Novel Full Chapter 471 - 225 Senior Brother
Chapter 471: Chapter 225 Senior Brother
“Su Mo!?”
“Su, the Chief of the Ziyang Escort?”
“Where is he?”
As Luo Changsheng’s words fell, they ignited a thunderous surprise.
Everyone had just been discussing Su Mo’s affairs, and now Su Mo himself was present?
For a moment, everyone was somewhat at a loss, and also a little embarrassed.
Many people recalled in their hearts whether they had spoken ill of Su Mo earlier, and whether they would be held accountable by Su Mo later on.
As their thoughts tumbled, Su Mo had already stood up.
He glanced at Luo Changsheng with a slight hint of puzzlement:
“I am indeed Su Mo.”
“Su, the Chief, I request a moment of your time.”
Luo Changsheng clasped his hands together, not daring to neglect: “I wonder if Su, the Chief, would spare a moment for a private word?”
“Not at all.”
Su Mo smiled: “Let’s go upstairs.”
“Good, may I trouble Su, the Chief to lead the way.”
Luo Changsheng immediately nodded his head.
Su Mo then glanced at Wei Ziyi and the others: “You all wait for me here.”
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Su Mo led Luo Changsheng to the second floor, to his own room.
Once the room door was closed, Su Mo extended his arm to usher:
“Senior Luo, please.”
“I dare not accept such a title.”
Luo Changsheng quickly waved his hand, extremely amiable in demeanor, not daring to presume seniority.
Su Mo smiled slightly: “Senior is older than I am, and I, who have just left my thatched house, owe any slim reputation to the support of my elders in Jianghu. Here, Senior Luo, please have some tea.”
He poured a cup of tea and pushed it towards Luo Changsheng.
Luo Changsheng, not wanting to be impolite, stood up to receive the tea, and after seeing Su Mo sit down, he then took his seat again.
Su Mo asked: “Did Senior Luo come to visit all of a sudden because of the matter concerning Huayang Sect Leader Zeng Quan?”
“Su, the Chief, your perceptiveness is extraordinary.”
Luo Changsheng sighed: “Indeed, I came for this matter; last night around the end of the Wei hour, Huayang Sect Leader Zeng Quan was murdered in his room. The time of death was verified by the forensic doctor of Tianqu City, and the cause was a sword thrust through the chest. The swordsmanship used to kill… was the Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword!”
Su Mo glanced at Luo Changsheng: “Truly a sword through the chest?”
“Yes.”
Luo Changsheng nodded: “According to Wan Cangxin, the technique that struck him was the ’Mental Stealing Technique’ from the Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword.”
“Oh?”
Su Mo smiled slightly: “I have heard that the Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword has no fixed techniques, its moves are spontaneous, following the heart. To capture the essence of Sword Intent and forget its form is to achieve the superior level.”
“I didn’t expect Su, the Chief, to also be well-versed in this.”
Luo Changsheng smiled immediately: “This is a martial arts truth, but to ’forget’ a technique’s form in the martial arts world, one must first master the form. Otherwise, where does the ’forget’ come from?”
“Quite true.”
Su Mo nodded: “Thus, is the murderer Wan Cangxin?”
“By all logic, it should be so, yet now Wan Cangxin claims that at the end of the Wei hour, he was led away by a master to a place several dozen miles outside of the city, only to eventually lose track of that person. The delay took up much time… by the time he returned, it was well into the Shen hour.
“This matter, I have already inquired with the Shopkeeper of the Penglai Inn, he confirmed that last night there was indeed a commotion in Wan Cangxin’s courtyard, and after the Shen hour, Wan Cangxin indeed went to discuss compensation issues with him.
“Today, I took the liberty of visiting Su, the Chief, to ask for your advice; I heard that last night, Su, the Chief was present as well. May I ask if what Wan Cangxin said is true, that at the end of the Wei hour you really did engage in a fight with someone and left Tianqu City for the outskirts?”
“That’s correct.”
There was nothing to hide on this point; Su Mo and Wei Ziyi had watched those from Jile Heavenly Palace die in the ravine, and it was already the Shen hour.
Seeing this, Luo Changsheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned tightly again: “If so, then who really is the killer?”
“Is there a second person in the world who knows the Heavenly Spring Heart Cleansing Sword?”
Su Mo casually inquired.
“That would have to be Elder Tianquan then.”
Luo Changsheng smiled: “But Elder Tianquan has been in seclusion for many years, and apart from Wan Cangxin, no one has seen him in recent years. Surely he wouldn’t have come from afar to Tianqu City just to commit murder for some unknown reason?”
“This is of course impossible.”
Su Mo also shook his head: “Does Wan Cangxin have anything to say about this?”
“He just says that the matter was not his doing.”
Luo Changsheng said this, frowning slightly: “However…”
After saying these two words, he hesitated a little.
Su Mo smiled: “Is there something inconvenient to say?”
“How could that be?”
Luo Changsheng shook his head: “Not to mention the reputation of Su, the Chief being known far and wide, which I’ve heard about even in Dongcheng. Just the relationship between Su, the Chief and the Ziyang Sect alone means there’s nothing we can’t discuss between us.
“But this matter that I speak of is merely speculation, I’m not sure if it should be said…
“Well, since Su, the Chief is not an outsider, I will speak bluntly!
“While Wan Cangxin only stated that he was not the murderer… his words, clearly, have some hidden meaning.
“Therefore, I suspect he obviously knows something, but he is unwilling to share it with me.”
“I see…”
Su Mo nodded: “In that case, what does Senior Luo plan to do?”
“Ah…”
Luo Changsheng sighed: “The situation in Tianqu City is different from other places; all major Sects have a presence here. Now that this incident has happened, the Huayang Sect naturally hopes to see Wan Cangxin severely punished… but if the murderer isn’t Wan Cangxin, where else do we look for a killer to give Huayang Sect an explanation?”