“…”

Zhao Ritian was speechless. Why did it explode again?

"No, Wu Qingming is dead."

"What? Wu Qingming is dead?"

Xiao Chen and Wang Pingbei were both surprised to hear what Zhao Ritian said.

Although Wu Qingming was seriously injured, he won't die, right?

How could a person die in just one day?

"He was murdered?"

Xiao Chen asked with a serious expression.

"Um."

Zhao Ritian nodded.

"When he was found, he was already dead."

"Where's the spirit?"

Xiao Chen asked again.

"With Wu Qingming's strength, his soul is not weak."

"Nothing was found. Maybe his soul has been scattered."

Zhao Ritian sat down and drank a sip of tea.

"The City Lord's Mansion is in chaos right now... Wu Qingming's death is a big deal."

"Wu Qingming died in the City Lord's Mansion. Even if it had nothing to do with the City Lord's Mansion, it is still to blame."

Xiao Chen said slowly.

"Yes, the most important thing is... in broad daylight, in the City Lord's Mansion, he was killed quietly."

Zhao Ritian nodded.

"The people from Qingyun Tower have already gone to the City Lord's Mansion and want an explanation."

"When did it happen?"

Wang Pingbei asked hurriedly.

When he went to inquire about the news in the afternoon, there was still no movement from Qingyun Tower.

"Just now... I was just thinking of coming to you to give Brother Chen a storage device, but this happened."

Zhao Ritian said as he took out two storage devices and handed them to Xiao Chen.

"See how it goes."

"very good."

Xiao Chen took a quick look at it and put it away.

"Wu Qingming's death must be closely related to Gongsun Zhen..."

"Gongsun Zhen? But even if he wanted to kill Wu Qingming, there's no way he could do it quietly in the City Lord's Mansion, right?"

Zhao Ritian frowned. In terms of suspicion, Gongsun Zhen was indeed the biggest one.

"It's hard to say what method was used, but it is definitely related to Gongsun Zhen."

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"Besides him, there is also the Holy Heaven Sect. Maybe it was the Great Venerable Fierce Snake? He knew that Wu Qingming was arrested, and was afraid that some secrets would be leaked, so he killed him to silence him?"

Zhao Ritian said.

"I think he is highly suspicious."

“…”

Wang Pingbei couldn't help but glance at the bone ring on Xiao Chen's left hand. Was the Great Venerable Fierce Snake a big suspect?

Big wool!

The old guy’s head is still inside the ring!

Unless he turns into a ghost, he can kill Wu Qingming.

No, he couldn't even become a ghost... Xiao Chen summoned the Xuanyuan Sword and directly killed the Great Venerable Lie Snake.

"It shouldn't be the Holy Heaven Sect. Doing this would be more risky for them."

Xiao Chen didn't want to say directly that Great Venerable Fierce Snake was dead, so he spoke slowly.

"Even we know that Wu Qingming will definitely not admit it, so there is no need to kill him... Even if we want to kill him, there is no need to kill him so early. We can look for an opportunity later."

"Yes, now that you put it that way, Gongsun Zhen is indeed the most suspicious."

Zhao Ritian nodded.

"Given their conflict and hatred, it's not impossible for them to kill each other."

"It's not just conflict and hatred. If Wu Qingming dies, the situation for Gongsun Yu and Gongsun Liang will be much better."

Xiao Chen said slowly.

"After all, the dead will not defend themselves. Once Wu Qingming died, his identity as a demon sect was confirmed... Gongsun Zhen wanted to kill Wu Qingming yesterday, and that was his plan."

Listening to Xiao Chen's words, Zhao Ritian thought about it, as if he was thinking about something, and it seemed to be true.

"Let's go and take a look at the City Lord's Mansion together."

Xiao Chen stood up.

"Perhaps, I can give City Lord Zhao some advice."

"Yeah, let's go."

Zhao Ritian nodded. Although others were not qualified to participate, Xiao Chen was definitely qualified.

The three left the inn and came to the city lord's mansion.

Here, the martial law is obviously much stricter.

A loud noise came from deep inside the City Lord's Mansion.

They are the strong men of Qingyun Tower. They must give an explanation for Wu Qingming's death in the City Lord's Mansion.

Not only the people from Qingyun Tower, but also Gongsun Zhen, Ji Wuji, Huai Tianlei and others have arrived.

"Zhao Cangqiong, we handed the man over to you. Now he's dead. What do you say?"

The 'Elder Qian' looked at Zhao Cangqiong and said coldly.

"I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give Qingyun Tower an explanation."

Zhao Cangqiong said in a deep voice.

As the city lord and one of the leaders, he cannot escape responsibility.

This is what he must face.

Not only him, but also Ji Wuji and Huai Tianlei.

The three of them had the same opinion on this matter, and some decisions were made together.

After all, Gongsun Zhen is involved here.

"Brother Chen."

Zhao Yuanji noticed Xiao Chen and walked over quickly.

"Um."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"Why is he here?"

Gongsun Zhen looked at Xiao Chen with a cold expression.

"Why, you can come but I can't?"

Xiao Chen was not polite and responded directly.

There was no possibility of peace talks between them. Even if he didn't kill Gongsun Zhen, Gongsun Zhen wanted to kill him.

"you……"

Gongsun Zhen was furious.

"I was thinking, this isn't the Gongsun family, right?"

Xiao Chen curled his lips.

"Mind your own business... If you meddle in other people's business, you will die early."

"Chen Xiao, you're here."

Zhao Cangqiong spoke, interrupting the conflict between the two.

"Um."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"I heard about what happened here, so I came to take a look."

"Come and watch the fun. Come, come over here... I'm watching the fun too."

Lu Hongyun waved.

"We are just here to watch the fun, so just move aside and don't cause any more trouble."

“…”

Zhao Cangqiong's face turned dark. He thought that the wine he drank last night was in vain!

"Haha, okay."

Xiao Chen smiled and came to Lu Hongyun's side.

"Who do you think is the murderer?"

Lu Wudi asked bluntly.

"Gongsun Zhen."

Xiao Chen's answer was also very straightforward.

"This old guy is the most suspicious."

“…”

Listening to the conversation between the two, the veins on Gongsun Zhen's forehead kept throbbing.

"Just shut up, old man!"

"Look, he feels guilty, doesn't he? Is he angry out of shame?"

Xiao Chen pointed at Gongsun Zhen and said to Lu Wudi.

"yes."

Lu Wudi looked at Gongsun Zhen seriously and nodded.

“Crack…”

Gongsun Zhen clenched his fist and made a sound.

He really wanted to take action.

But he held back, because he now had a full understanding of Xiao Chen's strength.

If they really fight, he won't be able to gain any advantage for a while!

"Senior Lu, what's going on? Tell me."

Xiao Chen ignored Gongsun Zhen and looked at Lu Hongyun.

Although Zhao Ritian had already said it, it was not so clear. He just said that Wu Qingming died quietly.

"It's not complicated. Someone evaded the guards and killed Wu Qingming."

Lu Hongyun said.

"Where's the guard? Dead too?"

Xiao Chen asked hurriedly.

"The weirdest thing is this... The guards didn't die, and nothing unusual was found."

Lu Hongyun shook his head.

"It's like someone killed Wu Qingming silently right under the guards' noses."

“…”

Xiao Chen was surprised. This was indeed quite weird.

Wu Qingming is very strong. Even if he was seriously injured, he should not have shown any struggle or reaction.

But now, he died without alerting the guards outside!

"How can we be sure that it was murder? According to this statement, murder is almost impossible."

Wang Pingbei couldn't help but say.

"Did he have a motive to commit suicide? Not at all."

Lu Hongyun shook his head.

"The most important thing is that we have just checked and found that his body is still a little abnormal. Although the murderer wanted to disguise it as suicide, it is impossible for him not to leave any clues."

"What's the anomaly?"

Xiao Chen was curious.

"Also, Wu Qingming's soul was not weak. Even though he died, his soul should still exist... but his soul is gone."

"Yes, the first abnormality is that his soul has been scattered... Second, his divine palace has been destroyed."

Lu Hongyun said.

"The person who killed him should be a powerful spiritual cultivator who is very skilled in spiritual methods... Maybe his soul left his body and came to kill Wu Qingming."

"The soul leaves the body and kills people thousands of miles away?"

Hearing this, Xiao Chen blurted out.

"A thousand miles away might be an exaggeration, but he is very likely nearby... In addition, if he is really in spirit, he can hide from the guards and kill people quietly."

Lu Hongyun said slowly.

“…”

Xiao Chen was quite uneasy. His real body didn't come, but his soul could leave his body and kill people. This kind of method was only in the legend.

At least... no one in the ancient martial arts world should be able to do it.

No, can an old fortune teller do that?

There is also Amaterasu who is good at cultivating gods. Can she do it?

"We also suspect Gongsun Zhen, but we have no evidence. Gongsun Zhen does not have such means, and he is not a powerful spiritual cultivator."

Lu Hongyun said again.

"Indeed, if he had such unpredictable means, he would have killed me long ago."

Xiao Chen nodded, also a little confused. If it wasn't Gongsun Zhen, then who was it?

"The one we are most suspicious of right now is the Great Venerable Fierce Snake... There are rumors about him in the martial arts world, but not many, so we don't know much about him. We only know that he is very strong."

Lu Hongyun said.

"Is he strong? He's just so-so... You can suspect anyone, but you can't suspect the Great Venerable Fierce Snake."

Xiao Chen murmured in his heart, and was also a little glad that he had used the sleeping fruit directly and did not give the Great Venerable Fierce Snake a chance to perform.

If a real head-on battle breaks out, it’s hard to say who will win.

"It shouldn't be the Great Venerable Fierce Snake."

Xiao Chen shook his head and repeated what he had just said to Zhao Ritian.

"That makes sense, so now I'm confused..."

Lu Hongyun said this and glanced at Zhao Cangqiong.

"Old Zhao is going to have a headache."

"I want to go and see Wu Qingming's body, is that okay?"

Xiao Chen thought about it and said.

"You have to ask Lao Zhao and the others. I'm just a spectator."

Lu Hongyun smiled.

"good."

Xiao Chen also smiled and walked towards Zhao Cangqiong.

As soon as he said this, before Zhao Cangqiong could speak, Gongsun Zhen said coldly: "How can we, the outsiders, just watch it?"

"Aren't you an outsider? Oh, yes, you are the murderer... You are indeed not an outsider."

After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he looked at the people in Qingyun Tower again.

"My dear seniors, I have met Elder Wu several times before, and we had quite a good chat. I would like to see him for the last time. I hope you can help me."