Ye Weiguo was dead. He was chopped in 

half, and h

is blood had splashed everywhere. His intestines littered the bed, dripping blood to the ground. 

It must have 

been done

 by Guan Yu. Except for him, no one could 

commit such a horrible

 crime. I guessed Ye Weiguo 

was able to

let out a scream

 because his bulletproof vest had resisted the blade for a while. Otherwise, he 

wouldn’t

have had

 a chance to scream. 

I didn’t know why Guan Yu wanted to kill Ye Weiguo. Did Ye Weiguo hide something from me? 

Ye Weiguo’s subordinates were shivering in fright when they saw th

e scene

. I knew 

things weren’t

 as simple as 

that

. I grabbed the collar of one of them

 and yelled

, “What happened?” 

“J-Just recently, while our leader was laughing, a shadow holding a big blade appeared. Our leader screamed painfully. When we got ourselves together, he was…” 

The man’s voice was intermittent, but 

I could understand his words

. If 

he was

 protecting Ye Weiguo, he 

had to

 be his close subordinate. He must

 know something

. I asked the others to leave th

e 

room

. Then, I 

asked him to tell me all 

that

 he knew. 

“Why did Ye Weiguo laugh before he died?”

The man 

glanced at me

 but didn’t say anything. “Ye Weiguo 

is

 dead. If 

this

 continues, we

’

ll all die. Do you understand this?” 

Feeling h

opeless, I had to call the others who had witnessed the murder to come back to the room. I rolled my eyes at the

m and said that they would follow in his footsteps if they didn’t talk

. I wasn

’t bluffing. 

Since Ye Weiguo was dead, 

they

 had to bear the punishment too. 

They had accompanied 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 Weiguo’s death

 became

 known, 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 Weiguo 

did

 before he 

was killed.” 

“Before our leader was murdered,

 he 

gave

 us an order. He asked us to burn the Emperor Quan temple in Shiwu Lipu. Then, to kill you too!” One of Ye Weiguo’s subordinates couldn’t 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 place would have 

a

 relation with Guan Yu’s spirit. Moreover, it also 

proved

 that the spirit had killed people under his influence.

But I didn’t know why he wanted to kill me. I didn’t know any weaknesses of his.

“Do you know anything else?” I asked

.

“Leader Ye

discreetly contacted foreign forces many times. I guessed it’s the cause of the dispute between him and Xiao Quan.” 

“You know about their dispute. That’s why he wanted to kill you too!” Since one of them had started it, as soon as I asked, the others 

began telling

 me what they knew. 

I got it now. Ye Weiguo had tried all means to destroy Xiao Quan

, but it wasn’t 

for 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 replace him to earn more money from the foreign forces! 

If he killed 

me, he would feel somewhat safer. I looked at 

Ye Weiguo’s

 dead 

body, and m

y stomach 

churned

 in disgust. He had perfectly 

disguised himself

as a righteous person

. If his subordinates didn’t tell me the truth, I would have never believed that he was a bad guy. 

I thought 

then

 asked Ye Weiguo’s team to submit the crime 

evidence

 of Xiao Quan and his people to the government. Although it couldn’t 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 place. 

“It’s a small town in the western suburbs. It’s famous for the well-preserved ancient houses. 

The general architecture there

 is from the Qing dynasty. 

T

his place has better views than Phoenix Ancient Town 

and

 Pingyao Ancient Town. Unfortunately, it’s close to the Forbidden City.

 Not many people know about that place, as m

ost of the tourists are attracted by the Forbidden City. Recently, 

the movie and television industr

ies have been 

thriv

ing

. There are more and more film crews coming to film

 in the ancient town. 

People are gradually getting to know about Shiwu Lipu.”

As soon as I got 

out of the car,

 I was attracted by the style of the buildings in the town. The neatly arranged courtyards looked 

majestic

. Rows of parasol trees were planted along the small paths. The chimneys on the roof were made of blue clay brick. 

A

ll of them were full of charm.   

If I 

wasn’t in a hurry

 to find the Guan Yu Temple, I would have liked to stay here for a few days. Since it was late at night, there weren’t many people walking on the streets. However, the roads were well-lit with many street lamps. I guessed they were 

for tourists

 like me. 

I had 

walked 

for a short time when I reached the center of the town. There was a big display board that read, “Welcome to Shiwu Lipu for sightseeing.”

I wa

s

 worried that I couldn’t find the Guan Yu Temple

, so t

his advertising board could be helpful. 

However, i

t turned out the billboard didn’t mention anything about the Guan Yu Temple.

I was puzzled. 

D

oes

 this place have a Guan Yu Temple? 

Who was Guan Yu? He was the Saint of War of China! 

From

 ancient times to the 

modern-day

, he was the paradigm of loyalty and righteousness

. T

he stone he touched or the place where he died would become a monument, let alone his temple! 

To the people in Shiwu 

Lipu

, tourism was 

one of their concerns.

 Why did they give up this opportunity? I thought there 

could

 be 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 the last order Ye Weiguo had given wasn’t fake. Moreover, his subordinates couldn’t get away from this. They had no reason to trick me. 

So, where

 was

 the problem? 

I reluctantly left the big board and was about to 

ask

 the locals for information. 

But when

 I turned around, I found 

a

 strange feature.

The entire Shiwu 

Lipu

T

own was shaped like an egg, which was divided into many small blocks with the names of the sce

nic spots. Even the residential areas 

and

convenience

 stores were marked. However, I spotted a blank space that had no mark at all. 

In a scenic area like this, every squ

are inch of land was 

worth some

 gold. 

Such a vast space couldn’t exist

. Even 

if there was a 

structure or a river, it should have a name. 

If I were here

 under normal circumstances

, 

I 

wouldn't care about it

. But now, I was somewhat certain that it was where the 

Guan 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 wasn’t big. After I had walked f

or around 

a dozen minutes,

 t

he 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 thick layer of rust. At some spots, the rust churned up.

It seemed the iron fence 

had been

 here for years. I walked around the place and 

didn’t see an 

entrance. I became bewildered and skeptical. 

If Guan Yu Temple was inside, how could Ye Weiguo have entered this place? Also, 

i

f it 

wasn’t

a t

emple, w

hat was this place

?  

To prevent intruders, this iron fence was around three meters high

. B

arbed wire was deliberately installed 

around

 it. Fortunately, I knew how to invite spirits to carry me. I immediately asked a spirit to jump ov

er the fence and 

take me

 there. 

However, as soon as we landed, 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 I 

could

 be in great trouble. However, as I was here, I had to clench my jaw and continue

 forward. 

The place inside the fence wasn’t different from the places outside. There were ancient buildings

, and some of the

 trees looked so old and weathered. However, there was no street light here.

I turned on the flashlight and moved forward. Eventually, I stood in front of a relatively imposing temple. 

The temple had a black plaque, but the words on it were wiped out after years 

of

 different kinds of weather. 

I didn’t want to ling

er at the door. I cautiously 

stepped

 in. From the entrance, I saw the altar

, 

which had a statue

. I 

went

 nearer and took in a deep breath. It was Guan Yu!