Celestial Demon Starting from Attribute Points-Chapter 51: Mr. "Su

An unprecedented murder spree erupted in Xiongshan County.

Compared to the previous situation where at most two or three people died each day, the past two days can be considered bone-chilling...

Not only was the Tian family uprooted, but even the formidable fighters sent from the prefectural city were slaughtered completely.

In Xiongshan County, everyone was in a panic.

During daylight, there were few people on the streets.

And once night fell, every household would tightly shut their doors and windows, and the streets were as quiet as a ghost street.

If previously, the people of Xiongshan County still held great hope that the joint forces of the Tian and Li families, along with the county soldiers and city experts, could eradicate the bandits, now only fear remained.

Obviously, the flower thief is not just one person, but a band of robbers.

They slaughtered the Tian family, then killed the city experts — it’s a demonstration of deterrence.

The two hundred prefectural soldiers who came with "Su Cangyuan" were in complete disarray, and after understanding the recent events in Xiongshan County, their commander felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

This is simply not a place suited for staying.

But going back just like that, certainly wouldn’t work.

The commander racked his brains and finally came up with a plan: there are many bandits and skilled fighters in Red Flower Mountain, possibly eyeing Hundred Flowers Mansion, so... he must lead his soldiers back immediately, though they were ambushed by a small group of bandits on the way, he managed to fight through a bloody path with his troops. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

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The commander’s escape speed was swift.

After all, if such a formidable person like "Su Cangyuan" died, staying would be courting death; if he didn’t escape, what else could he do?

But there was someone even faster than him.

When the commander came to his senses and made his decision, a figure had already galloped out of the western gorge of Xiongshan County, heading westward.

...

On horseback, Li Xuan felt a bit drowsy.

But since he killed "Su Cangyuan" last night, he immediately left Xiongshan County.

He wanted to eliminate the remaining three disciples of "Su Cangyuan" before Hundred Flowers Mansion could learn of the situation in Xiongshan County.

In his past life, he had watched some TV shows and read novels.

In those stories, there was always a powerful and intelligent individual who decisively eliminated enemies, but afterward would quickly act foolishly, going from being swift to sluggish, which allowed someone to escape. Then, this escaped person would bring unexpected events and trouble, and it was ironically true that this escaped person had great fortune, escaping death no matter what traps were set, even insulting the protagonist and possibly their lover, only to die in the finale.

Li Xuan absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

So, when "Su Cangyuan" checked into the inn and prepared to write a letter, Li Xuan killed him. Then, after hanging the head, he went non-stop towards Hundred Flowers Mansion.

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Two days later.

In the misty Cao Mansion.

A sword-wielding man lay in a pool of blood.

His head was severed, his eyes still holding a look of horror and disbelief.

Long ago, he was an arrogant person, a fearless force that could oppress anyone.

Even the previously famed young Grandmaster Master Li, in his eyes, was nothing.

But now, he was dead.

Dead miserably.

The person who killed him even used his boot to rub his face, cleaning off the mud from the shoebottom from days of travel.

After cleaning, he casually kicked the body to disrupt the first murder scene, making it harder for people to determine how this sword-wielding man died.

...

A while later.

Another man, like a skinny monkey, was entirely split in two.

Dead miserably.

...

And then, momentarily.

An "accident" occurred.

The last man with a shadowy gaze suddenly heard a "thud" from outside the courtyard.

Flying out to see, he realized it was a dismembered body.

He focused to listen, faintly hearing someone whisper phrases like "Lord Prefect wants him dead by the third watch; how could he survive till the fifth watch".

The cold-faced man looked at the body and abruptly unsheathed his longsword, running outward in a panic.

He hadn’t run far before he hastily made a decision.

He didn’t immediately flee but quickly reached Cao Wen’s nearby house, forcibly breaking in, swiftly grabbing the sleepily drowsy Cao Wen.

He wanted to use Cao Wen as a talisman to escape this place.

The martial artist with extreme character, especially when finding himself in danger, would do unfathomable things.

His rationality was slightly better than Lin Jieniu’s, but not by much.

However, an "unexpected surprise" occurred once more.

The hand did not manage to grab Cao Wen, as an invisible wave flashed by, slicing open the fingers extended by the cold-faced man.

The cold-faced man was startled and no longer concerned himself with capturing Cao Wen.

Cao Wen, meanwhile, shouted for "help" and ran out of the bedroom.

Currently, the Cao Mansion was even more heavily guarded than the General’s Mansion had been before.

Inside the mansion were a group of guards raised by the Cao family, and outside there were patrols by the mansion’s soldiers.

The cry for help from Young Master Cao immediately alarmed these guards.

Instantly... the guards surged in from all directions.

The cold-faced man wanted to escape, but wherever he fled, he was always intercepted by a thin line. He could vaguely see someone through the mist, but he couldn’t keep up with that person’s speed.

In no time, the cold-faced man, who was being stalled, was surrounded by the guards and mansion soldiers.

The cold-faced man slaughtered madly, but ultimately, with mere flesh and blood, after killing more than a dozen, and injuring more than a dozen, he was finally shot into a human hedgehog by a barrage of arrows.

But the Secret Martial Artist had tenacious vitality; even so, he was not completely dead. Although he couldn’t move, he still had a faint breath left.

Before long, Cao Shuda arrived, already aware of the deaths of the other two Secret Martial Artists and having learned the situation from his own son.

His brows furrowed tightly as he quickly thought it over.

Suddenly, he put his hands behind his back, made a concealed gesture with his fingers, and at the same time shouted loudly, "What are you doing? This is Mr. Su’s prized disciple, how can you behave like this? Hurry and save him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the Cao Mansion’s experts dashed forward swiftly, reaching the dying cold-faced man, and decapitated him with a single stroke.

The head rolled to the ground with a thud.

The cold-faced man still bore an incredulous expression.

After committing the murder, the expert from the Cao Mansion knelt and kowtowed repeatedly to Cao Shuda, emotionally exclaiming, "Lord Prefect, this scoundrel killed my family member. I infiltrated the mansion specifically to slay him, and now, my great vengeance is finally fulfilled. However... I am ashamed to have failed in repaying your kindness as Lord Prefect."

Cao Shuda was both angry and moved, then ordered someone to imprison this "secretly cultivated dead warrior" in the dungeon, to deal with him after Mr. Su returned.

What a joke, he had already laid hands on his son, killed his people, and none were left but one.

How could he possibly keep such a lone mad dog?

Besides that, he... also had no choice but to kill.

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From on high, amidst the mist, Li Xuan silently watched all of this, thinking to himself: ’The deeper the Secret Martial Artist is involved, the easier he is to deceive...’

He killed two but left one, precisely to let this "one" become agitated and then cause a commotion in the Cao Mansion.

Of course, if this person could maintain his composure, Li Xuan would use the Illusion Skill to further stimulate him until he went mad.

Li Xuan vaguely sensed that the relationship between Cao Shuda and Mr. Su was more of mutual exploitation than a close bond.

But on this point, he still needed to test.

If Cao Shuda and Mr. Su were truly on the same side, then no matter what, that person wouldn’t have attacked the Cao Mansion today but instead harbored suspicions, and likewise, Cao Shuda wouldn’t have killed this disciple of Mr. Su.

But in reality, that person died.

Cao Shuda killed him.

In a way, this could be considered delivering a "pledge of allegiance."

Li Xuan was all too aware.

Cao Shuda was all too aware.

When two of Mr. Su’s disciples were dead yet one was still alive, he had already speculated.

Therefore, after everyone dispersed, Cao Shuda still stood with his hands behind his back in the small courtyard.

Suddenly, he clasped his hands in a salute, bowed deeply toward the high place, and respectfully said, "Since you have come, sir, would you be willing to show yourself to meet with me?

I, Cao, have always enjoyed making friends. If you, sir, come, I would welcome you as an honored guest and offer you my hospitality."

Killing two and leaving one, isn’t it just to see his attitude?

Cao Shuda wasn’t stupid.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a "white-haired illusion dummy" appeared before Cao Dashu.

Cao Dashu’s eyelid twitched and he respectfully asked, "How should I address you, sir?"

Controlling the "white-haired illusion dummy," Li Xuan responded in a muffled voice, "My surname is also Su."

The word "also" indeed took Cao Dashu by surprise.

His eyes darted around, then he forced a smile and asked, "That’s quite a coincidence. There’s a gentleman in my mansion who shares your surname."

Li Xuan said coolly, "He’s dead."

The air suddenly became silent.

Cao Dashu was dumbfounded for several breaths before quickly bowing again and said to Li Xuan, "No, he is not dead."

Then, he respectfully stated, "I, Cao, have met Mr. Su."