Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 75 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
"Ah?" Qin Feng and Lian Gouwei both made puzzled sounds.

Wei Xi grasped the thoughts in his head, "County Magistrate Cheng must have used some method to turn the people thrown down into sacrifices. I guess this sacrifice or ritual requires not only the offerings of spiritual stones and spiritual medicines, but also specific people!"

"So not everyone can participate in the sacrifice," Wei Xi put the clues together. "Only candidates can participate, and those who are chosen will be thrown into the Huan River as a sacrifice."

"What about those herbs Lian Gou found?" Qin Feng raised his doubts. "If humans are sacrifices, what is the purpose of the herbs and spirit stones?"

Lian Gouyi thought for a moment, "Baoxiang City holds a sacrifice every year to the God of the Oasis. With the whole city's efforts, the sacrifices are huge. The people of Tangkou Town live by the Huan River, so it's not impossible for the sacrifices to be even larger."

"There is one thing," Lian Gouqie asked in confusion, "Don't the people of Tangkou Town object to using a living person for sacrifice? Also, if it's really like what Wei Xi said, where is the body?"

"When I was marching with my father," Qin Feng said, suppressing his nausea, "sometimes the opposing sides would throw corpses into each other's water sources. To avoid being discovered, they might place heavy objects on the corpses, so..."

Qin Feng's words reminded the three of them that they were also drinking water from the Huan River, the kind that was drunk directly from Tangkou Town.

"Fortunately, I don't drink water." Lian Gouwei, who escaped the disaster, said to Wei Qin and the others whose faces became increasingly ugly.

"You make sense," Wei Xi said, suppressing the urge to vomit. "If the body was thrown into the river and hit by a heavy object, it should be found at the bottom of the river. If not, the body floated downstream and someone downstream should be able to find it."

Of the three, Qin Feng was the most familiar with the Ju State's system. "Tangkou Town is on the main stream of the Huan River, and downstream are densely populated towns and villages. According to the law, if a body is found floating in the river, it should be salvaged by the nearest county government, and a notice should be posted at the harbor."

"Nearly twenty people were thrown into the Huan River in Tangkou Town in the past six years. Someone would definitely recognize them as being from Tangkou Town. With time, they would definitely be noticed."

After hearing what Qin Feng said, Lian Gou said solemnly, "It seems that these bodies are still at the bottom of the river."

"Are we going to Huan River to touch bones?" Qin Feng asked.

"I didn't dare go into the water yesterday," Wei Xi thought of the strange gold in the water. "Searching for bones in the river won't yield any useful clues for a while."

"What we lack most now is time," Qin Feng said anxiously. "We don't have much time left. Besides the river sacrifice, there are also those Hu people. They exchanged so much gold. If we don't detain them here, it will be difficult to catch them again after leaving Tangkou Town."

Compared with Qin Feng, Wei Xi and Lian Gouyue were more worried about whether County Magistrate Cheng would attack the three of them. After all, the only thing they could do now was Qin Feng, a half-baked cultivator.

"Miss, we should worry about ourselves now," Lian Gouqie reminded her. "County Magistrate Cheng has already sent people to monitor us. If he finds out that we know about the Hu people and have gone to see Doctor Li, he might kill us to silence us."

"We are cultivators," Qin Feng laughed, "What can he do to us?"

"I don't think the Qingcheng Sect has the confidence to do that," Lian Gouqie thought of the leader with the braided beard, and worried about his future. "Besides, two fists are no match for four hands. Can you defeat the entire county government office by yourself?"

"Aren't you two still here?" Qin Feng said as a matter of course.

"Lian Gou and I combined are not as strong as you alone," Wei Xi had a clear understanding of his own strength, "My current spiritual power can only perform two arson spells."

"Then we can't just sit and wait!" Qin Feng said, her eyebrows raised high like a mountain cat. Wei Xi and Lian Gou Xie both felt the sign of Qin Feng's anger.

"So we have to be cautious," Lian Goujie said quickly, "Going to Huanhe now is definitely not a good idea. Besides, this is all speculation. We need evidence."

Lian Gouqie sent a distress signal to Wei Xi, and Wei Xi said, "The gold I saw last night was the Yishuihengjin. We need to go find the magistrate. He is obviously someone who knows the truth."

"Let's go now!" Qin Feng said immediately, "Lian Goujie! How much have you recovered?" "Huh?" Lian Goujie didn't expect this sister to be so mobile. He glanced at Wei Xi and said hesitantly, "Almost, but my spiritual power hasn't fully recovered yet. I can only use the painting once."

"Wei Xi heard yesterday that the county government officials were going to inspect the offerings," Qin Feng immediately stood up and began to pack his things. "It's past noon now. Let's go to the county government office and stake out a spot. When they go to inspect the offerings, the guards inside should be empty. We can wait for an opportunity to go in and look for someone."

"There's white cloth inside the county government office," Wei Xi thought of the strange white cloth, "We can't just sneak in like we did last time."

"Do you have any ideas? Do you need my help?" Lian Gou asked.

Wei Xi glanced at Lian Gouyu and said, "It's really good."

Outside the county office, Qin Feng held the Lingyin in her hands. When she saw Cheng Xiancheng and his men leaving the county office, she put the Lingyin to her lips and said, "Go find Wei Xi!"

Lingyin flapped its wings and flew away. Qin Feng took a deep breath, put on an angry expression, and walked towards the county government office.

"Call out your manager!" Qin Feng drew out his gun, shining a cold light on the guard's face. "I want to ask him where he took my fellow disciples!"

Near the back door of the county government office, Lian Gou was a little embarrassed. Wei Xi handed Ling Yin to Qin Feng. It was his first time interacting with the mute Wei Xi, and he felt awkward about whether to speak or not.

Wei Xi, on the other hand, was calm and composed, which made Lian Gou Xie even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, Lingyin flew over. Lian Gouyu watched as the fat blue bird landed on Weixi's head, its claws gripping tightly. "You're going to step on me first?"

"No need, Ruhua will keep you alive." Wei Xi took out the flying claw from his Qiankun bag, hooked it to the top of the wall and began to climb up. Fortunately, the wall was not too high, so Wei Xi climbed up without much effort.

Wei Xi lay on the wall and took a look at the backyard, which was still covered with upright white cloth. Wei Xi cursed in his heart and jumped down.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with the white cloth, Wei Xi frowned, but finding the magistrate was the most important thing now, so Wei Xi picked up a stone and threw it over the wall.

A moment later, Lian Gou Xie appeared on the top of the wall. Wei Xi learned his lesson and dodged immediately, allowing Lian Gou Xie to land safely.

"Where should we look for it this time?" Lian Gouqie asked.

Wei Xi pointed at the white cloths standing upright. "These cloths showed our tracks last time. Maybe they're not meant to protect us, but to prevent people from escaping. Let's try our luck in finding the places guarded by these white cloths."

"What were you planning to do?" Lian Gouqie followed Wei Xi's steps.

"I was planning to go to the kitchen to follow the meal delivery," Wei Xi replied. She had already come close to Bai Bu, but Bai Bu didn't move at all. "It's past mealtime now."

Lian Gouye nodded, "Then we should hurry up. I don't know how much longer Qin Feng can delay."

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