After hearing that w.a.n.g Ming might be dead, w.a.n.g Shuren immediately went to his living quarters. However, when she arrived, there were over two dozen disciples already surrounding w.a.n.g Ming's house along with a few Sect Elders.

"Elder w.a.n.g!"

When the Sect Elder noticed w.a.n.g Shuren's approaching figure, they immediately went to greet her.

However, because of the situation, neither of the Sect Elders had a pleasant expression on their faces.

"What is going on? Are the rumors true? That my cousin is dead and you found his ashes?" w.a.n.g Shuren did not beat around the bush and asked them.

Although they seemed hesitant at first, the Sect Elders nodded their heads and said, "Indeed, the ashes have been determined to be w.a.n.g Ming. What's more, he was burned to death by Alchemy Flames…"

"What?! Alchemy Flames?! Impossible!" w.a.n.g Shuren expressed shock, but she was more surprised by the Alchemy Flames part than the death of w.a.n.g Ming, as it would require extremely powerful Alchemy Flames to burn someone to death, much less until they are reduced to ashes.

"In this entire Sect, there is only one individual who could possibly achieve such a feat — the Sect Master! However, why would the Sect Master secretly kill someone, much less a disciple such as w.a.n.g Ming?"

After pondering some more, another individual that might be able to achieve this feat appeared in her head. However, if it really turned out to be that person, there's nothing she nor the Sect could do to avenge w.a.n.g Ming.

"What do you think we should do about this, Elder w.a.n.g? And if possible, I would like for you, as someone from the w.a.n.g Family, to let his family know of his death…" one of the Sect Elders asked her, as they didn't want to be the ones to engage the w.a.n.g Family's wrath.

"I will let the w.a.n.g Family know about w.a.n.g Ming, and as for his death, tell the Sect Master that the w.a.n.g Family will also be handling the investigations," said w.a.n.g Shuren after pondering for some time.

"I will let the Sect Master know right away."

Before the Sect Elders left, they chased away the curious disciples surrounding w.a.n.g Ming's living quarters, as they did not want the disciples to look disrespectful towards the dead.

Once the Sect Elders left, w.a.n.g Shuren also left the Burning Lotus Sect to return to the w.a.n.g Family.

"What did you just say? w.a.n.g Ming is dead? And he even died within the Burning Lotus Sect?" The head of the w.a.n.g Family, w.a.n.g Chen, frowned upon hearing the news, his face filled with anger.

Although he felt nothing but disappointment after learning of w.a.n.g Ming's disgraceful behaviors, w.a.n.g Ming was still his son, and to hear that his son had died right after the w.a.n.g Family punished him, w.a.n.g Chen felt slightly guilty and a bit of regret.

"My son is dead…?" w.a.n.g Ming's mother broke down in tears on the spot, feeling even more devastated than the moment she learned that her son turned out to be a rapist. After all, no matter how much of a troublemaker w.a.n.g Ming was, at least he was still alive.

"Do you have any idea who the killer is? Is it a fellow disciple?" w.a.n.g Chen asked her with a somewhat calm voice despite boiling with anger.

"What about the cause of death? Was it the result of some dispute?" he continued to ask questions.

"We do not have any clue as to who may have killed w.a.n.g Ming, but he died after being burned to death…" w.a.n.g Shuren finally revealed to them the true horror of his death. "When we found w.a.n.g Ming, he was already in ashes…"

When w.a.n.g Ming's mother heard this, she fainted on her seat, causing panic within the room.

"Somebody bring my wife to her room to rest!" w.a.n.g Chen cried out to the servants waiting outside.

Servants immediately came rus.h.i.+ng in after hearing his words, and they gently moved the unconscious mother to her own room.

"I don't believe it… how could he have died in such a fas.h.i.+on? And in his own Sect at that?" w.a.n.g Chen shook his head in disbelief.

"You don't even have a single suspect in mind? What about all those women he had wrongfully taken advantage of? Do you think one of them could have done it? Or at least have something to do with his death?"

w.a.n.g Shuren shook her head and said, "That's impossible because the fire used to kill w.a.n.g Ming was Alchemy Flames, so it must've been done by an Alchemy Master — and not an ordinary one at that."

"Alchemy Flames?! Then that individual must have great power… but why would someone like that kill w.a.n.g Ming? Perhaps one of his victims had an extremely powerful backer? No, that wouldn't make sense, as she wouldn't have become his victim in the first place if she already had someone like that behind her…"

w.a.n.g Shuren remained silent as w.a.n.g Chen pondered about the possibilities, not even mentioning about Su Yang, whom she was almost certain to be w.a.n.g Ming's killer, as there are many evidence that leads to him.

Not only did Su Yang match the killer's persona of a powerful Alchemy Master but he was also the first one to have shed light on w.a.n.g Ming's behavior at the Burning Lotus Sect, even forcing her to deal with him.

What's more, Su Yang had left w.a.n.g Shuren's side around the time w.a.n.g Ming's death, and he was even being secretive about where he'd been when w.a.n.g Shuren asked him.

All of these points made w.a.n.g Shuren confident that Su Yang was the one behind w.a.n.g Ming's death, but alas, even if she has such information, there was nothing she could do about it, as she wouldn't even dare to question him, much less hold him accountable for w.a.n.g Ming's death.

"Whatever the reason was, w.a.n.g Ming could only blame himself for offending someone like Su Yang. Even if you are my cousin, I wouldn't offend him for someone like you, especially after all that you've done…" w.a.n.g Shuren shrugged her shoulders and shook her head inwardly.