Chapter 48 - Confrontation

Chapter 48 - Confrontation

Xu Yilin tried his best to calm his rage because he knew this wasn’t the opportunity to flare up.

“Mentor Kong, please be the judge. I have provided the name list as you requested, and my Xu Clan is willing to cooperate with the investigation in any way you see fit.” Xu Yilin turned to look at Kong Yi to judge this matter. Kong Yi was a renowned mentor of the Great Yan Dynasty and the mentor of the crown prince. This meant he had an extraordinary status in the Great Yan Dynasty, and the Xu Clan could get out of the predicament if he said the word. New novel chapters are published on

Xue Chunyu interrupted, sneering, “Patriarch Xu, are you feeling guilty? Why not have your son-in-law come out and face us? If he is innocent, we’ll leave immediately. What are you hiding?” Bai Qiu and others nodded in agreement.

Gao Hao, representing the Imperial Academy, spoke up. “Patriarch Xu, while Official Xue’s words may be harsh, they do have some merit. Why not have your son-in-law come out and explain himself about what he did in the Sunset Mountain Range for the past eight days?”

Meanwhile, Deacon Qi and others waited outside the main hall to be questioned. They had prepared their answers but began to feel uneasy as an hour passed without being summoned.

“Patriarch Xu, what are you afraid of? Or are you trying to hide something?” Xue Chunyu sneered. Before Xue Chunyu came to Azure Billow City, Xue Yu had sought him out and asked him to make the Xu Clan pay for humiliating him. He had asked him to destroy the Xu Clan, especially their patriarch’s son-in-law. Xue Chunyu had no choice but to accept this request.

If the Xu Clan was destroyed and Liu Wuxie killed, Xu Lingxue would fall into Xue Yu’s hands, and only Xue Chunyu would know about it.

“My Xu Clan is righteous and fears no one,” Xu Yilin replied, his eyes flashing with anger. He could see that Xue Chunyu was deliberately targeting his clan. Everyone present knew it, but no one spoke up as they wanted a scapegoat. “Men, bring Wuxie here!” he ordered.

Deacon Lan ran out quickly and returned with Liu Wuxie fifteen minutes later, having already informed him of the situation in the main hall.

Upon entering the main hall, Liu Wuxie bowed and said, “Liu Wuxie pays his respects to all the seniors present.” His expression remained unchanged.

The Investigation Team’s gaze fell on Liu Wuxie. “You’re the Xu Clan’s son-in-law?” Xue Chunyu questioned coldly. The news of Liu Wuxie embarrassing Xue Yu and causing the Xue Clan to lose 100 spirit stones had reached Imperial City, damaging their reputation. The Xue Clan had wanted to destroy the Xu Clan but changed their minds when Baili Qing appeared in Azure Billow City and brought Xue Lingxue away.

“That’s me,” Liu Wuxie replied, cupping his fists.

“According to our investigation, you entered the Sunset Mountain Range eight days ago. Is that true?” Xue Chunyu continued his questioning.

“That’s right!” Liu Wuxie replied. Xue Chunyu followed up with more trickier questions that even went beyond the scope of the investigation.

“Eight days ago, your Xu Clan’s transportation team was attacked by a mysterious group but returned safely. Where were you during that time?” Xue Chunyu finally revealed his true intentions with a cold smile, even though his earlier questions had already proven that Liu Wuxie had nothing to do with the disappearance of the Terrabreak Army.

Liu Wuxie’s gaze turned cold as he looked at Xue Chunyu. “Is my location important?” he asked. Sparks flew from their gazes, and they could sense the murderous intent in each other’s eyes.

“Of course, it’s important,” Xue Chunyu replied. “If you can’t provide witnesses to prove your whereabouts at that time, you may be implicated in the disappearance of the Terrabreak Army.”

“Zhou Hu, you really left a trump card behind,” Qi Enshi muttered, collapsing in the chair with murderous intent blazing in his eyes.

“Very good. I can be sure that Zhou Hu contacted the Xu Clan, or this letter was delivered from the Xu Clan. Threatening me, Qi Enshi? You guys are courting death!” Unbeknownst to him, the Terrabreak Army had been annihilated. The book was a record of his actions in a small town twenty-five years prior, including the slaughter of its inhabitants to silence them.

“Prepare a carriage!” Qi Enshi was on pins and needles. The butler hurried out and returned fifteen minutes later with the carriage ready.

“Master, where are we going?” the butler asked. He noticed that Qi Enshi’s facial expression was ugly, making him wonder what had happened.

“To the Xu Clan, quick!”

The carriage swiftly bolted from the City Lord Mansion, crossing the cable bridge and heading straight for the Xu Clan.

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After a heated argument, Xu Clan’s situation became even more unfavorable.

Bai Qiu picked up the investigation report. “Our investigation shows that your Xu Clan’s transportation team was repeatedly attacked and robbed. Yet, eight days ago, you managed to transport your goods, and the robbers vanished. How do you explain that?” he asked Xu Yilin.

“You guys should ask the bandits about that, not my Xu Clan.” Xu Yilin answered cleverly, perfectly deflecting Bai Qiu’s question.

Just then, two soldiers entered the main hall. “My lords, our investigation is complete. A great battle took place in Phoenix Roost Gorge,” they reported. The soldiers had accompanied the Investigation Team to Sunset Mountain to investigate the previous day.

From the indications, there was a high possibility that the bandits were the Terrabreak Army, and they went straight to the Phoenix Roost Gorge to collect evidence.

There were no other bandits in the Sunset Mountain Range, and according to reports from Azure Billow City’s mercenary groups, three teams had left the city in the past fifteen days and could confirm that they hadn’t encountered the Terrabreak Army.

Ordinary bandits couldn't threaten Xu Clan’s transportation team, and the three clans didn’t dispatch anyone either. So there was only one possibility: the Terrabreak Army was robbing Xu Clan’s goods.

Everyone present was cunning and could deduce this with little effort. With Azure Billow City being so small and the other three clans eliminated as suspects, only the Xu Clan remained.

“Patriarch Xu, what do you have to say now? Your son-in-law said he didn’t go to the Phoenix Roost Gorge or experience battles. So how are you going to explain it now? There are traces of battles in the Phoenix Roost Gorge. So what is your Xu Clan trying to hide?” Xue Chunyu sneered, sensing that things weren’t looking good for the Xu Clan.

Though some traces may have been erased, it hadn’t been done thoroughly. Deacon Qi and his guards were only ordinary cultivators and couldn’t cover all the details perfectly, such as arrow marks on cliffs that couldn’t be erased and could easily be found with a few clues.

But the strange thing was that there wasn’t any anxiety on Liu Wuxie’s face, and he was even wearing a mocking smile.

The Terrabreak Army was dead, and they couldn’t find any evidence even if they searched the entire Sunset Mountain Range. Not to mention that Liu Wuxie wasn’t the type who would just sit and wait to die.