Zhao Ritian was speechless, why did it explode again?
"No, Wu Qingming is dead."
"What? Wu Qingming is dead?"
Xiao Chen and Wang Pingbei were both surprised when they heard Zhao Ritian's words.
Although Wu Qingming was seriously injured, he couldn't die, right?
How come people died in just one day?
"Kill him?"
Xiao Chen looked more serious and asked.
"Um."
Zhao Ritian nodded.
"When he was found, he was already dead."
"Where's the soul?"
Xiao Chen asked again.
"With Wu Qingming's strength, the soul is not weak."
"I didn't find it, maybe my soul is gone."
After Zhao Ritian sat down, he took a sip of tea.
"Now the city lord's palace is in chaos...Wu Qingming's death is a big deal."
"Wu Qingming died in the City Lord's Mansion. Even if it has nothing to do with the City Lord's Mansion, he cannot absolve himself of the blame."
Xiao Chen said slowly.
"Yes, the most important thing is... people in the city lord's mansion were killed quietly in broad daylight."
Zhao Ritian nodded.
"The people from Qingyun Tower have already gone to the City Lord's Mansion and want an explanation."
"When did it happen?"
Wang Pingbei asked hurriedly.
When he went to inquire about the news in the afternoon, there was no movement at Qingyun Tower.
"Just now... I was just thinking about coming to you and delivering a storage device to Brother Chen, but this happened."
Zhao Ritian said, took out two storage devices and handed them to Xiao Chen.
"See how it goes."
"very good."
Xiao Chen looked at it briefly and put it away.
"Wu Qingming's death must be closely related to Gongsun Zhen..."
"Gongsun Zhen? But even if he wants to kill Wu Qingming, he can't go to the city lord's mansion and do it quietly, right?"
Zhao Ritian frowned. In terms of suspicion, Gongsun Zhen was indeed the biggest suspect.
"It's hard to say what method to use, but it definitely has something to do with Gongsun Zhen."
Xiao Chen shook his head.
"Besides him, there is also the Shengtian Sect, maybe the Great Venerable Fierce Snake? He knew that Wu Qingming had been arrested, and he was afraid that some secrets would be revealed, so he killed him and silenced him?"
Zhao Ritian said.
"I think his suspicion is also very high."
"..."
Wang Pingbei couldn't help but glance at the bone ring on Xiao Chen's left hand. The Great Venerable Snake was very suspicious?
Big yarn!
This old guy's head is still inside the ring!
Only if he turns into a ghost can he kill Wu Qingming.
No, he couldn't become a ghost even if he wanted to... Xiao Chen sacrificed the Xuanyuan Sword, which caused the great Venerable Lie Snake to fly away.
"It shouldn't be the Shengtian Sect. Doing this would be even more risky for them."
Xiao Chen couldn't directly say that Lord Lie Snake was dead, so he said slowly.
"Even we all know that Wu Qingming will definitely not admit it, so it is impossible to tell the secret, so there is no need to kill... Even if he wants to kill, there is no need to kill him so early. We can look for opportunities later."
"Yes, when you say so, Gongsun Zhen is indeed the biggest suspect."
Zhao Ritian nodded.
"With their conflict and hatred, it is not impossible to secretly assassinate him."
"It's not just conflict and hatred. If Wu Qingming dies, the situation of Gongsun Yu and Gongsun Liang will be much better."
Xiao Chen said slowly.
"After all, the dead will not defend themselves. As soon as Wu Qingming dies, his identity as a demon sect will be nailed... Yesterday, Gongsun Zhen had been planning to kill Wu Qingming, and this was his plan."
After listening to Xiao Chen's words, Zhao Ritian thought for a while, thoughtfully, and it seemed that this was really the case.
"Let's go to the City Lord's Mansion together."
Xiao Chen got up.
"Perhaps I can help City Lord Zhao come up with some ideas."
"Yeah, let's go."
Zhao Ritian nodded. Others are not qualified to participate, but Xiao Chen is definitely qualified.
The three of them left the inn and came to the city lord's mansion.
There is obviously a lot of martial law here.
A burst of noise came from the depths of the city lord's mansion.
They are the strong men of Qingyun Tower. Wu Qingming died in the city lord's palace. They must have an explanation.
Not only the people from Qingyun Tower, but also Gongsun Zhen, Ji Wuji, Huai Tianlei and others arrived.
"Zhao Cangqiong, man, we left it to you, and now he's dead, what should I say?"
That 'Elder Qian' looked at Zhao Cangqiong and said coldly.
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly and give an explanation to Qingyun Tower."
Zhao Cangqiong said in a deep voice.
As the city lord and one of the leaders, he cannot escape his responsibility.
This is what he must face.
Not only him, but also Ji Wuji and Huai Tianlei.
On this matter, the three of them had the same opinion, and some decisions were made together.
After all, Gongsun Zhen is involved here.
"Brother Chen."
Zhao Yuanji noticed Xiao Chen and came over quickly.
"Um."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"Why is he here?"
Gongsun Zhen looked at Xiao Chen with a cold expression.
"Why, you can come but I can't?"
Xiao Chen was not polite and responded directly.
There was no possibility of peace talks between them. Even if he didn't kill Gongsun Zhen, Gongsun Zhen still wanted to kill him.
"you……"
Gongsun Zhen was furious.
"I was thinking, isn't this the Gongsun family?"
Xiao Chen curled his lips.
"Mind your own business... If you mind your own business too much, you will die early."
"Chen Xiao, you are here."
Zhao Cangqiong spoke, thus interrupting the conflict between the two.
"Um."
Xiao Chen nodded.
"I heard about what happened here, so I came over to take a look."
"Come and watch the fun, come on, come to my side...I'm here to watch the fun too."
Lu Hongyun waved.
"We're just watching the excitement, so just move to the side and don't cause trouble to others."
"..."
Zhao Cangqiong's face darkened. The wine he drank last night was in vain!
"haha okay."
Xiao Chen smiled and came to Lu Hongyun's side.
"Who do you think is the murderer?"
Lu Wudi asked bluntly.
"Gongsun Zhen."
Xiao Chen's answer was also very straightforward.
"This old guy is the most suspicious."
"..."
Listening to the conversation between the two, the veins on Gongsun Zhen's forehead kept beating.
"Shut up, I!"
"Look, is he guilty? Is he angry?"
Xiao Chen pointed at Gongsun Zhen and said to Lu Wudi.
"yes."
Lu Wudi looked at Gongsun Zhen seriously and nodded.
"Click..."
Gongsun Zhen clenched his fists and made a sound.
He wanted to take action.
But he held back, he now had a full understanding of Xiao Chen's strength.
If he really does it, he won't be able to take any advantage for a while!
"Senior Lu, what's going on? Tell me?"
Xiao Chen ignored Gongsun Zhen and looked at Lu Hongyun.
Although Zhao Ritian had already said it, he was not so clear. He just said that Wu Qingming died quietly.
"It's not complicated either. Someone avoided the guards and killed Wu Qingming."
Lu Hongyun said.
"Where's the guard? He's dead too?"
Xiao Chen asked hurriedly.
"The weirdest thing is right here...the guard is not dead, and no abnormality was found."
Lu Hongyun shook his head.
"It's equivalent to someone quietly killing Wu Qingming under the eyes of the guards."
"..."
Xiao Chen was surprised, this was really weird.
Wu Qingming is very strong. Even if he is severely injured, he should not be able to struggle and react at all.
But now, he is dead without alerting the guards outside at all!
"How can we be sure that it was homicide? According to this statement, homicide is almost impossible."
Wang Pingbei couldn't help but said.
"Did he have any motive to commit suicide? Not at all."
Lu Hongyun shook his head.
"The most important thing is that we have checked just now and there are still some abnormalities in his body. Although the murderer wanted to pretend that he committed suicide, it is impossible not to leave some clues."
"What's abnormal?"
Xiao Chen was curious.
"Also, Wu Qingming's soul is not weak. After he died, his soul should still exist...his soul is gone too."
"That's right, the first abnormality is that his soul is gone... The second is that his divine palace has been destroyed."
Lu Hongyun said.
"The person who killed him should be a strong spiritual cultivator, who is very good at spiritual methods... maybe the spiritual soul left the body and came to kill Wu Qingming."
"The soul left the body and killed people thousands of miles away?"
Hearing this, Xiao Chen blurted out.
"Thousands of miles away may be an exaggeration, but he is most likely nearby... In addition, if the soul is really out of the body, he can hide it from the guards and kill people quietly."
Lu Hongyun said slowly.
"..."
Xiao Chen felt quite uneasy. His body was not coming, but his spirit could leave his body and kill people. Such methods were only in legends.
At least...no one in the ancient martial arts world should be able to do it.
No, can an old fortune teller do it?
And Amaterasu, who is good at cultivating gods, can she do it?
"We also suspect Gongsun Zhen, but there is no evidence. Such means are not something Gongsun Zhen can possess, and he is not a strong cultivator."
Lu Hongyun said again.
"Indeed, if he had such unpredictable means, he would have killed me long ago."
Xiao Chen nodded, also a little confused. If it wasn't Gongsun Zhen, then who was it?
"The one we suspect most right now is the Great Venerable Fierce Snake... There are rumors about him in the world, but there are not many, so we don't know much about him. We only know that he is very strong."
Lu Hongyun said.
"Is he strong? That's it...you can doubt anyone, but you can't doubt the Great Venerable Snake."
Xiao Chen murmured in his heart, and was a little lucky that he used the sleeping fruit directly, so that he didn't give the Great Venerable Snake a chance to perform.
In a real head-to-head fight, it's hard to say who will win.
"It shouldn't be the Great Venerable Fierce Snake."
Xiao Chen shook his head and said what he just said to Zhao Ritian again.
"It makes sense, so now it's the same mystery..."
Lu Hongyun said and glanced at Zhao Cangqiong.
"Old Zhao is going to have a headache."
"I want to see Wu Qingming's body, is that okay?"
Xiao Chen thought for a while and said.
"You have to ask Lao Zhao and the others about this. I'm just a spectator."
Lu Hongyun smiled.
"good."
Xiao Chen also smiled and walked towards Zhao Cangqiong.
As soon as he said the words, before Zhao Cangqiong could say anything, Gongsun Zhen said coldly: "How can you just watch it when you are waiting for me?"
"Aren't you a wanderer? Oh, yes, you are a murderer... You are indeed not a wanderer."
After Xiao Chen finished speaking, he looked at the people in Qingyun Tower again.
"Seniors, I have met Elder Wu several times, and our conversations have been quite fruitful. I want to see him one last time, and I hope it will come true."