Chapter 1999: Probing
Listening to Gu Zhiqi’s words, a hint of confusion flashed in Su Yunling’s eyes. He turned his head to glance at her, "Why do this? Is there going to be trouble later?"
Gu Zhiqi shook her head at his question, "No trouble, just a test."
A trace of interest appeared in Su Yunling’s eyes, "A test?"
With a slightly mysterious expression, Gu Zhiqi looked at Su Yunling and said, "You’ll see in a moment."
Since Gu Zhiqi said so, it was clear that no more questions would yield answers. Thus, Su Yunling didn’t ask any further.
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Fifty minutes later, the two of them arrived at the Shadow Pavilion.
Su Yunling had his own private room, but Gu Zhiqi and Ling Muyan needed a separate room, so from the start at the Law Enforcement Hall, Su Yunling had requested an additional room.
Through Ling Zhiyu, Gu Zhiqi and Ling Muyan had already become friends, and while on the road, Gu Zhiqi had sent the room number to Ling Muyan.
So when Gu Zhiqi pushed open the door to the room and went inside, Ling Muyan was already seated there.
Upon seeing this, Gu Zhiqi nodded at Ling Muyan, "Sorry to keep you waiting."
Ling Muyan replied, "No, I just got here myself."
After greeting each other, the two sat down and started chatting.
As they talked, they began discussing the Heartless Path.
Initially, Ling Muyan was somewhat cautious.
She suspected that Gu Zhiqi might be trying to extract information from her, but as time went by, their conversation grew deeper.
Ling Muyan gradually lowered her guard.
She realized that Gu Zhiqi had a deeper understanding of the Heartless Path than she did.
During the conversation, Ling Muyan asked Gu Zhiqi, "Miss Gu, do you also practice the Heartless Path?"
Gu Zhiqi simply smiled and did not answer.
However, in Ling Muyan’s view, Gu Zhiqi’s smile was an admission.
Afterward, the two continued discussing cultivation.
The entire meal was centered around the Heartless Path.
Ling Muyan found that Gu Zhiqi had no intention of extracting any information from her.
Moreover, until the meal ended, Gu Zhiqi never brought up anything related to the Great Elder or the Third Elder.
Finally, Ling Muyan couldn’t help but ask Gu Zhiqi, "Miss Gu, is there no other reason for inviting me today?"
Gu Zhiqi said, "What would you hope I invited you for?"
Ling Muyan spoke directly without beating around the bush, "The Great Elder was murdered, Ling Zhiyu became a suspect, and I was also listed as a suspect by the Law Enforcement Hall. I thought you might want to ask me about the case today."
When Ling Zhiyu mentioned that Gu Zhiqi wanted to meet her, Ling Muyan had her suspicions.
Sure enough, not long after Ling Zhiyu invited her, Lin Ruoxue was called to the Law Enforcement Hall.
The cases of the Great Elder and Third Elder were being investigated by Su Yunling.
Previously, Su Yunling had suspected her.
The relationship between Gu Zhiqi and Su Yunling was no secret in the Ancient Martial Arts World.
Ling Muyan thought that Gu Zhiqi’s invitation was related to the case, but unexpectedly, throughout the entire meeting, she never raised any topic related to the case.
This surprised Ling Muyan.
Gu Zhiqi had a faint smile on her lips and said, "It’s rare to meet someone who practices the Heartless Path. I heard you practice it too, so I wanted to chat with you."
"Now it seems, this meeting was worthwhile."
Ling Muyan, hearing this, was slightly taken aback. After a long silence, she spoke with a serious expression to Gu Zhiqi, "This time, I have also benefited greatly."
As Ling Muyan said this, she stood up and cupped her hands in salute to Gu Zhiqi.
This was a gesture of respect among cultivators.
Seeing this, Gu Zhiqi returned the salute.
Just at that moment, Gu Zhiqi’s phone rang.