At this time, Master Baojing was standing aside, his face gloomy and ashen.
As soon as Tang Zilin arrived here, he saw five corpses placed in front of the valley. Hua Bushi walked closer and leaned over to inspect carefully, especially the corpse of Taoist Zhengde. The young master squatted He looked down for a long time, with a look of surprise on his face.
Tang Zilin looked at the real person in Baojing and asked, "How did the five of them get killed? Does the Taoist have any opinion?"
Baojing Zhenren said: "Their corpses were all lying in the valley. Apparently they were killed in a surprise attack when they entered the valley to search. The murderer was probably someone from various factions on the island who had a grudge against the 'Shangqing Sect'! "
Tang Zilin said: "How do you know? Couldn't it be the remnants of Lu Qiuhong's party left on the island?"
Baojing Zhenren said: "Now we have searched the entire island. If there are any remaining gang members, they will definitely be discovered. And if it is not a feud, Pindao can't guess the reason why the murderer wanted to kill Zhengde and Shang. The four pawns of Qingmen."
Master Baojing’s speculation is not unreasonable.
Among the more than 200 masters from the fifty-five sects on the island, the strength of the "Shangqing Sect" can only be regarded as mid-range at best, and Taoist Master Zhengde is not even an important figure. If Lu Qiuhong's remnant party wants to attack When killing people, you should choose more important targets to kill, and there is no need to kill insignificant "Shangqing Sect" disciples.
Therefore, murder due to hatred seems to be a more reasonable explanation. The "Shangqing Sect" of Longhu Mountain claims to be the authentic Taoist sect and has always acted arrogantly. However, this Zhengde Taoist leader has his eyes high and looks down on others. The people he offended in the past are no longer there. There are only a few. Therefore, among the masters of many sects on this island, it is not surprising that there are some enemies of his.
After hearing this, Tang Zilin's eyes flashed with a stern look, and he said: "Tang has said before that as long as we are on this island, all old grudges and grudges must be put aside for the time being. If anyone dares to violate it and fight because of personal hatred, If he kills someone, Tang will definitely take his life!"
He turned to one of his disciples and said, "Go and find out which enemies the 'Shangqing Sect' has in the various sects on this island, and come and repay me immediately!"
The disciple took the order and left.
At this time, Hua Bushi stood up from the body of Taoist Master Zhengde and said: "From the injuries of these five people, it seems that two of them were hacked to death by steel knives, and two of them were struck by the force of the palm and shattered. Only the righteous Taoist was stabbed in the throat with a sharp sword and died."
Tang Zilin said: "So, the murderer must be three people, one uses a knife, one uses a palm, and the other uses a sword."
Hua Bushi said: "That's not necessarily true. The person who wields the sword can also use the palm of his hand. Moreover, the murderer used different weapons to kill people because of suspicion."
He turned to Master Baojing and asked, "I wonder what the four of them looked like when they fell dead in the valley. Can Master Bao tell me?"
Baojing Zhenren said: "They all fell on the sandy ground not far from the valley. The four disciples each had their swords in their hands. They thought they were killed in a fight with the enemy. Only Taoist friend Zhengde was empty-handed and did not hold a weapon. ."
Tang Zilin looked stern and said: "Taoist Master Zhengde has nothing to offer? Is it possible that the murderer drew his sword so quickly that he was pierced through the throat by the opponent's sword before he could draw it?!"
Master Baojing said: "Judging from the situation, this must be the case."
After hearing this, Tang Zilin immediately understood why Master Baojing's expression was so gloomy.
Although Taoist Master Zhengde is not a supreme master, he is also a figure who has been famous in the world for a long time. Even though there are many people who can kill him on the island, there are only a few who can kill him with one blow before he can draw his sword. Among them, there are only two people who use swords as weapons. According to Baojing Zhenren, there are only two people. Baojing Zhenren himself is one of them, and the other one is Yu Jun, the elder of the "Huashan Sect".
Yu Jun's "Huashan Three Swords" are already famous for their speed. The "Huashan Sect" is from the "Shaolin" lineage and has always been at odds with the "Wudang" and "Kongtong" lineages. Yu Jun is also arrogant and arrogant. It is normal for people to dislike Taoist Master Zhengde.
Therefore, Tang Zilin already understood that Master Baojing must have suspected that Yu Jun was the murderer of Taoist Zhengde.
At this time, Hua Bushi said: "Based on what the real person said, the situation at that time was probably like this. Taoist Master Zhengde and his party of five entered the valley. The murderer suddenly jumped out and stabbed Taoist Master Zhengde to death with a sword. The four disciples of the 'Shangqing Sect' immediately drew their swords to resist, but in the end they were defeated and all of them were killed."
He paused briefly and then said: "However, the real person said that the murderer was someone who had a grudge against the 'Shangqing Sect' from various sects on the island, but I don't think so."
Master Baojing snorted and said, "If it wasn't for hatred, why would the murderer kill the five members of Taoist Master Zhengde?"
Hua Bushi said: "Now that we are trapped on an isolated island, the head of the Tang Sect has already made it clear that fighting due to personal enmity is prohibited. If there was no deep hatred, he would never take the risk of killing people at this time. And If the murderer really had a serious feud with Taoist Master Zhengde, and his martial arts skills were far superior to him, when Taoist Master Zhengde seized the sword in Tingtao Pavilion earlier, he could have challenged and killed him in the name of a martial arts contest, so why wait until now? "
Tang Zilin said: "Master Hua's words are reasonable, but what is the murderer's reason for killing?"
Hua Bushi pointed to the small valley in front of him and said: "Outside this valley is the coast. When Taoist Master Zhengde and his party walked into the valley, they must have been able to see the situation on the beach opposite. Perhaps this was the reason for the murder. Already."
Tang Zilin's expression changed and he said: "Master Hua is saying that they happened to see the murderer's secret, so they were killed and silenced?"
Hua Bushi said: "I'm just making a guess. I might be able to find some clues by searching the beach outside the valley."
Tang Zilin nodded, turned around and ordered his disciples: "You guys, go and search that beach carefully. Don't miss any trace!"
Master Baojing also waved his hand, and several Wudang disciples he brought with him also ran over.
It is not difficult for more than ten people to search a small beach, not to mention that these people are all smart and capable disciples of the "Wudang" and "Tangmen" factions.
Soon they discovered something.
At a place ten feet away from the valley, there were signs of being turned over on the beach. Everyone dug in and found some burnt black branches and leaves buried underneath. From these signs, it seemed that someone had once A fire was lit on the beach and then buried with gravel, obviously not wanting to be discovered.
And if a fire is lit here, it is definitely not for barbecue game.
Tang Zilin walked closer and stared at the situation in the pit for a while, then looked up at Hua Bushi and asked, "Master Hua, do you have any advice?"
Hua Bushi said: "This place just faces the sea. A fire is lit here, probably to use fireworks to send messages to the ships on the sea."
Tang Zilin and Baojing Zhenren are both experienced people, so they naturally know that there is a method of using fireworks to convey messages in the underworld, and Hua Bushi's speculation is probably true.
Baojing Zhenren said: "So, there are still remnants of the Wanyi Sect on this island. They were burning smoke here to send a message to Lu Qiuhong at sea. However, they happened to be bumped into by Taoist Master Zhengde and his party, and then they took action.
Kill five of them."
He showed a thoughtful expression and said: "But we have already searched this island and found nothing at all. Where are the remnants of the party hiding?"
Hua Bushi said: "If I were Lu Qiuhong, for the sake of safety, I would definitely leave eyes and ears on the island to detect every move of the people from our factions. However, this murderer can kill Taoist Zhengde with one sword, and his martial arts are so high
, is by no means an ordinary spy. If he wants to avoid being discovered by us, the best place for him to hide is naturally among us."
Baojing Zhenren's eyes were sharp and he said: "Master Hua, are you saying that among the fifty-five sects on the island, there are guests who have been ambushed by Lu Qiuhong?"
Hua Bushi said: "Even if Lu Qiuhong can't bribe the entire sect and make them betray, he should still be able to bribe one or two of the masters. Since he has such a plan and dares to make such a big move, he must
It would be abnormal to be an enemy of the world's sects without some extraordinary means."
He sighed and said: "Now it seems that the news that we are going to use the 'treasure ship' to escape from the island must have been passed on by the guest. Lu Qiuhong must have known about it, but I don't know what other tricks he might have. These three people
We must be very careful today."
Tang Zilin snorted coldly, with a sharp look in his eyes, and said: "Lu Qiuhong was able to trap us just by taking advantage of the island's convenient location. If we really want to fight, how can the mere 'Wanyi Sect' be better than us?"
As long as the opponent of the ten sects dares to send people to the island, he will show his strength! As for the guest who was ambushed, Tang will definitely find it!"
※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※Priest Zhengde was hit by a sword in the throat. Although the sword edge pierced the artery, the blood flowed out.
But not much.
This is not the first time Hua Bushi has seen this kind of wound. In the ancient ancestral hall of "Nanquanzhuang" in the south of Longchuan City, Mr. Ma Da was hit by a sword and died, and so were the wounds on his body. This is what Hua Bushi first saw.
The reason why he showed a look of surprise when he saw the body of Taoist Master Zhengde.
Could it be that the murderer who assassinated Mr. Ma Da that day was the same person as the one who killed Master Zhengde?
Hua Bushi did not tell Tang Zilin about this matter, because the death of Mr. Ma Da involved the secret of "Panlong Jue", so it was not appropriate to tell outsiders.
However, the news that Master Zhengde and four "Shangqing Sect" disciples were killed could not be concealed. People from various sects on the island soon knew about it. There were also remnants of Lu Qiuhong's party on the island.
, and the opponent's martial arts skills were so high that he could stab Taoist Master Zhengde to death with one sword. As soon as the bad news came out, it made everyone panic.
When Tang Zilin returned to the manor, he immediately summoned the principals from all parties, redeployed manpower, and strengthened the island's defense. Especially for the "treasure ship", dozens of additional people were sent to patrol and protect it day and night.