novelraw Chapter 484 484: Heaven Envies the Talented—The Truth Behind the Death
Chapter 484 484: Heaven Envies the Talented—The Truth Behind the Death
"I originally wanted to accompany you around the Ninth District. Looks like it has to be postponed for now."
The Celestial South Saint Master, who was arranged to stay in a small independent courtyard on the high school campus, keenly sensed the sadness of the city.
After sighing, he glanced at the god beside him and asked, "By the way."
"That young man, Su Qi, what kind of person is he, have you ever... noticed him?"
Su Qi's heart clenched, but he quickly adjusted his emotions facing the Celestial South Saint Master's question, and softly replied with two words: "Never."
Now.
He could almost imagine how sad his family and friends were.
He almost couldn't resist rushing out to reveal his identity, but because of the Celestial South Saint Master being beside him, he had to comfort himself.
All of this is fake; I'm still alive.
At the same time, he constantly prayed in his heart for this idle old man to quickly return to where he belonged!
If this Celestial South Saint Master had not insisted on accompanying him out of misplaced affection, he might have already secretly revealed his identity to Pei Jing and his family, thus avoiding this unnecessary sadness.
But the Celestial South Saint Master, without much thought, regretfully lamented: "What a pity."
"If only I had arrived a bit earlier."
"This situation might have been avoided."
On the other side.
The news of Su Qi's death could not be concealed and quickly reached Su Qi's family.
Upon hearing the news, Su's Mother fainted with a blackout.
While Su Duoduo stood in a daze for a long while before torrents of tears began to flow uncontrollably.
"You're lying!"
"My brother couldn't possibly just die like that!"
"Alive I want to see the person, dead I want to see the body, so many people survived, why did only my brother have an accident!?"
Her grieving tone was full of stubbornness, as if she simply refused to believe the news.
Pei Jing looked at the tearful Su Duoduo, his heart aching even more. Honestly, when he first heard the news, he too, had his doubts.
However.
After verification from various people.
In the end, he could only reluctantly accept this harsh reality.
After all.
There couldn't be so many Catastrophe Level strong individuals conspiring to deceive him, could there?
Even to take a step back.
Elder Jiang and Chu Qingfeng, both deeply connected to the Ninth District and known for their attitude toward Su Qi, had no objections.
However.
Perhaps the speaker was unintentional, but the listener took it to heart.
Su Duoduo's words also touched some people.
Indeed.
Judging from the number of surviving Transcendents, the casualties this time were not great; how could it be that only Su Qi was unfortunate enough to have an accident? Was there some hidden truth?
Thus.
People gradually started to inquire about the details of the day from those familiar characters like Chu Qingfeng, Nie Bao, and Elder Jiang.
These people were either in power in the Ninth District or were branches of famous families in major holy cities, and they had a certain degree of influence.
To this.
Chu Qingfeng and others expressed that they had not personally witnessed Su Qi's death, and the news was obtained from those top-tier Catastrophe Level strong individuals.
As a result.
The doubts in everyone's hearts deepened.
"Since you didn't see it with your own eyes, why are you so sure Su Qi is dead and not just temporarily missing?"
"Indeed, how could the matter be concluded so hastily? Even when confirming the life and death of a Transcendent, our Security Bureau's new members require verification from various sources, let alone a Destruction Level Transcendent."
Faced with the questions, Nie Bao and the others were also troubled.
They had grievances they couldn't air.
This time in the city, they had already known that the Celestial South Saint Master had no intention of revealing his whereabouts, therefore, they didn't dare mention Su Qi's death, which had already been confirmed by a Saint Master Level figure!
Thus.
They could only stammer, evade, and dodge the questions.
They pushed all responsibility onto Wang Ming and the other six.
Their strange behavior sparked all sorts of speculation among the crowd.
Everyone turned into interrogation officers, incessantly pestering Nie Bao and the others, with a stance of pursuing the matter to the end, not even allowing them to eat or visit the restroom peacefully!
After all.
They dared not interrogate the top-tier Catastrophe Level Transcendents.
But as for those who owed Su Qi a favor and experienced a rejuvenation, they had to say something of substance!
Needless to say.
Never underestimate human curiosity.
Especially these old fellows who had tied their fortunes to Su Qi. After being ostracized from Sacred City for various reasons, they were aware that without Su Qi, they would almost certainly never see hope of returning to Sacred City in their lifetime.
So, under persistent cajoling from the crowd, someone finally cracked under pressure and blurted: "Stop asking, stop asking, the matter has been confirmed by the Supreme Saint Master, can I simply tell you?"
As soon as those words were uttered, all eyes filled with astonishment turned to him.
Both those who knew the inside story and those seeking information.
Realizing he had slipped up, the person immediately contorted his face in regret.
However.
He quickly reacted, clutching his head and feigning a headache, he grumbled: "Oh dear, my old ailment from years ago has flared up again. I suffered psychological trauma in my youth, always talking nonsense..."
Of course.
No one present believed he was spouting nonsense.
Otherwise.
The Transcendents traveling with him wouldn't be showing expressions of schadenfreude!
Because of this, they felt an immense shock.
Su Qi's death was confirmed by the Supreme Saint Master!
This implied the presence of a Supreme Saint Master in this realm.
At the same time.
They quickly recalled the two figures walking ahead of everyone when they entered the city and were given special treatment by Pei Jing...
Their identities were almost revealing themselves!
Those two who walked past them were actually the Supreme Saint Masters!
In that instant, many people exchanged looks, reading extreme shock in each other's eyes.
Soon.
The news of the Supreme Saint Master's presence, confirming Su Qi's death, spread swiftly through the Ninth District.
Pei Jing was not too surprised upon learning the news.
Because.
He was probably the first in the city to deduce their identities.
And he knew well enough that such figures, upon learning of Su Qi's exceptional talents, wouldn't just sit idly by.
The only explanation was that Su Qi fell before the Saint Master arrived, and that naturally, the matter would be thoroughly confirmed afterward.
Thinking of this, Pei Jing felt even more wretched, as his last bit of hope was completely shattered.
Yet.
The following rumor made Pei Jing restless.
People speculated, what if Su Qi wasn't dead at all?
Could it be that the Supreme Saint Master took a fancy to Su Qi's talents and deliberately fabricated this falsehood to secretly cultivate him?