My Endless Life.

Chapter 233 Mysterious Man

There were actually more than just these people who were near the fire scene last night.

But they are the only ones who are qualified to be treated as guests of honor at Qiqiao Villa.

Li Qi looked around. In addition to the people in front of him, Li Qi also saw a few strangers he didn't recognize.

He guessed that they should be disciples from other first-rate forces.

However, the identities of these people are not important, and Li Qi did not look at them for long.

After taking a quick look around and confirming the number of people in the room, Li Qi bowed to Li Wenxin who was sitting on the main seat and said:

"Meet father, and all the seniors."

Li Wenxin nodded slightly to Li Qi and Li Qiao, and then said: "Please sit down. Young Master Jiang has something to ask you."

"Young Master Jiang?"

Li Qi looked at Jiang Anyan, the current number one on the Earth Ranking. He turned to look at Li Qi, looked him up and down, and then said:

"Little Brother Li, you can just call me Brother Jiang. I called Brother Li here this time because I want to ask you, when you were directing the disciples of the villa to put out the fire, did you ever see anything wrong?"

"I wonder what Young Master Jiang meant by 'something wrong'? If it's something that could cause a fire... I haven't found anything."

Li Qi told the truth.

While fighting the fire, Li Qi was paying close attention to the situation inside the fire scene.

Li Qi wanted to find out how the flame burned and what caused the earth-shattering explosion.

But the fire was too fierce. Li Qi had already done his best to command the disciples of the villa to put out the fire. There was no chance or possibility for him to rush into the fire scene to look for key evidence.

Jiang Anyan did not seem surprised by Li Qi's answer. He said:

"It's not these, but have you noticed anyone who is out of place?"

"Young Master Jiang...what do you mean?"

Li Qi asked with a frown, looking at Meng Xingqian who was present.

Because of the death of his senior brother, Meng Xingqian was not in a very good state at the moment. He looked as if he was in a trance. He didn't seem to hear what the others were talking about, and didn't even notice Li Qi's gaze.

Jiang Anyan explained after Li Qi asked:

"To be honest, when I was enjoying the moonlight last night, I happened to see a mysterious person who landed in the courtyard where Brother Meng and Brother Wei lived. However... I thought he was an acquaintance of Brother Meng and Brother Wei, so I didn't pay any attention to him. But I didn't expect that soon..."

Jiang Anyan sighed when he said this.

Hearing this, Li Qi looked at Meng Xingqian and said, "Then you should ask Brother Meng about this."

The eyes of those present turned to Meng Xingqian.

Meng Xingqian was reminded by someone, and he raised his head belatedly. His lifeless eyes had a little light in them, and he answered the two people's questions:
"I... don't know anything. At that time, I was... still resting, and suddenly I heard an explosion, and then..."

"and many more."

Before he could finish his words, Master Liao Ming, who was sitting next to him, suddenly called him and chanted the Buddha's name:
"Amitabha, Master Meng, what you mean is that you heard the explosion first and then quickly escaped from the fire, is that right?"

"Is... is there a problem?"

"In that case, the explosion might not be as powerful as we thought."

Liao Ming said in a deep voice.

Jiang Anyan thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Come to think of it, I did hear the explosion first, and then I saw the fire..."

"..."

Listening to the conversation between several people, Li Qi also recalled.

When he and Huang Wanmian met last night, he indeed heard the sound first and then saw the fire.

Even though the world is different, the basic laws of physics are still universal.

Anything thrown upward will inevitably fall to the ground.

A stone dropped into water is bound to sink.

And...the speed of light must be faster than sound.

The Qiqiao Villa where Li Qi was located was quite a distance from the town at the foot of the mountain. If there really was an explosion and then a fire, they should have seen the rising flames and then heard the explosion at the foot of the mountain.

But last night, Li Qi and Huang Wanmian heard the explosion first, turned their heads, and then saw the flames suddenly rising into the sky.

This means that the explosion happened in the front and the flames started in the back.

The explosion and the flames did not occur at the same time!

"The first thing we need to figure out is what caused the explosion? Does Brother Meng have any clues?"

After thinking for a while, Jiang Anyan asked Meng Xingqian.

Meng Xingqian shook his head: "I don't know... Not long after I heard the explosion, I saw the flames spreading towards this side, and then I ran away in a panic. After I ran out, I found that my senior brother didn't make it out..."

"Donor Meng, allow me to ask you a question. Did the explosion you heard come from Donor Wei's room?"

Liao Ming asked from the side.

Meng Xingqian was stunned.

Because of the death of his senior brother, he did not seriously consider these things.

After hearing what Ming said, he did vaguely recall something, and he only heard him mutter:

"That explosion sound seemed to... indeed come from Senior Brother's room..."

"Then the mysterious person who met Brother Wei last night is the key to solving the mystery of Brother Wei's death."

Jiang Anyan said seriously. Everyone came here not to really find the murderer who killed Wei Xiong, but just to find someone who could be identified as the murderer.

And the murderer definitely cannot be from the six major sects.

That's why they are so actively reasoning here, trying to find the person who killed Wei Xiong.

Now, after exchanging information among several people, it can be basically confirmed that Brother Wei’s death has nothing to do with Qiqiao Villa or the six major sects.

Even if Longwu Pavilion really wanted to cause trouble for someone, it would be impossible for it to find them.

So the only question now is, who is that mysterious man and why Wei Xiong would meet him in the middle of the night.

However, this problem does not need to be solved by the six major sects. Longwu Pavilion can investigate it on its own, or ask Qiqiao Villa to help investigate.

After all, this happened on the territory of Qiqiao Villa, and Qiqiao Villa must give an explanation to Longwu Pavilion.

Everyone else nodded in agreement with Jiang Anyan's words.

Meng Xingqian stood up suddenly and said:

"I don't believe that Brother would meet with someone he doesn't know in the middle of the night! And speaking of which, Brother's meeting with a mysterious person is just your one-sided statement! Apart from you, who else saw Brother meeting with someone in the middle of the night?"

Meng Xingqian said to Jiang Anyan with dissatisfaction.

The relationship between Shushan Dao and Longwu Pavilion is relatively stable, unlike the Xueyun Sword Sect, which dislikes Shushan Dao.

But even so, seeing that this world-renowned master of Shushan Dao was about to put the final nail in the coffin of the matter and put the blame on a mysterious man who no one knew and no one had ever seen, Meng Xingqian couldn't help but refute him.

The death of his senior brother was a big deal, and Meng Xingqian didn't want to end it so easily.

Jiang Anyan said that there was a mysterious person, and he said it all himself.

Seeing Jiang Anyan looking like he was about to get rid of him, Meng Xingqian even began to suspect that he was the 'mysterious man' he mentioned, and was performing a self-directed and self-acted show here!

"That's true." Zhong Yunxin, who had been drinking tea silently from the beginning, said at this moment: "You said you saw a mysterious man? Then the elder also said that he saw you entering and leaving Wei Xiong's room. How are you going to explain it?"

"Senior Zhong, you are a respected senior. It is not a good idea to frame others without authorization."

Jiang Anyan narrowed his eyes slightly and the smile on his face faded.

Zhong Yunxin looked at him and smiled:
"Whether it was a false accusation or a true story, I guess only you know. By the way, I remember that in the battle at the ruins three years ago, it seemed that a disciple of Shushan Dao died in the ruins? At that time, someone said that it was done by Longwu Pavilion..."

"Senior Zhong! Don't talk nonsense!"

Jiang Anyan's expression suddenly changed when he heard Zhong Yunxin say this.

Although the relationship between Longwu Pavilion and Shushan Dao is stable, it does not mean that there is no grudge between them.

The six major sects have been fighting for so long that each of them has been stained with the blood of their own disciples.

Not to mention the distant past, just take the ancient tomb ruins that appeared in the far north three years ago. During the exploration, someone from Shushan Road died inside.

At that time, it was rumored that the disciples of Longwu Pavilion had secretly harmed the disciples of Shushan Dao. Shushan Dao also asked Longwu Pavilion for an explanation, but after the other party denied it, the matter was left unresolved.

This was nothing in itself, as the disciples from both sides who entered the ruins were not famous people.

But now that Zhong Yunxin brought it up here, the meaning is different.

Didn’t you see that Meng Xingqian’s eyes became dangerous?
"Amitabha, all donors please be patient. The death of donor Wei is a serious matter, and we cannot simply draw a conclusion. However, if we want to investigate this matter, it will inevitably take some time. Why not..."

Liao Ming stepped forward in time to act as a peacemaker. He looked at everyone present, paused, and said:

"...why donate Mr. Meng to report this matter to your sect and have the masters of your sect come to investigate? Let's...get down to business first."

Liao Ming's original intention was not to let Wei Xiong's death delay the "important business" of investigating the secret treasure.

But what Le Ming didn't expect was that just as he finished speaking, a cold voice came from outside the door.

Huang Wanmian's voice flowed in from outside the door like a clear spring.

"Huh, Senior Liaoming's words are quite pleasant to hear.

"What do you mean by 'let's talk business first'? He just wants to claim the secret treasure of Qiqiao Villa. Besides, does the death of the direct disciples of the six major sects not count as business?

"The people at Thousand Buddha Temple are still so hypocritical."

As the voice fell, Huang Wanmian had already stepped into the venue.

Seeing the heir of Tianyi Valley coming here, everyone present had different expressions, especially Master Liao Ming of Qianfo Temple, whose mouth corners twitched non-stop.

Li Wenxin's breath caught in his throat when he saw this, and he immediately looked up at the ceiling, not wanting to get involved in the "trash talk" between the six major sects, and at the same time he sighed in his heart.

Once they arrived at Tianyi Valley, he had no idea what his small meeting hall would become.

Tianyi Valley and Qianfo Temple don't like each other, and the Xueyun Sword Sect, to which Zhong Yunxin belongs, is at odds with Shushan Dao.

It just so happens that Tianyi Valley has a good relationship with Shushan Dao.

The Xueyun Sword Sect and the Longwu Pavilion are allies...

It was because the disciples of Xihua Palace had not arrived yet. Otherwise, if the disciples of Xihua Palace, who hated Longwu Pavilion, were to come here, this meeting would probably be...

Before Li Wenxin could finish his thoughts, a call from outside the door made his eyes go dark.

A disciple from the villa ran over in a hurry and reported to Li Wenxin:

"Master! The two fairies Dingxiang and Zhouque from Xihua Palace have come up the mountain to pay their respects to the master!"

"..."

Okay, now everyone is here.

Upon hearing the news, Li Wenxin sighed deeply.

(End of this chapter)