Everyone watched worriedly as Li Chengfeng fixed the stone tablet in front of the grave. Tianjun stepped forward and sighed. "Has Sir Chu's … cause of death been investigated?"
Li Chengfeng shook his head. "Maybe … he was killed before he reached Cheng 'an.
We should have protected him until he reached Cheng 'an. "
Tianjun sighed helplessly. "If we had protected him until he reached Cheng 'an, have you considered the possibility that Su You and Blockhead would have died?"
Li Chengfeng's expression grew pained. "But we saved Sir Chu along the way. No one else knows he went to Cheng 'an!
I don't believe Liu Sumei would betray Sir Chu either. She has no reason to betray Sir Chu. Plus, she betrayed Sir Chu, so she's the biggest suspect. I believe … she wouldn't do that! "
Su You suddenly asked, "Could it be that short pockmarked man?"
Li Chengfeng thought for a moment. "Probably not. To the Profound Life Sect, Sir Chu going to the capital would benefit Hidden Sword Court but not Hidden Brocade Court. It would benefit Profound Life Sect but not Spiritual Mountain Sect.
That short pockmarked man is so powerful … and a cultivator. He might not kill Sir Chu.
Otherwise, he would have done it that very night. He wouldn't have waited for Sir Chu to leave. "
Tianjun nodded. "That means the short pockmarked man might have let Chu Yun leave on purpose so he could go to the capital and report."
"That's not it, that's not it …" Ouyang Nan said impatiently. "Then who is it?
Don't tell me there's a traitor among us? "
Everyone's expression changed at this, the way they looked at each other changed.
Li Chengfeng immediately said, "I believe we brothers who have gone through thick and thin together, we're not traitors."
Han Tianxing's face flushed. He knew he was the biggest suspect here but he could not prove himself!
Li Chengfeng patted Han Tianxing's shoulder. "Junior Brother Tianxing, don't think too much. I believe in your innocence.
If you're a traitor, none of us would have been able to leave Zhou Manor alive! "
At this, everyone relaxed. Yes, if Han Tianxing was a traitor, he had ways to kill them in Zhou Manor. There was no need to wait until now to betray Chu Yun.
Although Chu Yun's death was a murder, it was not a fatal blow to Li Chengfeng and the rest. It would only incite their hatred and anger. If they wanted to destroy them, there was no need for them to betray Li Chengfeng and the rest.
Tianjun said, "But the cause of Lord Chu's death … should we investigate it?"
Su You sighed, "How?
Where could he find out?
Who was going to investigate?
Where would he find the time to investigate?
There's still over a dozen days before the Exam Ceremony … Now is the time for the final and desperate sprint. Everyone is cultivating madly, forging Magic Treasures, and refining Talismans, but what about us … "
Everyone fell silent. The situation before them made them feel pain and struggle.
On one side was the cause of Chu Yun's death and justice. On the other side was the life and death of Hidden Sword Court and the path of cultivation. On one side was righteousness, and on the other side was their ego. Such a choice was difficult for them to make.
If they chose the former, it meant they had given up on the path to becoming stronger. If they chose the latter, it meant they would be tainted for the rest of their lives.
Tianjun patted Li Chengfeng's shoulder and said, "Junior Brother Chengfeng, do you remember what I told you that night?"
Li Chengfeng's gaze was pained and solemn. "I remember!"
Tianjun said, "You are destined to become a great cultivator, destined to be above everyone else!
But to be above everyone else, you must be able to endure what normal people can't!
A little impatience will spoil great plans! "
Li Chengfeng's eyes were filled with even more pain and sorrow. He stood there motionlessly, standing with the stone tablet. His eyes were glued to the words he had carved with his short bone spear. His chest was filled with grief and indignation.
Li Chengfeng did not comment, as if he was petrified. Su You and the rest saw this and sighed to themselves. They bowed three times to the tombstone, then closed the tomb and left, sighing.
Yuehan looked at Li Chengfeng worriedly and was about to console him when he suddenly said, "Actually, I can guess how Sir Chu died.
If none of us leaked it, the short pockmarked man didn't leak it, Liu Sumei didn't leak it, then there's only one possibility: I leaked it! "
Yuehan and Xiaobao exclaimed, "That's not possible!"
Xiaobao said, "Young Master, what nonsense are you spouting?!"
Yuehan panicked too. "Chengfeng, I know you're grieving but don't blame yourself. Not only will it not help, it will also greatly affect your cultivation!"
Li Chengfeng shook his head. "When I was killing Commander Tong 'an and his subordinates, I used a spell I created for the first time. At that time, a few guards were dragged into the forest. If someone cut off the branches that were pulling them, they could escape.
"And I … I was so focused on Sir Chu … I didn't notice how many people died.
If we go to that forest now, perhaps … we will find that there is one less corpse there! "
Xiaobao's jaw dropped. He wanted to refute but could not find the words!
Because what Li Chengfeng said was highly possible!
Under those circumstances, it was definitely possible that Li Chengfeng was careless when he used a spell he created for the first time!
In fact … it was exactly as Li Chengfeng had guessed.
After cutting down the tree branch, the guard frantically fled back to Tong 'an City. At this time, Xu Tao, who had just escaped from Zhou Ling's clutches, also learned that Chu Yun was not dead. He immediately gave the order to hunt down Chu Yun and issued a warrant for his arrest, claiming that he had deceived the emperor, killed officials, and plotted a rebellion.
Xu Tao didn't dare to target the Spiritual Mountain Sect cultivators, so he focused all his attention on Chu Yun.
The Zhan family's Green Wasps naturally found out about this and Zhan Qisheng followed them.
Xiaobao looked at Yuehan pleadingly, hoping she could persuade Li Chengfeng. But Li Chengfeng said, "Have you heard of the Spiritual Mountain Sect's Heaven's Inquiring Bell?"
Xiaobao paused. "Heaven's Inquiring Bell?
The one that rang during the last Spiritual Mountain Conference? "
Li Chengfeng nodded. "When I was reading the 'Annals of Spiritual Mountain', the founder of the Spiritual Mountain Sect set up a Heaven's Inquiring Bell on Heaven's Inquiring Mountain. If there was any injustice in the sect, they could ring the bell and call for a Spiritual Mountain Conference …"
Yuehan's expression changed. "Li Chengfeng, you're not thinking of ringing the Heaven's Inquiring Bell, are you?
Are you crazy?
Now, only the Sect Master and the acting Sect Master can ring the Heaven's Inquiring Bell. Even the Pavilion Master has no right to ring the bell. If you ring it … you'll be kicked out of the sect! "
Li Chengfeng stared at her. "Which one of the Spiritual Mountain's commandments forbids other disciples from ringing the bell?"
Yuehan stomped her foot in frustration. "This is a rule that has been around for centuries!"