There was also the body of Uncle Yao. And the body of Muay Thai champion Sulaiman. And the body of Japanese karate expert Naoki Takahara.
Behind them were the corpses of five masters of external martial arts.
There were a total of 16 dead bodies.
Chen Yishi and Feng Haoyu of the Kunlun Sect, along with Guan Xuanzi, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, all crouched down, examining the corpses with extreme care. Their gazes were as meticulous as a husband examining every inch of his beloved wife's body!
Three minutes later.
"What did you see?" Feng Haoyu's eye muscles twitched slightly before he asked.
The tone of this sentence has the air of someone in a superior position.
Qingcheng Sect Leader Guan Xuanzi felt a pang of unease. He thought to himself, "Although Feng Haoyu is exceptionally talented and the son of the current Kunlun Sect Leader, his status is indeed high. However, he doesn't seem to restrain himself much in front of Chen Yishi, exuding a somewhat domineering aura. And Chen Yishi's expression is even slightly ingratiating towards Feng Haoyu! You must know, Chen Yishi is Feng Haoyu's father's senior brother! In terms of seniority, Chen Yishi should be the one to ask the question first!"
It is absolutely unacceptable for someone to act so arrogantly and haughtily here!
Moreover, what surprised Guan Xuanzi was that when facing the young Feng Haoyu, occasionally when Feng Haoyu's eyes shone with a sharp light, Guan Xuanzi felt a chill run down his spine when he came into contact with that light!
While Feng Haoyu's expression remained calm, Guan Xuanzi found it difficult to see through him!
In short, Guan Xuanzi was somewhat "afraid" of Feng Haoyu! This aversion wasn't entirely due to fear of the Kunlun Sect's power behind Feng Haoyu! Rather, it was directed at... Feng Haoyu himself!
That's incredible!
A 90-year-old master of internal martial arts with unparalleled skill felt a sense of unease and fear when facing a young man in his twenties. If this were to be told, people would probably laugh their heads off!
At this moment, Chen Yishi smiled and said, "Nephew Haoyu, of these 16 people, except for one who died from a hidden weapon piercing his throat, the other 15 all died from knife wounds!"
Guan Xuanzi nodded, then frowned. "It seems the killer's knife skills are exceptional; at the very least, he's a swift-killer!"
Upon hearing their answers, Feng Haoyu gently stroked the corpse of a Qingcheng Sect disciple, noticing a small knife wound near his heart. "A swift blade, indeed a swift blade. In the current world of internal martial arts, there are very few who can execute such a swift blade technique, killing their opponent with a single blow. Look, the expressions on the faces of the dead are mostly shock and surprise, with absolutely no sign of pain. The skin on their faces is not contorted or twisted, indicating that they did not feel any pain the moment they were killed. They were absolutely killed with a single, clean, and crisp strike, without any hesitation. Also, every strike pierced the heart." Feng Haoyu directly reached his hand into the gaps in the wounds of the Qingcheng disciple's corpse, widening the gaps. Yellowish, foul-smelling corpse fluid oozed from the wounds, and Feng Haoyu's hand then felt inside the corpse's internal organs. "Hmm, very accurate, the strikes were very precise. It seems to be a high-level assassin who kills frequently. Perfectly accurate, right to the heart." Feng Haoyu withdrew his hand from the corpse and then picked up a pistol next to the corpse of an external martial arts master. This was the very pistol that had been used to shoot the external martial arts master at Gao Jianfei.
Feng Haoyu held the pistol in his hand, weighed it a few times, and muttered, "Black Star pistol, a replica of the German Legno single-handed pistol from World War II, with a magazine capacity of 7 rounds." After saying that, Feng Haoyu gave the pistol a slight shake, and the magazine slid off. He caught the magazine with his left hand and unloaded all the bullets from it.
Six bullets landed on the ground.
"In other words, this person fired a shot at the murderer before he died, but it's very likely that the shot missed. That is to say, the murderer was able to dodge the bullet," Feng Haoyu analyzed rationally.
"So, can we infer from this that the murderer is at least a master who has achieved the fifth rank of internal energy cultivation?" Chen Yishi said decisively.
"Yes, a master swordsman who has mastered the fifth-grade internal energy cultivation." Feng Haoyu added. Then, he stood up, took a towel from a Qingcheng Sect disciple, and repeatedly wiped his hands.
The group returned to a sofa in the room and sat down.
At this moment, Uncle Yao's adopted son, "Big Brother," entered the room, walked up to Feng Haoyu and the others, bowed slightly, and said, "Esteemed esteemed individuals, I wish to retrieve my adoptive father's body so that he may be cremated and buried tomorrow."
Feng Haoyu waved his hand casually, indicating that 'Big Brother' could take away Uncle Yao's body. Then, Feng Haoyu slightly lifted his eyelids and said, "Preserve the remaining bodies in ice coffins."
Upon meeting Feng Haoyu's gaze, the 'big brother', a powerful figure in the underworld, felt his pores contract and a chill run down his spine as he stammered, "Yes, yes."
After a pause, the "big brother" mustered his courage and said, "Gentlemen, the real culprit should be a middle-aged man with a hooked nose, who is skilled at gambling. Why don't you all take a look at his video recording?"
"No need," Feng Haoyu waved his hand and said, "You can go now."
The leader dared not linger any longer, respectfully left the room, and ordered his henchmen to carry away all the corpses on the ground.
“Nephew Haoyu, why don’t you take a look at the video recording of the murderer?” Chen Yishi frowned, puzzled.
"That's useless." Feng Haoyu smiled confidently. "You know, since the murderer dared to enter Uncle Yao's casino, find an opportunity to sneak into Uncle Yao's villa study, and suddenly kill him, he must have prepared carefully. How could he leave such a big flaw? How could he leave his true face in the casino?"
Upon hearing this, both Chen Yishi and Guan Xuanzi couldn't help but nod in agreement.
After a pause, Guan Xuanzi immediately flattered, "Young Master Feng Haoyu is indeed exceptionally intelligent and resourceful, with flawless strategies!" After saying this, Guan Xuanzi himself was somewhat surprised... How could I, a sect leader, suddenly utter such cheesy words? Moreover, I said them so fluently, what's going on?
To put it bluntly, when faced with the suspense and the storm, some people subconsciously try to curry favor and flatter, willingly degrading themselves!
A barely perceptible, eerie smile flashed across Feng Haoyu's eyes before he said, "Uncle Chen."
"Mm," Chen Yishi responded.
"To investigate the murderer, I think it's best if my father takes the lead, in the name of the Kunlun Sect, to gather all the sword masters in the national internal martial arts circle who have mastered or surpassed the fifth rank of internal energy cultivation. We can then slowly sift through them. In today's world, there aren't many sword masters in the internal martial arts circle, and even fewer who have reached the fifth rank of internal energy cultivation. With the influence of our Kunlun Sect, finding the murderer within this scope shouldn't be difficult. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that the murderer is someone else, or perhaps an unknown but extremely powerful assassin within the internal martial arts circle. In short, gathering sword masters shouldn't be too much trouble. I'll trouble my father to handle this matter for me."
“That works too,” Chen Yishi replied.
After that, Feng Haoyu snapped his fingers, "Of course, I'm not very interested in investigating this murderer. What I'm interested in now is the whereabouts of those bastards from the Emei Sect!"
When the topic of the women of the Emei Sect came up, Guan Xuanzi blushed slightly. You see, back when he and Feng Haoyu went down Mount Emei, he patted his chest and personally guaranteed that he would definitely capture those Emei women for Feng Haoyu and let Feng Haoyu punish and humiliate them properly.
He had made that boast, but when Feng Haoyu arrived in D City, he discovered that the women from the Emei Sect had also vanished without a trace the previous night!
"Well... Young Master Feng Haoyu, it seems that those Emei Sect women were rescued by the murderer. It's not that our Qingcheng Sect is not doing its job, but as you can see, our losses this time are not small either!" Guan Xuanzi said with a forced smile.
Suddenly, Feng Haoyu turned coldly to Guan Xuanzi. "Let me tell you, originally, our Kunlun Sect and Emei Sect could have formed a marriage alliance, but it was because of your Qingcheng Sect's interference that Nie Xiaoxia lost her chastity!"
"Hiss!" Guan Xuanzi gasped, his mind in turmoil... Could it be that Feng Haoyu already believed what Nie Xiaoxia and Gao Jianfei said, and knew that it was my Qingcheng Sect that used "Golden Wind and Jade Dew Meeting" to deal with Gao Jianfei and Nie Xiaoxia...?
Feng Haoyu continued with a cold laugh, "In fact, the Emei Sect has always had strict rules. Even the most shameless female disciples would never lay hands on other men or casually expose their bodies to them. So, I completely believe what Nie Xiaoxia and Gao Jianfei said—that they were forced to do those dirty things. I also believe that it was your Qingcheng Sect that sabotaged this to frame Gao Jianfei and, at the same time, to sow discord between the Kunlun and Emei Sects! Master Guan Xuanzi, what a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone scheme! Haha! But you can't fool me!"
"Ah?!!" Guan Xuanzi was shocked! For a moment, facing Feng Haoyu's sharp gaze, Guan Xuanzi forgot to make excuses.
Fortunately, Feng Haoyu didn't show any sign of launching a full-scale attack. He merely sneered, "Of course, even if your Qingcheng Sect is causing trouble, I still won't forgive those two vile women, Gao Jianfei and Nie Xiaoxia! No matter what, they've committed those unchaste and immoral acts and deserve punishment! And I will publicly humiliate Nie Xiaoxia and annul the engagement in person! I want her to know what terrible consequences she'll suffer for doing something to betray me, Feng Haoyu!" Feng Haoyu's gaze shifted to Chen Yishi. "Uncle Chen, do you think I'm unreasonable and narrow-minded?"
Chen Yishi sighed. Although he didn't say it, he was indeed a little displeased... This was clearly a misunderstanding. The culprit should actually be the Qingcheng Sect. Feng Haoyu didn't need to be so petty. It was really a bit presumptuous and showed a lack of manners.
However, Chen Yishi found it difficult to reprimand Feng Haoyu.
In fact, Feng Haoyu's experiences over the past twenty-odd years are quite mysterious.
So mysterious that even Chen Yishi, the senior apprentice, developed a subconscious fear of Feng Haoyu!
When Feng Haoyu was very young, the Kunlun Sect leader sent him abroad to study. After all, while the internal martial arts circle possessed unimaginable supernatural abilities—including various elixirs, agile movements like leaping across rooftops, and internal martial arts techniques—it was the 21st century. No matter how superior the internal martial arts circle was, it was still a small world, and ultimately had to integrate into modern society. Therefore, the Kunlun Sect leader sent his sons to various developed Western countries for different kinds of education. Each son was paired with several highly skilled martial arts uncles. While they learned mainstream Western culture and various skills, these uncles supervised their practice of internal martial arts and the profound ancient Chinese culture and etiquette.
In this way, when these young people grow up, they will be highly skilled individuals who are proficient in internal martial arts and possess extremely high levels of education and knowledge.
It can be said that such education will inevitably lead to the greater prosperity of the Kunlun School in the future! In fact, some major schools such as Shaolin and Wudang have already adopted this educational method!
Those sects that only know how to confine their disciples to religious practices and train every day are actually outdated and are likely to perish in the future!
When Feng Haoyu left the sect, it was Chen Yishi who took him with him. Unexpectedly, during a brief stop in Indonesia, Feng Haoyu disappeared!
Under the watchful eyes of his martial uncles, including Chen Yishi, he mysteriously disappeared!
Chen Yishi and the others were terrified, but the Kunlun Sect dared not publicize this matter for fear of losing face. After all, losing someone under the protection of several top Kunlun masters was an utter disgrace! Therefore, the Kunlun Sect spontaneously organized a large number of people to search for Feng Haoyu in Indonesia. They even mobilized the Indonesian "government" to help them, but ultimately failed to find Feng Haoyu.
Feng Haoyu disappeared for 5 years!
Originally, the Kunlun Sect had already given up hope and was preparing to break off the betrothal between Feng Haoyu and Nie Xiaoxia with the Emei Sect. However, one day, Feng Haoyu returned to Kunlun Mountain alone and told the Kunlun Sect leader that he had other opportunities in the past few years and was currently visiting his family. He would leave Kunlun Mountain again in a few days.
Despite all the questioning, Feng Haoyu refused to say a word about his experiences over the past five years!
At that time, Feng Haoyu was only 13 years old, but he already exuded a gloomy and mature temperament, which made people look at him with new eyes.
The wind and rain lingered over Kunlun Mountain for a few days, and then, as expected, suddenly disappeared again.
However, this time, the Kunlun Sect did not show much concern. After all, they knew that Feng Haoyu was still alive and had great opportunities, so they let Feng Haoyu leave the mountain.
Unexpectedly, Feng Haoyu's departure this time lasted for as long as 8 years!
After his second return to Kunlun Mountain, he never disappeared again. However, his profound and somber aura grew even stronger. Even the leader of the Kunlun Sect couldn't fathom the extent of Feng Haoyu's internal energy cultivation!
Feng Haoyu himself became a master in dozens of industries in just a few years!
Flower arranging, tea ceremony, driving, playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy and painting, bartending, and even firearms, and so on and so forth.
He has achieved remarkable success in all these fields. Moreover, Feng Haoyu represented China at the London Olympics last year.
They easily won several gold medals for China in tennis singles, doubles, and mixed doubles!
Moreover, not only in tennis, he also entered swimming competitions, defeated the invincible American swimming prodigy Michael Phelps, and swept all the swimming gold medals!
At that time, the torrential rain and strong winds had already shocked the world!
Fame and fortune came one after another! However, Feng Haoyu seemed to disdain them. He had a powerful background and did not give face to anyone. After that Olympics, he directly withdrew from the national team of China.
Later, Feng Haoyu spent a short time in Europe, and surprisingly, he could play football! Through some connections, he got a trial opportunity with Real Madrid, a European football powerhouse known as the Galacticos. He only played 20 minutes on the training field, but he impressed Real Madrid's head coach, Mourinho.
For the next half-season, he wore the Real Madrid jersey and effectively relegated Brazilian superstar Kaká to the bench!
He had no assists in half a season, but he scored 31 goals!
While the world continued to be amazed by this amazing man, Feng Haoyu chose to retire from the football world.
After returning to Z country, many reporters still tried to interview Feng Haoyu. However, it seemed that they were intimidated by certain forces when they approached Feng Haoyu, and they returned empty-handed. At the same time, no magazine or newspaper dared to report on Feng Haoyu's current situation.
After losing the media attention, Feng Haoyu's popularity gradually faded. However, one thing is undeniable: he is a genius!
He is a genius who has proven himself to the world!
In the world of internal martial arts, everyone in every school believes that Feng Haoyu's current achievements and his status as a genius are all due to the unique teaching methods of the Kunlun School's leader, which provided Feng Haoyu with a huge learning space and growth experience.
Only the higher-ups within the Kunlun Sect knew that... Feng Haoyu had mysteriously disappeared for over a decade, which led to his current status as a genius!
Where has he been for the past ten years or so?
What kind of opportunity did he receive?
Nobody knows. The storms and torrential rains are never mentioned.
This year, Feng Haoyu's father told him that he should get married, and his wife was none other than Nie Xiaoxia from the Emei Sect.
At that moment, Feng Haoyu was extremely disdainful and said directly, "What kind of woman is she? How could she be worthy of me, Feng Haoyu? What a joke!"
However, the marriage had been arranged since childhood, and the Kunlun Sect leader could not allow Feng Haoyu to break off the engagement. Therefore, after much persuasion, fortunately, Feng Haoyu was filial and finally agreed to the marriage. That's why he and Chen Yishi came to Mount Emei to pick up their bride.
I never expected something like this to happen.
“Heavy rain,” Chen Yishi sighed. “I knew from the beginning that you disdained this marriage. You only went with me to Mount Emei to fetch the bride for your father’s sake. Now that this has happened, this bride is definitely not acceptable. In a way, the Qingcheng Sect has done you a great favor.” Chen Yishi glanced at Guan Xuanzi and then shook his head.
Guan Xuanzi just pretended to smile foolishly and didn't dare to speak.
"Hmm. I despise this kind of woman now. However, the entire internal martial arts circle knows about my marriage to her. Now that she has done such a thing, I naturally have to punish her in person. Otherwise, where would the face of our Kunlun Sect be? Where would the face of me, Feng Haoyu, be? It's absurd. I was already doing her a great favor by being willing to condescend to marry such a mediocre woman, and she doesn't even know how to cherish herself! How can I not be angry? And that Gao Jianfei, I want to see what kind of person he is! How dare he put a green hat on me, Feng Haoyu!"
At this moment, Guan Xuanzi deliberately changed the subject and chimed in, "Haha, Young Master Feng Haoyu, speaking of which, Gao Jianfei is no simple man either!"
"Hmm?" Feng Haoyu raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"
Guan Xuanzi said slowly and deliberately, "Young Master Feng Haoyu, we all know that you are a genius who is proficient in various fields of skills. However, Gao Jianfei is indeed somewhat similar to you?"
"Speak!" Feng Haoyu said impatiently.
"Gao Jianfei is a sworn enemy of my Qingcheng Sect. Therefore, my Qingcheng Sect once spent a great deal of manpower investigating Gao Jianfei's past experiences. The results of our investigation were quite astonishing! Putting aside the hostile stance between my Qingcheng Sect and him, to be fair, Gao Jianfei is also a genius! A peerless genius!" Guan Xuanzi smiled and said, "A gambling expert ranked 51st in the world! A painter of extraordinary talent in Z country, it is said that he can copy the works of the Ming Dynasty painter Qiu Ying with 100% similarity, indistinguishable from the original in terms of brushwork and style. He is already the best painter in Z country! In addition, in D city, Gao Jianfei also demonstrated superb medical skills, curing Zhuge Gan'en, the son of a wealthy man in D city, Thomson, an official of the US Embassy in China, and the father of Zuo Qing, the mayor of D city, of almost incurable diseases! In other aspects, I dare not make any judgments, but in gambling, medical skills, and painting skills, Gao Jianfei is a dragon among men!"
As far as Guan Xuanzi knew, Gao Jianfei's animal taming skills were also kept secret and not told Feng Haoyu.
"What?" Feng Haoyu's usually extremely calm and cold expression suddenly changed! His heart surged with turmoil, and only one thought remained in his mind…
"No way? Could it be that Gao Jianfei, like me, received that kind of opportunity? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Among the people who cultivated with me on the island back then, there wasn't a single one named Gao Jianfei! Besides, apart from my specialty being proficiency in dozens of domain skills, the other fellow disciples' specialties are quite different from mine!"