They all became female demons after being reborn.

Chapter 35 Yuan Congwen's Clumsy Work

Bai Suyi said, "Master, then this disciple will not accompany Junior Brother to investigate this matter."

Firstly, she not only had to keep an eye on the Sword Pavilion disciples' sword practice, but secondly, Gong Yuqing was a lazy dog, and she had been quite concerned about this since her rebirth. Therefore, she shouldered all the affairs, big and small, within the sect.

Moreover, if she were to accompany him, others would only attribute the credit to her, which would be detrimental to his junior brother's reputation and standing.

Qingque said, "This servant will follow Your Highness."

Dugu Moli suddenly tugged at her sleeve, then shook her head. "You, practice swordsmanship."

Wu Cheng also laughed and said, "Sister Qingque, you don't need to accompany me with such trivial matters. I'm not a child anymore. Now that you've honed your skills, you can better protect me, right?"

Qingque bit her lower lip lightly with her pearly teeth, and finally nodded reluctantly.

In his previous life, His Highness returned safely from the Wentian Sect, so there shouldn't have been anything serious.

Su Xiu took out a small token and handed it to Wu Cheng, saying, "Then I'll give it to you, my junior nephew. With this token, everyone in the Discipline Hall will cooperate with your actions."

"Thank you, Uncle-Master. In that case, this disciple will take his leave."

Wu Cheng accepted the token, bowed, and then left the main hall.

Before long, Bai Suying and Qingque also left with Dugu Moli to return to the Sword Pavilion.

After everyone had left, Su Xiucai frowned and asked, "Sect Master, Junior Nephew Wu Cheng only became an apprentice on the mountain yesterday, and today you're already entrusting him with such an important task. Isn't that a bit too frivolous?"

"That's precisely why he's suitable." Gong Yuqing yawned without any regard for his image. "Xiao Cheng has only recently come to the mountain, so he has no foundation or personal connections within the sect. Only in this way can the results of the investigation be accepted by everyone."

She paused, then continued, "Besides, the only cost is the Fourth Prince of Great Yu. The murderer is suspected to be the son of the garrison commander of Hulao Pass, and the deceased is the son of the magistrate of Luoyang. Let Great Yu handle it internally."

Su Xiu thought it made sense. The sect leader sent Wu Cheng to investigate in order to silence the Luoyang magistrate and prevent the Wentian Sect from being forcibly tied to the Great Yu Dynasty's war chariot.

However... she still felt that something was not right.

"Sect Master, yesterday you complained that Junior Nephew Wu Cheng was troublesome, why has your attitude changed so drastically today?"

Gong Yuqing rolled her eyes. "I'd rather!"

After saying that, she got up and went back to her room to sleep.

Why are you so good to him?

Hmph! You'll understand once you've witnessed his extraordinary talent.

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The back room of the Discipline Hall did not resemble a prison cell; it still had a bed, a table, and a window, but the door was locked from the outside, and a Discipline Hall disciple stood guard on each side of the doorway.

Upon seeing Wu Cheng arrive, the two men looked on with curiosity. When they saw Wu Cheng show Su Xiu's token, they bowed and unlocked the door to let Wu Cheng in.

When Wu Cheng pushed the door open, Xue Jianren was sitting obediently on the edge of the bed with his head down and his hands clenched into fists on his knees.

Hearing the noise at the door, he abruptly looked up. His reddened eyes froze when he saw Wu Cheng's smiling face, then his face turned pale, and he slumped down, muttering, "Ugh... just kill me!"

Wu Cheng smirked.

Dude, you're not a female knight, why are you playing some kind of crazy game?

Why would I kill you?

Xue Jianren turned his face away, pretending to be a tough guy, and said, "I offended you this morning."

Wu Cheng suppressed a laugh. "So, when Senior Brother Xue said he offended someone, he meant by putting his face up to my shoe and getting whipped like a top?"

"you--!"

Xue Jianren's face flushed instantly, but then his expression deflated again. "I didn't kill Yuan Congwen... I've known him for eight years. We went up the mountain together back then. Although he had some of the bad habits of a rich kid, he was a loyal friend. We had a good relationship. I had no reason to kill him."

"I know," Wu Cheng nodded.

Xue Jianren suddenly raised his head. "You know I didn't kill him?!"

"You waited for me in the bamboo forest outside Jiange this morning, and you even said you waited for me all night."

Wu Cheng laughed and said, "Unless you had a plan all along, first killing Yuan Congwen, then deliberately going there to wait for me to create an alibi, and then deliberately losing to me so that I would speak up for you."

"But Senior Brother Xue is clearly not that smart, nor is he that strong."

Xue Jianren opened his mouth.

Although Wu Cheng was speaking to him, why did he say such unpleasant things?

But he immediately realized, "Someone is framing me!"

Wu Cheng nodded. "It's highly likely. Senior Brother Xue, have you offended anyone within the sect?"

Xue Jianren opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Wu Chengran said, "That's true. Senior Brother Xue's brainless behavior has probably offended a lot of people. After all, I am a junior brother who has only been a disciple for less than two days and is also the sect leader's true disciple. Senior Brother has offended him as well."

Xue Jianren: "..."

He always felt that Wu Cheng was taking the opportunity to retaliate against what happened to him that morning.

But he has no evidence, and now he has to beg Wu Cheng to help him get off the hook.

"Alright, come with me to see the body." Wu Cheng clapped his hands and turned around.

Xue Jianren quickly got up and followed.

Before long, Wu Cheng, Xue Jianren, and two disciples from the Discipline Hall arrived at their room. Yuan Congwen's body was lying on the ground, but it had been covered with a white cloth.

Wu Cheng lifted the white cloth, revealing Yuan Congwen's dead face underneath.

A disciple from the Discipline Hall behind him said, "Junior Brother Wu, we haven't touched Junior Brother Yuan's body."

Wu Cheng nodded, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings. Seeing numerous shoe prints on the ground, he felt a sense of helplessness.

I thought they could preserve the body, but these people are still so unprofessional.

He pulled up a chair and sat down, looking up at Xue Jianren. "Senior Brother Xue, tell me everything. Tell me all your movements from last night to this morning. Don't worry about whether it's useful or not."

Xue Jianren looked at Yuan Congwen's corpse on the ground with a somber expression. "I am also an outer disciple, but because I have some talent in swordsmanship, I was selected to go to the Sword Pavilion to learn swordsmanship, but I still live outside on weekdays."

"After finishing my practice last night, I had a drink with him. At that time, I was impressed by Junior Sister Qingque's exceptional talent in swordsmanship, which I feared I could not match. However, Junior Sister Qingque said that Junior Brother Wu's talent was even greater than hers. I was indignant and complained a few times. He then said that I should go and test you. I took advantage of the alcohol and went to the Sword Pavilion that night to wait for you."

"After sparring with you this morning, I went back. The door wasn't latched, and it opened with a push. As soon as I entered the room, I saw him lying on the corner of the table, covered in blood. I was about to check on him, but before I could even touch him, the door was kicked open, and the outer gate steward led a group of people in."

"So it was Yuan Congwen who encouraged you to go?" Wu Cheng asked curiously. "Senior Brother Xue, you didn't bring your Hundred-Refined Black Iron Sword?"

Xue Jianren shook his head. "At the time, I felt that it was wrong to bully the weak, and it would be even more bullying if I took the Hundred-Refined Sword, so I left it in the house."

Beside the disciples of the Discipline Hall, a hundred-refined black iron sword lay on the ground, its surface gleaming with a cold light, stained with blood.

"Junior Brother Wu, this is what was found at the scene. The sword is stained with blood, and the wounds on Junior Brother Yuan's body match those on the sword. Therefore, we suspect that Junior Brother Xue was the one who did it."

Wu Cheng nodded, then stood up, bent down, and pulled open Yuan Congwen's coat to check.

The disciple from the Discipline Hall continued, "Junior Brother Yuan has two sword wounds, one in his chest and abdomen, and the other in his back. The former only injured him, but the fatal wound was the one in his back, which went right through his heart and took his life."

Wu Cheng stroked his chin thoughtfully.

The disciple from the Discipline Hall asked curiously, "Junior Brother Wu, do you have some ideas?"

Xue Jianren stared intently at him with reddened eyes, for Wu Cheng was his only hope of clearing his name at this moment.

"I do have some ideas." Wu Cheng smiled, then turned to Xue Jianren, "Senior Brother Xue, when the body was discovered today, were the tables and chairs scattered around? And the body was lying among those scattered tables and chairs?"

Xue Jianren's expression darkened, and Wen Yan looked up in astonishment, "How did you know?!"

"I know who killed him." Wu Cheng shook his head and glanced down at Yuan Congwen's corpse on the ground.

What a terrible Yuan Congwen... This guy committed suicide so he could frame Xue Jianren.

This technique is recorded in both "The Kindaichi Case Files" and "Young Justice Bao".

However, it shouldn't just be targeting Xue Jianren. If the two had a conflict before, or even a conflict so great that Yuan Congwen was desperate enough to resort to this method to frame Xue Jianren, then there would be no need to wait until today.

So what changes have occurred recently?

Yesterday, he went up the mountain and became a disciple of the Wentian Sect, and last night Yuan Congwen instigated Xue Jianren to provoke him.

Wu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, knowing what was going on.

This is aimed at him.