The fleeing Martial Saint patriarch (thanks to Zhong Zhi Ming Ming-you're mighty and imposing!)
Su Fei took back his hand, the red light on his fingertips gradually faded, and his tone was calm but with unquestionable majesty.
"It's easy to kill you, but I still have something to ask you, Liu Niang. You'd better answer honestly, otherwise, the sword energy just now can be condensed again at any time."
Lei Chongxiao immediately realized that Su Fei wanted to stay alive and get more clues about Heaven-Answering Prefecture's prefect case from Liu Niang.
He felt a little emotional, Su Fei is indeed an expert in solving crimes. Even at this time, he still didn't forget to ask about the case.
Liu Niang's hands holding the two swords trembled slightly. She looked at Su Fei's clear eyes and knew that her charm skills were useless to him and her strength was far inferior to his. If she resisted him now, she might not even have half a chance.
The usually arrogant Joyous Union Sect Saintess bit his lip, a trace of struggle flashed in his eyes, and finally lowered his hands to show his surrender, and his swords fell to the ground with a clang.
"Just ask whatever you want to ask. As long as I, Saintess, know anything, I will tell you."
Su Fei was very happy. The system task required to find out the truth about Yingtian Prefecture Prefect Assassination Case. This part of the task was stable.
Su Fei stared hard, took a step forward, and looked solemn.
"Fang Wenhan's death, was it you who did it? Tell me clearly what happened, and don't miss anything."
Liu Niang lowered his head, twisting the hem of his skirt unconsciously with his fingertips, his voice was a bit helpless.
"Fang Wenhan, he was indeed killed by this Saintess."
"About a few years ago, I forged my current identity and was ordered by the Joyous Union Sect to lurk in the Sleeping Fragrance Pavilion. I was also responsible for cooperating with the Heavenly Origin Pavilion."
"Then I pretended to meet Fang Wenhan by chance. He was originally a greedy and lustful person. When he saw that I was beautiful and that I had used some charm skills, he immediately ransomed me and bought a separate house for me to use as his outhouse."
She paused, glanced up at Su Fei, and then quickly lowered her head.
"In the past six months, I have tried all Joyous Union Sect ways to please him and bewitched him. He is obsessed with me to the extreme. He doesn't hide the affairs of his house or even the money he secretly embezzles from me."
"I thought he had been dazzled by beauty. As long as I opened my mouth, he would definitely agree to follow Heavenly Origin Pavilion to rebel. After all, he usually plunders people's wealth and likes to occupy private merchants' shops. He doesn't look like a good official at all."
"But what I didn't expect was that I was wrong. I misjudged this Fang Wenhan."
Liu Niang's voice has a somewhat inexplicable meaning.
"Half a year later, I told him that Heavenly Origin Pavilion was about to start something. As long as he cooperated inside and outside to open the gate of Heaven-Answering Prefecture, and then guaranteed him to be a founding hero, he suddenly changed his face."
"What do you mean, I am an official of Great Xuan. Even if I am greedy for money, I will never betray Great Xuan. Instead, you point your nose at me and call me a thief. You want to kidnap me to the government and punish me."
Lei Chongxiao The three of them all looked shocked when they heard this.
Regarding Fang Wenhan's corruption, they have all seen Fang Wenhan's information before and have a clear understanding of his general situation.
He didn't expect this man to be so tough on big issues. This was also beyond his expectation.
Liu Niang continued.
"How can I let him expose me? He has a special status, he is Heaven-Answering Prefecture prefect."
"I can only kill him, I can't leave him out to talk nonsense. I took advantage of him when he was not prepared, used charm to entangle his mind, and then used the power to drain his essence. He stared at me until he died, and shouted that he would never betray Great Xuan."
"After I killed him, I was afraid that the news would leak out, so I immediately informed Heavenly Origin Pavilion's people and asked them to intercept and kill the guards in the mansion who wanted to go out to report the news. After all, Fang Wenhan was the prefect of Heaven-Answering Prefecture. His death was so strange. If others had noticed in advance, the cooperation plan of the Joyous Union Sect and Heavenly Origin Pavilion would have been completely ruined."
Su Fei frowned after listening.
He originally thought that Fang Wenhan's death was a simple assassination by the Heavenly Origin Pavilion, but he did not expect that Joyous Union Sect was lurking behind it, and he did not expect that Fang Wenhan actually had such a "contradictory" side.
But no matter what, the truth of the case finally came to light. Although Fang Wenhan was corrupt, he was not treasonous, and Liu Niang and Heavenly Origin Pavilion were the culprits.
"Do you know your guilt?"
Su Fei's voice was a little colder.
"Lurking around officials, murdering court officials, and assisting rebels in their rebellion are all punishable by death."
Liu Niang trembled all over, and this Joyous Union Sect Saintess knelt down and kowtowed to Su Fei.
"I know I was wrong. Please Lord Su spare my life. As long as you don't kill me, I will say and do anything."
Lei Chongxiao took a step forward and whispered to Su Fei.
"Su Fei, this Liu Niang is still useful. Let's arrest her first and keep her. Maybe we can dig out more information about the Joyous Union Sect."
Su Fei nodded and looked at Liu Niang.
"I can spare you, but you must cooperate honestly. We will send you to the imperial city Heavenly Prison. Now you first write down everything you know about the Joyous Union Sect."
Liu Niang nodded quickly as if he was being pardoned.
"I'll write, I'll write right away."
At this time, there was a loud roar in the sky.
The black and white energy in the sky suddenly dissipated, like dark clouds torn apart by the morning wind.
Immediately afterwards, a black-robed figure fell from under the clouds, hitting the ground with a loud "bang", stirring up dust all over the sky.
In the dusty sky, Yuan Tianzu struggled to get up, with black blood pouring out of the corners of his mouth. His black robe was torn in several large holes by force, revealing the bleeding wounds inside, and his whole body was black and True Essence was in disorder.
He raised his head and scanned the battlefield, his eyes first falling on the Heavenly Origin Pavilion disciples, and saw that they were dead and injured.
The remaining dozens of people were all surrounded by Imperial Guard, and there was no hope of turning around.
Then he looked at Liu Niang, who was kneeling on the ground surrounded by Imperial Guard.
This Liu Niang, who he had high hopes for, had his weapons and swords thrown aside, his hair was in a messy bun, his hands were shackled, his face was covered with dirt, and he had no trace of style.
Yuan Tianzu's heart completely sank.
He knew that the dream of rejuvenation that had been planned for many years had finally been shattered.
"Ahem, you damn Great Xuan Imperial Guard."
Yuan Tianzu glanced at the Grandmaster Realm Imperial Guard, Lei Chongxiao, Su Fei, Thousand Households Commander Ouyang people present. His voice was hoarse, but with a fierceness and determination.
"Although I am defeated today, Great Origin Dynasty's legacy remains. When I recover from my injuries, I will definitely come back and crush you all into ashes."
Before he finished speaking, Yuan Tianzu's chest suddenly rose and fell violently, and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out from his mouth, landing on the seal in his palm.
In an instant, rich blood-colored light erupted from his body, wrapping his entire body into a cocoon of red light like magma.
His hair changed from jet black to snow white at a speed visible to the naked eye, the wrinkles on his cheeks suddenly deepened, and his originally straight back became a little stooped.
This "Great Blood Escape Art" is Heavenly Origin Pavilion's life-saving secret technique. The cost is the consumption of the original essence and blood and the loss of longevity.