179 Wang Brothers

Xiao Qi did not shy away from the corpse. She examined all the wounds carefully once more, even pressing on them. Her eyebrows knitted together and she pondered in silence.

Chu Li analyzed the scene of the seven people's death in his mind, making a careful comparison of every injury, changes of the muscles and depth of the inner energy.

The fist, palm, and finger marks on these seven people showed that they were killed by seven different martial arts. At first glance, it seemed to be from the hands of seven different people, but this could not hide from the eyes of an expert as Chu Li could feel that the style was from the same person.

Xiao Tieying said, "Elder Gui, what can you tell from their injuries?"

An old man with a tall and strong stature, white eyebrows and a ruddy complexion looked up and sighed. "This guy's inner energy was very strange. His martial arts were miscellaneous but he could still grasp all of its essences. He can be described as a martial arts genius!"

"Someone who mastered many kinds of fist techniques and palm techniques." Xiao Tieying thought for a while and shook his head. "There are many such individuals in the martial arts world."

Elder Gui continued, "His inner energy is Yin and supple. Although he tried to imitate it into extreme Yang, deep within it reveals Yin and supple."

"Yin and supple…" Xiao Tieying frowned. "There are a lot of Grandmasters in this world who have Yin and supple inner energy, in addition to knowing several martial arts. These clues are not enough to determine who the murderer is."

Elder Gui shook his head. "I can only find out these. They were too fast and they did not use all of their strength. These did not give away many clues."

Xiao Tieying turned to Xiao Qi. "Third Younger Sister, did you discover anything?"

Xiao Qi stood up and dusted her hands. She took out her handkerchief to wipe her hands and said, "I got the same conclusion as Elder Gui. This murderer is very cunning. It was a pity that the Protectors were too weak. They could not force him to reveal his real abilities."

Xiao Tieying sighed. "This will be troublesome!"

He turned to Chu Li who was pondering in silence all this time and laughed. "Chu Li, what do you think?"

Chu Li said, "There were two murderers."

Xiao Tieying was stunned for a while and then he asked hurriedly, "Two people?"

Chu Li nodded slowly. "They are two people. They practiced the same heart technique and their cultivation level is quite similar."

"How is that possible?" Elder Gui frowned and looked at Chu Li. "Chief Chu Li, although they used different martial arts skills, the same inner energy was used for these martial arts, so it should be the same person!"

Chu Li replied, "Elder Gui, these two are likely to be twin brothers, having exactly the same inner energy and their cultivation levels are also similar, but there are subtle differences… Among the Grandmasters, there should be a pair of twin brothers, right?"

"Chu Li, you mean Wang Zheng Zong and Wang Zixu?" Xiao Qi said thoughtfully, "The martial arts that the Wang Brothers practiced is called the Vernal Water Tactic."

Xiao Tieying's eyes lit up. "This accords with all the clues!... As far as I know, the Wang Brothers are proficient in fighting barehanded!"

Elder Gui frowned. "Chief Chu Li, how can you tell that it was two people?"

Chu Li pointed at the first, third and fourth corpses. "These were all killed by one person, and the remaining four were killed by another person. Elder Gui, look at them closely and you will be able to tell the differences."

Elder Gui was skeptical. He examined the corpses once again.

The remaining three old men also started to examine the corpses again. Finally, they got up and looked at Chu Li with puzzlement.

"How is it, Elder Gui? Did Chu Li get it right?" Xiao Tieying asked.

Elder Gui stared at Chu Li and gave him a bitter smile. "I'm ashamed. It was indeed as Chief Chu Li said, there are two people!... I wonder how Chief Chu Li found out about it?"

Since Chu Li entered the room, he did not bend down to examine the corpses. He just swept his eyes across the corpses once casually and was able to see the flaws that were difficult to see with one's naked eyes. The fact that Chu Li knew about it so easily was hard to accept for people who were usually proud of themselves such as Elder Gui.

"It is only my gut feeling." Chu Li shook his head. "Based on the energy from their bodies, not their wounds... Are the Wang Brothers insane? Why would they do such a thing?"

"Hai…" Xiao Tieying sighed. "This matter is very troublesome!"

The Wang Brothers were not from the martial arts world. They were the High Officials of the Huay Public House. The two were twins so their minds were in sync. Their joint attacks were peerless in the world. The two of them were equivalent to four Grandmasters.

If they were from the martial arts world, even if they were Grandmasters and were equivalent to four Grandmasters, Xiao Tieying will not show them mercy. They needed to be subjugated no matter how big the price he needed to pay.

However, the Wang Brothers were the High Officials of Huay Public House. This would be troublesome as killing them was tantamount to going against the Huay Public House. If he was in their shoes and there were some people who were trying to cause trouble for Zhao Qingshan and the others, the Public House would never stand by and watch.

Xiao Qi frowned too. "It really was them?"

"The Wang brothers have bad tempers," Elder Gui mused. "Wang Zheng Zong is still okay but Wang Zixu is a reckless and hot-headed person. He cannot stand even the slightest provocation. Maybe the mayor of Desolate Town provoked them."

"It is also possible that there is something sordid in Desolate Town and the Wang brothers saw it," Xiao Qi said plainly, "The Wang brothers have upright characters."

"Hai…" Xiao Tieying shook his head. "They are High Officials of Huay Public House so they should know the rules. If the mayor of Desolate Town made a mistake, they should just report it to the Imperial Court. Why would they need to use the means of the people from the martial arts world and give themselves trouble?"

Elder Gui pondered, "Could it be that someone was pretending to be the Wang brothers?"

"That's possible too," Chu Li said.

He looked at Xiao Qi and she shook her head lightly.

No matter how cunning and evil Lu Yurong was, she will not do such a thing. This was like playing with fire, it was unwise. Someone as smart as Lu Yurong would not do such silly things.

"Now it seems that we can only search for clues." Xiao Tieying shook his head. "After that, we need to talk to Huay Public House and ask High Duke Song to give us an explanation."

"High Duke Song might ignore us," Xiao Qi said.

Xiao Tieying pondered and said, "We need someone of importance to talk with Huay Public House. Humph, what they did was a slap in the face for us!... Chu Li, you go!"

"Big — Brother — !" Xiao Qi frowned. 

Xiao Tieying laughed. "Chu Li is a Rank 2 Scribe, his status is high enough. Moreover, his Light-body Technique is good enough too. If something goes wrong, he can just run."

Chu Li nodded with a smile.

He would like to visit the Huay Public House.

Yi Public House was located at the easternmost region of the Great Ji Dynasty. To their west was the Ren Public House, to their north was the Fairy's Capital and to their south was the Huay Public House, so they could be considered as neighbors with the Huay Public House. Their relationship was very good too and this was because the High Duke of Yi and the High Duke of Huay were good friends.

Huay Public House was very powerful, even more powerful than the Ren Public House. Even if there was evidence, it would most likely be as Xiao Qi said, they would simply ignore it.

This task was an unenviable task where Chu Li would need to act in accordance with the will of others and be bullied.

Xiao Tieying revealed a smile. "We have evidence so no matter what, they cannot go overboard."

Xiao Qi scoffed. "High Duke Song will reason with you?"

"If he is really being unreasonable, we can take this to the Imperial Court!" Siao Tie Ying scoffed.

Xiao Qi cast an askance glance at him without saying a word.

If they really take the matter to the Imperial Court, they would become the public enemy of the 11 Public Houses. No matter how big the fight was between the Public Houses, they would not let the imperial court intervene. This was a consensus among the Public Houses. If they disobeyed this, they would certainly become the public enemy.

Xiao Tieying said, "Of course, it is best to make him submit."

"Wishful thinking!" Xiao Qi said, "How can we find evidence?"

"Check the brother's whereabouts," Xiao Tieying said, "Do not get it wrong anymore."

Xiao Qi beckoned at Chu Li. "Chu Li, let's go."

Xiao Tieying said, "Chu Li, make preparations. It will be during these few days!"

Chu Li gave a fist salute and left the basilica with Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi and Chu Li walked in front while Su Ru and Xue Ling followed behind them.

When they were on the boat, Xiao Qi said, "High Duke Song is arrogant and he places the greatest importance on someone's identity so you might not be able to meet him."

Chu Li lifted a brow.

"He also honored people with talents the most. If you want to impress him and meet him, you will need to cause a commotion and showcase your skills," said Xiao Qi.

Chu Li laughed. "No wonder Master Xiao Tieying wants me to go."

"Humph, Big Brother wants to grind your spirit." Xiao Qi shook her head. "He is trying to train you."

"Then I would have to thank Master Xiao Tieying." Chu Li laughed.

Why would Master Xiao Tieying want to grind his spirit? It was so that Master Xiao Tieying could entrust more tasks to him in the future. Thus, Chu Li was not angry. Master Xiao Tieying's talent was not good enough but he had a good heart.