Chapter 357: Old Case Concluded Now (II)

Xianqiaofeng.

The Iron Pine Sword Discussion was the most in-depth grand event for communication between the peaks of Kongdong. It was not entirely for competing for superiority, but also had the intention of connecting feelings.

Therefore, when a peak's disciple was so heavily injured, since the other peaks witnessed it on the lotus platform, naturally there was no reason to sit idly by. However, everyone also knew that it wouldn't look good for Dai Shangyu's disciple to be defeated like this, so it wasn't until the second day that people stepped onto this isolated peak one after another.

Although Yan Caiyue was proud, he was outstanding in appearance and talented, and he had many supporters among the disciples. Now that dusk had arrived, there were still some sparse figures in the courtyard.

"Patrolled, no omissions," a figure hidden in the dark shade of the high place jumped to his side, reporting for the seventeenth time today.

Gan Zifeng nodded.

Seemingly receiving no response, the girl lowered her eyebrows, feeling a bit sad.

The blue-clad girl frowned in silence, and Kong Yinshan looked around blankly: "Did we get it wrong? —What happened to Zhang Shixiong Shi?"

"Hmm?"

Shi Yinglin looked back at them: "The Medical Hall has already made a conclusion. Caiyue's meridian tree cannot be recovered."

The atmosphere was silent for a while. Kong Yinshan forced a smile: "But we can also look at the bright side—after Caiyue Zhang Shixiong accepts this matter in the future, he won't be so annoying, and we can call him to play together on weekdays."

A volume said: "Stop him first."

——

Time passed, the stars and moon gradually faded, and the night was already deep.

Several people looked at him blankly, only the old man himself was cold all over.

"What?"

"Ah?" The two girls were both surprised, "Is there? Let me see!"

"The Great Array is still open, no Mystic Gate expert can enter!"

"But," Zhao Cheng suddenly frowned tightly, "if Ji Feng has already been 'sword-snatched,' does Xianqiaofeng still have the value of coming again?"

They searched horizontally and vertically between the mountain peaks, yet the person who did this thing seemed to have evaporated into thin air, leaving not a single trace.

Gan Zifeng threw a short note on him. Zhao Cheng looked down and saw the handwriting of the youth, stroke by stroke.

Zhao Cheng nodded.

". Ji... Ji Feng?" Zhao Cheng frowned, digging into his childhood memories. "I remember someone saying... he seemed to have committed suicide?"

Gan Zifeng flipped to the end, and on it was an added page, the ink already old.

Shi Yinglin raised his hand and abandoned his sword, saying steadily: "When I came, I saw the entire peak was sealed airtight, no one could go up or down from anywhere except the main road—I don't know what your hall is investigating, but it must be a misunderstanding."

"Not anymore," Shi Yinglin smiled. "It was a year or so ago, and I haven't seen him mention it again... As a true disciple of Immortal Bridge, the pressure is great. I suppose he was either ruined by Dai Junior Uncle, or he let it go himself."

"Kong, Yu, two junior sisters, please step back."

". Why?"

". Kong Yinshan was speechless."

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"He said he would find sufficiently powerful traces, but later he didn't tell the Law Enforcement Hall anything," Gan Zifeng had no expression. "Four days later, he left the mountain gate... and never came back."

Zhao Cheng was slightly stunned: ". He?"

Zhao Cheng did not speak, only staring at Shi Yinglin with his sword, watching several people add restraints to him.

"In short, even if he cannot practice, Caiyue can do many things well," Shi Yinglin looked forward. "So—what person?! —"

The old man never revealed this content to him: "Since no adult believes you, I believe you. Peak Master Zhang said the enemy might be in the Lotus Heart Pavilion, I have already asked the Bright Sword Master to help keep an eye on it."

Under the hearing of the Mystic Gate, in the cold night wind... from afar came a vertical falling sound of breaking wind, which was so weak yet clear.

"A corpse that died from a high fall and was left for two days... he explained to me for a long time those subtle differences back then, but in our eyes, it was just chasing the wind and catching shadows," Gan Zifeng looked at him. "But now, that Young Master Pei went to Colorful Wufeng and told me the same thing."

Gan Zifeng jumped back abruptly, but at this moment he already knew it was too late.

——

Also under the cliff of the Cloud Terrace.

The Law Enforcement Hall had almost put all its efforts here, even using a ruse, not placing people in the courtyard on the cliff top, and pretending not to know that the enemy was a Kongdong spy, just to lure the other party to come.

"He wouldn't have found a chance to do it, but he would definitely take the opportunity to come and see," Gan Zifeng said. "I have already called people to retrieve the case files from back then, and after they are brought over, compare today with the name list from seven years ago."

Zhao Cheng frowned: "."

"Sometimes it is not necessarily so."

"Why?"

Shi Yinglin smiled: ". This is indeed true. Caiyue's heart is not bad, and he is smart. Before, he even pretended to be fine and asked me for storybooks, but later I found out he was writing them secretly..."

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"There are quite a few people," Zhao Cheng took it over, opened a brand new booklet, and compared the two pages together.

"Is there a possibility that there is a judgment process in the hall?" Zhao Cheng opened the two booklets again to compare, "Since you also appeared here in the murder case seven years ago, you can only stay for a few days."

Gan Zifeng felt a burning sensation on his face. Seven days ago, they already knew that the other party wanted to harm Kongdong disciples. Four days ago, they already knew that the most likely target was Yan Caiyue. And two days ago, Yan Caiyue indeed became a cripple and was placed on an isolated peak.

Gan Zifeng was silent for a moment: "I am not clear about their details. Perhaps they didn't collect a satisfactory version, and the best on Xianqiaofeng is 'Bai Hong Chapter,' but Yan Caiyue is not only capable of 'Bai Hong Chapter,' isn't 'Fast Snow Sword' also excellent enough? In short, he is alone on the cliff now, which is the best target for the enemy—Pei Ye is also sending a letter saying that the other party really might take action against Yan Caiyue, and we must guard him well."

Shi Yinglin was stunned: ". Ji... Ji Feng?!"

"Correct, that was when you hadn't come to the Law Enforcement Hall yet. He was like Yan Caiyue, lost the discussion, and jumped off the cliff hugging his sword," Gan Zifeng said. "I was the one who concluded that case... But ever since receiving the matter of 'Soul-Snatching and Sword-Stealing,' especially after thinking of Xianqiaofeng through Yan Caiyue, I always think of that case."

Shi Yinglin also vaguely realized that there were waves he knew nothing about in the dark, pursing his lips and nodding: "I understand the principle of 'better to kill by mistake than let go.' Since it is to protect Caiyue's life, your hall indeed sealed this cliff tightly."

"You mean"

After flipping to the second half, Zhao Cheng's finger paused, finding the first one.

"We sat for nearly two hours and he didn't say a word," the blue-clad girl lowered her eyebrows and said softly. "Motionless, as if he had stiffened on the bed."

"I naturally have to tell him that," Shi Yinglin looked at her seriously. "Look at his appearance, do you think this is child's play?"

Gan Zifeng appeared behind: "Matters are not to be spoken of, Shi Junior Nephew, do not inquire anymore."

Yan Caiyue's corpse lay here, and blood flowed into a small stream among the broken stones. He looked at the night sky with empty eyes, still hugging a sword in his arms, as if it were the murderer's greatest mockery of them.

"Zhang Meiqing insisted back then that there was a murderer, and added the list of people entering the peak here," the old man said in a low voice, handing it to Zhao Cheng. "Compare it with today's?"

"Is it... Adult?"

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Not waiting for too long, a figure jumped up and handed an old scroll to the two.

". He is saying they will disguise themselves."

After a moment of silence, until the orange light on the top disappeared, the tall man said in a low voice: "Tang Junior Sister is in the Medical Hall... I got a piece of news today."

"This matter must never be told to him," Shi Yinglin said. "Only by letting him get better first can he slowly accept it later."

Zhao Cheng looked at him in surprise.

The isolated cliff's night wind was cold, almost filling the clothes. Kong Yinshan looked back with worried eyebrows and said softly: "Yan Zhang Shixiong originally lived in such a place."

Gan Zifeng moved his gaze over: "Because just now that Young Master Pei sent a message, saying that the murderer might not be flying into the courtyard like a night bat in black clothes, but would wear Kongdong sect clothes and walk in openly."

"Perhaps... the spy himself is from the Mystic Gate..."

"Yan Junior Brother, there is always a way when things are before your eyes, don't be discouraged, take care of

Gan Zifeng shifted his gaze over.

"But I still feel that we won't be able to spot anyone this way." Zhao Cheng looked at the figures still moving back and forth in the courtyard. "There are still quite a few disciples remaining, and we have set up many overt sentries around, making it clear that the Law Enforcement Hall has already taken notice of this place. The Huan Si Lou won't charge in under these circumstances, will they?"

"Yinshan." She gently pulled the first young girl, and the three of them headed down the mountain together.

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The lonely orange light in the small courtyard was obscured twice, and finally, three people walked out from the room.

"Junior Brother Yan, you must take good care of your injuries; an arm can always be recovered. After you've healed, we will practice sword arts together again." The young girl in the pale pink dress had freckles on her face and looked inside with worry.

"A courtyard as isolated and high up as this is truly a great place for committing murder once everyone leaves." Zhao Cheng caught his breath and looked down. "I heard that only the most outstanding disciples of each generation can obtain this courtyard from the Acting Peak Master... it's also too small."

Zhao Cheng glanced downward: ". They haven't left yet."

"After the three of them came down, the cliff was completely clear. Tonight—" Gan Zifeng's voice suddenly froze there.

"The personnel surrounding the mountain have all been questioned; the numbers are correct, and no one saw anything unusual." Zhao Cheng said quickly, "The Silver Seals under the cliff also found no traces. It might be different from seven years ago, Elder. Since this time is so important... they might have used people from the Mystic Gate."

Because seven years had passed, the faces of the various peaks from back then had mostly changed, and each one had a different name. At this moment, the appearance of the same few characters again seemed very conspicuous.

". Impossible."

"At that time, the two of them, one big and one small, had a very good relationship. I think he was unwilling to accept it, but an examination is an examination; it was nothing, and blocking it would only make the Law Enforcement Hall look like it had something to hide." Gan Zifeng raised his head, as if recalling that day. "Then, after he finished the examination and came out, he said that Ji Feng's pupils were lifeless, appearing as if they had been injured by a mind-spirit artifact like the Sword Mind Realm."

Several sounds of wind breaking rang out, and seven or eight agile figures had already surrounded them.

". What a pity."

The murderer was nowhere to be found.

"Xianqiao Peak is inherently quite restrictive regarding indulgence; do you think it's for you to enjoy?" Gan Zifeng looked below. "Dai Shangyu said this is 'the phoenix does not flock with the sparrows.' Those with superior talent must stand independently on high ground. In his eyes, there have always been high and low grids; one glance, and he determines your position."

A chill rose in Zhao Cheng's heart.

Gan Zifeng looked at him: "How many times have I said it, you must have evidence to make a judgment."

Gan Zifeng was silent for a moment, then shook his head: "He meant that they themselves were Kongdong disciples."

Before this scene, Gan Zifeng felt as if he had returned to seven years ago. The personnel of the entire mountain peak were immediately mobilized, and Gan Zifeng also rose with his sword; the massive commotion even alarmed Dai Shangyu.

"Do you know who Dai Shangyu's previous 'beloved disciple' was?"

"How—could that be?" Kong Yinshan gasped, clutching his sleeve. "Wasn't it said that it could be healed?"

This was indeed an effective method.

"This way, perhaps the murderer will dare to come in."

Gan Zifeng was quiet for a moment, looking below and saying: "The basis for his judgment... I accept it."

Kong Yinshan was shocked: "How could Zhang Shixiong Yinglin harm Zhang Shixiong Caiyue?!"

The tall, upright man landed with his sword and raised a plaque expressionlessly: "Law Enforcement Hall Silver Seal Zhao Cheng. Tianmen Peak's Shi Yinglin, stand still and cooperate with the questioning—don't touch your sword."

Now they had indeed come, taking Yan Caiyue's life in the midst of a heavy siege, yet they hadn't even seen a shadow.

". Yes."

"And then Peak Master Zhang later..."

"Seven years ago, after that case was already closed, the then-Peak Master of Caiwu Peak, Zhang Meiqing, suddenly came to the Law Enforcement Hall and argued with me, saying that Ji Feng had an appointment to meet him that night and it was impossible for him to commit suicide. We investigated again, but still found no traces of homicide, yet he insisted on performing an autopsy again."

Zhao Cheng watched him being completely bound before slightly loosening his sword hilt and raising his eyebrows to look at him: "Someone wants to harm Yan Caiyue, and we are forcing him to take this path."

"I removed the hidden sentries under the cliff and replaced them all with overt ones."

"Then where is the evidence for his judgment?"

Gan Zifeng was clearly truly angry: "Investigate! The numbers being correct doesn't mean the people are correct; they have the art of disguise, and the scope of the cliff search must be expanded!"

"What do you mean?"

"If we investigate ourselves... the numbers aren't quite enough."

"Transfer them from the Hall! To seize the opportunity of my brief absence..." Gan Zifeng was almost expressionless. "Everything else must give way to this matter first."

(End of Chapter)