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Chapter 5: Glad to see you still alive.

Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian reacted together in unison and made a few hand seals. Their movements were identical and in perfect sync.

Before the demon could fully be summoned, the two managed to reverse the effect of the summoning formation.

The hand of the demon started disappearing just as fast as it had started to appear and in that split second when they were about to be transported to the demon realm, Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian changed their hand seals and traced the demon-summoning formation back to its origins.

No matter how easy and effortless the two made it seem, in reality, it was quite tricky and difficult to do something like that.

In fact, such methods were never taught and had to be learned the hard way.

Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian had gone through a lot in the past, so it was only natural that they were aware of such a method and could use it in such a critical moment.

However, Hua Tianshu had a reputation and a lot of experience so it was only natural for him to be this capable, but Jie Fu Lian, was in a much different situation. Almost nobody had ever seen him nor heard about him before this, so it was only natural that his actions shocked a whole lot of people that noticed him.

Out of everyone else, Hua Tianshu was probably the one who was intrigued the most.

His eyebrows creased together and he looked at Jie Fu Lian with a thoughtful expression on his face, almost making it look as if he had something to ask the man, but at the end of the day, he didn't say anything.

Thanks to the joined effort of Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian, the group was safely transported out of the cave and stood under the clear sky once again.

"Isn't that...!" Somebody gasped in shock and soon, there were more such shocked reactions coming from the disciples who had been transported out of that cave.

"It's the Xu clan's residence!" One of the disciples exclaimed in horror.

Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian had traced the origins of the demon summoning formation and that was the reason why everybody had been transported to the courtyard of the Xu clan's residence.

Them simply being here meant that the Xu clan was clearly not as innocent as they claimed to be.

"But how can this be?!" Someone else shouted.

"Then the Xu clan was really exterminated by a demon...?!" Another disciple added, sounding a bit hesitant and scared.

"But if it's a demon... Should we really be here?"

Most of the disciples from the small sect sounded a bit reluctant to continue with this investigation and that was clearly to be expected.

If the investigation was going to involve demons then most cultivators would start having second thoughts, especially if they didn't have the confidence in beating a demon.

"This case has turned dangerous now," Duan Luoyang suddenly cleared his throat and spoke thoughtfully, "I'll advice everyone to leave the premises in order to ensure your own safety."

In other words, he was simply telling the disciples of the other sect to leave since they weren't strong enough.

It was quite rude of him to stand up and say such words but Jie Fu Lian couldn't blame him since he also agreed.

Shockingly enough, this time, nobody bothered to argue with Duan Luoyang about this topic. In fact, even Huo Feng hung his head low with nothing to say.

Everyone slowly started nodding their heads and the investigation was put on hold for the time being.

The group of disciples from the small sect, that Jie Fu Lian had come with, started leaving and in order to not draw any attention to himself, he also acted as if he was leaving with them.

However, after walking for some time, Jie Fu Lian parted ways with the discouraged group of disciples and decided to secretly follow after the disciples from the HuiXue sect.

The disciples of the HuiXue sect were also not courageous enough to continue the investigation and hence, they also retreated back to report their findings to their sect master.

If Jie Fu Lian were to guess, he would say that till now, there had been no traces of demons in this case and hence, the HuiXue sect had wrongly classified this case as a grade C investigation and had sent their new disciples over.

Every case was graded according to its level of difficulty. The highest grade a case could get was Grade S investigation which would be handled by the elders of the sect. The second-most dangerous graded case was the Grade A investigation and it was handled by the experienced top disciples of the sect with one or two elders.

The next two grades, Grade B and Grade C investigations weren't exactly hard nor were they dangerous. Grade B was handled by the disciples who weren't new but weren't that great either and Grade C investigations were handled by the new disciples who had freshly joined the sect.

If this Xu clan's case was graded as Grade C, it made sense why most of the disciples were inexperienced and in need of some proper improvement training.

Hua Tianshu was probably sent over just in case anything went wrong but the presence of Duan Luoyang was certainly a bit suspicious.

According to what Ling Rong and Xian Li had told him, this Duan Luoyang was a direct disciple of Hua Tianshu, and that in itself meant that he wasn't somebody whose skills could be looked down upon.

He was certainly not a new disciple and that would mean, he either followed Hua Tianshu here or he was the original one tasked to lead this investigation group but was followed by Hua Tianshu who was worried about his disciple.

For some reason, Jie Fu Lian simply could not imagine the latter being the case since it was quite rare to see Hua Tianshu displaying such care for anyone.

Jie Fu Lian had only met Hua Tianshu thrice in his life.

However, each one of those three meetings had left a strong impression on Jie Fu Lian's mind.

After meeting the man thrice, he had already concluded that they could never get along well with each other. They were soul enemies, at least, that was what Jie Fu Lian always believed in.

If there was anything he learned about Hua Tianshu in those three meetings, it was perhaps the fact that this man did not care about anyone other than himself. The life of others to him was trivial and meaningless.

On their first meeting, Jie Fu Lian felt that the man had an ice-cold heart.

On their second meeting, he corrected himself and thought that the man not only had an icy heart but had a stone for a heart.

On their third and final meeting, he didn't have the luxury of checking the condition of the man's heart since his own life was at its bitter end.

Since he already considered Hua Tianshu to be such a selfish cold-hearted man, it was more believable for him to think that Hua Tianshu had come here because he too was looking to gain something through this case.

When they all reached the entry gate of the HuiXue sect, Jie Fu Lian couldn't help but recall a certain memory that made him smile.

This place had certainly not changed even a single bit but the circumstances had certainly changed a lot.

Jie Fu Lian had first seen these gates when he was just fourteen years old.

Back then, he had been invited and was treated politely by almost everyone whom he had met here, however, now he needed to sneak in since his presence wasn't exactly welcomed anymore.

Jie Fu Lian looked towards a tree on the right side of the gate and instead of sneaking in, he leisurely walked over to it.

There was a visibly deep cut on the tree and Jie Fu Lian couldn't help but let his fingers trace over that deep cut.

"Glad to see you still alive," Jie Fu Lian spoke to the tree with a small smile hanging on his lips.

The tree naturally did not respond and Jie Fu Lian also didn't bother wasting any more time here.

He snuck inside the HuiXue sect and secretly watched over the disciples who were reporting the Xu clan's case to the sect leader.

Jie Fu Lian was currently inside the demon king's body and hence, his skills and abilities were almost on par with the greatest of immortals. He could easily hide his traces from the disciples and Hua Tianshu, but he couldn't hide from the keen eyes of the old sect master Quan.

As soon as he had stepped into the sect, his presence had already been discovered by Sect Master Quan, but the man said nothing about it and simply acted as if he did not care.

Jie Fu Lian was supposed to feel grateful for such a reaction, but when he thought about how this Old Quan was willing to give away his sword as a reward for a mere Grade C investigation, he couldn't help but frown as he felt a little bitter.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
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Make sure to remember the tree with the deep cut and the fact that Hua Tianshu involved himself in this investigation because he had something to gain from it (;

This information is going to be very important in the future

(/^u^)/

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Chapter 6: I'm Shen Fang

"Sect Master, we were unable to find the murderer," It was Duan Luoyang who stepped forward and spoke up first, confirming Jie Fu Lian's guess that the man was supposed to be the one in charge of the investigation.

Sect Master Quan poured himself a cup of herbal red tea and looked completely calm as if he had already expected to hear such a report.

"But we found something new," Duan Luoyang continued as he spoke, "The Xu clan owns a demon-summoning ground and it looks like it has been there for quite some time and had been used before."

Sect Master Quan quietly lifted the cup of herbal red tea and took a sip as he heard this.

"I request Sect Master to reconsider the dangers of this case."

"Hmm," Sect Master Quan slowly hummed as he closed his eyes and thought about something before asking, "Was there anything else?"

"No, there wasn't." Duan Luoyang shook his head as he responded after thinking about it for a few seconds.

"As per your recommendation, I'll reconsider the grade of the case," Sect Master Quan put the cup down as he spoke. He looked over towards Hua Tianshu and waited for a minute before he slowly asked, "Hua Tianshu, you seem oddly interested in this case. Would you want to lead the investigation?"

Hua Tianshu nodded his head but said nothing more.

"Then it's settled," Sect Master Quan spoke with a thin smile.

It looked like the Sect Master Quan was about to say something more but before any words could leave his mouth, he was interrupted by Jie Fu Lian.

"Wait!" Jie Fu Lian jumped down from his hiding place and raised his hand as he enthusiastically shouted out, "I have something to say!"

"Who are you?" Sect Master Quan asked with a small amused smile as he looked at Jie Fu Lian.

"You! Did you follow us here...?!" Duan Luoyang frowned as he pointed at Jie Fu Lian and questioned.

"You know him?" Sect Master Quan asked.

"Sect Master, he is from the Wei clan of the east," Duan Luoyang spoke as he replied, "We met him on the way. He accused my junior martial brother of stealing his turtle and kicked him."

Jie Fu Lian suddenly cleared his throat and smiled brightly as he waved his right hand in front of him and spoke, "No need to drag down an innocent sect's name. I'm not from the Wei clan."

Duan Luoyang, "Huh...?"

"My identity is not very important at the moment," Jie Fu Lian ignored everyone's confused reaction and continued, "What's important is the sword that you promised to give me."

Sect Master Quan looked to be a little amused as he heard these words and politely asked, "What sword is this young Daoist talking about?"

"The Changbo sword," Jie Fu Lian confidently answered without missing a beat and his lips curled up, forming a small smirk as he looked back at the sect master.

"The Changbo sword has been promised to the one who finds the murderer of the Xu clan case. Have you found the murderer?"

Jie Fu Lian's smirk deepened as he heard this and he nodded his head, "Of course, I have."

"Who is it?" The Sect Master tilted his head as he asked.

"The eldest son of the Xu clan, Xu Lingxin."

"Xu Lingxin...?!" Duan Luoyang reacted first, "He was also one of the victims so how could it be him?"

"It was him," Jie Fu Lian firmly spoke as if he really held some solid evidence to back up his words.

Sect Master Quan, "Is there proof?"

"There is a confession from a witness."

"Where's the witness?"

Jie Fu Lian smiled happily as he pointed at his face and replied, "It's me."

Everyone looked at him with utter shock and some even seemed to be in disbelief as they heard his confident claim.

"Xu Lingxin is the only one who had all the blood drained from his body, isn't that right?" Jie Fu Lian asked and the sect master looked over at Duan Luoyang who nodded his head, confirming it.

"His corpse was the only one different from the rest and he was the last one to be killed," Jie Fu Lian crossed his legs leisurely and sat down on the floor as he continued narrating the details of the case.

"A month before the murder of the Xu clan took place, Xu Lingxin had freshly broken up his engagement with the daughter of the Mo family. He had liked her a lot but in the end, they could not get married because the daughter of the Mo family ran away with her secret lover. In order to save their face, the Xu clan broke the engagement before the news got out and Xu Lingxin was left heartbroken."

"Are you saying he killed his entire family just because he didn't agree with their decision?" Duan Luoyang interrupted as he asked.

"That's not it," Jie Fu Lian shook his head as he continued to narrate the story that he had heard from the demon king's subordinate.

"He liked her and he could not get married to her so it was only natural that he felt extremely unhappy with not just his family, but also with the Mo family's daughter, Mo Xiulan. However, the one he hated the most wasn't Mo Xiulan nor was it his family," Jie Fu Lian revealed a small mischevious smile as he asked, "When another man steals away the one you love, whom do you think you will come to hate?"

Duan Luoyang frowned as he heard this question and thought about it for a few seconds before he spoke, "The man who stole her away...?"

"That's right," Jie Fu Lian nodded his head as he added, "Xu Lingxin hated the man that she ran off with but he had no idea who that man was nor did he know where the two had run off to. In the end, because of his lack of information, he couldn't do anything to satisfy his anger."

"So in a fit of rage, he killed his entire family?" Duan Luoyang enthusiastically asked.

Jie Fu Lian clicked his tongue as he shook his head, "Killing his family would not satiate his anger. The one he wanted to kill was the unknown man who had stolen his fiance. So he decided to summon a demon in order to kill the one whom he hated."

"Eh?"

"But a demon would never do anything for free. In order to make the demon work, he needed to offer a blood sacrifice, something that demons enjoy the most."

"So he sacrificed his entire family?" Duan Luoyang asked with a frown.

This time, Jie Fu Lian nodded his head as he confirmed it, "He slaughtered his own family in order to satisfy the demon, but in the end, the demon claimed his life as well. As for Mo Xiulan and her lover, they are still alive and living happily together."

"Huh? Didn't the demon already make a deal? Did he let them go?"

"He did make a deal but..." Jie Fu Lian replied with a smile, "The one Xu Lingxin wanted to kill was the man whom she had run away with, but in the first place itself, there was no such man. Mo Xiulan had run away with her lover who was a woman."

"..."

Nobody knew whether they were supposed to laugh or not.

This story was just... A bit too unbelievable!

"And what makes you the witness?" Sect Master Quan asked.

"I'll tell you if you show me the Changbo sword," Jie Fu Lian beamed, "After all, what would happen if I give you all the information and you don't give me the sword?"

The Sect Master Quan looked a bit offended as he heard this.

He cleared his throat and summoned the sword from his spatial ring as he spoke, "We do not cheat. If you can really prove your story and find the killer then this sword would be yours."

Jie Fu Lian looked at the sword with great interest and gulped.

He immediately felt a connection to the sword, the moment it was taken out.

There was no doubt about it... This sword was definitely the original Changbo!

"Now speak," Sect Master Quan pressed.

"The one who killed the whole family was Xu Lingxin and the one who killed Xu Lingxin was the great supreme demon lord, Shen Fang, himself."

Sect Master Quan's eyes widened in shock and he was certainly not the only one who had been stunned by this answer.

"H-How can you be sure?" Duan Luoyang questioned, still finding the whole story a bit too unreal.

"Because it's me," Jie Fu Lian replied with a light-hearted chuckle.

"Huh?"

"I'm Shen Fang."

"!!!"

Before anyone could even digest his words, Jie Fu Lian had already sprung forward and grabbed Changbo.

The Sect Master Quan glared at him with hostility but did not bother stopping him.

Jie Fu Lian jumped back and unsheathed the sword, further shocking everyone present in the hall.

Nobody knew what was shocking anymore, this man's identity or the fact that he was able to unsheath Changbo.

Some disciples looked over at Hua Tianshu, expecting the man to do something but contrary to their expectations, Hua Tianshu also looked to be just as shocked as everyone else.

"Old Quan, since I gave you the name of the murderers, I'll be taking this sword with me," Jie Fu Lian beamed, almost sounding as if he was teasing the man, "It was great working with you."


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Who wants to bet that Hua Tianshu has already recognized our MC?

(^~^)/

I do.

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