Chapter 80

"Why?"

Ye Qiu looked at the Dragon King with confusion.

After finally finding a clue to the murderer and confirming that the assassination of the Ninth Thousand Years was carried out by the Witch God Sect, why was the Dragon King now advising him not to investigate?

The Dragon King said, "I just said, the Witch God Sect has no limits. They are a bunch of lunatics. I'm afraid that if you provoke them, you will suffer retaliation."

"If we stop now, in three days, your life will be over," Ye Qiu said.

The Dragon King laughed carelessly, "I am already a dying man. Whether I die early or late makes no difference."

"But I don't want to lose an arm," Ye Qiu said seriously. "I am so handsome and have a good job. If I lose an arm, I will become disabled, and it will be hard to find a wife in the future."

"That's better than provoking the Witch God Sect."

"Dragon King, if we find the murderer and hand them over to the Ninth Thousand Years, then this matter will have nothing to do with us. If the Witch God Sect wants revenge, they should go after the Ninth Thousand Years."

"The Witch God Sect will definitely go after the Ninth Thousand Years. This assassination attempt failed, but they won't give up. But at the same time, they won't let you off either."

"If they really come after me, I can use the power of the Ninth Thousand Years and the Dragon Gate to fight against the Witch God Sect."

"You are too naive," the Dragon King said. "The Witch God Sect is very mysterious. Not to mention whether you can find the murderer, even if you do find them and pass the Ninth Thousand Years' test, the Ninth Thousand Years won't have the time to help you deal with the Witch God Sect."

"Why is that?" Ye Qiu was puzzled.

The Dragon King said, "Because the top priority for the Ninth Thousand Years right now is to sweep away all the underground forces in the world. Before unifying the world, he won't have the time to deal with the Witch God Sect."

What a dilemma!

Ye Qiu frowned.

If he continues to search for the murderer, he will provoke the Witch God Sect and might suffer retaliation. If he stops searching, the Dragon King will die, and he will lose an arm.

After thinking for a while, Ye Qiu made up his mind and said, "Let's find the murderer first. If the Witch God Sect wants to take revenge, that will be a matter for the future."

The Dragon King wanted to persuade him again and said, "But..."

"Dragon King, don't you want to find the person who poisoned you?" Ye Qiu said. "If we find the murderer, we might learn about the Witch God Sect and uncover their branch in Jiangzhou. We might even find the person who poisoned you years ago."

"I think Ye Qiu is right. We should continue to search for the murderer," Zhao Yun supported Ye Qiu's idea.

The Dragon King said, "I also want to find that person. If I can take revenge before I die, I will die without regrets. But if we do this, Ye, you will surely face retaliation from the Witch God Sect."

"We'll deal with the future when it comes. For now, let's focus on finding the murderer."

Seeing Ye Qiu's firm attitude, the Dragon King finally nodded.

Zhao Yun asked, "Now that we know this was done by the Witch God Sect, where should we go to find them?"

The Dragon King said, "I have been searching for so many years and haven't found any trace of the Witch God Sect. Now the Ninth Thousand Years has only given us three days. It will be very difficult to find the murderer."

"That's not necessarily true," Ye Qiu smiled.

The Dragon King looked at Ye Qiu and asked, "Do you have a way?"

"Yep," Ye Qiu nodded.

Zhao Yun asked curiously, "What way?"

"Don't worry about it. As long as the murderer is still in Jiangzhou, I will definitely find them."

After saying that, Ye Qiu quietly made a hand sign and silently recited the incantation for the tracking talisman. Soon, a wisp of black gas appeared before his eyes.

"Go!"

With Ye Qiu's light command, the black gas floated into the elevator.

"Let's go!"

Ye Qiu led the Dragon King and the War God into the elevator, came to the hotel lobby, and the wisp of black gas floated around the lobby before heading out of the hotel.

Ye Qiu closely followed the wisp of black gas, turning left and right on the street, and finally entered a quiet alley.

The alley was winding, deep, and narrow, with worn-out stone slabs on the ground. There was not a single person in sight, and it was very desolate.

"Be careful. I have a feeling we are very close to the murderer," Ye Qiu warned.

The Dragon King immediately became alert, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

Zhao Yun also reached behind his waist and gripped his gun.

Ye Qiu followed the wisp of black gas deeper into the alley, and finally, the black gas stopped at the entrance of an old courtyard.

"It's here."

Ye Qiu stopped, pointing at the courtyard gate.

The Dragon King and Zhao Yun looked up and saw a dark, old gate. The gate was closed, and they didn't know what was inside.

"Ye, is the murderer inside?" the Dragon King asked softly.

"I don't know," Ye Qiu was uncertain. "Even if the murderer is not inside, there must be clues to the murderer inside."

"Zhao Yun, go knock on the door," the Dragon King instructed. "Be careful."

Zhao Yun nodded slightly, slowly walked to the gate, and knocked.

"Knock, knock, knock!"

After knocking for a while with no response, Zhao Yun called out, "Is anyone home?"

He called out several times, but there was no response.

Zhao Yun turned to look at Ye Qiu and asked, "What should we do?"

"What else can we do? We have to break in."

"Bang!"

Ye Qiu kicked open the door, and immediately, a strong, foul smell hit them, making them feel nauseous.

"Let's go in and check," Ye Qiu covered his nose and led the way into the house.

Zhao Yun and the Dragon King followed closely behind.

The living room was in a mess, with moldy food on the table, covered in flies, which was very disgusting.

The floor was littered with beer bottles and sunflower seed shells.

It was clear that people had lived here before, and not just one person.

Ye Qiu gave a look to the Dragon King and Zhao Yun, and the three of them split up to search the house.

"Dragon King, Ye Qiu, come and look at this," Zhao Yun's voice suddenly came from a room.

Ye Qiu and the Dragon King immediately rushed in.

Upon entering, the first thing they saw was an ancient bronze incense burner. Behind the incense burner, against the wall, was a wooden plaque.

There were no words on the wooden plaque.

Ye Qiu quickly went to the kitchen, got a bowl of water, and poured it on the wooden plaque. Soon, a snake-shaped pattern slowly appeared on the plaque, which was the totem of the Witch God Sect.

Below the totem were four small characters:

Jiangzhou Branch!

"I didn't expect the Jiangzhou branch of the Witch God Sect to be here," Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised.

"Now that they have run away, finding their branch is useless. Damn it," Zhao Yun cursed.

The Dragon King also sighed, "We finally found information about the Witch God Sect, but it's broken again. We came too late."

"It's fine, they won't get away."

Just as Ye Qiu finished speaking, he suddenly heard a sound from the door: "Knock, knock—"