C19 A Murder in the Palace(2)

"Ignorant child, this sword wound clearly matches Lee Wanting's iron sword!"

"Huh? I remember that one of Senior Sister Lee's disciples was killed half a year ago, and the sword wound on her body also matches Elder Qin's soft sword... "

Xia Xue revealed a meaningful smile and continued to speak in a teasing manner:

"At that time, why didn't Elder Liu insist that Elder Qin did it?"

"You ..."

Lau Chengzong's face froze. He pointed at Xia Xue and wanted to say something, but he was unable to utter a word for a long time.

This move was really used beautifully by Xia Xue. This time, Lau Chengzong could only suffer in silence, unable to say anything.

After all, everyone present was well aware of the dispute between Lee Wanting's disciples.

"It seems that Elder Liu still has some self-awareness!"

"Only lowly people and women are difficult to raise! I disdain to argue with an ignorant woman like you!"

"Eh, Palace Lord - "Xia Xue's face revealed a surprised expression, "Elder Liu is looking down on you! Is he trying to deceive his master and destroy his ancestors?"

Lau Chengzong's expression instantly changed as if he had just eaten sh * t. He quickly cupped his hands towards Qi Qiqi and said,

"Palace Lord, I do not have this intention!"

"I know." Qi Qiqi comforted the other party and then turned to Xia Xue. She said lightly, "Senior Sister Xia, don't be too calculative about the other party's verbal mistakes."

Qi Qiqi calmly raised her thumb at Xia Xue from a place where no one could see her, and Xia Xue sniggered in understanding.

"Cough, cough!"

Ye Zhen seemed to have noticed the little trick between the two of them.

Embarrassed, Qi Qiqi averted her gaze, but Xia Xue remained unfazed.

"Palace Lord, how do you think we should deal with this matter? We must investigate this matter thoroughly before we can explain it to everyone in the Heavenly Jade Palace!" Lau Chengzong said righteously.

'I'm afraid that this is the only explanation you want from me, right?' Oh, no, I'm afraid there's also Ye Zhen. Qi Qiqi looked deeply at Ye Zhen and nodded.

"Of course I want to investigate. But before that, please find someone to tell me where Elder Li is."

Until now, Qi Qiqi had yet to see Lee Wanting's figure.

Qi Qiqi did not think that Lee Wanting had run away because she did not believe that Lee Wanting had done it.

"Palace Lord, Senior Sister Lee has disappeared."

Xia Xue did not lower her voice when she said this. Since that was the case, there was probably no one who did not know about this matter.

"What do you mean?" Qi Qiqi asked in disbelief.

"Actually, according to the disciple in charge of Senior Sister Lee's living arrangements, Senior Sister Lee did not return after she went out of the house in the morning."

"How long has it been?"

"It's already been three days."

After hearing Xia Xue's words, Qi Qiqi also remembered that Lee Wanting did not come to see her off on the day she left for Jinling.

Wait... It has been three days?

Judging from the condition of Qin Chen's corpse, he was probably killed three days ago.

The timing was too much of a coincidence! Qi Qiqi frowned.

"I will investigate this matter myself. If Senior Sister Lee really did it, I will definitely not tolerate her. Vice Palace Lord Ye, please lend me a helping hand."

"Of course!"

Seeing Ye Zhen nod his head in agreement, Qi Qiqi then asked Lau Chengzong:

"Elder Liu has no objections, right?"

"Hmph, I only hope that the Palace Lord can deal with this matter fairly."

Originally, this matter should have been handed over to Lau Chengzong, who was the Disciplinary Elder, to investigate. However, the victim this time around was Qin Chen, who was as close as father and son. It would be difficult for him to convince the public if he allowed him to handle it.

In addition, the reason why Qi Qiqi invited Ye Zhen to investigate was because she needed to avoid arousing suspicion. After all, she had a good relationship with Lee Wanting.

One had to mention that if it wasn't for the fact that Qi Qiqi and Ye Zhen were enemies, Ye Zhen would have been the one to handle the matter. However, things did not go as planned. Lee Wanting belonged to Qi Qiqi's faction, while Ye Zhen was the leader of the other faction.

"That's good. I'll arrange the investigation."

Qi Qiqi turned around and the moment her eyes met with Xia Xue's, she gave her a meaningful glance.

Xia Xue caught up to her as soon as she arrived at the Morning Snow Tower.

"What is Palace Lord planning?"

Without waiting for Qi Qiqi to speak, Xia Xue asked first.

"This is a bit strange. I don't believe Ms. Ting did it."

Qi Qiqi frowned, and Xia Xue reminded her with a serious expression:

"However, the current situation is very unfavorable to Senior Sister Lee. Many things are too much of a coincidence."

"That's how it is strange. With Senior Sister Lee's intelligence, if she wanted to kill Qin Chen, would she be so stupid as to use her own sword? Moreover, Senior Sister Lee will definitely not be able to kill Qin Chen so easily. At the very least, she will have to fight with him for a long time. In that case, it will be impossible for Ye Zhen not to find out."

Qi Qiqi squinted her eyes and said with certainty.

"In other words, it's framing."

Xia Xue sneered with a smile that was not a smile.

Then she lowered her voice very low and asked with uncertainty:

..."Could it be Ye Zhen?"

Could it be him?

Based on Qin Chen's speculation, he should have been killed on the night before the young master left the palace.

Under normal circumstances, if a person wanted to kill someone under the eyes of the Heaven Stage, the person's cultivation must be higher than that of the victim. To be able to kill someone with a single move, Qin Chen was afraid that only those at the Heaven Stage could do it.

Of course, there was another possibility - but Qi Qiqi really could not think of any reason why Qin Chen would be willing to be killed without any resistance.

In the Heavenly Jade Palace, there were only two people at the Heaven Stage: the young grandteacher and Ye Zhen. Naturally, the young grandteacher would not kill Qin Chen out of nowhere. Qi Qiqi's intuition also told her that the young grandteacher did not do it.

In that case, Ye Zhen would be the only one to be suspected.

However, as his faction, there should be no reason for him to kill Qin Chen - unless he wanted to use this matter to get rid of Lee Wantinging, or even to use it as an opportunity to force himself to abdicate.

The more Qi Qiqi thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She turned her head to Xia Xue and said in a deep voice:

"Senior Sister Xia, quickly go and invite the young grandteacher back."

"Why?" Xia Xue asked in surprise.

"I have a bad feeling."

"It's just that if I leave, you will be isolated in the Heavenly Jade Palace."

"Don't be afraid, as long as they still can't be sure of the position of the young master, they will at most only be able to hold me up and won't do anything to me."

Qi Qiqi's eyes lit up.

"Alright then. I will set off now."

The situation was serious, and Xia Xue was not in the mood to joke around.

"Go and come back quickly."

Xia Xue nodded and walked back to her own courtyard.

Watching the other party walk further and further away, Qi Qiqi sighed.

At that time, she did not expect -