allonlinenovel Chapter 143 Murder Case
Chapter 143 Murder Case
The materials for the Refining Void Pill that Lin Zhifeng and his group wanted to buy were almost never sold in ordinary stores. Therefore, they could only try their luck at the monthly auction.
It is said that as the year draws to a close, the most important thing in Muyun City is to celebrate the mortal New Year, and all other daily affairs must give way to it. Therefore, the monthly auction will be postponed this month.
With nothing else to do, Lin Zhifeng and his companions simply ate, played, and wandered around, taking in the festive atmosphere of this foreign land.
After listening to Lin Zhifeng's advice that day, Lin Jun actually went to find Bao Dachao and found some clues about the petty thieves.
He and Zisu eventually caught the thief. They not only recovered some of the stolen money but also taught the thief a lesson.
However, after the matter was over, Lin Jun did not return to the Brotherhood. Instead, he continued to get along very well with Zisu.
These days he leaves early and returns late, and you can't see him anywhere.
The brothers, including Lin Zhifeng, all sighed: "People say that once you marry a wife, you forget your mother; once you're in love, you lose all humanity to the opposite sex. That's very true!"
These past few days, Muyun City has become increasingly lively—not only are there dragon and lion dance performances on the main street, but firecrackers are also being set off day and night without stopping.
Amidst this joyful atmosphere, a murder suddenly occurred, plunging the entire city of Muyun into panic.
In truth, Muyun City is so large that the death of one or two people wouldn't normally cause such widespread panic. Besides, most of the people in Muyun City are cultivators with cultivation levels.
The reason was simply because the victim's death was so suspicious.
The man died in a guest room of an inn. When he was found, he was a mummy, and all his life essence had been drained.
After the murder, the city lord's mansion sealed off the inn and took the inn's owner, staff, and guests away for investigation.
Unfortunately, Zisu, who had a good relationship with Lin Jun, happened to be staying at this inn.
Lin Jun had just parted ways with Zi Su the night before, and when he went to find her again the next morning, he discovered that the inn had been sealed off, and Zi Su and the others had been taken away for questioning.
Although getting into this mess was extremely unlucky, Lin Jun didn't think much of it at first, figuring that they would just be investigated and released.
A few days later, the innkeeper, the staff, and the other guests were all released, but Zisu was imprisoned in the city lord's mansion.
Lin Jun only learned after making inquiries that Zisu had been identified as the murderer and would be executed soon.
Lin Jun was furious when he heard that.
Even setting aside the fact that Lin Jun certainly believes Zisu isn't the murderer, even if he identifies her as the murderer, there needs to be evidence, right? How can they take her away without giving any explanation and then convict her?
Lin Jun knew he wasn't thinking clearly enough, and they were still on someone else's territory, so although he was furious, he dared not act rashly. He immediately rushed back to the inn to ask his fellow disciples from the Sword Sect for advice.
After hearing what had happened, Lin Zhifeng had some reservations about the city lord's actions.
This is the drawback of not having legal constraints.
In this Twilight Cloud City, it seems that the city lord's family holds absolute power. If he wants to convict someone, those without a powerful background will likely be forced to suffer in silence.
Fang Yuan, being well-informed, shook his head after hearing about the victim's death and said, "This case is probably the work of an evil cultivator, and Zi Su may have been chosen as a scapegoat."
Lin Zhifeng also said, "Although Zisu is a practitioner of the Hehuan Dao, who cultivates by absorbing the yang essence of men, there are rules in their valley that they will not absorb essence from only one person. Moreover, the deceased's blood was drained, and the Hehuan Dao does not suck blood."
Lin Jun felt distressed when he heard about Zi Su's cultivation method. He genuinely loved Zi Su now, and love is inherently exclusive and possessive. Although he knew it was due to Zi Su's cultivation method, he couldn't help but feel jealous.
But now is not the time to think about these things. The most urgent task is to figure out how to rescue Zisu.
Ding Mo, who had been silent until now, said, "Our highest cultivation level is only the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. We are insignificant and our voices carry little weight. Even if they receive us out of respect for the Sword Sect, it will probably be difficult to rescue Miss Zisu if we go directly to their door."
Lin Zhifeng asked, "Does Senior Brother mean to send a message back to the sect, or to send a message to Happy Valley to rescue her?"
Ding Mo shook his head and said, "Since they want to frame Miss Zisu, they will definitely send the person away as soon as possible... They will not give you time to send a message. By the time the sect arrives, it will probably be confirmed that they committed murder and have already paid for it with their lives. At that time, there will be no way for the sect to prove the death."
Lin Zhifeng said, "Then let's quickly find someone in the city with a relatively high status and cultivation level, and ask them to help us out."
Fang Yuan said, "This person will probably be hard to find."
Ding Mo said, "We can find someone to help us from among the managers of the three shops: the Divine Fire Sect, the Spirit Pill Sect, and the Pill Pavilion."
After he finished speaking, he gave Lin Zhifeng a meaningful look.
Lin Zhifeng understood immediately.
These three major alchemy sects are practically the lifeblood of Muyun City; without their support, Muyun City wouldn't be where it is today. Therefore, the managers of their shops in Muyun City certainly have influence with the city lord.
But if you want the heads of these three companies to help, why would they help if there isn't enough benefit to offer?
Lin Zhifeng racked his brains, but all he could offer were a few flawless Nascent Soul Pills. He wondered if that would be enough to use as a stepping stone.
We have to give it a try no matter what, after all, it's a matter of life and death!
Now that we have a plan, the next step is to figure out who to contact first.
It would be best to take it all in one fell swoop.
Fang Yuan suggested going to Dan Ge first.
His reasoning was that the Pill Pavilion was more like an alliance of free alchemists. Unlike sects like the Divine Fire Sect and the Spirit Pill Sect, they didn't have a bunch of rules and regulations that forbade this or that. He thought they would be more flexible in handling affairs and would be willing to take on this business for their own benefit.
Lin Zhifeng and Ding Mo both felt that his analysis made a lot of sense. Lin Jun and the others had long lost their own opinions and just listened to the decisions of the three "brains".
After deciding to seek help from the person in charge of Dan Pavilion, Lin Zhifeng first returned to his guest room, pretending to pack his bags, but actually looking for a secluded place to open the system shop.
He planned to use his luck points to exchange for five more flawless Nascent Soul Pills, making a total of ten bottles, which would be something he could present to others.
To his surprise, as soon as he opened the control panel, a main quest popped up: Investigate the murder case at Fuyun Inn and uncover the secret of the Lady of Muyun City. Quest rewards are as follows (distributed based on quest completion).
Lin Zhifeng thought to himself: There's a chance!
It seems this murder case is not simple, and it may be related to the city lord's wife from the mortal world.
Investigate! Now we absolutely have to investigate!
Whether the Koi system can be upgraded to another level depends on this!
With time running out, Lin Zhifeng quickly switched to the system shop.
He had previously upgraded the shop to intermediate level, allowing him to search for the pills he wanted. However, the exchange limit for each type of pill was still ten. But Lin Zhifeng had only planned to exchange for five anyway; exchanging more would be too expensive!
This Nascent Soul Pill is a high-grade pill, and one pill is worth 1,000 luck points. Without thinking too much, Lin Zhifeng immediately completed the exchange.
He put all the ones he had previously refined and those he had exchanged through the system into the same small porcelain bottle, and then went out to join the main group.
They arrived at the Dan Pavilion's shop together. The shopkeeper, seeing that it was their second visit, assumed they were going to close a big deal on refining pills for others. He greeted them with a smile and personally received them.
Lin Zhifeng didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Excuse me, shopkeeper, we have important business to discuss with the person in charge of Dan Pavilion in Muyun City. Would you be so kind as to do us a favor?"
The manager of the Pill Pavilion chuckled, "It's so our guests know that any business at our Pill Pavilion worth less than ten million high-grade spirit stones is something I can easily handle. I wonder..."
The implication was: If you're asking about business related to the Refining Void Pill, I can make the decisions. But how can you just meet with the person in charge so easily?
Lin Zhifeng knew that he wouldn't be able to meet with the person in charge unless he presented something substantial.
Without wasting words, he took out a small porcelain bottle containing the Flawless Divine Transformation Pill and handed it to the shopkeeper, saying, "Shopkeeper, please pass this on to the person in charge and tell him that we want to make a deal with him."
Out of politeness, the manager of Dan Pavilion accepted the small bottle, casually opened the porcelain bottle, and poured the pills inside into his palm.
He did it casually, but in his mind, he was already rolling his eyes to the heavens—what an arrogant fool, daring to come to our Pill Pavilion to sell medicine? I want to see what kind of elixir it is, and why he wants to see our boss?