Chapter 47

How could he be like this?

Fang Duobing slowly woke up after being rescued by Li Lianhua. When his eyes focused on Li Lianhua's face, he immediately grabbed her arm and asked her anxiously.

"Li Lianhua, are you alright?"

"Don't panic, I'm fine. I'm pretty good at escaping."

Fang Duobing breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. "How come that brat's martial arts are so high? By the way, where is that brat? Li Lianhua, you'd better leave quickly. If that brat comes back to cause trouble, I can't protect you."

"Don't get agitated, the person is already gone."

"Gone?"

"Yes, he left with Guanyin in tears."

"You gave him Guanyin's Tears, what are you going to do? No, let's go, we have to catch up with him and get Guanyin's Tears back!" As he spoke, he was about to rush out, but Li Lianhua grabbed him.

"He was a pitiful man. The reason he plotted these things was because he needed Guanyin's tears to cure his illness. So I offered Guanyin's tears in exchange for him never doing evil for the rest of his life, and he agreed."

Hearing Li Lianhua's words, Fang Duobing looked on with suspicion. "It's that simple?"

"How could it be simple? I've talked myself hoarse, but thankfully he's a man of his word, so giving him this Guanyin's Tears is a worthwhile use."

"But what about your heart condition?"

"It's alright, we've survived all these years, we won't die anytime soon. Let's think of another way," Li Lianhua said, when she suddenly saw Ding Yuanzi's body lying not far away and made a sound of "Eh."

Fang Duobing looked over and saw Ding Yuanzi's corpse. He turned to Li Lianhua and said, "Wait a minute, wasn't he killed by a hail of arrows when they were breaking down the second gate? How did his body end up here?"

Li Lianhua did not answer him, but quickly walked up to Ding Yuanzi and carefully examined the cause of his death. When he saw the palm mark, he already had a general idea in his mind.

Then Li Lianhua got up and walked around the tomb. First, he saw that the box at the feet of Princess Fangji had been opened and was empty. Then he looked around at the corpse and finally confirmed that it was Cao Hanshengqian's.

"Li Lianhua, have you figured anything out?"

"This person is highly skilled in martial arts, but we can't discern the origin of his skills. Here's what we'll do: now that the tomb door is open, it will soon attract the covetous eyes of thieves. You should quickly notify the people from Baichuan Academy to handle this."

"Okay, that's simple, but now everyone's dead. I don't know if the court will accept this as the second case I've solved. Li Lianhua, could you be my witness?"

Upon hearing Fang Duobing's request, Li Lianhua initially did not intend to agree, as he really did not want to go to Baichuan Academy. However, considering that Di Feisheng was going to accompany him to Pudu Temple to search for the whereabouts of the Lion Soul, he nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I can testify, but whether Hyakukawa-in believes me or not, I don't know."

"As long as you are willing to testify for me, with your reputation as the Divine Physician Li Lianhua, the academy masters will surely believe you. When we arrive at Baichuan Academy, I will definitely show you the place where my master, Li Xiangyi, once stayed."

Just as Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing were cleaning up the mess, Cao Hansheng appeared before Di Feisheng. "Alliance Leader Di, it's been a while. What are you doing here?"

When Di Feisheng saw Cao Hansheng, he seemed to understand something. "Cao Hansheng, what are you doing here? Why didn't you take Guanyin's tears?"

"While Guanyin's tears are beautiful, they are ultimately just external things. Besides, I promised my friend I wouldn't interfere in this matter. But it seems that you, Alliance Leader Di, are not doing well?"

"Hmph, your friend must be Li Xiangyi, right? He released the Asura Grass while Guanyin was weeping. Although my power has recovered to its peak, my meridians have been sealed by the Asura Grass, which grows on blood. How could you not know that?"

"No wonder Alliance Leader Di looked so unhappy. But I won't get involved in your affairs. Because he did me a big favor before, I promised to do ten things for him."

Now that we're even, I don't want to get involved in your affairs. I hope you recover your inner strength soon; honestly, being invincible is really unpleasant.

After saying this, Cao Hansheng strode away, which infuriated Di Feisheng. He shouted at Cao Hansheng's retreating figure, "Cao Hansheng, I will definitely kill you!"

"Good luck!!!"

Three days later, Jiao Liqiao received news that the Luomo Ding had been taken away by a mysterious person. This infuriated her. She had been planning to obtain this treasure for so long, only to have it stolen by someone else. She was unwilling to accept defeat.

However, there is only one clue at the moment, and that is Li Lianhua and Fang Duobing, because they are highly suspicious. She looked at the Blood Granny standing below.

"Get ready, I'm going to Hyakusawa-in."

"Holy Maiden, I heard that Baichuan Academy has found the Junior Master Sword that Li Xiangyi used back then, and will hold a sword appreciation event at the beginning of next month. If word gets out when you go to Baichuan Academy at this time, it may be bad for you."

"I'll go quietly; you wouldn't betray me, would you?"

"Your Holiness, I am utterly loyal to you. How could I dare to betray you?"

"That's true. In the alliance, you're the one I trust the most. Although I suspect that Fang Duobing and Li Lianhua secretly took the Luo Mo Ding, I can't rule out the possibility that there were others. You should investigate this thoroughly."

"Understood."

Five days later, Shi Shui, who was sulking in Baichuan Academy, threw the case file in his hand on the table in extreme displeasure. He had no intention of investigating the case. Just then, a disciple of Baichuan Academy walked in.

"I would like to inform the abbot that I received a letter from you at the mountain gate early this morning, and I am bringing it to you."

When Shi Shui heard that someone had written to him, he was a little suspicious, but he didn't think it was a big deal. He reached out and took the letter, then nodded. "Okay, thanks for your hard work. Go on with your work."

"Yes, Abbot Shi."

After the disciple left, Shi Shui felt around in the letter to make sure there was nothing inside before opening the envelope and unfolding the letter. When she read the whole letter at a glance, her head buzzed and she felt like it was about to explode.

She jumped up like a spring and paced back and forth in the room. How could he come? How could he do this? Although she despised that person's behavior, Baichuanyuan was innocent after all. The more she thought about it, the more anxious she became.

But she couldn't think of a good solution. At that moment, the letter she had left on the table fluttered in the wind, revealing three lines of text written on it.

Cao heard that Baichuan Academy was going to hold a sword appreciation event, so he came to join in the fun. He had two main reasons: one was to see how Xiao Zijin would flaunt his sister-in-law in public, and the other was that he planned to challenge Baichuan Academy in public on that day.

The signature below is Cao Hansheng, no wonder Shi Shui is in this mood. As for Xiao Zijin, it's not so bad. After all, Si Gu Men disbanded ten years ago. He is at most a friend of Bai Chuan Yuan, or more specifically, an ally of Bai Chuan Yuan in the martial arts world.

Shi Shui's biggest worry is Cao Hansheng challenging Baichuan Academy. If he loses the fight, it's not a big deal; he'll just lose face. But if Cao Hansheng brings up the matter of Yun Biqiu drugging Li Xiangyi, Baichuan Academy can be disbanded that very day.

The more she thought about it, the more agitated she became. Shi Shui couldn't think of a good solution, but this absolutely couldn't happen. The one who tied the knot must untie it; she had to find Cao Hansheng beforehand and stop him by any means necessary.