169: Chapter 159 169: Chapter 159 “Understood,” Yan Weiwei didn’t understand the matters of investigating a case, but some people had that ability, a tiny trace of qi, yet there were those skilled enough to find clues and track down the murderer bit by bit.
“Junior Sister, don’t speak of today’s events to anyone, so as to avoid causing panic.
There are some matters that are not yet confirmed and must not be disclosed,” he advised.
“Rest assured, Senior Brother, I won’t tell anyone else,” she promised.
“Furthermore, except during competitions, never go out alone.
The horrific events I mentioned are real, and it’s especially dangerous for a female cultivator like yourself.”
Ye Tian’s words and concerned gaze made Yan Weiwei nod obediently, her docile appearance pleasing him greatly.
Girls should be cute like her, not headache-inducing like the princess walking behind them.
The maid holding Long Feifeng fixed her gaze tightly on Yan Weiwei’s back, their intimate conversation filling Long Feifeng with jealousy.
Greatly annoyed inside, she, a princess forced to bow her head due to restrictions, had long known that even her father, the King, wouldn’t dare cross Ye Tian.
The King residing in the castle was in fact surrounded by many powers.
One misstep could lead to his overthrow and someone else being installed as king.
This was the Cultivation World, not the Mortal World.
Many people from major families had more ability than those in the Imperial Palace.
If they harbored intentions of rebellion, they could annihilate everyone in the palace.
Currently titled a princess, she was actually just a pawn, uncertain which man her father would marry her to, perhaps to a man from a foreign country to consolidate the safety and stability of their nation—an unbearable thought for her.
This was the very reason she wanted to choose her own husband, to find someone she liked to become her Consort Prince and not become a slave in a foreign land.
As soon as they entered the city gates, the soldiers closed them, the sky already turning dark.
Ye Tian led Yan Weiwei to a shop selling magical treasures and equipment.
The shop assistant saw them and asked what they wished to purchase.
Ye Tian exchanged secret signals with the assistant before telling him,
“I have a magical treasure I’d like to sell to your shop.
Please have your shopkeeper come out to appraise it.”
“Young Master, our shopkeeper is inside.
Please take the magical treasure in for him to appraise,” the assistant invited.
“All right…”
With a look from Ye Tian, he, Yan Weiwei, and the maid holding Long Feifeng entered a room inside the shop, one with an Array that blocked sound.
“Knock knock knock”
Ye Tian knocked on the door using a secret code, and once he had finished, the door opened from the inside.
A middle-aged man dressed as a shopkeeper appeared, seeming to be at the Foundation Establishment Stage, but in reality, not at all, since the assistant from before was already at the Golden Core Stage, and this shopkeeper was at the Great Perfection of Golden Core.
Concealing their qi to operate a shop here had also become a way for their Guardian God to have contact points for covert operations.
This time, having received orders, family members had all been dispatched to patrol the area.
“Young Master, please bring your magical treasure inside, and we will appraise it and offer you a fair price,” the shopkeeper said hospitably.
“Sure, let’s talk inside,” Ye Tian agreed.
Yan Weiwei didn’t understand why they were speaking in such a way, feeling that there was an underlying meaning to their words.
After they had entered, the shopkeeper closed the door behind them.
“Please take a seat, Young Master.
I’ve already received orders that the Young Master would come here to handle a case,” the shopkeeper acknowledged.
“Hmm, there have been no abnormalities here, have there?” Ye Tian inquired.
“We haven’t detected anything unusual.
Has the Young Master discovered something?” the shopkeeper asked.
“Hmm, I’ve caught a suspect.”