Free Web NovelChapter 884: Chapter 43: The Young Lady of Sky City
Nameless Mountain Villa was destined to be a sleepless place tonight.
They were cleaning up the Great Demon’s remains left on the Array and tidying up the aftermath.
The Manor Master and the Housekeeper personally supervised the guards as they worked.
The Manor Master lowered his voice and asked the Housekeeper, "Second Uncle, say, Eldest Miss just smashed that Great Demon to death—how are we supposed to investigate what’s behind all this now? Didn’t that Great Demon end up regretting it and want to beg for mercy and confess? Isn’t Eldest Miss being a bit too headstrong? The clues were right in front of her and she didn’t want them."
The Housekeeper gave the Manor Master a sidelong glance and asked in return, "What were the consequences when you were headstrong as a child?"
The Manor Master blurted out without thinking, "A beating. Sometimes more than one."
"Then you’ve heard plenty of rumors about Eldest Miss as well. You’ve also heard that she’s headstrong, right? What are the consequences when she’s headstrong?" the Housekeeper continued.
The Manor Master thought carefully, then said with a complicated expression, "Seems like the four Elders dote on her even more, and the people of White Jade City grow even more devoted to her."
"And what does that tell you?" the Housekeeper asked again.
The Manor Master was stunned, then seemed to understand something and said, "Her so-called headstrong behavior is just on the surface. In truth she knows exactly where the line is."
"Exactly. So I’m guessing Eldest Miss already has clues. She has no need for the Great Demon to explain anything himself. If he were to spell it out, everyone present would hear it, and that might interfere with Eldest Miss’s plans." The Housekeeper analyzed.
"Makes sense, makes sense, that must be it." The Manor Master nodded repeatedly. "Second Uncle, I still have a lot to learn."
"Then you’d better learn properly."
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Tianmiao and Master Wuxin had already left Nameless Mountain Villa and were on their way back to Xiji City.
"Young City Lord, you already have a lead, don’t you?" Master Wuxin asked.
"Yes." Tianmiao replied briefly. "I’ve already sent people to keep an eye on that person."
"Who is it?" Master Wuxin pressed.
"I had Dong Xiao and Kong Hou watch He Ling."
"He Ling? That disciple of the Cangyuan Sect?" Master Wuxin was a bit surprised. This disciple had been very much in the spotlight lately and had a fine reputation. Why would the Young City Lord suspect this man?
"Yes, it’s him." Tianmiao nodded.
The next morning, Dong Xiao and Kong Hou returned.
Their expressions didn’t look very good.
"Master, we seem to have been discovered." Dong Xiao said in a deep voice.
"We underestimated the residual soul in He Ling’s necklace. We slipped up for just a moment and were discovered." Kong Hou said, somewhat vexed.
Although that residual soul couldn’t do anything to Dong Xiao and Kong Hou, once it realized someone was watching them, things afterward would not be easy to handle.
"It’s fine. Now that he knows someone is watching him, he definitely won’t act rashly again." Tianmiao narrowed her eyes, then changed the subject. "However, since he probably knows someone suspects him, he’ll likely set up a situation to wash himself clean."
"Wash himself clean?" Kong Hou frowned. "How would he do that?"
"I just have a bad feeling about it." Dong Xiao also frowned. "That residual soul in He Ling’s necklace is no good thing."
"Then we watch and see what exactly he wants to do." Tianmiao said in a low voice.
The matter of orthodox Cultivators being secretly harmed and forcibly turned into Demon Cultivators quickly spread throughout the entire Cultivation World. The news that Sky City could take in and treat these Cultivators spread at the same time. Many Cultivators headed to Sky City, some to treat themselves, some to treat friends or family. Even more went just to gawk.
And the fact that the Eldest Miss of Sky City had already come to Xiji City to investigate also leaked out. There had been so many people at the black market; not everyone could suppress their curiosity or their urge to brag when talking about this matter.
