Bloody Kyoto

After leaving the room, she did not leave immediately, but instead found the brothel madam's room precisely.

This is no good either, it deserves to die!

"who!"

A sword light shot straight at Li Nanle, who leaned back to dodge it. He then threw out a mutated ivy seed, which began to grow rapidly before it even hit the ground.

Those who attacked Li Nanle were momentarily stunned by the sight, only showing their terror and trying to break free when their bodies were completely enveloped.

But it was too late. He was completely enveloped and couldn't even make a sound, let alone swing his sword.

His shout of "Who's there?" had startled people, and they gradually opened the door and came out.

Li Nanle quickly slid down the street using the vines, simultaneously retrieving the mutated ivy vine that had wrapped around the person, and disappeared into the street.

The people in the brothel did not see Li Nanle's face; they only saw a dark figure jump down from the brothel.

After the lanterns were lit, they all screamed in surprise.

There was a bloodied body on the ground, its features unrecognizable, its entire body appearing as if it had been corroded.

Although the brothel madam, Hua Gu, couldn't make out the man's face, she recognized the sword on the ground.

It belonged to the master and was left to her as a secret guard.

Hua Gu was thirty-six years old, but she was very well-maintained and looked like she was in her twenties. At this moment, her face showed both shock and anger.

What's shocking is that someone actually managed to kill the secret guard given to them by their master without making a sound.

What angered her was that someone had bullied her so badly, and she didn't even know who the person was.

Back in his space, Li Nanle didn't rest. Instead, he kept tossing seeds and practicing his supernatural abilities.

After practicing for a while, she was drenched in sweat. Looking at the layer of ivy seeds on the ground, her eyes were filled with silent anger.

No, she can only control one seed at a time.

Over the years, she has practiced her superpowers extensively because she knows that even though ancient times are not as dangerous as the apocalypse, they should not be underestimated.

Strength is the foundation for survival in the world.

He squatted down and picked up the Virginia creeper seeds one by one from the ground. After picking them up, he continued practicing, and he practiced like this all night without stopping.

Ultimately, he exhausted his powers and fell into a coma.

early morning

The brothel inspected the premises in the middle of the night and discovered the tragically dead Manager Qian, which greatly frightened Hua Gu.

Jueweilou and the owner behind them are the same person, and they often cooperate with each other.

This shopkeeper was one of his master's confidants, and he carried out many things in secret. Now he's dead on his own turf.

The master would probably think that she killed him because of competition.

But no matter how scared he was, he still mustered up the courage to report to his master after dawn.

She didn't get to see her master; she reported to someone close to him. She thought her master would punish her, but all she got in return was the word "report to the authorities."

Upon receiving the report, Zhao Rongyuan, the Prefect of Jingzhao, led his men to the brothel. When he saw the bodies of Manager Qian and the brothel women, his expression changed slightly.

Looking back at the coroner, the coroner immediately stepped forward to examine the body.

After the examination, his expression changed, and he whispered a few words in Zhao Yuanrong's ear.

Zhao Yuanrong narrowed his eyes and looked at Hua Gu, asking a question that left everyone puzzled.

"Are the Fu family the masterminds behind your brothels and Jue Wei Lou?"

Hua Gu was completely stunned when she heard this, as the common people did not know who their boss was.

But as an official, and in the position of Prefect of the Capital, no one should know better than Lord Zhao who their boss is.

But if you already know, why ask such a question?

"Lord Zhao, don't you know whether our boss is from the Fu family or not?"

Zhao Rongyuan paced back and forth twice around the bed where the two corpses lay, his hands behind his back. "A few days ago, the Fu family had a maid hanging at their door. Have you heard about it?"

Hua Gu answered honestly, "I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes. It's said that the death was very strange."

“That maid died from being impaled by several kudzu vines.” Zhao Yuanrong said, looking at the coroner.

The coroner immediately stepped forward, opened his palm, and there lay a red, bark-like object in his hand.

"This is the bark of a kudzu vine, which was just found in the deceased's wound."

Hua Gu looked at the red tree bark with a somewhat bewildered expression.

The coroner explained, "Kudzu vines are originally gray; they were stained red by the blood from the deceased's body."

Hua Gu nodded, then realized what Zhao Rongyuan meant. "Lord Zhao, do you mean that they and the maid who died at the Fu family's gate were killed by the same person?"

"It's just a guess." Zhao Yuanrong waved his hand, and the constables and coroners left.

He walked up to Hua Gu, stared intently into her eyes, and asked, word by word, "Hua Gu, tell me honestly, did your master participate in the murder of the third young mistress of the Fu family?"

Looking into his eyes, Hua Gu's mind gradually lost its ability to think. "No, Master doesn't know the Third Young Mistress of the Fu family."

Zhao Rongyuan continued, "Does your master have any dealings with the Fu family?"

"do not know."

Seeing that there were no more questions, Zhao Rongyuan coughed, and the constables rushed in.

Hua Gu gradually regained her senses. She was momentarily confused, then remembered Zhao Rongyuan's earlier guess that the person who killed Manager Qian and the maid from the Fu family were the same person.

"Lord Zhao, have you found out who killed the maid of the Fu family?"

"No." Zhao Rongyuan walked out. "Didn't you say there was another dead person? Take me to see him."

Hua Gu immediately led the way, saying, "My lord, please follow me."

When Zhao Yuanrong saw the body of the bodyguard, he frowned again. The murderer's method of killing was truly unique.

After the coroner examined the body, he looked utterly incredulous.

"Sir, the deceased's flesh has burst open, as if it was caused by something squeezing it, and the corrosion on his skin is caused by something else that looks like medicine."

"He must have suffered inhuman torture for quite some time before he died."

No sooner had the coroner finished speaking than Hua Gu immediately retorted, "Impossible, the murderer killed my bodyguard in no more than a dozen breaths."

"Oh, what happened? Tell me in detail."

Zhao Rongyuan was extremely curious. What kind of method could make someone suffer like this in just over ten breaths?

Then, Hua Gu recounted how she had heard the guards shouting the night before, and how she had gone out of her room to see someone jump off a building and escape.

The coroner's eyes widened in surprise. Was it really that short of a time?

I find it hard to believe.

Zhao Rongyuan was not entirely convinced either, but based on the identities of the victims, he could deduce that the murderer was no ordinary person.

"You just said that other people also saw it. I want to hear what they have to say."

"I'll have someone go and call them right away," Hua Gu nodded to a pimp.

Soon, four thugs and two listless girls were brought in.

Zhao Rongyuan asked them to tell him what they had heard and seen last night, one by one.

Thug 1: "Reporting to you, sir, I was asleep when I suddenly heard a sharp shout of 'Who goes there?' which startled me awake. I got up and went to investigate."

The three brothers living in the same house were also awakened by the noise of the younger one getting up, so they went out to check and saw a dark figure jump from the second floor to the street and disappear quickly.

"How much time passed between hearing the sound and you coming out of the room and seeing the dark figure?"

"In just a dozen or so breaths, we didn't even have time to put on our clothes and ran out shirtless."

Zhao Rongyuan looked at the other three thugs, and they all nodded in unison, "That's exactly what Dashan said."

Zhao Rongyuan then looked at the two frightened girls and said, "Tell me about what happened last night."