Chapter 1758 - 648: Snake Cave

All around the courtyard where Elder Zhou resides, there are now disciples of the Tianjing Sect.

The elder holds a significant position within the Tianjing Sect.

He occupies the role of Deputy Hall Master of the Judicial Hall.

Now, after he suddenly suffered a tragic assassination, the Tianjing Sect naturally cannot leave it unattended.

Disciples of the outer layer of the Tianjing Sect guard all four directions, while some inside are investigating the details of the room, trying to find traces of the assassin.

Su Mo quietly arrived at the place, observing from afar, but did not rashly set foot within.

Elder Zhou’s death is peculiar.

Su Mo considers there are at least two possibilities.

The first possibility, judging by the way Elder Zhou died, clearly the person who acted knows the Heavenly Seizing God Transformation Great Technique.

It is very likely a victim of the Tianjing Sect’s wrongdoing has come to seek revenge.

They want to use this method to make the Tianjing Sect feel guilty, thus causing internal chaos.

The second possibility... comes from Dongmen Yong of the Longmen Sect’s Third Jing.

If this person is truly here at Imperial Court Mountain now.

Then he surely knows Su Mo is also here.

Killing Elder Zhou in this manner intentionally is meant to lure Su Mo to investigate, thereby determining his identity and gaining the upper hand.

Besides these two possibilities, there are several other possibilities.

But their probability isn’t very high.

For example, Sikong Hua Ji used the Weiyang Palace to host a ceremony for the Jinglong Hall’s young hall master s invitation to people from all over.

This is bound to be a mix of dragons and snakes.

It’s hard to say whether there are those with intentions against the Tianjing Sect.

Or because of the Heavenly Seizing God Transformation Great Technique, seeking revenge against the Tianjing Sect.

Thus, intentionally killing in this manner is meant to draw out those of similar mind, then destroy them in one fell swoop.

But this possibility isn’t high.

The approach is too ruthless.

Though drawing the snake from its hole is good, once exposed, Sikong Hua Ji may not be tolerated in Jianghu.

He, being high above, can have more choices, why choose this method?

Therefore, Su Mo’s mind leans more towards the first two.

If it’s the first, then it’s still okay.

If it’s the second, Su Mo rushing into Elder Zhou’s room to investigate now might very well fall into the trap of the Longmen Sect’s Third Jing.

Thus, he didn’t act rashly but observed secretly outside the courtyard.

For some unknown reason, he suddenly felt his ears burning.

He reached out to touch, feeling the heat unbearable.

He couldn’t help but be a bit astonished.

Since his martial arts skills were complete, he hadn’t encountered such a situation.

"Could it really be someone discussing me behind my back?"

Su Mo pondered a bit confusedly in his mind.

Yet, he felt this matter to be truly unbelievable.

If every time someone talked about him, his ears burned, then by now they would have long been cooked thoroughly.

He immediately restrained his thoughts, checked around outside again, found nothing unusual, and was about to head to Elder Zhou’s room.

But suddenly turned back to look.

Seeing a black-clothed figure, moving swiftly and deftly over the Tianjing Sect buildings, with an exquisite movement technique.

His speed extremely fast, yet silent.

Heading straight towards the direction of Weiyang Palace.

Su Mo, looking at the figure’s form, couldn’t help but be taken aback.

This person’s body bulky, extremely strange, occasionally displaying as if having two heads, four hands, and four feet...

Has the Evil Law from Longmu Island come to Xizhou to wander in Jianghu?

Looking closer, just now understood, there’s another person behind him.

That person unconscious, seemingly brought down by a blow.

Su Mo gazed intently to finally recognize, this person is actually Jiang Yangliu from Wuqin Sect, whom he casually chatted with before.

What’s going on here?

Wuqin Sect is merely fringe sect, Jiang Yangliu claims to be its eldest disciple, whether in identity or martial arts, can be considered obscurely unknown in Jianghu.

Why now suddenly he’s captured?

After pondering briefly, decided to follow this person first.

Elder Zhou’s room can be checked at any time, this fleeting black-clothed man can’t be missed.

Thus, the black-clothed man in the front, Su Mo in the rear.

Moments later, they arrived before Weiyang Palace.

The man didn’t take the right path, with Jiang Yangliu tied behind him, climbed up the mountain wall next to Weiyang Palace using both hands and feet, bypassed Weiyang Palace, heading directly to the back mountain.

Su Mo closely followed, but did not forget to look at Weiyang Palace’s building.

Is Jinglong Hall Master Zhuge Qianqiu currently inside Weiyang Palace?

Have Lord Ban Shu and Guo Zhaochen arrvied?

What is their plan of action? How will they deal with Zhuge Qianqiu and his son?

His thoughts racing, looking again at the front black-clothed man, already taking Jiang Yangliu to the back mountain.

The back mountain is forested, dense woods.

The black-clothed man stepped into the woods, his figure suddenly vanished.

Su Mo stood outside the forest, stunned.

It appears the forest isn’t dense, yet as the man entered, why did he suddenly disappear?

"Is there an Array?"

Su Mo immediately felt a headache.

The art of Arrays is truly unpredictable, on the way from Nanhai to Xizhou, Su Mo consulted Little Situ about the secrets within.

Little Situ did not hide anything from Su Mo, sharing all he knew without reservation.

Unfortunately, Su Mo listened in confusion, muddled and lost.

Almost harder to understand than Medical Skill.

Moreover, the art of Arrays involves too many elements...

With Eight Sects in Qimen Dunjia, Taiji’s Yin Yang with its Four Symbols and Five Elements change, plus I-Ching’s Sixty four Trigram Directions and so on.

To learn Arrays, one must first memorize all of this.