Universe Infinite Canteen

Chapter 370 Card Pack

No one in the temple answered.@@@@

Gu Qingyi felt somewhat disappointed, but just then, a voice came from behind her.

"The Xingtong Escort Agency arranged for someone to keep watch at night."

"Ah, really?" Gu Qingyi exclaimed in surprise as she turned around and saw that the speaker was Ma Lu, "How do you know that?"

"Because they're an escort agency, they need to ensure the safety of the escort goods, so they would definitely be cautious," Ma Lu said.

"Right," Gu Qingyi realized, then she praised him, "You seem so naïve, not even knowing how to play cards, yet you can be clever at times."

"......"

Ma Lu didn't know what to say for a moment.

However, Gu Qingyi had already turned to Shen Zhou, speaking earnestly, "Who is your night watchman? I want to talk to him."

A hint of surprise flashed in Shen Zhou's eyes, but he pointed to Chen Er beside him, "He takes over the watch in the latter part of the night."

"Did you see He Qisheng go out?" Gu Qingyi asked Chen Er.

Chen Er hesitated, instinctively looking towards Shen Zhou. Gu Qingyi was very alert and immediately spoke up.

"Why are you looking at him when I'm asking you? Shen Zhou is the prime suspect right now. If you can't provide evidence to prove his innocence, he will be deemed the murderer of Young Hero He."

Having heard this, Chen Er could only nod, "I saw him."

"Oh." Gu Qingyi's spirits lifted, "Then did you notice the time he left? Did anyone else go out after him?"

"Young Hero He left about forty-five minutes ago, and no one else has left since then," Chen Er said, his eyes flickering, then he added, "I think Young Hero He was harmed by some villain outside."

Gu Qingyi frowned, "An outsider, hmm, that could be possible. Did Young Hero He have any enemies?"

Her last question was directed at the two disciples of the Songxi Sect.

The two exchanged glances. He Qisheng, who had considerable martial talent, belonged to the Songxi Sword Sect. Although not as prominent as top sects like Shaolin or Wudang, it was quite influential in Qingzhou.

He Qisheng was used to being overbearing and had offended many, though these were mostly minor conflicts. For the moment, they couldn't think of anyone who would have a strong enough motive to kill him.

Each time Ma Lu touched He Qisheng's body, that 'martial' character would light up a bit more. Of course, leaving it untouched would also work—it seems it lights up upon contact, lighting more the longer the contact lasts.

Until it finally lit up completely, a new message popped up.

[Ding! Successful corpse search, congratulations on obtaining a Songxi Fast Sword Card Pack]

Ma Lu couldn't afford to check what cards the pack contained and continued focusing on searching the body.

He thoroughly searched He Qisheng's headless body and laid out the found items on the ground.

These included several silver pieces and over thirty copper coins, an invitation card, and two small porcelain bottles—one likely containing elixirs used for martial studies and the other a common healing pill, essential for people of the Jianghu.

A handkerchief, with a mandarin duck embroidered in the lower right corner, suggesting that its original owner must have been a woman, along with some miscellaneous trinkets.

"Is that all?" Gu Qingyi asked.

"That's all," Ma Lu said, showing his open hands as a sign that he wasn't hiding anything.

"Impossible!" the tall, skinny disciple exclaimed.

"What's impossible?"

"Brother He was carrying a gift from our sect leader to the new Gang Leader of the Beggars' Sect, a two-hundred-year-old ginseng!"

"Ah," Gu Qingyi murmured, "Could he really have guessed right, was it a robbery?"

Old ginseng is very suitable for cultivating inner strength; a two-hundred-year-old ginseng could sell for at least three thousand silver ingots on the market, and it is incredibly hard to find.

If someone knew He Qisheng carried such a valuable item, it wouldn't be strange for them to commit robbery and murder.

Yet, upon hearing this, a thought flashed through Ma Lu's mind, because when he had scanned the nearby resources earlier, he hadn't seen any hundred-year-old ginseng, which is a valuable item.

The most valuable was a 2-star "Kidney-Strengthening Goji Berries," and Ma Lu was certain that He Qisheng was within the scanning range.

In other words, He Qisheng already didn't have the hundred-year-old ginseng on him before entering the temple, which gave rise to a certain speculation in Ma Lu's mind.

However, he felt that just for a hundred-year-old ginseng, it seemed somewhat unworthy.

Just then, the middle-aged beautiful woman suddenly spoke up, "I, I... got up in the middle of the night to feed the baby, and it seemed like Escort Head Shen also went out."