C35 (1/2)

CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Doubts

It was obvious that his words from yesterday had worked. As long as Huang Shan was not a fool, he would naturally take action against him. And now, his actions were clearly an expression of his loyalty, hoping to leave an impression in Lin Qing's heart.

”Greetings, Branch Lord.” Seeing Lin Qing leaving, Huang Shan straightened his body and respectfully greeted her.

Lightly nodding his head, Lin Qing was very satisfied with Huang Shan's performance. Placing her hand behind her back, Lin Qing indifferently said, ”Take me to see the place where the previous Branch Lord was assassinated.”

”Yes, Branch Lord.” Although Huang Shan was somewhat suspicious as to why Lin Qing wanted to go to the place where the previous Branch Lord was killed, he still didn't ask anything. He cupped his hands together and led the way with a respectful voice.

As she followed behind Huang Shan, Lin Qing remained silent, thinking about how to manage Red Leaf Town. As for the place where the previous Branch Lord was killed, it was only Lin Qingbiao's position. After all, since the previous Branch Lord had been killed for no reason, it was his duty to hunt down the culprit.

The time spent on the road wasn't long. It was only the time of two incense sticks' worth of time. Lin Qing followed Huang Shan and arrived in front of a small courtyard.

”Branch Lord, this is the place where the previous Branch Lord was assassinated,” Huang Shan turned around and said respectfully when he arrived at the entrance of the small courtyard.

Lin Qing walked in and pushed open the door. Lin Qing felt that the furnishings inside the house were very gorgeous and there were even some rare and precious antiques on the shelves. Although they weren't priceless, they were still worth some money.

”The Branch Lord is at the place where the previous Branch Lord died.” Seeing Lin Qing looking at him seriously, Huang Shan pointed at the ground beside him as he spoke.

Lin Qing's gaze followed her gaze, but she did not discover anything special. Other than a few drops of blood that had clearly dried up, there were no particularly obvious clues.

Bending down, Lin Qing picked up the dried up blood and put it on her nose to smell. However, she did not say anything.

”When the previous Branch Lord's corpse was inspected, were there any signs of poisoning?” Lin Qing casually inquired.

”I did not discover this.” Huang Shan respectfully said.

”Has anything been lost in the previous Branch Lord's room?” Lin Qing asked, nodding her head.

”It was not lost. The antique items are intact. The hidden treasures in the room have not been lost either.” Huang Shan did not dare to hesitate as he explained everything that he knew.

Hearing this, Lin Qing couldn't help but frown. From the looks of it, the purpose of assassinating the former Branch Lord was not for wealth, and according to the intelligence given to her by the sect, although the former Branch Lord's martial arts hadn't reached the level of a talented warrior, he was still a first-rate expert below that level. Ordinary people wouldn't be able to match him, and the former Branch Lord's body didn't show any signs of being poisoned.

However, judging from the traces of the fight in the room, it was clearly not an assassination attempt. The fact that he was able to kill the former Helmsman without causing any commotion showed that he had great martial arts skills, and his martial arts skills were not inferior to the former Helmsman's.