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Chapter 100 Chen Xin's Narrative
The three walked slowly, without saying much along the way. When they returned to Xue Qinghe's palace, they sat down facing each other. Xue Qinghe picked up the teapot on the table and poured half a cup of tea into each of their cups.
Chen Xin glanced at Ning Fengzhi but did not speak immediately. After all, with the Crown Prince of Tiandou in front of him, he was unsure whether the occasion was appropriate.
Ning Fengzhi nodded to him: "Uncle Jian, it's alright. His Highness the Crown Prince is also concerned about Master Yanxiao's situation, so please feel free to speak."
Chen Xin nodded and recounted his observations of Yan Xiao along the way after arriving in Notting City. However, he refrained from saying anything too blunt, because in just a few days, he had seen Yan Xiao every day, and apart from lying on the recliner drinking and smoking, he did nothing else. Even the pen on the table remained exactly where it had been a few days before.
So when Xue Qinghe asked Master Yanxiao whether he had done any research before the incident, he hesitated. If he had been doing some kind of experiment, then he certainly had the demeanor of a master, and perhaps that was why he was targeted by others.
However, after observing for several days, I found that Master Yanxiao did nothing at all, which is why I only rushed to the fire scene after he was killed.
Chen Xin couldn't figure it out either. Could it be that someone saw the old man living too comfortably and set a fire?
If it weren't for the Spirit Hall's secretive tactics, which undoubtedly indicated they received orders from above, Chen Xin would have genuinely suspected that the old man had lost control of his cigarette and started the fire.
Seeing Chen Xin's somewhat embarrassed expression, Xue Qinghe smiled and didn't continue the topic: "So, Sword Douluo, was Master Yan Xiao truly just killed by the sea of fire?"
"After I rescued Master Yanxiao from the sea of fire, I specifically checked his body for any fluctuations in soul power, and the result was no. This conclusion is indeed a bit strange, but in a place like Notting Academy, let alone with someone like Master Yanxiao, it's impossible for such a basic mistake to occur."
Xue Qinghe nodded. The Dean of Notting Academy and Lord Xiao were eager to treat Master Yanxiao like an ancestor. If something happened to Yanxiao, it would be bad for them. Therefore, this kind of low-level fire was not convincing at all. Moreover, the other party had been burning in the fire for a while before the rescue arrived. It seemed too much like someone had given some kind of order and did it deliberately.
"Were the people in charge of the on-site investigation and drawing conclusions from the Spirit Hall?"
Chen Xin nodded: "I originally wanted to explore further, but unfortunately the Spirit Hall has taken over. After all, on the surface, this is just a simple fire incident, and I can't interfere any further."
Hearing this, Xue Qinghe exchanged a glance with Ning Fengzhi and nodded: "Teacher, do you think Her Majesty the Pope of the Spirit Hall would consider Master Yan Xiao worthy of her attention and thus secretly attempt to kill him?"
After pondering for a moment, Ning Fengzhi shook his head: "Impossible. Judging from Xiao Yan's performance, no matter how talented he is, he is only a Soul Venerable. Moreover, in terms of age, he is not particularly young. Yan Xiao, who has taught such a student, does not pose any threat at all."
Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Xue Qinghe's eyes were somewhat strange. It seemed that the other party had not properly looked at Xiao Yan's information. Young, more than young, a Soul Master at the age of fourteen. Even the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall could not compare to Xiao Yan's talent. However, in Xue Qinghe's opinion, this matter was obviously not instigated by Bibi Dong.
If she truly had ulterior motives, she would have either sought to recruit or kill him. Instead, she went to such lengths to pull this stunt, so the person who did it must have had ulterior motives.
He then recalled the events of the selection competition. At that time, Xiao Yan's prominence was so great that it could be said that all the nobles of Tiandou City had taken notice. At the same time, there was someone who shouldn't have been there, but he actually showed up on the day of the finals.
He and Ning Fengzhi blurted out in unison, "Salas."
They naturally didn't know how many tricks Salas had used to become a Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, but one thing was obvious: although his cultivation was not low, the methods he used were never honorable. In fact, it could be said that he would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
"In that case, everything makes sense. I remember that Bishop Salas doesn't have any direct disciples or confidants, right?" Xue Qinghe lowered his head. Since Salas decided to take action against Yan Xiao, there was only one possibility: what this old man valued was never Yan Xiao's so-called theoretical system or cultivation method. What he valued was nothing more than a genius like Xiao Yan.
"If Master Yanxiao were dead, even if Xiao Yan were to take another master, there wouldn't be much criticism. Besides, Master Yanxiao's death in the fire was an accident, and Xiao Yan was still a child, so of course he wouldn't think that much about it..."
Xue Qinghe's eyes turned very unfriendly. He had already decided when to teach this Salas a lesson. Although he himself could not, his grandfather certainly could.
"Oh no, Xiao Yan should already be at the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City." After hearing the two's analysis, Chen Xin understood the general situation. Hearing Xiao Yan and Qin Ming's conversation along the way, he also understood that the two wanted to go to the Spirit Hall in Heaven Dou City to find Salas to understand the details of Yan Xiao's matter. Isn't this just like lambs to the slaughter?
Compared to Ning Fengzhi's worried expression about Xiao Yan being recruited by the Spirit Hall, Xue Qinghe was much more relaxed. Even an outsider like Ning Fengzhi could see through Salas's audacity to attack Yan Xiao, so how could Xiao Yan not know? Since he dared to go, he must have his own plans.
"Shall I set off for the Spirit Hall now?" Chen Xin immediately stood up, ready to go.
Instead, Xue Qinghe reached out and stopped the other party: "Sword Douluo, since Xiao Yan has decided to go, he must have some plans in mind. If you rush over now, you will only cause trouble."
Xue Qinghe's words simultaneously enlightened Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin. Ning Fengzhi looked at Xue Qinghe and felt that His Highness the Crown Prince seemed to understand Xiao Yan better than ordinary people. However, according to the rumors, wasn't His Highness the Crown Prince's maidservant closely related to Yan Xiao? Speaking of which, he had never seen the maidservant named "Xue'er" in all his years in the palace.
Chen Xin seemed to remember something as well. In fact, rather than telling Ning Fengzhi what happened at Yan Xiao's place, he wanted to tell her what happened at Xiao Yan's place.
So he sat down again and continued, "After confirming that Master Yan Xiao was not in mortal danger, I set off back. Since the other party's attack failed, and the Spirit Hall guaranteed to protect Master Yan Xiao, there was no need for me to continue worrying. After all, I'm not a healing-type Spirit Master. I was thinking that since the other party could attack Yan Xiao, would they also attack Xiao Yan? But when I arrived, I was still a step too late."
"Too late?" Xue Qinghe frowned. He didn't agree with Sword Douluo's statement. Since it was Salas who made the move, and he was hiding it so much, he must have wanted to recruit Xiao Yan. So he couldn't possibly have attacked Xiao Yan.