In times of famine and chaos, human life is like a piece of grass. It is common for hungry people to die of illness and starvation. It is not uncommon to find corpses on the road. Ximen Tong not only ordered the team to stop, but also sent a disciple to look for Hua Bushi.

, there must be something unusual about the corpse found.

Ximen Tong and Li Hu had already reached the front of the team, and there were several "Evil Dog Sect" disciples standing beside them. The corpses were scattered on the roadside, and there were as many as sixteen. Judging from the clothes the corpses were wearing,

Judging from their appearance, they are indeed refugees.

Seeing Hua Bushi's arrival, Ximen Tong, Li Hu and all the disciples bowed their hands and saluted. The young master waved his hands slightly, but his eyes were cast on the corpse beside the road. After a moment, he said: "Li Hu, what did you see?

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Li Hu said: "The corpses have been inspected. They were all just ordinary refugees. They were killed by swords about two hours ago, when the sun first came up."

Hua Bushi said: "What else?"[

Li Hu said: "The killers are not weak in swordsmanship. They are all fatal with one sword. There are about five or six people."

Hua Bushi frowned and said, "Five or six people?"

Li Hu pondered for a moment and said: "There should be six people, but there are only five murderers, and one person did not take action."

Hua Bushi said: "How can you see it?"

Li Hu said: "The sword wounds on the sixteen people were caused by five swords. From the positions where these people fell to the ground, it can be seen that they were forced to the roadside before being killed, but they did not dare to escape from the side. In that

There must be another person in the direction, and the appearance of this person is so vicious that they feel afraid and dare not approach."

Hua Bushi nodded, took a deep breath and said, "Is it possible to find any clues from the footprints on the ground?"

Li Hu said: "The traces on the road are messy, and the murderers deliberately swept away the footprints when they left, so they can't be seen. I only know that they left on horseback."

"Could it be that the gangsters along the way were robbing and killing people?" The speaker was Yang Jiangyi.

But Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "Probably not. The murderer is not weak in martial arts, and if he is a member of the underworld, he must be an unusual one. These refugees can tell at a glance that they are rich, so there is no need for masters in the underworld to rob them.

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Yang Jiangyi frowned and said, "Then who is going to kill these innocent refugees?"

Today, there are tens of thousands of refugees in Hubei. They are as humble as ants and are not protected by the laws of the Ming Dynasty. A dozen or so refugees died on the road. Even if they reported to the government office, they would probably not be ignored. So killing them is not a good idea.

There's no need to even cover up the traces.

However, it was five sword masters who killed these sixteen refugees. After the killings, they very carefully swept away the traces. Obviously they did not want others to find out their identities, but why? Except for the five killers,

Besides, who is the sixth person who never took action?

For a moment, Hua Bushi couldn't guess the reason. After a long time, he sighed softly and said, "Bury them all! Let's move on."

A large pit about ten feet deep was dug on the side of the road. Sixteen corpses were put into the pit and buried with soil.

These refugees died here. I don’t know their names, let alone where they came from, where their hometown is, and whether they have any relatives or friends. They were buried in a big pit, and they disappeared from this world forever. However,

There is a saying of "rest in peace". In today's troubled times, perhaps only death is the end of their suffering.

The team continued to move forward, and after walking a few miles, they encountered the second batch of corpses.

There were eight corpses this time, and they were all refugees who had resisted. They were also killed by swords and fell to death on the roadside. The time of the murder was also an hour or two ago, and the footprints at the scene were also cleaned up.

Leave no trace.

Then twenty miles along the official road, eight groups of similar corpses were encountered. The number of refugees killed in each group ranged from a few to more than a dozen, for a total of one hundred and thirteen people.

The discovery of the corpse has reached the ears of the refugees following the team. Many people began to panic, fearing that the fate of being killed would befall them. Murderers are more terrifying than robbers, and some people have begun to hesitate.

It is difficult to decide whether to continue moving forward or return to Ganlin Town, which also makes the refugees move even slower.[

Seeing the eighth batch of corpses being buried, Yang Jiangyi's face turned pale, and her beautiful eyes were filled with anger. With each batch of corpses discovered, the anger in her heart increased.

"Who did it? These refugees are unarmed and are poor people. Why should they be killed?"

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Hua Bushi still looked as usual, but his eyes became much deeper, and said: "Sister, don't be angry. Although we don't know the reason why these refugees were killed, we will eventually be able to find out. If possible, I will also

We will definitely seek justice for them!”

He looked at the official road in front and said: "Be on guard when passing the order and send scouts to the front of the team to explore the road!"

The last batch of corpses found died just an hour ago, which shows that the murderers are on the official road not far ahead. If the simple people speed up, it is not impossible to catch up, but now the people behind the team are dragging

There are thousands of refugees in need of protection, but the progress cannot be made any faster.

"Master, let me ride a fast horse and go one step ahead, so that I can catch up with these guys who are killing people along the way!" Ximen Tong asked for orders.

Hua Bushi pondered for a moment and then said: "Okay, you can take fifty disciples from the Pili camp with you. Be careful not to get ambushed. If you encounter a strong enemy, send off a firework signal."

"Don't worry, Master!" the beautiful young man in black replied.

When the order came out, fifty disciples from the Pili camp rode out and left under the leadership of Heimen Tong, while the large group of people and escort carriages were still walking slowly along the official road.

Ximen Tong's fifty cavalry actually didn't go very far, because after only running for five miles, they discovered the ninth batch of corpses, and the situation this time was completely different from the previous eight batches.

The ninth batch of corpses was found in a valley called "Qifanggang". The official road winds through the valley, with stone cliffs more than ten feet high on both sides. This kind of valley is rare in Hubei.

The mountainous and hilly areas in this area are not uncommon, but they are very favorable terrain for ambush raids.

A total of twenty-six corpses were killed this time, and their identities were not refugees, but members of the Jianghu sect.

Ximen Tong knew all these people because he had met them in Ganlin Town not long ago. They were none other than the "Three Heroes of Phoenix Wings" and their twenty-two disciples. The elder of the "Arhat Sect" Qi Yuanhao

His corpse was also among them!

As soon as they left the Qifanggang Valley, there was a fork in the road, and all the horseshoe marks on the road had been cleaned up, making it impossible to follow them any further, so Ximen Tong only sent people to report back and wait in the valley to wait for the arrival of the large group of people.

When Hua Bushi, Yang Jiangyi, and Li Hu arrived, the bodies in the valley had not moved and still maintained their original appearance.

But this time Hua Bushi did not ask, but came to the front in person and carefully examined the twenty-six corpses. Especially in front of Qi Yuanhao's corpse, the young master looked at it repeatedly for a long time, with a look on his face.

He showed a very solemn expression.

"They were all killed with blunt weapons?" Li Hu said with a frown as he inspected the corpses.

Different from the previous fatal sword wounds on the refugees, these corpses are all broken bones and tendons, and the blood and flesh are blurred. Either the skull is broken, or the chest is sunken. The death is extremely miserable. Generally speaking, it can only be killed by a hammer or steel.

This is the result of being hit by a blunt instrument with great power, such as a pestle.

Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "No. Although blunt force injuries can break bones and flesh, they will not shed so much blood. And the injuries of these people not only damaged the flesh and bones, but even the blood vessels were completely broken and exploded."

If it opens, it should be caused by being hit with the force of the palm."

Although killing with palm power will leave blunt injuries similar to those of a hammer, the master's palm power contains internal force. When it hits the target, the true energy will attack the body and instantly break the opponent's meridians. However, it is different from ordinary blunt weapons.

different.

Ximen Tong reached out and pulled out a steel blade from the crack in the stone nearby, but it was half of the steel blade that was broken off by the shock.

In Ganlin Town, Hua Bushi had surrendered the weapons of the "Feng Ling Gang". They must have found someone to make this sword in the past two days. Ximen Tong looked at the break on the blade and said: "

If you use your palm to kill people, this person's palm strength is really not weak."[

Hua Bushi said: "Not only is he not weak? I have never seen anyone with stronger palm power than him!"

This eldest young master is not a person with little experience, and he has seen many masters who are good at using palms. Zhu Hong's "Shaking Mountain Palm" has strong palm power, and Huo Sanwen in "Nine Dragon Sons"

His "Dragon Swallowing Palm", Xiong Bailing's "Shocking Bear Palm", and even the flower-robed man Qiu Hengbo's "Ice Palm" are all palms powerful enough to crack mountains and crack rocks.

Could it be that the palm power of these people is not as good as that of this murderer?

Li Hu couldn't help but said: "Boss Shitou, do you think that killer is too strong?"

Hua Bushi did not answer, but just looked around and said: "This person must be the one among the six who has never taken action before. Those refugees are not worthy of his action. He first killed Qi Yuanhao, then the Guan brothers and '

Disciples of the Phoenix Wings Gang, all twenty-six people here died at his hands."

He pointed at Qi Yuanhao's body and said: "Qi Yuanhao is the younger brother of Fang Changsheng, the boxing champion of the six provinces. It is said that he has practiced the 'Shanzhan Chaohai' style to 100% strength. He will fight against this murderer."

It was this move that was used to deliver the punch. Not only did the murderer shatter all the flesh, blood, muscles and bones in his hand with one palm, but even the steel ring on his thumb was broken, and the force penetrated directly to the heart.

To death, I really can't think of anyone in the world who has such ability."

Li Hu walked closer and reached out to grab the arm of Qi Yuanhao's body to check. However, as soon as he touched it, Qi Yuanhao's entire upper arm shattered with a "pop". In an instant, the muscles and bones on the arm were broken.

The skin and flesh were completely turned into powder!
Chapter completed!