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Chapter 33
Chapter 33
“How dare you!!”
Li Fadu was furious!
As an elder of the Hall of Enforcement, he had never been called an ‘idiot’ by a disciple like today!
Moreover, even after clearly hearing his own words, Jiang Chen dared to kill someone right in front of him?
According to the sect rules, he must be punished!
His eyes narrowed slightly. Li Fadu reached for the ancient sword behind him, his aura gradually rising.
But soon, he gave up.
Because an extremely cold aura was now locking onto him.
“Peak Master of Ninth Peak, you saw it just now. Jiang Chen committed murder in public. If this is not pursued, where is the sect’s discipline?”
Li Fadu turned his head to ask.“Murder in public?”
Xiao Hongyi laughed, retorting: “I only saw Ma Wu lose his mind; the disciples of the Hall of Enforcement dared not step forward, and my disciple bravely risked his life to slay Ma Wu! Saving the people of Elixir Peak and upholding the sect’s reputation!”
“Although Ma Wu was mad, he was a sixth-grade pill refiner and made considerable contributions to the sect! In principle, his life should have been spared for a thorough investigation!”
Li Fadu argued with reason.
“Li Fadu!”
Xiao Hongyi became angry, pointing around and saying: “Look around you. Under such circumstances, how could Ma Wu’s life be spared? It’s already not easy for Jiang Chen to fight above his level, and yet you still expect him to capture Ma Wu with ease?”
“No matter what, a disciple killing an elder is a grave sin, even for a true disciple.”
Li Fadu was unyielding, adding: “Furthermore, peak master of Ninth Peak, don’t forget, he and the Ancient Pill Tower…”
“Shut up! You dare use the Ancient Pill Tower to pressure me?”
Xiao Hongyi’s voice grew colder, and her aura became even more unfriendly.
Li Fadu instantly cowered.
“Why must Junior Sister be angry? Li Fadu is also working for the sect.”
A blue figure arrived. It was the Sect Master, Gu Changqing.
With the Sect Master’s support, Li Fadu straightened his back again and said with a bow: “Sect Master, this matter is strange, and Jiang Chen has always been at odds with Ma Wu, I suspect…”
“Everything requires evidence! We cannot rely solely on speculation!”
Gu Changqing raised his hand to interrupt, smiling: “The words of the Supreme Great Elder are still ringing in our ears. We cannot act merely based on likes and dislikes.”
“…Understood.”
After a brief silence, Li Fadu had no choice but to relent.
Regarding the matter of Jiang Chen insulting him, he should definitely be punished according to the sect’s rules.
However, with Xiao Hongyi present, arguing over such a minor mistake is pointless.
Li Fadu also didn’t want to completely offend Xiao Hongyi, as he couldn’t afford to do so.
“Elder Li is correct. Ma Wu went mad without reason and committed such atrocities. there must be a cause for this.” Gu Changqing shifted the topic and looked towards Xiao Hongyi.
“Junior Sister, would you mind if I examine Ma Wu’s corpse?”
“Please do as you wish, Sect Master Senior Brother.” Xiao Hongyi did not stop him.
She had defended Jiang Chen just now as it was her duty as his master.
However, if this matter truly involved Jiang Chen, she would not continue to show favoritism.
After a slight nod, Gu Changqing moved and appeared beside Ma Wu’s corpse.
With just a light touch, a visible spiritual light emanated from his finger and entered Ma Wu’s body.
A moment later.
“There are no residual impurities of poison pills or soul damage in the body, nor any signs of external forces. Moreover, it’s impossible to investigate further since Ma Wu is dead.” Gu Changqing eventually concluded.
Everyone present was knowledgeable.
Judging from Ma Wu’s behavior, they had all deduced that it was likely due to a special poison pill. But the absence of any residual poison pill negated this conclusion.
“Heart-Devouring Soul-Bewitching Pill?” Li Fadu muttered softly.
“It’s possible,” Gu Changqing nodded.
“But the only place capable of refining the Heart-Devouring Soul-Bewitching Pill is the Ancient Pill Tower, and at most, they produce low grade pill quality. If Ma Wu indeed took a Heart-Devouring Soul-Bewitching Pill, it would have to be of perfect quality to cause such madness.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongyi breathed a sigh of relief.
This statement undoubtedly cleared Jiang Chen of any connection to the incident.
How could a perfect Heart-Devouring Soul-Bewitching Pill, which even the Ancient Pill Tower couldn’t refine, come from Jiang Chen?
It is known that although the Jiang Family is strong, they are not skilled in pill cultivation.
Even if the Jiang Family could purchase it from a superior pill refiner master, a pill refiner capable of refining a perfect seventh-grade pill would be at least an eighth-grade pill refiner master or higher.
Such level of pill refiner are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns even in the Upper Domain!
To hire such a level pill refiner master, the Jiang Family would have to offer their foundation.
Without a doubt, Ma Wu was not important enough to warrant such an action from the Jiang Family.
Moreover, even if the Jiang Family was willing to pay the price, they simply couldn’t hire one.
Because pill refiner masters of the eighth grade and above are generally imperial pill refiner masters, and the relationship between the Jiang Family and the Imperial Dynasty is very delicate at the moment…
Gu Changqing and Li Fadu thought the same.
However, even so, their suspicion towards Jiang Chen did not diminish.
After all, the circumstances were too coincidental.
First, the Ma family was slaughtered.
Then, the mad Lin Mubai cut off one of Ma Wu’s arms, and after the sect was alerted, Ma Wu was killed due to his madness! And the person who killed him was none other than Jiang Chen!
Everything seemed to be telling everyone that Jiang Chen was the mastermind behind the scenes.
But alas, there was no evidence.
“Recently, strange incidents have been occurring frequently in the sect, and most of them are untraceable and related to the Ninth Peak…”
At this point, Gu Changqing looked towards Jiang Chen and said with a slight smile.
“Jiang Chen, as the top disciple of Ninth Peak, do you have any clues?”
“I do.”
Jiang Chen replied instantly.
Hearing this, everyone was taken aback.
This answer was clearly beyond everyone’s expectations.
“Oh? Then tell us, who is the mastermind behind all this?”
Gu Changqing straightened his expression and asked seriously.
“The mastermind behind this…”
Jiang Chen grinned and pointed to one side: “It’s none other than Elder Li Fadu from the Hall of Enforcement!!”
What?!
Li Fadu was dumbfounded! He couldn’t believe it and, filled with rage, said.
“Jiang Chen! Stop slandering me! Do you really think I wouldn’t dare to lay a hand on you?!”
“See?”
Jiang Chen shrugged, “Elder Li is already showing his guilt, wanting to silence me.”
Everyone was speechless again.
Li Fadu was so flustered that he almost couldn’t catch his breath, nearly suffocating!
“Jiang Chen, you must not speak nonsense.”
Xiao Hongyi couldn’t stand it any longer and scolded with a stern face.
“Master, this is not nonsense.”
Jiang Chen shook his head and continued to analyze.
“Master, think about it, both the Third Junior Sister and the second Junior Brother went mad one after another, and both wanted to kill Ma Wu. What does this indicate?”
“Obviously, it indicates that both of them hold a grudge against Ma Wu!”
“While the actions of those driven mad cannot be deduced by common sense, there are still traces to follow. The most obvious point is that seeing the instigator behind one’s madness or an enemy will increase their madness!”
“From this, it’s clear that Ma Wu must be related to the madness of Junior Sister and Junior Brother!”
“If we continue with this line of thought.”
“Ma Wu is just an elder of Elixir Peak. Where would he get the audacity to poison the talents of our sect without being discovered? The answer is simple, someone is instructing and shielding him!”
“And the person with the ability to shield him, allowing Ma Wu to leave no traces, is naturally our Elder Li Fadu from the Hall of Enforcement.”
Upon hearing this, both Gu Changqing and Xiao Hongyi fell into deep thought.
Although it felt absurd, it wasn’t without logic. Especially considering that both Jiang Lianyue and Lin Mubai wanted to kill Ma Wu, it was possible that Ma Wu was indeed related to their madness.
“Nonsense!!”
Li Fadu was frantic and retorted, “What’s the motive? Why would I poison the talents of our sect? What benefit would that bring me? Moreover, if I had instructed Ma Wu, why would I kill him?”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen feigned surprise!
He looked at Li Fadu in disbelief and said to Gu Changqing,
“Sect Master, Elder Li has confessed and admitted his own crimes. In my opinion, his cultivation should be abolished, his meridians destroyed, he should suffer the agony of a thousand swords piercing his heart, and his soul suppressed under the sect’s main path for a thousand years, enduring the trampling and cursing of the disciples every day!”
“What nonsense are you talking about now?”
Before Gu Changqing could respond, Li Fadu roared again.
“I just said that you instructed Ma Wu to harm my Junior Brother and Junior Sister. I didn’t say you killed Ma Wu! Isn’t this basically a confession?”
Jiang Chen countered.
“Ah? This…”
Li Fadu was dumbfounded again.
In his heart, he had always believed that everything was done by Jiang Chen, including the death of Ma Wu.
Therefore, when Jiang Chen deliberately threw mud at him, it was natural for him to make such an association.
Unexpectedly, he fell right into Jiang Chen’s trap!
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