There were very few people who knew that Leng Shiqi had gone to the Western Desolate Province. He remembered that there were only seven people present at the time.
They were Inspector Yu Ruifeng, his right-hand man Li Hong, Duan Chun, and the other two inspectors. Apart from them were Lian Ye and Gao Yi.
Among these people, Leng Shiqi eliminated Lian Ye and Yu Ruifeng.
There was no need to mention Lian Ye. The enmity between her and Leng Shiqi had long been resolved. Moreover, Leng Shiqi had brought Lian Ye here under Heavenly Sovereign Black Flame's orders. If Heavenly Sovereign Black Flame had killed him first, he wouldn't have needed to spend so much effort.
As for Yu Ruifeng, he had no motive. He was Eunuch Gao's man and was on the opposite side of Li Juecheng. It was almost impossible for Li Juecheng to instigate a Inspector.
Moreover, Leng Shiqi had saved his life. He had also wanted to pass his position to Leng Shiqi. Most importantly, there was no benefit for him to kill Leng Shiqi, so he eliminated him first.
Then, only Gao Yi and Duan Chun were left. Among these people, the most suspicious ones were Gao Yi and Duan Chun!
Gao Yi was Eunuch Gao's favorite adopted son, and Leng Shiqi was Eunuch Gao's personal disciple, as well as his favorite person.
Although Leng Shiqi and Gao Yi had only met a few times and didn't seem to have any interactions, they couldn't compare to one conflict. That was, who would take over Eunuch Gao's position?
Seeing that the Thunderflame Dynasty was about to have a change in power, Eunuch Gao's position as one of the Four Great Supervisors was most likely going to be removed.
So, who would take over?
At present, other than the Deputy Supervisors, only Leng Shiqi and Gao Yi had the most hope. Therefore, in Leng Shiqi's opinion, Gao Yi had a motive to kill him!
Moreover, they had fought in Xingzhi Pavilion before, so their relationship was not good.
In addition, Duan Chun might have been secretly bribed by Li Juecheng!
This Duan Chun was once Leng Shiqi's superior, but because he was jealous of Leng Shiqi's windfall, he secretly caused trouble for him.
Later, Leng Shiqi directly replaced Duan Chunbei County's Great Supervisor position without giving him any face.
Duan Chun might hold a grudge because of this, so he secretly sided with Li Jue Cheng and sold information about the Leng Shiqi!
Of course, this was just Leng Shiqi's guess. He didn't have much interaction with the other people, so Gao Yi and Duan Chun were the most likely.
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Half a month later, Dark Thunder Manor in West Desolation City.
There were very few people here because most of the Dark Thunder Guards had been sent out to scout for information. Only Yu Ruifeng and a few others were in the center to control the situation.
Especially now that Zhu Lu Country, Bei Liu Country, and Da Yue Country's diplomatic missions had entered West Desolation City, Zhu Lu Country had been staying in the West Desolation City's Inn for a few days.
These diplomatic missions were naturally received by people, but a lot of people were needed to secretly monitor them. As a result, as long as there were people who could be used, Dark Thunder Manor seemed empty.
Yu Ruifeng constantly received information, but what he was most worried about was not this, but Leng Shiqi!
Leng Shiqi had left West Desolation Province for the Six Countries of the Western Region for more than two months. According to the information, the Starfall Dynasty's diplomatic mission was about to enter the country. When all the diplomatic missions arrived, they would go to the Imperial Capital together.
Leng Shiqi should have returned long ago, but there was no news of him until now!
He didn't care what Leng Shiqi found out. He was already worried about Leng Shiqi's safety.
After all, going deep into the Six Countries of the Western Region and involving the Starfall Dynasty was still very dangerous. If Leng Shiqi's identity was exposed, he might be left there!
Just as he was worrying, Lian Ye walked in.
Yu Ruifeng immediately stood up and cupped his hands, "Miss Lian Ye."
Lian Ye smiled faintly, "Lord Yu, you're welcome."
Then her smile disappeared, "I just came to ask if Liu Xingzhi has returned yet?"
Yu Ruifeng shook his head, "No, but Miss Lian Ye doesn't need to worry. You and I both know Liu Xingzhi's ability and strength very well. He won't easily get into trouble."
"That's true, but Foster Father thinks highly of him. If something really happens to him when he sneaks into the Six Countries of the Western Region, it will be a loss for the Dark Thunder Guards."
"Alas."
Yu Ruifeng sighed, "That's true. Unfortunately, my Dark Thunder Guards are all busy, and those who spread information in the Six Countries of the Western Region have not found him.
Right now, no one knows where he is … … "
While the two of them were talking, Yu Ruifeng's eyes suddenly widened, and his figure disappeared in front of Lian Ye!
Lian Ye was puzzled at first, but then a huge sound came from outside!
Along with the shaking of the ground, waves of terrifying spirit energy fluctuated continuously. Even Lian Ye, who was at the Spirit Aperture Realm, couldn't help but activate her spirit armor to resist!
"What happened outside?
Could it be that the envoys of the Six Countries of the Western Region really brought people to cause trouble?! "Lian Ye exclaimed. She hesitated for a moment, then rushed out.
However, when Lian Ye ran to the source of the sound, she was immediately stunned. She actually saw that half of Dark Thunder Manor had been blasted apart. Before she could even approach, she felt waves of Vajra power rushing towards her.
It even caused her spirit armor to fluctuate!
Just the aftermath was difficult for her, who was at the Spirit Aperture Realm, to resist. Then, what kind of expert made a move in the Dark Thunder Manor?
Unfortunately, Lian Ye didn't see who did it. She only saw a corpse lying on the ground. There was a huge hole in the chest of the corpse, as if some kind of power had pierced through the heart and killed him!
What made Lian Ye's heart jump was that the owner of the corpse was Eunuch Gao's adopted son, Gao Yi!
Gao Yi was killed?
And he was killed in one hit?!
Gao Yi was an expert at the late stage of the Spirit Astral Realm. How could he be killed in one hit?
Could it be that the person who did it was an expert at the Unity of Heaven and Man realm?
At this moment, Yu Ruifeng was standing beside Gao Yi's corpse with a gloomy face. Just now, he suddenly felt an extremely powerful spirit energy appear in the Dark Thunder Manor.
He immediately felt that something was wrong and rushed over as fast as he could. However, he was still one step too late. He didn't even see the person who did it. He only saw that person emitted a dazzling golden light and disappeared in a red, blue, and yellow light.
Gao Yi was Eunuch Gao's favorite adopted son. He also held an important position in the palace. Now that he had died in the Western Barren County, and in the Dark Thunder Manor at that, Yu Ruifeng, the supervisor, could not escape the blame!
While Yu Ruifeng hated Gao Yi, he couldn't help but be surprised by the killer's strength. Although he only saw the person's figure, he could tell that the person was definitely at the Spirit Astral Realm.
But Gao Yi was also at the Spirit Astral Realm, the peak of the Spirit Astral Realm!
Gao Yi also practiced the Cold Magic Book created by Eunuch Gao. His strength was definitely not weak. How could he be killed before he even had time to react?!
The killer's strength was so strong!
"Lord Yu, what happened?"
Lian Ye asked in a trembling voice. Someone dared to kill Gao Yi in the Dark Thunder Manor under Yu Ruifeng's nose. That person was really bold and powerful.
Yu Ruifeng was about to speak, but there was another commotion outside the Dark Thunder Manor. He frowned. Soon, a Dark Thunder Guard hurried in and shouted, "Lord Yu, Lord Duan Chun was suddenly killed!"
Yu Ruifeng suddenly emitted a fierce aura. "How dare you offend me? You're courting death!"
Dozens of miles away from the Western Wilderness City, Leng Shiqi took back the Spirit Fox Lotus Bow and said to himself, "No matter who betrayed me, I'll just kill them all."