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Chapter 188 Blood-Attracting Worm, Identity Exposed

Su Chen left and then returned.

He guessed that Luo Zhuo and the others would leave, but he wasn't sure, so he stayed a kilometer away, waiting for an opportunity to observe.

After the figures of the group disappeared from sight, Su Chen appeared and went to the courtyard where they were.

The courtyard and rooms had clearly been tidied up, but not much; the remaining traces indicated that this was a place once occupied by the Demon Martial Sect.

Su Chen didn't mind. After strolling around the courtyard, he entered everyone's room.

They searched every room but found nothing of value.

Upon arriving at Luo Zhuo's room, Su Chen didn't hold out much hope.

However, halfway through the search, he suddenly found a secret letter stuck under the table.

"A letter to Mr. Luo?"

Su Chen was slightly surprised after reading the contents. Although the letter did not mention the Luo family at all, the Luo family was mentioned everywhere between the lines.

After reading the secret letter, the first power that came to mind was the Luo family.

"The Liang family is colluding with the Demon Martial Sect, yet they left behind this letter and placed it in such an undisclosed place."

This shows that the Demon Martial Sect wanted to divert attention and frame the Luo family, but unfortunately they could hide it from the government, not from me.

However, this coincides with my own thoughts.

Su Chen quickly guessed Luo Zhuo's thoughts after a moment's thought and couldn't help but feel sorry for Luo Shi.

Who did they offend? They were tricked by the Demon Martial Sect without even realizing it. It's truly a terrible situation!

This made Su Chen reluctant to cheat them.

That being said.

Su Chen's body language betrayed him; he found paper and pen and muttered to himself, "One letter isn't enough, I need another one!"

Then, imitating Luo Zhuo's letter, he wrote a reply to Luo Zhuo in reverse, with fluent and flowing handwriting, and with tears streaming down his face.

After finishing writing it, I read through the whole thing and was very satisfied.

This letter can be described as the culmination of his literary talent after his transmigration, showcasing his acquired knowledge to the fullest extent. Anyone who reads it will subconsciously doubt Luo Shi.

Immediately, Su Chen hid the secret letter he had written in a crack in the cabinet. If the government officials searched carefully, they would certainly not miss it.

After doing all this, Su Chen left with a heart full of joy.

"Next, let's go to the government office."

Instead of returning to the Qiao residence, Su Chen went to Dafeng City to anonymously inform them of the location of the Demon Martial Sect.

Not long after, the government dispatched a large contingent to leave Dafeng City.

Inside the restaurant, Su Chen, witnessing this scene, drank a cup of tea and clicked his tongue, saying, "Perfect!"

After eating and drinking his fill, Su Chen left the city and returned to Fengbei City.

After a few days, the city walls have been built high, and there seems to be a trend of expansion in all directions.

With a significant investment of human, material, and financial resources, the new city is beginning to take shape.

Apart from the daily influx of people, there haven't been many other changes.

When Su Chen returned to the Qiao residence, Qiao Renzhou and Qiao Qiliang were both busy. He presented the spoils of his trip.

Not many, a total of seven Blood Strengthening Pills and fourteen Blood Nourishing Pills.

Adding to his previous accumulation, he now possesses a total of 350 Qi and Blood Pills.

He hasn't been back for the past few days, and Qiao Qiliang has brought over ten more Qi and Blood Strengthening Pills, bringing the total to four hundred Qi and Blood Strengthening Pills.

It's a drop in the ocean for improving either the Vajra Iron Shirt or the Pure Yuan Sutra.

Su Chen wasn't too worried.

I learned from Qiao Qiliang that the Chu family had spread the word that they were secretly planning to sell the Fire Blood Grass.

Even if the Chu family doesn't intervene, they can simply buy pills from the black market. Although the black market is chaotic, it's not lacking in people selling pills.

With a solution to the pill issue, Su Chen quickly focused his attention on the Profound Heart Myriad Wonders Technique.

"I have now condensed nine hundred golden needles, but I am far from reaching my limit. I can continue to condense them. The main task next is to condense the golden needles and see where my limit is."

In addition, there are various techniques related to golden needles. With nearly a thousand golden needles, most of the techniques in the three categories of 'sealing, trapping, and killing' can be learned, and a small part of 'array' can also be learned. However, array techniques are very difficult, requiring meticulous control, and the difficulty is several times that of the previous three types.

First, learn the first three as much as you can, then consider this one. After all, the difficulty of cultivation increases progressively; perhaps after mastering the first three, the effects will be much simpler.

Having made his plans, Su Chen buried himself in cultivation.

into the night.

The mansion of the lord was brightly lit by candlelight, as bright as day.

In the study, you can hear a pin drop.

On his desk were two letters, which were clearly secret letters left by Luo Zhuo and Su Chen.

Lord Qian Ruyuan frowned as he finished reading the two letters, while his advisors sat quietly to the side.

"Yuan Fan, what do you think of these two letters?" After a long silence, Qian Ruyuan finally asked.

The advisor stood up, already having made up his mind, and said, "In my opinion, the authenticity of the two letters is unknown. They are very likely a scheme by the Demon Martial Sect to take advantage of the situation, which happens to coincide with the Luo Huaiwu incident some time ago. Moreover, our people have not found any evidence of collusion between the Demon Martial Sect and the Luo family."

Upon hearing this, the room fell silent for a moment.

After a pause, the aide added, "Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the Luo family is hiding their true intentions too well."

"Have you found the messenger?" Qian Ruyuan asked, changing the subject.

The aide shook his head: "No, the envelope appeared suddenly, and the people in the government office did not find the messenger."

“If it weren’t for this person delivering the message, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to find any trace of the Demon Martial Sect in such a short time. But it just so happened that after he delivered the message, we found the Demon Martial Sect’s temporary outpost and evidence of collusion between the Luo family and the Demon Martial Sect. All these coincidences make it hard not to suspect that he is in cahoots with the Demon Martial Sect!” Qian Ruyuan sighed.

"Then, sir, what about the Luo family?" The advisor, having vaguely guessed Qian Ruyuan's thoughts, asked.

"We'll leave the Luo family alone for now, but we'll send our people to keep a close eye on them. Once we find evidence, we'll take them down," Qian Ruyuan said calmly.

"promise!"

After his staff left, Qian Ruyuan rubbed his eyes and continued processing official documents.

"The North?"

Upon seeing something, Qian Ruyuan let out a soft exclamation, then opened the official document to review it, his brows gradually furrowing.

……

After moving to their new residence, Li Jing and Zhao Fei split up into two groups.

Li Jing went to the Liang family and Dafeng City to gather information, while Zhao Fei searched for Su Chen's whereabouts.

But finding Su Chen in the vast sea of ​​people is like finding a needle in a haystack, especially since Su Chen has hidden his identity.

So Zhao Fei searched all day but couldn't find Su Chen, nor did he have any clue whatsoever.

He wandered aimlessly through the area of ​​Dafeng City, randomly walked into a restaurant, and decided to have a meal first before looking for something else.

Inside the restaurant, the noise was deafening, and all sorts of clamor rose and fell, making him feel increasingly irritable.

These weak martial artists were discussing some major events that had occurred in Dafeng City, some of which had happened a long time ago but were still being talked about with relish.

For example, the 3,600 reasons behind the demise of the Hong clan, and whether the contents of the Chun Yuan Jing are true.

and many more.

The Moon Thief!
Upon hearing the words "Baiyue Thief," Zhao Fei raised his head as if by reflex, his eyes flashing with an unusual light.

"If I remember correctly, the person who saved Baiyue Dao also used the Xuanxin Wanmiao Style, and his skills were very similar. Could they be the same person?"

An uncontrollable thought arose from the bottom of my heart, then quickly grew, and finally completely occupied my mind.

Zhao Fei's brain was working frantically, and at this moment his thoughts were clearer than ever before.

"Whether it is or not, once we find this person, arrest him, and interrogate him with the mind-numbing drug, we'll know for sure."

Zhao Fei's eyes grew brighter, and his emotions became agitated. He no longer cared about eating and quickly got up to leave.

Before long, Zhao Fei left the city and arrived at a remote place.

"To find this person, we must first find the Moon Worship Thief. The Moon Worship Thief has my demon blood on him, but we are too far apart, and I cannot sense his location. I can only use the blood to lure the insects."

When interrogating Baiyue Dao, Zhao Fei not only used the Mind-Loss Powder, but also injected a drop of demon blood into Baiyue Dao's body.

This drop of demon blood will not have any side effects on normal martial artists; it will simply remain dormant within their bodies and has always been a method used by demon blood martial artists to track people.

Originally, it was just a precaution, since the Moon Worship Thief still had some value at that time.

However, after Baiyue Dao was rescued, he lost his value, so Zhao Fei stopped paying attention to him.

Unexpectedly, the contingency plan he casually left behind became his reliance in finding the Moon Worshiping Thief, which made him somewhat glad that he had taken the action at the time.

Zhao Fei took out an insect egg, dripped a drop of blood on it, and fed it to the egg.

Nourished by the demon's blood, the insect eggs trembled, and a moth-like insect emerged from its cocoon.

Puff puff.

After flapping its wings and spinning a few times in mid-air, the Blood-Attracting Insect began to fly towards the direction of Fengxi City.

Seeing this, Zhao Fei's face lit up with joy, and he quickly followed the Blood-Attracting Insect. "It seems that the Moon-Worshipping Thieves are in Fengxi City. Fengxi City is Liang's territory, and Li Jing is also there. At that time, the Moon-Worshipping Thieves will not be able to escape even if they want to."

After traveling more than ten miles, the direction had not changed much, which made Zhao Fei even more certain of the location of the Moon Worshiping Bandits.

Halfway through the journey, Zhao Fei left the town and took out the Blood-attracting Worm again.

I thought the bloodworm would continue flying forward, but after a while, it turned around.

"What's going on? Is the Moon Worshipper not in Fengxi City?"

Zhao Fei looked puzzled, but he still followed the Blood-Attracting Worm and soon arrived outside a city.

Looking at the high-built city walls, Zhao Fei frowned slightly: "In Fengbei City?"

He found it strange that the Blood-Attracting Worm had initially flown towards Fengxi City, but then changed direction midway.

In other words, the Moon Worshiping Thieves most likely changed their route and arrived at Fengbei City.

Thinking of this, Zhao Fei sneered: "No matter where you are, the result will be the same."

He put away the blood-attracting worms and released them in secluded places each time, constantly adjusting their direction.

After countless attempts, the final location was finally determined.

"The Qiao residence is the location of the city lord of Fengbei City. In other words, Baiyue is living in the Qiao residence!"

Zhao Fei gazed into the distance at the vast Qiao mansion, surprised yet somewhat bewildered.

"Brilliant, brilliant!" He couldn't help but admire the Moon Thief's boldness and meticulousness, for he had actually thought of living in the city lord's mansion.

If this is discovered, it would undoubtedly be like walking into a trap.

Since it went undetected, its security will be higher than other places.

After a long period of reflection, Zhao Fei composed himself; now was not the time to marvel at this.

He took out the blood-attracting insects and, after some testing, identified a specific courtyard.

In other words, it is highly likely that the Moon Worshipper lived in this courtyard.

"Strange, why does this courtyard look deserted?"

After observing from a secluded spot for a long time, Zhao Fei still didn't see anyone moving around in the courtyard, which made him suspicious.

A strange thought popped into my head: "Could it be that the Qiao family knew that Bai Yuedao lived here, so they specially chose this place for him to live?"

The thought sent a shiver down his spine.

He had assumed that Baiyue Dao was hiding his identity and living in the Qiao residence, but now it seemed that wasn't the case.

It is highly likely that Baiyue Dao is in cahoots with Qiao Renzhou.

To verify his suspicions, Zhao Fei infiltrated the Qiao residence to investigate the matter.

After a stick of incense.

Zhao Fei's doubts were not dispelled; on the contrary, they intensified.

"The servants told us that the person living here was not the Moon Worshiping Thief, but Qiao Qiliang's good friend, named Su Chen."

Thinking of the servants' descriptions of Su Chen's appearance, it was completely different from the image of the Moon Worshiping Thief in his mind.

You should know that when he interrogated Baiyue Dao, he had seen Baiyue Dao's true face, and this person now looks nothing like Baiyue Dao.

Either the Blood-attracting Worm malfunctioned, or the Moon Worshipper disguised himself.

The former is unlikely, since the method of using blood to attract worms requires a unique secret technique to remove them. Perhaps some people in the Great Zhou Dynasty would know about it, but it is little known in the Great Qian Dynasty.

The latter explanation explains why Qiao Renzhou allowed the Moon Worshiper to live in the Qiao residence, because even they didn't know that Su Chen's true identity was the Moon Worshiper.

"There's another thing that can corroborate this: this guy rarely goes out, but when he does, he basically disappears for several days, which is exactly in line with the style of the Moon Worship Thief."

Zhao Fei became increasingly certain of his thoughts and observed until the middle of the night, but still did not see Su Chen's figure.

"Never mind, let's go back and tell Li Jing about this first."

The candlelight shining from the courtyard and rooms indicates that someone is inside, but hasn't come out yet.

Zhao Fei didn't care. As long as they didn't alert Su Chen and he wasn't exposed, he should continue to live in the Qiao residence.

The most urgent task is to inform Luo Zhuo and Li Jing about this matter.

Thinking this, Zhao Fei got up and prepared to leave.

Half an hour later, Zhao Fei returned to his residence, which was also a courtyard house, very remote, with few people around.

Back in the courtyard, Zhao Fei saw Li Jing, who had already returned. Before Li Jing could speak, he told him his guess.

"What? The Moon Worshipper is in the Qiao residence?" Li Jing was shocked upon hearing this.

Zhao Fei noticed that Li Jing's tone was a bit off, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

“But I only found out about the Moon Worshiping Thieves in Fengxi City today!” Li Jing frowned.

"How is this possible?" Zhao Fei was stunned upon hearing this, his face full of astonishment.

Li Jing nodded: "The Moon Worship Thief ran to the Liang family's residence to steal things in the evening and was almost caught by the Liang family's people. Although I was not there at the time, I learned from Liang Qingsong that this person was indeed the Moon Worship Thief."

“There can’t be two Moon Worshippers unless one of them is a fake!” Zhao Fei stood there, muttering to himself.

He naturally believed that what he had discovered was true, but after hearing Li Jing's confident words, he couldn't help but feel somewhat shaken.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

"It's that swordsman!"

"Hmm?" Li Jing looked at the somewhat crazed Zhao Fei with a puzzled expression.

Zhao Fei was overjoyed and laughed loudly, "Haha, this really came without any effort at all! I've figured it out, I've figured it out..."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing took a half step back, looking at Zhao Fei with a wary expression. Could this guy be having an episode?
After laughing, Zhao Fei calmed down and, seeing Li Jing poised to attack, his face fell: "I'm not having an attack."

Li Jing nodded. Being able to speak normally meant he wasn't having an episode. He asked, "What exactly did you discover?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Fei waved his hand and revealed his thoughts: "The one in Fengxi City is the real Moon Worshiper, while the one in Fengbei City is the mysterious person who saved the Moon Worshiper, and he is very likely the knife-wielding swordsman who escaped last time!"

"How can we be sure?" Li Jing asked, frowning.

Zhao Fei replied, "I left demon blood on Baiyue Dao before, and today I'm using the blood to lure insects to find him."

Originally heading to Fengxi City, the Blood-Guiding Worm changed direction midway.

At first I thought it was the Moon Thief, but after considering what you said, I realized that this person was that mysterious person.

Because he healed the wounded Baiyue Dao after saving him, he got his hands on Baiyue Dao's blood, leaving behind the aura of demonic blood, which was then captured by the Blood-Attracting Insects.

As for why I am so certain that the mysterious man is a swordsman, it is because they both know the Mysterious Heart Myriad Wonders Style, their movement techniques are the same, and I have fought with the mysterious man before.

Of course, I'm not entirely certain; I'm only about 70%, so this matter still needs to be verified.

He paused for a moment, then continued, "What I mean is that we should work together to capture this person and use the mind-altering powder to interrogate him and find out the truth."

Li Jing fell silent after hearing this.

After a long pause, he shook his head and said, "With Luo Zhuo gone, we might not be able to capture him on our own."

The fact that Su Chen was able to escape from Luo Zhuo's clutches is enough to demonstrate his prowess. Even if Su Chen were no match for the two of them, he could still have run away.

Without a sure chance of victory, you'll only make things worse.

"How about we team up with Liang Qingsong?" Zhao Fei suggested.

Li Jing shook his head again: "No, things are not as simple as you think. Let's wait until Luo Zhuo comes back before we talk about this."

"When will he be back?" Zhao Fei asked.

"It will take anywhere from three days to half a month. During this time, observe this person, but remember not to be discovered," Li Jing reminded him.

Zhao Fei nodded.

"By the way, did you find anything?" Zhao Fei suddenly asked.

Li Jing's expression was somewhat grim. He nodded and said, "We found out. Today, the officials from Dafeng City searched our previous residence."

"It must have been Su Chen who tipped them off," Zhao Fei said through gritted teeth. "What about the Liang family?"

"Liang Qingsong has made preparations, so there are no problems for the time being."

Zhao Fei breathed a sigh of relief, then muttered, "Why would the Moon Worshipper steal from the Liang family?"

Li Jing shook his head; he didn't know either.

This day.

Su Chen walked out of the training room.

After several days of refinement, he finally condensed the number of golden needles to the limit, producing a total of nine hundred and ninety-nine golden needles.

In addition, he learned a total of 720 techniques for generating power, most of which were sealing, trapping, or killing.

After learning it, the power of your strength will increase by 10%, and your overall strength will also increase by 10%.

I came out tonight to buy Qi and Blood Pills at the black market.

Shortly after Su Chen left the Qiao residence, a figure followed closely behind him.

(End of this chapter)