Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat. He thought to himself, 'Hmm, as I expected, it really is the Xuanming Sect!'
The mastermind behind the Black Silk Mystery Case and the mountain village case should be the Xuanming Sect.
At this moment, he was both furious and agitated.
He tried his best to suppress his emotions and followed them quietly, continuing to eavesdrop. At this moment, he heard one of them say playfully, "Thinking about it, Lin Fan is really unlucky. He just became the governor of Qingzhou's Jingye Bureau and such a big case happened under his rule. He's probably very anxious now, no wonder he's mobilizing so many people … Qingzhou has more than a dozen counties under its jurisdiction and the area is so vast. Haha, I'm afraid this is Lin Fan's idea …"
"Haha, yes, it could also be a deliberate show for the higher-ups. Even if we don't have the ability to solve the case, we still have to look like we're actively trying to solve the case. Don't you think so? But this is also what I'm puzzled about. Why would the higher-ups want us to come all the way to Qingzhou to solve the case? Is there someone in the higher-ups who has a grudge against Lin Fan, or is the sect avenging the three of them …"
"You're taking the three of them too seriously. For the sake of the sect, sacrificing a few pawns is nothing," another voice said. "Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows. How can such a big case happen in Jiangzhou? If that's the case, not only will it be difficult for Jiangzhou's Jingye Bureau to handle, but the prefectural magistrate will also be embarrassed …"
After a pause, the person said, "Don't tell me you don't know that the prefectural magistrate and our sect leader are uncles and brothers …"
"No wonder," another voice said, "Hey, can you reveal the intentions of the higher-ups this time?"
"I'm not too sure, don't ask. Even if I know, I can't tell you … Think about it, what's the purpose of such a heinous crime?
It must be something big … Why would they let us know about such things? "
"Alright, don't keep us in suspense. There's no such thing as an airtight wall in this world. I've heard that the blood collection this time is to resurrect our Xuanming Sect's ancestor and to plot against the world …"
"Alright, alright, stop talking. If you know, pretend you don't know. Otherwise, you'll die a horrible death …"
Then, the voice stopped. Only the sound of horse hooves could be heard in the darkness, following behind the team.
Hearing this, Lin Fan roughly understood.
Hearing this, Lin Fan was thoroughly enraged.
It turned out that the Dark Underworld Sect was behind the Black Silk Conspiracy Case and the Mountain Village Strange Case!
In order to realize their scheme, Qingzhou became the place where they created the massacre. He, Lin Fan, became the unlucky one.
How could he, Lin Fan, tolerate this?
In his frustration, he wanted to finish off the two spies of the Xuanming Sect first to vent the anger in his heart.
But in the end, he held himself back.
What was the use of killing two little pawns?
Moreover, this would alert the enemy instead.
If he wanted to take revenge, he would take revenge on the Mysterious Underworld Sect.
Wasn't the Mysterious Underworld Sect plotting something?
He wanted to go and investigate, and at the same time, pin the Black Silk Case and the Strange Case of the Mountain Village on the Xuanming Sect.
He wanted to expose the Profound Underworld Sect's scheme and let everyone know about it. He wanted to make the Profound Underworld Sect the target of everyone.
In that case, Lin Fan didn't even need to do anything. The case could be closed, and the grudge could be avenged.
Thinking of this, Lin Fan secretly followed behind the two spies and continued to investigate.
Through their conversation, Lin Fan understood that the Profound Underworld Sect was preparing to do two more cases tonight. They would collect the blood of two hundred people, and then they would be able to complete their mission.
After receiving this news, Lin Fan didn't act rashly. The two spies were right. Qingzhou was so big that even a two-hundred-thousand-strong army wouldn't be able to guard the entire Qingzhou, let alone a two-hundred-man team. Moreover, the Profound Underworld Sect had sent spies to follow and monitor them. If they wanted to commit a crime, how could they find out?
He decided to follow the two spies and investigate until they reached the Profound Underworld Sect. Tonight, he decided to throw caution to the wind.
The two spies from the Profound Underworld Sect followed the team for a while. One of them said, "Alright, it's about time. They should have succeeded. Let's go back." Thus, the two horses turned around and went back.
Lin Fan also turned around and used his movement technique to continue following them.
Fortunately, they didn't travel very quickly, and Lin Fan was still able to keep up. After traveling for about an hour, they entered an inn in the wilderness.
The inn was located in the wilderness. It was a complete unit, and there were two large red lanterns hanging in front of the door. The light emitted from the lanterns was a pale white. The light illuminated the figures and faces of the two spies from the Profound Underworld Sect. Lin Fan finally saw them, but he didn't recognize them.
The light from the lanterns illuminated the signboard on the inn's door. There were four large words on the signboard: White Cloud Inn.
This name was quite ordinary and could be seen everywhere. However, Lin Fan felt that it was unusual.
Why would there be an inn in the wilderness in the middle of the night?
Or rather, why would there be a source of customers if there was an inn here?
More importantly, would this inn be able to continue operating?
The answer was no.
Therefore, Lin Fan felt that this should be a haunted inn.
Or rather, it should be a haunted inn.
Lin Fan had heard about a haunted inn from Wang Baole. It meant that it was an inn run by ghosts. A haunted inn run by ghosts would usually have some wandering spirits staying there. If an ordinary person stayed there, it would be equivalent to staying in the palace of the King of Hell, never to walk out again. Of course, there was another possibility. The ghosts built an inn temporarily to serve their masters. The haunted inn in front of them was most likely the latter.
In other words, this was a contact point set up by the Profound Underworld Sect to make it easier for them to commit crimes. Someone in the Profound Underworld Sect was rearing ghosts.
Just like those heretic cultivators, they were making use of ghosts.
Lin Fan didn't follow them in directly. He stopped outside the inn for a while and observed it carefully. He realized that the inn was pitch black under the night sky and couldn't be seen clearly. Only the two lanterns in front of the door gave off two patches of red and white light.
The light was obviously abnormal. The red light was like blood, while the white light was like bone. Everything it shone on was blurry and gave off an unreal feeling.
After the two scouts from the Profound Underworld Sect entered the white light, the inn fell silent. Just as Lin Fan was hesitating about whether he should enter the inn to inspect it, a strong wind suddenly blew. Then, he heard a strange cry. It sounded like a human and a ghost, extremely unpleasant and short.
Accompanied by the sound, the lanterns in front of the inn swayed unsteadily. In the chaotic light, Lin Fan saw figures entering the inn quickly.
Lin Fan thought that his eyes were playing tricks on him. He focused his eyes and took a closer look. There were still figures, and he could even vaguely see their faces. There were men and women, old and young. They seemed to be forcefully pulled into the inn.
In order to see more clearly, Lin Fan activated the Rat Transformation Skill and converted all the Yin Qi in his body into Yang. Then, True Yang shone into his eyes. When he looked again, the figures had become living humans. From their clothes and appearance, they should be ordinary mountain villagers. They seemed to have suffered an extreme shock, and their expressions were palpitating with fear in their eyes …