"South? Gu Li? "
Upon hearing the Mystical Sky Mansion's elder's words, Mansion Master Meng Qing frowned and looked at Gu Ci Yun. "Guardian Gu, do you know why Gu Li went to the south?"
"My son went to look for a friend before heading to the Upper Province," Gu Ci Yun replied.
Meng Qing did not say anything.
He didn't say that Gu Li was looking for Ling Tian, only that he was looking for a friend.
"Is Gu Li alright?"
Meng Qing asked.
"Thank you for your concern, Mansion Master. Gu Li is fine."
Gu Ci Yun shook his head. If something had happened to his son, he would not be so calm.
"Guardian Gu, can you tell everyone who your son went to look for?"
Zhao Jin asked in a deep voice as he looked at Gu Ci Yun coldly.
"Guardian Zhao, the friend my son went to look for has nothing to do with you, right? Moreover, my son left before your son, Zhao Deng. Don't tell me you think my son hired someone to kill Zhao Deng? "
Gu Ci Yun sneered.
"You …"
Zhao Jin's expression turned grave. He was rendered speechless.
What could he say?
Could he say his son had gone to follow Gu Li and that was why something had happened to him?
However, as the expression on Zhao Jin's face changed, he gritted his teeth as though he had made up his mind.
Zhao Jin looked at Meng Qing and said, "Sect Leader, a few days ago, my son left the Mystical Sky Mansion to follow Guardian Gu's son, Gu Li!"
Whoosh!
Nobody expected Zhao Jin to say such words. The entire place burst into an uproar.
Zhao Deng had followed Gu Li?
What was he trying to do?
Most of the people present on the scene looked at Zhao Jin with a strange expression.
As expected, Meng Qing's expression turned grave when he heard Zhao Jin's words. "Guardian Zhao, do you mean something happened to Zhao Deng because he was following Gu Li?"
"Yes!"
Zhao Jin nodded affirmatively. At the same time, he glanced at Gu Ci Yun.
"What a joke!"
Gu Ci Yun sneered. "Zhao Jin, putting aside the fact that my son is not as strong as your son, Zhao Deng, it's impossible for him to kill Zhao Deng. Even if my son kills Zhao Deng, it's his own fault! I really don't know where you got the courage to admit that your son, Zhao Deng, was stalking my son. "
"Don't tell me that Zhao Deng followed my son just to see his back from afar … My son's sexual orientation is very normal. He doesn't have that kind of hobby!"
The first half of Gu Ci Yun's sentence was normal, but the second half of his sentence caused everyone to look at him strangely.
They didn't expect that this Protector Gu's mouth would be so poisonous!
What did he mean by his son's sexual orientation was normal and he didn't have that kind of hobby?
According to him, didn't he mean that Zhao Deng's orientation was abnormal and he had that kind of hobby?
At the thought of this, they felt goosebumps all over their bodies.
"Gu Ci Yun!"
Facing the strange gazes of the crowd, Zhao Jin was enraged. He roared, "The dead should be respected. Don't you think it's too much to humiliate my son like this?"
"Too much?"
Gu Ci Yun sneered. "Zhao Jin, are you kidding me? It seems like you're the one who's trying to smear my son's reputation. I've gone overboard, but aren't you going overboard? "
"Enough!"
In the end, it was Meng Qing who spoke in a deep voice and calmed the situation down.
"Protector Zhao, why is Zhao Deng following Gu Li?"
Meng Qing's sharp gaze landed on Zhao Jin.
"Mansion Master, I'm sure you've heard about my grandson, Zhao Ji, being killed … Up until now, the clues that my son, Zhao Deng, and I have are all related to Ling Tian. We've tried to find him, but we haven't found any clues. For this reason, we can only target Gu Li. "
At this time, Zhao Jin didn't hide some things anymore.
After all, he did not have the intention to kill Gu Li.
Perhaps, he did have the intention to kill Ling Tian, but he did not show it. "We only want to find Ling Tian through Gu Li and ask Ling Tian if he knows who killed my son. Is that wrong?"
When Zhao Jin reached the end of his sentence, a hint of desolation could be heard from him.
At this moment, even Gu Ci Yun did not say anything. He did not add insult to injury.
Although he felt that Zhao Jin's son and grandson deserved to die, at this time and place, it was obviously not the right time to say these words.
"Protector Gu, did Gu Li go to look for Ling Tian?"
Meng Qing looked at Gu Ci Yun.
"Yes."
Gu Ci Yun nodded. When he saw Meng Qing was about to ask something, he beat him to it and said, "However, I don't know where he went to look for Ling Tian. I only heard from him that he went to look for Ling Tian so that they could head to the Upper Province together. Perhaps, they have already left the Lower Province and arrived at the Upper Province. "
Meng Qing nodded before he continued to say, "With Gu Li and Ling Tian's strength, even if they joined forces, it's impossible for them to be a match for Vice Mansion Master Zhao. In that case, the person who killed Vice Mansion Master Zhao must be someone else!"
"Protector Zhao, you'll be in charge of investigating Vice Mansion Master Zhao's death. Search in the south. If there's anything you need, the entire Mystical Sky Mansion and I will do our best to help you!"
Meng Qing promised as he looked at Zhao Jin.
What Meng Qing meant was that he wanted Zhao Jin to investigate without any worries since the Mystical Sky Mansion would back him up.
The reason Zhao Jin appeared here today was, naturally, because of Meng Qing's words. Otherwise, he would have gone to investigate on his own.
He was very clear about this.
Let alone him, even if the entire Zhao Clan were to investigate the cause of his son's death, it would not be as efficient as the entire Mystical Sky Mansion!
After obtaining the promise from Meng Qing, the Mansion Master of Mystical Sky Mansion, Zhao Jin immediately went to investigate in the south.
Days passed by, and he soon arrived at the vicinity of the Azure Cloud Mansion's estate.
"Mystical Sky Mansion's Protector Zhao Jin seeks an audience with Mansion Master Duan of the Azure Cloud Mansion."
Zhao Jin appeared in the sky above the Crouching Dragon Lake alone. He cupped his hands together and bowed in the air.
If one looked closely, one could see beads of sweat could be seen on Zhao Jin's forehead.
It was apparent even Zhao Jin, the Mystical Sky Mansion's Protector, was wary of a colossus like the Azure Cloud Mansion.
In fact, Zhao Jin did not plan to come to the Azure Cloud Mansion at all.
However, he did not manage to find any clues even after searching the surroundings of the Azure Cloud Mansion.
When he recalled the Azure Cloud Mansion's Black Armored Army was usually stationed at the Crouching Dragon Lake, he thought there might be some clues about his son, Zhao Deng.
For this reason, he braced himself and entered the Crouching Dragon Lake to seek an audience with the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion.
He wanted the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion to ask the Black Armored Guards stationed at the Crouching Dragon Lake if they had seen his son, Zhao Deng.
"Mystical Sky Mansion's Protector Zhao Jin seeks an audience with Mansion Master Duan on behalf of the Mansion Master of Mystical Sky Mansion!"
When Zhao Jin recalled the promise his Mansion Master had made, he straightened his back and added.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
…
Soon after, ten Black Armored Guards appeared.
The Decurion in the lead immediately looked at Zhao Jin and asked, "You're Protector Zhao Jin from the Mystical Sky Mansion?"
"That's right!"
Zhao Jin nodded. "You must be the Decurion, right? I'm here to seek an audience with Mansion Master Duan on behalf of the Mansion Master of Mystical Sky Mansion. Please help me pass on the message. "
The Decurion nodded. "Please wait here for a moment."
Zhao Jin replied. He did not dare to put on airs in front of the Decurion just because the other party was only an Eminent Saint Stage Martial Cultivator.
As the saying went, 'When you're under someone else's roof, you have no choice but to lower your head'. Now that he had a favor to ask of the Azure Cloud Mansion, it would not be worth it if he infuriated the Azure Cloud Mansion over some trivial matter.
"Protector Zhao Jin of Mystical Sky Mansion? He's here to seek an audience with Lord Mansion Master on behalf of the Mansion Master of Mystical Sky Mansion? "
Even the Decurion of the Black Armored Army was not qualified to meet the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion. Due to this reason, the first person to learn about this was Rong Yuan.
'Isn't Zhao Jin Zhao Deng's father?'
His heart skipped a beat. Unknowingly, the corners of Rong Yuan's mouth had already curled up into a cold smile.
"Bring him to the Central Main Hall and wait there."
Rong Yuan left after he spoke to the Decurion of the Black Armored Army who came to report to him.
When the Decurion turned around and left, Rong Yuan's voice resonated again. This time, it was a Voice Transmission. "Tell your subordinates to keep their mouths shut about Zhao Jin coming to the Azure Cloud Mansion!"
"Yes!"
The Decurion came to a halt in the air and replied respectfully before he left.
Although Rong Yuan did not hold a position in the Black Armored Army, everyone in the Black Armored Army, from the Commander to the ordinary soldiers, was respectful to him.
"Protector Zhao, this way please."
After returning, the Decurion looked at Zhao Jin and gestured for him to enter.
"Thank you."
Zhao Jin nodded and followed the Decurion to the Main Mansion of Azure Cloud Mansion. Under the Decurion's signal, he entered the Central Main Hall.
At this moment, the huge Central Main Hall was empty. Zhao Jin stood there without moving as he waited quietly.
It was not that he did not want to move, but this was the Central Main Hall of the Azure Cloud Mansion. If he accidentally angered the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion, his trip here would be in vain.
Fifteen minutes went by.
Half an hour went by.
An hour went by.
Zhao Jin still did not see the Mansion Master of Azure Cloud Mansion. However, he did not dare to complain and continued to stand there obediently.
Rumble!
Approximately two hours went by before the door of the Central Main Hall began to move. After a while, it closed.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
…
At the same time, all the doors and windows in the Central Main Hall closed one after another.
At this moment, the entire Central Main Hall was plunged into darkness. It was so dark that one could not even see their own fingers.
"Is this how the Azure Cloud Mansion treats their guests?"
Zhao Jin's gloomy voice resonated from the darkness. His voice was slightly trembling, and it seemed like he was lacking in energy.
"Tsk tsk … Stop flattering yourself. Do you think someone like you is worthy of being a guest of the Azure Cloud Mansion?"
A second voice suddenly resonated from the darkness. This voice was slightly feminine. It was hard to tell if it was a man's voice or a woman's voice.
"Who are you?!"
Zhao Jin's voice was slightly flustered.
Following that, a dazzling light could be vaguely heard appearing in the dark Central Main Hall. Zhao Jin's figure could be seen gradually appearing as well.
"Yue! Wu! Ying!"
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