Chapter 465 - 264: Unexpected Death
Chapter 465: Chapter 264: Unexpected Death
"Who? Luo Wushuang!?"
Wu Qianhuan could hardly believe his ears:
"How could it be him? How could he be connected to the Mirror of Sin?"
This question obviously couldn’t be answered gently.
Wu Qianhuan couldn’t help but look at Chu Qing...
His heart was filled with guesses.
If Luo Wushuang could have contact with the experts on the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin, then it means his appearance is definitely problematic!
He is definitely not some ordinary young person who just debuted in the martial world.
Such intentional closeness... might he be here for Chu Qing?
Chu Qing’s gaze was deep; at this moment, he was clearly thinking a lot, but he didn’t voice his thoughts, instead softly opening his mouth:
"Keep chasing!"
The matter of Luo Wushuang can be investigated later.
The person on the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin must die now.
They were here to kill Li Junmo, who was already dead tonight. If they didn’t exert themselves to find this person now, he might very well leave Taiheng Sect and Sword City by tomorrow.
Gentle nodded and continued to guide Chu Qing.
But this section of the road seemed even more secretive... Taiheng Mountain is vast, and the Taiheng Sect buildings are complex. Unless one has lived in the Taiheng Sect for many years, it’s absolutely impossible to find such a hidden path.
This path led all the way to the back mountain.
But not to Calm Heart Cave...
The back mountain paths were complex, leading to both Myriad Sword Forest and Calm Heart Cave.
But this one led to Sword Enlightenment Cliff.
In Taiheng Sect, besides the so-called Eight Scenes of Taiheng, the two most special places are Myriad Sword Forest and Sword Enlightenment Cliff.
Myriad Sword Forest records all the swords and the entire life of all disciples since the founding of Taiheng Sect.
Sword Enlightenment Cliff records the profound sword techniques understood by those disciples.
Back then, Ling Beichen sat quietly at Sword Enlightenment Cliff and ultimately comprehended the Seven Extremes Seven Transitions Seven Injuries Sword, etching it on the stone tablet of Sword Enlightenment Cliff.
But Chu Qing didn’t understand why this expert from the Evil Extermination List would go to Sword Enlightenment Cliff for no reason.
Halfway through the path, Chu Qing suddenly looked up, his face slightly changed.
Immediately, his speed increased dramatically, like a storm, leading Gentle and Wu Qianhuan to rush towards Sword Enlightenment Cliff.
Upon getting closer, Wu Qianhuan and Gentle understood why Chu Qing accelerated suddenly.
They heard the sound of fighting, right on Sword Enlightenment Cliff.
The three, led by Chu Qing, appeared quietly but then hid silently.
They saw a group of Taiheng Sect disciples, under the leadership of several gray-haired Taiheng Sect experts, attacking a black-clothed man.
This black-clothed man was highly skilled; even though surrounded at the front and back, he remained calm.
Gentle pointed at the man and said to Chu Qing:
"It’s him!"
Chu Qing nodded; this person indeed wore all black, wrapping himself tightly.
Matching the description by Qiansun Dwellers exactly.
Only when Chu Qing observed his martial arts routine did he feel a strange sense of familiarity.
Wu Qianhuan then whispered:
"Isn’t someone lying over there?"
Chu Qing followed her gaze and saw that, indeed, someone lay by the stele forest at Sword Enlightenment Cliff, making no sound of breathing or pulse, seemingly dead for a while.
"Wait for me here."
After he said this, Chu Qing dashed forward like a meteor with urgency.
Before Gentle and Wu Qianhuan could react, Chu Qing had already reached the corpse, the two girls exchanged glances, both somewhat shocked.
Clearly, it was their first time seeing such Lightweight Technique from Chu Qing.
And when Chu Qing saw the corpse clearly, he was stunned.
The person looked young, weak, and refined, holding a short sword, leaning against the stele, head bowed, blood flowing from the corner of the mouth...
It’s Luo Wushuang!
Gentle had just told Chu Qing earlier that Luo Wushuang had met with the assassin on the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin.
Turning around, the assassin was being surrounded by the Taiheng Sect people not far away.
Luo Wushuang was found dead by the stele forest.
Chu Qing placed his finger on the corpse:
"Hasn’t been dead for too long... at least within this hour or two.
"Severely harmed, his heart vein shattered.
"Could it be him?"
Chu Qing turned his head towards the assassin on the Evil Extermination List.
Actually, when Gentle and Chu Qing mentioned that Luo Wushuang had met this person earlier, many assumptions surfaced in Chu Qing’s mind.
Assassins of the Mirror of Sin, while executing assassination missions, trust almost no one except their contact person.
Though all on the Seventy-two Evil Extermination List are experts, they are ultimately assassins on a mission.
They would not privately contact those hiring them for assassination.
Therefore, Chu Qing’s first reaction was that Luo Wushuang is the contact person for the Mirror of Sin.
Strategically approaching himself could very well be because the Mirror of Sin suspected that the recent big moves by the Iron Blood Hall against them were due to Chu Qing.
Trying to get close for understanding and thus planning their strategy.
The second assumption was that Luo Wushuang had a connection with Prince Xue.
Even that Luo Wushuang might be Prince Xue in disguise.
This assumption was actually valid... at least before seeing this corpse, it was valid.
But now, both this assumption and the suspicion that Luo Wushuang is the contact person for the Mirror of Sin are invalid.
An assassin would not kill their contact person.
Prince Xue certainly wouldn’t be casually killed by an expert from the Evil Extermination List of the Mirror of Sin.
Yet, with this realization, a new problem arises.
Why did Luo Wushuang die?