305 An Unexpected Disciple

“What did you say?”

Lin Ran frowned in confusion because he had seen Guyue Dao just a few minutes ago.

Although the two of them had fought for a short time, Lin Ran did not use any lethal moves. After subduing the other party, he returned after asking a few questions. After that, he did not hear anything. How did Guyue Dao suddenly die?

“Senior Guyue Dao is dead.”

Sun ge repeated, his tone clearly becoming much more solemn.

At the same time, the other men in black also took a step forward. Although they didn’t say anything, they pointed their sabers at Lin Ran to show their attitude.

The snow-white tip of the saber reflected the flickering flames in the furnace, as if the saber was stained with dark red magma.

Ye Jin and Ye Shixiao looked at each other with nervous expressions on their faces, but Lin Ran didn’t seem to notice it at all. He didn’t even look at the dozen or so sabers in front of him and only frowned at Sun Ge in confusion.

Until now, Lin Ran still didn’t believe that Guyue Dao was dead because he was a seventh level Grandmaster!

Even if the killer’s cultivation was far higher than Guyue Dao’s, there should be a chance for him to call for help, right?

However, ever since Lin Ran returned to the city, there was nothing abnormal. There was not even a trace of internal energy fluctuation.

“Did I get careless?”

However, as soon as this thought appeared, he rejected it because it was impossible.

If it were any other time, Lin Ran might be careless.

But now, he was alone in a foreign country. He had yet to figure out Ye Shixiao’s secret, and Sun Ge and Guyue Dao were watching him closely.

Under such circumstances, Lin Ran couldn’t afford to be negligent.

Puzzled, Lin Ran quickly recalled the situation on the way back and was even more certain that after he and Guyue Dao separated, no one fought in or outside the city.

Unless the killer’s cultivation was high enough to crush Guyue Dao with a strike, and the killer was ambushing him in secret, it was impossible for him to kill a seventh level Grandmaster without making a sound!

Thinking of this, Lin Ran looked at Sun Ge with an unfriendly gaze. “Let’s not talk about whether I killed him or not. Why should I believe you when you say that he’s dead?”

Sun Ge was stunned when he heard this, as if he did not expect Lin Ran to ask this.

After a few seconds, Sun Ge said with a complicated expression, “Someone has already gone to fetch Senior Guyue’s body. I’m ordered to bring you back to the magistrate’s office. You’ll know if it’s true or not when you go.”

Lin Ran nodded thoughtfully. “I’ll go with you.”

“No!”

Before Sun Dao could speak, Ye Jin immediately rushed up and pushed away a few men in black to stand in front of Lin Ran. “You’ve been targeting Lin… Shopkeeper Huo since this morning. Who knows if you made up an excuse to bring him away to silence him?”

“Jin is right!”

Ye Shixiao also took a few steps forward and stared at Sun Dao with his left eye. His tone was clearly filled with displeasure. “I know Shopkeeper Huo very well. He will never kill anyone!”

Seeing that the Ye family was so supportive of him, Lin Ran was surprised and a little touched. He didn’t expect the two of them to treat him as one of their own.

“Senior Ye, Ye Jin.”

Lin Ran shouted with a gratified expression. “I’m really grateful to you for speaking up for me, but this has nothing to do with you. Let me handle it myself.”

“Since you’re staying at my house, your business is my business!”

Ye Shixiao rejected him domineeringly. He stared at Sun Ge and said coldly, “Sun Ge, I’ll say it one last time. Shopkeeper Huo will never kill anyone. Please leave!”

Lin Ran was speechless.

It was obvious that Sun Ge was working for the government. If he was really angered, he would arrest the father and daughter of the Ye family too. He and Ye Shixiao were fine with it, but how could a little girl like Ye Jin endure staying in jail?

Thinking of this, Lin Ran hurriedly took a half-step forward to smooth things over, but he realized that Sun Ge was not angry at all. Instead, his arrogance had weakened a lot.

At this moment, Sun Ge looked embarrassed. Perhaps because Ye Shixiao was staring at him at a close distance, he pursed his lips and hesitated for a long time before calling out helplessly, “Shifu, please don’t make things difficult for me, okay?”

“Shifu?!”

When Lin Ran heard this, he couldn’t help but be stunned. Even Ye Jin, who was beside him, was surprised. She clearly didn’t expect her father to have such a disciple.

Just as Lin Ran was puzzled, Ye Shixiao said, “You asked for it! Take your men out of my house immediately. I promise I won’t make things difficult for you!”

“Shifu, you’re being unreasonable!”

Sun Ge looked troubled. “Senior Guyue is His Majesty’s advisor, and Huo Qiyun is the last person who saw him. Logically speaking, I should bring him back to the government office for interrogation. I can’t let him go just because of what you said!”

Ye Shixiao did not say anything. He just looked at Sun Ge with a dark expression, but his attitude of not giving in at all was obvious.

When the men in black saw this, they looked at each other. A few of them immediately pointed their sabers at Ye Shixiao, looking like they would attack if he disagreed.

Seeing this, Lin Ran was about to make a move when he saw Sun Ge wave at them. Then, he leaned in front of Ye Shixiao and said softly, “Shifu, how about this? I promise you that I’ll just take him away to ask a few questions. As long as he explains it clearly, no one will make things difficult for him!”

Ye Shixiao still did not speak. Sun Ge continued, “You don’t think he can be the killer, right? Then why are you stopping us to take him away? Or are you…”

Sun Ge deliberately did not finish his sentence, but his meaning was obvious. Anyone with a clear conscience would not be afraid of interrogation.