[Book 1-11] Stellar Transformation

Book 6 Chapter 10

B6C10: Silent interrogation

Qin Yu had surpassed Cha Hong in power but he was willing to become a guardian and a subordinate to Cha Hong. This hard-to-explain matter naturally has made the 3 majesties suspect Qin Yu. They even suspect that he is a member of either the Azure Dragon Palace or the Blue Water Mansion who came here only because of the top treasure 9 Swords!

"Why are you speechless, cave master Qin Yu?" Di Luan looks at Qin Yu with a cold laugh. Di Qing and Di Jian also look at him. It appears that if his answer is unsatisfactory, they will immediately capture him.

Qin Yu lets out a sigh: "My 3 majesties, does such a simple question still need to be asked? With your wisdom, you still can't see the answer?"

His words make Di Luan, Di Qing and Di Jian dumbfounded.

"My 3 majesties, I wasn't well-known in this area of water. If someone like me seizes the cave master position directly, perhaps not many Xiuyaoists will accept him as cave master." Qin Yu says in a frustrated manner to the 3 majesties.

Di Luan however says: "Strong individuals enjoy supremacy. Who would have dared to oppose you if you had killed Cha Hong?"

Qin Yu immediately says: "Majesty, you said I could've killed Cha Hong, but he wasn't alone. There were so many guardians under him, if I had killed him, naturally I'd have had to kill quite a few expert guardians. So, when I become cave master, wouldn't I have already killed a number of my subordinates? Moreover ... at that time I was much weaker than I am now."

"Oh?" Di Luan looks at Qin Yu with suspicion.

Qin Yu says smilingly: "Just by asking around a bit, you'll know that I underwent closed-door training a few times in the Blood-red Cave. Moreover, I improved greatly thanks to these training sessions. Previously I didn't have enough power to beat Cha Hong at all. Only after those closed-door training sessions did I begin to be capable of this."

Di Luan's eyes flash with coldness.

"You did closed-door training before or after Cha Hong's death?" He asks in a very serious voice.

Di Luan, Di Jian and Di Qing have all noticed the problem in Qin Yu's answer. If his power improved before Cha Hong's death then there is nothing wrong. But if it improved after Cha Hong's death then there is a possibility that he killed Cha Hong.

"It was before his death!"

Qin Yu says firmly.

"Can you confirm this?" Di Luan says with a cold laugh. "Lying is no good. We can ask whoever we want. Anyone can be a witness."

Qin Yu says with a smile: "You can ask anyone about this. It seems Cha Hong spent most of the last 100 years doing closed-door training. That day, after everybody discovered that he was dead, we began to discuss who would become the new cave master. We then had some sparring matches and I defeated Teng Bi."

"My 3 majesties, I know that you're suspecting that I killed Cha Hong and absorbed his yuanying. But if I had killed him, it would have taken me at least several days to absorb his yuanying whereas I fought Teng Bi on the same day as his death. Even if I had killed Cha Hong, I wouldn't have had enough time to consume his yuanying."

Qin Yu looks smilingly at the 3 majesties: "I believe you understand what I mean."

Di Luan, Di Jian and Di Qing exchange a look and say nothing.

It generally takes several days to absorb an early Dongxu stage yuanying but the place where the soul jade slips are kept is checked every day. Therefore, they must have discovered Cha Hong's death within 24 hours of it or even soon after it happened.