Chapter 2 Chapter 2 It was the first time he heard from Jiang Zhaoxue...

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly became angry.

There was nothing to do, and he came straight to take her life?!

She was about to open her mouth to refute, but the scene in the book immediately appeared in her mind.

"Why do you say I poisoned you?"

"The Book of Destiny has already condemned you, and you still dare to lie?"

"The Book of Destiny? You actually asked for the Book of Destiny for a little disciple?! Fine, fine, it's me, so what? She's just a little disciple, I'm useless, so what? Are you going to turn against me because of her? Shen Yuqing, think about it, how did you get to where you are today? How did the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion become the number one sect in Central Continent? How much benefit did you get from Penglai? Think about it yourself!"

"Jiang Zhaoxue, how could you be so vicious?"

"I'm vicious? No matter how vicious I am, I'm still your wife! You're supposed to protect me! You actually used your sword on me for a bitch?!" Jiang Zhaoxue in the book stepped forward, letting Shen Yuqing's sword press against her throat. "Come! Kill me!"

Jiang Zhaoxue: "..."

Watching it from a bystander's perspective, she suddenly came to her senses and her anger subsided in an instant.

Now is not the time to be angry.

Shen Yuqing would really take her spiritual roots. This was a turning point in her destiny. Anan was not joking with her.

She must calm down and find a way to protect herself first. She must not enter the Palace of Destiny, and she must not let Shen Yuqing really take her spiritual roots.

Forceful attack wouldn't work. Not to mention that this was Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion's territory, Shen Yuqing was a sword cultivator one realm higher than hers. Even if she was stronger, without anyone to protect her, she might not even have time to activate the formation and would be killed on the spot by Shen Yuqing.

She had no force to suppress them, so she could only use her wits.

Having lived with Shen Yuqing for two hundred years, although she did not understand this person in terms of feelings, she knew that Shen Yuqing was not a person who could not distinguish right from wrong.

In the book, she was too impulsive and blurted out the confession.

If she did not plead guilty, Shen Yuqing would have no reason to take her spiritual roots and give them to Mu Jinyue.

She cannot take the blame for poisoning Mu Jinyue.

But according to the content of the book, the reason why Shen Yuqing was so sure that she was the one who poisoned Mu Jinyue was because he asked the Book of Destiny.

The Book of Destiny is the most precious treasure of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion. It is the place where the destiny of the entire Central Continent is recorded. No one will doubt what the Book of Destiny says.

Although she didn't know why this crappy book said that she was the one who poisoned her - of course the most reasonable explanation was that it was written by the author - but no matter what, since Shen Yuqing had asked the Book of Destiny, it was absolutely impossible for her to believe her again.

What should she do to make Shen Yuqing believe her after asking the Book of Destiny?

Jiang Zhaoxue stared at Shen Yuqing, thinking of ways to escape one by one, his mind working rapidly.

Proving oneself is much more difficult than making a false accusation. With the blessing of the Book of Destiny, it is even more impossible for her to prove herself.

The only way to clear her of suspicion is that she is also a victim.

Ling Min San is a drug that comes from Penglai. It will gradually eat away at the spiritual roots of the poisoned person within ten days. The process is extremely painful. She can't ruin her own future just to give Mu Jinyue the drug.

Not to mention that it's too late to take Ling Wan San right now, even if she could, she was originally trying to preserve her spiritual roots, so what's the point of taking this stuff?!

The only remaining option is to... install it.

Lingming Powder originated from Penglai, and she was very familiar with its characteristics, so it was not difficult for her to pretend to be poisoned. As for what happened after that... she would tell us about it later.

Anyway, I can't stay here anymore.

Jiang Zhaoxue thought about it for a moment and immediately made a decision. He secretly pressed his hand on his acupoint, instantly cutting off the flow of spiritual energy.

Seeing that she had remained silent for a long time, Shen Yuqing thrust his sword forward. Blood flowed from Jiang Zhaoxue's forehead. Shen Yuqing shouted, "Speak!"

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Zhaoxue spat out a mouthful of blood. Shen Yuqing hurriedly put away her sword. The maid next to her reacted and rushed forward. She quickly supported Jiang Zhaoxue and said anxiously, "My Lady!"

"pain……"

Jiang Zhaoxue's face turned pale and he spoke with difficulty.

Shen Yuqing looked up in surprise, seeing the pain in Jiang Zhaoxue's eyes. She stretched out her hands to him tremblingly, crying for help: "Yuqing, my spiritual roots... It hurts... Quick, call the pharmacist! My spiritual roots..."

Hearing the word "spiritual roots", Shen Yuqing reacted instantly and looked at Jiang Zhaoxue with a frown.

Seeing this, the maidservant beside her couldn't help but get angry and said angrily: "What are you waiting for, my lord? Spiritual roots are so important, why don't you call for help?!"

This maid followed Jiang Zhaoxue from Penglai to Lingjian Fairy Pavilion. She has been serving Jiang Zhaoxue since she was a child. Her name is Qingye.

Although Qingye was usually very respectful to Shen Yuqing, at critical moments, she was still a person from Penglai Island.

Shen Yuqing listened to Qingye's scolding, but didn't take it seriously. He turned around and called out to the disciples outside: "Zi Lu, call Yao Jun."

Hearing the call for the pharmacist, Qingye finally felt relieved. She glared at Shen Yuqing angrily, helped Jiang Zhaoxue lie down on the bed, and said with red eyes: "My lady, please bear with it for now, the pharmacist will be here soon. If you make any mistakes today," Qingye said, deliberately reminding Shen Yuqing beside her, "Penglai Island will never let you go."

Shen Yuqing listened to Qingye's hint without saying anything. He just raised his hand to put away the sword and kept staring at Jiang Zhaoxue.

His gaze was so sharp that Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but tremble. Anan was also a little scared, and asked cautiously in his sea of ​​consciousness: "Master, will he see that you are pretending to be sick?"

"Don't be afraid."

Jiang Zhaoxue comforted Anan and herself: "He is a sword cultivator, he is not educated, he can't tell that I am pretending to be sick."

Jiang Zhaoxue's words were not nonsense. A fortune teller was a cultivator of magic, and compared to a sword cultivator like Shen Yuqing, he was indeed much more knowledgeable.

She was still 80% sure of hiding it from Shen Yuqing. The only variable was the doctor.

Fortunately, this doctor had just examined Mu Jinyue, and Ling Min San was a very rare poison. The doctor was deeply impressed. When he saw Jiang Zhaoxue's symptoms, he preconceived the question: "Could it be Ling Min San again?"

"The spirit is dissipated?"

Hearing this, Shen Yuqing's eyes moved slightly.

Qingye beside him showed a look of surprise, immediately pulled Jiang Zhaoxue's sleeve and looked at Qu Chixue.

The people of Penglai Island are more familiar with Lingminsan and know its characteristics clearly. They know that the biggest difference between Lingminsan and other poisons is that the spiritual power will be more seriously blocked in Quchixue.

But Jiang Zhaoxue was prepared. Qingye lifted his sleeves and saw the accumulation of Qu Chixue's spiritual power. His expression changed instantly and he said hurriedly, "It really is the spiritual energy that has been dispersed! My lady, please wait a moment. I will send a message to the island master and have them go find Lingxiaohua."

"No need." Shen Yuqing saw this and interrupted Qingye. He put his hand on the sword and looked at Jiang Zhaoxue on the bed. He said calmly, "The trumpet creeper grows on the border of the Nine Netherworld. I have sent people to find it."

Hearing this, Qingye was stunned and didn't understand why someone had "already" been sent to look for it.

Did Shen Yuqing know that Jiang Zhaoxue would be poisoned?

She couldn't figure it out, and Shen Yuqing didn't intend to explain. She just turned to look at the pharmacist who was treating the patient and continued to ask, "Mr. Zhao, was she really poisoned by Ling Min San?"

"Almost right." The pharmacist told the truth.

Hearing this, Shen Yuqing remained silent.

Although I still had doubts, I gradually began to believe it.

Not only the pharmacist's assertion, but also... Jiang Zhaoxue never lied to him.

Shen Yuqing secretly glanced at Jiang Zhaoxue.

Jiang Zhaoxue is a very strange person.

Even though he had never treated her well, she always believed that he had her in his heart, and always relied on her status as the Queen of Penglai and her self-proclaimed love to behave in front of him.

He had given her the cold shoulder and rejected her in person countless times, but she always took his rejection as a lie.

Later he was too lazy to care, but it was this self-righteousness that made Jiang Zhaoxue always real.

But if Jiang Zhaoxue did not lie and she was really poisoned by Ling Min San, then she could not be the murderer.

No one would risk their own spiritual roots to frame others.

Besides, Mu Jinyue is just a young disciple. Jiang Zhaoxue has thousands of ways to kill her, and there is no need for such a method.

But Jiang Zhaoxue is not the murderer, why does the Book of Destiny say she is?

The Book of Destiny will not lie.

Shen Yuqing couldn't understand the current situation.

He stared at Jiang Zhaoxue, half believing and half doubting, watching the pharmacist give her acupuncture. After Jiang Zhaoxue's condition gradually stabilized and the doctor said she was fine, he stood up and said coldly, "Since you've been poisoned, you should recuperate well."

"Yuqing!"

Jiang Zhaoxue hurriedly called him when she heard that. Shen Yuqing looked back coldly, watching Jiang Zhaoxue supporting herself and standing up weakly.

She is very beautiful.

When she used to travel around the world, countless people praised her as the most beautiful woman in the real fairyland. But later, she rarely went out, and everyone gradually forgot her beauty.

Life is too beautiful, it is easy to disturb the mind. He did not like these things that easily disturbed the mind, so he looked away: "What is it?"

"Fire poison..."

Jiang Zhaoxue raised her hand and warned, "You haven't given me spiritual power yet. I can't make it through today."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing looked up at her.

He always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

After thinking for a moment, he suddenly mentioned Mu Jinyue: "Jinyue was hit by the spirit annihilation, and now her spirit roots are dissolving."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue looked surprised, as if he was completely unaware of everything.

Shen Yuqing stared into her eyes, not missing any change in her emotions, and continued to test her: "She is not like you. You are a cultivator in the Fusion Stage, and you have been tempered by the thunder through acupuncture and medicine, so it is not so painful. She is still in bed, in so much pain that she can't even make a sound."

"Is it that serious?" Jiang Zhaoxue frowned slightly as she listened, then asked in confusion, "But what does this have to do with me?"

"The Book of Destiny says that you are the murderer. A disciple pointed out that he saw you poison the water she drank. Ling Min San is a special product of Penglai." Shen Yuqing said it one by one, and Jiang Zhaoxue slowly remembered.

She did feed Mu Jinyue some... laxative yesterday.

She felt a little embarrassed when she thought about such a childish behavior. She pretended to be calm and listened to Shen Yuqing's statement: "Yesterday you deliberately made things difficult for her and punished her by making her kneel on Yunfu Mountain for half an hour. When she returned, she was poisoned by Ling Min Powder. You are inextricably linked to this matter."

"So you want to punish me?"

Jiang Zhaoxue understood what he meant, her eyes filled with desolation and despair, and she laughed, "You want to avenge your disciple, even if my spirit is annihilated, you still won't believe me?"

"Even if this matter has nothing to do with you, as the master's wife, you are jealous and have bad character, so you should be punished."

As Shen Yuqing spoke, his thoughts gradually became clearer, and he made a decision: "From today on, you will cultivate your body and mind in Yunfu Mountain. Wait until you are sure that Jinyue's poisoning has nothing to do with you, and then make a decision. As for the fire poison——"

Shen Yuqing swept towards her arm, hesitated for a moment, then raised his eyes and stared at Jiang Zhaoxue, saying seriously: "I won't suppress it for you today. But if you can take out the antidote and apologize sincerely, I will pretend that none of this happened. The fire poison is unbearable, think about it yourself."

After saying that, Shen Yuqing turned and walked out. Jiang Zhaoxue laughed at herself and said sadly, "You still think it's me."

Shen Yuqing paused, turned his back to her, and said, "The Book of Destiny cannot be wrong. If it says it's you, it must be you."

"The Book of Destiny is the most precious treasure of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion. As the Pavilion Master, you can only ask about it once every five years. Otherwise, you must consume 10% of your cultivation..."

Jiang Zhaoxue smiled and looked up, staring at Shen Yuqing's back: "Master Shen is really a good master, I wonder if he will protect other disciples in the same way?"

Shen Yuqing turned his back to her and said nothing.

Jiang Zhaoxue continued to taunt: "With such a close relationship, if you and Mu Jinyue were not master and disciple, I would have thought that Pavilion Master Shen liked her."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Shen Yuqing finally reacted and turned back with cold eyes.

Jiang Zhaoxue chuckled at this and said, "Sorry, I made a mistake."

As she spoke, she lowered her head to adjust her clothes, and changed her tone to a relaxed one, which made her voice even more sarcastic. "The Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion has strict rules and regulations, and attaches great importance to etiquette. It is the most famous and authentic sect in Central Continent. Pavilion Master Chen is highly respected and would not do such a dirty thing. You must treat all your disciples equally, whether it is Mu Jinyue or Pei Zichen, you love them equally." Jiang Zhaoxue looked up at him with a bright smile, "right?"

Shen Yuqing listened to her words without saying anything. Jiang Zhaoxue confronted him without giving an inch.

After a long time, a voice came from outside, saying anxiously: "Master, Junior Sister is in pain again, please go over and take a look!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuqing's face suddenly changed. He only said, "Don't talk nonsense in the future." Then he turned and left.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly realized something and immediately jumped out of bed. She staggered after him, furious and shouting without any manners, "Shen Yuqing, stop! Don't leave! How dare you do this to me? I've been poisoned by Ling Annihilation. If you don't help me suppress the fire poison, do you know how much pain I'll be in tonight? Look, I can't even get up, I'm in so much pain I can't even scream, and you're going to get what you want?!"

"My Lady, stop chasing me," Qingye chased after Jiang Zhaoxue, holding her with distress, and said hurriedly, "It's windy outside, and your body is already like this, so stop trying!"

"Let me go!"

Jiang Zhaoxue pushed Qingye away and pushed him to the doorway. He stretched his neck to look at Shen Yuqing and screamed miserably, "Let me die! Let me die here in pain tonight! Shen Yuqing! Shen Zeyuan! You are a man, don't even look at me tonight! Don't worry about me! Don't even think about me! Otherwise, you like me!"

Jiang Zhaoxue's voice was weak yet loud, echoing throughout the Yunfu Mountains.

Shen Yuqing walked out very quickly, and his disciples followed behind him. When they were far away from Jiang Zhaoxue's residence, Zilu, the disciple closest to Shen Yuqing, hurried forward and asked anxiously, "Master, did you get the antidote?"

"The lady has also been struck by the Spiritual Annihilation. Let's wait and see what happens."

Shen Yuqing spoke coldly.

Zi Lu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Master, the Book of Destiny can't be wrong. Look at how she treats Junior Sister, she must be pretending..."

Before he could finish his words, he felt a frosty gaze pressing down from above, as if freezing him in place.

Zi Lu froze, listening to Shen Yuqing's calm question: "Is she someone you can talk about?"

Zi Lu reacted instantly after hearing this and knelt hurriedly: "Disciple acknowledges his guilt!"

Seeing him apologise, Shen Yuqing retracted his gaze, turned around and walked out, continuing, "Send people to guard Yunfu Mountain. No one on Yunfu Mountain is allowed to leave until the matter of Jinyue is resolved. If the lady behaves in any unusual manner, report it immediately."

"yes."

"besides……"

Shen Yuqing called Zilu and was about to speak when, for some reason, he suddenly remembered what Jiang Zhaoxue had just said: "You must treat all your disciples equally. Whether it's Mu Jinyue or Pei Zichen, you love them equally, right?"

At this moment, he suddenly became overly aware that this was the first time in all these years that he heard the name of another man from Jiang Zhaoxue's mouth.

He was silent for too long, and Zi Lu was a little confused. She asked tentatively, "Master?"

The questioning voice brought Shen Yuqing back to consciousness. He regained consciousness, suppressed his aversion to the name, and continued calmly, "Ask Zichen about the situation. Tell him that if more personnel are needed, all the disciples assigned to missions below Level C can be recalled and assigned to him. The longer the Lingming Powder poisoning lasts, the greater the impact on Jinyue's spiritual roots. Right now, I'm using my spiritual power to stabilize her spiritual roots, but at most, her spiritual roots will begin to dissolve by the day after tomorrow."

As he spoke, Shen Yuqing's eyes showed a cold look: "He must find the trumpet creeper quickly."

The author has something to say:

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Everyone looked at it in so much detail that I even broke out in a cold sweat.

The world view and characters are slowly laid out, everything has cause and effect, and the answers to your questions will be in the text. Let's read the plot first.

The male protagonist will appear in the next chapter!

【Small Theater】

Shen Yuqing (stabs with his sword): "Speak!"

Jiang Zhaoxue had a mouthful of blood.

Shen Yuqing was shocked.

Qingye: "Pavilion Master Chen, if anything happens to the Lady today, Penglai and Lingjian Immortal Pavilion will be irreconcilable!"

Shen Yuqing looked down at his sword. "I just poked the skin on my forehead, and that's it? Could it be that my skills have become so powerful without me even realizing it? I'm so powerful that I'm even confused..."

Zi Lu: "Master, don't be too confused. There is a special word for this in the human world."

Shen Yuqing: "What word?"

Zilu: "Bumping into porcelain."