Chapter 595 The Murderer's Trail

As the river above changed its course, this waterfall that had existed for thousands of years suddenly stopped flowing.

The deep pool below has also become a pool of stagnant water.

Since the bottom of the deep pool has been continuously draining water, the water level in the deep pool has dropped rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In less than half an hour, the bottom of the pool was revealed.

The underground river was naturally exposed, and it dried up.

Zhuyin led four Jindan monks and fell into the bottom of the pool and entered the underground river.

Song Wen, who was dozens of miles away in Fang City, saw everything that happened here through the shadow Gu.

Among the four people Zhuyin brought, two were monks who practiced the "Corpse King's Blood Cultivation", and they were the man and the woman who forcibly changed the course of the river.

Both of these two people are in the middle stage of Jindan cultivation.

Song Wen did not attack these two people rashly.

First, if he takes action, Zhuyin will recognize his method and thus know his identity.

Second, although only five Jindan monks got off the spaceship Zhuyin was on, Song Wen was not sure that there was no one else on the spaceship.

If Yin Shuo or Ye Hua were on board, Song Wenke would be trapped.

Zhuyin led people to search the entire complex underground cave system, rescued the trapped people, and also discovered some traces left by Song Wen.

From this, Zhuyin deduced that all this was a conspiracy against Pang Lu. Someone deliberately set a trap just to lure Pang Lu out and kill him.

"Someone actually dared to kill the supervisory elder of Wuji Sect on Wuji Island."

Zhuyin's shocked eyes were filled with anger.

She returned to the Evil Qi Hall with Yin Pan, who was seriously injured, and the disciples of Hanzhi Valley who were injured when they came to hunt for treasure. He also used the "Star Line Array" in the evil spirit hall to report what happened here to Master Yin Shuo.

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Song Wen looked at the evil spirit hall that was obviously under martial law and shook his head.

He had anticipated this situation when he started.

The whereabouts of the Jindan Elder of Wuji Island are not easy to obtain.

Therefore, he took the initiative to lure Pang Lu out. But this will inevitably leave some clues, which will alert Wuji Island.

Song Wen left Fangshi and came to a mountain dozens of miles away, where he found a tree hole and hid.

Although he didn't know what happened inside the evil spirit hall, he was always cautious, so it was not difficult to guess that Zhuyin would definitely report everything that happened here.

Song Wen was worried that Yin Shuo or Ye Hua would come. Then, they went on a killing spree indiscriminately and massacred all the casual cultivators in the entire city.

However, what Song Wen was worried about did not happen.

Yin Shuo or Ye Hua did not appear.

Zhuyin and other five Jindan monks have stepped out of the evil spirit hall several times to investigate Fang City and the surrounding areas. But they all traveled together, and Song Wen never found a chance to take action.

A few days later, Xu Shi felt that there was no point in continuing the investigation. Zhuyin and other five people left the Cold Corpse Valley and returned to Shadow City.

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Song Wen walked into the Shadow City and found that there were obviously more patrolling guards in the Shadow City.

Among these guards, Song Wen discovered two familiar figures, the man and woman who diverted the river.

The male cultivator's name is Duan Chuan.

The female nun's name is Fenglan.

Both are the deputy hall masters of Wuji Island Law Enforcement Hall.

They followed Zhuyin to Hanzhi Valley to investigate but found nothing. After returning to Shadow City, the two of them were responsible for monitoring the changes in Shadow City and its surroundings.

At this time, the two of them were hanging high in the sky above Shadow City.

Song Wen looked up at the two of them with a smile on his lips.

He was worried that he couldn't find anyone to attack.

However, in the Shadow City, you definitely can't do anything. These two people must be lured out of the Shadow City.

Two quarters of an hour later.

Duan Chuan and Feng Lan received a summons from their subordinates, and Pang Lu's defensive magic weapon, the Dragon Scale Shield, appeared in the city.

The Dragon Scale Shield was taken to a magic weapon shop in Fang City and sold at a low price. The shopkeeper recognized the shield and took the initiative to report it to the Wuji Island Law Enforcement Hall.

The two of them immediately rushed to the magic weapon shop and met the shopkeeper who purchased the dragon scale shield.

The shopkeeper was a monk in the middle stage of foundation building. When he saw Duan Chuan and Feng Lan coming, he hurriedly saluted.

"I've met Palace Master Duan and Palace Master Feng."

"Do you know us?" Duan Chuan's cold gaze swept over the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper felt frightened, but still answered calmly.

"Back to Master Duan, as the masters of the Law Enforcement Hall, the two of them have long been famous in the City of Shadows. Although I am a casual cultivator, I have been around the City of Shadows for many years and I know their names like thunder. I can meet these two real people today. "Rong, I am truly blessed."

Duan Chuan didn't pay attention to the shopkeeper's praise and asked.

"Dragon Scale Shield, where is it now?"

The shopkeeper hurriedly took out a small shield from the storage ring and handed it to Duan Chuan.

After Duan Chuan determined that the shield was indeed a dragon scale shield, he put it away without ceremony.

"How do you recognize the Dragon Scale Shield?" Duan Chuan asked the shopkeeper.

"Master Duan, it is Deacon Fang who issued a notice mentioning the Dragon Scale Shield."

Duan Chuan turned his head and looked at a mid-stage foundation-building monk behind him.

This person is the manager Fang mentioned by the shopkeeper. It was he who informed Duan Chuan and Feng Lan that the Dragon Scale Shield appeared in this shop.

Deacon Fang nodded, indicating that what the shopkeeper said was true.

Duan Chuan turned around and continued.

"Give me a detailed description of the appearance of the person selling the shield."

The shopkeeper said, "The man is more than six feet tall, wearing a black cloak and a bronze mask on his face. He is at the initial stage of foundation building. Judging from his attire, he should be a casual cultivator. He moves furtively, as if he is afraid of exposing his whereabouts. He doesn't know the value of the dragon scale shield, and sold it to me for only 70,000 spirit stones."

"Since the other party's cultivation is not as good as yours, why don't you take him down? Could it be that you intend to let him go?" Duan Chuan said coldly.

The shopkeeper looked panicked and explained hurriedly.

"Palace Master Duan, I am innocent. I recognized the Dragon Scale Shield only after that person left. If I had recognized it when that person took it out, I would never have dared to buy it. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?"

Duan Chuan continued to ask, "Then why did you choose to report the matter to the Law Enforcement Hall after you recognized the Dragon Scale Shield, instead of secretly disposing of it?"

The shopkeeper looked bitter, "I had no choice but to do so. Most of the monks in Shadow City have seen the notice of the Law Enforcement Hall. If I privately swallowed the Dragon Scale Shield, I would not be able to sell it, and I would not be able to find a buyer. Instead, it would arouse the suspicion of the Law Enforcement Hall."

Duan Chuan nodded. He could not find any doubts in the shopkeeper's words.

The shopkeeper should not have lied.

Duan Chuan asked, "Where did the man go after selling the dragon scale shield?"

The shopkeeper said, "The man seemed very anxious at the time. After getting the spirit stone, he hurried to the south."

This store is located in the south of Shadow City. Going south is the shortest direction out of the city.