Wu Jinluan looked at me for a moment, but did not speak any other words.
The rest of the gentlemen were guided by a few Tang-style gentlemen to look at some coffins that had been pried open on the cliffs. In order to preserve the traces, they did not do much processing.
Wu Jinluan then also went to inspect the scene.
They had to walk from the outer wooden supports to the place where the coffins were.
Liuzihe was then explaining to Siyan that the platform was built here to prevent others from disturbing the deceased. Usually, only very bold Qiang people would dare to step on the wooden poles and carry the coffins, and then hammer new wooden beams into the cliff face to place new coffins.
Siyan seemed very calm, merely responding with an "uh."
Shortly after, Wu Jinluan and the others returned.
"Seems there aren't many traces, but in fact, a lot of traces have been left. Previously, none of the bodies had any signs of poisoning, but they were all stabbed with injuries. It looks like the weapon used was rod-shaped, right?" Wu Jinluan said.
Qiu Ji nodded.
"Actually, it's not like that. They died from other weapons, which should be secret weapons, such as darts." Wu Jinluan's words stunned everyone.
"Some of the rocks and wooden beams have marks. Besides one deep mark, there are two shallower ones. Especially the eyes of the master who came first, it looks like the eyeballs were dug out and cruelly killed, but in fact, the eyeballs were shot by darts. After being pulled out, there are two imprints left on the bones."
"The other party treated the bodies that way to conceal their background."
The other gentlemen without exception nodded in agreement.
Two Tang-style gentlemen split off from behind Qiu Ji to check the places where Wu Jinluan and others had examined.
Soon, they got the same result.
"Unlikely." I shook my head.
It was evident that Wu Jinluan had a hidden meaning.
"Master Luo, there are no impossible things. With strong methods and the art of Feng Shui, if someone suddenly suffers a big loss, it can only be the people from Ba Zhai." Wu Jinluan spoke with certainty.
Qiu Ji's pupils contracted.
Suddenly, Liuzihe's face changed color!
Thinking it over, Wu Jinluan paused before saying, "Considering someone with such strength would be eager for the bodies, how many such individuals are there? And why have their numbers decreased? This might be related to the recent heavy losses..."
The words died down abruptly, and Wu Jinluan muttered, "Something's not right..."
In that moment, Liuzihe had disappeared!
I am well aware that he has gone to inform the Chunyang Temple!
The fact that the Ba Zhai has destroyed Jiuqu Mountain has long been spread by the Si Gu Shan.
If the ancient Qiang City is targeted, it cannot be underestimated!
However, the problem is obvious and self-contradictory.
Saying that it's because there are fewer people, fewer people were sent to the ancient Qiang City, also doesn't make sense. During this period, we have killed a lot of people from the Ba Zhai. Prior to the incident in the ancient Qiang City, their personnel were very numerous.
"Yes, Jiqi?" I came to a conclusion.
"Probably, it's only him." Wu Jinluan nodded and muttered, "That's why, the Si Gu Shan is making a big fuss, the Ghost Canon is being examined carefully, the Meng Fang is also looking for him, our Deng Xian Dao has sent out a lot of letters to our familiar Daxia gentlemen. Basically, it's like an iron net. Even if he's dead, the city god temple will still have a record. But he has never been found. He doesn't have the abilities like Mao San Yu."
"I never thought he would hide in the ancient Qiang City before we searched for him."
"He has quite the nerve." Wu Jinluan took a deep breath.
"Ji Qi..." Qiu Ji's face looked even harder, he didn't speak, he was waiting for us to explain more.
It could be seen that the characters "Ba Zhai" didn't cause much emotional fluctuation for him, which proved that the Qiang people knew little about this information.
They would have known about me mostly after the master's incident, when they went to the Liuzihe Chunyang Temple. It was those Taoists who mentioned me, but they didn't provide more details.
Wu Jinluan explained briefly about the "Ba Zhai" and Ji Qi, who was a traitor of the "Ba Zhai" lineage.
If this incident is indeed the work of Ji Qi, then the ancient Qiang City will be safe.
Qiu Ji's expression was extremely tense, and he was slightly sweating on his forehead.
"We must find him, for fear that he will once again hide in a certain location and not appear." I spoke up, my eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"He's good at hiding from Taoists, and he's also good at hiding from geomancers. But he won't be able to hide from the Deng Xian Doofield. Unless he runs away." Wu Jinluan said solemnly, "But you destroyed his old residence, along with his hard-earned efforts to escape. He just managed to get a bit of momentum, and the ancient Qiang City can't do anything about him. Would he run?"
Qiu Ji only explained that, the ancient Qiang City is not completely unable to deal with him, but it hasn't reached the point where they have to use all their resources, and a widespread search like an iron net would still be able to find him. However, doing so would be too much of a hassle, which is why they found Si Gu Shan.
This speech was clearly to restore a bit of face for the ancient Qiang City.
Of course, none of us felt that the ancient Qiang City was in any trouble.
The "Ba Zhai" have never been weak. Ji Qi, who has openly been ranked first among the mortals below the immortal, has always hidden his identity. He is definitely not that simple.
It's just that it was a coincidence that he happened to run into us.
We didn't continue to stay at the site of the hanging coffins. Wu Jinluan asked Qiu Ji to take us back.
During this period, Wu Jinluan reminded me of one thing - there is another major problem with Ji Qi!
For a moment, I didn't react. Wu Jinluan said, "It's hard to see clearly when you're too close, Master Luo, think carefully. Isn't Ji Qi's face good as new?"
My face slightly changed.
"Since Ji Qi has come out, it's still about finding bodies, planting herbs, and there's nothing different from the 'Ba Zhai'. Why would he come out? He hasn't done anything evil. Why does the 'Ba Zhai' have to clean house? Is this really cleaning house or just capturing him?"
"Because Ji Qi didn't do certain things? For instance, his face wasn't slashed?" I countered.
"No, Master Luo, do you really think such a face can be slashed? I still haven't told you another detail; this is also something I overlooked. The faces of the Golden Wheel Elders all have the same kind of injury, and this, it's poison!" Wu Jinluan spoke with certainty.
"Ji Qi hasn't been poisoned!"
"The more you are involved, the more confused you become. I am also involved!" Wu Jinluan's words were even more startling!
"If we catch Ji Qi, it would mean salvation for the Golden Wheel Elders, and even the little abbot from Tie Zha Mountain. We have also seized the lifeline of the 'Ba Zhai', and we can solve a lot of trouble. Even more importantly, we can make the 'Ba Zhai' hand over that dead body Dan!" Wu Jinluan licked his lips and muttered, "Even more importantly, we can make the 'Ba Zhai' hand over that dead body Dan!"
My heartbeat throbbed.
Can Ji Qi really not be poisoned, or does he have a way to detoxify?
