Leng Shiqi opened the door to the secret room and asked in surprise, "What did you say?
Say it again! "
"Li Jue Cheng, Head Steward Li, is dead!"
He Feichen repeated. He even added, "It was the guards of the Li family's ancestral hall who discovered that Li Jue Cheng's nameplate was broken that they hurriedly spread the news.
Moreover, we also received information that there was a fierce battle outside the imperial capital last night. From the preliminary investigation, there were indeed traces of Head Steward Li's actions. "
"So it's like this!" Leng Shiqi said in a deep voice, "What's the situation now?"
He Feichen replied, "The other three Head Stewards are gathering people and preparing to go together to carefully investigate who killed Head Steward Li.
Killing the four Head Stewards of the Dark Thunder Guard near the imperial capital. If we don't cut the murderer into pieces, our Dark Thunder Guard will lose face. "
Leng Shiqi coughed and said, "Cough cough, I understand. You can leave first."
"Yes."
At this time, Nine Leave's voice sounded, "Did you hear that? Your subordinates want to cut you into pieces."
Leng Shiqi ignored Nine Leave's mockery and said seriously, "Senior Nine Leave, I will return to the place of the battle. The other three Head Stewards will also go. Senior must be careful."
Nine Leave said indifferently, "Don't worry. Now that my cultivation has mostly recovered and I am hiding in your Knowledge Sea, even a Sky Origin Realm expert won't be able to detect my presence."
Hearing this, Leng Shiqi was relieved.
Not long after, Leng Shiqi returned to the place where he killed Li Jue Cheng. However, this time, there were a lot of people who came.
It could be said that all of the Dark Thunder Guard's eunuchs and above were present. The three Head Stewards were all present. Even the Head Steward Hei Yan, who hadn't appeared for a long time, was present!
Leng Shiqi stood behind Eunuch Gao and sized up Heavenly Lord Hei Yan. This mysterious Head Steward had an ordinary appearance and a square face that looked dignified without being angry.
He sized up Heavenly Venerable Black Flame for no other reason than the fact that this Great Commander still owed him a reward!
When Leng Shiqi was preparing to leave for the Western Wilderness County, Heavenly Lord Hei Yan had given him a secret mission, which was to sow discord between the six nations of the Western Region and the Starfall Dynasty. The reward was information about a certain Worldly Variant.
Leng Shiqi had returned to the Imperial Capital for some time now, but Empyrean Black Flame hadn't come to find him. He didn't even know where to find Empyrean Black Flame, so the matter had been dragged on like this.
Although Leng Shiqi bumped into Heavenly Lord Black Flame today, it was obviously not the right time to mention the reward. He wanted to see what these Dark Thunder Guards could find.
Although Leng Shiqi had deliberately erased the traces of the battle, the Dark Thunder Guards here were all experts in investigation. He was really afraid of being found out.
Everyone looked around and their expressions turned ugly.
The aged General Manager Hai said strangely, "Strange, strange, from the remnant aura, there was clearly a battle between Unity of Heaven and Man realm here not long ago, but why are there no signs of battle left behind?
Even if the culprit deliberately erased it, it's impossible to erase it so cleanly. "
Shentu Zhen grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and said, "This soil is very strange. There's an indescribable aura in it. The culprit might be an expert who cultivates an earth attribute cultivation technique."
Eunuch Gao shook his head slightly, "I think there's definitely more than one culprit. Almost no one in Unity of Heaven and Man realm can kill Li Juecheng alone. Also, I think I caught a very weak demonic aura."
"I felt it too." General Manager Hai continued, "Could it be someone from the Imperial Beast Abode or the Blood Beast Sect?"
Eunuch Gao refuted, "It shouldn't be. These two sects are in the Northern Wei Empire. It's impossible for them to come all the way here to kill General Manager Li.
Moreover, if a Unity of Heaven and Man realm expert from the Northern Wei Empire came to the Thunderblaze Empire, the Dark Thunder Guards would have found out long ago. "
"You don't need to investigate." At this time, Empyrean Black Flame spoke.
The three general managers immediately walked over respectfully. Since the general had spoken, he must have seen something.
Empyrean Black Flame looked at the ground under his feet and said, "The culprit is a Heavenly Origin realm expert."
"What?" Eunuch Gao and the other two were shocked!
It wasn't impossible for the culprit to be a Heavenly Origin realm expert. What puzzled them was, why would a Heavenly Origin realm expert want to kill Li Juecheng?
If one were to say who was Li Juecheng's sworn enemy, it would definitely be Eunuch Gao. However, he couldn't invite a Heavenly Origin realm expert to take action.
Moreover, although they didn't find too many clues, they could determine that a fierce battle had occurred here.
If a Heavenly Origin realm expert took action, he could kill Li Juecheng with a flip of his hand. Why would he go through so much trouble?
Empyrean Black Flame explained, "The ground under our feet has been tampered with by someone. It contains a strange power of the earth. That is a power that surpasses the origin energy of heaven and earth. Even this Empyrean has only just touched this level.
There are many kinds of auras left here. However, Li Juecheng has learned a lot in his life, so it's not strange.
As for why Li Juecheng wasn't killed instantly, don't forget that Li Juecheng's ancestor is very strong. "
With these words, Eunuch Gao and the other two became even more restless. It seemed that the person who took action was a peak existence even in the Heavenly Origin realm!
Moreover, they also felt that Empyrean Black Flame's words were reasonable. Back then, the Li family's ancestor was indeed an extremely talented person. Unfortunately, in order to seek a higher realm, he had tortured himself until he was crippled. In the end, he could only die depressed.
Before the Li family's ancestor died, he must have left behind some life-saving trump cards for his descendants!
"Grand Commander, what should we do next?" Manager Hai asked.
Empyrean Black Flame muttered to himself, "I will personally report this matter to His Majesty. Quickly settle down the Li family and stabilize the Dark Thunder Guards.
After all, the battle to wipe out so many sects requires the strength of the Dark Thunder Guards. We cannot be a burden to His Majesty. "
"This subordinate obeys," Manager Hai and the other two said in unison.
Immediately after, Empyrean Black Flame transformed into a stream of black fire and suddenly disappeared.
Eunuch Gao, Manager Hai, and Shentu Zhen looked at each other, then smiled faintly.
Actually, they knew better than anyone else that Li Jue Cheng's death was definitely not that simple. However, since the Grand Commander had already made a decision, they naturally did not want to investigate further.
What they cared more about was that there were still enormous benefits waiting for them. That was to divide up the Li family's power and resources!
With Li Jue Cheng's death, the Li family only had Fourth Uncle and Li Jue Ge, two Unity of Heaven realm experts left. In the eyes of Eunuch Gao and the others, there was nothing to fear!
Now, whoever acted faster would be able to divide up more benefits. As for how Li Jue Cheng died, it was not important to them.
As for the Dark Thunder Guards' face?
Could face be used as food?
Everyone immediately returned home. As for Leng Shiqi, the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
He could say with certainty that if the person who died last night was one of the other three managers, the matter would definitely not have ended so carelessly.
Even Empyrean Black Flame would have investigated with all his might. Perhaps he could have found some clues.
But who told Li Jue Cheng and the Li family to be so powerful?
From Empyrean Black Flame and Eunuch Gao to the ordinary War Thunder Guards and Hidden Thunder Guards, they all disliked the Li family. Thus, Li Jue Cheng's death was something that everyone was happy to see.
Since that was the case, why not go with the flow and use this opportunity to pull out the Li family!
From then on, Empyrean Black Flame could completely control the entire Dark Thunder Guards. Eunuch Gao and the others could also divide up a huge amount of power and resources. This was a win-win situation, so why not?