vrcanaries Chapter 255 The Little Taoist Priest and the Peach Blossom Demon 12
Chapter 255 The Little Taoist Priest and the Peach Blossom Demon 12
Xia Xingyu's face looked extremely ugly. He looked at the spiritual energy barrier surrounding him and felt more and more resentful towards Jiang Yueshu.
It’s all his fault. If he hadn’t interfered, he would have been able to take down Fang Yan today!
But in front of several Yuanying masters, he didn't dare to act rashly, otherwise they could easily break through the spiritual mark of the storage room and check the space.
Almost as if accepting his fate, Xia Xingyu took out all his assets, which contained a wide variety of items and seemed to contain many treasures.
But the most conspicuous and eye-catching things were the two black fruits that condensed magical power. The knowledgeable people immediately recognized that they were the magic fruits. For a moment, they looked at Xia Xingyu with strange eyes.
day!
There really is magic fruit!
There were already many disciples at the scene who looked surprised, whispering to each other from time to time, pointing at Xia Xingyu, with a hint of vigilance in their eyes, and taking a few steps back without leaving a trace.
"Well! You, a little Taoist, actually hid the magic fruit and colluded with the evil cultivators. Why don't you tell the truth!" The elder of Xuanmen spoke sternly.
"I... Elders, this... I came across an ancient recipe for a pill when I was out training. The recipe had the ingredients for the magic fruit. I happened to come across a magic fruit for sale in the Lingbao Pavilion in Qingyun City, so I bought some. These purchase records are in the Lingbao. There are only these two, and they are all here."
Xia Xingyu looked earnest and pointed the gun at Jiang Yueshu and the other person again.
"It's obvious that these two people want to escape the blame. They learned the whereabouts of the magic fruit from me and deliberately framed me! This disciple kept saying that there were demons mixed in, but which of the four disciples died at the hands of demon cultivators this time? All of this is just a lie they want to escape the blame!"
Jiang Yueshu bowed to the elders again and said, "Brother Xia, your words are empty. You can't prove Brother Fang's collusion with the monsters or the ancient elixir recipe, but it's true that you have the magic fruit! The elders are here, Brother Xia, why don't you show us the ancient elixir recipe and the evidence of our collusion with the monsters!"
"Besides, I see that Senior Brother Xia still has the Illusion Heart Grass in his storage bag. This Illusion Heart Grass is the favorite of the Illusion Heart Beast. I'm afraid that the monster that my sect and Xuanmen disciples encountered before was not caused by you!"
As soon as these words fell, the Xuanmen disciples who had previously fought against the monsters with the Qingyun Sect disciples could not help but look over.
"Really? Isn't that the Illusion Heart Grass?"
“It looks like a lot!”
"Damn it! I thought so. That monster appeared out of nowhere and got me injured!"
"Oh my god, Senior Brother Xia wants us to die!"
At the same time, Jiang Yueshu took out the corner of clothes that Fang Yan had cut off with the wind blade and showed it to everyone.
"My fellow Taoists, this corner of the clothes belongs to Senior Brother Fang. Isn't the trace on it the scent of Huanxin Grass? If Senior Brother Fang intended to harm his fellow disciples, how could he dare to let go of a peak Jindan and two late Jindan monsters with his late Jindan cultivation? Wouldn't he not care about his own life? And these monsters, with Senior Brother Xia's strength and the treasures on him, are probably just right!"
The disciples spontaneously passed the piece of clothing around, and when they discovered that it was indeed the scent of the Illusion Heart Grass, they couldn't help but believe in Jiang Yueshu even more.
Several elders of the sect saw this and started to think about how to deal with Xia Xingyu.
Xia Xingyu looked at everyone gloomily. He turned his eyes slightly and looked at Elder Lin. Elder Lin's expression became extremely ugly after receiving this strong gaze.
He thought about the handle he left on Xia Xingyu, and was afraid that Xia Xingyu would go crazy and talk nonsense before he died, so he gave him a soothing look, preparing to transfer the control of Xia Xingyu to Qingyun Sect first.
After all, it was a foregone conclusion that Xia Xingyu had the magic fruit on him, and there was no way to explain it. If he was taken back to the sect, he might have a chance to escape, but if he was taken away by other sects, it would be hard to say.
"My fellow Taoists, this matter has not been thoroughly investigated yet, and Xia Xingyu is a disciple of my Qingyun Sect, so it is only right for our sect to thoroughly investigate this matter. Why don't we take him back? When the truth comes out in the future, Qingyun Sect will give an explanation to all of you sects!" The island master of Kaiyang Peak spoke righteously.
Elder Yu looked unhappy, but did not say anything. If Xia Xingyu was really colluding with the demons, they, as the sect behind Xia Xingyu, would naturally have to take action themselves to show the world.
The other three sect elders looked at each other, secretly communicated with their spiritual sense, and then nodded in agreement, saying that they were ready to lift the ban on Xia Xingyu.
Seeing this, Jiang Yueshu shouted, "Wait a minute, elders!"
Because Jiang Yueshu revealed an important secret, the elders of the three sects did not care about her rash remarks, but stopped to see what else she had to say.
"My fellow elders, I am concerned about the safety of you fellow Taoists, and I have a suggestion!"
"Xia Xingyu has many rare treasures on him, and they are extremely strange. There are many disciples from various sects present. If we don't check and control him, I'm afraid he will take this opportunity to escape and harm you fellow Taoists!"
The elders of the three sects seemed to be thinking about something, and they all placed various restrictions on Xia Xingyu, sealing his cultivation and spiritual consciousness, and these restrictions had to be lifted by themselves.
Facing Xia Xingyu's poisonous eyes and the grateful gazes of the surrounding disciples, the elders took their disciples back.
As soon as Fang Yan and Jiang Yueshu boarded the spirit boat, they were surrounded by disciples of Qingyun Sect.
"Brother Fang, Brother Jiang, we misunderstood you earlier. I'm sorry!"
"Yes, it was Xia Xingyu who deceived us all with his sweet words!"
"Great! Fortunately, the two brothers are smart!"
"..."
Fang Yan gave an awkward smile, somewhat uncomfortable, while Jiang Yueshu was interacting modestly with others.
After a while, the disciples dispersed on their own, leaving only Yu Guang who had not left.
He looked extremely happy and kept patting Jiang Yueshu on the shoulder. "Junior brother, you are so smart. You really deserve to be my good junior brother! If you hadn't cleverly resolved the situation today, I don't know how long I would have been deceived by Xia Xingyu!"
"I am so angry that he actually killed his fellow disciples in such a way. I will have a good talk with him when I get back!"
Fang Yan silently walked between the two of them and pulled down Yu Guang's arm.
Yu Guang swallowed silently, not daring to get too close to Fang Yan, whose cultivation level was much higher than his, and could not help but step back half a step.
He suddenly remembered something, so he changed direction again and moved closer to Jiang Yueshu. After meeting Fang Yan's unclear gaze, Yu Guang unconsciously moved a little further away.
"Junior Brother Jiang, your disciple jade token is lost. I will go in first. Please wait for a while at the back."
Jiang Yueshu shook his head. "No need, Senior Brother. I still have the jade token of a fellow disciple. I will use this to enter first. Xia Xingyu's matter is very important. I want to see the situation and then go back to get a disciple jade token!"
Seeing that Jiang Yueshu had made up her mind, Yu Guang consciously left the two of them.
After he left, another person came in front of them, it was Xiyue with a pale face.
Ever since the incident involving Xia Xingyu broke out, the Qingyun Sect disciples naturally recalled Xiyue's solid testimony at the time. Xia Xingyu was harboring evil intentions, so how could Xiyue, who was in cahoots with him, be any better? Perhaps she had known about this for a long time.
No one said anything, but they stayed away from her as if they were avoiding the plague, and sometimes they secretly looked at her. The suspicion, disdain and contempt in their eyes deeply hurt her.
Xia Xingyu would definitely not be able to turn the situation around this time, so she thought of Fang Yan again.
She already had a crush on Fang Yan, and she had saved him once before in front of Xia Xingyu, so she walked over with full confidence.
"Senior brother..."
Xiyue walked over with a soft waist, looking at Fang Yan with charming eyes, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Fang Yan glanced at her coldly and ignored her.
Xiyue felt a little flustered and began to explain softly.
"Brother, are you okay? Xia Xingyu threatened me before, and I had no choice but to beg him to let you go. It was Xiyue who was incompetent and failed to stop Xia Xingyu from persecuting his fellow disciples."
Xiyue's eyelashes were filled with tears. On the surface, she kept talking about her weakness and incompetence, but she also pointed out invisibly that she had previously asked Xia Xingyu to spare Fang Yan, and that she was helpless because of Xia Xingyu's coercion.
Tao Shu glanced at her coldly. She was really ungrateful. As soon as Xia Xingyu was worthless, she would spontaneously choose a path that was more beneficial to herself.
Xiyue's incessant chattering made Fang Yan a little irritated, "Shut up!"
Fang Yan's rare display of temper and Xiyue's blushing face made Tao Shu feel a pang of pain in her heart, and she couldn't help but curl her lips sarcastically.
Xiyue, who was already feeling extremely embarrassed by Fang Yan's reaction, saw this dazzling smile and felt even more unhappy.
"Who do you think you are? You are just an outer disciple. Who allowed you to laugh?" Xiyue pushed Tao Shu with force, catching him off guard.
Fang Yan reacted instantly, supported Tao Shu, and looked at Xiyue with cold eyes, "Do you dare to fight on the life and death stage?"
The disciples who were secretly watching the situation here also stood up at once, as if they wanted to vent their anger for Tao Shu.
When Xiyue heard the words "life and death stage", her pupils shrank and she looked at Fang Yan in disbelief.
He actually wanted to challenge her to a life-and-death duel. A fight would only be started if the hatred was extremely deep!
She is his own junior sister!
Does he want her life?
She bit her lip and said nothing, staring at Fang Yan as if she was looking at a heartless man.
Tao Shu stood firm and looked at Xiyue with malice.
"Today, the sect has captured someone who colluded with the demons. I am naturally happy. This is a blessing for the cultivation world. Why can't I be happy? Junior sister, are you saying this because you have a close personal relationship with Xia Xingyu and you are angry about him being captured? Or are you not happy about capturing someone who colluded with the demons? Junior sister, are you standing on the side of the righteous path or the side of the demons?"
Tao Shu's voice was quite loud, and the cultivators on the spirit boat who were paying attention to this matter could basically hear it clearly.
Xiyue was frightened half to death by the words that suddenly came out of her mouth. She looked at the disciples and elders who were staring at her fiercely with a pale face.
She clutched her clothes tightly and tried to defend herself weakly, "I didn't... I didn't... I am a disciple of the righteous path..."
There was even a clever disciple who ran to Elder Yu of the Law Enforcement Hall and whispered to him. Within a moment, the look in Elder Yu's eyes when he looked at Xiyue changed. He directly cast a spiritual power binding, binding Xiyue tightly.
"Qingyun Sect disciple Xiyue is suspected of involvement in the secret realm demon clan incident and is being brought back to the sect for questioning."
All of a sudden, Xiyue was silenced without even having to explain herself.
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Tao Shu stayed in Qingyun Sect for a whole month before the truth about the demon clan in the secret realm was roughly revealed.
Not long after Xiyue was imprisoned in the Law Enforcement Hall, she took the initiative to confess, but her words were very similar to her explanation to Fang Yan that day.
She pushed all the blame onto Xia Xingyu, saying that everything she did was coerced by him. There was no evidence and the sect leader trusted his young disciple, so he did not suspect her.
On the other hand, Xia Xingyu on the side was in a weak state, and he looked gloomily at the woman he loved most in the past as she revealed his crimes bit by bit. He stared at Xiyue like a mad dog, with madness in his eyes and the corners of his mouth seemed to be raised but not yet raised.
Unfortunately, Xiyue, who was planning to leave and had been avoiding Xia Xingyu's cold gaze, did not see this scene. She left the Law Enforcement Hall as if she had escaped from death.
When it was his turn to be interrogated, Xia Xingyu suddenly laughed with his head back. He only made one request, which was that he would tell the truth only when all the four sects were present.
Seeing that he refused to speak, the Law Enforcement Hall had no choice but to use the methods that the sect used to interrogate disciples. However, no matter what torture instruments were used, he remained silent, endured the pain silently, and seemed determined to not give up until he achieved his goal.
During the days that Xia Xingyu was imprisoned, there were several waves of masked men who visited him secretly. However, there were restrictions on Xia Xingyu, so they could neither kill him nor rescue him, and they could only negotiate a deal with him.
Everyone agreed that after the disciples from the four sects arrived, they would create chaos at the scene and take the opportunity to rescue him.
After everyone had left, Xia Xingyu's bloody body trembled, and his messy hair concealed a hint of cruelty in his eyes.
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As the day for the disciples of the four sects to gather drew closer, the entire Qingyun Sect seemed to be filled with a solemn and murderous aura, moving without wind, as if an invisible war of gunpowder was unfolding throughout the Qingyun Sect.
Tao Shu and Fang Yan stood together, both of them looking towards the Qingyun Sect's Law Enforcement Hall, as if looking at the detained person, wondering about his purpose.
The theory of choosing a day to confess is obviously not in line with Xia Xingyu's style, so...what should he do?
Because the two were involved in the affairs of the secret realm demon clan, they were naturally taken away for interrogation by the disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall many times.
Seeing that the leader of Qingyun Sect was relatively reliable and was not biased because of his friendship with Xia Xingyu, he directly explained what happened that day. However, Xia Xingyu's silence naturally required further evidence collection.
Now that he has agreed to tell the truth, the leader of Qingyun Sect will naturally give him this opportunity. Regardless of whether this secret realm is related to the demon clan or not, he must give an explanation to the four sects to avoid being mistakenly believed that Qingyun Sect is sheltering demon cultivators.