Chapter 212 Yiyi, Understands Instantly
In the afternoon, a light snow began to fall, and the roads, recently swept clean by the maids and servants of the manor, were soon covered with another layer of frost.
The maids of the Yun Manor, carrying large and small stacks of ancient scrolls, went back and forth between the main gate and the main hall of the Yun Manor.
Yun Yiyi, dressed in an ethereal golden Immortal Robe with the feather belt behind her floating gently as if defying gravity, sat in the main seat of the main hall, frowning as she reviewed the documents the maids had brought from the memorial hall of the Central Peak.
Previously, during the Sword Pavilion case, she had instructed the disciples of Yi Shui Peak to investigate the identities and recent whereabouts of the twenty-seven inner disciples. She had just received the documents submitted by the disciples.
According to the accounts of their fellow disciples who were close to them, those twenty-seven people had either lost contact the day before the incident, accepted a mission and went out, or went into the mountains to gather herbs or capture Demonic Beasts…
This itself wasn’t suspicious, but the crucial point was that the twenty-seven people were supposed to be in different locations, yet their bodies were found together inside Wu Tian Sword Pavilion.
Based on these few points, Ye Anping’s conclusion of “gang crime” after investigating the scene was not incorrect.
However, the problem also lay here.
—Who helped Xue Xinghai murder those twenty-seven inner disciples?
Elder Zhuang was indeed highly suspected.
However, Yun Yiyi was more curious about something else now…
—Where did Elder Zhuang find his staff? He couldn’t have done such a thing himself. There must have been another force assisting him.
And this force could freely enter and exit the mountain gate of the Sword Sect…
In other words, it was likely that those assisting Elder Zhuang were also disciples of the Sword Sect.
Upon thinking of this, Yun Yiyi felt a chill.
The entire matter was probably not only related to Zhuang Yan but also involved other Nascent Soul stage elders of Moon Shadow Sword Sect, and even Core Formation stage disciples.
As the saying goes, a single loose thread can unravel the whole tapestry.
Yun Yiyi was now worried that if it turned out that the deaths of those twenty-seven inner disciples were related to several elders, how would she be able to resolve it?
“There are currently eight Nascent Soul stage elders in Moon Shadow Sword Sect. All the Core Formation stage disciples cultivate on the Central Peak, totaling four hundred and twenty-one.”
“Below them are the three inner peaks of Yun Xi and herself, with a total of approximately thirty thousand Foundation Establishment stage and Qi Refining stage disciples.”
“Then there are the seven outer peaks, with over a hundred thousand Body Tempering stage disciples.”
Yun Yiyi muttered to herself, then looked up at Ye Anping, who was helping her with the internal affairs of Yi Shui Peak beside her, and said:
“This is the entirety of Moon Shadow Sword Sect now.”
Ye Anping, who had been diligently handling documents, paused slightly at her words. He put down the ink brush in his hand and looked at her. Seeing a hint of helplessness on Yun Yiyi’s face, he asked:
“Hm? Eldest Miss Yun, why the sudden mention?”
“Hmm…” Yun Yiyi sighed and said, “I’m worried that if the Sword Pavilion case is investigated thoroughly and it implicates three or four elders, what should I do? I can’t possibly banish or imprison so many elders, can I?”
“…”
“Besides, why would they be captured without resistance? My father is still in seclusion, and no one can come forward to take charge. Nascent Soul stage elders wouldn’t obey a Mid Foundation Establishment young cultivator like me. They would surely counterattack. Even if I manage to win with the help of other elders, the Sword Sect would lose half of its Nascent Soul cultivators and even half of its Core Formation cultivators.”
Hearing this, Ye Anping understood the source of her helpless expression. After some hesitation, he asked:
“Will Eldest Miss Yun still investigate then?”
Yun Yiyi remained silent for a moment, then replied with a hint of resignation:
“Even if it’s investigated, if there’s no way to punish them, then it’s a pointless investigation, isn’t it?”
She seemed quite dejected. I need to encourage her… Ye Anping smiled slightly, picked up the teapot beside him, poured a cup of tea, stood up, and brought it to her.
“But what if this matter concerns the entire Moon Shadow Sword Sect?”
Yun Yiyi looked up, confused, and asked, “Concerns the entire Moon Shadow Sword Sect?”
“Yes,” Ye Anping nodded. “Elder Zhuang is highly suspected, but we don’t know why he would kill those twenty-seven people. And those twenty-seven people happened to all be inner disciples with Yun family bloodline. And the most coincidental part is… in a few months, Master Yun will emerge from seclusion and pass on the Sect Master position. Elder Zhuang’s actions at this juncture are definitely not a coincidence, are they?”
Yun Yiyi listened to Ye Anping, resting her chin on her hand in thought. After a moment, she asked:
“Then how should we investigate? Yesterday, I sent someone to find Yun Kun, but there’s still no news. I can’t think of any reason why Elder Zhuang would kill those twenty-seven inner disciples…”
Ye Anping pondered for a moment and decided to give her a nudge.
“In my opinion, he didn’t choose those twenty-seven people randomly. There must be something wrong with those twenty-seven people.”
Yun Yiyi frowned in thought for a moment, then suddenly had an epiphany. She quickly commanded:
“Someone!”
At her shout, two or three disciples from Yi Shui Peak rushed in, cupped their hands, and bowed:
“Eldest Miss, what are your orders?”
Yun Yiyi took out a jade token from her Storage Bag and threw it in front of them.
“Take my jade token and go to the memorial hall on the Central Peak to get the Yun Family’s genealogy for me, but don’t let anyone know that you are going to retrieve the Yun Family’s genealogy.”
The two were stunned for a moment, then cupped their hands and agreed. They took the jade token and exited the main hall, flying towards the Central Peak of the Sword Sect on their Flying Swords.
The direction is correct, Yun Yiyi is indeed quite capable, understanding things instantly… Ye Anping watched them leave, a sense of admiration welling up in his heart.
Through the Yun family genealogy, Yun Yiyi should be able to find out that the twenty-seven deceased were all descendants of her elder brother, “Yun Kunwu.”
However, for Yun Yiyi and Yun Xi, they only knew his name but had never met him, assuming he had died a long time ago.
But the reality was that their elder brother had committed a grave mistake, his body was destroyed by Yun Tianchong, and his soul was imprisoned in the forbidden area of the Sword Sect.
Zhuang Yan killed those twenty-seven people to take their organs and sew them into a malevolent body to be used by Yun Kunwu, thereby freeing Yun Kunwu from Yun Tianchong’s confinement.
But that was a matter for later.
He had to focus on the present.
Perhaps tonight or tomorrow night, Zhuang Yan would send people to kidnap Yun Yiyi.
Thinking of this, Ye Anping looked out the window at the falling snow in the courtyard and said:
“Eldest Miss Yun, please excuse me for a moment.”
“Hm? Do you need me to accompany you?”
“No, I’ll be back soon.”
“Mm…” Yun Yiyi paused, then stood up. She took a cloak from her own Storage Bag and went up to help Ye Anping put it on. “It’s cold outside, be careful of the cold air entering your body.”
“Yes, thank you.”
Ye Anping bowed respectfully, tied the fastenings of the cloak, and then walked out of the main hall. He took out an umbrella from his Storage Bag and walked out under it.
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