Qin Yan's arrival had a huge impact on Fu Changling. He was so frightened that he was in a panic. He held his broken ribs and subconsciously turned around to run away.
His action stood out too much among the people who had not yet reacted. Before the long sword in Qin Yan's hand could be sheathed, he threw it out again. The long sword flew towards Fu Changling, and then suddenly turned around and hung in front of Fu Changling. The sharp tip of the sword pointed in front of Fu Changling's neck, forcing him to stop and unable to move forward.
“Don’t…don’t move!”
At this time, the sound of a young man panting came from not far away. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man running towards the crowd panting.
He looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round face and an extremely likable look. His attire was similar to his real self, also a white robe with wide sleeves and a jade ring hanging from his waist, but he wore a headband instead of a jade crown, and his wide sleeves were embroidered with flowers and plants instead of white cranes.
He trotted all the way to Qin Yan, put his hands in front of him, and saluted breathlessly, "Master... Senior Brother!"
Qin Yan nodded, and the young man's breathing slowed down a bit. He stood up, smoothed back the hairband that had fallen on his shoulders, and then said, "Brother, you take a rest. I'll take care of it."
Qin Yan continued to nod, raising his hand to his side. The sword that had stopped in front of Fu Changling rushed back like a summoned pet, landing steadily in Qin Yan's hand. Qin Yan glanced at Fu Changling. It wasn't a long glance, but Fu Changling had the illusion that he had been watched for a long time. He was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Qin Yan turned his head and walked towards Yue Mingsi.
Fu Changling stared blankly at Qin Yan's back. At this moment, the young man walked up to Fu Changling and saluted respectfully, saying, "Master Fu, I am Yunyu, a disciple of Hongmeng Heavenly Palace. I was passing by here with my senior brother Qin Yan. I saw that you were trapped, so I came to help you."
Fu Changling was brought back to his senses by the young man's voice. He turned around and stared at Yun Yu.
What is going on? He is destroying the whole family and bringing his own junior brother with him?
Could this also be a future demon?
Fu Changling thought about it and didn't remember Yun Yu very well. He thought that this person either died early or had no ability, so he had no impression of him at all.
Faced with this small-time thug whose name wasn't even recorded, Fu Changling relaxed a little and nodded to Yun Yu as a token of gratitude. Yun Yu also knew the Fu family's rule that those below the Golden Core stage couldn't talk. He smiled, dug out some bottles and jars from his spirit bag, and handed them to Fu Changling, saying, "Young Master Fu, please go get some medicine. I'm going to negotiate with Mr. Yue. I'll take you away later."
Fu Changling was a little puzzled by what he heard. He walked to the side with Yunyu's support, and wrote a line of words in the air: "Why are you taking me away?"
The words he wrote were golden in the air. Yun Yu took a look and explained patiently, "We will do our best to save you. You've suffered here, and we won't save you and then abandon you here."
"Why save me?"
This made Fu Changling even more confused. Why was she so nice to him when they were not related to him?
In fact, this was a bit offensive, but Yun Yu didn't take it to heart. He helped Fu Changling sit down, gave Fu Changling medicine, and began to use his spiritual power to heal Fu Changling's wound.
While treating Fu Changling's injuries, he explained, "The Fu family and Hongmeng Heavenly Palace have always had a good relationship. If they didn't see it, it would be fine. But since they saw it, they won't ignore you."
Fu Changling stopped asking, for the simple reason that this excuse was too fake. No matter how much he asked, Yun Yu would not tell him the truth.
Qin Yan, that guy, even if you died next to him, he wouldn't even give you a look, let alone do something like this, just passing by, taking a look, and then swinging his sword to help?
When did he become so idle?
Moreover, the Fu family has a good relationship with Hongmeng Tiangong, but the Yue family has a bad relationship with Hongmeng Tiangong?
The top forces in Yunze are divided into one palace, three sects, and four families.
The first palace is Hongmeng Tiangong, which houses the richest ancient books in Yunze. From the palace master to the elders, they are all elected from all over the world. All young disciples can pass the selection to enter Hongmeng Tiangong to study. It is the most prestigious, authoritative and sophisticated sect in Yunze.
Who wouldn't a sect like this have bad relations with? Why would they side with Fu Changling?
Fu Changling didn't ask any more questions. After Yun Yu healed his wound, Qin Yan led Yue Mingsi back. There was a middle-aged man standing next to Yue Mingsi. He looked to be in his forties, with regular facial features. He was wearing a blue robe and white shirt, and his eyes were a little red.
Fu Changling recognized that this was the head of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Yuan, Shangguan Yuemin's father.
"They said you killed someone," Qin Yan said, his voice calm, "are you serious?"
This voice made Fu Changling stunned. Qin Yan's voice was very clear now, completely different from the Qin Yan he knew in his previous life. In his previous life, Qin Yan had always spoken softly and his voice was a little hoarse. Every time he spoke, it was like caressing people's hearts.
But Fu Changling quickly realized the reason. Qin Yan was only seventeen years old at that time. Later, Qin Yan had been pierced with sixty-four bone nails in Jinguang Temple, one of which was nailed in his throat. It was probably because of this that his throat was injured.
"Master Fu?"
Qin Yan spoke again, calling Fu Changling back to consciousness. Fu Changling heard Qin Yan's call, and his thoughts returned to the present. He shook his head frantically, raised his hand, and began to write golden words in the air: "When I woke up, the person was already dead next to me."
"You're full of lies!" Shangguan Yuan shouted angrily, "Yesterday you and Yue Min had a conflict, and today someone died in your bed, and you dare say you had nothing to do with it?"
Fu Changling chuckled sarcastically, looking at Shangguan Yuan with eyes full of understanding. This look made Shangguan Yuan clench his fists, seeming a little nervous.
Fu Changling was too lazy to say too much.
It is easy to prove that Shangguan Yuemin was not murdered, but in his previous life, no one knows what benefits Yue Mingsi promised Shangguan Yuan, but Shangguan Yuan insisted that he killed his daughter and even presented many forged witnesses and evidence. So facing this obvious frame-up, Fu Changling had no intention of defending himself.
Anyway, these people...probably won't survive tonight.
Thinking of this, Fu Changling's heart sank. He looked at the sky and secretly glanced at Qin Yan.
He had to find an opportunity to leave this place of trouble.
Fu Changling pondered and outlined a new plan in his mind.
According to his memory, regardless of whether Qin Yan came to destroy the family, there was indeed an evil spirit that night. The evil spirit was not strong enough to defeat Qin Yan, but the Shangguan family would definitely be in chaos for a while. His best chance was to take advantage of the moment when the evil spirit appeared and everyone was in chaos and use the teleportation array to escape.
However, building the teleportation array is time-consuming and laborious, and it will take some time for the evil spirit to appear. What he has to do now is to set up the array first and wait for the best opportunity.
Fu Changling made up his mind and smiled again. He raised his hand in the air, preparing to write. Yue Mingsi saw this and immediately stepped forward and said, "Young Master, you don't have to..."
"Let him speak."
Qin Yan raised his hand and interrupted Yue Mingsi. Yue Mingsi's face turned ugly. Seeing Yue Mingsi's frustration, Fu Changling felt quite happy. He leaned against the tree and raised his hand to write two words in the air: "Autopsy."
He didn't know how Shangguan Yuemin died, but no matter what, death would leave some traces on a person's body.
Fu Changling's proposal was actively supported by Yun Yu, who immediately said, "Right, right, right. We'll know the result after an autopsy."
Qin Yan nodded, turned to look at Shangguan Yuan and Yue Mingsi and said, "Let's do the autopsy first."
Both of them looked unhappy. Shangguan Yuan held it in for a long time before finally yelling, "My daughter is dead. I can't let her die and not rest in peace. The murderer is Fu Changling. There's nothing to prove! Someone saw him dragging my daughter into the room last night!"
"In the Shangguan Mansion, someone dragged Miss Shangguan into the house. Why didn't that person call for help?"
Yun Yu blurted out what he said when he heard it. Fu Changling turned his head away and chuckled silently. Shangguan Yuan looked embarrassed and was about to explain when Qin Yan said calmly, "I didn't dare to test him, so I took him away."
After hearing this, Shangguan Yuan's face turned even uglier. The two sides were in a stalemate when a young man's timid voice rang out from the crowd: "Dad..."
Hearing this call, everyone looked over and saw a boy of about fifteen or sixteen, wearing a blue robe. He seemed to have mustered up his courage. Under Shangguan Yuan's angry glare, he swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "Mother said that my sister's death... still needs to be investigated."
Fu Changling looked over and thought for a while. Then he recalled that this should be Shangguan Yuan’s eldest son Shangguan Mingyan.
Shangguan Yuan stared at Shangguan Mingyan after hearing this. Shangguan Mingyan didn't dare look at him. He looked up at Qin Yan and made a "please" gesture: "Master, my mother invites you all in."
Qin Yan nodded and turned to look in Fu Changling's direction. Yun Yu got Qin Yan's look and, without waiting for Fu Changling's consent, pulled him up and said, "Brother, let's go!"
Qin Yan nodded. Fu Changling leaned on Yun Yu and rolled his eyes. Then he was carried by Yun Yu and followed Qin Yan to the backyard.
Fu Changling leaned lazily against Yunyu, as if his entire body was broken, leaving no one on guard. He quietly scanned the entire Shangguan Mansion with his spiritual sense, secretly slicing his fingers with a small fan. Every time he reached a suitable place, he quickly flicked a drop of blood on the ground.
He secretly thought about the layout of the entire Shangguan Mansion and went to the backyard with everyone.
A mourning hall had been set up in the backyard. Shangguan Yuemin lay in the back of the hall, still uncased. At the entrance, a woman in white stood in front of the gate, her eyes red, as if waiting for everyone.
She looked to be in her early forties, thin and frail, with the lithe beauty that only southern women possess. Qin Yan approached her, bowed respectfully, and greeted her, "Madam Shangguan."
"Master." Madam Shangguan returned the greeting respectfully, then turned to look at Yue Mingsi and Shangguan Yuan, "Master Yue, Master."
"What are you doing?"
Shangguan Yuan's face turned pale. "Didn't I tell you to take care of the funeral hall? Why are you meddling in what's happening in the front yard?"
"Min'er has gone," Madam Shangguan lowered her head with tears in her eyes, "I have to know how she got there. Now that the immortal master from Hongmeng Heavenly Palace is here, it wouldn't be a bad idea to ask them to help take a closer look."
As she spoke, Madam Shangguan seemed to know what Shangguan Yuan would say. Without giving him a chance to speak, she turned aside and said to Qin Yan, "Master, please come in."
Fu Changling and Yun Yu followed Qin Yan to the back of the mourning hall. Yue Mingsi and Shangguan Yuan looked at each other. Yue Mingsi shook his head imperceptibly and followed Qin Yan in.
The group arrived at the back of the mourning hall. Madam Shangguan controlled her emotions and walked forward. She pulled the white cloth from Shangguan Yuemin's head to her chest and said in a low, hoarse voice, "Master, come forward and take a look."
Qin Yan nodded, he walked forward, and slowly scanned the corpse with his eyes.
Shangguan Yuemin was wearing a long pink dress, her hair combed, and lying on the bed, her hands resting on her abdomen. Her eyes were closed, her face pale and painful, and there were obvious fingerprints on her neck, but no other injuries.
"Min'er was found in Master Fu's room this morning. When they were found, she and Master Fu were both lying on the bed. She was naked, and the only bruise on her body was on her neck. The coroner said she was strangled to death..."
Mrs. Shangguan was talking about how Shangguan Yuemin was discovered. Qin Yan listened while raising his hand to pull open Shangguan Yuemin's eyelids. Shangguan Yuemin's eyelids rolled up, and there was nothing else abnormal. Then he pulled open Shangguan Yuemin's clothes and carefully checked her limbs. After confirming that there was no problem, he looked at Shangguan Yuemin's belt.
He seemed to be hesitant. Shangguan Yuan noticed his gaze and became anxious. He roared, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Yan didn't say anything, he just looked at Shangguan Yuemin's abdomen quietly.
Fu Changling followed Qin Yan's gaze and his expression suddenly changed.
Shangguan Yuemin's abdomen was trembling slowly and slightly with an extremely weak pulsation that was difficult to discern with the naked eye.
The tremor was too small. Under her clothes, it seemed like a snake-like animal was slowly crawling in her abdomen. If it weren't for a martial arts master like Qin Yan who had practiced martial arts for many years, ordinary people would hardly notice such movements with their naked eyes.
Fu Changling nudged Yun Yu next to him with his elbow. Yun Yu looked back in confusion. Fu Changling wrote three words: "Gan Yin Pan."
Although Yun Yu didn't understand what Fu Changling meant, he still took out a Yin-sensing disk from his sleeve and handed it to Fu Changling, saying in confusion, "You want this to...what's going on?!"
Yun Yu took the Yin-sensing disk and saw the compass-like needle spinning wildly. He tapped the disk, but the needle still didn't stop. He couldn't help but look up at Qin Yan in front of him and said hurriedly, "Brother, the Yin-sensing disk seems to be broken. It has no direction at all and is spinning very fast!"
Qin Yan didn't say anything. He stared at Shangguan Yuemin's abdomen, and the sword was silently unsheathed half an inch.
Fu Changling closed the small fan that had been fanning himself, silently took a half step forward, and looked at Shangguan Yuemin lying on the wooden board.
It was just sunset, the sun was slowly setting behind the mountain, the birds were startled and flew away, the black air in the forest began to rush madly towards the Shangguan residence, and wherever it passed, all the grass and trees withered.
"I think," Qin Yan stared at Shangguan Yuemin, his calm voice full of a hint of caution, "the one who killed Miss Yuemin was not Master Fu."
"Who is that?"
Madam Shangguan showed an extraordinary calmness. She folded her hands in her sleeves and stared at Qin Yan. Fu Changling's blood-dripping hands made a hand gesture and he used his spiritual sense to spy on what was outside.
At the moment when the sun completely set and darkness enveloped them, a scream suddenly came from outside. Qin Yan swept his sword across and said calmly, "Here they come!"
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