When not cultivating, Ye Fan could fully enjoy the tenderness. Although his eyes were closed, he was still pondering some matters.

Matters such as the secret of the Death Sea of the Annan Domain, or the demon wanting to steal Elder Yuan's body, or the conspiracy of the Nine Heavenly Maidens, and the true intentions of Mistress Wu Ying.

Unfortunately, many things have no explanations for now, and he still feels surrounded by enemies.

With two hours before dawn, Ye Fan agreed to take Yang Xiaoting and Qin Mengyao to Hua Hai University in the morning. He had things to do in Ninghai City and couldn't linger too long with Sang Yuan and Min Shang. At around four in the morning, Ye Fan got dressed and came out. Sang Yuan, feeling lazy and exhausted, left the villa with him.

The person Ye Fan was looking for was the Ninghai City policewoman Xu Jie, whom he had shared some fond memories with, also known to others as "Sister Xu."

When Ye Fan appeared in front of Xu Jie, she seemed incredulous. She looked around Ye Fan and said, "You... why are you here?"

"No need to be nervous, Sister Xu. I know you're here. Let's not forget that I was the one who sent people to keep you and your son safe back then," Ye Fan said with a smile.

"You're quite scary. If someone didn't know, they'd think you were a ghost." After a slight panic, Xu Jie rolled her eyes at Ye Fan and said, "Director Zhang has been investigated, and now the police chiefs have changed. I've returned to work. Sun Rong and those remnants are not causing trouble now. It's all thanks to you."

Ye Fan said, "That's not what I'm here to discuss."

Xu Jie had just finished a night shift and was tired. She didn't stay home but lived in a private residence arranged by Han Group. Xu Jie went to the bathroom and looked at herself and Ye Fan in the mirror, asking, "Then what are you here to talk about?"

With a smile on her face, it seemed she was asking, "Did you come just for me?"

Ye Fan also looked at himself in the mirror and said, "Sister Xu, do you know there was a family murder case in Ninghai City a few days ago, where a family of four was killed?"

Xu Jie's face didn't look good as she said, "If it wasn't for this case, I wouldn't have been busy for days, working from dawn to dusk. Last night, I didn't even sleep because of the case. I have to survey the scene again at eleven in the morning. You're not here just to bring me bad luck, are you?"

Ye Fan said, "I can't explain much to you. Can you tell me the details of the case?"

"Uh?" Xu Jie turned around to look at Ye Fan, curious, "Did you come here just to talk about the case? Do you know the victims in the case?"

Ye Fan said, "I said I can't explain in detail. Sister Xu, are you willing to help?"

Xu Jie looked at Ye Fan with some frustration but finally helplessly said, "You're also from the public security system. Don't you know the rules? Before a criminal case is solved, we can't disclose information to outsiders. Especially when everything being investigated is confidential... Never mind, ask what you want to know."

In front of Ye Fan, Xu Jie found it hard to put on a stern face. She found Ye Fan too charming, bringing back feelings from her youth.

The two talked for a while, focusing on the cause of death of the people in the family murder case. Xu Jie spent a long time not understanding why Ye Fan came all this way to ask her about it.

When it was a little past five, Ye Fan got up and said, "… Sister Xu, I've asked everything. Your son should also return to Ninghai City soon, as the school is about to start. I'll send someone to protect you and your son, so you don't have to worry too much."

"Although we're a vulnerable pair, we're in a land of law and governance. Do we need your protection?" As a police officer, Xu Jie was a bit unhappy with Ye Fan's attitude but eventually nodded, "Thank you anyway."

She's soft-hearted despite her tough exterior. That's Xu Jie's personality. She's generous in front of others, but she also has her soft side in front of Ye Fan, even though she knows it's impossible between them.

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After Ye Fan left Xu Jie's residence, Sang Yuan materialized and asked, "Young Master, why did you come to ask about a family murder case? Was it just an excuse to see this woman?"

"What, are you jealous?" Ye Fan asked with a smile.

"No, I'm not jealous. It's just that she's impure. It's best for you not to get involved with her," Sang Yuan said earnestly.

Ye Fan squinted at Sang Yuan curiously and asked, "You can tell at a glance if someone is impure?"

"Yes." Sang Yuan nodded.

Ye Fan smiled and asked, "Then can you tell how many men she's been with?"

Without thinking, Sang Yuan replied, "Two. One is you, Young Master; the other, I don't know."

"It's her husband, but he's already dead. I won't have anything more to do with her; it was just chance meeting." Ye Fan said, looking around as it was just late August. Although it was already dawn, and there weren't many pedestrians on the street, it wasn't appropriate to fly around on a sword openly. "Weren't you asking about the family murder case? Actually, I wanted to say that I knew one of the people in the murder case, and we had a pretty good relationship before. Let's go to the mortuary!"

Sang Yuan didn't ask more. She hadn't been with Ye Fan long and didn't know much about the people Ye Fan knew before.

Ye Fan took a taxi, and the two of them sat in the back seat like a couple. The driver was a bit tired and kept yawning along the way. When they arrived at the mortuary, it was already five thirty. The mortuary wasn't open, but there were night staff.

"Third floor, first room on the left," Ye Fan said.

"Understood." Sang Yuan tore space and accompanied Ye Fan to the morgue inside the mortuary. Ye Fan sensed no signs of the living or the dead, so he used spiritual energy to gently lift a body out of the freezer.

Opening the body bag revealed a man inside, who had been autopsied after dying in an accident. However, Ye Fan could accurately identify him as Li Bei, the heir of the Tianhai sect, who had traveled to many places with them.

Li Bei was at the Golden Core Stage. His death wouldn't be from an ordinary murder; it was likely due to conflicts between cultivator factions.

After examining the bodies of the so-called family of four, Ye Fan found they didn't match. The deceased woman wasn't Li Bei's wife, as previously seen, but a much older woman. As for the elder and youth, Ye Fan hadn't met them before either.

"Sigh! The last time we met, everything was fine. Who would've thought we'd meet again like this?" Ye Fan suddenly felt a pang of worldly sorrow.

He hadn't expected Li Bei to be killed. Supposedly, when cultivators kill one another, their identities should get obliterated, as if they never existed. But Li Bei's death was peculiar, as if someone deliberately wanted him to know that a "former friend" of his was now deceased at their hands.

Although Ye Fan and Li Bei didn't have much interaction, after all, the first protective bell of the Tongling Mirror inside Ye Fan was obtained from Li Bei. That left Ye Fan with a debt of gratitude to Li Bei.

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