The Unruly Immortals

One from Oblivion Path named Fa Cai was dead, murdered by someone.

"Could it be..." Li Huowang's mind instantly recalled the figure of the scholar Zhuge Yuan from before. "Is it possible? How could this be possible?"

"It's not just your Oblivion Path who's after Heart Turbidity! Now, tell our family! Who took Heart Turbidity?"

As these words were spoken, Record of Appearance's aura changed dramatically, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets, and the white powder on his face cracking.

He death-glared at the three pairs of twins in front of him, who looked exactly alike.

However, the entire hall was deadly silent, with no one responding to his inquiry.

"Won't speak, huh, fine! Then all of you follow our family back to Capital City! Once we're under the shadow of the Imperial City, let's see if you talk!" Record of Appearance threw the severed head in his hand and, quite incensed, turned and left.

Everyone hurried to follow without delay, afraid of being mistaken for someone from Oblivion Path.

The carriage couldn't fit so many people, so the rest mounted their horses and followed Record of Appearance's carriage towards Capital City.

Li Huowang, riding on horseback, felt anxious. All he had was this Copper Coin face mask; what if it didn't work and he was recognized once they reached Capital City?

However, it was clear that someone was more anxious than Li Huowang and had taken care of this problem for him.

Suddenly, a Li Huowang on horseback flipped off and dove straight into the nearby woods.

The moment he left, another person, Hong Da, and Xin Chi Monk, also jumped away simultaneously.

The next moment, the carriage roof violently burst open, and Record of Appearance, holding a golden abacus, charged towards one of the Oblivion Path members first.

"You others capture the remaining two, our family wants them alive!"

With a "whoosh," the people who were gathered together quickly dispersed, each chasing after the fleeing Oblivion Path members.

Xin Chi Monk, striding with huge steps, hurried towards the distance.

He was quite tall, which made it very inconvenient to move through the forest, and he was the slowest in the chase.

Suddenly, his ears twitched, and he tilted his head to dodge a streak of cold light.

But immediately after, Xin Chi Monk felt a shudder through his body and began to float.

Feeling intense pain, he looked down to find an arm covered in sharp bone spurs had directly pierced into his stomach.

"What in the world---" Xin Chi Monk's mouth had just opened when suddenly his pupils contracted, he was speaking!

At that moment, a red rope entwined with Copper Coins wrapped around his neck and tightened instantly.

A voice seething with rage sounded in Xin Chi Monk's ear, "Got a small heart? My heart isn't big either!"

The red rope and Copper Coins were very thin, and as Li Huowang exerted his force violently, it cut deeply into the flesh.

The severely injured Xin Chi Monk opened his mouth coughing, desperately reaching back to scratch and claw.

But even if he scratched his hand raw and bloody, it was all in vain.

Li Huowang's forehead veins bulged as he clenched his teeth and tightened the Copper Coin Rope around Xin Chi Monk's neck even more.

Tentacles sprouted from all over Li Huowang's body, wrapping firmly around Xin Chi Monk's limbs.

The more Xin Chi Monk struggled, the tighter the grip became, until at the peak of his struggle, his body tensed and then suddenly went limp; he was dead.

Li Huowang flicked the hilt of the Copper Coin Sword, and the Copper Coin Rope buried in Xin Chi Monk's hand quickly retracted, transforming back into a sword blade.

With a flick of blood, Li Huowang had just slung the Copper Coin Sword on his back when Hong Da stepped out from one side, looking at Li Huowang whose body was covered in wriggling black tentacles.

Seeing this unexpected arrival, Li Huowang blinked and pointed at the body of Xin Chi Monk lying nearby. "This man was from Oblivion Path."

After glancing at the contorted face of Xin Chi Monk, Hong Da slowly nodded his head.

"Record of Appearance said that we need to capture Oblivion Path alive, so why did you kill him? You make things difficult for me."

"I lacked control, my sincerest apologies."

Li Huowang took out the Gourd from his waist and flung it; the mouth of the Gourd opened, revealing fierce sharp teeth, vomiting out a large pile of Yangshou Pills.

Hong Da swept his ample robe, as if it were a burlap sack, covering all the Yangshou Pills before nodding in approval.

"It's normal for a young man to slip up. Besides, there are two others. Record of Appearance won't blame you for it."

Li Huowang smiled lightly and nodded upon hearing the other's words, retracting the writhing tentacles on his body slowly.

"Let's go, hurry and catch the next one," Hong Da said as he turned and walked away.

Li Huowang suddenly had some understanding of the relationships between his colleagues at the Astrological Bureau.

The Astrological Bureau was just a place for them to earn a little extra on the side; they weren't colleagues per se, at best mere acquaintances.

When handling tasks, whether they hinder or cooperate depended entirely on whether there were sufficient benefits and the nature of their relationships.

When Li Huowang and Hong Da came back with another Oblivion Path, they saw Tuoba Danqing and Record of Appearance had already returned.

The floor was covered with blood. Enveloped by the blood were a human skin, a skeleton, and flesh.

Seeing Tuoba Danqing covering his mouth, looking nauseated, it seemed someone had been mercilessly tormented into this state.

Record of Appearance paced back and forth with a solemn expression, occasionally mumbling something under his breath.

"Tuoba brother? What happened?" Li Huowang approached Tuoba Danqing and asked.

"Record of Appearance extracted a name from the Oblivion Path we caught: Zhuge Yuan. After hearing it, we ended up like this. I don't know why."

"Zhuge Yuan?! Was it really him who killed Facai?"

Li Huowang's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints.

The few words the other had said to him repeated in Li Huowang's ears.

The Astrological Bureau, Oblivion Path, and now the addition of Zhuge Yuan; since neither Oblivion Path nor the Astrological Bureau had gotten Heart Turbidity, then it must be him who did. Who exactly is this person?

The pacing Record of Appearance suddenly stopped and looked solemnly at the other three.

"I ask you all, when you went to the Buddha Bone Temple, did you notice anything strange? Did anyone do something laughable yet completely logical?"

Recalling his experience at the Buddha Bone Temple made Li Huowang furrow his brow; what did he mean by these questions?

"Record of Appearance, what exactly happened? Who is Zhuge Yuan?"

For some reason, Li Huowang felt that he had become entangled in something significant.

However, Record of Appearance didn't answer, instead murmuring anxiously to himself.

"I should have guessed, it must be Zhuge Yuan's Divine Skills, no doubt it's him. Even he's come to snatch Heart Turbidity; the world might be on the brink of upheaval."

After hesitating for a while, Record of Appearance abruptly mounted his horse and without paying any attention to the other three, galloped away.

"Record of Appearance! Record of Appearance!!" After the futile shouting, Tuoba Danqing turned around, somewhat helplessly, to face Li Huowang and Hong Da. "Let's go back. Sigh, what a mess this is; I'm afraid we won't be getting any reward."

When Tuoba Danqing also rode away on his horse, Hong Da turned to Li Huowang, "Shall we leave together?"

"Thanks, but no need. I prefer to travel alone."

Hong Da nodded at these words and mounted his horse to leave.

Once there were no living people around, Li Huowang waited a moment, then turned and started walking back towards the direction of the Buddha Bone Temple.