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Chapter 375 - 375: Rain in the Wu Mountains (1)
Chapter 375 - 375: Rain in the Wu Mountains (1)
Chapter 375: Rain in the Wu Mountains (1)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the depths of the Wu Mountains, the silver moon hung in the sky like a hook.
In the rugged mountains and wilderness, two figures walked side by side up a mountainside and stopped in front of a cave with a collapsed entrance.
The deep mountains and ancient forests were desolate, but there were some battle scars on the ground. There were still many throwing knives and flying needles on the ground.
In front of the bushes not far away, there was a corpse hanging upside down. It had been exposed to the sun and heavy rain and had rotted. It was emitting a foul stench.
Cao Aning was wearing a bamboo hat, dressed like a person of Jianghu, and carrying a straight saber wrapped in black cloth on his back. He squatted in front of the bushes. After carefully examining the corpse for a long time, he said in a low voice, “If I’m not mistaken, Master Lu should have committed suicide.”
Beside Cao Aning was a man in his early thirties in a brocade robe. When he heard this, he pointed at the pit that had been smashed into the ground. “His entire body is covered in injuries. He was beaten like this, yet you’re telling me that it’s suicide?”
Cao Aning gestured for him to calm down and pointed at the corpse’s right hand. “Master Lu was holding hidden weapons. It looks like he wanted to sneak attack an expert who was far more powerful than him, but in the end, he accidentally stabbed the hidden weapons into his own hand. I think the other party was quite surprised and couldn’t be bothered to finish him off. It’s really a little far-fetched to say that the murderer deliberately killed him.”
“A member of the Cutting Cloud Palace died in the wilderness. If we don’t investigate clearly, won’t it become a joke in Jianghu if word spreads?”
“Wu Province is so chaotic, and it’s in the wilderness. No traces can be found after a heavy rain. We can’t investigate.”
Cao Aning stood up, placed his hands on his hips, and sighed. “Let’s get down to business first. We shouldn’t delay our goal.”
The brocade-robed man clenched his fists and checked the surroundings for a long time. He found that the murderer was impeccable and didn’t leave any clues that could be used to deduce his identity. He could only put this matter aside for the time being and say, “I just received news that Xuanyuan Chao has been removed from the Eight Chiefs. The new Saber Chief is called Ye Jingtang. Have you heard of him?”
Cao Aning obviously knew the news. He raised his hand and wiped his face with a look of helplessness that said: If the King of Hell demands your life, no one can keep you safe. “1 know him. When we were in the capital, we even fought in the government office’s morgue. I took four or five blows from him.”
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The brocade-robed man frowned, his eyes filled with suspicion. “You took four or five blows? Was Ye Jingtang fighting you with scissors?”
Cao Aning wasn’t surprised by the man’s doubts at all. After all, he didn’t know how he had gotten out of the capital alive. He thought for a moment and said, “The Great King Ye of Hell is a person who predicts everything like a god. He’s omniscient and can’t be guessed with the knowledge of mortals at all. As long as he’s around, 1 will never take half a step into the capital. Don’t say I’m a coward. You’ll know when you go there.”
The brocade-robed man frowned and said, “Let’s not talk about anything else. The title of Saber Chief is enough for us to be respectful. If I have a choice, I won’t provoke him. However, the higher-ups have already begun to plan. They will definitely deal with him in the capital in the future. If this person is as omnipotent as you say, how will the higher-ups act?”
Cao Aning thought for a moment. “There will be a time when he’s exhausted. The Great King Ye of Hell doesn’t have three heads and six arms. When the time comes, let’s see if we can send him away.”
“Send him away…”
The brocade-robed man deliberated for a moment and said, “The Imperial Court must be looking for the Dragon Form Picture. It should be in the hands of the Northern Liang Thief Sage. Why don’t we spread false news that the Thief Sage is preparing to steal from Jiang Zhahu? We might be able to lure Daoist Xuanji and Ye Jingtang over there…”
Cao Aning thought that this was a good idea. He turned around and said, “Write a letter to the higher-ups and let them make the arrangements. Let’s go to Northern Liang first.”
The brocade-robed man dug a hole and buried the corpse before walking down the mountain side by side with Cao Aning. On the way, he asked, “Have you really fought against the new Saber Chief?”
“Why would I lie to you? Those who can become Martial Chiefs have luck that far exceeds ordinary people. It’s not impossible for them to have a sudden enlightenment and greatly increase their skills in a short period of time. Great King Ye of Hell is much younger than me. He will definitely be more powerful in the future. If we have to think of a way to take him in for our own use…”
“What a man desires is nothing more than power, money, fame, and sex. The empress can give him all these things. Even if he’s unwilling to submit to others and wants to be the emperor, he can still plot to attain the country from the harem. Such a person is definitely loyal to the Imperial Court. There’s no need to think about buying him over. It’s more practical to win over the Pacifying Heaven Cult…”
“That’s true…”