CHAPTER 746: CHAPTER 751: WHO IS THE KILLER?

After hearing Ling Chen’s guess, Xu Ming spoke gravely: "Do you think someone in Yangxin Pavilion is protecting Zhu Hong? Have you considered that since Zhu Hong is a member of the God Organization, whoever that person is, why would they do this? Isn’t that openly opposing the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion? To put it seriously, this act is no different from being a traitor. Moreover, Zhu Hong appeared in Yangxin Pavilion, so the person you suspect must also be from Yangxin Pavilion. Do you realize what this means?"

After Xu Ming finished speaking, Ling Chen realized the gravity of the situation. Yangxin Pavilion has always been a strong support for the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion; without Yangxin Pavilion, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion wouldn’t be as powerful. Thus, if even Yangxin Pavilion had internal issues, this was no trivial matter.

Qiu Yong slightly furrowed his brow and said: "Second brother, Six Masters, since the problem is so serious, do you think we should tell Master Su?"

Ling Chen nodded and said: "Definitely, we have to tell her. How about this, big brother, please ask Miss Su to come here, it would be better for me to discuss this matter with her."

"Alright, wait here then, I’ll go find her now."

Qiu Yong quickly left, and Su Mei arrived swiftly too. To facilitate the conversation between Ling Chen and Su Mei, Qiu Yong and others respectfully left the room after greeting Su Mei, leaving only Ling Chen and Su Mei in the room.

Once everyone had left, Su Mei, looking at Ling Chen lying on the bed, asked curiously: "What is this about?"

"Miss Su, please sit down, I have something to tell you."

Su Mei, without suspicion, sat down at the bedside, waiting for Ling Chen to speak.

Right away, Ling Chen thoroughly explained the situation regarding Zhu Hong, including what he discovered during the martial contest that day.

After listening, Su Mei’s expression turned solemn. She looked at Ling Chen with a rarely serious tone and said, "Ling Chen, this is no joking matter. Are you sure you saw correctly?"

"I can be one hundred percent sure, absolutely no mistake."

"If that’s the case, the situation is more troublesome than you think." Su Mei pondered for a moment and then said, "Keep this matter quiet for now; I will speak to Elder Du. He’s a senior member in Yangxin Pavilion with a high status among the elders; these internal matters should only be investigated discreetly by him."

"Alright then." Ling Chen subtly nodded and continued: "Zhu Hong appearing in Yangxin Pavilion is definitely not a simple matter, I hope you can treat it seriously."

"I know." Saying this, Su Mei stood up and said, "You haven’t recovered from your injuries yet. Don’t go anywhere for now, just stay here peacefully and heal. Leave when you are better."

After watching Su Mei leave, Ling Chen quietly lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

For some reason, ever since he saw Zhu Hong appearing in Yangxin Pavilion, Ling Chen had felt uneasy, always fearing that something bad would happen. Knowing Zhu Hong for so long, he was well aware of Zhu Hong’s character and tactics; that guy would definitely not stay quietly in Yangxin Pavilion.

Sigh!

Thinking over and over, Ling Chen sighed gently.

There were too many issues to resolve at the moment, not to mention Zhu Hong, even the matters involving the porridge girl and his own father were giving him a headache.

...

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

"Okay, okay, I understand, don’t worry, I’ll be back in a few days. Alright, you go ahead."

After hanging up the phone, Ling Chen set his mobile phone aside, calculating the time.

During the call with Nanrong Wanqing, Ling Chen realized that he had been away for too long this time. Including these days of recuperation, it had been nearly ten days since he left home, no wonder Nanrong Wanqing was worried and had specifically called to check on him.

After several days of rest, Ling Chen’s injuries had somewhat healed, but it was just a slight improvement. He estimated that a full recovery would probably take a month.

However, Ling Chen wasn’t worried about his own physical condition; his concern was about porridge girl and Zhu Hong’s situation.

It had been three days, and there was still no news from porridge girl, and there was no movement from Yangxin Pavilion either; he did not know whether Su Mei had taken any action.

Thud thud thud!

While thinking, a series of urgent knocks suddenly came from the door. Ling Chen turned his head to see Wei Jiahao running inside hurriedly, and he spoke anxiously, "Ling Cheng, you better go outside and check."

"What happened?"

"That... I... Ah! You better see it for yourself. I don’t know how to explain it."

Seeing Wei Jiahao’s anxious expression, Ling Chen didn’t ask any further. He quickly got out of bed and hurried towards the door.

"Hey! Ling Cheng, slow down, be careful not to trip." Wei Jiahao, worried about Ling Chen’s health, quickly followed his pace.

Exiting the room, Ling Chen followed Wei Jiahao and arrived at a mountain next to the training field.

Upon reaching there, he saw the area densely packed with people, including Su Mei, Du Kang, Qiu Yong, and other elderly people he last met in Yangxin Pavilion; they were almost all present.

What’s going on?

Ling Chen muttered to himself in surprise.

Immediately, Ling Chen, with Wei Jiahao’s help, pushed through the crowd to get deeper inside. Reaching the center of the people, Ling Chen looked intently, and his expression suddenly changed, revealing a look of shock in his eyes.

How could this happen?

Ling Chen looked on in surprise and was momentarily at a loss for words.

In the center of the crowd, there lay two people, Tong Nan and Song Yi. At that moment, both of them were already dead, the blood flowing from their seven orifices, their death seems very tragic.

They... died!

Ling Chen couldn’t imagine that Tong Nan and Song Yi had died. These were not ordinary Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Disciples. They were disciples from Yangxin Pavilion, one a master from the Earthly List, and the other ranked among the top three in the Dragon List, both with formidable self-defense capabilities.

The appearance of the two indicated they had been murdered.

At this time, Song Yi’s master, Huang Zheng, was squatting in front of the corpses, his face gloomy, examining the conditions of the two bodies.

After a while, Huang Zheng stood up from the ground, turned his head to look at Su Mei and Du Kang, and said gravely, "Both of them were attacked from behind. The attacker had average strength but was adept and cunning, and the palm technique was extremely toxic. Both Tong Nan and Song Yi were poisoned and died after being hit by the attacker’s palm technique."

"Poisoned?"

Huang Zheng nodded and said, "The assailant’s palms must have contained lethal poison. Otherwise, with Tong Nan and Song Yi’s capabilities, it is impossible that they couldn’t even struggle before being killed outright."

After hearing Huang Zheng’s analysis, Su Mei asked, "Elder Huang, when did they die?"

"Based on my experience, it should have been late last night."

"Late at night?" Du Kang slightly furrowed his brows and asked, "Why would they come here so late at night?"

Huang Zheng glanced at his disciple’s corpses and said coldly, "That is something we would need to ask them to know."