Chapter 231: Peach Blossom Fate (Part )

A strong smell of blood hit me in the face, filling the entire room.

In the tub behind the screen, the clean water used for bathing has now been dyed a light red by the blood that keeps dripping from the red line. A little bit of red floating in the water is like a bunch of gorgeous peach blossoms.

"This...this is..."

Chen Yong's face was as pale as paper, and tears of sadness and surprise flowed from his eyes. He looked at Huichun, who was pierced by thousands of red lines, in disbelief, and a thousand feelings surged into his heart, indescribably depressed and complicated.

"What happened...ah!"

Xunzhen, who came hurriedly, was frightened by the scene in front of him and cried out in surprise before he finished speaking. Abaolu and the disciples of the six major sects who followed behind him were all shocked. Even a group of big men who were used to seeing swords and sabers could not help but turn their heads away with ferocious features and frowns, not daring to look directly at the horrific scene in the room.

"Senior sister! Senior sister!"

The several Emei disciples who followed were already trembling with fear, their lips and teeth quivering. They collapsed to the ground, filled with fear and sobbing.

"How could this happen? She appeared in front of us just an hour ago, why is she now..."

In response to Liu Xunyi's incoherent mumbling, Xunzhen bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, suppressing her reluctance. She frowned slightly and slowly looked at Huichun in the room. After observing for a moment, she said with a little surprise: "Could this be... 'The Heavenly Maiden Weaving Clothes'."

"What is 'The Heavenly Maiden's Clothes'?"

"The unique hidden weapon of the Tang Clan in Shu, the Heavenly Maiden's Weaving Clothes. It is one of the three major killing weapons of the Hidden Weapon Room among the six rooms of the Tang Clan." Xunzhen explained, "Once this hidden weapon is released, it will instantly shoot out 999 silver needles and fine threads that pierce the human body. This hidden weapon will not kill people instantly, but will make people experience unbearable pain. However, because their eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and internal organs are all pierced, they cannot make any sound, nor can they make any movement. They can only silently endure the horrible torment like the eighteen levels of hell, and eventually die of internal organ failure and broken meridians."

"hiss!"

When these words came out, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

I have long heard that the Tang Clan's hidden weapons are so powerful that they scare people. I never thought that the Tang Clan's hidden weapons are not only hard to defend against, but also have such a cruel and bloody way of killing people.

When everyone looked at Huichun in the room again, they suddenly felt a chill on their backs, and an indescribable chill silently surged from everyone's heart.

"I understand! This must be because Tang Ren was holding a grudge against Tang Qian's death, so he used this killing move against Senior Sister Huichun." Upon learning that Huichun died from the Tang Clan's hidden weapon, Chen Yong couldn't help but fly into a rage.

"But how did Huichun die?" Xu Heng asked with doubt in his eyes. "We have been drinking in the courtyard and have not seen any suspicious people. Huichun's room was closed and there was no sign of anyone breaking in. Who... killed her?"

Xu Heng's words left everyone confused, and they secretly speculated on the cause of Huichun's death.

"Could it be that..." Tang Cong's eyes rolled, and then he looked at the bloody room with a stiff face, and whispered faintly, "The murderer has been hiding in the room?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate uproar.

Liu Xunyi frowned, then his eyes straightened, he drew his sword, held his breath, and walked into the room carefully.

Chen Yong, Xu Heng and others followed behind cautiously, looking around with sharp eyes, not daring to miss any corner of the room. Even the blood in the bathtub was stirred several times by Liao Chuan and Liao Hai with knives.

After a thorough search, no one else was found in the room except Huichun's body.

"Mirror!"

Xunzhen gradually got used to the bloody scene before her eyes and mustered up the courage to step into the room. She looked at a bronze mirror that had fallen to the ground with suspicious eyes and suddenly discovered that at the bottom of the bronze mirror, there was a broken thread about three or two inches long and as thin as a hair.

"What is this?" Liu Xunyi asked.

"I know how Huichun died." Xunzhen pinched the broken thread with two fingers and said lightly, "She killed herself."

"what?"

"In fact, someone had already placed hidden weapons in the room, and connected the trigger mechanism to the bronze mirror through a thin wire." Xunzhen's eyes flashed, and he analyzed slowly, "Huichun accidentally picked up the bronze mirror, and then pulled the thin wire, triggering the 'Heavenly Girl Weaving Clothes' that had been arranged in advance. Thousands of needles and threads instantly pierced through her body, suspending her body in mid-air, and she eventually died. And this bronze mirror fell to the ground from Huichun's hand at that time."

"In that case, the mechanism of 'Heavenly Girl Weaving Clothes'...isn't it still in the room?" Xu Zhun asked in surprise.

"No. The hidden weapons made by the Tang Sect always leave no traces to prevent them from being copied. The same is true for the 'Heavenly Maiden's Clothes'. It is originally a group of fine silver needles and threads that are precisely arranged. Once released, it will disappear without a trace."

After that, Xunzhen pointed at the red threads crisscrossing the room and sneered, "They are the mechanisms of 'Heavenly Maiden Weaving Clothes'."

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi seemed to be thinking about something, and said in deep thought: "If someone really planted a hidden weapon in the room in advance, then the person who killed Huichun might not be a Tang Sect disciple... Because the Tang Sect disciples came to Taohuawu with us this morning, and then Tang Ren and others first visited Senior Ye in Taohualin, and then were settled in the West Courtyard by Miss Caidie. From the beginning to the end, they had no chance to come to the East Courtyard, so how could they have planted a hidden weapon in Huichun's room?"

"That makes sense." Xunzhen agreed, "Even if the Tang Sect disciples had been to Taohuawu before today, they couldn't have known in advance which guest room Huichun would stay in after arriving here. How could they have accurately placed a hidden weapon to kill Huichun, who had a grudge against the Tang Sect?"

"Which guest room we are staying in was arranged by Miss Caidie this afternoon..." At this point, Liu Xunyi's eyes suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "Could it be... Miss Caidie?"

"Thinking about it this way, Miss Caidie is indeed someone who knows about the feud between Huichun and Tang Qian, and has the time and ability to arrange all this." Tang Cong hesitated, "But... she has no grudge against Huichun, why would she do this?"

"There is another question. Since Miss Caidie is Senior Ye's apprentice, how could she be carrying Tang Sect's hidden weapons?" Xu Zhun asked suspiciously.

"The trouble should end it!"

Seeing that everyone's discussion was fruitless, Chen Yong waved his hand, stepped on the ground, flew down the stairs, and walked out of the courtyard with a sword in hand.

"Brother Chen, where are you going?" Liu Xunyi's face suddenly changed, and he asked anxiously. "Instead of guessing here, why not go find Senior Ye and Tang Ren to ask for clarification!"

"Brother Chen, take your time. I will go with you!"

Liu Xunyi shouted loudly, then turned to give a few hurried instructions to Xunzhen, Xu Heng and others, asking them to deal with Huichun's funeral first and appease the disciples of various factions, and to discuss everything after he returned.

Then Liu Xunyi stepped on the railing, flew up, did several somersaults in the air, and flew out of the east courtyard, chasing after Chen Yong.

Under the bright moonlight, Liu Xunyi with a complicated expression and Chen Yong who was furious, first went to the central courtyard to look for Ye Tong and Caidie. However, they searched Taohuawu back and forth but still could not find any trace of Ye Tong and his apprentice.

Gradually realizing that something was wrong, the two quickly turned and walked to the west wing. Before they even stepped into the gate, Chen Yong's roar was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, "Where is Tang Ren? Get out here right now!"

Before he finished speaking, Chen Yong had already drawn his sword. He completely ignored Liu Xunyi's attempts to stop him and rushed into the west courtyard, shouting without saying anything: "Tang Ren, you..."

Chen Yong found it strange that the west courtyard, where the disciples of the four great families were supposed to live, was now dark and silent.

"How is this going?"

Liu Xunyi, who was chasing after him, was also shocked by the scene. He looked around blankly. The west wing was silent and every room was pitch black. There was no sign of the disciples from the four great families.

"The people from Jinjianwu and the four great families were clearly settled in the west wing by Miss Caidie. I saw people coming in and out in the afternoon, but how come now... I can't even see a ghost?" Chen Yong held the sword and looked at everything in the courtyard with suspicion, muttering to himself, "Sure enough, there is a ghost..."

"What do you mean, Brother Chen?"

"Brother Liu, you might as well think about it. If Tang Ren had not killed Senior Sister Huichun, why would the disciples of the four major families have to hide?" Chen Yong speculated.

Liu Xunyi frowned and asked, "You mean... they teamed up to kill Huichun and then deliberately hid?"

"It is very likely that Tang Ren bribed Caidie to murder Senior Sister Huichun. Apart from this explanation, I can't think of a second reason."

"on fire!"

Suddenly, there was a commotion and a flash of fire from the east wing of the courtyard.

The fire was so fierce that it almost dyed half of the night sky in the blink of an eye. At the same time, waves of noisy and chaotic shouting also faintly reached the ears of Liu Xunyi and Chen Yong.

The sudden change startled Liu Xunyi and Chen Yong at the same time, and a look of confusion flashed in their eyes at the same time.

"Something's not right!" Liu Xunyi said anxiously, "Why did a fire break out out of nowhere? The east wing caught fire, but the west wing was empty. Senior Ye and Miss Caidie are nowhere to be found. Could it be..."

"The people from Jinjianwu and the four great families, together with Ye Tong and Caidie, set a trap to deal with us!" Chen Yong panicked and shouted angrily.

"Will Senior Ye be in cahoots with them? That's unlikely... why don't we go back and take a look first!" Liu Xunyi shook his head anxiously.

Unexpectedly, Chen Yong waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Brother Liu, we are in the open, and the opponent is in the dark. We can't let others lead us by the nose all the time."

"Brother Chen means..."

"You go back to the East Cross Courtyard to find out the situation first. I will conduct a thorough search here." Chen Yong said in a serious tone, "The sudden disappearance of the people from the four great families must be a problem. Maybe I can find some clues here."

"But……"

"Brother Liu, don't worry. The East and West Courtyards are very close. Although my martial arts skills are not as good as yours, I still have the ability to protect myself."

Chen Yong's eyes were firm, and he said without question: "Senior Sister Huichun died right under our noses, but we were completely unaware. It's obvious that someone had set an ambush in advance. No matter what, I must find out the truth. First, give Senior Sister Huichun justice. Second, give an explanation to the Xianwang Mansion and the six major sects."

Seeing that Chen Yong had made up his mind, the anxious Liu Xunyi did not want to persuade him any more. He just reminded him to "be careful" and then hurried towards the east courtyard.

Chen Yong held the sword in one hand and looked around the yard cautiously. Then he slowly walked towards the main room with the closed door and listened carefully. The room was as quiet as death, without any movement.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yong's eyes suddenly turned cold, and then he pushed the door with his left hand. The tightly closed door opened, and the moonlight poured into the inky black room, instantly reflecting a dim yellow light.

Chen Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, and when his eyes gradually adjusted to the dimness in the room, the scene before him surprised him again.

In the room, more than a dozen corpses were hung on the beams like hanged ghosts, their bodies swaying gently like rootless duckweed.

What surprised Chen Yong even more was that the corpses before him were all disciples of Jinjianwu and the four major families.

"This……"

Before the horrified Chen Yong could figure out the reason, a sigh that sounded like a smile came quietly from the darkness behind the corpses.

"Alas! I thought it was Liu Xunyi who came, but it turned out to be you who came to die."

……

(End of this chapter)