Chapter 371: I Will Surely Make Him Convinced of His Defeat
“What method? As long as there’s a sliver of possibility, I’m willing to try.”
Liu Yingyue impatiently grabbed Qi Huang’s hand.
“Sister Yue’er, haven’t you heard that haste makes waste?”
Qi Huang said helplessly, then gravely asked, “Tell me honestly, do you think your father’s death was an accident or intentional?”
“At first, I also thought someone harmed him, but didn’t you say he died from evil spirits?”
Liu Yingyue retorted.
“Have you considered that evil spirits might just be tools?”
Qi Huang slightly curved the corners of her mouth.
“Hmm?”
Liu Yingyue showed a thoughtful expression.
“Think carefully. Although the current times are turbulent, this is the capital, and the Liu Mansion is in the most prosperous area of the Imperial Capital, where Yang energy is abundant. It would be impossible for demons and ghosts to penetrate this far. So, where did the evil spirit that killed your father come from?”
Qi Huang continued to prompt.
“Sister Little Jade, are you saying someone deliberately brought it into our mansion?”
Liu Yingyue asked in shock.
“The possibility is very high.”
Qi Huang nodded solemnly, then asked sternly, “Sister Yue’er, if this was done intentionally, then this evil spirit is merely a tool. We just need to focus on the suspects and investigate them one by one. We should be able to find the real killer quickly.”
Qi Huang stated her method.
“Yes, how did I not think of that? Sister Little Jade is so smart.”
The gloom on Liu Yingyue’s face dissipated by more than half.
“Sister Yue’er, tell me the truth, if your father was indeed murdered, who is the most suspicious?”
Qi Huang asked with a serious expression.
“My Second Uncle!”
After much deliberation, Liu Yingyue replied, then added, “As soon as my father died, he, the acting Clan Leader, could legitimately become the permanent one. He has a strong motive to kill, so he is naturally the most suspicious, but…”
Liu Yingyue hesitated as she spoke, “After all, he is my Second Uncle. Could he really be so cold-blooded? To kill his own brother.”
“Don’t worry, I would never frame an innocent person. I will give you a clear answer then.”
Qi Huang immediately guaranteed.
“Then what do you plan to do?”
Liu Yingyue quickly asked.
“Do nothing, just observe in secret. As long as he reveals a single clue, I guarantee I will make him convinced of his defeat.”
Qi Huang sneered, and at the same time, her spiritual sense spread outwards, directly crossing the courtyard wall and reaching into Liu Biao’s house next door. She wanted to see if that fellow was still at home.
At this moment, Liu Biao was sitting in the main hall of the main house with lingering fear. Because he had sweated too much, his mouth was dry, so he ordered a servant to make him a cup of hot tea.
“Master! What’s wrong with you? Why do you look so disheartened?”
His wife, Lady Lü, asked in confusion.
“Don’t mention it. It’s all the fault of that useless Liu Yingliang for finding a charlatan cultivator who couldn’t even perform a ritual properly, almost causing Elder Brother to become a zombie.”
Liu Biao said, picking up the teacup and drinking a sip with a trembling hand.
“What? Become a zombie?”
Lady Lü’s face also turned pale instantly. After a long while, she pretended to be calm and comforted him, “Master, don’t worry. Let alone your Elder Brother not having turned into a zombie, even if he did, he wouldn’t know that the evil spirit has anything to do with me. Moreover, I heard that zombies have no intelligence. Do you think he will seek revenge on us?”
“Although that’s true, it’s better to be cautious.”
Liu Biao sighed deeply, his emotions stabilizing slightly.
“Then how did you discover the abnormality?”
Lady Lü asked in confusion.
“It’s all thanks to the little maidservant Liu Yingyue brought back. She happened to have Cat’s Eye Tears with her, which can see the Yin energy on the corpse.”
Liu Biao explained.
“What? Where did a little maidservant get Cat’s Eye Tears?”
Lady Lü asked in shock.
“I don’t know either, but whoever can produce such a thing must not be an ordinary person. You must keep your mouth shut from now on and never reveal any clues.”
Liu Biao warned.
“Don’t worry.”
Lady Lü quickly nodded.
“I need to go out quickly. That charlatan sorcerer has been driven away. This time, I must find a cultivator with sufficient strength to take over. We absolutely cannot have any more accidents. I don’t want to commit fratricide a second time.”
Liu Biao stood up, preparing to leave.
“Who are you planning to find?”
Lady Lü asked curiously.
“Immortal Elder Lu, perhaps. After all, he’s an acquaintance, and I know his strength well.”
Liu Biao replied without looking back.
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Qi Huang withdrew her spiritual sense, a mocking smile appearing on her face. She didn’t expect them to reveal their flaws so quickly. It seemed that cultivators truly had a dimensional advantage over ordinary people.
Qi Huang easily found the killer. She glanced at Liu Yingyue beside her but ultimately did not reveal it. After all, there was no evidence yet, and it was not advisable to act rashly, lest she alarm the snake while it was still in its lair.
Liu Yingyue had not yet changed into mourning clothes. Instead, she walked outside, saying, “Since you’re back, let’s go see Great-grandmother first. It’s not good to be in mourning clothes.”
Qi Huang followed behind. She wanted to see if that old lady was as heroic and capable as the legends said.
The two walked through the corridors, taking many turns, towards the backyard.
“Sister Yue’er, tell me honestly, if you had a choice, would you enter into a marriage of convenience?”
Qi Huang suddenly asked. Since she was going to see the old lady, she had to clarify things.
“If I had a choice, I naturally wouldn’t want to be someone’s concubine. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have firmly refused three years ago. But in the current Liu family, who else can control my Second Uncle?”
Liu Yingyue said with a sigh as she walked gracefully.
“Didn’t you say your Great-grandmother has great prestige in the Liu family? Can she suppress your Second Uncle?”
Qi Huang reminded her.
Liu Yingyue’s footsteps gradually stopped, and then she turned her head and said, “Sister Little Jade, my Great-grandmother can live until now, all thanks to the medicine that Second Uncle brought. So even if she wants to help me, I wouldn’t accept it, otherwise, she would definitely suffer Second Uncle’s retaliation. Wouldn’t that be adding insult to injury for me?”
“What if she found a substitute medicine and was willing to help you?”
Qi Huang asked again.
“In that case, I would definitely not agree to marry.”
Liu Yingyue said without hesitation.
“That’s good!”
Qi Huang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The Liu Mansion was very large. The two girls wandered through the corridors, taking many turns, and after a long time, they arrived at the backyard and came to the door of a rear room.
“Great-grandmother, Yue’er is back.”
Liu Yingyue called out towards the inside of the room.
“Is it Yue’er’s return?”
An old woman’s voice came, and then she heard her urgently instruct, “Little Ju, quickly go open the door for my granddaughter.”
Upon hearing this, the door was opened by a maidservant from inside.
Liu Yingyue walked in impatiently, with Qi Huang closely following.
As Qi Huang entered the room, she saw a thin and emaciated old woman lying on the bed. Her face was not only covered in wrinkles but also dotted with dense age spots, making her look like old tree bark. Her hands were placed outside the quilt, her skin tightly clinging to her bones, so much so that the veins were clearly visible, looking quite frightening.
Qi Huang used her spiritual sense to investigate. What shocked her even more was that the old woman’s Life Soul was already slightly out of alignment with her body. This meant that this ancestor of the Liu family was already a living dead person, with one foot in the underworld, which was much more severe than her grandfather’s situation previously.
‘What kind of medicine can lock a Life Soul within the body?’
Qi Huang was immensely shocked. At this moment, she was certain that the old lady before her could not be saved by the inferior pills she had.
‘Where did this Liu Biao get such a miraculous medicine?’
Qi Huang immediately thought of this problem, and a trace of curiosity gradually arose in her heart.
“Great-grandmother, Yue’er is here to see you.”
Liu Yingyue was naturally not afraid. She walked over, grabbed her Great-grandmother’s hand, and began to chat. When they talked about her father’s death, the grandmother and granddaughter couldn’t help but hug and cry.
“Great-grandmother, Yue’er has not failed your and Father’s expectations. I have completed the mission.”
After a long time, Liu Yingyue shared this good news with the old lady.
“Good! Good child! I certainly did not misjudge you!”
The old lady said with relief, and then said, “Do you know? Your Second Uncle approached me a few days ago and said that no matter what, he wanted to marry you to the Hai family, completing the marriage of convenience that was unfinished three years ago, and he even forced me to agree.”
“Then what did you say to him?”
Liu Yingyue quickly asked.
“What could I, an old woman with one foot in the grave, do? Of course, I agreed to him, otherwise, you might have seen more than one coffin today.”
The old lady replied calmly.
“What?”
Liu Yingyue’s delicate body trembled. She never dreamed that her Great-grandmother, whom she had always respected, would break her promise.
“Old Lady, can you tell me when Second Master Liu went to get your medicine?”
Qi Huang suddenly asked.
