I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 289 It's impossible to clear my name.
"Uncle, please use your words more accurately. We've invited you all here today, not to arrest you! This needs to be made clear."

Dongfang Shuo still smiled and said, "It's not that I can't tell you. Since everyone is so eager to know, I'll give you a sneak peek."

Upon hearing that Dongfang Shuo would indeed tell them the reason, everyone looked up and turned to look at him.

"A heinous murder occurred a couple of days ago on an unnamed mountain near Qingzhou University. The victim was a member of the Tang family from Nanling. Today, people from the Tang family came to identify the body and demanded an answer from Qingzhou. They said that since the person died here, we have to take responsibility for them."

After saying just a few words, Dongfang Shuo stopped.

The middle-aged man who had mentioned having connections with his father frowned and said, "So, you called all of us here just to investigate the Tang family's case?"

"The Tang family is so arrogant! They can just call people over whenever they want? What gives them the right?"

Some smart people didn't join this brainless person in shouting. After all, judging from the situation tonight and the four young people in front of them, Qingzhou was not afraid of the Tang family.

So that's probably not the reason.

There might be a connection, but it's definitely not the whole story.

"Brother Guo, is the Tang family really this domineering in your Nanling region?"

Amidst the chaotic murmurs, Dongfang Shuo keenly overheard someone whispering to the person next to him, "Making such a big fuss, could it be that the one who died was a descendant favored by the Tang family head? Do you know who it is?"

The man addressed as Brother Guo replied sullenly, "I don't know."

Undeterred, the man turned to the other person and asked, "Hey, do you know who in the Tang family died?"

"Who knows? Who cares who dies? It's none of my business. I just want to know if this can end quickly. I have a flight tonight and urgent business to attend to. Damn it, why tonight of all times?"

Dongfang Shuo looked at the man surnamed Guo, who was in his thirties, with a buzz cut and a square face. He was the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd. Because he was sitting cross-legged on the ground, it was impossible to tell how tall he was. All that could be seen was that he was sturdy and strong, indicating that he usually practiced body training.

The Guo family of Nanling actually belonged to the Xuanmen lineage, just like the Dongfang family. Many years ago, when the Guo family and the Dongfang family met, they would spar and compete. The heads of the two families also knew each other and had a fairly good relationship.

Even without the later marriage alliance, the two families might still be considered old friends.

Dongfang Shuo knew little about the marriage alliance between the two families many years ago, since it was his great-grandfather's generation and was strictly forbidden by his family. So he only knew that the Guo family's daughter died tragically less than a year after marrying into the Dongfang family.

It is said that the Guo family even took the matter to Shanhaitang, but later, no one knows what the Dongfang family did, and the matter was dropped.

They're all no good.

Seemingly noticing Dongfang Shuo's gaze, the man surnamed Guo looked up at him.

Dongfang Shuo did not avoid eye contact. After staring at the other person for a few seconds, he instead walked over.

"The Guo family of Nanling, right?"

The man didn't speak, but looked up at him directly.

At this moment, all around was silent. The noisy sounds seemed to have been paused, and everyone looked towards where the two were.

Dongfang Shuo continued, "I've heard that in Nanling, the third son of the Guo family head, Master Guo, is an extremely powerful figure. Anyone who offends him will have their throat slit that very night, and their right hand will be chopped off. Is that right?"

Although the man surnamed Guo tried his best to control himself, his pupils couldn't help but contract slightly before returning to normal. He chuckled casually, "Kids are just kids, believing such nonsense. This is a society governed by law. If our Third Master really killed someone, do you think the police and Shan Hai Tang are just for show? Would he still be able to stay outside unscathed?"

“That makes sense. That’s why the people from Shanhaitang will be here soon. If it wasn’t Master Guo who killed him, Shanhaitang will definitely clear his name.”

what?
Did Guo Laosan kill the Tang family members?
As Dongfang Shuo expected, after he finished speaking his last sentence, the buzz-cut Guo man's pupils contracted again. However, this time he didn't say anything more, but instead lowered his head, closed his eyes, and pretended to doze off.

Having achieved his goal, Dongfang Shuo turned around and returned to his seat in a cheerful mood.

Xia Yi dared to use Guo Laosan's killing methods to kill Tang Ning and the other two because they had also secretly come to Qingzhou and seemed to be planning to go to Qingshui Town. It has been explicitly stipulated that cultivators from outside Qingzhou are prohibited from entering Sanqing Mountain and Qingshui Town without permission.

So his trip to Qingshui Town must mean he's up to no good.

This is also one of the reasons why Xiao Qi agreed to help Xia Yi keep it a secret.

After Dongfang Shuo finished speaking to the man surnamed Guo, the man who was originally next to Guo quickly moved to the side. This man was Guo Laosan's younger brother.

Although cultivators have taken lives to some extent, it's a completely different story if the Mountain and Sea Hall finds out.

As more and more people gathered in the open space, they received different information, but after summarizing their experiences, they reached a consensus:
Because of the Tang family's unreasonable behavior and provocation, Meng Qi was angered and simply kicked out all the cultivators from other places who came to Qingzhou!

No, how could you do this?

Even if Qingzhou is your territory, you have no right to drive people away.

It’s so unreasonable!
And the Tang family? Are you in Qingzhou afraid of the Tang family?
What a joke.

Those who were personally caught and thrown over by Meng Qi were the least likely to believe it.

Whether they believed it or not, by 11:30, Qingzhou had been almost completely cleared. Xiao Qi, stepping on the black maple leaves, slowly descended into the area that was illuminated by searchlights as if it were daytime.

"Hey, look, that's Meng Qi, Meng Shulan and Lin Qingquan's daughter, she's only fifteen years old."

"Sixteen, right?"

"What the hell is the difference if we're only a year apart?"

"Are you all out of your minds? Is it about age? What right does a little girl like her have to do this?"

"Because she is at a higher level than you and me, higher than all of us."

"Yeah, if you're so capable, then run away."

"."

Have you seen Guo Laosan?

"No."

"Afraid of crime and absconded?"

"possible."

"This time, Guo Laosan has really messed up."

"No, is he out of his mind? The Tang family isn't some nobody. If he wanted to kill someone, couldn't he have been more discreet? Did he have to use his usual methods?"

"Perhaps it's just a habit."

"It's possible. He got used to killing and became arrogant."

Listening to the others' discussions, the man with the crew cut surnamed Guo, also known as Guo Laoliu, opened his eyes and frowned.

Five days ago, when he and his third brother went to the Dingsheng Hotel, they happened to run into Tang Ning and his two companions.

The Guo and Tang families were already at odds, and Tang Ning was a gossip; a few words from him angered the third brother, who threatened to chop up the three brats.

He managed to persuade me to stay that night, but after two days of holding back, I finally couldn't resist.
That's right, even Guo Laoliu now believes that Tang Ning and the other two were killed by Guo Laosan!
(End of this chapter)