Chapter 25: The Undead Knight
Head Constable Wang gave a bitter smile. “I was just as shocked the first time I read this letter.”
Li Yanchu’s reaction stemmed from the content of the letter itself.
The monk who had died in the mountains was likely Master Huaixin, and the one who had written to him was a man known as the Wuling Wanderer.
In his letter, Wuling Wanderer claimed to have discovered the whereabouts of an Elixir of Immortality, said to be hidden within Wei City and set to surface in the coming days. He had invited Master Huaixin to Wei City to assist him.
But unexpectedly, before the monk even reached the city, he was attacked and torn in half by some unknown beast, meeting a violent end. And now, the whereabouts of this Wuling Wanderer were also unknown.
“Daoist Master Yanchu, what do you think we should do about this?” Head Constable Wang asked.
Li Yanchu shook his head. “This concerns human lives, Head Constable Wang, why ask me?”
Head Constable Wang gave a wry smile. “To be honest, I’ve been dealing with so many ghostly entities and undead corpses lately that I’ve become unusually sensitive to matters like this.
“I have a feeling this might be connected to all the unrest in Wei City. The two missing body parts still haven’t been found, and now this monk dies mysteriously while pursuing the Elixir of Immortality.
“With the Qingyi Temple Festival coming up, I’m truly worried something will go terribly wrong.”
He felt like his hair was about to fall out from the stress.