Chapter 0409 – The Breach in the Mural – Absolute Return

Therefore, he was loved by the disciples in the Ice Palace.

“I heard that the Young Sect Master is investigating the death of the former Palace Master of White White Snow?”

“Yes, I have received permission from the Palace Master. Although I am the young master of the Demon Sect, I am also a junior in the martial arts, so I would like to ask Elder Xu for more guidance.”

Jian Wuji also wore a smile and spoke in a humble tone.

“Former Palace Master, what a shame.”

“Did Elder Xu ever drink with the previous Palace Master?”

Jian Wuji suddenly asked.

Cold Snow instantly tensed up, she was worried that Elder Xu would reveal the truth.

“I’ve had a couple of drinks, but we were just talking about some brewing, and I don’t know much about the former Palace Master, as it were.”

Xu Luo didn’t lie, he did drink with the former Palace Master a few times, but they only talked about brewing wine and nothing else.

“Why does Elder Xu think that the former Palace Master committed suicide?”

“I’m not sure about this …….”

“Does Elder Xu think that the former Palace Master, by any chance, was murdered?”

Xu Luo was silent for a moment and asked, “Could it be that the Young Sect Master is suspecting me?”

“What if I said, yes?”

Jian Wuji asked back, a hint of provocation in his tone.

The atmosphere became tense.

Jian Wuji laughed and said, ”I was just joking, don’t mind Elder Xu. I just wanted to investigate all of the former Palace Master’s connections, which is why I came to visit Elder Xu. The Young Palace Master said that Elder Xu is the most trustworthy person in the Ice Palace, so I think that you shouldn’t be the murderer.”

Xu Luo turned his head to look at Cold Snow and said with a smile, “Many thanks for the Young Palace Master’s trust.”

“You’re welcome.”

Cold Snow lowered her head, not daring to look Xu Luo in the eyes.

“Elder Xu’s room is so elegantly decorated.”

Jian Wuji said, walking to one side of the room and admiring the murals on the wall.

Xu Luo, on the other hand, looked at Cold Snow with love in his eyes.

Cold Snow had regarded Xu Luo as an elder since she was a child, and she had heard that Elder Xu was responsible for her mother being able to sit in the position of Ice Palace Master.

“How could I doubt him?”

Cold Snow said in her heart, “I’m so confused.”

She originally thought that Elder Xu was a suspect, but now that she saw him, she felt that she was wrong.

She should have stood on Elder Xu’s side, instead of joining with the people of the Demon Sect and suspecting him.

“I heard something happened to the Northern Blood Sect?”

Jian Wuji asked as he admired the mural.

Cold Snow was shocked in her heart that Jian Wuji was so rude as to talk about other sects in front of Elder Xu.

“What is it?”

“I’ve heard that the second son of the Northern Blood Sect has done some things that hurt the heavens.”

“Is it? I wasn’t aware of that.”

“Isn’t Elder Xu curious?”

“What’s there to be curious about? That second son, he’s always been uneducated.”

“Yes?”

Jian Wuji did not continue to pursue the question, but continued to admire the mural.

Cold Snow said in her heart, “He’s so rude.”

“Does the Young Sect Master have anything else?” Xu Luo asked.

“No, I just came to visit Elder Xu today.”

“The people of the Devil Cult are truly extraordinary, even visiting makes one fearful.”

“Elder Xu has an open heart, so why should he be afraid?”

“Farewell.”

Cold Snow said in a hurry before turning around and leaving.

Jian Wuji followed Cold Snow and walked to the door, then suddenly turned around and asked, “By the way, Elder Xu, have you ever drank Fragrant Snow Ice Wine?”

Cold Snow froze, she did not expect that Jian Wuji would suddenly ask this question.

Xu Luo, however, said without changing his face, “Fragrant Snow Ice Wine? Why are you asking me this question?”

“The former Palace Master, once gave you a jar of Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

“I didn’t get it.”

Xu Luo’s tone, very calm, did not seem like a lie.

“Yes?”

Jian Wuji nodded and was about to turn around and leave, but then suddenly asked, “Isn’t Elder Xu curious? Why would I know about this matter?”

“What’s so curious about that? If I don’t get it, I don’t get it.”

“The former Palace Master, once mentioned this matter in a letter written to the Wine Demon.” Jian Wuji said.

“Perhaps the former Palace Master remembered wrongly, I indeed did not receive the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

“Maybe.”

After Jian Wuji finished speaking, he turned around and left.

As the two walked out of Xu Luo’s room, Cold Snow asked, “Why did you say that?”

“I just wanted to test him to see if he was lying.”

“You lied.”

The previous Palace Master, never mentioned Elder Xu, in his letter.

“How dare you use lies, to test him?”

“I just wanted to see if he would show his hand.”

“He wasn’t lying.” Coldsnow said.

“Maybe.”

Jian Wuji nodded and said, “However, I have discovered something strange.”

“What is it?”

“I noticed today that Elder Xu, had two mood swings, do you know when?”

“How would I know after all the rude things you’ve done?” Coldsnow said without a trace of humor, “Tell me, when was it?”

“The first time, it was when I messed up the decorations, on the mural.”

Cold Snow didn’t even notice this matter, much less Xu Luo’s change in mood. Only Jian Wuji, who had been secretly observing Xu Luo, was able to notice the change in his mood.

“Did you see that?”

“No.”

“The decorations on that mural were neatly arranged, spotless and meticulous, as if they were obsessive-compulsive.”

“Maybe it’s his maid, who cleans up after him.”

“Therein lies the problem.”

“What do you mean?”

“If Elder Xu doesn’t care about those decorations, at all, then he shouldn’t have any reaction when I messed them up.”

Jian Wuji discovered an important piece of information through this matter.

“He’s a man who is not what he appears to be; he’s affable on the surface but, in reality, is a controlling person.”

Cold Snow said in her heart, “I can’t believe I never realized this.”

She had spent so many years with Elder Xu, but she hadn’t even discovered another side of him.

Jian Wuji’s observation was really sharp.

“But that’s just his character, it doesn’t prove that he had anything to do with the death of the previous Palace Master.”

“That’s right, so we need to keep investigating.”

“How to investigate?”

“This time, instead of investigating objects, we’re investigating people.”

Cold Snow’s heart tightened, she knew that the person that Jian Wuji wanted to investigate was her mother.

“Are you really sure about this?”

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