What do you mean by saying that the corpses I sew are all ominous creatures?

I picked up the teacup in front of me, using the act of drinking tea to conceal the shock that flashed in my eyes.

"The Strategy of Heavenly Garments"!?

The name and description sound exactly the same as the "Chen Family Heavenly Garment Strategy" that I possess.

Countless images flashed through my mind in an instant.

I remembered the night my grandfather had just passed away, and I rushed back to Huilongzhai for his funeral.

In my grandfather's room, I opened the last letter that Lei Zhenshan had sent me.

The contents of the letter seem to be etched in my mind.

In his letter, my grandfather repeatedly warned me never to reveal to anyone that I knew the "Heavenly Robe Strategy".

I recalled that in the back mountains of Huilongzhai, in order to find a glimmer of hope amidst the siege of Wandie Valley, I recklessly used the forbidden technique, Bisha, for the first time.

I was reminded of that incredibly vivid dream I had after that deadly battle, when I was lying in a deep coma in the intensive care unit of the hospital, severely injured.

As the dream was about to fade and my grandfather's figure became transparent, his last few words to me echoed in my mind, deafeningly loud.

"Yangwa, you still have a long way to go."

Originally, I didn't want you to use the "Heavenly Garment Strategy" because firstly, forbidden techniques are harmful to the body, and secondly, there's a karmic connection regarding this book.

cause and effect.

Mofei, is this the cause and effect that Grandpa was talking about?!

Thirty years ago, the Sang family in southern Xinjiang was massacred because of a secret manual called "Tianyi Ce".

Thirty years later, a book called "Chen's Heavenly Garment Strategy" became the core foundation of my Chen family's lineage, passed down through a single line.

The "Shadow Cloak" and "Qi Control" techniques inside became my trump cards in countless life-or-death battles.

There is absolutely no way such a coincidence could happen in this world.

Could it be that the book I am currently carrying, "Chen's Heavenly Garment Strategy," is the secret book that led to the massacre of the Sang family back then?

An extremely bold, even somewhat insane, idea uncontrollably welled up from the bottom of my mind.

Could this be something that Grandpa also participated in the massacre of the entire family in the southern border region and took advantage of the chaos to steal from the Sang family?

That's why he warned me so sternly in the letter that I must never reveal that I know the "Heavenly Garment Strategy".

Are they afraid that I will attract the pursuit of those forces who participated in the robbery back then?

The moment this thought crossed my mind, I felt suffocated.

In my heart, although my grandfather was a folk craftsman with a somewhat eccentric temperament, he had his own bottom line and principles.

How could he possibly be an executioner who participated in massacres for the sake of secret manuals?

I took a deep breath of the sandalwood-scented air, the cool sensation racing through my mind, forcing myself to calm down.

wrong.

This inference is untenable.

I immediately rejected this absurd idea in my mind.

Firstly, my grandfather himself never shied away from admitting that he knew the magic techniques in "Chen's Heavenly Garment Strategy".

Although he usually keeps a low profile, when he encounters a tough opponent, he is decisive and never hesitates to take action.

This fact can be corroborated by my battle in the back mountain of Huilongzhai.

At that time, I was in the state of activating the protective aura, and the old woman from Wandie Valley who suddenly appeared recognized it as Chen Xuan's method after just one glance.

They even directly called out the name "Pi Sha".

Imagine if this "Chen Family's Heavenly Garment Strategy" really was stolen goods that Grandpa participated in the massacre of his family, how could he dare to use it so openly in the southern border region?

A thief's biggest fear is having his stolen goods exposed.

If Grandpa had something to hide, he would have kept this technique a closely guarded secret and would never have allowed the people of Wandie Valley to be so familiar with it.

Secondly, logically speaking, the situation at the time was that multiple top forces in southern Xinjiang joined forces to besiege the Sang family.

In such a situation where wolves surround you, if the "Heavenly Garment Strategy" were to be monopolized by one person, that person would definitely not survive.

He would immediately become the target of all forces and be hunted down to the ends of the earth.

If the robbery is successful, the scroll will inevitably be divided equally among everyone, or each person will take a portion of the scroll.

Since it's a split, then after thirty years, there should be quite a few people in the martial arts world and the folk customs of the Southern Frontier who understand some of the methods in "The Strategy of Heavenly Garments".

However, up to now, I have experienced dozens of life-or-death battles, both big and small.

He has come into contact with various heretical cultivators, including the Shadow Sect, the Guardian of the Cauldron, the Valley of Ten Thousand Butterflies, and the Black Serpent Cult.

I have never seen or heard of anyone in the martial arts world who uses such a domineering and bizarre forbidden technique as "Pi Sha".

No one knew the "Qi Control" method recorded in the Heavenly Garment Strategy.

From this perspective, it seems that the entire "Chen Family Heavenly Garment Strategy" is unique to my Chen family.

Thirdly, and most importantly.

My personality is largely influenced by my grandfather.

Although I am gentle, I am not weak; and although I am ruthless in dealing with enemies, I will never kill the innocent indiscriminately.

I believe in my grandfather's character.

He might be a corpse-stitching man with hands stained with the stench of corpses, or he might be a seasoned veteran of the underworld.

But he would never do something as heinous as wiping out an entire family just to covet a secret manual.

If it wasn't stolen, then why is the "Chen Family's Heavenly Garment Strategy" in our Chen family?

The only explanation is that this book, "Chen's Heavenly Garment Strategy," originally belonged to my Chen family!

Thinking about this, the slight ripple in my heart completely subsided.

I put down my teacup, looked up, and calmly gazed at Zhang Xuanqing.

"Master, this is indeed a tragic case that makes one sigh."

I kept my tone gentle and followed up with his questions.

"But what is the connection between the family annihilation case in southern Xinjiang thirty years ago and the clues you are investigating in western Hunan?"

Could the employer behind Yan Shouyi be connected to what happened back then?

Zhang Xuanqing looked at me, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes.

"It's not just a relationship, it's a very deep one."

Zhang Xuanqing said in a deep voice.

"I traced the flow of funds and contact codes left by Yan Shouyi in western Hunan, and followed the clues all the way to the border of western Hunan."

There, I destroyed one of their hidden transit points.

He paused for a moment, as if recalling the thrilling scene.

The sandalwood incense burned quietly in the private room, its wisps of smoke swirling in the air.

Zhang Xuanqing picked up the teacup in front of him, but did not drink it.

I simply let the warmth of the tea carry my thoughts back to that perilous deep mountain.

"After destroying that transit station hidden deep in the mountains, I did not retreat immediately."

Zhang Xuanqing's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

"I found half of a geomantic map at the scene."

Following the clues on the map, I headed south, passing through a vast miasma forest.

Finally, in a secluded valley on the edge of western Hunan, a very ancient tomb was discovered.