100: Protect Li Yue

Nanjia City and the Tianlun Mountain Range are not far apart, and since all five of them were Martial Spirit Realm Experts, it only took them a day to arrive at Nanjia City.

At this moment, Nanjia City's gates were tightly shut, and a large number of soldiers patrolled the area.

Li Gui wasted no words, directly showing the Cangxuan Sect token to the city guard and explaining their purpose.

The city guard's attitude was very respectful; he immediately granted them passage and led the five to the City Lord's Mansion.

An hour later, City Lord Wan Dazhuang arrived at the conference room with Nanjia City's high-ranking officials to meet the five.

Lu Xingchen glanced at Wan Dazhuang's head.

Five-Star Martial Spirit.

It was not weak, but not enough to pose a threat to him.

Wan Dazhuang smiled and said, "Thank you, esteemed elites of the Cangxuan Sect, for coming to help. Why don't we have a simple meal, rest a bit, and discuss the murderer's case tomorrow?"

Li Gui shook his head slightly.

"There's no need for pleasantries; saving lives is urgent, City Lord Wan. Just get straight to the point!"

Hearing this, Wan Dazhuang's expression became serious, and he developed a better impression of the five.

The Disciples sent by the Cangxuan Sect were people who got things done!

Wan Dazhuang solemnly stated, "Then I will directly introduce the case to everyone."

"This serial killer has very particular tastes; he only chooses beautiful women between 18 and 21 years old, raping them before killing them. Moreover, his method of killing is extremely bizarre."

"He hangs the victims upside down from the ceiling, then slashes their wrists, letting them bleed to death from excessive blood loss."

"This person definitely possesses a very advanced Martial Skill for hiding information. I have already imposed a curfew and dispatched city soldiers to patrol the entire city. But we can never catch him."

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Understood. Show us the victims' information."

Wan Dazhuang immediately handed the information to Li Gui.

After reading the information, Wang Dong couldn't help but exclaim, "Damn, this serial killer really knows how to enjoy himself; he only picks top-tier beauties!"

Wan Dazhuang smiled bitterly and said, "Indeed. That's why the young women in the city are all terrified and live in dread. Do you all have any brilliant ideas?"

As soon as Wan Dazhuang spoke, everyone fell into contemplation, no one daring to speak.

Lu Xingchen softly said, "I have a kind of powder here. As long as it's sprinkled on that person, their location can be sensed through a corresponding Spirit Stone."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Wan Dazhuang said in a deep voice, "This is good! Young Friend Lu Xingchen, as expected of an expert from the Cangxuan Sect, he truly has many treasures. As long as the murderer gets some of this powder on him, we can find him!"

"After all, the city gates have been sealed; he cannot escape Nanjia City."

Wang Dong raised a question: "Lu Xingchen, is the amount of your powder enough for all the young women in the city? Even if there's enough, how can you ensure they can actually sprinkle the powder?"

"After all, the targets the killer seeks are ordinary women who haven't stepped into the Martial Dao; they have no ability to resist."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I definitely have enough powder. Send the City Lord's Mansion's experts to provide one-on-one personal protection for those young women, and have them carry the powder. We don't need to defeat the killer; we just need to entangle him for a moment."

Wan Dazhuang said in a deep voice, "Not enough. Nanjia City has 500,000 residents, but the City Lord's Mansion only has over a thousand Great Martial Master Realm Experts, which is nowhere near enough. If we send people below the Great Martial Master Realm to protect the young women, they will surely be instantly killed, with no chance to throw the powder."

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Let me think."

"This killer has very peculiar tastes; he only likes beautiful women aged 18 to 21. Excluding those who are not old enough or not pretty enough, there should only be a few thousand left, right?"

Wan Dazhuang nodded slightly: "Indeed, but the number is still too far off."

Lu Xingchen continued, "Gather two-thirds of the women at the City Lord's Mansion, to be personally protected by City Lord Wan. The remaining one-third of the women will act as bait. Is that enough now?"

Wan Dazhuang frowned deeply and began to do calculations.

Five minutes later, he finally nodded heavily.

"Enough!"

"But if two-thirds of the young women in the city disappear, will this killer become alert and not dare to act?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly: "No, he won't. City Lord Wan has closed Nanjia City's gates for five days already, yet this killer still commits crimes every night, which means he is utterly fearless."

"Even if he knows it's a trap, he will still continue his heinous acts."

Wan Dazhuang nodded heavily: "Young Friend Lu's words are reasonable. In that case, I will immediately summon the experts from the City Lord's Mansion."

Lu Xingchen softly said, "City Lord Wan, please assign five households to the five of us as well. If we run into that killer, we might be able to directly kill him. This way, Nanjia City's common people won't have to live in fear anymore!"

"Very well!"

Two hours later, all the Great Martial Master Realm Experts and above from the City Lord's Mansion had gathered.

Lu Xingchen purchased a large quantity of "Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder)" from the System Mall for 5000 exchange points and distributed it to everyone.

Then the entire City Lord's Mansion began to operate.

Lu Xingchen was also assigned to a household.

This household was a bit special; only a young woman looked after an old woman, while the other family members were out working.

The young woman's name was Li Yue, and from her portrait, she appeared to be a beauty.

Lu Xingchen arrived at the doorstep of Li Yue's home on the outskirts of Nanjia City and knocked on the door.

After a moment, the door opened, and a beautiful oval-shaped face appeared before Lu Xingchen.

Lu Xingchen directly took out the City Lord's Mansion token and softly said, "Hello, Miss Li Yue, my name is Lu Xingchen. I was sent by the City Lord to protect you from the serial killer's attacks. I will stay in your home tonight."

Hearing this, Li Yue was greatly surprised and hastily bowed to Lu Xingchen: "Greetings, Lord Lu! Thank you, Lord Lu, for risking your life to protect me."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "No need to be so polite; this is what I should do. Let's go inside and talk!"

Li Yue then came back to her senses and hastily invited Lu Xingchen in.

Although the house was small, it was fully equipped and very clean; one could tell the diligence of the female owner at a glance.

There was an old grandmother sunbathing on the balcony, who must have been Li Yue's grandmother.

After greeting the grandmother, Lu Xingchen and Li Yue chatted in the living room.

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Miss Li Yue, are there any other people in your family?"

Li Yue replied, "My parents went to join the army and haven't returned yet. I also have an elder brother who is Cultivating in another region and hasn't sent any news for a long time."

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly: "It must be very hard for you to maintain this home alone and take care of your grandmother, right?"

Li Yue chuckled, "Not at all. My parents send money home on time every month, and I only need to serve Grandmother. Life is quite leisurely."

"Oh, I see!"

The two chatted for a quarter of an hour, and Lu Xingchen's good impression of Li Yue greatly increased, strengthening his resolve to deal with this killer.

Those 13 women who were tortured and killed by him, each as good as Li Yue, yet met such a tragic end—it was simply unforgivable!