How did you discover she had been murdered?
"Susu has a habit of sleeping in, and I usually have to wake her up every day. This morning, I knocked on the door as usual, but I didn't hear anything for a long time. I remembered that she said she was tired last night, so I thought she was sleeping too soundly. Then I found that the door was not locked, so I pushed the door open... and screamed in fright and fainted!"
Recalling that terrifying scene, Feng Yu's body trembled involuntarily.
"When you went to see her last night, the door was locked from the inside. When you knocked on the door this morning, it wasn't locked?" Wen Chuyu asked.
"yes!"
"So, the murderer left through the door after killing Liu Susu!" After Wen Chuyu finished speaking, she and Yue Feiqun checked the door and the dean's office again, but unfortunately, they still didn't find anything suspicious!
Shen Qingqiu asked several questions in succession but found nothing wrong. Just as he was about to leave, Ji Jiuying thought of something and turned back to look at Feng Yu and asked, "Before Liu Susu returned, did you hear any noise or do anything unusual?"
She listened to the wind and rain in silence for a long time, something flashed through her mind, and finally she shook her head.
"Alright, Fengyu, you should get some rest!"
Liu Piaopiao patted Fengyu on the shoulder to comfort him.
Seeing this, Ji Jiuying and the others had no choice but to turn around and leave. Just then, as Feng Yu watched Liu Piaopiao turn and leave, he seemed to remember something!
"Wait...wait a minute!"
Shen Qingqiu and Ji Jiuying stopped and immediately turned back. "Fengyu, what did you remember?" Shen Qingqiu asked anxiously!
Feng Yu glanced at Liu Piaopiao out of the corner of her eye, hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head, but the conflicted look in her eyes was caught by Ji Jiuying and Wen Chuyu.
Ji Jiuying suppressed her doubts and said nothing.
As darkness fell, Star Academy was shrouded in an impenetrable, inky blackness, making it impossible to discern directions.
An imperceptible black shadow darted swiftly through the academy. A faint sound behind her startled Ji Jiuying, who immediately became on guard! She secretly channeled her spiritual energy into her hands.
The dark figure moved rapidly toward Ji Jiuying.
"Xiao Jiu, it's me!"
Just as Ji Jiuying was about to unleash her spiritual power, she heard a familiar voice and withdrew her spiritual power.
"Chu Yu! What are you doing here?" Ji Jiuying asked.
"I've been waiting for you here. I knew you'd be here tonight!"
"Did you also notice something amiss with the wind and rain?"
"Uh-huh!"
"Let's go take a look first; maybe we'll find some important clues!"
"good!"
The two flew to Fengyu's courtyard. It was so late, but the light in her room was still on. Ji Jiuying looked through the window and saw Fengyu lying on the edge of the bed with her eyes open, seemingly lost in thought.
A ripple appeared in the air, and two dark figures appeared in the room, startling Feng Yu. Just as she was about to scream, Ji Jiuying pressed her pressure points.
The two removed their masks, and only then could Feng Yu see the faces of the newcomers.
“Fengyu, don’t panic, it’s us! We’re just here to ask you something,” Ji Jiuying said.
Feng Yu nodded, and Ji Jiuying then released her pressure points.
"Feng Yu, tell me honestly, have you discovered something?" Wen Chuyu stepped forward and asked.
The wind and rain lowered their eyes, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Is it because of Liu Piaopiao that you don't want to talk about it today?" Ji Jiuying paused for a moment and guessed.
As expected, upon hearing this, Feng Yu's body visibly stiffened, his expression shifting several times before finally calming down. After a long period of contemplation, he responded softly, then added, "Last night, about fifteen minutes before Su Su returned, I seemed to hear some noises, followed by a scent resembling medicinal fragrance, but it quickly dissipated!"
"Today, Liu Piaopiao seems to have that kind of scent on her. I think the murderer who killed Susu is very likely Liu Piaopiao..." Feng Yu's voice grew softer and softer as he spoke.
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged bewildered glances. The murderer smelled of medicine? People who smell of medicine are usually pharmacists or alchemists!
However, finding the murderer among the thousands of people in the Medicine Sect and the Pill Sect would probably be quite difficult!
Ji Jiuying looked at Feng Yu with suspicion. Why did Feng Yu think that Liu Piaopiao was the murderer? Was there some other story behind it? "Liu Susu is Liu Piaopiao's sister. Why do you think that Liu Piaopiao killed Liu Susu?"
Feng Yu fell into deep thought again, and after a moment spoke, “Everyone says that Liu Piaopiao and Liu Susu are sisters, but that’s not actually the case. The Liu family, the first family in the Western Jin Dynasty, has always been headed by women. Although Liu Piaopiao is the legitimate daughter and Susu is the illegitimate daughter, their family decides who will be the next head of the family based on talent and strength.”
"Liu Piaopiao has a good talent for alchemy, and Susu has a good talent for weapon crafting. Both of them are likely to become the next head of the family. In front of the world, they perform a show of sisterly affection because their mother, for the sake of the reputation and status of the first family, does not allow news of discord between the sisters to spread. Otherwise, both of them will be disqualified from competing for the position of family head!"
Sure enough, there was more to the story. Hearing this, Ji Jiuying also felt that Liu Piaopiao did have a motive to kill. If Liu Susu died unexpectedly, then she would be the only candidate for the position of family head. Considering that she had been insisting that she killed Liu Susu from beginning to end, could it be that she wanted Liu Piaopiao to take the blame?
"Did Liu Susu tell you all this?" Wen Chuyu asked.
"Uh-huh!"
Upon receiving this news, due to the urgency of the situation, she had no choice but to divide the work with Wen Chuyu. Wen Chuyu went to keep an eye on Liu Piaopiao to see if there was anything suspicious, while she went to Feng Che's courtyard alone.
"Xiao Jiu, you've finally arrived!"
"Second Uncle, how's the matter I asked you to investigate going?" Ji Jiuying asked. After leaving the main hall in the morning, Ji Jiuying sent a telepathic message to Feng Che, asking him to investigate the matter between Liu Piaopiao and Liu Susu.
Feng Che recounted everything he had found out in the Western Jin Dynasty, and to his surprise, it was almost exactly what Feng Yu had said. Soon, Ji Jiuying arrived at Liu Susu's courtyard, where several more guards had appeared.
The two exchanged a glance, dodged the people at the door, and slipped into the room. Feng Che quickly formed a hand seal and set up an array. Only then did Ji Jiuying come to the body, lift the white cloth, and examine Liu Susu's corpse. The blood on her face had already congealed, making her look extremely horrifying!
Ji Jiuying extended her right hand and released her mental power at the same time, casting a soul technique. Feng Che exclaimed in surprise again, "Xiao Jiu's soul technique is even purer than last time!"
After a long while!
Liu Susu's soul floated out of her body, her eyes still showing the terror she felt before death. Ji Jiuying snapped her fingers, and Liu Susu's soul instantly awoke, crying out, "No... no! Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"
"Liu Susu!"
Ji Jiuying called out, and Liu Susu finally snapped out of her daze, exclaiming in shock, "Ji Jiuying! It's you! What are you doing here! You've come to get revenge on me, haven't you?"
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