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"From then on, Miss Helian often tried to persuade Hall Master Cang to return to Pingjing, but Hall Master Cang had been born in Daliang since childhood, and he was reluctant to give up the power he had painstakingly built up, and even more reluctant to part with Miss Helian's gentle affection, so he kept putting it off."

Cang Zhengqing closed his eyes in grief, "Stop talking!"

Chen Jiu continued, "When Miss Helian saw that she couldn't persuade you, she asked you to help her find someone, and you actually found him. This person was none other than Master Kongji. Because of this, you often invited Master Kongji to give lectures at Wuting Hall in the name of the martial arts world of Sichuan. After three or five years, you became familiar with him. This time, Kongji came to your Wuting Hall at your invitation. But you didn't expect that Helian Xiaoxuan would have a dispute with Kongji and cruelly kill him, which also implicated Yang Min, who was on the invitation, and he was also silenced."

Everyone was shocked. Min Heyu asked, "Is Master Kongji not also from our Great Liang?"

"Then we should ask Miss Helian." Chen Jiu's gaze suddenly turned deep, and he waved his hand to signal Zhou Mu to lift Helian Xiaoxuan up.

"Let me go!" Helian Xiaoxuan bit Zhou Mu fiercely, but was stunned by Zhou Mu's palm strike, and large tears instantly fell down her cheeks.

Chen Jiu turned his face away, "Miss Helian won't tell?"

Unable to resist, Helian Xiaoxuan glared at Chen Jiu with resentment and mocked in her Pingjing accent, "Aren't you very talkative? Do I need to speak?"

"Before Master Kongji left the Helian family, he took something with him. Miss Helian was ultimately unable to retrieve that thing from Kongji, was that right?"

Helian Xiaoxuan remained silent, biting her lip hard.

Chen Jiu approached step by step, "What is it that makes Ping Jing go to such lengths? Tell me!"

Startled by the shout, Helian Xiaoxuan saw that the man in front of her, who was no longer as calm as before, was now displaying a sharp and intimidating aura. Helian Xiaoxuan tried to back away.

As she looked away, she caught sight of Qiao Ran, who was dressed as a man, behind her. She froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, and then burst into maniacal laughter, the sound sharp and piercing.

Chen Jiu sensed something was wrong and blurted out, "Stop her!"

But it was too late. Helian Xiaoxuan's teeth had been hiding deadly poison. After biting through them, she died instantly from the poison, her vibrant life collapsing to the ground like rotten mud.

Zhou Mu checked his breathing, shook his head, and said, "Young Master, he's dead."

Chen Jiu frowned slightly and coughed twice, sounding unwell. Qiao Ran immediately came over, checked the time, and said, "I'll take you home first."

Chen Jiu nodded.

After losing Helian Xiaoxuan, Cang Zhengqing clenched his fists in resentment. Now that things had come to this, the court would not let him go, and he would not sit idly by and wait for his death.

Chen Jiu turned around and said, "Lord He, this is the truth. Go back and report."

He Zhengyuan's emotions remained unsettled for a long time, his indignation unabated. "The traitor Pingjing is living a life of ease and pleasure within my Great Liang territory! Is there no law left?! When I return, I will conduct a thorough investigation and never let anyone who is suspicious escape!"

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lord He," Chen Jiu said, thanking him before taking Qiao Ran away.

The rest is enough to leave to Min and Yu. Qiao Ran thought about it carefully and understood. Helian was a nobleman of Pingjing. Kong Ji was also from Helian. However, for some reason, he took Helian's things and fled to Daliang, hiding his identity for many years. Later, Helian Xiaoxuan found him with the help of Cang Zhengqing. However, no matter how many times she tried to persuade Kong Ji, he refused to hand over his things. In a fit of anger, Helian Xiaoxuan killed him.

Cang Zhengqing couldn't bear to see Helian Xiaoxuan die, and he didn't want to get involved, so he devised a scheme to shift the blame onto "Ghost Hand." However, things didn't go as planned, and every mistake prevented him from completing the charade. In the end, Chen Jiu found out.

Qiao Ran's palms were slightly sweaty as she held Chen Jiu's hand. How could Chen Jiu know so much? He must have investigated in secret. That makes sense; if he sincerely wanted to find out someone's identity, his father in the capital would definitely help him.

Having dispelled her doubts, Qiao Ran felt relieved that she had almost been harmed by Cang Zhengqing. Therefore, she couldn't help but glare at Cang Zhengqing before leaving. As for how to deal with the aftermath, that would be up to He Zhengyuan and the others to report back to the capital. Qiao Ran saw that Chen Jiu didn't care about how thoroughly the investigation was conducted, so she was even less inclined to think about it.

But as soon as they stepped out of the government office, the sound of swords clashing erupted from both sides of the street, and a palpable killing intent rushed toward them.

Xie Laoshi roared, "Protect the young master!"

"They are disciples of Wuting Hall!" Qiao Ran looked around and saw that Wuting Hall had come out in full force. It seemed that Cang Zhengqing was planning to fight to the death. Her first reaction was to protect Chen Jiu behind her and slowly retreat into the courtyard of the government office.

"Don't be afraid of Chen Jinzhou," Qiao Ran said confidently as she cautiously retreated, "I will protect you."

"I'm not afraid, just be careful."

As the man spoke, his breath fell behind Qiao Ran's ear, a strange, warm, and tingling sensation sweeping over her entire body. She inexplicably felt her ear tips burning, and her mind was in turmoil.

The Wuting Hall had a large and powerful force. Qiao Ran and her companion were about to retreat when the Wuting Hall leaped onto the wall and attacked from both sides. Suddenly, several experts appeared behind them, and Zhou Mu shouted, "Young Master, be careful!"

The yamen runners who rushed over in a panic were instantly repelled. A sharp and deadly palm strike came flying towards Chen Jiu's chest. Qiao Ran cried out in alarm, her body reacting faster than her brain. She flashed in front of Chen Jiu and raised her palm to meet the blow without thinking. Just when she thought he would be seriously injured or killed, flying stones flew up all around, and the dust enveloped the two people in danger. The murderous expert was thrown out and killed instantly.

"Son!"

Xie Laoshi and Zhou Mu had already surrounded them and fought off the others. Xie Laoshi looked at Qiao Ran, who was still in shock, and cupped his hands, saying, "Thanks to Miss Qiao."

Qiao Ran's eyes widened in disbelief. Was she hallucinating? She pinched herself—ouch!

Not an illusion!

She was so excited that she stammered, grabbing Chen Jiu and stammering, "I...I...I..." for a long time, "When did I become so amazing?"

He just killed the inner master of Wuting Hall with a single palm strike; her internal energy...?

What is going on?

Xie Laoshi quickly led Chen Jiu and Qiao Ran back to the main hall of the government office, dragged Cang Zhengqing out and threw him among the young disciples of Wuting Hall, then swiftly chopped off one of his arms.

Cang Zhengqing let out a painful howl, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. Xie Laoshi held the knife across his chest, "Wuting Hall has fallen, yet you still resist! Surrender now!"

The sounds of swords clashing outside continued. Inside the hall, several people huddled together, fearing that someone else might rush in. He Zhengyuan, his face pale with fright, stammered, "They're utterly audacious!!"

Chen Jiu sat down coughing, and Qiao Ran quickly fed her water, then turned her head and said coldly, "Spread out a bit, the air isn't circulating if you're all huddled together."

Chen Jiu's face grew even uglier from the stifling atmosphere.

As soon as she spoke, the others obediently dispersed. He Zhengyuan didn't argue at all this time; they had witnessed Qiao Ran kill someone with a single move, which was terrifying.

Min Heyu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and chuckled dryly, "Miss Qiao, you have quite the skills. I'm impressed."

Feeling guilty, Qiao Ran tried circulating her internal energy, and sure enough, her body was surging with energy, even more so after striking out with a palm.

After a short while, Xie Laoshi finished dealing with the trouble outside and came in to say, "Young master, I will escort you and the young lady back."

Chen Jiu stood up and said nonchalantly, "That's all I can do to help. I'm sure you all can see my condition; it's really not good for me to take on any more work. I'll leave the rest to you gentlemen."

Min Heyu quickly stepped forward, "Young Master, please go back and rest."

Chen Jiu left and boarded the carriage to return to the villa, slowly moving away from this place of trouble. He was sweating, and the sounds of fighting made him feel uncomfortable again. He closed his eyes and rubbed his temples.

Qiao Ran held her hands like precious treasures inside the carriage, patting them left and right, and muttered to herself, "Have I become an expert?"