Before the words were finished, the other party interrupted Li Haibin, interjecting, "I’ve co to give you a ssage from soone."
"Who?"
"The chief. He wants to tell you that no good fate awaits those who betray the Dark Pavilion."
Upon hearing this, Li Haibin’s face suddenly changed, and he swung his fist towards the other person. However, the mont he made his move, a cold flash suddenly shot over, drawing a thin line of blood. Imdiately afterward, Li Haibin’s pupils contracted slightly, his body tilted backward, and he fell to the ground with a thud, lifeless.
Looking at Li Haibin’s body, the attacker snorted coldly, muttering to himself, "To betray the chief is sheer stupidity!"
...
The next day.
Ling Chen stretched comfortably in bed and then got up to walk into the bathroom. After a tiring day, he slept soundly. Once dressed, Ling Chen pushed open the door and prepared to head to the dining room. Just then, he saw Tian Hanzhong rushing over hurriedly from the other side, shouting as he ran, "Ling, hurry, sothing big has happened!"
"Brother Tian." Ling Chen asked, "What’s with the yelling early in the morning?"
"So... sothing big." Tian Hanzhong panted and said urgently, "Don’t ask too many questions now, just follow , the Martial Arts Hall Master and the deputy master have already gone over."
Upon hearing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but feel a sinking feeling in his heart. What happened overnight? Without ti to think further, he hurriedly followed Tian Hanzhong to the scene. Soon, they arrived outside Li Haibin’s room.
Before entering, Ling Chen already slled the scent of blood from outside. Not good! Ling Chen thought to himself and rushed into the room anxiously.
"Uncle Li!" As soon as he spoke, Ling Chen was t with the sight of Li Haibin’s body pinned to the wall by several daggers, forming a ’big’ shape. Moreover, there was a deep wound on his throat, and his shirt was stained red with blood.
Beside Li Haibin’s body, on the wall, several large words were written in blood: Traitor, Die!
At that mont, Tong Zhentian, Chen Junfeng, He Ziyun, and Qiu Yong were all gathered in front of the body, their expressions grim.
"Elder Tong, what’s going on, who did this?" Ling Chen quickly stepped forward, asking seriously.
"I don’t know either." Tong Zhentian shook his head, saying, "This morning, a disciple passed by and found the door open, with blood stains on the floor. After checking inside, they discovered Li Haibin’s body. I just examined it; his body is already stiff, and he has been dead for at least ten hours."
Ten hours? Ling Chen’s expression changed; he had visited Li Haibin the night before. If Tong Zhentian’s timing was correct, Li Haibin was killed shortly after he left.
"Mr. He, did anyone enter the martial arts hall last night?"
He Ziyun replied, "I’ve already asked. The disciple on duty last night didn’t notice anyone entering. Additionally, we checked the scene and found a few suspicious details. Li Haibin was an Earthly List expert, very powerful, but there were no signs of struggle in the room. Also, Li Haibin was killed with a single blow, his throat cut, without even a chance to struggle. This ans Li Haibin should have known his killer, and besides, that person’s strength was exceedingly formidable, even surpassing Li Haibin."
After listening to He Ziyun’s analysis, Ling Chen nodded, then turned his gaze to the three blood words on the wall. After thinking for a mont, Ling Chen spoke, "Isn’t there sothing strange? Since the other party left the words ’traitor,’ it indicates the killer is surely from the Dark Pavilion. However, as soone who betrayed the organization, upon seeing soone from the Dark Pavilion, what do you think his first reaction would be? If it were us, we would definitely strike first."
"That may not be necessarily so. The chief might still be unaware that Li Haibin and his group betrayed him..." Just as He Ziyun finished speaking, Ling Chen interjected, "If the person could precisely find Li Haibin’s residence, do you think he wouldn’t know?"
These words left He Ziyun speechless and unable to explain. Chen Junfeng, standing nearby, said, "Perhaps the person sent by the Dark Pavilion was a friend of Li Haibin. Even though he betrayed the Dark Pavilion, upon seeing his friend, he might not have attacked imdiately."
"Sir Chen’s analysis seems plausible, but..." Ling Chen changed his tone, "You all seem to have forgotten Guo Hong and Li Haibin’s previous evaluation of the Dark Pavilion. In the Dark Pavilion, there are no true friends. Moreover, the Dark Pavilion frequently trains them to be vigilant at all tis. So, even upon seeing a friend appear, Li Haibin would remain alert. When an Earthly List expert is on guard, I think even if the person is strong, it wouldn’t be possible to kill Li Haibin instantly. There must be sothing amiss here. My guess is that Li Haibin might have known the person but didn’t know he was from the Dark Pavilion."
Comparing He Ziyun’s and Ling Chen’s analyses, everyone agreed that Ling Chen’s logic was more reasonable. Otherwise, an Earthly List peak-stage expert couldn’t have been killed so easily.
"Ling Cheng, according to your analysis, the killer is soone Li Haibin knew, but whose background was unclear, then... could the killer be hiding among us?" As Qiu Yong finished his sentence, everyone instinctively glanced at those around them.
Seeing this, Ling Chen quickly said, "Elder brother’s suspicion is quite possible, but surely there wouldn’t be any suspicion among us. We’ve gone through so much together and know each other well, so there shouldn’t be a problem among us. All in all, from now on, everyone should be more vigilant. It might be that soone from the Dark Pavilion has infiltrated the martial arts hall."
At this point, Ling Chen seed to recall sothing and said, "Elder Tong, since sothing happened to Li Haibin, what about Guo Hong and the others? If the killer killed Li Haibin, there’s no reason they would spare the others."
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other and quickly ran towards Guo Hong and Wang Dong’s rooms.
Their rooms were not far apart, and shortly after, the group arrived at Guo Hong’s room. As they entered, they found Guo Hong in the sa condition as Li Haibin, with his body pinned to the wall by daggers. The difference was that Guo Hong had been stabbed in the heart.
Furthermore, beside his body was a line in blood: Offenders of the Dark Pavilion, Slaughter without rcy!
How cruel! Ling Chen frowned slightly. Although he had anticipated Guo Hong’s fate, seeing Guo Hong’s body with his own eyes still made Ling Chen feel uncomfortable.
Quickly, the group moved on to Wang Dong’s room, and as expected, the results were the sa; all three people were killed. However, compared to Li Haibin and Guo Hong, Wang Dong’s death was even more grueso, with his whole head cut off and hanging from the ceiling.
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