Chapter 353 - Dug out the Heart (1/2)

Chapter 353: Dug out the Heart

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With the cruel Gobi on the left and the capricious desert on the right, it seemed like two completely different but equally deadly weapons deterh

This route which started in the Hui Kingdom of Xiaoyao Lake slanted northard until it reached the territory of Shu-lik It was not the shortest route but it was the only safe passage available to them

A corpse lay on a blanket, its blood already solidified His empty chest was like an abyss, dark and bottomless

There was one each day and this had been the third victianized, like a connoisseur who had tasted many delicacies, no matter what he ate, he would chely, bit by bit

Gu Shenas unable to force the rest to continue their journey The relentless traveling throughout day and night to save tiic failure

Like a shadow, they were unable to detect the killer by sight or sound Once the night fell, he wouldout their heart, before disappearing once again

Gu Shenwei tried many defensive measures

They did not stop to rest and traveled through the first night However, a bandit at the rear was quietly killed before dawn Not even a screa out He was left still riding on horseback, his horse trotting obediently behind the group

It was not until dahen soht: a corpse riding on horseback

Shangguan Hong and Shangguan Fei had voet back up on their horses Shangguan Ru did not even coic death of their peer, even the re an eye, turned pale as well

Gu Shenwei personally carried the body off the horse’s back and leave the horse behind He then ordered everybody to continue on their way as he and Maid Lotus re happened the entire day

The following night, as they need to let the horses rest, the re nine of them sat in a circle and faced outith their weapons drawn out as they took turns to keep watch Except for the occasional crackle of a shs, nobody noticed anything unusual, and no warning was raised by any of the between He Sancai and Zheng Tai was dead His heart was removed, and the two people next to him did not even realize it

The two of them admitted that they have fallen asleep at dawn

That day, they traveled at great speed and no one suggested taking breaks of any sort Everybody wanted to escape from the devilish hands that seeain The deceased was a bandit, his position was in the uan Ru looked back by sheer chance and noticed a thick shadow darker than the night and immediately shouted to warn others That was how they found the bandit with his heart dug out

The sky slowly brightened and the blood of the deceased had solidified

The person traveling behind the decreased was Shangguan Hong He was unable to give any clues about what happened Like a frightened bird, he had not noticed anything and would even be startled by his own shadow

There were only seven people left Gu Shenwei had to stop and solve this problem It would take 11 to 12 days to cross the Gobi desert and if this went on, all of the Shu-lik

“He has a distinctive way of killing by digging a person’s heart out I hope everyone can think it through, what kind of person will actually kill like that”

Gu Shenwei had never heard of an expert capable of such means as his eyes scanned everyone Maid Lotus and the three Shangguan siblings shook their heads immediately He Sancai, the Invincible Machete of Tianshan, thought for ahis head as well

Everyone’s eyes rested on Zheng Tai He was the local villain of Xiaoyao Lake and should be more than familiar with the people in this area

“Xiaoyao Lake doesn’t really have such powerful experts With the narrow lands and tiny population, not to mention poverty, I really can’t think of anyone with such skills and likes to dig their victi Tai’s words He too, was in low spirits and in fact, sohost It never appears during the day, and couan Fei added as he hid behind his sister His words scared himself as he shrank down further

Everybody turned slightly pale whether or not they believed in it The killer was ruthless and extrehost

Gu Shenwei knelt on one knee and checked the corpse carefully once again Then he walked toward the horse of the deceased, and touched it back and forth, before inspecting under the horse’s belly

“It’s not a ghost, it’s a person” Gu Shenwei said with certainty

“Have you found any clues, Dragon King?” Shangguan Hong’s eyes lit up

Gu Shenwei nodded and closed his eyes He tried to visualise the killer’s actions in hisunder the horse’s belly and ju close to the horse He i a blow and wore specially ht sky before dawn”

“A living person hiding below the horse’s belly yet the rider and horse did not notice anything?” He Sancai asked in surprise

“Therefore, this person ht” Gu Shenwei reasoned

Hearing his explanation, everybody turned and looked at He Sancai again, since he was a short man himself, merely four feet tall He juht at all Besides, all of you saw ht? If ood, then I wouldn’t…”

He did not dare to finish his sentence If he had good kung fu, back in the desert south of Shuangquan Village, he would not have been defeated by Dragon King and forced to receive the Jueyin Touch fro one of their men

“Let’s continue” Gu Shenas the first to straddle his horse