12 Dead end

Saying so, he raised his eyebrows, saying smugly, "heh, I was also part of the crowd that saw you open your Mudskin toad and I also saw how you used the whole crowd to suppress young master Jia saying that he was bullying you and us low ranked a Gu masters, thinking back on it that's probably what you said to threaten young master Jia at the wine shop to stop him from attacking you too that's why he looked around to see if there were a lot of people"

"That night I felt unsatisfied at what happened so I wondered around and witnessed a scamming scene, Jia Jin Sheng was selling a smelly fart fat worm as a Black Boar Gu to someone in my clan. Next, Sir Jia Fu appeared and resolved the dispute, later on, I decided to go drinking and went to the wine shop, but I did not expect to see Jia Jin Sheng drinking wine in a poor mood. I had just obtained the Mudskin Gu and was extremely happy but sadly it's a rank 2 Gu that I can't use as I'm a rank 1 so I tried my luck again, so I asked him how many primeval stones I could sell it for once more hoping for a better price. Who knew that Jia Jin Sheng upon hearing my intent to sell my Mudskin toad, wanted to forcefully buy it and even lowered it even more from the originally low price he set before. I obviously rejected him, I had no intentions to be cheated obviously."

Zuo Mu's words had brought out the matter of Jia Jin Sheng and Jia Fu's conflict, causing the clan elders to see Jia Fu in a different light.

Under these pressuring gazes, Jia Fu coughed and asked Zuo Mu with shining eyes, "Then did my brother chase after you?"

Zuo Mu nodded, saying hurriedly, "He not only chased me but also added an extra 10 primeval stones. But I did not want to sell it, so he was furious, claiming that the Gu Yue clan was no big deal, asking me to watch out. After saying that and cursing me, he walked back to the wine shop's direction. I never saw him again."

Jia Fu nodded internally. With his understanding of Jia Jin Sheng, he definitely would have chased after Zuo Mu and gave threats as that was his style.

If Zuo Mu said he did not chase after him, that would be a lie. But since Zuo Mu said so, this led Jia Fu to a predicament. His investigations led up only to this clue. Did Jia Jin Sheng really not search for Zuo Mu after that? Maybe he found Zuo Mu again afterwards, and as the two could not agree on the matter, he was killed by Zuo Mu, this is entirely possible.

'Speak, was Jia Jin Sheng killed by you!" Thinking of this, Jia Fu interrogated fiercely, attempting to pressurize Zuo Mu with his aura.

Zuo Mu denied once again, claiming that he did not see Jia Jin Sheng anymore.

Jia Fu had no other evidence, and while one side questioned intensely, the other denied. At this point, it had become a stalemate.

As Gu Yue Bo listened to their conversation, he turned displeased. That Jia Jin Sheng actually dared to threaten the Gu Yue clan on Qing Mao mountain, this was not giving the Gu Yue clan any respect! Now this Jia Fu dared to interrogate a Gu Yue clan member so intensely in front of all the Gu Yue clan higher-ups. Nevermind if he had evidence, but now that he has no evidence or proof, if this matter spread out, what would happen to the Gu Yue clan's honor?

"Brother Jia, it's not that I want to speak out of turn." The clan leader interrupted his interrogation and continued, " Jia Jin Sheng has gone missing for so many days, hope is bleak. The culprit who caused this crime definitely left behind some traces. Did brother find anything yet?"Jia Fu stared fiercely at Zuo Mu before raising his head and sighed, "I understand brother's words! If there were any traces, I would not have come here to find the culprit. That criminal is obviously experienced with vile methods and meticulous handling. To speak the truth, all the clues are at a dead end, and on the day we left, there was a huge rain that could have washed away all the possible blood traces."

Gu Yue Bo smiled faintly. "Brother Jia, I heard that your Jia family has a tracing Gu worm called the Underworld Path Butterfly. It can emit soul fragrance and be implanted on Gu worms. The scent is colorless and odorless and never fades. Your Jia family member's Gu worms all have this scent. As long as you use the Underworld Path Butterfly, following the fragrance, you'll be able to find the Gu worms and thus your brother."Jia Fu solemnly said, "I used the Underworld Path Butterfly long ago, but there was no effect. I'm sure you've heard that once the Gu worm dies, the fragrance dissipates. Evidently, the murderer killed all of the Gu worms in my brother's possession."

Gu Yue Bo's words turned, "That's strange. The murderer harmed your brother, but he did not go for the Gu worms, or for extortion to get primeval stones. The murderer killed this tiny Rank 1, Gu Master, what was the motive?"