Chapter 23 Take action!

"Ms. Papilio!"

Liang Yue rushed over and tried to help her up, but Fengdie's chest was already soaked in black blood and she was dying, obviously dead.

In her last daze, she raised her hand with difficulty and touched the back of her shoulder.

Liang Yue looked over there and saw a purple-black tattoo on her fair shoulder. It was a long and narrow strange flower with three heads and one stem. It was a kind of flower he had never seen before.

She just said that the man left it for her, could this be it?

However, in the blink of an eye, the swallowtail butterfly had already stopped breathing.

The beautiful woman who was so lively and beautiful just now is dead just like that.

Before he had time to think about it, he heard the sound of breaking wind outside, whooshing, whooshing, and in an instant, several figures appeared beside Liang Yue.

It seems that after seeing that Fengdie was dead, the people from the Zhuxie Division who were monitoring outside stopped pretending and all showed up.

Wen Yifan was also among them.

She was still wearing the same red dress with a golden hairpin, looking extremely beautiful, but there was a fierce and murderous look in her eyes.

"Brother Shang, are you all guarding around here?" she asked.

"That's right." The person who answered was a young man in a blue and white robe with a wide forehead and cloud-like hair. He had a high nose bridge and deep eye sockets, and looked quite decent. "We have been monitoring Shuibo Court for the past few days, and there has never been any suspicious person approaching this place."

Someone had already pushed Liang Yue aside and carefully examined the body, and then reported: "Her death was the same as Yu Wenlong's. Both were poisoned by the heart-destroying Gu."

"It's the heart-destroying poison again." The young man surnamed Shang murmured.

"What kind of poison is that?" Liang Yue asked.

The young man glanced at him and replied, "It's a poison produced by the Nine-Yang. After a person swallows it, the heart will be eaten through and they will die in a moment. But before that, they won't feel anything."

Liang Yue got the answer, and turned to look at the dead swallowtail butterfly on the ground, "She has been here with me all this time, and I guarantee she hasn't eaten anything."

As he spoke, he suddenly became a little worried.

I'm not a suspect again, am I?

What’s going on during this period? It seems like wherever I go, people die.

Fortunately, Wen Yifan was reasonable and said, "Liang Yue was invited to help me temporarily, and I have been using the Xingsui Jade Talisman to contact him, so he should not be a suspect."

"I don't doubt him, but I'm just a little confused. How did these people poison her?" The young man frowned and thought, then said, "Anyway, Fengdie is dead. Let's call everyone from Miaoyin Pavilion over to question them."

Although they said so, Liang Yue knew that as soon as he returned, they would immediately investigate his identity and background thoroughly.

After all, he appeared twice in occasions related to the Nine-Yang Spy, and this time he became the only witness before Fengdie's death.

And he is suspected of committing a crime.

If the Evil-Slaying Office easily passed over such people, they would not be trusted by the court to deal with the Nine-Yang Spies.

It's just that I was asked to help, and there is no indicative evidence, so people are still polite.

I don’t know if he’s used to it, but he’s not as nervous as he was the last time Zhen Chang died.

Check it out.

Whatever.

While calling for help, Liang Yue also had a few words with the people from the Zhuxie Division and learned that the man's name was Shang Yunhai, and he was the successor of the Xuanmen Hualong lineage.

Wen Yifan is the successor of the Xuanmen sword-controlling lineage, one of the eight lineages.

The first person to arrive was naturally Feng Niang, the manager of the pavilion. When she saw so many murderous officials standing in the room, and then saw Fengdie's corpse on the ground, her face suddenly turned pale.

"What's going on?" She asked tremblingly. "What happened?"

Shang Yunhai said in a gentle voice: "Don't panic, Miss Fengdie may be related to a case and was assassinated. We called you here to inquire about some situations."

His voice is also gentle and generous, which makes people feel at ease when they hear it.

"Ah..." Feng Niang looked at Wen Yifan, then at Shang Yunhai, "I was wondering why this girl, with such a beautiful and elegant appearance, would come to our place to eat for free. It turns out..."

"Do you know if Fengdie had contact with any suspicious person before?" Wen Yifan asked directly without exchanging pleasantries with her.

"I don't know much about it. I'm just in charge of welcoming and seeing off guests in front. The affairs of each courtyard are decided by the girls themselves." Feng Niang replied: "Regarding Fengdie's daily affairs, you should ask her personal maid."

Wen Yifan said again: "Call her over."

"Miss—" As soon as Fengdie's personal maid came in, she immediately fell beside the corpse and burst into tears: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"You have been taking care of Miss Fengdie's diet these days. Has she eaten anything of unknown origin?" Shang Yunhai asked after she had cried for a while. "Probably not..." the maid replied sobbingly, "The girl ate the food I brought back from the kitchen, which was specially made for her by the chef in the kitchen."

"We have secretly checked all the drinks and dishes that entered Shuibo Courtyard in the past two days." Shang Yunhai continued, "There is indeed no problem."

Liang Yue was observing the furnishings in the room. He looked at the row of bottles and jars on the shelves, which were covered with a lot of dust, and a pile of flutes made of various materials in the box.

However, his identity is suspicious and it is not a good idea to touch him.

"Miss..." The little maid fell beside Fengdie and cried miserably.

"The Heart-Destroying Gu will take effect in a moment once it enters the body. The murderer should not be far away in such a short time." Shang Yunhai said: "We still need to check the people in Shuibo Court."

"Seal up the Shuibo Courtyard first, and take all of Fengdie's belongings back for inspection to see if there are any items related to Yu Wenlong." Wen Yifan continued to give orders calmly, and he didn't seem to be affected by the death and failure at all.

Liang Yue asked again: "Miss Wen said before that she noticed someone was spying on you. Have you tracked them down? Maybe there will be clues."

"After Junior Sister Wen sent the message, we sent someone to follow them and check." Shang Yunhai replied, "Those two people did not have any abnormal behavior. They left Miaoyin Pavilion after the performance and got rid of our people after walking a few streets. They must have some cultivation skills, but they should have nothing to do with the murder case in Shuibo Courtyard."

"Oh, so that's it..." Liang Yue turned around and found another useless clue.

Fengdie hadn't seen any outside visitors for two or three days. Under the secret surveillance of the Zhuxie Division, the only people who could contact her during this period were Fengniang, her maid, and herself.

It seems that if there is a murderer, it is most likely among the three.

Some headache.

How come I always have myself?

The people from the Zhuxie Division were ready to finish up. Shang Yunhai said to Liang Yue, "Liang Duwei, thank you for your hard work this time."

"Alas." Liang Yue sighed: "It's a pity that I couldn't help. She even died in front of me."

"Those Nine-Yarn spies are extremely cunning and treacherous. If they were easy to deal with, they wouldn't have come looking for us." Wen Yifan looked out the window at the dark night, his eyes as sharp as torches, "But since we are here, we will definitely catch them all."

……

This night was not peaceful.

In addition to the murder that occurred in Miaoyin Pavilion in Hongxiufang, earlier in Ping'an Alley in Fukangfang, not far away, a group of uninvited guests also came to the gate of the Liang family.

"This is that kid's home. Hall Master Bai has instructed that we break his hands and feet and throw him out of the city. Everyone remember not to show up. If the matter is exposed and you are caught, just say it was a spur-of-the-moment act. Don't involve the gang. The higher-ups will bail you out soon." A leading man in black ordered.

"Don't worry, we are all strangers recruited from other places. Even if that kid sees us, he won't be able to recognize us." A scarred man with a brave aura laughed.

"Don't be careless. The situation is tense now. This kid is somewhat of an official, so you must be cautious." The leader glared at him and reminded him again.

Another man in black laughed and said, "A small guard is considered an official, haha."

The leader frowned and said, "Although the mission may seem simple, it is very important. If you fail to complete it this time, Master Bai will report it to you, and you will be punished by the leader."

The men in black on the opposite side suddenly grinned and stopped laughing.

"Hide well and wait patiently. It's almost time for the Imperial Guard to go home. If someone wearing the Imperial Guard's uniform tries to enter this door, take action immediately and don't let him make any noise. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Everyone responded in a low voice.

In a narrow and peaceful alley, the men in black hid in the shadows opposite the Liang family's gate. At a glance, there was not a single flaw to be seen.

The information we have received so far is that the guard has reached the second level in martial arts cultivation, so the team sent by the Longya Gang this time consists of a third level warrior with several first and second level fighters, which is basically foolproof.

In order to ensure that this matter could be kept a secret, even if it was exposed, the Longya Gang would not be implicated. All the thugs who came were fierce thugs recruited from other places, and none of them had met anyone in Fukangfang. Although they had never seen Liang Yue, this was the safest way, which meant that Liang Yue had definitely never seen them.

It doesn’t matter if they don’t know the target, they have already found his doorstep, so they won’t hit the wrong person.

The people recruited by the Dragon Fang Gang Tiger Hall from other places are all desperate criminals who specialize in doing dirty things, and each of them has several murders on their backs. They are like tigers and wolves waiting to hunt, patiently lurking in the shadows.

After a while, a figure flashed at the entrance of the alley.

Everyone immediately held their breath and concentrated, restraining their breathing to prevent the warriors' surging blood and heartbeats from being sensed.

Kara, Kara.

The sound of the person's footsteps stepping on stones approached, and as expected, he stopped in front of the Liang family's door and raised his hand to open the door.

Several men in black looked at the figure from behind, who was wearing the uniform of the Imperial Guards.

Target is back home!
The leader waved his hand and gave an order, and everyone rushed out instantly.

Do it!

　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)