"In any case, such a love isn't all that rare," Hua Tianshu coughed as he added, "I was also ready to do the same for the one I loved."
"..."
Jie Fu Lian looked at the man with a mixed expression of both confusion and shock as he repeated the man's words through his head.
It would have been alright if he had said something along the lines of 'I would have also done the same for the one I love'. In that case, it would seem as if he was talking about a hypothetical situation.
But what was this?!
'I was also ready to do the same for the one I loved'?!
Wasn't this like admitting he had once loved somebody to the point of being blinded by that love?!
Even with the gruesome corpse of Bai LiuXian lying in front of him, Jie Fu Lian still couldn't help but feel greatly interested in Hua Tianshu's love story.
He had always considered Hua Tianshu to be the type that would look down on words and feelings such as 'love'!
Who could have guessed that the man was actually quite experience in it?
Damn it, even Jie Fu Lian hadn't loved anyone like that!
"I'm just saying," Seeing Jie Fu Lian's shocked and speechless reaction, Hua Tianshu coughed again as he felt shy and avoided eye-contact, "There is nothing rare about such a love."
Jie Fu Lian gulped as he heard this and immediately jumped as cried out, "This is definitely rare!"
Hua Tianshu snapped his head towards the man and looked to be quite surprised with this reaction.
"Hua Tianshu, how can somebody like you fall in love?!" Jie Fu Lian questioned and for some reason, his face looked as if he was disgusted with just the mere thought of it.
Hua Tianshu frowned and glared at Jie Fu Lian as he asked back, "What do you mean 'somebody like me'? Am I not a normal man? Why can't I fall in love?"
"..."
To say that he was a normal man... It really didn't feel right.
However, Jie Fu Lian couldn't voice out his honest opinions and hence, he tried to improve Hua Tianshu's mood as he spoke with a small awkward laugh, "Brother Hua, I didn't mean to offend you. It's just that you look more of the type to break a girl's heart. Like an unreachable immortal that wouldn't spare a second glance at others. Do you get what I mean?"
Hua Tianshu frowned and suddenly moved a step closer to grab Jie Fu Lian's wrist before pulling him closer as he gently spoke, "I am not an unreachable immortal. Haven't I spared you a lot more than a second glance? When I'm standing this close to you, can you still look into my eyes and tell me I'm unreachable?"
Jie Fu Lian gulped and his eyes looked as if they were ready to pop out of his sockets. At the moment, all he could think about was how close their faces were and as soon as his eyes trailed down to Hua Tianshu's moving lips, that were speaking something he wasn't paying attention to, his ears flushed red.
Hua Tianshu wasn't holding onto his wrist too tight and if he had wanted, he could easily take a step back and put a little distance between them but for some reason, Jie Fu Lian didn't bother doing that. His body froze up like a wooden stick and he kept staring at Hua Tianshu with the same dumb expression.
A minute passed and Hua Tianshu had finally calmed down his mind. With a sigh, he let go of Jie Fu Lian's wrist and turned away as he spoke, "It's pointless to make you understand."
"Brother Hua, Now I'm really curious," Jie Fu Lian spoke up as he looked at the man with twinkling eyes, "Just who was it that managed to capture your heart like that? Just a mere mention of the person and you are already acting like this. It looks like you really loved that person a lot!"
Hua Tianshu narrowed down his eyes on Jie Fu Lian and didn't respond to that answer.
The answer was obvious and yet, Jie Fu Lian was perhaps the only one who couldn't see it... Hua Tianshu felt a little disappointed.
In this life, there were only two incidents in which Hua Tianshu had put his reputation, future and dreams at risk. Jie Fu Lian was probably familiar with both of those incidents.
The first incident happened eight years ago when Hua Tianshu had stood against all the eight prominent sect and dared to speak up for Jie Fu Lian. If Jie Fu Lian hadn't jumped into the abyss that day, Hua Tianshu had planned on running away with the man to start a new life, away from the eyes of the eight prominent sects.
The second incident was when he abandoned his duties and went to the demon realm seeking out Jie Fu Lian who possessed the body of the Demon King. If the news were to be spread, it would become quite a scandal and there would be no need for him to go back to the HuiXue sect.
Jie Fu Lian awkwardly chuckled as he waved his hand and spoke, "Brother Hua, if you don't want to speak then don't speak. There is no need to glare at me like this."
"..." Hua Tianshu couldn't help but wonder, 'I was clearly looking at the one that you were so curious about. How can that be considered glaring?'
Hua Tianshu had always been quite a talkative person. However, whenever Jie Fu Lian came into the picture, Hua Tianshu no longer knew what to say and was so worried about the words that might come out of his mouth that he always just chose to stay silent for the most part of it.
Jie Fu Lian always misunderstood the man for it and had come to the conclusion that Hua Tianshu probably hated him.
Although Hua Tianshu had made it clear that he never hated the man, Jie Fu Lian still couldn't abandon his original beliefs and continued to misunderstand Hua Tianshu's ever little action.
With a sigh, Hua Tianshu spoke, "Let's just continue on with the investigation."
Finally, Jie Fu Lian was reminded of Bai LiuXian's corpse that had started to smell.
As he looked down, he couldn't help but frown as he asked, "Hua Tianshu, didn't you say the maid who came in early thought Bai LiuXian was sleeping?"
"Since he was on the bed and there was no blood in sight, that's what she assumed."
"But how can one mistake a dead man for a sleeping one?"
"Huh?"
"The smell," Jie Fu Lian pinched his nose as he spoke, "If she found him in the morning, he would have already been dead for at least five hours. The smell of the corpse should have spread all around the room and even with no sight of blood, the maid should have still been able to smell and know that something was off."
His words made perfect sense and Hua Tianshu had also wondered this.
"Could she have been lying?"
Jie Fu Lian shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know but we can find out."
"How?"
"Let's first put him on the bed and cover him with a blanket," Jie Fu Lian quickly spoke and without even waiting for Hua Tianshu's help, he picked up the corpse and placed it over the bed as he spoke, "We'll wait for the maid."
Hua Tianshu simply nodded his head as he agreed to this plan. The two went outside the room and pretended to continue on with their duties as the guards stationed at Bai LiuXian's door.
They only needed to wait for a little over two hours before they saw the maid approaching the room with a pot of morning tea.
She knocked on the door and announced her presence before she opened the door.
As soon as the door was opened, the disgusting smell of the corpse spread out and the woman immediately closed the door.
The two guards side-glanced at her and noticed her every little action.
The woman turned to look at Hua Tianshu and gulped as she nervously spoke, "It seems that young master Bai LiuXian is still sleeping."
Hua Tianshu didn't give a response and the woman also didn't bother staying around for a conversation as she turned and left.
"There's no way she didn't notice," Jie Fu Lian commented as soon as the women left.
"En," Hua Tianshu nodded his head as he agreed.
"They why didn't-" Jie Fu Lian didn't even continue his own question as he hurriedly turned and opened the door to the room.
He peeked inside with a guess and was quite shocked to see that his guess had actually been right.
On top of the corpse, there was a man sitting quite comfortably in a position that would in no case be considered decent.
Hua Tianshu also peeked inside the room and frowned as he looked at the killer that had returned.
The killer turned his head and stared at the two guards that had interrupted him.
At that very moment, Jie Fu Lian felt as if his heart had stopped and he finally understood why he had been accused of Bai LiuXian's murder.
Hua Tianshu be making it so obvious but our little thick-headed MC still doesn't get it XD
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Stealing a face was easy for demons. Just rip out the skin and crawl into it.
However, copying a face without killing the original owner was not as easy.
Copying a face that didn't exist was still simpler, in fact, it was something Jie Fu Lian had also done in order to hide his identity as the demon king.
No matter how good and experience one was, there would still be some flaws, but currently, Jie Fu Lian couldn't spot even a single flaw.
What he looked at was really his own face.
As noticed by Hua Tianshu, the body was a bit different from his but the face was certainly the same!
"What the hell-" Jie Fu Lian muttered as he looked at the man who had the eighteen-year-old Jie Fu Lian's face. He knew exactly how this trick was done but at the same time, when he saw his own face staring back at him, he couldn't help but feel a shiver run down his spine.
Compared to the shocked Jie Fu Lian, Hua Tianshu was much calmer and didn't even bother giving a second glance at the fake Jie Fu Lian. His eyes turned towards the killer's hand that was holding onto a red colored pearl.
Although the killer had been discovered by the two guards, he didn't look to be worried about it and continued on with his work as if there was nothing wrong with what he was doing.
He closed his eyes and carefully chanted something while softly rotating the red colored pearl between his fingers.
All the blood from Bai LiuXian's body was sucked out and floated in the air like thin red threads that wrapped itself around the red colored pearl which absorbed the blood in and locked it away.
Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu quitely stood by the door and witnessed this entire scene without bothering to interfere.
After being trapped inside the body of the demon king, Jie Fu Lian was greatly familiarized with such red-colored pearls. It was an instrument that allowed you to collect blood from any living being and the collected blood could be safely stored inside the instrument for later use.
The Demon King required blood to drink almost every day and hence, blood had been provided to him in this red-colored pearls, however, After Jie Fu Lian took over this body, he never bothered to drink the blood provided to him. Instead, every time Kong Xun brought him one of those red-colored pearls, he quietly crushed it and threw it away.
Drinking blood would help him gain a lot of demonic Qi and would improve his physical condition and strength, but it wasn't needed for survival and hence, Jie Fu Lian could choose not to consume it.
In any case, it wasn't like the demon king lacked physical strength or power. His body was already considered as the best among the best.
Now that he saw a red-colored pearl in the hands of this killer, he couldn't help but associate the killer with the demon king.
He felt a little confused as he wondered how the man had been able to get his hands on such an instrument that was made specifically for the demon king and was only available in the demon realm.
Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu had previously believed that this killer had a grudge against demons but now that they saw him using such an instrument, they couldn't help but wonder if they had miscalculated something.
As Jie Fu Lian carefully looked at the killer, he couldn't help but conclude that the killer was probably related to the demon king and perhaps, Bai LiuXian was a sacrifice for the demon king.
However, this conclusion was soon proven wrong when he saw the man's next actions.
When he was done filling up the red-colored pearl with Bai LiuXian's blood, he directly crushed the pearl and destroyed it, turning the pearl and the blood contained inside it into ashes that floated away with the breeze.
Jie Fu Lian was completely baffled by such an action and couldn't help but feel even more interested in this killer who seemed to have everything planned out to the point of perfection.
The killer soon took out another red-colored pearl and repeated the same process of chanting and rubbing the pearl, but this time, the red threads made out of blood came out of the pearl and entered the body of Bai LiuXian.
Just as Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian had guessed, the killer had switched out the blood inside Bai LiuXian's body.
It wasn't really a shocking sight but the killer's emotionless face still made it quite a disturbing scene to watch.
When the killer was done, he turned towards Jie Fu Lian and calmly walked over, approaching the man.
Jie Fu Lian gulped and was constantly on guard against this man but unlike his expectations, the killer passed by him without any hesitation and left the place using the open door.
As he left, he stared back at Jie Fu Lian's face with no sign of guilt or fear visible in his eyes.
"Brother Hua..." Jie Fu Lian muttered without even turning to look at the man, "That murderer... Is kinda cool...!"
"..."
"He just walked out of here as if he had done nothing wrong! We clearly caught him red-handed and yet he refuses to acknowledge us. On top of that, he has my handsome face! That uncaring demeanor and that cold gaze... Wasn't it cool?"
"Jie Ming, it would be best not to admire a murderer who tried to frame you for his crime," Hua Tianshu sighed as he responded, not giving a direct answer to Jie Fu Lian's question.
Jie Fu Lian laughed as he spoke up, "Brother Hua, you might not want to admit it but you also thought he was cool, didn't you?"
"..." Silence was the only response that greeted him.
"Damn, I look quite cool as an uncaring murderer. If I'd known, I would have changed my profession. Ah, and his cool appearance reminded me of something!" Jie Fu Lian clapped his hands together as if he had a sudden realization, "When my senior sister Yin Ru practiced her sword technique a thousand times, she also had such a cool appearance! It's an appearance that only a passionate and practiced master can have."
Hua Tianshu's eyebrows creased together as he heard this and he looked at Jie Fu Lian with a bit of surprise as he finally understood the underlying meaning behind Jie Fu Lian's words.
"You mean to say that he has practiced this before?"
Jie Fu Lian grinned. Although his face was handsome, it was still one that belonged to the demon king and hence, when he smiled like this, he truly resembled that cold-blooded tyrant.
"Brother Hua, he's too confident for it to be his first time," Jie Fu Lian replied as he met Hua Tianshu's gaze, "There are only two types of people that can have such an indifferent expression when caught red-handed. Those that are confident they won't be caught and those that know they can't be caught."
Hua Tianshu gulped, "Which type was he?"
Jie Fu Lian shrugged his shoulders as he responded, "I'm not sure yet but if I had to guess, I would go with the latter. After all, his confidence was a bit too unnatural. He spared our lives knowing we'd reveal his identity. Actually, that's probably the only reason why he spared our lives.. According to him, the one we saw was 'Jie Fu Lian' so of course, the killer wouldn't worry about being caught."
Hua Tianshu slightly frowned as he heard this and spoke, "As much as I hate to say this, I think I understand the reason behind his confidence. We were able to see him murder Bai LiuXian and we also saw him switching out the blood, but although we saw the real killer doing it all, we were still unable to find his identity. It makes me feel a little useless."
Jie Fu Lian was a bit surprised to see the disappointed expression on Hua Tianshu's face and couldn't help but chuckle as he poked the man's forehead and spoke, "Don't frown so much. It's not like we are leaving empty-handed. We were still able to find some hints. That should be more than enough."
"Hints?"
Jie Fu Lian nodded his head, "We know that Bai LiuXian was a half-demon and we also know that the killer was a half-demon as well. The only common thing I had with Bai LiuXian was the fact that we were both half-demons which means the killer has a hatred towards our kind. With this hint, I think we can find him no matter who he is."
"How?" Hua Tianshu looked at Jie Fu Lian with a confused expression as he curiously asked.
"Bai BaoShi."
Hua Tianshu looked to be even more confused as he heard the name.
"If Bai LiuXian is a half-demon then Bai BaoShi is also a demon. After her son's death, she broke off her relationship with the city head and left but it is unlikely for her to have returned to the demon realm. After all, in the first place itself, there must have been a reason why she had settled down here."
Jie Fu Lian probably can't see the difference but ask Hua Tianshu and he'll tell you exactly how different the fake Jie Fu Lian's face is from the real deal (;
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