Jue Sheng had not completely breathed his last, and lying on the ground, he asked, “You, who exactly are you?”
“Where… where did we offend you?”
Tang Bohu snorted coldly, “Offending my Wives is a capital offense!”
“Your Wives…”
Before he could finish, he had completely lost his breath.
Tang Bohu coldly glanced at the corpse on the ground. Luo Xuan was next!
Immediately, he unfolded his figure and returned to the city.
After returning to Baihua Brothel, he changed back to his original appearance and, ignoring Xu Zhenqing, directly returned to his courtyard.
In the room, Yue Yao and Nie Meiniang knew very well that their husband looked down on the common women in brothels, but they were still a little worried.
They were afraid that their husband would not be able to resist the temptation and be charmed by those seductive women.
If Tang Bohu were to associate with respectable women, the two Wives would not say anything.
Even if he married them, they could get along with them like sisters.
But brothel women were different.
Which wife would willingly see her husband act wildly with such women?
The more worried the two Wives were, the stronger their hatred for Xu Zhenqing became!
They wished they could immediately go and kill that scoundrel!
Just then, the sound of the door opening rang out, and the two Wives' eyes lit up simultaneously.
“Husband is back!”
The two Wives quickly left the room and came to the courtyard. Sure enough, their husband had returned from his outing.
Yue Yao’s face lit up with joy. She went forward to help the somewhat intoxicated Tang Bohu and asked softly, “Husband, why have you returned so early?”
Tang Bohu sighed, “Alas, if it weren't for Brother Changgu’s earnest invitation, I, your husband, truly wouldn't want to go to such a place.”
“To keep my Wives from worrying, after I got him drunk, I took the opportunity to sneak back.”
“Wives, I, your husband, was in the wrong today. Please forgive me.”
“However, I, your husband, can assure you that whether they were so-called courtesans or top-tier beauties, I didn't even touch their hands.”
Ancient brothels were not only places of pleasure but also gathering places for Scholars to socialize and for men to entertain.
It was normal for their man to go out for entertainment, and their husband, thinking of them, afraid they would overthink, specifically returned early.
What more could Yue Yao and Nie Meiniang say?
Not only did they not blame him, but they were deeply moved.
Yue Yao quickly helped Tang Bohu into the room, placed him on the bed, and then took off his outer clothes and shoes.
She let him lie on her jade-like legs, and her hands began to knead Tang Bohu’s head, giving him a massage.
Meanwhile, Nie Meiniang hurried into the kitchen to cook a hangover soup for her husband.
Tang Bohu was indeed a little drunk; after all, he had drunk quite a bit today.
Lying on his Wife’s lap, he chuckled and said, “To be drunk on a beauty’s lap, I don't know how many men dream of this. I, your husband, am truly lucky to have such a good wife as Palace Mistress.”
Yue Yao’s pretty face blushed, and she chided, “Husband only knows how to tease people…”
“However, Husband only said half of it.”
“Drunk on a beauty’s lap, awake to wield power over the world. If Husband is willing to wield power over the world, your concubine can help Husband achieve your wish.”
Tang Bohu smiled and shook his head, “Forget it, I don’t value power.”
“What I, your husband, cares about most is to stay with my Wives forever…”
Yue Yao smiled sweetly, “I will certainly not fail Husband’s intentions.”
At this moment, Dragon Guard Manor, Eastern Depot, and Western Depot, the three forces, gathered outside the capital, beside the corpses of Jue Sheng and others.
Everyone should not have discovered the bodies so quickly, but not long before, Duan Tianya returned from a mission and, after finding the bodies, immediately reported to the Manor.
It happened that the emperor was also at Dragon Guard Manor at the time. Since Jue Sheng was the next abbot of Great Tang Shaolin Temple, with extremely high Martial Arts status, the emperor ordered the Eastern and Western Depots and Dragon Guard Manor to jointly handle the case.
Looking at the corpses before him, Zhu Wushi frowned, his expression solemn, and he murmured, “From the traces at the scene, the two sides only met once, and Jue Sheng was already killed.”
“The strength of this killer is profound, unimaginable!”
Cao Zhengchun was stunned and also began to investigate carefully.
But after confirming that Zhu Wushi’s words were correct, he said in surprise, “That Jue Sheng was a Martial Arts genius. Although he was only twenty-five years old, he was already a Martial Arts Masters of the Xiaoyao Heaven Realm…”
“To make a Xiaoyao Heaven Realm unable to react in time, wouldn't the killer’s strength be… Shenyou Realm?”
Yu Huatian: “Looking at the entire Divine Land, there are only a few Spirit Wandering Mysterious Realm.”
“And in our Great Ming, there are only three: Divine Marquis, Supervisor Cao, and Duo Ming Shu Sheng.”
“I observe the traces on the bodies; they all died from extremely powerful sword qi. Could it be Duo Ming Shu Sheng?”
Zhu Wushi shook his head and said, “Impossible!”
“Duo Ming Shu Sheng is far away in Xijiang in seclusion, so how could he appear in the capital?”
Cao Zhengchun: “If it’s not a Great Ming Master, could it be from another country?”
“Because of the spirit herb incident at Bo Chi Mountain, quite a few Masters have flooded into Great Ming during this period, and most of them are now gathered in the capital.”
Zhu Wushi nodded, “That possibility cannot be ruled out.”
“Especially that mysterious Master who appeared at Bo Chi Mountain, he is the most suspicious!”
“This person, for some unknown reason, has repeatedly clashed with Buddhism. In just over two months, he has already killed four Xiaoyao Heaven Realm and two Spirit Wandering Mysterious Realm Buddhist Masters!”
Yu Huatian chuckled, “Haha, with such a formidable enemy appearing in Buddhism, they will have more than a headache.”
“The most interesting thing is, I once heard a rumor that this mysterious Master is very likely a reincarnation of the Buddha, but he has not yet recovered his past life memories.”
“If that’s true, then it would be a huge joke…”
As he was speaking, Zhu Wushi’s gaze sharpened, and he exclaimed, “No, that’s not right…”
“The sword qi in this wound is… Six Meridian Divine Sword!”
Six Meridian Divine Sword, ever since the death of Dali’s founding emperor Duan Siping, no one had been able to master it, and it had not appeared in the Martial Arts world for hundreds of years.
In the Martial Arts world, almost no one could recognize this sword technique.
However, Zhu Wushi had seen an ancient text in his early years that recorded the various subtleties of the Six Meridian Divine Sword, which is why he could recognize it.
“Six Meridian Divine Sword?”
“Dali Duan Family’s ultimate skill?”
Cao Zhengchun’s face changed drastically, and he exclaimed, “Could it be that a peerless genius has appeared in the Dali Duan Family and mastered this sword technique?”
Zhu Wushi shook his head with a grim face, “No.”
“Dali is known as the Land of Ten Thousand Buddhas and has always been on good terms with Buddhism. Among its past emperors, many have become monks and revered Buddhist teachings.”
“How could they kill the next abbot of Great Tang Shaolin?”
“Moreover…”
“The Six Meridian Divine Sword of the person who made the move has already reached its highest realm!”
“The current Masters of the Dali Duan Family cannot even cultivate the Six Meridian Divine Sword, let alone this highest realm!”
“If it were a peerless genius of the younger generation, it would take at least fifty years of arduous cultivation to reach this level.”
Yu Huatian: “That’s strange. Who exactly made this move?”
Zhu Wushi: “Although his identity is unknown, it can be concluded that this person is not young, at least seventy or eighty years old. Let’s investigate the old seniors who have appeared in the capital recently; perhaps we can find some clues.”
In his eyes, the Six Meridian Divine Sword was an extremely difficult cultivation method. Even a peerless genius would need twenty or thirty years of practice to master it.
And to reach the highest realm would require another fifty years, hence his inference that the person was not young.
How could anyone have imagined that the other party had just turned twenty this year? If they knew this, it is estimated that all three of them would drop their jaws.
Jue Sheng’s status in the Martial Arts world was not low, and his death quickly spread throughout the capital, shocking many Martial Arts Masters who were passing through and stopping there, leaving them inexplicably alarmed!
Many people stayed for a period to see how the matter would develop.
As for Tang Bohu, when he woke up the next day, he gained over thirty thousand experience points, only a little over two hundred thousand away from mastering the ninth level of Mingyu Skill.
Because of the spirit herb incident, many Martial Arts practitioners passed through the capital to rest, and he naturally would not miss this opportunity to gain experience points.
Thus, when he woke up the next day, he took his two Wives out for a stroll, enjoying the capital’s snacks while specifically frequenting places where Martial Arts practitioners gathered, to increase his knowledge and experience.
Walking on the road, Yue Yao remembered something and said, “Third Wife, I remember that the Great Luo Heavenly Demon Sect’s situation is not good, often besieged by righteous cultivators. Do you need my help, elder sister?”
Nie Meiniang was slightly moved in her heart but still shook her head, “Thank you, elder sister, but in another half a year, your younger sister will be able to absorb the divine jade and achieve the Spirit Wandering Mysterious Realm.”
“By then, I naturally won’t need to fear any righteous Masters.”
“However, if there is a real need, your younger sister will not be polite with elder sister.”
Tang Bohu, caught between the two Wives, thought to himself, if Yihua Palace truly participated in the Great Tang Martial Arts disputes, it would probably be another bloody storm.
Because they were outside, to avoid exposing their identities, the two Wives did not converse too much.
Martial Arts practitioners have keen hearing and sharp eyesight.
As the three passed an inn, they heard a gasp from inside: “What? Monk Jue Sheng of Great Tang Shaolin is dead?”
Upon hearing this, Nie Meiniang was stunned.
Tang Bohu saw that his Third Wife was quite interested in this matter, and with so many Martial Arts Masters gathered in the inn, it was a good place to gain knowledge.
So, he led his two Wives inside.
In the inn’s main hall, there were over twenty tables, almost all filled with Martial Arts practitioners carrying weapons.
On the second floor, several tables were arranged as a stage, where a white-haired Old Man holding a pipe and a slender, sweet-faced young girl were storytelling on the stage.
What they were telling was precisely the death of Jue Sheng.
Seeing Tang Bohu enter, the Old Man was slightly startled and looked over.
The others all looked back at the entrance with curiosity.
“Young Master Tang?”
“I was wondering why Tianji Old Man stopped talking. So it was this Qilin Talent who arrived.”
“You know this person?”
“Brother Ou, you don’t even know him?”
“This is the famous and sensationally known Great Ming Scholar Tang Bohu! This Great Ming Imperial Examination was specially set up for him.”