Martial Arts Crossover: My Wife is the Top Scholar

Chapter 310 Murder Case, The Death of Lin Zhennan!

Guests from afar are welcome.

Since Li Zhaoting had come from afar, and Chaoyang Temple had not closed its gates or refused outsiders, Xin Yinnong could only invite Li Zhaoting into Chaoyang Temple and have his disciples serve him tea.

After a few casual words, Li Zhaoting asked, "I have long heard that Qingcheng has many hidden sects and sacred immortal sites. I have long admired your name and would like to visit the Qingcheng immortal sects."

Xin Yinnong asked curiously, "Master Li, I wonder which sect you are referring to as the Qingcheng Immortal Sect? I have been cultivating Taoism in Qingcheng Mountain for over sixty years and have met masters from various sects. Some of them claim to be able to eat the wind and clouds, refine elixirs and achieve immortality. There are countless legends of immortals, but I have never heard of the Qingcheng Immortal Sect."

"You really don't know?"

"If there were matters of immortality, ascension to heaven, or becoming an immortal, I might conceal them. But what is there for a mere sect to hide?"
Could it be that Master Li has been bewitched by a wandering sorcerer?

The idea of ​​achieving immortality through alchemy is pure fantasy.

Those alchemists who lived on the wind and drank the dew were not so much because of their superior magical abilities, but because they were so poor that they couldn't afford to eat and could only drink the north wind and eat tree leaves.

Even the strongest terrestrial immortal in the martial arts world today, Master Zhang of Wudang, needs to eat and drink. If you expect Master Zhang to eat the wind and drink the dew, given his temper, he would probably slap you so hard you wouldn't know what to do.

Instead of pursuing alchemy, why not cultivate inner alchemy, comprehend the way of heaven and man, and comprehend the breaking of the void? My martial arts potential has long been exhausted. Master Li is young and strong, and has decades of life ahead of him. Why bother seeking immortals?

Not advisable!
This is unacceptable!

Xin Yinnong preached, shaking his head.

Martial arts masters all have eccentric temperaments.

Xin Yinnong's hobby was preaching.

When he was young, he was swindled out of his money by a charlatan and almost had to beg on the streets. He was also scolded by his master and had to write a self-criticism of several thousand words, leaving him with deep psychological trauma.

Whenever Xin Yinong encountered a young person seeking immortality, he would explain the methods of internal and external alchemy to them. He explained that internal alchemy was for self-improvement, while external alchemy was for medicine and for healing the people. He stressed that they should never put the cart before the horse.

Li Zhaoting was both amused and exasperated.

Xin Yinnong's advice was excellent.

However, I came to find my "grandmother".

Li Zhaoting inquired around and found that Xin Yinnong, Han Yinqiao, and Nu Zhenren all knew nothing about the Qingcheng Immortal Sect. He thought to himself that this was the real hidden sect.

Apart from his own disciples, no one else had ever heard of it.

……

Yuelai Inn.

The waiter went to deliver water to the guest rooms.

A distinguished guest has recently arrived at the inn. He wears garish clothes, has a high-pitched and sharp voice, behaves like a eunuch, has a bad temper, and is very generous.

When you're generous enough, a bad temper isn't a problem anymore. You work as a waiter to make money, and as long as you get a tip, you can discuss anything.

The waiter knocked on the door with a smile.

"Sir, I've brought you some water!"

After calling out several times without response, the waiter sniffed and smelled a strong stench of blood. He pushed the door hard and found it locked from the inside.

The waiter hurriedly went to find the head manager.

The innkeeper had a ladder brought in through the window and found that the distinguished guest had been stabbed through the heart with a long sword. The murderer was very experienced; he placed the body on the bed and used a quilt to absorb the blood to prevent it from seeping into the floor.

"Ah! Murder! Murder!"

The shopkeeper hurriedly went to report to the authorities.

Not long after, representatives from both the Qingcheng Sect and the Salt Gang arrived to investigate the case. The affairs of the martial world were now settled within the martial world itself.

Martial arts sects have the responsibility to protect their territory.

A martial arts figure has died. A martial arts figure with a great grudge against the Qingcheng Sect has died. The Qingcheng Sect is undoubtedly responsible. If the murderer cannot be found, the Qingcheng Sect is the murderer.

This is not the logic of solving a case.

This is standard江湖 (jianghu) logic.

The logic that most people in the underworld trust.

You have the motivation, you have the opportunity, and you have the ability.

There was no real culprit, no clues, and no suspect.

Then you are the murderer!

Without detectives like Lu Xiaofeng, Chu Liuxiang, and the Four Great Constables, the entire martial arts world would be filled with wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice. Many feuds in the martial arts world, even those that have lasted for decades or seven or eight generations, all started as misunderstandings.

For example: Iron-Blooded Banner Gate!
The Iron-Blooded Banner Sect and the Five Blessings Alliance have been locked in a fierce battle for generations, resulting in bloodshed. It cannot be said that the Iron-Blooded Banner Sect bears no responsibility; in fact, the main responsibility can be placed on them. However, the cause of the conflict has long been forgotten.

If it weren't for Tie Zhongtang's sudden emergence, the two sides would have fought to the last person, until one side was completely wiped out.

The same applies to the Qingcheng Sect and the Fuwei Escort Agency.

The feud between the two sides began when Lin Yuantu mastered the Evil-Repelling Sword Technique, became famous for his swordplay, challenged Changqingzi, was defeated, and died of depression.

This incident created a feud between the two families.

Conflicts in the martial arts world are normal!
It's normal for a martial arts competition to have a winner and a loser!

It's normal to die from depression caused by failure!
Everything went smoothly; Lin Yuantu neither killed him nor acted arrogantly, but the feud was formed and finally erupted decades later.

If we cannot find the murderer of Lin Zhennan as soon as possible, the next step will be for Lin Pingzhi to master the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, storm the Qingcheng Sect, and either be torn to pieces by the Qingcheng disciples or wipe out all the branches of the Qingcheng Sect. No one can stop this battle.

The Salt Gang disciple's eyes darted around, recalling the recent rumors in Qingcheng, and he returned to the headquarters to ask Cheng Huaixiu to investigate the case.

The Qingcheng disciples returned to the mountain gate and informed Xin Yinnong of the situation at the crime scene. Xin Yinnong sighed and asked Li Zhaoting to investigate the case, thinking to himself, "Once you, this jinx, leave, I will immediately close the mountain gate and not see any outsiders for ten years."

Xin Yinnong had great confidence in Li Zhaoting. With Li Zhaoting's martial arts talent, within ten years, he would either shatter the void or fall from grace as a prodigy.

Get the hell out of here!
Even Buddha can't stop your evil aura!
Even the emperor can't withstand your murderous aura!
The Imperial College cannot withstand your malevolent aura!

Even the Three Pure Ones are now giving way!
Please leave this poor monk a way to live!

This humble Taoist priest only wishes to cultivate the Tao in peace and quiet.

(Li Zhaoting: Do you want to get your hair permed?)

Li Zhaoting could read the unspoken frustration in Xin Yinnong's eyes, and he knew that the coincidence of this incident was too great. In order to preserve his remaining reputation, he had no choice but to go down the mountain quickly and solve the case within three days.

I'll stake Bao Zheng's reputation on it!
Behold the might of young Li Santian!

……

"Yu Yan, write this down!"

"The time of death was approximately eight hours ago. The cause of death was a stab wound to the chest. The victim was caught off guard, suggesting that the crime was committed by someone known to the victim. After the crime, the perpetrator used a sword to create new wounds, indicating a high level of experience in committing such crimes."

"The deceased was Lin Zhennan, 48 years old, chief镖头 of Fuwei镖局, proficient in the Evil-Slaying Sword Manual, skilled in ghostly movement and fast sword, and had a grudge against the Qingcheng Sect."

"The scene of the death was sealed off. The murderer left through the window after the killing and landed silently, demonstrating extremely high skill in martial arts."

“There were no signs of a struggle at the scene, the tea set showed no signs of being used for entertaining guests, Lin Zhennan was washing his feet when he died, the basin was not taken away, and a foot-wiping cloth was covering his head.”

"Based on the analysis of the rag, there is a clear superior-subordinate relationship between the deceased and Lin Zhennan. The deceased harbored great resentment towards Lin Zhennan and deliberately left the rag behind to humiliate him after killing him, thus intentionally setting up a secret scene."

"The murderer knew I was in Qingcheng, knew that Qingcheng would ask me to investigate the case, and knew that I would examine the body."

"It was all intentional!"

"I know who the murderer is!"

"The last sentence doesn't need to be recorded."

Li Zhaoting is not a professional coroner. While examining the body, he also analyzed the murderer's crime process, which inevitably led to some confusion. The more chaotic the clues were, the easier it was to sort out his thoughts.

Everything the murderer did was intentional.

To be precise, the murderer harbored deep resentment towards Lin Zhennan and had long wanted to kill him. During the crime, some unintentional remarks made by Lin Zhennan completely ignited his anger.

Murder, a rag, a locked-room crime scene.

On the one hand, it was to humiliate Lin Zhennan.

On the one hand, it was to guide Li Zhaoting to perform an autopsy.

If Li Zhaoting were to perform an autopsy on Lin Zhennan in front of countless martial arts masters, he would discover Lin Zhennan's most shameful secret... he was a eunuch!
For men, being a eunuch is the most unbearable humiliation; they can live without it, but they cannot live without it.

Those who can't do it now have a chance to succeed.

What doesn't exist will never grow.

Even if we get Rama's remains, it won't do us any good.

To analyze Rama's internal energy based on his remains is pure wishful thinking. A person like Rama would have all his meridians and acupoints connected, and all his meridians would be open. If Rama had truly achieved the state of flesh and blood regeneration, his body structure would be extremely perfect, without any unevenness, and his meridians would be smooth and rounded, without any abnormalities.

Due to differences in their mental cultivation methods, normal martial artists have varying degrees of thick and thin meridians and acupoints. The meridians they frequently use are thick and strong, while other meridians are relatively thin or temporarily ignored.

However, those grandmasters whose martial arts have reached their peak and whose blood and qi are perfect have already connected all the channels that can be connected in their bodies. Not to mention the holy monk Rama, if Li Zhaoting suddenly passed away, there would be absolutely no chance to analyze the longevity formula through his corpse, as the main channel would be impossible to find.

So, if it's not there, it's not there!
It is absolutely impossible for it to grow back.

This humiliation will haunt you for lifetimes to come.

Even if I become a ghost, I'll be a eunuch ghost.

This will lead to rumors circulating in the martial arts world: if Lin Zhennan is a eunuch, how did Lin Pingzhi come to be?

Don't talk about the fact that it's been less than a year since the castration. Debunking rumors is nowhere near as fast as they spread. Ordinary people are more interested in gossip and trivial matters; who would bother to verify the truth?

In other words, the other party hates the Lin family.

They want to ruin the reputation of the entire Lin family.

Who is this acquaintance who harbors extreme resentment towards the Lin family and has a clear superior-subordinate relationship with Lin Zhennan?

The answer is about to come out!

Lin Zhennan's butler!

He was the hero who rescued Lin Zhennan from Yu Canghai's sword and saved the Fuwei Escort Agency. He was arguably the most important person in the Fuwei Escort Agency, without exception. The Fuwei Escort Agency could do without Lin Pingzhi, but it could not do without a top expert.

As for the reason for the feud, it's too simple!

Dozens of them can be easily thought of.

There are about seven or eight of the most common ones.

It's just a common occurrence in the martial arts world: turning a great favor into an enemy, abandoning a benefactor after they've served their purpose, and discarding a useful tool once the rabbit is dead.

Li Zhaoting sighed deeply.

Couldn't you have killed him somewhere else?
Why did you trick me?

On second thought, without Li Zhaoting's autopsy, how could the devastating blow against the Lin family have been accomplished?
Li Zhaoting was already part of the calculation.

Miss Wang said, "Lin Zhennan is too arrogant. The Evil-Repelling Sword Manual is very powerful, but it is not the best in the world. If he hadn't been so arrogant, he could have lived for several more decades."

How many normal eunuchs have you ever seen?

"Eunuchs are abnormal to begin with!"

(End of this chapter)