Chapter 179: History is written by men


    Trantor: Skyfarrow Editor: Skyfarrow


    “The Flower Wine Monk begged for mercy on his knees. The fourth n head was merciful and kind,


    intending to spare his life. Yet the Flower Wink Monk suddenlyunched a sneak attack, and the n


    head flew into a rage, killing the Flower Wine Monk on the spot. However, due to the heavy injuries


    from the sneak attack, he passed away not long after. s, demonic path members were indeed


    treacherous and unworthy of kindness….”


    However, as Tie Ruo Nan read through this content, her eyes gradually dimmed down.


    “What a pity, this Flower Wine Monk died on the spot and couldn’t leave behind an inheritance. If he


    could leave an inheritance, that would be perfect to exin everything,” The young girl sighed inwardly.


    Yet she didn’t give up and continued to flip through the Gu Yue n records, until the time was up and


    Gu Yue Yao Ji rushed them out.


    Fang Zheng weed the Tie father and daughter outside of the n pavillion, “Were there any


    discoveries?”


    Tie Xue Leng was silent whereas Tie Ruo Nan gave a bitter smile and shook her head.


    Fang Zheng continued, “I just thought of something which might be of help. Big brother and Chi faction


    worked quite closely, and the Chi faction’s elder Gu Yue Chi Lian had once defended him in front of


    everyone. Lady Tie, do you think this Liquor worm could have been secretly handed over by elder Chi


    Lian to my big brother?”


    “Chi faction?” Tie Ruo Nan frowned.


    “Yes. Chi and Mo faction were the most influential factions of our Gu Yue n before the wolf tide,”


    Fang Zheng exined.


    How was Fang Yuan involved with Chi faction? Tie Ruo Nan reflected on this.


    She started feeling a headache; this was her first case and she had been full of confidence at first but


    when she actually started doing it, she felt that it was filled with difficulties.


    When she had seen her father solving the cases, it was as if sess was guaranteed; all the mysteries


    were solved with methodical and orderly arrangement. However, she realized how truly difficult it was


    to solve a case when it was her turn.


    There seemed to be no trails sometimes whereas all kinds of weird clues seemed to emerge, causing


    Tie Ruo Nan to be at wit’s end.


    It was like she was covered in a dense fog and she didn’t know how close or far she was from the truth.


    Would this clue regarding Chi faction be of any use?


    Tie Ruo Nan couldn’t help but feel at a loss, and she subconsciously looked at her father.


    “Father should have already discovered some clues, right?” At this moment, the admiration in the


    young girl towards her father deepened further.


    “If it was my father, this case should have already been solved. I am still far away from father’s level.


    But even if I fail, as long as father is here, the truth wille out and the killer will be punished.” Tie


    Ruo Nan felt ashamed but also a sense of pride.


    With Tie Xue Leng here, she had no worries that the criminal could get away.


    But the young girl quickly shook her head, getting angry. The anger was towards herself.


    “Ruo Nan, you are worthless. Didn’t you think of surpassing father? How can you surpass him if you


    have the mentality of always relying on him!?”


    “Ruo Nan, cheer up, you can do it!” The young girl pursed her lips, inwardly encouraging herself.


    Her spirit boiled up again.


    She decided to overthrow her previous conjectures and start over.


    “If Fang Yuan didn’t obtain the Liquor worm from an inheritance and got it from other people, then this


    Chi faction would be the biggest suspect. However, why would Chi faction take notice of a C grade


    aptitude ordinary student and secretly give him the Liquor worm?”


    “What does Fang Yuan have that Chi faction felt it worthy to invest in him? Because he is Fang Zheng’s


    brother? No, that is almost negligible. Wait a second, it might not be Chi faction taking the initiative to


    invest in him. There is another possibility, and that is because Fang Yuan ckmailed them!”


    “If it is truly so, what did Fang Yuan have on them to make them hold their nose and obediently


    compromise with a student that had yet to be a Gu Master?”


    Tie Ruo Nan racked her brains and an answer seemed to gradually emerge in her mind.


    But this answer was blurry like the light behind a paper window. Tie Ruo Nan could feel its existence


    but she couldn’t grasp and understand it.


    “Father.” The young girl suddenly raised her head and looked at Tie Xue Leng, “I would like to borrow


    the Cactus Pointer.”


    Tie Xue Leng replied in a rxed voice, “The suggestion given by Cactus pointer is based upon the


    information the user has. It only spectes on behalf of you and might not be urate. Are you sure


    you want to use it?”


    The young girl nodded.


    Cactus pointer was a seed.


    Tie Ruo Nan buried it in the ground then used her palm to press on the soil, transferring her white silver


    primeval essence to it.


    After several breaths, she withdrew her hand. Soon, they could see the soil loosening up, and a young


    sprout grew out of it.


    The newborn sprout was a translucent green, and looked very fragile. It quickly grew, bing bigger


    and bigger, and its color changed from fragile greenish yellow to verdant green, then finally to dark


    green.


    Its appearance was simr to a cactus. It had thick flesh, the surface covered with sharp ck thorns


    and was lush green all over.


    Within moments, a flower bud appeared on its top part.


    The white flower bud gradually grew, bing charming and delicate. The main body of the cactus,


    however, was shrinking as if its moisture was being squeezed out.


    Tie Ruo Nan stretched her fingers and gently plucked this flower bud. The moment the flower bud was


    taken out, the cactus started turning grey andpletely died after a few seconds.


    The cactus pointer was a Rank three consumable Gu.


    Tie Ruo Nan carefully opened the flower bud.


    The flower bud, however, was not wrapped up withyers of petals, instead appearing simr to a ball


    of paper.


    When Tie Ruo Nanpletely opened it, it formed into a neat and square white paper.


    There were only one word written on the white paper —‘Aptitude’.


    This word would mean nothing to others and might even sound ridiculous. But to Tie Ruo Nan, it was a


    very important tip.


    The cactus pointer was used just like this; it gave insights to the Gu Masters who had racked their


    brains but couldn’t advance forward. It pierced the paper window and let the Gu Masters see the light.


    “Right, it is aptitude!” Tie Ruo Nan shouted.


    She immediately took out the letter which recorded all the intels collected by Jia Fu.


    There was something written in this intel which described the details on when and at what price Gu Yue


    Chi Lian had bought the Cleansing Water Gu.


    “It’s this! I only briefed through this earlier and neglected it, not considering the underlying meaning. But


    the cactus pointer spected on my behalf and gave me the answer. This Cleansing Water Gu only


    has one use and that is to cleanse the foreign primeval essence auras from the aperture.”


    “Why did Gu Yue Chi Lian need it? Hehe, this situation is toomon and happens a lot in many


    ns. He should have bought this for Chi faction’s inheritor. Chi faction’s inheritor should have a bad


    aptitude, so Gu Yue Chi Lian poured his primeval essence to raise the former’s cultivation. The


    Cleansing Water Gu is necessary to remove any after-effects from this action. By some chance, Fang


    Yuan found this secret and used it to ckmail Chi faction, thus forcing them topromise and give


    him the Liquor worm.”


    Tie Ruo Nan kept on mumbling out her conjecture.


    “Lady Tie, you are amazing. You could deduce so many things with just this word! But Gu Yue Chi


    Cheng clearly has B grade aptitude,” Fang Zheng said.


    “B grade aptitude? Hehe, does that mean it can’t be fake? It is very simple to prove this. We only need


    to examine Chi Cheng’s aperture and the truth will be out.” Tie Ruo Nan’s gaze was burning as her


    mouth slightly curved upwards.


    “That’s inappropriate.” Tie Xue Leng, however, shook his head disapprovingly.


    If this truth was found out, it would be a great blow to Chi faction, leading to turmoil among the Gu Yue


    vige’s higher-ups and causing political conflicts.


    Tie Xue Leng said, “We came here to solve a case and not to wreck havoc. In the end, we are


    outsiders and unless it is absolutely necessary, we can’t meddle in other n’s politics.”


    Tie Ruo Nan nodded, “Father is right. Besides this, there are also other ways to prove it. I remember


    that ns use a Photo-audio Gu to record every important sacrificial ritual. This is a traditional practice


    and I believe Gu Yue n isn’t an exception. I want to refer to the Awakening Ceremony’s image!”


    …


    “Divine investigator Tie, you have constantly been on the move for so many days and have gone


    through a lot of trouble to solve the case, pleasee have tea. As for the image you want to look into,


    it is stored in the secret room inside the underground cave which is among the n’s restricted areas. It


    would be inconvenient to let you two enter, but I have already sent someone to get it. It will be here in a


    short while,” Gu Yue Bo spoke with a smile.


    “I have troubled the n leader,” Tie Xue Leng politely said.


    Tie Ruo Nan and Gu Yue Fang Zheng were standing on the side.


    “Divine investigator Tie, if I may be so bold to ask a favor….” Gu Yue Bo suddenly said.


    Tie Xue Leng. “Oh? Please speak, n leader.”


    “This is our Qing Mao Mountain’s internal affair. My n, Bai n and Xiong n have always been in


    a deadlock but that changed due to the wolf tide. Xiong vige evaded the wolf tide with malicious


    intentions and tried to take advantage of the wolf tide to weaken the other two ns. The negotiation


    earlier forpensation with them ended up in nothing. Hence, our three ns decided to hold a


    three-ns tournament. Only Gu Masters at age thirty or below can participate in it, and it will decide


    the future strength of each n.”


    Upon saying this, Gu Yue Bo sighed, “Actually I have already felt that something was strange with Fang


    Yuan long ago, but couldn’t look into it properly because of the wolf tide. If he really is the killer, my n


    absolutely won’t shield him. But I hope Divine Investigator Tie can dy this for a few days, since the


    three-nspetition is hosted on the day after tomorrow.”


    Fang Yuan killed old Wang’s whole family, but they were just mortals and it was not worth investigating.


    What if he killed them? It wasn’t a big deal.


    However, if he really killed Jia Jin Sheng, then that would change everything.


    If Gu Yue n still protected Fang Yuan, that would mean bing enemies with Jia family and losing


    the chance to trade with Jia family caravan again; it would even result in Jia family’s retaliation.


    Organizations protected their inner members, but if benefits were endangered, the organization could


    easily give up one or two members for the greater good.


    The organization’s earliest form came from ancient times. Human ns assembled together for their


    survival, borrowing each other’s strength to gather more food and dividing up their work to hunt more


    sessfully.


    Any organization’s essence was obtaining maximum benefits.


    If one or two members obstructed the organization’s path to benefits, then sacrificing them was a


    natural thing.


    Thus, even if there were very few elders in Gu Yue n right now, if there came a time when they had


    to abandon Fang Yuan, the n leader would have no hesitation.


    ConTEent bel0ngs to N?v(e)lD/rama(.)Org .


    However, the day after tomorrow was the three-nspetition. The results of thispetition would


    decide their future for the next few years as well as the benefit allocation of Qing Mao mountain. As a


    Rank three Gu Master, Fang Yuan was a vital fighting force for the Gu Yue n.


    Just like Bai n’s n leader, Gu Yue Bo also wanted to squeeze out Fang Yuan’s maximum worth.