"Why mention Mr. Xian Yin?" Meng Qi asked with an unwavering tone.

  Fei Zhengqing smiled like an old fox - although he had a horse face: "Isn't it the twelve zodiac gods summoned by Master Xianyin?"

  Meng Qi's voice was soft and calm: "Those who want to know the treasure of the Snow God Palace are definitely not just one."

  "Could it be him..." Fei Zhengqing was somewhat dazed.

  Meng Qi continued to ask: "Then what other clues did you have afterwards?"

  Fei Zheng Qing sank into thought for a moment before speaking: "There is one person, I have always suspected that he is a remnant of the Snow God Palace, but unfortunately there is no evidence and it's impossible to get the city master's permission."

  "Who is it?" A hoarse voice came from behind the monkey head mask, still with a flat tone.

  Fei Zhengqing sighed: "You Tongguang."

  He just mentioned one name, naturally assuming Meng Qi would know.

  Meng Qi cursed under his breath. If it weren't for this person being mentioned in the materials given by Duan Xiangfei, he really wouldn't have known who it was!

  You Tongguang, Cui Xing's sworn brother, a wealthy merchant in Tianding City, controlled the grain, ironware and pawnshops of several nearby provinces.

  He not only has wealth and power, but also has extraordinary martial arts skills, rumored to have opened the human body's secret treasure, but was stabbed by someone at the last moment, his efforts were in vain, and from then on his martial arts stagnated, indulging in beauty and money.

  Such a person, if Cui didn't nod his head, even if Fei Zhengqing had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to capture and interrogate him.

  If Fei Zhengqing is one of the top ten figures in Tian Ding City, then You Tongguang is the first person outside of Chengzhu Cui Xuan and Young City Master Cui Jinhua.

  "Are you trying to use me against Yu Tongguang?" Meng Qi's tone carried a hint of amusement.

  If Yu Tongguang is killed, with the martial arts and wrist strength of his several sons, even if Cui Xuan supports him, he cannot keep such a large family business, and his power will definitely decline. Correspondingly, Fei Zhengqing can instruct his subordinates to swallow some industries.

  If it's really investigated that Yú Tóngguāng is a remnant of the Yuèshén Palace, then all the better. The whole world will be shouting for his downfall, and Cuī Xiǎo, who claims to be on the side of justice, will definitely not continue to protect him. At that time, it will be everyone joining hands to divide up the Yú family's spoils.

  Fei Zhengqing's expression didn't change, still with that pained and worried look: "I and Old You are also considered old brothers for many years, how could I possibly use outsiders to harm him? If not for this time searching the Great Compassion Temple and finding some clues, I would never have suspected him, but if he really is a remnant of the Snow God Palace, Fei will only be able to uphold justice and eliminate him."

  "What clue is there?" Meng Qi was not moved at all by his expression and words.

  Fei Zhengqing said without thinking: "Several letters from Lao You's own handwriting were searched out in the Da Bei Temple, which seemed to be a normal discussion about buying and selling fine iron. But I always feel that something is not quite right. When did Lao You like to use letters to communicate for business within Tian Ding City? This is not his usual way of doing things."

  "It may involve the sale of prohibited ironware, and Yu Tongguang dare not show his face." Meng Qi said casually, without considering whether it made sense. If Yu Tongguang dared not show his face, then he would dare to write a letter?

  Fei Zhengqing seemed to hear Meng Qi's insincerity, smiled and said: "In Tiandicheng, whatever Old Yu says is forbidden, it is forbidden. If he says it's not forbidden, then it will never be forbidden. Moreover, if Old Yu is cautious, he won't even write letters, only dispatch his subordinates to handle matters. If there are any problems, they will immediately silence them."

  "It's not necessarily so, the letter can be burned, it's just that you arrived quickly." Meng Qi continued to refute Fei Zhengqing, looking at him to see if he could spit out other evidence.

  Fei Zhengqing made a recollecting expression: "There was another time, I went to Old You's house as a guest, and suddenly entered his study, saw him hastily putting away a snow-white jade pendant. At that time, I didn't pay much attention, after all, similar jade materials are not rare, but now thinking about it, it looks very much like the 'Ice Heart Pendant' passed down through generations of the Four Protectors of the Snow God Palace, this kind of jade material is extremely rare, enough to be a symbol of the remnants of the Snow God Palace, but I dare not confirm whether Old You's was that one."

  "Isn't there any other evidence?" Meng Qi asked without emotional fluctuations, his mind still entangled in why Duan Yi wanted to conceal part of the intelligence, what was his purpose...

  "There isn't one, if there was I would have already informed the city master." Fei Zhengqing shook his head and said.

  Meng Qi did not answer directly: "After the affair at Da Bei Temple, have you been keeping an eye on You Tongguang?"

  "He is too skilled in martial arts, only a few good trackers can keep an eye on him. Due to insufficient manpower, they often lose him. For now, I plan to start with his sons." Fei Zhengqing was indeed "knowing what to say and saying all he knows".

  Meng Qi asked a few more questions back and forth, confirming that Fei Zhengqing's words were consistent without any contradictions or loopholes. Then he walked to Jin Ancheng and said: "Now you can speak up. If what you say is inconsistent with what Captain Fei described, don't blame me for being ruthless."

  Jin Ancheng nodded vigorously, his mouth open: "At that time..."

  Just as he opened his mouth, his gaze suddenly froze, and a figure leaped down from the beam above, with sword light flashing like an arrow, stabbing straight at Meng Qi.

  Until this "Gentleman on the Beam" made his move, Meng Qi didn't feel his presence. His heart skipped a beat as he swiftly wielded his sword to slash at Mount Hua, intending to force his opponent back with a fierce attack.

  For some reason, Meng Qi always felt that the figure in the house was slightly swaying under the weak light source, not like a real person, but rather like a shadow. The sword light not only grew larger and larger, occupying most of his field of vision, but also gave off a cold and oppressive aura, making his hair stand on end.

  The sword chopped down, wanting to cut off the person and the sword together, but as the sword light flashed by, the figure and the sword light seemed like flowers in a mirror or the moon on the water, illusory and powerless, directly separating and dispersing into thin air.

  No good! Meng Qi didn't have time to think about whether he had fallen under the "Illusion Technique", and activated "Shen Xing Bai Bian". With one step, it seemed like he was moving backwards, but in reality, he was sidestepping forward.

  Pfft!

  A long sword pierced through the rotten wood, and a stream of blood spurted out from Meng Qi's left shoulder. "Liang Shang Jun Zi" was like a shadow, following him closely, with every sword strike aimed at his vital points. Yet, whenever Meng Qi counterattacked, regardless of whether he swung at the person or parried the long sword, it seemed as if he had struck a shadow, passing through without any effect.

  If it weren't for Meng Qi's "Divine Movement Hundred Changes" being skilled in swift and nimble movements, with unpredictable changes, he would have died under the sword a long time ago. Even so, his body was still spurting out streams of fresh blood, with wounds from the sword appearing one after another.

  "What sorcery?" Meng Qi gritted his teeth, not daring to relax his footing in the slightest, "Whatever it is, everything my eyes see, ears hear, and nose smells right now are absolutely...

  "Point at the shadow!"

  "We can't delay any longer!"

  If he continued to take damage like this, Meng Qi knew he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer. With a fierce determination, his left hand suddenly produced a black cylinder, its surface radiating an icy metallic glow.

  The dark figure thrust his sword forward, and Meng Qi raised his left hand, aiming the black tube at him.

  Whether it's an illusion or some other reason, judging from the state I was just injured in, you've been lurking in the shadows not far away. The sword can't slash at you, but this is a range attack type - Violent Rain Lily Needle!

  Meng Qi's thumb pressed on the machine, and the black shadow seemed to recognize the danger, suddenly retreated, directly smashing the window, jumping into the courtyard outside, at the same time, the smashed window flew up strangely, blocking the path of the violent rainstorm.

  Meng Qi didn't make a move, in this situation, holding back was better than shooting out directly. After all, after shooting out, it's unknown whether there would be other similar enemies, but if not shooting out, any hidden enemies would have to weigh whether they could withstand the torrent of pear flower needles!

  Bang! The window fell to the ground, and the figure disappeared into the darkness outside. Meanwhile, the people who had surrounded the house quietly retreated back to their own homes, and everything became quiet again.

  Meng Qi did not put the Raindrop Pear Blossom Needle into his bosom, but instead held it in his hand, with his sleeve hanging down and slightly covering it.

  He turned around and saw that Jin Ancheng's mouth was wide open, his eyes were dull, and fresh blood was flowing from his throat, and he had already lost his life.

  Just now that black shadow was about to harm itself with a sword, yet it still had the strength to kill people!

  Meng Qi's muscles writhed, contracting the wounds and temporarily stopping the bleeding from the seven or eight sword injuries. He then walked step by step to Fei Zhengqing's side, seeing that his expression was dazed and his breathing heavy, but he had not died yet.

  "Master Shen Hou, what just happened?" Fei Zhengqing asked in a frightened and bewildered tone.

  "Somebody launched a sneak attack and killed Jin Ancheng, but I managed to drive them off." Meng Qi forced himself to sound nonchalant.

  Fei Zhengqing sat up straight, still trying to process the situation he had just witnessed. Since Meng Qi had his back to him at the end, he hadn't seen the violent storm of pear flower needles, so now he asked in surprise and suspicion: "Apart from a few great masters, your martial arts skills are among the best I've ever seen, Mr. Shen Hou. You might even be able to surpass Yu Tongguang by half a move. But that person just now... how could they be so formidable? How could they almost leave you defenseless? What's going on? Luckily, you scared them off."

  "This person's martial arts are strange and seem like magic, every knife I strike can only cut through illusions." Meng Qi didn't understand much about the martial arts of this world, so he straightforwardly spoke out to see if Fei Zhengqing had any leads.

  Fei Zhengqing's face changed: "Wasn't it that Mingming saw someone in front of him, but when he slashed down with his knife, it was as if he had cut through a shadow, and then he himself was stabbed by a long sword."

  "Do you know?" Meng Qi asked in a low voice.

  Fei Zhengqing's face changed color continuously, his breathing became urgent: "It must be the remnants of the Snow God Palace, it must be the remnants of the Snow God Palace! Legend has it that the Snow God Palace has a 'Fantasy Shape Great Law' that seizes the machine of heaven and earth changes, even the bridge between human and divine realms is like a divine spirit, making people unable to hit. It's precisely because of this divine work that they claim to be the descendants of the divine spirits, self-inflated."

  "That person just now must be 'Huan Xing Da Fa' Xiao Yuan Man, approaching the opening of the secret treasure, today is to assassinate Fei Mou!"

  "I've saved the life of Chief Fei, after all." Meng Qi smiled and suddenly flipped over, jumped out of the window, and disappeared into the courtyard in a few leaps. This place is not suitable for staying for long!

  After leaving the nearby streets, Meng Qi touched his wounds and under the mask, he seemed to be thinking and sneering at the same time. He then imitated Jin Ancheng's style, circling around, changing direction, and only after a whole minute did he find a hidden place to change out of his night-traveling clothes and mask.

  …………

  The sky was dimly lit, and Wu Fengyu slowly woke up, only to feel a severe headache, as if his brain was about to crack open. There were many people around him pointing and whispering.

  "This guy is lying on the street and still holding a knife..."

  "Could it be revenge from those gangs?"

  "That can't be right, he only wore his undergarments. Could it be that he didn't have enough money to pay the bill and was thrown out of the brothel?"

  A burst of words brought him back to his senses, his expression froze, last night, I was going to kill someone and silence them, how could I be sleeping on the street?