Chapter 232 Six Sects Going Up the Mountain
Meng Xinggan, whose body was somewhat blackened by the flames and thick smoke, sat on the stone platform outside the ruins, his face full of regret.
Li Qi frowned and asked:
"Young Master Wei, did you really fail to escape?"
"Brother... the explosion came from Brother's room... when I came out, there was fire everywhere... Brother... he..."
Meng Xinggan clenched his fists, his voice choking.
Li Qi stroked his chin, looked towards the ruins and thought secretly.
Wei Xiong is at least a fourth-grade innate expert, ranked in the top ten on the Earth Ranking.
With his strength, even if he really encountered an explosion or was caught in flames, he should have a way to escape. At least he wouldn't be gone without a trace like he is now.
So...was it a fake death? Aren't there similar plots in martial arts novels? A martial arts master who was thought to be dead is actually not dead, and appears alive and well after a while...this kind of plot.
Not only Li Qi thought so, Zhong Yunxin also had the same idea as Li Qi.
Hearing Li Qi's conversation, Zhong Yunxin came over and said to Meng Xinggan: "Why are you crying? Have you seen Wei Xiong's body? Did you see your brother die in the sea of fire? Since you didn't see anything, why are you crying here!"
Zhong Yunxin's tone was not polite at all.
But Meng Xinggan was not angry. He raised his head and looked at Zhong Yunxin, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Yes... Senior Zhong, you are right! We haven't found our brother's body, so he should be fine! No... he must be fine!"
Meng Xinggan stood up suddenly and turned to face the ruins.
In the ruins, the disciples of Qiqiao Villa were collecting the bodies of those who had died in the ruins.
With the inn's accommodation records as a standard, it is easy to determine the number of tourists living in this courtyard area.
There were a total of six people from the martial arts world who stayed in this area last night. Including the maids and servants who were responsible for serving them, the total number of people did not exceed twenty.
During this period, many people escaped when the fire broke out, and many chivalrous men ran away when they saw that the situation was not good.
Therefore, the number of people who died in the fire this time, including Wei Xiong mentioned by Meng Xinggan, was only seven.
Now Qiqiao Villa has found six charred bodies from the ruins, and only one has not been found.
Meng Xinggan’s hope lies in this remaining corpse.
He hoped that Qiqiao Villa had not found the body and that Wei Xiong was still alive.
It was a pity that his hope was shattered not long after it rose.
The disciples of Qiqiao Villa found a body that was burned to the point where only bones were left in the center of the fire.
Next to him was the Dragon Martial Pavilion’s exclusive magic weapon, the Falling Dragon Spear, which had been smoked into a black color.
That is the origin of Wei Xiong's title, and it is also the magic weapon ranked 16th on the list of Jianghu's most amazing weapons.
Seeing a gun is like seeing a person. When Meng Xinggan saw the long spear, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, completely died.
…
A fire broke out in the town at the foot of Qiqiao Villa, and Wei Xiong, the master of the Dragon Spear at Longwu Pavilion, was buried in the flames.
This incident was a major event in the entire martial arts world, and since Wei Xiong was burned to death on the territory of Qiqiao Villa, Qiqiao Villa had to give an explanation to Longwu Pavilion no matter what.
Whether Wei Xiong was really burned to death or was assassinated before being burned to death, this matter must be investigated thoroughly.
Moreover, the explosion last night and the subsequent fire were so sudden and bizarre that it seemed like someone was involved no matter how you looked at it.
Qiqiao Villa had to organize people to conduct an investigation, and also had to gather all the relevant people who were present at the time to inquire about what happened that night.
The good martial arts style suddenly turned into a mystery drama, and Li Qi didn't know how to complain about it.
However, while Qiqiao Villa sent people to investigate the truth, Li Qi found Huang Wanmian who had arrived at the fire scene in advance to rescue people, and asked her: "Have you checked Wei Xiong's body?"
"Um."
"Is it Wei Xiong himself?"
Li Qi asked Huang Wanmian this key question.
Huang Wanmian is a medical genius who is well versed in the meridians and bones of the human body, so he can also be used as a forensic doctor.
At least the body examined by Huang Wanmian contained much more information than that obtained by an ordinary coroner.
Huang Wanmian replied calmly: "I don't know."
"…have no idea?"
"I have never seen Wei Xiong, so I cannot judge the size of his skeleton. However, judging from the bone density, he is indeed a very young fourth-rank master."
Huang Wanmian expressed her own judgment.
Warriors can exercise their skin, flesh, tendons and bones after birth, and their bones are much harder and denser than ordinary people.
After reaching the innate state, the innate energy will feed back and make one's flesh and bones stronger. It is said that after the death of a second-rank grandmaster, the bones turned from his corpse are like jade, and are immune to cold and heat, and will not weather even after being left for a thousand years.
Therefore, based on the remaining skeleton, one can tell the person's cultivation level before his death.
But then again, perhaps only the corpse of a congenital master could preserve its bones in such a fierce flame.
After all, that was the very center of the fire, where the temperature was the highest. If it were an ordinary person, his bones would have turned to ashes long ago.
He is very young, a fourth-rank master, and with the unique weapon, the Falling Dragon Spear, found next to the body, it is almost certain that the deceased is who he is.
It is indeed very likely that it is Wei Xiong from Longwu Pavilion.
But perhaps because he had read too many similar novels and animations, Li Qi always felt that the more this was the case, the more likely it was that Wei Xiong was not dead.
But reality requires logic. Even if Li Qi is sure that Wei Xiong is not dead, he has to find evidence.
Moreover, apart from Wei Xiong, there are few young fourth-grade masters in the entire territory of Qiqiao Villa.
And even if they find him, they have to find the young fourth-rank master who disappeared at the same time, so that they can be sure that Wei Xiong may not be dead.
But now, almost all the masters in Qiqiao Villa have been invited to the villa.
No one is missing, and no one leaves early, and all the masters can match up.
Therefore, unless a young fourth-rank master suddenly appeared and died in the fire as a substitute for Wei Xiong, the only person who could have died was Wei Xiong.
"Tsk, this has to happen at this time."
Seeing that Wei Xiong's death had been confirmed, Li Qi couldn't help but sigh.
Originally, Qiqiao Villa was in a turbulent time. The six major sects all visited the villa, which brought a lot of pressure to the villa.
As a result, the top disciple of Longwu Pavilion has died in Qiqiao Villa.
Now the pressure on Qiqiao Villa is even greater, and no one knows how Li Wenxin will deal with this matter.
Seeing Li Qi thinking hard, Huang Wanmian thought for a while and said:
"Wei Xiong may indeed be dead."
"Why are you so sure?" Li Qi asked in surprise.
"I have had the honor of seeing the Dragon City Art of the Dragon Martial Pavilion. Its skills will leave traces on the surface of bones, and there are traces of the Dragon City Art on this corpse. Apart from the direct descendant of the Dragon Martial Pavilion, I can't think of anyone else who is qualified to practice the Dragon City Art."
"I see……"
After hearing what Huang Wanmian said, Li Qi's doubts were somewhat relieved.
If the Longwu Pavilion's skills can really leave traces on human bones, then it is unlikely that this corpse is not Wei Xiong.
Um? Wait a moment……
Although Wei Xiong's identity was confirmed, after listening to what Huang Wanmian said, Li Qi began to wonder about something else.
He asked Huang Wanmian with a strange look on his face, "How do you know that the Longwu Pavilion's skills will leave marks on bones?"
Huang Wanmian was silent for a while, then turned around and asked:
"Do you want to know?"
“…No, I think it’s better for me not to know.”
Seeing the meaningful look in Huang Wanmian's eyes, Li Qi decisively gave in.
Whether it was that Tianyi Valley obtained the corpse of a master from Longwu Pavilion, or that they "assassinated" someone from Longwu Pavilion through special channels for research, Li Qi didn't want to know.
Anyway, he now knows that the masters of Longwu Pavilion will have dense patterns on their bones, and knowing this is enough.
"Archie!"
As soon as Li Qi and Huang Wanmian finished their discussion, Li Qiao ran out at the right time.
She came to Li Qi, glanced at Huang Wanmian beside him, and then said to Li Qi:
"Archie, Daddy wants you to come over."
"Well, I understand." Li Qi said, and then he bowed to Huang Wanmian and said, "Fairy Huang, I'm sorry to leave you."
"Um."
Huang Wanmian nodded slightly and said nothing more.
Li Qi followed Li Qiao to the main hall. When they were a little further away from Huang Wanmian, Li Qiao asked Li Qi:
"Aqi, you and Fairy Huang..."
"We're just ordinary friends, sis, don't think too much about it."
Li Qi and Li Qiao were in tune with each other, so Li Qi could easily guess what Li Qiao was thinking and answered without thinking.
Li Qiao was slightly relieved after hearing this. She smiled and said to Li Qi:
"That's good. I thought you and Fairy Huang had that kind of relationship. After all, Fairy Huang seems to care about you a lot."
"It's just an illusion."
Li Qi responded softly.
But actually what Li Qiao said was not wrong.
Huang Wanmian did care about Li Qi, but this care was probably different from what Li Qiao thought.
What Huang Wanmian cared about was Li Qi's physique with all the meridians open. To be more precise, it was the "care" of a researcher who saw a valuable research subject.
It's not something that men and women fall in love with.
This is also one of the reasons why Li Qi and Huang Wanmian get along very well.
Compared to those troublesome love affairs, people like Huang Wanmian who approach Li Qi with a clear purpose are much easier to deal with.
While talking with Li Qiao, the two had already arrived at the main hall of Qiqiao Villa.
In order to investigate last night's fire, Qiqiao Villa has already controlled most of the relevant personnel. Only a small number of masters with special identities were invited by Li Wenxin to the main hall.
So as soon as Li Qi entered the main hall, he saw people from the six major sects.
Meng Xinggan, Master Liaoming, and Jiang Anyan of Shushan Dao.
Li Wenxin was sitting in the middle seat, and Zhong Yunxin was sitting below Li Wenxin's right hand, drinking tea leisurely. Seeing Li Qi coming over, she nodded slightly to Li Qi and then retracted her gaze.
Almost at the same time, everyone else's eyes turned to Li Qi at the door.
(End of this chapter)
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