A funeral is taking place here.
On the other side, an outer disciple sneaked into Qu Lingyuan's bedroom.
Be quiet and sneaky.
There is no theft on Mount Huashan, and most people don't lock their doors. Qu Lingyuan also has this habit.
The opportunity is obvious.
After burying the sect leader, Shi Ran seemed to be in a good mood.
Yu Jinjiang looked at her and felt strange.
As if sensing his gaze, Shi Ran immediately spoke up, explaining softly, "Father's death is irreversible. He certainly wouldn't want to see us all looking so sad. Let's all cheer up."
This sounded reasonable, and Yu Jinjiang nodded.
"Senior Brother Yu, I have something to discuss with you. Let's send Lingyuan back first, and then come to my place." Shi Ran glanced at Qu Lingyuan, then said to Yu Jinjiang.
"Okay." Yu Jinjiang put away the uncontrollable sorrow and resentment over his master's death, and his face, which was like an ink painting, returned to its usual gentle look.
Qu Lingyuan just glanced at Shi Ran indifferently without saying anything.
You two have something to talk about, why do you have to send me back to my room first?
Also wanting to see what she was up to, Qu Lingyuan took the lead and walked towards her residence, followed by Yu Jinjiang and Shi Ran.
When they were not far from the door, Qu Lingyuan stopped with a frown.
"What's wrong?" Shi Ran raised an eyebrow and looked at her, his face full of confusion. "Aren't you going in?"
Qu Lingyuan looked at Shi Ran thoughtfully and replied calmly, "Someone came to my room while I was away."
Shi Ran was shocked. He didn't expect her to be so perceptive.
Qu Lingyuan actually doesn't like to observe her surroundings very much, but today her vigilance has increased by more than one degree.
"What?" Yu Jinjiang narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction where Qu Lingyuan was looking with her head down, and saw a series of faint footprints on the snow.
If the three of them had just walked into the house, the footprints might have been covered up.
"There's always heavy snow on Mount Hua. I left early, so my footprints were already covered up. But this set of footprints is still very clear, indicating that their owner left not long ago."
Qu Lingyuan paused, looked at Yu Jinjiang, and continued, "Judging from the direction and concealment of these footprints, someone entered my house and left after a short while. I don't usually socialize with people, so I wonder what this uninvited guest wants..."
Shi Ran stood at the back and listened, feeling terrified.
Every day I see Qu Lingyuan’s innocent and simple appearance, but I never expected that she could be so alert and intelligent.
She smiled softly, trying to put the matter aside. "Today, all the inner disciples have gone to attend my father's funeral. I think it was just an outer disciple passing by. There's no need to think too much about it."
Raising his eyelids and glancing at Shi Ran, Qu Lingyuan walked silently to the door and pushed open the wooden door.
At this moment, she was almost certain that Shi Ran had no good intentions in what he did today.
Anyway, Yu Jinjiang has already known that someone might have entered the house, so even if there is something wrong inside, he can clear himself of suspicion.
She didn't feel any psychological pressure at this time.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a shining letter on the wooden table opposite me.
Shi Ran smiled as she saw the letter. "Sister Lingyuan, you're still suspicious. Isn't it just a letter from a good friend?"
Qu Lingyuan frowned, but didn't approach the letter. She said calmly, "I just said that I never socialize with people. Why would someone send me a letter for no reason?"
Shi Ran curled his lips and said, "Since it's your private matter, we have no way of knowing. If you are so confused, why don't you open it and take a look?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Jinjiang took a few steps closer to the table and happened to see a few big words on the letter: Wangsheng Pavilion.
"Wangsheng Pavilion?" He whispered these three words, causing Shi Ran to let out a small exclamation.
"Isn't this an organization in the martial arts world? How could Ling Yuan have any dealings with them?" Shi Ran's face showed a hint of surprise, and with a hint of doubt, he looked at Qu Ling Yuan with slightly raised eyebrows.
Even Yu Jinjiang's expression became more serious, his voice tinged with ice as he turned and asked, "Do you mind if I open it and take a look?"
"I don't mind." Qu Lingyuan shook her head gently and obediently, still with a calm expression.
Shi Ran watched the fun from the side.
Let’s see if this little girl can remain so calm in a while.
Qu Lingyuan once again confirmed that this was Shi Ran's conspiracy.
On Mount Huashan, only Shi Ran has a connection with Wangsheng Pavilion.
It's just that her frame-up technique was too careless, and she really was treating people like fools.
Yu Jinjiang opened the letter neatly and found a banknote and a thin piece of paper inside.
The paper read: Thank you Miss Qu for your help, the assassination was successful, this is the reward you deserve.
Yu Jinjiang's expression was natural. He handed the letter to Qu Lingyuan, his tone expression expressionless. "Do you have anything to say?"
I just saw those footprints outside the door. It’s possible that they were really people delivering a letter from Wangsheng Pavilion, or it’s possible that someone deliberately framed them.
Qu Lingyuan took the letter with her delicate hands, her wrist showing from her sleeve, looking pale.
After taking a quick look at the letter, she almost sneered out loud.
"I really don't know which brainless person came up with this kind of frame-up technique." She said nonchalantly, threw the letter back on the table, and tilted her head to look at Shi Ran who was hanging his head beside her.
After hearing her say this, Yu Jinjiang nodded.
He also noticed something was wrong and pondered, "If Wangsheng Pavilion really wanted to deliver a letter, they couldn't possibly find someone who couldn't even do Qinggong."
"Besides, who would put such a secret letter on the table so openly? I think...Wangsheng Pavilion still has some brains." Qu Lingyuan had already sat down at the table, tapping the table lightly with his armor.
Shi Ran probably thought people were too stupid.
She had successfully killed Gu Chi and the headmaster before, simply because these two people had no guard against her.
However, Shi Ran mistakenly thought that they were stupid and overestimated his abilities.
Indeed, as a child brought back from a bandit's den, if Qu Lingyuan intended to avenge his parents, then there would be a high probability that the Huashan Sect would kill the leader.
But what’s the point of having a motive for murder if there is no criminal evidence?
From the current perspective, Yu Jinjiang's trust in her is still at its highest, otherwise he wouldn't be so easy to talk to.
Even if there is the slightest lack of trust, Yu Jinjiang will have some doubts about this matter.
As she thought about it, Qu Lingyuan's delicate little face was filled with grievance. She looked at Yu Jinjiang pitifully and said, "Brother Yu, I've always been honest and upright. I never leave the house and have no grudges against anyone. Why would someone want to harm me?"
"I will try my best to find out the truth." Yu Jinjiang pursed his lips and raised his hand to gently stroke Qu Lingyuan's head.
Shi Ran was so angry watching from the side that he wanted to stab Qu Lingyuan to death with his sword on the spot.
If this matter were told to an ordinary person, they would still have some doubts about Qu Lingyuan.
The frame-up may not be successful, but there will always be some crisis of trust.
But she never expected that Yu Jinjiang trusted this little girl so much.
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