"Why did that Gu Master come to kill me, you ask? How would I know!" Facing Tie Ruonan's question, Gu Yue Fangzheng blinked, looking utterly innocent.
"If you have done something, I really hope you won't hide it. Because a single casual remark from you could very well be of immense help in solving the case," the young woman said earnestly.
Fangzheng shook his head. "I'm baffled myself. I spent that entire period cultivating behind closed doors—how did I manage to draw an assassination attempt? But afterward, people around me analyzed that this demonic Gu Master was likely hired by the other two families specifically to eliminate a rising star like me. You know as well as that the Bai family and the Xiong family have always been hostile to our Gu Yue Clan. The Xiong family is especially suspicious, as they have recruited and absorbed demonic Gu Masters in the past."
Chapter 175