Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

"Kings will listen to the heroic spirits residing in the swords, who will teach them and help them defeat powerful enemies."

“That’s Suiyang’s voice,” Yan Huan explained again.

"What it is?"

"Hey, whatever you're saying! Mikachiwasha helped the Kalevala ancestors establish their foundation; it's definitely not some kind of demonic sword!"

Seeing that Pavor was agitated, Yan Huan wisely stepped back and looked for a new target.

Seeing him approach, Yun Li crossed her arms and asked:

"What, you've got a clue? Who's the killer?"

“It’s you and me,” Yan Huan replied.

"That's great! Let's go turn ourselves in!"

"Okay!"

The two laughed and walked together toward Dahao.

But after walking only a few steps, Yun Li stopped, turned around and said disdainfully to Yan Huan:

"So you've already turned out to be a ghost! So you still don't know who the thief is, right?"

"No, the most suspicious are still you and me," Yan Huan said confidently.

Why are you so proud?!

Yun Li sighed.

"I don't want to make things difficult for Steward Dahao, so how about we prove our innocence the way he does?"

"If we find the Demon Sword, we can clear our names, right?"

"No, that's called catching someone red-handed."

"Then you're also involved in the theft with me."

Yun Li muttered:

"There's something else that's bothering me: the thief stole the sword, but why did they leave the sword case behind?"

"Could it be that, like me, you're going to melt your sword?"

"Maybe it's because the sword case is too big, making it difficult to run around with." Yan Huan turned around, glanced at the sword case placed on the table at the entrance of the Bureau of Works, and sighed.

"Look at that huge sword box, it's so conspicuous to carry around."

"If I were to steal it, I would just wrap the sword in a cloth and run away."

"That makes sense."

"But wouldn't it make the sword seem more expensive if it came with a sword case?" Yun Li asked again.

"Only if I'm allowed to take the sword out of here will I have a chance to sell it."

Yan Huan thought:

“You keep talking about the Demon Sword, and Pavor just mentioned something about the Soul of a Hero, which means that the Sun inside can still move.”

Is it possible that we are not the murderers?

"We weren't the murderers in the first place!"

"What I mean is... is it possible that the sword ran away on its own?"

Yan Huan looked at Yun Li.

"Because during the sword-giving ceremony, Suiyang heard that you were going to melt it down, so he took control of the sword and ran out on his own."

“?” Yun Li was taken aback.

Immediately, the two walked toward the table where the sword box was placed.

The sword case is inlaid with metal wire using the techniques of the Gao Temple, outlining a lotus pattern.

This lotus flower represents the origin of the sword case: Zhu Ming Xian Zhou.

The locking mechanism hidden in the sword box was also intact, with no signs of being pried open or damaged by external force.

In other words, the person who stole the sword must have a way to retrieve it remotely, or have the key to the sword case, or have the ability to unlock it with a master key.

Under the gaze of everyone around, Yan Huan directly opened the sword box.

There seemed to be a few red things scattered at the bottom of the inner scabbard of the sword box, which were quite conspicuous.

"?"

Menstrual blood?

"They're clearly flower petals!" Yun Li exclaimed.

Yan Huan reached out and took out the few rose petals that were about to wither.

"Mr. Yan Huan, what are you doing?" Da Hao noticed something was wrong and quickly stepped forward to stop him.

"I think I know who the culprit is," Yan Huan said confidently.

"Who is it?" Da Hao was taken aback at first, then his expression became excited.

“It’s definitely not me!” Yan Huan replied.

"..."

"Okay, okay." Da Hao nodded slightly, almost laughing out of anger.

"If it's not you, then it can only be Miss Yun Li."

"Wait, wait... why am I being dragged into this again?" Yun Li said helplessly.

“We just thought of a possibility: that Suiyang controlled the sword and ran out of the sword box on his own.”

"No, no, no." Yan Huan denied this conjecture.

“Look at the lock on this sword case; it must have been locked back then.”

"If Suiyang were to break free from inside, it would definitely damage the sword case and turn it into a pile of rubble."

"But the fact that it is here intact means that someone else must have opened it."

Seeing that a crowd had gathered, Da Hao glanced at them and then said to Yan Huan in a deep voice:

"Very well, I suppose Mr. Yan Huan has gathered enough information."

"Let's agree on this. I'll explain my reasoning process again. If there's anything wrong, you can interrupt me at any time."

"Row."

With everyone's consent, Dahao began his reasoning.

"From beginning to end, there was only one suspect among the uninvited guests who broke into the Industrial Construction Department, and that was Miss Yun Li."

"Miss Yunli wanted to take Guyun away and cause a scene at the Bureau of Works, but was stopped by Mr. Yan Huan on the way."

"No!" Yan Huan interrupted, "I wanted to help her steal it."

"..." Da Hao's face darkened. "I was trying to help you clear your name, and you don't appreciate it at all, do you?"

"Speak your mind, that's my way of ninja!" Yan Huan patted his chest.

"Tsk... Got it, let's continue."

Dahao continued:

"After Miss Yunli said goodbye to you, she pretended to leave, but in reality, she broke into the armory alone and stole the treasured sword, Lonely Cloud."

“There are no other suspects in the entire case, and we have not found any other evidence.”

"No no no."

Yan Huan interrupted again.

“I, Yinzhi, and other members of the mission have all been to the Industrial Construction Department, and we are all suspects.”

“You’re right, but they left after delivering the sword, and the craftsman in charge of the handover testified that they couldn’t have left with it.”

"We've investigated that as well."

"On the day of the handover of Guyun, the mechanical bird at the entrance of the Industrial Construction Bureau captured your departure, but there was no record of Miss Yunli leaving."

In response, Yun Li explained:

"If I damage the golden statue, how can I dare to leave through the main gate?"

"On the contrary, he was so nonchalant that he just walked out through the main entrance as if nothing had happened."

"At least when I was with Yun Li, she didn't see the sword, because we were smashing up the Jin Dynasty warehouse," Yan Huan reminded her.

"You seem quite proud?" Gongshu Liang's gaze darkened.

"Just wait, I will definitely...!"

Huaiyan quickly grabbed Gongshu Liang's sleeve, "Mr. Gongshu, please calm down. I'll compensate you for all the damaged Jin statues!"

Chapter 1012 I think you're possessed by an evil spirit.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Yan Huan pulled out a spot of menstrual blood and said seriously:

"I found this in a crevice at the bottom of the sword case."

"It's obvious that the culprit is Yinzhi."

"Wherever he goes, he likes to tinker with these kinds of things."

"You mean this was hidden in the crack of the sword case?" Da Hao squinted.

“But I didn’t find it when I checked the sword case earlier.”

"Otherwise, I would have called that beautiful knight over as well."

"This shows that you didn't search carefully enough."