"Do you know who he is?"

Monis looked at the wine glass in his hand and asked the group.

Gus took a sip of wine and said, "I’ve heard about this matter as well."

"The person who came is not someone to be trifled with."

"If it were just an ordinary Grand Mage, that would be one thing. I heard the one who’s come to Maple City for revenge this time is the Vice President of the Mage Association from Frozen Earth City."

Li Wei took a sip of his drink and asked, "Then do you know the names of his dead apprentice and grand-apprentice?"

Monis said, "One of them seemed to be a Tier Three Mage named Mi-something, and there was also a Tier One Mage, but I can’t remember his name."

Gus said, "Mirus and Wicks."

Li Wei didn’t let it show on his face, but he was secretly shocked.

He had thought that by destroying the bodies and leaving no trace, the matter would be over.

He never expected Mirus to have a master who was the Vice President of the Mage Association.

Li Wei was also a bit puzzled.

He had ground their bones to dust.

How did the other party find their way to Maple City?

How did he know the killer was in Maple City?

Li Wei grew vigilant.

Although he hadn’t gotten any detailed information about the Divine Worship Ceremony, he had received a piece of even more important news.

If not for this chat with Merson and the others, his enemy would have been at his doorstep, and Li Wei would have been none the wiser.

After dinner, Li Wei refused Jimmy’s offer to take him home.

"Jimmy, you should take President Merson home. He’s much drunker than I am." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

"You don’t have to worry. I’m a Mage. No one would dare do anything to me inside Maple City."

"Alright, you don’t need to see me off. Goodbye."

Li Wei hurried back to the Mage Tower.

He found Gu Ze and asked him a few questions.

"Teacher, if there are no clues and you only have the location of the incident, is it possible to find the killer?"

Hearing this, Gu Ze stopped what he was doing.

He pondered for a moment and said, "If you really want to find them, it’s not impossible."

"Even without any clues, there are ways to find a killer."

"For example, a Divination Master, or the Little Prophecy Technique... If you have an item left behind by the deceased or the killer, it becomes even easier."

"That said, finding a Divination Master is a difficult task in itself."

"And the Little Prophecy Technique is a type of magic that even Grand Mages find difficult to master."

"The simplest method, actually, is to hand it over to a Detective Professional."

"There’s a saying: ’The only way to keep a secret is to not have done it in the first place.’ Detectives are always good at finding killers from the smallest of traces."

"Why? Are you trying to find someone?"

Gu Ze asked, looking at Li Wei.

Li Wei shook his head and said, "No, I just encountered a situation today and wanted to ask about it."

"If there’s nothing else, Teacher, I’ll head back now."

Li Wei returned to his room.

He was lost in thought. It seemed that simply destroying the bodies wasn’t enough to completely hide the evidence of his crime.

Whether it was a Divination Master’s Divination Skill or the fated guidance of the Little Prophecy Technique...

...they all defied logic.

’This is troublesome. I don’t know if he just knows I’m here, or if he already knows my identity.’

This was the crucial point.

If the other party didn’t know the killer was Li Wei, he could still find a way to muddle through it.

But if the other party already knew the killer was Li Wei, he would have no choice but to face him head-on.

For him to kill a Grand Mage with his current abilities...

...could only be described as next to impossible.

He could unleash the power of a Tier Four Spell, but that didn’t mean he was on par with a Tier Four Mage.

Li Wei only had a sliver of hope that he could kill him.

’I won’t go out for a while, but I must keep gathering information. It would be best to find out exactly who this Grand Mage is.’

Monis and Gus said he was the Vice President of the Mage Association from Frozen Earth City.

That information was far too general.

Li Wei needed more detailed information to be able to formulate a specific tactical strategy.

For the next few days, Li Wei stayed inside the Mage Tower, focusing on his cultivation and not taking a single step outside.

While busy with his cultivation of magic and improving his strength, he wasn’t idle in other respects.

He sent his Shadow Attendant and Illusory Body out to gather information.

After controlling his Illusory Body outside for a day...

...Li Wei suddenly understood why Torresta was so fond of using an Illusory Body to travel the world.

Using an Illusory Body was indeed much more convenient.

’If the Illusory Body could also inherit my full strength, that would be even better.’

The first day, there was no news.

For three consecutive days, there was no information at all.

On the fourth day, the Illusory Body heard some rumors outside.

The Grand Mage hadn’t gone to the Mage Association.

Since he had come for revenge, he naturally couldn’t deal with the Mage Association of Maple City openly.

The person who could kill his disciple was definitely at least a Tier Three Mage.

The Mage Association would never allow him to just kill a Mage of that level.

A conflict between the two sides would be inevitable.

So, he simply decided not to meet with anyone from the Mage Association.

Li Wei also finally learned the man’s title.

Tyr, the Storm Mage!

The man even had a title. He was a Titled Mage.

A Grand Mage who could earn a title was no ordinary figure.

Li Wei felt the situation was becoming more and more difficult.

After several days of investigation, Li Wei finally found Tyr’s residence.

He was staying at the Reinstein Clan’s manor.

The Reinstein Clan treated him with the utmost respect and were doing everything in their power to help him find the killer within Maple City.

Li Wei had also learned this information about Tyr from members of the Reinstein Clan.

The Reinstein Clan had even issued a bounty.

Anyone who could help find the killer would receive a generous reward of one thousand gold coins.

It made Li Wei want to tie himself up and turn himself in.

Some audacious people tried to fool the Reinstein Clan with false information.

The result was a few more hanged corpses at the gates of the Reinstein Clan’s manor.

It seemed Tyr had some way of distinguishing truth from falsehood.

Having gathered this much information, Li Wei had a general understanding of the situation.

The good news was that Tyr didn’t know he was the killer.

The bad news was that Tyr seemed to be able to lock onto the killer’s location.

Currently, he had narrowed the search down to Maple City.

No one knew if Tyr’s next move would be to narrow the scope of suspicion directly to the Mage Tower.

Li Wei was running out of time.

’What should I do?’

Li Wei was also distressed.

He glanced at the Spatial Ring in his hand, which had belonged to Mirus.

’Is it because of this?’

He carefully scanned it with his Spiritual Power a dozen times but found nothing unusual.

If Tyr was using Destiny Magic, throwing away the Spatial Ring would be useless.

He would be found sooner or later.

Li Wei looked up toward the top of the tower.

He lowered his head and shook it.

’It’s not the last resort yet. There’s no need to take that step.’

If Torresta took action, he would most likely be saved.

But everything he had done would be exposed.

The strength he had been hiding would also be revealed.

Li Wei racked his brain, searching for a way to break the deadlock.

Tyr’s strength was beyond question.

A Titled Mage.

Li Wei had no chance of winning in a direct confrontation. Even a surprise attack might not be enough to kill him.

The power of a Tier Four Great Mage was far beyond what an ordinary person could imagine.

Tier Four and Tier Three seemed to be only one tier apart.

But the difference was a chasm.

A Tier Four Great Mage could easily crush a Tier Three Mage.

After thinking for a long time, Li Wei came up with a possible way to turn the situation around.