Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 252 The Good Man is Good

Words can be lied about.

The murderous intent was unmistakable.

Duan Junhai stared intently at Pei Xia and said in a deep voice, "You are not a disciple of Su Baozhai, and I think your relationship with Meng Xiao is just so-so. Why do you have to go to such extremes and risk your life to fight me?"

“I can’t be bothered with stealing, but you killed someone,” Pei Xia said without mincing words, “you killed my friend.”

Duan Junhai's eye twitched suddenly: "What are you talking about?"

Even when the theft has been exposed, they still try to feign innocence and attempt to salvage the situation.

The person who holds the jade is quite interesting.

"What? You didn't kill Song Huan?"

"Song Huan? What Song Huan?"

"It's that female cultivator from the Golden Bell Sect that you killed."

Upon hearing Pei Xia's words, Duan Junhai's face immediately darkened.

Pei Xia exhaled and slowly stood up: "I'll let you die knowing why."

“Duan Junhai, you have been in Su Baozhai for many years, using your magic and supernatural powers and Yu Qiong to steal treasures from the sect, and then selling them through Qiongxiao Yuyu to earn resources for your cultivation.”

"But your magic has limitations. You cannot leave the area of ​​Zuoshan, otherwise it will become ineffective. So for many years, you have been imprisoned in Zuoshan of Su Baozhai."

“You want to leave, but if the theft breaks out at the same time you leave, it would be one thing if you offended Su Baozhai, but what you really fear is the Nine Provinces Catchers of Lingxuan Pavilion.”

"It just so happens that Su Baozhai is holding a celebration of divine treasures, and a large number of cultivators from other sects are flocking in. If the theft breaks out at this time, the timing will be perfect, and you will have the opportunity to frame someone and exonerate yourself."

"So you deliberately dispelled your illusion spell, found a suitable person, killed them, and then, with just a little stolen goods as evidence, you could clear your name of years of theft..."

At this point, Duan Junhai, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly burst into laughter: "Are you joking, sir? Your words are full of errors!"

"Oh?" Pei Xia glanced at him sideways: "Where did you go wrong?"

Duan Junhai stepped forward and spread his palms: "First of all, if what you say is true, that I have been imprisoned in Zuoshan for many years, how am I supposed to find someone to frame? Don't forget, after the Divine Treasure Celebration began and the theft case broke out, Zuoshan was already under strict lockdown, allowing entry but not exit. How am I supposed to kill someone?"

"Furthermore, although Su Baozhai is full of useless people, they are not a bunch of pigs. Just because someone dies, regardless of whether they had the opportunity, motive, or ability to steal, and they find some stolen goods, do they think they have caught the murderer and will let it go? This frame-up is too frivolous."

Duan Junhai's rhetorical question was very precise.

Pei Xia seemed stumped by the question and remained silent for a while.

Seeing that Pei Xia remained silent, he said coldly, "What? Speechless?"

No, Pei Xia simply anticipated what he would ask next and found the answer utterly absurd.

Shaking her head, Pei Xia slowly said, "Do you know that Song Huan was attacked and left a single word before he died?"

Duan Junhai remained calm; on the contrary, he was very confident: "What, did she leave behind the murderer's name?"

Pei Xia shook her head: "I almost thought so, and therefore I doubted Elder Li Xu, and even doubted myself."

"But when I examined the scene of the theft of the Siku Quanshu, I found that the theft had been going on for years, yet no one had ever discovered it. This was not a simple illusion. This person must have had special means to remotely fabricate the appearance, form, and even spiritual power of things."

"This reminds me of Song Huan's injuries. Among all the Jinling Sect members at Su Bao Zhai, only Song Huan and her master were killed by their own spiritual power. The methods were similar." "At this moment, I realized that the word Song Huan left behind was not 'wood,' but 'technique.' Although she did not see the murderer, she clearly knew what attacked her."

“Magic and supernatural abilities are the skills of a fifth-level master, while theft can only be done by an insider. Therefore, this person must be a master hidden among the disciples of the Four Treasuries. Unfortunately, your identity as the holder of the jade has been exposed.”

“You really can’t leave Zuoshan, which is why Song Huan died in the woods on the west side of Youshan. You had an accomplice.”

Pei Xia looked at him: "Your accomplice lured Song Huan to the location closest to Zuoshan at the agreed time. You killed her through a narrow valley between two mountains."

Duan Junhai clenched his molars very tightly.

He found it hard to imagine that someone could deduce things to this extent without having seen them with their own eyes.

"Don't be surprised. I'm just a novice when it comes to solving cases. It's just that your skills aren't good enough."

Pei Xia sighed: "As for framing someone, that's too childish... Ha, only someone who has been a disciple of Su Baozhai for many years could figure out the key to this."

Unfortunately, Pei Xia was a time traveler, and he had heard about some of the sordid things that happened.

"That's right, such a childish frame-up is enough."

Meng Xiao's agitated and anxious face flashed through his mind: "Whether it's Meng Xiao or Su Baozhai, they don't care at all whether the person they caught is the real culprit."

As a subordinate sect of Lingxuan Pavilion, Su Baozhai, including Meng Xiao, is most concerned about Lingxuan Pavilion's opinion and impression of them.

If the murderer cannot be apprehended and the losses mitigated as soon as possible, it will severely damage their chances of advancement and resource allocation within this vast and top-tier sect.

Therefore, what they really need is not the correct "answer", but a "solution" to the problem.

Song Huan is dead and can no longer defend herself, and stolen goods were found at her residence, so she could be the murderer.

As for whether Song Huan was wrongly accused, whether the real culprit is still at large, and even whether this will affect the relationship between Su Baozhai and the Golden Bell Sect...

unimportant!
Anyway, once I'm promoted to the Spirit Selection Pavilion, these matters will be taken care of by the next generation of Su Baozhai executives.

Isn't that amazing? But that's what Su Bao Zhai is all about, and that's what makes this sect different from other places. Duan Junhai's ridiculous frame-up could only work in Su Bao Zhai!

Whether Pei Xia's method is correct or not is actually easy to verify. When the fight starts, Duan Junhai will use his supernatural powers and we'll know immediately.

Duan Junhai looked at Pei Xia, still wanting to struggle.

This is, after all, the left side of Su Baozhai. This person must have something to rely on if he dares to come alone. If the fight makes too much noise and attracts the sect elders, all our previous efforts will be in vain.

This is why, despite having the advantage in cultivation, he has been trying to back down.

“What you said sounds plausible, but there’s one thing you haven’t answered,” Duan Junhai took a deep breath. “Yes, it’s easy for cultivators within the sect to be thoroughly investigated, and it seems reasonable to choose an outer sect cultivator to frame someone. But why did I specifically choose this female cultivator from the Golden Bell Sect? You just said that I had an accomplice who lured her out. Since the two of us are acquainted, wouldn’t killing her make it easier to arouse suspicion?”

This is not a difficult question to answer.

But sometimes, Pei Xia really wished she didn't understand the reasons behind it.

"Because only Song Huan..."

Pei Xia gripped the wooden sword, her knuckles turning white: "...I still want to see Yuan Kui."

(End of this chapter)