Chu Li looked askance at him. "Can you guys chase him away?"
"No problem!" Kou Qiong patted his chest. "Young Master, are you thinking of getting someone else to come over?"
Chu Li nodded. "I don't like that guy. I have to get someone else to come over!"
Kou Qiong said, "Just wait and see, Young Master. We'll get this done tomorrow!"
Chu Li nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, I'll wait!"
Kou Qiong grinned and said, "That kid is very arrogant. He thinks that no one dares to fight him, and no one can do anything to him, so he goes out alone every day to eat at Nine Star Tower. Nine Star Tower even reserved a table for him."
"Arrogant indeed." Chu Li scoffed.
He did not reserve a table for himself at Nine Star Tower. As expected of the White Tiger Sect's property, it had special privileges.
Kou Qiong said, "The three of us will watch him come back after his meal. We'll cover his face and beat him up. Let's see if he still has the face to stay in Gale City!"
"That might not be enough to chase him away!" Chu Li shook his head. "We need to beat him up."
"Then we'll beat him up until his face is swollen and his arms and legs are broken. We'll make him too ashamed to stay!" Kou Qiong scoffed.
Chu Li secretly chanted 'Amitabha' for offending him. However, he said calmly, "Very well. Be careful and don't kill him!"
"Don't worry, Young Master. We know what we're doing. No one will die!" Kou Qiong quickly nodded.
Chu Li said, "Alright, I'll wait for your good news!"
Kou Qiong patted his chest and laughed. "Just wait and see, Young Master!"
Chu Li waved his hand.
Kou Qiong tactfully bid farewell and left.
The next morning, he cultivated on his bed in King An's Imperial Residence. Leng Qiu and Leng Qing were already practicing their swordsmanship in the courtyard. Their swordsmanship was getting better and better.
Zhu Tianhua's voice suddenly came from outside. "Head Chief, Yang Zongwen wants to see you."
"Let him in," Chu Li said.
When he arrived at the courtyard, Leng Qiu and Leng Qing greeted them and continued practicing.
Yang Zongwen soon arrived at the courtyard. When he saw the two ladies, he fist saluted and said to Chu Li, "Commander Gu asked me to look for Centurion."
"What does Commander Gu want?"
"Commander Gu said that seclusion is enough. Don't go into seclusion all day long. Martial arts cannot be improved by seclusion." Yang Zongwen smiled bitterly. "You even said that the Secret Guardians of the Secret Guardians Hall have to go into isolated cultivation like the Centurion. Who's going to be in charge of things? What about the Emperor?"
Chu Li raised his eyebrows and smiled. "Looks like he's going to force me to go back?"
"That's my plan." Yang Zongwen smiled bitterly.
"Why?" Chu Li asked.
"There's another case of family extermination in the Divine Capital. It's a headless case. The murderer didn't leave any clues, so there's nothing to investigate." Yang Zongwen shook his head. "The Secret Guardians Hall is helpless. Chen Donghai of Mei Yi Courtyard is up to no good in recommending you, Centurion!"
Chu Li scoffed. "Chen Donghai!"
"I've thoroughly criticized the centurion, but it's useless." Yang Zongwen sighed. "Gu Yu trusts Chen Donghai more, so he wants you to investigate this case."
"I'm currently in isolated cultivation," Chu Li replied.
Yang Zongwen said, "Centurion, you should go into hiding. I will go back and report that the centurion is not here."
Chu Li nodded slowly. "Is this case very tricky?"
"The Ning Brothers can't do anything about it." Yang Zongwen frowned. "They're very efficient, there's nothing left at the scene!"
"What about the martial arts?"
"It's a strange palm energy that can break a person's soul. The victim died instantly, but he didn't suffer."
"Can't you find out which sect's martial arts are from?"
"I've never seen it before. It's probably not a martial art from the Ji Dynasty."
Chu Li nodded thoughtfully.
He was itching to catch this person. He wanted to see what martial arts it was and if he could recognize it.
He read the scene from Yang Zongwen's mind.
Unfortunately, Yang Zongwen was not him. He could not see inside the body and could only see the external injuries. It was useless.
Yang Zongwen knew that the centurion was tempted when he saw his expression and wanted to investigate.
"Centurion, it's better if you don't do anything." Yang Zongwen said, "This case is still being suppressed. I don't think it'll be hidden for long. Soon, everyone in the Divine Capital will know about it."
Chu Li nodded.
News spread the fastest in the Divine Capital. In less than a day, it would spread to every household in the Divine Capital.
A massacre case like this was extremely sensational. In the blink of an eye, it would spread from the east side of the city to the west side.
"Although the Emperor didn't say much, he's the newly appointed Deputy Commander. If he can't solve this case as soon as possible, the Emperor aside, everyone will think that he's useless. If Commander Xu is here, he'll definitely solve it quickly," Yang Zongwen said, "In comparison, he'll seem even more useless."
Chu Li nodded thoughtfully.
Yang Zongwen said, "He's under a lot of pressure now. That's why he wants you to come out and solve the case. I think it's not the right time yet. He needs to be tested a little more."
Chu Li smiled. "Alright, let's wait and see then."
Yang Zongwen smiled. "Let him know the importance of a centurion. It's not something he can easily manipulate. He needs to be careful and figure out the location!"
Chu Li nodded. "How are you guys?"
"He's good to us. He knows how to buy people's hearts," Yang Zongwen said.
Chu Li said, "That's good. Don't worry and stay here."
"Yes, I'll leave as soon as I can. I can't stay for long." Yang Zongwen said, "I still have to report back."
"Go." Chu Li nodded.
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Yang Zongwen returned to the Secret Guardians Hall and went to the main hall to meet Gu Yu.
Gu Yu's expression was solemn. When he saw Yang Zongwen enter, he asked, "Did you see him?"
Yang Zongwen shook his head. "I waited in King An's Imperial Residence for a while but I didn't see him. The protectors said that he's not in the residence. He's already gone out to cultivate in isolation. I don't know where he'll be and when he'll be back!"
"Bastard!" Gu Yu slammed the table and a corner of it fell to the ground.
Yang Zongwen was secretly shocked.
He did not expect Gu Yu to have such a profound cultivation level. The table was not made of ordinary wood. It was fine with a treasure sword but it was difficult to cut off the corner with a normal sword.
Gu Yu stared coldly at Yang Zongwen. "So, we can't count on him?"
Yang Zongwen said, "I think he's still in the residence. He just doesn't want to come out and see me. I can't possibly search him myself!"
"Hmph, so what if I search him!" Gu Yu said coldly.
? Liang said, "Commander Gu, things are different now. It's difficult to search the Imperial Residence of these princes. They dare to send protectors to stop us."
"Rebel against them!" Gu Yu sneered. "The Secret Guardians Hall is the Emperor's sword. How dare they ignore the Emperor?"
"Back then, King An's Princess Consort personally killed two Secret Guardians. She even went to the palace to see the Emperor and caused quite a ruckus." Liang shook his head. "Since then, the status of the Secret Guardians has plummeted. Not only did the Emperor not punish the Princess Consort, he even allowed Chief Chu to enter the Secret Guardians Hall."
"If he pisses me off, I'll personally bring people to King An's Imperial Residence to capture him!" Gu Yu scoffed.
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