Although Hu Qianqiu had tried rock climbing in a scenic spot, it was the first time he tried rock climbing without protection and assistance like this. Fortunately, this cliff had been climbed by his predecessors thousands of times, with many footholds and the protruding places were relatively solid, so there were no need to worry about breaking suddenly.

Hu Qianqiu was still a little full when he started climbing, but pasta like steamed buns was easy to digest after all, and Hu Qianqiu's metabolism was faster than that of ordinary people. By the time he was halfway through the rock climb, his stomach no longer felt swollen.

When Hu Qianqiu climbed two-thirds of the rock climbing, he found a relatively stable foothold to stop. He pressed his body against the rock wall and held the protruding stones tightly with his hands.

Although Hu Qianqiu's rock climbing height was not too high, he was not a professional after all. This distance had consumed a lot of his energy and his face was covered with sweat. He did not dare to let go, so he turned his head, shook his shoulders and wiped the sweat from his face.

Hu Qianqiu looked down at the ground. Although he was not afraid of heights and his height was not too high, his heartbeat was still much faster when he could fall from the building at any time.

Hu Qianqiu raised his head, adjusted his breath and continued to climb upwards.

Although rock climbing is very physically exhausting, the main obstacle is the psychological pressure brought by fear. Although Hu Qianqiu was still a little scared at first, he gradually became proficient in rock climbing, and his fear gradually decreased.

By the time Hu Qianqiu climbed up the cliff, Xuan Qingzi was already waiting for him.

Hu Qianqiu supported his thighs with both hands, bent over, lowered his head, and gasped.

"It's much faster than I thought."

Hu Qianqiu looked up at Xuan Qingzi, "Aren't you laughing at me?"

Xuan Qingzi shook his head, "This is the truth. When I first climbed the rock, I looked down halfway through and didn't dare to move another step for a long time, but I was much younger than you at that time and was only thirteen years old."

Hu Qianqiu nodded and wiped the sweat from his forehead with his arm.

"You're not afraid at all?"

Hu Qianqiu thought for a while, "I rarely feel afraid of anything, but I was still a little scared just now, but later on, my body gradually became accustomed to rock climbing, so I gradually became less afraid. What's more, I felt in my heart that since the Taoist priests of all generations could do it, why can't I do it?"

Xuan Qingzi smiled, "I'm quite arrogant."

Hu Qianqiu also smiled, not commenting.

"Since that's the case, just practice slowly by yourself and I'll come over in the evening."

"Wait." Hu Qianqiu called Xuan Qingzi with words.

Xuan Qingzi turned around and said, "What's the matter?"

"Can you give me a drink first?"

Xuan Qingzi pointed to the bottom of the cliff and smiled, "There is a small road that leads directly to the foot of the mountain. There is a stream at the foot of the mountain. If you want to drink water, go there. The water in the Taoist temple is also picked from there. Anyway, if you want to exercise, it is better to run more." After that, he turned around and left without waiting for Hu Qianqiu to reply.

Hu Qianqiu frowned, not because he felt wronged, but Xuan Qingzi's behavior just now was too strange. His way of speaking and looking like an elderly person at all.

Although Hu Qianqiu has known Xuan Qingzi for less than twenty-four hours, the feeling he gave Hu Qianqiu has been changing, and only that sense of incongruity has been increasing.

Hu Qianqiu looked at Xuanqing

As Zi left his back, some thoughts gradually emerged.

Even though Hu Qianqiu was a little dry, he did not go down the mountain to find the stream immediately. He planned to climb the rocks a few times, and then go to find water when he was so thirsty. After a few times, although Hu Qianqiu was too tired, he became more and more skilled and faster.

Later, Hu Qianqiu was so tired that he couldn't climb anymore and his throat was like fire. He went to the bottom of the cliff and went down the mountain along the path that Xuan Qingzi said.

This path goes straight to the foot of the mountain. There are no forks and the road is not that muddy, so Hu Qianqiu goes down the mountain quickly, conveniently and quickly.

Hu Qianqiu climbed the mountain from the south of this mountain before, and this path went down the north of the mountain, so the place where the river was located was just the other side of the mountain before Hu Qianqiu climbed.

When he was almost at the foot of the mountain, Hu Qianqiu saw the stream from afar. He swallowed and ran over in two steps.

The stream is less than two meters wide and twenty centimeters deep. The water flows slowly, but it is clear and there are no swimming fish and water plants in the stream.

Hu Qianqiu squatted down by the stream, washed his face with stream water, and then scooped up a handful of water. Although he felt that drinking this stream water was not hygienic, since he was thirsty now, he didn't pay much attention to it.

Hu Qianqiu lowered his head and took a sip, pursing his lips, always feeling the taste was a bit strange.

He turned to look upstream, dumbfounded, and his heart suddenly stopped at this moment.

"Very...cough cough..."

Upstream of the stream, there are several raised stones standing in the middle of the stream. On the other side of the stone, a female corpse floating with the water was blocked by the stone and stayed upstream. The flies around the corpse were also dancing up and down as the corpse floated.

Hu Qianqiu wiped the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, suppressed the disgusting feeling, and ran over quickly.

The body faces downward, limbs are spread out, and hair is also spread out. She is wearing a light pink short-sleeved skirt with pure white pleated skirt. She is dressed younger, but there are some torn parts on the clothes. I don’t know if it is scratched by sharp stones in the water when she floats down from upstream.

Hu Qianqiu had calmed down at this time. He was not very afraid of the corpse. He was just curious about the identity of the deceased. However, he was also afraid that his behavior would destroy the scene and affect the police's subsequent investigation, so he did not dare to touch the corpse easily.

Hu Qianqiu called the police first, and then ran back to the mountain to talk about this with Xuan Qingzi and others.

Hu Qianqiu ran back to Xuanqing Temple in a hurry, panting with exhaustion, but only saw Henghao sweeping the floor in the yard.

"Master Henghao, where is Taoist Xuan Qingzi?"

Henghao was naturally surprised to see Hu Qianqiu running back so anxiously, "He went down the mountain first, it's not yet evening yet, why are you back? What's wrong?"

Hu Qianqiu opened his mouth and wanted to tell the story of the body just discovered, but he thought about it that this matter had nothing to do with Henghao, and there was no need to get him involved in this matter when he was old.

Hu Qianqiu shook his head, "Nothing big is going to happen, I can handle it myself. Tell Master Henghao, I may not be able to come back later. If it is too late, I will go back to school and come back tomorrow."

Seeing that Hu Qianqiu was unwilling to talk more, Henghao nodded without asking more questions.

After Hu Qianqiu went to the kitchen to drink a large bowl of water, he ran down the mountain quickly.

After more than ten minutes, the police came

When he arrived at the scene, there was also a Hu Qianqiu's acquaintance.

When Lin Qingyun saw Hu Qianqiu, she was also very surprised, "I didn't expect that the first person to discover this case was you."

Hu Qianqiu joked: "That is common sense, am I the most suspicious?"

Lin Qingyun didn't expect Hu Qianqiu to suddenly make a joke, and she burst out laughing, but after all, she was handling the case and was in a heavy mood. She quickly put away her smile, "It's true, so you have to assist us in investigating the matter of your friend..."

"I already know the conclusion of the case. Thank you for your investigation during this period."

"Oh." Lin Qingyun looked at Hu Qianqiu and sighed, hoping that he could see better.

Lin Qingyun turned around and looked at the body that had been transported to the shore by other police officers, frowned slightly. This was the third murder case in this month. Although Yu Xuefei's case was closed by the suicide of the deceased, no matter what, these things were too frequent and too weird.

The body was placed face up on a white cloth, and at this time two forensic doctors on the scene were simply analyzing the condition of the body.

The body was not covered by the police. Hu Qianqiu looked at the corpse. The deceased was a girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. Her skin was a little wrinkled with water. Some light red corpse spots appeared on her body. In addition, a large mouth was opened on the upper side of the right abdomen of the deceased, and there was only a dark red area.

Hu Qianqiu frowned. Why is this person a little familiar?

"Ah!" Hu Qianqiu was so shocked that he couldn't help but scream.

"What's wrong with you? Do you know the deceased?" Lin Qingyun asked in confusion.

Hu Qianqiu shook his head slowly, "It's nothing, I'm just scared by the corpse."

Lin Qingyun was skeptical and stopped asking.

Although Hu Qianqiu did not know the dead, he had seen her before. Just when he met Xuan Qingzi last night when he opened his ghost eyes for himself and Song Xiao.

Hu Qianqiu smiled bitterly, it turned out that he had already been involved in this matter. He had known this way, he should have asked the girl how she died last night.

Why do I always encounter these things during this period?

Just as Hu Qianqiu was thinking about everything, a forensic doctor on the scene trotted over and reported to Lin Qingyun.

"According to the preliminary identification, the time for the deceased to die is within 24 hours. The cause of death is inferred based on the mushroom-shaped foam around the mouth and nose of the deceased and the color of the corpse spots. It should be drowned at the time. The wound on the upper side of the right abdomen of the deceased was caused after death. It is not yet determined what tools the murderer was causing it, but the liver of the corpse was removed in a whole piece and was not found at the scene. Other specific situations must be found after returning to the bureau to disassemble."

Lin Qingyun nodded with a serious expression, "Thank you for your hard work."

Hu Qianqiu is not too far from them, so the forensic doctor naturally heard the words of him.

This case is even more bizarre than he imagined. Let’s not talk about how the 20-centimeter-deep stream drowned. Even if the murderer killed the dead somewhere else and then took the liver of the deceased, why did he take the corpse here with great effort? Since the murderer has the psychological quality of dismantling the body and taking the liver after the deceased dies, why didn’t he kill the dead directly with a sharp weapon? Isn’t this more convenient and clear?

Hu Qianqiu touched his eyelids and vaguely felt that the real culprit in this case might not be human.
Chapter completed!