Chapter 117: Blatant Scheming

Facing Student Zhuge Ni's harassment, Ye Lin didn't say much, just silently retreated outside the door.

He didn't want to argue with someone who had just experienced the pain of losing a father, and there was no need to argue.

After seeing Student Zhuge Qianxing off for the last time, according to Student Zhuge Qianxing's last wish, doing his best to keep Student Zhuge Ni safe and sound would be enough.

Beyond that, he would have no further interaction with Student Zhuge Ni.

Moreover, compared to Student Zhuge Ni, there was clearly bigger trouble at this funeral.

Ye Lin couldn't help but scan the big shots in the first row who had rushed over from all over Da Xia. He didn't believe these people were just here to pay their respects to Student Zhuge Qianxing...

Huang Litian was easy to deal with, but these old foxes were the truly difficult characters.

Soon, the ice coffin containing Student Zhuge Qianxing's body was carried out of the mourning hall, ready to be transported to the Qingcheng Cemetery for burial.

The ice coffin was lifted onto the hearse. The black hearse walked in front, and the mourners followed behind.

Low sobs could be heard from time to time, and even the air was stained with an atmosphere of sorrow.

Student Zhuge Ni sat on the hearse, watching Student Zhuge Qianxing lying quietly in the ice coffin as if he were asleep, tears falling involuntarily.

Just then, the hearse suddenly drifted and tail-whipped, throwing Student Zhuge Ni directly into the corner of the ice coffin. Bright red blood immediately seeped from Student Zhuge Ni's fair forehead.

"What's going on? Why did you suddenly swerve?" Student Zhuge Ni questioned the hearse driver.

"Miss Student Zhuge, someone is blocking the road ahead..." The driver pointed to the front of the hearse.

Several men dressed in black robes, their true faces hidden behind masks, stood in the middle of the road. These people were all holding sharp weapons, clearly coming with ill intent.

"Who are these people?" Student Zhuge Ni frowned, a sense of unease rising in her heart.

"I don't know. They suddenly appeared in front of the car, so I swerved subconsciously," the driver shook his head, looking helpless.

The hearse slowed to a stop, and the atmosphere became tense.

Student Zhuge Ni jumped off the car, staring sharply at these people.

"Who are you? Do you know whose car you are blocking?"

"Of course we know. The one in the hearse is Mr. Student Zhuge, right?" The man in the lead, wearing a ghost mask, said coldly.

"You know, and you still dare to block the car?" Student Zhuge Ni's face was full of anger.

"Don't worry, we have no malice. It's just that Mr. Student Zhuge died suspiciously, and we want to open the coffin to properly verify the cause of Mr. Student Zhuge's death," the ghost-masked man said.

"How dare you! My father died from Heaven's Devouring due to too much divination. I am very clear about this!"

Scorching flames erupted from Student Zhuge Ni's body, and the surrounding space distorted under the high temperature.

Being blocked and having the coffin opened for an autopsy in front of everyone was undoubtedly a humiliation to Student Zhuge Qianxing. He wouldn't even have peace after death. Student Zhuge Ni would absolutely not allow such a thing to happen!

The Qingcheng citizens who had gathered were also instantly enraged. Student Zhuge Qianxing was the savior of Qingcheng and had done countless good deeds in the city. Now that someone wanted to make trouble at Mr. Student Zhuge's funeral, how could they allow it?

"I don't care where you came from, get out of the way! No one is allowed to make trouble at Mr. Student Zhuge's funeral!"

A sturdy man took the lead and walked up, wanting to push the ghost-masked man away.

*Swish! *

A white light flashed, and the sturdy man's head rolled more than ten meters away like a soccer ball, blood staining the street red.

And in the ghost-masked man's hand, he was holding a long blade!

This sudden scene scared everyone so much that they didn't dare to move again, and even Student Zhuge Ni's beautiful eyes widened.

No one could have imagined that this ghost-masked man would dare to kill in front of everyone!

Many people fled in all directions. It was true that they respected Student Zhuge Qianxing, but if they were asked to die for him, most people were unwilling.

Only Student Zhuge Ni took a deep breath, her expression solemn.

This was inside the city. Since the ghost-masked man was an Awakened and was killing indiscriminately, the people from the Investigation Bureau should arrive soon to take him away.

She only needed to protect Student Zhuge Qianxing's body from being disturbed until the Investigation Bureau arrived. It should only take a few minutes.

"Move aside," the ghost-masked man said coldly.

"Never!"

"Sea of Crimson Flames!"

Student Zhuge Ni gritted her teeth. She would never let anyone disturb her father's rest.

In an instant, the surrounding air became scorching hot, and the temperature climbed rapidly.

Dazzling crimson-gold flames erupted from Student Zhuge Ni's body, forming a sea of crimson-gold fire that blocked the space between her and the ghost-masked man, like an impassable wall of fire.

But facing Student Zhuge Ni's full-force attack, the ghost-masked man didn't take it to heart at all.

Facing the raging sea of fire, the ghost-masked man no longer suppressed his aura and walked straight into it. The crimson-gold flames burned fiercely but couldn't hurt him in the slightest.

At this sight, an indescribable fear rose in Student Zhuge Ni's eyes.

"Are you... a Level 50 Awakened?"

She was already a Level 22 Awakened, and with her SSS-rank Fire Mage profession, the power of the fire-type skills she unleashed certainly couldn't be underestimated.

The fact that this ghost-masked man could walk freely in her flames meant his level was at least Level 50 or above!

A Level 50 Awakened was already at the ceiling level in Qingcheng. As long as they didn't provoke a very small handful of people, a Level 50 Awakened could walk sideways in Qingcheng.

"Don't worry, I won't kill you. You are Student Zhuge Qianxing's daughter. If you die, it will be very troublesome."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ghost-masked man reversed his blade and struck Student Zhuge Ni with the back of it.

Student Zhuge Ni felt a huge force hit her, and she flew out, hitting the guardrail on the side, her face full of pain.

"Stop! Don't get close to my father's coffin!"

Watching the ghost-masked man walk toward the ice coffin, Student Zhuge Ni struggled to stand up, but a sharp pain came from her abdomen. Clearly, the ghost-masked man's strike had broken her ribs, completely depriving her of the ability to stand.

Student Zhuge Ni could only watch helplessly as the ghost-masked man approached the ice coffin.

Why? Why had it been so long, and the Investigation Bureau hadn't made a move? Where were the people from the Investigation Bureau?

Student Zhuge Ni seemed to have thought of something. She looked back and realized that in the procession that had been following the hearse, many big shots in Qingcheng were already gone.

City Lord Hu Weng, the Director of the Qingcheng Investigation Bureau, and many of the big shots who had been standing in the first row had all quietly left, as if they had agreed upon it long ago.

A huge sense of fear wrapped Student Zhuge Ni deeply, making her feel cold all over!

She realized that these people blocking the car were just pawns. Student Zhuge Ni never imagined that her father had just passed away, and someone would dare to scheme against her so blatantly!

The people from the Investigation Bureau clearly weren't coming... ===== CHAPTER 118 =====