Crossing the Sword

Ye Shisan smiled confidently and said, "Because before he died, Kualeng had left us a clue, which is this!" He took a bottle of vinegar that he had asked the guards to prepare in advance and threw it on the wall. The blurred handwriting that looked like "女" and "玄" appeared again. Ye Shisan continued, "This word is related to the identity of the murderer."

At this time, another person asked: "Why didn't you discover these clues before, but only discovered them now? For example, that spice, it should have been easier to smell it at that time than to find it later, right?" The person asking the question was Feng Si, who had been defeated by Zhuanmeng before.

"Good question!" Ye Shisan said, "This also makes me understand another problem, that is, the door was not blocked at that time, and this was not a murder by the cult. It was just that one of us opened the door first. He pretended that he couldn't push it open, and then kicked the door open, giving us the illusion that the door was blocked from the inside." After hearing what Ye Shisan said, the eyes of all those who knew the situation at that time were focused on Zhuan Meng.

Zhuan Meng snorted coldly after hearing this and said, "Do you have any evidence?"

"Of course I did." Ye Shisan immediately continued, "Because you made a mistake. The bolt and the hook are made of the same wood, but the bolt is so thick and the hook is so small. If you really kicked it open, the hook should have broken, not the bolt!"

Zhuan Meng was hesitant to speak, but Ye Shisan ignored him and continued, "And we didn't find the word and the spice problem at that time because of your water spell. Another feature of the Awakening Lion Drunk is that it will be dissolved when it encounters water, so we didn't find it after we came in. And the words on the wall should have been washed away by your water spell, right? Am I right, Prince Zhuan Meng?"

After hearing what Ye Shisan said, Zhuan Meng knew that it was useless to say anything more. He shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, "Those who kill will be killed, and those who wrong others will be wronged. The son should pay for the father's debt. I have nothing to say."

Zhuanmeng had already admitted it, but Ling Fei still didn't give up. He immediately asked, "Thirteenth, didn't you tell me before that murder requires a motive? Unless the murderer is mentally ill, but the Seventeenth Prince is obviously mentally normal, so what is his motive for killing?"

Ye Shisan answered frankly, "It's very simple. As long as Kualeng dies in Taihao State, the relationship between the two countries will become very tense if the Green Emperor does not come up with a reasonable explanation. In this way, other countries will have the opportunity to fish in troubled waters. This is his motive for killing, or maybe he was instructed by the Black Emperor. And destroying the body is probably to cover up the truth and create the illusion of revenge." After a pause, he turned to look at Zhuanmeng and continued, "As for whether there are other reasons, you have to ask the prince of Zhuanmeng himself."

Zhuan Meng still shook his head and said, "I still say the same thing, the son pays the father's debt, I have nothing to say."

"Okay." The Green Emperor spoke at this time: "Now that the matter has been clarified, the competition will continue during this period. The matter involves three empires. After the game, I will invite Zhuanxu and Shaohao to come and discuss a solution together. If there is nothing else, please go back and rest. Thirteen, come out and walk with me."

Ye Shisan followed the Green Emperor to a deserted pavilion. The Green Emperor suddenly asked, "Shisan, I already know about what happened to Zhuanxu. He was not fair and just at that time. The son has to pay for his father's debt. Now that Zhuanmeng has exposed it to you, it can be considered retribution."

Ye Shisan felt a little puzzled after hearing this, but then he realized that there must be something else behind the words, so he immediately asked, "Your Majesty the Green Emperor, are you saying that Zhuan Meng is not the murderer?"

The Green Emperor paused, shook his head, and said noncommittally: "You should still call me Uncle Fuxi from now on, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, when the competition is over, you will have to call me Master."

"Master?" Ye Shisan was a little flattered and said, "I haven't won the championship yet..."

The Green Emperor waved his hand to stop him from continuing, and said calmly: "Is it stipulated that the disciple I accept must be a champion? This is just someone else's wishful thinking. I accepted you as my disciple for only two reasons. One is Gonggong's introduction, and the other is that you are a kid who has my temper. I like you." After a pause, he changed the subject and said: "In fact, the truth is not important to me. What if I can calculate the truth? I can't calculate evidence. Between countries, my one-sided words cannot be used as evidence at all."

Ye Shisan didn't quite understand what he heard, so he asked in a low voice, "What does Uncle Fuxi mean?"

The Green Emperor smiled calmly and said, "In fact, what I need is just a truth with evidence. No matter whether that truth is the real truth or not, Taihao Kingdom can get out of this situation. Therefore, it doesn't matter to me whether Zhuan Meng is the real murderer or not, as long as the real murderer is not from Taihao Kingdom. You have done a good job and helped me a lot." As the king of a country, what he has to consider is not the truth of the facts, but the interests of Taihao Kingdom.

Ye Shisan listened thoughtfully, and after a while he spoke again: "Although now the evidence can be said to be sufficient, there are still some things I don't understand. Tianya begs Uncle Fuxi to allow me to continue investigating. I will try my best to find out all the truth before the competition ends."

The Green Emperor smiled and asked, "What if the truth is that the murderer is someone else? This is a good opportunity to strike at Zhuanxu. Do you really intend to let it go?"

Ye Shisan nodded and said, "I am a little unwilling. But after all, Zhuanmeng is not Zhuanxu. If it was Zhuanxu, even if I knew he was wronged, I would still watch him laugh without hesitation. But Zhuanmeng and I have no grudge, so I will just do my best, just as if I am helping Brother Ling."

The Green Emperor once again looked at Ye Shisan, and finally turned his gaze to the lake beside the pavilion and said, "Okay, I promise you. But the time limit is only before the end of the competition. If you can't find out anything by then, I will still handle it according to the original plan."

Ye Shisan clasped his fists and said, "Shisan understands."

After the Qing Emperor left, Ye Shisan smiled bitterly at the lakeside. He secretly wondered if he wanted to continue investigating. Was it really for Ling Fei? Perhaps it was more out of curiosity about the truth. When did I start to be so curious about the truth? If this continued, I didn't know if I would become the cat killed by curiosity. Sigh...