Clues

The shopkeeper of that hidden establishment thought to himself, the agreed-upon time had already passed.

According to the rules, he shouldn't have waited for him for a whole day, but because he was Young Master Chen, he made an exception this once.

In the end, he sold the "Yin Bead" to another customer who offered a higher price and could pay in full immediately.

It wasn't until the third day after the Yin Bead had been sold that Young Master Chen arrived and asked the shopkeeper for the "Yin Bead."

The shopkeeper said that the agreed-upon time had passed, and the Yin Bead had already been sold.

Upon hearing this, Young Master Chen became furious and had a huge argument with the shopkeeper on the spot.

Things almost escalated to violence, and at this point, the expert from the hidden establishment stepped forward.

Young Master Chen saw that he and his entourage were no match for the expert from the hidden establishment.

So he hurled a few very unpleasant insults, and then Young Master Chen and his group left.

That very same evening, the shopkeeper of the hidden establishment and his four assistants.

All died in the backyard of the hidden establishment, and the expert who guarded the establishment also disappeared without a trace.

I asked Yun Yao with some uncertainty, "That... the Young Master Chen you mentioned.

Is he that kid named Chen Hao, the one who told me to stay away from you on the street that day?"

Yun Yao said, "Yes, it's him."

Jiang Yujie clenched his fists and said angrily, "It must be this kid. His family's cultivation techniques and methods rely on yin energy.

I've fought him before, and his 'Nine Nether Skeleton' can only exert its strength through yin energy."

Yun Yao couldn't make up her mind for a moment and looked at me pleadingly.

I thought for a moment and said, "Undeniably, Chen Hao is the most suspicious right now.

From the motive for murder, it must be for that 'Yin Bead.'

I guess the customer who bought this Yin Bead has also met with misfortune by now.

There's another important matter right now, which is to see if we can find the expert who guarded the hidden establishment.

If we can't find him, then all signs will point to Chen Hao.

One more thing, Chen Hao definitely didn't commit the murders himself.

Fortunately, you sealed off Yun City from the beginning. I think the murderer is definitely still inside Yun City.

We should send people to search the entire Yun City, especially those places that usually look inconspicuous.

We should pay more attention to them, as well as those underground industries, like gambling houses."

After hearing what I said, Yun Yao and Jiang Yujie nodded secretly, and then they instructed Butler Bai to handle it.

Jiang Yujie gave me a thumbs-up, "You're amazing, you've thought of all these details."

I was stunned, thinking this was basic deduction, what was so amazing about it.

I was a bit confused about how these two usually lived, so I asked:

"What do you usually like to do, or what do you usually do?"

"Practice martial arts, fight, and occasionally visit the pleasure district," Jiang Yujie said.

Then Yun Yao stammered, "Practice martial arts, and in my other time I... I like to embroider and... and go shopping."

At this moment, I took a sip of tea and spat it out with a "poof."

"You two disciples from prominent families usually do these things?" I asked with wide, astonished eyes.

Jiang Yujie and Yun Yao nodded somewhat sheepishly.

I then asked Jiang Yujie, "Your family doesn't mind you going to those places often?"

Jiang Yujie said that basically all disciples from prominent families go to those places, some just don't like to admit it.

He then added that it's a very common thing for male disciples from prominent families to go to such places, as common as eating and drinking.

I thought to myself, are the private lives of these family disciples so chaotic?

Thinking that I was still a virgin boy, I cursed in my heart, "Heavenly Dao is truly unfair."

At this moment, Qianqian's voice came from the Yin gathering token, saying, "Um, actually, I can help you."

My face turned red, and then I said to Qianqian in my heart, "Don't cause trouble." Nangong Yiyi and that man chuckled.

(Of course, only those inside the Yin gathering token could hear our conversation. No, it was ghosts, and me.)

At this moment, Jiang Yujie saw my face turn red, and his eyes darted around.

He then whispered to me, "You're not still a virgin boy, are you?"

I was furious, stood up, pointed at Jiang Yujie, and said loudly:

"You're talking nonsense! I've lived for over ten years and have known countless women!" How could I be a virgin boy?

It's just that my confidence was a bit shaky, giving off a feeling of being fierce on the outside but weak on the inside.

Jiang Yujie flashed a sly grin and said, "Oh, don't worry, I'll take you there next time."

I stood there, caught between a rock and a hard place, unsure how to retort. I finally managed, "No thanks, you go by yourself if you want to."

Jiang Yujie burst into laughter, and Yun Yao covered her mouth, giggling uncontrollably.

My face flushed red. I knew they were doing this on purpose.

It was probably to get back at me for laughing at them when they were puking in the car earlier.

Seeing them laugh at me, I was at a loss. But then, looking at Yun Yao, my eyes darted around.

I can't deal with Jiang Yujie, I thought, but maybe I can deal with you.

Then I looked at Yun Yao and said, "Um... Yun Yao, do you often go to places like that pleasure district?"

Upon hearing my words, Yun Yao's smile faltered. Then, a blush crept up her slightly chubby cheeks. She covered her face and said, "Oh, Yutong, how can you slander me out of nowhere? I've never been to a place like that.

I'm still a virgin to this day." With that, she covered her face and ran out of the living room.

I sat on the sofa, laughing heartily at Yun Yao's retreating back.

Jiang Yujie stared at me with disbelief, which sent a shiver down my spine.

"What are you looking at me like that for?" I asked Jiang Yujie warily.

"You kid... do you think Yun Yao likes you?"

My face darkened. "Don't talk nonsense."

"Why didn't you get slapped when you said that to her? And I've never seen Yun Yao act shy before in my entire life," Jiang Yujie said.

I told him to stop spouting rubbish. She's a young lady from a wealthy family, why would she like a bumpkin like me?

I then retorted, "I think you two look like a couple. Childhood sweethearts, right?"

Jiang Yujie quickly waved his hands. "Oh... no, no, no, I can't handle that.

Besides, my father has already arranged a marriage for me, it's just not official yet."

I was stunned and asked, "How can that be? Weren't you two childhood sweethearts?

And you're both from prominent families, a perfect match. Why not get married?"

Jiang Yujie said, firstly, he didn't like Yun Yao, and of course, Yun Yao didn't like him either.

They were childhood sweethearts, true, but over the years, they had become like siblings.

Secondly, his family had a long-standing tradition of arranged marriages with another family, which had been going on for years.

I listened, dumbfounded, and didn't know how to respond to Jiang Yujie.

"If you're already planning to get married, how dare you go to places like that? Aren't you afraid your future wife will deal with you?"

Jiang Yujie said he wasn't afraid. Firstly, such matters were not a big deal in prominent families.

Secondly, as long as his future wife didn't find out.

I thought to myself, That's true. Only prominent families dare to play like this. Ordinary folks like us don't have the time or money to mess around like this.