Chapter 850 — A Single Line of Sword Mark
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 2 of 5
That demigod walked up to him and gave a light wave of his hand. The wolf-headed demigods vanished in an instant, their forms flickering in and out of sight, suddenly appearing before the various palaces and halls of Qingyun Heaven, where they threw themselves to the ground and sniffed about in every direction. After sniffing, they vanished again, and when they reappeared they once more lay flat upon the ground, sniffing here and there.
The Qingyun Hierarch smiled ingratiatingly. "Your Excellency, this is—"
"We too act according to the law, Hierarch Fu. Do not take offense."
That demigod took him by the arm and laughed. "Do not call me Your Excellency — it is far too distant. These few are my disciples, and those Howling Heaven God Clan fellows are the bailiffs I keep. I am Qu He, Guard Commander of the Heavenly Court's Divine Arrest Camp. Just call me Old Qu."
Suddenly his primordial spirit flew out from behind him, a thousand zhang tall. The primordial spirit stretched out its arms — with a great rustling, it had over a thousand arms, spreading out in all directions, palms facing outward.
In the center of each palm grew a great eyeball, and the eyeballs rolled and swiveled, casting beams of divine light in every direction, searching for all manner of traces.
Qu He, still holding the Qingyun Hierarch by the arm, laughed. "Business is business — no offense, no offense!"
The Qingyun Hierarch smiled and smiled again, thinking, "I wonder whether Yuchenzi's work was meticulous enough."
Qu He's primordial spirit rose into the air, shining its light all around, and soon searched the whole of Qingyun Heaven, while the wolf-headed demigods also leaped and bounded with incredible speed, searching everywhere, and seized several Daoists for harsh interrogation.
After a moment, Qu He's primordial spirit flew back, and the hundred-odd wolf-headed demigods suddenly reappeared, dragging along some Daoists beaten half to death. One by one they bowed their heads close to the primordial spirit's hand and whispered.
The Qingyun Hierarch's expression did not change, but in his heart he was far from confident.
Suddenly Qu He laughed heartily. "Hierarch, I have injured some of your disciples — forgive me, forgive me. But this is business, and I must ask the Hierarch to bear with me."
The Qingyun Hierarch lowered his head. "I would not dare."
"Who discovered the envoy's corpse?" Qu He asked with a smile.
"Yuchenzi, of my sect."
The Qingyun Hierarch summoned Yuchenzi. Qu He reached out and seized him, and with a flicker of movement was already aboard the tower ship. He laughed. "In that case, let Yuchenzi take us to look at the scene of the crime! Hierarch, stay where you are — Yuchenzi alone need only guide us."
The Qingyun Hierarch's expression shifted slightly. Yuchenzi said hastily, "Rest assured, Hierarch. I will go with these Excellencies to take a look and will return very soon."
The Qingyun Hierarch forced a smile. "Serve their Excellencies well. Your Excellency, I entrust my disciple to you."
Qu He laughed, and the tower ship rose and flew off beyond Qingyun Heaven.
At Yongjiang Academy, Shen Mu had searched for the Lame Elder in vain, and anxiety was quietly kindling in his heart.
Had any other person from Yincan Village been the one to take Yu Tianzun wandering the jianghu, he would not have worried — only the Lame Elder was the exception.
After all, the villagers of Yincan Village did not go looking for danger of their own accord; even the Butcher, bold as he was, was not one to stir up trouble on purpose.
Only the Lame Elder made it his mission to rob the whole world blind, plunging headlong into peril; wherever the greatest treasures lay, there he would run, and such places were usually the most dangerous of all.
"Rest easy. The Lame Elder's interest in anything lasts only three days."