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Chapter 1064 - 1064: You Really Are Too Careless
"That's good then..."Qiu Yuxuan exhaled a long breath.
Meanwhile, Brother Cheng chuckled and said, "I'm so considerate, can't you at least thank me?"
Qiu Yuxuan almost became mentally crippled by his bizarre logic.
Do you really have the gall to ask for gratitude?
Not dragging innocent people down with you is simply what you should do, isn't it?
It's one thing for you to push me to praise you, but now you even want me to thank you?
Oh, right, I forgot you have no shame.
Anyway, since things have come to this, she didn't want all her efforts to go to waste.
What if this guy suddenly changes his mind because I didn't express gratitude?
"Thank you!"
She smiled while gritting her teeth as she forced out these two words.
Brother Cheng smiled and patted her shoulder, "No need to thank me, just savor the gratitude in your heart slowly."
Qiu Yuxuan genuinely wanted to explode.
She had never met someone so infuriating.
Right then, Brother Cheng called out towards the outside.
"That Immortal Official from the Law Enforcement Department, you can come in now!"
The next moment, the Sixth-grade Immortal Official from before flew in.
After glancing at Brother Cheng and Qiu Yuxuan, he solemnly asked, "Finished discussing?"
"Yes!"
Jiang Cheng nodded his head and then pointed at Qiu Yuxuan.
"The killing of Bai Kui was done by me alone, it has nothing to do with her, she was coerced by me throughout."
The Sixth-grade Immortal Official was taken aback upon hearing this.
Then he nodded, "Understood, Qiu Yuxuan is innocent."
Upon hearing this, Sister Xuan nearly burst into tears.
No matter how painful or disgusting the previous process was, the ending is finally good.
The 'effort' she made, the 'psychological torment' she endured, did not go in vain after all.
Perhaps because Brother Cheng is about to die, she suddenly felt that although this guy is extremely annoying, he still has a bit of a bright side, which is that he keeps his promises.
While she was feeling a mix of emotions, Brother Cheng shrugged.
"Alright, her matter is resolved."
"Now it's time to talk about my business."
The stern-faced Sixth-grade Immortal Official across from him chuckled unexpectedly, "Sect Leader Jiang, there's nothing to discuss about your matter; clearly, you are also innocent!"
Hearing this, Qiu Yuxuan was stunned, unable to react for a moment.
No way?
Could it be...?
Brother Cheng sat down like a mighty king and said to the Immortal Official faintly, "At least you know what's good for you."
This Sixth-grade Immortal Official was one of the Returning Immortals who visited the Profound Realm years ago and then returned to the Immortal Realm, the Cang Luo Demon Emperor.
He was an old acquaintance of Brother Cheng.
Previously, there wasn't much of a relationship, and Brother Cheng even once intimidated him and the Great Derivation Immortal Emperor.
But after Jiang Cheng bravely stood against the Three Great Realms, becoming the first hero of the Six Realms, he had no choice but to take it as a favor.
Moreover, having gone through a series of battles in the Immortal and Profound Realms, he was well aware of how amazing Jiang Cheng was, not to be judged by surface realm levels.
"You're really a joker; how would I dare go against you!"
He shook his head with a bitter smile.
"To be honest, Bai Kui's death caused a big stir and alarmed the Law Enforcement Department from the very start."
"Luckily, I happened to run into it."
Brother Cheng raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Quite the coincidence?"
"Exactly!"
"Initially, through the Heavenly Dao's deduction of Bai Kui's death, we couldn't even figure out the real culprit."
Venerable Cang Luo found it hard to believe as he mentioned this.
But thinking about it, nothing was surprising when it came to Sect Leader Jiang's affairs.
Then he started to complain.
"But after doing what you did, you didn't bother to cover it up, nor erase any traces, and ended up revealing the scenario through basic divination and retrospect."
"With such rudimentary methods revealing it, weren't you being too careless?"
"Thankfully, I was the first to discover it, and promptly helped you wrap it up."
Brother Cheng sighed with a hint of regret.
"Why did you have to meddle in it?"
He had been waiting for the Celestial Palace to come and arrest him, planning to counterattack and gain some spoils.
And just like that, this route was cut off.
Venerable Cang Luo took it as indirect praise and was still proudly seeking commendation.
"Haha, it was the least I could do."
"Since the Heavenly Dao couldn't detect any clues about Bai Kui's death, it's now regarded as a bizarre sudden death, and no suspicion will fall upon you."
"Rest assured!"
Brother Cheng's mouth twitched, unsure of what to say for a moment.
After all, he meant well.
Meanwhile, Qiu Yuxuan was on the verge of losing her mind.
You're an Immortal Official, and one of the Law Enforcement Department's Sixth-grade Immortal Officials at that!
He committed murder against an Immortal Official, yet you not only don't punish him but even help him 'destroy the evidence'?
Does that sound reasonable to you?
Could it get any more absurd?
By this point, she finally understood.
Turns out these two knew each other all along?
So...
Nothing was ever going to happen in the first place?
She didn't need to be on edge nor be forced to praise him?
He was just messing with her?
Since they knew each other, it meant they had already communicated through secret signals upon meeting.
But Jiang Cheng deliberately didn't tell her and instead purposefully played tricks on her.
Upon realizing this, a surge of anger rushed to her head, and if it weren't for the Sixth-grade Immortal Official of the Law Enforcement Department being present, she would have drawn her sword on the spot.
Especially after realizing she'd been thoroughly tricked, yet even thanked him personally.
She glared at Jiang Cheng with fiery eyes, wishing to burn him to ashes.
Brother Cheng certainly could feel her gaze and understand her rage.
However, he didn't care.
After all, she was a rival; no matter how things unfolded, even if their relationship improved temporarily, guided by the mysterious Heavenly Dao, this girl would eventually kill him.
She was never going to be on his side, nor would she ever feel any affection for him.
So as long as he had his fun, her anger was of no consequence.
Before leaving, Venerable Cang Luo brought up Wenren Sihai.
"Although we can all see that it's him who stole the pill furnace, intending to frame and harm you, this matter is hard to find concrete evidence for."
"The most critical part is, he's the legitimate grandson of Wenren Daoist Venerable."
"Our Law Enforcement Department can at most detain him for a while, but ultimately, he'll have to be released; I hope you understand."
Upon hearing that President Wenren wouldn't be convicted and executed, Qiu Yuxuan felt immense disappointment.
But Jiang Cheng was quite satisfied with this result.
If Wenren Sihai were really executed, how would the Wenren Family have any future plans?
Yet he deliberately acted regretful on the surface.
"How can that be? Evil must be eradicated completely!"
"What's the Law Enforcement Department doing, unable to handle such a minor issue?"
Venerable Cang Luo, seeing him 'dissatisfied,' felt a twinge of panic.
He hardly believed that after all these years, this guy's power was merely at an Emperor Realm Eighth Layer superficially.
Given how incredible he is, he might even be on par with a Daoist Venerable by now, right?
If he were to flare up, I couldn't possibly handle it.
He could only plead with a wry smile, "I'm just an underling, not the chief Immortal Official of the Law Enforcement Department; I really can't shake the Wenren Family."
Sect Leader Jiang sighed repeatedly before finally saying, "Alright, I won't make it hard for you then..."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Cang Luo sighed in relief, thinking it was all settled.
Who would've thought Brother Cheng would promptly utter his next sentence?
"Then I'll just give you a very simple task."