Chapter 73: The Pinnacle of the Demon Realm (8)
“The Spiritual Artifact was purchased by ,” Chuzheng nodded, then without a change in expression, pointed at the thief, “However, this Spiritual Artifact was stolen by him.”
The thief’s face drastically changed, and he began to shout, “I didn’t, she’s talking nonsense, she’s the one who killed Young Master Song.”
“You say I killed him, do you have evidence?”
“This Spiritual Artifact is the evidence!” the thief yelled out loud.
“Which you stole.”
“I didn’t!” the thief retorted, glaring at Chuzheng with resentnt, “I didn’t steal it, she’s lying, she’s the one who’s lying, she’s the murderer!”
The Song Family mbers looked at Chuzheng then at the thief, suddenly unsure whom to believe, who really killed their Young Master?
Chuzheng insisted that her Spiritual Artifact had been stolen, and that the death of Young Master Song had nothing to do with her.
She appeared calm and collected, showing none of the panic and nervousness of a murderer.
On the other hand, the more loudly the thief scread and shouted, the more suspicious he looked.
The Song Family mbers were sowhat undecided, but in the end, they decided to take both Chuzheng and the thief back with them, as one of them had to be the murderer.
“Miss, we apologize for the offense, but please co back with us to the manor. If you did not do it, we will offer you an apology.”
“I’m not free,” Chuzheng retreated into her room, intending to close the door.
The speaker’s brow furrowed, and he took a step forward, bracing the door, “Miss, if you wish to clear your suspicion, it would be best to co back with us to the manor.”
Chuzheng, expressionless, rebutted, “You suspect based on a single sentence, does that an I can also say, based on a single sentence, that you’re the murderer and that you’re crying ‘Stop thief’ to cover your guilt?”
The man: “…”
Before the man could co up with a response, Chuzheng suddenly took action, kicking him out.
The man soared through the air, crashed through the balcony handrails, and fell down into the inn below.
Chuzheng looked at the remaining shocked Song Family mbers, her face cold as she threatened, “I said it wasn’t . Dare to co here again, and I’ll kill you all.”
Bang—
The door slamd shut, and with the lead Song Family mber kicked out, they did not dare to approach and went downstairs to find their leader.
At this mont, the leader was violently spitting blood, which shocked everyone even more. The girl seed to have just given a casual kick, how could it have caused him to spit blood?
With a face ashen, the leader ordered, “Have soone watch this place and bring this man back first.”
“It wasn’t , why are you arresting , it’s her, that woman did it!” the thief struggled.
When they found Young Master Song, they had by chance caught this suspicious-looking person nearby, but then he said he had seen that murder weapon, belonging to a woman.
That was why they had co looking.
Young Master Song’s death was a big deal, and by the next day, the news had spread far and wide, with many applauding the news.
Young Master Song was the bully of Shangning City, forcibly taking won of good families, publicly murdering people – there wasn’t anything he wouldn’t dare to do under the Song Family’s na.
There weren’t much clues in the dungeon; they didn’t even know why Young Master Song was there, only that the murderer must have brought him there.
That afternoon, soone appeared claiming to have seen a person stealthily following Young Master Song, and that person pointed directly at the thief.
The Song Family found out that the thief was in desperate need of Spirit Stones to pay off his gambling debts, giving him a motive to commit the cri.
Others claid to have seen Chuzheng interacting with Young Master Song, although after separating from him, Chuzheng went straight back to the inn.
The innkeeper and shop assistant could both testify that she had not gone out at all.
The Song Family, even though they felt Chuzheng was a major suspect, did not dare act rashly since she had both an alibi and strength.
In the end, the thief took the fall and beca the convicted killer of Young Master Song.
Song Family.
“Family Head, that woman is a bigger suspect…”
Patriarch Song’s face darkened, his hands clinking an iron walnut in his grip, “Song Li is in her hands.”
“What?” the person exclaid, “The young master? He… he’s dead, isn’t he?”
He had seen it with his own eyes! That half-human half-demon monster…
Patriarch Song did not intend to reveal why Li Tang was still alive, “That bastard is in her hands, if she lets this matter out, revealing that the Song Family has connections with the Demon Clan, we’ll beco the target of the arrows.”
The person took a mont to digest the information, “Family Head, aren’t you thinking too seriously? Not everyone might believe what she says.”
Patriarch Song: “The Song family is a tall tree that catches the wind. Whether it’s true or not, there’s always soone to take advantage of the situation.”
The man’s face visibly changed. In Shangning City, it seed like the Song family was leading, but secretly, who knew how many were waiting for the chance to pull them down.
If they were tangled in unclear relations with the Demon Clan, even if the Song family were innocent, they could be exploited and fall into a calamitous situation from which they could never recover.
“Family Head, about this matter…”
“If she has any sches, she will definitely contact us,” Patriarch Song said. “First, send soone to keep an eye on her, and if the opportunity…”
Patriarch Song gave him a knowing look.
The man understood and made a throat-slitting gesture.
Patriarch Song reiterated: “Without absolute certainty, you are not to act.”
“Yes,” the man replied. “By the way, Family Head, the young miss should be returning in a few days.”
Patriarch Song’s expression softened slightly. “Every three years, the Ziyun Sect recruits new disciples. Lan’er is coming back this ti for that reason. Have the Song family’s young gentlen prepare well.”
“Yes.”
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Inn.
Li Tang leaned against the head of the bed, sipping porridge from Chuzheng’s hand.
“Do you think they believed it?” Li Tang took the initiative to speak for the first ti in days.
“What?”
“That it wasn’t you who killed him.”
“If I say it wasn’t, then it wasn’t,” Chuzheng replied as she brought the spoon to his lips, and Li Tang opened his mouth slightly.
“The Song family doesn’t care about evidence.”
“They wouldn’t dare lay a hand on .”
“Why?”
Chuzheng’s face was all seriousness: “They can’t beat .”
“…”
Li Tang watched Chuzheng tidy up the dishes. He parted his lips, as if he wanted to say sothing but then hesitated.
“Say what’s on your mind.”
“…” Having his thoughts exposed, Li Tang simply spoke up: “Are you from the Demon Clan?”
“Seems so.”
“…” Yes or no, but what did ‘seems so’ an? “The Demon Clan is sealed in the Underground Demon City, how did you get out?”
“The sa way your father got out,” Chuzheng replied.
Li Tang frowned, his tone changing slightly: “You knew my father?”
His mother rarely ntioned his father, but he knew that his mother loved him very much, and she had no regrets.
His mother also said that his father did not abandon them on purpose; he had his reasons.
If there was a chance…
“No,” Chuzheng said.
“Then why did you save ?”
Chuzheng clenched her fist slightly, her seriousness like a vow: “When I see injustice on the road, I draw my sword to help, to be a good person.” She resolved to be a good person or she’d be leading a dog’s life… no, a backward life; she couldn’t rewind! Absolutely not!
“…” Is there sothing wrong with this person?
If such words were spoken by a human cultivator, he might believe them.
But she was from the Demon Clan, claiming she wanted to be a good person. Had all the good people in this world died out?
The way she treated him before, it felt like she was deliberately ssing with him. How could that be considered good?
This woman was truly strange…
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