I was just solving crimes, how could I become an immortal?

Chapter 319 The man behind the scenes
Tan Mian is a traitor!
Cao An directly named the real culprit, which surprised everyone and locked their eyes on him.

Miaoqing Valley Master's purple clothes were agitated, and he asked with surging breath: "Tan Mian! Did you betray us?"

"No! I didn't. Brother Cao, why are you slandering me? I've been working hard to help!" Tan Mian's legs went weak and he almost knelt down, crying innocently.

Unfortunately, Cao An just shook his head regretfully and replied: "Your help is actually the source of your flaws. If you hadn't made many mistakes, I wouldn't have locked you in so quickly."

Cao An had a good impression of this enthusiastic disciple at first.

But with in-depth investigation and more intelligence gathered, the true face will be revealed.

There is no doubt that the betrayer must be an inner sect or a direct disciple, because the blight spreads from within. Inner sect disciples are more likely to be infected, and the amount of poison will naturally be greater.

As for why he is not an elder-level figure?
Because the elders have recently been working with the Valley Master to maintain the suppression of "evil things", they are inseparable from controlling butterflies to commit crimes.

If the enemy wants to bribe a traitor, it is naturally easier to bribe a disciple.

"Brother Tan, the reason why you actively assisted our investigation is because you hope to use the power of [Qiansi Mansion] to force [Ziyun Valley] to compromise, right?"

"[Ziyun Valley] is not that domineering. Even if they know that after the death of the mother body, they can no longer control the seeds, they will not kill their disciples.

"You can't call it a grudge, it's just self-interest. He wants to betray the family, but he doesn't want to lose his cultivation. It's that simple."

After this, the case was solved naturally.

There is no doubt that Tan Mian's plan is almost successful.

Cao An looked at Tan Mian, and his face turned pale with every word he said.

"But I really don't understand why he would do this? The master has trained him till now, so why does he have such a big hatred?"

As a direct disciple, Tan Mian received a lot of benefits provided by the mountain sect, and he devoted himself to training. He became a fourth-level master at a young age, and he has a bright future.

The only way to get something for nothing is to let the entire "Purple Cloud Vine" die.

Because of this suspicion, Cao An tried to activate [Select One of Three Suspects], but he hit the target with one hit.

The appearance of the Miaoqing Valley Master led the crowd, which proved that they no longer maintained the vitality of the fairy vine, completely gave up resistance, began to make arrangements for the funeral, and concentrated their efforts on transferring the "evil things".

Because as a direct disciple, he knew very well that evil things were suppressed in [Purple Cloud Valley].

Each sect knows the truth, and the medical masters are unable to save it, which is the last straw that breaks [Ziyun Valley].

But he got the benefits, but he didn't want to help Shanmen serve. He was deceived by outsiders with different intentions, and wanted to betray the teacher and seek greater wealth.

"So Tan Mian wanted to take advantage of this and join forces with outsiders to poison the inside and destroy the "Purple Cloud Vine". "

Cao An had raised the question about sect loyalty before, and that was the answer.

"Unfortunately, haste makes waste. You went too far and your intention to guide you was obvious. That's why I suspected you."

As long as the situation here is spread, the various sects will definitely put pressure on [Ziyun Valley] to give up the struggle. This is Tan Mian's original intention.

Continuously showing misery and deliberately spreading negativity, this person seems to be helping, but in fact he is spreading panic.

From the anxious attempt to retain Cao An at the beginning, to the deliberate attempt to bring up the topic of "Purple Cloud Seed" in the end, it was all to put pressure on the Valley Master and the elders.

Of course, he knew very well that "Purple Cloud Seed" was a benefit, but it was also a constraint.

Sima Shu, who was on the side, was also a person who knew how to watch people's emotions. Seeing this nervous man's legs weakening, he had already basically identified the murderer.

But I didn't expect that Cao An would come out halfway.

boom--

There was a muffled sound, and Tan Mian behind him was knocked away with a palm. Although the Master of Miaoqing Valley looked like a beautiful young woman, she was also full of evil spirits when she was furious.

At this moment, he was stepping on the purple waves and scolded angrily: "Tan Mian! I [Ziyun Valley] treat you well, but you did such an animal thing!"

Tan Mian's Dantian was shattered on the spot. Now, let alone leaving his master's sect to live freely in the world, even survival has become a problem. Kneeling on the ground, he vomited blood and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I was really wrong, I was obsessed, please spare me!"

Rao? Is it too late to beg for mercy now?

The elders captured him and used various methods to interrogate him. All the poisoning tools he had hidden were also found.

Hundreds of butterflies were sealed in a wooden box, and there were also several large jars of poison. In time, when all the poisons were released, the fairy vine would definitely die.

For such a bad deed, let alone begging for mercy, I would be thankful to have a whole body.

"Looking at these butterflies, except for the slightly different color of their antennae, they are no different from the blue butterflies in the valley. It's really hard to detect!"

Sima Shu caught one for research and wrote down the appearance of the mutated butterfly in detail.

Only by comparing these two items can we notice the difference. No wonder everyone in [Purple Cloud Valley] can't tell the difference.

"But how did these mutated butterflies come into being?" Master Miaoqing Valley walked over and looked at Cao An with a grateful look on his face and asked.

Although the traitor was caught, the crisis was still not over.

The enemy's instigation to rebel against Tan Mian was only part of the process of destroying [Purple Cloud Valley]. The real key point was the origin of these butterflies.

It is not that the disciples in the valley have never thought about the possibility of poisoning.

But when the poison is so violent, it can not only freeze people into ice sculptures, but can even cause the entire fairy vine to wither, which is unprecedented.

Secondly, the method of poisoning is too weird.

It is easy to accidentally inject the venom into the vines by force, and it is easy to be detected. Using butterflies to slowly inject the venom into the stamens is indeed a better way, making it difficult to prevent.

But neither humans nor fairy vines can handle such a strong toxin, and how do those butterflies use their tentacles to inflict poison.

"Did Tan Mian reveal the mastermind?"

"I confessed and sent people to arrest him, but they were already gone."

"Well, if my guess is correct, that group of people should be [Ten Eyes]. I have seen similar methods among the demon clan in the West."

Cao An briefly stated what he had seen, heard and guessed.

It stands to reason that the demonic aura in the West is soaring into the sky, and the corpses thrown also contain powerful demonic power. Ordinary birds are simply unable to complete the task.

In the same way, if you can breed birds and beasts that are not afraid of evil spirits, you can also breed butterflies that are not afraid of toxins.

The key to everything seems to lie in the "fourth seat".

Of course, it doesn't matter if you guess wrong, just pour dirty water on them anyway.

No matter what, the current deterioration has been temporarily suppressed. The experts in the valley are about to start a large-scale search. All birds, animals, insects and fish must not be spared to investigate other possible sources of poison.

As for Cao An...

"I [Ziyun Valley] will never forget Cao Shuixiu's kindness, but now, I ask you to lend a helping hand again to help me revive the Immortal Vine."

Without the aggressiveness just now, the main body of Miaoqing Valley was plump and bowed to Cao An Yingying, asking for his help.

Naturally, Cao An would not refuse. The better the outcome of the case, the more rewards he would get.

If there was a way to save Xianteng, he would naturally be willing to sell his face.

What's more, he can take a look at the appearance of the "evil object" and gain insights.

only……

"Are you sure this thing is an "evil thing"? "

Cao An:? ? ?
(End of this chapter)