Hearing the Grand Elder's question, Liu Buli was momentarily stunned.
What did he mean by asking him to guess the killer?
Wasn't the killer standing right in front of him?
Did he really need to guess?
And just like his thoughts, the muscles on Lu Wuming's body tensed up in an instant. He instinctively wanted to hide his hands behind his back and form them into blades, but halfway through the motion, he hesitated and let his hands fall back to his sides.
His fingers remained in their original form; he hadn't turned into a monster.
Because his master had told him to live in the sunlight, to be an ordinary and normal cultivator. So he had to obey, and he had to learn to control and restrain these dirty things.
But if he couldn't use this method, how could he instantly take someone's life?
Lu Wuming pondered for a moment and arrived at an answer.
He had to try harder than before, to diligently learn and master the techniques that Liu Buli had taught him. Once those techniques were incredibly powerful, he could ensure that, like his hands, they could be used at will, killing instantly.
But what should he do in the meantime?
Lu Wuming was almost worried to death.
And while he was agonizing, Liu Buli had already spoken, addressing the Grand Elder, "You said the person was wanted by the entire cultivation world, so they should be nowhere to be seen. I recall our sect having a beast who was neither seen alive nor found dead. Could the killer be referring to him?"
The "beast" he mentioned was the previous Grand Elder.
After all, that guy had been burned to ashes by him, disappearing from the world as if he never existed. As long as Liu Buli didn't say anything, no one would know where he went.
And besides him and Lu Wuming, the only ones who knew the Grand Elder's whereabouts were Shen Muzhi and You Siqi. As a reward for saving him, Liu Buli had told them the reason he appeared in Duan Liuyun's courtyard while he was recuperating.
He said he was purging the sect and killing Duan Liuyun in the process.
If Shen Muzhi was questioned and shifted the blame to the Grand Elder, it would indeed be understandable.
Liu Buli felt his guess was sound.
And just as he guessed, the current Grand Elder's expression changed immediately upon hearing his words. Shaking his head, he sighed and said, "Sect Leader, so you already know about this? I received news from the Sword Sect today and was quite puzzled, worried that someone was slandering us. But if it's true..."
"True what? You know the capabilities of that beast, don't you?" Liu Buli scoffed, "In our sect, he was only good for copying and writing, his cultivation was even lower than that of the Second Elder. Have the people of the Sword Sect been kicked by a donkey? They actually think our useless traitor could kill Duan Liuyun?"
Liu Buli's words were not without merit.
It wasn't that he was trying to whitewash the former Grand Elder; he simply felt that after finally living a peaceful life, it would be truly unnecessary to be sought out by the Sword Sect because of these matters.
He wanted Lu Wuming to have a peaceful, ordinary life, like a farming novel, where the biggest disturbances were just everyday squabbles, and he wouldn't have to encounter bloody scenes anymore. That would be good.
But to his surprise, the Grand Elder shook his head after hearing his words. He said, "It seems Sect Leader, you don't know the whole story. It's not just him, but also Shen Muzhi, the genius from Medicine Master Valley. It's now rumored everywhere that the two of them joined forces to kill Duan Liuyun. I've already given the Sword Sect an answer, saying that the scoundrel had long since betrayed the Pill Sect and disappeared. But Shen Muzhi has also escaped from Medicine Master Valley, and no one knows where he is now."