Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes: I Possess the Heavenly Book of Merit

Deli, oblivious to the danger, tried to struggle, thrusting his neck forward as if to crash into the blade.

Yu Yan reacted quickly, immediately pulling the sword shadow back, but the sword energy had already cut a bloody gash on Deli's throat. Blood seeped out, flowing down his pale neck and dripping onto the ground.

A strong smell of blood filled the room.

Deli felt a sharp pain in his neck and froze.

He looked down at the bloodstains on the ground, a flicker of fear in his eyes.

Yu Yan looked at him and said coldly, "Want to die? Not so easy."

Deli raised his head, stared at Yu Yan, his face ashen.

"Just kill me."

He gritted his teeth, looking like he didn't want to say another word.

Yu Yan looked at him without saying a word.

Seeing that he was unmoved, Deli struggled again to try to crash into the sword.

With a flick of his wrist, Yu Yan sent the sword shadow instantly pressed against his neck, the sharp blade close to his skin. If it moved forward just a fraction more, it would sever his throat.

"If you really want to die, then keep struggling."

Yu Yan's voice was calm, but his tone carried an indescribable coldness.

Deli froze.

He could feel the chill of the sword energy on his neck, and the imminent approach of death.

His body began to tremble slightly, and a suppressed whimper escaped his throat.

Yu Yan looked at him and sneered inwardly.

If this guy were truly prepared to die, he wouldn't have stopped resisting.

The boy had some cunning, but he had no intention of dying.

The previous attempts were merely tests.

She was testing whether he would really kill her.

This kind of person has no desire to die.

Or rather, there was something else supporting him, preventing him from dying.

Yu Yan withdrew the sword shadow slightly, giving him a chance to catch his breath, but it was still pointed at his throat, ready to take his life at any moment.

"Tell me," Yu Yan asked, "What are you doing here?"

Deli closed his eyes, adopting a compliant demeanor.

Yu Yan sneered.

Not saying anything?

It's okay.

He looked Deli up and down before speaking slowly.

Let me guess.

Deli's eyelids twitched slightly.

Yu Yan continued, "So much time has passed, you're still here, you must be here for something."

Deli's eyelids twitched even more violently.

But he kept his eyes closed and didn't say anything.

Seeing his reaction, Yu Yan became even more certain.

As he spoke, he carefully observed Deli's expression.

"Lin Sheng is dead, and Lin Rong is dead too. Both of them are dead. We've investigated everything that needed to be investigated, and questioned everyone who needed to be questioned. Logically speaking, there's nothing left to worry about here."

"But you just had to come at this time."

Why?

Deli's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Yu Yan continued, "Because you left something here. Or rather, you're afraid that you left something here and that someone will find it."

Deli's fingers curled slightly.

Yu Yan looked at him and said, word by word:

"It's that dagger, isn't it?"

Deli's body trembled violently.

He opened his eyes, stared blankly at Yu Yan, his mouth agape, but he couldn't utter a word.

His expression was as if he had been struck by lightning.

He had no idea how this person knew.

Yu Yan smiled inwardly as he looked at the surprised expression on Deli's face.

You guessed right.

He was just speculating.

Lin Sheng was killed by a dagger, but the Lin family must have searched the scene during their investigation. If the dagger had been there, it would have been taken away as evidence long ago.

But the Lin family did not find the dagger.

Instead, they found Lin Jiu's magical artifact.

This means that the dagger was taken away.

By whom?

Of course, he's the murderer.

After killing Lin Sheng, Deli took the dagger.

Logically, since the dagger was the tool he used to kill, it should have been destroyed as soon as possible.

But instead of destroying it, he left the items at the scene of the incident.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place, that's what you think, right?"

Yu Yan said,

"But why did you hide that dagger instead of destroying it?"

"But I'm more curious, why did you frame Lin Jiu? Wasn't he good to you?"

This last sentence seemed to have hit a nerve with Derek, and he said with a ferocious expression:

"Do you think I wanted this? It's all Lin Jiu's own fault!"

Oh? There's more to it than meets the eye?

Although Yu Yan really didn't want to get involved in these messy affairs, he had no choice but to continue the investigation.

All I heard was Deli's words:

"When we were desperate, we turned to Lin Jiu. At first, he made a deal with my mother: I would take care of him for ten years, and after the ten years were up, he would give me my freedom and not strip me of my cultivation."

"For the past ten years, I've gotten up earlier than the rooster and gone to bed later than the dog, remaining loyal to the end. But who would have thought that after ten years, Lin Jiu would have no intention of letting me leave at all?"

"What do you mean by 'once a slave, always a slave, forever a slave'?"

"I don't want to be a slave, I want to cultivate immortality, I want to leave!"

"But Lin Shi promised to let you leave, right?"

Yu Yan interjected.

Silly child, you have no idea how dangerous life can be.

Being a slave is indeed dishonorable, but cultivating immortality doesn't conflict with that.

Having left the Lin family, you, a rogue cultivator who has just reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, are capable of making a name for yourself?

Why not take advantage of such a great opportunity? Why be a lone cultivator?

However, everyone has their own ambitions, and Yu Yan cannot comment on other people's actions.

However, this made Yu Yan realize De Li's purpose.

"So, you learned from your previous mistake and kept that dagger with you."

That dagger was the proof that he was the mastermind behind it all.

Yu Yan looked at Deli and said slowly.

"That dagger has Lin Shi's mark on it, doesn't it?"

Deli's pupils suddenly contracted.

Yu Yan continued:

"Or rather, that dagger itself belonged to Lin Shi. You used Lin Shi's dagger to kill Lin Sheng, and then hid it here afterwards."

"Now you go to Lin Shi, wanting him to keep his promise, but he wants to wait until Lin Jiu is completely out of luck before helping you, but you can't wait that long."

Deli's body began to tremble.

"So, you want to find that dagger and use it as evidence to force Lin Shi to keep his promise."

Am I right?

Deli opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything.

His expression said it all.

Yu Yan looked at him and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

found it.

Finding that dagger will prove that Lin Shi was the mastermind.

If it can be proven that Lin Rong and Lin Sheng's deaths were unrelated to Lin Jiu, then the credibility of the assassination mission involving Lin Xiao will be greatly reduced.

The elders of the Lin family will then no longer use this as an excuse to lock Lin Jiu up.

He and Zhou Yan were also able to leave with their payment.

Everything can be easily solved.

All we need to do is find that dagger.

Yu Yan looked at Deli and spoke slowly.

"Where's the dagger?"

"Tell me, and I'll spare your life."

Deli lowered his head and remained silent.