Chapter 339 Death without evidence
Zhao Qianjun stopped suddenly, and the wind blade fell in front of him, leaving a huge crack on the ground that was more than a foot wide and nearly ten feet long.
Everyone looked up and saw Xu Fu with wings on his back, hovering in the air, with countless wind blades spinning rapidly around him. At this moment, he was staring at Zhao Qianjun with a cold face.
"Shi Qingshan, you really got a good son-in-law!" Zhao Qianjun said gritting his teeth, and as he spoke he had already put away the nine-section whip in his hand, as if the wind blade had also chopped off his anger.
"Brother Zhao is wrong. This Xu Danshi has not yet agreed to be the son-in-law of my Shi family!"
Shi Qingshan's words caused everyone to sigh, and they looked at Xu Fu with even higher regard. Who exactly is this young man whom even the eldest daughter of the Shi family looks down upon?
"big!"
Xu Fu suddenly shouted in mid-air.
The sound was infused with spiritual power. Those who were close to it only felt a buzzing sound in their ears, which was no less than that of a cultivator performing the fourth-grade magic "Lion's Roar" in their ears.
Even the maids and servants who were a little further away felt their ears stinging from the shock and quickly covered their ears and squatted on the ground.
"big!"
Xu Fu called out again.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Xu Fu was calling.
"what……"
Suddenly, a person not far away screamed in pain.
Everyone looked over and saw a man with a bloated stomach and a painful expression on his face.
"big!"
As Xu Fu shouted for the third time, something pierced the man's clothes and appeared.
Xu Fu recognized it at a glance; it was his alchemy furnace!
At this time, the person who stole the alchemy furnace had his eyes dazed and was lying on the ground with a large pool of blood under him.
"He actually took it?"
"Who is this person?"
Everyone was shocked when they saw the dead man, but they didn't recognize who he was. He obviously didn't have a high level of cultivation, and he didn't look very old, so how could he dare to secretly hide the alchemy furnace that was related to everyone's life and death?
When Xu Fu saw the alchemy furnace, he was naturally happy. He walked forward and tore open the man's clothes, but his brows were frowned.
This alchemy furnace was actually hidden in this man’s stomach!
As the alchemy furnace burst out of his abdomen, the man was already dead. Fortunately, his clothes covered his internal organs, otherwise there would be more than just blood on the ground.
"Who is this person? Why would he even risk his life for the alchemy furnace?"
Xu Fu was surprised, but he still pulled the alchemy furnace out of the man's body. It must be said that this man was ruthless enough to think of hiding the alchemy furnace in his stomach. Even if he succeeded, how could he take it out?
This alchemy furnace was truly a treasure that fell from the sky. When Xu Fu took it in his hand, the blood stains on it immediately dripped off, without a single drop of blood remaining on it.
"Small!"
Under everyone's surprised gaze, the alchemy furnace returned to the size of a thumb.
This kind of magical weapon that can change its size at will is extremely rare. Everyone finally understood why Xu Fu insisted on finding this treasure. It seems that this treasure is of great origin.
"Brother Zhao, come and see, isn't this your follower?" Shi Qingshan had walked up to the body and took a look at the corpse lying on the ground with its eyes open. He asked with some "surprise".
"It seems true!"
After Shi Qingshan reminded everyone, they immediately remembered that this person was the young man who often followed Zhao Qianjun.
Zhao Qianjun's followers took the alchemy furnace, which is quite intriguing?
Everyone looked at Zhao Qianjun, waiting for his explanation.
"This beast actually did such a dirty thing behind my back, he deserves to die!" Zhao Qianjun said angrily as he looked at the corpse.
"So Brother Zhao is unaware of this?" Shi Qingshan asked in surprise.
"It's natural."
Zhao Qianjun put his hands behind his back, looking as if he was staying out of the matter.
"But the Qingshan family leader wants to accuse me of not disciplining my child properly, so I have nothing to say. This kid has followed me for many years, but I didn't expect that he would become such a greedy beast. He almost killed me. He deserves to be cut into pieces!"
Zhao Qianjun looked filled with righteous indignation, and in the end he actually walked forward, took out a nine-section whip, and seemed ready to cut the corpse into pieces.
"Brother Zhao, please be patient. There is something fishy about this matter." Shi Qingshan stopped Zhao Qianjun and said.
Zhao Qianjun's expression froze and he looked at Shi Qingshan.
"This person is just a small follower. How could he have the courage to hide this treasure?"
Shi Qingshan's doubts made sense, and everyone nodded in agreement. Most of the people looked at Zhao Qianjun with some doubt in their eyes.
"People's hearts are hidden in their stomachs. Who can know this? It was also because of my negligence that the thief succeeded!"
Zhao Qianjun still insisted that he was merely negligent in his discipline.
"This alchemy furnace is the magic weapon of Master Xu Dan. It is useless for ordinary cultivators to use it. I think there must be someone behind this person!"
"Master Qingshan, are you doubting me? This is your Shi family's territory. You can say whatever you want, but justice is in the hearts of the people. You are framing and slandering me without any basis. Aren't you afraid that it will spread and ruin your Shi family's reputation?"
Zhao Qianjun looked very angry, and said fiercely: "If the head of Qingshan family doesn't give me an explanation today, my Zhao family will definitely not let it go!"
"Brother Zhao, calm down."
Shi Qingshan hurriedly smiled upon hearing this and said softly, "I just said that someone instructed me to do this, but I never said it was Brother Zhao. Everyone in the world knows that the Zhao family's weapon-making skills are unparalleled in the world, so how could they covet other people's magic weapons..."
After hearing what Shi Qingshan said, Zhao Qianjun's expression softened a lot. He snorted coldly but said nothing more.
"Since it's not the head of the Qianjun family, could it be us?" Another person said very dissatisfiedly, causing everyone to look unhappy.
"Don't be anxious, everyone. We will know if he is the mastermind behind this once we check!" Shi Qingshan laughed loudly.
"Test? How? Can you capture this man's soul?" Zhao Qianjun said disdainfully.
"Have you ever heard of 'Soul Searching'?"
"Soul-searching technique?"
Everyone was shocked when they heard the magic technique mentioned by Shi Qingshan, because this magic technique is very famous!
It is unknown who created this technique, but it is said that it can detect what a person knows and thinks. It was once regarded as an evil technique and was widely spread. However, it was later reported that several respected and righteous people had also practiced this technique, so no one dared to say anything about it anymore.
"What does Patriarch Qingshan mean?"
Zhao Qianjun was also quite moved when he heard about this magic. He naturally knew what this magic was used for.
"As long as we use the 'soul-searching technique' to explore this person's memory, the mastermind behind the scenes will naturally be exposed." Shi Qingshan said confidently.
"That's easy to say, but is there anyone in this stone house who can perform the 'Soul Searching Technique'?"
Although this soul-searching technique is well-known, those who can practice it successfully are rare. At least Zhao Qianjun does not believe that Shi Qingshan can recruit a priest who practices soul-searching technique.
"What a coincidence, Master Xu Dan just happened to have practiced this technique!" Shi Qingshan said, and then looked at Xu Fu who was not far from him with a calm expression on his face.