Li Yan couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart. He clearly felt that the young man's expression changed after Blood Hand Flying Scythe finished speaking. It was a subconscious change.
Li Yan felt something strange in his heart. He looked as if he was listening carefully to Blood Hand Flying Sickle's words and wanted to get closer. As if inadvertently, he moved his feet a little to the side.
He stayed away from the master and servant who seemed to be acting strangely, but he sent a ray of his spiritual awareness to keep an eye on them secretly.
After listening to Blood Hand Fei Yan's question, Master Gong first nodded, then shook his head. His expression puzzled everyone.
"I think with your cultivation level, it is not difficult for you to figure out the cause of death. It is the same as what I observed.
Several fellow students and I arrived a while ago and have investigated the area several times, but the murderer did not leave any clues and his actions were extremely vicious.
He actually killed Junior Brother Liu's soul, making it impossible for him to even enter reincarnation. However, we can still see some problems.
First, there was no sign of a fight, so the murderer must be someone that Junior Brother Liu was very familiar with, and he took advantage of Junior Brother Liu's unpreparedness and suddenly attacked him;
Secondly, Junior Brother Liu had already opened the protective formation when he was practicing. Even if the murderer had tricked Junior Brother Liu into letting him into the courtyard for some reason, how did he leave
All the doors, windows and courtyards are covered by the formation, but the token to activate the protective formation is still in the hands of Junior Brother Liu. No one can go out to activate the restriction and then send the token into the courtyard.
Like all other sects, in order to protect the safety and privacy of our disciples, only one forbidden token can open a person's cave or courtyard.
Moreover, there was no sign that the spiritual imprint left by Junior Brother Liu on the token had been tampered with by anyone. Even if someone else got the restricted token, they would not be able to use it unless they erased the spiritual imprint inside the token.
These spiritual imprints will only slowly dissipate with the death of Junior Brother Liu. Now, fellow Taoists can still detect the existence of these imprints after probing with their spiritual consciousness.
Thirdly, this was the only house in the courtyard whose door was shaken open from the inside. It was obvious that after Junior Brother Liu was severely injured, he forced the door open in desperation and planned to escape.
The doors and windows of the rest of the houses were all closed. I also checked and found that all the items in the remaining two rooms were neatly arranged and it looked like no outsiders had entered. If the most critical protective formation was not removed, even if the doors and windows were wide open, they would just be decorations and no one could enter or exit.
Fourthly, Junior Brother Liu's storage bag was missing, which was even more puzzling. Usually the token was placed in a storage bag, so why did the murderer take the storage bag and then return the forbidden token to Junior Brother Liu
If he knew that Junior Brother Liu was not dead, why did he leave him alive? Was he deliberately creating confusion? If Junior Brother Liu had a secret method to prolong his life, when other disciples came, wouldn't he be outsmarting himself? This puzzled us all.
Therefore, I think there should be two possibilities. One is that the murderer is an acquaintance who stayed at the scene after the murder, which eventually confused the audience and caused confusion in the clues, making it impossible to find the truth.
Second, the murderer was a master of formations, and the courtyard protective formation had no effect on him. He sneaked in and attacked the killer while Liu was practicing. He thought he had succeeded and left, and before leaving, he restored the protective formation to its original state.
Third, the above two points are based on the assumption that Junior Brother Liu's restriction token was only placed on his body and separated from the storage bag. If this was not the case, perhaps Junior Brother Liu was faking his death or playing dead at the time.
After the murderer succeeded, he took out the token and abandoned it, and took away the storage bag. This behavior is puzzling. "
When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt that the world before their eyes was a tangled mess, with everything interconnected and yet conflicting with each other, like a fog covering their faces.
When Taoist Gong said this, he first looked at Luo Sanpang and Qin Chengyi with a scorching gaze. The two of them shuddered all over and their faces turned pale, and they both groaned in their hearts.
They just met the criterion of being an acquaintance and staying here as soon as possible. Luo Sanpang had been worried that he couldn't explain the matter clearly, and now he saw that he was indeed suspicious.
Qin Chengyi cursed Luo Sanpang's ancestors in his heart. If he hadn't been dragged here by Luo Sanpang, how could he have gotten into this trouble
Luo Sanpang's blood boiled and he started howling immediately.
"Master Brother, Master Brother, how could you wrongly accuse me like this? I really didn't kill anyone, I really didn't!!"
In a hurry, he seemed a little incoherent, and even his excuses seemed pale and weak.
Qin Chengyi was sweating profusely. He was a smart man. Although he was anxious, he still retained a bit of rationality and had a helpless smile on his face.
“Master, I am a cultivator in the Qi Condensation Stage. Even if I were to launch a surprise attack on Senior Brother Liu, without the support of a powerful magic weapon, how could I be able to instantly break Senior Brother Liu’s protective spiritual power
I guess as soon as my magic power touched the corner of his clothes, he discovered me. There was a huge difference in our realm, so he just stood there and let me attack him. In the end, I was the one who died.
This is my storage bag. Can you please check it to see if there are any powerful magic weapons or other suspicious items in it? Please take a look, Master Brother."
After saying that, he took off his storage bag with a pale face, removed the restriction on the bag opening with his spiritual sense, and handed it over with both hands.
This sudden change surprised Li Yan and others. They didn't expect that Master Gong would first suspect his two junior fellow apprentices.
After listening to the two men's explanations, Taoist Gong took Qin Chengyi's storage bag, scanned it with his spiritual sense, and returned the storage bag to Qin Chengyi without any change in his expression.
At the same time, several spiritual senses swept over Qin Chengyi without any hesitation, as if they saw Qin Chengyi inside and out. They were the four people including the later Master Ji of the Supervisory Law Hall.
In the end, many people turned their eyes to Luo Sanpang. What Qin Chengyi said was true. There was a huge difference in realm between them. Even if it was a sneak attack, he would probably be discovered by the other party as soon as he activated his magic power.
Whether it's the spiritual perception or the fluctuation of magic power between the two sides, there is a huge difference between them.
Even Ji Laodao and several other fellow disciples had flickering eyes and hesitation on their faces. They did not find any extraordinary magical weapon hidden in Qin Chengyi, so the only one who could bring a cultivator at the peak of the middle stage of foundation building to the brink of death with one blow was a cultivator of the same level.
Luo Sanpang was stared at by everyone and couldn't help but look around. He became more anxious. As his thoughts raced, he thought of a reason and couldn't help but glare at Li Yan and others.
"You also suspect that it was done by the Third Master?"
Then, he looked anxiously at Master Gong who had remained silent.
"Master, if I kill someone, there must be a reason. Master Liu and I have been in charge of the Daojing Hall for more than ten years. We have the same power and salary. Whatever he has, I also have.
Even if it was spiritual stones, the brothers in the Taoist temple knew that I liked to gamble. I had more spiritual stones than him, and Senior Brother Liu didn't have any special spiritual treasures or magic weapons, so why would I want him? Killing someone must have a purpose, right
Moreover, Senior Brother Liu's storage bag was gone when I entered, so what purpose could I have in killing someone?" As he spoke, the fat on his face kept shaking, but after he said this, he seemed to be justified, especially when other people in Xuanqing Temple heard it, they also felt that the head senior brother was wrong.
But they knew that Luo Sanpang and Senior Brother Liu had been serving in the same position for many years and had lived in peace with each other. There was really no conflict of interest between them, and the two of them also had a good personal relationship.
"Brother Luo and I thought that something went wrong with Brother Liu's practice, so we blasted open the protective formation and rushed in.
Because Senior Brother Liu's previous shouting gave me a bad feeling, when I entered the door, Senior Brother Luo rushed and knocked me to the ground. When I looked up and saw Senior Brother Liu's appearance, Senior Brother Luo immediately shouted and didn't touch anything here. "
Qin Chengyi also smiled bitterly and couldn't help but say.
Taoist Gong had a cold look in his eyes. After Luo Sanpang finished speaking again, he spoke indifferently.
"Did I say it was one of you? Have you forgotten what I just said, how did the murderer get out after killing someone? Did the murderer destroy the protective barrier after killing someone to confuse the audience
And killing someone doesn't necessarily mean taking something. Maybe there's a grudge, and taking the storage bag is just a trick."
After hearing this, Luo Sanpang and Qin Chengyi's expressions relaxed. It was obvious that the head senior brother suspected that the two of them had tricked Senior Brother Liu into opening the courtyard door, entered to attack and kill, and then faked the crime scene.
But when the two of them came here at noon, they met many disciples on the way. These disciples greeted them, and even when the two of them were standing at the door of Senior Brother Liu, some disciples saw them from afar.
Not to mention the bombardment of the protective formation later. When they bombarded for the first time, disciples had already flown over. This was inside the sect, and it was broad daylight. How could such a big noise not attract other people's attention
"The headmaster has learned about this. Not only did Junior Brother Qin and I come all the way here, but many of our fellow disciples also saw us. Even before noon, when I left my own courtyard, some disciples saw me.
When we bombarded Senior Brother Liu's protective formation, several disciples were standing here. They would know all these things if they came here and asked."
Afterwards, the two of them mentioned many names of cultivators one after another. Hall Master Ji then called the disciples waiting outside the door, and summoned the disciples that Luo Sanpang and the other two mentioned one by one. After some inquiries, everything turned out to be as they said.
At this moment, Kong Nantai also hurried over. He had already patrolled to the back mountain. After receiving the news from the head brother, he reopened the sect's formation and checked it again before rushing over.
A foundation-building cultivator died in the Taoist temple. For a second-rate sect, the consequence is extremely serious. It is necessary to activate the sect's formation and prevent anyone from entering or leaving.
After Luo Sanpang and Qin Chengyi stood aside, Taoist Gong turned his head to Xueshou Feijian and others, and simply ignored Li Yan and the other Qi Condensation cultivators. Even if there were formation masters among the Qi Condensation cultivators, they would not be very good.
They were different from Qin Chengyi. How could Junior Brother Liu let a stranger approach him so easily
"Fellow Daoist Gui, you are an expert in formations. What do you think about the murderer being able to disappear out of thin air under the restriction of this formation?"
Taoist Gong's gaze finally fell on the fat man in the red robe.
"Fellow Daoist Gong, how can my little skills compare to the ten thousand year formation inheritance of Xuanqing Temple? I am just bringing my nephew to visit an old friend this time. Are you doubting me?"
The fat man in red robe looked displeased after hearing this.
"'Flags and Camps' Gui Liugang!"
While the two were talking, a low and chilly voice was heard. Although the voice was low, everyone here, who were all cultivators, could hear it clearly. When they looked in the direction of the voice, they found it was one of the two men in black cloaks who had remained silent.
As soon as he said this, the fat man in the red robe narrowed his eyes and a gleam of light flashed.
"Oh, it seems that there are others here who also know Gui. Why don't the two Taoist friends lift their cloaks so that they can have a more enjoyable chat!"
"Hehe, we are just country folks, we cannot see the world, I am sorry to make you laugh. I was just surprised to meet the famous 'Qi Juan Lianying' Gui Daoist here, I was just surprised for a moment.
According to rumors, Fellow Daoist Gui was born a mortal military general, but accidentally embarked on the path of cultivating immortals. His formations were mysterious and unpredictable. Before he officially embarked on the path of cultivating immortals, he could use mortal formations to set up large formations, which frightened the enemy and caused them to flee.
After practicing Taoism, he often used formation flags as pieces to form a formation, hence the name "Flags Rolling and Camping". Seeing him today, he is indeed a master. It is better to meet him in person than to hear about him!"
As soon as the fat man in red robe finished speaking, another man in black robe interrupted him with a chuckle.
After Gui Liugang heard this, his red robe moved without wind, and his eyes shot towards the two black-robed monks like knives. But in the next moment, the aura on his body suddenly disappeared, and his face returned to normal, returning to the appearance of the kind fat man just now.
Gui Liugang thought to himself.
"You are such a coward. If we were in the outside world, even if there were two foundation-building cultivators, I would definitely kill you two under the formation."
But he said it lightly.
"My name Gui makes you laugh. Well, then let me see the true meaning of Xuanqing Temple's formation."
As he spoke, he actually took a step and turned around to walk towards the yard.
His sudden change of attitude surprised everyone here, and then the scholar with the blood-handed flying sickle smiled lightly and murmured.
"Fellow Daoist Gui is truly amazing."
As he said this, he followed. It was unclear whether he was praising Gui Liugang for his amazing formation or for his amazing character.