The Cause of Death for Both Old Masters

At that moment, Xu Si suddenly looked at Zhang Chulan's waist, then spoke in a somewhat strange tone:

"You really don't know?"

Zhang Chulan: "How could I be lying? Originally, I was indeed invited by those two old masters.

But, didn't I not make it here? I ran into Brother Jiang, so I got delayed a bit.

By the time I arrived, I couldn't get through, so we waited at a distance for a while. When we heard noise over here, we came over."

Xu Si: "Are you sure? Chulan, everything you just said is true?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chulan showed a silly grin and scratched his head as he said:

"Of course, I wasn't here just now. Right, Brother Jiang!"

At that moment, Xu Si's gaze shifted to Jiang Zhen.

However, Jiang Zhen only glanced at him indifferently, then silently moved to the side and said:

"Chulan, if you have business, hurry up and handle it. I have things to do!"

Zhang Chulan chuckled upon hearing this and said:

"Got it, got it, Brother Jiang. I'll take care of it right away!"

With that, Zhang Chulan looked at Xu San and Xu Si and said:

"You both saw it too, right? What do you say?"

The two nodded after hearing this, and then the three of them walked aside under the puzzled gazes of the others.

At that moment, Xu Si spoke directly:

"You little brat, tell me the truth. Was it you who did the thing with the two elders, Wang and Lü?"

"What? Xu Si, have you lost your mind?" Xu San said with a shocked expression upon hearing this.

However, after hearing these words, Zhang Chulan looked at Xu Si meaningfully and said:

"Is there still any point in discussing this? Me, Zhang Chulan, a college student, killing a Ten Elder—do you think anyone would believe that?

Besides, I already said it was Wang Ai and Lü Ci who came looking for me, trying to make a move on me.

Too bad, I used my last resort in advance, and they didn't succeed.

And you just saw the situation—Wang Ai and Lü Ci are already dead. A dead person has no value anymore. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Xu Si fell silent. After a long while, he finally spoke slowly:

"Heh! I never thought, really never thought! The one hiding the deepest was right beside me.

That's really something, isn't it! But you're right—just one or two dead people. Since they're already dead, they're useless.

Still, you little brat, don't go causing trouble from now on, got it?"

Zhang Chulan grinned upon hearing this and said:

"Causing trouble? Fourth Brother, when have I ever caused trouble?"

Xu Si looked at Zhang Chulan, then glanced at Jiang Zhen, and finally patted Zhang Chulan on the shoulder before leaving the place.

At this time, Zhang Zhiwei wasn't looking at the deceased. Instead, his gaze was fixed tightly on Jiang Zhen, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

He even suppressed all his qi tightly within his body, as if it might burst out at any moment.

However, seeing this, Jiang Zhen didn't care at all.

He only swept a glance indifferently and then paid no more attention. Although Zhang Zhiwei could be considered the strongest existence in this world, to Jiang Zhen, he was nothing more than a slightly larger ant. He didn't mind.

On the other side, Zhang Chulan, Xu San, and Xu Si, having settled their matters, returned to this spot.

Then, Zhang Chulan greeted the Old Celestial Master and came over to Jiang Zhen, smiling as he said:

"Alright, Brother Jiang, let's go!"

Jiang Zhen nodded upon hearing this, and the two headed straight for the other side.

Just after Jiang Zhen left, the Old Celestial Master, who had been holding his power in reserve, finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Hoo... such a terrifying person. This young man—who exactly is he? How does Chulan know someone so fearsome?"

At that moment, Lu Jin, sensing that the Old Celestial Master's aura had dissipated, also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"Old Celestial Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Zhiwei shook his head and said:

"Old Lu, your cultivation is still insufficient. You can't sense it. That young man just now—he's terrifying, truly terrifying!"

Hearing this, Lu Jin was stunned, his face full of disbelief:

"Old Celestial Master, you must be joking. He's just a young man. How terrifying could he be?"

Zhang Zhiwei was silent for a moment, then finally spoke a sentence that made Lu Jin's face change drastically.

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"Remember the grand birthday banquet back in the day, Lu Jin? That version of you."

As soon as Lu Jin heard this, his old face flushed red, and he said, "You old ox-nosed priest, what nonsense are you spouting?"

The Old Celestial Master said helplessly, "Can you let me finish what I'm saying?! What I want to tell you is this: that young man's strength, when it comes to fighting us, is like the current me fighting that version of you from back then. Or even more terrifying, more formidable, more frightening!!!"

Hearing this, Lu Jin was stunned on the spot. It was a long while before he slowly said, "Wait, you're not joking with me, are you? How is that possible? He's just a young man."

When the Old Celestial Master heard this, he fell silent. After a long pause, he finally said, "A young man? Whether he's really a young man or not... that's hard to say."

Lu Jin listened, his whole body shaken as if he'd seen a ghost.

"Alright, forget about him. Since he didn't make a move against us or Chulan and the others, there's nothing to worry about. Now, the real trouble is the Wang and Lu families. The heads of those two families died here on my Longhu Mountain. Sigh... this time, it's really troublesome!!!"

Having said this, the Old Celestial Master shook his head helplessly.

Just then, Xu Si and Xu San walked over and said, "Old Celestial Master, Master Lu, President Feng, we need the three of you to help with something next. We need to figure out exactly how the two old masters, Lu Ci and Wang Ai, died. Although we've determined they died from sword wounds, just how strong would someone have to be to kill both of these old masters in one go? Though this young man is not old in years, I've still heard of Master Lu's reputation—it was earned through battle. For someone to make even this old master die a miserable death on the spot... I really can't imagine what kind of sword could accomplish such a feat!"

After hearing this, the Old Celestial Master nodded gravely and said, "In that case, let this old Daoist take a good look and see just what kind of person has such great ability."

Then, the Old Celestial Master went inside and began to investigate bit by bit. First, he walked into a somewhat dilapidated room. Inside, the room was already in shambles, and several people lay dead within.

At this point, the Old Celestial Master saw the first corpse—a member of the Lu Family who had died.

"Such a domineering palm strike! This palm hit the young lad square in the chest, shattering his internal organs into pieces. Look, there are still blood clots from the organs here. He was probably killed on the spot by a single palm strike. Judging by his expression, full of shock, he likely never expected the person who struck to attack him. Ten to one, the one who delivered the blow did it right in front of Wang Ai and Lu Ci, those two old bastards. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been this stunned."

Xu Si listened, nodded thoughtfully, then looked around and continued, "And there are these ones over here. Looks like they were killed with a single cut to the throat. That means the person used a sword next? Old Celestial Master, could it be that there were two people?"

Zhang Zhiwei listened, looked down at the ground, and finally shook his head, saying, "That's unlikely. Given the temperaments of Wang Ai and Lu Ci, those two would never do something like that. At most, they'd let the killer enter alone. Besides, this door doesn't look like it was smashed open from the outside. So the possibility you mentioned isn't very high. However..."

Xu Si: "However what? Please enlighten us, Old Celestial Master!!!"

Old Celestial Master: "There are no sword marks here, except on the bodies of the dead. But the ground outside is covered in sword scars. That tells us one thing: afterward, they went outside and fought, and in the end, Wang Ai and Lu Ci joined forces. Yet they were defeated and killed. And this battle was extremely fierce. Wang Ai wasn't good at head-on confrontation, but his Divine Painting was the most troublesome. Look at the ground outside—there are only a few splotches of ink. That means Wang Ai did use his ability, but it was broken. In the end, Wang Ai was killed mid-stroke while painting. This problem is a bit tricky—it involves quite a few things."

Xu San: "Old Celestial Master, when you say 'involves quite a few things,' what exactly do you mean...?"