Chapter 37 Unraveling the Mystery

Chapter 37 Unraveling the Mystery

The sun set and the two women finished gossiping with Li Guanqi. As they left to hurry back home, Li Guanqi stood still and sorted through the information that theyd given him.

Li Lanhua, Zhang Cuifen

Abductions

He ruminated over these words, expression unchanging. He had started piecing together all the parts of this mystery. All that was left was to confront the ghost that was haunting this town.

Night fell and the mayors house was empty except for Li Guanqi. Before setting up his trap, he had asked the mayor to evacuate his home for his own safety. He sat by a south-facing window, with only a small oil lamp to give him light.

The time had just reached the hour of the Ox, and Xingyun Town was now eerily silent. Even the stray dogs that patrolled the back alleys were too afraid to bark.

The only noise Li Guanqi could hear was the rustling of leaves, kicked up by the chilling wind. As the winds grew stronger, he could sense a disturbance at the village entrance!

The ghost darted towards a house at the west end of town, breaking into the room of a sleeping man. His snores echoed loudly as the ghost crawled towards him, its crimson tongue writhing in the air before shooting at the mans forehead!

The man woke with a start, sensing the impending danger. His body stiffened and eyes opened up in terror!

As this was happening, an elder rushed towards the Mission Pavilion at the Great Xia Sword Sect.

Hurry! Raise the Xingyun Town mission to level three!

No one below the Foundation Establishment stage may take this mission!!

The female disciple at the counter hurried to change the mission requirements only to pause. She discovered that two days ago, a disciple from their sect had already accepted this mission.

She let the elder know, and his expression darkened.

He urgently asked, Who was it! Quick, tell me who took the mission!

I just received notice that the vengeful spirit in that town is more dangerous than wed thought!

The female disciple quickly investigated and then whispered with a pale face, I I found it

The elders stomped impatiently, and he demanded, Speak up! Who accepted the mission!!

Its a disciple from Heavenly Thunder Peak Li Guanqi

As he looked at the pitch-black mark on the wall, Li Guanqi felt a sense of danger. If that strike had hit him, he would have been seriously injured!

Clang!

His longsword was drawn in an instant, and his internal energy surged throughout his body. A thin layer of lightning-infused spiritual energy covered the sword, with electric arcs visible to the naked eye.

Although Li Guanqi knew that he was outmatched, he still chose to advance.

The sword technique he chose to unleash was the Heavenly Lotus Blade, one of the martial arts he had grasped to intermediate completion during his cultivation at the inner sect.

Three lotus flowers formed from sword light clashed with the ghost! This was the strongest attack Li Guanqi could use!

Bang!

The ghost brushed off the lotuses as if they were nothing. After all, she was a discarnate soul, and ordinary energy attacks couldnt harm her.

What was worse, after unleashing his strongest move, Li Guanqi had no means to retreat.

He could only channel his internal energy into the sword desperately. In an instant, Li Guanqis iron sword emitted a grinding noise, and cracked appeared all over the blade.

Sensing an opening, the ghost lunged towards the young man. Li Guanqi struck again, infusing his lightning elemental energy into the Heavenly Lotus Blade! These new lotuses, crackling with lightning, collided with the ghost and pushed her out of the house, several dozens of meters away.

The thread connecting the mans forehead was completely severed, and Li Guanqis sword was reduced to just a hilt. The man regained his sanity and shouted in terror, Li Lanhua! Werent you supposed to have died years ago?!

Is it my turn to be taken by the ghost?!

No I dont want to die I dont want to die!

After uttering these words, the man bolted out like a madman.

Li Guanqi frowned and ignited a Binding Soul Talisman. A golden rope abruptly bound the ghost. Then, he swung the sword hilt in his hand toward the back of the mans head.

Thud!

The man crumpled to the ground, and Li Lanhua gradually regained her senses. Her bloodshot eyes locked onto him.

Are you going to protect him?