coincidentally, they happened to run into Wang Dezhi killing that woman, and they seized the moment when Wang Dezhi was completely off guard to launch a sneak attack; doesn't that make sense?"

"Ah!" Zhang Yun was startled, as if suddenly enlightened.

Thinking about it carefully, it really seemed to be the case.

Although there was a significant element of coincidence involved, it was just like how Su Chungui could see the Lu Family Stockade people leading away the herd of horses from the city wall.

Worldly affairs are often just this full of surprises.

It's just, does the Lu Family Stockade really have such a formidable expert? You have to know, Wang Dezhi was a genuine Flesh Refining Martial Artist.

Although in Yongan City, In-Jin Martial Artists are as common as wild dogs on the street, and Flesh Refining Martial Artists can be seen everywhere,

but in an ordinary small Zhai, having a Body Tempering Third Layer Martial Artist is already a very rare thing.

To say there is a Flesh Refining Martial Artist is simply like a fantasy, let alone the kind of top-tier Flesh Refining Martial Artist capable of easily killing Wang Dezhi.

"Alright, cousin, don't dwell on it anymore."

Zhou Chengsong let out a long breath, reached out and patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder, and said with a firm tone, "The motive for this matter is so clear and obvious, the murderer is definitely someone from the Lu Family Stockade, no doubt about it."

As he spoke, a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said viciously, "Tomorrow morning, we will take everyone and set off, capture all the people from the Lu Family Stockade, break their legs, and send them to Yongan City to await that lord's disposal."

"Hmm." Zhang Yun nodded.

Although he always felt in his heart that there were still some blurry parts to this matter, for now, he really couldn't find a murderer who fit the criteria better than the Lu Family Stockade.

If it really was done by the Lu Family Stockade, could it be that legendary master archer?

To be able to kill Wang Dezhi, they would at least need to be at the middle or even late stage of Flesh Refining.

However, so what if they are at the late stage of Flesh Refining? Even an In-Jin Martial Artist has no power to fight back in the face of a dense fire net of machine guns, not to mention they have several 75 mm Howitzers on their side.

One can only hope that the lord in Yongan City will be satisfied with the answer they provide.

Zhou Chengsong, standing to the side, clenched his fists tightly; if it weren't for the fact that it was already late, he would have loved to charge over aggressively with heavy firepower immediately!

These bastards from the Lu Family Stockade actually dared to kill Wang Dezhi; it is simply unforgivable!

……

The night gradually deepened.

Above the wilderness, the chilling roars of Fierce Beasts could be heard from time to time.

Yet in Yongan City, many places were brightly lit, with men and women in fine clothes moving to and fro; the bustling prosperity inside the city and the wild silence outside seemed like two completely different worlds.

In the Alchemy Room, accompanied by a crisp sound, the final furnace of Blood Qi Pill was successfully refined.

Lu Yu reached out to turn off the equipment, slowly opened the furnace lid, and carefully took out the Pill.

The freshly baked Blood Qi Pill was still steaming, and a rich, alluring fragrance instantly permeated the air.

Counting carefully, three Top-grade Blood Qi Pill and seven Superior Blood Qi Pill; this was considered a normal performance level.

Lu Yu stuffed the pills into his mouth one by one as if eating candy. Afterward, his gaze turned to the panel.

To refine these 250 batches of medicinal materials, Lu Yu spent a full 30 hours, and his Potential Points had consequently increased to 88 million!

Although it did not reach his previously imagined goal of over 100 million, in reality, this result still exceeded expectations.

After all, calculating based on ten Blood Qi Pill, seven Superior and three Top-grade, the 2,500 Blood Qi Pill provided a total of only 81 million Potential Points.

Perhaps because his Mental Power was exceptionally strong, during such a long process of alchemy, he did not feel the slightest bit of fatigue, remaining full of spirit as if he had inexhaustible energy.

"It is time to use these Potential Points to continue breaking through." Lu Yu's gaze fell on the Realm column, and he already had a plan in mind.

Of these 88 million Potential Points, he intended to keep 10 million as a trump card for emergencies, and use the remaining 78 million to impact his meridians.

After all, the usage conditions for the 【Cloud-Piercing Arrow Technique】 were set there; if the True Qi value in his body is less than 1,000 points, it is impossible to perform the Secret Technique within it.

By the same token, martial arts like Fist Technique or blade techniques must surely be the same principle.

Of course, Lu Yu was not in a hurry to consume the Potential Points immediately.

More than a day had passed, and the True Qi in his body had already recovered to its full value.

He decided to first use the True Qi in his body to impact a few acupoints, and it wouldn't be too late to consume the Potential Points afterward.

Lu Yu concentrated his energy, successively impacting and opening the Kongxue and Fengchi acupoints, and clearly felt that the True Qi in his body was running low.

With a thought, he consumed 420,000 Potential Points; in an instant, a surging wave of True Qi seemed to rise in his dantian, and with an irresistible force, it broke through the next acupoint—the Fengfu acupoint.

Immediately, a more vigorous True Qi appeared in his body. Lu Yu checked the attribute improvement and found that the True Qi value had increased by 15 points.

"Have I already reached the Fengfu acupoint?" Lu Yu pondered to himself.

During this time of alchemy, he had not been idle, but had searched for quite a bit of information about the Vein Refining Realm on the Association's forum.

There was some relevant information on the forum, but the truly valuable content required payment to view.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to spend tens of thousands of Contribution Points to learn a lot of useful information.