Chapter 835: Chapter 72 Dark Currents_3

Putting herself in his shoes, she thought that if she were Lu Qingshan, there was no way she could refuse such a condition.

After all, he had no enmity with the Demon Lord Hong Lie.

The enmity lay between herself and the Demon Lord Hong Lie.

Could it be because of me?

Ying Mingyue speculated but quickly dismissed the thought.

“Qing Ge” had no feelings towards her whatsoever.

She did not believe she had such charm.

She wasn’t narcissistic.

Besides, with the means that “Qing Ge” exhibited, what kind of beauty couldn’t he have?

Did you not see, since yesterday, people in the Royal City have been saying, “Ying Mingyue is really lucky to marry such a person.”

So, did “Qing Ge” refuse Ying Jun purely because of his personal principles?

Ying Mingyue continued to ponder and guess in her mind.

If that’s truly the case, then a husband with unparalleled talent, excellent nature, who can honor his promises and stick to his principles, it seems indeed she got a great deal.

Although Qing Ge wasn’t particularly handsome, in these respects, he was exceptionally outstanding and radiant.

These thoughts suddenly popped into Ying Mingyue’s mind.

What am I thinking? Why am I thinking about this?

She suddenly realized and immediately drove these chaotic thoughts out of her mind.

Lu Qingshan once again picked up his teacup, slightly sipped the Dragon Blood Tea, and watched Ying Mingyue’s constantly changing expressions in silence.

The atmosphere in the room was a bit strange.

Just then, hurried footsteps suddenly sounded.

A maid with horns on her head rushed in, her expression panicked.

“What is it?” Ying Mingyue snapped back to reality. Seeing the maid’s uneasy expression, she hurriedly asked.

“Miss, something has happened!” The maid glanced at Lu Qingshan, knowing that since the miss had directly asked, it meant there was no need to hide it from him, so she quickly reported, “Ying Jun is dead!”

“Ah?!” Ying Mingyue instinctively exclaimed, shocked by the news.

She quickly turned to look at “Qing Ge,” seeing that he also wore an expression of disbelief.

“How did he die? When I saw him yesterday, he was still vigorous and lively. How did he suddenly die?” Lu Qingshan “anxiously” asked.

…..

“Father, second brother died in the region three thousand miles from the Royal City.” Inside the main hall, Ying Jie’s eyes flickered as he reported the detailed situation to Ying Lie in a deep voice.

“That is the necessary route from Blood Divine Ridge back to Jian Luo King City.

Someone must have known that second brother would return from there and ambushed him in advance, intercepting and killing him.”

“Near that region, we found fragments of second brother’s warship, which appeared to have been shattered by something sharp.

The attacker was extremely brazen, with no intention of erasing any evidence, allowing the fragments to scatter around, seemingly unafraid of being discovered by us.” Ying Jie logically detailed the situation.

“Of course, it is also possible that the situation was urgent, leaving the attacker no time to clean up the scene.”

Ying Lie’s eyes flickered as he asked, “When did Jun’er get ambushed?”

“We had the Corpse Demon Clan investigate, and the residual aura indicated that second brother was ambushed at the time of Shen yesterday.”

“Shen…..” Ying Lie frowned slightly, thinking of something, and then asked, “Does this have anything to do with that son-in-law? He left the city with Jun’er yesterday, but he returned alone first. The situation is quite suspicious.”

Lord Hong Lie immediately connected it to the strange events of the previous day.

“I thought the same, but I questioned the people from Blood Divine Ridge.

According to them, there seemed to be some disagreement between Qing Ge and second brother. They saw Qing Ge leaving on his own warship first.

Then, after a while, second brother left Blood Divine Ridge.”

“The times when they left were staggered.” Ying Jie said.

Why did Lu Qingshan break ties with Ying Jun impulsively and leave immediately at that time?

It was to create such a situation.

Ying Jie continued, “Moreover, at the time second brother was ambushed, Qing Ge had already returned to the Royal City and accepted Ling Wu’s challenge. This is known by everyone in the city and cannot be faked.”

This was Lu Qingshan’s most crucial alibi,

“What about the subordinates he brought?” Ying Lie narrowed his eyes, “Were his subordinates in the Royal City at that time?”

“Yes, since Qing Ge arrived in Jian Luo King City, he has always restricted his subordinates from going out easily.

So his subordinates, let alone leaving the city, didn’t even leave the mansion.” Ying Jie confirmed.

“He was new here, aside from the men he brought with him, he shouldn’t have any other people to command.”

Ying Lie murmured, “Moreover, Jun’er’s strength was extraordinary. For someone to kill him without a sound, the attacker must have been powerful….

Neither the timeline nor the strength aligns, so it appears it had nothing to do with Qing Ge.”

Ying Jie nodded, his face filling with anger as his voice grew lower, “Then who exactly laid hands on the second brother?”

“Investigate,” Lord Hong Lie waved a hand, “Mobilize the men, conduct a thorough investigation, and don’t miss any information.

I will immediately inform the Royal Family about this and have them send people to assist in the investigation.”

Boom!

Ying Lie’s fury erupted, a terrifying pressure filled the entire hall, “It’s been so long since something like this happened!

In the Burning Moon Domain, someone dared to touch the pureblood of our War Demon Clan, dared lay a hand on my son Ying Lie, who had that much courage!”

He was furious beyond compare.

“Yes, Father.” Ying Jie also clenched his fists tightly, yelling in anger.

The assassination of a pureblood War Demon was a grievous insult, an act of rebellion.

“Wait,” seeing his eldest son about to leave, Ying Lie’s eyes flickered, and he called him back.

“Father, what else do you command?” Ying Jie asked, confused.

“Still, call Qing Ge here for questioning.” Ying Lie said.

“Ah?” Ying Jie was puzzled.

This matter clearly had nothing to do with Qing Ge, so why the extra effort?

“Just do it.” Ying Lie didn’t explain.

Because there was no logical reason, just an inexplicable feeling.

He always felt that there was something fishy about this matter that related to Qing Ge.