Urban Martial Saint

Chapter 2220 - 2220: Evidence

Actually, just now Helian Tiehua mentioned the situation where the Young Master on this side was killed and they didn't hear a single sound. That was because their voices were soundproofed by these four servants, so they heard nothing.However, although Helian Tiehua and the others heard nothing, it doesn't mean these four servants didn't hear any sound. Although they soundproofed the main building, they could still hear the movements around them and were constantly watching Ye Qing's situation.

Yet, as Helian Tiehua said, throughout the process, there was not the slightest movement from Ye Qing's side; they didn't hear the Young Master calling for help. In other words, when the Young Master died, he didn't even have time to call for help and was killed directly.

This situation made them more certain that the one who killed the Young Master must be extremely powerful, definitely done by someone beyond a peerless master.

If it really was someone beyond a peerless master who killed the Young Master, then this matter is troublesome indeed. These four people dare to boast about seeking revenge on a peak master, but they absolutely don't have the ability to provoke someone beyond a peerless master. Because if a beyond peerless master wanted to kill them, it would be way too easy.

So, after analyzing all of this, the faces of these four people turned extremely grim. After a long silence, the leading servant took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Helian Tiehua, according to what you're saying, our Young Master wasn't really killed by Ye Qing then?"

"I dare not assert who exactly killed him; I can only analyze it, and you'll have to think about it yourselves," Helian Tiehua said. "On our side, the only one possibly capable of silently killing the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect is Senior Fu. However, Senior Fu was with us in the main building the whole evening, studying the Returning Origin Technique together, and didn't step out at all. So, the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect definitely wasn't killed by Senior Fu!"

On this point, Helian Tiehua didn't need to say it; these four servants also excluded Fu Qingping. Because they soundproofed the main building today, they knew clearly that Fu Qingping was indeed inside the main building.

But if the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect wasn't killed by Fu Qingping, then who could have killed him? There aren't that many beyond peerless masters out there. Which one came over and killed the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect?

Everyone exchanged looks of shock and surprise.

The four servants also remained silent for a moment. The leading servant suddenly looked up at Ye Qing and said, "Ye Qing, what exactly happened at that time, tell me honestly once again!"

"Didn't you not believe what I said just now?" Ye Qing said coldly, "So, now you believe it?"

The servant was furious, pointing at Ye Qing and shouting angrily, "Ye, I told you to speak, so you speak, why so much nonsense? I'll tell you, if you don't clear your relationship, our Sword Saint Sect won't let you off!"

"Of course, I'm well aware of the strength of Sword Saint Sect. Even if I clear myself, the Sword Saint Sect can easily find an excuse to kill me if they want to," Ye Qing paused and said, "Oh, no, they don't even need an excuse, they could just kill me!"

Being so ridiculed by Ye Qing, the servant was even more furious, almost ready to rush up and kill Ye Qing at that moment. However, with so many people watching, the four of them didn't dare to act rashly!

"Ye, I'll give you one more chance. Are you going to talk or not!" the leading servant demanded in a deep voice.

Ye Qing was about to speak up when Fu Qingping suddenly stepped forward from behind and said, "There's no need to discuss this any further. Look at this first!"

Fu Qingping had been silent since he arrived here. But since his power far surpassed that of everyone here, and he was about to break through the ultimate barrier, in everyone's eyes, he was indeed the true master and had the most voice.

Hearing Fu Qingping's words, the four servants dared not delay. The leading servant walked over and asked, "What is it?"

Fu Qingping pointed to a jade pendant on the ground not far away and said, "Take a closer look."

The leading servant walked over and picked up the jade pendant from the ground. The jade pendant looked like an accessory ancient people would wear, except on one side of the jade pendant, there was an engraved character "Yu," whose meaning was unknown.

This jade pendant was precisely what Fu Qingping had taken from Wanyan Hongsheng earlier. After killing the Young Master of Sword Saint Sect, Ye Qing threw this jade pendant on the ground to frame the Wanyan family.

After carefully examining the jade pendant, the servant's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice, "Someone from the Wanyan family!"

Fu Qingping stood by, ready to explain about the Wanyan family's jade pendant to the servant. Unexpectedly, the servant recognized it upon seeing the jade pendant as belonging to the Wanyan family, saving the explanation.

"Someone from the Wanyan family?" The other three servants gathered around, examining the jade pendant, all with faces of surprise. Clearly, these three people weren't aware of the jade pendant's connection to the Wanyan family.

"The Wanyan Family's jade pendant?" At this moment, an elderly man in the crowd also spoke, "Is there a 'royal' character on the pendant?"

"You know about this jade pendant too?" The leading servant glanced at the elder.

"Of course!" The elder said aloud, "In the early years, I had interactions with the Wanyan Family and, by chance, learned about this jade pendant. Only high-ranking members of the Wanyan Family wore such pendants to prove their identity. Many in the Wanyan Family live incognito, so even family members cannot recognize them all. However, this jade pendant is known to the Wanyan Family's upper echelon. Producing the pendant can mobilize the family's resources."

"So that's how it is!" The people around had a sudden realization; hearing the old man's explanation, they finally understood the meaning of this jade pendant. Given its use, this pendant must be very unique, something only the Wanyan Family could possess.

"The 'royal' character on it is the Wanyan Family's mark." The elder continued, "The Wanyan Family descends from the Imperial Family and has always been proud. Thus, their jade pendants are engraved with a 'royal' character to exhibit their noble status."

With this said, everyone understood the significance of the 'royal' character on the jade pendant.

"How did the Wanyan Family's jade pendant end up here?"

"Isn't it obvious? A high-ranking member of the Wanyan Family must have been here!"

"A high-ranking member of the Wanyan Family here? Could it be that the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect was killed by someone from the Wanyan Family?"

"Ah, now that you mention it, I remember! The master who saved that person from the Wanyan Family yesterday was also someone beyond peerless. In today's Shenchuan City, besides Senior Fu, there is probably only one other beyond peerless master!"

"Yes, yes, that's definitely the case, the beyond peerless master from the Wanyan Family must have killed the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect!"

The crowd was in an uproar, almost convinced that the beyond peerless master from the Wanyan Family killed the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect. And this was precisely the outcome Ye Qing desired. His plan was to frame the Wanyan Family, thereby inciting conflict between the Wanyan Family and the Sword Saint Sect.

The four servants were already emotionally charged. Upon seeing the evidence and hearing the crowd's words, they were certain that their Young Master had been killed by a peak master from the Wanyan Family.

"The Wanyan Family!" The leading servant gritted his teeth and said, "How dare you kill the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect? The Sword Saint Sect will never forgive you!"

Upon hearing this, Helian Tiehua also felt relieved. If this matter didn't involve Ye Qing, it didn't involve them, and that was certainly good. And if this would lead to enmity between the Sword Saint Sect and the Wanyan Family, even better. Now that the four servants were convinced it was the Wanyan Family's doing, there was no need for them to worry about the next steps.

"Ye Qing, what exactly happened at the time?" Helian Tiehua looked at Ye Qing and said, "Explain to the friends of the Sword Saint Sect; after all, their Young Master died here, and they need to know what occurred then!"

Ye Qing glanced displeasedly at the four servants and nodded, "At that time, I was sitting in the manor when three masked men burst in, forcing me to hand over items from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master and the Buddha's Relic. Just as I was about to be captured by the three, the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect suddenly rushed in from outside. He didn't seem to understand what was happening and attacked me right away, intending to kill me. As a result, those three fought with him first. Then... then that's how it was, one of the masked men was very powerful, and the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect had no resistance, being killed outright. I seized the opportunity to call for help, members of the Seven Steering Committees of Hong Alliance arrived, and I narrowly escaped!"

Ye Qing was making things up, but to others, it sounded very plausible. From the narrative, it was clear that the Wanyan Family's people killed the Young Master of the Sword Saint Sect to seize items from the Tomb of Ghost Valley Master and the Buddha's Relic. None of this implicated Ye Qing.

Hearing Ye Qing's account, two of the four servants also turned to the leading servant and said, "By the way, on our way over, we saw three masked men running out. However, we didn't know their identities then, so we didn't stop them. Their situation seems quite similar to what Ye Qing described."

Ye Qing had no idea that the Wanyan Family's people had also come; hearing this, he was shocked yet secretly amused. He was planning to frame the Wanyan Family, and indeed, they showed up. With this, the people from the Sword Saint Sect could almost naturally regard them as the culprits!

"Yes, yes, I also saw three masked men!"

"I saw them too!"

Voices emerged from the crowd, and it wasn't just those two servants who had seen the masked men. Many people had seen them at the time, but it was so chaotic that no one stopped the three.

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