Crossing the Sword

The Green Emperor nodded slightly and raised his hand as if to signal everyone to stand up. He then scanned the scene and said, "Since this happened in our Taihao Country, I have the responsibility to find out the truth of the matter and give everyone justice." After a pause, he asked Ye Shisan, "What have you found out?"

After Ye Shisan explained his findings to Qingdi one by one, he continued, "It seems that there are many doubts now, and I have no clue for the time being."

At this time, another man and a woman ran in. They were the two who came to participate in the competition with Kwa Leng. After arriving here, they first bowed to the Green Emperor, and then saw Kwa Leng's body, and they were all grief-stricken. The Green Emperor comforted them: "Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth of the matter and give you justice."

The two stopped crying, and the woman in blue suddenly pointed at Ye Shisan and said, "No need to investigate, the murderer must be him!"

"Me?" Ye Shisan laughed, "Just because I had a conflict with Kwa Leng?"

The woman might have seen Kualeng die and her mind was not clear. After hearing what Ye Shisan said, she immediately said to Qingdi: "Your Majesty Qingdi, you see he has already admitted it. Please give us justice!" Her tone was sad and angry, as if she had determined that Ye Shisan was the murderer.

Ye Shisan said with a bit of a smile: "What did I admit? I just said that I had a conflict with him before, but the result of our conflict, whether it was civil or military, I had the upper hand. Even if there was a murder between us because of this, it should be him assassinating me, the explanation is more reasonable." After a pause, he continued: "First of all, I don't have this motive. Moreover, when we were in the yard just now, we found that when the guard Dai Yifeng delivered the barbecue to Kwa Leng, he opened the door and took the barbecue by himself. The guard who delivered the barbecue can also testify. Therefore, the time of his death should be the time after he received the barbecue and before we arrived. During this time, I was going to the dining hall with Princess Baiyu and others, so there is evidence of my absence."

The woman in blue listened to Ye Shisan's eloquent talk, was silent for a while, immediately looked up again and said: "If it's not you, then it must be Xing Tian. Senior brother is his first opponent tomorrow. If senior brother dies, he can pass to the next game, so, I think it must be him!" The Green Emperor shook his head secretly after hearing this, secretly wondering why Shaohao sent such an idiot woman to the competition?

Ye Shisan still shook his head and said, "If you don't have any credible evidence, please don't make random accusations, okay? Let's not talk about the fact that Xing Tian can't win the championship by assassinating like this. If we just talk about the abilities of the two, I'll be frank, but your brother is no match for Xing Tian. Even if Xing Tian wants to kill him, he can kill him legally in tomorrow's competition. Why bother taking the risk of assassination? So, in terms of motive, Xing Tian is the least likely one. As for other aspects, I don't have any evidence yet, so I still can't confirm it."

After listening to Ye Shisan's analysis, Qingdi nodded in appreciation and said, "Shisan, do you have the confidence to find out everything before the competition ends?"

Ye Shisan immediately lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, this case doesn't seem to be my responsibility, right?" He just wanted to provide him with some clues as soon as possible before the arrival of the Qing Emperor, and he considered it as a favor to Bai Yu. But the competition was imminent, and he didn't want to bring himself such a big trouble.

The Qing Emperor asked again without comment: "What if I ask you to do me a favor?"

Ye Shisan didn't expect that the Green Emperor would say such a thing. He was flattered and immediately bowed and said, "Your Majesty, you are too kind. I will do my best to find out the truth!" The Green Emperor spoke to him so kindly that Ye Shisan immediately thought of Gonggong, the water god. The Green Emperor's divination skills were well-known throughout the world. The murderer might have been figured out by him. He probably did this to give Ye Shisan another chance to show himself, and then accept him as a disciple, so that outsiders would not have any say.

If you understand this and still don’t accept it, it would be really ungrateful.

The Qing Emperor nodded in satisfaction and asked, "Do you need anything else?"

Ye Shisan said, "I hope we can conduct a positive investigation." You have to know that none of the people who come to the competition can be questioned casually. If Ye Shisan just goes to question someone, how many people will pay attention to him? Rights and obligations are relative. The Green Emperor has assigned him this responsibility, so of course he will ask for the right to perform his responsibilities.

The Green Emperor nodded, took off a black and white jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Zhang Tianya, saying: "This is the Tai Chi jade pendant. During the investigation, anyone who sees the jade is like seeing me. Anyone must cooperate with your investigation." This jade pendant is in the shape of Tai Chi in black and white, and it was formed naturally. Holding it in your hand, you can feel the abundant spiritual energy in it. It must be an extraordinary thing.

Ye Shisan was shocked and said, "Your Majesty Qingdi, this..."

The Green Emperor waved his hand to stop him from continuing, and said with a friendly smile: "How can my belongings be ordinary items? Wearing this jade pendant can protect you from all evil and can also serve as a protective function. If you are attacked, you can inject sword energy into it, and I will naturally sense it and come to rescue you. Haha, you help me investigate the case, so of course I have to be responsible for your safety."

Ye Shisan carefully took the jade pendant into his arms, feeling touched. He had just secretly checked it with his heavenly eyes, and the aura of this jade pendant was not inferior to that of the earth's light, at least it was a top-grade immortal weapon. But what touched Ye Shisan was not the value of the jade pendant itself, but because it was the jade pendant that the Green Emperor carried with him.

If it wasn't something he loved, the Green Emperor wouldn't wear it. The fact that the Green Emperor gave his beloved jade to himself shows how much he valued himself.

Seeing him like this, the Green Emperor smiled and asked, "Then Thirteen, how do you plan to investigate?"

Ye Shisan said: "I want to find someone to help first."

The Qing Emperor asked again: "Who are you looking for?"

"Ling Fei."

It must be that Cao Cao's great grandfather had not been born yet, but when the two talked about Ling Fei, Ling Fei came over. While walking, he joked to Zhang Tianya: "Thirteen, are you saying something bad about me to my master behind my back?" When he came closer, he immediately bowed to the Green Emperor and called him Master.

Ye Shisan said in a low voice, "The innocent are innocent. You act uprightly and honestly. Are you afraid that I will say something bad about you? I am investigating the case under the order of the Green Emperor. I just want to ask for your help."

Qingdi looked at Ling Fei curiously and said, "This guy has been with me for many years, why didn't I find that he has a talent for investigating cases? If you ask him for help, what can he do for you?