CHAPTER 46: AFTERMATH OF THE INCIDENT

Ray happily returned to the hotel after visiting the administrative office.

When he arrived, he saw Lily carrying a sleeping Jay back to their room, worry written all over her face.

Ray stepped forward, gently took Jay from her arms, and asked what had happened.

Lily silently motioned for him to follow her into their room.

Ray laid the sleeping Jay on his bed and began checking his condition by feeling his heartbeat and body temperature.

Ray was relieved to find that Jay had only temporarily lost consciousness and would wake up soon.

He then shared his findings with Lily, who breathed a sigh of relief.

She then started to explain the details of the incident to Ray.

Ray seriously thought for a moment then asked: "Did anyone see you while the incident took place?"

Lily: "Yes, the person who was sneaking around the hotel was at the incident place hiding in the nearby bushes. I think he was with the middle-aged man who launched an attack on me."

"He immediately escaped after the middle-aged man turned into an ice statue," she replied.

"Since Jay was lying unconscious beside me, I quickly grabbed him and left the place."

"Then we don't have to worry. He might be an accomplice who orchestrated the incident, and he might have already left the city to hide from us," Ray reassured her.

"Even if someone saw it, we acted in self-defense, so we won't be blamed."

"Even if there are other consequences, we aren't afraid of them. Let's just consider it an unfortunate event and move on," Ray reassured her.

Lily felt more at ease after Ray comforted her. She sat by the bed, waiting for Jay to wake up.

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City Admirative office.

"Sir, there's been a murder in the city," reported the city guard.

A city guard stormed into the office, shouting loudly with sweat dripping from his forehead.

The old man, who was sitting in his office, sprang out of his chair and approached the guard. He held the guard steadily to calm him down and then asked for the details once he had calmed down.

"First calm down and talk to me about what has happened." the old man commanded.

The guard took to breath to calm down and began speaking.

"Sir, today, just like every other day during our scheduled patrol around the city, we discovered a location near the edge of the city that had turned into ice."

"We were alarmed by the sudden ice in the area and conducted a thorough survey, finding a body turned into a sculpture at the center of the ice-covered area." 

"We quickly secured the area, and the guard captain sent me here to inform you." the guard explained.

"Ok, take me there." The old man commanded the guard.

"Yes sir, please follow me." the guard obeyed his orders and started leading his to the incident place.

Soon they reached the incident place, and the old man saw the sculpture which was located at the center of the ice-covered surroundings.

"Sir, you're here! We tried melting the ice, but it didn't budge at all despite all our efforts." The guard captain heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing the old man and explained the details of their operation.

"Hmm, okay good work and back off for a moment," the old man warned the guards.

He then formed a fireball in his palms and hurled it at the ice sculpture.

The fireball flew rapidly and exploded on the ice sculpture; an intense heat spread through the surroundings, but the ice didn't melt at all.

The old man tensed as he saw that the ice hadn't melted, even with the attack of a peak qi training cultivator.

He immediately ordered the guards to secure the area tightly and inquired if they had identified who had turned into the sculpture.

"Sir, we believe it's Black Fang. The facial features of the sculpture are similar to his. We are familiar with him and have a good memory of his appearance," the guard reported.

"Then let's go to his house and check. I have the master key seal with me, which can open any door in the city."

"First, confirm if he has left the city. If not, let's search his house for further details."

Within a few minutes, he received the results of the inquiry about the whereabouts, and no one had seen him leaving the city. After he reached the house, he knocked on the front door several times without any response. Finally, the old man forcefully opened it and entered the house of the Black Fang.

When the old man entered the house, he noticed everything was in its place. After a closer look, he found a secret passage leading down to the basement and decided to follow it.

There he found a small basement full of ledgers and full of mortal money and small number of spiritual stones and cultivation resources.

The old man understood the room is used as treasury used by black fang and then he took a book among the ledgers and began seeing the accounts in it.

As he read more his forehead began sweating and the old man took other books and checked the details which made him broke into cold sweat.

After putting down the books, the old man uttered seriously: "Demon cultivator."

The guard and the guard captain who were following him also broke into cold sweat upon hearing the old man's words.

"Sir, are you saying Black Fang is a demon cultivator?" the guard captain asked, tension evident on his face.

The old man angrily threw the book at the guard's face and said, "Check for yourself! We have a demon cultivator among us, abducting mortals from our outer city and supplying them to other demon cultivators to earn resources, and you couldn't find any details of the incident."

The guard captain, hands shaking, took the book and began reading it.

After finishing the book, he started sweating excessively and turned towards the old man.

"I will take these books and visit the city lord. You all do your duty honestly. After the investigation, the city lord will decide the rewards and punishments," the old man declared.

He then collected the books into his space storage and left the guards to protect the other items in the house while he went to inform the city lord.