Chapter 218: The Strange Man

ready grown accustomed to this kind of gaze, remaining quite composed."Miss Qin, even when you were still in the capital, I had heard of your name. Now that I see you, you are indeed as beautiful as a...The Lei Jiao before me was just a skeleton, stripped of its scales, eyeballs, even flesh and blood!

"Damn it! Who did this!" Fang Yu's face darkened as he stepped forward, carefully observing the corpse of the Lei Jiao... no, it should be said the skeleton.

There is absolutely nothing left.

This is the bottom of Lijiang, and it's a very casual location.

An ordinary person would never be able to discover the corpse of a Thunder Jiao lying at the bottom of the river!

Fang Yu originally thought this place was very safe, but after more than a month, there wasn't even a scrap left!

Although the things on Lei Jiao's body were of no use to him.

But this Thunder Serpent was slain by him, it belongs to his labor results.

And now, his labor has been stolen by others!

Fang Yu was a little angry, looking at Lei Jiao's skeleton.

Soon, his brow furrowed.

Something doesn't feel right.

He initially thought it was someone who had taken Lei Jiao's scales and flesh, but upon closer inspection, he didn't think so.

No human could possibly have cleaned the flesh of a Thunder Serpent so thoroughly.

Know that besides the thunderous power it possesses, the most formidable aspect of Lei Jiao is its physical body.

Its scales were harder than celestial jade, and its flesh, every inch of it, was as tightly packed as stone, impossible to penetrate.

Even a dead Lei Jiao is not something that can be cut so easily, let alone making it this clean, leaving only the skeleton

Furthermore, Lei Jiao's scales and eyeballs are indeed excellent materials. However, its flesh and blood are of little use, their value being far lower than even its skeleton.

Removing all of Lei Jiao's flesh and taking it away would be an extremely difficult task.

"Nothing but blood and flesh, nothing but…"

Fang Yu frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and came to a conclusion.

Lei Jiao's scales, flesh, eyeballs and the like were not taken away, but devoured.

A creature that could devour Lei Jiao's body so cleanly... Could it be another high-order monster

Fang Yu observed the surrounding seabed conditions. If another large creature had appeared, there should be traces left nearby.

But Fang Yu observed for a while and didn't find anything unusual.

"Alright, let's go up first."

Fang Yu knew that staying at the bottom of the river wouldn't yield any results.

After some thought, he swam to the skeleton and broke off a bone about an arm's length long with his hands. Then he began to ascend.

After all, I promised Qin Yimo that I would give her materials more valuable than the Tian Dou crystal stone.

Since there are no scales from the Lei Jiao, it wouldn't be a bad idea to use bones of slightly lesser value instead.

……

"This thing, it's a Thunder Jiao bone. To talk about hardness, it's at least a tie with Heaven Dou crystal stones." Fang Yu handed the Thunder Jiao bone in his hand to Qin Yimo.

Qin Yimo gasped, almost dropping the lightning dragon bone.

It's too heavy!

It's just a piece of bone, about as long as an arm, but it weighs almost sixty or seventy pounds!

After securing her hold, Qin Yimo saw that Fang Yu had empty hands and asked in confusion, "Didn't you say there were scales"

"Uh..." Fang Yu smiled awkwardly, "The scales are gone."

"Gone" Qin Yimo's face changed slightly, she asked, "Was it stolen Or..."

"I still don't quite understand, a 30-40 meter long Lei Jiao corpse, now there's just a skeleton lying at the bottom." Fang Yu said, "But Lei Jiao bone is also a good material, if you need it, you can send someone to take the whole skeleton out from under the river."

Qin Yimo looked at the Lei Jiao bone in her hand and said, "Lei Jiao bone...should also work."

"What are you going to use it for" Fang Yu asked.

Qin Yimo raised her head, looked at Fang Yu, and said, “Tonight, Jiangnan Huamanlou will hold a trade meeting. The admission condition for this trade meeting is that you must carry at least one rare item with a high trading value.”

"I'm afraid the items I have aren't qualified to get in, so I came to you for materials."

Although I lack the scales of a Thunder Jiao, its bone...should be enough to get me in.

"What kind of trade fair is this The entry requirements are so stringent" Fang Yu asked curiously.

"It's a treasure trading fair, like it's being hosted by a famous magic artifact merchant Because the entry requirements are so strict, the scale probably won't be large."

"However, this is my first time participating, so I'm not sure how things work exactly." Qin Yimo said.

"Oh." Fang Yu nodded.

“You…come with me” Qin Yimo glanced at Fang Yu and asked.

"I knew you'd say that. But I'm actually quite curious about this conference, maybe I should check it out." Fang Yu said.

……

At 7:30 in the evening, Fang Yu and Qin Yimo arrived at Huamanlou, a famous restaurant in Jiangnan.

Huamanlou is an ancient building, built over a thousand years ago, with a long history.

After several rounds of renovations and refurbishments, it has now become one of the most famous tourist attractions in Jiangnan.

It is situated on an artificial lake, and to enter Huamanlou, one must first cross a stone bridge over the artificial lake.

On both sides of the stone bridge, lanterns glowed brightly, while on the artificial lake, many lotus flowers drifted.

Before crossing the bridge, two old men in blue robes asked Qin Yimo to display the item she was going to trade that night.

Qin Yimo had Fang Yu remove the thunderbolt dragon bone and hand it to the old man.

"This is the bone of a Level Eight demonic beast, Lei Jiao," Qin Yimo said.

"Lei Jiao" The two elders looked at each other, their eyes filled with surprise.

As appraisers, they had seen many strange and unusual items, but the Lei Jiao bone was something they had never encountered before.

An old man held the Lei Jiao bone in his hand, feeling its weight.

But he had never seen Lei Jiao, nor could he be sure this was its bone.

However, he doesn't need to determine that.

The quality of this bone can be determined with just one experiment.

At that moment, he took out a small bottle from his pocket, unscrewed the cap, and poured a few drops onto the Lei Jiao bone.

"Zzzzzz..."

A few drops of liquid fell onto the Lei Jiao's bones, immediately evaporating into a cloud of white vapor.

And after the white gas dissipated, the Lei Jiao's bones were still smooth, not a single trace remaining.

"Go on in." The elder returned the Lei Jiao bone to Fang Yu's hand.

Then, Qin Yimo and Fang Yu walked onto the stone bridge together.

"This place is pretty good." After walking onto the stone bridge, Fang Yu looked at the scenery around him and praised.

"Huamanlou is a famous attraction, just like Yuexinhua. Of course, it's not bad." Qin Yimo said.

Two people were walking on the stone bridge. In the not-so-distant front, there was an ancient and elegant old building.

The characteristic of this ancient building is that many flowers of various shapes and colors are planted outside the structure.

Even before getting close, you can smell a refreshing fragrance of flowers that touches the heart.

The interior space of Huamanlou is quite spacious and spans five floors.

However, most people were gathered on the first floor, quite lively.

Fang Yu casually glanced around and knew that many of the people present were martial artists.

Among them, there are a few masters. There are more than ten half-masters, and many warriors at the congenital stage.

At that moment, Fang Yu saw a familiar face.

Li Xiaomo was chatting and laughing with a middle-aged man in a long robe.

Fang Yu looked in another direction and saw several familiar faces.

Zhongyuan, Zhong Liyu, Ji Rumei, Ji Dongshan...

There were also a few Fang Yu didn't know the names of, but whose faces seemed somewhat familiar.

"Quite a few people have come," Fang Yu thought to himself.

However, these people were talking and no one noticed Fang Yu.

"I saw an acquaintance, let's go chat." Qin Yimò said to Fang Yu.

"Go ahead, I'll take a walk around here." Fang Yu said.

After that, Qin Yimo walked forward, while Fang Yu stayed put.

"With such a large venue, wouldn't they provide some food or anything" Fang Yu looked around and didn't see any food.

So, he walked to the edge of the first floor and looked out at the artificial lake.

After looking for a while, Fang Yu's expression changed, and he looked towards the stone bridge over the artificial lake.

On the stone bridge, a figure clad in black walked towards Huamanlou.

Looking at the figure, Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly.

He felt a strange presence.

it just emanates from this person.

What makes it so strange is the aura...it's remarkably complex!

Generally speaking, everyone has their own aura, which is unique and constant.

But the aura emanating from this shadow was far more than just one, but several, even a dozen!

Every breath is completely different!

There was an aura in there, which also made Fang Yu feel somewhat familiar.

This person... is too creepy.nd looked at Shi Yuan in front of him, squinting and saying: Where did you hear the legend about this statueIt's passed down through generations, but now there are few people who know human history......