Fantasy: Starting with a bowl, you can exchange it for endless cultivation.

Mei Jingfeng couldn't understand it.

He left Gu Chen's residence.

I'm preparing to go to other places to look for clues.

Inside the mansion.

Gu Chen breathed a sigh of relief when he felt the divine soul power enveloping him disappear.

That was close.

I almost got into trouble today.

This is still too dangerous.

Don't be too reckless.

No matter how strong he is, there will always be someone stronger than him.

We can't take such risks anymore.

Otherwise, you might easily ruin yourself.

He didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness he had just felt when facing a top-tier expert again.

Mei Jingfeng, after leaving Gu Chen's residence, stayed in Jiuwan City for two days to investigate Gu Chen's daily travels during this period.

It was found to be very regular.

His residence and the Night Watch were practically the only two points on the line.

He would refine elixirs in his own mansion during the day and then take a stroll around the Night Watch in the evening before returning.

He didn't do anything unusual, nor did he contact any of his senior brothers.

I've never heard of him being sought after by any outside fifth-rank expert.

We couldn't find any clues in Jiuwan City.

Mei Jingfeng then left Jiuwan City.

They traveled to other parts of the desolate state to investigate the recent activities of Gu Chen's fourth senior brother Luo Tianxing, second senior brother Gongsun Yuan, and sixth senior brother Tie Yangtian.

Check for any abnormalities.

It turned out that there were three of them.

Tie Yangtian and Luo Tianxing were both busy with their own affairs in their respective prefectures and had no contact with Gu Chen.

Gongsun Yuan, however, remained in the city of Huangzhou and did not come to find Gu Chen.

This completely dispelled his doubts about Gu Chen.

this matter.

It may not really have anything to do with Gu Chen, nor with Shangguan Wuqing's disciples.

None of the three of them have contacted Gu Chen recently, and Gu Chen hasn't contacted them either.

It's impossible for him to help Gu Chen kill someone.

Furthermore, if Gu Chen had no idea that the notorious womanizer was actually his son, then...

He would never lay a hand on his wife.

Furthermore, he didn't have the power to harm his wife.

Mei Jingfeng left the desolate state.

Return to Haoran Academy.

They started investigating from other angles.

Let's see if his wife has offended anyone elsewhere during this time, which could have led to her death.

He now suspects that his wife may have been murdered before even arriving in the desolate state.

Therefore, Gu Chen and his group were completely unaware of the situation in the desolate state.

Back at Haoran Academy.

Mei Jingfei learned of this.

Distraught.

If he hadn't been unwilling to accept this, he would have suggested that his mother help him investigate the mastermind behind it all.

His mother, Jiang Ruyan, wouldn't have died under mysterious circumstances.

Even now, no one knows where her remains are.

They couldn't even collect her body.

"Father, it must have been done by people from our academy!" Mei Jingfei said through gritted teeth. "First, they deliberately exposed my whereabouts so that the Night Watch of Jiuwan City could catch me in the last incident. Now they've turned the tables on me, making my mother seek justice for me and secretly murdering her."

"But Gu Chen of the Nine Bays City Night Watch said that no one from the Haoran Academy secretly reported you to him." Mei Jingfeng said, "I tested him, and he was indeed not lying about this."

"Father, that's what makes these people so hateful. They're not just targeting me; they want to drag you and Mother into it too. Of course, they won't let anyone find out. There are many ways for them to reveal my whereabouts to the Night Watch of Jiuwan City. They don't necessarily have to go directly to the Night Watch to report me. That would only expose their identities more easily," Mei Jingfei said, narrowing his eyes.

"Gu Chen, the head of the Night Watch of Jiuwan City, may not know about this matter. He was just used by someone, and our previous thinking was completely misled." Mei Jingfei said, "In fact, the murderer who assassinated me and the murderer who killed my mother have always been in my Haoran Academy. They may be the people who have been targeting you, Father."

"That makes sense." After analyzing the situation, Mei Jingfeng agreed with Mei Jingfei's assessment.

Perhaps his initial approach was flawed.

"From this day forward, my son and I will secretly investigate within the academy. We will find the mastermind behind this and avenge your mother!" Mei Jingfeng's killing intent surged.

"Yes!" Mei Jingfei nodded, "From today onwards."

He decided to give up all his old bad habits.

They must diligently cultivate their skills and secretly investigate to find the mastermind behind this scheme that framed their family!

Here in Jiuwan City.

After escaping the shadow of Mei Jingfeng.

Gu Chen is very low-key.

I continue my daily routine of going between two points.

During the day, he refined elixirs at the mansion, and in the evening, he went to the Night Watch to inquire about the results of Lin Fei and Liang Xiaoyun's investigation into He Teng's case.

of course.

The result is that there can be no result.

After all, he was the murderer, so how could there be any outcome?

Shake.

Twenty days have passed.

These twenty days.

Gu Chen earned over 30,000 taels of silver from alchemy.

In addition, it's almost the end of the month.

He received his salary from the Night Watch and the monthly tribute from the Cheng family.

This brought the total amount of silver he possessed to over 70,000 taels.

Cheng Mengling then gathered a batch of medicinal materials for refining the Red Copper Pill for him.

He paid her 30,000 taels.

There are 40,000 taels left.

This time, Gu Chen plans to cultivate his Crimson Copper Body to the point where he has thirty protective divine runes, and then use the silver to break through his cultivation realm.

Let's save up silver first and break through to the mid-stage of the Transformation Sea Realm before we talk about anything else.

These twenty days.

Gu Chen is very low-key.

Jiuwan City was also peaceful.

Nothing happened.

However, the deadline that Chen Lei set for Gu Chen—a month to investigate the case of He Teng being attacked by an unknown powerful figure—has now arrived.

Gu Chen still couldn't find out.

Next up are Gu Chen and Chen Lei.

They'll figure out a way to target him.

really.

Gu Chen was thinking this when...

One person then arrived at the Night Watch of Jiuwan City.

It was He Teng.

After taking the Great Rejuvenation Pill given to him by Chen Lei, he underwent a month of recovery.

His injuries have healed.

However, the hidden ailments left on his body could not be repaired by the Great Rejuvenation Pill.

If he doesn't fix this hidden ailment, it will be difficult for him to break through to the upper three ranks in the future.

He Teng arrived.

He then directly sent Liang Xiaoyun and Lin Fei to inform Gu Chen to come and see him.

Gu Chen arrived at the Night Watch of Jiuwan City from his mansion.

Then He Teng sat down in his rightful place, just like the last time he came.

"Gu Chen, do you know your crime!" He Teng immediately demanded as soon as Gu Chen arrived.

Seeing this, Gu Chen coldly replied, "I wonder, Lord He, what crime have I committed?"

"My master, the Grand Commander of the Wilderness State, gave you a month to investigate the attack we suffered at the tomb in the Western Ridge Mountains some time ago by an unknown powerful figure. You've been given a month. How far have you gotten in your investigation?" He Teng asked directly.

"There are too few leads in the case, and it's still under investigation," Gu Chen replied calmly.

"It's still under investigation! You've been investigating for a month and still haven't found a clue! What are you good for?!" He Teng roared, "Is it that you can't find out, or that you don't want to investigate?!"

"If you can't find it, you can't find it. If Lord He is so capable, why don't you investigate it yourself?" Gu Chen sneered. "The Night Watch has no rule that only I can investigate this case. For the past month, Lord He has been just watching."

"So you think the murderer is living too comfortably, so you're letting him roam free for a while longer, is that it?" Gu Chen sneered. "If Lord He wasn't just watching, but had investigated himself and still couldn't find anything, is it because he doesn't want to?"

Gu Chen did not back down in the slightest.

Tit for tat.

He Teng is a complete waste.

They have no real skills, but they like to come here to seek validation.

We've spoiled him.

"You!" He Teng's eyes flashed with a fierce light upon hearing this.

He immediately unleashed the aura of the Breakthrough Realm.

He rushed over from the main seat in an instant.

He threw a punch at Gu Chen.

Upon seeing this, Gu Chen narrowed his eyes, activated the Azure Dragon phenomenon on his body, and the twenty protective divine runes on his bronze body were activated.

He channeled the alien true essence within his body, showing no weakness whatsoever, and met the attack with a punch.

boom!

The two exchanged a punch.

The violent energy fluctuations sent everyone around flying backwards and crashing to the ground.

The tables, chairs, and teacups in the Night Watch Hall were blown away and shattered.

Gu Chen took a few steps back to steady himself.

He Teng, however, did not back down an inch.

of course.

Gu Chen only used his cultivation at the early stage of the True Essence Realm.

If he were to use his true cultivation level...

He Teng was instantly killed with a single punch.

In public.

Gu Chen could not possibly reveal his true cultivation level.

of course.

If He Teng insists on killing him...

He wouldn't mind just turning around and killing him.

At worst, we can just run away.

However, He Teng mostly just wanted to teach him a lesson.

They really want to kill him.

He dare not.

If someone dares to kill him in public, he too must die.

At this moment, He Teng...

I was utterly shocked.

Seeing that Gu Chen could actually block his punch without any injury, only taking a few steps back.

He couldn't believe it.

It should be noted that Gu Chen was only at the early stage of the True Essence Realm, while he was at the early stage of the Breaking Aperture Realm.

They are worlds apart.

It is absolutely not something that can be compensated for by any strange phenomena brought about by ancient cultivation techniques.

This guy has become this twisted.

He has come today.

Firstly, they wanted to make things difficult for Gu Chen, and secondly, they wanted to test Gu Chen's abilities on behalf of their junior brother, Wen Lingtian.

Another two weeks.

The day had arrived for his junior brother Wen Lingtian to fight Gu Chen.

this time.

Their master suffered repeated defeats in the desolate state.

First, the Wen family's attempt to gather together the powerful families of Huangzhou was met with united resistance, and they actually managed to gather less than one-fifth of the powerful families' influence.

Next, Wen Wushuang, the young master of the Wen family, and his follower Duan Yanxin were defeated by Gu Chen, a disciple of Shangguan Wuqing.

Then he was injured by an unknown powerful figure, losing all face, and even his master, who mobilized the entire Night Watch Division of the Desolate State, could not find the killer.

In the end, they still had to rely on Gu Chen, Shangguan Wuqing's disciple, to help with the investigation.

If Wen Lingtian loses his battle against Gu Chen again...

The higher-ups will have a very bad impression of his master's lineage.

This shows that since his master came to the desolate state to take office, he has not done anything worthwhile.

That won't do.

To ensure everything went smoothly, he decided to test Gu Chen's strength in advance.

Let's see how much difference there is between Gu Chen and his junior brother's strength.

This attempt, as expected, led to a problem.

Gu Chen actually managed to block his punch. This is a big problem. Gu Chen is that strong.

In the battle against his junior brother in the next two weeks, will his junior brother still be a match for him?