Chapter 48

At night, it was quiet.

Lu Zhangsheng was in a night walker garment, holding a slaughtering knife, running on a mountain path.

The shadows on both sides were retreating rapidly.

A large amount of leaves brushed past his clothes, making a rustling sound.

Not long after, he arrived at the valley mentioned by the other party.

The valley was not large, and it was filled with green trees; the moonlight could not penetrate it, making it appear quite gloomy and terrifying.

Lu Zhangsheng lifted his foot and walked in.

Just as he stepped in, he felt a chill all over his body, and bursts of cold wind struck.

"Hmph... playing god and acting like a ghost."

His gaze was like lightning, and the Qi and blood in his body exploded, like a scorching sun, shaking away all the Yin Qi in the surroundings.

Moving forward all the way, he soon arrived at the center of the valley.

Looking around, the ground was full of withered grass, and there were some animal corpses.

Apart from that, there were no other discoveries.

Just as Lu Zhangsheng was about to investigate and then leave, a sudden change occurred.

"Shoo..."

Following bursts of piercing sounds, four pitch-black figures rushed toward Lu Zhangsheng rapidly, their momentum fierce.

The other party attacked from the front, back, left, and right, firmly surrounding him in the center.

Lu Zhangsheng looked closely.

He saw four figures with bloodless faces and protruding eyes killing toward him, their fingernails pitch-black, and ferocity surging.

"Corpse Puppets?"

His expression was a bit puzzled, and he drew his blade and slashed directly.

Splash...

A dazzling bright light flashed in the void, like an arc, rotating around his body in a circle.

Then the four Corpse Puppets were severed at the waist, and green body fluids scattered all over the ground, full of stench.

These Corpse Puppets had only just stepped into the Refining Flesh level and were not his opponents.

With his strength, he could naturally kill them in seconds with one slash.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng investigated the surroundings for a moment, but did not find any useful information, so he walked toward the outside of the valley.

According to his guess, the martial artists who came to search for treasure had probably all died in their mouths.

Or they were directly refined into Corpse Puppets by the person in the shadows.

As for the person who issued this news, they must have some connection with Guaiyi, and it might even be the other party.

Having a clue, he prepared to start an investigation early tomorrow morning.

Over the next few days.

Lu Zhangsheng had been inquiring about news in the restaurant during the day, but had no discoveries.

The waiter's mouth was full of nonsense, not about this person having an affair today, then that person stealing someone tomorrow.

The relationships between men and women in the entire village were a mess.

Lu Zhangsheng was not in a hurry and kept waiting for an opportunity.

This wait lasted for five days.

On this day, at noon.

Lu Zhangsheng was eating peanuts and drinking small amounts of wine when he suddenly heard bursts of gongs and drums outside, which was very lively.

Many figures walked out one after another, forming teams and moving forward; the scene was quite spectacular.

"What happened outside?"

He turned his head and asked the waiter who walked over.

"Guest, you must be from out of town; this is the Cao family marrying off their silly son again."

"Everyone can go and eat and drink for free, so naturally, it attracted quite a few people."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression shifted slightly: "The Cao family's silly son?"

"That's right, there is a great benevolent family in the west of the village, surnamed Cao, who passed away more than ten years ago, leaving behind an orphan and a widow; however, that kid has bad luck and is actually a fool."

The waiter whispered.

"In order to leave descendants for her family, the Cao family has been marrying wives for her silly son; this is already the second time this year, but unfortunately, the other party has never been able to give birth to offspring..."

"That Cao family woman is also a bitter person, very kind, often helping the villagers, and she is even more doting on her silly son..."

Lu Zhangsheng listened to the other party's detailed account, which clarified the whole story.

He immediately became interested and prepared to go drink some wedding wine.

Anyway, he couldn't find anything for a while.

Afterward, he threw down a few pieces of broken silver and rose to walk out of the restaurant.

After exiting the restaurant, he followed the crowd forward all the way.

On the street, the crowd was bustling, full of laughter.

"This Cao family woman is truly generous; every time her son marries a wife, there is a flowing banquet for several days."

"She often helps the villagers on weekdays; she is indeed a great benevolent family."

Pedestrians on the road were whispering to each other.

Not long after, Lu Zhangsheng arrived at a large flat ground in the west of the village.

At this time, the field was already filled with wine tables, and there were quite a few delicacies on them, with fragrance overflowing.

The surroundings were already full of people who came to eat at the banquet. "This Cao family woman is indeed rich."

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the scene before him and thought to himself.

He found a table at random and sat down.

Looking up, he could just see into the main hall in front.

He saw an old woman in black sitting in the main hall, her face gray and white, appearing somewhat listless.

At this time, a pair of men and women wearing bright red wedding robes walked out from the inner hall.

The man had dull eyes, with wisps of saliva hanging from the corners of his mouth, looking completely foolish.

The woman was covered by a bright red headscarf, so her appearance could not be seen clearly.

However, what was strange was that the other party was like a puppet, motionless.

Beside the bride, there was also a woman supporting her, which was quite strange.

"First bow to heaven and earth."

"Second bow to the high hall."

"Husband and wife bow to each other."

"The ceremony is complete."

Following bursts of loud sounds, the newlyweds quickly finished the process and were taken into the bridal chamber.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng had no interest in eating any banquet and returned directly to the restaurant.

Night, it was deep.

Outside a courtyard in the west of the village.

Lu Zhangsheng held a slaughtering knife, in a black garment, leaning against the corner of the wall.

This place was exactly where he came to watch the ceremony during the day.

He had some doubts in his heart, so he took advantage of the night to investigate.

He jumped over the wall and landed lightly on the flat ground, his movements extremely slight.

With his Great Completion grade Spiral Nine Transformations, he could almost make no sound at all.

Then, he followed the corridor and carefully felt his way forward all the way.

After passing through a garden and rockery, he arrived outside a room.

At this time, the red candles in the room were shining, very festive.

Lu Zhangsheng leaned gently against the window, poked a hole in the window paper with his finger, and observed carefully.

"Hehehe... Mother is so good, marrying me another beautiful wife..."

The Cao family's silly son lay on top, looking at the beauty beneath him with a foolish face.

Soon he began to move his hands and feet, stripping all of the other party's clothes off.

Revealing a body with skin like congealed fat.

At this time, Lu Zhangsheng finally saw the woman's appearance.

It was actually the Li family woman who had lost contact, and she was of the same clan as Li Yunhua, whom he had killed.

A month ago, the other party came here to investigate and went missing; he had not expected her to be here.

He also only knew the other party's information through the mission introduction.

However, Lu Zhangsheng had no intention of saving his mortal enemy.

Instead, he observed carefully, trying to discover the abnormality of this silly son.

He saw that the woman's body seemed to be bound, her expression was very painful, and the Cao family's silly son soon began to move on her body.

"Woo woo..."

Only bursts of sobbing sounds remained on the field.

Until the time it takes to burn a stick of incense later, the fool fell asleep.

Lu Zhangsheng watched a whole live spring palace painting, which was very stimulating.

However, in the end, he did not find anything abnormal about this fool.

His body was completely human, just with a worrying IQ.

This gave him some new ideas.

Since there was no problem with the other party, the source must be with that Cao family woman.

Lu Zhangsheng put away his thoughts and walked slowly toward the front.

Passing through layers of corridors all the way, he arrived in a backyard.

Just as he was about to go and poke a hole in the window, a cold voice suddenly came.

"Friend outside, what is the important matter for coming to my place so late?"

The Cao family woman suddenly walked out of the room, her face bloodless, appearing very gloomy and terrifying.

"Those few Corpse Puppets outside the village are yours, right."

"You are quite good at hiding, even specifically creating a persona as a great benevolent person in the village."

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was cold, his gaze like lightning.

"Let This Seat see what kind of thing you are."

He raised the slaughtering knife in his hand and slashed out with one blade.

"Shoo..."

A strand of cold gleam flashed in the void, and the momentum was very shocking.

He did not underestimate the enemy; this slash used all his strength, and the attack power was extremely terrifying.

(End of chapter)