Chapter 392: Your Brother Was Killed by Me

Chapter 392: Your Brother Was Killed by Me (1/2)

Ji Qinyun - Void Spirit Realm, Ninth Layer

Song Ye discovered that Ji Qinyun's cultivation was the same as Zhu Tenglong's, both at the Ninth Layer of the Void Spirit Realm, and they both carried a sword, indicating that she was a sword cultivator.

"Daring to insult this immortal as a shrew, today I will make your Zhu family extinct!"

Ji Qinyun's words were as sharp as the sword in her hand.

Zhu Tenglong immediately erupted in anger, surrounded by swirling true energy, purple thunder flickering in his palms as he charged toward Ji Qinyun.

Thunder Element, Tenth Revelation - Purple Thunder Palm!

Ji Qinyun leaped at the same time, confronting him with her sword.

In the middle of the hall, the two engaged in a clash of magical power, the sounds of sword and thunder mingling in the air.

However, at that moment, a powerful aura suddenly intervened, forcibly separating the two.

"Both of you are honored guests of our Shangguan Clan today. Please refrain from fighting here,"

Shangguan Xing appeared between them at some point.

Shangguan Xing - Ninth Layer of the Void Spirit Realm.

Clearly, Shangguan Xing's cultivation was far above the two, easily keeping them apart.

"Lord Shangguan, I can refrain from taking action here, but today I must find out who killed my brother," Zhu Tenglong said.

"Master Zhu, although many present here may have had conflicts with your brother, I believe if any of them killed him, they would not hesitate to admit it," Shangguan Xing said.

"As for your brother's death, I privately inquired with some people who were present at the time. His death was extremely strange, as if he had been cursed," he continued, suddenly turning to face Song Qian. "Lady Song, I heard that when Zhu Tenghu died, you happened to be present. You should be more aware of this."

"My brother died when you were present?!" Zhu Tenglong immediately walked toward Song Qian with an imposing aura.

Shangguan Xing raised his hand to signal him to calm down.

> Song Qian looked up and addressed Shangguan Xing, "The head of the family was indeed present at the time. There happened to be a teahouse nearby that the head of the family often frequents. Is there anything strange about the head of the family being there?"

"Master Song misunderstood. I have never doubted Lady Song," Shangguan Xing turned to Song Qian. "Furthermore, although Lady Song and Zhu Tenghu had some conflicts, Lady Song had no reason to kill him. However, there was an outsider with Lady Song at that time."

Shangguan Xing turned to face Song Ye. "Outsiders are unfamiliar beings for us. Their behavior and abilities are unpredictable."

At this moment, Song Ye, seemingly just an onlooker, attracted everyone's attention when Shangguan Xing focused on him. No one in the room thought he could be the murderer of Zhu Tenghu.

"I heard that as long as you give these outsiders a little reward, they will help with anything. So I wonder if someone secretly gave this outsider a reward, instructing him to kill Zhu Tenghu," Shangguan Xing continued.

"Nonsense! This outsider is the retainer of Lady Song. Are you suspecting Lady Song of hiring an assassin?!" Song Qian angrily exclaimed.

"Lady Song misunderstood again. I have never suspected Lady Song," Shangguan Xing turned back to Song Qian. "With Lady Song's cultivation, if she wanted to kill Zhu Tenghu, it would be easy without seeking help from others."

"However, I want to remind Lady Song not to trust outsiders too much. They are fundamentally different from us," Shangguan Xing continued. "Your outsider retainer may have secretly taken someone's money and, using the peculiar powers unique to outsiders, killed Zhu Tenghu in public."

"Lord Shangguan, are you suspecting that this outsider killed my brother? This is impossible. This outsider looks just like an ordinary person. How could he kill my brother?" Zhu Tenglong looked at Song Ye with suspicion.

"Master Zhu, you must not be deceived by the appearance of outsiders," Shangguan Xing said. "As I just said, outsiders are unfamiliar to us, and we have no deep understanding of them."

"They may appear weak to us for the purpose of making us lower our guard," Shangguan Xing continued. "Master Zhu, to determine whether this outsider has the ability to kill your brother is simple. Just make a slight move to test."

Zhu Tenglong immediately understood Shangguan Xing's meaning, and his figure surged again, true energy flooding his palms as he rushed towards Song Ye.

Seeing Zhu Tenglong about to attack her father, Song Qian wanted to step forward to stop him, but Shangguan Xing, who happened to be standing in front of her, blocked her with his majestic cultivation. 

All eyes in the room turned to Song Ye.

When Zhu Tenglong's palms were only an inch away from Song Ye's forehead, his entire body suddenly stagnated in mid-air, as if powerful magic had immobilized him, rendering him unable to move.

Song Ye reached out and pinched Zhu Tenglong's right ear. With a gentle lift, he effortlessly removed his entire head from his shoulders, as if plucking a wildflower.

Looking at the severed head in his hand, Song Ye said, "Yes, I killed your brother."

His voice was not loud, but everyone in the room heard it clearly, including the severed head of Zhu Tenglong, whose eyes widened.

Unfortunately, he could no longer personally avenge his brother.

Then, his head turned into powder in Song Ye's hand, and the headless body also dissipated on the hall.

Everyone witnessing this scene felt extremely horrified, and an inexplicable fear arose towards Song Ye, the outsider.

Even Shangguan Xing was astonished. He never expected that Song Ye, this outsider, could kill Zhu Tenglong.

Like Pang Yuquan, who died at Song Ye's hands before, Shangguan Xing admired Song Qian greatly. However, Shangguan Xing did not express his admiration as openly and bluntly as Pang Yuquan did. When Shangguan Xing learned that Song Ye, an outsider, was staying in Song Qian's yard, living, eating, and going in and out together with her, he couldn't help feeling jealous.

Shangguan Xing actually had no evidence to indicate that Song Ye was the murderer of Zhu Tenghu. He just wanted to teach Song Ye a lesson through Zhu Tenglong and never thought that Zhu Tenglong would end up being killed by Song Ye.

And he was killed in an instant, without any resistance.

Seeing her father kill Zhu Tenglong in public, Song Qian also showed a surprised expression.

Before coming here, she repeatedly urged her father not to speak recklessly and, more importantly, not to kill people indiscriminately. She was afraid that her father would lose control and kill Zhu Tenglong as well.

However, her worst fear had come true.

At this moment, she saw her father still wearing an indifferent expression, probably having thrown her advice to the clouds. Apparently, he had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation.

The immortal of the Tianwu Pavilion was killed publicly. The entire Tianwu Pavilion would definitely not let it go easily!