Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

42: Da Liu Village, strange corpseHearing the words ’old madam’, Aunt Lan’s eyes narrowed with a smile.

”Ah, Master Meng, it’s been a while since you’ve visited. Yuner has missed you terribly.”

Meng An was startled, an inexplicable panic rising in his heart as his gaze shifted from Yuner’s chest.

The moment he saw Aunt Lan, he flinched. Oh no, he hadn’t paid attention and said the wrong thing!

The old madam of Facing Phoenix Tower was no easy opponent; she had been brought in from outside by the power behind Facing Phoenix Tower, and her methods were formidable!

It was said that her own strength was also very powerful, but no one had ever witnessed it.

Because before that could happen, someone would always resolve any trouble for her.

”Oh~ Aunt Lan! You’re here too? How have you been lately?” Meng An forced a laugh, his eyes pleadingly looking at Qin Jiang.

Qin Jiang shook his head, ”Stop messing around.”

He looked at Aunt Lan, ”I am Qin Hong’s younger brother. Take me to see where my sister disappeared.”

Aunt Lan looked at Qin Jiang upon hearing this. ”You are Qin Hong’s younger brother? Then follow me.”

With that, she turned and walked inside, her waist swaying, with Qin Jiang following behind.

At the entrance, Yuner leaned slightly closer to Meng An, ”Master, who exactly is this person?”

Meng An gently squeezed Yuner, ”He’s the new Big Boss of our Sixth Hall. He’ll be an Elder in no time, understand?”

He had heard that the boss was not only a second-rate expert but also favored by Elder Chen and the Gang Leader.

The reason he was a Big Boss was merely a formality before becoming an Elder.

If he could attach himself to this powerful figure, perhaps when the boss became an Elder, he could also become a Big Boss!

Yuner’s mouth opened slightly in surprise. A Big Boss so young? And he would soon become an Elder?!

”Understood, understood, understood!”

She quickly said. People like them usually only had contact with Elders at most.

As for those higher up, it wasn’t that there weren’t any, but when such people had needs, Facing Phoenix Tower would send someone to them; they rarely came in person.

The group arrived at the back courtyard of Facing Phoenix Tower, which was very large, even exceeding the main building of Facing Phoenix Tower.

Along a pathway, there were several courtyards, which looked similar to ordinary small alleyways.

After passing through several small courtyards, they arrived at a locked courtyard.

”This is it. It was originally a place for the girls to live, but after this incident, no one can live here anymore.”

Aunt Lan said regretfully, then walked to the courtyard gate, took out a key, and unlocked the chain.

Creak~

She pushed open the door, ”Little brother, we dare not go in. You can go in and look yourself. The room where the incident happened is the one on the far right inside.”

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and walked directly into the courtyard. A chill spread, as if he had walked into autumn.

Looking at the courtyard, there were about four or five rooms on each side, connected together, the layout somewhat resembling the back garden of a large Family.

In the center of the courtyard was a well, and by the well were two basins of unwashed clothes. It was likely that people were too scared to clean up and fled directly when the haunting occurred.

Looking at the room on the far right, a large black locust tree was planted between it and the opposite room, looking similar to those in Dahei Mountain.

His hand on his saber hilt, he walked over.

Gently pushing open the door, a scent of rouge wafted into his nostrils.

Looking at the interior of the room, it was exquisitely furnished, divided into left, middle, and right rooms by wooden window panels, with a doorway on each side of the middle room for access to the left and right.

Directly opposite the door, at the innermost position, was a bronze mirror, reflecting Qin Jiang’s figure.

The left room was for dressing, while the right only had a small bed, with the quilt neatly made.

”Boss, have you found anything?”

Meng An’s voice suddenly sounded behind him. Qin Jiang turned around to see the other person peeking through the doorway, only his head visible.

Shaking his head, ”Not yet.”

After speaking, he walked to the bedroom on the right, and after a while, he went to look at the left side.

He walked out to the courtyard somewhat disappointed and headed straight for the other rooms.

A moment later, after checking the rooms, he came to the well. The cool mist from the water slightly eased the irritation in his heart.

Leaning against the well, after a moment of contemplation, he looked at Meng An, ”How did my sister disappear?”

Meng An thought for a moment, ”Sister Qin didn’t find any problems that day either, then she said she would stay here for one night, but the next day she was gone. We searched, but there were no signs of a struggle.”

”Is it possible that she went out?” Qin Jiang asked.

Meng An shook his head, ”That’s impossible. That night, more than twenty of our brothers surrounded this place. Whether someone came in or went out, they would have been discovered.”

”Who was present on the day of the haunting?” Qin Jiang asked.

Meng An fell silent upon hearing this, then slowly shook his head, ”The few who were there that day all died the next day.”

”They all died?! How did they die?” Qin Jiang straightened up, his brows furrowed.

”They just went to sleep one night, and the next day they were all dead. There were no injuries when they died, and they even had smiles on their faces, which was very eerie!”

Meng An said. He had been on edge these past few days, fearing that he might not wake up one day.

But thankfully, it seemed there were no problems now.

Qin Jiang looked around. Ever since he came in, he had felt a faint, chilling aura, but he couldn’t find its source, as if it were behind a layer of glass.

”Boss!”

Just as he was thinking, someone suddenly ran into the courtyard from outside the gate.

Qin Jiang looked over; it was Tian Shangfei, another small boss under him.

”Boss! Elder Chen said that more than a dozen people in Da Liu Village outside the city died overnight last night, and he wants you to investigate.”

Tian Shangfei was panting heavily, clearly having run very fast.

”Let’s go.”

Qin Jiang walked away quickly. As he reached the courtyard gate, he looked at Aunt Lan, ”Seal the courtyard. Don’t let anyone in!”

With that, he left directly, with Tian Shangfei and Meng An following closely behind.

After the three left, Aunt Lan gently opened her folding fan, her eyes smiling. He was indeed a very interesting young man.

What a pity.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Heavy hoofbeats struck the ground as more than a dozen black horses galloped quickly along the country road.

Beep—! (How much further!)

Qin Jiang blew the whistle in his mouth. This was an internal whistle signal of the Red Tiger Gang. Lu Xuanwu had used it when he called Elder Chen that night, and Qin Jiang had spent a great deal of effort to barely learn it.

Beep~ Beep-beep—! (Three li, just around the corner ahead!)

Tian Shangfei blew his whistle.

Before long, a team arrived at a village entrance, where an old man in grey cloth and several middle-aged men were already waiting.

Whoa~

Pulling his horse to a stop, Qin Jiang dismounted. The old man and several middle-aged men hurried over, ”Sir! You’ve finally arrived!”

Tian Shangfei walked up, ”Boss, this is the Village Chief of Da Liu Village, Liu Guangyi.”

Qin Jiang nodded, ”Where are the bodies?”

”They are in the village, Sir, please follow this old man.”

The Village Chief bowed slightly, his attitude very humble, because Tian Shangfei was responsible for their village’s taxes, and Tian Shangfei was clearly this person’s subordinate, so they couldn’t afford to offend him.

”Old Meng, you take a few men and watch the horses here,” Qin Jiang instructed.

Following the Village Chief into the village, the settlement was built on a small hill. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they arrived at an open space.

At the edge of the open space was a stone mill used for pressing beans, about the size of a man’s embrace, weighing at least three to five hundred jin.

At this time, many villagers had already gathered around the open space, discussing in low voices in groups of three or five.

In the center, a row of bodies was laid out, covered with white cloths. A rough estimate showed nearly twenty people.

”Sir, look, this is it,” the Village Chief said.

Qin Jiang walked to a body and pulled back the white cloth. What met his eyes was a face filled with terror, eyes wide open, mouth agape.

He covered the body with the white cloth and looked at the other bodies; without exception, they all had faces full of horror.

”What happened last night? Where did they go?” He looked at the Village Chief.

”They were all miners from the mountain mine. They all went to the mine together last night,” the Village Chief stammered.

There were many small mountains and numerous mineral veins south of Black Mountain City, and many villages were clustered around these veins.

”Are there any survivors?” Qin Jiang asked.

The Village Chief nodded repeatedly, ”Yes, yes, yes! There’s still one person alive!”

With that, he turned to the several middle-aged men following him, ”Bring him over.”

Immediately, two people left, heading towards a certain house in the village.

After a while, the two dragged a person over with iron chains. The person’s hair was disheveled, their face was blackened with mine dust, their hemp clothes were tattered, and there were bloodstains on their arms and legs.