Seeing this, the leader of the Shenshui Palace disciple looked at the others and asked, "Where is Constable Zhao?"

Faced with the question from the leader, a disciple of the Divine Water Palace, the other disciples also looked bewildered.

Seeing this, the leading Shenshui Palace disciple knew exactly what was going on.

It was clear that the group's attention had been entirely focused on Chu Qinghe, and they had forgotten about the constable surnamed Zhao.

After a few moments of hesitation, the leading disciple of Shenshui Palace could only take out the portrait and ask Xiao Zhao, who was approaching at this moment, "Miss, may I ask if you took this person's body to the government office to collect the reward a few days ago?"

After glancing at the portrait of Tian Boguang, Xiao Zhao nodded slightly and said, "Not bad!"

Hearing Xiao Zhao's response, the Shenshui Palace disciple breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with delight, "Did that young lady find a jade pendant on Tian Boguang's person?"

Xiao Zhao looked bewildered and said, "Jade pendant? No! I only found a money bag, but when I emptied it out, all I found was copper and silver dust, which disappeared in the wind."

Upon hearing this, the brows of several disciples from the Divine Water Palace furrowed.

The leader of the Shenshui Palace disciples frowned deeply.

Chu Qinghe, standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Well, this is a dead end."

He then glanced at Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue, guessing that when Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai whipped Tian Boguang's corpse, they also smashed the jade pendant on Tian Boguang's body to pieces.

When faced with Chu Qinghe's gaze, Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue both kept their eyes down, looking as if it had nothing to do with them.

After frowning and pondering for a while, the leader of the Shenshui Palace disciples suddenly turned his head to look at Chu Qinghe.

"Young master, due to the rules of our sect, we must retrieve the jade pendant. Could you allow us to search your residence?"

Upon hearing this, Yaoyue frowned and looked at the disciples of the Divine Water Palace, saying coldly, "Who do you think you are? How dare you search my courtyard?"

Her cold voice was full of disdain and arrogance, causing the disciples of the Divine Water Palace standing nearby to frown when they heard Yaoyue's words.

Perhaps it was Yaoyue's sudden voice that startled the disciples of Shenshui Palace, or perhaps it was the oppressive feeling of Yaoyue's gaze that made one of the Shenshui Palace disciples feel the danger and couldn't help but circulate his inner energy.

However, the moment the Shenshui Palace disciple circulated his inner energy, his expression suddenly changed drastically. After trembling slightly a few times, he collapsed to the ground.

The sudden turn of events caused the other disciples of the Divine Water Palace to change their expressions drastically, and they all simultaneously began to circulate their inner energy.

Even the leader of the Shenshui Palace disciple was instantly struck by a surge of true energy at the early stage of the Innate Realm.

However, just like the Shenshui Palace disciple who fell to the ground at the beginning.

As the internal energy and true qi circulated within these individuals, they all felt their internal energy and true qi vanish completely, and their physical strength was instantly drained.

The leader of the Divine Water Palace disciples spoke weakly, "Despicable! You actually poisoned me?"

After taking in the reactions of the Shenshui Palace disciples, Dongfang Bubai and the other women were slightly taken aback for a moment before regaining their composure.

They knew that Chu Qinghe had already made preparations in secret.

Looking at the few Divine Water Palace disciples on the ground, Qu Feiyan turned to Chu Qinghe and asked, "Young Master, what should we do with these people? Or..."

As she spoke, Qu Feiyan made a gurgling sound towards her throat.

Chu Qinghe said irritably, "It's not that bad."

Killing someone is not a good thing, but given the current situation of these Shenshui Palace disciples, it shouldn't have come to that.

Then, as Xiao Zhao went to pour a bowl of water as Chu Qinghe had asked, Chu Qinghe slowly squatted down and said to the leading Shenshui Palace disciple, "When traveling, it's best to take precautions. I hope you ladies won't take offense."

After a pause, Chu Qinghe continued, "The jade pendant that the ladies mentioned may have been used by Tian Boguang for other purposes. It is indeed inconvenient for him to search my home. I hope the ladies will not make things difficult for me. After all, peace is the most important thing, and it is best to live in harmony."

After he finished speaking, Chu Qinghe took the bowl of warm water that Xiao Zhao handed him and put some medicinal powder in it.

After the medicinal powder had dissolved, Chu Qinghe handed it to the leader of the Shenshui Palace disciples.

"This is the antidote. After the poison is neutralized, do not use any martial arts for a quarter of an hour, and the poison will be completely eliminated."

Looking at Chu Qinghe's gentle smile and handsome face, the Shenshui Palace disciple hesitated for a moment before taking a sip of the antidote water.

After the detoxifying water was given to each of the Shenshui Palace disciples, they felt their strength had been restored in just ten breaths.

Handing the bowl to Qu Feiyan, Chu Qinghe said to the disciples of Shenshui Palace, "If there has been any offense, I hope you ladies will not take offense."

As he spoke, Chu Qinghe gestured to the women.

Seeing this, the leader of the Shenshui Palace disciples glanced at Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai, then at Chu Qinghe.

After standing up, he nodded to Chu Qinghe and said, "I apologize for the offense! Thank you for your mercy, young master."

Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "You're too kind."

Upon hearing this, the leader of the group, Shenshui Palace, nodded again before leaving with the other disciples.

Seeing this, Qu Feiyan followed behind the group.

After the disciples of Shenshui Palace left, Qu Feiyan closed the door again.

Turning to look at the closed door, a Shenshui Palace disciple asked the leader, "Senior Sister Sun, what do we do now?"

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