Fairy, you call this repaying a debt of gratitude?

The two traveled to Tianmu City, the place where Gu Hanfeng lived in seclusion.

Cheng Geng, the city lord of Mu City, had already received the message and learned that the person coming was a big shot from the imperial city. He dared not be negligent in the slightest and personally went out of the city to greet him. He was extremely respectful all the way and did not even dare to breathe loudly.

As an official, one of the people one fears most is undoubtedly the Imperial Guards, let alone those from the capital.

During the journey, Qiu Wuhen naturally started a conversation with Zhang Jingchu in a low voice:

"Heh, it's strange, Gu Hanfeng lives in seclusion here, yet he doesn't hide his identity."

"Are you afraid your enemies won't be able to find you?"

Zhang Jingchu, walking to the side, casually replied upon hearing this:

"Perhaps, they are just feeling safe and secure."

With the strength of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, ordinary enemies are indeed no match for him.

"Ha, so how did you end up with your entire family being slaughtered?"

Zhang Jingchu shook her head slightly, her tone crisp:

"I don't know. Only by going to the scene can we find clues."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a huge courtyard ruin appeared not far ahead, standing out starkly from the orderly streets and alleys around it.

The once magnificent Gu Mansion has been ravaged by fire and is now unrecognizable. The charred wooden beams lean crookedly on the blue bricks, leaving only the skeleton that reveals its original grand structure.

"Wow, it's burned really cleanly."

Zhang Jingchu did not respond to Qiu Wuhen, but instead asked Cheng Geng, who was standing to the side:

Where is Gu Hanfeng's body?

She already knew that Gu Hanfeng was a Nascent Soul cultivator. Even if a cultivator of this level died, his body would not easily decompose. She couldn't help but be curious about the traces of the fight at the scene.

They wanted to determine the true strength of the killer who could kill a Nascent Soul cultivator by examining the corpse.

Cheng Geng and Gu Hanfeng had a close relationship when they were still alive, and Cheng Geng had visited the Gu residence several times, so he was very familiar with the layout of the residence.

Even though the mansion was now mostly charred frames, he still skillfully led the two through the messy ruins to a relatively flat area in the center of the courtyard.

After bringing the two to their destination, Cheng Geng couldn't help but sigh, his tone full of regret and heartache, and began to mutter to himself:

"To be honest, young friend Gu is a kind and benevolent man with an excellent reputation in the city. His neighbors all speak highly of him. I don't know who was so cruel as to kill his entire family and burn their mansion to the ground. It was truly inhumane."

"As one of his few close friends in the city, I couldn't bear to see his body lying here, but I also wanted to clear his name, so I stayed at the scene and didn't dare to move it without permission, just waiting for the two gentlemen to come and inspect it."

Qiu Wuhen frowned, his gaze falling on the corpse in the center of the courtyard, which was half covered by a white cloth. He scanned it with his divine sense and found that the corpse was not severely burned.

This place must have been a prestigious spot in the city. The fire was discovered and extinguished quickly after it started, and the fire did not spread for long, so the bodies were not burned beyond recognition.

Doubts quickly resurfaced in his mind. Gu Hanfeng was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and he was capable of committing such a massacre. No matter how many people were involved, there must have been at least one Nascent Soul cultivator among them.

However, if the two Nascent Soul stage cultivators were to fight without holding back, not only would the Gu family mansion be affected, but probably most of Tianmu City would be destroyed.

But the wreckage before them, apart from the damage caused by the fire, only showed faint fluctuations of spiritual energy.

Could it be that Gu Hanfeng was assassinated?

The rest of the Gu family members were all of low cultivation level, so dealing with the murderer would be easy and wouldn't even be noticed by anyone.

How could a Nascent Soul stage cultivator be so easily assassinated?

Or perhaps the person who made the move possessed superb swordsmanship, easily subduing the enemy within a few moves and giving Gu Hanfeng no chance to retaliate.

After examining the fatal wounds on Gu Hanfeng's body, Qiu Wuhen abandoned the former inference.

Qiu Wuhen stepped forward, gently lifted a corner of the white cloth, and carefully examined the fatal wound on Gu Hanfeng's corpse. After a moment, he abandoned the first inference.

He put away his playful tone and turned to Zhang Jingchu with a solemn expression, slowly stating his deduction: "I think there is probably only one person who wiped out the entire Gu family."

How do you know?

"Look."

Qiu Wuhen gestured for her to look at the wounds on the corpse, his tone becoming more somber.

"First, all the wounds on his body were sword wounds, and the patterns and force all came from the same sword, indicating that they were not caused by multiple people. Second, most of these wounds were frontal wounds, which shows that Gu Hanfeng must have had a direct confrontation with the murderer, and was not assassinated."

He paused, a hint of seriousness creeping into his eyes:

"Moreover, this person's swordsmanship is extremely superb, his swordsmanship is fierce and he can control it at will. His attainments in swordsmanship are probably no less than those sword immortals who have been famous for a long time in the immortal sects."

"With such skill in swordsmanship, this person must be quite old."

Qiu Wuhen frowned even more deeply, his tone carrying a hint of apprehension.

"If it weren't for the disciples of the Weishui Sect who survived back then coming to seek revenge, it might have been another reclusive old monster."

Nascent Soul stage cultivators are already difficult to deal with, and with such superb swordsmanship, the investigation will undoubtedly be fraught with trouble.

Zhang Jingchu stepped forward, gently touching the wound with her fingertips. After a moment, she looked up and spoke, her tone resolute:

"They are definitely not disciples of the Weishui Sect. These sword wounds are covered with pure and evil demonic energy, which still lingers even after so long. As a righteous sect, the Weishui Sect would never allow its disciples to be tainted by such pure demonic energy."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Wuhen's eyes flashed with surprise, and he subconsciously asked:

"How come I can't see it?"

When he examined the wound, he only paid attention to the lines and force of the wound and did not notice the presence of demonic energy.

"I usually deal with the demonic sect a lot, so I am more sensitive to the aura of demonic energy."

"How old are you? How could you possibly have more experience with the Demonic Sect than I have?"

That's not the point.

"So what's the key point?"

"If he is a demonic cultivator, then finding him won't be too difficult. I have specifically learned methods to track traces of demonic energy."

Qiu Wuhen looked at Zhang Jingchu with some surprise. He hadn't expected her to have such abilities. It seemed that this time, those lazy bums had finally been right.

But the two did not leave there; they carefully explored the ruins of the Gu residence.

They had not forgotten their main objective in coming here: to find the mysterious third young lady of the Gu family.

However, due to her special status, Qiu Wuhen was unable to find out any useful information about the third young lady of the Gu family before he arrived, and now that he has arrived at the scene, he has not found even a single clue.

"It seems we need to find the murderer first. Although we don't know the identity of that third young lady of the Gu family, and why the higher-ups value her so much, given the murderer's strength, it's impossible that they would let her go alone. Perhaps she was taken away by the murderer."

Zhang Jingchu nodded slightly in agreement:

"Well... now that things have come to this, we can only try to track down the murderer. Perhaps we can find clues about the third young lady of the Gu family from the murderer."