Chapter 229: The Zhai You Bombed?

"Cousin, how is it? Any discoveries?"

Outside the Zhai, seeing Zhang Yun and his group return empty-handed, Zhou Chengsong already had a vague suspicion in his heart, but he still held onto a sliver of hope.

Zhang Yun shook his head helplessly and said with an ugly expression, "Cousin, this is an empty Zhai."

"Ah!" Zhou Chengsong's eyes widened instantly, his face full of disbelief.

"I've searched everywhere; let alone people, I didn't even find a single bloodstain." Zhang Yun took a deep breath and said slowly, "I'm afraid they evacuated long ago."

The surroundings were deathly silent, not a sound to be heard.

No one had expected that this would be the final result.

"Cousin, but it's not a total loss."

Zhang Yun hesitated for a moment and said, "At the very least, it proves that Wang Dezhi was definitely killed by the people of Lu Family Stockade. Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to be guilty and flee with the entire Zhai."

"Those bastards!" Zhou Chengsong was so angry he gritted his teeth.

At this point, what was the use of saying these things?

He couldn't just take these words to report to his superiors, could he?

If he couldn't catch the culprit, he had no way to fulfill his duty.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Zhou Chengsong's mind, and a hint of joy appeared on his face as he said, "Cousin, where do you think they could have moved to with so many people?"

Zhang Yun reacted immediately and said, "Cousin, are you saying they might not have gone very far?"

"Of course." Zhou Chengsong sneered, "In this day and age, let alone hundreds of people, even a few people find it harder than ascending to heaven to find a place to settle down. With hundreds of people, they are most likely still in this vicinity!"

Hearing this, Zhang Yun took a deep breath.

His cousin was right; these people must still be nearby.

And there were only a handful of Zhais in the vicinity that could accommodate so many people; searching them one by one shouldn't be difficult.

"Cousin, the closest large Zhai to here is Li Family Fort. If the people from Lu Family Stockade were to relocate, they would likely choose that place. Even if they aren't there, we can still get some clues from the Li Family."

"Good, let's start by investigating Li Family Fort." Zhou Chengsong took a deep breath and glanced down at his wristwatch.

There wasn't much time left for them; they had to catch the culprit today, otherwise, it would be too late.

"This Zhai, you were the ones who bombed it, right?" Just then, a cold, bone-chilling voice came from behind the two.

Hearing this voice, Zhou Chengsong's brows furrowed tightly.

What kind of inexplicable nonsense was this?

If it wasn't them who bombed it, could it have been someone else?

What was even more infuriating was that the two of them were in the middle of a conversation; when was it this guy's turn to interrupt, and this tone was so blunt, without the slightest hint of respect!

Zhang Yun, however, felt a sudden chill rise up his back; this voice...

He subconsciously turned around slowly, and the scene before him left him standing frozen on the spot, completely stunned.

He saw corpses lying scattered all over the ground; they were all the nearly one hundred guards who had come with them.

Each person had a very striking wound on their neck, and blood was still gurgling out.

Nearly a hundred people, just like that, died without a sound!

And they died so quietly, without even a single gunshot or shell being fired.

An intense, unprecedented feeling of terror engulfed his entire being like a surging tide.

Zhang Yun stared with wide eyes, fixedly watching the person in front of him wearing a ghost mask; his mind was a complete blank, having lost the ability to think.

In his mind, one sentence echoed over and over: When exactly did this guy arrive?

"Cousin?"

Zhou Chengsong also sensed that the atmosphere was not right. He tried to call out softly, but received no response, so he turned his head, and in an instant, he too fell into a state of stupor.

Lu Yu watched the two of them quietly.

He had originally been resting, but after being awakened by the sound of cannons and listening for a moment, he quickly determined that the sound was coming from the direction of Lu Family Stockade.

He didn't know exactly what had happened over there or why there were cannon sounds from the direction of Lu Family Stockade, but just sitting idly in the Base doing nothing was not his style.

Therefore, he went through some trouble and, without alerting anyone else, snuck out of Yongan City and rushed toward this place.

Afterward, he saw the tragic scene with flames soaring into the sky, and dozens of figures searching everywhere in the now-ruined Lu Family Stockade.

In an instant, a surge of rage ignited from the bottom of his heart.

Without a doubt, if the people in the Zhai hadn't relocated to Lu Family Fort, then at this moment, there would surely be heavy casualties, and those who could luckily survive would be few and far between.

Therefore, after those people from the Zhai came out, he decisively took action and slaughtered them all, specifically leaving only these two guys who looked like the leaders.

For a time, the surrounding atmosphere was chillingly quiet.

"This Zhai, you were the ones who bombed it, right? Answer me." Lu Yu asked coldly again.

"Ye-yes," Zhou Chengsong replied tremblingly.

The person in front of him could kill nearly a hundred people silently without them even noticing; killing the two of them would surely be effortless.

Intuition told him this was a life-or-death question; admitting it might lead to death, but not admitting it would likely lead to an even faster death, especially since those two cannons were sitting right there in plain sight.

"Why did you bomb this Zhai?"

Zhou Chengsong was stunned and hadn't had time to answer.

Zhang Yun's gaze suddenly fell on the bow behind Lu Yu, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "You, are you from Lu Family Stockade?"

"Puchi!" A crisp sound rang out.

Zhang Yun subconsciously clutched his neck, and his body slowly collapsed.

The look in his eyes as he stared at Lu Yu was filled with deep shock.

That's right, this masked person must be that legendary master archer from Lu Family Stockade!

But, according to what Yao Wen said, this guy's strength shouldn't be more than Flesh Refining early stage, right?

But in reality, with these methods and this strength, how could it just be Flesh Refining?

At the very least, he is an Entering Energy, and it is even possible he is a Transformation Energy Martial Artist!

"Thump!" Zhang Yun's body fell heavily to the ground, and he soon lost all signs of life.

"I am the one asking you, not the other way around, understand?" Lu Yu withdrew his gaze from Zhang Yun's corpse and turned it toward Zhou Chengsong.

"Yes, yes, I understand." Zhou Chengsong nodded hurriedly, his body trembling like a sieve as he looked at Lu Yu.

The murderer who killed Wang Dezhi had finally been found, and he was right before his eyes at this very moment.

Yet he did not feel the slightest bit happy; his heart was filled only with endless regret.

If he had known it would be like this, he should not have made this trip himself; since he already knew the murderer was from the Lu Family Stockade, wouldn't it have been enough to just let the Awakened lord take action?