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Early in the morning, outside the Secret Guardians Hall, two young secret guardians stood majestically next to two large stone lions. Their hands were on the hilts of their swords, and they looked like they were about to unsheathe their swords at any time. Their eyes were bright and threatening, and they were filled with murderous intent.
Chu Li was dressed in a white robe. He approached them leisurely and at ease.
When the two young secret guardians saw Chu Li, they were overjoyed and hurriedly went forward to fist salute. "Greetings, Centurion Chu!"
Chu Li waved his hand. "I'm no longer a centurion. You don't have to address me like that."
"Centurion Chu, please come in!" The two of them smiled.
Chu Li said, "It's better if you go and inform them that I want to see the Commander."
"There's no need. Centurion Chu, you're not an outsider. Just go in directly."
"Haha, I'm an outsider now. Don't let me in like this. It's inevitable that the commander will fly into a rage. You guys better go and report this."
"… Alright." The two helplessly agreed.
A moment later, Chen Donghai arrived with large strides. Before he had even stepped out of the main door, he had already made a fist salute from afar. "It's a great honor to have Chief Chu here. Please come in quickly, the commander is already waiting."
Chu Li fist saluted and smiled at Chen Donghai before entering the main door.
The two of them walked side by side to the hall.
Chen Donghai did not show any signs of resentment as he hid it very well. However, he could not hide it from Chu Li's eyes. Chu Li knew that Chen Donghai could not let out his resentment. Instead, Chen Donghai was looking for an opportunity to make things difficult for him and drag him down with him.
Although he had seized the opportunity to extort the Emperor's Primary Heaven Pill, which would allow him to rightfully recover his martial arts and was a blessing in disguise, he was not prepared to let Chen Donghai off.
Seeing how the two of them were getting along so well, no one would have thought that they had been fighting each other to the death just two days ago. Chen Donghai's martial arts had been crippled by Chu Li's wife, so their hatred for each other ran deeper than the sea.
Chu Li said nonchalantly, "Centurion Chen, if you want to recover your martial arts, you might as well consume a Primary Heaven Pill!"
"Heavenly Yuan Pill!" Chen Donghai laughed bitterly. "That thing isn't something we can come across. It's a secret medicine unique to Green Deer Cliff. It's extremely rare, so we don't dare to hope for it!"
Chu Li nodded. "That's true."
"Chief Chu, I see that your martial arts have recovered, right?"
"Not bad."
"Did he take the Heavenly Yuan Pill?"
"Exactly."
"Where did you get the Heavenly Yuan Pill?"
"It's hard to refuse a gift from His Majesty."
Chu Li said casually.
He wanted to announce it on purpose. The Emperor was afraid of losing face and did not want to leak it out, but he wanted everyone to know. This way, everyone would know the Emperor's support for the Imperial Residence of King An.
He was the Head Chief of the Imperial Residence of King An, why would the Emperor treat him so well and bestow him the Primary Heaven Pill? It was obvious that he was afraid that others would bully the Imperial Residence of King An. Everyone could think of this.
"Bestowed by His Majesty …" Chen Donghai choked on his breath and almost fainted from anger.
Both of them had their martial arts crippled. However, one of them was completely crippled, and it would be extremely difficult for him to start cultivating again. Who knew how much effort he would have to put in? Yet, the other one had directly consumed a Heavenly Yuan Pill and immediately recovered his martial arts. How infuriating and how much despair was this!
Chu Li smiled and said, "Don't rush, take your time. The second round of cultivation will be much faster than the first. I believe that you'll be able to cultivate inner energy in less than a month, and you'll be able to master it in about a year."
Chen Donghai wanted to slap Chu Li to death, but he still wore a smile on his face. "Yes, the second round of cultivation will be much faster."
"Centurion Chen, you're still young, you can catch up," Chu Li said.
"Yes, yes." Chen Donghai's smile became more bitter. He hated Chu Li to the core, but he could only endure it. He was no match for Chu Li now!
The two soon arrived at the main hall. Gu Yu was sitting on the armchair in the middle of the hall. He stood up and gave a fist salute. "Chief Chu, thank you."
Chu Li said, "You don't have to be so polite, Commander. Let's go there and have a look."
He was too lazy to talk to Gu Yu as it was useless. It was enough for him to maintain his politeness on the surface. He knew that Gu Yu wanted to kill him.
"Alright." Gu Yu secretly sighed in relief.
He looked at Chu Li and was stunned when he realized that Chu Li's cultivation level had been restored. "Chief Chu, you've recovered your martial arts?"
Chu Li smiled. "Yes, the Emperor bestowed the Primary Heaven Pill to help me recover my martial arts. I can't repay the Emperor's kindness!"
"The Emperor really does favor Chief Chu!" Gu Yu forced a smile.
He felt bitter. The Primary Heaven Pill was not an ordinary spirit pill that he could not find himself. He did not expect the Emperor to give Chu Li the Primary Heaven Pill!
Chu Li gave a fist salute in the direction of the Imperial House with a smile.
It was satisfying to see the two of them with nowhere to vent their anger.
The three of them left the Secret Guardians Hall and rode to the Minister's Residence. It was the residence of Minister Li of the Ministry of Works. The Secret Guardians surrounded the residence, forbidding anyone from approaching.
After the three of them entered, Chu Li quickly checked the thirty-five corpses and the environment of the residence. Half a day later, he brought them to an inn in the city.
The people he brought were the people from Mei Er Courtyard and the disciples from Mei Yi Courtyard. Since Chen Donghai's martial arts had been crippled, he would only be a burden if he went. Gu Yu followed them and watched as they solemnly captured a skinny young man.
He really couldn't see how this skinny young man could be the murderer. He looked so weak that he couldn't even stand up to a gust of wind. He was simply an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts. According to the injuries they had detected, the murderer should have been a tall and burly man who was far different from the skinny young man in front of them.
Could it be that Chu Li simply captured someone to be the scapegoat for the mission?
Chu Li did not say much. He only ordered his men to capture the skinny young man and bring him back to the Secret Guardians Hall for interrogation as soon as possible.
The two of them returned to the main hall of the Secret Guardians Hall. Chen Donghai was waiting there anxiously.
Chu Li went straight into the main hall and sat on the armchair to rest. He was lazy and did not want to talk. He did not want to brush these two off.
Since this case was going to be solved, of course, he had to clean it up. He did not want to leave a mess and give people an excuse to attack him.
"Is he really the murderer?" Gu Yu frowned. "You didn't come up with this to fool people to deal with the Emperor's mission, did you? That guy doesn't know martial arts and his height doesn't match. "
Chu Li shook his head. "Commander, do you know of a martial art called the Bone Shrinking Skill?"
"Bone Shrinking Skill?" Gu Yu frowned.
Chen Donghai quickly said, "Could it be that the murderer used the Bone Shrinking Skill? … Did you catch the murderer? "
"Yes," Chu Li said. "Commander Gu suspects that it's not the real murderer. That guy is using the Bone Shrinking Skill now. It looks like he doesn't know martial arts because he used a secret skill. That's why he's so weak and easy to catch. If it were any other time, he would've escaped!"
"Secret skill?" Gu Yu frowned. "He still needs a secret skill?"
This guy was a fierce and overbearing top-notch master. He did not need a secret skill to kill Minister Li's family easily.
"He looks powerful because he used a secret skill." Chu Li said faintly, "Actually, he's not that powerful. That's why it's so easy to catch him. You guys can investigate the rest and close this case as soon as possible."
Gu Yu slowly nodded.
A moment later, a skinny middle-aged man walked in quickly and handed Gu Yu a white paper before he left.
Gu Yu opened the paper and his face darkened after he read it.
"Commander, is there no result from the interrogation?" Chen Donghai asked.
"It's good that there's no result!" Gu Yu scoffed. "This guy is a little troublesome!"
Chu Li smiled faintly. "What's the trouble?"
Gu Yu sighed and passed it to Chen Donghai.
Chen Donghai quickly read it and frowned. "He's a monk disciple of the Tempest Temple? … Troublesome! "
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