Chapter 0408 – The Mysterious Old Man Appears – The Absolute Return

Cold Snow and Li An walked side by side in the inner courtyard of the Ice Palace.

Although Cold Snow had taken on the task of investigating the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, she had no clue in her mind.

“Who should I ask?”

It’s not a matter of smarts, it’s a matter of experience. She had never investigated any case before, so she had no idea where to start.

But she wasn’t about to give up, much less ask her mother for help.

“Let’s go to White Drunken Snow first.” Cold Snow said.

Her attitude towards Li An also became a bit more polite. Previously, she had only regarded Li An as Jian Wu Ji’s subordinate, but now, she had begun to regard her as Fist Demon’s righteous daughter. After all, Fist Fiend was also a Demon Venerable of the Demon Sect, and her status was not to be underestimated.

“Good idea.” Liam agreed.

“Why do you say that?”

“I’ve seen the former Palace Master’s room before, and I got the impression that she was a great lover of brewing drunkenness. She probably spent more of her time, in White Drunken Snow, than in her own room. So, we might be able to find some clues, there.”

Cold Snow nodded and said in her heart, “They’re all very smart.”

Sword Wuji, Drunken Devil, and Li An had completely overturned her perception of the Demon Sect.

She had originally thought that the people in the Devil Cult were all vicious, violent, greedy and uncontrollable villains.

These three people, however, were very different from the people in the Demon Sect she had imagined.

“I can’t lose to them.”

The Drunken Demon had already found clues from the letter, and she had to show something as well. She was not trying to prove herself to Jian Wuji, but to prove herself to her mother.

She wanted to show her mother that she had grown up and could stand on her own.

Although she didn’t like her mother, one could even say she hated her, in her heart, she still longed for her mother’s approval.

“Young Palace Master, you’re here again.”

The temporary head of White Drunken Snow, seeing Cold Snow, rushed forward to greet him.

But the purpose of Cold Snow’s trip was not to meet him, but to meet White Drunken Snow’s warehouseman, Cao Ming.

When Cao Ming saw Cold Snow, he instantly became nervous.

“I have something to ask you.” Coldsnow said as she opened the door.

“Please command, Young Palace Master.”

“My time is precious, so I won’t beat around the bush with you. Did the previous Palace Master, ever ask you for the ingredients to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine?”

“No.” Cao Ming hurriedly denied it.

“There’s a lot at stake, and you’d better not lie about it.”

Cold Snow looked at Cao Ming coldly, his tone filled with a warning.

Cao Ming was so frightened that he fell to his knees.

“Perhaps the former Palace Master made a pact with you to keep it a secret.” Li An said.

Cao Ming lowered his head and didn’t say a word.

“We suspect that the former Palace Master, was killed because he brewed the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.” Li An continued.

Cao Ming’s body trembled slightly at his words.

“Keeping the secret is important, but finding the murderer of the former Palace Master is even more important, isn’t it?”

Cao Ming hesitated, he was on good terms with the former Palace Master, which was why he had agreed to help her keep her secret. However, he was not the type of person who could hide the truth for the sake of his friends.

“Could it be …… could it be that the former Palace Master was really because of the brewing of the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine?”

“That’s what we thought.” Liam said.

“There is only one chance, if you miss this chance, perhaps you will never have another chance, to avenge the former Palace Master.” Cold Snow said, her tone was cold, but it was full of conviction.

Cao Ming finally made up his mind and told the truth.

“The former Palace Master once approached me privately and asked me to help her prepare the ingredients for brewing the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine. She said that it was a noble person who wanted her to brew this wine in secret, and asked me to make sure to keep it a secret.”

“Did she say who commissioned her to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine?”

“I don’t know about that.”

“Who did the former Palace Master usually have a better relationship with?”

“The previous Palace Master liked to keep to himself and rarely socialized with others.”

Seeing that she couldn’t ask for any valuable clues, Cold Snow stopped pursuing the matter.

“You have misappropriated the brewing materials privately and without a record, according to the palace rules, you will be punished.”

“I’m willing to be punished.”

Cao Ming said in a firm tone, he knew that he was doing this for the former Palace Master, and the former Palace Master would definitely understand him in heaven.

“The former Palace Master will definitely thank you.” Li An comforted.

The two left the warehouse and returned to Bai Drunken Snow’s courtyard.

Li An wanted to plead for Cao Ming, but she eventually held back. She was worried that once she opened her mouth, she would instead cause Cao Ming to receive a heavier punishment.

“You’re really kind to them, aren’t you?” Cold Snow said.

“Do you think, in this jianghu, is it easier for those who are ruthless to survive, or is it easier for those who are kind-hearted to survive?” Li An asked rhetorically.

“Of course ……”

Coldsnow didn’t say any more, because the answer was obvious.

But Lee Ann has a different view.

“I believe that people with good hearts are more likely to survive.”

Kind-hearted? Coldsnow had never thought about it. She had never felt kindness, nor had she ever been kind to anyone else.

She didn’t agree with Li An’s point of view, she felt that, in this cruel jianghu, only those who were ruthless could survive.

Just then, Cao Ming suddenly ran over and said, “I remembered, I once saw the former Palace Master drinking with Elder Xu.”

After Cao Ming finished speaking, he turned around and left.

“You see, this is where kindness pays off.” Liam said with a smile.

Cold Snow, however, couldn’t laugh, and her face, became grave.

“What’s wrong with you?” Liam asked.

“Nothing.”

However, Li An noticed that when Cold Snow heard the name “Elder Xu”, she seemed a little uneasy in her heart.

“I thought you said you couldn’t hide anything from me?” Liam asked, a hint of flirtation in his tone.

“You can’t just allow the officials to set fire to the people, can you?”

Li An’s eyes seemed to see through Cold Snow’s mind.

Cold Snow hesitated for a moment before finally voicing the concerns in her heart.

“Elder Xu, is the person my mother trusts the most.”

Elder Xu had a high status in the Ice Palace, and was the right-hand man of the Ice Palace Master.

“In that case, the former Palace Master, most likely, was commissioned by Elder Xu to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.” Li An said.

Elder Xu was a man of integrity and was loved by the Ice Palace disciples, if he was really the one who commissioned the former Palace Master to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, then the former Palace Master would have definitely granted his request.

But if Xiang Xue Bing, really had something to do with the death of the former Palace Master, then Elder Xu, would be the biggest suspect.

If it was the mother who ordered the incident, that would be a problem. If the mother didn’t know about it, then it would be even more troublesome.

Is it really easier to survive with a good heart?

“Elder Xu, and the only one my mother, would treat gently.”

“Hoo hoo hoo ……”

The gale was getting fiercer and fiercer, but Jian Wuji was still struggling to advance.