Go to become a god, let me marry into the sect

That day at noon.

Gu An and the others received news in advance that people from the sect were coming.

They all had to go out to greet them.

Gu An took a quick look; the amount of Vajra Wood was sufficient.

He just didn't know if they would inspect the Spiritwood Garden.

It was their duty to do so.

But they only inspected it twice at most in five years.

They inspected it last year, so they probably wouldn't inspect it this year.

However, even if they did inspect it, it wouldn't matter.

Yang Shi was the previous leader and he's already dead, so they could completely push the blame onto him.

The others would receive some punishment and the matter would be over.

As long as that tree hadn't really fallen, there would be room to maneuver.

This was why Gu An wouldn't secretly cut down that tree unless it was absolutely necessary.

A moment later, Gu An and the other three stood in front of the Spiritwood Garden, waiting for the sect members to arrive.

Sure enough, after a short while, Steward Chen led three people over.

Looking at the three, Gu An's heart sank; he didn't recognize any of them.

They weren't regular personnel.

The leader of the three was a young man, followed by a man and a woman who looked to be in their early twenties.

But they all had a cultivation base of the fifth level of Qi Refining.

The leader's cultivation was even more impressive; Gu An felt that he was stronger than Steward Chen.

Moreover, Steward Chen was quite respectful towards him.

For a moment, Gu An was a little worried that the other party would see through his hidden cultivation.

However, his aura concealment had been enhanced three times; if calculated according to other spells, it was at least at the Great Accomplishment stage even if it wasn't perfect.

As long as the person in front of him wasn't ridiculously strong, it was somewhat possible to hide it.

"Greetings, Steward Chen, esteemed seniors," Gu An and the others said respectfully.

"The title of 'senior' is a bit much. My surname is Duanmu; you can just call me Senior Brother Duanmu.

After all, we are all members of the sect," Duanmu Qing said with a smile.

Gu An and the others lowered their heads.

No one dared to address him in that manner.

Were they considered members of the sect?

Impossible; they were personnel who could be replaced at any time.

In front of these people, they weren't much different from lumberjacks.

The other party was being so polite; if they took it seriously, then the other party might become impolite.

The speaker was noble, but the listener had to understand the rules.

Otherwise, they would have to leave the Spiritwood Garden tomorrow.

"Senior Brother Duanmu is right, but official business is still important," Steward Chen said with a smile.

"Indeed." Duanmu Qing nodded and looked at Gu An and the others, saying, "Do you know why we're here this time?"

Gu An and the others didn't answer; none of them showed any intention of speaking.

A slight slip of the tongue could cause trouble.

"You're still too restrained," Duanmu Qing said with a smile.

Gu An and the others were shocked.

The other party seemed a little unhappy.

"It should be for the Vajra Wood," Gu An said.

"This junior brother is right." Duanmu Qing nodded with a smile and said, "We did come for the Vajra Wood this time, but that's only one reason.

The second reason is that the sect previously sent a junior brother to assist Junior Brother Chen in managing the Spiritwood Garden.

Recently, the sect wanted to summon him back to report on his duties.

Unfortunately, he disappeared.

Do you know about this matter?"

Although Duanmu Qing was smiling, his gaze was a little cold.

Especially Gu An, who could feel that cold gaze falling on him.

As if trying to see through something.

Gu An and the others lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Junior Brother Shang was an obedient and well-behaved person. When he came, he said he wanted to lead you to cultivate properly and manage the Spiritwood Garden.

Unfortunately, as soon as he arrived, he seemed to have touched the interests of some people.

And never went back." Duanmu Qing looked at Gu An and smiled, saying, "What do you say? Team Leader Gu."

Hearing this, Gu An was greatly alarmed and said with a look of panic, "Senior Duanmu, please be clear. This junior welcomes the arrival of Leader Shang very much and has no resistance at all.

I also want to learn from Senior Shang, and I have no other thoughts."

"Whether you do or not is just talk; our people will begin to investigate the four of you. I don't know if you have any objections?" Duanmu Qing asked.

"We have no objections at all," Gu An and the others said respectfully with lowered heads.

At this moment, Gu An felt a great sense of crisis.

This person was too strong; he was completely no match.

How should he respond now?

"That's good; all four of you must accept our investigation." Duanmu Qing said with a smile, then added:

"Then let's go take a look at the Vajra Wood. The sect requires that there be a sufficient amount.

You've encountered a lot of things here recently, and I don't know if it has affected normal production."

"It definitely hasn't affected it," Steward Chen said with a smile:

"Gu An, lead the way."

"Yes." Gu An nodded in agreement.

Then he began to lead the way.

Soon, he led them to the first warehouse.

After counting, there was indeed enough Vajra Wood.

"By the way, should we go check the tree inside?" A woman suddenly said.

Gu An's heart tightened.

But he didn't think too much.

It didn't matter; even if there were problems, Yang Shi would be there to take the blame.

Unless these people wanted to kill him.

Then whether he did it or not wouldn't matter.

When they had that thought, things couldn't be handled by reasoning.

Of course, if they investigated the truth by reasoning, he would still be the one to die.

"No need." Duanmu Qing shook his head with a smile, then looked at Gu An and the other three and said:

"Since there are no problems with the Vajra Wood, then let's ask them to see if they have any news about Junior Brother Shang.

We can only stay for seven days at most; there must be a result within seven days."

As he spoke, Duanmu Qing looked at Steward Chen.

Seeing this, Steward Chen immediately nodded, "No problem; we will have an answer in seven days at most."

Gu An knew that in seven days, the answer would be him.

It wouldn't even take seven days; the news of Leader Shang's death would be spread, and he would become the murderer.

The body would be dug up in the backyard.

Although everything was correct, Steward Chen would help arrange it again.

"Then let's ask separately." Duanmu Qing looked at Gu An and said:

"You go first, and the other three step aside."

Qiu Hua and the others all stepped aside.

Gu An stood in place, quietly waiting for the interrogation.

"Who do you think is most likely to be the murderer?" Duanmu Qing took the lead in asking.

Gu An subconsciously wanted to say he didn't know, but quickly changed his words, "What murderer?"

Duanmu Qing said with a smile, "It's nothing; I heard you were the leader before."

"Yes." Gu An nodded.

"It seems you are very suspicious." Duanmu Qing said casually:

"Do you think it's possible that you were dissatisfied with having your leadership position snatched away, and then killed Junior Brother Shang?"

"How could that be?" Gu An immediately shook his head and said, "This junior's cultivation is weak, and I don't have much attachment to the leadership position.

Moreover, I couldn't possibly be a match for Leader Shang."

"Not a match?" The woman on the side said:

"How old are you?"

"Forty-five," Gu An replied.

"How long have you been in the position of leader?" She asked again.

"Fourteen years," Gu An replied again.

"Yes, this position must have given you a lot of spirit stones, right? Is it difficult to advance to the fourth level of Qi Refining?" The woman looked at Gu An and said, word by word:

"You appear to be at the third level of Qi Refining, but couldn't you secretly be at the fourth or even fifth level?

You still have the ability to kill people."

Gu An was speechless for a moment.

These people weren't being reasonable.

But they were guessing accurately.