Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 245 Oh no, I'm the prime suspect.
"Elder Song of the Golden Bell Sect, are you acquainted with him?"

"Yes, when I first came to McCain, I met her in a mountain village that was hit by the epidemic. We were...fighting side by side."

"You met yesterday?"

"A chance encounter at the night market."

"You... seem to know a lot about investigating cases?"

Ji Shaofu asked this question rather cautiously: "I noticed that your movements when examining the corpse were very methodical."

Pei Xia smiled wryly: "It's not that I understand, it's that you all don't understand at all."

This reminded Pei Xia of the unsolved case in the Prime Minister's residence. Luo Xian had once said that the reason he asked Pei Xia to investigate was because he really didn't know how to solve cases.

If it were Chao Cuo, the first thing he would do would definitely be to examine the deceased, namely Pei Xi's body, and many problems would probably be solved—of course, whether Pei Xi would let him see the clues is another matter.

Pei Xia has learned from his mistakes. In contrast, traditional martial arts figures like Ji Shaofu and Meng Xiao have no awareness of things like protecting crime scenes and examining corpses, which explains why he seems to know so much about it.

Ji Shaofu didn't press further, but simply nodded, her lips slightly parted, as she really wanted to ask Pei Xia about the sword energy.

The moment he drew his sword against Meng Xiao, Ji Shaofu did indeed feel a strange sense of familiarity.

But in the end, she didn't ask, since it involved digging into someone else's cultivation foundation, which had nothing to do with this incident.

She simply reminded him, "This is Su Baozhai's territory after all. Even if Senior Tian Shi is backing you up, a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake. Don't stoop to the level of someone like Meng Xiao."

Ji Shaofu, of course, did not understand Pei Xia.

He had lived two lives, experienced many hardships in his youth, and was infected with the curse of death at a young age. He had become indifferent to life and death, and was neither particularly concerned about matters of face.

Just like Meng Xiao before, if he had simply ridiculed or insulted Pei Xia, it wouldn't have mattered. At most, I would have cursed back. I've survived the internet catastrophe, why would I be afraid of you?

But Song Huan died first, so that's a different matter.

The so-called "taking life and death lightly"

It can be a gentle breeze on a hillside, a place of peace and tranquility.

It could also be a raging thunderstorm, I'll fuck your mother.

If Meng Xiao had really persisted, he wouldn't have been able to escape that withered wooden sword, let alone at Su Bao Zhai, or even at Ling Xuan Ge today.

However, in front of Ji Shaofu, Pei Xia still politely nodded in agreement.

Uncle Ji really gave Pei Xia face today. Putting everything else aside, bringing back Song Huan's disciple is just asking for trouble for the Changjing Sect.

She stood up and gestured with her chin toward her room: "I just woke up. If you have any questions, go ask me quickly."

Ji Shaofu's room was also a guest room; she only stayed there for one day, and it was almost identical to Pei Xia's room.

When he came in, Song Huan's female disciple was sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes vacant, seemingly lost in thought.

Pei Xia picked up the teapot from the table, used her spiritual power to slightly heat the tea, and then poured a cup for her: "Drink some hot water to calm down."

The woman reached out and took the hot water; as soon as she swallowed it, her emotions calmed down considerably.

“I am a friend of your master. My surname is Pei,” Pei Xia introduced herself. “I met her some time ago when your master went down the mountain to Zhaojia to eliminate the plague.”

Upon hearing this, the female disciple was clearly taken aback.

She naturally knew that her master had done a great service in eliminating the plague after descending the mountain. Upon hearing this, it was as if a drowning person had grasped at a straw, and her eyes gleamed as she looked at Pei Xia.

Pei Xia continued, "I want to ask you, who has she seen recently? Or has anything unusual happened?"

The female disciple held the teacup in both hands, her eyes lowered, and she was trying hard to recall: "We stayed for a total of four days, and apart from the disciples who received us at Su Baozhai, we didn't see many other people."

"On the first day, Elder Li from the inner sect came by. He was a good friend of my master. My master originally planned to take me to pay him a visit, but the old man came first. He sat for a short while, chatted with my master about my master's recent situation, and then left."

"The next day, it was a female disciple from the inner sect of Su Baozhai. I heard my master call her Junior Sister Yuan, so they seemed to be old acquaintances. They chatted in the room for a long time. When they parted, I noticed that my master's expression was not good, and he seemed very worried. Oh, that night, my master also went to the night market."

"On the third day, no one came to visit. My master left the courtyard, seemingly to see a friend. She didn't return until evening, and I noticed that she looked very uneasy."

“Yesterday, during the day, Elder Meng, whom I had met before, came by and brought a gift, but Master didn’t want to see him, so he told me to make an excuse that she was meditating and adjusting her breathing, and sent him away. In the evening, perhaps to clear her mind, Master went to the night market… oh, that’s when she met you.”

“After Master left for the night market last night, I didn’t see her again until this morning when Su Baozhai’s disciple came to call me…”

As she spoke, the little girl's eyes reddened, and tears began to well up again.

Pei Xia patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, I will definitely find the murderer and avenge your master."

Pei Xia carefully closed the door for her, then left the room, her hands still resting on the doorframe, her mind already racing.

Elder Li is the first to be identified. If the message covered by fallen leaves was indeed left by Song Huan, then among these people, he is the only one who can directly connect with the character "wood".

The second day's "Junior Sister Yuan" was the most suspicious. According to the female disciple, Song Huan and she chatted for a long time, which shows that the two should be very familiar with each other or have a lot to talk about. It should be a good thing that they met for the first time, but when she left, Song Huan looked worried. What did they talk about?
As for Meng Xiao, Ji Shaofu met him on the river yesterday. He had just returned to the sect yesterday, and judging from his appearance, it seemed that his old illness had relapsed. Hearing that a beautiful female cultivator had come to the Golden Bell Sect, he couldn't help but visit to get close to her, hoping to see if he could have a chance to get close to her.

Of course, there are two other suspects, one of whom is the so-called "friend" that Song Huan personally met on the third day.

The other is Pei Xia, after all, in other people's eyes, he was the last person Song Huan met before his death.

Pei Xia knew, of course, that it wasn't her...

...No, wait.

The hand pressing on the door suddenly tightened.

When Pei Xia returned to his room yesterday, Ji Shaofu was already asleep, and this time when he went out, he didn't even bring Lu Li with him.

This means that no one can prove that Pei Xia was actually resting in the house last night—including himself.

Yesterday, Su Baozhai was packed with people, and Pei Xia thought she must have fallen asleep.

But what if he wasn't actually asleep?
That character "木" (wood) might not actually represent a name or surname.

Given the strength of the Calamity Pig, Song Huan likely didn't see the person, but only the sword. The character "木" (wooden) refers to Pei Xia's wooden sword, "巡海" (Xunhai).

If it is truly Him, then it is not surprising that He can wield the Golden Bell Sect's techniques and spiritual power.

Will it? Will it?!

But after the underground palace, I showed no signs of losing control at all, and even the influence of the Calamity Pig was much weaker because of the Heart Fire...

"what happened?"

Ji Shaofu's voice came from behind: "Didn't get anything out of them?"

Pei Xia sighed: "We got too much information out of you."

(End of this chapter)