37: Chapter 37 is indeed a case of shallow waters teeming with turtles.

Over the next few days, Yingyang Pass returned to some semblance of peace.

However, there were more guard posts around the area.

With Zhu Ang and his personal guards all killed, the fear of the Jin Kingdom Martial Artists in Yingyang Pass was also increasing.

The two consultants who had previously been resting in Yingyang Pass city, He Zhan and Wang Chengguang, were both invited to sit in the Military Camp to oversee things.

Zhu Xu, who was by Zhu Ang's side, was a Seventh-Grade Great Perfection.

His death basically proved that the Jin Kingdom had dispatched an Eighth-Grade expert.

The two consultants were, of course, unwilling in their hearts.

Even with Seventh-Grade strength, they did not want to throw themselves into danger.

But having consumed so many resources provided by the Dashun Imperial Court, they had to contribute.

However, there were many defensive Magical Artifacts in the Military Camp.

If that expert from the Jin Kingdom rashly broke in, even an Eighth-Grade might not necessarily gain any advantage.

The two consultants still had some confidence in guarding the Military Camp.

In fact, the reason they were so easily invited out this time was still because of Zhu Ang's death.

He Zhan and Wang Chengguang knew that the Zhu family would soon send people over.

Besides the letters sent back from Yingyang Pass as notification.

Figures like Zhu Ang and Zhu Xu certainly had life tablets connected to them.

The night they died, the life tablets shattered, so the Zhu family must have already known of their deaths.

In at most two or three days, the people from the Zhu family coming to hold them accountable would surely arrive.

As consultants, the two of them would definitely be held accountable.

If they were still hiding in the city resting when that time came, who knew how the Zhu family members would berate them.

It was better to come out early and put on a good show.

During these few peaceful days, Li Yuan had already practiced the Iron Armor Body until he was proficient.

How much effect this defensive Cultivation Technique could exert mainly depended on two aspects.

First, it was the comprehension and practice of the "Iron Armor Body."

In this regard, Li Yuan had taken Zhu Xu's decades of tempering and improvement, so it could definitely be considered a deep mastery.

Second, it was the degree of refinement of the user's own martial Internal Energy.

The essence of this defensive Cultivation Technique was actually to use martial Internal Energy to condense a layer of armor to protect the body.

The more refined the martial Internal Energy, the stronger the protective effect naturally was.

As it happened, this point also hit exactly what Li Yuan was good at.

After practicing the "Tai Xuan Divine Art," who could have more refined martial Internal Energy than him?

Even that martial Internal Energy could be called martial spiritual power.

Li Yuan felt his own improvement and used his experience as a Ninth-Grade Mortal Immortal to judge.

The result was even better than he had expected.

He was now capable of withstanding a Ninth-Grade attack.

He might still lose, but he could not be easily defeated.

Being able to reach this judgment through experience was already extremely good.

Stepping into the Ninth Grade, the magnitude of the increase in strength was too great; they simply could not be mentioned in the same breath.

For Li Yuan to be able to fight a Ninth-Grade with Eighth-Grade martial arts was already rare in the world.

Another two days passed.

The people from the Zhu family arrived as expected.

There were six people in the group that came this time.

The strongest among them was Zhu Ang's uncle, Zhu Chi.

A Genius Martial Artist with Eighth-Grade Middle Stage strength, who had the potential to advance to a Ninth-Grade Mortal Immortal in the future.

He should have been over seventy years old, but he looked no different from a forty-year-old middle-aged man.

Martial Artists were like this; after practicing and tempering their bodies, they did not age so easily.

In particular, they would maintain this middle-aged appearance for a very long time.

When the Zhu family members arrived, they showed absolutely no restraint.

Right in front of the soldiers of Yingyang Pass, they found City Lord Liu and the others with arrogant expressions on their Faces.

Even their conversation took place outside the military tent, not giving them any Face at all.

After simply asking about the situation, City Lord Liu, leading the deputy generals and the two consultants, answered politely.

Many soldiers around could see their performance.

This was actually damaging to the prestige of the military generals.

But there was no other way; how could they have the ability to dare provoke the Zhu family?

During the conversation, Zhu Chi arranged for a slightly younger Martial Artist by his side to start checking everywhere in the military.

He was holding a small Magical Artifact in his hand, occasionally bringing it close to his eyes.

It was unknown what he saw, but from time to time, a Disciple would be selected by him and then called to wait at the entrance of the central military tent.

Li Yuan was also selected, and upon seeing Li Yuan, that slightly younger Martial Artist from the Zhu family had a very serious expression.

In a moment, nearly thirty people were called to wait at the entrance of the central military tent.

Zhu Chi communicated in a low voice with his own Martial Artist, and then began to question them one by one.

There were so many people in front of him; they must have all been tainted by the secret technique released after Zhu Ang's death.

The Zhu family members were investigating in case there was any problem in the military.

The first person to be investigated and questioned was Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was the most affected by that secret technique on his body, so naturally, his suspicion was the greatest.

Before Li Yuan could open his mouth, City Lord Liu couldn't help but interject to answer.

"Lord Zhu, this person is the Corpse Collector in the military, so there must have been some contact..."

Hearing this answer, Zhu Chi snorted lightly: "A Corpse Collector? A Corpse Collector is also an official in this military? Truly, the waters are shallow and the turtles are many."

After a simple evaluation, Zhu Chi did not dwell on Li Yuan.

The person who actually killed Zhu Ang was thus missed by him.

Li Yuan's guess at the time had completely come true today.

That secret technique of Zhu Ang's had absolutely no effect on him.

In the subsequent investigation and questioning, City Lord Liu and several deputy generals did not escape either.

They were also tainted by that secret technique on their bodies.

Compared to ordinary soldiers, they had more ability and more motive.

However, their explanations were reasonable and there were many witnesses.

The Zhu family members did not continue to cause them trouble, but they did not completely believe City Lord Liu either.

After roughly finishing the questioning, the Zhu family members asked City Lord Liu and the others to lead the way.

To go and see the place where the bodies were found.

Before they even set off, a strange expression appeared on Zhu Chi's Face: "I heard that a mysterious expert has appeared here?"

City Lord Liu hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

"Previously, the Jin Kingdom sent Langhe River assassins, and Yingyang Pass was truly unable to cope. It was this mysterious expert who took action and killed two Langhe River assassins in succession."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chi sneered even more: "Why didn't this mysterious expert take action this time? Is it because the Jin Kingdom expert encountered this time is someone he is unable to deal with?"

City Lord Liu lowered his head slightly; he felt a bit uncomfortable.

For this mysterious expert, although he did not know his identity, he was always grateful.

Without him, who knew how miserable Yingyang Pass would be now.

But this Zhu Chi spoke with sarcasm and disparagement, making City Lord Liu very uncomfortable.

"That mysterious expert acts on his own whims, and we do not know when the expert is willing to take action. As for the expert's true strength, that is even more impossible to know."

City Lord Liu defended him a bit, but Zhu Chi had no interest in listening.

He waved his hand and asked City Lord Liu to lead the way to the scene of the incident.

Although six days had passed, the traces in that area were all preserved.

City Lord Liu knew very well that the Zhu family would definitely send someone to check the situation. He had preserved it in advance to avoid being unable to explain things when the time came.