Chapter 23 (1/2)

23 chapter 23: lifeless sect

translator: 549690339

outside liang sheng’s mansion!

eventually, the two people hiding in the corner still did not choose to take action. one of them sighed and then spoke.

“forget it, the master of this house has been kind to me, and i always pay my debts. besides, his poor strength is of no importance to us. let’s just let him go.”

the man who spoke had a determined look in his eyes. seeing his determination, and thinking about the rumors in the city, the other person decided to do him a favor.

“alright! we are in the city this time because of your favor, but you surely won’t let go of the other people in the liang family, will you?”

the man’s eyes flashed with cruelty. “i have long since left the liang family, and i, hongzhi, have already joined buddha’s teachings.”

turns out, the man was liang qi from the liang family, who went by the name hongzhi after converting to buddhism at jinshan temple. unbeknownst to everyone, he had secretly come to jinzhou city.

afterwards, he quickly drew an obscure emblem at the bottom corner of the mansion’s main gate. once the others saw it, they would not enter the mansion.

then, the two men hurriedly disappeared into the night, just around the corner. liang sheng was completely unaware of their presence.

at the same time when liang sheng was carefully hiding, jinzhou city’s county government office was also facing troubled times.

at this moment, county lord xia zhiqiu was sitting in the main seat, with liang ying and wu chang on either side. liang ying’s face was rosy, and he looked full of pride, while wu chang looked somewhat aged.

after all, wu chang was already seventy years old. he looked at the youthful liang ying and couldn’t help feeling helpless, wondering why the wu family did not have such outstanding descendants.

of course, the wu family also had many younger generations at the postnatal sixth realm, but they were trapped by bottlenecks and could not break through to the high-level martial arts superior state.

the road to cultivation is so difficult!

liang ying did not know what wu chang was thinking. at this moment, he looked at xia zhiqiu and wu chang, who were both silent. of the three people present, he was the youngest, and he finally couldn’t help himself.

“county lord, father-in-law, we have mobilized a large number of people to search for the murderer in the past few days. we have almost turned jinzhou city upside down, but still have not found the murderer.

from this, we can see that there is only one reason: the murderer’s strength is extremely strong, at least a high-level martial artist or the results wouldn’t be like this.”

xia zhiqiu and wu chang listened without speaking, just looking at liang ying and gesturing for him to continue.

they could, of course, think of these things, but the problem was what to do next. liang ying was blunt, suddenly standing up and taking out a few teacups on the tea table.

“i remember that after the massacre outside the city, the first person who died in the city was a dianshi, the second day it was the secretary, and the third day… ”

as liang ying listed the victims one by one, the expressions on xia zhiqiu and wu chang’s faces became more and more serious.

“but the day before yesterday and yesterday, the deceased were managers of both the liang family area – liang chuan, and the wu family area – wu lei, which means there is a pattern.”

xia zhiqiu had a vague idea of what liang ying was thinking, and he couldn’t help standing up and walking over to liang ying, with wu chang doing the same.

“looking at the trajectory of the crimes, the first target was the dianshi in charge of the county government warehouse, then the secretary responsible for dispatching documents, and finally the managers of the outer areas of both the liang and wu families. and, these all have to do with money and goods.”

as the dianshi was in charge of the county government warehouse, and the secretary was responsible for the accounts, both the liang and wu family managers had control over a large amount of wealth.

at this moment, liang ying spoke with great conviction, “furthermore, the bai chen and chen families, the biggest grain merchants in our city, were wiped out outside the city. these people have a clear goal; it’s not just about obtaining wealth. have you noticed that the prices of food and grain have soared dramatically in the city in the past few days?”

upon hearing this, xia zhiqiu was shaken and suddenly slapped on the table, “these thieves have a huge appetite!”

if liang ying’s speculation was correct, the culprits’ goals were definitely more than just robbery and murder. it might be a premeditated action.