The Suspicious Case

"Soul Grasping Technique?" Xing Qi's face was filled with shock. "Isn't that an exceedingly rare Soul Secret Technique? Su Qing'er was actually subjected to Soul Grasping?"

"This is only my speculation." Lu Feng pondered. "The Soul Grasping Technique places extremely high demands on its caster. One's Soul Strength must reach a certain level. Just now, for instance, I could only use it while you were off guard, and the things I made you do were merely trivial matters. If you had been on guard, or if I had made you do something you inwardly resisted, such as killing Wang Wei, the Soul Grasping Technique would likely have broken on its own."

Wang Wei seemed to understand. "My lord means that if Su Qing'er truly was subjected to Soul Grasping, then it was most likely done by someone close to her—someone she would not guard against?"

"Correct." Lu Feng said, "Leave this matter to you. Send people to investigate carefully and see whether anyone around Su Qing'er has cultivated Soul Secret Techniques."

Xing Qi interjected, "Speaking of control, aside from the Soul Grasping Technique, I have heard that quite a few special medicines can achieve the same result, and they are easier to obtain. Should we investigate that angle as well?"

Lu Feng nodded. "I asked Su Qing'er about it. Before the incident, she had not consumed anything, nor had she noticed anything unusual. Still, to be safe, you should investigate this as well."

Wang Wei asked one final question, "Is there anything else that needs investigating? Dan Wu recruited several clever hands these past few days, so the shortage of manpower has already been resolved."

"It is still too early to say whether Su Qing'er was controlled. Let us leave it at that for now."

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