The Lifire Empyrean's expression turned heavy. It was very rare for him to be like this in front of his subordinates. But some people seemed to be challenging his bottom line.
If he was really the one who did it, there would only be one ending for him.
Upon thinking of this, a trace of killing intent flashed in the Lifire Empyrean's eyes.
Clearly, the Lifire Empyrean had already determined that it was him. Other than him, he couldn't think of anyone else who would take such a risk to kill a monarch of the Lifire Palace.
If it was just a bandit, it was one thing to plunder the mine. But was there a need to kill a monarch? It would be fine as long as they controlled the situation. This would only infuriate the upper echelons to investigate this matter. To bandits, there was no benefit at all.
There were very few people with this kind of strength and motive. He could only think of one person. Moreover, it was someone who had been a bandit before, so he should be very familiar with it.
The Lifire Palace, the northern governor, Qin Wentian.
"You can't speak nonsense. I believe that the subordinates of my Lifire Palace know their limits." The Lifire Empyrean had a heavy expression on his face. It seemed like he thought that the words of the person before him had offended him, causing that person to tremble in fear. An immortal emperor was about to prostrate on the ground. That formless pressure caused him to feel suffocated.
"This subordinate knows his mistake." That person spoke in a low voice.
"It's good that you know." The Lifire Empyrean calmly spoke. "Men, immediately send people to the various governors' manors and summon them to the Lifire Palace as soon as possible for a discussion."
The eyes of everyone flashed with sharpness when they heard this. The Lifire Empyrean was still the best. Although he said not to suspect a certain person, in truth, he actually sent people to inform the various governors to gather here for a discussion.
Discussion? What discussion?
The Lifire Empyrean wanted to see if the governors were in their manors or not, right?
"Yes." Someone immediately received the order and moved out with extreme speed. In fact, they didn't even use messaging crystals to inform the Lifire Empyrean. They had to personally go to the governor's manor to take a look before they knew if the governors were in their manors or not. This was what the Lifire Empyrean wanted to know.
Not long after, news came from outside the Lifire Palace. The clan leader of the Jialan Clan, Jialan Yuntian, brought some people from the Jialan Clan to pay a visit. The Lifire Empyrean naturally wouldn't obstruct them. After all, the Jialan Monarch was someone from the Jialan Clan. It was only normal for them to want to pay a visit.
An instant later, Jialan Yuntian led a group of people from the Jialan Clan over. His eyes were fixed on the corpse on the ground.
Jialan Yuntian walked forward and came to the side of the corpse. His fists were clenched so tightly that green veins could be seen popping out. It was as though he aged a lot in an instant.
Squatting down, Jialan Yuntian gently stroked the Jialan Monarch's face. This hegemon of the Jialan Clan actually had some redness in his eyes.
Regardless of whether the Jialan Monarch disappointed him or not, this was still his son. Also, Jialan Monarch's talent had always been outstanding. If not, he wouldn't have allowed him to take on such a heavy responsibility. However, this son of his who had displayed outstanding talent since young was now a corpse lying here, Cold.
The eyes of the people from the Jialan Clan all turned red, filled with rage and killing intent. No matter what their relationship was when the Jialan Monarch was alive, he was still someone from the Jialan Clan and was an extremely important member.
Now, he had been killed.
"Palace Lord, what's going on?" Jialan Yuntian's voice trembled as he asked. He did his best to control his tone, trying to appear calm.
"Tell the Jialan Clan Leader what happened." The Lifire Empyrean glanced at the immortal emperor who came to report. After that immortal emperor recounted what happened, killing intent flashed in the eyes of the people from the Jialan Clan. Someone even spoke, "It must be him. Other than Qin Wentian, there's no one else."
"That's right, only he would have such strength and motive. Not only that, he was also a bandit before." Someone added. After everyone heard this, the first person they thought of was Qin Wentian.
"Shut your mouth." Jialan Yuntian berated, his voice was ice cold. This caused the others to stare at him, feeling puzzled.
Their Jialan Clan had expressed their goodwill to Qin Wentian many times but Qin Wentian completely ignored them. In fact, he even openly threatened them back then, saying that the Jialan Monarch must die for sure.
Now, the Jialan Monarch has really died. Other than Qin Wentian, who else could it be?
When they thought of this, the people from the Jialan Clan were incomparably enraged. That bastard, they had already been extremely benevolent to Qin Wentian, never making things difficult for him and had always wanted to mend their relationship. Yet, Qin Wentian actually still acted against them.
"Palace Lord, these people speak without thinking, please don't blame them." Jialan Yuntian bowed to the Lifire Empyrean. He naturally suspected Qin Wentian as well but Qin Wentian was a governor of the Lifire Palace. No matter what, before they had sufficient evidence, they wouldn't be able to say that Qin Wentian was the murderer. In addition, back then in the Lifelong Realm, the Realmlord had personally said that they weren't allowed to investigate Qin Wentian's background as a bandit.
"Qin Wentian is the northern governor of my Lifire Palace. You guys better pay attention to your words or don't blame this seat for punishing you. As for the Jialan Monarch's death, I will naturally investigate this matter to the end. No matter who the culprit is, I will definitely kill them." The Lifire Empyrean coldly spoke, his tone filled with killing intent. This caused the hearts of the people from the Jialan Clan to tremble as they understood Jialan Yuntian's meaning.
After all, they were originally at odds with the Lifire Empyrean. They couldn't leave any evidence that could be used against them.
Slandering a governor wasn't a small matter. Although they felt that this was definitely the case, at the very least, they haven't found out anything yet.
"I've already sent a message to the governors of Lifire City, telling them to investigate this matter. Jialan Clan Leader, don't worry." The Lifire Empyrean's tone softened as he calmly spoke. The eyes of the people from the Jialan Clan flashed. Did he already send a message to the governors?
In that case, they would soon know whether Qin Wentian was in the governor's manor or not.
Since this was the case, they would just wait here.
Time slowly flowed by. The atmosphere in the majestic Lifire Palace grew heavy. The death of a monarch was definitely not a small matter. Let alone the fact that he was killed by bandits.
Very swiftly, this news circulated to Lifire City. For a period of time, the entire city was in a commotion as many people discussed about this.
The Jialan Monarch was actually killed by someone.
Under the Lifire Palace, there was a grand governor, five governors, and nine monarchs. But in truth, the monarchs were the true rulers of a region. They controlled mines and resources and had immense authority. They also controlled many cities and the cultivation resources they could obtain far surpassed what governors could compare to. Even a grand governor wouldn't be able to compare to them.
However, the Jialan Monarch of the Jialan Clan was actually killed by bandits.
This matter instantly spread like wildfire. Many people were speculating about the murderer and many people involuntarily thought of the northern governor, Qin Wentian. They couldn't help but to think that Qin Wentian was the most suspicious.
In fact, there were even people who sighed in admiration. Qin Wentian was as expected of a supreme genius. Back then, he dared to disobey the Lifire Empyrean's orders and headed to Lifelong City, shocking the world with a single feat. Now, he even pretended to be a bandit and killed the Jialan Monarch. This was simply too crazy.
The various governors of Lifire City were all summoned to the Lifire Palace. Beauty Xiao furrowed her brows, she used her messaging crystal to contact Qin Wentian but Qin Wentian didn't reply. This caused her to silently curse that fellow for being too impulsive. Killing the Jialan Monarch at this moment, wasn't that simply courting death? This would definitely infuriate the Lifire Empyrean. Once the Lifire Empyrean found out who the murderer was, he would definitely kill Qin Wentian before reporting the matter to the higher-ups.
Killing a monarch, even if Qin Wentian killed Qin Wentian, the Realmlord wouldn't say anything either.
In Lifire City, Grand Governor Zhuge Xiong was the first to arrive. After him was Lin Ba, Sun Qian who took over Xia Hou's position, Beauty Xiao and Yin Qiu. Only Qin Wentian didn't arrive.
Upon seeing this scene, Beauty Xiao's smile stiffened. Qin Wentian really didn't appear.
The people of the Jialan Clan all had ashen expressions. The Lifire Empyrean's expression was also extremely sinister. Was this really Qin Wentian?
If this was the case, don't blame him then.
Finally, the immortal emperor who went to the northern governor's manor returned. He even brought someone with him. The Lifire Empyrean's expression completely sank when he saw this. That immortal emperor walked towards him and bowed, "Reporting to palace lord, Governor Qin isn't in the governor's manor."
"BOOM!" Many people from the Jialan Clan flashed with terrifying killing intent. Jialan Yuntian's eyes also flashed with sharpness. As expected, it was him.
The Lifire Empyrean radiated coldness. Just when he wanted to speak, that immortal emperor continued, "However, according to the people in the governor's manor, Governor Qin left not long ago, saying that he has something important to do outside. If there's nothing important, don't disturb him. I intentionally brought an attendant here with me."
"Mhm?" The eyes of everyone flashed when they heard this. The people of the Jialan Clan frowned. The Lifire Empyrean stared at that attendant and asked, "When did Governor Qin leave?"
"Reporting to palace lord, about four hours ago." That attendant trembled as he replied. The number of people before him was so vast and there was even the corpse of the Jialan Monarch lying on the ground. He seemed to have realized something.
"Did he intentionally tell you before he left?" The Lifire Empyrean asked again.
"Not only for me, there are many people in the governor's manor as well. At that time, Lord Governor directly walked out from the inner manor and left a message for us saying that he wanted to leave. Everyone saw it." That attendant didn't dare to hesitate and honestly replied.
The Lifire Empyrean turned his gaze to the attendant who headed to the northern governor's manor. That attendant then replied, "Palace lord, this is indeed the case. The people in the governor's manor all said this. They all saw Governor Qin leaving."
The Lifire Empyrean's expression changed. Could it be that he was mistaken? He believed that the people of the governor's manor wouldn't be so bold as to lie to him together. If this was the case, they would be able to find out with a simple investigation. The people of the governor's manor wouldn't be so foolish.
It was actually not Qin Wentian?
When he thought of this, the Lifire Empyrean's expression softened a little. If it wasn't Qin Wentian, things would still be fine. At the very least, Qin Wentian didn't challenge his bottom line.
"Palace lord, although it's best not to disturb Governor Qin if there's nothing important, I believe that if Palace Lord summons him, Governor Qin will definitely return to meet with you." That attendant bowed.
The Lifire Empyrean fell silent for a moment before he replied, "There's no need. Since Governor Qin has something important to do, let him handle his own matters first."
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