The puppet silk technique was a sudden enlightenment that Shang Yanting had in the secret realm of puppetry. After further cultivation and improvement, he finally reached the point where he could control a person silently.
But the silk thread is not a panacea.
So far, he has only mastered six of them, and the puppet silk can only control cultivators who are one major realm lower than him, that is, those with cultivation levels of Martial Grandmaster or below. If used in front of Martial King cultivators, it will be easily detected.
Moreover, of the six puppet threads, Xie Chongshan has one, Huo Rui has one, and the other four are on the four peak masters near Xianlong Peak.
Now he also needs to retrieve one from these people...
night
The sound of weeping filled the air at Chixiao Peak.
The news of the funeral procession continued to appear at the foot of Longfeng Peak.
Zhang Xiao, the dignified master of a peak, suddenly died in his bedchamber, and the masters of the surrounding peaks rushed to Chixiao Peak overnight.
Zhang Xiao's body had already been prepared by his disciples. His eyes were wide open in anger, his lips were white, and there were no fatal wounds or signs of poisoning on his body.
How did he die?
Wang Bing, the peak master of Huxuan Peak, grabbed Zhang Xiao's eldest disciple, who was standing inside the room, and glared at him angrily, demanding an explanation.
It wasn't that he had a particularly good relationship with Zhang Xiao before, but the fact that a peak master died so mysteriously at home was an insult to their dignity as peak masters.
"I don't know either."
The disciple is now completely lost. "Tonight, Master went to bed early as usual, but in the middle of the night, the female cultivator who was serving him suddenly screamed, and we then learned that Master had passed away."
"Zhang Xiao was a powerful Martial Grandmaster with a lifespan of up to five hundred years. He was only one hundred and twenty-seven years old at the time, in the prime of his life. How could he have suddenly died!"
Wang Bingcai didn't believe this explanation. He glared at her and said, "Where is the female cultivator? Bring her here."
One hundred and twenty-seven, in the prime of life?
The raccoon's attention shifted from Zhang Xiao's sudden death to their age.
Is Zhang Xiao really that old?
How old are they now?
What about the four deans?
Uncle Carl might be over a hundred years old, maybe even two hundred. He looks quite old.
While she was pondering, Zhang Xiao's personal disciple brought the female cultivator over.
Not one,
It's a group.
Three women, each with their own unique beauty and charm, appeared disheveled, perhaps because they had just been summoned and hadn't had time to groom themselves. The personal disciple, who had initially wanted to preserve a shred of dignity for her master, looked embarrassed, while the other peak masters, who at least outwardly appeared virtuous, showed their displeasure.
There were two Martial Spirits and a woman with only the cultivation level of a Martial Master.
The group sat down and asked the women if Zhang Xiao had shown any unusual behavior before his death.
The three women, of course, dared not hide anything and told the whole story, "Tonight, as usual, the Peak Master played with us until late..."
Shang Yanting glanced at the raccoon in his arms, its eyes wide and ears perked up, listening intently, then got up and went outside.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
They were just about to tell the most exciting part!
Shang Yanting: "Obscene words defile a person's pure ears."
"What filthy words! We are here to help Zhang Xiaofeng, who died suddenly, solve the case."
Jia Xitong looked into the room with a serious expression, urging them repeatedly, "Hurry up and go in, they're almost finished talking!"
Shang Yanting is usually decisive and efficient, but when it comes to serious matters like this, he dawdles and procrastinates. By the time they went back in, the other person had already explained everything.
"Look!"
Jia Xitong couldn't help but push him, because he hadn't heard any of the important information.
Wang Bing, the peak master of Tiger Peak, and Qin Yangyu, the peak master of Soul Separation Peak, looked at Shang Yanting, who had just left, with some surprise, thinking that he was embarrassed. "If you think about it carefully, Peak Master Yan is only thirty years old!"
A genius who reached the Martial Sect level in his early twenties is too young and hasn't experienced many things yet.
They wanted to use their age and seniority to tease Shang Yanting.
However, when Shang Yanting sat down and looked at the two of them, his gaze reminded them of the time they had been reprimanded, and they immediately gave up on their plans.
"How is the questioning going?"
Shang Yanting sat down and asked.
"Zhang Xiaofeng may have died from... being too excited."
That's a euphemistic way of putting it, meaning he might die because of these three women. This is probably the most frustrating way for a peak master to die in all these years.
Zhang Xiao died suddenly.
In addition to informing the surrounding peak masters, Chixiao Peak also reported to the academy.
Soon the people from the academy arrived.
The Wanqi tribe.
Zhang Xiao is a member of the Wanqi tribe, so it's not hard to explain why they came to investigate.
Wanqijing and Puyun.
It's true what they say, enemies meet on a narrow road.
Shang Yanting watched them arrive indifferently, and was about to leave with Jia Xitong when Wan Qijing called him back.
"Fellow Daoist Yan."
Shang Yanting looked at her.
"What happened a few days ago was due to my biased actions. I hope you will understand."
Biased in conduct. (cascoo.net)
However, this is too biased.
There were only 108 heroes of Liangshan, and they went one by one. She sent 88 spies right off the bat, as if she thought Shang Yanting was a complete fool.
It's a pity that the raccoon doesn't have the ability to roll its eyes, otherwise Jia Xitong could roll them to the heavens.
Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of malice or theft.
What is she planning to do now?
Jia Xitong leaned on Shang Yanting's arm and looked at her; their eyes met in mid-air.
"This must be Fellow Daoist Yan's magical beast."
Wan Qijing's gaze swept over the raccoon's thick bangs and the little tuft of hair used to cover its dragon horns. "I never thought that such a petite magical beast could defeat the Dryland Xuan Turtle a few years ago."
Of course!
Jia Xitong knew who the Dry Land Black Tortoise was.
It was that little turtle bastard Pu Yun who, when Shang Yanting was still a teacher, suggested that he bully her and that she almost beat him to death.
That incident led to Pu Yun being stripped of her teaching qualification for three years.
This is our shining moment!
Jia Xitong raised her head, looking very proud.
Shang Yanting, however, became suspicious of this statement.
Zhang Xiao's cause of death is unknown. Why doesn't she investigate it, and instead stops them from leaving?
Is this unusual attention to the small bucket for some ulterior motive?
To avenge the drought-resistant tortoise?
Want to steal Warcraft?
Is he using the small bucket to retaliate for the argument from that day?
Or perhaps... for the Dragon Roar Slash that Xie Chongshan forged?
Shang Yanting looked at Jia Xitong, who was completely unaware and appeared arrogant. Although they had always tried to keep a low profile and conceal all their dragon characteristics, the process of transforming into a dragon that day could not be hidden.
Not many people know about the dragon-shaped features on her body, but there are definitely quite a few as well.
Wan Qijing is one of them.
Thinking of this, he pressed down the raccoon that was peeking out and covered its head with his hand.
"Peak Master Wanqi, Peak Master Zhang's body is still lying in the palace. Instead of focusing your attention on a small beast, you should first investigate the cause of Peak Master Zhang's death. Don't let him, the dignified master of a peak, die in such an unclear way."
He held the puppet silk he had just retrieved in his hand and said in an icy tone, "There's nothing more for me here. Farewell."
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