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Chapter 446 Warm Fragrance Soft Tendons Powder

The bodies of those seven experts had been arranged in a coffin shop in the city, and that coffin shop, known as Wan's, was also one of the assets of the Beggars' Sect.

Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi rushed there, and after showing the copper ring gifted by Chu Qianyuan and explaining their purpose, they were let in by the Beggar's Gang Member guarding the gate.

These seven individuals came from notable backgrounds, and after their deaths, many people came to mourn them. The Beggars' Sect had also sent people to notify their sects and relatives, promising to capture the murderer as soon as possible.

However, two days had passed since their murders, and almost everyone who intended to pay respects had already done so, leaving hardly anyone in the coffin shop at this moment, except for an old shopkeeper with dead fish eyes.

When Ma Lu and Gu Qingyi entered, the old shopkeeper was busily writing with a feather brush, his movements resembling a dragon dancing and a phoenix flying. Ma Lu initially thought he was practicing calligraphy, but upon closer inspection, he realized he was drawing a talisman.

"Shopkeeper, what kind of talisman are you drawing?" Ma Lu inquired.

"An Evil-Breaking Talisman." The old shopkeeper heard the footsteps but didn't immediately look up, only putting his brush aside after finishing the last stroke.

"Are you here for the investigation or to mourn? Eh... I've seen you before, you're the lad surnamed He, didn't you come here once already?"

He was addressing Gu Qingyi, who, in order to conceal his identity and avoid being discovered by the two Divine Detectives from the Iron Clothes Sect, commonly used the alias He Jiuyuan during investigations.

"Um, Shopkeeper Wan, this time it's my friend here who wishes to pay respects and also to examine the bodies again."@@@@

Shopkeeper Wan glanced at Ma Lu, "Investigate if you must investigate, why bring up mourning? Do you even know them?"

Gu Qingyi felt somewhat embarrassed at the question.

"Since you've been here before, do I need to introduce them to you again?"

"Yes, please," Gu Qingyi nodded.

Shopkeeper Wan walked to the first coffin, reached out, and slid the lid off, "Inside here lies Xu Sheng of the Divine Spear Sect, known as the Soul Severing Spear."

Ma Lu only peered inside briefly, but he immediately understood why Gu Qingyi insisted on having Shopkeeper Wan make the introductions and why Shopkeeper Wan was busy drawing the Evil-Breaking Talisman.

Ma Lu listened as the old shopkeeper described these seven individuals in an exaggerated manner, unsure whether they were genuinely that formidable or if it was just mutual glorification for business's sake.

Mainly because if their strength was genuinely that formidable, how could they have all been caught in one sweep?

While Ma Lu was thinking this, he suddenly heard a voice say, "The reason their faces were all destroyed is that they were all poisoned by the peculiar Warm Fragrance Soft Tendons Powder before they died.

"This poison is colorless and tasteless, yet it can reduce a person's inner strength to less than a tenth of its original, and what's more miraculous is that even if one uses a silver needle to examine the body, it's very difficult to detect the toxicity. The only giveaway is that the lips of the deceased will turn slightly blue.

"This is also the reason the murderer wanted to destroy their facial features, aiming for the lips specifically, while destroying the other areas was simply to avoid leading others to think of the Warm Fragrance Soft Tendons Powder."

The speaker was a grey-clothed man holding a folding fan, with a wine gourd hanging at his waist. Standing by his side was a burly man as tall and sturdy as a tower, wearing a bamboo hat.

On seeing these two men, Gu Qingyi's expression instantly stiffened, and she turned to slip away, but then she remembered she had changed her face and composed herself.

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However, she then heard the grey-clothed man continue to speak, "Miss Third, you've had enough fun outside these past days; it's time to return home. The Sect Leader has been very worried about you."

"Wh-what Miss Third? You must have mistaken me for someone else, sirs?" Gu Qingyi's complexion changed drastically, forgetting even to lower her voice.

The grey-clothed man flicked his fan, "Miss Third, you learned your face-changing technique from Senior Han, so guess who Senior Han's senior disciple is? I thought of you when I heard a Divine Detective from the Iron Clothes Sect appeared in Yuchang County."

"It's just that Warmth Divine Catcher and I have been busy with the case and couldn't spare time to search for you."

With her disguise pierced by his words, Gu Qingyi became less fearful, puffing out her chest, "Coincidentally, I'm also investigating a case. I won't leave Yuchang County until the case is resolved."

The grey-clothed man exchanged a glance with the burly man, who gestured with his hands.

The grey-clothed man said, "Warmth Divine Catcher says Yuchang County isn't safe now; the impending battle between Beggars' Sect and Heavenly Dragon Sect is unavoidable. Experts from Unified Heart Sect, Jade Maiden Palace, and Divine Eagle Valley can hardly protect themselves. A child of wealth should not sit under a collapsing wall Miss Third, you'd better not stay here and put us in a difficult position."

"Will you also be leaving?" Gu Qingyi asked.