Chapter 144 The Real Murderer Behind the Scenes
"My Lord, it's not that I don't want to tell the truth, I just can't help it!
The mastermind behind this is insidious and cunning, and has placed a vicious restriction on the villain.
If you mention him even a little bit, you will bleed to death immediately!"
The black-robed man's voice trembled, his eyes full of fear and helplessness.
Chen Wan'er frowned slightly, and after a moment's silence, she opened her red lips slightly:
"In that case, it's up to you.
I'll name the person, and you just nod or shake your head, is that okay?"
The man in black robe nodded hurriedly as if he had been pardoned, his eyes full of gratitude.
"Is the leader of the Qianhuan Sect the mastermind behind this?"
Chen Wan'er stared at the man in black robe with her beautiful eyes, her voice cold.
The man in black robe shook his head like a rattle without hesitation.
"Fourth Elder?"
When the man in black heard this, his expression froze. He hesitated for a moment before slowly nodding.
"What about the Third Elder?"
The man in black robe nodded more decisively this time.
Chen Wan'er's eyes were as sharp as torches, locking onto the black-robed man. She asked again:
"So, you have two masters?"
The man in black robe hurriedly shook his head, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, obviously he was extremely nervous.
Not two? But they nodded when the Third and Fourth Elders were mentioned?
Let her guess, that is the real mastermind behind the scenes, controlling another person.
The fourth elder is about to pass away, and he is the one who most wants to improve his cultivation.
So he is the most suspicious.
Chen Wan'er thought about this and said with certainty:
"But the real mastermind behind this is the Third Elder?"
Chen Wan'er raised her eyebrows, her eyes suddenly sharp as an eagle, shooting straight at the man in black robe.
The man in black robe was so excited that his eyes were red and he nodded vigorously, as if to say that someone finally saw through the truth.
"How would you know? I thought you would identify someone else."
Ma Qi couldn't help but speak, her eyes full of curiosity and confusion.
Chen Wan'er raised her lips slightly and explained calmly:
“It is precisely because the Fourth Elder seems to be the most suspicious that I excluded him.
After all, based on my understanding of the Fourth Elder since I arrived, he should have truly let it go."
Ma Qi still looked puzzled and asked:
"Are you so sure? What if he's just pretending?"
Chen Wan'er smiled gently and glanced at Ma Qi slowly.
"It's because I have a unique eye and am good at reading people's hearts.
Otherwise, how could I have seen through your fake apology that day?"
Ma Qi's pretty face turned red instantly, and she stammered, but dared not utter another word.
She knew in her heart that the best option at this moment was to shut up and reduce her presence as much as possible.
In fact, Chen Wan'er's certainty that the Third Elder was the real culprit behind the scenes was not entirely based on conjecture.
That night, she accidentally sneaked into the residence of the Fourth Elder and found a suicide note that had been prepared long ago on his desk.
The words are full of freedom and relief.
In contrast, the third elder's residence seems ordinary, but there is a hint of weirdness in the details.
"The Third Elder always performs that evil spell in the same courtyard?"
Chen Wan'er's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she stared closely at the man in black robe.
The man in black robe looked astonished and stared at Chen Wan'er with wide eyes.
As if he had seen a ghost, after a moment, he nodded mechanically.
Then, as if suddenly coming to his senses, his voice trembled and became suspicious:
"Today...the person spying outside the yard, could it be you?"
Chen Wan'er looked calm, neither admitting nor denying.
It looked like a bottomless spring, unfathomable.
When Ma Qi heard this, her heart sank and she was secretly shocked.
Could it be that the reason why I didn't see her when I returned to the house today was because she was secretly following me?
This woman is so young, but she is so scheming. It's really scary.
"Ma Qi, if you still want to save your life, you should go to the Sect Master immediately and ask him to seek justice for you."
Chen Wan'er suddenly turned her head and looked at Ma Qi with a sharp gaze, her tone leaving no room for doubt.
"The Sect Master also..."
Before the man in black robe could finish his words, his body suddenly shook and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
"You mean, except for the Second Elder, the Sect Master, the First Elder, and the Fourth Elder were all imprisoned by the Third Elder?"
Chen Wan'er frowned and stared at the man in black robe with sharp eyes.
The man in black robe nodded painfully. Seeing that the sect leader and others were all controlled today, the fear in his heart spread like wild weeds.
He knew very well that he knew too many secrets and he might be the next one to suffer.
"By the way, I haven't asked your name yet."
Chen Wan'er paused slightly and her tone softened a little.
"Gu Jun."
The man in black robe lowered his head and spoke in a low, weak voice.
Chen Wan'er's eyes flashed, and she quickly opened Gu Jun's name in the system in her mind.
He quickly glanced over and had a plan in mind.
"Gu Jun, Ma Qi, go and get the Second Elder now. Tell him you've discovered the Third Elder's evil deeds, and then have him lead his men to surround that courtyard.
I'll go ahead and keep an eye on it, to make sure the news doesn't leak out."
Chen Wan'er looked stern and gave orders in an orderly manner.
Gu Jun was stunned when he heard this.
This woman trusts herself so much, isn't she afraid that he will take the opportunity to escape?
As soon as the thought came to my mind, my heart suddenly felt cold.
Could it be that she had taken advantage of my unpreparedness and secretly made some moves?
But before he could think about it, the poison in Ma Qi's body had been cured, and she was urging him anxiously.
After the two hurriedly left, Chen Wan'er immediately opened her magical powers and sent a message to Li Wen:
"Quickly bring everyone from the Blood Demon Sect and pretend to come here."
After attaching the location, she flashed and rushed towards the yard alone.
Soon, Chen Wan'er rushed to the outskirts of the yard.
She carefully put on the invisibility talisman, picked up a stray cat on the roadside, and sneaked into the yard like a ghost.
As soon as I gently put the cat on the ground, the soft "meow" sound had not yet faded away.
A figure flashed out from the house. It was the third elder who was the mastermind behind the scenes.
Chen Wan'er looked closely and saw that the third elder had a strange expression on his face.
The facial muscles twitched slightly, as if being pulled by an invisible force, twisting into an extremely ugly shape.
She secretly wondered if she had practiced this evil skill too much.
Has he gone crazy, causing his facial expression to be so hideous?
When the third elder saw that it was just a wild cat, a trace of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
He snorted coldly, ignored it, turned around and went back into the house.
Seeing this, Chen Wan'er followed quietly.
After passing through a dark corridor, I entered an underground dark room.
As soon as she stepped in, she keenly noticed that the atmosphere was extremely strange.
The four elders were seen standing side by side with the sect leader and the great elder, in a state of confrontation.
There were only three elders on the opposite side, isolated and helpless.
Chen Wan'er was startled and thought to herself:
What was going on? Was Gu Jun deliberately deceiving him?
Or was the information he had wrong?
Now that things have come to this, let’s just accept it and first hear what these three elders have to say.
"Third Elder, please stop being stubborn and turn back!"
The Great Elder's voice was like a loud bell, full of exhortation, and echoed in this small dark room.
The third elder seemed not to hear, but just snorted coldly, with an indifferent expression, and did not answer.
"Great Elder, please stop trying to persuade him. This person is completely insane.
Even the Fourth Elder dared to murder him, so how can we reason with him?"
Zongism said angrily.
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