After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

"This diary is old; it wasn't just written today."

Zhou Yan hummed in agreement. Bai Ze's omniscient ability allowed Zhou Yan to see that the earliest entries in these diaries were written a year ago, and the subsequent entries were not fabricated.

As for the corpse beside him, which was missing half of its flesh and blood, it was also a bishop of the Miro Cult and a disciple of Su Changqing; its identity and name were correct.

Based on the circumstances and evidence gathered along the way, it seems that what Song Nantuo said is true: Su Changqing tied him up, replaced him with Su Bijun, and then the traitor came out, preparing to curse him to death. Su Changqing discovered the abnormality, fought with the traitor, and finally died together.

Zhou Yan covered the traitor with a white cloth again, and then lifted the white cloth covering Su Changqing.

The omniscient ability scanned the area and confirmed that Su Changqing was brain dead, physically dead, and beyond dead.

Zhou Yan then turned to look at Xuanwu.

"Lord Azure Dragon, if you come here, can you revive Vice Sect Leader Su?"

Zhou Yan remembered that the Azure Dragon could restore the physical bodies of all twelve mature Dongfang Yu (Vice Principal of the First Academy).

Su Bijun's eyes lit up.

Xuanwu shook his head.

"Qinglong does indeed possess the secret to longevity, but that's a perk reserved for his own top academy. Some core teachers and students need to consume elixirs for extended periods and learn special internal cultivation techniques. Their mastery of these special techniques must be exceptional to complement Qinglong's secret to longevity and to rebuild their physical bodies after they have decayed."

"Otherwise, what's the point of having my Xuan Shui? If my body is damaged, I can just ask Qinglong to make another one."

The Azure Dragon's longevity technique has extremely demanding requirements for the user, and the preparation time is measured in years. Therefore, compared to the Black Tortoise's Xuan Water, which can prolong life simply by drinking it, the Azure Dragon's longevity technique is considered useless by most people.

Chapter Thirteen Death

Zhang Ye imprisoned Zhou Yan, and Su Bijun's villa was not in Zhangjia Community, nor in the suburbs of Zhongzhou City, but in a small community on the Third Ring Road of Zhongzhou City.

The small community was sparsely populated, but the loud enough explosion, even under Xuanwu's control, caused a ripple effect that forced residents from the surrounding area to flee their homes.

Of course, in a country where it is legal to own firearms, when you hear an explosion coming from your neighbor's house, the neighbors will not come out to watch the explosion, but will rush to the exit of the community. Some people will even take out their mobile phones to call the nearest police station to have the police come and handle the situation.

In places like Zhongzhou City, a large number of people are so frightened by the sound of firecrackers that they run away.

Zhuque helped Zhou Yan, who was still in a state of decline and had little strength, out of the residential area and then took him back to the Wutong Hotel.

Zhou Yan struggled to get on the elevator and returned to his suite.

"Xiao Wan, Qing Cai..."

Zhou Yan walked into the living room and threw himself onto the sofa.

"Come and help me with the treatment."

The Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man is a very high-level curse. Zhou Yan clearly felt that the Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man cursed both the spirit and the body. However, his spirit was immune to this curse, so his spirit was still quite good, but his body was always in an indescribable state of decay.

Zhou Yan is currently suffering from severe underarm sweating and body odor.

The Nine-Colored Deer and Su Xiaowan arrived at the sofa where Zhou Yan was. The auspicious light of the Nine-Colored Deer covered Zhou Yan's body, and Zhou Yan instantly felt his weakness begin to dissipate. Su Xiaowan went to Zhou Yan's chest and breathed auspicious energy on him.

Zhou Yan started to have the strength again.

Ten minutes later, the "Five Signs of Decay of Heaven and Man" status on Zhou Yan's status bar was cleansed by the auspicious light of the Nine-Colored Deer, and the curse was completely removed.

Zhou Yan picked up Su Xiaowan, who was breathing auspicious air into him. Su Xiaowan clung to Zhou Yan's shoulders with her two paws, her little head tilted to the side.

"Brother, what happened to you? You looked terrible just now."

Zhou Yan said bitterly.

"I was betrayed by an ungrateful bastard."

If it were just a matter of Su Changqing repaying kindness with enmity, Zhou Yan would grit his teeth and swallow the grudge for the sake of other states. Anyway, he was still young, and once the world was at peace, Zhou Yan would have a thousand ways to get revenge on Su Changqing.

But Su Changqing was still too unscrupulous. He actually tried to curse himself to death just now. If it weren't for his immunity to mental curses and the fact that he had three True Gods as bodyguards by his side, he probably wouldn't even have a complete corpse left.

Therefore, revenge is a must!

Zhou Yan wanted Su Changqing, that old bastard, to die too!

"Ring ring..."

The doorbell rang at that moment, followed by Zhuque's voice.

"Xiao Yan, it's me."

Zhou Yan blinked. Was Zhu Que arriving a little too early?

He had said he was going to kill Su Changqing, but only a few minutes had passed. He needed to have a meal, take a shower, and then find another opportunity to cause trouble for Su Changqing.

However, Zhuque finally arrived. Zhou Yan put Su Xiaowan down from his chest and walked towards the door. Qingcai followed beside Zhou Yan, and the two of them arrived at the door together.

Zhou Yan opened the door.

Standing behind the door was the Vermilion Bird, which was slightly shorter than Zhou Yan. The divine beast drew a bamboo sword from its side.

"You lost it."

"Oh, thank you for your trouble, Lord Suzaku."

Zhou Yan took the Shengwu Sword.

Zhou Yan was ambushed by three thugs from the Su family. After being forced to fight and captured alive, the Su family thugs tied the Shengwu Sword to a stone and threw it into the sea outside the hotel.

As Zhou Yan was Zhuque's subordinate, none of the three henchmen dared to steal his weapons, no matter how greedy they were. The Shengwu Sword was extremely hard and difficult to dispose of, so it was more appropriate to throw it into the seabed where no one would go.

While Zhou Yan was receiving treatment from Su Xiaowan and the Nine-Colored Deer, he was thinking of going to interrogate the three thugs from the Su family later to find out where his weapon was. He didn't expect that Zhuque had already found it for him.

Having a good boss can definitely make life much easier.

The Shengwu Sword wrapped around Zhou Yan's arm and retracted into his sleeve.

Zhou Yan turned to the side and reached out towards the suite.

"Sir Suzaku..."

Zhuque interrupted.

"I won't go in. Besides returning your weapon, I mainly have something to tell you."

Zhuque laughed, a very eerie laugh.

"Su Changqing is dead."

"Ah! Dead?!"

Zhou Yan opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

"Yes, she's dead, and she died a horrible death. Xuanwu just called me and said that when he went to Zhangjia Community to arrest Zhang Ye's relatives, he saw that all the people from the Celestial caste in Indiana went to the Su family's villa. Xuanwu inquired about it and it seems that one of Su Changqing's close disciples was actually an internal traitor within the Su family. It was this traitor who secretly poisoned Su Bijun and kidnapped her."

"Su Changqing secretly investigated and found out some results. The disciple realized that he was about to be exposed, so he made a desperate decision and killed Su Changqing. Su Changqing was not one to be trifled with either, and he killed his disciple before he died."

Suzaku began to shake his head.

"Then the master and apprentice killed each other. The battle took place in the bedroom of the Su family villa. The roof was blown off and the ground was a mess."

Zhou Yan scoffed in anger.

"I remember that after Ep, who had created a certain Lolita Island, went to prison, he also committed suicide. At the time of his suicide, the surveillance cameras happened to be broken, the guards happened to be changing shifts, and his roommates happened to be taken out. Everything was just so coincidental."

Zhou Yan couldn't help but applaud.

"It just so happens to remind me of a civilian who stole a congressman's computer and was later found to have shot himself in the chest with an SKS semi-automatic rifle (1.02 meters long) and committed suicide."

Suzaku was amused.

"That's different. That civilian stole a congressman's computer and then committed suicide. He was a civilian who died. Su Changqing was a wealthy and high-ranking official who went to Lolita Island. The congressman whose computer was stolen is not Su Changqing who should commit suicide."

Zhou Yan shook his head.

"It's not even certain whether the person who died was really Su Changqing."

This time, the Su family sold me out and even cursed me, which completely offended me and Zhuque. Heaven knows if the Su family will stage a self-inflicted injury to appease my and Zhuque's anger.

Zhuque praised.

"That's what I thought too, and then I asked Xuanwu. Little guy, do you know what Xuanwu answered me?"

Zhou Yan shook his head.

Zhuque replied.

"Xuanwu said that the body of the dead Su Changqing still contains his Xuan Shui, and the longest-existing Xuan Shui has been there for more than twenty years. Little guy, do you understand what I mean?"

Zhou Yan understood, of course. Xuanwu meant that the dead "Su Changqing" was qualified to drink Xuanwu's Xuan Water when he was alive, and that the Xuan Water had existed for more than twenty years.

This means that the dead "Su Changqing" was not just some random corpse that was given mystical water to fool people. Even if this dead "Su Changqing" was not the real Su Changqing, his status and identity were definitely not those of an ordinary person.

The Xuanwu's Xuan Water is not something anyone can drink.

"Then, what about faking death?"

Zhou Yan inquired.

Zhuque shook her head.

“Xuanwu isn’t stupid. He can tell the difference between a real death and a fake one. But I suspect there might be something wrong with this corpse. If you’re not convinced, little guy, you can go take a look and, while you’re at it, extort some money from the Su family and make them pay for their debt of gratitude.”

Suzaku's tone softened.

"However, I've lived this long and I've always believed in one thing."

Zhuque looked at Zhou Yan intently.

"That is, the more impossible and foolish something seems, the closer it is to the truth."

Zhuque turned around, walked to the end of the corridor, and entered the elevator.

The nine-colored deer beside Zhou Yan tilted its head and rubbed against the hem of Zhou Yan's clothes, asking gently.

"Brother, what were you talking about just now?"

Qingcai didn't understand the conversation between Zhuque and Zhou Yan at all.

Zhou Yan reached out and touched the little guy's head, shaking his head.

"We're talking about whether a bastard lied to us."

Zhou Yan's expression turned cold.

"The best thing a charlatan does is deceive people."

……

After half an hour.

After taking a shower, eating, and changing his clothes, Zhou Yan rode a shared bicycle to the outside of Zhang's community.

Zhangjia Community was particularly lively today. There were security teams of thirty people at each of the several gates. Outside the teams were reporters from various TV stations and social media. The security teams blocked these reporters and anchors from entering, and those who disobeyed were elbowed and dragged aside.

As the victim, Zhou Yan naturally didn't need to enjoy the special treatment of these reporters and anchors. As soon as Zhou Yan arrived at the door, he asked the security guard to pass on a message inside, and soon a bishop of the Miro sect came out.

This bishop Zhou Yan recognized him; he was Su Changqing's personal disciple, who had previously used five tongue-twister-like ropes to bind him and remove the curse.

When the bishop's disciple came out, his eyes and brows were red, and his voice was choked with sorrow.

He has a gentle and kind face, but at this moment his sadness is so intense it's as if he discovered worn lingerie in his wife's closet, asked her if she thought it looked good, and was met with disgust and a rebuke from her that she would never wear it for him.

"It's Mr. Zhou, right? We were wrong about what happened before."

Reporters, sensing the juicy gossip, swarmed around like flies. Security guards immediately formed a human wall around Zhou Yan and the bishop's disciple to prevent the reporters from disturbing them.

The bishop's disciple, Song Nantuo, awkwardly reached out towards the community entrance.

"It's not convenient here, let's go inside and talk."

Zhou Yan followed this disciple of Su Changqing into the community entrance.

Once inside, many things were different. Zhou Yan saw that the windows of many villas in the community were broken, and there were broken glass pieces everywhere on the ground. There were also fragments of infill walls and sections of steel bars in many places.

Song Nantuo, who was leading the way, said in a tearful voice.

“My master has felt that there is a traitor in our family ever since the Holy Maiden went missing, and he has been using various methods to find the traitor.”

Zhou Yan echoed.

"It is the right thing to do."

“It wasn’t until Mr. Zhou came to help us that the traitor called my master, saying he wanted to use you to arrest the traitor. My master was extremely anxious at that time and decided to control Mr. Zhou first, and then deal with other things once we had the initiative.”

This time, Zhou Yan didn't say anything, but just gave a cold snort.

Song Nantuo said bitterly.