61: The secrets of the squad

The surviving Middle Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivator fled desperately to one side.

The Late Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivator holding a shield also wanted to escape.

However, Gu Changan chased after him and shot him to death with a flurry of Sword Qi Techniques.

Finally, he collapsed unwillingly, dropping the shield in his hand.

Lin Mei was also frightened and retreated repeatedly.

Lin Mei commanded the three Early Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivators behind her.

"Go! He must be exhausted!"

"He's almost out of mana, I'll cover your retreat!"

The three Early Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivators turned and ran.

But how could they outrun Gu Changan?

Gu Changan caught up with them one by one, sending them to their deaths with a Sword Qi Technique each.

Some of them couldn't even manage to cast a shield!

Lin Mei took this opportunity to run towards Wenxing City.

She thought the three Early Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivators would buy her some time.

As it turned out, Gu Changan caught up to her very quickly.

Before he could end her life, Lin Mei began to kneel and beg for mercy.

"Fellow Daoist Gu, spare me!"

"I'll do anything you want!"

"I can even tell you many secrets!"

"Actually, it was Zhou Yanshan who sent me to kill you this time!"

"I didn't agree at all, but I had no choice; these Bandit Cultivators are all his men!"

Gu Changan grew interested upon hearing this and squatted not far from Lin Mei.

"Oh? Tell me more!"

Lin Mei, still shaken, said, "Someone found Zhou Yanshan yesterday afternoon."

"They wanted to make a deal with him to lure you out of the city!"

"The other party paid 200 Spirit Stones."

"Zhou Yanshan agreed, and you already know what happened today!"

Gu Changan nodded. So that was it.

It seemed the Saint's people were behind this.

"Why are you guys working as Bandit Cultivators?"

Lin Mei looked somewhat helpless. "I was forced!"

"It was all Zhou Yanshan who forced me to do it!"

"These Bandit Cultivators are all his men!"

"A Bandit Cultivator just escaped. If you let me go, I'll go back and kill him!"

Gu Changan sneered. This Lin Mei would say anything to save her life!

It was hard to tell which words were true and which were lies!

"What other secrets?"

Lin Mei turned pale with fright. After telling him the whole story, he still wouldn't let her go?

Then she thought of something else!

"Zhou Yanshan is the leader of the Bandit Cultivators, responsible for those around Wenxing City!"

"They've stolen so many things!"

"I was also forced to join them!"

"He also smuggles items forbidden by the Sect to the Xingsha Black Market!"

Gu Changan grew interested. "What kind of items?"

Lin Mei: "The soul-devouring sand you saw yesterday!"

"And Yin Nether Grass!"

Gu Changan nodded and signaled for her to continue!

Lin Mei said loudly, "I also know the secrets of others!"

"Tie Shan works as a hired thug!"

"He charges a high amount of Spirit Stones to solve problems for others!"

Gu Changan raised an eyebrow. He wouldn't have expected such an honest-looking, taciturn man to do such things!

Lin Mei: "Su Rou is involved in human trafficking!"

"Mainly children and women!"

"Children with Spiritual Roots are sold to Evil Cultivators or as servants to certain families."

"Children without Spiritual Roots are sold to Evil Cultivators as blood food!"

"As for the trafficked women, those with Spiritual Roots are sold to Evil Cultivators as cauldrons!"

"Women without Spiritual Roots are sold to brothels!"

Gu Changan was shocked. Whoa!

You really can't tell!

How could such a weak-looking woman be so ruthless?

Su Rou really left quite an impression!

Lin Mei continued, "Old Man Qian deals in information!"

"You can find out all sorts of insider information from him for a price!"

"He's also skilled at forging various identity Tokens!"

"If you want to change your identity, you can go to him!"

Gu Changan sighed; among them, he might actually be considered a good person!

"What about A Man?"

"Don't tell me she's also some great devil?"

Lin Mei smiled awkwardly. "Her Family has an ancestral shop in Wenxing City!"

"Her grandfather is currently managing it!"

"The grandfather and granddaughter depend on each other."

Gu Changan nodded. Finally, a normal person.

"Are you finished?"

Lin Mei roared in anger and threw a handful of Talismans at Gu Changan.

Gu Changan was prepared and immediately dodged far away.

After a barrage of lightning, fire, and ice shards...

Only scorched earth and a mangled corpse remained at the scene.

Gu Changan shook his head; he had been wary of her all along!

If he hadn't wanted to find out who was behind it, why would he have listened to her nonsense?

Gu Changan felt it was a pity; he didn't know where that Middle Stage Qi Refining Evil Cultivator had run off to!

If he didn't die, he would definitely go back and snitch.

He had killed two Tianji Pavilion Outer Sect Disciples and this group of Bandit Cultivators.

These secrets could no longer be kept!

If Zhou Yanshan wasn't stupid, he would definitely report it.

He would say that Gu Changan had betrayed the Sect and killed his fellow Disciples.

As for those Evil Cultivators, he probably wouldn't mention them!

If he returned to Wenxing City, what awaited him might be a Sect investigation?

Or even a Sect-wide arrest warrant!

Gu Changan felt a bit of a headache; it was just by a hair. If he had chased that Middle Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivator first...

Then the three Early Stage Qi Refining Bandit Cultivators and Lin Mei would have run in different directions.

Even if he had come back then, he might have let Lin Mei escape.

After thinking it over, he stopped dwelling on it.

This was already the limit of what he could do!

He needed to think about where to go from now on.

Gu Changan quickly collected the dozen or so corpses on the ground.

Plus the corpses of the two Outer Sect Disciples from before!

He moved quickly toward the depths of the forest.

Not long after Gu Changan left, a group of Tianji Pavilion Cultivators arrived in the forest.

This group was the Wenxing City Guard Team.

Zhou Yanshan had reported that someone was intercepting and killing Sect Disciples here, so they had come.

What they saw were trampled bushes and various signs of battle!

There were also a dozen bloodstains, but no corpses to be found!

The leading Foundation Establishment Cultivator said with a dark expression, "Zhou Yanshan, are you sure Sect Disciples were killed here?"

Zhou Yanshan turned pale with fright. "This Disciple is certain!"

Foundation Establishment Cultivator: "Spread out and search!"

Then he looked at Zhou Yanshan. "Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Zhou Yanshan looked embarrassed. "My deputy captain, Lin Mei, brought people here!"

"She received word that two groups of Outer Sect Disciples were fighting here!"

"So she brought people to observe the situation!"

"As it turns out, the person she brought just returned!"

"He said one of the Outer Sect Disciples killed the other two!"

"And then he killed my subordinates!"

"As for Lin Mei, her whereabouts are currently unknown!"

The Foundation Establishment Cultivator pondered for a moment; Zhou Yanshan's logic was clear and made sense!

"Do you know their identities?"

Zhou Yanshan quickly bowed. "One of them is a member of my squad, named Gu Changan!"

"I don't know the other group!"

Foundation Establishment Cultivator: "Then do you know which group is still alive?"

Zhou Yanshan thought for a moment. "It's the one named Gu Changan!"

"My subordinate saw him kill the other two Outer Sect Disciples!"

"He should be alive, but I don't know where he's hiding!"