476: Cheng Shifei, an upright young man

Faced with such a matter, no matter who it was, would choose to drop the investigation.

Dragon Guard Manor was no exception.

"Alright, this matter ends here. Don't investigate any further."

"Publicly, we'll say it was caused by them fighting over treasure. As for the rest, let them figure it out themselves." Having said that, Zhuge Xiaohua left directly.

He still had to report this matter to the Emperor. Regardless of the outcome, he needed to inform the Emperor about it.

After Zhuge Xiaohua left, the room fell into silence.

Cold Blood and Iron Hand exchanged a glance and looked at Ruthless. Among them, Ruthless had the sharpest mind; she should have new leads on this matter.

Life Chaser felt somewhat awkward inside, but his skin was fairly thick, so he didn't feel there was anything particularly inappropriate.

"Ruthless, have you thought of something?" Iron Hand looked at Ruthless with a grave expression.

"Let's follow Master's instructions on this. For us, giving up is the best outcome."

"Master is doing this for our own good." Ruthless shook her head.

"No, Ruthless, Master isn't here now. Why are you being so cryptic too?" Life Chaser looked at Ruthless somewhat impatiently.

"You kid, I always tell you not to be reckless, to use your brain more when things happen, but you never listen."

"The problem is already so obvious, and you still don't get it?" Iron Hand looked at Life Chaser impatiently.

"No, what exactly is going on?" Life Chaser looked at Iron Hand with a completely bewildered expression.

"Figure it out yourself." Iron Hand didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

Life Chaser, full of confusion, looked at Ruthless, but she didn't say anything either and followed suit, leaving.

Cold Blood was never good with words to begin with, so he didn't bother with Life Chaser either.

Iron Hand and Ruthless walked together, their expressions both turning somewhat grave.

"Could it really be him who did it?" Iron Hand spoke while looking at Ruthless.

"Looking at it now, he's the only one who could have done it."

"It's just unknown how exactly he managed it. Killing over a hundred Martial Artists with a single move, and using such brutal methods." Ruthless's face carried a trace of paleness.

"If you ask me, I want to know too."

"Currently, in our Great Ming, the only one who could probably do it is him." Ruthless's eyes held a complex emotion.

Back then, they had also met Duan Zhengchun, but due to some matters, they parted on bad terms. Because of that, they never had contact with Duan Zhengchun again.

This matter was only suspicion, but even if it was suspicion, they couldn't go and confront Duan Zhengchun about it.

If they went to confront him, regardless of the outcome, it would upset Duan Zhengchun. At that point, the Great Ming truly would have no way to get closer to him.

And then, if the Emperor were to hold them accountable... none of them could bear the consequences.

"I'm really curious about what happened at the time. It's just a pity those two have already left."

"We can't go to him for confirmation either." Iron Hand felt as if a cat was scratching at his heart; it was very uncomfortable.

"If you want to know, you could just go ask directly."

"Whether he actually did this still needs verification. Perhaps you could try looking for Tyrant's two disciples."

"They might not have left the Great Ming yet." Ruthless looked at Iron Hand, a trace of a smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Forget it. Those two are Great Grandmasters. I can't handle one, let alone two?" Iron Hand shook his head.

"Then that settles it. This matter ends here. Master should have entered the palace. If it were just a few deaths, the problem wouldn't be too big."

"But this time, so many people died, and it's related to *that person*. This matter still needs to be reported to the Emperor." Ruthless let out a turbid breath.

Iron Hand nodded. He also knew this matter could only be left unresolved like this.

Duan Zhengchun was currently the most terrifying existence on the Nine Provinces Continent. Who would dare cause trouble for him? Not to mention Martial Artists, even the Imperial Dynasty was thinking of ways to win him over.

At Dragon Guard Manor, Duan Tianya recounted the events that happened outside the Imperial City.

A sharp glint flashed in Zhu Wushi's eyes, though his expression showed no change.

When the Golden Light appeared, he had already noticed it and had even gone to observe.

Upon discovering the figure at the center of the Golden Light, he immediately abandoned any thought of approaching.

He didn't watch what happened afterward. He didn't want to risk displeasing Duan Zhengchun with his prying.

However, hearing Duan Tianya's account now, he was still shocked.

He truly hadn't expected Duan Zhengchun to be so terrifying, killing over a hundred Martial Artists with a single move, tearing them apart, leaving not a single body intact.

Even with his current Late Heaven-Man Realm strength, he couldn't instantly kill over a hundred Martial Artists and achieve such clean, precise wounds, leaving the corpses dismembered.

"Do you have any leads on this matter?" Zhu Wushi looked at Duan Tianya with a calm expression.

"Because we were quite far away at the time, we arrived a step too late."

"I suspect Six Doors must have reached the scene a step ahead of us, because I noticed several body parts were missing from the scene, likely taken away for investigation." Duan Tianya took a deep breath and stated what he knew.

"Hmm, there's some logic to what you say. Tianya, who do you think is responsible for this?" Zhu Wushi looked at Duan Tianya.

Duan Tianya's face changed. This matter could very well be the work of Prince Kaoshan of Dali. If word got out, it could damage Duan Zhengchun's reputation.

If they offended Duan Zhengchun because of this, then things would become difficult to handle.

"Foster Father, this matter might be somewhat troublesome."

"With such methods, currently in the Great Ming, I'm afraid only one person could do it." Duan Tianya pondered for a moment before looking at Zhu Wushi.

"What? Only one person could do it? Who is that person?" Cheng Shifei asked Duan Tianya in surprise.

"Foster Father, this person is not someone we can provoke. This matter probably requires careful deliberation." Duan Tianya looked at Zhu Wushi.

"No, Tianya, just say it! Who exactly is that person? If you don't say it, how do you know we can't offend him?"

"That guy killed so many people. Are we really just going to stand by and do nothing?"

"If you act like this, what kind of one of the four great secret agents are you?" Cheng Shifei looked at Duan Tianya with disdain.

"You shut up! What do you know?" Duan Tianya snorted coldly.

"Tch, I don't know, but I know that murder demands life."

"Before joining the four great secret agents, this kind of thing was none of my business."

"But now I'm also one of the four great secret agents. Our responsibility is to maintain and oversee the Martial World of the Great Ming."

"Now, so many people from the Jianghu have been killed at once. Not knowing the culprit is one thing, but knowing and actually being afraid of offending them, choosing to give up?"

"Who can't we offend? We represent the court! We represent the entire Great Ming. Who dares oppose us?"

"Even if someone dares, would they dare oppose the Great Ming itself?" Cheng Shifei looked at Duan Tianya with an arrogant, smug expression.

"Hmph, idiot..."

Guihai Yidao replied coldly.

"No, I've put up with you for a long time. This whole journey, you've been giving me attitude, looking down your nose at me. Where did I offend you? If you have a problem with me, let's fight. Don't just stand there being sarcastic and Yin and Yang, like a woman." Cheng Shifei retorted without any courtesy.