Chapter 28: Undercurrents

  Something's off, hearing about this family's situation. Liu Buji felt a inexplicable sense of unease in his heart, giving rise to an uncomfortable feeling.

  This He family is low-key, but it's the tax head of the government office, that is, one of the tax farmers.

  The means by which the bald-headed people ruled the world were quite simple and crude. Most of the taxes in the world were packaged to tax heads, who collected them on behalf of the government. It was similar to the method used in his original world during the ancient Roman era.

  Don't look at Yunlai Village, where there are yamen runners coming to collect taxes. In fact, it's just that Yunlai Village is too remote and has no fat to be squeezed, so it's not included in the tax contract.

  He family is just such a tax head!

  After hearing all this and combining it with what Liu already knew, he felt even more that something was wrong. It seemed that from start to finish, it was all a trap.

  And this bureau doesn't look small, it's definitely not something Liu Bu Yi can handle by himself.

  The city gate has already been closed at night and it's impossible to go back and report. Fortunately, Song Yuanzi won't be stupid enough to take action tonight!

  The He family is low-key, located in a remote area of the city's south side, not in any bustling area. However, it occupies several acres of land, with high walls and large courtyards, without revealing anything outside. The entrance has fierce dogs, warning strangers to stay away.

  Liu Buji circled around twice, looking for any weaknesses. It seemed that in such a deep and large compound, it would be quite difficult to rely on directional eavesdropping.

  Things have been done halfway, and Liu Bu Yi naturally has no reason to stop.

  Every household is a big industry, although it's not like the Houmen is as deep as the sea, but it's also a high wall and a deep courtyard, isolated from the inside and outside. Wanting to listen in on messages is also extremely difficult.

  Just then, two burly men walked up to him and blocked his way: "Who are you? Why are you lurking around our mansion?"

  Liu's heart skipped a beat as he realized his actions had aroused suspicion in those with ill intentions. He let out a hearty laugh, just as he was about to make his move.

  But saw the guy coming towards him glance over, with a piercing gaze, Liu's heart skipped a beat.

  Those eyes pierced into Liu Bu's pupils like a raging fire, making his gaze unable to move even half a point.

  "Not good!" Liu Buji secretly cried out in his heart, this gaze was definitely unusual.

  All he saw was that the man's brown pupils rose with a flame, burning fiercely, and the flames churned and transformed for a while, sometimes like a war horse, sometimes like a palace. Liu Bu even saw beauties in this firelight.

  "Soul-snatching technique?" Liu Bu's heart skipped a beat again. The Qingyang Divine Lamp activated, suddenly shining brightly, as if it were also flames, burning along with the person's gaze, going somewhere.

  "Hmmph..."

  The big fellow was struck as if by a heavy blow, and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

  His companion was shocked and reacted, flipping his wrist, a dagger appeared, stabbing towards Liu Bu's abdomen.

  However, his movements were no match for the bullets. With a few soft "pops", three silencer-equipped bullets landed on him.

  This was the main street, although it was already nighttime. However, Liu Bu-yi continued to flee rapidly, knowing that he was still near the He family's residence, and with just one shout, he would not be able to escape.

  That burly man who used the Soul Capturing Technique to try and control Liu Bei-yi, but ended up getting burned by the Qingyang Divine Lamp. Finally coming back to his senses, he had blood all over his mouth and nose, and with a mournful cry, suddenly opened his mouth and shouted: "Quickly come...!"

  Liu couldn't help but curse under his breath, not expecting this guy to recover so quickly. He turned around and fired a shot, hitting the man's wide-open mouth, with the bullet passing through the back of his neck, splattering blood everywhere.

  He didn't even look back, turned around and left. But he didn't dare to return to the inn either. In Bo Yang City, the He family's power and the government were closely tied together. He had already alerted the He family, and if he dared to return to the inn, he was afraid that he would be caught immediately.

  Upon hearing the noise, the side gate of He's residence immediately opened. A group of guards rushed over quickly, but they only saw two corpses, while the murderer had already vanished without a trace.

  "What kind of person can not only take down both He Kui and me, who have learned the skills of Huo Jiao's sect, but also escape without a trace in such a short period of time?"

  "Could it be that Matsugen found something?"

  "No, Song Yuanyuan has never left the Taoist temple..."

  At this time, Liu Bu-yi had already arrived at the side of the He family, near the outskirts of the city, and seemed much more relaxed.

  Although it is still a high wall, it looks somewhat desolate, with weeds growing on the top of the wall and birds flying down from time to time. It's not as solemn and clean as the front side.

  No one would have thought that the murderer would be so bold, killing someone and not fleeing. Instead, he simply changed direction and was still outside the He family wall.

  He wanted to inform Song Yuansu, but he also knew that whether or not Song Yuansu believed him was uncertain. Moreover, that guy was definitely being monitored all the time, and even his own disciple had already been bought off. Therefore, Liu Bu did not plan to go and throw himself into the net either. He planned to wait for an opportunity and act accordingly.

  Relying solely on this five or six meter high wall, it was naturally impossible to stop Liu Bu.

  But Liu was cautious and didn't plan to sneak into the He family's courtyard. He just used a directional eavesdropper to listen in, and suddenly a chill ran up his spine.

  This long-distance directional microphone eavesdropper looks like a slender gun barrel with many small holes opened regularly on it.

  When sound waves come from directly in front, they are amplified as they pass through the small hole into the barrel, while other sound waves coming from the sides of the barrel cancel each other out as they pass through the small hole.

  Liu slowly moved the gun barrel and listened for a while. Then he heard someone say, "Do you think that monster will come tonight?"

  Another voice sneered: "A delicate and charming young lady like you, can't bear to come out at night?"

  The two of them lowered their voices and snickered, with a hint of obscenity: "This demon is indeed very lucky, dying at the last moment, yet still having such good fortune..."

  "Probably this guy won't die," another guy whispered with envy: "The master suspects that the demon might be from Qingyang Sect, and has put in so much effort. Even his daughter was abandoned, he must want to capture him alive..."

  Upon hearing this, Liu's heart skipped a beat. The ominous premonition in his heart became even more pronounced.

  He carefully moved the "gun mouth" to listen, and indeed found that behind the wall, it was loose but actually tight, and there were five or six ancestors' hidden stakes, monitoring Miss He's boudoir in the backyard at any time.

  Just as Liu Bu-yi aimed the "gun" at Miss He's boudoir, he heard a blood-curdling scream. It seemed like a woman was giving birth to a child, or perhaps she was undergoing some kind of torture...

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