Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

While walking around and observing the treasury, Lu Xiaofeng asked Jiang Chongwei, the treasury keeper who had been blinded by the Embroidery Thief.

Jiang Chongwei, perhaps having been questioned so many times, spoke fluently, pointing to an empty space and saying, "There used to be a treasure chest here. When I noticed some movement, I saw the Embroidery Thief sitting on the treasure chest, embroidering."

Jiang Zhongwei's face was filled with fear. "Although the Thirteen Taibao horizontal training kung fu I practiced is not considered unparalleled in the world, I have developed some skills. Even ordinary swords and knives will not leave even a white mark on my body!

However, in the hands of that embroidered thief, my horizontal training skills were broken in one move, and with the second move, my eyes were blinded..."

After listening to the story, Lu Xiaofeng asked, "So, do you have any guesses about the identity of the Embroidered Thief?"

Jiang Zhongwei said in a deep voice, "The opponent is extremely powerful and is no unknown figure. If we talk about someone who is good at using an embroidery needle, the most famous one is Dongfang Bubai, the leader of the Sun Moon Sect.

Besides, Gongsun Da Niang, a mysterious figure in the martial arts world who is said to be skilled in using flying swords, flying needles and other hidden weapons to injure people, is also a suspect..."

Lu Xiaofeng questioned the palace guards who survived that day one by one. Outside the treasury, Song Xuan did not go in, but stood side by side with Ye Gucheng.

Neither of them spoke. Ye Gucheng stood quietly outside looking at the clouds in the sky, while Song Xuan was holding two rice dumplings in his hands and eating them with relish.

After a long time, Song Xuan suddenly spoke.

"Hey, Sword Saint~~"

Ye Gucheng came back to his senses and looked at Song, "Is this lord calling me?"

Song Xuan smiled and said, "Besides you, who else can be called a sword master?"

Ye Gucheng pondered for a moment and said, "If others call me that, I will never deny it, but when you say the word Sword Saint, it always feels like you are mocking me."

"I didn't mean that! It's just your illusion."

Song Xuan laughed and said, "Why are you here when you're not staying in Yangzhou?"

Ye Gucheng's expression changed slightly, "Did you know I was in Yangzhou before?"

Song Xuan nodded, "Don't underestimate the intelligence capabilities of the Xuanyi Guards. Since I want to take action against the major families in Yangzhou, how could I not investigate how many masters there are in the city?

Even though you're hiding very well, how could you leave no trace at all?"

Ye Gucheng was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you knew where I was, why didn't you attack me?"

"What are you talking about!" Song Xuan was speechless. "I'm not a murderer. You didn't provoke me, so why would I do it?"

Ye Gucheng stared at him with some suspicion. Thousands of people died in just a few days. If this maniac wasn't a murderer, then who was?

Song Xuan smiled slightly and handed the rice dumpling in his hand to Ye Gucheng, "The rice dumplings in Woyun Tower are the best in the world, would you like to try some?"

Ye Gucheng hesitated for a moment. To be honest, he couldn't understand what Song Xuan was thinking.

Logically speaking, since he knew that I was in Yangzhou City, he probably also knew that I was planning something shameful.

As a result, the leader of the Xuanyi Guard not only had no intention of turning against him, but also looked very kind. What was he going to do?

Looking at the rice dumplings handed to him by Song Xuan, Ye Gucheng finally took them. After a brief pause, they stood at the door of the treasure house and started eating them.

It's not that he is not afraid of poison, but he believes that with Song Xuan's amazing sword skills, there is no need to use such a despicable trick as poison to deal with him.

A swordsman has the pride of a swordsman.

He believed that Song Xuan, who was also a top swordsman, also had his own pride!

Chapter 142 Victoria Song: This is a simple case of locked room burglary and murder

"You just eat it when I give it to you. Aren't you afraid that I might poison you?"

Ye Gucheng's expression remained normal, and he smiled nonchalantly, "If even you need to be poisoned, then I'd rather not stay in this martial arts world!"

"Ha~~"

Song Xuan found it quite interesting. "By the way, Old Ye, what exactly were you doing in Yangzhou before? Can you tell me?"

“Not very convenient!”

Song Xuan hummed indifferently, "Alright, I'm just curious, nothing more. Don't be too nervous, I'm no longer in Yangzhou. Even if you plan something over there, it's none of my business."

Ye Gucheng's cheek moved slightly.

You should have told me earlier!

I had already left Yangzhou and came to Wuyang City, ready to support the King of Huainan, but I ended up running into you again after being thousands of miles away.

Isn’t this luck too bad?

Or, are you coming here just for me?

Song Xuan talked a lot today, mainly because Ye Gucheng in front of him looked about 70% similar to Andy Lau, which made him subconsciously want to chat more.

"I heard your Tianwai Feixian is very powerful. Do you have time to compete with him?"

Ye Gucheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! Let's wait until the case of the Embroidery Thief is solved. Before the case is solved, I need to stay in the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion, so it's not convenient for me to leave."

Song Xuan smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm not in a hurry."

At this moment, Victoria Song walked out of the treasure house, "Brother, what are you talking about?"

She just asked casually, not expecting an answer, then turned to look at Ye Gucheng, "Hey, Sword Saint, I heard your Tianwai Feixian is very powerful, do you have time to spar with us?"

Ye Gucheng: “…”

No, are you two brothers and sisters sick?

We just met today and exchanged a few words, but everyone wants to compete with me. Is this how people in the capital greet each other?

Others would ask if you have eaten, but you in the capital would ask "Did you have any sparring today?"

"Hey, you're so cool even though you don't say anything!"

Song Qian smiled indifferently and didn't take it seriously. She had seen many masters, and they were basically all like this. Before being beaten, each one was more arrogant than the other.

"Have you finished investigating the case?" Song Xuan asked casually.

Song Qian shook her head in boredom and said, "Lu Xiaofeng is still asking questions, but I didn't think it was interesting, so I left. It's a very simple case, but why did they make it so complicated? People in the underworld are too slow to investigate cases."

"Oh?" Lu Xiaofeng and the others just walked out of the treasure house at this moment. Hearing Song Qian's shameless words, they immediately said, "So, you already know who the Embroidery Thief is?"

"It's very simple!"

Victoria Song chuckled and said, "I grew up listening to my brother's stories. Have you heard the story of the Death God Elementary School Student?"

Everyone was stunned and looked at each other.

The God of Death and the others can understand, but what about the elementary school students you are talking about?

A child who has just started learning? Or a young man who has passed the imperial examination?

"Never heard of it?" Seeing that everyone was a little confused, Song Qian felt a sense of pride. They were a group of country bumpkins who had never seen the world and were really uncultured.

“It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it!”

Song Qian coughed lightly, clasped her hands over her chest, and said with the look of a detective, "This case is very simple. It's a typical case of locked-room burglary and murder."

A locked room burglary and murder case?

Jiang Zhongwei muttered unconvincedly, "I'm just blind, not dead. This should be a case of burglary and blinding, right?"

"Shut up!"

Victoria Song glared at him and said, "I'm investigating the murderer, and you're still arguing with me. Is that fun?"

Jiang Chongwei suddenly didn't dare to speak, because the moment the other party opened his mouth, he felt his whole body stiffen.

That creepy feeling was even more frightening than the day when he was blinded by the Embroidery Thief.

"Go on!" Song Xuan encouraged. It was rare for Song Qian to use her brain, so naturally she needed more encouragement.

"it is good!"

Song Qian said excitedly, "Lu Xiaofeng has already asked about this. When Jiang Zhongwei discovered the Embroidery Thief, she was already inside the treasury, and the lock on the door outside the treasury wasn't damaged at all, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "Indeed."

"Well, let me confirm that no tunnel has been dug in the treasure house, right?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head. "The ground of the palace treasury is extremely solid, and the underground is made entirely of bluestone. There is no sign of damage."

Song Qian said, "If that's the case, then it means the Embroidery Thief entered through the main door of the treasury. Ye Gucheng, Lu Xiaofeng, you are both among the world's top masters. Let me ask you, can you walk through walls?"

"What do you mean?"

"It's nothing special. I just want to ask, with your martial arts skills, if the door to the treasure house is locked, can you directly enter through the wall from the outside without breaking the lock?"

"No!" Ye Gucheng gave the answer directly without any hesitation.

"Look, even the Sword Saint says it's impossible. Do you think the Embroidery Thief can be stronger than the Sword Saint? If he had that ability, he could easily build his own city and become its lord. Why would he need to be an Embroidery Thief?"

Ye Gucheng ignored her. For some reason, he always felt that the brother and sister were trying to taunt him whenever they opened their mouths.

Jin Jiuling felt a little nervous, but his expression remained calm. He asked, "So, Miss Song is saying that someone in the palace is stealing from the palace?"

"That's right!"

Song Qian said seriously: "I don't think the Embroidery Thief can do what even Ye Jiansheng can't do. Therefore, if you want to enter the treasure house without damaging the door lock, the only way is to use the key to open the treasure house.

And this requires the cooperation of people in the palace!"

At this point, Victoria Song looked confident and said, "And there are a total of four people who have the ability to cooperate!"

She held up four fingers, put two of them down, and said, "The first two who can do this most easily are naturally Prince Pingnan and the Crown Prince."

The Prince of Pingnan's expression changed, and he said angrily, "Miss, do you want to listen to what you are saying?"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

Victoria Song rolled her eyes at him and said, "I'm the second best detective in the capital. Do you understand the process of elimination?"

Looking at Song Qian's pretty figure like a fairy, the prince didn't say the curse words in his mouth, and said in a muffled voice: "Go on, I want to hear what you can say."

“With the status of the prince and the crown prince, it is natural that they can easily open the treasury and act like thieves.

Of course, this is just a possibility. I don't think you two would be so bored as to use your own treasures and manpower to play embroidery games."

Song Qian put down her third finger and looked at Jiang Zhongwei, saying, "The third suspect is naturally Manager Jiang, who is guarding the treasury.

As the custodian, he also has the key to the treasure house, so the possibility of him stealing from the treasure house is the greatest!"

Chapter 143 This Jianghu is as lonely as snow

Jiang Chongwei fell silent.

Then he knelt on the ground and said seriously, "Your Highness, what Miss Song said makes sense. I am indeed the most suspicious.

The loss of the treasure house is my fault. If Your Highness wants my life, you can take it at any time. Old Jiang, I have no complaints.

But I can die, but I still have to make it clear that I am not the Embroidery Thief, nor have I ever colluded with the Embroidery Thief. If what I said is false, my entire family will die miserably!"

"Manager Jiang, what are you doing?"

His Royal Highness was very considerate of his subordinate and quickly pulled him up. "You have worked diligently in my palace for decades. If I don't even trust your loyalty, who else in this entire palace is loyal?"

"Your Highness!"

Jiang Chongwei was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes. He looked like he could have immediately twisted his head off and let the other party kick it like a ball with just one word from the prince.

Song Xuan watched coldly as the Prince of Pingnan and his subordinates played some kind of drama of deep affection between master and servant.

You know what, most people can’t stand this kind of courtesy and humility.

As for the trust that the Prince of Pingnan talked about, he didn't believe a single word of it. How could someone who grew up in the palace trust others easily?

He didn't even have to think about it. When the royal treasury was stolen, the first person to be suspected was Jiang Chongwei.

The reason why Jiang Chongwei is still alive and well is definitely because the people in the palace have already investigated everything inside and out, and this matter was definitely not done by Jiang Chongwei.

Otherwise, hehe~

It would be a light punishment for Jiang Chongwei to be reduced to ashes.

"Cough cough!"

Song Qian coughed twice and said, "Your Highness, that's enough. Now let's talk about the fourth suspect."

"When Lu Xiaofeng asked about it earlier, Manager Jiang also said that he never leaves the key to the treasury without it, even when he sleeps. And when the treasury was robbed, the key was also in your possession, right?"

"Indeed!" Jiang Zhongwei nodded. "On the day the treasury was robbed, the key was indeed still with me. It wasn't lost!"

Song Qian said, "Well, let's assume for a moment. There's this person who has a very good relationship with you, Manager Jiang, and you trust him very much. However, this person is skilled in mind control. He exploits your trust and unknowingly controls you, thus opening the door to his treasure house."