Seeing Shen Que speechless, Shen Wuxiang also felt his anger was unreasonable.

This is the bedchamber of Crown Princess Consort Dongguo Chenxi. Shen Leyou dressed like this, the relationship between them is self-evident.

Unless someone intentionally smeared him by changing his clothes after his death.

Of course, such possibilities are very slim.

Inside and outside this courtyard are all Shen Family people, trying to pull something off under their noses isn't so easy.

Except for murder.

Most importantly, with Shen Wuxiang's extensive experience in killing, whether the crime scene has been tampered with or disguised by humans, it's hard to deceive his eyes.

He was very sure that when Shen Leyou was still alive, that pair of pajamas was already on him.

Under what circumstance would one put on such clothes?

He dared not imagine, truly dared not.

"Who arrived at the scene first?" Shen Wuxiang asked aloud.

"Great Grandmaster Zhong Daoling."

"Great Grandmaster?" Shen Wuxiang's eyes sharpened slightly, and he asked, "Was the murderer caught?"

"No, he escaped."

"..."

People who can escape under the eyes of a Great Grandmaster must either be extraordinarily skilled or...

The Great Grandmaster let him go.

Which is the truth?

"Where is the Great Grandmaster now?"

"In Ningzhen Courtyard."

"I'm going to see him."

After saying that, he turned and walked away.

Quickly, Shen Wuxiang arrived at Ningzhen Courtyard.

It was still the little disciple Ping An who opened the door, bowed, and said, "Master asked me to greet Lord Military Minister. Lord Military Minister, please come inside."

"The Great Grandmaster likes tranquility, you all wait outside, don't enter the door."

Shen Wuxiang instructed the guards beside him, not even sparing a glance at Ping An, walking straight past him to the viewing pavilion in the little courtyard to sit down.

Zhong Daoling was brewing tea. When he saw Shen Wuxiang coming, he poured the tea from the pot into an empty cup, then lifted his hand slightly, and the cup of hot tea floated gently to Shen Wuxiang's front.

"Military Minister, give it a try. Although it's not as good as Luojia Mountain's snow bamboo, it can barely soothe the throat."

Shen Wuxiang casually grabbed the teacup suspended in front of him, brought it to his lips, and took a sip.

"Rich and mellow, refreshing taste. This is rock tea from Wuyi Mountain, I presume? Hmm, around seventy years old aged rock tea. Not often seen in New Star, drink one fewer with each sip."

"The Military Minister understands tea." Zhong Daoling said with a smile.

"I'm a coarse person, how would I understand tea? Just follow others and drink a few random sips. I can drink ones that cost three thousand five thousand per jin, and also ones that cost three to five per liang. The key is to follow one's heart."

"The Military Minister is crude with refinement, a heart conceiving myriad ancients." Zhong Daoling implied deeply.

Always shouting that you're a crude and lowly warrior, yet you're about to pocket this vast country.

Shameless.

"In the position, plot the duties. The King trusts and employs me, entrusting me with important responsibilities. I cannot fail this favor."

"King? Where else is there a King in the Phoenix Empire?" Zhong Daoling mocked.

"As long as no bad news comes, the King is always alive and always our Phoenix Empire's King." Shen Wuxiang said resolutely and firmly: "Of course, even if unspeakable things happen, His Highness Tian Que has the capability to safeguard Royal Family dignity and wield control over the Empire."

Zhong Daoling knew Shen Wuxiang was covertly telling himself they wouldn't usurp the throne.

At least not in the short term.

That's also good, the Shen Family needed time to quell chaos and consolidate status, and the Zhong Family needed time to accumulate strength, gather allies and find opportunities for breakthrough.

"Military Minister is considerate." Zhong Daoling raised his teacup and toasted with tea instead of wine.

Shen Wuxiang also lifted his cup, drank the tea inside it down.

"Is the palace not peaceful today?" Shen Wuxiang looked at Zhong Daoling and asked.

"Isn't Military Minister here because of this?" Zhong Daoling stared into Shen Wuxiang's eyes, retorted aloud.

"Shen Leyou is dead. I heard the Great Grandmaster was the first to arrive at the crime scene, so I wanted to ask... Who exactly killed my Shen Family's son?"

"Is Military Minister here to demand accountability?"

"I wouldn't dare, I just came seeking the truth."

"The truth?" Zhong Daoling's dark face rarely revealed a hint of a smile, like a thousand-year-old iron tree blooming, not stunning yet exceptionally eerie: "I also want to seek the truth... Shen Leyou came with crowds, guarding the palace, protecting the Royal Family's safety, why did he enter the Crown Princess Consort's courtyard?"

"..."

Shen Wuxiang was speechless.

Catch a thief with stolen goods, catch an adulterer in the act.

Shen Leyou's actions... can be said to be caught red-handed.

Impossible to wash off.

Can he still say Shen Leyou was killed and then thrown into the Crown Princess Consort's courtyard for framing and slander?

Playing children's house games?

In front of Great Grandmaster... this setup...

No meaning.

Seeing Shen Wuxiang silent, Zhong Daoling's mocking smile increased: "Did Military Minister see that pair of pajamas Shen Leyou wore? Shen Family sons have such unusual preferences?"

"..."

"Military Minister is also a man, you should know, once this matter gets out... how heavy a blow it will be to His Highness's reputation, right? Shen Leyou is without King and father, trampling the Zhong Family's dignity on the ground. Is he mocking that our Zhong Family has no men left?"

"This is Shen Leyou's crime, death is not worth pitying." Shen Wuxiang expressed, saying: "Our Shen Family will surely give Great Grandmaster an explanation."

"Good, I'll wait for your explanation." Zhong Daoling saw Shen Wuxiang yield, he sensibly accepted.

Not the time for a complete fallout yet.

"I came to find the Military Minister, first to apologize, Shen Leyou's behavior is Shen Family's shame. We will definitely dispel the impact, giving His Highness and Great Grandmaster a satisfactory answer."

"Secondly is to capture the thief, someone broke into the palace at night, committed murder, this incident's impact is equally vile... I heard Great Grandmaster had a confrontation with the thief, yet he escaped?"

"Yes." Zhong Daoling lifted his teacup, with an old god savoring deeply.

But inside, he felt very humiliated.

He is a Great Grandmaster, how could that thief escape him?

"What kind of person can escape under the hands of a Great Grandmaster?" Shen Wuxiang's hawk-and-wolf gaze with questioning and probing light: "Is he also a Great Grandmaster?"

"He is not a Great Grandmaster, but his skills are quite remarkable... When I rushed over, Shen Leyou was already dead."

"Whoever can kill Shen Leyou, at least is a Grandmaster... Grandmaster facing Great Grandmaster, that's still like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. The light of a firefly, how could it dare to compete with the sun and moon?"

Zhong Daoling sighed lightly, saying: "When I tried to use White Jade Palace to strangle him, I heard a bell sound..."

"A bell sound?"

"The bell sound from White Crane Mountain." Zhong Daoling stated: "Xuanyuan Mingjing rang the giant bell, broke my dao rhythm, wrecked my palace, thereby giving the thief a chance to escape..."

Shen Wuxiang's face turned gloomy: "Xuanyuan Mingjing?"

"Yes, Great Grandmaster Xuanyuan Mingjing. Only he can snatch the person away from me." Zhong Daoling said proudly.

Aren't you Shen Family seeking the truth?

Now I have dragged Old Xuanyuan Mingjing into the game, I'd like to see how you go asking Xuanyuan Mingjing for an explanation.

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