Chapter 42: A Grand Display Before the Crowd

Cang Yin Yue's eyebrows were like smoke, her slender figure standing alone among the constables, a veil covering her face so her true features remained unseen.

Yet the gaze she now cast upon the man before her revealed an undisguised mockery:

"Fu Yu, if you don't believe, then you don't believe. Don't tell me you've been acting for so long that you've forgotten how to speak the truth?"

Hearing this, Fu Yu's originally gentle expression froze; he narrowed his eyes slightly, preparing to speak.

At that moment, Cang Yin Yue shifted her gaze, looking past him directly at Ji Feiyun standing behind him, and asked:

"Tell me, do you believe I captured that Great Qi remnant?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Feiyun remained silent for only an instant before shaking his head and saying:

"Of course I don't believe it."

As his words fell, he flipped his palm and suddenly struck out.

A powerful gust of palm wind surged forward, directly blowing away the tightly wrapped black cloth on the cart.

In the next moment, the four corpses lying on the cart were fully exposed before everyone's eyes.

The constables before the Six Fan Gate turned their gaze toward the corpses, and before long, each one cried out in shock.

"The Dead-Faced Old Man!"

"The Lame Grass-Soaring Flyer!"

"This should be... the Red Luo Sha Woman..."

"As for this armored warrior with a severed arm... could it really be that Great Qi remnant we have been hunting?"

At this moment, Ji Feiyun stared at the four corpses on the cart, completely stunned, his pale face shifting with changing expressions.

Gong Lishan, who had been standing beside him, took several quick steps forward, rushing to the front of the cart to carefully examine the four lying corpses.

After a while, Gong Lishan took a deep breath, looked up at Fu Yu who had turned to face him, and nodded:

"Preliminary confirmation: this is undoubtedly that Great Qi remnant. I have seen him before; the wound on his severed arm was inflicted by the 'Shadowy Cloud-Splitting Sword Art' wielded by that expert from the Great Li Imperial Palace."

Then, Gong Lishan's gaze swept over the other three corpses as he said:

"They are all wanted criminals of the Six Fan Gate; you should be quite familiar with them. These three have a significant connection to the case you investigated earlier, but now they are all dead."

Having spoken, Gong Lishan looked at the necks of the four corpses; there, each bore a faint, dark bloodstain, clearly indicating the true cause of death for all four.

Fu Yu stood silently, his expression unreadable, as the atmosphere in the air seemed to gradually solidify.

Cang Yin Yue stood aside with her arms crossed, saying nothing as well, simply watching calmly the faces of the constables, who had fallen utterly silent, displaying shock, disbelief, admiration, and various other emotions.

This feeling at the moment was even more satisfying than that time with Guan Shanxue; no wonder Li Musheng had once sighed to her:

"If one cultivates profound Wu Gong but does not use it to show off, it is utterly meaningless!"

Now she deeply understood this statement.

Since she had captured wanted criminals that even the Six Fan Gate and the Tianjin Guard were powerless to handle, she naturally had to perform a grand display before everyone; otherwise, such a good opportunity would be wasted.

"Constable Cang, how did you accomplish this?"

At this moment, Gong Lishan was the first to break the silence, turning to ask Cang Yin Yue.

As soon as these words were spoken, Fu Yu finally slowly turned his head to look at Cang Yin Yue.

At the same time, the surrounding constables, including Ji Feiyun, also turned their gazes toward her in unison.

Cang Yin Yue shook her head, offering no explanation, and merely looked at Fu Yu with a cold sneer:

"Things you cannot accomplish, naturally others can accomplish. In any case, the person you wanted is now brought before you; the credit must be recorded for me without a single point missing."

Having spoken, she shifted her gaze, scanning briefly among the surrounding constables.

At this moment, the constable who had been guarding the gate earlier came running from inside the gate, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a white robe, and hurriedly said:

"Constable Cang, I have brought you the Clerk of Merits."

Cang Yin Yue nodded, then turned to prepare to leave; however, having walked only halfway, she suddenly stopped.

"By the way, there is one more thing."

Cang Yin Yue turned back to look at Fu Yu and said in a cold, indifferent voice:

"Remember, I, Cang Yin Yue, do not acknowledge our engagement; I hope you will no longer tell others that I am your fiancée."

Having spoken, Cang Yin Yue turned and left without further delay, walking directly into the Six Fan Gate, and soon disappeared from sight.

The matter at Qingshan Tower was of great importance; she must personally report this matter to the Divine Constable.

Meanwhile, after hearing Cang Yin Yue's words just now, the surrounding constables each stood with their mouths wide open in astonishment.

The crowd watched the back of Cang Yin Yue as she disappeared, then secretly glanced at Fu Yu, who had remained silent throughout.

They saw that Fu Yu, the foremost of the Ten Famous Constables, known for his steadiness and maturity in facing troubles, now had a clearly unpleasant expression on his face.

"Brother Fu."

Ji Feiyun hurriedly called out to remind him.

Fu Yu then gently closed his eyes, slowly opened them again, shook his head, and said in a heavy voice:

"It is nothing; Yin Yue is likely angry because I did not trust her just now. Once I explain later, everything will be fine."

Having spoken, he glanced once more at the four corpses on the cart, gave Gong Lishan a look, then ignored the surrounding constables, turned, and left.

Not long after, Gong Lishan pushed the door open and entered Fu Yu's room.

"How did the investigation go?"

Fu Yu asked in a cold voice; Ji Feiyun, standing nearby, also looked toward Gong Lishan.

"The Dead-Faced Old Man had all his bones shattered and his internal organs crushed; before death, he had suffered a strike from an extremely powerful force. The Red Luo Sha Woman had her skull completely shattered. These two actually lost the ability to resist before Constable Cang killed them."

Gong Lishan spoke slowly, then frowned and continued:

"However, the Lame Grass-Soaring Flyer and that Great Qi remnant did not seem to have suffered any fatal wounds; they were indeed killed by Constable Cang's own hand."

"Additionally, before killing that Great Qi remnant, Constable Cang must have interrogated him."

Hearing this, Fu Yu's face showed a look of contemplation as he said:

"Someone must have helped her, and that person's strength is extremely high. At present, it seems they are at the half-step Wudaoda Sect Grandmaster realm, but they could also be a Wudaoda Sect Grandmaster..."

Speaking thus, he narrowed his eyes slightly, then turned to Ji Feiyun and said:

"Go inform the Hou Fu of what happened today. Additionally, investigate whether any strangers appeared near Cang Cang Yin Yue during her recent outing. I want to know all circumstances related to this."

Ji Feiyun nodded lightly. Then, he suddenly remembered something and said:

"I once saw someone appear near Cang Cang Yin Yue; that person was somewhat unusual."

Immediately, he recounted to Fu Yu in minute detail the situation regarding Li Musheng that he had witnessed at the restaurant and at the Aurora Pavilion.

Fu Yu's expression was indifferent, revealing no emotion in his eyes:

"She is becoming more and more interesting, actually bringing back a Seventh Imperial Prince of unknown authenticity?"

Ji Feiyun shook his head and said:

"Cang Cang Yin Yue's appearance is so hideous; for Brother Fu to take a liking to her is her greatest fortune in life. Yet she dares to act so spoiled because of this favor."

Hearing this, Fu Yu glanced at him, a streak of chilling cold flashing through his eyes.

Seeing this, Ji Feiyun quickly lowered his head and said:

"I spoke wrongly."

Fu Yu withdrew his gaze and waved his hand:

"First, do as I said. Investigate that person's identity. As for what comes next, I will make the decision myself."

(End of this chapter)