Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 201
She's easy to find because she has a rather eye-catching spotted pig with her. How many people in this world would wander around with a pig?
She's hard to find because she's homeless and wanders from place to place, and there are countless homeless children like her—by the way, the homeless child outside Half Moon Village who was stained with blood, her clothes, age, and build are similar to the previous filthy ghost Zhu Huihui…
So, because of his close relationship with Zhu Huihui, he also became a target of those men in black—especially since he killed seven of them!
However, after the Yanhe Pagoda incident, these men in black seemed to vanish into thin air, never to be seen again. Instead, a large group of inexplicable martial arts figures, bribed by a woman, were behind him, seeking to kill him. So, what connection did this woman, who suddenly appeared and was named Mo Xinxue, have with those assassins in black?
The nuns of Luomei Nunnery were different from those in the previous massacres, who were all killed by having their throats crushed. Although it was a common method, this person used it with extreme efficiency and decisiveness. In each of these rooms, there was more than one person, but each person maintained the posture they were in before death. Although their faces were distorted, there was not a trace of panic or fear. Obviously, whether there were two people together or five people gathered in one room, that person's throat-crushing killing action was so fast that these nuns did not have time to show any fear before they died almost at the same time!
The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Part Three: Chapter Fourteen (5)
There aren't many people in the martial arts world with this level of skill!
Well, I'll count myself as one. As for that Young Master Liu Yue, although I've never fought him, I saw him sparring with a martial arts master from Zhejiang at the Sleepless Tower in Suzhou last time. His martial arts skills are definitely not inferior to mine, so he should also count as one. And coincidentally, he just happened to appear at this Luomei Nunnery at this time. But, given his status, what reason would he have to do such a thing?
He led Zhu Huihui slowly into the courtyard.
The young master Liu Yue was still standing there, one hand behind his back and the other gently waving a folding fan, leisurely admiring a cluster of spring flowers in the corner of the courtyard, a gentle smile on his cheek, his expression quiet and relaxed.
Hearing footsteps, Young Master Liu Yue turned around, his smile deepening. He slowly said, "Twenty-one people in total, all died from shattered throats. Eagle Claw, Tendon-Dislocating Bone Hand, various grappling techniques... even the most widely circulated martial arts in the Jianghu can cause such injuries at least thirteen times. Moreover, many sects have throat-locking techniques, as well as many secret techniques that are not passed down..." The implication was that the scope was too broad, and the culprit would be difficult to find.
Feng Xue smiled and said, "Brother Liu Yue seems to know very well! Indeed, there are many techniques that can cause this kind of injury, but unfortunately, those with this level of skill are few and far between. For example, me!"
He casually reached out and lightly pressed his hand on a stone tablet in the courtyard. When he lifted his hand, a clear fingerprint appeared on the tablet.
Liu Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, her beautiful pupils brightening, and then she smiled and said, "And me!"
He patted the stone tablet intentionally or unintentionally.
The two looked at each other and felt a mutual appreciation.
Zhu Huihui circled the stone tablet three times, but found nothing had changed. She couldn't help but curl her lip, casually resting one elbow on the stone tablet, bending her knees, and showing great contempt for Young Master Liuyue.
The stone tablet behind her, bearing her weight, suddenly shattered. Zhu Huihui tumbled backward, and if Feng Xuese hadn't reached out to catch her, she would have taken a nasty fall. Rubbing her eyes, she looked at the fourteen or fifteen pieces of the broken tablet and almost doubted whether it was made of tofu.
Even with her thick skin, she wouldn't dare believe that she had "damaged" the "tofu tablet." It must be related to Liu Yue. Then, what about the nun's death?
After thinking blankly for a long time, her rosy cheeks suddenly turned bright red. She jumped up abruptly and glared at Liu Yue: "It was you! You must have killed these nuns! When I came, I only saw you. You even tried to kill me too! Don't deny it. From the moment I saw you, you never left the courtyard, yet you know how many nuns died and how they died. It would be strange if you weren't the murderer!"
Liu Yue looked at her amusedly: "Did you know that even flies in the sky are smarter than many people?"
Zhu Huihui knew he was indirectly insulting her, saying she was worse than a fly, but luckily she was thick-skinned and didn't care: "What do you mean?"
Feng Xuese explained, "Flies are very sensitive to the aura of death. As long as there is a corpse, even if it has not yet decomposed, they will sense it and fly over in droves."
Zhu Huihui frowned slightly as she saw flies buzzing around the corpses in the hall: "But I still can't figure it out, what do the flies have to do with me?"
Liu Yue said, "When you came in, did you notice that although the doors and windows of the east and west side halls were closed, there were a lot of flies in front of the doors?"
Zhu Huihui tilted her head and thought about it for a moment. It was true. She realized, "Ah! I know! Flies like corpses. Normally, there would be very few insects in this kind of Buddhist temple because people burn incense and worship Buddha all year round. If there is a sudden increase in flies, it must be because something has happened!"
Feng Xuese nodded slightly in approval.
Zhu Huihui was still puzzled: "But even if you see flies and know there's been a change—how do you know it must be a human corpse? And how do you know how many people died and how they died? Did the flies tell you that?"
Liu Yue looked at her with gentle eyes, but Zhu Huihui felt like he was looking at an idiot. She couldn't help but scratch her head, wondering what exactly made her look like an idiot.
The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Part Three: Chapter Fourteen (6)
"I know the death toll and the cause of death because I went in to check! When you entered the courtyard, I was offering incense to the deceased—you should be glad your martial arts skills are too poor, otherwise, you would be in serious trouble!"
Zhu Huihui finally understood what he meant! He was saying that if her martial arts skills were up to par, he would have already arrested or even killed her as a murderer. Although these words were unpleasant to hear, they were the truth. She pouted but remained silent.
Feng Xuese asked, "Brother Liuyue, why have you come to this nunnery?"
In this case, Liu Yue knew she was indeed a prime suspect, so she patiently explained, "The abbess of this nunnery, Master Jinghui, is the only daughter of my teacher, Mr. Mei Zihe. Her life story is quite pitiful. She lost her mother at a young age, and her husband died shortly after she got married. Since she had no children, she returned home to serve her elderly father. Several years ago, after my teacher passed away, she shaved her head in this nunnery. I happened to be passing by and came to visit her. Unfortunately, I was too late. I only saw corpses all over the ground, but I didn't see the murderer."
Feng Xuese was somewhat moved and said, "That nun who collapsed under the bedroom window was actually the daughter of Mei Hanlin, whose poetry was famous throughout the world?"
"Exactly!" Liu Yue sighed. "My master only has this one daughter, yet I cannot protect her. How will I face my master in the future?"
Zhu Huihui's lips moved, as if she wanted to speak but held back. It's truly astonishing; among all these dead bodies, the old man actually knows who that nun is!
Feng Xuese glanced at her and said, "The body of the nun under the window of the bedroom on the east side of the back house is covered with a white sheet. If I'm not mistaken, it must be because Brother Liu Yue couldn't bear to leave his master's deceased daughter's body exposed outside, so he covered it with a white sheet."
Zhu Huihui stuck out her tongue. So it was that simple! She had seen a corpse covered with a white sheet before, and she was a little surprised at the time, but she was too busy looking at the face and was scared to notice.
Feng Xuese let out a long sigh. Sigh! This girl is already clumsy when it comes to serious matters, and on top of that, she's careless and sloppy—she's hopeless! I really don't know where I got the patience to explain things to her!
Liu Yue gently waved her fan: "Brother Feng, what brings you here?"
Feng Xuese sighed, "To be honest, I brought this child here to find a nun. The reason is that this child accidentally witnessed a massacre..."
He briefly recounted the events, but omitted his and Xi Yeyan's suspicion that the victims of the riverbank massacre might be family members of Generals Yu and Qi. Firstly, the matter was of great importance, and they couldn't speculate before confirming the facts; secondly, it was also because this Young Master Liu Yue's identity was rather special.
Liu Yue was deeply moved. She clapped her hands with her fan and said, "Punishing evil and promoting good, helping the distressed and relieving the distressed, eliminating demons and protecting the righteous are the true colors of us! The twenty-one lives lost at Luomei Temple should also be attributed to those evil people. If Brother Feng doesn't mind, I am willing to attach myself to their tail and do my part."
Feng Xuese smiled upon hearing this: "Brother Liu Yue, you're exaggerating. With your help, the wicked will surely not escape the law!"
Zhu Huihui listened from the side, her heart filled with resentment. It's over! The old man and this person have become accomplices; getting revenge will be even harder now! Hmph, that smiling tiger is acting like nothing's wrong, but she still holds a grudge about having her arm dislocated, being thrown half to death, and being nauseated by the stench of that stinking grass!
Liu Yue asked, "So, the nun on the ferry is still alive?"
Zhu Huihui ignored him, her face stern as she retorted, "How should I know! Anyway, I wasn't lying in there!"
Feng Xuese rebuked, "How dare you be so rude!"
Zhu Huihui snorted, pouting. In her anger, she ignored even the old man and ran into the main hall to look for something fun to steal.