To Xu Xiaohui, what Xu Qing said was the most exciting thing she had heard in the past few months. She wasn't lying. Everything she had told Xu Qing was the truth.
What she didn't tell him was the bitterness and pain she had suffered in the past few months in order to repay Xu Qing's kindness. She had no sense of belonging to the Seven Blood Pupils.
However, she didn't hate anyone. She just didn't understand why Senior Brother Zhou, who was such a good person, would suddenly die so tragically. She just wanted to do her best to repay his kindness.
Sometimes, she would wonder if it was worth it for her to risk her life to investigate. However, Xu Xiaohui felt that if she gave up, she would be giving up the last bit of warmth in her heart.
That warmth was the most precious thing she had ever had after coming to the Seven Blood Pupils, so she didn't want to give it up.
Therefore, even though Xu Qing used his power to help her up, she still chose to kneel down. It seemed that for a fragile person like her, kneeling down to others was a kind of peace of mind.
Xu Qing sighed in his heart.
He took out a voice transmission jade slip and found a person.
"Come and see me."
Before long, a thin figure appeared in the night.
From the alley in the distance, he ran as fast as he could, heading straight for Xu Qing.
Xu Xiaohui sensed something and turned her head around.
She saw that the person who came was a child. He wore a gray Daoist robe and a dog-skin jacket. His entire body was puffed up, but the coldness in his eyes and the murderous aura emanating from his body were enough to cause the hearts of many people to tremble.
Xu Xiaohui took a deep breath. She had heard of this person who liked to wear a dog skin jacket under his Taoist robe.
She knew that he was a mute. In the past six months, he had risen to fame after Xu Qing in the Department of Detectives. He especially liked to torture and kill.
Many wanted criminals had been tortured and killed by him. He seemed to be in the seventh level of Qi Condensation, but in fact, some ninth level Qi Condensation cultivators from small sects had also died at his hands. This mute was even more fearless than those desperadoes.
It seemed that life meant nothing to him. Once he confirmed that someone was an enemy, he would kill them.
Therefore, Xu Xiaohui was instinctively afraid when she saw the mute.
Mute didn't even look at Xu Xiaohui as he knelt down in front of Xu Qing. His face was filled with obvious fanaticism and joy.
"Go investigate the cause of Zhou Qingpeng's death. As for the details, you can ask her via voice transmission jade slip." Xu Qing pointed at Xu Xiaohui.
The mute nodded vigorously, turned around, and left without asking Xu Xiaohui any questions.
It seemed that in his opinion, if he only did it after asking others, it would make him seem incompetent.
Xu Qing looked at Mute's back and didn't say anything. He stood there and waited silently.
At this moment, dusk had passed. The sunset glow in the distant horizon had been dyed pitch-black by the ink. Even the thin moonlight was unable to reappear. Gradually, night came.
Xu Qing's berth was specially chosen. Regardless of whether it was day or night, it was very quiet, and no one would disturb them.
Mute didn't make Xu Qing wait for very long. The entire process only took the time it takes two incense sticks to burn. Mute returned, dropped to his knees, and respectfully handed Xu Qing a jade slip.
Xu Xiaohui had paid an enormous price to investigate the matter for months, but to Mute, it only took the time it takes two incense sticks to burn. Of course, this also had something to do with the Homicide Division.
Xu Xiaohui was so excited that Xu Qing took the jade slip and examined it.
The details of the cause and effect of Zhou Qingpeng's death were detailed. Xu Qing wasn't interested in any of that, so he skimmed through the information about the killer.
The killer was not a disciple of the Seventh Peak.
His name was Li Zelin, and he was a disciple of the First Peak. His Cultivation base was at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, and he was usually gloomy and murderous.
According to Mute's jade slip, there were at least eleven deaths of disciples from the other Peaks, all of which were directly related to this person.
However, he was very cautious, and always went out of his way to kill and plunder. Furthermore, he always chose his targets precisely, which was why he hadn't caused any problems that couldn't be resolved.
After all, such things happened all the time in the Seven Blood Eyes. As long as they didn't go too far, and powerful experts didn't investigate, then the various departments of the Seven Blood Eyes wouldn't interfere.
For example, in Zhou Qingpeng's case, if he hadn't owed Xu Qing a favor, then his death wouldn't have mattered.
Mute's investigation was very detailed. Other than that, he even found out Li Zelin's current location, as well as his recent connections.
"He was taken in as a follower by the First Peak's Wu Jianwu. Wu Jianwu is currently in Dream Savagery Pavilion, and he's meeting with someone. I can't find out who he's meeting with, but Li Zelin is guarding outside Dream Savagery Pavilion."
Xu Qing nodded and handed the jade slip to Xu Xiaohui, who was very nervous.
Xu Xiaohui hurriedly took it and read it carefully. Her breathing was clearly rapid, especially when she reached the end. Her face was pale, and she looked up at Xu Qing with a bitter and hesitant expression.
"Martial Uncle Xu, this matter …"
The contents of the jade slip told her that the killer had a powerful background, and she wasn't sure if Xu Qing would continue to help.
"Let's go."
Xu Qing's expression was normal, and he walked forward with Mute leading the way. Xu Xiaohui was stunned. Looking at Xu Qing's back, she took a deep breath, suppressed the excitement in her heart, and followed.
Dream Savagery Pavilion was a restaurant.
It was one of the most famous restaurants in the entire port area. It was very large, and many people came and went on a daily basis. Compared to the restaurants of the Coastal Defense Department, Dream Savagery Pavilion was obviously of a higher level.
In particular, it mainly served spiritual food. If one ate more, not only could it strengthen the body, but it also had the effect of dissipating foreign substances. Although it was very slight, it was still effective if one ate it over a long period of time.
At this moment, in a very luxurious private room on the second floor of Dream Savagery Pavilion, there were three people sitting there.
If Xu Qing was here, he would realize that he knew all three of them.
One of them was Wu Jianwu from the First Peak, and sitting opposite him was the pale-faced captain. At this moment, the captain was no longer invisible, and he was not missing anything, at least on the surface.
His injuries had also healed.
The last one was an old man who sighed. This old man was the owner of the inn on Banquan Road.
In fact, to be precise, there were not only three people here, but also a snake.
That snake was very big, and it coiled around the beam of the private room. Half of its body was hanging down, and it swayed there on its own, as if it was playing with itself out of boredom.
Occasionally, it would stick its tongue out at the captain, or let out a few gurgling sounds, as if it was asking something.
The captain raised his head with a smile and looked at the snake.
"Ling 'er, are you thinking of someone?"
"How about this, give me ten bottles of that foreign substance fog you collected last time, and I'll help you call that kid out and let him accompany you for a day. How about that? It's fair and reasonable."
The captain said with a harmless look on his face.
The snake's eyes immediately lit up, and the old man at the side quickly stopped him.
"Chen Erniu, you've gone overboard. It's fine if you lie to me, but now you're even lying to a child!
Wu Jianwu, who was sitting at the side, cast a cold glance at the captain, then picked up the wine pot and placed it in his mouth to take a big gulp.
"Right and wrong, people are greedy, and they'll be killed one day." The captain blinked, then took out an apple from his arms and slowly took a bite. He gave Wu Jianwu a half-smile.
"Little Jianjian, although you just came out today and don't know what has happened outside, and you don't know how powerful I am now, I still have to tell you that if I were your senior uncle, I'd definitely beat you up until you speak human language." Wu Jianwu raised his eyebrows.
"Why are you winking at me like that? You're a hero!"
"You don't have to flatter me. I promised my senior uncle that I wouldn't beat his disciple again. Don't worry, I won't beat you up," the captain said with a smile.
Hearing that, the old man at the side patted his forehead and looked at the captain and Wu Jianwu helplessly.
"Alright, alright, I invited you here today for three things. Let me finish them quickly, and then I'll leave as soon as possible. I'm so annoyed when I see you." The old man sighed.
"First, Wu Jianwu, the time that your master owes me is almost up, but I can't be in the Seven Blood Pupils these days, so I'll strengthen the seal of the inn before I leave. Tell your master to send someone to take over as soon as possible. Otherwise, if anything happens, it's none of my business."
"Second, Chen Erniu, I can strengthen the seal for you three more times. After three times, I can't do it anymore, so you have to find another way to suppress it as soon as possible. The stronger the divinity, the better. Otherwise … if it comes back to life, you may not be you anymore." The old man gave the captain a meaningful glance.
The captain's expression was normal, and he was still smiling. It seemed that he didn't care at all.
However, if Xu Qing was here, with his familiarity with the captain, he would see that the captain turned the apple in his hand after hearing the old man's words, but didn't eat it.
"Third, as I said before, I have to leave for a period of time. Ling is going to build her foundation. She's a little special, so I have to take her to the ancestral land. I'm afraid it'll take a few years for me to come back."
"Gulp, gulp, gulp!" The snake stopped shaking and said to the old man anxiously.
The old man glared at it.
"You're still thinking about that kid surnamed Xu? Aren't you afraid that he'll eat you?"
"Gulp!!" The snake glared and didn't back down.
Seeing the snake like this, the old man sighed. The wrinkles on his face seemed to have increased.
"I think that kid Xu Qing is not bad. He's a good match for Ling 'er." The captain coughed and showed an encouraging gesture to Ling' er.
Ling 'er was immediately happy. She swayed around quickly and even spat out a small bottle filled with foreign mist and gave it to the captain who could talk.
The captain took it and put it in his arms. A smile bloomed on his face.
"They're a good match. Moreover, I think that Xu Qing can be our Ling 'er's boy toy.
"Gulp?" Ling 'er was curious. She seemed to be asking what a boy toy was.
The captain was just about to explain when Wu Jianwu heard them mention Xu Qing's name. His eyes widened, and his body, which was leaning lazily before, instantly straightened up. His expression was grave.
"Who in the world has a real image? Have you ever looked back and seen the same person?"
The captain and the old man looked at each other.
"I don't understand."
"I don't know what you're talking about."
Seeing this, Wu Jianwu panicked. His breathing quickened. Seeing this, Wu Jianwu panicked. His breathing quickened as he gritted his teeth.
"Is the Xu Qing you're talking about the Xu Qing who just advanced to the Foundation Establishment Realm on the Seventh Summit some time ago?
The one who looks very demonic?
Is it the same person? "Wu Jianwu asked quickly.
"Yes, Xu Qing is my deputy. Do you know him?" The captain's expression was once again a smile that was not a smile.
"I don't know him even after all these years. Heavens …" Wu Jianwu snorted. Just as he was about to speak, the captain said faintly.
"It's fine if you don't know him. He's back too. I'll call him over to meet you, or I'll bring you to meet him."
Wu Jianwu's eyes widened. He took a deep breath and stood up.
"How can I go when I have a great pill? We'll meet again if fate wills it."
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. However, the moment he turned around, a shocking pressure suddenly erupted from the street outside the private room.
This sudden fluctuation caused Wu Jianwu's expression to change, while Ling 'er's eyes lit up. She pushed open the window and looked outside.
Captain: "He was pulled out by a little newbie to ask for monthly votes for him … Everyone, just give it as you see fit. I'll take my leave first. If you have the ability, write me to death."
The patriarch of the King Kong Sect: "Ladies and gentlemen, we're all experienced readers. It's been a long time since I came out. I'm worried that if this continues, I won't die in the hands of Xu Qing, but in the hands of that demon … I don't want to die. I want to accompany all of you until the end of time."
Shadow: "… Monthly votes … I'm afraid …" Ling 'er: "Gulp, gulp!