“Ninth Master, I’ve really studied this… I taught myself.”

Unfortunately, Zhen Jiu’er looked far too young — “self-taught” carried little persuasive weight.

In the end, aside from Ji Mingyu, who had been involved with this matter of Lu Beicheng keeping her by his side to treat his legs from the start, everyone else assumed Ninth Master was simply using it as an excuse to keep this little girl close.

Aside from Qin Fei and Ji Mingyu, who knew that Zhen Jiu’er truly wasn’t Ninth Master’s woman, even Yan Qiu, to some extent, assumed she was.

So in everyone’s eyes, Zhen Jiu’er was nothing more than a pretty little vase.

Ninth Master’s tastes were unusual, taking a liking to some green young girl — it left quite a few people surprised.

They’d assumed it would surely be some mature, composed, deeply alluring great beauty.

Zhen Jiu’er paid no mind to how everyone was looking at her.

A moment ago, she had wanted to go straight down into the river to start the first round of examination.

But Lu Beicheng wouldn’t allow it.

She didn’t understand what had gotten into this Ninth Master — he’d grown more and more domineering around her.

“Ninth Master, if you’re worried I’ll tamper with the body, then you…”

“You think I suspect you?” Lu Beicheng’s eyes turned cold the instant he looked at her.

Everyone instinctively took half a step back.

That look on Ninth Master’s face — so frightening!

This man’s presence was simply terrifying! How could it be that the moment his aura turned cold, the temperature around them seemed to drop several degrees all at once?

Everyone seemed to feel a chill on the back of their neck, cold air brushing against them!

Afraid the little girl might not know better and say something wrong, Yan Qiu hastily spoke up: “I’ll go, that’s fine. Miss Jiu’er, you should just wait a—”

“Then I don’t think you suspect me — I think you’re too timid to go examine it with me. Is that better?”

Zhen Jiu’er’s words made everyone suck in a cold breath even more sharply.

This little girl’s audacity was too much!

Sure enough, Lu Beicheng’s expression grew increasingly grim.

Did she even know what she was saying?

Jiu’er still instinctively shrank her neck a little, intimidated by his icy stare.

Ah, truly… truly just like Ninth Imperial Uncle.

A single look that could make anyone’s whole body tremble — utterly terrifying.

But this matter was urgent and couldn’t be delayed any further.

“Ninth Master, if you’ve got the nerve, then come examine it with me.”

The body had already been pulled from the water, and much of the evidence was slowly disappearing.

The longer they delayed, the more the evidence would blur.

Sure enough, she was still just a little girl — she’d even resorted to provocation.

Of course, no one believed Ninth Master would react to her words at all — he was the kind of man who could remain unmoved even if Mount Tai collapsed right in front of him!

Ji Mingyu, at a loss as well, glanced at Yan Qiu: “How about we get A’Ke to—”

“Ninth Master, I’m just a robot, I’m not a doctor.” A’Ke had already retreated far away.

Black lines instantly appeared on everyone’s foreheads.

This guy was actually afraid of corpses.

“It’s not that I’m afraid, I just think… well, A’Ke’s hands are meant for cooking.”

A’Ke’s words made Qin Fei’s heart clench, and she hurried to say, “I’ll go, I’ll go, I’ll go with Yan Qiu!”

A’Ke’s hands really were meant for cooking!

If he ended up touching the corpse, would anyone still be able to eat afterward?

Honestly!

Qin Fei looked at Yan Qiu: “Come on, I don’t have experience either, but I can—”

Before she could even finish speaking, Ninth Master’s wheelchair moved!

He had actually come to the corpse together with Zhen Jiu’er!

How was this possible?

Everyone knew it was just Zhen Jiu’er’s provocation tactic! But had Ninth Master really let himself be provoked by a single sentence from her?

This… was this still the Ninth Master of the Lu family that they knew?

Where had that unshakable Ninth Master, who never changed expression, gone?