Guan Xiaoshun simply explained the whole sequence of events to Li Muyang.
This Liu, an Outer Sect Disciple, had gone out alone in the afternoon, saying he wanted to reminisce about his hometown and take a walk to clear his mind.
Although the city of Demon Sword had ancient residual spirits, those ghostly figures only appeared after dark.
Thus, when Liu left alone, nobody paid much attention.
However, not long ago, the city’s guard suddenly arrived in the alley where everyone lived and brought back a body.
The Outer Sect Disciple Liu, who had gone out alone, had actually died.
It is said that he screamed terribly before his death and just so happened that the patrol guards were nearby, so they hurried over.
But at the scene, besides this body, there was only a torn sleeve left…
“That was a girl’s sleeve, said to be Yan Xiaorui’s.”
Guan Xiaoshun whispered, sharing the gossip with Li Muyang.
“Yan Xiaorui’s friends mentioned that she also went out alone in the afternoon, saying she was going to stroll around the city.”
“It turns out she was unexpectedly with Brother Liu and they encountered danger together.”
“The guards couldn’t find her whereabouts, nor did they see a body. She might still be alive…”
Yan Xiaorui was the woman who had been tending the fire at the stern of the Flying Boat, and she had long been involved with this Liu, only avoiding suspicion in front of others.
Li Muyang was not interested in this gossip.
He quietly squeezed his way to the front of the crowd, looking at the tragic body in front of him.
The body, covered in blood, was riddled with wounds of all sizes.
The wounds looked like they were inflicted by some kind of wild beast, but there were too many; one or two beasts definitely could not have caused such damage.
The coroner knelt by the body, expressionless, examining the corpse.
The surroundings were crowded with onlookers.
Watching this scene, Li Muyang was somewhat surprised.
This Liu had a cultivation base of the seventh level of the Qi Refining Stage and was somewhat of a character in the Outer Sect.
But he and Yan Xiaorui were attacked together by that monster, yet they were so utterly defenseless and died so miserably.
And just now at the archway, that monster was cautious and wary of Li Muyang, not daring to attack rashly… That monster had a keen sense of danger.
Although Li Muyang’s cultivation was only at the ninth level of the Qi Refining Stage, not much stronger than this Liu.
But the Taiyi Dividing Light Talismans he carried close to his body were formidable weapons.
With these three Taiyi Dividing Light Talismans, Li Muyang could even slay a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Perhaps the monster sensed the danger, which is why it did not rashly attack Li Muyang.
Realizing this, Li Muyang let out a long sigh of relief.
Luckily, he was cautious by nature, carrying those three Taiyi Dividing Light Talismans on him at all times. Even when taking a bath, he would place them within reach.
This world is indeed dangerous, never knowing when a disaster might strike.
His earlier cautious behavior was correct.
Li Muyang squeezed out of the crowd and met up with Guan Xiaoshun and his sister, Li Yuechan.
“Let’s go, let’s eat.”
Li Muyang called the two to go eat.
Although the incident of the monster attacking a cultivator in the city was somewhat horrifying, Li Muyang quickly adjusted his emotions and did not care too much about it.
However, at the dinner table, Guan Xiaoshun had little appetite and barely touched his food.
Li Muyang asked him curiously but saw the young man’s face tense, squeezing out a forced smile.
“…I feel… a bit nauseous…”
The naive young man from the borderline town had seen a human corpse in such a tragic state for the first time.
The gruesome appearance of the corpse, drenched in blood and covered with wounds, made Guan Xiaoshun feel nauseous and he could hardly swallow.
He sighed in distress and looked up at the Li siblings in front of him, saying with envy,
“Li brother and Yu Chan sister have such strong psychological resilience, I wish I were as mentally strong as you.”
Although the three of them had witnessed the bloody corpse together, Li Muyang and Li Yuechan were eating as if nothing had happened.
Besides Guan Xiaoshun, many other Outer Sect Disciples in the dining hall were also frightened by the terrifying state of the corpse and were now eating without tasting, looking gloomy.
Although the Refinement Demon Sect was a sect of the Demon Path, this group of Outer Sect Disciples was almost always confined within the sect to do menial tasks and had not yet had the chance to face the harsh realities outside.
Thus, the sight of a corpse in such a tragic state directly penetrated their defenses, causing them to feel nauseous.
Among the crowd, the unaffected and normal demeanor of the Li siblings actually made them stand out.
Upon hearing Guan Xiaoshun’s words, the siblings, who were picking up food, both paused in their movements.
Li Muyang and his adopted sister instinctively exchanged glances.
“Er…”
Li Muyang was surprised to see a hint of guilt flash through his sister’s eyes.
She quickly lowered her head, unable to look at him any longer.
He had no idea why the girl felt guilty.
Li Muyang was not frightened by the corpse because he had grown accustomed to seeing dead bodies in the game.
Especially in the system game after his transmigration, the immersive game graphics were so realistically intense, scenes of blood splattering and flesh flying that would, in his previous life, surely have been censored.
Having killed countless monsters in the game, Li Muyang had long become desensitized to such gory scenes.
However, his adopted sister, who theoretically had not seen dead bodies either, had a surprisingly strong psychological resilience… Tsk…
Li Muyang found himself somewhat admiring the girl.
After dinner, Li Muyang and Guan Xiaoshun returned to the courtyard where they lived and saw other Outer Sect Disciples discussing the gruesome death of a man surnamed Liu.
Everyone unanimously believed that the murderer was likely the lost pet dog of the Demons from Centipede Ridge.
Li Muyang stood by and listened for a while but did not hear any useful information.
The Outer Sect Disciples were merely engaging in idle gossip based on speculation, without any solid evidence.
After listening to the fruitless chitchat, Li Muyang decided to go back to his room to play games.
Just then, a familiar figure passed by the gate.
The moon-white robe of the Inner Sect Disciple stood out slightly in the darkness.
A young man named Cheng Feiyang passed by the courtyard and happened to see Li Muyang leaning by the door listening to the gossip.
Elder brother Cheng recognized this Outer Sect Disciple and spoke.
“Li Muyang, Guan Xiaoshun, come with me for a bit.”
As Elder Brother Cheng spoke, Li Muyang had no choice but to step out of the courtyard.
“Elder Brother Cheng, what’s the matter?”
Li Muyang asked curiously.
Cheng Feiyang glanced at the nearby empty courtyard where the corpse was kept and said, “I’m going to stroll around the city, you both come with me.” Read the latest on empire
But this was naturally a pretext.
The young Elder Brother Cheng clearly had important business to attend to.
He led Li Muyang and Guan Xiaoshun out of the alley and into the sinister night of Demon Sword City.
As the three of them walked into the cold, pitch-black streets, Elder Brother Cheng looked at the gloomy street under the night sky and said coldly,
“I’m going to kill someone, you guys help me handle the body.”
“But don’t worry, you don’t need to do anything, just watch from the side, there’s no danger.”
The young man had called Li Muyang and the other out just to manage the corpse.