Chapter 159: A Suspect Among Them

Yao Xiangli looked at Bai He and signaling for him to continue.

Bai He went on, "The first possibility is that the killer’s strength is unfathomable. It should be someone who is capable of secretly infiltrating the Lingguang Sect and killing a disciple without being detected. The second possibility is that the person who killed Li Changshou was someone he knew.

So, killing him without anyone noticing was not an impossible thing."

Yao Xiangli’s brows were tightly furrowed.

No matter whether it was the first possibility or the second, neither was something he could accept.

Whether it was an outsider committing the murder, or someone within the sect... both possibilities sent chills down one’s spine.

Although they might not usually listen to Bai He, this time, what Bai He said made a great deal of sense and they took it seriously.

"Start the investigation from within. Find out who Li Changshou met and who he was close to."

"You cannot go in."

While the elders’ hall was still in discussion, Ye Shiyuan suddenly barged in from outside.

Bai He frowned slightly.

Ye Shiyuan was not usually someone who broke rules like this.

"Who allowed you to enter?" the Fourth Elder Qi Yun spoke with displeasure.

Bai He was already thinking about how to speak up for Ye Shiyuan.

He only saw Ye Shiyuan walk in, looking extremely serious. "Sect Leader, this disciple requests to personally investigate this matter."

"You had quite a good relationship with Li Changshou."

"This disciple saw Changshou last night. At that time, he was still perfectly fine. I didn’t expect that not long after we parted, he would be murdered. This shows that the killer was very likely hiding in the shadows and watching me."

After hearing this, Bai He felt a chill run down his spine.

That was far too terrifying.

His close friend had been killed.

Ye Shiyuan couldn’t help but think, if he hadn’t left last night, if he had stayed with Li Changshou the entire time, would this have happened at all?

He even began to feel a sense of guilt.

"You’re saying you saw Li Changshou last night?" the Third Elder Zhou Yifei couldn’t help but speak up. "In that case, you are also a suspect. You meet all the conditions to have killed Li Changshou. I’m not saying you are the culprit, but you are not suitable to investigate this matter."

What Zhou Yifei said was not wrong.

Ye Shiyuan’s strength was enough to kill Li Changshou.

He was also someone close to him and he had seen Li Changshou last night.

It was as if every piece of evidence pointed toward Ye Shiyuan.

"Senior Brother is not the killer." Xu Feng naturally believed Bai He without question.

"Bai He, control your disciple. This is not a place for him to speak," Yao Xiangli said displeased.

Bai He glanced at Xu Feng and signaling him to keep quiet.

At a time like this, why was he speaking nonsense?

Although Xu Feng was unhappy, he still chose to listen to Bai He and kept silent.

"Shiyuan, come here."

Bai He called out to Ye Shiyuan.

Ye Shiyuan looked deeply at Bai He as if suppressing something, but in the end, he still walked over to him.

Bai He was worried that the two of them might stir up more trouble, but fortunately, neither of them spoke again afterward.

It wasn’t until they left Yaoxing Peak and were on the way back that Ye Shiyuan finally spoke.

"Master, do you also think that I did this?"

"How could I possibly suspect you? It definitely wasn’t you."

After all, he was the protagonist.

Would the protagonist ever do something like this?

Only villains would do such things, alright?

"In that case, why didn’t Master let me investigate this matter?"

Bai He sighed. "I don’t really mind, Shiyuan. Just leave this matter to someone else, alright?"

Ye Shiyuan frowned.

Although he didn’t immediately reject it, it was clear that he was still angry.

"Shiyuan, I’m sorry. If you were Senior Brother’s disciple, you wouldn’t be in such a passive position."

Ye Shiyuan was slightly stunned.

Yes... why was he making things difficult for him?

Bai He had no choice either.

Otherwise, how could he possibly not help him?

"Master, it’s my fault. I was too anxious."

"It’s alright. Since this matter has been handed over to Second Senior Brother, I’ll just go to him often. You can follow me, and that way, you can also investigate along the way, right?"

Dan Zhu had already expected that Ye Shiyuan wouldn’t just let this go.

He was actually quite familiar with Ye Shiyuan.

In the past, just like Yao Xiangli, he had regarded Ye Shiyuan as the future of the entire Lingguang Sect.

"So, you’ve come."

"Second Elder, Changshou wouldn’t have died so easily. I will never let the person who killed him go."

A trace of anger flickered in Ye Shiyuan’s eyes.

Bai He stood to the side, not even daring to speak.

Ye Shiyuan valued loyalty, so it was natural for him to be this angry.

Bai He could understand.

"And you?"

Dan Zhu shifted his gaze to Bai He.

Bai He braced himself.

Although he didn’t really want to get involved in this matter and knew he might not be of much help, he couldn’t ignore Ye Shiyuan’s situation either.

"Second Senior Brother, Shiyuan is not the killer. He can definitely be of help. Could you let him join the investigation?"

Dan Zhu hesitated slightly.

"To be honest, we never had any expectations for you before. But since you want to truly become an elder of the Lingguang Sect, then you must take responsibility for Ye Shiyuan’s situation. I can let him come along, but if anything happens, you will bear the responsibility."

Under Dan Zhu’s somewhat stern expression, Bai He couldn’t help but feel a bit nervous.

Of course, he did not doubt Ye Shiyuan at all.

"Then I’ll trouble you, Second Senior Brother."