Chapter 75: Inquiry

Hearing this, Fu Qiwen slowly shook his head and said:

"All predictions are false. My mission this time has only two outcomes: either annihilate the Fallen God Peak or die at Fallen God Peak."

Li Musheng's face showed a strange expression; this was the first time he had ever heard Fu Qiwen speak such words.

The other party was actually carrying the resolve to die, approaching this matter with the determination of burning the boats.

Unknowingly, why did the atmosphere suddenly feel inexplicably ignited!

Li Musheng stroked his chin and gestured for Fu Qiwen to sit, but the other party merely shook his head:

"I still have a mountain of matters to handle. If Your Highness has any questions, please state them directly."

Hearing this, Li Musheng did not insist; after thinking for a moment, he asked:

"Does Lord Fu not fear death?"

Fu Qiwen's expression remained calm and undisturbed; he did not answer Li Musheng's question directly but said lightly:

"Your Highness may not know, but sitting in the position of Commander of the Tianjin Guard, the number of people who have died at my hands is incalculable."

"Among those people were my enemies and rivals, as well as my beloved family and friends. The so-called life, death, love, and hatred have long held no meaning in my eyes; I have only ever been loyal to Great Li and only do what is right for Great Li."

"As for life and death, I have long placed them outside my concerns."

Speaking thus, his gaze suddenly shifted, fixing upon the handsome young Imperial Prince before him; he narrowed his eyes and said:

"So, does Your Highness still decide to accompany me to Fallen God Peak?"

Hearing this, Li Musheng waved his hand and said:

"I will not go to Fallen God Peak with you."

Upon hearing these words, Fu Qiwen shook his head, seemingly unsurprised by Li Musheng's answer.

After all, since he intended to prove his resolve with his death, the dangers involved must be quite clear to the Eighth Imperial Prince before him.

For the other party to choose again, just as before, was hardly a wise move.

However, just at this moment, Li Musheng continued:

"In three days, I will set out for Fallen God Peak on my own; we shall meet at the destination then."

Speaking thus, he lifted the teacup in his hand and took a sip, saying:

"Since Lord Fu is busy, you may go attend to your duties first."

Fu Qiwen's brows furrowed; he looked deeply at Li Musheng, asked nothing more, clasped his hands in a bow, and turned to prepare to leave.

He respected Li Musheng's decision, regardless of whether the other party had some basis or harbored other intentions.

Since the other party was willing to take the risk, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

At this moment, Li Musheng gazed at Fu Qiwen's back and suddenly asked without warning:

"Does Lord Fu know that above the Heaven-and-Mortal Realm exists a realm of martial arts transcendence?"

Hearing this, Fu Qiwen was slightly stunned and turned to look at Li Musheng:

"What does Your Highness mean by this? The Heaven-and-Mortal Realm is the highest realm of martial arts; where could there be talk of transcendence?"

Li Musheng chuckled, said nothing more, and waved his hand to let him leave.

Indeed, asking was in vain; this matter would ultimately have to rely on himself.

The Six Gates Main Office.

Guan Tianqian, one of the Four Divine Constables, sat behind the desk; he slowly put down the Juan Sect in his hand, while Guan Shanxue stood before the desk with a cold expression.

"How old are you, yet you still cause trouble so recklessly!"

"The day before yesterday you were carried into the Six Gates and lay in bed for a day, yet you still learned nothing; today you were found unconscious outside the Six Gates early in the morning. What have you been doing these past days?"

Guan Tianqian wore a stern face; looking at the daughter before him, he was truly furious.

The day before yesterday was one thing; having provoked a high expert and received a slight punishment, seeing no great harm, he had顺势 let Guan Shanxue suffer a bit of hardship, thinking she would restrain her nature.

However, today Guan Shanxue had again become entangled in the case of the Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu; he still did not know whether she had participated in this matter.

At this moment, facing Guan Tianqian's questioning, Guan Shanxue kept her pale, beautiful face tense, her expression cold, her snow-white neck raised, saying not a word.

Guan Tianqian sighed and asked in a deep voice:

"Speak; what exactly happened last night? What things do you still remember? Tell me everything clearly, from beginning to end."

The Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu matter was of great importance; the Six Gates' questioning of Guan Shanxue was a necessary procedure.

But since she was his own daughter, he could not trust others to conduct the interrogation, so he could only come personally.

Guan Shanxue was somewhat reluctant; she rolled her eyes at Guan Tianqian, seemingly still resentful that he had not released her acupoints for her.

However, having heard from other Constables about the events within the Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu, knowing this matter was no small affair, she still spoke coldly in reply:

"I do not remember much; at that time, learning that Cang Yin Yue was hiding within the Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu, I prepared to go find her for revenge, but I happened to encounter Cang Yuning sneaking out of the manor..."

Guan Shanxue roughly recounted what she knew; regarding the events after taking the Thousand Fools Hundred Resentment Powder to regain clarity, she only had vague impressions, so she merely mentioned it briefly.

Having heard Guan Shanxue's words, Guan Tianqian showed a thoughtful expression and pondered:

"So it seems, last night Cang Yin Yue should also have been within the Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu; could the deaths of Marquis Cangyuan Hou and others be related to her?"

Hearing this, Guan Shanxue frowned, snorted coldly, and said:

"That Cang Yin Yue went out once and, I know not from where, cultivated a set of acupoint-sealing skills; the day I was acupointed by her, I was unable to move for an entire day."

Upon hearing these words, Guan Tianqian's gaze shifted slightly; suddenly he looked at the other party:

"Is the reason you sought revenge on Cang Yin Yue for this matter? Are you certain the one who sealed your acupoints was her?"

Guan Shanxue nodded and said:

"If not her, then who? In the restaurant room that day, besides her, there was only a pretty boy who knew no Wu Gong; unprepared, I was ambushed by her."

However, Guan Tianqian merely shook his head and said nothing.

Yesterday he had naturally seen Cang Yin Yue; the other party had captured four important wanted criminals and, from the mouth of that Great Qi remnant, interrogated the situation at Qingshan Lou.

This was undoubtedly a great achievement, and he had already considered promoting the person at that time.

However, after checking the other party's martial arts cultivation, he found they were merely at the Banbu Sect realm, failing to meet the promotion conditions, so he temporarily set the matter aside.

And he had also seen Guan Shanxue's situation at that time when her acupoints were sealed; he could be very certain that the martial arts cultivation of the person who acted was absolutely not weak, possessing at least the strength of a Wudaoda Sect master.

Therefore, the person who struck the acupoints was most likely not Cang Cang Yin Yue, but someone else.

"Tell me about the general situation of that young... young person who was with Cang Cang Yin Yue."

Guan Tianqian looked at Guan Shanxue and asked.

Guan Shanxue slightly furrowed her brows, showing a look of contemplation, and said:

"That person is quite good-looking, hmm... gives me a feeling..."

As she spoke, Guan Shanxue became somewhat hesitant, tapped her head with her hand, and suddenly, her eyes widened sharply:

"Wait, I think I saw him at Marquis Marquis Cangyuan Hou Fu last night."

(End of this chapter)