C21 Macula

Liu Di, who was relaxing, thought for a while. He had only come to investigate, but he had made a shocking discovery! This Wulian Stronghold is too strange.

Initially, he thought it was just a bandit's nest formed by a few refugees, so he did not think it had anything to do with the Peach Village tragedy. But now that he saw the power and mysteriousness of Wulian Stronghold, Liu Di became suspicious. Maybe the clue of the tragedy at Peach Village would really fall onto this Wulian Stronghold.

However, the possibility of Wulian Stronghold was very small. He could see that there were only four high ranking Spirit Master s in this stronghold. If they really wanted to eliminate Peach Village, why would they send out over a hundred teams to work hard? As long as they sent any Spirit Master, they could easily exterminate Peach Village.

He was truly afraid of a fish in a net, at most, he would just go to two Spirit Master s.

Liu Di couldn't figure it out, so he clenched his teeth and could only use the most primitive method. Thus, he rested on the spot and did not speak for the entire night.

The next day, Liu Di woke up early, packed his things, and climbed up a mountain to observe the surrounding terrain of the Wulian Stronghold from afar.

Only now did he realize that looking from here, it was only a vast expanse of white fog in the distance. There was only a stone door blocking the mountain. Behind the door were dozens of wooden houses, no different from any other village.

Liu Di thought that he was really lucky. If it wasn't by chance, he would have been fooled if he came to this door first.

He sat cross-legged and looked at the Wulian Stronghold mountain gate from afar.

His plan was very simple. He would wait for someone to come out and take them down and interrogate them. However, it had to be at least at the level of a small leader. Normal underlings wouldn't be able to tell what it was.

What Liu Di didn't expect was that this wait lasted for several days.

Although there were quite a few people entering and exiting through the Wulian Stronghold gate, they were all in large groups, making it difficult to take action. Occasionally, he would be alone, but at a glance, he could tell that they were just laughing bitterly.

However, what confused Liu Di was that he did not see any trace of the Four Great Spirit Master s that day. And then, he realized that there were probably other mountain gates for people to enter and exit the Wulian Stronghold.

However, even if there were other sects, Liu Di didn't plan to look for them. He decided to just wait.

On the morning of the ninth day, two people finally came out. They were both around thirty years old, and the two of them had their arms around each other's shoulders, looking very intimate.

Liu Di carefully examined the two with his Spiritual Sense and confirmed that they were not Spirit Master.

After the two had left the mountain gate, they rode their horses far away. Seeing that no one was following them, Liu Di followed them.

Jiang Shan was the fourth captain of the six large teams under the command of the three chief of Wulian Stronghold. Originally, he just needed to send a random underling to run errands for him. However, he couldn't resist Cheng Dagaang's coaxing and he didn't want to offend him. Plus, it had been a long time since he went to Xiucheng to relax. Thus, he agreed to go together with them.

Cheng Dagaang was a member of the Great Stronghold Chief and did not hold any position. Thus, he could be considered a personal soldier of the Great Stronghold Chief. This time, the chief of the stronghold ordered him to go to the Xiu City to retrieve an item. It was said that the item was extremely important and was not easy to attract attention to. Thus, Cheng Dagaang called over Jiang Shan, who was usually quite friendly with him, and was also one of his companions.

The two left the stronghold while chatting and laughing. They galloped on their horses, and in the time it took for an incense stick to burn, they had traversed twenty li.

The two of them walked side by side, talking happily. At that moment, something strange happened! Cheng Dagaang felt his head shake and then he lost consciousness and fell off his horse.

Jiang Shan reined in his horse in shock. He didn't even have the time to speak. Suddenly, a person appeared before him. Then, his neck was grabbed by the other party's large hand.

Jiang Shan had roamed the martial arts world for many years. However, at this moment, he felt like he was a newborn baby, without any strength to resist. Suddenly, he knew that he had met an expert. He kept begging for mercy, but was choked by the neck and could not even utter a word.

Liu Di didn't kill Cheng Dagaang, he just knocked him out. Although it was hard to avoid the possibility of him breaking an arm or a leg, he was too lazy to worry about it.

This wasn't because Liu Di was ruthless, as a Spirit Master, his spiritual sense was extremely sharp. The moment they got close, they could sense the fiendish blood qi emanating from the two of them. At least a few people had died on their hands.

Seeing Jiang Shan's pleading eyes, Liu Di knew that Jiang Shan knew very well that he wouldn't dare to resist anymore. He let go of his neck and motioned for him to fetch two horses. Meanwhile, he dragged Cheng Dagaang deep into the forest.

Jiang Shan took two horses with him and followed behind Liu Di obediently. He kept on apologizing. Liu Di couldn't be bothered to respond and just remained silent.

After about half an incense's time, Liu Di looked around and stopped.

He threw Cheng Dagaang onto the ground and didn't say anything unnecessary. He waved Jiang Shan in front of him and said, "I only ask you a few questions. You have to answer them well. I'll let you walk. If you can't, this is your burial ground."

Jiang Shan's face turned pale as he said with a pounding head, "Senior, please ask away. I will answer anything, anything."

Liu Di smiled inwardly. This was something he had learned from watching movies in his previous life. He had observed the two of them first, so it was obvious that Jiang Shan was a bit timid in comparison. Thus, he knocked Cheng Dagaang out first. Then, he pinched his throat, causing Jiang Shan to feel the fear of death.

Although there were a lot of other techniques, strangling someone was definitely the scariest. If one were to slightly exert a bit of force with their fingers, one would be able to deeply feel the shadow of death looming over them.

Afterward, he dragged Cheng Dagaang's body along the road. The ground was uneven and Cheng Dagaang was dragged along with a trail of blood. It was extremely miserable. In Jiang Shan's eyes, this person was definitely ruthless and merciless.

Under Liu Di's questioning, Jiang Shan was like a man who spoke everything he knew. The Wulian Stronghold numbered a total of six hundred people, a total of five chief of the village, and the name of the chief of the village was Zhou Yu. As for the other village chiefs, none of the people below knew of their names.

Other than Zhou Yu, the other four Spirit Master s that Liu Di saw last time were the same as Wu Tie. The one dressed as a Daoist was number two, the fat one was number four, and the old farmer was number five. However, Ol 'Three wasn't there. Half a month ago, he had left for some business and hadn't returned yet.

It was also because the third chief was not here that Jiang Shan was able to follow Cheng Dagaang. Normally, he would not dare to leave his house carelessly.

Other than the team leader level and above, the rest of the people below did not know that the five chiefs were from Spirit Master. Although Jiang Shan knew that the chief of the village was a Spirit Master, he was still quite confused regarding the strength of his realm.

According to Jiang Shan's recollection, this village was said to be over a hundred years old. He had come here five years ago, so he didn't know what had happened.

After interrogating him for a long time, Liu Di realized that he really couldn't get anything out of him. So he started to ask the most important question, "Three and a half years ago, did something big happen to your village? Recall your memories before you answer me. "

"Three years? Three years?" Jiang Shan muttered, "Three and a half years?" Big matter? "

Liu Di ignored him and sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.

After a long while, Jiang Shan finally cried out, "I remember now!"

Liu Di opened his eyes and looked at Jiang Shan. He saw that Jiang Shan's forehead was full of veins and his face was covered in sweat. He was afraid that if he couldn't answer this question, he would be buried here.

Liu Di said lightly, "Don't worry, let's talk slowly."

Jiang Shan composed himself and said, "About three years ago, there was a major operation in the village. I don't know exactly what it is, but it looks like there are seven small teams. Mainly the people of the Four Great Stronghold Chiefs and the Five Great Stronghold Chiefs. "

After thinking for a while, he continued, "They will be back in half a month, but strangely, they have also been on a mission before. Every time they return, they would return in big or small bags, but this time they seem to have nothing. What was even weirder was that after they came back, everyone was curious to find out what kind of business they were in. However, they kept it a secret. One must know that they are usually quite talkative when they come back from business. "

Liu Di's heart skipped a beat. He grabbed Jiang Shan's arm and said with a stern voice, "Think again, have they said anything?"

Jiang Shan was so scared that his face turned ashen, and he hurriedly said, "I really don't know, I really don't know!" "Why don't you ask Cheng Dagaang, he is close to the chief, maybe he knows."