Chapter 172 (continued)

The inn's diners were all shrewd; they immediately asked, "What... what do you mean by that?"

"I want to live! I don't want to be killed! I'm going to find the Venerable Fire Sacrifice!" Li Yang didn't reply to them, but ran out of the inn in a frenzy and rushed towards the Woodbirth Tavern.

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they all followed suit.

Li Yang rushed towards the Woodbirth Tavern, and the guards checking her were taken aback when they saw her like this.

Li Yang handed over his invitation and cried out, "Wise One Fire Sacrifice! I am Disciple of Kong Shisan! Please save me! Please!"

Her invitation had already been checked, so the guards should have let her in.

But she looked so crazy that the guards were unsure what to do.

The commotion caused by the Bone Peach Mother Tree drew the attention of the diners in the tavern.

The Bone Peach Mother Tree cried out, "Murder! Murder! The followers of the Flower of Evil have murdered!"

These words echoed out, startling everyone in the tavern.

They were originally chatting and gossiping, but now their attention was all on Li Yang.

The diners who followed Li Yang came from the hotel.

Someone asked the diners.

Several diners, their faces also showing surprise and doubt, said, "Six people did indeed die, and they were killed by the mental attacks of the Eighth Grade Realm."

The Woodbirth Tavern erupted in an uproar.

What's going on?

How could someone die!

Who dares to show such disrespect to Venerable Fire Sacrifice Master!

They looked at the deranged Li Yang, still not understanding why she was so afraid. Had she been attacked too?

Then someone explained the connection between Li Yang and Jiang Nianchu...

Only then did everyone understand Li Yang, and at the same time, they became even more wary of Jiang Nianchu.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nianchu was not at the Woodbirth Tavern or the inn.

He was exploring the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain.

Jiang Nianchu wasn't trying to find the location of the kitchen; rather, he vaguely sensed the strong aura of the Flower of Evil and wanted to see if he could find some scattered Sacred Heart Flower in this famous breeding ground.

The spores of the Flower of Evil are a deadly contamination for those below the Master Realm.

However, Star Wielders Master Realm above can avoid being corrupted by it if they pay a little attention.

Jiang Nianchu was hoping to acquire more Sacred Heart Flower so that he could continue his previous money-making schemes once the Life-and-Death Battle Realm Domain reopened.

He was busy in the Thousand Flowers Realm Domain, completely unaware that he had already become infamous in the inns and taverns.

With the commotion at the Woodbirth Tavern so intense, Huoji naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

He came down from the third floor, frowning, and said, "What's all this commotion!"

Beside him were several Eighth Grade Realm, one of whom coldly swept his gaze toward the Bone Peach Mother Tree and said leisurely, "Isn't this A Jiu from the Kong Shisan Family?"

Li Yang's heart tightened, and she didn't dare to look up at the person.

Does he know the Bone Peach Mother Tree?

No, he should be acquainted with Kong Shisan!

Familiarity doesn't equate to a good relationship. Competition among the Wise One of the "Kong" generation is fierce, just like when Kong Shisan tried to win over Sand Fruit King, who belonged to Kong Shier...

Li Yang: "!"

She roughly guessed who it was.

This strange and sarcastic statement is most likely Kong Shier.

Kong Shier didn't care much about the Sand Fruit King, and even though the entire Sand Fruit Realm Domain was gone, he didn't take it too seriously.

However, the Kong Shier was clearly quite wary of the Kong Shisan, which was ranked slightly lower than it.

If the ranking of Kong Shisan rises, then Kong Shier will fall accordingly.

Kong Shier doesn't want to become Kong Shisan, so he will try his best to suppress the Wise One ranked after him.

Li Yang, relying on his crazy and unpredictable nature, no longer cared about manners or etiquette.

She completely ignored Kong Shier, instead rushing to Huoji and kneeling down with a thud, crying, "Wise One Fire Sacrifice! Jiang Nianchu wants to kill me! You must avenge me!"

Upon Huoji the name Jiang Nianchu, Huo Ji's brows furrowed even more deeply.

Huoji didn't take the Bone Peach Mother Tree too seriously. Hearing her attack his distinguished guest, he looked quite displeased. "You're just a Sixth Grade Realm, why would Supervisor Jiang make things difficult for you?"

That's exactly what Li Yang wanted to hear, and that's the attitude he wanted to convey.

Especially in front of so many diners.

Huoji was unaware of the conflict between the Bone Peach Mother Tree and Jiang Nianchu. Even if he had known, he would have unhesitatingly abandoned the Bone Peach Mother Tree and chosen Jiang Nianchu instead.

One is at the Sixth Grade Realm, and the other is at the Eighth Grade Realm.

One controls a small, barren realm, while the other operates Single-Horn Domain that earns hundreds of millions of Star Coin daily.

The relative importance of each is obvious.

If Huoji hadn't wanted to project a good image in front of these thousand diners, he would have slapped the Bone Peach Mother Tree to death long ago.

Li Yang also grasped this psychology of his.

If Huoji wants to win over more Disciple, he can't just kill Li Yang, an old Disciple.

Even though Li Yang wasn't his direct subordinate, she was still a member of the Lost Space Society. To outsiders unfamiliar with the Lost Space Society's internal structure, Li Yang was his subordinate.

He killed the Bone Peach Mother Tree in front of so many people without any reason; he would lose the hearts of the people.

So, Huoji patiently asked, "What exactly happened? Calm down and tell me."

The Bone Peach Mother Tree, of course, couldn't remain calm.

Meanwhile, Huoji's subordinates had already gone to inquire about the situation.

The subordinate rushed back quickly, looking quite displeased.

Huoji: "Speak!"

The man then recounted everything he had learned at the inn.

First, last night, Jiang Nianchu had a conflict with the Bone Peach Mother Tree.

And this Bone Peach Mother Tree was actually the Fire Fox from the last Life-and-Death Battle Realm Domain.

Anyone who has seen the Life-and-Death Battle will have a deep impression of that fire fox.

The current chaos in the Single-Horn Domain is inextricably linked to this fire fox.

To everyone's surprise, she was actually the Bone Peach Mother Tree in disguise.

It's understandable that Jiang Nianchu would have murderous intent after encountering Huohu here.

Huoji was aware of these matters. He said to the Bone Peach Mother Tree, "Now that you have received the invitation, you are my guest. I will speak with Supervisor Jiang, and at least during this Thousand-Person Feast, he will not harm you."

Li Yang immediately said, "But he has already killed six people!"

Huoji was clearly more biased towards Jiang Nianchu the moment. He said, "Supervisor Jiang has no grudge against them, so why kill them?"

Li Yang: "Jiang Nianchu has gone mad! Ever since he found out I can Mimicry, he thinks everyone is me! Once he starts going crazy, he'll attack indiscriminately!"

The diners in the tavern all changed their expressions upon hearing her words.

Huoji: "Nonsense!"

Li Yang: "Wise One Fire Sacrifice! Jiang Nianchu is a follower of the Flower of Evil; he has a large number of Flower of Flower of Evil spores in his body. How can he possibly have normal human logic? He... he..."

At this moment, Kong Shier, who had been quiet to the side, suddenly spoke up, exposing the loophole in her words: "Shisan A Jiu, I think you deliberately transformed into those people to save your own life, which led to their deaths, right?"

Li Yang feigned a look of shock and stared in astonishment at Kong Shier.

Huoji understood perfectly well what Kong Shier meant, and the other diners in the tavern also realized it.

The Bone Peach Mother Tree's claim that Jiang Nianchu went mad was false, but its Mimicry Bone Peach Mother Tree indeed quite remarkable.

She was probably terrified by Jiang Nianchu, but she couldn't bear to miss the Thousand-Person Feast, so she used Mimicry several times last night.

Jiang Nianchu intended to kill her, but unexpectedly killed the person she was impersonating.

Seeing that she had been exposed, the Bone Peach Mother Tree, filled with guilt and fear, broke down even further. She knelt down with a thud and wailed, "Wise One Fire Sacrifice, I had no choice! I was so scared! He really wanted to kill me! I just wanted to change my appearance to protect myself... But he... But he really killed them all!"

The Huoji was getting on my nerves.

Although Kong Shier revealed the truth, it also confirmed Jiang Nianchu's evil deeds.

The Bone Peach Mother Tree's previous statements, made to clear her name, were full of holes, but now their logic makes perfect sense.

Even Huoji believed that Jiang Nianchu was the one who killed her.

Why is Jiang Nianchu so impatient?

Even if they wanted to kill the Bone Peach Mother Tree, they shouldn't have done so now.

Huoji has put in a lot of effort to prepare for this Thousand-Person Feast, but now the atmosphere is filled with anxiety. This is not only detrimental to his ability to gather Disciple, but it may even give Si Kui the opportunity to infiltrate the event!

Huoji had already developed resentment towards Jiang Nianchu, but considering Jiang Nianchu's value, he forced himself to endure it.

Huoji looked at the Bone Peach Mother Tree: "Alright, since you're a member of the Lost Space Society, go stay on the second floor. I'll send someone to protect you."

Li Yang had already guessed that the Huoji would arrange things this way, and she nodded repeatedly, expressing her gratitude profusely. "Thank you, Wise One Fire Sacrifice! Thank you, Wise One Fire Sacrifice!"

Although the diners were dissatisfied with this arrangement for the Huoji, they dared not say anything.

As for those six people...

He died, and that Huoji didn't even ask him anything.

At this time, Jiang Nianchu actually found the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower, but he had some difficulty collecting it.

This Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower was, of course, specially arranged for him by Li Yang.

Jiang Nianchu is heavily reliant on the Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower, which is a crucial means for him to control the contestants in the Life-and-Death Battle.

Originally, Li Yang thought that the Flower of Evil was the one in control of the Life-and-Death Battle.

Now that we know the Flower of Evil was just a scapegoat, things are much easier to handle.

The Flower of Evil only needs to casually toss in a Ninth Grade Sacred Heart Flower to lure Jiang Nianchu away.

When he comes back...

Even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't clear his name.

Li Yang stayed on the second floor of the Woodbirth Tavern, and there were people specifically protecting her, which could be considered a reliable alibi.

If she kills a few more people, that will be enough to drive the diners mad.

As for how she left the second floor to commit the murder?

That's too easy.

Li Yang only needs to place the Spacetime Puppet of the Bone Peach Mother Tree on the second floor.