Faced with Qiao Luan's questioning, Qiao Suinian swallowed nervously.
"Grandpa, please don't be afraid of what I'm about to tell you!"
"Don't worry, I, Qiao Luan, have weathered countless storms in my life, I will certainly not be afraid!" Qiao Luan said expressionlessly.
Qiao Suinian nodded in alarm, her eyes filled with fear as she recalled the events.
"Just now, Uncle Chu Yang was determined to resonate with the Panlong Pillar, and for this he did not hesitate to sacrifice his own body and donate countless essences to enter a state of spiritual emptiness, and Uncle Chu Yang did succeed!"
"Just as he placed his hand on the dragon pillar, the pillar instantly lit up, emitting a vast and ancient aura!"
"Everything was going smoothly at first. I thought Uncle Chu Yang was about to unravel the secret of the Panlong Pillar, but then... just then..."
Qiao Suinian suddenly became hesitant and stammering. Everyone present couldn't help but crane their necks, focusing all their attention on Qiao Suinian, wanting to know what had happened.
It feels like a girl has taken off all her other clothes in front of you, and just as she's about to take off her last piece of clothing, she suddenly stops.
While everyone's attention was focused on Qiao Suinian, a seemingly honest-looking man quietly walked out from behind the crowd.
"What happened back then? Tell me quickly!" Qiao Luan urged, frowning.
Qiao Suinian knew that if he dragged it out any longer, it would definitely arouse the suspicion of Qiao Luan and the others. He took a deep breath and slowly spoke.
"I saw you, Grandpa, emerge from another dragon pillar, carrying a knife in your hand!"
Everyone was stunned. They had considered all sorts of backgrounds of the murderer, but they never imagined that the murderer would actually come out of the dragon pillar!
"The grandfather carrying the knife had a strange smile on his face. I wanted to warn my uncle, but it was as if something was choking me, and I couldn't make a sound."
"Fortunately, Uncle Chu Yang was exceptionally strong and quickly discovered the fake grandfather. However, Uncle Chu Yang had no idea that the grandfather was fake and happily told him that he had already comprehended the Panlong Pillar. At this moment, the grandfather suddenly raised his knife and chopped off Uncle Chu Yang's dog's head!"
When she spoke of herself, a look of deep sorrow suddenly appeared on Qiao Suinian's face.
The crowd, realizing the truth, was also filled with grief.
"Damn it! I knew that with my brother's strength, how could he have been killed so quietly! It was that dragon pillar that was causing all this trouble! When my brother saw that it was Dad, he certainly didn't expect Dad to kill him, which is why he was killed with a single blow!"
Qiao Chuyun's eyes turned completely red as he stared intently at the dragon pillar in front of him.
"It's all because of you few broken pillars that my older brother died! I'll smash you all to pieces!"
Blinded by rage, Qiao Chuyun threw a punch that slammed into one of the dragon-carved pillars.
However, the Panlong Pillar wouldn't tolerate him. It contained the Dragon Clan, the former ruler of all races. Qiao Chuyun was directly thrown away by the force of the recoil, spitting out blood.
This scene caused many people to gasp in shock. They had all witnessed Qiao Chuyun's strength, and even Qiao Chuyun was injured so badly by these dragon pillars. It seemed that these nine stone pillars were likely strange and evil objects!
"That's impossible! I refuse to believe I can't smash your broken pillar!"
Qiao Chuyun stood up angrily, ready to fight the Panlong Pillar, but Qiao Luan stopped him at that moment.
"Enough! Stop fooling around!"
Qiao Luan's face was very gloomy.
"That strange creature that came out of the dragon pillar could transform into my appearance out of thin air, so it must also be able to transform into other people's appearances. I think I know why that thing suddenly disappeared!"
Qiao Luan fixed his cold gaze on all the members of the Qiao family. The fake Qiao Luan must have taken advantage of the moment when he was knocked away by Qiao Chuyun to transform into someone else and sneak into the Qiao family's group, which gave people the illusion that he had disappeared into thin air.
"From now on, no one is allowed to leave! Check everyone one by one!"
Qiao Luan immediately issued an order to begin investigating all members of the Qiao family.
Seeing this, Qiao Suinian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Qiao Luan was indeed the head of the Qiao family; his mind was quick.
Fortunately, he had just let Bedaiku slip away, otherwise he would have been caught red-handed by Qiao Luan.
Soon everyone from the Qiao family present was checked, but nothing was found.
"No? How is that possible! Check again!" Qiao Luan frowned even more, his gaze fixed on the dragon pillar not far away.
Could it be that my deduction was wrong? The strange creature didn't transform into the appearance of the other members of the Qiao family, but instead hid back inside the Panlong Stone Pillar?
As expected, the second investigation yielded no results. Qiao Luan slowly stood up from his wheelchair, walked to the dragon pillar, and placed his hand on it.
"I don't care who you are, but since you dared to kill my son, Qiao Luan, you must pay the price! The blood of the Qiao family cannot be shed in vain!"
"Men! Find me a large pool, fill it with excrement, urine, and other filth, then sink all nine of these dragon-shaped pillars into it with me! I want to see if what's inside can hold its breath!"
Qiao Luan gave loud orders, knowing full well that even if he tried his best, he couldn't damage the nine stone pillars in front of him in the slightest, but that didn't stop him from thinking of other ways.
Since it can't be broken, let's try another way! Since the stone pillar has a spirit, Qiao Luan doesn't believe that a spirit would allow itself to be soaked in the filth of excrement.
As expected of one of the four great families in Kyoto, the Qiao family wielded immense wealth and power. In less than a few hours, they dug a huge pool and filled it with excrement from who-knows-where, creating a stench that filled the air.
People around were full of complaints. If the person who did this hadn't been from the Qiao family, they probably would have been cursed for their ancestors eighteen generations ago.
After the cesspool was prepared, Qiao Luan had all nine dragon-carved pillars moved to the side of the cesspool.
"Stop hiding! I know you're conscious. Come out now! Otherwise, don't blame me for resorting to underhanded tactics!" Qiao Luan said coldly.
However, the dragons sealed inside the Panlong Pillar didn't want to get out; they simply couldn't. Long Ran was almost crying in desperation, but Qiao Luan couldn't hear her at all.
"Stubborn to the end? Then don't blame me! Throw them all in!"
Nine pristine white stone pillars with coiled dragons were thrown directly into a filthy cesspool. The sewage slowly submerged the pillars, just like a fair and innocent little girl being drowned by countless burly black men.
Qiao Suinian, standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch her lips as she watched this heartbreaking scene.
It seems I can't go into the world inside the Dragon Pillar unless I have something to do, otherwise the dragons might just tear me apart.
"Dragon Clan elders, please forgive my sins. It was all that old scoundrel Qiao Luan who did all this. If you have any problems, go find him, and please don't come looking for me!"
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