Chapter 573: Ye Weiguo Was Murdered


    Ye Weiguo was dead. He was chopped inhalf, and his blood had sshed everywhere. His intestines littered the bed, dripping blood to the ground.


    It must havebeen doneby Guan Yu. Except for him, no one coulmit such a horriblecrime. I guessed Ye Weiguowas able tolet out a screambecause his bulletproof vest had resisted the de for a while. Otherwise, hewouldnthave hada chance to scream.


    I didnt know why Guan Yu wanted to kill Ye Weiguo. Did Ye Weiguo hide something from me?


    Ye Weiguos subordinates were shivering in fright when they saw the scene. I knewthings werentas simple asthat. I grabbed the cor of one of themand yelled, What happened?


    J-Just recently, while our leader wasughing, a shadow holding a big de appeared. Our leader screamed painfully. When we got ourselves together, he was


    The mans voice was intermittent, butI could understand his words. Ifhe wasprotecting Ye Weiguo, hehad tobe his close subordinate. He mustknow something. I asked the others to leave theroom. Then, Iasked him to tell me allthathe knew.


    Why did Ye Weiguough before he died?The mannced at mebut didnt say anything. Ye Weiguoisdead. Ifthiscontinues, well all die. Do you understand this?


    Feeling hopeless, I had to call the others who had witnessed the murder toe back to the room. I rolled my eyes at them and said that they would follow in his footsteps if they didnt talk. I wasnt bluffing.Since Ye Weiguo was dead,theyhad to bear the punishment too.


    They had apanied their leader for quite a long time. All of them had mastered many skills, so they knew what was best for them. After a while, they started to talk in fright. What should we do now?


    Have you called the police? I asked worriedly. If Ye Weiguos deathbecameknown, the people in this room, including me, would be the target of the critiques. Fortunately, they shook their heads.


    I exhaled. For the time being, try to conceal this news. Moreover, be honest and tell me what Ye Weiguodidbefore hewas killed.


    Before our leader was murdered,hegaveus an order. He asked us to burn the Emperor Quan temple in Shiwu Lipu. Then, to kill you too! One of Ye Weiguos subordinates couldnt endure the pressure. He told me the truth. I was enraged after listening to him.


    If Ye Weiguo wanted to demolish the Guan Yu Temple in Shiwu Lipu, that ce would haveartion with Guan Yus spirit. Moreover, it alsoprovedthat the spirit had killed people under his influence.


    But I didnt know why he wanted to kill me. I didnt know any weaknesses of his.


    Do you know anything else? I asked.


    Leader Yediscreetly contacted foreign forces many times. I guessed its the cause of the dispute between him and Xiao Quan.


    You know about their dispute. Thats why he wanted to kill you too! Since one of them had started it, as soon as I asked, the othersbegan tellingme what they knew.


    I got it now. Ye Weiguo had tried all means to destroy Xiao Quan, but it wasntfor this country. It was because Xiao Quan had stood in his path to great wealth. In other words, he wanted to eliminate Xiao Quan and rece him to earn more money from the foreign forces!


    If he killedme, he would feel somewhat safer. I looked atYe Weiguosdeadbody, and my stomachchurnedin disgust. He had perfectlydisguised himselfas a righteous person. If his subordinates didnt tell me the truth, I would have never believed that he was a bad guy.


    I thoughtthenasked Ye Weiguos team to submit the crimeevidenceof Xiao Quan and his people to the government. Although it couldnt take Xiao Quan down right now, he would be damaged.


    Then, I left the hospital and took a taxi to go to the temple in Shiwu Lipu. On the way there, I asked the driver about the ce.


    Its a small town in the western suburbs. Its famous for the well-preserved ancient houses.The general architecture thereis from the Qing dynasty.This ce has better views than Phoenix Ancient TownandPingyao Ancient Town. Unfortunately, its close to the Forbidden City.Not many people know about that ce, as most of the tourists are attracted by the Forbidden City. Recently,the movie and television industries have beenthriving. There are more and more film crewsing to filmin the ancient town.People are gradually getting to know about Shiwu Lipu.


    As soon as I gotout of the car,I was attracted by the style of the buildings in the town. The neatly arranged courtyards lookedmajestic. Rows of parasol trees were nted along the small paths. The chimneys on the roof were made of blue y brick.All of them were full of charm.


    If Iwasnt in a hurryto find the Guan Yu Temple, I would have liked to stay here for a few days. Since it waste at night, there werent many people walking on the streets. However, the roads were well-lit with many streetmps. I guessed they werefor touristslike me.


    I hadwalkedfor a short time when I reached the center of the town. There was a big disy board that read, Wee to Shiwu Lipu for sightseeing.


    I wasworried that I couldnt find the Guan Yu Temple, so this advertising board could be helpful.However, it turned out the billboard didnt mention anything about the Guan Yu Temple.


    I was puzzled.Doesthis ce have a Guan Yu Temple?


    Who was Guan Yu? He was the Saint of War of China!Fromancient times to themodern-day, he was the paradigm of loyalty and righteousness. The stone he touched or the ce where he died would be a monument, let alone his temple!


    To the people in ShiwuLipu, tourism wasone of their concerns.Why did they give up this opportunity? I thought therecouldbe a discrepancy here. I studied the billboard again to see if I could catch any words about loyalty and righteousness.


    Still, I got nothing. But I believed that thest order Ye Weiguo had given wasnt fake. Moreover, his subordinates couldnt get away from this. They had no reason to trick me.


    So, wherewasthe problem?


    I reluctantly left the big board and was about toaskthe locals for information.But whenI turned around, I foundastrange feature.


    The entire ShiwuLipuTown was shaped like an egg, which was divided into many small blocks with the names of the scenic spots. Even the residential areasandconveniencestores were marked. However, I spotted a nk space that had no mark at all.


    In a scenic area like this, every square inch ofnd wasworth somegold.Such a vast space couldnt exist. Evenif there was astructure or a river, it should have a name.


    If I were hereunder normal circumstances,Iwouldn''t care about it. But now, I was somewhat certain that it was where theGuan Yu Temple was situated!


    I found my current location on the map and memorized the directions of that empty lot. With my intuition, I found my way there.


    The town wasnt big. After I had walked for arounda dozen minutes,the road was blocked.Not only in front of me, but all the other directions were blocked from where I was standing. In other words, the unmarked area on the map over there was encircled.


    I touched the iron fence and found a thickyer of rust. At some spots, the rust churned up.It seemed the iron fencehad beenhere for years. I walked around the ce anddidnt see anentrance. I became bewildered and skeptical.


    If Guan Yu Temple was inside, how could Ye Weiguo have entered this ce? Also,if itwasnta temple, what was this ce?


    To prevent intruders, this iron fence was around three meters high. Barbed wire was deliberately installedaroundit. Fortunately, I knew how to invite spirits to carry me. I immediately asked a spirit to jump over the fence andtake methere.


    However, as soon as wended, the wild ghost turned into a wisp of smoke and fled before I could offer my blood to it


    Looking at the ghost leaving in fright, I suddenly recognized that Icouldbe in great trouble. However, as I was here, I had to clench my jaw and continueforward.


    The ce inside the fence wasnt different from the ces outside. There were ancient buildings, and some of thetrees looked so old and weathered. However, there was no street light here.I turned on the shlight and moved forward. Eventually, I stood in front of a rtively imposing temple.


    The temple had a ck que, but the words on it were wiped out after yearsofdifferent kinds of weather.


    I didnt want to linger at the door. I cautiouslysteppedin. From the entrance, I saw the altar,which had a statue. Iwentnearer and took in a deep breath. It was Guan Yu!