Zhongfu, Jiuzhongyuan.
After Pei Nanjin and Su Yue finished the interrogation, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Zhong Yan gets into trouble or even a life-and-death crisis because of this, she will feel guilty and unable to face her master's instructions and instructions, even if the master never comes back.
Nowadays, she can't understand the senior sister more and more.
"If Master is still here, he shouldn't be allowed to do this..."
Pei Nanjin sighed in his heart, but he also knew that the eldest sister was doing it for Qifeng.
Gongsun Nuannuan, who was sitting at the table in the living room with his chin propped up and bored, saw his senior sister coming out, got up and said, "Fifth senior sister, I saw you leave Taoyuan and go to the backyard that night!"
Pei Nanjin glanced at her and asked, "What do you want to say?"
Gongsun Nuannuan looked at her with suspicion and said, "Fifth Senior Sister, you couldn't have killed those two women, right?"
Then he thought thoughtfully and said: "No, the concubine that my uncle took in was definitely not killed by you. The wound was not condensing, the power was not strong, and the cultivation level was not high."
Pei Nanjin neither admitted nor denied, and changed the subject: "In a few days, we will leave Qingyang."
"So fast? I haven't had enough fun yet! There are so many delicious things at Uncle Master's house that I haven't tried yet."
"Don't you want to go out to sea?"
"Oh, that's okay too."
Gongsun Nuannuan nodded his little head and said with a regretful look on his face: "Uncle Master is setting up the Colosseum. I originally wanted to see the beasts before going to sea."
Pei Nanjin said: "After the Mangdang Mountain experience is completed, we will pass by Jingcheng, where there is a large Colosseum."
Jingcheng is one of the three immortal cities in the Yan Kingdom, where monks gather.
Gongsun Nuannuan clapped her hands and cheered: "Okay! Then I'll go find my uncle to prepare some special delicacies for me to eat on the way!"
Pei Nanjin quickly stopped and said, "Uncle Master, if you have something to do, just go find Mrs. Dongcao or Mrs. Yan."
Gongsun Nuannuan said 'oh' and said with a smile: "Fifth Senior Sister, you also think the food at Uncle Junior's house is delicious!"
Pei Nanjin's face showed a little unnaturalness. Zhongfu's specialties were indeed special. She had eaten them several times.
…
Late that night.
Zhong Yan summoned the maid Xiao Tao alone.
Shen Hongtao, who was originally worried, no longer had worries on his face, and asked: "Master Zhong invited me here. Do you have something to give me?"
Zhong Yan looked at her with a half-smile and said, "You seem relaxed?"
"Isn't this result exactly what we want?"
"Are you too optimistic? The person who died was a direct descendant of the Shen family, not some cat or dog. I gave you an explanation here, but what about you?"
The maid's face changed slightly.
Zhong Yan continued: "Whether the murderer is an evil cultivator lurking in the city or Ge Qing among you, it is because of your poor protection, especially you, who followed Miss Lan Xin without any awareness or precautions in advance, allowing the murderer to succeed! "
Shen Hongtao's eyes flashed with nervousness, and she stared at Zhong Yan and said, "Did you fool me before?!"
Zhong Yan said with a smile: "Fooling? If your ancestor strictly ordered to find out the real culprit, we would all try our best. Even if we don't find out the real culprit in the end, the punishment will be smaller, at least the crime will not lead to death."
"Now, all you need to do so lightly is a face and a scapegoat. Although I don't know the specific reasons, you will definitely be held accountable when you go back."
In fact, Zhong Yan had already asked Lin Zhengping from Yangquanfang City and got accurate information. It was the third disciple of Qifeng who personally went to the Shen family in Changning.
This made him doubt his previous conclusion that the murderer was Pei Nanjin.
After a pause, Zhong Yan continued seriously: "Are you sure you can withstand the Shen family's questioning by then? For example, in soul searching, if you are found to be colluding with me and prevaricate, what will be the result?"
"I said before that we are tied to a boat and will intercede for you, but the current result is unexpected. I am about to get off the boat, what about you?"
"You decide for yourself. If you want to leave, I can arrange for you to leave. Oh, by the way, it's best to return the magic weapon to Liu Chengyang for safekeeping before leaving, otherwise I can't guarantee that you can leave completely without being hunted down. "
After saying that, Zhong Yan picked up the tea cup and drank tea with his head.
Shen Hongtao's eyes flickered, and after a moment of silence, she turned and left.
Zhong Yan looked at her back and added: "You are still young and have good qualifications. This time you leave, the sea is vast and the fish can leap, and the sky is high and the birds can fly, instead of betting on the slim hope of life."
Shen Hongtao paused slightly and continued walking out.
Three days later.
After much thought and hesitation, Shen Hongtao finally made up his mind and took the initiative to ask for two hundred spiritual stones, leave the Zhong Mansion, and fly away from the west city gate.
At noon the next day, Yang Liuer returned the two hundred spiritual stones and the matter was settled.
So far.
Zhong Yan completely relieved the feeling in his heart, Shen Lanxin's death was finally settled.
There's just one last step left.
Zhong Yan and Yan Sandao left the house, escorted the murderer back and presented him to Liu Chengyang.
He is a male cultivator at the seventh level of Qi refining.
During the Lantern Festival gathering, a newly arrived casual cultivator from Qingyang insulted and provoked him regarding the matter of being a "servant mage". He ordered Pang Baodu and others to kill him with "three hundred spiritual stones".
This 'murderer' is one of the people standing behind the deceased.
Zhong Yan asked Han Jiuping and Zhang Dongzhuo to capture and control them in advance.
Liu Chengyang: "Master Zhong is trying his best to arrest the murderer. We see it in our eyes and will return to Changning to report to the Ming Ancestor one by one."
Zhong Yan smiled and said, "This is what Zhong Mansion should do."
In the evening, a farewell banquet was held, and Liu Chengyang and others discovered that Shen Hongtao was missing.
After some questioning, I learned from the maids and guards of the Zhong Mansion that he left alone and never came back.
The nine guards looked at each other.
Someone said: "I saw her feeling uneasy a few days ago. Is this because she was afraid that she would be angered by the ancestors when she went back, so she ran away?"
Liu Chengyan frowned, but he also knew that Shen Hongtao, as the young lady's personal maid, had all the food, clothing, housing and transportation together. If the young lady died, she would indeed be culpable and unavoidable punishment.
Fortunately, those magic weapons were all handed over to him.
Zhong Yan spoke up and said: "Security is in place at the city gates everywhere. There are monks on site to supervise. I'll ask the gate guards tomorrow."
The result was naturally as planned. Shen Hongtao revealed her identity as a maid of the Shen family, excused herself to go out on business, and left the west city gate in a grand manner.
One of the guards said: "It's been several days. I don't know where I've escaped now. This won't hurt us, right?"
Liu Chengyang: "Ignore her!"
The next day, the group escorted the 'murderer' away.
The entire Qingyang City was in an uproar.
Is this the end?
I originally thought that Zhong Mansion would face an inevitable storm, but I never thought of finding a scapegoat and ending it.
The monk who had witnessed the "Three Hundred Spiritual Stones Incident" at the Lantern Festival gathering was speechless - Zhong Yan even used a borrowed knife to kill people.
Many monks secretly gave Zhong Yan a label - he must be repaid for his actions.
The other monk, who was siding with the provocateurs, left the city overnight to stay away from Qingyang, fearing that Zhong Yan would turn around and cause trouble for him.
The death of Miss Shen's family changed so quickly, which made the casual cultivators who were originally recruited feel heartbroken.
Especially Wu Yang and others, they regretted it too much. Not only did they lose a good opportunity, but they also unknowingly offended the Zhong Mansion.
Yang Yanqing, who learned the details from Bai Siyuan, twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "I wonder where this guy exerted his strength."
In his heart, he hoped that something would happen to Zhong Mansion.
Qin Ben, the city lord's manor, was also a little confused, obviously he did not expect such an ending.
Sergeant Zhang Shun pondered for a long time, but he hit the nail on the head: "I guess Zhong Yan asked Qifeng to come forward."
Qin Ben pursed his lips and thought.
Zhang Shun added: "Today is different from the past. In this situation, the stronger Zhong Yan's backing, the more advantageous it will be for us..."
Zhong Yan laughed off the rumors in the city.
The day after Liu Chengyang left, the Zhong Mansion hosted a banquet for Han Jiuping, Bai Siyuan and others to express their gratitude.
He also sent a hundred thousand taels of silver to the city lord's palace as a reward for the sergeants who contributed this time.
As for Shen Hongtao?
A maid is not qualified to let the Shen family spend materials to make a soul card for her. She has disappeared from the world and cannot arouse any suspicion.
A storm has settled.
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