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But the next moment.

Xu Jiayin immediately realized what was happening.

Yeah.

My master might be eavesdropping from some corner right now.

What I told my master back then was that the Mysterious Pearl had been stolen.

Who is it?

Xu Jiayin subconsciously glanced around.

I felt inexplicably guilty.

"We can't say that here."

Cheng Laiyun thought for a moment, then naturally took Xu Jiayin's hand and walked outside, glancing at Feng Ruoyu as they went, saying, "Junior Nephew Feng, you play by yourself for now."

After saying that, he glanced at Ling Ziyun, who was sleeping soundly on the ground, and said softly, "Don't disturb his sleep."

As he spoke, he pulled Xu Jiayin into his room.

Throughout the journey, Xu Jiayin's face was flushed with a slightly tipsy look.

She tried to pull her hand back, but stopped after a couple of attempts.

"sit."

Cheng Laiyun sat down first.

Right now, his mind is full of the clues he's figured out.

No wrongdoing was found in Xu Jiayin.

His gaze was fixed intently on her: "Do you remember that martial artist who intercepted us back then, and his supernatural abilities?"

"Huh?" Xu Jiayin was still not quite recovered from the erotic scene.

He was taken aback after hearing Cheng Laiyun's words.

"He is a superhuman martial artist with a metal element."

Cheng Laiyun took a deep breath, then glanced outside and said in a low voice, "This morning."

"Qi Dazhuang came here looking for me."

"I've heard two extremely important pieces of news."

"What news?" Xu Jiayin was gradually drawn in by Cheng Laiyun's words, her big eyes staring at him curiously.

"First, there is a fifth-rank martial artist named Zhou Linghe from the Wuji Sect who is coming to Qingzhou to serve as the chief military advisor and concurrently as the chief commander of the Tongpan Division."

"Secondly, the Zhang Lai I killed had a guard who had disappeared for about ten days."

That brings us to this point.

Cheng Laiyun squinted his eyes, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.

"The time this guard disappeared, and his physical characteristics, all match the martial artist who stole our Xuanzhu that day!"

Ok?

Xu Jiayin glanced outside somewhat guiltily, then peeked out and, getting closer to Cheng Laiyun, whispered, "Xuanzhu—"

Cheng Laiyun interrupted Xu Jiayin directly, his gaze extremely firm: "Xuanzhu was stolen by him."

Miss, oh Miss.

The most basic way to get others to believe your lie is for you to believe it yourself!

This is the experience Cheng Laiyun summarized from three thousand geese and duck slaughters in his previous life.

If you want others to believe you're not a wolf, you yourself have to believe you're a good person.

"Um."

Looking at Cheng Laiyun's determined gaze.

Xu Jiayin's eyes gradually hardened.

"The Xuanzhu was stolen by him."

But then her voice weakened, and she coughed lightly: "Um—how could Zhang Lai possibly have a guard with metal-attribute supernatural powers?"

No matter what system a superhuman possesses, they would never act as a bodyguard for someone else.

"It's very simple."

Cheng Laiyun pulled a suicide note from his pocket.

"The case of the missing clerk from the Tongpan Division."

"What's missing is a metallic life bone."

"Moreover, Wu Qiufeng investigated and found that among all the people present, only Zhang Hong, the patrolman, had come into contact with this life bone."

"His death also proves that Zhang Hong wanted to silence him, and further confirms that he was the one who stole the life bone from his own body."

That's all I wanted to say.

The sharp glint in Cheng Laiyun's eyes seemed to materialize.

Regardless of whether it's Zhang Hong or not.

Once these clues come out, it's definitely true!

Xu Jiayin trembled when she saw the letter in Cheng Laiyun's hand.

Then he stood up with a "whoosh"!

"I'll go tell Master! We'll go find Zhang Hong right now and ask for the Xuanzhu!"

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Cheng Laiyun's mind went blank for a moment.

Dude, are you really stupid or just pretending?

This is the dirty water I spilled.

However—it seems that the young lady has completely believed the lie she told.

can.

This is a good sign.

"Don't rush."

Cheng Laiyun smirked and grabbed Xu Jiayin's hand, pressing her down into a chair.

"It's just two things: embezzlement and the theft of my Mo Sect's Mysterious Pearl."

"Not enough to completely crush Zhang Hong."

Ok?

Xu Jiayin looked up blankly.

No.

Do you want to completely crush him?

She didn't understand Cheng Laiyun's meaning at all.

Cheng Laiyun's gaze was deep and unfathomable.

"Senior sister."

"Do you remember the sudden plague that struck Qingzhou?"

Xu Jiayin nodded: "I remember."

"The source of the plague is the venom of the Black-bellied Serpent of the Demon Clan." Cheng Laiyun exhaled lightly, his eyebrows twitching almost imperceptibly, and a half-smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "I can be absolutely certain of this."

"There must be a black viper in Qingzhou territory."

"However, Ling Ziyun used the Mo Clan's Spirit Tracking Disc to search the entire Qingzhou Prefecture, but he still couldn't find the snake."

Xu Jiayin blinked, looking blankly at Cheng Laiyun: "Why are you so sure?"

Cheng Laiyou paused for a moment, then pointed to his head: "Intuition."

"Okay." Xu Jiayin's lips twitched slightly. "And then, what do you want to say?"

Cheng Laiyun stroked his chin, narrowed his eyes, and said, "As I just said, there is a fifth-rank martial artist named Zhou Linghe from the Wuji Sect who is coming to Qingzhou to serve as the chief military advisor and concurrently as the chief commander of the Tongpan Division."

"Zhang Hong has been in charge of Qingzhou's military and political affairs for so many years."

"He certainly doesn't want anyone to take away his power."

"So he would try every means to kill this person."

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"But he can't do it himself, since his identity as a Confucian scholar is so obvious that everyone would suspect him."

"But in the entire Qingzhou, the only one who can rival Zhou Linghe is himself."

At this point, he stood up, lowered his head, and looked down at Xu Jiayin, who was deep in thought: "He needs to find an outside helper to help him—or rather, assist him in killing this Zhou Linghe."

"But no one will help him."

"Zhou Linghe, the second-place finisher in the martial arts examination, a twenty-seven-year-old martial arts prodigy, and also an official appointed by the imperial court—who would risk the wrath of the world to help him?"

"So this foreign aid can only be—"

Cheng Laiyun's voice was drawn out slightly.

"Who?" Xu Jiayin felt her throat was a little hoarse.

Cheng Laiyun stared at her and said, word by word, "The black viper of the demon race."

The room fell silent.

Xu Jiayin's mouth was open.

He stared at Cheng Laiyun without moving.

After a long silence, he said blankly, "But didn't Ling Ziyun say that they couldn't find it in the entire Qingzhou Prefecture—"

"No." Cheng Laiyun's gaze was extremely sharp, but his voice softened: "There's one more place he definitely didn't search. This place is very likely where the snake is hiding."

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"Where??" Xu Jiayin swallowed.

"Liuma Town".

"The place where the epidemic occurred."

"This is also a place that Zhang Hong ordered to be strictly sealed off!"

Cheng Laiyun looked up and gazed into the distance.

That was the direction of Liuma Town. He said quietly, "The epidemic is over."

"But Zhang Hong is still sealing it off—"

Xu Jiayin fell silent again.

She felt that Cheng Laiyun was right.

Thinking carefully about everything that has happened during this period, this is indeed the logic.

"Embezzlement and theft of the Xuan Pearl—these two offenses combined are not enough to take Zhang Hong's life."

"What if we add this secret connection to the demon race?"

Cheng Laiyun squinted.

"But—" Xu Jiayin swallowed again, her delicate face showing a strange tension, and her voice was dry: "If what you say is true..."

"The only ones who can help Zhang Hong kill Zhou Linghe must be demons who have gained intelligence."

"The demon race has been an enemy of our human race since ancient times. What benefits did Zhang Hong offer it that would make it travel thousands of miles to Qingzhou and obey his orders?"

Does anyone know why?

Who cares what benefits he gave that snake?

Cheng Laiyun did not answer directly, but instead said something Xu Jiayin had once told him: "The Xuanzhu is extremely useful to the human race, and its effect on the demon race is equally miraculous."

"Any demon that swallows the Mystic Pearl will experience a significant increase in strength."

Hearing those familiar words.

Xu Jiayin's eyes widened suddenly.

It stood there, motionless.

Right now, only three words are on her mind.

It's a closed loop —

Everything that happened during this period, including Cheng Laiyun saying he wanted Zhang Hong dead.

All of these things are now in a closed loop.

Seeing her reaction.

Cheng Laiyun narrowed his eyes, revealing a sinister, ruthless, and chilling smile: "Regardless of what benefits Zhang Hong gave that snake."

"But from today onwards, what he promised that snake must be the Mystic Pearl, the Mystic Pearl that was stolen from our hands."

Truth and falsehood, reality and illusion.

It is true that Zhang Hong colluded with the demon race.

Cheng Laiyun is 100% certain.

The black-bellied snake must have been brought by Zhang Hong to intercept and kill Zhou Linghe.

But Cheng Laiyun wasn't sure about seizing the Xuanzhu.

He didn't know if the seventh-grade metal-attribute divine power he possessed that night was Zhang Lai's missing guard.

He didn't know whether Zhang Hong had promised the snake the Xuan Pearl he possessed.

But that doesn't seem important now.

Xu Jiayin sat between chairs.

I was stunned for a very long time.

After a long while, she cautiously raised her head.

Looking at Cheng Laiyun:

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"So now—shall we tell Master all this?"

"Let her handle it?"

Cheng Laiyun took a deep breath and slowly shook his head: "The best person to help me kill Zhang Hong is not Master."

Others might not be able to tell, but Xu Miaozhen would definitely be able to tell whether the snake had swallowed the Xuanzhu or not.

This is not conducive to his plan to completely hide Xuanzhu through this incident.

"Who is that?"

Cheng Laiyun was about to speak.

Suddenly, I felt a jolt in my chest.

He paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

Could it be such a coincidence?

He then reached into his robes and pulled out a token.

There are only five words on the token.

"I have already entered the Heavenly Crafts Academy."

Flying Letter Order.

Gao Heyun's flying letter order to him.

See here.

Cheng Laiyun grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth: "Let's go."

"Go see an old friend."

"This is the most suitable candidate."

Xu Jiayin's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Sister Gao??"

The main gate of Tiangong Institute.

A figure dressed in black stood there quietly.

Gao Heyun.

She was still dressed the same way.

He was dressed in a dark, close-fitting outfit, with a long sword hanging at his waist, and his robes fluttered slightly in the night breeze.

The moonlight shone on her, outlining her slender and upright figure, like a drawn sword with its sharpness concealed.

That face was still as cold as ever.

Her eyebrows were like distant mountains shrouded in mist, and her eyes were like cold stars fallen into an abyss.

Her phoenix eyes were slightly lowered, revealing neither joy nor anger.

His nose was straight, his thin lips were slightly pursed, and the lines of his jaw were so sharp they seemed to be able to cut through the moonlight.

She didn't move.

He simply stood there, his gaze passing over the gates of the Tiangong Academy, as if waiting for someone.

This is the scene that Cheng Laiyun and Xu Jiayin saw when they came out of the inner courtyard.

Xu Jiayin's eyes lit up immediately.

"Sister Gao!!"

She took off running and plunged into Gao Heyun's arms, wrapping her arms tightly around her waist.

He buried his face in her shoulder, his muffled voice tinged with a hint of coquetry: "You're finally here! I thought you weren't coming!"

Gao Heyun's body stiffened slightly.

She looked down at the fluffy head in her arms, her lips twitching slightly, as if she wanted to laugh, or perhaps she felt helpless.

She raised her hand and gently patted Xu Jiayin's back twice.

"Um."

The voice was still cold, as cold as ice colliding.

But Xu Jiayin knew that this was Gao Heyun's way of expressing "I miss you too".

She chuckled twice, released her grip, took a step back, and looked Gao Heyun up and down: "Sister Gao, you've lost weight! Were you rushing on the way? Have you eaten? Are you tired? Why don't you rest for a while?"

Gao Heyun ignored her series of questions.

Her gaze passed over Xu Jiayin and landed on the figure slowly approaching from behind.

Cheng Laiyun.

He was wearing a gray-blue robe, his hair was casually tied up, and his face seemed to show signs of sleepiness.

His eyes lit up the moment he saw Gao Heyun.

It's been so many days since we last met.

She looks even more beautiful now.

He walked up to Gao Heyun and stopped.

The two looked at each other for a moment.

"Lord Gao," Cheng Laiyun said with a clasped-fist salute, a smile playing on his lips, "It's been a long time."

Gao Heyun looked at him, her expression unchanged, and simply said indifferently, "Eighth rank."

It's not a question, it's a statement.

Cheng Laiyun raised an eyebrow, grinned, and gave a thumbs up: "You have a good eye, sir."

Gao Heyun did not respond.

She glanced at him again, her gaze lingering on his brow for a moment before looking away.

"Let's go inside and talk."

She stepped inside.

Cheng Laiyun and Xu Jiayin followed behind.

The three of them went inside.

Cheng Laiyun invited Gao Heyun to take a seat and personally poured her tea.

Xu Jiayin sat down next to Gao Heyun, like a puppy waiting to be fed.

Gao Heyun picked up her teacup and took a sip.

lay down.

She looked at Cheng Laiyun.

That gaze was still as sharp as a knife.

"Elder Xu, have we arrived?"

Cheng Laiyun nodded: "Master arrived last night."

"Um."

Gao Heyun remained expressionless, nodded slightly, and asked in a low voice with a slight frown, "Have you asked about Xuanzhu yet?"

Cheng Laiyun shook his head: "Not yet."

Gao Heyun raised her head, her gaze utterly calm, and said indifferently, "How do you plan to keep this from me?"

Although I have doubts.

But it was an unquestionable tone.

Her meaning was very clear.

We know that the Mysterious Pearl definitely wasn't stolen; it's still with you.

Cheng Laiyun knew that this matter could not be kept from Gao Heyun.

He didn't intend to hide it.

He slowly walked to sit down opposite Gao Heyun, picked up his teacup, but did not drink it.

I simply held it in my hands and slowly turned it around.

"Lord Gao," Cheng Laiyun looked up at Gao Heyun with a smile, "I have some incredibly important contributions to make. Would you be interested in learning about them?"