Chapter 422: A Big Shot

The old butler nodded and continued,

"Second Master, I've already had someone investigate. The Zhu Family's young master, Zhu Zifeng, has been in Celestial South Province these past few days. Considering the young master's death, I think it's possible the Zhu Family was pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Moreover, the Zhu Family has quite a few Grandmaster-level experts. It's possible they were the ones who killed the young master!"

Hearing this, Liu Zhenghai instantly sobered up quite a bit.

He couldn't help but nod, feeling that the old butler's words made sense.

'That kid, Qin Tuo, is so young. How could he possibly have killed Tomb Tiger?'

'Could it be that a Grandmaster from the Zhu Family was hiding in the shadows, struck suddenly, and then framed Qin Tuo for it?'

At the very least, Liu Zhenghai was now convinced by this theory.

The old butler gave a wry smile and said,

"Second Master, that's why we must plan this out carefully. We need to avoid suffering any more of these senseless losses!"

The old butler had served the Liu Family for many years and had long since come to see it as his own.

That's why he had considered the matter so thoroughly. He was afraid Liu Zhenghai would rush off to Celestial South Province only to be ambushed by the Zhu Family.

Liu Zhenghai said slowly,

"If that's the case, we'll wait until my older brother comes out of seclusion. When that time comes, I swear I'll fight the Zhu Family to the bitter end!"

His voice fell, carrying the weight of a heavenly oath. The resolve in his tone was enough to make one's heart pound in alarm.

The old butler nodded and said,

"Rest assured, Second Master. Once the Patriarch emerges from seclusion, he will definitely avenge the young master and make the Zhu Family pay!"

Just then, several furious roars suddenly erupted from the courtyard.

Liu Zhenghai and the old butler were both startled.

"What's happening?"

Liu Zhenghai couldn't help but ask with a frown.

The old butler explained with a wry smile,

"What else could it be? Tomb Tiger is dead. The other three Guardians must have sensed it. Their emotions are a bit volatile right now. They'll be fine after a while!"

Liu Zhenghai nodded and said no more.

...

After Qin Tuo brought Ouyang Feifei back to the Provincial City, Chen Man Ni was so happy she was speechless.

She had been terrified that something would happen to Ouyang Feifei; she would have been plagued by guilt for the rest of her life.

"Feifei, stop thinking about that guy. Why don't we go shopping?"

Seeing that Ouyang Feifei was still in low spirits, Chen Man Ni couldn't help but suggest with a smile.

She knew that, no matter the circumstances, shopping was always the best medicine for a girl.

Ouyang Feifei nodded, forcing a smile.

With that, the two girls went off shopping, overjoyed.

Qin Tuo, however, stayed behind at the villa and didn't go with them.

After a moment of thought, Qin Tuo called for Long Wu.

Long Wu arrived at the villa looking somewhat puzzled, not knowing why Qin Tuo had summoned him.

Qin Tuo asked slowly,

"Long Wu, if I recall correctly, you should be on the verge of breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm, right?"

Hearing Qin Tuo's question, Long Wu nodded, his heart pounding with excitement.

"Yes, Celestial King! But I've found that breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm is incredibly difficult. It's like I've hit a bottleneck that I just can't get past."

As he spoke, a look of dejection crossed Long Wu's face.

Clearly, he had been trying to enter the Realm of Grandmaster these past few days, but every attempt had ended in failure.

Qin Tuo waved his hand and said casually with a smile,

"Don't worry, Long Wu. I'll lend you a hand and help you step into the Realm of Grandmaster!"

Hearing this, a look of ecstatic joy appeared on Long Wu's face, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, Celestial King! Thank you for your trouble!"

Without any more nonsense, Qin Tuo had Long Wu sit down.

He prepared to use his own Spiritual Power to help Long Wu forcibly smash through the gates to the Grandmaster Realm!

Qin Tuo slowly channeled a sliver of Spiritual Qi into Long Wu's body.

As he felt this formidable Spiritual Qi coursing through his meridians, Long Wu forcefully suppressed his excitement, seized the opportunity, and began to slowly circulate his own Inner Strength.

Bolstered by the Spiritual Qi, his streams of Inner Strength grew larger and larger, as if they were about to break through into the Grandmaster Realm at any moment.

At the same time, Qin Tuo strengthened this strand of Spiritual Qi, intending to help Long Wu break through to the Grandmaster Realm in one go, leaving no room for doubt!

He knew that once Long Wu entered the Grandmaster Realm, he would be of even greater help.

The recent incident where Chen Man Ni was almost killed had made Qin Tuo understand deeply that he had to make his subordinates stronger.

Otherwise, if they encountered more powerful enemies in the future, they wouldn't be of much use.

But just then, a servant suddenly knocked on the door.

Qin Tuo was about to ignore it; after all, this was a critical moment.

But the servant stood outside the door and said cautiously,

"Mr. Qin, Inspector Huo from the Security Pavilion is here to see you. Would you like to meet with him?"

Hearing this, Qin Tuo was a bit surprised.

He hadn't seen this Huo Jianqiang in a long time. They had always minded their own business.

'So why would Huo Jianqiang suddenly come looking for me now? What could it be about?'

Fearing something important had happened, Qin Tuo thought for a moment and said,

"Long Wu, you stay here and meditate on your own. Try to break through to the Grandmaster Realm. I'm going to step out for a bit."

Long Wu nodded, not daring to say anything more.

At that, Qin Tuo left that stream of Spiritual Power within Long Wu's body to help him with his breakthrough.

Then, Qin Tuo left the room and went to the main hall.

When he arrived in the living room, he saw Huo Jianqiang sitting on the sofa, a somewhat uneasy expression on his face.

As soon as he saw Qin Tuo, Huo Jianqiang quickly stood up and greeted him respectfully.

"Mr. Qin, I'm sorry. I know you're very busy. Please forgive me for dropping by unannounced and disturbing you!"

Qin Tuo shook his head and smiled.

"Not at all, Inspector Huo."

The two then sat down, and a servant came over to pour tea.

After Qin Tuo and Huo Jianqiang exchanged a few pleasantries, Qin Tuo couldn't help but get straight to the point.

"Inspector Huo, I'm curious, what brings you here today?"

Huo Jianqiang set down his teacup and said seriously,

"Mr. Qin, to be honest with you, I've actually come today to pass on a message. Someone wants to meet you."

Qin Tuo was somewhat surprised. He secretly tried to guess the person's identity and then asked,

"Inspector Huo, may I ask who exactly wants to see me?"

Huo Jianqiang couldn't help but say with a wry smile,

"Mr. Qin, it's a very important person. He just said he wanted to meet with you. Why don't you come with me right now?"

Seeing that Huo Jianqiang was unwilling to reveal the important person's true identity, Qin Tuo couldn't help but furrow his brow.