After I Became a Divine Monarch, the Sect Wants Me to Marry In-Chapter 283 - 231: The Humiliation of Having My Cultivation Sealed by My Childhood Friend

Chapter 283: Chapter 231: The Humiliation of Having My Cultivation Sealed by My Childhood Friend

Gu An followed two people as they walked down the corridor of the jail cells.

This time, the destination wasn’t the pitch-black cell as before.

But rather the cell where Lin Rou and others were imprisoned.

It seemed to be just an ordinary cell.

On the way, Gu An saw some people.

He had seen them outside before; they were all somewhat suspicious individuals.

But not too suspicious.

He himself, on the contrary, had become the main suspect, and it should have been extremely difficult to leave this place.

Yet, due to some fluke, he got on the Merit Hall’s list.

Only then was he able to be released tomorrow.

Without evidence, he was innocent.

He couldn’t be held indefinitely.

In fact, if he continued to stay here, it was indeed possible that he would be coaxed into revealing something.

In the interrogation room, He Chaoliang seemed to be casually chatting, but in reality, he was conducting a covert interrogation.

And the second person was likely not absent, but instead observing from the shadows.

One person lowers their head to read while asking questions, making the interrogated lower their guard.

The other observes the interrogated’s facial expressions from the shadows.

In just half a day, he felt tired.

If this went on, he would eventually slip up.

Fortunately, there was the Merit Hall; otherwise, he could only hope that Chu Meng would fish him out.

After all, he still had some value.

Following that, Gu An saw two adjoining cells.

They were separated by ordinary wooden bars.

Lin Rou was at the front, and a severely injured man was in the back.

Gu An had seen them.

He didn’t expect to actually end up here.

He wondered if it was He Chaoliang’s scheming.

The other party would surely make a move after he left.

As for specifics, he couldn’t be sure, but he still needed to be careful.

Finally, Gu An was taken to the cell of that man.

His arrival naturally caught the other party’s attention, even making Lin Rou look over.

It seemed she too did not expect anyone to be sent here.

They were the prime suspects.

Was this person too?

Or rather, was he sent here to extract information from them?

The latter seemed more likely.

Especially since the other party still had their Storage Treasure and was not restrained.

No matter how you looked at it, they were not typical prisoners.

Gu An looked at them and decided to ask about the situation.

"Who is this senior fellow apprentice?"

Gu An looked at the man beside him.

The other party was a Mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.

Mid-stage, yet daring to face Si Wuye, who was at the Primordial Spirit Perfection and on the verge of advancement—commendable courage.

If it weren’t for them taking the lead, Gu An himself might not have chosen to take action.

Not to mention stirring up the snake in the grass, they might have returned empty-handed.

"Shan Yuanyong." The man spoke with some difficulty.

He naturally assumed that the person before him was part of the interrogation team.

He had to answer.

"For what reason were you imprisoned?" Gu An casually asked.

With dissatisfaction in his heart, Shan Yuanyong thought the question was unnecessary.

But still, he answered: "For killing Si Wuye."

Hearing this, Gu An was startled and looked at him for confirmation: "You’re saying you killed Si Wuye?"

"Of course, I killed him," Shan Yuanyong said with certainty.

Gu An was somewhat astonished, then pointed at Lin Rou next to him: "What about her?"

"We are accomplices. She poisoned him, and I decapitated him," Shan Yuanyong replied.

So you even have clear divisions of labor.

Gu An held doubts in his heart and found it hard to believe.

Didn’t he show his face?

Wasn’t it Zuo Youyan who committed the killing? How did it become these two?

"How many people did you kill?" Gu An suddenly asked again.

"What do you think should be the number?" Shan Yuanyong asked.

"I think just one, what do you say?" Gu An countered.

Shan Yuanyong fell silent.

Gu An understood that these people, for some reason, were taking the blame for Zuo Youyan.

It affected him somewhat, but it wasn’t entirely a disadvantage.

It added complexity to the case, but indeed there was no need for them to take the blame.

After all, nobody believed them.

Given the situation at the time, anyone with a bit of experience would understand they couldn’t have possibly killed Si Wuye.

Now they insisted on admitting it, there’s a chance they could be used as scapegoats.

Because the murderer couldn’t be found, someone needed to take the fall.

After all, an explanation was required.

Without it, the Law Enforcement Hall would be in a difficult position.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu An still kindly said: "The reason they arrested so many is that more than one Direct Disciple has died. If you can kill one, could you kill a second?"

Both were somewhat surprised to hear this.

Gu An did not give them more time to think, but instead asked: "I heard there’s someone else who did the killings. Do you know the murderer?"

The two remained silent.

Then Gu An turned to the woman behind him and said, "What’s your name?"

After a brief silence, she finally replied, "Lin Rou."

Hearing this, Gu An was silent for a moment and then asked, "Which peak are you from?"

"Spirit Controlling Peak," Lin Rou replied.

Gu An was silent for a bit longer, no longer speaking.

She was only at the Golden Core Middle Stage in her cultivation.

Surviving with such cultivation was already challenging.

No wonder she could only kneel back then.

"You’re skilled with poisons?" Gu An asked.

"I am a Poison Master; Si Wuye died mainly because he was poisoned by me," Lin Rou said defiantly.

"What’s your relationship with him?" Gu An asked again.

The two went silent.

Gu An did not press the matter.

He just kindly said: "You should leave this place as soon as possible if you can."

He didn’t specify the details.

However, he might recognize this Lin Rou.

Or rather Zuo Youyan might.

When someone wanted to besiege Zuo Youyan, there was a kid who had snitched.

It seemed to be someone named Lin Rou.

But Gu An wasn’t certain if it was this Lin Rou.

Unless he obtained her blood.

If her blood could unlock the Seal of Chasing Sun, then it was her.

She was seriously injured; obtaining it should be fairly easy.

After that, Gu An no longer spoke, but instead quietly awaited the next day’s arrival.

And when Shan Yuanyong saw that Gu An was also there for the night, he was astonished and asked, "Why don’t you leave?"