Three days later, Ye Qian came to a strange city alone.
"Xingcheng!" Ye Qian looked at the city in front of him and showed a faint smile.
Xingcheng is only a thousand miles away from the Devil's Capital, but in terms of the size of the city, there is a huge difference. Xingcheng is just a small subsidiary city of the Devil's Capital, and it developed based on the Devil's Capital.
According to the information from the Demon Alliance headquarters, the city lord of Xingcheng is Luo Houyi, a side disciple from the Luo family, a large family in the Demon City, who has a glimpse of the cultivation of the fourth level of the Tao realm. And Lu, the legitimate son of the Lu family, whom Ye Qian wants to investigate
Haifeng was killed in Xingcheng.
As the lord of Xingcheng, Lu Haifeng died in Xingcheng. The Lu family naturally found Luo Houyi as soon as possible. Although Luo Houyi was only a side disciple of the Luo family, he was deeply valued by the direct line of the Luo family. Therefore, the Lu family
They raised an army to question Luo Houyi, but were forcibly suppressed by powerful members of the direct line of the Luo family.
Although the Lu family is also a big family in the capital of demons, it cannot be compared with the Luo family, which is a first-class family second only to the headquarters of the Demon Alliance. Although the Lu family also has strong men who have a glimpse of the sixth level of the Tao realm, but in the end it is just a family.
A second-rate family cannot compare with the ancestors of the Luo family.
Therefore, the Lu family's instigation to investigate the crime will only get the Luo family's full investigation and some appropriate compensation for Luo Haifeng's death. However, the Lu family does not lack this compensation. Lu Haifeng is the legitimate son of the Lu family, so the Lu family naturally
To get to the bottom of it, we can't place all our hopes in the hands of others. That's why Ye Qian has the task of tracking down the real culprit.
After Ye Qian entered the city, he immediately found an inconspicuous inn and stayed at it. Ye Qian still didn't have much clue about the case of Lu Haifeng's death.
In the inn, Ye Qian sat in front of the window, looking at the peaceful flow of people on the streets of Xingcheng, frowning slightly, and began to think about the clues of the case.
"The Luo family should be able to rule out the suspicion. After all, Lu Haifeng died on the Luo family's territory. The Luo family will definitely not ask for trouble if they want to kill Lu Haifeng." Ye Qian murmured, taking the lead in ruling out the Luo family's suspicion.
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"The Lu family's only rival family in the Devil's City is the Han family. The Han family is also a second-rate force, so normally they don't dare to kill Lu Haifeng in the Luo family's place. After all, once exposed, the Han family will suffer the consequences of the Luo family.
The people of the Han family would not be so ignorant." Ye Qian looked at the information provided by the Demon Alliance and ruled out the suspicion of vendetta against the Han family.
"From this point of view, Lu Haifeng's death has nothing to do with family hatred, and it was not committed by anyone from the Luo family. He probably died because of personal grudges." Ye Qian made a preliminary judgment.
"Personal grudge?" Ye Qian lowered his head and looked at the information. The reason why Lu Haifeng came to Xingcheng was actually just a coincidence. Lu Haifeng was on his way back to the Demon City and rested in Xingcheng temporarily. Unexpectedly, during this break,
But he can never return to the Demon City.
"Lu Haifeng himself is an immortal cultivator at the third level of the Peeping Dao Realm, and he has a bodyguard who is a cultivator at the late fourth level of the Peeping Dao Realm. Lu Haifeng himself is dead, and so is his personal guard. Therefore, the murderer's strength should be that of Peeping Dao Realm.
A cultivation level above the late fourth level of the Dao Realm." Ye Qian frowned slightly, this was still a relatively conservative guess. Even if the real culprit was a cultivator of the fifth level of the Tao Realm, Ye Qian would not be surprised.
After all, killing a strong man in the late fourth level of the Dao Peeping Realm in Xingcheng without attracting the attention of the city guard patrol showed that the fluctuations in the battle were very small and the time for committing the crime was also very short. Afterwards, Xingcheng City Lord Luo Houyi
It is even more difficult to investigate personally, but there is still no clue or result at all.
"The murderer is either an experienced killer, or a strong man whose strength far exceeds the late fourth level of the Peeping Realm. Only if one of these conditions is met, the murderer can kill Lu Haifeng and his guards in a short time, and escape
Pass Luo Houyi's investigation." Ye Qian murmured.
"Don't worry, no matter you are an experienced killer or a strong man at the fifth level of the Peeping Realm, as long as you kill someone, there will definitely be a flaw." Ye Qian picked up a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp.
At this moment, Ye Qian had already made a calculation in his mind. Since he wanted to secretly find out the real culprit, he certainly couldn't go to Luo Houyi for help in a big way. Otherwise, with Ye Qian's current status and the relationship between Fu Xiaofu and Luo Yuan, he would have to
It is naturally a piece of cake to ask Luo Houyi, a side disciple of the Luo family, to help investigate the case.
But in this way, everyone will know that Ye Qian is investigating the case of Lu Haifeng's death. If the murderer is already far away, it won't be much of an obstacle. But I am afraid that the murderer is still in Xingcheng or nearby. Once it is made public, Ye Qian will
Qian himself will be in trouble, and the murderer will naturally not sit still and wait to be killed. Of course, the most important thing is that the requirement of the mission is to investigate in secret. Even if the real murderer is found out, it cannot be made public, but must be told to the Lu family
, let the Lu family deal with it.
Putting down the teacup, Ye Qian closed the window, came to the window, sat cross-legged, took out a Brahma Pill, and started practicing.
On the first day he came to Xingcheng, Ye Qian didn't do anything. He just found an inn, asked for a room, and practiced behind closed doors. It wasn't until the next day that Ye Qian walked out of the inn, but he didn't go to the end either.
Search for clues at the important place where the crime occurred. The place where the crime occurred has been temporarily sealed by the city guard, and others are not allowed to approach it.
Ye Qian was just walking on the streets of Xingcheng and unknowingly memorized the entire streets of Xingcheng. He already knew the architectural structure of the entire Xingcheng by heart. Xingcheng is also divided into five regions: southeast, northwest, and middle.
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The southeast, northwest, and northwest are jointly governed by four generals and regional officials. The central district is also the city lord's palace, where the real big families and powerful forces in Xingcheng gather. This Xingcheng gives Ye Qian the feeling of peace, which shows that Xingcheng is managed by Luo Houyi.
The city is still in good condition.
That night, Ye Qian did not go back to the inn. Instead, he took advantage of the darkness and came to a tavern in Xicheng. This tavern had no name, but it was extremely famous in Xingcheng.
, will visit this unknown tavern.
The important thing is that before Lu Haifeng died, he also came to this tavern with his guards. Moreover, after leaving the tavern, his body was found the next day. There is nothing suspicious here.
It's hard to believe. It's also far-fetched to say that there must be something suspicious here. Regardless of whether there is a connection or not, regardless of whether there are clues or not, Ye Qian came to this tavern immediately to meet this unknown but very famous person.
What is the charm of this tavern that makes all religions and even the big shots frequent this place?
The tavern is located on the edge of the West City. The location is very remote. Apart from this tavern, there are no other shops around. Even behind the tavern is an undeveloped wasteland. The wasteland has not been managed all year round and is overgrown with weeds and thorns.
It was very desolate. Under the moonlight and the cold night wind blowing from time to time, it was particularly eerie.
It is said that the large piece of wasteland behind the tavern has another name, Huangfengang. This is because cold corpses appear in this place from time to time. Over time, the number of corpses that died here has become impossible to count.
The tavern is not big, and there are no magnificent decorations. It looks extremely simple, so simple that it makes people feel that it is not like a tavern, but more like a forgotten old building.
There was a cracked wooden threshold, and there was no wooden door at all. There was just a piece of black linen hanging down. The moment Ye Qian walked into the tavern, he saw that the business in the tavern was extremely hot, regardless of men, women, old or young.
, under the flashing lights and music, they either laughed wildly, drank wildly, or simply ignored everyone around them and entangled each other ambiguously.
Seeing this scene, Ye Qian was a little surprised. It was very similar to his bar on Earth. He couldn't help but secretly thought: "Wouldn't the boss here come from Earth like me? That's why there is such a bar-like tavern."
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Of course, Ye Qian just thought about it and knew that the possibility of this was almost zero. The lights here were not electric lights, but colorful halos reflected from unknown jade stones, intertwined and twinkling. Of course, the music was not
The various slow-rocking or high-pitched songs in the bar are played and percussed by various musical instruments that exist in the Fairy and Demonic Continent.
"Interesting!" Just this, Ye Qian had to look at the owner of the pub with admiration. Under such light and music, people's worries and depression will be abandoned, giving people an inexplicable primitive impulse, blood
Inexplicably boiling.
The people in the tavern did not seem to have much change regarding Ye Qian's arrival. Most people were immersed in their own worlds and turned a blind eye to Ye Qian's sudden appearance.
However, there were still some people who looked at Ye Qian the moment he came in. Some people stared at him with ill intentions, some looked at him with curiosity, and some showed unabashed fondness.
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Of course, there was only one person with watery eyes and a smile, who said to Ye Qian: "Welcome!"
The person who spoke was a middle-aged man standing on the bar. This man's face was a bit inexplicably ferocious, with three irregular scars on his face. Coupled with his inherent fierceness, even if he was smiling at the moment,
It makes people feel inexplicably cold.
Ye Qian looked around and returned those malicious glances without hesitation. Finally, he took steps and walked towards the bar step by step.
"Sir, what would you like to drink?" the ferocious-looking scarred man asked.
"What kind of wine are there?" Ye Qian asked.
"As long as you can tell me your name and can afford the drink, the shop will serve you no matter what kind of drink you want." The scarred man said calmly.
Ye Qian was stunned for a moment, glanced at the scarred man who was as calm as water in surprise, and then said: "Here comes a pot of iron brewing spring!"
Tie Niang Chun, this is the best drink Ye Qian has ever had since coming to the Demon City. It is also one of the signature drinks blessed by the Royal Concubine of the Demon City.
After hearing Ye Qian's words, the scarred man's calm eyes showed a rare fluctuation. Then he turned around and fiddled under the bar for a while, and soon a small cup of Tie Niang Chun's wine appeared on the bar.