"Brother, it seems I have to accompany you to the Eastern Ze Wilderness this time."
Hearing this, Feng Zhan, who was silently packing his clothes, felt deeply gratified.
His Bu Ran finally knew how to care about his elder brother.
"Bu Ran, don't worry about me. I won't suffer any grievances. But I'm really happy that you care about me like this."
"Brother, a star in the Eastern Ze Wilderness has fallen. That star represents someone from the Clan. I have to go and check it out."
"Ah? Okay."
Feng Zhan unpacked the luggage he had just packed and repacked it. This time, he also packed Yan Ruyu's clothes.
"Here, put them in."
After putting the bundle into the spatial pouch, Feng Zhan just stood still.
Suddenly, his body was caught by a powerful suction force.
By the time he realized what was happening, he and Feng Bu Ran were already standing under the pavilion of the Clan.
Sensing the commotion inside the Clan, Xia Wanning's heart tightened. She knew the Emperor Venerable had arrived.
Ji Qinglin's identity was special. Having reached the eighth-rank, he already had his own attribute star.
So after his death, the Emperor Venerable would surely notice immediately.
Yan Ruyu disappeared again with the aura, along with Feng Zhan.
The next place they appeared was the riverside where Ji Qinglin died. There was still a faint trace of his aura here.
"How is it?"
Yan Ruyu shook his head.
"He can't be saved. He's completely destroyed, and even his body has been damaged."
A look of melancholy flashed across Feng Zhan's face.
"It's a pity. I thought Elder Ji was a nice person."
"This matter is not simple."
Ji Qinglin was already an eighth-rank alchemist. It was very difficult to find an opponent for him in the Eastern Ze Wilderness.
Yan Ruyu had two speculations.
First, Ji Qinglin was attacked by a powerful person whose strength far exceeded his.
Second, the attacker was not very powerful, but he was the person Ji Qinglin least guarded against. So it was possible for him to use underhanded means to kill Ji Qinglin.
There were still dried bloodstains on the grass.
Yan Ruyu gently squatted down, picked a leaf of the grass, and brought it to his nose to smell carefully.
The smell of this blood... Why did it feel like...
A self - explosion?
Did Ji Qinglin commit suicide?
Why was there not only Ji Qinglin's spiritual power in this blood but also Xia Wanning's?
In the depths of the grass, Yan Ruyu also found a piece of torn cloth. There was a hole on the cloth caused by the special cultivation method of the Clan.
Could it be that the murderer was someone from the Clan? And this person was related to Xia Wanning?
Just as this thought came to his mind, Xia Wanning appeared in front of Yan Ruyu.
"Emperor Venerable, you've come."
There were still traces of tears on the woman's face.
Feng Zhan greeted her, saying, "Elder Xia, you came just in time."
Xia Wanning's face was still full of grief.
With teary eyes, she looked at Yan Ruyu and said, "Emperor Venerable, you already know."
"Why did this child, Ji Qinglin, meet such a tragic end?"
Xia Wanning shook her head and said, "I... I don't know either. But the black - clad man who appeared last night was so powerful. Ji Qinglin self - exploded to protect me."
"Black - clad man?"
When an alchemist self - explodes, it will produce quite a powerful force. Xia Wanning's explanation was acceptable.
"Yes."
Xia Wanning nodded.
She walked a bit unsteadily.
Feng Zhan said, "Elder Xia, are you injured?"
"It's okay. I got hurt during the fight last night. But that's not important. Emperor Venerable, please seek justice for Qinglin."
No wonder Yan Ruyu had detected that the blood on the grass leaf contained not only Ji Qinglin's but also Xia Wanning's. After Xia Wanning's explanation, this detail made sense.
Xia Wanning knew that the Emperor Venerable was extremely meticulous. If she didn't take the initiative to mention these details, the Emperor Venerable might suspect her.
"Emperor Venerable, Wanning requests the Emperor Venerable to seek justice for Qinglin!"
As she said this, Xia Wanning knelt down on both knees.
Feng Zhan covered his forehead beside her.
"Your habit of kneeling at will is really the same."
Yan Ruyu said, "Tell me."
"The black - clad man was very agile last night. Neither Qinglin nor I were his match. And we also found that the black - clad man practiced the mental method taught by our Clan."
Another detail that matched.
"Are you saying that the black - clad man is from the Clan?"
Xia Wanning nodded.
Last night, when Ji Qinglin died, she really cried for a long time. So now her eyes looked a bit swollen.
"Emperor Venerable, Qinglin died so miserably. You must seek justice for him."
"Elder Xia, when you say this, it seems like you know who the murderer is. If you don't know the murderer, even if you cry in front of your Emperor Venerable all night, he won't know how to seek justice for Elder Ji."
Feng Zhan had a bad attitude towards Xia Wanning.
At first, he thought Xia Wanning was a gentle and generous woman, and she was very decisive in handling affairs. When they were in the Clan, she also took good care of their daily lives.
But after his elder sister came.
She had casually mentioned this Elder Xia to Feng Zhan.
His elder sister said she didn't like this Elder Xia, but she couldn't say why.
Since his elder sister said she didn't like Xia Wanning, Feng Zhan, who always believed in his family members, didn't care if there was any basis for this. Just like that, he couldn't bring himself to like Xia Wanning.
Xia Wanning didn't say a word. Her tear - streaked face would surely make other men feel heart - broken.
Seeing Xia Wanning's expression, Yan Ruyu asked, "Do you know who the black - clad man is?"
"Yes."
"Get up and talk first."
Xia Wanning replied with a soft "hmm" and slowly stood up.
"She could just stand and talk, but she had to do this." Feng Zhan murmured softly. He just couldn't stand Xia Wanning, and he didn't know why. He just found her annoying.
"Emperor Venerable, I think the cultivation method and abilities of the black - clad man are very similar to Zhao Huai's."
Zhao Huai?
Hearing this name, Feng Zhan also couldn't help but look at Xia Wanning.
Yan Ruyu frowned slightly.
"Do you have any evidence for what you said?"
Xia Wanning nodded.
"Emperor Venerable, I saw a pair of fiery pupils last night."
The appearance of fiery pupils means the arrival of the supreme exotic beast.
"Bu Ran, does Elder Xia mean that Zhao Huai's bloodline has awakened, so he's extremely powerful and they were no match for him?"
Looking into Xia Wanning's eyes, Yan Ruyu said calmly, "Is what you said true?"
Xia Wanning raised three fingers of her right hand and quickly said, "I can swear to the heavens. If I'm lying, I will surely die a bad death."