Xuanxia

Chapter 1051 Lie Detection
While the Wangxian Pass rebel army was reorganizing and preparing to send troops, the door of the courtyard where Lan Jingzhu lived was kicked open!

A group of Yuan family guards rushed into the yard and saw empty wine jars all over the floor, as well as Lan Jingzhu and Fu Qingzhou, who were drunk and sleeping soundly in the house.

"What happened?"

Lan Jingzhu was awakened by the sound of kicking the door. He sat up abruptly, his face full of panic, which obviously did not seem to be fake.

Fu Qingzhou also sat up slowly and looked at the group of ferocious guards. He knew that those who died last night had been found.

"Do not talk nonsense."

The guard who came over frowned and lifted Lan Jingzhu up. Then he looked at Fu Qingzhou with a much softer look: "Guard Lieyang, are you here too?"

Now that "Yuan Lieyang" is favored by Yuan Zizheng and has joined the special attack brigade of the Fifth Worshiper, many guards know about it and are quite polite to him.

"yes……"

Fu Qingzhou rubbed his eyes and stood up: "Last night I came to have a drink and chat with Master Lan... What are you doing?"

"Something happened in the clan."

A guard said helplessly: "The fifth priest is dead... In addition, it seems that something else happened. The second master was very angry and said that he would arrest everyone in the clan for interrogation."

"The fifth priest is dead?!" Lan Jingzhu trembled all over.

When Fu Qingzhou came last night, he didn't say much to him, and he didn't dare to ask more, but now it is obvious... he knows who the murderer is.

Fu Qingzhou also looked shocked: "How could this be..."

"Don't ask any more questions. We don't know either."

The leading guard bowed to him and said, "Let's go together."

"Okay, okay..." Fu Qingzhou said hurriedly, "Hey, don't be so rude to Master Lan. He was drinking with me last night and it's impossible for him to do such a thing. The second master wants to find the murderer, but we still have to get along with each other in the future."

Lan Jingzhu's body was shaking violently.

What the hell, you're talking as if I'm the murderer who needs an alibi!
But his performance was not special.

On the way out of the courtyard and heading towards the central square of Yuan Family Manor, quite a few people could be seen, many of whom had expressions of fear on their faces - they certainly had no guilty consciences, but in just two or three days, first a great priest of the clan died, and then the fifth priest who had just been conferred the title yesterday also died. This was a big deal.

Anyone would feel insecure at this time, and it is normal to be afraid.

The Yuan family’s large manor is no longer safe.

The square was already packed with people. Almost the entire family had come here. The people in charge of protection and guarding all had dark circles under their eyes, and it was obvious that they had not had a good rest.

Fu Qingzhou guessed that these temporarily trusted people were mostly those who were responsible for the night patrol last night, or those who had missions like the subordinates of Master Feng and Master Ling.

These people can prove their innocence to each other, so naturally there is no need for them to be interrogated.

Those who were gathered in the square were all frightened and looked up at the platform.

The high platform used for the sword tasting competition yesterday had not been dismantled yet, and Yuan Ye was on the platform.

Standing behind him was Yuan Zizhen and several Yuan family priests... Fu Qingzhou could clearly sense the cultivation level of these people, and each one of them was in the Cave Heaven Realm!
However, Gu Jinchen was not seen.

Fu Qingzhou laughed secretly in his heart.

After Yuan Ye woke up in the secret room, he saw the dead Yuan Keng and found Gu Jinchen fainted outside the secret room. No matter what, he must have doubts in his heart, right?

"Everyone."

Seeing that most people had arrived, a middle-aged priest on the stage stood up, cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice: "Perhaps everyone has heard that the fifth priest of the clan was found dead in his bed last night. His woman, the only witness, only knew that the person who came was a young man and took De Jian away."

He put his hands behind his back, and a powerful aura spread out, pressing towards the countless people in the square: "The murderer may have left, but... we cannot rule out all risks! Perhaps the murderer is still lurking in our tribe!"

Under the force of his powerful aura, no one in the square dared to speak.

After the middle-aged priest finished speaking, he stepped aside slightly and Yuan Zizheng walked forward.

The third person in the Yuan family, who was also middle-aged, had a very grim expression on his face. He held the sword of benevolence in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, everyone. The family has its own way to deal with it... As for now, we need everyone to come up and say a word."

Yuan Zizhen held the sword of benevolence horizontally in front of him, and the sword was shining with white light: "You just need to come forward and tell me, 'I did not kill the fifth priest last night, I did not go to the secret place, and I did not help the murderer do these things', and you can leave safely."

"This sword can verify the truth of a person's words. If he has something to hide, this sword will serve as a warning, and he will never be able to leave me alive!"

Fu Qingzhou's eyes lit up slightly.

Lan Jingzhu, who was standing next to him, turned his head and looked at him with a very complicated look in his eyes.

Fu Qingzhou patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Master Lan, don't be afraid. We have nothing to hide, so we can just tell you what we have said."

"...Yes, we have nothing to hide."

Lan Jingzhu's smile was uglier than her crying.

But in fact, after hearing Yuan Zizheng's words, he felt a lot more at ease.

He indeed did not kill anyone or sneak into any secret place, and strictly speaking, he did not help Fu Qingzhou do these things. He just covered up for Fu Qingzhou after he did these things.

The people in the audience began to go on stage one by one under the watchful eyes of the worshippers and guards.

Yuan Zizheng looked listless, but he managed to remain calm. Holding the sword in his hand, he listened mechanically and numbly to the words spoken by the person in front of him, and then watched them turn around and leave.

Yesterday, he and several priests went to hunt down Fu Qingzhou. After chasing the sword light for a while, they found something wrong. The speed was too fast, which was not the speed of a Cave Heaven Realm expert. Therefore, they began to worry whether it was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain...

Then, they wandered around Fuhe Province and Tianlin City for several hours, trying to find the "hidden Fu Qingzhou".

When they returned to the tribe, they found that the fifth priest was dead!
Not only that……

Yuan Zizheng was told something by Yuan Ye in private.

His father, Yuan Keng, the head of the Yuan family, is also dead!
Die in a secret place!

This was like a bolt from the blue for Yuan Zizheng!

That was his most admired father, the strongest master in the clan, and the pillar of the family!
How can it be? !
But Yuan Keng was indeed dead.

Yuan Zizheng saw his corpse with his own eyes... With one knife, his body and the wheelchair were cut into two pieces diagonally. Blood and internal organs were all over the floor. The secret room was in a mess. The account books, rosters, and the most advanced skills were all gone.

Could it be that Fu Qingzhou has already reached Xuanxing?

If not, how could he have killed his father? !
Yuanzi was really confused. Watching the people passing by one by one and repeating the same words over and over again, his mind had already wandered and he didn't know where he was going.

Just then, he saw the "Yuan Lieyang" who had looked somewhat familiar recently walk up and stand in front of him.

Yuan Zizhen raised his head and nodded numbly.

"Yuan Lieyang" also nodded respectfully to him, and then slowly spoke.

"I did not kill the Fifth Priest last night, I did not go to the secret place, and I did not help the murderer do these things."

At this point, Yuan Zizhen had heard this sentence a thousand times and was just thinking about the next one.

But at this moment, the sword in his hand suddenly conveyed an extremely strong warning!

Yuan Zizheng's pupils trembled and he raised his head suddenly.

"Yuan Lieyang" looked at him with a hint of smile in his eyes, but that smile was very aggressive, even a little provocative.

"what happened?"

Yuan Ye on the side turned his head and asked.

"Yuan Lieyang" - Fu Qingzhou also took a half step forward, approached Yuan Zizhen, and asked doubtfully: "Sir, Governor, is there any problem?"

(End of this chapter)