"Did Gouzi bring you here?" Shi Tu asked, looking at me.

"I only remember the guy said he was just a dog in the Corpse Control Sect. I didn't ask his name specifically," I answered honestly.

"Did you offend him?" Shi Tu asked.

"No, not at all. I didn't just not offend him, I even patronized his business. He didn't bring me into the village for free; someone paid him, and a lot, at that."

Shi Tu shook his head. "You didn't just offend him; you offended him badly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made you sit at table number seven."

I looked down at the table in front of me. "Is there something special about table number seven?"

"That's the Blood Ghost Sect's young master's exclusive seat. The Blood Ghost Sect's young master is a neat freak. Everything he uses is exclusive. If he finds out someone has touched his things, he'll catch them and drink their blood.

"The restaurant owner has been carefully protecting that table for years. Even the owner himself doesn't dare sit in that chair. Now you've sat in it. Don't you think the owner has to find fault with you? Even if he doesn't have any grudges against you, he still has to fight you. Otherwise, how will he explain it to the Blood Ghost Sect's young master when he arrives?"

I could only laugh. It seemed I really had offended that Gouzi. I took two strands of his hair and threatened to curse him to death. How could he not hate me?

When we were outside, he wasn't my match and couldn't do anything to me. Now that we're in his territory, he has to deal with me. As long as I die in Zhuhuo Village, what does he have to worry about with the hair? Once I'm dead, I can't cast any spells or curses.

"It's nothing, it's nothing, just a misunderstanding," I said, pulling the restaurant owner up from the ground and telling the waiter to help him to the back to bandage his wounds. "The owner fought bravely to protect this seat, battling me for three hundred rounds, and finally fell wounded to the ground. Everyone saw that, right?"

The onlookers were stunned, but then they reacted and said they saw it. The fight was intense. Not only was the restaurant owner injured, but I was also left with only half a life. After this incident, no one would dare to take the Blood Ghost Sect young master's exclusive seat. This was a lesson; next time someone dares to sit there, they'll die.

I nodded in satisfaction and walked over to Shi Tu. "Old man, let's find a place to talk."

"Okay." Shi Tu nodded and looked at the two people behind him.

The two quickly made a gesture of invitation and led us to a car. As soon as the car door closed, the two bodyguards stood by the doors on either side of us.

Seeing this situation, I finally understood that Shi Tu's freedom of movement was indeed restricted.

These two guards were both smart. They knew Shi Tu's abilities and status, and they knew that as long as Shi Tu didn't die, he could turn things around and his status would still be above theirs in the future. So, while diligently carrying out their guard duties, they were also respectful to Shi Tu, avoiding offending him if possible, just in case Shi Tu's case was overturned and they were given a hard time.

"Let's be honest, your Corpse Control Sect is very mysterious and complicated. I'm an outsider. Although I've investigated some incidents of evil spirits causing trouble, I'm not a professional detective after all. It's basically impossible to find out the real cause of Shi Hui's death. So, I hope you can tell me about your situation in detail, and I'll try my best to clear your name," I said directly.

Shi Hui nodded. "Your idea is right, and the direction is also correct. I know how Shi Hui died, but I have no evidence, and you can't find any evidence either. They've erased everything cleanly. I have to say, some people are really thorough in their work."

"Oh? How did Shi Hui die?"

"Shi Hui was killed by the Sect Leader because Shi Hui is already fifty years old this year and has been the heir for thirty years. According to the rules of the Corpse Control Sect, the Sect Leader should have abdicated five years ago, but he didn't. On the surface, he's hesitating whether to pass the position to me or to Shi Hui, but in reality, it's to continue to hold onto power.

"Naturally, many elders opposed him doing this, but unfortunately, these upright elders were either killed by him or forced to retreat.

"Now, no one in the Corpse Control Sect can oppose him, so he dares to deal with me and Shi Hui.

"This is a two-birds-with-one-stone plan. First, kill Shi Hui, and then use Shi Hui's death to get rid of me as well. The other heirs are still young and can't take on the responsibility, so he can find another reason to occupy the position and not step down."

"According to you, doesn't that mean my investigation is meaningless?" I frowned. "Since the Sect Leader has already eliminated the opposition, even if you can prove your innocence, he can still take your life. You're not planning to have me find evidence to prove that Shi Hui killed himself, are you?"

"You don't need to look for it, and you can't find it. He's the head of the sect. It's too easy for him to destroy evidence if he kills someone. He won't leave you anything. Even if he does, it'll be in a place you can't enter and you can't get it.

"However, I'm not without a chance to turn things around. There's a woman who knows everything. Not only the details of Shi Hui's murder, but she also knows some of the Sect Leader's other secrets, so she can control the Sect Leader. As long as you find her, I can bring down the current Sect Leader."

To be honest, after hearing this, I regretted taking this case. This isn't a simple murder case and frame-up, but a power struggle within the sect, a battle for the position of Sect Leader.

I'm not helping a framed person clear their name, but helping a faction out of power to fight for the throne. As for how Shi Hui really died, whether Shi Tu really killed him, I don't know.

However, I've already been drawn in, and it's impossible to just wave my hand and leave. I can only take it one step at a time.

"Which woman?" I asked calmly.

"The Sect Leader's beloved concubine, Yan Ji."

"As long as you find her, she'll help you?"

"She will."

"Then why is she waiting for me to find her? Why doesn't she just come back and help you?"

Shi Tu didn't answer me directly, but told me a story, a story that happened on the night Shi Hui died.

The Sect Leader wanted to kill Shi Hui and frame Shi Tu for Shi Hui's death. Therefore, when Shi Hui died, Shi Tu couldn't appear anywhere else, couldn't be seen by people who shouldn't see him, and couldn't have an alibi.

If Shi Tu could be absent from an important occasion, with many people looking for him but unable to find him, and then appear near the corpse after Shi Hui was completely dead, so that everyone could see him and everyone would have a deep impression, that would be perfect.

Ideally, I would also do something I shouldn't do and have a guilty expression, so that even if I wanted to explain, there would be no way to explain.

"Now, do you guess what happened?" Shi Tu had a knowing look on his face.