The Truth Pill was something Jia Hao got very long ago; some candy was transformed into the Truth Pill due to the Chaos Energy.
However, Jia Hao never felt the need to use them. Because his Six Desires Myriad Thought Arts could easily influence a person's mind. So, extracting truth from someone isn't hard for him at all.
This time, Jia Hao didn't dare to reveal his tricks at first. Knowing the person who killed Wu Xiao and others is also a spiritual master, Jia Hao decided to play low.
Therefore, he used the Truth Pill as a method to extract the truth from the maid.
In fact, Jia Hao had already arrived the Qingyu City before the crack of dawn. He was completely drained of energy, and so was the horse.
His prediction came right, though it was rather unexpected. Li Qingleft gifted the token to Jia Hao after they returned to the Imperial Capital finding the Bright Snow Lotus. So, Jia Hao thought that with the crown prince's token, everything would be easy.
Who would have thought Li Yuan would be so decisive that he would attack Jia Hao in the middle of the trial? And spiritual attacks are so sneaky that ordinary martial artists would never sense it.
Nonetheless, his work is done here. Without any probable cause, Li Yuan wouldn't be able to punish Cai Yixue for Wu Xiao's murder. If he does, then the Divine Martial Hall's captain in the city will definitely intervene.
Divine Martial Hall and Scale Dragon Hall are both under the Emperor of Great Yan. How could Li Yuan ugly his face before his father?
Jia Hao gave one last smile to Cai Yixue, gazing at her with his Sage's Divine Eyes.
Recent Future Point: Stricken with grief, Cai Yixue returns to the Cai Family estate and devotes herself to cultivation for a while
How could he not know Cai Yixue's personality? If Li Yuan had succeeded today, Cai Yixue would have committed suicide to preserve her honor. However, Jia Hao managed to arrive in time, saving her from this disaster.
Seeing that the problem was gone, Jia Hao didn't dare to stay here any longer. First of all, the strength of the old man was already the High stage of Innate Realm. And he can also fight using spiritual techniques.
With two more Innate Realm guards of Li Yuan, Jia Hao was unsure he could fight his way out. So he already prepared to escape the moment he stepped inside the hall.
When Li Yuan roared, Jia Hao instantly activated his Earth Traversal Technique along with his Fading Moon Steps.
The Fading Moon Steps made him escape fast from the main hall, while the Earth Traversal allowed him to pass through the earth itself. So in front of everyone's eyes, Jia Hao truly vanished from his spot.
" WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING MY FACE FOR?!" Li Yuan raged, " GET THAT BASTARD FOR ME!"
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The entire city was in turmoil when they heard the news. Just in the morning, they heard that Wu Xiao had died. But now, the Governor himself is dead!
" Goodness! What is happening?"
" Who dares to assassinate the governor in broad daylight?!"
" Haha, the city is finally lively after so many years." An old man put melon seeds in his mouth as he watched the chaos.
Inside the Governor's estate, Governor Wu's body lay lifeless on the bed, foam coming out of his mouth. A teacup shattered on the ground, spilling the liquid on the floor.
Governor Wu didn't even know his son was dead. All he did was to wake up as usual and have his tea. But the moment he took his tea, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach.
He fell on his bed, trying to understand what was happening. After all, as a Profound Awakening Realm martial artist, his body is stronger than that of normal people.
But before he could think of anything, Governor Wu suddenly realized that his body was not responding to his will.
His vision blurred, and his body began to shake, with foam coming out of his mouth. He realized that he had been poisoned!
Alas, there was nothing he could do. It was literally impossible for him to think that, in the bright morning, he would be given poison in his tea.
So, how did that happen? It was all the plan of Jia Hao!
Everything happened in the morning, he snuck into the manor of Governor Wu. He used his Six Desires Myriad Thought Art on a servant, flooding his mind with Desire Qi.
With his technique, he managed to control one of the servants' minds. Then, he snuck a poisonous pill into his hand, ordering the servant to use the pill in the tea to kill Governor Wu.
Among many piles of treasure Jia Hao has inside his Pot of Miracles, there was mutation in one of the expired candies. Due to the influence of chaos, the expired pill has transformed into something called Medium Toxic Pill, enough to kill a Profound Awakening Realm martial artist.
Since he has honed his technique, it was impossible for anyone to trace the incident back to him. It was because the technique induced a certain thought in the servant's mind. The servants are only at low-ranking martial realm. Hence, their souls are susceptible to desire qi.
The servant didn't even notice there was a gap in his memory. In his thinking, he served the tea and walked out of the room. Only when the messenger rushed to inform Governor Wu, he found the governor's corpse inside.
In fact, Jia Hao did not even know Governor Wu. He only wanted to make enough chaos to drown the entire city.
Well, the evil son is dead, and Jia Hao didn't believe the father is any good. Hence, the moment he came to the city, he snuck into the governor's manor to carry out the assassination.
"Oh no, I-I don't know what happened. I swear that I am innocent. I did not know that the tea was poisonous." the servant cried with panic as he was on his knees. Surrounding him stood the guards of the manor. Everyone's faces turned ugly. After all, this is an incident that no one is willing to take responsibility for.
The captain of the guards stood with a solemn face. "Did you check the cooking staff?" The captain asked, and looked at his subordinates.
One of the subordinates stood up, explaining the situation to the captain. "I asked everyone. The tea was tested two times before arriving at Governor Wu's. Even the silver needle did not turn black."
The silver needle test was the most common method to detect if a substance is filled with poison. If the needle turns black, that means the substance is poison.
As usual, the servants DID check the tea before serving. However, Jia Hao's poisonous pill was different. It was slightly sold in taste; however, it bypassed the silver needle test.
No suspicious person came inside, no suspicious person went outside. The captain of the guard felt a chill on his back. How did it happen, and how is this possible? No way—only a ghost could have done this.
However, in this manor, how can a ghost commit a murder in broad daylight? But other than a ghost, who could do such a thing?
After all, Jia Hao's mental magic had already erased his existence from the servant's mind. Therefore, the servant could not remember anything at all, creating a dead end in this investigation.
" Damn it! Lock down the city! We must get the culprit!"
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" Young Miss! Young Miss! It's trouble!"
Lian Luoqiu didn't bother when she heard the panicked noise of her servant. Even without hearing anything further, Lian Luoqiu understood.
Her plan has failed.