Ascending to Immortality by Slaying Spirits

Chapter 72 The Xiang Family's Shock and Fury

The next day, in the morgue, Xiang Lingchen looked at the naked Xiang Zhiheng with a terrifyingly gloomy expression. Standing behind him were his eldest son, Xiang Zhiwu, and his second son, Xiang Zhiwen.

They stood respectfully behind Xiang Lingchen, not daring to speak.

“Zhiwu, Zhiwen, your third brother is dead,” Xiang Lingchen said softly. “Although he was not very promising and spent his whole life wallowing in women, he was still your brother.”

"Father, rest assured, I will definitely find the murderer and avenge Zhiheng!" Xiang Zhiwu said, clasping his hands in a fist salute, his voice deep and resonant.

“Me too, Father. I will definitely find the murderer and avenge Zhiheng!” Xiang Zhiwen stepped forward and said.

Xiang Lingchen turned to look at his two sons and waved his hand: "Go out, let me stay with Zhiheng for a while."

"Yes." The two brothers withdrew.

At the door, Xiang Zhiwu said, "How are the people on your side? I heard they're not very well-behaved."

Xiang Zhiwen glanced at him: "Brother, take care of your own affairs first. I heard that two of your retainers have run away."

"No need for you to worry about it!" Xiang Zhiwu snorted coldly, then his brows furrowed slightly.

The same goes for Xiang Zhiwen.

Even a simple conversation was enough for the two of them to be certain that Xiang Zhiheng's death had nothing to do with the other.

This was bad news for them, meaning that someone in Bailian County actually dared to covet the lives of the Xiang family's direct descendants.

At Danxia Pavilion, Lin Le handed the pills he had refined that day to Zhou Ziyang and then left.

As soon as Lin Le stepped out of Danxia Pavilion, he noticed that people were looking at him.

The gaze was much heavier than yesterday.

'A monk?'

Lin Le kept his pace, went to a restaurant and bought a bag of braised beef, eating it as he walked towards a certain place.

The gaze behind them never wavered.

Soon, Lin Le arrived at a mansion. The guards acted as if they didn't see him and let him walk in.

This made the person following him frown. Looking at the large Xiang family gate plaque, he ultimately dared not go in.

From his unseen perspective, a cat leaped onto the roof and headed somewhere.

Standing on the treetop, Lin Le looked at the farm and couldn't help but wag its tail.

Provocative?
The farm in front of him was the one he damaged the day before yesterday, but the farm, which should have been temporarily abandoned, still has smoke rising from its chimneys.

Clearly, this is a show of defiance against him.

Stretching, Lin Le turned and headed back to the city.

Now is not the time to fight them.

The next morning, Lin Le woke up at the sound of a rooster crowing.

The sky was still overcast.

Lin Le broke free from the hands on her body and slipped away from the warm, soft flesh.

After standing still, Lin Le suddenly frowned and touched his crotch (100 words for review).

The black cat darted between the houses, then deliberately stopped at one of them.

After glancing at the open window, Lin Le lightly leaped across a distance of ten zhang (approximately 33 meters) and landed in the Xiang family's courtyard.

Lin Le landed on a fake rock, glanced around, and walked along the wall.

Meanwhile, the servants of the Xiang family also began to get up and work.

However, they all acted as if they couldn't see Lin Le's black cat wandering around freely.

This wasn't a result of Lin Le using illusion magic to blind them; rather, it was because they subconsciously believed Lin Le was the pet of some young lady from the Xiang family. The black cat Lin Le had transformed into was glossy and had an arrogant gait, as if this were his territory.

Wild cats don't behave like that, so they all assumed it was a young lady's pet and dared not disturb it.

Lin Le walked into a courtyard and, judging from the layout, it should be the residence of an important figure in the Xiang family.

Lin Le walked towards the door, but the maid who was keeping watch at the door seemed not to see her.

She indeed didn't see it, because Lin Le had already used a hallucinogenic spell to cover her eyes.

Pushing open the door, Lin Le strolled in. The person on the bed was still asleep, breathing very steadily.

Lin Le jumped onto the bed, glanced at the person, and saw that she was a girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a fairly good appearance.

Unfortunately, Lin Le was not a man who cherished women.

Lin Le rummaged through his pockets and pulled out a pill.

This is a poison made by Lin Le himself. The recipe is very simple. It is made by boiling and concentrating a large amount of aconite with Hun Tian Ling.

An ordinary person would die instantly from just one lick, let alone a cultivator.
Lin Le used his tail to pry open the girl's mouth and fed her the pill directly.

Without struggling, Lin Le watched as her life force gradually faded away.

Stepping outside, Lin Le arrived at the Xiang family's gate, transformed back into "Zhou Botong," and swaggered out.

Upon seeing "Zhou Botong" emerge, a man hiding behind a window frowned; it really was someone from the Xiang family.

Upon arriving at Danxia Pavilion, Lin Le focused on refining pills, but soon after, chaos erupted at the Xiang family's residence.

The eldest daughter of the Xiang family is dead!
You should know that Xiang Lingchen only has this one daughter, and she is his most beloved.

Looking at his daughter lying quietly on the bed, Xiang Lingchen's expression was completely calm, but the members of the Xiang family standing behind him were silent as if they were afraid that their breathing might disturb Xiang Lingchen.

After examining the body, an old woman came to Xiang Lingchen's side and whispered, "The young lady died half an hour ago. The cause of death was the onset of a potent poison."

"Kill!" Xiang Lingchen uttered a single word after a moment of silence, his killing intent incredibly sharp. "Kill everyone who has left or entered the Xiang family compound within the last half hour!"

No one dared to provoke Xiang Lingchen, who was now consumed by anger, and they all retreated.

Xiang Zhiwu and Xiang Zhiwen also looked extremely gloomy. The day before yesterday, Xiang Zhiheng died, and today their sister died. Who will be next the day after tomorrow?

The two looked at each other and both saw the other's determination.

They decided to work together to catch the murderer.

In a small courtyard, Xiang Zhiwu and Xiang Zhiwen, brothers-in-law, stepped in.

Inside the courtyard, an old man with only one hand and one foot saw the two enter and stood up with his cane, saying, "Young Master, Second Young Master, what brings you to this old man?"

“Count one person, Hei Muzi,” Xiang Zhiwu said. “My little sister is dead, and I need you to find out the killer’s whereabouts.”

"Okay, do you have any relevant items?" Hei Muzi didn't refuse, after all, he was Xiang Zhiwu's retainer.

"Only our little sister's blood is available." Xiang Zhiwu took out a jade bottle and gave it to Hei Muzi.

"Is it just blood?" Kuroko asked hesitantly. "Is there anything else, such as information about the murderer or any items?"

"No," Xiang Zhiwu shook his head.

“That might be a bit difficult,” Kuroko said. “We’ll get very little information this way, such as gender and height.”

Xiang Zhiwen frowned: "Can you have more? I remember that you fortune tellers seem to be able to use other external aids."

"Yes, but it will be very expensive," Hei Muzi said, glancing at Xiang Zhiwu.

Xiang Zhiwu waved his hand dismissively: "Just tell me, and I'll grant your request!"

"Yes." After receiving a positive reply, Kuroko began to list the items she needed.

(End of this chapter)