Chapter 22 (1/2)

22 chapter 22 the monk of jinshan temple

translator: 549690339

shengde building.

after zheng wanchun left, liang sheng felt tired, dozing off while sitting at the tavern’s counter. however, his ears remained sharp, and he clearly heard the conversations of the patrons.

he did not need to ask zheng wanchun for details since shengde building was the fastest place for gossip to spread.

however, after hearing these rumors, liang sheng’s heart began to race. it seemed that the situation was indeed quite serious this time.

after all, before bai family village, chen family village had also experienced a tragedy. dozens of people were killed, and no one managed to escape.

earlier, zheng wanchun told liang sheng about the dianshi’s murder last night, he decided not to go out at night for the time being.

the killer probably wouldn’t dare to enter the liang family area directly, unless they wanted to stick their hands into a hornet’s nest and court death.

soon, the sun set, and when business should have been booming, patrons began to settle their bills, one after another, and head home.

after all, one could never be too careful when it came to their life.

seeing this, liang sheng had old duan close up business early and rest, urging them not to go out at night. then he quickly returned home in his horse carriage.

the night passed peacefully during liang sheng’s cultivation, but early the next morning, he was awakened by the sound of knocking on his door.

outside the door were the county ya’s constables and liang family guards. upon seeing this, liang sheng immediately knew that something serious had happened.

“mr. sheng, did you hear anything last night?”

liang sheng shook his head. seeing this, the constables took their leave and approached the next resident. liang sheng stopped a liang family guard and found out that someone had died the previous night.

the person who died held a not-so-ordinary identity; he was not only the county government office’s secretary, fang wenlei, but also the father of patriarch liang ying’s favorite concubine. no wonder their deaths alarmed the liang family guards, and liang sheng’s face turned solemn.

it seemed that jinzhou city was going to be in turmoil again!

subsequently, in the following days, the people in the city were in panic. after the death of the county clerk, several more people died at night.

these people held extraordinary identities, and due to this, the common people living in the city felt even more terrified. after all, compared to dianshi and the clerk, they felt even less secure.

liang sheng received news that the murdered dianshi held an intriguing identity, as he was the relative of wu family’s head wu chang.

after the destruction of the gao family, in order to strengthen the relationship between the county office and the liang and wu families, marriage became the best choice.

however, the more liang sheng understood the situation, the more he felt that it was unique. after all, the killer directly provoked the three giants of jinzhou city, and was extremely cruel.

no, he must seize the opportunity to flee, otherwise, he might be caught up in the disaster. unfortunately, liang sheng was one step too late.

jinzhou city had already closed its city gates, allowing entry but not exit!

with the support of both the liang and wu families for the county government office, even as a high-level martial artist of the postnatal seventh layer, he didn’t dare to risk breaking through the city gate.

not only that, jinzhou city also imposed a curfew. once night fell, no idlers were allowed to roam outside.

those who violated the order would be beheaded!

these conditions were personally explained to liang sheng by the catcher, zheng wanchun. although liang sheng was only at the postnatal second realm, zheng wanchun regarded him as a close friend.

who wouldn’t, when liang sheng often helped zheng wanchun relax and consider him a confidante?

seeing zheng wanchun explain everything so seriously, liang sheng naturally promised to be more careful and not go outside, so as not to cause trouble for his friend.

however, despite this, more and more people died in jinzhou city, making the atmosphere increasingly tense. on the contrary, the ordinary people felt more relaxed.

according to them, the deceased were mostly important figures unrelated to the common people. some even whispered if there was a green forest hero carrying out chivalrous acts?

after all, the deceased were all vampires that sucked the blood and wealth of the common people.

nevertheless, the people hoped that the county office would solve the case and arrest the murderer soon. after all, during the period of the city’s closure, they were having a hard time as well.

but as more and more people died, the county office and liang and wu families felt that their authority was being seriously challenged, and they couldn’t just give up.