Chapter 2360: Seven Questions Cut Life

His body harbors a decaying will, his Qi and blood both yearn for death! Lin Zhengren felt it completely; his golden body was decaying, his jade marrow depleting. His four limbs and hundred bones were like withered flowers exhausted, scattered in the wind. Every piece of muscle, every meridian, all seemed to have their own will—the will to seek death. Absolutely not lively and vigorous, instead shaped like rotten wood, one after another jumping down the abyss, walking towards the path of self-destruction. Divine and enlightened, yet unable to control himself. Hundred ghosts walked in daylight, yet he was unable to open his eyes. He felt that Qin Guangwang truly wanted to kill him, and was killing him, and he couldn't resist! Qin Guangwang's power was far stronger than he had imagined. Or perhaps, his inherent observations and judgments simply couldn't keep up with Qin Guangwang's growth. That green light transformed into a big hand, choking his neck, lifting him high in the air, like a gallows standing in the wind. And his body had already stiffened, as if after the execution ended, and wind-dried for a long time. He absolutely did not want to die! Absolutely not. His strong will to survive almost broke through that death intent's clamp. Survival and seeking death, the conflict of two fierce wills, actually tore his skin, leaving him covered in blood lines, his skull almost exploding!

"Uh! Uh—" Lin Zhengren's Dao body, unexpectedly, gave birth to power from the withered silence. He with difficulty used his finger to point at himself, indicating he had words to say.

"Hmm?" The voice in the green light held a trace of cold, indifferent surprise. Along with the advancement of cultivation, his grasp on the matter of killing people had become more precise. This share of decayed death power should be just enough to kill the City King. But the City King still struggled. This person was indeed stubborn, and indeed, to a certain extent, broke through the ghost body's limit, struggling out a line of life.

The green light transformed big hand loosened one finger. Lin Zhengren did not use this precious space to breathe, but rapidly said: "My message to Li Longchuan was extremely secret, leaving no clues. Unless the Coroner King betrays me again, no fourth person will know. I have not brought any trouble to the organization!"

"Hey, I'm not betraying you, I'm loyal to the boss! When the boss speaks, I must not conceal anything." The Coroner King at the side defended: "Loyalty and righteousness are difficult to fulfill since ancient times, Bright Brother, I also had no choice! Why do you still resent me?" And to that green light, he said: "Boss, this person has many resentments, I see he's not too convinced!"

Lin Zhengren strongly endured the impulse to scold the Coroner King, exerting all his efforts to find reasons for himself to live, his mouth like connected beads: "Li Longchuan and Wang Kun's conflict is ultimately the conflict of interests between Qi Country and Jing Country in the East Sea. As a Qi person, he will inevitably face this risk one day. Even if I didn't send him a message, he would still participate due to other reasons. Just like this time, when war between Qi and Jing almost started, who knows if he wouldn't die on the battlefield? The one who kills him might be Wang Kun, or others, but it absolutely cannot be counted on my head! Even if this matter is known by the Qi people, they still can't blame me for anything. I only emphasized the importance of the Jinghai Plan, letting him make preparations in advance. He thought no one dared to move him, traveling alone, which is why this disaster brewed. Leader! At most, I will suffer a wrongful death, it absolutely will not affect you!"

Truly a smart person. He completely knew for what reasons he would be executed. And if these reasons all could not be established, Qin Guangwang still insisted on killing him. Then a bystander like the Coroner King would inevitably ask—Leader, what is your relationship with Li Longchuan? Are you really so concerned?

"Leader!" Lin Zhengren continued: "I, Lin Guangming, have lived a bright and upright life, with loyalty first. Although I have some small thoughts, they are all within the track you defined, never stepping over the thunder pool. As for this matter with Li Longchuan, it was also because Coroner Big Brother said that Li Fengyao's strength was not bad, and he was isolated on North Island, his corpse was very valuable for collection. I then thought of Ice Phoenix Island, which was operating quite abundantly—but with a single word from you, I will turn back without hesitation! We brothers have observed that Ice Phoenix Island how many times, already made preparations, hungry and unbearable, eager to divide and eat. Even if you raise a dog, you cannot stop it at the starving point. Isn't my loyalty clear? Stopping eating and wagging its tail, offering its life and begging for pity, is no more than this! If you want to kill me today, your little brother will undoubtedly die, but I am not convinced in my heart! Throughout the ages Yanluo, none have been shared!"

"Hehehe..." In the green light, Qin Guangwang's laughter was cold. That green light transformed big hand suddenly pinched tight, squeezing until the City King's forehead veins all bulged out!

"Said so much. When did I kill people, and actually need reasons?" Qin Guangwang of course knew that this City King was not bound to die; this person was cunning like a rabbit with three holes, and still had the "Life Ghost Spirit Box," hidden elsewhere. But since he had conceived the killing intent, he naturally also had the grasp to follow the vine to the melon, and curse and kill him altogether.

Bang! The City King's figure suddenly exploded, like a balloon bursting. Black and blue, strange Yin substances splashed everywhere. The Coroner King had already retreated to the door, and naturally would not be splashed with half a drop. That green light transformed big hand, however, suddenly turned in the air, like a fish tail, and leaped into that well—splash! From the well, it choked a wet, dripping ghost thing and lifted it out!

The ghost thing struggled and twisted, yet could not escape. In the green light big hand, it emitted sharp cries. It was as if sunrise was melting snow, melting away inch by inch. Just as this ghost thing's sharp cries were only left with a bit of remnant body, the green light big hand simply threw it to the ground—smack! Like a water bag, it smashed on the ground. It was stirred broken, black juice flowing everywhere. But it was fixed by the green light, and did not flow too far.

The green light big hand spread its five fingers, remotely pressing on this puddle. Those fine, cow-hair-like green light needles instantly flew and gathered like rain, exactly opposite to this puddle, about to pierce it through. In that stirred open black flowing liquid, a human face was hardly squeezed out. That human face opened its mouth, emitting the City King's sad and fearful voice: "Spare my life—spare my life! This inferior one knows his wrong! I will no longer dare to act on my own and cause extraneous problems! I will no longer dare to quibble!"

"Heh!" In the green light, Qin Guangwang coldly said: "Coroner, do you say I should spare him?" The Coroner King at this time was dressed like a village woman, quite plain, but his eyebrows and eyes were frivolous. Leaning on the door, he cautiously said: "Boss, do my words count?"

Qin Guangwang幽幽 said: "You use a question to answer my question?"

"After all, we are brothers in the same field. Seeing him like this, I feel quite unbearable—" The Coroner King gritted his teeth, a face of sorrow: "Leave him a whole corpse, ba!"

At such a moment, the usual refined and elegant, self-proclaimed most polite Yanluo of Hell, also finally could not be refined anymore, and hoarsely scolded: "Cui Di! I'll kill your whole family—"

"My whole family is already gone." The Coroner King said.

"Even as a ghost, I won't let you go—"

"Wake up, you already are." The Coroner King said.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!! Leader!! Let me kill him and then die—" In that puddle of black liquid, the City King's human face roared madly, but the voice abruptly stopped. Because the sky full of green light fine needles had already been wiped clean. That Yin cloud covering the sky-like death intent also therewith dispersed, instantly the sky was clear and the ground vast, the flowing wind free.

That puddle of black liquid on the ground suddenly became lively, flowing everywhere! In the green light big hand, Qin Guangwang's voice said: "You will forever not let others know about this matter."

The black liquid instantly gathered into the City King's image. He flipped over on the ground and knelt down: "This matter, this inferior one will rot in his stomach, take into the coffin. Even that person's name will never appear in my mouth. Absolutely no one will know we have had intersection. If I violate this word, may my soul Lin Guangming fly and scatter!" He added: "But Coroner Big Brother, I dare not guarantee—"

"Hey, your mom—" The Coroner King rolled up his sleeves and came over: "You ignorant little ghost who just arrived, what are you trying to stir up? Who doesn't know my mouth is an iron door bolt? Regarding organization secrets, I won't leak half a word!"

"Enough." Qin Guangwang flatly stopped them from fighting. In that green light, a finger stretched out, pointing at the City King: "I don't care who you are, how evil, how dirty. I won't mind, I can give you food to eat, not a cent less than what is due. But you must remember one point—"

"And you!" He again pointed to the Coroner King, coldly saying: "During a mission, do not act on your own again. At any time, don't cause me trouble. I will only warn you this once."

"Boss, rest assured! I can swear to heaven—" The Coroner King just raised his hand to swear, when the green light already dispersed. He not awkwardly put his hand down and turned his head to look at the City King. The City King had also just climbed up from the ground, looking over here, his gaze burning. After surviving the calamity, the fear dispersed, revealing a kind of rarely shown ferocity.

Knock knock knock, the sound of knocking on the door just happened to ring out. The two, with swords drawn and bows bent, almost simultaneously turned, staring at the courtyard door.

"Who?" The Coroner King asked.

"Below is the Minghe Boatman Su Xiuxing." The voice outside the door said: "City King adult wants the soul-devouring liquid, and Coroner King adult wants the earth marrow spirit. I have been ordered to deliver them. The two of you want three qian, the leader has prepared one liang for you. I will just place it outside the door, sealed with a secret seal. After I leave, please two Yanluo adults take it yourselves."

Tap, tap, tap. Footsteps clearly went away.

.........

Tap, tap, tap. Clear footsteps, on the Shexiang Building's floorboards, lightly echoed. This famous pleasure house on Haimen Island, at this time, was silent as a grave. All the people silently watched that blue-shirted man spread his left hand's five fingers, virtually supporting the railing, slowly walking a line—earlier, that heroic and extraordinary young general had just walked in along such a line, surrounded by beauties, full of spirit. Sword eyebrows and star eyes, heroic posture, simply like the hero general in storybooks, walked from text to reality.

Such a figure, unfortunately, would not be seen again.

Time had already reached today. Li Longchuan was already dead. Several waves of people had come here to investigate, cold and stern, fierce and malicious, all kinds of people. But never had there been such an oppressive feeling as the current one—clearly, he had done nothing. People seemed to have an illusion that the long railing seemed as if this person was virtually gripping a sword.

Probably the next moment there would be death—the onlookers couldn't help but think this in their hearts. Uncontrollable fear! This person clearly had a calm face, proper behavior, and was even quite polite when he came to Shexiang Building. But this was more like the stuffiness before a storm. You inexplicably knew... he really wanted to kill.

"Huff..." Until he saw the fear in the eyes of the flower girl of Shexiang Building in front of him, Jiang Wang then vaguely came back to some sense. He put away the stuffiness latent in his heart sea, converged a few points. It also lifted the mountain pressing on everyone's hearts.

"Disturbed." Jiang Wang nodded as a courtesy, leaving behind a Dao Yuan Stone as an apologetic expression. Then he turned to leave. Shexiang Building was too 艳, possessing a kind of unrestrained, intense fragrance. It was truly not as good as Sanfen Xiangqi Building's just right feeling. When Li Longchuan came here, he seemed to have some worries? While listening to music, he had a long period of daze. After entering the flower girl's room, his eyebrows never relaxed, not knowing what he was thinking—all of the above was the intelligence Jiang Wang obtained in Shexiang Building.

It was a pity no one could know what Li Longchuan was thinking at that time. There was also no way to care anymore. Jiang Wang had not worn the green badge for many years, but he still remembered some case-handling methods. He especially remembered "You Xie". He would often flip through it.

"Corpses have evil, hence becoming 'You Xie' one chapter." This corpse examination book mainly discusses fatal cases. The book says that to unfold a homicide investigation, one only needs to remember one sentence—"Who, at what time, at what place, for what reason, with what object, by what method, killed whom."

Lin Youxie named his raised Bound Finger Coroner Spirit as "He Qi", also because of this sentence. Now, this sentence has been filled in by Qi Wen—"Wang Kun, after the ancient heavenly road collapsed, in the Ghost Face Fish sea domain, because of the escalating contradictions between him and Li Longchuan, with his own saber, by the method of beheading, killed Li Longchuan."

The so-called "Seven He Break Fate", he is now verifying the truth of this "Seven He". As long as one point is not right, Qi Wen's reliability will be wiped out here. If "Wang Kun killed Li Longchuan" is without doubt, then the first thing to confirm is "for what reason". Therefore, the first place he came to was Haimen Island, which was also where Li Longchuan and Wang Kun first came into conflict. Here, he used divine intent methods, piecing together the perspectives of some onlookers, almost recreating the scene at that time. Then, at Shexiang Building, he inquired about everyone who had contact with Li Longchuan.

After leaving Haimen Island, he went to the second place, Wu Dong Island, and then to You Xia Island. On these two islands, he wanted to confirm the attitude of Pei Hongjiu and Xu San towards the Qi people when they were carrying out their mission—because these two were equivalent in status to Wang Kun, and the matters they were responsible for were also similar. If Jing Country had top-down orders, the attitude of the three towards the Qi people should be consistent. In such direct collisions between hegemons, no one should use their own personality to replace the country's attitude. Wang Kun was, after all, a proud talent of a prefecture, and would absolutely not lack this kind of quality.

On Wu Dong Island, he saw Chong Xuan Minghe, whom he called "Fourth Master". On You Xia Island, he observed "Chao Feng Xin Dao" and inquired about the Angry Whale Gang—since the "Li Daorong incident", this gang had shrunk back to You Xia Island, and its strength had been greatly damaged, no longer restoring its strength as the biggest gang on You Xia Island.

Synthesizing various messages, it can be known that whether it was Xu San or Pei Hongjiu, in the process of executing the Jinghai mission, they were all quite restrained. This can probably explain that at the beginning of the Jinghai Plan, at least on Jing Country's side, from the high layer to the middle layer, there were no orders to "expand conflict, intensify contradictions". They were more focused on promoting the Jinghai Plan. And after the failure of the Jinghai Plan, Lou Yue was still recruiting the genius cultivator Zhu Biqiong from Diao Hai Building at Qingping Le Wine House. This shows that he still had layouts and plans for the nearby sea archipelago, not intending to withdraw, and even less reason to intensify contradictions and trigger a full conflict. Of course, this only temporarily set aside the suspicion of top-down instigation from Jing Country's high layer, not saying that Jing Country's high layer certainly didn't have the kind of indulgence like "no need to be soft in matters". It certainly cannot prove that Wang Kun had absolutely no possibility of a furious counterattack and getting out of control to kill. After all, according to Qi Wen, Li Longchuan struck first.

Finally, Jiang Wang came to the Ghost Face Fish sea domain—the place where Li Longchuan died. At this time, it was the fourth watch of the night, the sun and moon waning daylight. The sunlight had a sickly white hue. In the dazzling white daylight, he saw a woman wearing snow armor, tall and cold, holding a dragon whisker arrow, lowering her head to look at the sea, her mirrored figure seemingly condensed frost.

Summer is truly cold, ah. Li Fengyao stood on the frozen sea surface.