After stabbing my ex-boyfriend, I went traveling

Elder Yue was assassinated, and the murderer arrogantly left his life on the screen - Nameless.

Honestly speaking, it doesn’t matter whether the murderer’s name is kept or not, after all, it’s obvious that it’s not his real name.

Countless white sky lanterns were released above the palace gate again, just like the night Gong Hongyu and Gong Huanyu died.

When Gong Ziyu got the news, he and Yun Weishan had just finished a bowl of porridge.

Everyone in the Snow Palace gathered outside the house again. How could they say that things in the world are unpredictable? Not long ago they had parted ways here unhappily.

"According to the rules, participants in the trial are not allowed to leave the back mountain unless they pass the first level." Master Xue looked at everyone and said, "But the assassination of the elder is no small matter, not to mention that the murderer is an assassin without a front, so after discussion between the two elders, it was decided to temporarily allow the four young masters to return to the front mountain to attend Elder Yue's funeral. After the funeral is over, they can return to the Snow Palace to complete the trial."

Although it was not very timely, Gong Ziyu couldn't help thinking in his heart that it would be good to pause for a while. Anyway, he didn't want to go down to the cold pool again for the time being. If he returned to the front mountain, he might be able to think of a way to pass the first level of the trial.

When the four arrived at the Elders' Hall, only Elder Hua, Elder Xue and Gong Shangjiao were there. On the ground in the middle of the hall was the body of Elder Yue, covered with a white cloth.

Gong Ziyu's eyes immediately turned red. Elder Yue was really good to him. Every time he had a conflict with Yang Mei and the others, Elder Yue would speak on his side. The words that Elder Yue had said to her in the past flashed through his mind like a kaleidoscope.

"Live for the palace, die for the palace."

"I look forward to the day when you become a true Blade Master. By then, I will help you put on the Blade Master robe with my own hands."

"Zi Yu, you told me last time that you had finished reading all the medical books I gave you, so I found some new ones for you."

……

Gong Ziyu sniffed and looked up at the screen in front of him: "The killer is nameless, and the blade has no edge."

"I have told you long ago that there was another assassin named Wufeng. Manager Jia committed suicide out of fear of punishment, which shows that everything he said before is not credible!" Gong Ziyu accused loudly. The murderer who killed his father and brother has not been caught yet, and now Elder Yue has been killed again.

"What do you want to say? Blame us for not catching the hidden assassin earlier? But didn't you always say that we killed your father and brother?" Yang Mei smiled. "Now you want to catch the assassin again. Do I look like the assassin? Do he look like the assassin?" He pointed at Gong Yuanzheng next to him. "Besides, who said there can only be one assassin in the palace?"

"Enough!" Elder Xue shouted, "Wu Feng has always been cautious in his actions. He will not easily take action unless he is completely sure. If he is really outnumbered, Wu Feng will not easily expose himself." He turned back to look at the screen, "Leaving blood words and naming Wu Feng is more like a protest declaration."

Gong Ziyu first glared at Yang Mei, then asked, "Why did Elder Yue die?"

Elder Hua said in a deep voice: "Elder Yue has no other wounds on his body except for a thin sword wound on his neck."

Gong Lang looked around: "Is this the place where Elder Yue was killed?" Killing someone in the Elder Hall, was it a specially chosen place or a coincidence?

"Yes, when the guards were discovered, Elder Yue's body was hanging on the beams in the hall." Elder Xue said with great sorrow.

"There are no signs of a fight. Elder Yue knew this assassin without a sharp edge. He was even very familiar with him. That's why he was off guard against him, and was eventually killed by a single sword." Yang Mei said, looking down at the corpse on the ground.

"An acquaintance?" Gong Ziyu muttered to himself, "Didn't the guards at the entrance of the Elder Hall find anything unusual?"

"Before you came, I had already sent people to investigate carefully. The guards in the Elder Hall tonight were withdrawn by Elder Yue himself. It was not until the strong smell of blood came from the hall that the guards discovered that Elder Yue had been killed." Gong Shangjiao said truthfully, "In addition, Elder Yue also left his personal topaz guard in the guard camp."

"Elder Yue came to the appointment alone in such a mysterious manner, as if he was going to meet some important person." After saying this, Gong Yuanzheng looked at Gong Ziyu.

Gong Ziyu lowered his head with a frown on his face, and suddenly looked at the bloody words on the screen again, but to no avail.

"The murderer is someone that Elder Yue is familiar with, and someone that he would not treat casually. This person has a high status in the palace, and he must have been lurking for quite some time." Yang Mei said slowly, "If you count them carefully, there are only a few suspects."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Who do you suspect is the murderer?" Gong Ziyu said impatiently.

Yang Mei looked at him with a strange smile: "I suspect, Madam Wu Ji of Yu Gong."

Gong Ziyu felt surprised and absurd at first, and then his whole face was covered with overwhelming anger. He strode towards Yang Mei: "Do you know what you are talking about?! Madam Wu Ji is my aunt! She was my mother's maid who came with her as a dowry. She has watched me grow up since I was a child. How could she be an assassin without a sharp edge!"

"Then just treat it as nonsense." Yang Mei shrugged nonchalantly, her calm look in stark contrast to Gong Ziyu.

Gong Ziyu felt as if he had punched cotton, which was quite frustrating.

Yang Mei: If I punch you back, you’ll be dead.

……

Yun Weishan was left at the Snow Palace by Gong Ziyu who was anxious to return to the front mountain. There was no choice but for Master Xue to send someone to send her back to the front mountain.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Shangguan Qian sitting leisurely in her room.

"Why are you here?" Yun Weishan asked with a frown.

"Elder Yue was assassinated. Anyone who is not blind can see the white lanterns in the sky, so I guessed that the four young masters who went to the back mountain to participate in the Three Realms Trial would come back. If they have all come back, you will naturally not stay in the back mountain alone, right?" Shangguan smiled, "Then I will wait for you here."

Yun Weishan didn't respond to her words, but looked at the things on the table and asked, "What is this?"

"I found a few embroidered handkerchiefs from your closet. They're pretty. I'll take them back later." Shangguan Qian said confidently, fiddling with the handkerchiefs in his hands.

"Don't rummage through my things in the future." Yun Weishan said coldly.

"Could it be that my sister is hiding some secret and is afraid that I will find out?" Shangguan Qian pretended to be surprised.

Yun Weishan looked at her for two seconds, then said, "Does Elder Yue's murder have anything to do with you?"

Shangguan Qian curled her lips slightly: "I was just about to ask you, after all, you have always been much more reckless than me."

Yun Weishan was not angry either, he just said calmly: "I am in the back mountain with Gong Ziyu, I don't have time to run to the front mountain to kill people."

Shangguan Qian’s focus is “being with Gong Ziyu”.

"My sister is really capable. She really went to the back mountain as soon as she said so. It seems you don't have to endure the suffering for half a month." Shangguan Qian felt a little unbalanced when she thought of the pain in her internal organs not long ago.

"What's going on with Elder Yue?" Yun Weishan asked.

Shangguan Qian told her what he knew: "It is said that the murderer left a message at the scene: 'The murderer has no name, the blade has no edge'."

"It's Wuming again. He was the one who sent the news of the palace's marriage selection back to Wufeng. Now he has killed Elder Yue." Yun Weishan thought.

"It seems that Manager Jia is not the real Wuming. Wuming is still in the palace gate and is not dead." Shangguan Qian was also brainstorming, "But I don't understand. He has been lurking in the palace gate for more than 20 years and has always been cautious. How could he kill Elder Yue so blatantly this time and even leave his name behind."

"That's exactly what I'm confused about." Yun Weishan agreed, "Unless, this action was not his own intention, but he was coerced. His wanton killing in the palace will only cause the palace to be on high alert, and our actions will only become more and more troublesome. In addition, you and I are both outsiders, so we can't escape suspicion."

"Not necessarily." Shangguan Qian supported her chin, and tapped the side of her face twice with her slender fingers irregularly. "My intuition tells me that Gong Men, no, our new Blade Master Gong Ziyu, will point the spearhead at their own people."

……

The people on the other side have already sat down in the meeting room.

The elders selectively forgot what Yang Mei had said before about identifying Madam Wu Ji. Like Gong Ziyu, they did not believe that she was the murderer of Elder Yue.

However, they all agreed on one point. Elder Yue only had a sword wound on his throat, and the wound was very narrow, which was enough to show that the murderer acted cleanly and efficiently, and stabbed Elder Yue in the throat with a single sword at close range.

Elder Yue must have trusted him very much, as he allowed the murderer to approach him without any defense.

"I'm afraid that the murderer has been planning in the palace for many years. The Wufeng token found in Manager Jia's room before should belong to this person. I just don't know whether he cooperated with Manager Jia to kill Old Blade and the former young master, or he wanted to frame Manager Jia for the identity of the Wufeng assassin." Elder Hua frowned so tightly that no mosquito could survive between his brows.

"This person's position in the palace is probably even higher than that of Manager Jia." Elder Xue said solemnly, "We must be extra careful with such a man with extraordinary means."

"If there's nothing else, I'll go back to Shang Palace." Yang Mei stood up and was about to leave.

"Stop!" Elder Hua stood up suddenly. "Do you still have regard for Lord Zhiren, the two of us elders, and the rules of the palace? You are a son of the Shang Palace, but you act recklessly. You are disrespectful to the new Zhiren, and you are indifferent to the death of the elders. A few days ago, you even attacked a blood relative of the palace! Do you really think we dare not punish you?!"

No one expected that Elder Hua would suddenly attack Yang Mei, including Elder Xue. And from what he said, it seemed that he had been dissatisfied with Yang Mei for a long time, and his anger had been accumulating day by day, and finally broke out today.

Gong Ziyu, who was sitting in the exclusive seat for swordsmen, was stunned for a moment, but then he said that he was happy with the scene in front of him. Gong Lingshang always acted like the boss, second only to the boss, and he was the third one. Now someone is going to punish him!

Yang Mei calmly looked at the furious Elder Hua and said, "Of course, I don't have Gong Ziyu in my eyes. Shouldn't you have known this a long time ago? As for whether I still have the elders in my eyes... are you sure you want to humiliate yourself?"

"You!" Elder Hua pointed his index finger at Yang Mei, his chest heaving with anger.

"I advise Elder Hua to put his hand down, because I really don't like people pointing their fingers at me, which will make me unable to help but break their fingers." Yang Mei said with a cold face.

Gong Ziyu was a little anxious sitting there, as he felt that Elder Hua’s fighting ability was not very good.

"Gong Lingshang, who allowed you to talk to the elders like that?!" Gong Ziyu stood with a knife in hand, "Several elders have devoted their entire lives to the palace and have made great contributions. Now Elder Yue has unfortunately been killed. Elder Hua is already very sad, and you still want to disobey him!"

"Elder? Are you talking about the elders in the palace who are not surnamed 'Gong'?" Yang Mei's eyes swept from Elder Hua's face to Elder Xue's face, and finally landed on Gong Ziyu's face. "Let me give you one last piece of advice. As long as you don't cause trouble for me first, I won't take the initiative to make things difficult for you. But if you don't believe in evil and insist on confronting me head-on, the consequences may be unacceptable to you."

It seemed as if an invisible pressure spread across the hall as he spoke, precisely pressing on the two elders and Gong Ziyu.

"What gave you the illusion that I am something you can control? After all, the money of the palace is earned by Jiao Gong outside. Even if there is no Jiao Gong, I still have the huge Medicine King Valley behind me. You can't provide me with food or water, but now you want to control me with a shameless face. You are used to being parasites, and you really think that others can be exploited by you at will? Go to sleep, everything is possible in dreams."

The two elders and Gong Ziyu still hadn't completely recovered from the lingering fear and could only watch Yang Mei and the others leave.

As soon as he walked out of the door of the conference hall, Gong Langjiao excitedly said like he was playing a game: "Wow, you confronted the elder in person! A Ling, you did what I have always wanted to do but dared not do!" He raised a thumb on each hand and gestured to Yang Mei.

"The elders of the palace are praised too highly. They are not surnamed Gong. To put it bluntly, they are just servants of the palace. But now they all regard themselves as 'regents'. Gong Ziyu has always emphasized in front of us that he is now a sword master, but he may not have noticed that today is the first time he has sat at the top of the elders since he became a sword master.

These old men kept telling me to respect the blade, but in the past few days they have been sitting on the wide chairs above with peace of mind, letting Gong Ziyu stand below to salute them. "Yang Mei's tone was neither hurried nor slow, and she was not affected by what happened in the meeting room just now.

"Now that you mention it, it does seem to be true." Even Gong Shangjiao couldn't help but think about it for a moment, and then agreed with Yang Mei's words.

Gong Yuanzheng patted his arm affectionately and disdainfully: "I told you not to think too highly of those old men. Although they seem to prefer Gong Ziyu, that's only compared to us. What if they compare it to power? Now that you mention it, I'm beginning to doubt their intentions. No matter how you look at it, it's more beneficial for them to let Gong Ziyu, the idiot, inherit the position of Blade Wielder, because Gong Ziyu is obedient. If it were us, would they be able to suppress us?"