DreamersGN 260. Chapter 260 Killing And Setting Fire, Planting And Framing!
260. Chapter 260 Killing And Setting Fire, Planting And Framing!
As Liu Zimo watched Tang Dahai's departing figure, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.
Sure enough, this Tang steward wasn't completely clueless.
Previously, when he searched Wu Xuan's soul, Liu Zimo obtained partial information about Tang Dahai from Wu Xuan's memories.
A veteran who had been mingling in the Outer Disciple Hall for at least thirty years, relying on his identity as an outer disciple.
Smooth and cunning, he flattered those in power and stepped on the weak, a complete villain.
When Wu Kai advanced to become the number one inner disciple, Tang Dahai went out of his way to please Wu Xuan and voluntarily arranged for him to be a miscellaneous disciple in the Scripture Pavilion, doing everything he could to curry favor.
In Wu Xuan's memory, Liu Zimo clearly saw the true face Tang Dahai revealed when he took over Wu Xuan's position as a miscellaneous disciple.
Not only did he shift all the blame onto Liu Yunzhen, but he also deliberately leaked Liu Zimo's mortal body and lack of cultivation.
Clearly, he had ill intentions!
"Wu Xuan's guess is correct. This Tang Dahai indeed deliberately instigated and even induced suspicion in Wu Xuan to attack me!"
Liu Zimo muttered to himself.
Thinking of the words Tang Dahai said to Wu Xuan that day, every one of them was meant to provoke Wu Xuan's resentment and incite him to seek revenge on Liu Zimo.
Undoubtedly, Tang Dahai was well aware of the incident where Wu Xuan sent people to attack Liu Zimo, resulting in the disappearance of Liu Zimo without a trace.
Even Tang Dahai should only suspect that this incident was related to Liu Zimo.
"So, Tang Dahai's visit today, claiming to congratulate me, is actually more like a test!"
"Because he is not too sure whether Wu Xuan's disappearance is related to me, that's why he deliberately reminded me of Wu Kai's return to the mountain to provoke me!"
"This person is dangerous!"
Thinking of this, a hint of cold killing intent appeared in Liu Zimo's eyes.
Although he couldn't quite understand why Tang Dahai seemed to have always disliked him, always trying to find trouble and kill him!
But it didn't matter anymore.
Anyone who threatened his safety or coveted his life must be eliminated in advance!
As long as he killed Tang Dahai, all problems would naturally be solved!
Liu Zimo made a decisive decision, and in an instant, he determined Tang Dahai's life and death.
Now, he had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, completely different from half a month ago when he had just entered the Qingyun Immortal Sect.
As long as he wanted to, it would be extremely easy for him to silently kill an outer disciple at the Qi Condensation stage!
However, Tang Dahai's identity was different from that of Wu Xuan, Wang San, and other miscellaneous disciples.
He was a legitimate outer disciple of the Qingyun Immortal Sect and also a veteran steward of the Miscellaneous Disciple Hall. If he died, it would definitely attract the attention and investigation of the Qingyun Immortal Sect.
Therefore, if he wanted to kill Tang Dahai, he had to carefully plan and consider it.
"Also, that Wu Kai is also a big trouble."
"If he stubbornly clings to Wu Xuan's matter and, coupled with Tang Dahai's suspicion and instigation, sooner or later, he will suspect me."
"Really, all I wanted was to work and study peacefully here. Why do so many people have to jump out and seek death on their own?"
Helplessly shaking his head, Liu Zimo closed the courtyard door and returned to his room with an expressionless face.
However, a strand of his divine sense remained focused on Tang Dahai, following him all the way back to his exclusive courtyard for stewards, watching as Tang Dahai entered a state of cultivation while sitting cross-legged.
In a short while.
Seeing that Tang Dahai had completely entered a state of meditation, his perception of the outside world had reached its lowest point.
With a thought from Liu Zimo, he instantly followed the strand of divine consciousness placed on Tang Dahai's body and appeared directly in Tang Dahai's bedroom.
[Binding successful! Your good brother Tang Dahai is online, current bindable objects (18/1000).]
Without much thought, he directly bound Tang Dahai as his "good brother."
Then, his spiritual awareness explored outward and forcibly invaded Tang Dahai's sea of consciousness.
Just like when dealing with Wu Xuan before, he forcibly searched his soul, sweeping away the most important fragments from Tang Dahai's memory.
"Sure enough, he has already met with Wu Kai in advance!"
"Moreover, in front of Wu Kai, he deliberately mentioned the incident of me replacing Wu Xuan in entering the Scripture Pavilion!"
"This Tang Dahai is not worth sparing!"
After flipping through Tang Dahai's soul memory, the coldness in Liu Zimo's eyes grew even stronger.
This further confirmed his previous speculation.
Tang Dahai was indeed not a good person. He wanted to use someone else's hand to kill Liu Zimo!
"Spare me!"
"Spare me, Brother Liu, I was just momentarily confused..."
As a cultivator who had already reached the Qi Condensation stage, after the soul search was completed, Tang Dahai did not have his soul collapse and perish like Wu Xuan and the others.
At this moment, he also sensed Liu Zimo's identity and quickly cried out for mercy.
He never expected that someone like Liu Zimo, a waste servant with ordinary bones and flesh, would possess such powerful cultivation strength!
He had kicked an iron plate!
Now, he finally knew how Wu Xuan and the others had disappeared.
Even he, a Qi Condensation cultivator at the Ninth Realm, had no power to resist in front of Liu Zimo. Wu Xuan and the other three mortals in the Body Refining Realm were even more helpless!
Tang Dahai trembled in fear as he begged for mercy.
But before he could finish speaking, Liu Zimo deliberately revealed the aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, forcibly turning his soul origin into a mess and annihilating his soul!
[Your good brother Tang Dahai had a string of bad luck and met with continuous disasters. With a single thought, you shattered his soul and killed him on the spot!]
['Heaven Thief' innate talent passive triggered, you inherited half of the remaining gifts from your good brother Tang Dahai before his death: Azure Water Technique +2, Turtle's Breath Dao Technique +2, Immortal cultivation base +20, Soul Origin +30.]
[Your good brother Tang Dahai has logged out, current bindable objects (17/1000).]
Very good.
Liu Zimo nodded in satisfaction.
Even if he was just an outer disciple at the Qi Condensation stage, after death, he provided him with twenty years of cultivation and some experience in techniques.
This leek finally didn't go to waste.
Kicking Tang Dahai, who was sitting cross-legged, to the ground, Liu Zimo flipped his right hand and took out a jade pendant from the [Eastern Pearl] that was engraved with the character "Wu" and carried Wu Kai's soul aura.
This was the protective talisman that Wu Xuan had shamelessly asked Wu Kai for when he first joined, making it convenient for him to show off and recruit followers in the menial hall.
After killing Wu Xuan, this jade pendant representing Wu Kai's identity naturally fell into Liu Zimo's hands.
Now, using it to frame and implicate, causing trouble in the east, was indeed the most appropriate.
Swish!
Between waving his hand, he directly stuffed the jade pendant into Tang Dahai's palm.
Then, Liu Zimo's mind moved, using secret techniques to cleanse all the breath fluctuations he had ever had.
Snap!
The candlestick next to him fell over, igniting flammable objects such as curtains and bedding in the bedroom.
After the fire gradually rose and completely enveloped Tang Dahai's body, Liu Zimo flashed and moved away.
Just as he returned to the No. 6 courtyard, he heard someone loudly warning and sensed several streams of light directly flashing into the courtyard where Tang Dahai was.
Ordinary candlelight certainly couldn't burn the body of a Qi Condensation stage cultivator.
But it could destroy the scene, disrupt the line of sight, and prevent anyone from discovering any clues that could be detrimental to him through some subtle traces at the scene.
Sure enough.
In just a moment, the burning flames were extinguished by someone using Dao techniques.
Then, Liu Zimo heard someone shouting,
"Tang Junior Brother, Tang Junior Brother!"
"Something's wrong! Tang Dahai has been killed!"
"Who dares to be so bold and act so viciously in our Cui Zhu Peak?!"
"Someone, seal the mountain gate and thoroughly investigate! We must find the true culprit who killed Tang Dahai!"
"..."
For a while, the entire Cui Zhu Peak and the Hall of Menial Duties were in chaos, with countless streams of light flying around, patrolling in all directions.
As for Liu Zimo, like the other menial disciples, after watching the excitement for a while, he was driven back to his own dormitory by the steward of the Hall of Menial Duties and couldn't go out without being summoned.
Naturally, Liu Zimo was happy about this and locked himself in his room to sleep.
But he didn't know that clues were soon discovered on Tang Dahai's body.
Not only did they find out that Tang Dahai had been forcibly soul-searched before his death, but the person who did it was at least a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.
Moreover, the jade pendant tightly held in Tang Dahai's hand directly pointed the finger at Wu Kai, the chief disciple of the inner sect who had just returned from outside.
What's even more damning is that yesterday, Wu Kai specifically came to the Hall of Menial Duties to look for Tang Dahai. It was said that the two of them had a falling out.
As for the reason, it was because Wu Kai's cousin inexplicably went missing in the Hall of Menial Duties, and his life or death was unknown. Wu Kai came to find Tang Dahai to demand an explanation.
In this way, Wu Kai's suspicion was directly magnified to the extreme and he was forcibly taken into custody by the sect's Law Enforcement Hall.
No matter how he pleaded his innocence, the necessary identification process couldn't be skipped.
The Qingyun Immortal Sect has always had zero tolerance for acts of harming fellow disciples. Once discovered, they will be severely punished.
The next morning.
Liu Zimo came to the Scripture Pavilion as usual to work. After finishing his assigned tasks, he continued to bury himself in books.
However, today, while reading, he also paid attention to the whispered discussions among the outer sect disciples who came to the Scripture Pavilion to read.
"Did you hear? The chief disciple of the inner sect, Wu Kai, directly caused a scene in the Hall of Menial Duties with a sword to avenge his cousin and killed the steward of the Hall of Menial Duties!"
"Yeah, yeah, I heard too. Senior Brother Tang died a horrible death, his brain was smashed into pulp..."
"I heard that Wu Kai has already been detained by the Law Enforcement Hall and is being interrogated!"
"In my opinion, Wu Kai is in big trouble this time!"
"I heard that in order to become the number one disciple of the inner sect, he offended a lot of people. This time, he will definitely be attacked and undermined. Won't he be thoroughly dealt with?"
"Tsk tsk, he must have lost his mind. He dared to challenge the sect rules and fight against his fellow disciples, all for the sake of a menial cousin. He simply doesn't know the meaning of death!"
"Yeah, is he stupid or just plain stupid?!"
"All for a menial servant, he ruined his promising future. He could have smoothly advanced to become a true disciple, but now it's all in vain!"
"... "
Hearing these discussions, Liu Zimo couldn't help but nod in satisfaction.
Regardless, the dirty water has already been poured. Even if Wu Kai has a chance to prove his innocence, who knows how long it will take?
For Liu Zimo, this is enough.
He needs time, and he seeks a foolproof plan.
As long as he can delay Wu Kai for a while and prevent him from finding trouble, it will be enough.
In a few more days, when his cultivation in the Dao of Immortality improves again and surpasses Wu Kai, he will no longer have any worries and won't have to fear Wu Kai causing trouble for him again.
Having obtained the information he wanted to know, Liu Zimo calmed his mind and continued to focus on reading the books in his hands.
In this way, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Liu Zimo gained nearly thirty years of cultivation in the Dao of Immortality, and his realm smoothly advanced from the Foundation Establishment Stage One to the Foundation Establishment Stage Three.
During this period, no one came to ask him about Tang Dahai or Wu Xuan.
Even if others were to think about it, it would be impossible for them to associate him, a useless servant with no cultivation, with the murder of Tang Dahai.
Moreover, he is still Liu Yun's older brother in name.
Although Liu Yun currently has no foundation in the Qingyun Immortal Sect, she is a true disciple and the direct disciple of the peak master. As long as she doesn't die prematurely, her future is limitless.
Therefore, under normal circumstances, no one would be foolish enough to deliberately create an enemy for themselves and offend a potential genius who may achieve the Gold Core Dao in the future.
In this situation, Liu Zimo, a useless servant with no cultivation, was naturally ignored by others.
He was neither valued nor intentionally provoked.
Three days later.
Wu Kai successfully passed the questioning and interrogation of the Law Enforcement Hall, confirming that he had no direct involvement in the deaths of Tang Dahai and Wu Xuan.
However, after the intense questioning, Wu Kai was mentally and physically exhausted, and his foundation was slightly damaged.
Originally, he had reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage One, and this time he had planned to break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage Two and advance to become a true disciple.
But now, with his foundation damaged and his realm declining, it is impossible for him to directly break through and advance in a short period of time.
When Wu Kai walked out of the Law Enforcement Hall, he was in a daze, feeling depressed.
Until now, he still couldn't understand how he became a suspect in the murder of Tang Dahai.
Who is deliberately framing him?
Is it his enemies from before, or the competitors within the sect who also want to advance to become true disciples?
Wu Kai clenched his fist tightly, speculating in his mind.
He thought of various possibilities, but he never considered the menial servants in the Menial Servant Hall.
In his mind, a group of people with no spiritual roots or low-grade spiritual roots simply didn't deserve his attention, let alone plotting against him. (End of this chapter)