Chapter 51: Death of Lu Shaohui
died?
Lu Gang was stunned and asked, "What's the conflict between you and him?"
"I guess so." Liang Qu briefly explained what happened in the martial arts hall, "So I want to go and see what's going on."
Lu Gang shook his head and put down Chihuo Daoyu: "It's too dangerous for you to go alone, I will go with you."
Are you kidding? How could a two-level warrior like Master Lu be killed, and his internal organs were eaten? It was most likely done by a monster.
Who knows if there are any monsters lurking nearby? All monsters are very smart.
Liang Qu felt a little embarrassed to trouble Lu Gang with such a small matter. The matter was so serious that the entire area must have been checked. But then he thought it would be a good idea to be on the safe side, so he had to trouble his senior brother again.
"wait for me."
Lu Gang turned and walked out of the quiet room, and when he came back, he had a few more black stones in his hands.
The black stone was placed next to Akabane and quickly changed color due to the heat. Gradually, dark red lines like blood vessels covered its surface, which contrasted with Akabane like several beating hearts.
"Put the red fire stone and the best charcoal stone next to it. The energy of the Red Fire Mourning Feather will not decrease in a short period of time, but will increase. Let's go."
The two started from the small path next to Huang's cloth shop and walked to a certain section of the road. Next to it was a flat dirt road. Although there was dead grass, it was out of place with the surroundings because there were no trees. It was easy to tell that this was originally a road.
"Fahua Temple has been abandoned for decades. I remember that all the monks inside were killed at the beginning of the founding of the country. Pingyang Town was still a small village at that time. I don't remember the exact location, but it should be here. The footprints on the ground are very fresh and the shoes are good. They must be government officials." Lu Gang lowered his head and took a few glances.
The ground is hard in winter, but it had rained the night before, so the ground was relatively soft and the footprints left behind were very obvious.
The Fahua Temple has been abandoned for a very long time. It is far from the town and close to the top of a mountain. There are few beggars there. The appearance of so many footprints in a short period of time can only be the result of exploration by the detectives.
Lu Gang took the lead: "Let's go, follow me, and be careful."
Lu Gang is a big and strong man, and walking behind him really gives me a strong sense of security.
Walking on the soft loess, Liang Qu looked around. The surrounding woods were very lush. Although there were not many leaves, one could imagine how deep and quiet this place was in the summer.
After walking a few hundred meters, the view suddenly opened up. Looking up, I could clearly see the Fahua Temple on the top of the mountain.
The vermilion outer wall of the temple has completely fallen off, revealing the gray wall. Years of wind and rain have turned the gray into black, and the corners are covered with dark green moss.
A slender, dry vine spread out from a corner of the roof and took deep root in the cracks between the tiles, like a parasitic tree that was growing by absorbing nutrients from the earthen wall.
How could Young Master Lu die here? Why did he die here, in such a remote place?
Liang Qu couldn't understand.
Could it be that the monster killed him and dragged him here? Otherwise, why would Master Lu come to this dilapidated temple?
As I got closer, I saw that the lintel at the door had completely collapsed, revealing the broken bricks inside.
The clerk on guard saw that Lu Gang was a big man and did not dare to scold him. He just said, "No entry for outsiders!"
Lu Gang took the badge from his waist and glanced at it: "Yang Dongxiong's personal disciple, Lu Gang, do you know me?"
"It's Lord Lu! Please come in."
The clerk bent down and invited the two men in. He didn't know Lu Gang, but the badge on his waist was extremely exquisite. Regardless of whether it was real or fake, he was not an ordinary person.
The clerks coming in and out on both sides bowed and greeted each other, without any arrogance or domineering attitude, as if they were two different groups from those seen during the autumn tax collection.
Liang Qu, who was following behind Lu Gang, was amazed and reached for his badge, eager to try it out. Unfortunately, after entering, the clerks were all very respectful and he couldn't find any place to use his skills.
Not only the lintel, but even the main gate inside the Fahua Temple was rotten. When Liang Qu entered the courtyard, he saw the corpse in the middle at a glance.
Lu Shaohui died at the feet of the Buddha, his body leaning against a Sumeru pedestal carved with patterns. Sticky black blood was tied into threads from the ends of his hair, and his entire chest was completely torn open, like two shaky doors.
No, it should be said that it looks like a cicada shell.
It was as if Lu Shaohui's heart, liver, spleen, and lungs all had their own lives, hatching from his body, breaking out, and a terrifying murderous aura rushed towards him.
Lu Gang frowned.
Liang Qu felt a little sick and asked, "Brother Lu, can you tell what kind of monster it is?" The coroner, who was wearing a small hat and carrying a rattan box in front of the corpse, stood up quickly and said, "Can this sir tell? Sir Lu, don't worry. From the time we found it until now, we haven't done anything to the corpse. It's still the same as it was before."
He was able to perform autopsies, but the scene before him was beyond his experience. He had never seen anything like it. The internal organs did not look like they had been dug out; they were too clean.
"It's a mountain ghost."
A familiar voice came from behind Liang Qu, and the two turned to look.
"Senior Brother Hu?"
"Brother Hu, why are you here?"
"The people at the government office said that the coroner couldn't determine the cause of death, so they sent someone to the martial arts hall to look for me. I thought that Young Master Lu might be from the martial arts hall, so I had to come and see him. But when I got to the door, someone said that someone had already arrived. I was wondering who they were. It turned out to be Senior Brother Lu and Junior Brother Liang. Oh, let me introduce you, the head of the fast class, Shi Guangxi."
Hu Qi strode forward, followed by a rough man with a beard.
The rough man Shi Guangxi quickly bowed and said, "Hello, both adults."
Lu Gang nodded, and Liang Qu followed suit.
After the squad leader Shi Guangxi greeted him, he looked at Hu Qi and asked anxiously, "Master Hu Wu, you just said it was a mountain ghost? Is it a monster?"
Hu Qi didn't answer, but looked at Lu Gang: "What do you think, Senior Brother Lu?"
"It should be right."
"What is a mountain ghost?" Liang Qu felt that he needed to find an opportunity to catch up on some knowledge.
Lu Gang said: "It is a kind of wild monster that looks like a human. Its skin is brown like a dead tree and it is hard to be penetrated by swords and spears. At first, it likes to eat livestock. When it grows up, it likes to eat human organs. When it becomes an adult, it will lay eggs in the human body. When the eggs hatch, the human chest will open like it is now.
Junior Brother Liang, don’t worry. Master has already arranged a school. What we learn is different from that of ordinary scholars. When the time comes, we will understand everything we need to understand.”
Liang Qu felt relieved.
Hu Qi walked around the area and came back with a serious expression, "If this is the place of death, then this mountain ghost is very powerful. Young Master Lu is a Level 2 warrior, breaking stones and splitting rocks is no problem. There are not many signs of fighting nearby, so it is very likely that it died in one encounter. Moreover, the mountain ghost's eggs hatch very quickly, but at least it will take two days."
Liang Qu was shocked: "So he really died the same day he left the martial arts hall?"
Hu Qi nodded: "That's basically it."
Lu Gang said: "It is better to tell Master first and let him make some arrangements. He is a great threat to ordinary warriors."
Shi Guangxi was shocked when he heard this: "What about ordinary people? Aren't they even worse?"
Hu Qi shook his head: "Not necessarily. Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps. Mountain ghosts like food with strong blood and energy. Mountain ghosts with such strength are not a big threat to ordinary people."
Shi Guangxi breathed a sigh of relief, but brought it up again the next second.
"But this mountain ghost hatched a little mountain ghost. The little mountain ghost is different from the big mountain ghost. Captain Shi should send more people to patrol in the next few days."
"Yes, yes, but Master Wushi, please help us more. We ordinary people cannot deal with those mountain spirits and ghosts. When I go back and report to the county magistrate, I will definitely offer a big reward and will not treat you unfairly."
"Don't worry, we will definitely keep an eye on it. It would be best if we can get rid of them, but where are the people in your government?"
"Oh, don't mention it." Shi Guangxi frowned, "I don't know why, but recently the warriors in the government seem to have missions, and I can't see any of them."
Hu Qi was thoughtful.
Seeing that someone was handling it, Lu Gang prepared to go back: "Junior Brother Hu is here, so I will go back first. Junior Brother Liang brought back a Red Fire Mourning Feather, you have to refine it quickly, otherwise there will be losses."
Hu Qi was surprised: "Red Fire Mourning Feather? Where did it come from?"
Helplessly, Liang Qu recounted the whole process of how he picked up the feather.
Hu Qi was quite envious: "Junior Brother Liang, you are very lucky, but with your current strength, it is indeed the best choice to activate the Red Fire Mourning Feather all at once to refine weapons. After all, spiritual weapons are hard to find. Then you go back first, and Shi Bantou and I will go to the nearby area to take a look."
Lu Gang nodded. He said this in front of Hu Qi just to let Liang Qu know that he didn't make such a suggestion just because he wanted to create spiritual weapons.
(End of this chapter)
