Loyal Heart Roaming the Skies

Just as Jiang Wang saw the small bones, his emotions were stirred up.

Whoosh!

A sharp sound of breaking wind suddenly came.

Jiang Wang's wrist turned, and the sword and scabbard were already standing behind him, blocking the sharp object that shot towards him and making a sound of metal clashing.

Jiang Wang turned around and drew his sword in one fluid motion, seeing that the attacking object was a pale finger bone. Without thinking, he instinctively turned his body once again.

Meanwhile, the white bones of the little girl on the bed had risen into the air. The skull split open its mouth and bit towards Jiang Wang!

Without hesitation, Jiang Wang kicked the bones and sent them back to their original place. Then, with a few sword movements, he swiftly cut off the joints of the small bones, which fell back onto the bed as if they had never moved.

"Hehehehe, little Taoist, I killed this little girl. You seem very angry, but it was you who destroyed her remains."

The voice was sharp and piercing, coming from an unknown direction.

Jiang Wang was still in the foundation stage and his five senses had not yet fully opened, so he couldn't break this kind of concealment technique for the time being. However, he wasn't panicking. Based on the knowledge he had learned in the Taoist temple, he had two judgments at the moment. First, the enemy's level would not be too high, because if it was, the opponent would not need to rely on concealment techniques and could kill him instantly. The second judgment was that, limited by the opponent's strength, the level of this concealment technique would not be too high either. Once the opponent launched an attack or was attacked, or even moved, it would automatically be broken. A clue that could corroborate this was that the enemy's first attack was just manipulating the bones, not actually attacking.

"You killed her, and you destroyed her remains. Your evil ways cannot shake my heart!"

Jiang Wang moved with his sword, and in an instant, he had traveled around the entire small room, illuminating it with his sword light!

The Purple Qi Coming from the East Sword, the first killing move!

In the moment when the room was filled with light, all the sword lights gathered together, and Jiang Wang extended his hand as if he had grasped this group of sword light, and then slashed with his sword!

The door that had been closed for an unknown amount of time suddenly broke open.

Zhang Linchuan stood outside the door, with a faint thunder light in his hand.

"Two corpses outside were manipulated and used to deceive people. I have already destroyed them. What happened here?" he asked.

"I was also attacked. I can't break his concealment technique, but I still managed to hurt him with my sword!" Jiang Wang shook the long sword in his hand, and a drop of blood dripped from the tip of the sword.

Zhang Linchuan caught the drop of blood in his palm, and it hung there. "With this, we can easily trace the trail of the demon."

He showed a hint of approval on his face. "Junior Brother Jiang, you have made great contributions on this trip."

Jiang Wang looked around, but he couldn't see any other traces of blood. "Zhang Senior Brother, the demon may not have escaped yet."

Zhang Linchuan flipped his hand and took the drop of blood, closed his eyes to feel it for a moment, and shook his head. "There's no trace of him anymore."

Almost as soon as he finished speaking, the corpse qi that had filled the entire courtyard dissipated in an instant.

"Let's go." Zhang Linchuan put away the drop of blood. "There's no useful clue here anymore. Give this drop of blood to the deputy dean. He's proficient in divination and can definitely find the demon."

This trip had brought Jiang Wang an unprecedented psychological impact. Although the bandits he encountered before were also wicked, compared to the demons who would easily kill the entire family and even manipulate corpses after death, they were small fry.

He had witnessed the cruel and ruthless side of the cultivation world. Extraordinary power could also bring extraordinary cruelty.

Jiang Wang wanted to turn back and take another look at the little girl's remains, but he didn't dare.At this point, Zhang Linchuan said again: "The people from the Criminal Investigation Department have already investigated once, but there has been no progress. And we were attacked by a demon as soon as we arrived. There is something fishy going on here."

"What do you mean, Senior Brother?"

"Hmph." Zhang Linchuan sneered twice.

Jiang Wang only sought to cultivate after joining the inner sect and had no intention of getting involved in the struggle between Dong A and Wei Quji. But Zhang Linchuan pointed out the possibility.

Unfortunately, he still had no right to refuse.

"Junior Brother Jiang's swordsmanship is extraordinary, far beyond the basic skills collected in the academy." Zhang Linchuan casually exclaimed.

Jiang Wang replied, "As far as our sect is concerned, swordsmanship is just a minor skill. Senior Brother's thunder technique is amazing."

At this point, the two corpses in the hall and courtyard had disappeared, leaving only a layer of ash on the ground. Jiang Wang could almost imagine the scene where the two corpses were manipulated and destroyed by the thunder technique before they could even move.

"Junior Brother Jiang is too modest. In fact, our sect's swordsmanship is not inferior to anyone's, but unfortunately the academy in Fenglin City doesn't have this kind of technique. Probably only the national academy has it in the whole country," Zhang Linchuan said with emotion.

There is also a technique in the sect that combines swordsmanship and Taoism, which is extremely sharp and not inferior to an ordinary swordsman. But it is not mainstream, and the academy in Fenglin City does not have any experts to guide in this aspect.

Jiang Wang actually had no mood to talk at all, but he couldn't ignore Zhang Linchuan, so he complimented him casually, "With Senior Brother's talent, it is only a matter of time before he enters the national academy."

"Yes, it's only a matter of time." Zhang Linchuan suddenly sighed and stood in the courtyard, looking towards the direction of the Qichang Mountains. "But early and late are different. I often feel like there is a knife stabbing me in the back, and every moment is urgent."

Such anxiety and sorrow in the voice of a talented and clean nobleman like him was surprisingly real.

Jiang Wang remained silent. He also wanted to become stronger faster and go to the place he should have gone long ago.

Every moment is urgent.

"Beyond that mountain range is the Yong Kingdom. If the demon escapes into the Yong Kingdom, we will never catch him again," Zhang Linchuan said.

Jiang Wang knew why he said that.

Zhuangguo has been an independent country for more than 300 years. The founder of the country, Zhuang Chengqian, was originally a general of the Yong Kingdom and took advantage of the opportunity when the three kings of the Yong Kingdom were fighting for the throne to establish his own country. Later, he formed alliances and established the sect as the national religion, and took the opportunity to embrace the thigh of Jingguo, another powerful country of the same sect. This was how Zhuangguo became stable and has been passed down to this day.

But because of this history, Zhuangguo and Yong Kingdom have always been at odds.

The enmity of Zhuangguo may be welcomed in the Yong Kingdom.

Jiang Wang didn't say anything about it, just followed Zhang Linchuan out of the courtyard.

Tang Dun, who was guarding outside the door, immediately greeted them with anticipation. "What happened? Was the demon destroyed?"

"We have a clue," Jiang Wang said, turning to Zhang Linchuan. "Senior Brother, can you lend me some money?"

Without asking why, Zhang Linchuan threw a money bag over.

Jiang Wang took out the smallest piece of silver from it - he wanted to take some knife money, but Zhang Linchuan's money bag only had gold and silver.

Jiang Wang handed the silver to Tang Dun. "There is a little girl's corpse inside. Please buy a coffin with this silver and bury her. There are also two urns of ashes of her parents in the courtyard, so bury them together."

Tang Dun's rough face was full of sadness, but he firmly pushed Jiang Wang's hand away. "I will take care of their funeral, I can't take your money."

"Take it." Jiang Wang forced the silver into his hand. "Consider it as me seeking peace of mind."Tang Dun's constable uniform had visible signs of mending, indicating that his family was not well-off. Being assigned to receive him and Zhang Linchuan, who were not welcomed, showed that he was also a marginalized figure in the government.

He couldn't break free and could only hold onto Jiang Wang's hand tightly. "Thank you for helping Niuer!"

So her name was Niuer.

The canvas hanging on the wall seemed to appear before her again. She had once naively wanted to hold onto a spring, but her life never blossomed again.

Niuer, Niuer.

Jiang Wang silently repeated the name in his heart, as if he was tying some kind of responsibility to his dao heart.