Faced with Gao Yan's request, the soldier looked troubled.
"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Gao Yan asked.
"Reporting to the Immortal Master, the Abbot was invited by the King of Chu this morning and went to a banquet!" the soldier said.
“Then take me to see the steward of the other courtyard!” Gao Yan said again.
The mansion is headed by its owner, and in addition, there are three stewards who assist him in his duties.
One of the stewards of the villa, Chen Wenshan, died earlier, leaving two remaining.
"Reporting to the Immortal Master, Neither Deacon Zhou nor Deacon Wang are in the other courtyard!" the soldier replied again.
Immediately, Gao Yan frowned slightly: "Then who is in charge in this villa now?"
The soldier said, "Let Steward Xu make the decision!"
"Then take me to see Manager Xu!"
Gao Yandao said.
"yes!"
Led by a soldier, Gao Yan entered the villa and then arrived at a magnificent palace.
At this moment, on the throne inside the palace, a middle-aged fat man was lying and enjoying being fed by two beautiful young girls. Meanwhile, inside the palace, accompanied by the sound of silk and bamboo instruments, one after another, young and beautiful dancers dressed in light gauze and with slender figures were performing an incomparably charming dance!
The moment Gao Yan pushed open the palace gate, the middle-aged fat man lying on the throne looked dissatisfied, but after seeing Gao Yan's inner sect uniform, his eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression.
But he quickly realized that this must be an inner disciple sent by the sect to investigate the disappearance of Deacon Chen Wenshan.
Gao Yan glanced casually at the scene inside the palace, finally fixing his gaze on the middle-aged fat man: "You're the manager of the villa?"
This person's cultivation level is not high, only at the seventh level of Qi Refining.
Although the cultivation world emphasizes the survival of the fittest, it also values human relationships and social customs.
But the sect's rules remain unchanged.
What should be done if the younger generation of those high-ranking members of the sects fail to reach the Foundation Establishment stage within the stipulated time?
Staying in the sect is definitely not an option, so they'll be sent to work in another branch.
Although the path to immortality is over, staying in the villa will at least guarantee a life of wealth and honor. If one is lucky enough to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, with the help of elders, there is still a certain chance to become an inner disciple.
If I'm not mistaken, this middle-aged fat man should have a senior in the sect who is at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stage; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to serve as the manager of the separate courtyard.
Because Gao Yan had scanned the area with his Insightful Eyes after entering the villa.
Inside this courtyard, there are over a hundred Qi Refining disciples, including three who have reached the eighth level of Qi Refining and two who have reached the ninth level.
These five people were all more powerful than the middle-aged fat man, but they were not appointed as managers, which is hard to explain!
The middle-aged fat man had powerful connections.
However, he didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Gao Yan. His background and connections could intimidate the group of Qi Refining disciples in the courtyard, but they couldn't intimidate the inner disciples from the sect!
Besides, if he can have powerful backers, who knows if this inner disciple has any?
So he immediately rolled off the throne, strode down the steps, and bowed to Gao Yan: "Xu Fei, the steward of the villa, greets Senior Brother of the Inner Sect. May I ask how Senior Brother of the Inner Sect is addressed?"
"My name is Gao Yan!"
Gao Yan said calmly, "I'm here to investigate Chen Wenshan's disappearance. Who knows the most about this matter?"
"Reporting to Senior Brother Gao, after Deacon Chen learned about a rare item, he went there alone, but no one else knows exactly where the transaction took place or with whom it took place!" Xu Fei replied earnestly.
"Get everyone else down!"
Gao Yan swept his gaze across the people inside the hall.
"All of you, get out!"
With a wave of his hand, Xu Fei made everyone in the hall leave instantly.
“Chen Wenshan is a Foundation Establishment Stage 3 cultivator. Xu Fei, let me ask you, how many people in this city can kill him?” Gao Yan asked again.
Xu Fei said, "Senior Brother Gao, there are many who could kill Deacon Chen. First, the royal family of Yan Kingdom has the strength because they have a Golden Core level retainer. Second, the Crown Prince's Mansion, the Chu Prince's Mansion, the Zhou Prince's Mansion, and the Ninth Princess's Mansion all have late Foundation Establishment stage experts in charge. However, they probably don't have the guts to attack Deacon Chen. After all, our Nine Saints Sect is a retainer immortal sect of Yan Kingdom, and they wouldn't dare to offend us casually!"
"Anything else?" Gao Yan pressed.
Xu Fei pondered and said, "The Prime Minister's Mansion also has this strength. Besides, there is a Golden Core stage rogue cultivator's residence in the city, as well as a few Foundation Establishment stage rogue cultivators. I estimate that they don't have the guts to provoke our Nine Saints Sect!"
That's it?
"I suspect there are more!" Xu Fei said cautiously. "However, I'm just a manager, and I know very little. I don't know as much as the other two stewards and the academy master!"
"Do you have anyone you suspect?" Gao Yan asked, using psychological manipulation.
"have!"
Xu Fei said with certainty, "Deacon Zhou and Deacon Chen have a grudge. I suspect this is a trap set by Deacon Zhou!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Fei realized he had said something he shouldn't have, and quickly covered his mouth. His eyes looked at Gao Yan with a mixture of fear and awe!
What grudge do they have against each other?
Gao Yan asked again.
Since the news had already been leaked, Xu Fei had no reason to hide anything, so he simply exposed Deacon Zhou completely.
To put it bluntly, this kind of villa is a place for disciples who have no hope of advancement to retire.
Chen Wenshan and Steward Zhou Yuan both came to Tianying City Villa to serve as stewards after they were 120 years old.
Generally speaking, if someone is over 120 years old and has not yet broken through to the Golden Core stage, their chances of advancing to the Golden Core stage are very slim.
Not to mention, both of them are over 120 years old and still stuck in the early stage of Foundation Establishment. If they live to be two hundred, they'll be lucky to reach the fifth level of Foundation Establishment. They'll never be able to break through to the Golden Core stage in their lifetime.
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