Carpenter Li is probably dead, everyone is clear about that.
Although it is still unknown who the hell did such a heinous thing, in the face of Carpenter Li’s corpse, the villagers ultimately admitted that this man, who had always been a good person, is indeed dead.
The villagers from Jizhou admitted this fact first, followed by so from Yanzhou. As for Liu Bolun, Little Cui, Old Man Yang, and even the villagers from Yangjia Fort... though they didn’t want to admit it, when faced with that cold corpse, they had to face the reality.
Poor Carpenter Li, good Carpenter Li, has gone far away from them.
They all realized this clearly.
Only Du Chengfeng steadfastly refused to admit this fact.
"It’s fake, it’s all fake."
Even when facing the cold corpse, Du Chengfeng continued to laugh heartily.
"This must be sothing you guys made up to fool ... don’t tell it’s real, I’ve seen too much, what’s strange and bizarre about this world that I haven’t seen? It’s just flesh and blood crafted together, I can do it too."
Saying this, Du Chengfeng wiped his face, and afterwards, it was clearly Carpenter Li’s face that appeared on his own.
"No matter what you say, I can do it, you can’t fool ."
As he said this, Du Chengfeng casually swung a knife, burning Carpenter Li’s coffin to ashes.
He wouldn’t allow such a fake to stain Carpenter Li’s reputation.
This left everyone scratching their heads, especially Liu Bolun, who scratched his head even harder—usually, it was Liu Bolun, the wise one, who made decisions when Du Chengfeng wasn’t around. But facing the current situation, Liu Bolun didn’t know what to do either.
After all, Liu Bolun had confird multiple tis that when he returned, the villagers were already preparing for Carpenter Li’s funeral. But now...
Du Chengfeng wouldn’t acknowledge it.
Even faced with such solid reality, Du Chengfeng still refused to admit it was true.
"So, is it really true or not?"
Although Liu Bolun had examined the body at least five tis, in the face of Du Chengfeng’s stubborn denial, he eventually asked the villagers.
"When I left, Old Li was fine, how could he suddenly die?"
"We don’t know either."
Represented by Old Man Yang, the villagers were equally at a loss. They didn’t want the good-natured Carpenter Li to die so suddenly either—but so things aren’t subject to their will. When they received a report from the city guards and arrived at the scene, Carpenter Li had already beco a corpse.
It was indeed a corpse, the villagers of Yangjia Fort could confirm it. They’ve never heard of anyone surviving without a heart.
Moreover, Carpenter Li’s body lost so much blood that the whole stall was nearly dyed red.
And these evidences had all been seen by Liu Bolun himself.
The only issue was, Du Chengfeng, who ca back a bit later than Liu Bolun, refused to believe any of it.
"It’s fake, it’s all fake."
Even after seeing all these evidences and testimonies, Du Chengfeng still laughed heartily.
"Do you think I can’t see through this? In fact, I figured it out long ago... just the blood alone, I can spray it on a wall in a minute. You can’t fool , Old Li must be planning a surprise for . So you better let him out, I’ve seen through it, he can’t scare ."
Whether Carpenter Li could scare Du Chengfeng, the villagers weren’t sure, but Du Chengfeng’s current behavior frightened them greatly.
That face, that smile... yes, they could understand the pain, but was that face still human?
"Mr. Liu, think of sothing."
The villagers, having no ideas, turned to the only person considered wise, Liu Bolun.
"Please, think of sothing."
"I..."
Liu Bolun was speechless for a while.
Indeed, he could feel the dangerous aura, he sensed the crisis comparable to death itself even before the villagers did—if the previous Du Chengfeng was a drawn blade, the current Du Chengfeng was an unstable volcano, ready to erupt at any mont.
If soone at this mont told Du Chengfeng that destroying Yizhou City would bring Carpenter Li back to life, Du Chengfeng might very well kill everyone in the city without hesitation.
Liu Bolun was absolutely certain of this.
That cold, murderous intent, that extre danger, he could feel it clearly even through two courtyard walls.
It felt like a blade held at his throat, any wrong word might lead to his instant death.
"Um..."
After thinking it over, Liu Bolun entered Du Chengfeng’s courtyard.
"Everyone was just teasing you earlier, how could Old Li die from such a small issue?"
"Ha, I knew it."
Practicing his sword techniques, Du Chengfeng smiled.
"He just doesn’t want to see , I know that, after all, I’ve been away for quite a while and acted a bit recklessly... So, have you figured it out?"
"Figured out what?"
An inexplicable sense of unease rose in Liu Bolun’s heart.
This conversation was different from what he initially intended.
"Is there anything to figure out?"
"Of course there is."
Du Chengfeng chuckled.
"Who saw Old Li before, who talked to him... list everyone with a suspicion one by one."
"You..."
The inexplicable panic in Liu Bolun’s heart grew stronger.
"Isn’t Mr. Li’s matter already resolved? He hasn’t encountered any trouble... what are you planning to do?"
"He hasn’t encountered any trouble?"
Ard with a large knife, Du Chengfeng turned his head.
"You saw it too, his chest had such a big hole gouged out, and you tell he hasn’t encountered any trouble?"
"This..."
Liu Bolun choked on his words.
It seems Du Chengfeng had already seen and even acknowledged that the burned body was indeed Carpenter Li’s corpse.
But why go to such lengths...
"The decay of the flesh is not the end."
Du Chengfeng stared straight into Liu Bolun’s eyes.
"Old Li isn’t dead, he was just taken by soone... I can feel it, he’s still alive, he must be alive."
Saying this, Du Chengfeng raised a hand gently.
And Liu Bolun found himself mysteriously lifted into mid-air.
"You see, Old Liu, the world has long gone mad, nothing is impossible."
As he spoke, Du Chengfeng approached and grasped Liu Bolun’s hand.
"So Old Li must still be alive."
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