Chapter 345 Revealing the Truth
Chapter 345 Revealing the Truth
Chu Yunfan and the woman were escorted back to the Dongling Marquis's residence by the crowd.
Who are you?
Li Cunxu asked Chu Yunfan.
Chu Yunfan and the woman remained silent, only sneering.
Qiu Ziyue placed the porcelain jar back on the altar and lit three incense sticks.
He chanted incantations as the sandalwood incense wafted through the air.
A golden light appeared.
A person resembling Chu Yunfan appeared in the blink of an eye.
"Qiu Ziyue, please help me, I don't want to be reduced to ashes," the golden-haired man said.
"What exactly happened?"
Qiu Ziyue asked.
Qi Yuxuan, Li Cunxu, Leng Feng, and the others listened to Jin Guangren's story in the hall.
Jin Guangren said that he was actually Chu Yunfan of the Dongling Marquis's Mansion, and also a disciple of Lingxu Ghost Hand.
A month ago, a man and a woman came to the Marquis's residence. The man was named Zhao Yuanting, and the woman was named Xiao Peifeng.
The man looked remarkably similar to the golden-haired man.
They said they were the children of a close friend of Chu Yunfan's father.
The couple had facial injuries and wanted Jin Guangren to treat them.
The golden light man treated them very kindly. During the treatment, he discovered that their faces were a result of the plastic surgery performed by their master, Lingxu Ghost Hand.
Jin Guangren kindly treated them, and when he heard that Lingxu Ghost Hand had died, he asked them if they knew about it.
Unexpectedly, the couple killed Jin Guangren.
They then used techniques from medical books about resurrection to seal the golden-haired man inside a porcelain jar.
He promised to resurrect Jin Guangren three months later.
But during this time, they had the Golden Light Man treat their faces.
They seized the Marquis's residence and moved in, impersonating the real Chu Yunfan.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Ziyue's heart was filled with turmoil.
She looked at the man resembling Chu Yunfan in the golden light, and although she believed him to some extent, she did not dare to completely trust him.
“If you are indeed Chu Yunfan who was murdered, then there must be evidence to be found.”
Qiu Ziyue said calmly,
"Tell me, how do we distinguish between the genuine and the fake?"
Jin Guangren gave a bitter smile:
"There is a secret text on the back of the last volume of my medical book. It was left by me when I was young because I was afraid of revenge from my enemies."
The coded message read, "The moon shines cold over Dongling, and frost chills the Marquis's residence." This was a secret known only to a select few.
Qi Yuxuan frowned and said:
Even so, we cannot be completely certain. After all, this might be a deeper mystery set up by that couple.
Li Cunxu nodded in agreement:
"Yes, we need to be cautious."
Leng Feng, who had been silently observing the golden-haired man's every move, suddenly asked:
"Do you know the characteristics of this couple's martial arts style? Is it related to the Lingxu Ghost Hand?"
Jin Guangren shook his head and sighed:
"Although I sensed that they were familiar with the Lingxu Ghost Hand technique, I did not investigate the specific characteristics of the martial arts in detail."
At the time, my only thought was to help them restore their appearance; I never expected it would lead to my death.
"Where is your body located?"
Qiu Ziyue asked.
"My body has been buried under a peach tree in the back garden for half a month now."
"That's what Chu Yunfan said."
"Brother Chu, let me be frank with you, there's no way you can be brought back to life."
Even if your master were alive, it would be difficult to bring you back to life, because your soul and body have been separated for too long.”
Zhen Chuyunfan sighed:
"Actually, I know I have no chance of survival, but I still hold onto a sliver of hope."
I really don't want to become a wandering ghost like this; I only want to expose this couple's true colors as soon as possible and avenge myself.
Qiu Ziyue asked again:
"Then I'd like to ask you, were those letters I received written by you?"
Chu Yunfan replied:
"No, those letters were written by my pageboy, but he was later discovered and brutally murdered by the couple."
"Alright, now the only answer can be found in this couple. Let's see how we get revenge for you."
Qiu Ziyue said.
Zhen Chuyunfan nodded.
Qiu Ziyue turned to face the couple who were tied up with ropes:
"Tell me, who are you, and why are you doing this?"
The couple just smiled bitterly and remained silent.
"No need to ask, I know who they are."
Li Cunxu said:
"If I'm not mistaken, they are Xiao Yuan and Zhao Yaohua."
How did you know?
The couple was shocked.
"I guessed it. The bandit who came to collect the reward said that the one who saved Zhao Yaohua was a guard, but that guard was extremely skilled in martial arts."
"Then how did you guess it was me?" Xiao Yuan asked.
"It's very simple. I've thought about it, and in the entire city of Jinyang, the only guards with such high martial arts skills are the ones around me."
"Of all the guards around me, only you have resigned and gone home," Li Cunxu said.
"But how can you be so sure it was me?"
Xiao Yuan asked.
“I had my men investigate your hometown. You have no family; you live all alone. So you are lying,” Li Cunxu concluded.
“But my appearance has changed, how can you be sure it’s me?” Xiao Yuan asked again.
"It's very simple. A person's appearance may change, but their voice and eyes cannot. Unless my princess possesses some kind of mystical art, she can't make people unable to recognize her voice."
"Your eyes betrayed you the moment you first saw me, but unfortunately I didn't notice," Li Cunxu said.
"Haha, I thought you wouldn't find out so quickly."
"I didn't expect you to find out. Why are you pressing me so hard?" Xiao Yuan asked.
Upon hearing this, Li Cunxu was furious and kicked Xiao Yuan twice, saying:
"I was so foolish. I always thought you were honest and kind. I never expected you to be so ruthless and unable to distinguish right from wrong."
Qiu Ziyue continued:
"Yes, originally, after you changed your faces, you didn't need to kill Lingxu Ghost Hand. You could have left your hometown and lived a simple life as a couple."
"But you are too ruthless, which has led to compounding your mistakes and endless killings."
"Hahaha, hahaha, Qiu Ziyue, you guys are really something, but the one who killed Lingxu Ghost Hand was me, not Xiao Yuan."
"After I killed him, I fled Lingxu Manor, and then one of his disciples discovered me and followed me, so I killed all of his disciples."
Yao Hua, standing beside her, laughed:
"Later, I noticed a side effect on my face; it started to become red and swollen."
But Lingxu Ghost Hand and his apprentice were both dead, and we thought we were doomed.
Later, I heard that Elder Lingxu had another disciple, Chu Yunfan.
"But I didn't pose any threat to you, so why did you have to kill me?"
Jin Guangren Chu Yunfan asked.
"What else could it be? Why are you so naive? The reason is that Xiao Yuan and I don't want to live that kind of life away from home anymore."
"You happen to look exactly like him. If we get rid of you, we can sit here and enjoy wealth and luxury."
Yaohua smiled.
"You vicious woman, that's why I say you're not even as good as one of Twilight Sparkle's toes."
"If I choose you to be my queen, I'll probably lose my head sooner or later."
Li Cunxu said.
"Haha, Li Cunxu, Prince of Jin, I used to not understand why you would prefer a woman who had been married before."
Zhao Yaohua angrily said:
“I am angry, I am jealous, and I hate you for killing my whole family. I swear I will take revenge on you.”
When I was at my lowest point, Xiao Yuan gave me a ray of light, but I kept killing people, which led me to make one mistake after another.
In the entire main hall of the Dongling Marquis's residence, everyone listened to Yaohua's story.
No one sympathized with her; only Xiao Yuan continued to defend Yao Hua.
"Yaohua, stop talking. It's my own choice. I'll help you no matter what you do."
"But now I regret it. You're right, if I hadn't killed Lingxu Ghost Hand..."
"How wonderful it would be if we left our hometown to start a family and live the life of an ordinary couple," Yaohua sighed.
To find out what happens next, please read the next chapter!
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