499: Chapter 499 I didn't do it

Hearing that Jiao Yan had arrived, Lin Jingyun also felt a bit worried, so she and Ye Mo came to the main hall.

At this moment, only Senior Brother Bai Ling and four others remained at the array core.

At the beginning, Junior Sister Tian Yue did not take Ye Mo's words to heart because the probability of the runes being incorrect was low, but after checking for a long time, she still had no results.

So, holding an attitude of just trying it out, she began to inspect the runes.

In fact, Junior Sister Tian Yue did not understand the runes of the Level 9 Immortal Array very well, but relying on her many years of experience, she always felt that a few places in the runes were wrong, though she could not say exactly what was wrong.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Junior Sister Tian Yue fall into deep thought, the three Disciples of the Sifang Sect walked over.

"Take a look at these few runes. Is there something wrong with them?" Junior Sister Tian Yue pointed to the runes at three locations and said.

The three of them immediately began to examine them carefully.

A moment later, the three of them also agreed that these runes seemed incorrect.

They immediately tried to re-inscribe them.

But after trying for a long time, they still did not succeed.

"What was the name of the person who said there was a problem with the runes earlier?" Junior Sister Tian Yue had tested almost all the runes, but still failed. Only then did she remember Ye Mo.

"It seems to be Patriarch Lin Xinyuan's son-in-law, named Ye Mo," an Immortal Emperor said.

"He should be in the main hall now. Let's go and ask him how he saw that there was a problem with the runes."

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The Lin Family main hall.

As soon as Ye Mo arrived, he saw Jiao Yan standing in the main hall with a face that looked as if it were coated in a layer of frost.

Behind her were two men, both of whom had reached the Late Stage of the Immortal Emperor Realm.

Jiao Yan's cultivation was not high, only at the Immortal King Realm.

Ye Mo was a bit curious as to why the Immortal Venerable Elder of the Sifang Sect would take a fancy to Jiao Yan and take her as a concubine.

So, he initiated a character inspection.

But to Ye Mo's surprise, Jiao Yan not only had low cultivation, but her Spiritual Root was also nothing special; it was just an Immortal Blue Spirit Root, and she did not have a special Physique.

Ye Mo frowned slightly. Since Jiao Yan was so ordinary, how did she get noticed by the Sifang Sect Elder?

"Patriarch Lin, you should know the purpose of my arrival today. I just want an explanation for my brother's death."

When her brother was mentioned, Jiao Yan's eyes turned red.

"Madam, although my Lin Family is at fault in this matter, you must surely understand the sequence of events. The guard who killed your brother did not know him at all."

An explanation? What other explanation could there be? You couldn't possibly let your own son pay with his life, could you? Besides, Patriarch Lin Xinyuan would never admit that it was done by his own son.

In fact, this matter was truly a bit of a coincidence. At the time, Jiao Bin felt that the guard would not dare to kill him, so he didn't dodge at all, and even arrogantly said, "If you have the guts, then strike."

The guard actually hadn't intended to kill Jiao Bin; his strike was just to scare him, and he never thought that Jiao Bin wouldn't even dodge.

"Do you think you can just let it go with a sentence like 'I didn't know him'? Patriarch Lin, my brother wasn't the only one who called out that there was a problem with the Immortal Wine. It is clear that you had a premeditated plan to harm my brother. Now, the waiter who served the food and wine has also died, leaving no proof, and you even let the person who killed my brother go. Patriarch Lin, do you think I, Jiao Yan, am easy to bully?"

Jiao Yan's voice was cold to the extreme, and her whole body radiated icy Killing Intent.

She only had one brother, Jiao Bin. In her earlier years, her mother was only concerned with Cultivating, so it could be said that Jiao Bin was raised by her own hands.

Her feelings for Jiao Bin were self-evident. But now that Jiao Bin had died under unclear circumstances, how could Jiao Yan not be heartbroken?

"Madam, you are overthinking it. I have no need to harm your brother; it brings us no benefit. Since the matter has already occurred, tell me, how do you want my Lin Family to compensate you?" Patriarch Lin Xinyuan said immediately.

He could tell that Jiao Yan would likely not let this matter rest. If this was not handled well, it would certainly completely offend Jiao Yan's husband. But Patriarch Lin Xinyuan could not think of how to compensate her; he feared that Jiao Yan would not care for Immortal Stones or Immortal Pills.

"Patriarch Lin, I only need an attitude from you. At the very least, you should hand over the person who killed my brother to me!" Killing Intent flashed repeatedly in Jiao Yan's eyes.

"I truly do not know where that guard went, but there is a high probability that he has hidden in a Small World. If his death could make you feel better, I will send people to find him right now," Patriarch Lin Xinyuan replied.

"I will only give you three days!"

Jiao Yan felt that her brother's death was definitely not a coincidence, and she had also found out about Ye Mo becoming the Lin Family's son-in-law during this period.

She was convinced that this was an internal struggle within the Lin Family. She just didn't have the evidence yet.

Now, what she had to do was first find the person who killed her brother, then destroy his body and scatter his ashes, and then proceed to look for evidence.

"Fine!" Patriarch Lin Xinyuan agreed immediately.

Then Jiao Yan took the two Immortal Emperors and left the Lin Family.

Not long after she left, Patriarch Lin Xinyuan's face immediately turned gloomy. He turned to look at Lin Yuanming.

At this moment, Lin Yuanming still had an indifferent expression, but when Patriarch Lin Xinyuan looked at him with an angry face, Lin Yuanming suddenly reacted and immediately exclaimed: "Father, you don't suspect that I did it, do you?"

"What? Do you mean to say it wasn't you?" Patriarch Lin Xinyuan sneered.

Apart from this son whom he had spoiled, he could not think of anyone else.

"Of course not... That's right, although I don't want Lin Jingyun to manage Tianxiang Tower, I wouldn't be stupid enough to send someone to kill Jiao Bin. Father, I can swear to you, I absolutely did not send anyone to kill Jiao Bin!"

Lin Yuanming almost jumped up, vehemently refuting it. This reaction made Patriarch Lin Xinyuan somewhat uncertain.

He still understood his son quite well. Under his own protection, he had indeed done many outrageous things over the years. But they were all within a controllable range.

"It really wasn't you?" Patriarch Lin Xinyuan immediately frowned. If it wasn't Lin Yuanming, then who could it be? It couldn't really be a coincidence, could it?

"Father, what do you want me to say for you to believe me? I admit that I spread some rumors, but I just wanted to make business at Tianxiang Tower difficult, and then have Lin Jingyun voluntarily withdraw." Lin Yuanming took the initiative to state his thoughts.

If he didn't admit it at this time, he was truly worried that his father would conclude that he had sent someone to kill Jiao Bin.

"Foolish! You went to spread rumors; when Jiao Yan finds out, she will only be even more convinced that it was your doing!" Patriarch Lin Xinyuan roared in anger.

However, at this moment, Patriarch Lin Xinyuan already believed his son. He fell into deep thought, starting to ponder the person behind it.

But after thinking for a long time, he could not confirm who wanted to harm his Lin Family. After all, his Lin Family had many enemies.

Besides the Ning, Zhao, and Su, the three great Immortal Venerable Families, in the One Hundred Thousand Star Domains, there must certainly be many people who want to eliminate his Lin Family.

"I didn't think that much..." Lin Yuanming said in a low voice.

"You go down first. Remember, during this time, do not leave the palace..."