King of Assassins-Chapter 900 - 641: Killing with a Borrowed Knife (Part 2)

"If there's an issue, investigate."

Gao Xuan calmly said, "A clear conscience fears no shadow. I slew the Evil God to save the people and for the glory of my lord, not for any selfish reasons."

Shui Yunling was somewhat displeased. Although Gao Xuan didn't explicitly say it, his words conveyed a refusal.

Her voice became more stern, "I'm not threatening you, but your actions have many issues. If we take this seriously, the consequences are something you can't bear."

"Oh. Then please, Investigator, conduct the investigation according to law. Don't show favoritism."

Gao Xuan nodded slightly and said, "I'm grateful that the Investigator regards me highly. I'm sorry, but I'm currently entangled in legal issues, so I can't accept the invitation."

"Otherwise, people might think I have personal dealings with the Investigator, leading to suspicions of favoritism in this matter. It's not good for either of us."

Gao Xuan stepped back and said, "It's getting late. If the Investigator has no other matters, I'll take my leave first."

Seeing Shui Yunling remain silent, Gao Xuan turned and left through the door.

Shui Yunling clenched her fists tightly, "Insolent."

She turned angrily to Shui Yulan and said, "This lowly wretch actually dared to refuse my invitation! Does he know who I am? I'm Shui Yunling, the heir apparent of the Shui Family!"

The more Shui Yunling thought about it, the angrier she became. "He didn't reject me, he rejected the Shui Family. He deserves to die..."

It wasn't that Shui Yunling lacked composure, but throughout her life, no one with such a status had dared to refuse her.

This made her feel humiliated, hence her extraordinary anger.

Shui Yulan said softly, "He's nothing but a lowly ant, he doesn't even know what he's refusing. It's not worth getting angry over such a person."

"This wretch deserves to die."

Shui Yunling quickly calmed down, her eyes filled with icy killing intent, "So confident, it seems he really hasn't stolen the Divine Crystal."

"It should be so."

Shui Yulan nodded, "He's a smart man. He shouldn't take such a risk."

The specifics of hiding a Divine Crystal are difficult to verify, but before a Divine Emperor Statue, nothing can be concealed.

Shui Yunling pondered for a moment and said, "Aunt Lan, do you think he might believe I'm bluffing, that's why he's acting so tough, to make me misjudge and avoid taking the oath?"

"There's some possibility of that."

Shui Yulan believed Gao Xuan was a clever person and wouldn't use such a risky tactic. Of course, it couldn't be completely ruled out.

Shui Yunling was silent for a while and said, "Having him swear before the Divine Emperor is the last resort. If he swears but cannot be convicted, the matter ends there. I can't pin him down anymore. This cannot conclude so easily."

She consulted Shui Yulan, "Aunt Lan, do you have any ways to deal with him?"

As an Investigator, Shui Yunling had many legitimate means to trouble Gao Xuan. But these methods couldn't kill Gao Xuan nor vent her anger.

Moreover, an Investigator cannot act recklessly.

As an investigator of the Inspection Department, her case handling process must be documented. She couldn't openly violate the Holy Hall's rules either.

Shui Yunling had always succeeded effortlessly and rarely needed to use vicious means against enemies. She simply never needed to. If she wanted to discreetly kill Gao Xuan, she had to consult Shui Yulan.

Shui Yulan thought for a moment and said, "The Holy Hall isn't a good place to attack. How about this, take him to kill the Deep Sea Evil God."

"Deep Sea?"

Shui Yunling hesitated slightly, "It's said a Golden Core from the Yuan Family was killed by Deep Sea. This Evil God is too powerful. The Black Tiger definitely won't go."

"We can take a trip to the sea and use a God-enticing Pill, which should attract Deep Sea."

Shui Yulan said, "If Deep Sea doesn't show up, I'll eliminate the Black Tiger and Yuan Youyuan and pin it on Deep Sea."

The God-enticing Pill is specially made from Divine Crystal powder to attract Evil Gods.

After all, Evil Gods hide deeply and are hard to find. Pinpointing the general location of an Evil God, using a God-enticing Pill has a high chance of luring the Evil God out.

Of course, the God-enticing Pill is ineffective against highly intelligent Evil Gods.

But Evil Gods, as a lifeform, gather Source Power as food. Although Evil Gods mostly possess intelligence, their minds are quite uncalm.

They're like madmen, mostly acting on instinct. Rarely can they make rational judgments.

From this perspective, most Evil Gods are destined to be chaotic, low-level beings.

Only if an Evil God is powerful enough can they possess high intelligence and have their own logic and judgment abilities.

According to the data, the Evil God on Red Light Star should be Golden Core Level, but its intelligence is very low.

The Yuan Family can't defeat this Evil God primarily due to insufficient combat power.

Shui Yunling's authority is high, and before coming, she had thoroughly reviewed the information on the Red Light Star, knowing Deep Sea is the strongest Evil God on this planet.

However, this kind of chaotic Evil God is very troublesome and doesn't hold much value.

In the Outer Star Realm, such Evil Gods like Deep Sea are numerous. No strong person would bother coming specifically for an Evil God.

For strong ones, the stronger the Evil God, the better. When they need them, they can obtain higher-quality Divine Crystals.

"What if Deep Sea is too strong and traps us too?"

Deep Sea is very dangerous, and Shui Yunling doesn't want to take risks. She doesn't want to end up getting herself killed and becoming a laughingstock.

Shui Yulan said, "With the Phantom Cloak, if there's really an issue, we'll leave immediately."

The Phantom Cloak is a Third-Grade Spiritual Artifact that can transform into a flowing shadow and traverse the Void to escape far away. As the heir apparent of the Shui Family, Shui Yunling has the right to use the Phantom Cloak.

The strongest aspect of the Phantom Cloak is its ability to be immune to most Source Power and physical attacks, and its instant shadow transformation to flee is a divine skill.