The next day at noon, Geng Qi came out of the side room after washing up. The huge village head's mansion, where a group of people had been eating roast meat and making a ruckus the night before, was now empty except for two people.
The front yard was spotless, with no trace left where the Guhuo Ghost had been burned. He stood in front of the pillar he had leaned against yesterday, watching as the gate was pushed open. Qinghan closed the door and walked towards him: "Young Master, the people from Tianzhi Sect have already left the town."
Geng Qi asked, "Where are the people from Yan Dan Sect?"
"The people from Yandanmen left the town at dawn and are now almost at the neighboring town."
The disciples sent by the two major sects to this remote town were not highly skilled and could not fly on swords, so they could only walk back. Yan Dan Sect was closer, but it still took two days to travel back. Tian Zhi Sect went in the same direction as them but on a different route, so it would take them about four or five days to return to their sect.
After a pause, Qinghan asked, "What did you and Young Master Rong discuss last night? Why did you decide to return to the sect so early this morning?"
Geng Qi chuckled: "You said a few sweet words and scared her away, do you believe that?"
Qinghan: "..."
Seeing him stunned, Geng Qi chuckled again, "Alright, I'll tell you all this later. Let's go."
"……yes."
With a wave of his hand, the gate of the village head's office was bolted from the inside. A gentle breeze stirred, and the still dazzling light under the blazing sky flashed. The two people disappeared into the courtyard.
Ten miles north of Gefeng Town, before reaching the neighboring town, there is a valley surrounded by mountains on two sides and water on the other. The water is a river formed by the convergence of clear springs from the mountains. One side of the mountains is a cliff, while the valley floor is flat, making it a perfect place to settle.
The people of Yandan Gate set off early in the morning and stayed here for a long time.
On the riverbank lay the wooden coffin containing Yang Wei's body. Yang Tianhui rested one hand on the edge of the coffin, his gaze fixed on the river. Behind him, the other disciples of Yandan Sect were gathered together, talking. A figure appeared at the entrance of the valley and quickly walked to the coffin, saying, "Elder, the people from Tianzhi Sect have already left Gefeng Town."
Yang Tianhui was slightly surprised: "They left too?"
"Yes, it is said that the Demon Realm used the Guhuo Ghost to cause trouble in the town, creating human puppets with malicious intent. The disciples brought to the town this time are all new disciples who have been in the sect for less than three months. They are no match for the Demon Clan, so we are sending them back to inform the sect before making any further plans."
"Rong Yu left too?"
"Yes, this disciple saw it with his own eyes. The person leading the Tianzhi Sect was none other than True Person Rongyu."
Yang Tianhui's hand, resting on the edge of the coffin, tightened slightly, and he couldn't help but frown slightly: "Where are the other two?"
The disciple who reported this changed his expression slightly and hesitated before saying, "...His whereabouts are unknown."
"..."
Yang Tianhui frowned even more. The two men were of unknown origin and were not originally from any sect. It was only natural that they would part ways after the people of Tianzhi Sect left. However, their whereabouts were unknown, which was something that could not help but concern people.
After pondering for a while, he lowered his eyes and said, "Alright, tell the others to prepare and set off immediately to send the young master back to the sect."
"yes."
The disciple turned and walked away. Yang Tianhui withdrew his gaze, stroked the edge of the coffin, and sighed with a complicated expression.
At this moment, on the cliff top, one red and one white, Geng Qi and Qing Han had just arrived. He sat on the edge of the cliff, one leg dangling on the cliff face, the other leg curled up on the edge, and he could see the scene in the valley clearly.
Qinghan asked, "Why would you suspect the people of Yandan Sect, young master?"
Geng Qi held a sugar figurine he had just bought in town, bit off a piece, and laughed, "Just a guess."
"..."
"I'm asking you, if you were going to kill someone, knowing there were people in town arresting you, would you still go?"
Qinghan thought for a moment, "I will go if necessary."
Geng Qi asked, "Then why do you think the murderer ordered the killing of Li Yao while also ordering the capture of disciples from the two major sects?"
"Perhaps, it's a feint?"
Geng Qi chuckled: "When we met the murderer at the Li family's house, the village head's office and the inn had already been attacked at the same time. In that case, which way is east? Which way is west?"
Was the purpose of sending people to kill in order to arrest someone, or was the purpose of sending people to arrest someone in order to kill someone?
Li Yao's seven souls disappeared after she escaped from the secret passage. Before that, her memories were intact, meaning that the murderer hadn't had time to erase her memories before she escaped. They weren't sure how much Li Yao had seen or knew, so killing her to silence her was necessary.
They must kill Li Yao and his group, and also draw the attention of the two major sects away.
But if the intention was to lure them away, how could Yang Tianhui have discovered that the murderer who came to kill Li Yao had chased them all the way to the Li family mansion?
Qing Han's eyes narrowed slightly as she looked at the group dragging the coffin in the valley, preparing to leave. "But isn't that Young Master Yang the son of the Grand Elder of the Yan Dan Sect? How come he..."
"So what if he's the elder's son?" Geng Qi sneered. "Precisely because he's the elder's son, his cultivation from a young age must have been infused with rare and precious medicinal herbs. The Yan Dan Sect is also an expert in alchemy, so even with piles of herbs, it wouldn't be surprising if Yang Wei, at his age, broke through the Foundation Establishment stage and successfully formed the Core Formation stage. But he's still only at the Qi Refining stage. A major sect values a disciple's aptitude and future the most. Using a spoiled brat with no future as a final contribution to the sect? Without Yang Wei's death, why would they have the right to stay and monitor the Tianzhi Sect?"
If the murderer didn't know their every move, how could they have planned so meticulously and used Rong Yu to destroy all the evidence in the locked room?
More importantly, the simultaneous disappearance of one disciple each from Yan Dan Sect and Tian Zhi Sect that night seemed somewhat deliberate.
The cliff was very high, and no one heard their conversation. As the group walked further and further away in the valley, Geng Qi narrowed his eyes and said, "Besides the people from Yan Dan Sect, have you seen any other forces while we were investigating the case in town these past few days?"
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