Chapter 587: It's Almost Raining
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Martial Cultivator Chapter 587: It's Almost Raining

Song Lian looked at Han Pu, put down his wine bowl, and said, "He's not someone who enjoys killing. Since he killed someone, it's naturally because that person provoked him first."

Han Pu frowned slightly and asked, "Which is also to say that, on that night, Marquis Huainan orchestrated an assassination attempt. When he failed to kill him, Chen Chao went to kill Marquis Huainan?"

Song Lian said calmly, "That seems to be the answer."

Han Pu said nothing, remaining silent for a while as he sorted out the sequence of events in his mind. After organizing everything, he asked, "Will you go with me to that courtyard?"

Song Lian did not refuse.

The two of them soon arrived at the courtyard that had already become a ruin. But it was still well-guarded by the Left Guard, preventing outsiders from getting close.

Han Pu said, "This place isn't far from the Left Guard. If you were in the Left Guard's office that night, you should have noticed something unusual, but you weren't."

Song Lian calmly replied, "Someone deliberately sent me away."

Then, Song Lian recounted many details about what happened that night.

Han Pu's brow furrowed deeper as he listened, realizing that things were becoming more complicated. The assassination that night was no longer just the work of Marquis Huainan alone.

"Though he still held a title, he had long lost his official position and had no authority. To secretly carry out such a plot, he would need some people's cooperation. Otherwise, even if he hired some assassins, it's unlikely the deed could have been done so quietly. In the Divine Capital, at night... the Patrol Camp?"

Sitting in the sedan chair, Han Pu muttered to himself for a while before finally saying, "Go to Marquis Zhongyong's manor!"

Marquis Zhongyong's manor was not considered far. After Han Pu arrived and explained his reason for coming, he was allowed inside without obstruction. However, as soon as he entered the estate, this Chief Judicial Officer caught a strong scent of medicine.

The steward had his head lowered as

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