Chapter 2546: Suspect
“Of course not!” Zu An was rendered speechless. “We're also investigating their abrupt deaths.”
“Abrupt deaths?” The man holding snakes frowned. “What do you mean?”
“They were still fine moments ago, but all of a sudden, all of them died,” Zu An explained.
“The Chang clan is filled with experts. Who has the strength to discreetly kill all of them at the same time?” the other man wielding a shield and an axe pointed out in a deep voice. He eyed the three of them and asked, “Who are you? What are you doing here?”
The Mermaid Queen knew it would be hard to clarify their true identities, so she said, “I am the Chang clan’s Saintess Chang’e. Today was the day I would marry my fiancé, so the Chang clan was more bustling than usual. But moments after we entered our consummation room, we sensed something amiss and rushed out to investigate, only to find that my clansmen had lost their lives.”
“Saintess Chang’e?” the man holding two snakes murmured contemplatively. “I have heard about you. Your fiancé is the Youqiong clan’s Yi...” He turned to Zu An and asked, “You are Yi?”
Zu An’s heart skipped a beat. He knows about Chang’e and Yi’s engagement. This will be tricky.
It would be tough to explain the underlying reasons, so he said, “The old chieftain has indeed officiated my marriage with Chang’e.”
The man wielding an axe and a shield scoffed, “That’s impossible. I have heard of Yi. He’s a rising star in the Shaman races, but you don’t have the slightest shaman blood in you.”
The Mermaid Queen anxiously clarified, “He’s indeed the Yi acknowledged by the old chieftain and the entire Chang clan. The reasons are complicated...”
The man holding the two snakes interjected, “Given how lovey-dovey you are, you two are obviously together. Speak! Did you plan to impersonate Yi to marry the Saintess, only for the Chang clan to find out about your ploy and for you to massacre them out of anger?”