Chapter 4057 — Wei Zhao's Backer
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"Yu Jiang, how did you end up in there?" Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan asked in unison, both baffled.
"Uh... I have no idea either... Who knows what sorcery this brat is pulling..." Yu Jiang himself was just as bewildered. Yet as he stared at that vaguely familiar scene on the video, his heart began to pound uncontrollably.
Then the video cut to another scene, and the familiar figure hovering on the brink of death made Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan's eyes fly wide open.
At that moment, no matter how shocked or slow-witted Yu Jiang might be, the truth finally dawned on him: wasn't this the very scene of Nan Tianyong's death?
If it kept playing, wouldn't the next thing shown be him killing Nan Tianyong?
Yu Jiang jolted as though struck by lightning, at last locating the source of that ominous premonition. If Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan saw the scene of him murdering his master, even ten thousand lives would not be enough to save him!
"Still playing tricks and summoning ghosts! I'll kill you right now and avenge my master!" In his panic, Yu Jiang let out a sudden roar and threw himself at Wei Zhao without a second thought. Even if he could not kill Wei Zhao outright, he had to destroy that unknown device in his hand first. Otherwise, he would live the rest of his life in constant dread.
But Yu Jiang's move came a step too late. The scene of him personally slaying Nan Tianyong had already fallen crystal clear before the eyes of Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan.
Bang! Wei Zhao lashed out with a kick that sent Yu Jiang flying several zhang. The whole arena then sank into a deathly silence.
For a long while, only the sound of Nan Tianxiong grinding his teeth reached the crowd's ears, like a death warrant summoned from the depths of hell: "Yu Jiang, was it you who killed the Third Elder?!"
"No, no... Uncle-Master, I'm innocent! This is all a false illusion conjured by Wei Zhao's crooked tricks—don't fall for his treachery!" Yu Jiang scrambled to argue, sweat pouring down his forehead.
Watching this, Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan were consumed with fury. If this were all true, then the two of them had been played for fools by Yu Jiang from beginning to end, dancing in the palm of his hand!
But after all, they had never seen a phone before, and this video came from the hand of Wei Zhao, their enemy. How much credibility it truly held still required careful weighing.
Wei Zhao, however, only smiled faintly: "Isn't it a little late for quibbling now? With your eyesight, sirs, you should have no trouble judging whether this video is real or fake. Besides, don't you know the Soul Search Art? A single trial will tell you true from false."
Having said that much, Nan Tianxiong and Nan Tianguan were already seven or eight parts convinced. To reach the heights of Foundation Establishment great perfection—even the Golden Core stage—their shrewdness was beyond doubt. Especially when it came to a matter as grave as Nan Tianyong's death, fooling them was no easy feat.
Nan Tianxiong in particular, being a man who had seen the world, nodded at once: "So this is the 'image chicken' of the mortal realm? I've heard of such a thing—I never thought you would have one!"
Seeing the two men turn their unfriendly gazes upon him, Yu Jiang's legs went weak with fright. He continued to argue hysterically: "Uncle-Masters, don't believe him! How could I possibly do something as monstrous as killing my own master? He is clearly sowing discord between us! If you use the Soul Search Art on me, even if I'm innocent, I'll be crippled for life!"
At that, Nan Tianguan said coldly: "Rest assured, even without the Soul Search Art, I can still judge whether it's true or false. The Third Elder's corpse is still lying in the ice vault of the Law Enforcement Hall. Once we compare the wounds on his body, the truth will come to light!"