I became a prince in a martial arts world.

Chapter 73 Is he Sun Wenzhu?

Morbas died; he was poisoned.

"After Master Duan and the others left, my master went back to his bedroom. Not long after, we discovered that he had been poisoned and had been dead for some time."

The young man who spoke was the same one who had just been on the city wall. He was not only a disciple of Morbas, but also a prince of the Cheshi Kingdom. He knew people from the Tianshan Sect, so he had heard the story of the Seven Great Sword Sects going to Tianshan.

Prince Cheshi led everyone to the main hall. At this time, Morbas had just been placed in the coffin, and the lid was not yet closed. Everyone saw his body.

Morbas had a large beard, and although his eyes were closed, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, and his expression seemed to reveal a hint of disdain, indicating that he did not know he was about to die.

But everyone knew he was poisoned, because his face was bluish-black, which didn't look like a normal dead person.

"Poison—" Meng Wei clicked his tongue and asked Prince Che, "Does Liefeng Fortress have any rare medicinal herbs, like the Heavenly Snow Lotus?"

"No." Prince Cheshi shook his head. "The Tianshan Snow Lotus is a rare treasure. Even the Tianshan Sect has only a few. My master doesn't know the alchemy and medicine-making methods of the Central Plains, so he hasn't collected any medicine."

Meng Wei nodded knowingly, "Then it's alright."

Prince Che looked at Liu Wuchen, "I wonder if Master Liu has discerned anything?"

Liu Wuchen shook his head. "I can't tell."

Duan Wei peeked out and snorted coldly. He only felt hatred for Morbas, and now that he saw him dead, he felt very satisfied.

"What are you humming about!" Shapur shouted angrily from the side.

Gongsun Yi scoffed in return, "Can't we scoff?"

Hearing Duan Wei and Gongsun Yi's cold snorts, Liu Wuchen said to Prince Cheshi, "We are deeply saddened by the passing of Senior Morbas, but we wonder if Your Highness is able to make a decision at this time?"

Prince Cheshi asked, "Are you inquiring about those Akhal-Teke horses?"

Liu Wuchen nodded. "Not bad."

Prince Cheshi smiled bitterly, "Unfortunately, even if I wanted to return it to you, I don't have it."

Liu Wuchen asked, "Why?"

Prince Cheshi said, "Because after my master died, those four horses also disappeared."

Duan Wei turned around abruptly, and Gongsun Yi said sarcastically, "So there were quite a few murderers? Four of them!"

Prince Che hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Shapur muttered under his breath, "It's all Surott's fault."

Prince Cheshi's eyes flickered, and he said to Liu Wuchen, "If you can find the murderer who killed my master, you will naturally be able to find those horses."

Xu Hao couldn't hold back any longer, "Do you still want us to avenge your master?"

Prince Cheshi laughed, "But you also want those four Akhal-Teke horses back, don't you?"

Liu Wuchen shook his head and said, "It's a pity we're not good at using poison, so we can't find the murderer who killed your master."

Li Yunxiu thought for a moment, then suddenly asked Duan Wei, "When did you leave Liefeng Fortress?"

Duan Wei was taken aback. "Probably around 1-3 PM."

Li Yunxiu then asked Prince Che, "Why did Morbas go back to the bedroom at that time?"

Prince Cheshi remained silent in thought.

Shapur, however, didn't seem to care at all, "because Surott gave a young girl to Master, and Master is about to enjoy her."

Everyone looked disdainful. Meng Wei chuckled and said, "Was it that girl who poisoned your master? You should know that there are four things you should never mess with in the martial arts world, and one of them is a beautiful girl."

"Absolutely not." Shapur shook his head. "That woman is just a traveling singer; she doesn't know any martial arts at all."

Fang Shaobai understood who this Surote was. "So, a group of bandits kidnapped a singing girl and gave her to you, Morbas, and after injuring Brother Duan, Morbas went back to his bedroom to enjoy himself?"

Leng Jiangzhu said coldly, "The reputation of Liefeng Fortress in the Western Regions is nothing but a den of thieves."

Shapur glared. "Where are you calling a den of thieves?"

"Qiang Shapur felt a blur before his eyes, a flash of sword light, and when he could see again, he found that Leng Jiangzhu was still standing coldly not far away, while the people of Liefeng Fortress around him were looking at him with shocked expressions.

Then Shapur felt a pain in both ears. When he reached out to touch them, he couldn't find his ears, but only his hand covered in blood.

Leng Jiangzhu looked at Shapur and said, "If I say that Galewind Fortress is a den of thieves, and you dare to deny it again, I will gouge out your eyes."

Shapur's blood went cold instantly, and he didn't utter a sound.

Leng Jiangzhu asked coldly, "Where is that girl?"

Shapur said sullenly, "They're gone too. The murderer took them away."

Leng Jiangzhu fell silent.

But Wang Yu spoke up, "Are there still people you've imprisoned in Galewind Fortress?"

Prince Cheshi hurriedly waved his hand, "No more, really no more!"

Although Wang Yu stood at the back, he exuded a noble air. With two stunningly beautiful women by his side, he was clearly no ordinary person. Prince Cheshi dared not be negligent. "Actually, my master never allows people to be kidnapped. This was an accident. Sulot had previously angered my master, and this time he came specifically to apologize."

Although Prince Charioteer doesn't openly display his arrogance like Shapur, and is somewhat ashamed to admit Morbas's actions, he still doesn't truly regard ordinary people as human beings.

Morbas of the 8n-level country died, and his four Akhal-Teke horses also disappeared.

With death comes the end of debts, and the crowd, mindful of their status, did not attack Galewind Fortress.

On the way back, Shen Zhijun suddenly asked, "Was it him?"

"I don't think so," Meng Wei shook his head. "He usually heals other people's wounds and illnesses in exchange for elixirs, and he's not bloodthirsty."

Fang Shaobai pondered for a moment and said, "I think it should be that there are so many poison masters in the Western Regions, and they are even capable of poisoning innate poison masters."

Li Yunxiu suddenly said, "It's him."

Fang Shaobai asked curiously, "Why?"

Li Yunxiu said, "Do you remember that day in Bailong Market, he rescued a singing girl?"

Meng Wei protested, "They were just strangers who met by chance. Did that father and daughter who were busking follow him the whole time? They couldn't keep up!"

Li Yunxiu said, "I don't know if the father and daughter who sang for money were with him, but the girl that Morbas wanted to assault was that singing girl."

Meng Wei asked, "How did you know?"

Li Yunxiu said, "Because the person who collected Morbas's body in Liefeng Fortress was not meticulous. He was still holding a piece of red gauze that had been torn off, which was the gauze of the singing girl from that day."

Meng Wei opened his mouth, "You have a really keen eye for detail."

Fang Shaobai suddenly realized, "Morbasi captured that singing girl, and that Pharmacist Sun came to rescue her, and then rode away on a few Akhal-Teke horses."

Shen Zhijun continued, "I happened to see him force himself on that girl, so I killed him."

Fang Shaobai nodded. "Morbas is a master of innate level. If he doesn't kill him, he'll be the one who dies."

Xu Qingquan couldn't help but ask, "Who are you talking about?"

Meng Wei said, "We met a young man at Bailongji. He was incredibly skilled in poisons. Even Pang Qingyun, the Flying Eagle, was taken down before he could get close."

Meng Wei described what happened that day. Everyone was greatly surprised.

Gongsun Yi smiled wryly, "In that case, it's an honor that he was able to ride away my horses."

Everyone burst into laughter, and then rushed back to the courtyard where they had started before sunset.

"It's getting late, and we won't be able to get back to Cheshi City today. How about we stop here—hey? What great horses!" Liu Wuchen suddenly pointed to several horses in the stable outside the courtyard.

Gongsun Yi looked over, his eyes lighting up. "It's those four horses!"

Meng Wei laughed heartily, "We searched high and low without finding it, only to have it come to us effortlessly! If we had known he would come back, why did we even bother running?"

The group dismounted and entered the inn's lobby.

In particular, Liu Wuchen and his three companions, along with Duan Wei and his two companions, were especially curious about this master of poison.

Wang Yu followed him in and saw that Pharmacist Sun and the father and daughter who were singing for money were sitting in the corner of the hall. The girl still had tear stains on her face, and the man had injuries on his side.

Upon seeing everyone enter, Pharmacist Sun glanced at them, initially unconcerned, but upon seeing Xu Hao, he paused, instinctively turning his head to the side.

But everyone came in to see him, and just as he saw Xu Hao, Xu Hao also saw him.

"Sun Wenzhu?" Xu Hao exclaimed, then added, "Senior Brother Sun!"

Duan Wei and Gongsun Yi were taken aback. They didn't expect Xu Hao to know the other party, and the name seemed familiar, as if they had heard Xu Hao mention it before.

But Wang Yu remembered it instantly.

On the day Duan Wei and Ma Yinglong had dinner together after the battle, Gongsun Yi praised Huichun Gugu for refining the Three Saints Pill and advancing to the Martial Arts Grandmaster level. Xu Hao mentioned that his senior brother Sun Wenzhu had stolen a nine-leaf perilla plant, otherwise two pills could have been made.

Wang Yu was preoccupied with finding medicinal herbs to replenish the tortoise shell, so he carefully memorized the name.

Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Sun Wenzhu could only nod and say, "Junior Brother Xu."

The two addressed each other as fellow disciples, but their expressions were clearly off, and everyone noticed that something was amiss.

Liu Wuchen first arranged for everyone to sit at the two tables closest to Sun Wenzhu before asking, "Brother Sun, are you also a disciple of Huichun Valley?"

Sun Wenzhu shook his head and said indifferently, "I have already betrayed Huichun Valley."

Liu Wuchen was speechless for a moment, then immediately said, "Brother Sun is kind-hearted and chivalrous, but I wonder if there is some misunderstanding? I am willing to mediate."

Liu Wuchen is the chief disciple of the new generation of the Bashan Sect, with a high status. If there is a misunderstanding regarding Sun Wenzhu's defection from Huichun Valley, he is qualified enough to mediate.

But Sun Wenzhu shook her head again, "There's no misunderstanding."

Seeing that Sun Wenzhu seemed to have a disagreement with a group of martial arts practitioners with swords, the father and daughter who were singing for money looked flustered. Li Yunxiu and Qianqian stepped forward to comfort them gently, and Leng Jiangzhu watched for a moment before joining in as well.

Xu Hao thought for a moment, "Did you just rescue this girl from Galewind Fortress? Did you even ride four horses out of the fortress?"

"Yes, yes!" the girl's father hurriedly agreed.

It turned out that the father and daughter were traveling from Bailongji to the Cheshi Kingdom to make a living by performing. On the way, they encountered bandits who kidnapped the girl and injured the father. He ran away crying, and just then he met Sun Wenzhu, who was also traveling.

So Sun Wenzhu led him along the way, eventually catching up to the outskirts of Liefeng Fortress. Sun Wenzhu went in, killed Morbas, rescued the girl, and took four horses with him. The three of them returned, and coincidentally, they stopped there because they had missed their lodging.

Everyone, no, you single-handedly stormed Gale Fortress, killed a master of innate level, and then escaped unscathed. Why does that sound so easy?

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