Become the Emperor of Man by starting from the Qiyun entry

Chapter 543: Qian Huan's dead body, the holding of the Abyss Game, Chu Wujiang wants to be a god (7k)

died?

Liu Wenxuan was shocked and angry:

"Uncle Chongli, what's going on?"

"Didn't I have someone protect Qianhuan yesterday?"

"How could he die? How could he die?"

Chu Wujiang has always been thorough in his work. Just because he is not in a hurry to meet the head of Qianmen does not mean that he has not made preparations in advance.

He informed Liu Wenxuan in advance, and Master Liu immediately ordered people to protect Qian Huan and hide him in the basement to avoid any accidents.

After all, Chu Wujiang has become a pillar of his own and formed the Guanjun Hou Party. His organization and foundation are not as good as those of the Duke of Zhenguo and the Prime Minister, but his power is no less.

The new Duke of Liguo must fulfill Chu Wujiang's requirements 200%.

Unexpectedly, the accident came so quickly.

This is the Mansion of Duke Liguo. Could it be that some master of Yuanshen sneaked in and killed the guest official of the Mansion?
It's ridiculous.

Liu Chongli was also sweating profusely. He said hurriedly:

"I don't know!"

"When I saw Qian Huan last night, he was fine and staying in the basement peacefully."

"This basement is not a prison, but a protective measure."

Chu Wujiang said that he had something to discuss with the head of Qianmen Sect, and he did not intend to murder him. The Liguo Mansion was also mainly for protection, but he did not expect something to happen that day.

Liu Wenxuan said hurriedly:

"What should I do?"

Liu Wenxuan's main talent is playing chess. He is not good at managing the family and tends to panic when dealing with major events. However, his children are more outstanding, so Duke Liguo made him the crown prince as a transition.

Chu Wujiang said in a deep voice:

"Don't panic, I want to see him alive or dead."

"After the inspection, we will know the answer."

Even if the other party died after failing in the Abyss Game, he would leave some clues.

Liu Wenxuan replied:
"Correct!"

"Whoever sneaked into the Duke's Mansion and killed someone must pay the price."

……

Liguo Mansion, basement
The old butler Liu Chongli pushed open the heavy iron door of the basement, and the air was filled with a pungent fishy smell, as if a corpse had been fermenting in high temperature for more than half a month. It was truly inhumane.

Yesterday, Qian Huan was a complete old man, but now he is a dead man torn into pieces.

Only his head was left of his body, hanging on the chair, with a look of fear and despair on his face.

The part below the head had long since disappeared, and the empty neck was stained red with blood, as if it had exploded from the inside by some powerful force.

The traces of tearing were chilling, and the remnants of muscles and blood vessels were scattered all around, emitting a disgusting smell.

It was as if it had been dead for a long time, and after a long period of fermentation, it formed a foul odor.

Liu Wenxuan usually only knows how to play chess, so how could he have ever seen such a scene?
Chu Wujiang frowned.

The fact that this method of killing did not alert the internal guards of Duke Liguo was an anomaly in itself.

Not to mention the degree of decay of the corpse, it doesn't look like it has been decayed in just one night, but rather like it has been decayed for more than a month.

Liu Wenxuan's face turned pale, and he immediately shouted:
"We must investigate thoroughly!"

"Uncle Chongli, go and call the people from the Six Gates over!"

"No, go ask the chief constable to come over."

The old housekeeper Liu Chongli quickly responded:

"Yes, master!"

Even if the Duke of Liguo's Mansion lost face, Liu Wenxuan would still find the murderer. At this time, Chu Wujiang said:
"no need."

Liu Wenxuan asked in surprise:

"Champion Marquis, did you discover something?"

Chu Wujiang pointed at the remains at the scene and sneered:

"He's not dead."

What?
Liu Wenxuan had somehow used up his resources to reach the Yuanling realm. He suddenly felt horrified and immediately mobilized his energy and soul to protect his body.

The Liu Mansion's chief steward hurriedly stood in front of Liu Wenxuan, fearing that the corpse in front of him would jump up and attack.

However, nothing happened.

Liu Wenxuan asked uncertainly:
"Champion Marquis, did you guess wrong?"

Chu Wujiang answered affirmatively:
"He's not dead."

"This is all a cover-up he left behind."

"The head of Qianmen has fled the Duke's Mansion and his whereabouts are unknown."

Liu Wenxuan finally understood.

Chu Wujiang meant that the other party deliberately left his body behind and faked his death to escape.

Everyone thought he was dead, but in fact he was still alive.

"What does he want?"

Liu Wenxuan was puzzled. He and Liu Chongli, the chief steward of the Duke's Mansion, looked at each other in confusion.

Is this necessary?

Qian Huan is a high-ranking guest official in the Duke Liguo's Mansion. He is the best among the powerful Yuanshen masters. He was the one who taught Liu Xinqi all the hidden weapon skills.

Life is very carefree.

Even if Chu Wujiang came to find Qian Huan to call for punishment, the Duke's Mansion could save his life.

Why is he running?

Chu Wujiang pointed at the remains and said:

"First of all, these remains have no spirituality or soul."

"I tried to summon its spirit to ask who the murderer was, but to no avail."

Liu Chongli couldn't help but ask back:
"My Lord, it's not that we don't believe it, it's just too absurd."

"This may just be the murderer's deliberate attempt to destroy the spirit to eliminate future troubles."

"Look, there is some special silver powder here, and soul-losing grass is also added. It is obviously specially used to kill the soul."

Liu Chongli conducted a detailed examination of the corpse's environment and naturally determined that it was a homicide.

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"This just proves that it was not murder."

"Silver powder mixed with soul-losing grass does have the effect of killing the soul, but it is impossible to kill it so cleanly."

"It will take at least another day for the spirit to completely dissipate."

"In other words, this is just a trick used by the Thousand Kings to escape."

Liu Wenxuan and Liu Chongli looked at each other.

incredible.

Chu Wujiang pointed at the remains in the basement and said softly:
"He prepared a puppet first, and when he encountered danger, he created the illusion that he was blown to death, and then escaped."

"As for the corrosive water, the exploded remains, the corroded head, and the sprinkled silver powder, they are all meant to interfere with our judgment."

"Once we go after the murderer, we will always be confused."

Chu Wujiang had once lit up his medical luck and learned some pharmacology knowledge, which allowed him to easily see through the layout in front of him. (Note: Chapter 463)
All I can say is that the planner was just too unlucky.

The original intention of the planner was to use the extremely impactful remains, corrosive water, etc. to let people track down the real murderer who murdered him.

Especially since he deliberately put special silver powder and his own flesh and blood, even if divination was used, it would feel that his soul was completely destroyed by the silver powder.

Unexpectedly, Chu Wujiang lit up the luck of [Soul Shepherd Saint] and was extremely sensitive to the residual soul power. He found the flaw at once and used the luck of [Pharmacology] to follow the clues.

It’s not that the planner didn’t work hard, but Chu Wujiang had too many plug-ins.

Liu Chongli asked in confusion:

"But why?"

"Did he commit a capital crime and offend the Marquis?"

Many people want to be guests of the Duke's Mansion, but there is no such opportunity.

Chu Wujiang snorted coldly:

"From this point of view, he should have joined the Left Path Alliance."

"I'm afraid he received an invitation from the Abyss Game and decided to slip away."

Chu Wujiang couldn't understand it at first. He had just found the leader of Qianmen, and the leader died suddenly.

At first he thought it might be a failure of the Abyss Game, and was surprised at Zuo Dao's efficiency.

After all, he just opened the [Abyss Game] the day before yesterday, and someone died today.

From now on, it seems more likely that the head of Qianmen has realized that Chu Wujiang wants to investigate the Abyss Game. He doesn’t dare to hide in front of the powerful Yuanshen masters, so he simply fakes his death to escape.

Liu Wenxuan didn't understand what the Abyss Game was, but Liu Chongli was knowledgeable and quickly explained it, which surprised Liu Wenxuan:

"quick!"

"Order someone to investigate Qian Huan's whereabouts. If he's alive, we must find him. If he's dead, we must find his body."

After observing carefully, Chu Wujiang chuckled and said:

"Don't be nervous, Duke. He can't run away."

Liu Wenxuan was surprised:

"Could it be that Champion Hou has other solutions?"

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"He left behind flesh and blood, and faked his death to escape."

"The plan is perfect, provided no one discovers that he has escaped."

"After all, there is a power in the world called Thousand Mile Soul Locking."

"Give me a set of bows and arrows."

The Duke of Liguo's Mansion is a noble family, so they will always have bows and arrows.

Liu Wenxuan gave a look and the old butler quickly took out a bow and arrow.

Chu Wujiang took the bow and arrow, concentrating his mind and calming his breath. He activated his ability of [Shoot an Arrow Through the Heart], extracted his unique aura from Qian Huan's remains, and then attached it to the bow and arrow.

Liu Wenxuan asked curiously:

"Champion Marquis, why is this?"

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"You'll find out when you get out."

"I want to locate the target with one arrow."

ha?
Liu Wenxuan was puzzled, but Liu Chongli's face changed drastically and he said quickly;

"Could it be a special skill that only the Archery Saint in the army can use?"

"Shh~"

Chu Wujiang hissed and led the two out of the basement. Then they saw Chu Wujiang pull the bowstring and release the arrow.

The bowstring made a low sound like thunder, and the arrow flew out, cutting through the sky with unstoppable force.

Go ahead, shoot an arrow through the heart!
He doesn't need to use the bow and arrow to kill people directly, he just needs to find the opponent's position.

He is just the leader of Qianmen, not even a soul, and yet he wants to play tricks in front of Chu Wujiang.

……

Linzhou, official road

A horse-drawn carriage was speeding along the official road.

The wind horse raised its hooves high and sprinted forward with all its might. Every time it stepped on the ground, it raised dust, as if the ground was shaking.

The curtains swayed gently as the wind blew violently, and the light in the carriage flickered and swayed due to the violent vibrations of the carriage.

It only took the two mighty wind horses one night to escape from Tianzhou and fled to Linzhou with the old man and the young. They were now heading towards Leizhou at full speed, not daring to delay for a moment.

It was as if there was some terrible monster in Tianjing.

The old man shouted:

"Quick, faster!"

The groom shouted:

"Master Qianhuan, we can't go any faster. The horse has started to lose weight."

Horses are very delicate creatures. If Chu Wujiang's horses in his previous life sprinted at high speed, they would lose weight overnight, and might even die of exhaustion.

Therefore, elite cavalrymen often have three horses each, ensuring that if a warhorse dies, there is still a chance to replace it.

The old man at this moment could not care less and immediately scolded:
"Don't call me Qian Huan, call me Qian Yi."

"I can't care about that now."

"If he dies running away, it's my fault!"

The groom felt very sad, but he could only promise:
"Yes, my lord."

The Fengma used by the Tianming Dynasty was a second-highest quality horse that was successfully domesticated by humans and was very expensive.

Not only can it pull 25 tons of weight, but it can also reach a maximum speed of 300 kilometers per hour during sprinting.

This wind horse is not a herbivore as people imagine. Instead, it eats more meat and less vegetables, and has the blood of a monster.

Every time it runs 300 kilometers, it will eat a strong yellow cattle. Ordinary people are reluctant to let it go at full speed.

Now, the leader of the Thousand Sects seemed to have seen a ghost and just wanted to escape as far as possible. Even the other girl in the carriage [Qiao'er] couldn't help but ask:
"Master, what are you afraid of?"

"Even if the Champion Marquis sees you, I'm not afraid."

"We in Qianmen never kill people, we only plot to defraud money!"

"There is no hatred or grudge!"

Qiao'er couldn't understand.

Ever since that day when the dice in the master's hand suddenly jumped out and rolled three sixes, the master seemed like a different person and could no longer live a good life.

He was determined to teach Qiao'er all his tricks, regardless of whether she could learn them or not.

Later, Guanjun Hou wanted to see him, but he acted as if he had seen a ghost. He hurriedly set up a formation to fake his death and fled from Tianjing.

It's just baffling.

Qian Huan sighed and said:
"Qiao'er, you don't understand."

"We are like rats in the gutter. We must hide in secret."

"Once someone digs it out, there's only death left."

"The Abyss Game has begun. The Champion Marquis did not come earlier or later, but chose to come to me at this time. There must be something strange going on."

"Thirty-six strategies are the best."

"As long as I die openly, no matter how they investigate, they won't be able to trace it back to us."

Qiao Er had a headache and said:
"Master, is this just a guess?"

Qian Huan said seriously:
"enough."

"Once someone discovers your trick, your hands will be chopped off at best, or you will die at worst."

"We can't afford to gamble." The tricks are endless, the only problem is that they can't be discovered.

Qiao'er muttered a few words:
"But Master, you want to participate in the most dangerous Abyss Game, in which only one person can survive."

"You didn't even tell my senior sister."

Qian Huan warned:
"Miss Liu is a noble lady. She is not your senior sister. I am just her teacher."

"She's outside the door, not inside."

Qiao Er made a face and muttered:
“There are so many rules.”

"But Master hasn't told me yet why I should participate in this Abyss Game."

Qian Huan took a deep breath:

"that is because……"

Just as Qian Huan was about to explain, alarm bells suddenly rang in his heart. He quickly picked up Qiao'er and tried to escape from the carriage.

A clang!
A long arrow came through the air and landed on the carriage.

It broke through the roof and nailed Qian Huan in front of him.

The arrow was still trembling.

The next second, Chu Wujiang appeared in front of Qian Huan, smiled and said:
"If I am not mistaken, you are the headmaster of Qianmen Sect - Mr. Qianhuan."

Gulu!

Qian Huan swallowed his saliva. He couldn't understand how the Champion Marquis could catch up with him when he had done his best.

It's over now.

Qian Huan forced a smile and said:

"Who is your Excellency?"

"I don't quite understand why."

Chu Wujiang just chuckled and said:

"I just don't understand why you, as a guest official of the Duke's Mansion, would have to perform such a trick to escape?"

"Oh, by the way, don't use the Thousand-Handed Tathagata, and don't use the hidden weapons in your pocket."

"These things can't hurt me, they will only hurt myself."

The oppressive feeling of a powerful spiritual master was fully displayed at this moment.

In order to prevent eavesdropping and leakage of information, Chu Wujiang even pasted a bunch of mute notes on the carriage to isolate it from the surrounding situation.

Qian Huan didn't move.

He was afraid that he would have to use his last hidden weapon, but as a result, Chu Wujiang was unharmed and he died cleanly.

At this time, Qiao'er quickly stood in front of Qian Huan and said:
"Please spare my life, sir. Although Master likes to cheat and deceive people, he has never killed anyone. His crime does not deserve the death penalty."

"If you must hold Master responsible, please let me go first."

"I am willing to go to the government office and report Master."

Qian Huan was so angry that fumes came out of his seven orifices.

You evil disciple!

Chu Wujiang laughed dumbly, then coughed and said:

"Lay down your weapons and surrender voluntarily."

"As long as you explain clearly, I will not take your lives."

Qiao'er placed the Peacock Feather, Torrential Pear Blossom Needle and other hidden weapons on the ground, and said to Qian Huan:

"Master, if you can't beat me, just surrender."

"No shame."

“Being alive is what matters.”

The carriage stopped and the coachman did not dare to move forward.

He should have successfully escaped from Tianzhou, waited for an opportunity and joined the Left-wing Alliance, but things ended just as they began.

Qian Huan finally smiled bitterly and said:

"Qianmen Sect Master Qian Huan, I pay my respects to the Marquis."

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:

"No gift."

"Mr. Qianhuan is very clever. If I hadn't observed carefully, I would have let him set up a trap and escape."

Qian Huan said helplessly:
"I have been living in the Duke of Liguo's mansion for too long, and I am no longer what I used to be."

"If my guess is correct, the Marquis wants to attend a party, right?"

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:
"indeed so."

"I have received news that the Left Path Alliance is planning to host the Abyss Game. This game is extremely dangerous, so I cannot allow them to do whatever they want."

Sure enough.

You, an important official in the court, are doing this for the benefit of the Abyss Game.

Qian Huan muttered a few words in his heart, then sighed:

"My Lord, you don't know that you can only truly participate in this game if you sign a contract with the gods."

"Once you fail, all your luck and all your life will vanish into thin air."

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"It's okay. I'm not afraid of this divine contract."

"Please tell me in detail how this Abyss Game is held and how to participate in it?"

Chu Wujiang still has some puppets on him, so he just needs to let them sign the contract.

The person who signed the contract with the gods is Zhuola. What does she have to do with Chu Wujiang?
Qian Huan could only say:

"The Abyss Game is divided into several steps."

"The first step is to notify the major evil leaders, such as the King of Thousands, the King of Thieves, the King of Gamblers, the King of Bandits, the King of Flowers, the King of Beggars, the King of Drama, etc."

"The second step is to hold an underground gambling king competition and other ceremonies to conduct a preliminary screening. At least one hundred of the most outstanding talents must be selected to participate in the Abyss Game."

"The third step is that every participant in the game waits for the dealer to announce the time and location of the Abyss Game, and then enters the illusion through means such as soul-leaving."

"The fourth step is to determine the final winner."

"As for what is in the illusion, I know nothing about it."

"Even the victor will keep his mouth shut. The previous Qianmen Sect Master was a victor, but he kept his mouth shut."

Chu Wujiang immediately became interested and couldn't help but ask:
"Illusion, could it be a place of virtual reality?"

"If the game fails, does that mean that the person will die?"

Qian Wang had no choice but to nod and say:

"My Lord is wise."

"Once the game fails, all the participants' flesh, blood, and luck will be gone, leaving only a skeleton."

Qian Huan's apprentice Qiao'er's expression changed slightly and said:
"Master, why didn't you tell me anything?"

Qian Wang shook his head and said:
"I don't intend to let you participate, so why do you need to know so much?"

"In the future, when you inherit the title of Thousand King and join the Left Path Alliance, you will receive news during the next session."

Qiao'er muttered a few words:

"I won't play such a dangerous game."

King Qian smiled and said nothing.

Chu Wujiang pondered and said:

"Why do you hide these secrets?"

"Even at the cost of faking his own death to get away?"

Qian Wang whispered:
"There is a way to Taoism. The Abyss Game held by the Left-Way Alliance is the hope for most Left-Way characters to break through to their Yuan Shen."

"We can't get the elixir, the heavenly skills, or the help of the magic weapon, so we can only take a risk and give it a try."

"Qianmen was the winner of the previous session, and my father even successfully advanced to the Yuanshen realm."

Advanced soul?

Chu Wujiang was surprised:

"Since you were once the victor, why did you come to the Duke of Liguo's mansion to serve as a guest official?"

The Yuanshen family can ensure wealth and prosperity for a thousand years.

There is no need to be someone's subordinate.

Even the souls of Zhao Shenbu and Liu Xuanfeng, who were transformed from adopted sons, are essentially independent.

Qian Huan sighed and said:

"Then in the last Abyss Game, my father, as the banker, entered the game himself, probably hoping to make another fortune and compete with the winner."

"The Abyss Game does not involve the use of force. My father lost completely, and most of the disciples of Qianmen also died."

This is very similar to the Young Heroes Conference, where the winner is eligible to challenge the winner of the previous session.

Qianmen declined because of this. No wonder Liu Xinqi's practice of "Thousand-Handed Tathagata" was incomplete.

But Qian Huan's disciple Qiao'er heard something was wrong, and she quickly asked:

"Master, wait a minute!"

"After this selection is successful, isn't there only one person participating?"

"How could the other seniors of Qianmen die?"

Qian Huan shook his head and said:
"My disciple, you misunderstood. The Abyss Game is not a martial arts competition. It will compete in various ways and come with chips."

"In other words, you can bring more people in. As long as they meet the minimum standard of genius in the abyss, they can all enter."

“They are leverage.”

"The more chips you have, the greater your chances of winning."

The last Abyss Game was far more intense than any previous one, as many gamblers brought their own chips and used deception and other means to bring them all in, resulting in a massive number of deaths.

Although most of these people were of the lowest class and no one would care if they died on the roadside, the death of so many people still angered the court, which launched a full investigation.

Nothing came of it.

The winner never showed up.

Chu Wujiang suddenly understood:
"So the Qianmen Sect Master participated in this competition to investigate the cause of death of the previous Qianmen Sect Master?"

Qian Huan shook his head and said:
"No, I just want to see which hero took my father's life."

"Generally speaking, he became the winner and the respected leader of the Left Path Alliance, but he never showed up, which made it difficult for the court to investigate him."

"After the decline of Qianmen, I became a little discouraged, so I went to the Duke of Liguo's Mansion to become a retainer."

"Firstly, it's nice to be under a big tree and to take advantage of the connections in the Duke of Liguo's mansion to find out the whereabouts of the winner."

“Fifty years have passed.”

"Cough cough..."

Qian Huan coughed and said:

"Just when I was about to give up, the dice in my hand made a noise. This was the contact information of the previous winner. He was finally going to show up and host the game."

"I don't have much time left, so I must fight hard and try to win and revive Qianmen."

"We only have so few people left in the Left and Right Thousand Sects. It doesn't matter if we lose again."

"If I can win, I will never challenge the winner of the previous competition again."

Hope is poison.

The game of Tianmo makes you unable to stop.

Just like a casino, they are not afraid of you having mountains of gold and silver, they are afraid that you will not come.

As long as you come to the casino, the dealer can reap the profits continuously and continually.

Originally, Qianmen was the biggest beneficiary. They won everything and even gave birth to powerful soul masters, proving the effectiveness of the Abyss Game.

At that time, the Qianmen Sect unified the Left-Domain Alliance, how powerful it was.

If he loses the next game, Qianmen will fall from the top to the mud.

In order to keep their hopes of a breakthrough, the Left Path Alliance retained this most cruel game.

Chu Wujiang couldn't help but ask:

"How do you know that the Abyss Game does not rely on force?"

Qian Huan asked back:
"My Lord, if it depends on force, how could my father lose?"

He is Yuanshen Zhenren, the winner of the previous session.

Chu Wujiang nodded and said:

"very good."

"If you had said it earlier, I wouldn't have to go through so much trouble."

"As long as you help me participate in this Abyss Game and capture the organizer, you can also realize your dream."

After Chu Wujiang finished speaking, he took out a pill.

This pill was none other than the Dragon Yuan Pill that he was too lazy to take.

Qian Huan's eyes widened instantly.

He quickly asked:
"My Lord, what is this?"

Country people are ignorant. Even the former abbot Jie Chi had never heard of the name of the Dragon Yuan Immortal Pill, let alone the leader of a mere Qianmen Sect.

Chu Wujiang pondered and said:

“This is the Dragon Yuan Immortal Pill, which is second only to the Heaven Yuan Divine Pill and can increase the probability of breaking through the Yuan Shen realm.”

At this time, Qiao'er said quickly:

"Master, don't be greedy."

"You don't have enough destiny, how can you eat such good things?"

Qian Huan knew that his disciple had a very venomous tongue, but it was for the safety of his family, so a hint of warmth appeared on his face and he said, "

"Qianmen has come to this day, and ordinary means are not enough to revive the sect."

"This abyss game has to be participated in."

"But how is the Marquis going to participate in this game?"

"Once a divine contract is signed, no one can go back on it, nor can anyone leak the relevant information."

"I can say these things, but I just don't know what the real content of the Abyss Game is."

"In fact, what I am talking about now has already violated the covenant of the Left Path. Once the Thieves Sect and the Six Bo Club know about it, they will hunt me down to the end."

Chu Wujiang smiled and said:

"I have no intention of possessing you, but of signing another agreement."

"Agreement of the gods."

"Your souls belong to me!"

In this way, when the evil god collects the soul, Chu Wujiang can activate the ability of [Soul Shepherd Saint] and then severely trick Yuanshi Tianmo.

It depends on whose contract is more effective.

(End of this chapter)