The headmaster and the four chief elders are discussing matters.
At this time, a disciple walked in outside, it was Zhao Lei, the direct disciple of the sect leader.
"Disciple has met the head master and four uncles." Zhao Lei stepped forward and said.
"Zhao Lei, I asked you to investigate Di Hai's matter, how is the investigation going?" Shao Yuan asked.
"Back to Master, I have searched all around, but there is still no news about Junior Brother Di Hai."
"Even something as important as the competition didn't happen. Could something have happened?" Shao Yuan's eyes fell on Ye Jinlong: "Jinlong, Di Hai is your disciple, have you noticed anything wrong with him?"
"Brother, headmaster, I met with Di Hai last night and explained that he was normal at the time and there was nothing wrong with him," Ye Jinlong replied.
"What time?"
"After the afternoon game, around six or seven in the evening!"
"So, he just disappeared last night." Shao Yuan's eyes fell on Zhao Lei and asked: "Zhao Lei, can you find out who Di Hai saw last night? Who knows his last whereabouts?
"
"Master, I asked the disciples over to the female monk, and one of the disciples said that Junior Brother Di seemed to have an appointment with a female disciple last night."
"who?"
"Yang Nianqiao."
"Who is Yang Nianqiao?"
"Brother head, Yang Nianqiao is the female disciple who is facing Di Hai today." Yan Qing said.
Yan Qing is working as a notary today, so I remember it more clearly.
"This is unreasonable, Zhao Lei, go find Yang Nianqiao right away." Naji shouted.
Na Ji has a man's name, but she is a female monk with a hot temper. She is famous for her short temper in the Demon Slayer Sect.
Yang Nianqiao was her disciple. She had just started for less than two months. At that time, she saw that she was well-behaved, highly qualified, and had a good temper, so she accepted her as her disciple. She did not expect her to be so loyal.
"Naji, don't jump to conclusions before the matter is clarified. Check it out first before talking," Shao Yuan said.
Ten minutes later, Zhao Lei led a female disciple in, it was Yang Nianqiao.
"Disciple Yang Nianqiao, I have met the leader, master, and three elders." Yang Nianqiao saluted the five of them respectively.
Seeing her well-behaved and docile appearance, the five of them looked at each other with the same meaning in their eyes: Could such a delicate girl be the murderer?
"Yang Nianqiao, let me ask you, where is Di Hai?" Na Ji asked loudly.
"Master, I don't know where Senior Brother Di is."
"You still dare to lie, you met Di Hai last night, don't think we don't know." Naji said angrily.
Yang Nianqiao was so frightened that he couldn't even stand. His legs went weak and he fell to his knees on the ground.
"Master, I really don't know where Senior Brother Di Hai is. Last night he sent me a note and asked me to meet. How could I, a girl, meet with a Senior Brother in the middle of the night? How could I if word got out?
I wanted to meet someone, so I didn’t go.”
"Master, believe me, I really don't know where Senior Brother Di is."
"This is the letter he wrote to me. Master, I really didn't take any action. Xiaoyan can prove that we were together last night."
Yang Nianqiao was so frightened that her face turned pale, she was trembling, tears were streaming down her face, and her little hand holding the note was stretched out in the air, trembling all the time.
This look is really pitiful.
"Naji..."
Shao Yuan rolled his eyes at her and then said, "Yang Nianqiao, hand over the note."
Yang Nianqiao then stood up, walked slowly to Shao Yuan, and handed over the note.
After Shao Yuan took a look, he handed the note to Ye Jinlong: "Jinlong, look, is this Di Hai's handwriting?"
Ye Jinlong stepped forward and took the note, looked at it and said, "Yes, this is Di Hai's handwriting."
"Yang Nianqiao, you said there is a witness to prove that you did not go to see Di Hai. Who is the witness and where is she?" Shao Yuan asked.
Yang Nianqiao wiped away her tears and said quickly: "Her name is Xiaoyan, she is a good friend of mine, and she is outside now."
"Zhao Lei, call her in."
"It's Master."
Zhao Lei went out and soon brought in a thin female monk.
The female monk looked the same as Yang Nianqiao. She was about twenty-three or four years old. She was slim and thin. She had been shaking since she came in.
"Xiaoyan, when the boss asks you something, you must answer honestly, do you hear me?" Na Ji shouted sharply.
"Master, I understand." Xiaoyan nodded.
Shao Yuan looked over Xiaoyan's face and then asked: "Xiaoyan, let me ask you, where were you last night and who were you with?"
"Back to the boss, I was with Yang Nianqiao last night, training in the restricted area. She wanted me to help her try out moves because she had a competition today."
"How long will you practice?"
"Around one o'clock in the morning, then we went back to the cave to rest."
"Are you two living together?"
"Back to the boss, we sometimes live together." Xiaoyan replied.
Next, Shao Yuan asked several questions in succession, and Xiaoyan answered them very clearly.
"Okay, you go down, don't be mentally burdened, we just want to talk to you, there are many disciples we want to ask."
As the leader, Shao Yuan really didn't want to frighten the two timid female disciples.
"Thank you very much, head, master, three elders, and senior brother Zhao. We are leaving."
Yang Nianqiao saluted, then took Xiaoyan's hand and left the hall.
As soon as she walked out of the hall, Xiaoyan breathed a sigh of relief and kept patting her chest, her face calming down from the shock.
"Xiao Qiao, I was really scared to death just now, I almost..."
"Stop talking, let's talk when we get back." Yang Nianqiao quickly interrupted her.
It's very close here. If the people inside use their spiritual sense, it's easy to find out what they are saying.
The two of them quickly returned to the cave, and Yang Nianqiao placed a restriction. With this restriction in place, not even the golden elixir monks would know what he was saying inside.
"Xiao Qiao, where did Di Hai go?" Xiao Yan asked urgently.
"died."
"What? He's dead." Xiaoyan was startled and asked urgently: "How did he die?"
"I killed him." Yang Nianqiao said calmly, as if he was just killing a chicken or duck.
Xiaoyan was so frightened that her face changed color, and she looked very nervous. She said anxiously: "Xiao Qiao, how could you do this? Although Di Hai is bad, his crime will not lead to death. I will lie for you. If he is discovered, he will be finished..."
"Xiaoyan, calm down." Yang Nianqiao quickly supported her, who was about to lose control, and said loudly: "Have you forgotten how Di Hai deceived you? He took over your body and then abandoned you. This kind of person
, it would not be a pity to die a hundred times."
Xiaoyan's body gradually calmed down, and she looked at Yang Nianqiao as if she were looking at a stranger.
She had never realized that this fragile-looking woman had such a big heart.
She is so good at acting. She acted so well just now in front of the headmaster and the four elders that even she believed it.
"Xiaoyan, I know you look down on me. In this cruel cultivation world, where the weak eat the strong, and are not as strong as others, we can only use strategies. If we don't even have strategies, how can we survive? Why did Di Hai abandon you in the first place? Isn't it because
You are too weak and not strong enough. No man is good. Only by constantly strengthening ourselves can we survive." Yang Nianqiao kept comforting her.
Gradually, Xiaoyan calmed down.
"Are you sad that Di Hai died?" Yang Nianqiao asked after she calmed down.
"How could I be sad? It's too late for me to be happy!"
"That's enough." Yang Nianqiao hugged her and said.