Longevity: Starting From Getting Down The Mountain And Marrying A Wife

Chapter 128: The Formation Of Doubt

midnight.

The bell mansion was still brightly lit.

Many monks in Taoyuan, Erzhongyuan are still pushing cups and changing cups, drinking to their heart's content.

However, there were also some monks who, after receiving the news, quietly left the venue and quickly headed to the Sixth Layer Courtyard.

Among them, Liu Chengyang, a young man in black, is a confidant of the Shen family, and is quite appreciated by Shen Nanfeng.

This time I came to Qingyang with the team, although I have the task of secretly monitoring and reporting the progress, but in the end it will be Shen Lanxin's "dowry" and become the guest secretary of Shen Lanxin and Zhong Yan's new family after they get married.

Therefore, he also intends to make friends with the monks on Zhong Yan's side, and communicate with many monks.

When he received a message from Xiaotao that there was an urgent matter, he even frowned a little dissatisfied because he knew Shen Lanxin and the maid's style, and left with the monk who had a good chat.

Arriving at the Sixth Layer Courtyard, Liu Chengyang was shocked after hearing Xiaotao's explanation of the situation. He sobered up half of the alcohol in an instant, and then used magic power to dispel the alcohol. Accompanied by the maid, he carefully inspected the scene of the crime.

now.

On the lawn outside the small courtyard, dozens of people gathered one after another, including monks, guards, family members, and maidservants.

Liu Chengyang walked out of the room, glanced around, his face was extremely ugly, he looked at Zhong Yan and said: "Master Zhong, this matter must be explained to the Shen family!"

"Confession?"

Zhong Yan looked at him and said, "How should I explain? Ms. Lan Xin came all the way from Changning, and Liu Fellow Daoist and his party followed the escort, so they should have been prepared."

"The cultivation base of Zhongfu is only the sixth floor of Qi Refining, why don't all the guards guard it?"

"You have seen the scene. The murderer's cultivation level is not low. Even if I guard here with my wife, it may be difficult to stop the attack!"

Liu Chengyang was speechless.

They walked the official road from Changning to Qingyang. Including Shen Lanxin, there were a total of fifteen monks, two of whom were Qi Refining seven-level peaks, and they carried a lot of talismans on their bodies. It is difficult for ordinary bandit cultivators to succeed.

Who would have thought that upon arriving at the destination, an accident would happen in the 'safest' Zhongfu?

And all the guards were dismissed by the young lady.

Even him, who was personally protected, was arranged in the attic next door, more than ten feet away.

Thinking of this, Liu Chengyang was also a little annoyed, and if he wanted to blame Shen Lanxin herself, for the convenience of doing 'dirty' things, she didn't let her 'hidden self' follow her.

"In terms of responsibility, you and the other guards are even greater! Now that the incident has happened, no one thinks about it. The most important thing right now is to find the murderer!"

As he spoke, Zhong Yan pointed to the two maidservants kneeling on the ground trembling.

"I've already asked. The two of them were also originally arranged to serve Miss Lan Xin, but they were driven away as 'need to be clean'."

Dongcao stood up and said, "Yes, husband!"

Xiaotao also nodded and said, "There are slaves here, Miss thinks two maids are enough."

When the voice fell, there was a 'bang'.

One of the servant girls fell to the ground, dying of breathlessness, the hall was quiet, and a needle could be heard.

It was Zhong Yan who slapped her to death, "Yunning, take her down and ask her carefully, who she met today and what she said, you have to figure it out!"

"Yes, husband." Zhou Yuning and the warrior guards dragged away the maid who was sobbing and dared not cry out.

Zhong Yan looked at Bai Siyuan who was in the crowd: "Master Bai, I trouble you to summon all the fellows from Keqing's Mansion to help ask at the monks' mansions in the city if there is any abnormality."

"Okay." Bai Siyuan nodded and cupped his hands, then turned and left.

"Shang Wen, go to the City Lord's Mansion, ask City Lord Qin for help, dispatch soldiers to step up inspections at the city gate and around the city, see if you can find any clues, and then send another team to the Zhong Mansion."

"Yes, uncle!"

Zhong Yan looked at Liu Chengyang again and said: "The mansion has sent guards to search, and all the monks in Zhong's mansion will be questioned one by one later, and they have proved their innocence. Can Liu Fellow Daoist have anything to add?"

Liu Chengyang pursed his lips and nodded, "Just do what Master Zhong said, especially those present in the main hall in the morning!"

At this time, a guard stepped forward quickly, "Master! Mrs. Zhen is dead!"

Everyone was startled, their faces changed, and they looked at each other.

Zhong Yan frowned and asked, "Where is it?"

Dongcao hurriedly said: "The three fairy sisters have just entered the mansion, and they are also arranged in the sixth courtyard, not far from here!"

A group of people went forward in a mighty manner.

A servant girl died, and the new concubine Zhen Rong died in the bedroom. There was a blood hole between her eyebrows, the storage bag was missing, and there was no trace of a fight.

After some questioning, Wen Yongshan and Su Yunxi, who lived in the adjacent building, were trembling, saying that they knew nothing and heard nothing.

Yu Qingyao said: "Recently, several female cultivators were killed in the city. Could it be that Demonic Cultivator sneaked into the Zhongfu to commit murder?"

Pang Baodu said: "It's possible, this person is really daring, his cultivation level should not be low."

The maid Xiaotao was a little dazed, and couldn't help but glance at Zhong Yan, not sure if this was the truth, or if Zhong Yan was playing tricks secretly, so she was suspicious.

Zhong Yan frowned, his eyes flickered and pondered for a moment, and said: "Qing Yao, call all the monks to the outer courtyard square."

"Senior Brother Han and Senior Brother Zhang, please help me."

"good."

During the gathering, Han Jiuping and Zhang Dongzhuo, two people with sect backgrounds, were basically with Liu Chengyang, and they hadn't been out of the Zhongfu all day, so the suspicion was the least.

"Everyone, please go to the outer court first. I'm sorry. I hope you can cooperate."

Everyone dispersed.

Liu Chengyang asked, "What's Master Zhong's opinion?"

Zhong Yan's face was also ugly, and he frowned and explained: "Miss Lan Xin and the two maids present are both dead. It's difficult to judge the specific situation at that time."

"Miss Lan Xin is taking a bath. Even if she senses a strange breath coming in, she probably won't think about the 'assailant'. If she doesn't notice it for a while, she will be murdered."

"What kind of person is Miss Lan Xin? Liu Huwei should know better than Zhong. What's the point of calling me here at such a late hour after a long day of travel and traveling and banquets?"

"Could it be that when she was taking a bath, she was completely immersed in herself and didn't care about the outside world at all?"

"There is suspicion of forgery at the scene, so the murderer's cultivation level cannot be clearly defined, and of course it will not be too low, at least at the same level."

Liu Chengyang pinched the center of his brows, with an irritable expression on his face.

Zhong Yan continued: "If it's done by a monk in the mansion, it's not hard to find out. If there is no proof of absence, all of them will be handled by the Shen family. But if it's done by someone outside the mansion, how can we find out?"

Asking the Keqing Mansion and the City Lord's Mansion to help, it's just a show, to show the Shen family, Azure Sun City is so big, looking for a needle in a haystack can find clues to the fart.

"Also, the news of my marriage with the Shen family was deliberately spread by your young lady in the city, right?"

"If the murderer was after the dowry, why didn't he choose Xiaotao? She was the one who took out the Law Weapon in the hall. Killing a maid is much less of a problem than a young lady, and it's easier to get away."

"Besides, the Zhong Mansion is quite large and there are many houses. How could the murderer find the Sixth Courtyard directly?"

"If a monk in the mansion who knows the situation betrays the news and secretly tells people outside to commit crimes, should everyone be handed over to the Shen family? Do you think it is realistic?"

"All Zhong Fu can do is to do his best."

Liu Chengyang took a breath and said, "I have to contact Changning for instructions."

After speaking, he took his maid Xiaotao into the room in the small courtyard together to gather the isolation shield.

Gongsun Nuannuan, who had been quiet for a long time, said: "Senior, the murderer should not be the same person. The person who killed Shen Lanxin had a higher level of cultivation, and the blood hole in his skull was wider and deeper..."

On the side, Pei Nanjin teased her junior sister, "Don't talk nonsense!"

Zhong Yan glanced at the little girl, his eyes swept across Pei Nanjin's face, and walked out with Yan Sandao.

Pei Nanjin dragged her junior sister to follow, feeling suspicious in her heart, thinking: Could it be that an outsider just happened to sneak into the mansion?

And in the small courtyard.

Liu Chengyang sent a message to Shen Nanfeng and told all the details.

But before that, Shen Nanfeng had already learned of his granddaughter's death.

In addition to the soul card that Shen Lanxin left in the family, there was also a message from Lin Zhengping. Naturally, Zhong Yan informed Lin Zhengping first.

After listening to the arrangement of the ancestor, Liu Chengyang couldn't help but sighed when he came out of the room, feeling a little relieved.

Xiaotao on the side said: "Liu Huwei, do you want to call other people over? During this period, the lady has contact with Li Huwei, and he also knows the exact address of the lady."

Liu Chengyang's complexion changed, and he remembered this, and hurriedly asked: "Has he been to Zhong's Mansion?"

Xiaotao: "No, but the lady has spoken to him through voice transmission, I don't know the details."

"Call them all!"

The two took out the sound transmission talisman to cast spells one after another, and called all the companions to Zhongfu.

At this time, more than half an hour had passed since the incident, and Chen Wanmiao and Gu Baiyu had already returned to Zhongfu.

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