Mountain and Sea Demon Martial Arts, Starting with Vertical Pupils

Chapter 61 Lin Lu

"Luo Sheng?" Chen Luo's heart tightened. "Are you sure?"

"Ah Liang said it himself, so it should be true." Lu Qun nodded affirmatively.

"..."

Lu Qun was certain because both he and Chen Luo knew very well that if someone else had said this, they might have doubted it, but Zhou Xiaoliang was always cautious and would not draw conclusions without concrete evidence. It seemed that the person behind the scenes must be Luo Sheng.

Thinking of this, Chen Luo frowned immediately and couldn't help but ask, "What did the mountain guards ask A Liang about me?"

Lu Qun said, "It's said that they inquired about some things from your past."

"Things from the past?" Chen Luo asked, puzzled. "More specifically?"

"He didn't ask anything specific; his questions were very scattered."

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qun said, "A Liang said that the mountain guard first pretended to befriend him, and after they became familiar with each other, he used the pretense of admiring your bravery in Xishan to probe into every detail, from your ancestral home, parents, experiences from childhood to adulthood, habits... even your relationship with Song Ruokui. A Liang had long suspected that person, so he only answered with things that everyone knew, and he was vague about the other private matters that few people knew."

Chen Luo remained silent, his eyes swirling with thoughts.

Lu Qun waited anxiously by the side. After a long while, Chen Luo still didn't speak. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Luo, I've actually found out these past few days. Lin Zhou's father is named Lin Duhai, and he is indeed an inner-level master of Qingyun Martial Arts School."

He paused, then asked worriedly, "Do you think Luo Sheng might be acting on Lin Duhai's orders to investigate Linzhou through A Liang?"

Luo Sheng, who was also an Inner Realm cultivator, was very worried that Chen Luo would be targeted by two Inner Realm cultivators at the same time.

"It shouldn't be."

Chen Luo said in a deep voice, "If you want to verify the matter of me killing Lin Zhou, there is no need to take the roundabout way and ask A Liang for such trivial details."

"That's what Ah Liang said too," Lu Qun said worriedly. "If that's the case, then why did Luo Sheng do that?"

"I don't know." Chen Luo shook his head; this was exactly what he had been thinking about.

When Lu Qun first mentioned Luo Sheng, his first thought was the back mountain on the day he killed Lin Zhou. If there really was a fourth person in the dark at that time, then Commander Luo Sheng, who was stationed in Nanshan and possessed the strength of the Inner Realm, was undoubtedly the most suspicious person.

But he was truly puzzled: if that person was really Luo Sheng, why did he hide in the shadows that day, and why did he clean up the body of the cockscomb red one for him?

After remaining silent for so long, why are you secretly investigating him now?

The investigation into the past was disorganized and haphazard... Chen Luo frowned and tried to organize his thoughts.

According to Lu Qun's account, the mountain guards' investigation of him seemed to have no focus whatsoever; they simply inquired about every little detail about his ancestral home, parents, habits, and relationship with Song Ruokui...

This kind of aimless investigation, upon closer examination, seems to suggest only two possibilities.

Firstly, she simply wanted to understand his past, which is why she inquired about everything in every aspect and detail.

Secondly, the lack of focus is a way to conceal the key information. In other words, the seemingly meticulous probing into his past is actually a way to hide the information they truly want to know within the seemingly chaotic investigation.

He quickly ruled out the first possibility. If he simply wanted to know about his past, there was no need to specifically ask Zhou Xiaoliang, as that could easily alert him. He could simply ask his neighbors or old acquaintances of his father.

The reason Luo Sheng asked Zhou Xiaoliang was likely because only Zhou Xiaoliang knew the answer to what Luo Sheng wanted to find out.

"Or rather, only the person closest to me knows the answer," Chen Luo thought to himself. It was obvious that Zhou Xiaoliang was the person closest to him, someone he had known since childhood and with whom he still maintained a close relationship.

What could it be? Only Zhou Xiaoliang can give the answer, and no one else can.

And it's about my past...

Chen Luo pondered for a long time, but his thoughts were stuck on this point, and he couldn't come up with a solution no matter how hard he tried.

In the end, I simply put aside my doubts.

If I can't figure it out, I'll just stop thinking about it.

He knew very well that the reason he was in such a passive position was mainly because he lacked strength, whether it was his father in Linzhou or the clueless Luo Sheng.

In the past, he might have needed to think more carefully to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

But now, he is already close to the sixth level of strength, and the Nine Yang Strength is about to be perfected, which also means that he is not far from the inner realm.

Once you break through to the inner realm and have sufficient strength, all these problems will naturally be solved.

Especially after the last monster tide, there has been constant activity from monsters in the Three Mountains, with almost no respite. Coupled with the threat from Linzhou's father, and now the mysterious Luo Sheng... it's a complete mess.

Chen Luo felt increasingly uneasy about this, knowing that his most urgent task was to break through to the inner realm as soon as possible, no matter what.

Only by perfecting the inner landscape can one gain absolute control in Qingshan County.

Having figured this out, Chen Luo temporarily put all the troubles aside and instead gave Lu Qun some pointers on cultivating the Nine Yang Force.

For the past six months, Lu Qun has been diligently cultivating, and with the addition of a bone-tempering medicinal bath, he is now extremely close to the threshold of the third level of strength. Once he achieves a minor mastery of the Nine Yang Strength, he will be able to take up a position in the Mountain Guard. At this crucial juncture, he naturally has to lend his brother a hand.

After training Lu Qun for half an afternoon, Chen Luo escorted Lu Qun to the gate of the Martial Arts Academy. He solemnly instructed Lu Qun, "Whether it's Luo Sheng or Lin Duhai, you and A Liang must never provoke them. If they come after you, no matter what their purpose is, you two must prioritize your own safety and never disobey them."

"I understand." Lu Qun nodded, but as he left, he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

In the past, when everyone was joking and laughing together, he didn't feel that there was any difference between them. But as Chen Luo's strength increased rapidly and he was caught in a dangerous situation where Neijing was eyeing him, Zhou Xiaoliang, as a brother, could still help the Mountain Guard Division, but he could only pass on messages back and forth. He couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness. This sense of powerlessness reminded him of the night when the Huan Beast appeared in the northern suburbs, a night of blood and fire.

"Half a year has passed, have I not made any progress at all?"

Lu Qun muttered to himself, unaware that as he left Licheng Martial Arts Academy, a man in white brushed past him.

"But was it Brother Chen in person?"

The man arrived at the entrance of the martial arts school and called out to Chen Luo, who was about to turn and leave.

The newcomer was quite handsome, with a face like jade and a gentle demeanor. He looked somewhat familiar, and Chen Luo, already having some guesses in his mind, still asked calmly, "Who are you?"

"My name is Lin Lu." Lin Lu nodded. "Lin Zhou is my elder brother."

This person bore a striking resemblance to Lin Zhou, so Chen Luo wasn't too surprised. He was simply puzzled as to why he'd never heard of Lin Zhou having a brother, and immediately asked calmly, "What is it?"

Lin Lu said unhurriedly, "This is not the place to talk. If Brother Chen doesn't mind, we can go inside and discuss it."

Chen Luoduo glanced at him, then stepped slightly to the side. "Please."