Chapter 0412 – Northern Blood Sect Confrontation – Absolute Return

“Big Brother Drunken Devil!”

Hearing Jian Wu Ji’s voice, Drunken Devil raised his head and looked at him.

Seeing that the Drunken Devil’s eyes were clear and had not fallen into madness, Jian Wuji was slightly relieved in his heart. He knew that the Drunken Devil would never do such a thing if he was sane.

“What happened, later.”

Drunken Devil nodded in understanding. The Ice Palace disciples who surrounded him, on the other hand, became even more nervous when they saw Jian Wuji appear. Some of them even pointed their swords at Jian Wuji, wary of him.

They seem to have decided that the Drunken Devil is the murderer of these people.

Moments later, Li An and Cold Snow also arrived at the scene.

Both women were stunned at the sight before them.

Among the dead, there was surprisingly the White Drunken Snow Warehouse Administrator they had met before, Cao Ming. He was the one who had told them that the former Palace Master had once gotten drunk with Elder Xu.

The two looked at each other with worry in their eyes.

Cold Snow looked at the Drunken Demon and said in her heart, “Could it really be that you killed them?”

The sight in front of me seemed to say it all.

Li An, on the other hand, looked at Jian Wu Ji and said in his heart, “What should we do? Big brother Drunken Devil seems to have been framed.”

If it were anyone else, she would have panicked at this moment, but seeing Jian Wuji’s calm and collected eyes, she felt much more at ease. She believed that no matter what danger she encountered, Jian Wuji would be able to neutralize it. Even if she could not resolve the crisis, as long as she could be with him, she was willing.

I don’t know how long it took, but a group of soldiers armed with shields and spears came from all directions and surrounded the scene.

They were the Ice Palace’s elite troops, the North Winds, who only took orders from the Ice Palace Lord. They wore armor, held shields, and had stern eyes, and it was clear at a glance that they were elite soldiers who had been in the battlefield for a long time.

The Northwinds cordoned off the scene, then split up and formed a lane with their shields.

The Ice Palace Master slowly walked into the encirclement surrounded by a group of white-clothed maids.

Previously, Jian Wuji had only seen her in the Ice Palace Lord’s chambers, and at that time, she was towering over the crowd like an ice goddess, causing people to not dare to look directly at her. Whereas at this moment, she was standing in front of the crowd, but she exuded a powerful majesty that was awe-inspiring.

The Ice Palace Lord looked at the corpses on the ground expressionlessly, his eyes cold.

She realized that among the dead, there were ordinary people who did not know martial arts.

“Drunken Devil, what exactly happened?” Jian Wuji asked.

Only then did the Drunken Devil speak, “He asked me to come here and said he had something to tell me.”

He pointed at Cao Ming’s corpse and said.

“I had just walked up to him when he suddenly bled to death from all seven orifices. Then the others heard the commotion, rushed over, and were all killed as well.”

“Do you think we’ll believe your bullshit?” A voice that came from the crowd.

The crowd looked around and saw Xu Luo walking over, his face grim.

He was still in the Ice Palace Master’s chambers a moment ago, but at this moment, he appeared here, obviously having gotten the news and rushed here on purpose.

“You’re covered in blood and you have the nerve to say you’re not a murderer?”

Xu Luo pointed at the drunken devil and angrily rebuked.

From the circumstances of the scene, the drunken devil is indeed the most suspicious.

“If Big Brother Drunken Devil had really killed them, would he still be standing here, waiting for you guys to catch him?” Jian Wuji suddenly said.

When the crowd heard this, they all turned their gazes to Jian Wuji.

Jian Wuji looked at Drunken Demon and said, “If Big Brother Drunken Demon really wanted to kill and silence people, he could have left no traces at all, much less stand here and wait to be surrounded.”

Drunken Devil nodded in agreement.

“If the Drunken Demon really wanted to kill people, you people, would have died a long time ago.” Jian Wuji looked at the Ice Palace Master and said, “Palace Master should know what kind of people the Demon Cult’s Demon Lords are.”

The Ice Palace Master certainly knew that if the Drunken Demon really moved to kill, those Ice Palace disciples who were the first to arrive at the scene would not have been able to survive at all.

“Then why is he standing here?” Xu Luo asked.

Jian Wuji looked at the Ice Palace Master and said, “Because he respects the Palace Master, that’s why he’s standing here, waiting for the Palace Master’s ruling. If he leaves without authorization, it will only complicate things.”

At the corner of the drunken devil’s mouth, a smile appeared.

He knew that as long as Sword Wuji was there, he wouldn’t be wronged.

“We can’t gullibly trust the words of the people in the demonic sect, we must imprison him and wait to find out the truth before making a decision.” Xu Luo said.

“That’s not fair.” Jian Wuji retorted.

“Fair? What do you mean?”

Jian Wuji looked at the surrounding Ice Palace disciples and said, “You should all know that we are investigating the death of the former Palace Master. During our investigation, we discovered a suspicious clue that someone in the Ice Palace, privately, commissioned the previous Palace Master to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

Xu Luo’s face changed when he heard this.

He didn’t expect that Jian Wuji would say this matter in public.

“That person, deceived us, but we didn’t imprison him because we respect the Ice Palace and the Palace Master.”

The surrounding disciples of the Ice Palace looked at each other and discussed.

Xu Luo was dumbfounded, he didn’t dare to retort because he knew that once he opened his mouth, Jian Wuji would say his name.

Jian Wuji’s eyes, became icy cold as he looked at Xu Luo and said, “We respect you, yet you want to be gracious?”

If the Ice Palace Lord wasn’t present, he would have released his aura and given Xu Luo a downward spiral. But now, he had to restrain himself and not be rude in front of the Ice Palace Lord.

Cold Snow was shocked when she saw Jian Wuji’s sudden change of face.

She had never seen such a serious side of Jian Wuji before, his eyes at this moment, cold and sharp, as if a sharp sword out of its sheath, sending shivers down the spine.

“The Young Preceptor is right.”

The Ice Palace Master finally spoke, she looked at the surrounding Ice Palace disciples and said, “All put down your swords.”

The Ice Palace disciples, one after another, sheathed their swords.

Xu Luo remained undeterred and said, “Palace Master, you can’t trust them.”

“I will investigate this case thoroughly and find the real culprit.”

The Ice Palace Master looked at the Drunken Demon and said, “You cannot leave the Ice Palace until the results of the investigation are out.”

She did not imprison the Drunken Demon, but she also did not allow him to leave the Ice Palace, which was her bottom line.

“I’ll send people, twenty-four hours a day, to monitor you.” Xu Luo said.

“Yes, but only until the results of the investigation come out.” The Ice Palace Lord said.

The Drunken Demon looked towards Jian Wuji, waiting for his instructions.

Jian Wuji didn’t say anything and only nodded in agreement.

“I promise.” Drunken Devil said.

The Drunken Devil turned to leave, and Li An hurriedly followed.

“Palace Master, why do you indulge them so?”

Xu Luo said with dissatisfaction.

“Elder Xu, why are you so agitated?”

The Ice Palace Lord asked rhetorically.

Xu Luo was at a loss for words, he didn’t know how to answer.

“I’ll take care of this.”

After the Ice Palace Master finished speaking, she turned around and left.

The Northwinds, and the maids, followed suit.

Xu Luo looked at the corpses on the ground and said to those Ice Palace disciples who were examining the corpses, “Leave me alone.”

The Ice Palace disciples all knew that Elder Xu had always loved and cared for the Ice Palace disciples, so they all silently retreated, leaving the scene to Xu Luo.

Xu Luo looked at the corpse on the ground, but in his mind, he was thinking of something else.