101: arrest

After chatting for a while, Li Yue went to make dinner, while Lu Xingchen sat cross-legged on the ground, Cultivating the "Spirit Burning Art."

An hour later, Lu Xingchen completed a cycle of Cultivation and stood up.

Li Yue's dinner was also ready.

Four dishes and one soup, with fish and meat.

It was clear that Li Yue held him in high regard.

Since Li Yue was alone, her income must have been limited.

These simple four dishes and one soup might have been her food expenses for half a month.

Lu Xingchen felt a little touched and resolved to capture the murderer.

After dinner, Li Yue and the old grandmother returned to their rooms to rest, while Lu Xingchen sat cross-legged in the living room, quietly waiting for the serial killer to appear.

Although the probability of this guy choosing Li Yue was very low, Lu Xingchen had to be prepared.

Soon, night fell, and the pure white moonlight shone on Lu Xingchen.

Li Yue's door, without any warning, suddenly opened, not making a sound.

Lu Xingchen's eyebrows twitched slightly.

Did he really stumble upon him?

This serial killer even had the ability to pick locks!

Since it was the will of heaven, he couldn't let him go!

A black figure rushed in from outside the door, letting out a "hehehe" laugh.

But when he saw Lu Xingchen sitting cross-legged on the ground, his voice stopped abruptly.

"Who are you?"

"The one who will take your life!"

Lu Xingchen suddenly stood up and struck the man in black with a "Stone Shattering Palm."

The man in black hurriedly moved to block, was shaken back several steps, and then used Lu Xingchen's palm force to escape out the door.

He wasn't stupid; he knew he had fallen into an ambush, and the most important thing wasn't to fight, but to escape quickly.

After all, there were still experts from the City Lord's Mansion patrolling outside.

The man in black was also quite strong; Lu Xingchen was also shaken back three steps, missing the opportunity to pursue him, only managing to scatter Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder) on the man in black.

By the time Lu Xingchen rushed out the door, the man in black had already vanished.

Lu Xingchen felt regretful and slammed his hand against the wall.

This murderer was too decisive, not giving him any chance to strike.

How infuriating!

Hearing Lu Xingchen's slap against the wall, the patrolling experts from the City Lord's Mansion immediately gathered around.

Upon seeing Lu Xingchen, they all saluted and greeted him.

"Lord Lu, what happened?"

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "I ran into that person, but unfortunately, I couldn't keep him; he got away. You all continue patrolling to prevent him from making a surprise attack. Tomorrow, I will report to the City Lord!"

"Yes, sir!"

Lu Xingchen also returned to Li Yue's house.

Hearing the noise, Li Yue also came out of her room.

"Lord Lu, what happened?"

"That serial killer came for you; I just repelled him," Lu Xingchen said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Yue's small face immediately turned pale.

"What? He really came for me! Lord Lu, thank you so much for saving my life."

"You're welcome, it's what I should do. That murderer won't be arrogant for much longer; I will definitely kill him by dawn tomorrow!"

Li Yue nodded heavily.

"Mm! I believe in Lord Lu!"

When the first faint light of morning shone into the living room, Lu Xingchen returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

In the council hall, the five Disciples of the Cangxuan Sect and the high-ranking officials of Nanjia City were gathered.

Wan Dazhuang said in a deep voice, "Young Friend Lu, the subordinates reported that you encountered the serial killer last night. Did you succeed? How strong is he?"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly.

"I succeeded; the Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder) has been scattered on him. But this person is very alert; I only exchanged one move with him. My initial estimate is that his strength is similar to Wang Hao, whom I once defeated, a Six-Star Martial Spirit. But I'm not sure if he held back."

Upon hearing this, Wan Dazhuang's face broke into a smile.

"That's good, that's good!"

"What I dreaded most was not being able to catch him. Young Friend Lu's Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder) has been a great help to me. As for the strength of a Six-Star Martial Spirit, there's no need to be too wary; we have many experts here!"

Lu Xingchen touched the Storage Ring on his right hand, and fifty black stones appeared on the table.

"These are Miao Zhu Stones, which can detect the presence of Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder). As long as they are close to Miao Zhu Fen (Mysterious Pearl Powder), they will emit light, and the closer they are, the brighter the light."

Wan Dazhuang nodded heavily.

"Good, I will immediately send experts to search the entire city. All you young friends from the Cangxuan Sect, please prepare yourselves in the City Lord's Mansion. Once the murderer's whereabouts are discovered, help me kill him!"

Li Gui said in a deep voice, "Good!"

Wan Dazhuang immediately ordered his subordinates to search.

Half a day passed just like that.

At the peak of the midday sun, an expert from the City Lord's Mansion brought good news.

"City Lord, the murderer's location has been found, at a teahouse in the east of the city!"

Wan Dazhuang was overjoyed and said in a deep voice, "All you young friends from the Cangxuan Sect, let's move out!"

Wan Dazhuang did not go in a grand procession, but instead, he, Lu Xingchen, the five others, and the experts from the City Lord's Mansion disguised themselves as tea drinkers and arrived outside the teahouse.

Because the teahouse had a huge flow of people, if a battle broke out there, there would certainly be many casualties.

They had to find a way to clear the place!

Wan Dazhuang said in a deep voice, "You all, disguise yourselves as tea drinkers and slowly send the common people in the teahouse away, understood?"

"Understood!"

Ten Great Martial Master Realm experts walked into the teahouse and began to evacuate the crowd.

Lu Xingchen also nodded slightly, acknowledging Wan Dazhuang's cautious move.

However, something strange happened.

No matter how the ten experts persuaded them, the common people in the teahouse completely ignored them and continued to drink tea.

Lu Xingchen's face immediately darkened.

This matter might not be so simple!

Indeed, a thin middle-aged man sitting in a corner of the teahouse put down his teacup and amplified his voice with Qi.

"Wan Dazhuang, I'm very curious, how did you and those little brats from the Cangxuan Sect discover my whereabouts?"

His Six-Star Martial Spirit Realm was fully revealed, clearly indicating that he was the serial killer Lu Xingchen had encountered last night.

Upon hearing this, everyone was greatly shocked.

This murderer had actually discovered them!

How was this possible?

Seeing that he had been exposed, Wan Dazhuang stood out with a cold face: "Kid, you'd best surrender yourself. I can still let you die quickly. But if even one of these common people is injured, you'll be torn into eight pieces!"

The thin man suddenly threw down his teacup.

"Wan Dazhuang, I don't think you've figured out the situation yet, have you? Now all the common people in this teahouse are my hostages. If you want them to be safe, you'd better speak more politely!"

With that, the thin man clapped his hands, and the more than fifty tea drinkers in the teahouse suddenly stopped what they were doing, stiffly stood up, and surrounded him.

Seeing this situation, Wan Dazhuang was greatly shocked.

"What's going on? Are all these people his accomplices?"

Lu Xingchen shook his head slightly: "These people have not stepped into the Martial Dao; they are not qualified to be his accomplices. It should be said that he has controlled all the common people in the teahouse."