Chapter 375
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Ye Wushuang’s generosity was something Wang Sheng had never anticipated.
Ten thousand spirit stones!
It was enough to purchase a low-grade mystic spirit weapon. For a warrior at the Condensation Pulse stage, this was a substantial sum.
“Brother Ye is such a good person!” Wang Sheng muttered to himself. “This acquaintance was well worth making!”
With that, he quickened his pace, hastening back to his residence.
However, at that very moment, Wang Sheng felt a faint sense of being followed.
“Who’s there?”
Passing through a shaded path, Wang Sheng immediately stopped, clenched his palm, and a long sword materialized in his hand.
From the darkness, several figures emerged.
Seeing them, Wang Sheng’s expression changed dramatically.
“So it’s Chu…”
A sudden *thud* echoed through the air.
Before Wang Sheng could finish his sentence, one of the figures stepped forward, wielding a dagger that swiftly slit his throat.
Blood gushed out, and Wang Sheng’s body collapsed to its knees, his hands clutching at his neck.
“Chu… you…”
“Trying to ingratiate yourself with those people?” the young man standing in the shade spoke coldly. “You, Wang Sheng, dared to approach those who killed my Chu clan’s offspring. How dare you!”
Those who killed the Chu clan’s offspring… Was it Ye Wushuang?
Wang Sheng’s body fell to the ground, a pool of blood spreading around him, staining the promissory note worth ten thousand spirit stones.
Elsewhere, Ye Wushuang, Wang Xueqi, Xiao Yuan, and Qing Chengtian each inspected their assigned courtyards and were quite satisfied. After exchanging a few words, they all retired for the night. It had been a month since any of them had been able to rest properly.
The next morning, a series of loud knocks on the door broke the silence.
“Ye Wushuang, get up quickly!”
Ye Wushuang, who had been meditating in his second-floor cultivation room, slowly rose to his feet.
Opening the courtyard gate, he saw Xiao Yuan and Qing Chengtian, both looking extremely anxious.
“What’s wrong?”
Qing Chengtian immediately said, “Senior Wang Sheng is dead!”
Upon hearing this, Ye Wushuang’s expression froze.
“Where?”
“Not far from here. A crowd has gathered there. He was discovered early this morning.”
“Let’s go see.”
The three of them walked along a path, turned a corner, and saw a shaded lane where dozens of people had already gathered.
Approaching the front, they saw Wang Sheng’s body lying in the weeds by the roadside, along with a promissory note worth ten thousand spirit stones, now soaked in blood.
Ye Wushuang felt an inexplicable tightening in his chest.
The note worth ten thousand spirit stones was left untouched; the killer was not after wealth.
If Wang Sheng hadn’t offended someone and been assassinated, then it must have been because of them!
Last night, Wang Sheng had merely escorted them to the residential area, and that was arranged by the academy’s mentors and elders.
Xiao Yuan, looking at Wang Sheng’s body, whispered, “Could it be…”
“What do you mean?” Qing Chengtian asked curiously.
Xiao Yuan glanced at Ye Wushuang and continued, “Earlier, Wang Sheng led us into the academy, and yesterday, he took us to the residential area…”
“If he hadn’t offended anyone, then his murder might not have been about him specifically, but rather a message.”
A message?
What message?
Qing Chengtian was puzzled.
Xiao Yuan sighed and said, “Anyone who dares to associate with us will die!”
Suddenly, Qing Chengtian understood.
“You mean Wang Sheng was killed by the disciples of the Chu clan or the Qin clan?”
At that moment, Qing Chengtian felt a chill run down his spine.
He had long known that the Five Great Clans wielded significant influence within Qingyun Academy, but he never expected them to be so brazen as to commit murder openly.
Where was the rule of law in this place?
