At midnight, a cool breeze began to blow, rustling the leaves of the two jujube trees in the courtyard.
Two jujube trees stood side by side, with the one on the left slightly taller. It was planted by Fang Yuan’s father when he was alive, at the same time as Fang Yuan and his sister Fang Fang.
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Standing in the darkness of the night, listening to Qiao Mu’s words about Fang Fang and Wan Ronghua, Fang Yuan felt lost and a mysterious coldness.
After discussing the matter of Qiao Shuanglin, Qiao Mu also shared what he had learnt from the young woman about Fang Fang.
Qiao Mu didn’t say much, this was his family matter.
Actually, if you think about it carefully, it is.
Before Fang Yuan just returned to this old family mansion, he mentioned his childhood memories, saying his father planted two date trees and his mother had a small vegetable garden in the courtyard.
Memories of the past are vivid, but there is only no memory of his little sister Fang Fang. The only thing related to her is the two trees his father planted.
Since those who practice martial arts can’t defeat Immortal Dao Zhen from the Great Dao Sect, it’s natural for him to easily kill Qiao Shuanglin.
"Since that’s the case, why would the fight between them cause so much damage? Half of the marketplace was destroyed, even the teahouse on the street collapsed."
Clairaudience just shook his head.
"This matter is very complex, involving the Immortal Gate and the Great Dao Sect. The truth doesn’t really matter anymore. It’s enough for me, from Tide Listening Building, to tell stories and strange events."
His words implied that he also knew something was not right, but it wasn’t important.
"This whole thing started because of two disciples from the Great Dao Sect, including me, Qiao Shuanglin, we were just innocent bystanders…" Hu Han explained.
This made Clairaudience look at Jiang Chen with new respect.
This person was clearly a newcomer that he had recruited, but after joining the building, he quickly grew and now he had started to stand out. He even managed to find one of the people involved, Hu Han, without him knowing.
In fact, this was the result of their mutual efforts.
Jiang Chen wanted to uncover the truth of this case, and Dragon Claw Hu Han, who had a reputation, naturally didn’t want to see Qiao Shuanglin taking the blame and being falsely accused after his death. So he took the initiative to find someone from Tide Listening Building.
The two of them quickly found common ground.
"You managed to find Hu Han, you’ve really made some progress." Clairaudience praised.
Hu Han was not just an ordinary martial artist of the 4th rank. What made him extraordinary was the fact that he had a famous master.
His master, Lu Yanbei, was a renowned figure in the martial arts world. He was ranked 30th on the Tide Listening Building Skill List. Even at the age of over 80, with declining vitality, he effortlessly defeated a young 2nd rank martial artist from the imperial court with just a wooden sword.
"But since the truth is , we should be even more cautious." Clairaudience said calmly.
"In my experience, the Great Yan Imperial Court will also cooperate with the Immortal Gate to conceal this matter…"
"They need someone to blame, but the deceased can’t come forward to refute."
Such things have happened many times in the past forty years.
At first, people were filled with righteous indignation, but then they realized it was just futile anger, and eventually they let it go.
The reputation of Emperor Yonghe being weak and incompetent is not without reason.
When the king acts this way, the people in the court and the commoners naturally follow suit.
When even the higher authorities have softened their stance, it’s a bit unrealistic to expect the people to resist spontaneously with love power.
"Even the imperial court is most likely preparing to cover up this matter, so do you still want to be the sacrificial lamb?" Clairaudience said.
This made Jiang Chen and Hu Han remain silent.
Clairaudience can always perform "the Ten Mysteries of the Imperial Capital" without fear of making enemies… but when it comes to something related to Immortal Gate, he cannot talk nonsense.
"The bird that sticks its head out is always the first to die, just like Qiao Shuanglin." Clairaudience said calmly.
"The world has always been . Most likely, this matter will end up like the previous cases involving Immortal Gate, unresolved."
Jiang Chen felt his heart sink, as if a dark cloud was suffocating his breath.
"There are urgent people going to the officials to confess their crimes, and one of them is the young woman from the market. She confessed that she framed the old man named Qiao Shuanglin at the market yesterday…"
"I heard that the recently released Minister of Rites, Hai Wuya, wrote a document consisting of thousands of words, to inform the current Emperor Yonghe about this matter."
Now, at this point in time, this matter is no longer just about Qiao Shuanglin’s reputation, but rather the conflict that has been lingering between the immortals and mortals in Jiu Province for the past forty years.