"The Flower Wine Monk knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. The fourth generation clan leader was kind and merciful. The fourth generation clan leader killed the Flower Wine Monk on the spot, but he was heavily injured and died not long after! What a pity! The people of the demonic path are indeed treacherous and fickle … … "
As Tie Ruo Nan read the contents, her eyes gradually dimmed.
"A pity. The Flower Wine Monk was killed on the spot and could not have left behind any inheritance. If he could, then the timing would be just right. "The young girl sighed in her heart.
She did not give up and continued to read through the Guyue history book. Only when the time was up did Guyue Yao Ji come to urge them.
The moment the Tie father and daughter left the main pavilion, Fangzheng went up to them: "Did you discover anything?"
Tie Xue Leng was silent. Tie Ruo Nan shook her head with a bitter smile.
But Fangzheng said: "I just thought of something that might be helpful to you. Brother was once very close to the Chi faction. The Chi faction elder Guyue Lian had defended him in front of everyone. Miss Tie, do you think this Liquor worm was secretly given to my brother by Chi Lian? "
"The Chi faction?" Tie Ruo Nan frowned.
"That's right. Before the wolf tide, the Chi faction and the Mo faction were our Guyue faction's two biggest factions. "Fangzheng explained.
How did the Chi faction get involved?
Tie Ruo Nan was silent.
She felt a headache coming on.
This was her first time solving a case. She was originally full of confidence, but when she actually carried it out, she felt that it was extremely difficult.
In the past, she saw her father solving cases like spinning silk from a cocoon. It was orderly and clear, as if success came naturally to him. But now that she was putting it into practice, she finally understood how difficult it was to solve cases.
Sometimes there were no clues at all, sometimes all kinds of clues appeared randomly, causing people to not know what to do.
The truth was always shrouded in fog. She did not know if she was getting closer to the truth or getting further away.
Was the Chi faction's clue useful or not?
Tie Ruo Nan could not help but feel lost. She subconsciously looked at her father Tie Xue Leng.
"Father must have already found a clue." The young girl's admiration for her father deepened.
"If it was father, this case would have been solved long ago. I'm still too far away from my father. However, even if I fail, as long as father is by my side, the truth will be revealed and the culprit will be brought to justice. "Tie Ruo Nan felt both ashamed and proud.
With Tie Xue Leng around, she wasn't worried that the culprit would go unpunished.
However, the girl quickly shook her head, feeling a little annoyed.
These frustrations were all directed at herself.
"Ruonan, you're such a good-for-nothing. Don't you want to surpass your father? Always wanting to rely on Father, this kind of mentality will never be able to surpass the day! "
"Ruo Nan, you have to work hard. You can do it!" The girl pursed her lips and cheered herself on.
Her will to fight surged through her again.
She decided to overturn her previous assumption and start all over again.
"If the Liquor worm wasn't obtained by Fang Yuan from the relic inheritance, but was given to him by someone else. Then the Chi faction was the biggest suspect. But there was one thing. Why would the Chi faction secretly give the Liquor worm to a C grade aptitude student? "
"What special advantage does Fang Yuan have that is worth the Chi faction's investment? Just because he is Fangzheng's brother? No, this value is too small. Wait, it might not be the Chi faction's investment. There is another possibility, that is the Chi faction was threatened by Fang Yuan! "
"If this is the case, what kind of leverage did Fang Yuan have that made the Chi faction pinch their nose and obediently compromise with a student who isn't even a Gu Master?"
Tie Ruo Nan racked her brains and an answer gradually appeared in her mind.
But this answer was too vague, like a ray of light behind a paper window. Tie Ruo Nan could sense it and knew it was there, but she couldn't touch it or see it clearly.
"Father." The girl suddenly raised her head and looked at Tie Xue Leng, "I want to borrow the immortal finger."
Tie Xue Leng's tone was low and unhurried, "This immortal finger gives clues based on the planted person's knowledge. It only thinks for you and might not be correct. Are you sure you want to use it? "
The girl nodded.
The immortal finger was a seed.
Tie Ruo Nan took it and buried it in the soil under her feet, then placed her palm on the ground and poured in her white silver primeval essence.
A few breaths later, she retracted her palm. Soon, the soil loosened and a sapling broke out of the ground.
The newly born sapling had a translucent green color and was very fresh and tender. It grew with the wind, growing bigger and bigger. From a tender yellow-green color, it turned into a verdant green color and finally into a dark green color.
It grew into the shape of a cactus. There were sharp black thorns on its surface, its skin was thick and it was overflowing with dark green color.
In a flash, a flower bud appeared at the center of its top.
The white flower bud gradually grew into a flower bud, tender and beautiful. But the cactus's main body shrunk, as if it was dehydrated.
Tie Ruo Nan stretched out her slender fingers and gently plucked this flower bud. The cactus immediately turned grey and died in a few seconds.
Immortal finger was a Rank three consumable Gu.
Tie Ruo Nan took out this flower bud and carefully opened it.
The flower bud was not wrapped in flower petals, but instead resembled a ball of paper.
Tie Ruo Nan completely opened the flower bud, turning it into a square piece of white paper with petals.
On the white paper, there were two words — "Aptitude".
These two words, to others, were ordinary and inexplicable. But to Tie Ruo Nan, it was the most important hint.
Immortal finger, a grass Gu, was originally used here, to provide inspiration to Gu Masters who were racking their brains to no avail. It often had the effect of poking through the window paper and allowing Gu Masters to gain enlightenment.
"Right, aptitude!" Tie Ruo Nan shouted.
She immediately took out a letter from her bosom. This letter recorded all the information Jia Fu had gathered.
In this information, there was a line that stated when and at what price Guyue Lian bought the Cleansing Water Gu.
"Right, this is it! I saw this earlier, but did not think of the deeper meaning. I felt that I had overlooked something. Immortal finger thought for me and gave me the answer. That's right … Cleansing Water Gu only has one use, that is to remove the aura of foreign primeval essence in the aperture. "
"Why does Guyue Lian need it? Hehe, this situation is too common, it happens frequently in many villages. It should be for Chi faction's inheritor. Chi faction's inheritor's aptitude is terrible, so Guyue Lian injected primeval essence and raised his cultivation. To get rid of the repercussions, he needs the Cleansing Water Gu. For some reason, Fang Yuan got hold of this secret and used it to threaten Chi faction, forcing them to compromise and give him the Liquor worm. "
Tie Ruo Nan mumbled as she spoke of her conjecture.
"Lady Tie, you are too amazing. Just from this point, you can deduce so many things! But Guyue City clearly has B grade aptitude. "Fangzheng said.
"B grade aptitude, hehe, can't he cheat? It is too easy to prove this. As long as we check Chicheng's aperture, the truth will be revealed. "Tie Ruo Nan's gaze shone as her lips curled up.
"No." Tie Xue Leng shook his head.
If the truth was found out, it would be a severe blow to Chi faction and cause turmoil in the higher ups of Guyue village, causing political strife.
Tie Xue Leng said, "We are here to solve the case, not to cause destruction. We are outsiders after all, unless we have no other choice, we should not interfere in other clan's politics. "
Tie Ruo Nan nodded, "Father is right. But other than this method, there are other ways to prove it. I remember that for every important sacrificial ceremony, the clan would use the Photo-audio Gu to record it, this is a tradition. I believe Guyue clan is no exception. I want to check the video of that awakening ceremony! "
…
"Divine investigator Tie, you have been working hard for so many days to solve this case, please have some tea! As for the video you want to check, it is stored in the secret room in the underground cave of my clan's forbidden area. It is not convenient for the two of you to enter, but I have already sent people to retrieve it. Just wait here for a while. "Guyue Bo sat and said with a smile.
"Sorry to disturb clan leader." Tie Xue Leng said politely.
Tie Ruo Nan and Guyue Fangzheng were standing at the side.
"Divine investigator Tie, I have a presumptuous request." Guyue Bo suddenly said.
Tie Xue Leng said, "Oh? Clan leader, please speak. "
"This is our Qing Mao mountain's internal matter. My clan, Bai clan and Xiong clan have always been in a stalemate. Now that the wolf tide has caused the three clans' strength to fluctuate, Xiong clan evaded with evil intentions and tried to use the wolf tide to weaken the other two clans. Our previous negotiations for compensation did not have an ideal result. Thus, our three clans discussed and held a three-clan tournament. Only young Gu Masters below thirty years of age will participate, using the future strength of each clan to determine the victor. "
Saying so, Guyue Bo sighed, "I had already sensed something strange with Fang Yuan, but I did not investigate it in detail because of the wolf tide. If he really is the culprit, my clan will not protect him. But I hope Divine investigator Tie can delay it for a few days, after all, the three-clan tournament is the day after tomorrow. "
Fang Yuan killed Old Man Wang's entire family. They were all mortals and were not worth pursuing. If he killed them, so be it. It was no big deal.
But if Fang Yuan really killed Jia Jin Sheng, the situation would be completely different.
If Guyue clan still protected Fang Yuan, they would become enemies with the Jia clan. No more Jia clan caravans would come to trade with them, and it might even attract the Jia clan's revenge.
Organisations would protect their internal members, but if it involved a huge threat to their interests, then they would abandon one or two members. Any mature organisation would be familiar with this.
The earliest formation of organisations was in the Remote Antiquity Era. Due to the pressure of survival, humans gathered together and borrowed each other's strength to gather more food. This way, hunting would be more successful.
The essence of any organisation was to obtain more benefits.
If one or two members obstructed the obtaining of benefits, then sacrificing them was a natural thing to do.
Thus, even if the Guyue clan had few elders, the clan leader would not hesitate to abandon Fang Yuan.
But the three-clan tournament would be held the day after tomorrow. The result of the tournament would determine the distribution of benefits in Qing Mao mountain for the next few years. As a Rank three Gu Master, Fang Yuan was an important battle strength for the Guyue village.
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