Ten Thousand Sword Masters

The person who arrived was none other than Wei Xinxin's good friend, Chen Feifei!

"Feifei, I'm entertaining guests. What are you doing here, a young lady like you?" Chen Jun said, feigning displeasure.

"I heard from the servants that two people came to our house in a very aggressive manner, so I wanted to see who they were and what made them so aggressive," Chen Feifei said, walking straight to Chen Jun, then turning to look at Zhang and Liu.

"Miss Chen, right? Wei Xinxin came to your Chen residence to play with you and lost her soul. If the incident didn't happen at your Chen residence, where else could it have happened?" Zhang Jianyun said.

"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Although Wei Xinxin came to visit me, she wasn't at my residence when she lost her soul," Chen Feifei said sternly.

"How can you prove that Wei Xinxin was not in your Chen residence when she lost her soul, and that she lost her soul in your Chen residence and was moved to another place before being sent home?" Zhang Jianyun said calmly.

"You—you're spouting nonsense!" Chen Feifei roared in anger.

"Lord Zhang, you must have evidence to back up your words. If you make such a claim out of thin air, I'm going to report you for defamation at the government office," Chen Jun said fiercely.

"Chen Feifei was present when Wei Xinxin lost her soul. Regardless of where the incident occurred, we must investigate Chen Feifei," Zhang Jianyun said.

"I have no obligation to cooperate with your investigation," Chen Feifei said angrily.

"When the Nine Star Guards are handling cases, if there is strong suspicion of collusion with the supernatural but no conclusive evidence, they can decide whether to kill the suspect on the spot depending on the urgency of the situation," Zhang Jianyun casually stated the rules of the Nine Star Guards.

"I'm not easily intimidated. Go ahead and kill me if you dare," Chen Feifei said calmly, staring at Zhang Jianyun.

"Feifei, aren't you tired of standing? Sit down," Chen Jun said, urging Chen Feifei to sit down.

Swish!

Just then, Liu Fei drew his fish-patterned knife.

Chen Feifei's face turned pale instantly, and she hurriedly turned around and walked to her seat.

"Lord Liu, what do you mean by this?" Chen Jun said, standing up from his seat and staring blankly at the ground.

call out!

Liu Fei put the knife back in its sheath and smiled, "It's nothing, I just had an itch to use it."

"Does your Cangxi Pavilion really think the Chen family has no one to rely on?" Chen Jun roared in anger.

"Mr. Chen, please don't be angry. We are just doing our job impartially and are not targeting any individual. We hope you can understand," Zhang Jianyun said.

"Understand? You threatened my daughter to my face, and you expect me to understand?"

Snapped!

As Chen Jun spoke, he slapped the table beside him.

"Mr. Chen, anger won't solve anything. As long as your daughter cooperates with our investigation, we won't do anything to her," Zhang Jianyun said calmly.

"Dad, I'm going to find Grandpa." Chen Feifei stood up somewhat fearfully, no longer as arrogant as before.

"Miss Chen, don't be afraid. We are not bad people and will not make things difficult for you for no reason. As long as you take us to the scene of the incident and let us understand the situation, we will not do anything to you," Zhang Jianyun said gently.

"I...I'll take you there..." Chen Feifei said, her body trembling slightly.

"Feifei~"

Seeing his usually strong-willed daughter inexplicably intimidated by Zhang Jianyun, Chen Jun glared and called out Chen Feifei's name.

"Dad, Xin Xin is my good friend. If the Nine Star Guards can find out what happened to her, I'll feel much better," Chen Feifei said to Chen Jun, forcing herself to remain calm.

Seeing his daughter suddenly become understanding and sensible, as if she had instantly matured, Chen Jun felt slightly gratified. Perhaps letting her experience something like this wasn't a bad thing.

"Fine, then you'd better be careful." Chen Jun then glared at Zhang Jianyun, "If anything happens to my daughter, I will never let you off the hook."

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen, we won't do anything to your daughter," Zhang Jianyun said, standing up.

"I hope so, hmph!" Chen Jun said sternly.

"Please lead the way, Miss Chen."

Immediately, Chen Feifei led Zhang and Liu to the scene of the incident.

Upon arriving at the scene, Zhang and Liu realized it was Shanyu Pavilion.

In the center of Cangxi Town, there is a small lake called Baixue Lake, and in the middle of the lake is Shanyu Pavilion.

"Did Wei Xinxin lose her soul here?" Zhang Jianyun asked, looking around the pavilion.

"Yes, Xin Xin and I were feeding the lake fish here when suddenly a strong, eerie wind blew in, and it became extremely dark all around. After the wind disappeared, Xin Xin was lying on the ground with empty eyes," Chen Feifei recalled.

"After that, you called someone to take Wei Xinxin home?" Zhang Jianyun asked.

"Yes, I was terrified at the time. In a panic, I rushed home and called the servants to take Xin Xin home," Chen Feifei said.

"Your good friend has had such an incident, why didn't you report it to the authorities or our Cangxi Pavilion immediately? With your knowledge, you should have done so under normal circumstances," Zhang Jianyun said, looking into Chen Feifei's eyes.

"I... I was terrified at the time. I didn't know what was happening. I just wanted to get Xin Xin home." Chen Feifei said, backing away as she looked at Zhang Jianyun with fear in her eyes.

"So you should be back to normal now, why is your first reaction to not cooperate with our investigation?" Zhang Jianyun continued to ask.

"My lord, what's the point of worrying about these issues? What you should be investigating is why Xin Xin lost her soul here, and who took it from her," Chen Feifei said nervously.

"Because we have reason to suspect that you are a Soul Eater," Liu Fei said at this moment.

boom!

Chen Feifei stumbled backward in fear, bumping into a pillar of the pavilion. "No~ I'm not a Soul Eater, I'm not~"

Seeing Chen Feifei's pained expression and frightened eyes, Zhang and Liu fell silent. They had only intended to test Chen Feifei's reaction.

Chen Feifei's reaction might be feigned, but she shouldn't be the primary focus of the investigation at this time.

Standing by the pavilion, Zhang Jianyun silently gazed at the lake.

call out!

A white gull skimmed across the lake, creating ripples on the water.

"We can't see anything at the scene of the incident. The only person present is Chen Feifei. Should we take her back to the pavilion?" Liu Fei asked.

"Bringing her back to the pavilion now is just asking for trouble for the pavilion master. Without clear evidence, the pavilion master probably won't want to face the Chen family's wrath," Zhang Jianyun said.

"What should we do then?"

"Let's go check on the second person who lost their soul."

Then, Zhang Jianyun walked up to Chen Feifei and said, "Ms. Chen, thank you for bringing us here. Please forgive us for any offense we may have caused today."

"It's nothing, it's what I should do," Chen Feifei hurriedly waved her hand.

"Ms. Chen, I hope we won't meet again," Liu Fei said jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Feifei's pupils contracted, and she exclaimed in shock, "Don't see me again! We don't want to see each other again!"

Huhuhu~

Just as Zhang and Liu were about to leave Shanyu Pavilion, a gust of wind suddenly blew by.

Zhang and Liu stopped and looked back at the center of the lake. They had a feeling that the Soul Eater was taunting them, as if to say, "You just can't find me."