Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 027

“Last night, Young Master Chenhang came to see Miss. At first, they were just chatting, but then Young Master Chenhang said that he had recently practiced a new sword technique and wanted Miss to spar with him. Miss agreed, and the result was…”

“As a result, during the sparring, Young Master Chenhang suddenly struck hard, and Miss, caught off guard, was eventually pierced through the chest by a sword.”

“What this servant said is absolutely true, not a single lie!”

After saying that, Xiao Lan prostrated herself on the ground.

Jiang Yafen, who was Yuan Chenhang and Yuan Yuechan’s mother, turned her head with difficulty to look at her son, asking in disbelief:

“Chenhang… Is what Xiao Lan said true?”

Yuan Chenhang’s face was ashen, and he said tremblingly:

“No, I didn’t! I am Yuechan’s elder brother, how could I harm her? I think Xiao Lan, this b*tch, took benefits from Jiang Yujin and wants to frame me!”

“Mother, Grandfather, all elders, please believe me, I didn’t do it!”

Everyone listened, their expressions subtle.

The servants of the Jiang family were all trained from a young age, to put it bluntly, they were brainwashed to pledge their loyalty until death. So once they identified their master, they would be fiercely loyal. All the servants around them were like this, without exception.

And this Xiao Lan was personally arranged by Jiang Yafen for her daughter, Yuan Yuechan, which undoubtedly went through another layer of testing. To say that such a carefully selected servant would betray her master for so-called benefits…

They didn’t quite believe it.

Coupled with Yuan Chenhang’s current performance, the truth was practically staring them in the face.

“Why… Why would you do such a thing? She’s your own sister…”

Jiang Yafen had raised Yuan Chenhang herself. Seeing her son in this state, how could she not know he was lying?

Her own daughter died, but the killer was her own son?

Absurd, too absurd!

Jiang Yafen slumped to the ground, her eyes vacant.

“Mother, I…”

Yuan Chenhang opened his mouth, but couldn’t find any words to defend himself.

“To frame me, you would even brutally kill your own sister… I’m very curious, who exactly instructed you to do this?”

Song Ling still held the long sword, coldly asking Yuan Chenhang.

Yuan Chenhang and he had only met for the first time today. There couldn’t be any deep hatred between them. The only possibility was that because he was Jiang Yujin’s younger sister, he was targeted.

As Song Ling asked this, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle.

Many people exchanged glances in secret, then averted their eyes almost simultaneously.

At this moment, Yuan Chenhang’s heart was filled with fear. Now that the matter was exposed, according to clan rules, harming a fellow clan member was a capital offense. The only one who could save him now was perhaps…

Just as Yuan Chenhang looked in a certain direction, he suddenly stiffened, his eyes widened, and then he fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth. In just a few breaths, he completely lost his life.

Then, an ugly-looking worm crawled out of his mouth, letting out a hiss, and its body rapidly withered.

“Chi Worm?!”

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

The “Chi Worm” was a type of Gu worm that could be artificially bred, usually used to control the life and death of others.

Once the female worm died, the male worm parasitic within the human body would instantly secrete a large amount of toxins, causing death.

That person briefly explained, and everyone had different expressions after listening.

“Killing to silence?”

Song Ling raised an eyebrow. To be able to silence someone at such a precise moment, it seemed that the mastermind was likely within the crowd.

Jiang Yujin bowed to Jiang Changhe on the high platform:

“Grandfather, there is clearly someone else behind Yuan Chenhang. Today’s incident seems to be targeting Yuling, but as a young lady who just entered the manor yesterday, who could she have offended? So that person was actually coming for me, her elder brother. This ‘Chi Worm’ has a male and a female. Please order a search of everyone present, and clues will surely be found!”

What Jiang Yujin said was correct. If everyone present was searched, whoever had the corpse of a dead Chi Worm on them would be the killer.

“Absurd!”

Jiang Lirong, Jiang Changhe’s second daughter, scolded:

“Search everyone? Jiang Yujin, do you have any sense of propriety? There are so many elders here, treating them all as suspects, being searched like those lowly commoners, what kind of decorum is that?!”

“Besides, if the male and female Chi Worms are beyond a certain distance, it will also cause the person who ingested the male worm to die. Perhaps the killer has already escaped!”

Apart from Jiang Lirong, many other elders also showed displeasure, clearly dissatisfied with Jiang Yujin’s suggestion.

“Second Aunt is so vehemently obstructing the search, is it because she doesn’t want to see the killer caught, or… is Second Aunt the killer?”

Jiang Yujin had his hands clasped behind his back. Although he called her “Second Aunt,” his tone was indifferent, showing no respect for her.

As a true martial arts genius, a top-tier martial artist, he had the confidence to do so.

“You’re spouting nonsense!”

Jiang Lirong cursed loudly.

“Enough, both of you be quiet.”

Jiang Changhe spoke, and immediately, the two quieted down.

His gaze swept over everyone present, finally resting on his sixth daughter, Jiang Yafen, and he slowly said:

“Nieces and nephews cursing each other in the main hall, what kind of decorum is that! Today, Yafen has lost her son and daughter, and I have also lost my grandson and granddaughter. My heart is filled with grief, and I feel a bit tired.”

“What Lirong said is not without reason. Perhaps the killer is someone who infiltrated our Jiang family with ill intentions. Our mutual accusations here will only bring pain to our loved ones and joy to our enemies.”

“The matter of finding the killer will be discussed another day. Today, let’s end it here.”

After speaking, he looked at Song Ling again:

“Yuling, with such a thing happening, it’s not suitable for the family to hold a celebratory banquet. I’m afraid you’ll have to bear with it for now.”

Song Ling’s eyes flickered, and he respectfully bowed without a change in expression:

“Yuling is not wronged. Everything follows Grandfather’s wishes.”

Jiang Changhe nodded: “That’s good then.”

Afterward, Jiang Changhe rose and left the hall, and everyone else also dispersed.

Some smiled at him and cast kind glances, others ignored him directly, and some even showed blatant sneers.

After everyone had left, Song Ling came before Jiang Yujin and bowed:

“Today, thank you, Elder Brother, for helping me out.”

“You and I are siblings, there’s no need to be so formal. I received the letter that Old Huang sent by fast horse and rushed back immediately.”

Jiang Yujin helped Song Ling up, sighing with a complex expression, “After more than a decade apart, I never expected us to meet again… Father entrusted me on his deathbed to find you. Today, I have finally fulfilled his last wish. If Father’s spirit in heaven sees this, he will surely be very comforted.”

Song Ling’s eyes welled up with tears, and he softly called out:

“Elder Brother…”

Jiang Yujin’s heart trembled. He had yearned for this “Elder Brother” for too long.

He reached out and gently wiped away the tears from Song Ling’s eyes, his gaze lingering on the tear mole below for a moment, and said softly:

“Yuling, you’ve worked hard all these years, all by yourself.”

“From now on, with Elder Brother here, no one will ever bully you again.”

Song Ling’s eyes were slightly red, but his gaze was incredibly bright. He nodded forcefully:

“Mm!”

Afterward, the two left the Haiyun Hall.

On the way, Song Ling asked Jiang Yujin: “Elder Brother, don’t you think Grandfather’s attitude today was a bit strange? It was clearly a good opportunity to catch the killer, but he seemed to deliberately let it go.”

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