53: Ye Qingshan guessed that Lu Xuan left the county!

That question will be answered naturally once we arrive at Fu City, Baidao Prefecture.

Qingyun County is still too small; Lu Xuan has received too little information in this small place.

County Yamen Morgue!

On several sturdy wooden beds, six corpses were laid out.

In front of the wooden beds, several Yamen coroners were meticulously examining the bodies from head to toe.

Inside the morgue, there were also three people standing behind these coroners: Ye Qingshan, Chen Shi, and Liang Shanhai.

Not long after, these county Yamen coroners looked as if they had seen a ghost, their faces contorted with fear.

The way these people died was too bizarre, completely beyond their imagination.

One of the older-looking coroners walked up to Ye Qingshan and spoke seriously.

"Prefect, all these people died in the same way: their entire skeletons were reduced to powder, mixed with their already mangled flesh and blood."

God knows how the murderer managed to do it.

To completely churn their internal bodies into a pulpy mess while leaving their outer skin perfectly intact.

"Hmm, you may all leave!"

Ye Qingshan replied indifferently; the moment he saw County Lieutenant Huang Yangping's corpse, he already knew the cause of his death.

To kill a Martial Artist at Major Achievement of the Refining Marrow Realm in one strike, and in such a manner, only a Martial Artist above the Blood Refinement Realm could accomplish it.

In the small Qingyun County, besides him, there was actually a Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm.

And judging by the scene of County Lieutenant Huang Yangping's death, there wasn't a single trace of struggle or resistance.

The opponent was very likely more powerful than him, at least a being at the Major Achievement of the Blood Refinement Realm, as powerful as that Blackbird Guard Li Yanran.

Wait!

Li Yanran?

A flash of insight crossed Ye Qingshan's mind; he looked at the three corpses placed at the very edge.

These were the three strong men who had mysteriously died in the prison cell.

The county Yamen and the Huang Family were not far apart, so why would the murderer travel all the way to the prison just to kill these few people?

Ye Qingshan suddenly turned his head to look at Chen Shi, who was standing nearby, and slowly said, "Old Chen, I seem to recall you telling me that these people were arrested for attempting to assassinate the Lu Family Pharmacy's shopkeeper."

"Yes, these people committed violence at the Lu Family Pharmacy yesterday, attempting to assassinate the Lu Family Pharmacy's shopkeeper, and so they were captured by that boy Liang Cheng."

Assassinating Lu Jiahe, the Lu Family's shopkeeper, for no reason?

Was there a mastermind, or some other reason?

White Lotus Blood Infant, Li Yanran, Lu Family's Lu Xuan.

Ye Qingshan muttered to himself, seemingly having almost connected all this information.

No wonder Li Yanran wasn't in a hurry that day to have him report the matter of the White Lotus Blood Infant to the prefecture.

Instead, she went to inquire about someone he had never paid attention to, Lu Xuan, the Lu Family's eldest legitimate son.

The White Lotus Blood Infant required several Martial Artists at Major Achievement of the Blood Refinement Realm to completely eradicate its existence.

After Li Yanran inquired about Lu Xuan's information, she informed him the next day that the White Lotus Blood Infant had already died.

Could it be that Lu Xuan, the Lu Family's eldest legitimate son, was a Martial Artist at or above the Major Achievement of the Blood Refinement Realm?

A moment later, Ye Qingshan took a deep look at Liang Shanhai, who had been silently standing by his side.

"Old Liang, what are your thoughts?"

"These people attacked the Lu Family's shopkeeper yesterday, and then died tragically in the middle of the night. What a coincidence!"

Despite Ye Qingshan's meaningful words, Liang Shanhai's face remained as calm as still water, revealing no flaws.

"Is that so?"

"Old Ye, perhaps it really is a coincidence, who can say?"

Of course, Liang Shanhai's mood at this moment was not as calm as his face; he was perhaps the first to guess who the murderer was.

Yesterday, Lu Xuan's undisguised strength in the storeroom had already explained everything.

Xiao Xuan, to what extent has his Martial Dao Realm Cultivated?

A Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm?

"I also hope it's a coincidence, Old Liang!"

"Old Chen, this case is entrusted to you."

Ye Qingshan said no more, stepping towards the door.

He still had to report County Lieutenant Huang Yangping's death to the Prefect.

A county assistant being killed at his residence, this matter is neither big nor small.

That fellow County Lieutenant Huang Yangping seemed to have the support of a certain Prefect in Fu City.

However, Ye Qingshan did not intend to voice his suspicions.

Because he also disapproved of the things County Lieutenant Huang Yangping did; if he hadn't had reservations, he would have taken down County Lieutenant Huang Yangping long ago.

This case was already closed in Ye Qingshan's mind; he just needed to deal with it perfunctorily and not waste the county Yamen's resources to ascertain the truth.

There was one point, however, that Ye Qingshan would keep firmly in mind.

Lu Xuan, the Lu Family's eldest legitimate son, it seems he would have to take good care of this Lu Family from now on.

A twenty-year-old Martial Artist of the Blood Refinement Realm, even a fool could see the implications.

In the following days.

The entire county learned of the death of County Assistant County Lieutenant Huang Yangping, shaking countless forces.

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves!

"That beast County Lieutenant Huang Yangping is actually dead?"

"Which expert did it?"

"Jia Sheng, the shopkeeper of Jia Family Pharmacy, is dead?"

"That beast sold fake medicine and killed my child back then. I will make his entire family pay the price."

...

County Lieutenant Huang Yangping, as a local resident of Qingyun County, abused his position as county assistant to oppress the common people.

He also shielded his family members who committed evil deeds, secretly accumulating countless unresolved grievances.

Furthermore, after County Lieutenant Huang Yangping's death, the Huang Family became a large piece of delicious meat, coveted by countless forces in the county, who wished they could immediately divide and swallow it.

Within a few short days, the male descendants of the Huang Family and the Jia Family faced countless assassinations.

Under this frenzied assassination, the male members of the Huang Family and the Jia Family were almost completely wiped out, their Bloodline extinguished, leaving only some useless female relatives.

Thus, the great clans of Qingyun County, the Huang Family and the Jia Family, completely disappeared from Qingyun County.

Lu Family!

In the Lu Family's main hall, Lu Jiahe, whose injuries had improved, sat in the main seat, his eyes closed in contemplation, while two young men sat on the chairs on either side.

It wasn't until a tall and upright figure walked in from outside the hall's door.

Only then did Lu Jiahe slowly open his profound eyes, his pupils reflecting the figure outside the hall's door.

"Lu Xuan, you're here!"

"Yes, Father!"

Lu Xuan, dressed in a black robe, had firm eyes, looking at the somewhat aged man in front of him.

"I knew this day would come."

"Lu Xuan, remember, be careful in all things; the outside world is treacherous."

Lu Jiahe looked at Lu Xuan, his eyes filled with pride, because Lu Xuan was the son he valued and was most proud of.

"Alright!"

"Father, I will return within half a year after going to Fu City, Baidao Prefecture this time."

"Yunqing, Yunfeng."

"Take good care of Father for me; I will be back very soon."

The young men sitting on either side of the hall quickly stood up, looking at Lu Xuan with respectful eyes.

"Yes, Elder Brother!"