You think I have mixed spiritual roots? I became an immortal through a spirit gourd, so what are you

"Have you heard? Zhang Long, who was in the top three of this entrance exam, is dead?"

"Isn't that right? Zhang Long opened thirty meridians in just seven days of training. His future was limitless. How could he just die like that?"

"What do you know? Zhang Long, he's not third place. He only opened twenty-eight meridians. His third place is an imposter." A disciple jumped out to refute. This person had watched the entire newcomer entrance test and knew that someone had opened thirty meridians in seven days and ranked third. He didn't know what means the Zhang family used to switch the rankings.

This was originally a cover-up. If Zhang Long hadn't died, they wouldn't have dared to spread any rumors because of the Zhang family's status on the Miscellaneous Service Peak. However, with Zhang Long's sudden death at his residence, these minor incidents from the past would naturally be exposed.

With Zhang Long's death, the most discussed topics are Zhang Long and his family, the Zhang family.

Even Chen Huai'an, who was hiding in the backyard of the cafeteria, heard the news.

This Qingyun Sect is also a place associated with the Eight Trigrams.

"Sigh, I had no choice but to come to this point. After these people's analysis, I realized that what I did was still a bit risky." Hearing his companions talking about Zhang Long's death, and even having a servant disciple bring up the humiliation he suffered in the outer sect servant hall, he knew that what he did was still somewhat impulsive.

Before taking action, the Zhang family might have noticed him, because the Zhang family has made many enemies on Miscellaneous Peak and is being targeted, which is reasonable.

But now, Zhang Long is dead. This is a revenge killing. Anyone who has had a grudge against Zhang Long will be listed as a key target for investigation.

Chen Huai'an was already prepared for this, so although it exceeded his expectations, it was still within his plan.

Although his heart was pounding, Chen Huai'an pretended to be calm and ate with several water carriers.

When Chen Huai'an committed the crime, he erased all traces of himself along the way. Apart from touching the corpse and having physical contact with Zhang Long, he had no other contact with Zhang Long and did not leave any fingerprints or footprints.

As evening approached, Chen Huai'an still had a few more buckets of water left to carry when several disciples of the sect's law enforcement arrived in the backyard and stayed with Steward Wu.

"This is Chen Huai'an! If you have any questions, just ask him." Manager Wu said with a smile to one of the leading enforcement disciples.

"Chen Huai'an, please come with us." Gao Bo frowned as he looked at Chen Huai'an, who was covered in sweat and looked exhausted.

"Senior brother, what brings you here? I haven't finished my task for today." Chen Huai'an naturally wouldn't show any weakness. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and said calmly.

"You still have to fetch water? Does he have to fetch water until very late every day?" asked Manager Chongwu, one of the disciples of the Enforcement Hall.

"Yes, they're all newcomers, so their stamina and endurance are limited. They have to stay up very late every day to finish their tasks," Manager Wu explained with a smile.

"He hasn't asked for leave these past two days, and he's been fetching water until very late every day?" Gao Bo frowned and continued to ask.

Manager Wu thought for a moment and said, "They are all newcomers who don't even know how to do the work. How can we give them leave? Do you expect us to complete the tasks for them?"

"Alright, that's all for you." Gao Bo suddenly waved to Chen Huai'an and said.

Even carrying water was so strenuous. He had just seen Chen Huai'an wipe his sweat in the yard. Carrying water was indeed physical labor. He hadn't asked for leave to go out. He could be fairly certain that Zhang Long's death had little to do with Chen Huai'an.

As for whether Chen Huai'an had a motive to commit the crime, he certainly did, but having a motive does not mean he had the ability to do so.

The disciples of the Enforcement Hall come and go quickly.

As for why these people were initially required to be taken to the Enforcement Hall for questioning and taking statements, but are no longer needed, Chen Huai'an couldn't understand it, nor did he want to.

Even if he went to the Hall of Law Enforcement, he wouldn't be afraid. He had already created an alibi for himself, and as long as the other party acted in accordance with the rules, he would not be afraid at all.

What he fears most is that the other party will not reason with him at all and will kill him right away. That's the most terrifying kind. The other party will kill him without listening to his explanation.

He was gambling, and he won.

After the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall left, Chen Huai'an continued to fetch water, behaving as modestly as ever.

"Is this crisis really over?" As Chen Huai'an went down the mountain to fetch water, he was still recalling whether he had given himself away when the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall questioned him.

"I've established my persona, but why didn't they interrogate me further?" Chen Huai'an's brows furrowed deeply; he still couldn't figure out the key issue.

These disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall are not easy to talk to; many disciples turn pale at the mere mention of their names. What is the reason for this?

What Chen Huai'an didn't know was that the Zhang family played a very important role in why the people of the Enforcement Hall didn't investigate him more thoroughly.

Chen Huai'an achieved third place among the new disciples in seven days, but his ranking was taken by Zhang Long. The benefits that should have gone to Chen Huai'an went to Elder Tang, while Zhang Long was only exempted from miscellaneous duties for a month because he possessed a superior spiritual root and was a key talent being groomed by the Zhang family. Chen Huai'an, on the other hand, had a mixed spiritual root and was considered useless. His opening of thirty meridians was attributed to a problem with the testing stone. This led the people of the Enforcement Hall to believe that the testing stone was faulty; how could a useless person with a mixed spiritual root open thirty meridians in just seven days?

After meeting Chen Huai'an, the disciples of the Enforcement Hall said that it took them so long to complete a simple task like fetching water, and that they were absolutely useless.

How could such a useless person be the murderer who killed Zhang Long?

Chen Huai'an was tired because while carrying water, he was distracted and diverted some of his energy to cultivate and strengthen his body.

During this period, Chen Huai'an will maintain his persona as a useless person with mixed spiritual roots.

After these incidents, he realized that if you have talent and stand out, you will be valued by the sect.

But if you have only average talent, like a useless person with mixed spiritual roots of the five elements, no matter how outstanding you are, you will not be recognized by the sect. Moreover, this will bring you a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Chen Huai'an no longer believed that performing well on the Miscellaneous Tasks Peak would earn him recognition. The best course of action was to secretly improve his cultivation level. Once he reached the Qi Refining Realm, he could complete the sect's tasks and directly enter the outer sect, thus gaining access to the sect's cultivation techniques.

Now, the more he jumps around, the more tragically he will die.

After the Enforcement Hall personnel finished their investigation, the Zhang family's outer disciples gathered together to await the results.

The death of the handyman disciple wasn't a major case, but since it happened, the Zhang family had to be given an explanation.

"What are you saying? Zhang Long's death has nothing to do with Chen Huai'an? How is that possible?" Zhang Chunlin frowned as he looked at Gao Bo of the Enforcement Hall.

Gao Bo frowned when he heard the questioning tone in the other person's voice.

"What, you don't believe our Enforcement Hall's investigation? He's a good-for-nothing, carrying water in the cafeteria, and he hasn't even finished his mission yet. He has an alibi, he can't be the murderer."

"He's really not the murderer?" Zhang Chunlin was still somewhat skeptical.