Experiment (1)

Li Yunxin merely smiled faintly and said, "We'll talk in a while. We'll be leaving soon."

And indeed, after a short while, they left.

The employer had been killed right under the two men's noses—despite the Yin Spirit Grand Formation they had set up at great expense. A formation difficult enough to trouble even someone like Li Yunxin, a Quasi-Transformation Realm cultivator, was certainly not something these two Void Realm cultivators could have completed on their own. They had indeed sought help from their sect and friends.

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That did not mean the two of them cared deeply about Li Yaosi. Rather, for cultivators, taking on such work meant crossing hands with a potentially existing great demon or enemy. They could be careless about it, they could muddle through it. If an ordinary mortal died, most cultivators would not take it to heart.

But their own reputations would be utterly ruined.

Just like today—afterward, the impression these two would likely leave in the minds of cultivators across the world would be... "They set up the Yin Spirit Grand Formation, yet did not even notice who made a move."

A ruined reputation did not mean people called you cruel, sinister, or vicious. It meant you were incompetent.

Thus, after Congyunzi glanced at Qiao Liushi's corpse on the ground, he merely frowned slightly. "Your hand was a little too heavy."

Punanzi of the Void Spirit Sword Sect had completely run out of patience. With his eyes wide, he searched with all his spiritual sense for the "enemy" while saying, "I do not have the merciful heart your Upper Clarity Sect possesses. I passed my Killing Tribulation long ago."

When his gaze swept over Yin Pingzhi, he barked, "Get these people out of here! Do not let them hinder this Daoist master's business! If anyone howls again, kill them too!"

Everyone in the hall was an ordinary person; of that, they could be certain. Even if there were a great demon like Bai Yunxin, one whom even Huainanzi could not see through, if it had acted within this Yin Spirit Grand Formation, it could not possibly have gone unnoticed.

With them remaining here, there were too many people and too many mouths. Any methods the two men used would be witnessed by these fools. It was not that they feared anyone stealing their techniques—occasionally displaying a trick and letting fools worship them was not bad—but they were in no mood for that now.

In truth, after the two of them gradually calmed down, what they now suspected was—

Had a demon made the move, or... had the other side done it? And why?

Scolded by an immortal master, Yin Pingzhi shuddered slightly. Gritting his teeth, he glanced at Li Yunxin from the corner of his eye and said in a low voice, "May I ask the two immortal masters to decide what should be done about this case..."

"What fucking case? Do you think I do not know what happened?" Punanzi lost the last shred of his patience, his eyes narrowing dangerously. "Do you want to stay here with them and make me pass through a Killing Tribulation again?! The case... this case is what caused the trouble! You useless idiots! If I hear of this case again, every last one of you maggots will die!"

Yin Pingzhi did not know what a Killing Tribulation was, but he knew it probably meant people would die. He also knew that this immortal master did not truly care whether they were maggots, or whether the people in the hall had been wronged—it was merely displeasure being vented upon them.

But this "venting" had come at exactly the right time. He quickly widened his eyes and waved his hand. "Did you not hear the immortal master? Disperse everyone, disperse them! Hurry and carry that one away over there; do not delay the immortal masters' work!"

The bailiffs had been bewildered from beginning to end. Whether in the eyes of their chief constable or those of the immortal masters, they were little people. They only needed to obey orders. Even though they still had no idea what had happened, they obediently did as they were told.

At once, some ran outside the yamen to disperse the curious crowd, some went to carry away Qiao Liushi's corpse, and some went to escort people away.

But Yin Pingzhi personally went to take Li Yunxin away.

By the time this chief constable reached Li Yunxin amid the chaos, Qiao Jiaming and Qiao Wangshi had already been shoved away by the bailiffs—neither of them dared shout any longer, and both had been frightened out of their wits.

Li Yunxin's earlier expression and words still lingered vividly before their eyes—"None of you will get away."

They wanted to hurry and beg for mercy, but the bailiffs drove them out. As they staggered away, they kept turning back to look at Li Yunxin,

looking as though they were about to cry.

Yin Pingzhi... pressed his lips tightly together as he walked over to Li Yunxin and Qiao Laodao.

His back was no longer as straight as before. His shoulders drooped slightly, and his neck leaned forward a little. He likely had not even realized that this was how he always looked when facing a superior.

"..." He thought for a moment, yet did not know what to call Li Yunxin at such a time. Seeing the extremely faint smile on the other man's face, he could only say hoarsely, "You two, please... follow me out of the yamen."

Hearing those words, one bailiff shot him a surprised look.

But Yin Pingzhi had no mind to care how others saw him now.

Li Yunxin gave him a smile that did not reach his eyes, then pulled Liu Laodao along. "Chief Constable Yin has spoken. Master, let's go."

The old Daoist knew how to read the room. He knew that, at this moment, he had to obediently listen to either of those two men. Without saying a word, filled with the enormous relief and gratitude of having survived a calamity, he followed beside Li Yunxin.

After leaving the main hall, Li Yunxin glanced at Yin Pingzhi, who was cautiously watching his expression, and smiled. "Mm, stop guessing. I killed her. But even if you calmly told those two afterward, they would not believe you. Instead, you would be the one in trouble—they would think you were mocking them. Just like that Qiao Liushi."

"You know, people like that are always very confident in themselves. It is hard for them to accept things beyond their understanding." Li Yunxin shrugged. "They are simply stubborn. Actually, you were much the same before. I said there might be a way, but look—you simply would not believe me."

Yin Pingzhi's heart skipped a beat at his words, and he hurriedly said, "Yes... it was this humble one, I..."

"You want to yield to me, admit your mistake, and apologize. But you do not know whether I really did this, or whether I am merely putting on airs." The three had already reached the outside of the yamen, leaving the two cultivators in the hall behind them. Li Yunxin stopped and turned to look at Yin Pingzhi. "I understand. After all, you have been a chief constable for so many years... at home and at work, people have always fawned over you and held you up. It is hard for you to accept things beyond your understanding too."

"If you cannot make up your mind, I can open your eyes again." Li Yunxin tilted his head toward Qiao Jiaming and Qiao Wangshi, who were being guarded beside a drooping willow not far away, and pointed at them. "Those two were frightened by what just happened. I also told them that they would die. Now I am telling you too."

"In a while, go help me stop those two. Do not let them come bother me, and do not let them beg me for mercy. Tell them both that they are as good as dead. Look, this is your chance to verify your guess—you can watch closely and see whether you can find even the slightest evidence that I did it."

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