Hey, just knock.

The sugar beans are so delicious.

Patriarch Lu felt that his life had reached its peak!

As he walked, he began to take steps that showed he didn't care about his relatives.

Then he returned to the Fire Killing Gate.

"I seem to have come to the wrong place!"

He turned and walked away expressionlessly.

"Master Lu."

The black-robed guard at the door called him calmly.

Lu Aotian stuttered and stuffed his candy beans into his arms to hide them, then turned around and looked at him, as if he had just recognized him.

He looked at the plaque on the top, then at the black-robed guards: "So this is the Fire Killing Sect. I didn't see any of my own disciples, so I thought I had come to the wrong place."

The black-robed guard said, "The city lord wants to see you."

"How did the city lord know..."

Lu Aotian swallowed his words halfway through muttering.

He wondered how the city lord had gotten the news of his return to the island since he had not been followed by anyone along the way. He admitted that he had gotten a little carried away by eating candy beans and wandered around Fengdu City a few more times.

But it wouldn't be possible for them to be discovered by the people in the City Lord's Mansion, right?

"Master Lu?" Seeing that he didn't say anything, the black-robed guard called him.

Lu Aotian said: "I have been drifting on the sea for so long, I smell like salted fish. I will go back to take a shower and change into clean clothes before going to see the city lord!"

The black-robed guard said, "No need, the city lord wants to see Patriarch Lu immediately."

Lu Aotian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay... okay, let's go!"

Lu Aotian followed the black-robed guards to the City Lord's Mansion.

The city lord sat in the main seat in the council hall.

It was already late at night and candles were lit in the meeting hall.

The dim light fell on the city lord's majestic face, making him, who was already serious, even more fierce and awe-inspiring.

After the black-robed guard brought Lu Aotian into the meeting hall, he left on his own accord.

Lu Aotian bowed to the person sitting on the table and said, "Greetings to the City Lord."

There is only one city on Qianshan Island, and there is only one master in the city.

The other party is the city lord in name, but in reality he is the ruler of the entire island.

All sects must obey his orders, and all islanders must submit to his rule.

No matter how bad Lu Aotian's temper is, he would never cause trouble in front of him.

The city lord said: "Master Lu, you have worked hard in the Great Zhou."

Lu Aotian cleared his throat and said, "I failed to complete the task successfully and failed the city lord's trust."

The city lord asked again: "When did Patriarch Lu go to the island?"

Lu Aotian said: "Just now, when it was almost dark, I got off the boat."

The city lord asked, "Is Patriarch Lu the only one who has returned?"

Lu Aotian said: "Yes, I was originally returning with Master Mingshi, but we encountered a storm at sea and were separated."

The city lord said: "Mingshi is dead."

Lu Aotian was stunned.

The city lord's sharp eyes fell on Lu Aotian's face, as if trying to determine whether his reaction was true or false.

Lu Aotian's shock was definitely not fake.

Although the wind and waves were strong at that time, he believed that Mingshi would not die if he just wanted to protect himself.

The city lord said calmly, "The guards of the city lord's mansion found his body near the port. He was killed by a sword piercing his heart from behind. In addition, he had lost an arm before. It didn't look like it was cut by a sharp blade, but rather torn off."

Raw...

Could it be...

Lu Aotian did hear Ming Shi’s scream after the ship crashed.

But he was tossed about in the waves and had no idea what was happening.

The city lord asked, "Master Lu, do you know who did this?"

Lu Aotian lowered his head and cupped his hands, saying, "I don't know. He was fine before Master Mingshi and I were separated by the storm."

The city lord asked, "Master Lu, do you have anything else to report?"

The city lord looked calm: "Did you see who the murderer is?"

Lu Aotian shook his head: "No."

The city lord was silent for a while.

Lu Aotian couldn't tell what he was thinking, but he must be very angry because his adopted son had died.

But he never showed it on his face.

The city lord spoke slowly: "What happened? Tell me in detail."

"The Fourth Young Master cooperated with the Second Prince of the Great Zhou and sent us to kill the thorn in the Second Prince's side. Who would have thought that we fell into a trap and I was captured by the people of the Great Zhou. I don't know what happened after that. In the end, it was Mingshi Luohan who rescued me. By then, the Fourth Young Master was already dead."

At this point, Lu Aotian hesitated, "But, I vaguely heard something."

City Lord: "You say."

Lu Aotian said: "The weapon that killed the Fourth Young Master was the Pear Blossom Dart from the Hundred Flower Palace."

The city lord gripped the handrail tightly: "Baihua Palace?"

…

After Lu Aotian left, Xie Jinnian walked out from behind the screen.

"Godfather."

"What do you think?" asked the city lord.

Xie Jinnian looked at Lu Aotian's back as he gradually disappeared into the night and said, "He didn't kill Mingshi Luohan, and Fourth Brother's death had nothing to do with him, but he is hiding something from us."

City Lord: "Go on."

Xie Jinnian said, "I just sent someone to inquire about it. Patriarch Lu came back on Madam Nie's ship. He and Madam Nie have no friendship, and it can even be said that they don't know each other at all. Madam Nie would not be so kind as to let a foreign man on board. There must be a reason for this.

"The coroner performed an autopsy on Mingshi Luohan. The specific time of death was in the evening. During that period of time, only two large ships landed on the island. One was owned by Madam Nie, and the other was hired by a father and son, a pair of sea merchants.

"The murderer who killed Mingshi Luohan must be someone on these two ships."

The city lord said sternly: "Send someone to capture the father and son!"

Seeing that Xie Jinnian didn't speak, the city lord asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

Xie Jinnian frowned and said, "The father and son are missing." - Lu Aotian came out of the City Lord's Mansion and saw many guards searching the streets. After asking, he found out that they were looking for the murderer who killed Mingshi Luohan.

"Have you seen these two men?"

A guard held two portraits and asked a young man passing by.

The young man shook his head: "I haven't seen it."

Lu Aotian leaned over and looked at the portrait.

The guard asked, "Have you seen it?"

Lu Aotian: “No.”

The guard said to the people watching the excitement, "If anyone finds the person in the portrait, report it to the city lord's mansion immediately. There will be a reward of 1,000 taels! Anyone who secretly harbors the criminal will be severely punished!"

Lu Aotian walked away without looking back.

What the hell does it have to do with me?

It’s not like I killed anyone.

I don’t know these two people either.

Lu Aotian returned to the Huosha Sect.

A disciple hurriedly came forward and said, "Master, you are back!"

Lu Aotian stepped over the threshold: "Is there nothing going on in the sect these days?"

The disciple said awkwardly, "It's all right, but two people just came and insisted that they were your creditors, and they also had the pledge you pledged."

Lu Aotian glared: "Ah bah! Who do I owe a debt to? I want to see who is blackmailing me!"

He walked quickly to the flower hall.

At first glance, I saw Wei Ting and Jing Yi sitting on the chairs.

Wei Ting held his big knife in his hand.

Lu Aotian: “……!!”

Tingge: I’ll just rely on it.

Jing Baobao: Yeah.

(End of this chapter)