Zhou Mansion, East District of Tianying City.
The Zhou residence was very large, in no way inferior to the royal residence.
The owner of this mansion was Zhou Yuan.
More than 20 years ago, after marrying the Fifth Princess, Zhou Yuan took eighteen concubines in succession.
He now has a large family of wives, concubines, and children.
In the study in the backyard of the mansion.
After reading the contents of a communication talisman, Zhou Yuan summoned his two advisors to his study.
"The inner disciples from the sect who came to investigate Chen Wenshan have arrived. What are your thoughts on this?" Zhou Yuan asked directly.
The advisor said, "Sir, we handled that matter very cleanly. Even if the other party has suspicions, there is no evidence whatsoever. So, sir, there is no need to worry. Just wait and see!"
The second advisor added, "Does the master have any friends within the sect? If so, why not inquire about that inner sect member? As the saying goes, 'Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle!'"
Zhou Yuan nodded to himself. He had been in the inner sect for over a hundred years. Although his cultivation was not outstanding, he had still made many friends among his fellow disciples.
They might not be willing to help with anything too important, but they can certainly help him gather information!
So he immediately sent someone to the Nine Saints Sect to contact his fellow disciples.
On the other side.
After learning from Xu Fei that Zhou Yuan was the prime suspect.
He left the villa and went straight to the Zhou residence.
Half an hour later.
Upon learning that Gao Yan had come to visit, Zhou Yuan's expression darkened slightly.
But he still came to greet them in person!
Although Zhou Yuan disliked boasting, he was still very enthusiastic on the surface!
"Senior Brother Zhou, may we speak privately?"
Gao Yan said with a smile.
Zhou Yuan was a little unsure, but he still agreed!
However, after Zhou Yuan drove away his men, Gao Yan immediately used top-level hypnosis on him!
Caught off guard, Zhou Yuan was directly hit.
Gao Yan did come to investigate the case, but being in an unfamiliar place, finding evidence was extremely difficult. Therefore, he had no intention of using conventional methods to investigate.
Since Zhou Yuan is the most suspicious, let's start with him.
His cultivation level was higher than Zhou Yuan's, and his mental strength was far superior to Zhou Yuan's, making it relatively easy for him to hypnotize Zhou Yuan!
Caught off guard, Zhou Yuan was instantly hypnotized, mainly because he hadn't expected Gao Yan to be so bold.
"Zhou Yuan, did you kill Chen Wenshan?"
Zhou Yuan: "That's right, I killed him!"
Gao Yan: "Describe in detail how you killed him!"
In short, Zhou Yuan used the Fifth Princess's name to lure Chen Wenshan to a mountain villa outside the city.
He had already set up the formation there in advance.
Then, using the high-grade talismans he had acquired at a high price, he launched a sneak attack, severely injuring the opponent, and then personally carried out the assassination, eliminating Chen Wenshan!
Chen Wenshan's body had long been reduced to ashes, but his storage ring and the magical artifacts on his body remained!
"You're lucky!"
Gao Yan didn't expect things to go so smoothly. You know, the reward for this mission is not low: 5,000 spirit stones and 1,000 contribution points!
Since Zhou Yuan is the murderer.
Gao Yan then sealed his cultivation and carried him out of the Zhou residence!
As for how to deal with the other party, that's up to the sect to decide!
Because things happened too fast.
Only after Gao Yan carried Zhou Yuan away from the Zhou residence did the people in the mansion realize what had happened!
Upon learning the news, the Fifth Princess immediately sent out several message talismans!
Therefore, as soon as they arrived at the city gate with Zhou Yuan, they were intercepted by several groups of people!
Then the head of the courtyard stepped forward and said, "Junior brother, why are you arresting Deacon Zhou?"
"You must be Liu Shengtong, the head of the villa. I've been ordered to investigate Chen Wenshan's death. Zhou Yuan is the murderer of Chen Wenshan. I'm taking him back to the sect to report. Are you stopping me because you intend to protect him?"
"Is there any evidence?" King Chu asked in a deep voice as he arrived with Liu Shengtong.
“I have the evidence, of course, but I don’t need to show it to you!” Gao Yan sneered. “Of course, if you insist on using this as an excuse to snatch someone from me, I have no objection. However, if you dare to make a move, you will be making an enemy of my Nine Saints Sect!”
Upon hearing this, King Chu's face showed a look of fury, while Liu Shengtong secretly had a headache. This inner disciple's personality was too domineering, completely giving off an attitude of "I don't take you seriously, but you can't do anything to me!"
"Immortal Master, I think this is a misunderstanding. Could you please make an exception?" The Fifth Princess stepped forward and secretly slipped a storage bag into his hand. After all, she had already married Zhou Yuan and had borne him children, so naturally she didn't want to see anything happen to him!
"Do you know how Chen Wenshan died?" Gao Yan said mockingly, "Zhou Yuan arranged to meet Chen Wenshan at a villa outside the city in your name, and then set a trap there to kill Chen Wenshan!"
Upon hearing this, the Fifth Princess's expression changed drastically, and she subconsciously looked at Zhou Yuan: "Husband, is this true?"
Zhou Yuan had already given up: "That's right, exactly. For more than 20 years, Chen Wenshan has been opposing me at every turn. What's wrong with me killing him!"
Seeing that Zhou Yuan himself had admitted it, the others naturally had no reason to stop Gao Yan; otherwise, they would be going against the Nine Saints Sect.
Gao Yan stopped wasting words with them, took off on his sword, and disappeared from everyone's sight with Zhou Yuan.
Gao Yan deliberately slowed down the flight speed.
It took them two whole days to get back to the sect!
When Zhou Yuan confessed to killing Chen Wenshan at the city gate, Gao Yan took a picture with him.
As for the previous hypnosis of Zhou Yuan, although there were photos taken, he was worried about potential risks, so he did not hand them over.
Otherwise, he could have easily flown away on his sword after leaving the Zhou residence, and there would have been no way he would have been blocked at the city gate.
After examining the recording stone and questioning Zhou Yuan, the deacon in charge of reviewing the task determined that Gao Yan had completed the task and directly awarded him five thousand spirit stones and one thousand contribution stones!
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