“The body was lying on the floor in the center of the room, headless, with no other external injuries.”
“A single cut to the neck, it was done by a skilled swordsman.”
“The blood at the cut was normal, there were no signs of the body being moved.”
“The body was clean, with no signs of struggle, the room was tidy, the windows and doors were intact, and there were no signs of a fight.”
“No packages or other items were found, nor were there any personal belongings such as money on the body, it can be determined that they were taken.”
“There was food on the table but no wine, the dishes were mostly eaten, and no common toxins were found.”
“The bedding on the bed was tidy, there was no sign of sleep.”
…
Listening to the constant reports, Li Xuan looked at the constable.
He said coldly, “The deceased's belongings.”
“What belongings?”
The middle-aged constable with a sly look on his face was taken aback.
He quickly realized what Li Xuan meant, that they were greedy and had embezzled the deceased's belongings.
That’s right.
It's not unheard of to go out without luggage, but not a single coin, it’s really never been seen before!
The constable knelt down with a thud, swearing and vowing:
“My lord, I really don't know what he had!”
“If I took anything from the deceased, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!”
Li Xuan didn't even glance at him, he simply called over a subordinate and told him to book a room and then order a table of food.
One good thing about the Imperial Guards, they really do give "travel expenses" for official business.
So even if a Tiqi was sent out on an official mission, they wouldn’t be short of money.
The officer who had inspected the scene looked at Li Xuan.
After getting his nod, he walked to the constable and said:
“If it wasn’t you, then go find it.”
“If you can’t find it…”
He deliberately paused, a playful smile on his face.
The constable hurriedly said: “I’ll definitely find it, even if I have to dig three feet into the ground, I’ll find his belongings!”
“I’ll go downstairs and interrogate the people, see what the deceased brought with him when he arrived!”
With the officer’s permission, the constable quickly got up and trotted downstairs.
Li Xuan rubbed his temples.
Hopefully, intimidating this old hand in the constables will make him find the belongings.
Cats have their ways, rats have their ways, I wonder if he can surprise me.
Rubbing his temples, Li Xuan asked: “It’s impossible for a normal person to be moved, killed, and not make a sound.”
“Check the food on the table for any kind of sedative, or something that could be inhaled, find the source.”
The constable is looking for missing items, the Tiqi is looking for the method of the crime, and I’ll take a look at the people at the inn!
In a world with extraordinary power, you have to first check for extraordinary interference in order to solve a case.
If the perpetrator is a ranked cultivator, it won’t be easy to find clues with ordinary methods.
Li Xuan went downstairs, but didn’t speak to anyone, he just walked around and looked at the staff of the inn.
There’s one good thing about Body Tempering Martial Arts.
If your martial arts are not perfected, you cannot completely conceal your strength beyond that of a normal person.
Ordinary people can’t tell, but anyone who is also a ranked cultivator can tell at a glance.
Those with experience can even tell what rank you are.
Of course, if you meet a genius, or if they have a technique for hiding their aura, then there’s nothing you can do.
The innkeeper, the innkeeper's wife, the cook, the waiter, ordinary people.
A scholar, a merchant, an official, a prisoner, ordinary people.
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he didn’t find any experts after checking everyone.
Whether it was a skilled cultivator who happened to pass by, killed someone and left, or an assassin specifically targeting Lian Fei Yu, or someone else’s subordinate.
They wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of beheading someone and taking the head.
So the killer must be an ordinary person from the inn, and this kind of death must have a reason.
After checking everyone, he did something a Tiqi wouldn’t.
Li Xuan went upstairs and called two of his men, instructing them: “Go and check, is there any special meaning to this kind of death?”
“Yes!” The men got the order, one went to find a clerk, the other went to inquire among the local people.
This place is not far from the Imperial City, but there might be some special local customs.
With three investigative routes arranged, Li Xuan finally ate a delicious meal of congee and pastries.
Perhaps it was because of the increase in spiritual energy, his body had absorbed some of it, and his appetite didn’t increase with his realm, instead, it became similar to that of a normal person.
However, his ability to absorb the effects of medicine was greatly enhanced.
He silently muttered: “Fate System!”
【Name】: Li Xuan, courtesy name Wei Jin
【Identity 1】: The only son of the Li Family of Jinling, a branch of the Li Family in the Imperial City.
【Mission 1】: The growth of the Imperial City Li Family (0)
【Mission 2】: The brilliance of the Imperial City Li Family (4)
【Initial Reward】: Identity and inheritance of the Imperial City Li Family (including wealth, political resources, martial arts manuals, etc.)
【Realm】: Sixth Rank Refined, Seventh Rank Qi (Nine is the lowest, One is the highest)
【Martial Arts】
Body Tempering Techniques:
Iron Shirt (Layers: 12/13, Progress: 88%)
Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Technique (4/4, MAX) (A self-created technique by combining numerous Body Tempering Techniques that have been cultivated to the highest level)
Qi Cultivation Techniques:
Nine Revolutions Qi Cultivation Technique (1/1, MAX) (A self-created technique by combining numerous Qi Cultivation Techniques that have been cultivated to the highest level)
【Techniques】:
Grandmaster: Archery, Swordsmanship, Body Movement, Lightness Skill, Swordsmanship…
First-rate: Whip Technique
Although spiritual energy has come out, there is no corresponding technique, the cultivation of Qi and Blood can only be experimented and deduced on my own, the current Qi and Blood is mostly produced by high-intensity physical fitness.
It is estimated that it will take ten years to reach the Fifth Rank by relying on the techniques of Body Tempering Martial Arts.
Qi cultivation is the same.
Although the internal Qi (internal breath) cultivated by Health Preservation Techniques can be transformed into internal force.
But using Health Preservation Techniques at this level to absorb spiritual energy to improve the quantity and quality of internal force, it won’t be possible to reach the Eighth Rank in five years.
This is still according to my talent.
Fortunately, I have a lot of guesses from my past life about internal techniques, I can use them directly.
That’s why I was able to break through to the Seventh Rank in Qi in half a year.
It’s a pity that even the Imperial Guard’s library doesn’t have any Qi and Blood, or internal technique manuals.
Otherwise, why would I be so worried?
But that’s also true.
The recent Body Tempering Martial Arts have been in decline for hundreds of years, let alone internal techniques that declined before it.
It can only be said that spiritual energy does have an effect, but it’s not as great as I imagined.
The three increases in spiritual energy have only made the speed of martial arts cultivation faster, indirectly raising the upper limit of martial arts in the world.
But it can’t make the people in the world suddenly become much, much stronger.
Cultivation is faster, I wonder if there will be more Sixth Ranks, and if anyone can break through to the Fifth Rank?
No, I have to continue researching the cultivation of Qi and Blood!
As for techniques, I have no idea how to improve them.
Li Xuan thought about his cultivation while eating.
After finishing, he made a pot of tea.
He used the waiting time to deduce the Nine Revolutions Body Tempering Technique and the Nine Revolutions Qi Cultivation Technique, so that he could go further on the path of cultivation.
Looking at Li Xuan, who was closing his eyes, shaking his head and humming, as if he was humming a tune.
The Tiqi who came back to report lowered his voice: “My lord, we have a lead!”
Li Xuan suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes like lightning, for a moment, the room seemed to flash with white light.
The Tiqi blinked, not sure if he was mistaken.
The important thing was at hand, he quickly adjusted his emotions and said:
“My lord, there was indeed a sedative in the food, but we interrogated them, it wasn’t the innkeeper who did it.”