Chapter 39 I’m Afraid of accidentally killing you

“Your Majesty, please reconsider!”

The eunuch beside him hurriedly persuaded.

“That’s the crown prince’s holy body.”

“He’s already dead. What’s the use of leaving behind a shell? Can it inherit my legacy in place of my son?”

“Then why don’t we just let them use it to help me find the murderer of my son!” Emperor Qu Peng frowned and said angrily.

The young eunuch was so frightened that his legs trembled. He knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to apologize.

Emperor Qu Peng took two deep breaths, his chest rising and falling as if he had adjusted his temper.

Then, he looked at Bai Qiuran and Tang Ruowei at the side and asked, “Are these two your companions? Are they also powerful?”

“No, no, no. This is a junior brother. His cultivation level is not high.”

Zuo Yanfei pointed at Bai Qiuran and then at Tang Ruowei.

“However, this girl is from a famous sect like me. Her strength is definitely not inferior to mine!”

“Oh?”

Emperor Qu Peng looked at Tang Ruowei and clicked his tongue in wonder.

“But she’s such a weak-looking girl.” “Your Majesty, I’m also a girl.” Zuo Yanfei said somewhat unhappily.

“It’s different. Other people can tell at a glance that Miss Zuo is a heroine.”

Emperor Qu Peng waved his hand.

“But this girl looks much more delicate. When she doesn’t speak, she looks like a young lady… No, like my daughters.”

So was this guy saying she wasn’t feminine and looked like a man?

Zuo Yanfei’s expression became even more unhappy.

However, Qu Pengdi did not notice Zuo Yanfei’s expression. He looked at Tang Ruowei and shook the muscles on his body.

“Come, girl, let me test your strength.”

“This… forget it.”

Tang Ruowei hesitated and said, “Master only taught me how to kill. I’m afraid I’ll accidentally kill you.”

“Oh?”

Emperor Qu Peng sneered and said, “You’re quite arrogant, girl. I really want to see how you kill me… However, no matter what, I’m still the ruler of a country. If I’m killed by you, I won’t be able to control the others. They will definitely find trouble with you, so forget it. Miss, you can prove your strength to me by capturing that criminal.”

He raised his hand and instructed, “Someone, bring these two girls to check the crown prince’s corpse.”

Two guards walked over from outside the courtyard and brought Bai Qiuran and the other two to a palace guarded by a large number of soldiers.

The crown prince’s corpse was placed on a stone platform in the center of the hall that was covered in a white cloth. The two guards did not follow him in. Instead, an old eunuch followed in. He probably looked at Bai Qiuran and the other two, afraid that they would do something to the Crown Prince’s corpse.

Zuo Yanfei acted as fiercely as ever. After entering the hall, she did not say a word and directly walked to the Crown Prince’s corpse. She lifted the white cloth covering it.

The crown prince’s corpse was revealed in front of Bai Qiuran and the other two. Due to the meticulous care of the country’s officials, the crown prince’s corpse did not decay, and there was no strange smell. It was quite well preserved.

3

Having inherited Emperor Qu Peng’s excellent genes, the crown prince of the Ding Country was also a sturdy person. Although his muscles were not as terrifying as his father’s, one could still tell the power contained in them. Just by looking at this body, one could tell that this crown prince’s strength was extraordinary.

However, it was said that he was killed silently while watching the performance.

Zuo Yanfei began to check the reason for the death of the crown prince. Tang Ruowei was also helping from the side. At this moment, Bai Qiuran also kept his eyes wide open and swept his gaze across the corpse.

After retracting his gaze, Bai Qiuran basically understood the reason for the crown prince’s death.

At this moment, Tang Ruowei suddenly raised her head and asked, “Junior Brother, what do you think?”

Zuo Yanfei also blinked and looked at him.

“Opinion? What opinion?”

Bai Qiuran pretended to be very confused and scratched his head.

“I’m stupid and short-sighted. What opinions can I have?”

Damn it, his performance was really flawless.

Tang Ruowei cursed in her heart. Seeing Bai Qiuran’s gaze just now, the girl knew very well that he must have already known something. However, this guy did not want to tell her. Even if there was a sudden attack, he could still deal with it calmly. As expected of an old guy who had lived for so many years.

“Then let me tell you what I discovered.”

Zuo Yanfei pointed at a wound on the crown prince’s shoulder and said, “Based on this, it is clear that he was not injured by humans.”

Tang Ruowei looked at the wound on his shoulder that seemed to be chewed off. Looking at the extent of the tear in his body, it indeed did not seem to be damage that could be caused by human teeth.

“But what caused this wound?”

“It should be a fox.”

Zuo Yanfei replied, “My family used to be hunters. Before joining the Divine Martial Heavenly Army, I often followed my father into the mountains to hunt. At that time, the fur of foxes was very valuable. I had also been bit by wild foxes.”

“Then is this a demon?”

Tang Ruowei recalled the culture classes she had attended in the Green Destiny Sword Sect.

“But this doesn’t look like a fatal wound,

right?”

“Indeed, but that’s all the wounds on the surface.”

Zuo Yanfei pondered and said, “If I can open his chest…”

“Hey, hey, hey, ladies.”

The old eunuch beside him was shocked and hurriedly stopped her.

“This is the body of the Crown Prince. Don’t push your luck!”

“Sigh, Emperor Qu Peng has already let us see his son’s corpse. We have to give him face. We have to respect the dead and not profane the bodies of the dead.”

Zuo Yanfei revealed a regretful expression, but she still said, “Let’s go, Ruowei. Let’s go and take a look at the other places.”

After leaving the location of the crown prince’s corpse, Zuo Yanfei and Tang Ruowei went to the place where the crown prince died.

It was said that the location of the Crown Prince’s death was at the edge of a canal in the Ding Country’s Imperial City. It was said that at that time, that group was performing on the street beside the canal, and the Ding Country’s Crown Prince was drinking and watching from the top of a restaurant beside it. At that time, the entire floor was booked by the rich Crown Prince. Only he and his guards were here.

However, after Zuo Yanfei and Tang Ruowei went to take a look, they discovered a problem.

“There’s no sign of anyone attacking here at all.”

“Not to mention whether someone attacked, I think the wound on the crown prince’s shoulder is very strange.” Zuo Yanfei said.

“That’s clearly a fox demon. However, how powerful must it be for it to be able to attack the crown prince, who is equivalent to the top level of the Qi Refinement realm, without being discovered? Is this demon crazy? It sneaked in without being noticed by all the guards present just to bite the crown prince and cause a not-so-fatal wound? Is it crazy?” Tang Ruowei replied.

“If so, that means that this is not the place where the crown prince really died.”

“I think someone must have hidden something. Perhaps it’s to save their lives or for other purposes.” Zuo Yanfei deduced.