Bringing the farm to another world

Chapter 15779 Assassination
Shen Weifeng walked quietly forward. They were taking a small path, and since it was already evening, most of the disciples in the sect had already gone to rest. Many people may have a misunderstanding about cultivators, thinking that they don't need to rest or sleep. In fact, this is not the case. Cultivators also need to rest and sleep. It's just that their bodies are strong, and they may only need a period of rest to recover. Sleeping is the same; they only need a short period of sleep to recover their bodies.

So why don't they come out at night? It's actually quite simple: the night is quieter, which is the perfect time for them to cultivate. So they cultivate most of the time at night.

Shen Weifeng was out and about at this time, and very few people would see him. He had used the Earth Escape Technique to come out and reached a small path outside before emerging from underground. Accompanying him were Master Lin and members of the Shen family's Yongzi Squad. The Shen family's Yongzi Squad only had twenty members, which was not a large number. These people were now scattered around, protecting Shen Weifeng.

Master Lin led Shen Weifeng forward, but they didn't take the main road. They kept turning around and around until they finally came to the back of a restaurant. This restaurant wasn't far from where a disciple of the Nine Yang Immortal Palace lived. The restaurant was located here to serve the disciples.

Humans are social animals. Even experts at the kingdom level will communicate from time to time. They can't cultivate alone all the time. The disciples of the Nine Yang Immortal Palace are no exception. They don't each have their own courtyard and live far apart. On the contrary, they live together not far apart, which makes it easy for them to communicate. There are many such settlements in the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. Outside these settlements, there are also businesses, such as restaurants, which are very common.

Zuiyuelou was a restaurant quite far from the Shen family's residence, and the Shen family members usually didn't come here. This was a place specially arranged by Master Lin. Soon, their group entered the restaurant through the back door. The restaurant only had three floors, and there was a small restaurant at the back, from which they could go directly upstairs. So Shen Weifeng and his group quickly reached the third floor.

There's no one on the third floor. Someone booked the place today. It's the Lu family who booked it, not Master Lin or Shen Weifeng. That way, even if someone investigates, they'll only trace it back to the Lu family, not Shen Weifeng, and no one will know that Shen Weifeng came to Zuiyue Tower today.

Master Lin led Shen Weifeng to a private room on the third floor. He then gently knocked on the door, which opened immediately. Two people were waiting inside. One of them looked to be over sixty years old, dressed in the uniform of the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. He had a dignified appearance, with three strands of beard flowing down his chest, and he exuded an extraordinary aura.

The other was a young man in his twenties, also dressed in the uniform of the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. He looked somewhat nervous. As soon as the two saw Shen Weifeng, the old man's eyes lit up. He immediately clasped his hands in greeting to Shen Weifeng and said, "Greetings, Junior Nephew Shen. I, Lu Fang, am very polite."

Shen Weifeng immediately returned the greeting, then smiled and said, "Uncle Lu, you're too kind. It's my honor to be able to meet with you here today."

Lu Fang quickly said, "Nephew Shen, you're too kind. Please come inside; this isn't the place to talk."

Shen Weifeng responded and then went into the room. Once inside, Lu Fang invited Shen Weifeng and Master Lin to sit down, and then he and the young man sat down.

After the four of them were seated, Lu Fang said to Shen Weifeng, "Nephew Shen, it was rather presumptuous of me to ask you to meet me today, but please forgive me. After all, this matter is of great importance, and we have to be careful."

Shen Weifeng smiled and said, "I understand, I understand, this is how it should be..." Before he could finish speaking, he felt his hair stand on end, as if danger was approaching. Before he could react, a golden sword pierced through the window and into his neck. It then passed through his neck, through the wall, and disappeared. Shen Weifeng's neck was now completely severed, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Shen Weifeng's neck seemed to be broken. His head drooped to his chest, and his eyes still held a look of disbelief. His lips trembled twice, and then he stopped moving. The light in his eyes disappeared completely, and his body collapsed onto the table.

This turn of events was unexpected by everyone else in the room. It wasn't until Shen Weifeng's body fell that Master Lin reacted. He immediately jumped up and shouted, "Senior Brother Shen!" After shouting this, his expression completely changed. He soared into the sky and shouted, "Shen Family Brave Team! Senior Brother Shen has been assassinated! Immediately send half of your men to chase the killer! He's in that direction!" He then pointed in a direction.

The Shen family's team seemed to have realized what was happening. Half of them immediately rushed in the direction Lin Shi had pointed, while the other half flew into the air and rushed into the room. Inside the room, only Lu Fang and the young man stood there, covered in blood and with extremely pale faces.

The Shen family's brave guards, upon entering the room, saw Shen Weifeng's corpse, and their faces immediately turned extremely grim. Shen Weifeng held a very high position in the Shen family; he could be considered the crown prince. These men were there to protect the crown prince during his travels. Now that the crown prince was dead, and they, his protectors, were all unharmed, punishment was inevitable. One wrong move, and they could lose their lives.

At this moment, Master Lin returned to his room with a grim expression. He addressed the Shen family members, saying, "An arrow was shot in from outside and killed Senior Brother Shen. The arrow then shot out from this direction. Please find that arrow; it might provide clues. Also, seal off the scene and prevent anyone else from entering. Report this matter to the Shen family immediately. We will stay here and cooperate with their investigation."

The members of the Courage Team were truly at a loss. After hearing Master Lin's words, they came to their senses and immediately did as he instructed. The team split into three groups: two people flew directly towards the Shen family's location, two people chased after the arrow in the direction it had been shot, and the rest stayed in the room to protect the scene.

Soon, a large number of Shen family members appeared and surrounded the restaurant. Everyone inside was detained. At this time, the head of the Shen family also arrived at the restaurant. When he saw Shen Weifeng, who had been dead for a long time, his face was so gloomy that it seemed like water was about to drip from it. He then asked, "What exactly happened?"

Lin Shiliang immediately stepped forward and replied, "Replying to Elder Shen, today was the day that Senior Brother Shen secretly arranged to meet with Senior Brother Shen. We had just entered the room and hadn't even exchanged a few words when suddenly an arrow was shot in from outside, killing Senior Brother Shen."

The head of the Shen family did not speak. At this moment, two members of the Shen family's brave squad came to the head of the Shen family tremblingly and knelt down with a thud. One of them raised his hands and lifted up a bronze crossbow bolt. He said in a trembling voice, "Head of the family, it was this arrow that killed the young master. We failed to protect him. Please punish us."

The head of the Shen family seemed not to hear their words. With a wave of his hand, the arrow appeared directly in his hand. He carefully examined the arrow. It was a bronze arrow, not very long, only about a foot long. It was made entirely of bronze, even the fletching was made of bronze, and the whole arrow was a single piece.

Most importantly, the arrow has countless runes on its shaft, all of which are engraved in relief, giving the entire arrow a very ancient feel.

At this moment, two more members of the Brave Team flew in through the window and knelt down in front of the Shen family head. One of them said, "Family head, we've found the assassin."

The head of the Shen family felt that the arrow looked somewhat familiar. Upon hearing what the Yongzi team members said, his expression changed drastically. He immediately said, "Lead the way." The two members of the Yongzi team immediately stood up, responded, and then flew out of the clouds. The head of the Shen family followed them out of the clouds. Several elders of the Shen family followed behind the head of the Shen family, their faces extremely ugly, and their eyes filled with murderous intent.

They flew forward for about five miles before stopping in front of a large tree. Several members of the Shen family's Yongzi team were standing in front of the tree. As soon as they saw the head of the Shen family, they all knelt down and paid their respects.

The Shen family head's attention was not on them at all. His attention was on a person in the tree. It was a person wearing the uniform of the Nine Yang Immortal Palace. This person was already dead, his face was black, and it was obvious that he had been poisoned. In his hand, he was holding a bronze crossbow. He was very thin, and when he died, his eyes were wide open and his facial expression was somewhat distorted. It was hard to tell whether he was laughing or crying.

The head of the Shen family said with a grim expression, "Find out his identity."

Immediately, someone responded, and then someone stepped forward and carefully moved the person to the tree. The Shen family head's gaze fell on the crossbow, and then a look of surprise flashed in his eyes. With a flick of his hand, the crossbow flew directly in front of him. He carefully examined the crossbow and then said, "This is impossible, this is the Divine Shock Crossbow."

Upon hearing the words "Divine Crossbow," the others' expressions changed drastically. They knew all too well what those three words represented, and they never expected to see such a legendary item as the Divine Crossbow here. This was truly astonishing to them.

At this moment, someone came to the head of the Shen family and said to him, "Head of the family, we have found out that this person is a member of a collateral branch of the Mu family named Mu Yang. When he was young, he made a mistake in his cultivation and his health has been poor ever since. He is currently in charge of managing the miscellaneous books room in the Mu family. However, his son has good talent, but he has never received any special training." After saying this, the person handed a document to the head of the Shen family.