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Suddenly, she felt a sense of relaxation wash over her body. She casually pointed upwards, summoning a powerful bolt of lightning.
The lightning struck the bamboo forest, not only incinerating a large area of bamboo but also creating a massive pit in the ground.
Seeing the large pit, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
However, she was unaware that her casual gesture had startled the small animals in the bamboo forest and alerted Xuan Ye in Silver City.
Xuan Ye, who had been sound asleep, suddenly heard the thunder and felt the intense heat surrounding him. He opened his eyes wide.
Upon opening his eyes, he realized that the source of the heat was the Phoenix perched on his table, which seemed to have grown a little larger.
Noticing this, Xuan Ye quickly got up, took out his divination tools, and performed a quick reading. From this reading, he immediately discovered the reason for the Phoenix's sudden growth.
It turned out that the thunder he heard was triggered by the Otherworldly Divine Star, and the Phoenix had also grown slightly due to the lightning caused by that star.
He then measured the location of the lightning strike and saw that it was in the bamboo forest outside Silver City. Without hesitation, he flew towards that area with the Phoenix.
However, when he arrived at the bamboo forest outside Back Mountain, he searched around but found no trace of anyone, let alone the Otherworldly Divine Star.
Unbeknownst to him, before he arrived, Luo Bingbing had already broken through her bottleneck and had teleported back to Piaoyun Pavilion with Snow Spirit Fox using her ability.
In the very center of the Purple Bamboo Forest, he noticed a dark pit.
Seeing this strange pit left him with no particular thoughts. However, the Phoenix on his shoulder was overjoyed, circling and fluttering around the deep pit.
Moreover, it kept chirping incessantly, flying to the deep pit one moment and back to his shoulder the next, as if it were trying to convey something to Xuan Ye.
At first, Xuan Ye did not understand the reason behind the Phoenix's actions until he noticed that the Phoenix was consistently performing the same movements.
At that moment, he speculated that this deep pit was likely the Divine Star that had come from the Otherworld, which had caused the thunder and lightning.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile lightly. He thought that since the Otherworldly Divine Star had already left and he wouldn't be able to find her anytime soon, it would be better to return to the pharmacy and inform others about this news so they could help search.
Thus, Xuan Ye quickly returned to the pharmacy.
Upon returning, dawn had already broken, and the Snow Spirit Elder and others were up. They were worried because they hadn't seen Xuan Ye after waking up!
Seeing that Xuan Ye had returned, everyone approached him to ask where he had been. He did not disappoint them and shared some exciting news: he had discovered a clue about the Otherworldly Divine Star.
Upon hearing this, the Snow Spirit Elder and others felt a surge of excitement in their hearts. They thought to themselves that after searching for so long without any leads on the Otherworldly Divine Star, there was finally hope, and they should be able to find her soon.
Afterward, Guardian of the Forbidden Land Xuan Ye detailed his findings to the Snow Spirit Elder, who instructed the disciples of Ling Mountain to have breakfast and then head to search near Silver City and Back Mountain Outside the City.
When Snow Spirit Elder heard Xuan Ye mention the Purple Bamboo Forest outside Back Mountain City, he immediately thought of the Little One in Prince Luo's Residence.
He couldn't help but speculate that this Little Doll seemed to be practicing in that Purple Bamboo Forest as well, and given her peculiar skills, could it be that her martial arts were taught by the Otherworldly Divine Star?
However, he kept these thoughts to himself. Until things were confirmed, he didn't want to draw attention to the Little Doll too soon.
The main reason was that he had not accepted the Little Doll as his disciple or made her his successor. He didn't want to cause trouble for her or offend her due to his own unfounded speculations, which could shatter his dreams of taking on a disciple.
In the early morning, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the clouds, dispelling the mist and refracting on the vividly colorful flowers, droplets of water on the bright petals sparkled with brilliant light, seemingly beckoning to the young gardener who was trimming in the garden.
The young gardener was diligently pruning, not pausing for a moment to rest despite beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
It wasn't until he finished trimming the row of Ye Qing that he finally took a break. Sitting on the ground, he thought that once he finished trimming the row of Roses by the lake, his work for the morning would be complete, allowing him to rest for the entire day afterward.
After resting for a while, he got up and walked toward the row of Roses by the lake.
However, as he slowly approached the Roses and was about to start trimming, he suddenly noticed a figure in black clothing floating on the surface of the lake.
Since the person in black was facing downwards with their back to him, the young gardener couldn't see their face and was unaware that a sword was inserted into their chest.
Seeing the figure on the lake, he assumed that someone had accidentally fallen in and moved closer to call out to them, "Hey, are you okay?"
After calling out several times without receiving a response from the figure, fear began to creep into his heart. He found a longer stick nearby and poked at the figure on the lake's surface. To his shock, the figure sank deeper into the water with his prodding.
This sight terrified him so much that he screamed loudly.
His scream naturally attracted other servants passing by the garden. Upon hearing his cry, they hurried over while asking, "What happened? What's going on?"
"There's a dead person... a dead person," he replied in sheer terror.
Upon hearing this, some of the more timid individuals immediately stepped back, while those with more courage approached the lakeside to take a look.
After the young servant was helped up, everyone began discussing how to report to the lord.
Suddenly, someone with sharp eyes noticed that the steward was walking this way, so everyone hurried towards him, shouting, "Steward, steward, there's a dead person here..."
The steward had just gotten up and was on his way to the kitchen to instruct the servants to prepare breakfast for the masters. He hadn't even reached the garden when he saw a crowd gathered by the lake in the garden. Seeing so many servants slacking off, he quickened his pace, intending to reprimand them for their laziness.
However, before he could enter the garden, those so-called lazy servants came rushing towards him, with one of them loudly proclaiming that someone had drowned in the lake.
Upon hearing this, the steward was immediately startled and hastened his steps.
As soon as he reached the group of people, he asked, "What happened? Did you all see the dead person?"
"Yes, we all saw it; it's floating on the surface of the lake behind us," they replied in unison.
Seeing the steward's puzzled expression, the young servant explained, "I discovered it while I was going to trim that row of roses by the lake. If you don't believe me, we can take you there right now!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other servants around also chimed in, "It's true! If you don't believe us, we can show you."
Thus, the steward followed them to the lakeside nearest to the figure in black. Upon seeing a dead body floating on the water's surface, he immediately lost his composure and disregarded the servants. He turned around and rushed to report to Lord Lo An.
The steward hurriedly arrived at Lord Lo An's Pleasure Pavilion but was stopped at the entrance by the guards. They informed him that the lord was still asleep and could not be disturbed.
But a life was at stake! Discovering a dead person in the manor was a serious matter! Therefore, the steward quickly informed the guard about the body found in the garden's lake and urged him to report it to Lord Lo An immediately.
Upon hearing that there was a dead person in the manor, the guard promptly went inside to inform Lord Lo An.
When the guard arrived at the door of Lo An Lord's chamber, he found that his lord had already risen.
Immediately, he stepped inside and reported, "My lord, the steward has just informed me that a dead body is floating on the lake in the garden."
Lo An Lord, who was in the process of dressing, was taken aback by the guard's words and quickly asked, "When was this discovered?"
The guard hurriedly replied, "According to the steward, it was discovered this morning when one of the servants went to trim the flowers and plants in the garden."
Lo An Lord furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing this and instructed, "You go summon Gongsun to the garden and tell him I am waiting for him there."
"Yes, I take my leave," said the guard before turning to leave for Gongsun Ming's quarters.
After finishing his grooming, Lo An Lord swiftly made his way to the garden.
The servants standing by the lakeside quickly bowed and greeted their lord upon seeing him arrive.
Lo An Lord casually waved his hand at them and called over two guards. Pointing at the figure in black on the surface of the lake, he commanded, "You two go down and bring that person up."
The two guards responded immediately, "Yes." Without hesitation, they jumped into the water and retrieved the already cold body of the figure in black.
When they dragged the body to shore, they were momentarily stunned because they saw a Sharp Sword embedded in the chest of the figure.
Their moment of shock did not go unnoticed by Lo An Lord, who followed their gaze and also saw the Sharp Sword lodged in the chest of the figure in black.
After the two guards lifted the cloaked figure ashore, Strategist Gongsun Ming appeared.
He quickly walked to the side of Lo An Lord, gazing at the figure on the ground, and raised an eyebrow, asking, "My lord, I didn't hear any sounds of an assassin breaking in last night. How is it that this morning we find an assassin dead in the lake?"
Upon hearing Gongsun Ming's question, Lo An Lord did not respond immediately. Instead, he slowly crouched down to examine the wounds on the cloaked figure up close.
After carefully inspecting the injuries on the assassin's body, he frowned and said, "This assassin stabbed himself in the heart."
Gongsun Ming was puzzled by Lo An Lord's words and uncertainly replied, "Are you saying this assassin committed suicide?"
"One could say that," Lo An Lord affirmed confidently.
After hearing Lo An Lord's statement, Gongsun Ming also crouched down slowly. He examined the assassin's wounds seriously and then said, "If he is an assassin, what reason would he have to kill himself?"
At this point, he paused slightly before continuing, "There’s also the question of why this assassin died in the lake of this garden. However, it is certain that his presence at Prince Luo's Residence indicates that his target must be within these walls."
The people around them were startled by their lord and strategist's conversation. From the moment they identified the cloaked figure as an assassin, they had been frightened.
Upon hearing Gongsun Ming’s words, Lo An Lord’s gaze swept nervously around the garden. He noticed that Piaoyun Pavilion was the closest structure nearby. Remembering the Little One inside Piaoyun Pavilion, he felt a surge of panic and immediately summoned all his strength to rush toward Piaoyun Pavilion.
As he dashed through, he collided with countless people along the way...
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