Lin Hu's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Lu Chuan, as if he wanted to say something. However, his neck was already gushing blood, making gurgling sounds, rendering him unable to speak.
He slapped Lu Chuan's body, sending him flying, then quickly covered his neck, trying to stop the gushing blood.
Unfortunately, the four gruesome wounds were too severe, and no matter how hard he tried to cover them, it was futile.
Cold Front, who was about to intervene, was slightly surprised to see this scene. He retracted the flying knife in his hand.
Gu Hongzhuang, sitting in the car, was completely surprised. She hadn't expected Lu Chuan to successfully turn the tables. Her gaze towards him began to change. "I underestimated this guy."
Lu Chuan gritted his teeth as he stood up from the ground, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Lin Hu with a smirk. "You're just like that!"
After fighting with Lin Hu, he realized that even with the enhanced technique, he might not necessarily win against Lin Hu. Moreover, the technique consumed a lot of energy and had a short duration. If he failed to defeat Lin Hu after using it, he would undoubtedly die today.
So from the beginning, he had been resisting, allowing Lin Hu to relax his vigilance until he pretended to be knocked unconscious by Lin Hu.
Then he found the right moment to use the technique, allowing his strength to reach its peak and catching Lin Hu off guard, which led to his success.
The technique he used was called the Blood Ignition Technique, which boosted strength by burning one's own blood. It was one of the least damaging techniques to the body among the various secret techniques, and could be recovered afterward by taking certain elixirs.
Lin Hu's eyes were bloodshot, indicating his extreme anger. However, he had lost a large amount of blood, causing his life force to rapidly diminish, and he no longer had the strength to deal with Lu Chuan.
Clutching his neck, he knelt on the ground, reaching out towards Lu Chuan, struggling a few times before collapsing without any further movement.
Lu Chuan dared not go over to check if Lin Hu was truly dead. At this moment, he was on his last legs. If Lin Hu pretended to be dead like him and waited for an opportunity to strike, it would be disastrous for him.
He limped away from the park.
But after only a few steps, he felt a tightness in his chest, then suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, collapsed to the ground, and passed out.
Cold Front turned to look at Gu Hongzhuang and asked, "Red Sister, he's severely injured. It seems like he used some kind of advanced technique just now to temporarily boost his strength. This will impose a heavy burden on his body. If not treated promptly, he probably won't survive more than an hour. Should we save him?"
Gu Hongzhuang's face revealed a sly smile. Lu Chuan's successful retaliation had sparked her interest in this seemingly ordinary guy. She nodded and said, "Take him to my place."
Cold Front nodded, walked over to Lu Chuan, lifted him up, and threw him into the trunk of the car. Then, he drove away from the scene.
Twenty minutes later, a young man came to the lakeside to smoke. When he saw Lin Hu lying on the ground and blood everywhere, he was so scared that he almost wet himself. He quickly made a call to the police.
Shortly afterward, several cars arrived at the park, and a group of officials in uniform got out to seal off the scene. Based on the traces at the scene, they deduced that a fierce battle had taken place here.
A staff member spoke up, "This homicide case involves internal energy martial artists. The perpetrator should be a master of internal energy. Immediately notify the personnel from the Inspectorate!"
"Yes!"
The Inspectorate, as it was called, was a special department established by Huaxia. It operated independently from the system, with numerous experts inside, specifically tasked with supervising martial practitioners to prevent them from breaking the law with their martial skills and endangering society.
Usually, only cases involving internal energy martial artists would prompt the intervention of the Inspectorate, so ordinary people were unaware of the department's existence.
Shortly after, an off-road vehicle stopped, and a tall, slender girl with a ponytail, dressed in tight jeans and a black tank top under a windbreaker, stepped out of the car. She had a beautiful face with a hint of heroism between her eyebrows.
This girl's name was Yu Xin, responsible for managing martial affairs in the nearby area. Due to her beautiful appearance, she was known as the "Flower of the Inspectorate's Cloud City Office."
When the crowd saw Yu Xin arrive, their eyes lit up. Many people's gazes fell on the black tank top under her windbreaker, unanimously feeling that this tank top carried a weight it shouldn't.
Ignoring the men's gazes, Yu Xin casually took the record files, looked through them, and walked to Lin Hu's body. When she saw that the deceased was Lin Hu, she was slightly surprised.
"Lin Hu, who was at the fifth stage of internal energy, is dead. It seems the murderer is not simple."
Her gaze fell on the four bloody finger holes, gradually turning icy. "The killer's attack was so vicious. It seems this perpetrator is a ruthless criminal. Daring to commit murder in my territory, truly audacious!"
She looked at the crowd and ordered, "Immediately retrieve all nearby surveillance footage. Inform me as soon as any clues are found. I want to personally apprehend this killer!"
"Yes!"
...
Two days later.
In a secluded villa in the suburbs.
Lu Chuan woke up groggily, finding himself lying in a spacious room with an IV drip attached to his hand.
Struggling to sit up, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, almost causing him to faint again.
He realized he was severely injured and extremely weak, so he quickly activated his martial technique to absorb spiritual energy to alleviate the pain.
After a while, nourished by the spiritual energy, his condition improved slightly, no longer as uncomfortable as when he first woke up.
He removed the needle from his hand, got out of bed, and walked towards the door.
"Where am I?"
He remembered solving Lin Hu, then fainting as he was about to leave the park, but he had no memory of what happened next.
"Did someone save me?"
Exiting the room, he found himself in an incredibly luxurious villa, adorned with many ancient-style paintings and exquisite embroideries. Nearby were several sets of gorgeous Hanfu, indicating that the owner of this place had a great fondness for ancient things.
It was clear that this owner was a person of exquisite taste.
After observing for a while, he confirmed that there was no one else in the villa.
"Weird, among the people I know who can afford such a large villa, there are only Meng Yao and Ning Xin, but both of them clearly don't like these ancient-style things. Who could have saved me?"
Feeling the urge to urinate, Lu Chuan didn't dwell on it and hurriedly searched for the bathroom in this large villa.
He entered a room resembling an ancient boudoir and saw another door inside. Assuming it was the bathroom, he hurriedly pushed the door and walked in.
Inside, he saw a wooden tub, and a charmingly beautiful woman was bathing amidst flower petals.
When he entered, the woman had just finished bathing, and her exquisite figure was presented before his eyes.
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