Compared to other countries' capitals, Xin 'an City wasn't grand.
Not to mention Yong's capital, it couldn't even compare to Mo's capital, Dingwu City.
When Zhuang's founding ancestor, Zhuang Chengqian, established the capital in Hualin Prefecture, the country was still poor.
After a few generations of management, they slowly accumulated some wealth and started to build and expand. However, this capital couldn't get rid of its stinginess.
Some ministers suggested to demolish this city and rebuild it, but Du Ruhui stopped them.
Du Ruhui said, "The stability of the mountains and rivers, the importance of the country, lies in the people, not in the land, the ruler, not in the city."
Zhuang Gaoxian gladly accepted it and said that as long as the country wasn't strong, he wouldn't add a single brick to the capital.
When Lin Zhengren arrived in front of the city with a cautious heart, he saw a sharp and flamboyant figure sitting on the city gate tower with his spear held horizontally. He was like a door god, guarding Xin 'an.
Last night's storm had already passed and the sun had just risen.
The sunlight broke free from the long night and shone brightly on Zhu Weiwo.
He held his spear horizontally here to show that he was overseeing this city and let the people feel at ease.
No matter who the opponent was, no matter who the enemy was, before his Fujin Spear was broken, no one would be able to take a step into Xin 'an City.
Lin Zhengren narrowed his eyes.
Too dazzling. He thought.
However, he had to admit that when he saw Zhu Weiwo holding his spear horizontally on the city gate tower, the caution and unease in his heart had already dissipated.
Right now, Xin 'an City was very safe. Zhu Weiwo could give people such a feeling.
"Senior Martial Brother Zhu!" He greeted in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing.
Zhu Weiwo only glanced at him and didn't say anything.
Lin Zhengren's expression was very calm. He had always known that Zhu Weiwo looked down on him.
"Under Lord Chancellor's orders, I came back from the frontlines to investigate the current situation of the capital."
He still explained to Zhu Weiwo before speaking to the guards standing in front of the city gate with their heads held high and their chests puffed out. "Where was Prime Minister Dong killed? Bring me to the scene to see the situation. "
The long street where the battle took place had been completely sealed off and all clues were preserved as much as possible. Because the strongest people of Zhuang weren't in the capital and there had to be an outcome to the death of the Vice Prime Minister, they could only seal the scene and wait for those important people to return...
Before the blockade was lifted, the houses on both sides of the street could only enter and exit from the back door.
Dong A's head and limbs were chopped off. His body was still on the street, untouched.
The faces of the two junior brothers who had returned to Xin 'an City with him were pale.
Lin Zhengren's face was expressionless as he carefully examined Dong A's body.
Nothing had been touched, including the storage box. The Double-World Ruler was lying beside his broken hand.
There was a green jade pendant on his chest. It wasn't very expensive.
The incisions on the four limbs and the head were very smooth. The weapon used was a sword, an extremely sharp sword. It cut through the body of an Inner Mansion Cultivator with the Divine Ability without encountering any resistance.
There were slender wounds on the severed limbs and head. They should have been caused by needle-like magical tools, but they were thicker than ordinary needles …
Lin Zhengren observed very seriously. He even checked Dong A's hair several times. Then, he got up and observed the entire battle environment.
The torrential rain last night had washed away many traces, but some traces could not be washed away by the heavy rain.
For example, the shattered floor tiles, the traces left behind by various Dao techniques …
Lin Zhengren bent down and picked up an object that had lost its luster. He rubbed it with his fingers and confirmed that it was a piece of rotten wood.
"Go back and send a message to the chancellor." He turned around and instructed his two junior brothers, "Dong Xiang has been killed. There's only one murderer and he has already escaped. Xin 'an City is now guarded by Senior Brother Zhu Weiwo, so it's already safe. There's no need to worry about the rear. Ask them to fight at the frontlines without worry. "
The military situation was urgent and Zhu Weiwo was in charge of this trip. The two junior brothers of State Academy received the order and hurriedly flew to the frontlines.
Lin Zhengren was very patient. He walked back and forth from one end of the street to the other four times, making sure that he didn't miss out on any details.
Finally, he walked up the city tower and came to Zhu Weiwo's side.
"Senior Brother Zhu." He greeted.
Zhu Weiwo turned around and looked at him, quietly waiting for him to continue.
"I observed Dong Xiang's body carefully. I discovered that there were slender wounds on his severed limbs and head. They were caused by needle-like magical tools. I speculated that the effect of those magic tools should be able to restrain Dong Xiang's Endless Vitality divine art. "
Lin Zhengren had already prepared his speech and said slowly, "This is enough to prove that the murderer was completely targeting Dong Xiang. He was very familiar with Dong Xiang and had made preparations specifically for him."
Zhu Weiwo still didn't say anything.
"From the traces of battle at the scene, I discovered that both sides had consciously controlled the area and didn't affect the commoners on both sides." Lin Zhengren continued, "Dong Xiang was the vice minister of the empire, so it's natural for him to protect the commoners. Why did the murderer do this?"
"I guess the murderer should also be from Zhuang Country. At least, he used to be from Zhuang Country. "When he analyzed until here, he even made a joke," Or maybe, the murderer is a very good person. "
Zhu Weiwo was clearly not interested in his humor. There was no expression on his face as he said indifferently, "Say something I don't know."
Before Lin Zhengren, Zhu Weiwo must have already inspected the scene of Dong A's death. Zhu Weiwo wouldn't miss the details that Lin Zhengren could see.
Lin Zhengren wasn't angry at Zhu Weiwo's impatience.
His expression only became serious, "I wonder if senior apprentice-brother has heard about the matter of the Lin family being completely annihilated?"
Zhu Weiwo's gaze also changed, "It's related to this matter?"
"That person was also an inner palace cultivator with divine abilities. He indeed had the possibility of killing Dong Xiang. Also … "
Lin Zhengren said, "There's something that everyone might've overlooked at the time, or rather, didn't pay much attention to. I myself was the same. That person barged into Wangjiang City's Dao Academy and forcefully obtained a dao technique from the academy's dean. It's called the Rotten Wood Method! "
Zhu Weiwo almost instantly connected the dots, "Are you sure it's the same dao technique?"
"It's much stronger, but I'm sure it comes from the same source. That kind of power … I'm very familiar with it. "
At this point, Lin Zhengren was also rather vexed. Why didn't he mention the Rotten Wood Method back then? How could a dao technique that could catch the eye of an inner palace cultivator with divine abilities be simple? It definitely had the potential that Wangjiang City's Dao Academy's dean couldn't discover!
He continued, "The academy's Fu Baosong also cultivated this technique, so he should be able to confirm this matter."
Zhu Weiwo's voice clearly became serious, "So what do you know about this person?"
"I was very curious at the time. For some reason, that person seemed to hate my younger brother Zhengli to the core and was determined to kill him. Also, he intentionally chose to drown him. This made me recall that there was a disciple of Maplewood City's Dao Academy who borrowed senior apprentice-brother's Xin Jin Spear to block the entrance to my Lin clan. "
Zhu Weiwo was expressionless, but the air around him had already become scorching hot.
Lin Zhengren's heart was as calm as a lake. He wasn't the slightest bit affected by Zhu Weiwo's attitude. He still used his own unique rhythm to speak slowly, "My younger brother Lin Zhengli is only a wastrel from a small city. What kind of common connection could he have with the virtuous and respected Dong Xiang? I only want one thing. One person, that young cultivator called Jiang Wang. "
"Perhaps everyone in Maplewood City's region back then didn't die out. That person called Jiang Wang has returned … "
"But …"
Lin Zhengren had a puzzled expression, "If that person is Jiang Wang, why did he want to kill Dong Xiang? Wasn't Dong Xiang his teacher back then? Could it be that the matter of Maplewood City's region back then … "
He paused at this point.
That's enough for me.
Going too far was as bad as not going far enough.
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