Ye Guichen naturally noticed Zhou Huairen’s abnormality and quickly took his wrist to feel his pulse.
Zhou Huairen’s pulse was racing, as if he had just done some intense exercise.
Frowning, Ye Guichen shook his head: "Mr. Zhou, there’s nothing seriously wrong with your body."
"How come I remember being outside just now, and now my head hurts a bit?" Zhou Huairen rubbed his head, looking puzzled.
Ye Guichen had no idea what method the other party had used, but he smiled and said, "It’s nothing. Check if you’ve lost anything."
There are some strange people in this world.
When that Taoist entered just now, Ye Guichen sensed something wasn’t right.
Although many people don’t believe in ghosts and monsters, many Taoists possess abilities that ordinary people can’t understand, much like many are unaware of the existence of martial artists.
In reality, this world is far more mysterious than what we see.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huairen quickly checked the room and soon discovered that he was missing over a dozen Copper Coins.
Those Copper Coins were worth only a few thousand, but Zhou Huairen couldn’t remember when he lost them.
Ye Guichen had somewhat understood.
Copper Coins, especially those with some age, hold a special significance for Taoists.
While in the hands of ordinary people, Copper Coins are merely antiques that can be traded for money, Taoists can use these Copper Coins to produce unexpected effects.
Because Copper Coins have absorbed the human energy of countless people over the years, the older they are, the more human energy they accumulate, making them very effective at driving away unclean things.
For this reason, many enlightened Taoists use Copper Coin swords to subdue demons.
"Since nothing’s missing, that’s good." Ye Guichen could only comfort him. It now appeared that the Taoist had just come to take some Copper Coins and had no intention of harming anyone.
But with such a skilled individual who can cause temporary loss of consciousness suddenly appearing in Yun City, Ye Guichen still wanted to find out more.
Without saying much more to Zhou Huairen, Ye Guichen hurriedly said goodbye and quickly left Wannian Chang.
After exiting the antique street, Ye Guichen looked around, but the Taoist was nowhere to be seen.
At this time, the Taoist was lurking in a deserted alley.
He took out the Copper Coins he had obtained from Zhou Huairen and sighed softly: "As expected, Wannian Chang is a century-old brand. Copper Coins of this age are rarely seen even in our Heavenly Master Sect. Since that’s the case, it should be easy to find that traitor Bai Qinghe using this."
This person was none other than Zhang Changhe, the Taoist who came to Yun City with Ning Chengyuan from the Heavenly Master Sect.
Besides dealing with Ye Guichen, Zhang Changhe’s mission in Yun City also included eliminating the traitor Bai Qinghe from the Azure Dragon Commerce.
So, the immediate priority was to determine Bai Qinghe’s location.
Zhang Changhe took a piece of talisman paper from his pouch, folded it into the shape of a paper crane, inserted the neck of the paper crane into the square hole of a Copper Coin, and gently chanted a few incantations.
A startling scene unfolded.
The paper crane seemed to come to life, fluttering its wings and took off.
Zhang Changhe commanded: "Go find that Bai Qinghe."
The paper crane flew off, soaring into the sky.
Just as the paper crane departed, Zhang Changhe’s phone rang, and a panicked woman’s voice came from the other end: "Taoist Zhang, something terrible has happened. Ning Chengyuan is dead."
"What?" Zhang Changhe’s pupils contracted in shock: "Where?"
Zhang Changhe ended the call and quickly took a cab back to the hotel.
Ning Chengyuan and several beautiful women were all found dead. The hotel staff discovered them while cleaning.
However, before they could report to the police, they were stopped by that ugly woman Yang Liu who came with Ning Chengyuan.
After Yang Liu revealed her identity, the hotel staff, realizing these people were not to be trifled with, immediately sealed off the surroundings, preventing anyone from approaching.
By the time Zhang Changhe arrived, Yang Liu was already inside the room.
"What happened exactly?" Zhang Changhe’s face grew increasingly grim as he looked at the messy room.
Ning Chengyuan was as dead as could be, his body ice-cold, with a fatal injury clearly caused by a heavy blow to the top of his head.
The wound was only the size of an egg, yet it easily shattered Ning Chengyuan’s skull, killing him instantly.
The other two women died in the same way as Ning Chengyuan.
However, two other women had their necks twisted and broken.
After just a brief look around, Zhang Changhe said: "This method looks very much like Rashamon’s work."
Yang Liu’s expression was also very grim.
They had taken on a mission from the Azure Dragon Commerce, all to follow Ning Chengyuan. But now that Ning Chengyuan was dead, not only could they not account to the Azure Dragon Commerce, but they also couldn’t explain to the Ning Family.
After all, Ning Chengyuan was the most promising third-generation member of the Ning Family, highly valued by them. If the Ning Family pursued this matter, they would inevitably be implicated too.
"Have you told anyone else about this?" Zhang Changhe asked solemnly.
Yang Liu shook her head: "Not yet."
"Don’t tell anyone else yet. Keep the information sealed. We must find the culprit quickly and let the Ning Family handle it. Otherwise, if the Ning Family turns hostile, we won’t be able to account for it." At this point, the first priority was to give the Ning Family an explanation.
Although the Ning Family was not that influential in the Azure Dragon Commerce, they were still a powerful family with hidden depths unknown to anyone.
With the plan suddenly disrupted, Yang Liu bit her lip: "Daoist, do you have any method to find the culprit?"
Zhang Changhe’s face was dark: "Our Heavenly Master Tao has a secret technique for locating people, but it can only be used once a day. Since I just used it today, we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to use it again."
"From the scene, it seems that Rashamon killed and fled, but why would Rashamon want to kill Ning Chengyuan?" Zhang Changhe was confused.
Rashamon was known for indiscriminate killing, but he had no personal grudge against Ning Chengyuan, which was hard to understand.
Yang Liu’s gaze fell on the dead women: "Could it be a conflict over jealousy, leading to a quarrel?"
They all knew Rashamon had a strange temperament. He would resort to violence at the slightest provocation. If he killed someone accidentally over a fight for women, it was possible.
But Zhang Changhe felt something was off.
"Master Yang, stay calm. For now, we can only focus on finding Rashamon’s whereabouts. Once we find him, everything will become clearer."
Yang Liu sighed, with no other option, she nodded: "That’s all we can do for now."
The original plan was disrupted. Now, they could only fully commit to locating Rashamon. However, after leaving the hotel, Yang Liu headed to Long Tianci’s villa.
In broad daylight, Long Tianci had himself locked in his villa, with all the windows tightly shut.
He had returned to Yun City full of ambition, only to be thwarted repeatedly.
Now, Long Tianci was on the brink of depression.
Seeing a window being opened and someone jumping in, Long Tianci blankly raised his head.
Upon seeing the visitor, Long Tianci was stunned: "Senior Sister?"
Yang Liu nodded slightly, and seeing that Long Tianci had lost an arm, her eyes flashed with a hint of heartache.