News of Ping Si's death spread on the very night it happened, naturally causing a mix of joy and sorrow amongst various people.
Ping Si was a ruthless character, better known for his various misdemeanors over the years, yet he always seemed to have connections and influential backers.
Displaying an arrogant demeanor in daily life, no one would have predicted that he would be assassinated in his own home.
By the time the Patrol Bureau arrived, they found only two bodies, charred but still recognizable.
However, there was not a trace left of whoever committed this heinous crime...
Everything in the house was almost completely burned down.
"Ling Hao, how should we write this report..." Zhang Fei remarked, noticing Ling Hao's evident frustration.
"We won't need to deal with this case, a team from higher up is being dispatched," Ling Hao reluctantly responded.
The photo of the charred old man had just been uploaded to the internal network for identification.
That's when he received a call from the Paranormal Affairs Bureau, informing him that the victim was of special significance.
A dedicated team would be dispatched for investigation, and for now, they were just choreographed to guard the bodies.
Two major cases in as many weeks, even the Chief of the Patrol Bureau had lost his color, and naturally, he also received a round of criticism.
However, as special individuals were involved, there wasn't an explicit directive to solve the case.
"With Ping Si's death, there may be movements from his subordinates and enemies. Tell our men to be vigilant," Ling Hao advised Zhang Fei.
Now was not the time for carelessness, if there were incidents related to the contesting of territories, trouble would definitely come from the top!
...
The Paranormal Affairs Bureau was a special organization composed of supernatural beings and practitioners.
Headquartered in the Imperial City, there were branches in every city.
Their aim was to assist cities in handling paranormal and unnatural incidents.
"Guo Ji has been murdered, I have been told that it was not one of our guys," a young man exclaimed.
"He’d been hiding all these years, never thought he’d be hiding in Jiangnan City," a middle-aged man noted.
His death can be considered good news, that makes one less name on our investigation list," the young man rubbed his forehead tiredly.
Over the years, peculiar incidents had become a common occurrence.
They were disciples, sent down by their respective sects to assist the South Mott government in dealing with paranormal incidents, for over ten years now.
"However, with unknown identities popping up in succession in Jiangnan City, we must investigate further.
But the real question is whether this person is a disciple who descended from a sect for cultivation, or someone who suddenly awakened to supernatural powers," the middle-aged man suggested.
"Even so, we must identify him as soon as possible, we can’t let him slip away!"
"Yes, I’ve already instructed our men to do so," the young man responded.
For these lone warriors, the Nanmo Government was very wary.
On the positive side, it can be said that they are chivalrous, but negatively, they are considered reckless.
Relying on their capabilities, they bypass the state's judgment...
...
When Lin Feng arrived home, he took out Guo Ji's storage bag.
It contained some common elixirs and bottles of varying colors.
A bottle with a purple and gold hue caught Lin Feng's attention.
Given the exquisite packaging, it surely was not an ordinary item.
Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, then proceeded to open the bottle.
A mysterious fragrance greeted him.
"System Identification: Verdant Spirit Liquid, made from a variety of precious spirit herbs.
Consumption increases spirit power limit!"
"What a treasure!" Lin Feng exclaimed.
He was indeed lacking in spirit power, and many of his moves were not flowing smoothly.
He needed to keep replenishing his powers with pills.
Lin Feng swallowed it in one gulp, the dense liquid spreading as it went down the throat, turning into a unique, highly pure energy that circulated through his entire body, bringing about an incredible feeling of comfort.
"No wonder everyone likes to kill for treasure!"
After regaining his calm, Lin Feng felt incredibly relaxed.
Especially after killing the evil cultivators, there wasn't too much guilt in his heart.
After a while, he sat at the head of his bed again and started typing.
..........
"A peculiar green light emerged from the head of the War God...", Lin Feng rapidly hammered out these words on the keyboard.
His progress has been not too bad recently, having already gathered a few loyal readers.
This was the first time they had ever witnessed such peculiar green literature, which was incredibly creative.
Of course, there were also many critics. After all, this green method was beyond their imagination and unnerved them.
Fortunately, his top brother, Wolf Extinguisher, was impressively powerful.
Never lost in a fight, and often invited others to the capital for a chat.
Presumably, this big brother lived in the capital.
Lin Feng didn't dwell on how much of an uproar Ping Si's death would cause.
There were two most important things for him at the moment.
Firstly, the college entrance exam of Qianqian, secondly, earning money to buy a house.
This house really does need to be changed.
Time passed.
Regardless of whether the system released any tasks or not, Lin Feng would spend a few hours every night hunting evil spirits.
In this half a month, his total earnings were 30000.
In addition, he gained a lot of other good things.
His skill level had already risen to LV3 level.
The technique of Instant Body could already be enlarged within 5000 meters.
Two days later,
After asking around, Lin Feng finally found the address of Wen Cheng.
He was straightforward, he showed no mercy to those who liked to plot other's deaths.
He directly fed him three Great Devouring Pills...
To let him experience what pain was...
Normal people couldn't bear even one, but Lin Feng didn't really care about the consequence of giving him three.
Since he wanted to find Qianqian trouble, he naturally had to pay the price.
He really cared about this sister.
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In the suburbs of Jiangnan City.
Xiang Hui and Ye Chuyin stood on top of a hill.
Ye Chuyin was wearing a dark red dress today, with special ghost-hunting glasses on her face.
She also wore a pair of gloves made of special materials.
And was solemnly watching a tomb not far away.
"Miss Ye, remember to show some mercy, don't kill it, I still have a big use for it" Xiang Hui reminded.
"You talk too much, quickly bring it out, I have something else to do tonight" Ye Chuyin urged.
Xiang Hui's fingers were together, muttering words constantly.
"Five Elements Technique, Earth Flow..."
Suddenly, he pressed both hands on the ground, and the tomb was suddenly lifted up.
"Why you again..." A weird voice came.
Through the ghost-hunting glasses, Ye Chuyin saw a six-legged golden beetle crawling out of the tomb.
The golden beetle was about two meters in size, with a huge horn on its head.
Behind it was a pair of bright wings, constantly making a buzzing sound as they flapped.
"It seems, last time's lesson wasn't enough." The Golden Beetle Resentful Spirit spoke harshly towards Xiang Hui.
Last time it had managed to escape, but this time he's brought another helper!
"Enough with the small talk, your opponent is me," Ye Chuyin didn't give the Resentful Spirit a chance to say more, she had things to do later.
She leaped forward and started throwing her punches at the Golden Beetle Resentful Spirit.
"If you want to die, I'll grant your wish..." The Armored Ghost charged straight ahead.
It was immeasurably strong, its wings sharp as machetes, fast and agile.
"Boom"
Ye Chuyin's fist clenched and she pounded out a punch.
Her fist swept out like a horse's whip, emitting an astonishing ripple, racing like a lightning bolt toward the Armored Ghost!
An overwhelming gust of her punch tore through the air, just like an air cannon, landing heavily on the Armored Ghost.
A earth-shaking boom rang out and a massive sound wave followed.
The Armored Ghost was knocked straight from the sky, falling swiftly.
The ground even burst open in tandem with the punch's wind, a fissure splitting the earth.
That crack stretching several hundreds of meters apart.
"Miss Ye, don't kill it!" Xiang Hui shouted from the sideline.
In terms of sheer strength, this Armored Ghost couldn't match her.
"Don't worry." Ye Chuyin made an OK hand gesture.
"Boom"
Just then, the Armored Ghost leapt back out from underground.
That punch of Ye Chuyin's was indeed rather fierce.
Its large horn was now crooked.
But it didn't matter, its gruff hide could withstand even fatal blows!
"Bzzz bzzz bzzz"
As the Armored Ghost fluttered, three identical replicas of it suddenly appeared.
"Miss Ye, amongst the ghost's clones, only one is real"
The three flying bugs were extremely quick. The ghost was fully aware of Ye Chuyin's awesome strength.
Head-on assault would work to no avail.
But its body was nimble. It shrunk to half a meter in size.
Attempted to slice with its wings!
Its wings were even sharper than a cultivator's flying swords!
"Flying pests are always troublesome," Ye Chuyin couldn't help but knit her brows.
Her inability to fly was her biggest disadvantage, even with her agile body, she couldn't beat a flying bug.
Suddenly, Ye Chuyin's speed slowed down, barely escaping the slashes from the Armored Ghost's wings several times.
Both sides seemed to be looking for the right moment…
Ye Chuyin closed her eyes and relied on her sense.
The genuine body and the clones had minimal differences.
"Found it!"
As the Armored Ghost attacked from behind, she stepped back swiftly.
Grabbing hold of its giant horn.
Then ruthlessly threw it onto the ground.
At this moment, she was like someone holding a giant guitar, continuously smashing it all around.
After that, Ye Chuyin straightforwardly sat on its back.
She held the giant horn with one hand and hammered onto its head with the other.
Listen carefully.
Bam
Bam
Bam
A strong metallic hitting sound.
Every hit led to some dents appearing on the Armor Ghost body.
It might not be fatal, but it sure was painful.
The Armored Ghost's six limbs started to constantly twitch...
Watching this scene, Xiang Hui also had a bit of a scalp-tingling sensation.
So violent! No wonder nobody dared to provoke her.
Seeing that the Armored Ghost seemed to be in bad shape, Ye Chuyin turned its body over again.
Tearing off its wings from its back with a strong jerk!
“You enjoy flying, always wasting my time…”
She had to admit, these transparent wings were quite beautiful. They were worthy of her collection.
"Miss Ye, that’s enough, have mercy!" Upon seeing Ye Chuyin's increasing momentum, Xiang Hui quickly voiced his concern.
He took out a charm, murmured a few words, bit his finger and drew some seals on the charm.
Attached it on the Armored Ghost's forehead.
"Capture!"
In the blink of an eye, the vengeful spirit vanished without a trace, leaving behind the image of a beetle etched on the talisman.
"You cultivators truly have unique methods," Ye Chuyin didn't have any particular fondness or aversion towards them, unlike her elders who had borne grudges for too long.
This was why she agreed to help Xiang Hui.
She had always been curious about their ability to fly and avoid the earthly realm, and especially after her own powers had awakened.
But once one's abilities awaken, they can no longer cultivate. This is a restriction on the world's rules.
And no one has been able to break it thus far.
"Miss Ye, you are nothing short of extraordinary. That golden-armour vengeance spirit injured quite a few of my fellow practitioners,"
It is indeed a miracle of strength. Worthy of an ss-class earth-power awakener!
Xiang Hui respectfully collected the talisman. For this golden beetle, he had put in alot of effort!
"Miss Ye, would you like to join me for dinner this evening?" Xiang Hui asked.
"No need. I have a friend to meet. We'll talk another day!"