Truth About to Emerge

Old Man Yang, whose full name is Yang Ba, is the eighth child in his family.

He was born in a fishing village near Licheng City.

In the early years, the villagers made a living by fishing, and their lives were passable. Since the Former Emperor ascended the throne forty years ago, the people's lives have been deteriorating.

The villagers could no longer make a living and left one after another.

Old Man Yang's siblings also left.

Old Man Yang, however, went from village to village, taking odd jobs to supplement his family's income.

Up to this point, the situation was not too bad.

Until several years later, a plague took the lives of Old Man Yang's wife and son, plunging Old Man Yang's life into darkness.

Seeing this, Li Ye basically gave up any hope for Old Man Yang.

He probably wasn't the one who poisoned him.

He was just an ordinary, commoner from the lowest stratum of society.

Suddenly, a scene that flashed in Li Ye's mind made his eyes narrow.

While Old Man Yang was lonely and helpless, a middle-aged man appeared before him.

He brought Old Man Yang into the city and to a wine shop.

It turned out that this middle-aged man was Old Man Yang's nephew, who had fled the famine years ago. Over the years, he had established a business in Licheng City.

Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick. Old Man Yang's nephew was targeted by bandits during a supply run and lost his life.

His business was seized by his nephew's wife, and Old Man Yang was kicked out.

Old Man Yang became a vagrant. Later, he was found by Old Wu from the Corpse Refining Courtyard, who took him up the mountain to do cooking and meal delivery.

Li Ye sighed, it wasn't Old Man Yang.

Wei Bo was also basically ruled out.

Then the murderer must be among the owner and proprietress of the Golden Juice Beef House, and Niu Er.

"Could it be Niu Er?"

"He's just a street thug, but he might not be incapable of being bribed to poison someone."

"If Niu Er was bribed, then I need to find the person who bribed him."

Li Ye frowned, and he continued to analyze, "But if it wasn't Niu Er, then it must be the owner and proprietress."

"Right, I overlooked something. This afternoon, I thought the poisoner was in the Corpse Refining Courtyard, someone who could contact me daily."

"However, why did the person choose to act when Wu Qing was delivering the steamed buns to me? From this point of view, the poisoner might not be in the Corpse Refining Courtyard."

"Hmm, the steamed buns from the Golden Juice Beef House are very famous, and Wu Qing and the others seem to like them a lot. So, did they have the owner and proprietress of the Golden Juice Beef House deliver goods up the mountain?"

It was very simple to confirm this; he could ask Wu Qing tomorrow.

However, Li Ye did not remember the Holy Son eating steamed buns from the Golden Juice Beef House.

If the poisoner this time was the owner and proprietress, it could be basically confirmed that the poisoners in the two incidents were not the same person.

In other words, the person behind the poisoning was very likely an organization.

"I promised to avenge the Holy Son."

"I will definitely do it."

"No matter who you are, or who is behind you, I will definitely find you."

"Within these few days."

Li Ye secretly vowed in his heart.

Although he couldn't calculate his own destiny directly, he could use the loophole in the 'Daily Divination' to indirectly deduce the murderer.

There were only a few suspects, and the result would come out in a few days.

Li Ye tidied up his mood and continued to practice.

He circulated the breathing technique of the Nine Heavens Crimson Thunder Art to temper his physical body while absorbing Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

It wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that Li Ye finished his cultivation.

He opened his eyes and noticed that more than half of the Mid-grade Spirit Stone in his hand had already been absorbed.

His strength had increased by over two thousand jin.

Knock, knock, knock!

A knock came from the door.

Li Ye's gaze sharpened, knowing it was Old Man Yang delivering beef buns to him again.

He got up and opened the door. An oil-paper bag was placed at the doorstep.

Upon opening it, he found five steaming hot buns inside.

Li Ye closed the door, took out a bun, and began to eat it with relish.

After eating for a while, he keenly sensed his cultivation base disappearing.

"The poison was administered yesterday, and now it's been given again."

"This poison is supposed to be irreversible, isn't it?"

"Are they so eager to see me dead?"

A faint glow appeared in Li Ye's eyes.

Then he continued eating the buns.

He ate four of them, and the remaining one was put into his Spatial Storage Bag.

Finally, he began to expel the poison.

BOOM!

The breathing technique of the Nine Heavens Crimson Thunder Art circulated, and dense crimson arcs of electricity erupted from Li Ye's body.

Time passed, and the poison was gradually forced out of his body.

Night fell:

Two Corpse Deliverers carried a corpse, placed it in the Corpse Incineration Hall, and then left.

They didn't say a word to Li Ye during the process.

A short while later, Black-Clad Academicians swarmed in, and Wu Qing appeared with his subordinates flanking him, walking with imposing strides.

"How is it? Are you getting used to the beef buns these past few days?"

Wu Qing said to Li Ye with a smile.

Perhaps due to the guilt of drawing lots multiple times, Wu Qing was no longer as indifferent to Li Ye, a mere Corpse Incinerator, as he was at the beginning.

He would occasionally exchange a few words with him.

"They are truly a delicacy from the mortal world."

"I imagine this bun shop must have excellent business."

Li Ye replied.

Wu Qing said, "The buns from Golden Juice Beef House are famous far and wide, so of course, business is good."

"We ourselves often crave them; we get restless if we don't eat them for two days."

Li Ye smiled, "It is truly an honor for Golden Juice Beef House that an esteemed official like yourself enjoys them."

Wu Qing laughed heartily, "I like hearing that. No matter how good Golden Juice Beef House's business is, they must reserve a portion for me every day."

"When I don't have time, I'll have the owner send some over."

Li Ye's eyes lit up. He thought that the owner of Golden Juice Beef House indeed frequented the Corpse Refining Courtyard.

Now it seemed that the owner was highly suspicious.

He would let him off the hook tonight.

Li Ye entered the corpse incineration chamber:

The Corpse Refining Courtyard had not sent any Roast Chicken, which meant the chance of the corpse undergoing Corpse Transformation was slim.

The owner of the corpse appeared to be a young master from a noble family, around twenty years old.

Dense red spots appeared on his body. These were not corpse spots, but rather the red fur that was about to emerge.

In other words, Corpse Transformation.

However, it was progressing very slowly.

Judging by the wounds, this person should have died around noon today.

Li Ye completed the task smoothly.

He gained one thousand jin of immense strength.

His current strength was sixty-four thousand seven hundred jin.

After finishing his work, Li Ye took out the Mid-grade Spirit Stone he hadn't fully absorbed and continued his cultivation.

Although he hadn't slept much these past few days, he was still full of vigor.

Not a trace of sleepiness.

Time flowed by, and in the blink of an eye, it was early morning.

The 'Daily Divination' had refreshed.

Li Ye opened his eyes, temporarily ending his cultivation.

Chanting "Daily Divination" silently, he pictured the owner of the beef bun shop in his mind.

Buzz!

The next moment, his mental magnetic field changed, merging with heaven and earth.

As if he had become the master of the world.

Omniscient.

Whatever he thought of, heavenly secrets immediately gathered in his mind.

Lu Fang: Owner of Golden Juice Beef House.

Age: Fifty-two.

Hometown: Cangzhou.

Started as a child laborer at thirteen, became a long-term worker at eighteen.

Because he was clever, his master appreciated him and recommended him to study under a great chef at a place called God of Cookery Residence.

After three years, he finished his apprenticeship and started his own small business.

A year later, through a matchmaker, he married Fan Chunfang, his wife who was two years older than him.

After getting married, the two ran their small business together.

Due to bad harvests, there were ups and downs, and they eventually ended up in Licheng City.

It's been over twenty years since then.

Li Ye's expression was dazed.

Not the owner of Golden Juice Beef House.

Could it be Niu Er?

But Niu Er wouldn't have a chance to come to the Corpse Refining Courtyard.

"Unless the one who poisoned me and the one monitoring me are two different people."

"One person monitors my situation at the Corpse Refining Courtyard, and the other is responsible for the poisoning."

"Who could this person monitoring me be?"

Li Ye wondered.

He was really not good at deduction.

After the previous two failures, Li Ye treated this guess as a hypothesis this time, not truly confirming it.

But if it were Niu Er, there must be another person secretly monitoring him within the Corpse Refining Courtyard.

There was no mistake about that.

Li Ye wasn't in a hurry.

He had plenty of time to find the person who poisoned him.

He decided to test Niu Er tomorrow.

Li Ye continued to cultivate, absorbing spirit stones.

He felt a sense of urgency. Firstly, he had to help the Flower Demon deal with the Mad Devil in half a year.

Secondly, he was about to find the murderer of the Holy Son.

The culprit should belong to a major power.

Otherwise, even if Niu Er and Lu Fang were given ten times their courage, they wouldn't dare to poison the Holy Son.

At noon the next day, Li Ye finally finished absorbing the Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

So, he took out a second one and continued to absorb it.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening.

Old Man Yang brought two steamed buns.

After Li Ye ate them, he found the buns to be normal, not poisoned.

Soon, the Corpse Deliverer arrived.

Li Ye completed this task without any danger, gaining a thousand jin of immense strength.

After the Black-Clad Academicians left, he closed the large door and continued to cultivate.

The bright moon hung high, and midnight arrived.

Li Ye opened his eyes.

He deduced once more.

He had predicted Niu Er.

The result was extremely disappointing.

Niu Er was just an ordinary commoner, idle all day.

A gambler.

He often engaged in petty thievery, but there was nothing abnormal about him.

"If it's not Niu Er, then... it's the proprietress of Golden Juice Beef House."

"And Wei Bo."

"The poisoner must be one of these two."

Li Ye whispered.

Only then did he remember that he had only tracked Wei Bo that night and, seeing him return to visit his wife who was about to give birth, he had deemed him unlikely to be a suspect.

He had subconsciously ruled the man out.

But Li Ye had not used Heavenly Secrets to confirm Wei Bo's identity and background.

The truth was about to surface.

One more day!

"Whether it's Wei Bo or the proprietress of Golden Juice Beef House, they are just pawns. The real culprit must be someone else..."

Li Ye whispered.

Holy Son, our enemy is about to be found.

Tomorrow night, it will be tomorrow night.

I will definitely avenge you.

No matter who it is, they won't escape.

Waiting was torment.

But at this crucial moment, Li Ye became incredibly calm.

He looked as if nothing had happened.

He continued to practice his skills, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stones to temper his physical body.

The next afternoon, Old Man Yang delivered two steamed buns again.

After Li Ye ate them, they were still not poisoned.

Soon, two Corpse Deliverers carried a corpse in.

Li Ye began his work.

After finishing, he continued to cultivate.

Finally, midnight arrived.

'Daily Divination' refreshed.

Li Ye opened his eyes, his face covered with a thin layer of frost.

"Who could it be?"

"Let's divine for the proprietress, Fan Chunfang."

Li Ye whispered, casually choosing a target.

Only the two of them were left.

It was either the proprietress or Wei Bo.

So, Li Ye silently recited the 'Daily Divination' incantation, deducing heavenly secrets.

The next moment, information related to the proprietress appeared in Li Ye's mind