173: Arrived at Jingtaifu City! Strange Yin Qi!

Even his own sister, the Great Xia Emperor, Xia Mingyue, probably couldn't compare to Lu Xuan.

If he could snatch this Martial Artist Genius from the Li family's hands, that would naturally be the best outcome.

As long as Lu Xuan was willing to pledge allegiance to him, Xia Mingqing could let bygones be bygones and would never bring up anything about the Luo family.

Hmph, dead people have no more use.

Xia Mingqing would certainly not waste energy on such trivial matters.

Even if the deceased was his Martial Dao mentor, Xia Mingqing felt no sorrow.

Inspector Luo Jin's death only made Xia Mingqing feel that someone was slapping his face,

which was why he was so enraged.

Now, it remained to be seen if Lu Xuan would come to meet him.

To win over Lu Xuan, Xia Mingqing had shown the utmost sincerity.

Lu Xuan could make any demands of him, including his personal maid, Chen Luomeng.

Hehehe!

Xia Mingqing didn't believe that a hot-blooded man could refuse such a temptation.

As Xia Mingqing began to act, in the center of the Fu City,

there was a massive mansion, which was precisely the State Duke's Manor of An Prefecture!

At this moment, inside the State Duke's Manor's main hall, two people were present.

An old man in a red official robe sat on the main seat of the hall.

The old man's hair and beard were white, and although his aged face was etched with the marks of time, his spirit was remarkably vigorous.

This old man was Tao Zhenbang, the State Duke of An Prefecture and Mystic Guard Deputy Director of the Heavenly Soldier Division.

In front of Tao Zhenbang stood a man, bowing humbly and looking at Tao Zhenbang with utmost respect.

This man was the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture.

Upon learning of Inspector Luo Jin's death, the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture rushed to inform Tao Zhenbang without delay.

After listening to the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture, Tao Zhenbang found it utterly unbelievable.

Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) Inspector Luo Jin was dead?

And it was done by Wu Hui, Luo family's guard?

Others might not know Inspector Luo Jin's background, but Tao Zhenbang knew it very well.

Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) Inspector Luo Jin had a protective power left by a sacrificial artifact.

It was impossible for any Martial Artist below the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster Realm to break that protective power.

"Alas, a time of trouble!"

At this point, Tao Zhenbang could only sigh with worry.

Besides himself, in the entire An Prefecture, only Prince An was a Martial Artist above the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster Realm.

It couldn't be Prince An who assassinated his Martial Dao mentor, could it?

Lao Jiahuo (Old fellow) Inspector Luo Jin's death proved that there was still power above the Major Achievement of Outer Strength Grandmaster Realm in An Prefecture.

This matter would likely alarm the Great Xia Emperor!

"State Governor, this subordinate has already sent people to blockade Qingling Prefecture."

"Do we still need to hunt down and arrest Wu Hui?"

Tao Zhenbang had no objections to what the Prefect of Qingling Prefecture had done.

Immediately, Tao Zhenbang issued an order on the spot.

"Pass down my order: all prefectures and commanderies in An Prefecture must post wanted notices for Wu Hui."

For now, the only option was to first find this so-called Luo family guard.

In any case, the imperial court would send people to investigate Inspector Luo Jin's murder case.

Without a doubt, it would probably be those fellows from the Mirror Division.

Jingtai Prefecture City!

After more than half a day, Lu Xuan had already left Qingling Prefecture and headed straight for Jingtai Prefecture City.

Finally, Lu Xuan arrived in the city just as Jingtai Prefecture City was about to close its gates.

Lu Xuan came to Jingtai Prefecture City with his own plans, and he certainly wouldn't make the trip for nothing.

On the way to Jingtai Prefecture City, Lu Xuan only made a brief stop to use all his System points to deduce the Indestructible Body of Diamond Cultivation Technique.

Host: Lu Xuan

Realm: Outer Strength Grandmaster (Major Achievement)

Cultivation Technique: Burning Heaven Blade Technique 1/9, Flowing Light Step Technique 1/9, Indestructible Body of Diamond 8/9

Points: 30

It cost 810 System points to deduce the seventh layer of Indestructible Body of Diamond to the eighth layer.

This was why Lu Xuan appeared in Jingtai Prefecture City.

Facing these empty System points, only Lao Mo's Blackbird Guard inventory could satisfy Lu Xuan's needs.

Given his relationship with Lao Mo, borrowing some Heavenly Spiritual Objects from here shouldn't be a problem.

He believed that Lao Mo, upon learning of his intention, would certainly not refuse his request.

Mo Ronghua had once told Lu Xuan the location of the Jingtai Prefecture Blackbird Guard.

It was in the center of the east city of the Fu City.

After entering the city, Lu Xuan slowed down his horse and rode along a wide, flat street.

However, as Lu Xuan passed an inn, he gave a slight tug on the reins, stopping his horse.

"Hmm?"

"This aura?"

"Yin Qi?"

"But it also doesn't seem like it?"

Lu Xuan turned his head to look inside the inn. At the inn's entrance, people were gathered, and all dozen or so tables were filled with guests.

However, Lu Xuan's gaze focused on the western corner.

There was a table there, with four men sitting around it, all dressed in neat, black short robes.

On the front of the black short robes, an eagle-claw-like pattern was embroidered.

The Yin Qi that caught Lu Xuan's attention originated from these few people.

However, this Yin Qi made Lu Xuan feel very strange.

Because the aura of this Yin Qi was completely different from the Yin Qi Lu Xuan had sensed in the past.

The Yin Qi of those ghostly things, logically speaking, should be extremely cold, dead, and desolate, without a trace of life.

However, the Yin Qi on these four men gave Lu Xuan a strange feeling.

It was a feeling of hysterical resentment, like being possessed by a malevolent spirit, which made Lu Xuan feel a bit uncomfortable.

This Yin Qi, mixed with human emotions?

However, Lu Xuan didn't think too much about it.

Although this Yin Qi was unusual, Lu Xuan could confirm that it definitely originated from those ghostly things.

And those ghostly things were the oddities that could provide Lu Xuan with a large number of System points!

As Lu Xuan observed the four men,

they seemed completely unaware of Lu Xuan's presence, still conversing quietly among themselves.

"Brother Li, I think that woman, Zhang Yingxue, seems to be getting more and more unusual."

"Should we report it to the Hall Master?"

One of the younger men spoke to the big man at the head of the table.

However, before his Brother Li could reply, the person sitting opposite the young man directly scoffed.

"Pfft!"

"Brother Li, look at this fellow, he's getting more and more timid."

"That woman, Zhang Yingxue, has long been a cripple and acts like a lunatic."

"What else could be unusual!"

"Brother Yong, you..."

The young man, being retorted like that, immediately became angry and embarrassed, just about to argue.

Just then, a gentle breeze swept across their four faces.

In the blink of an eye, a figure appeared before them like a ghost.