Witch, don't do anything reckless!

Inside the Prince Jing's residence, chaos had already broken out.

The banquet tables and chairs that hadn't been cleared away were overturned in large numbers, and the "double happiness" decorations that could be seen everywhere were trampled on the ground. Guards could be seen all around.

The atmosphere is oppressive!

Inside the dimly lit room, the figure of a tall, middle-aged man was silhouetted against the light. His expression was grim and murderous as he stared at the corpse covered by a white cloth.

"My son!"

Heartbreaking cries echoed in the inner hall. A noblewoman, dressed in fine clothes and exuding elegance, with red eyes and trembling all over, collapsed before the white-clothed corpse, sobbing uncontrollably.

Overwhelmed with grief, he fainted.

"Your Highness, Your Highness!"

The maidservant beside her quickly stepped forward to help the princess.

"Send the Princess back to rest, and have the physicians of Xuanfu take good care of her."

A hoarse voice came from behind.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Several maids helped the princess leave, while a commander of the imperial guards knelt beside her, head bowed: "This subordinate is incompetent; we have searched the entire residence but failed to catch the assassin who attempted to kill His Highness!"

"The murderer is probably no longer at home..."

Jiang Linyuan's deep gaze remained fixed on the white-sheeted corpse, a flicker of undisguised grief crossing his eyes. After a long silence, an overwhelming chill settled over him: "Investigate!"

"Seal off Yuhua City, at all costs!"

The commander of the imperial guards seemed to sense the prince's extreme grief and rage, and trembled slightly: "Yes, sir!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards left in a hurry.

The surroundings became quiet.

After staring at the body for a long time, Jiang Linyuan finally looked away and ordered expressionlessly, "Protect the young master's body well, and strictly forbid anyone from approaching!"

"Yes."

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As soon as Jiang Linyuan arrived at the front hall, the steward of the manor rushed over to report.

"Your Highness, Deputy Commander Liu and Lord Xu have arrived!"

Jiang Linyuan looked up expressionlessly from outside the hall.

Just then, Li Chuqiu, following Liu Xu and Xu Jinghong, entered the courtyard and felt a cold, oppressive gaze fixed upon him. He instinctively looked up and saw the middle-aged figure in the hall.

His body was imposing, his expression solemn, and he exuded authority without anger.

Jiang Linyuan, Prince Jing, is the current emperor's younger brother!

The gaze lingered on Li Chuqiu for only a moment before landing on Liu Xu and Xu Jinghong in front of them.

Xu Jinghong stepped forward, cupped her hands, and said, "Your Highness, please accept my condolences!"

Upon learning of the assassination attempt on Prince Jing's heir, the two rushed over immediately.

Jiang Linyuan stared at the two men before him, his voice devoid of any emotion: "My son was assassinated on his wedding night. I need your help!"

"How can Your Highness assist us?"

Jiang Linyuan said expressionlessly, "The murderer who killed the Crown Prince is nowhere to be found, but he must still be in the city. I have ordered the city gates to be sealed off, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. I want the experts from your Tianxuan Division to cooperate with the government in the investigation."

"Even if we have to turn the entire city of Yuhua upside down, we will find the culprit and find out who is behind it!"

Jiang Linyuan's eyes instantly filled with murderous intent: "I will grind him to dust!"

Xu Jinghong's heart tightened: "Your Highness, please rest assured, Tianxuan Division will do its utmost to cooperate."

The assassination of Prince Jing's heir will undoubtedly be a sensational event in the Great Xuan Dynasty!

It should be noted that the Prince Jing's heir was the only son of the Prince Jing. His assassination on his wedding night was not only a slap in the face to the Prince Jing, but also a direct threat to the extinction of the Prince Jing's lineage.

What kind of deep-seated hatred could drive the person behind this to risk the wrath and retaliation of the Prince Jing's mansion to do something so shocking?

Xu Jinghong thought about it carefully, but soon dared not think about it any further...

At this moment, Liu Xu, who had remained silent until now, suddenly asked, "Does Your Highness know the murderer's physical characteristics, and how the Crown Prince was assassinated?"

Jiang Linyuan said in a deep voice, "The young master is getting married tonight. When he returned to his room, there were no guards with him. The murderer took advantage of this opportunity to strike. By the time the guards noticed something was wrong and rushed in, the young master had already been killed, and the murderer had disappeared without a trace. No clues were left at the scene."

In short, nobody knows who the killer is; there isn't even a single clue.

Liu Xu frowned slightly: "I want to go and see the place where the young master was assassinated."

Jiang Linyuan said in a deep voice, "Butler, take them there."

The steward stepped forward respectfully and said, "Deputy Commander Liu, Lord Xu, please come with me."

Liu Xu nodded, and led by the steward, the group arrived at the inner courtyard, the scene of the assassination attempt on Prince Jing's heir.

At this moment, the inner courtyard was already heavily guarded by imperial guards, and the surrounding area was brightly lit. Liu Xu and Xu Jinghong were the first to enter the inner courtyard and began to carefully examine the scene.

Li Chuqiu followed behind, looking around.

The inner courtyard was in disarray, but most of the traces were left by the manor's guards. Apart from that, there were no signs of a struggle or any bloodstains left in the courtyard. The surroundings were clean and tidy, and it did not look like a crime scene at all.

Therefore, it seems that the murderer had premeditated the crime and had an extremely good understanding of the Jingwang Mansion, which is why he was able to leave no trace.

As things stand, the only clue seems to be the prince's body...

"Did you notice anything?"

Li Chuqiu turned his head and saw Xu Jinghong, who had been pacing around the scene, had somehow appeared beside him: "Have you found any clues?"

"no."

Li Chuqiu shook her head.

The case involves the murder of Prince Jing's heir, and the current situation is unclear. It's not something a mere constable like him can get involved in.

Xu Jinghong raised an eyebrow and sighed, "Yuhua City is really going to be lively this time, and the capital is probably going to be in an uproar. Those officials in the court who used to impeach Prince Jing are probably going to be terrified this time..."

"Tsk, it's a pity I'm not in the capital, so I can't see their terrified expressions..."

Li Chuqiu pretended not to hear and her gaze fell on Liu Xu, who was carefully examining the scene not far away. She was half-squatting on the ground in a dark outfit.

It must be said that this Deputy Commander Liu is indeed very elegant, especially now that he is seriously investigating the case. The half of his face that is inadvertently revealed under his black hair is even more stunningly beautiful.

What a beautiful woman, it's just a pity she's a bit too cold.

As she pondered this, Liu Xu's expression grew increasingly grave after thoroughly investigating the crime scene. She thought for a long time, then stood up and looked at the steward on the other side: "Where is the young master's body? Take me there."

Upon hearing this, the steward hesitated for a moment: "Deputy Commander Liu, His Highness has ordered that no one is allowed to approach His Highness's body."

Liu Xu frowned even more deeply: "To find out the real culprit who assassinated the prince, we must first find out how the prince was assassinated. The only clue left by the murderer is on the prince's body."

The steward thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "I must first report this to the Prince."

"Go ahead!"

The butler left in a hurry, and returned shortly afterward: "Vice Commander Liu, please come with me."

As he spoke, the steward led the group through the inner courtyard to the outside of the inner hall. However, the steward stopped Xu Jinghong and Li Chuqiu behind him: "His Highness has ordered that, in order to avoid disturbing the young master's body, only Deputy Commander Liu is allowed to enter."

Xu Jinghong pointed to herself, somewhat taken aback: "I can't go in either?"

The steward nodded: "Lord Xu, this is the Prince's will."

Liu Xu, who was walking at the front, paused slightly, glanced back, and said, "I'll go."

Since Liu Xu had spoken up, Xu Jinghong naturally didn't say anything more: "Fine, if you don't want to look, then don't. There's nothing to see about a corpse anyway. We'll wait for you outside."

Li Chuqiu, who was following behind, wanted to go in and see the prince's body, but he was of low status and had no right to do so, so he could only wait outside.

As the surroundings quieted down, Li Chuqiu looked around and suddenly noticed someone staring at him.

Turning around, he saw Xu Jinghong leaning against the wall, looking at him with great interest.

"Lord Xu, is there something you need?"

Xu Jinghong crossed his arms, looked Li Chuqiu up and down, and then suddenly asked, "Do you know why I called you in?"

Li Chuqiu shook her head: "I don't know."

"You little rascal, you've got a secret on you!"

Xu Jinghong gave a half-smile.

Li Chuqiu's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged: "This subordinate doesn't quite understand what Lord Xu means by this?"

Xu Jinghong asked him with great interest, "Who did you learn all your martial arts skills from?"

"Reporting to you, sir, I learned it on my own."

"Self-taught?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Jinghong was slightly surprised. He had seen Li Chuqiu display martial arts skills during the day and guessed that she was probably being taught by a famous master.

Unexpectedly, he said he was self-taught?

"You taught yourself martial arts? Nobody taught you?!" Xu Jinghong stared at Li Chuqiu, somewhat incredulous.

"That's right." Li Chuqiu nodded.

He has practiced martial arts since childhood. Apart from the initial body-refining mental cultivation method which was taught by his father, all the martial arts skills he has developed over the years have been figured out and practiced on his own.

"You taught yourself, and you managed to reach this level?!"

Xu Jinghong's expression changed: "Do you know the origin of the demon you fought today?"

Li Chuqiu shook her head.

"The Blood Demon was an old demon who became famous decades ago. He was originally a very renowned demon in the demon race, but for some unknown reason, he fell into the demonic path. At his peak, his cultivation level was close to the Upper Three Realms, only one step away. Although he was later kicked to death by that traitorous genius from the Celestial Master's Mansion, who mistook him for a stray dog ​​on the roadside..."

"But I didn't expect him to be alive. He's been hiding for so many years. Today, you encountered his remnant soul clone. Although its strength is less than one-tenth of his peak, it should not be underestimated. Your mere lower three realms were enough to make him panic and run for his life. You're telling me no one taught you that?"

"How old are you? Could you have reached this level without guidance?!"

Xu Jinghong clearly remembered that the strength this guy displayed when facing the Blood Demon today was definitely not something he could achieve through haphazard training.

Without expert guidance and extensive experience in combat, how could this be possible?!

Faced with Xu Jinghong's disbelieving gaze, Li Chuqiu thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it's because I'm a martial arts genius?"

Xu Jinghong: "..."

No, could this really let this kid pull off a show?

So annoying!

However, despite his anger, Xu Jinghong had to admit that this kid was indeed a martial arts genius.

He has a great talent, at least in martial arts.

Unfortunately, it lacks spiritual roots!

Thinking of this, Xu Jinghong felt much better. When she looked at Li Chuqiu again, she felt a little more sympathy for her.

Without spiritual roots, one can only remain in the lower three realms for life. What good is high martial arts talent then?

In the end, he was just an ordinary person.

Xu Jinghong suddenly felt a sense of appreciation for talent. This guy was indeed a good prospect. Even if he couldn't cultivate, if he could be nurtured in the path of martial arts, he might become a martial arts master in the future.

Just as Xu Jinghong was about to ask him if he was willing to follow him, he suddenly seemed to realize something and abruptly turned his head to look towards the inner hall.

The next second, a loud explosion rang out. Immediately afterwards, a blinding red light shot out from the roof of the inner hall and disappeared into the distance.

"There's a demonic aura?!"

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