Li Lianhua Was Slandered
Wang Yue had more or less guessed what was going on. He shrugged and said casually, "Whether he killed himself or was murdered, someone forced him into it. We just need to find the person behind it and avenge him."
As Wang Yue spoke, he heard the Gu King calling again. It seemed to have found something delicious and couldn't bear to stay in its cage for another moment.
After a brief moment of thought, he guessed there had to be some kind of bug here. He hurriedly took out his Gu worm box and released the Gu King.
The moment it was free, the Gu King spread its wings and flew into the air. Following its flight path, Wang Yue spotted a wooden bucket suspended above them.
Wang Yue frowned. Following the rope that held the bucket, he realized it was clearly part of a mechanism. It seemed that once someone walked into this area, the mechanism would be triggered and the contents of the bucket would pour over them.
As he imagined what might be inside, the Gu King let out an excited cry and plunged straight into the bucket.
As the Young Hall Master of the Heavenly Secrets Hall, Fang Duobing immediately recognized the wooden bucket as part of a trap. He cursed in annoyance, "Someone must've set this up in case they were chased. They could just step on a switch from a distance, and the stuff in the bucket would come pouring down."
Qiao Wanmian had just been standing beneath the bucket with Wang Yue. The thought made her shiver. She didn't want to end up bald like those people.
Wang Yue could see that she was frightened, so he left his Gu King alone. After reassuring her, he headed farther