Chapter 445: A Pie from the Sky (6/5, Autumn Subscription)

Inherited Martial Arts?!

Lin Ling's breath hitched, his heart pounding wildly.

A pie from the sky? Fortune has come?!

But Lin Ling had some experience; he suppressed his excitement and asked, "Your master's inheritance wouldn't be passed so easily to a stranger, would it? You say men like me—with fiery blood—are everywhere on the streets."

"Not the same!" The girl grabbed his hand and pulled out a glowing bracelet.

"This is what my master gave me—he said it would glow whenever someone meeting the inheritance criteria appeared nearby! Now it's glowing because of you, so I came to you!"

So that's how it is!

Lin Ling glanced again at the bracelet, but could discern nothing about its origin—only that staring at it too long made him feel slightly dizzy.

Is this real?!

His heart jolted—could everything she said be true? Has my fortune finally arrived, Lin Ling?!

Filled with excitement, he asked, "Where is your Ningguang Sect? If all this is true, I'm willing to join the Ningguang Sect!"

"Wonderful! Big brother, I knew you were the one destined for this!"

The girl happily clasped Lin Ling's wrist and said, "According to our sect's rules, the inheritor takes the title Senior Brother. So I'm your junior sister now—what should I call you, Senior Brother?"

Senior Brother…?

Heh heh! Feels pretty novel!

"I'm Lin Ling."

"Lin Senior Brother! I'm Xia Xiyu!"

…

Xiaoyao Forest.

"Hold on, everyone! According to the last village's intel, Qingsi County is only a few kilometers away."

"Once we reach that place, all our hardship, all our effort, will be rewarded!"

"Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!"

"To Qingsi County! Report Mo Cun's situation, then lead everyone back to slaughter every Wu Yu tribe member—leave not one alive!!"

A young man, ragged and drenched in blood, walked at the front of the group, his eyes faintly flickering with golden threads before vanishing again.

He kept walking forward, seemingly on the verge of collapsing at any moment—but still he walked forward.

Beneath his feet lay corpses.

Countless corpses.

Like a small boat rowing against the current, he nearly stumbled and fell several times, yet each time he steadied himself and pressed on.

As if his life, his goal, was nothing but forward—always forward!

He had… stopped nothing!

My rage, my pain, everything—I can't stop it anymore!

He stomped down hard, crushing a corpse's belly, blood and flesh splattering onto his legs—but he ignored it completely.

"Why are all of you lying on the ground? Get up! Walk with me! Walk with me! We haven't reached Qingsi County yet—we haven't avenged Mo Cun's families—we can't stop! We can't stop!!"

He roared, continuing forward.

But no one answered him.

Only the sea of corpses, silently telling everything.

"Ha… hahaha… hahahaha!"

Suddenly, the man laughed—walking while covering his face, howling with wild mirth.

"So this is how it is… I see now… you're all tired, so you've placed all your hope on me… I understand! I understand!!"

"I'll walk the path ahead for you—I'll inherit your hatred, your rage!"

"You rest here forever—everything after this is my duty!"

"I will destroy the Phoenix Organization! I will kill every anomaly! I will grant your souls eternal peace!"

Captain Wu moved faster and faster; his battered body slowly began to glow with golden thread patterns, shimmering with a faint golden light.

His wounds healed at visible speed, and strength returned—he broke into a run, growing faster and faster! He roared aloud, a sound neither mad nor frenzied, growing louder and louder, echoing throughout the entire canyon.

The sea of corpses fell behind him; ahead lay the final hill.

All they needed was to cross that hill—together, they could reach Qingsi County.

Now, only he remained, walking alone!

"An Dong'er… wait for me—I'll save you! I swear it!"

Like an unceasing flame, he charged toward the final hill.

…

Qingsi County.

Fang Yue's head ached.

Because after following You Sisi on a case, she refused to speak to him, only following her own procedures.

"Are you practicing Silent Zen?"

"…"

"Say something, You Senior—aren't you a Qingyi? Don't act like a child."

"…"

"At least tell me why you're treating me like this?"

Tap.

You Sisi finally stopped moving, coldly staring at Fang Yue: "I don't need help solving cases."

"What are you saying? When you investigated the case, didn't you pull Jing Yan and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu from our team, and have the Green Guards search for people? Weren't they all helping you?"

"That's not the same. The kind of help I mean is…"

"Enough, enough, don't be so stubborn. Lord Jun told me to assist you in investigating this case. You should know what that means, right?"

"…He doesn't trust my ability to investigate cases?"

"What does that have to do with it? Of course it's because of Lord Han!"

Fang Yue invoked Lord Han again, and this move was indeed effective.

You Sisi gave a start, and her attitude instantly became much more obedient.

Previously, she had wanted to meet Lord Han, this living legend.

But when she actually met him face to face, she felt fear.

Although she couldn't sense any aura leaking from Lord Han.

But just thinking that the person before her could, with a mere raise of a hand, annihilate her without leaving even dregs behind—that kind of fear in the face of an absolute disparity in strength made her tremble.

Even if Lord Han did nothing at all, it was enough to make her behave.

"This matter, what does this matter have to do with Lord Han?"

"Lord Han feels your analysis makes sense, that this matter is indeed suspicious, so he told me to help investigate too, to uncover the truth sooner… No, that's not right either. To be precise, I'm the overseer."

I see!

You Sisi suddenly understood, and her original resistance toward Fang Yue vanished in an instant.

"Then it's settled. I handle the case, and you just watch from the side. You're not allowed to interfere."

"Fine!"

Even if I wanted to interfere, I'd have to have the ability to.

Fang Yue was clear about it himself; he had come just to observe You Sisi handle the case and familiarize himself with the process.

If they really left it to someone like him who knew nothing, Fang Yue would only be grasping at straws.

Next, Fang Yue witnessed You Sisi's process of handling the case.

Just as she had said before, she first reconstructed the scene through eyewitnesses and found the clues.

"In other words, Dou Baiyi was still normal even when he stepped both feet into Qingluan Lou; the Possession hadn't taken effect yet. It wasn't until he chatted with the madam that the strange entity inside him suddenly accelerated and the possession succeeded."

(End of this chapter)