There was a buzzing sound, and Zhong Yan's brain went blank for a moment.
Shen Lanxin is dead!
The foundation-building family, the direct bloodline, the core disciple, the person who was willing to use his spiritual veins to marry him, now died in his own house.
This is too big!
Zhong Yan took a deep breath, regained his thinking ability, and immediately took out three 'Image Gathering Talismans' to imprint the scene in the room.
Then he sent a message to Yu Qingyao, asking him to secretly seal off the entire mansion.
The maid Xiao Tao's pretty face turned pale, and she knelt in front of Shen Lanxin's corpse. She was helpless and confused. She turned around and cried out:
"Uncle, Master Zhong, what should we do? How could the young lady be killed?"
While she was accompanying and serving, the young lady died. How could she still survive?
After wiping her tears, she stood up and stared at Zhong Yan: "You are fully responsible for the death of the young lady! Maybe someone from your house committed the murder!"
"Idiot! Do you want to be silenced?"
Zhong Yan glared and shouted coldly. He was already irritated and angry, and he wished he could slap her to death.
The maid Xiao Tao's face tightened, her lips moved and she did not dare to speak anymore.
"Stamp the crime scene yourself!"
After saying this, Zhong Yan began to look around.
The room is a little messy.
The two maids were lying beside the big bathtub, lifeless. Next to them were two wooden buckets filled with hot water, and the water inside was still steaming.
Two bamboo baskets containing flower petals were overturned, and the petals were scattered on the floor. There were still some water stains and wet footprints on the wooden floor, which showed that they belonged to Shen Lanxin.
Shen Lanxin, on the other hand, was lying on her side more than two meters away from the bathtub. Her snow-white and smooth body was wet. Except for the blood hole between her eyebrows, there were no other scars.
In front of the tub, there was a table with clothes on it, which was broken into pieces of wood. There were several sword marks on the wall from attacks...
Obviously, Shen Lanxin discovered an abnormality before she was killed. She came out of the bathtub to resist. After a not fierce fight, she was instantly killed by the well-prepared murderer.
Zhong Yan stepped forward and knelt down, pressing various places on the body. It was still warm and he had just died.
"When did you leave?"
The maid Xiao Tao said hurriedly: "When I was about to go to see you, I used my body skills when I went to find you. When I came back, I walked with you. I would probably stick a stick of incense before and after, maybe a little more."
"See if there's anything missing."
"oh!"
Zhong Yan carefully inspected the bodies of the two maids. There were no external injuries. They must have cut off their vitality through the air.
"Master Zhong, my lady's storage bag is missing! I don't know much about the things in this room."
Zhong Yan turned around and asked, "Did you bring all the dowry this time?"
The maid Xiao Tao looked hesitant.
Zhong Yan stared at her and said coldly: "Tell me! Do you think you can survive until the murderer is found?"
Xiao Tao's body trembled, thinking that all the ladies were dead, she gritted her teeth and said, "Except for the spiritual veins, I brought all the dowry worth 66,000 low-grade spiritual stones!"
"But the things are at Liu Keqing's place, the magic weapon taken out from the main hall is on me, and the lady's storage bag is filled with her personal belongings, but..."
Zhong Yan frowned: "But what? Tell me everything honestly!"
Xiao Tao: "The young lady also has a lot of resources in her storage bag. She has also saved her dowry over the years, and she has brought all her family wealth with her, because we originally planned to stay in Qingyang this time."
Zhong Yan asked suspiciously: "Stay in Qingyang?"
Xiao Tao nodded and continued: "Yes, Miss was worried that you might refuse the marriage, so she asked the ancestor and obtained permission to marry to Qingyang and stay in Zhong Mansion.
In this way, with such a heavy dowry and no need for you to go to Changning, you have no reason to refuse this marriage.
But before entering the city, Miss received another message from our ancestors, saying that she was not allowed to stay in Qingyang, so you can only go to Changning..."
Saying that, Xiao Tao glanced at Zhong Yan carefully.
Zhong Yan exhaled and asked, "So, the spiritual pulse is fake?"
Xiao Tao shook her head and said, "I don't know."
After a pause, she added: "The young lady said that she could ask the ancestor to provide her with spiritual veins."
Zhong Yan's eyes flickered, his brain thought quickly, he condensed the isolation shield, and took out several transmission notes to make quick arrangements.
"How is your young lady's fighting ability?"
"Although the lady only has the sixth level of Qi Refining, she cannot be killed immediately when faced with the seventh or eighth level of Qi Refining. There are treasures and defensive talismans in her storage bag. She will definitely be able to send a message for help in time, so the murderer has at least the eighth level of Qi Refining." A realm above the pinnacle!"
Zhong Yan glanced at her and said calmly: "She was taking a bath and was attacked by someone unknowingly. It's possible for people of the same rank to do it."
In fact, he had already seen the trick. Although Shen Lanxin came out of the bathtub, she had no ability to fight back at all. The 'marks of fighting' she showed were probably an illusion.
As for the murderer, it’s not difficult to identify!
"From now on, do as I say, and I can still find a way to save your life."
Xiao Tao hesitated a little, nodded and said: "Yes, please give me the Master's instructions!"
Zhong Yan looked at her and asked: "Among the guards who came with me, is there any young lady from your family who you like?"
Xiaotao: "This..."
Zhong Yan snorted, "Your lady is notorious in Changning. Is it groundless? She has sex addiction, right? How can we not ask her to go with her?"
"Now that the person is dead, there are so many monks in the mansion, and there are dozens of them in the late stage of Qi refining. What do you think is the probability of being able to identify the murderer?"
"I signed the marriage contract and can get the spiritual pulse. There is no reason to kill her, not even the people in the Zhong Mansion."
"Besides the people from the Zhong Mansion, in this huge mansion, only you and Liu Huwei know the specific residence."
"Let me tell you, you are colluding with the guards, coveting your young lady's resources, and plotting to harm others!"
Xiao Tao's face changed drastically, and she was trembling with anger: "You, you are talking nonsense!"
Zhong Yan continued: "There must be an explanation for this matter. If the murderer cannot be found, someone has to take the blame. If you don't want to, then find someone else.
Since Miss Lan Xin has the confidence to ask your ancestor for a spiritual pulse, it shows that your ancestor attaches great importance to his granddaughter. Without a clear explanation, all of you in the industry will have to be buried with her! "
Xiao Tao's face changed again and again, and she said anxiously: "There is a guard from the fifth level of Qi Refining who has an improper relationship with the lady. He is currently living in the 'Hetai Inn' in the southern district."
"The guards all live together?"
"No, he is with a maid and two maids, but they are closest to the Zhong Mansion. It is convenient to come here. The other guards have separated. The lady ordered them to inquire about the power and various information of Qingyang City."
Zhong Yan nodded and gave the address of the small courtyard where Yu Qingyao used to live. "Invite him to come over and wait."
Xiao Tao quickly followed suit.
"If we summon Liu Guard again, Changning will have to say something."
Xiao Tao said: "My slave, there is no high-level communication talisman here. Only Miss and Guard Liu can contact the family."
"Then wait for him to come."
After Xiaotao finished the interrogation, she put clothes on Shen Lanxin's body. She wanted to put it into a storage bag temporarily, but Zhong Yan stopped her.
Not long after.
There were shouts outside.
Zhong Yan and Xiao Tao walked out, and Zhou Yunning, Chen Wanmiao and Gu Baiyu stood at the door.
Chen Wanmiao smiled and asked, "Brother Taoist came to see us. What do you want us to do?"
Zhong Yan, whose consciousness has surpassed the seventh level of ordinary Qi refining, is able to communicate with Chen Wanmiao and Gu Baiyu through voice transmission.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, no matter what method you use, if you do this well, you will be a guest of the Zhongfu, with an annual salary of fifty!"
Chen Wanmiao pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, then said decisively: "Okay!"
Gu Baiyu on the side flashed his eyes and nodded: "Yes."
Zhong Yan took out two stacks of talismans and gave them to the two of them, "Yun Ning, take them out through the east side door!"
"Yes, husband!"
As soon as the three people left, Yan Sandao ran over, gave Zhong Yan a look and said:
"Everything has been arranged. The three doors are closed to prevent people from leaving. Other guards are intensifying the search in the house to see if they can find any suspicious clues..."
After saying that, Yan Sandao asked with worry on his face: "Husband, this matter... there are so many monks gathered in the house, who is so bold and dares to commit murder at this time?"
Zhong Yan narrowed his eyes slightly, and several figures quickly flashed through his mind. He had basically identified the suspected target, but there were still some things he couldn't figure out for the time being.
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