Afterlife Department

Chapter 591 - Zhao Wei

The next day.

"Yi! This boatman is also one of your own people?!" Qian San, Wu Ling, Shi Yi and Qi Bai exclaimed when they recognized the boatman.

They are currently hiding in the mountain since leaving Cuiyi Town is hard after the Cuiyi Town's gates were closed to catch Luo Zhilai and his remaining people. As for Hu Tisong? His master has already expected him to die after being poisoned thus he didn't care about him anymore.

"This person is really shameless!" Shi Yi and Qi Bai exclaimed, referring to Hu Tisong's master.

"Young master." The boatman called. "This person's name is 'Zhao Liwei'. He is using his eldest disciple to become fame for him to hide himself in the shadows and wait." He explained.

Everyone finally understood.

"'Zhao Liwei'… fck! This person changed the characters of his name and added one syllable!" Wu Ling exclaimed when he realized it.

Yi Bing's and Huo Ling's expressions darkened. "I will be the one to reap his soul!" Huo Ling said and gnashed his teeth in anger after he saw the third soul that appeared in his Death Note just now – Zhao Wei. He will die next week.

The first soul is You Ri. Her data was transferred to his Death Note after the case. The second soul is Zhuo Xia. The third soul is this Zhao Liwei.

Yi Bing grimaced, for he knows that Huo Ling hates to be treated as a fool. And this Zhao Liwei, who is actually Zhao Wei, the person he and Huo Ling thought has died, managed to anger the usually good tempered Huo Ling. "He died before… how was he alive right now?" he asked.

Huo Ling's composure returned. "That's right. If we didn't hear that he was dead along with his family, we wouldn't put his matter in the back of our minds." He said.

Qian San, Wu Ling, Shi Yin and Qi Bai already know this but Luo Zhilai, Jiang Ci, Lu Xiu, Rong Huai and the boatman still haven't, thus the four explained the matter to them. Only then did they finally understood.

"Did he fake his death?" Lu Xiu asked.

"It must be. Or else, why would he be alive now?" Jiang Ci asked.

"The question is, how did he become the Clear Lake Sect's leader?" Rong Huai asked.

"Ah." They muttered when they realized it.

"That's right. The Clear Lake Sect has been one of the top sects in jianghu and has a long history." The boatman said. "But, this person, Zhao Wei, is an ordinary person, you said, and 'died' more than a decade. It really is impossible for him to replace the sect leader of the Clear Lake Sect, who has a top-notch martial arts." he said.

They all nodded in agreement.

"It is not impossible…" a weak voice spoke.

They all turned.

"Hu Tisong!" Luo Zhilai exclaimed when he saw him woke up. Fortunately, he had studied lots of medicines and encountered various ones so he managed to dispel the poison in Hu Tisong's blood. Him being the boss of a famous and largest pharmacy isn't just for a show.

"What do you mean 'not impossible'?" they asked.

"They are twins." Hu Tisong answered.

They were stunned.

"After I returned to the sect from here weeks ago… I looked for my master to report about the Beggar Gang." Hu Tisong started. "But, the Beggar Gang moved faster than I thought and 'invited' my master for a 'talk'. There, they attacked him. Fortunately, I followed him immediately and I fought against the Beggar Gang again. The Beggar Gang fled, leaving their lair." He explained. "If I didn't charge in, I could've seen it with my own eyes that he doesn't know martial arts." He looked at them. "But, I figured it out after… he accepted the 'invitation' because he knows that I will definitely come running and 'help' him." he told them.

Their eyes widened in shock. "Too cunning…!" they exclaimed. "A daredevil!" they added. This Zhao Wei bet on his life whether or not Hu Tisong would arrive on time.

Hu Tisong shook his head. "No… he has nothing to lose anymore, so he did it." He said and looked at Luo Zhilai.

Luo Zhilai avoided his gaze. They all fell silent. They know that Luo Zhilai is also a daredevil.

"What do you mean by them as twins?" Yi Bing asked.

Hu Tisong turned to him. "After I defeated the Beggar Gang, I looked for my master, only to hear him speaking some words that I didn't manage to understand at that time. I only saw him holding a familiar sword." He said and looked at Luo Zhilai once again.

Luo Zhilai didn't answer. He had vividly described the old sword in the past to the martial alliance, hoping that they can believe him. But, who would think that it would become like this today? So, anyone would be able to recognize it if they would see the sword.

"I thought that my master recognized it and would order me to return it to Zhilai, since he knows my relationship with Zhilai." Hu Tisong continued.

Hearing this, the atmosphere momentarily turned awkward. "…" what kind of relationship? They thought and looked at each other before they looked at the two.

Luo Zhilai's face flushed red.

Hu Tisong coughed and also blushed. "But, I didn't expect for him to show the sword to the martial alliance." He looked at them. "I am not that stupid, so I figured out that he doesn't have the intention to return the sword to Zhilai and is planning to use it for himself. Thus, I decided to beg him to return the sword to Zhilai, for Zhilai to also clear his father's name and his sect's name." he explained. "I didn't expect… I didn't expect to find him in the backyard, and I saw… a grave." He said. "A nameless grave." He added.

Everyone felt a chill in their spine and they shivered. They can already guess what happened.

"I heard him talking to that nameless grave…" Hu Tisong continued as he took a deep breath. "'I have always envied you, brother, for being chosen by a famous master and taken away, leaving only me to take care of our parents. I am unwilling, so I killed them.'" he said.

Their faces paled in horror when they heard it. "What?!" they exclaimed in shock.

Hu Tisong closed his eyes, looking tired. "He and another person then met. That person is a thief, and he was entranced by that person's words." He said. "They looted every family, and every money they had they spent on a whorehouse. But, he didn't expect to be taken advantage by a whore and the whore got pregnant." He looked at them. "He and this thief actually are hiding their relationship by visiting whorehouses, but actually the room is for their own use. His relationship with the thief naturally soured, and he knew it." He sighed. "This thief finally ended their relationship by stealing from a wealthy family… but they didn't expect for it to be also related to a sect." he looked at Luo Zhilai.

"The Luo family…" they muttered.

"When they found out that it was a sect, it was too late. They were chased and in their haste, they killed the villagers who were awakened by the ruckus, and also to silence them because they have seen their faces." Hu Tisong said.

They all sucked in a cold breath.

"The sect leader was shocked and tried to save the villagers, but these two thieves are very skillful thus the sect leader fell into their trap, and died." Hu Tisong closed his eyes, doesn't want to see the pain in Luo Zhilai's face and eyes. "Their disciples were all caught off-guard, and also fell on these thieves' hands…" he said.

Jiang Ci, Lu Xiu and Rong Huai clenched their fists in anger.

"If the sect leader didn't fall in a qi deviation, then boss Luo…" Huo Ling looked at Luo Zhilai. Then, his eyes widened when he realized it.

"It was me who has fallen into qi deviation after what happened." Luo Zhilai spoke. "Fortunately, Huai Sen returned my soul to this earth." He said. What he meant is that his rationality was returned.

"What happened to the two thieves?" Yi Bing asked.

"The thief guilt-tripped him and took the sword away, along with the golds and silvers, leaving him only some." Hu Tisong answered. "He really felt very guilty and so he distanced himself from the thief, only hearing the news about the thief from time to time, until the thief became the Zhuo patriarch. That time, he felt furious, since the thief has actually started his own family." He said. "He left the whore who raised their child and went to find the thief, but only for him to hear along the way that the whore and his child with her died. It was at that moment that he realized that their feelings towards each other has long since disappeared. The thief now only wanted to kill him to silence him. Thus, he started to devise his plan.." He told them.