Chapter 50: Celestial Inner Canon
In the city of Jinyang, within the residence of the city lord, in a dimly lit room, Qian Gui, wearing a red devil mask, suddenly trembled all over.
It seemed like he sensed something and turned his head to look at his right hand. His palm had inexplicably fallen off and dropped to the ground, turning into a pile of rotting flesh emitting a pungent smell.
“In this small city of Jinyang, there’s actually such a formidable expert. It seems that the person and the item we are looking for might be here. I didn’t expect that, after casually consuming a few people, there would be such an unexpected surprise,” a chilling voice came from beneath the red devil mask.
At that moment, urgent footsteps could be heard outside the house. City lord Ye Heng was sweating profusely, “Sir, it’s bad news. One of the three corpse puppets you gave me earlier disappeared inexplicably while tracking Qin Feng.”
“Where did it disappear?” Qian Gui asked.
“It disappeared outside a bookstore in the city called Listen To Rain Pavilion. Qin Feng often goes there to read,” Ye Heng replied truthfully.
Qian Gui didn’t say much upon hearing this. He just said, “You’ve worked hard.”
“It’s my honor to share your worries, sir,” Ye Heng replied respectfully.
As soon as he finished speaking, several flesh tendrils emerged from beneath Qian Gui’s right sleeve, wrapping tightly around Ye Heng’s neck, making it harder and harder for him to breathe.