"There's this too?" I frowned. Even if the Jiufang family was the culprit, the person standing before me was Jiufang Ye. I would never personally admit that I had done it. After all, those were two different matters.
Jiufang Ye nodded, then said, "Those family scions are probably trying to find Ugly Girl and ask her who the real murderer is."
"Oh? Did Ugly Girl say who killed the heir of the Shaozheng family?" I asked calmly. Jiufang Ye slowly shook his head, then said, "She didn't. Ugly Girl has kept her lips sealed. Whether it was senior or junior brothers and sisters of the other zodiac signs, or her own master and elders asking about it, no one got any information. Although the Cold Immortal Sect was extremely anxious about this matter, they didn't force Ugly Girl to answer."
"Looks like the Cold Immortal Sect still has some backbone, both Ugly Girl and her elders." I furrowed my brows as I spoke. I had pressed Shaozheng Hao for answers and exposed all the underhanded, opportunistic methods the Shaozheng family had used against Ugly Aunt. Only then had Ugly Aunt been grateful that I killed Shaozheng Hao and agreed to keep this secret for me.
But after hearing me out, Jiufang Ye gave a helpless smile, clearly disagreeing with my view. "They're only acting this way for now because they haven't come under pressure. The Cold Immortal Sect isn't as noble as you think, Brother Xia. Although they came from humble backgrounds, they now have countless tangled connections with the aristocratic clans, so they can hardly evade our families' demands. Otherwise, the news that Ugly Girl had returned to Cold Immortal Mountain wouldn't have reached here so soon after you arrived, especially when something like this had happened."
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