I Become a Martial Arts God in the Chaotic Demon World-Chapter 92 Everyone is Lying! (Extra - for Alliance Hierarch Don’t Care)

Li Youde led Han Zheng and others into the Li Family village, explaining as they walked.

"The woman who went to Kai Ping Prefecture to accuse us is named Li Sanniang, and strictly speaking, she's my niece-in-law.

My nephew was the third oldest at home, the best hunter among his brothers; he even once killed a black bear by himself.

But my nephew was fated for such a disaster; he could kill a black bear, but died of a fever after being bitten by a venomous insect.

Since then, Li Sanniang has gone mad, abusing her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and even claiming I sacrificed her daughter to some 'Demons.'

In reality, I simply saw how pitiful her little girl was, left with a mad mother and no food, so I took her home to give her a full meal.

Then Li Sanniang ran off, shouting wildly in Kai Ping Prefecture, wasting the time of esteemed officers; truly, it's my fault.

But I beg the understanding of you officers; my niece-in-law is just mad, and I hope you won't mind her."

Li Youde looked humbly apologetic, seemingly afraid that Han Zheng and the others would be implicated by Li Sanniang.

While talking, Li Youde arrived at the front of a courtyard.

The courtyard had three rooms, decently sized, considered good in the Li Family village.

"Let me out! You ruthless bastards! Wuu wuu wuu! My daughter! My daughter!"

A woman's angry screams came from inside the house.

"Sigh, it's the same scene every day.

Because she sneaked out last time, I had her mother-in-law, sister-in-law, and daughter keep an eye on her.

The food is provided by the village; our Li Family village isn't poor, and we can afford to support a madwoman."

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Li Youde opened the door; a woman in her thirties was tied to a chair, watched over by an elderly woman and a middle-aged woman in her forties.

A girl who looked about fourteen or fifteen was holding a bowl of porridge, her eyes red as she fed the woman.

"Mom, your daughter is here, your daughter has returned, please eat a bite."

The woman suddenly threw her head back, flinging the bowl of porridge away.

"Get lost! You're not my daughter! Get out!"

Then, upon seeing Li Youde push the door open, the woman burst into curses: "Li Youde, you bastard, scoundrel! Give me back my daughter! My daughter!"

Li Youde didn't mind her words, only sighing, "This is Li Sanniang; she's gone mad like this, not even recognizing her own daughter."

Ye Liuyun spoke gravely, "Li Sanniang, didn't you go to Kai Ping Prefecture to accuse Village Chief Li Youde of sacrificing your daughter to the Demons? We are from the Demon Cleansing Bureau, here specifically to investigate this matter."

Li Sanniang glared with bloodshot eyes, "Really, officers from the Demon Cleansing Bureau? Quickly arrest Li Youde! He's the one who took my daughter and sacrificed her to the Demons! I've lost my husband, and now my only daughter as well! Wuu wuu!"

"Isn't she your daughter?"

Ye Liuyun looked at the weeping girl cowering to one side.

"No! She's not my daughter! Li Youde brought her to deceive you!"

Li Sanniang glared fiercely at the girl, as though she wished to devour her.

The girl didn't retort, merely continuing to weep helplessly.

The elderly woman sighed, "My daughter-in-law, this is your Lian'er. She hasn't been lost; she's been here all along.

I understand losing Sanniang broke you, but did I, an old woman who saw her son go first, handle it any better?

But life must go on, right? You still have Lian'er; you need to get better soon."

Li Sanniang responded with even louder wailing, "Ma! That's your granddaughter! How can you bear to see her tossed into the mountains by Li Youde to be given to the Demons?!"

The elderly woman helplessly shook her head, addressing Han Zheng and the others, "Esteemed officers, my daughter-in-law has troubled you, and I appreciate you making this long journey.

The village chief is a good man; after my son passed, he often sent food and supplies to help, or else how could my widowed, unemployed daughter-in-law survive?

Now she's gone mad, and her words are the words of a madwoman; please don't hold it against the village chief."

The middle-aged woman, likely Li Sanniang's sister-in-law, added, "It's also my fault for not watching over the third son's wife properly, letting her run away to Kai Ping Prefecture.

Since the third son passed, the third son's wife has truly gone completely mad.

Sacrificing to the Demons, she even claims I'm a demon in disguise; please don't believe her madness."

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Li Sanniang frantically shook her head, screaming herself hoarse.

"They're all liars! All of you are liars! My lords! Please believe me! Believe me!"

Ye Liuyun and others exchanged looks, as they hadn't anticipated this situation.

They had speculated that the village chief Li Youde might cover something up or might have already dealt with the victims.

Unexpectedly, Li Sanniang was here, her daughter was here, and all her family members were present.

If one were to say her mother-in-law and sister-in-law were coerced into lying, Ye Liuyun and his group hadn't detected anything unusual.

Han Zheng slightly furrowed his brow. He sensed something was amiss but didn't say it directly.

After all, Wen Tingyun had mentioned that this time the responsibility mainly lay with Ye Liuyun.

If Ye Liuyun hadn't spoken yet, and he started giving orders here, it would have been purely annoying.

Although Yang Tianqi had said that Ye Liuyun was actually a decent person, cold on the outside but warm on the inside, Han Zheng still didn't want to stand out unnecessarily.

Stepping outside, Ye Liuyun said to Li Youde, "Village Chief Li, since we have come all this way, could we take a tour around the village to make sure there are no issues? If there aren't any, we will head back to Kai Ping Prefecture."

Li Youde hastily responded, "Of course, do you need me to lead the way?"

"No need; let Officer Feng guide us; he has been here before."

Li Youde didn't insist on accompanying them, but nodded and bowed with a somewhat ingratiating smile, "Then, my lords, please look around freely. I will prepare some local specialties for you to take back, so your trip isn't wasted."

Ye Liuyun with his group toured the entire Li home village, but they discovered nothing unusual.

He even sent Yang Tianqi to inquire among other villagers.

Being from humble origins himself, Yang Tianqi communicated effortlessly with the villagers but didn't glean much.

The entire Li home village spoke very highly of their village chief Li Youde, who was greatly respected.

Ye Liuyun said in a grave tone, "Let's leave first, and decide what to do once we're out of the village."

After speaking, Ye Liuyun called Officer Feng and asked him to inform Li Youde that they were leaving.

Li Youde had prepared quite a few forest delicacies for everyone to take back. Ye Liuyun indifferently said, "The Demon Cleansing Bureau doesn't have the habit of taking advantage of situations. Officer Feng, if you want, you can take some."

"It was thoughtless of me; our village's humble offerings are surely nothing in the eyes of the grand officers of the Demon Cleansing Bureau," Li Youde said with a slightly embarrassed smile.

Officer Feng actually wanted a jar of Tiger Bone Wine, but seeing that Ye Liuyun and the others hadn't taken anything, he said sheepishly, "I won't take anything either."

"Then let's go."

Ye Liuyun waved and led his people away.

Li Youde slightly bowed, watching them leave the Li family village, and only straightened up after a long while.

Once they were well out of the village, Ye Liuyun finally stopped and said in a deep voice, "What do you all think?"

Ye Caiyun spoke from the sideline, "It seems like there's no problem. Maybe this was just a misunderstanding. That woman might have really gone mad from grief; she couldn't even recognize her own daughter. The village chief has a good reputation, and even the woman's mother-in-law and sister-in-law both say she's gone mad. Surely her family wouldn't all help the village chief deceive us, right?"

Yang Tianqi scratched his head, "Though I don't know whether they are lying, I didn't find any traces of sacrifices to demons in the village. Generally, sacrifices to demons are done to obtain something, and anything tainted by demonic power is pretty obvious. But I carefully investigated and found nothing tainted by demonic energy, and there aren't even traces of demons having step foot in this village. It's very clean."

Ye Liuyun frowned deeply. "Your points make sense, but I still feel something's off."

With that, Ye Liuyun turned to Han Zheng. "Han Zheng, what do you think?"

Actually, Ye Liuyun didn't expect Han Zheng to provide any insightful perspective.

He knew Han Zheng, the newcomer, was very powerful, able to critically injure Guo Zhen with one move.

But dealing with such matters in the Demon Cleansing Bureau not only required strength but also powerful judgment and observational skills, not merely solving problems with fists.

Ye Liuyun too had honed these through numerous missions.

Narrowing his eyes, Han Zheng said, "Li Youde is a problem! The whole village is a problem! That Li Sanniang's mother-in-law and sister-in-law are lying, and that girl is not her daughter!"