Chapter 128 Did you have any sisters?: The first to discover the body were disciples from other sects who had come to visit the Flying Immortal Palace disciples. ...

The first to discover the body were disciples from other sects who had come to visit the disciples of Feixian Palace.

The girl was still shaken when she recalled the scene, and only after calming down did she tell what she had seen.

At that time, the young master of Feixian Palace was standing next to Elder Qu's corpse. Hearing the footsteps of the newcomer, he was about to raise his hand to attack when the disciple was terrified and cried out.

At the time, she thought she had stumbled upon a murder case, and that she would lose her life in order to cover up the truth.

However, the young master did not make a move; his raised hand fell to the ground, giving the girl a chance to escape.

The girl was panicked and her heart was pounding. She left the Purple Plains Cottage and instinctively wanted to seek advice from her elders.

She was stopped along the way and had no choice but to explain what had happened.

So everyone learned that Young Master Xi had killed someone and that the body was found under her window.

Even now, the biggest suspect in Elder Qu's death still lies with Xi Congshuang.

Su Wenxin, who had the worst conflict with Elder Qu and even poisoned him, is not a suspect.

Because of the testimony of Su's disciples, she went to Elder Qu's house to find him not long after he left.

If she were the one who did it, with her cultivation level, she wouldn't have had time to do it. Besides, the person who killed Elder Qu used a palm strike, while Su Wenxin is more skilled with a knife.

With her current cultivation level, she couldn't possibly gather enough spiritual power to kill a cultivator two realms higher than her in one strike.

Xi Congshuang could have done it easily, especially since the two had a feud over a broken sword.

Senior Sister Lan Hui did not believe that Xi Congshuang was the murderer, stating that she had no reason to kill an unrelated person.

Her words were rejected by the other cultivators. If Xi Congshuang were to go mad and kill anyone she saw, why would she care about the reason?

Lan Hui was rendered speechless.

As for why he died under Xi Congshuang's window, and why it was Elder Qu who came over instead of Xi Congshuang who went to kill him.

The reason was probably that Elder Qu was furious that his natal spirit sword had been broken and wanted to settle accounts with Xi Congshuang, but he encountered her when her spiritual power surged and he was killed with a single palm strike.

This guess is indeed reasonable; Elder Qu has always had this kind of temperament.

Since Xi Congshuang couldn't produce evidence that she didn't do it herself, she had no choice but to be detained for investigation.

The elders of Feixian Palace refused to allow Xi Congshuang to be imprisoned in the Qingfeng Sect's dungeon, and were forced to reveal that Xi Congshuang's nascent soul had already cracked and her spiritual palace was unable to circulate spiritual energy.

If she were locked in a dungeon, where countless vicious criminals are imprisoned and spiritual energy is mixed, she could explode and die at any moment.

Later, the leader of the Qingfeng Sect decided that, before the matter was investigated, Xi Congshuang would be temporarily imprisoned at the foot of the Cliff of Contemplation.

Although it was cold, she was an ice spirit root cultivator, so it was much better than being locked up in a dungeon.

The elders had no choice but to nod in agreement and personally escort the person over.

Xi Congshuang remained unresponsive throughout, her expression as indifferent as an ice sculpture, before turning and walking into the perpetually snowy and windswept Cliff of Repentance.

The wind whipped her long hair and clothes, and two Qingfeng Sect elders followed her on either side to prevent her from hurting anyone again and to prevent her from getting lost in the snowstorm.

The person with white blindfolds walked steadily and calmly into the cave where the disciples were being punished.

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the two escorting elders, as if they hadn't expected her to be as useless as rumored. However, she was still capable of killing a Golden Core cultivator at the Great Perfection stage with a single move.

A place called the Cliff of Repentance is not a place where one can stroll leisurely. It is perpetually snowy and windy, and occasionally experiences blizzards, making it a place of punishment for the Qingfeng Sect.

She will wait here until the truth comes out, and she cannot leave the Cliff of Repentance until then.

That night, Su Wenxin crushed her waist token and refused to participate in the competition.

*

The number of cultivators participating in the competition was countless, coming from all over the country. Whether there were more or less of them, it didn't attract much attention.

For example, the disciple who was the last disciple of the Rainbow Moon Sect was unable to participate due to injury and spent his days lying in his temporary residence complaining of pain. He couldn't say where the pain was, but he just felt uncomfortable all over.

Many people said he was lucky to have survived the clutches of Young Master Xi. The leader of the Rainbow Moon Sect was terrified and insisted on getting an explanation from Young Master Xi.

But while the master of Xi Palace was still on his way, the letter arrived first, firmly denying that this was something Xi Congshuang would do. She was clearly a blind woman who couldn't even properly circulate her spiritual power, so it must be a frame-up.

When she arrives, she will definitely catch the murderer and clear her daughter's name.

Some people also thought it might be a frame-up, since Elder Qu going to Ziyuan Xiaozhu late at night was suspicious in itself. The Su family couldn't give a more convincing explanation either, only saying that Elder Qu was very angry after returning and cursed the Immortal Palace for a long time.

Then everyone learned of his death.

Palace Master Xi's words only strengthened everyone's belief that Xi Congshuang was the murderer. If it weren't for her mother, Xi Congshuang wouldn't have dared to do such a thing.

It's truly heartbreaking to see parents' hearts broken like this; the Palace Master Xi's lifelong reputation was ruined by her good-for-nothing daughter.

With things escalating to this point, Elder Qu's daughter, who should have been the most attention-grabbing figure, was ignored, and no one knew that she had already given up the competition.

Lan Hui noticed this and went to the open space where Su Wenxin was practicing her swordsmanship.

After crushing the waist token last night, she disappeared without a trace. I asked Yu Se and went to several different places before I finally found her.

To her surprise, Su Wenxin was still practicing her swordplay. A blurry figure beside her demonstrated the moves, and she followed suit.

Lan Hui recognized it as a small illusion array.

The fact that Su Wenxin could use it meant that it was made by the young palace master, which inevitably reminded her of the young palace master being trapped at the foot of the Cliff of Repentance.

That was a place used by the Qingfeng Sect to punish its disciples, and it was protected by restrictions, so she had no way to get out.

Lan Hui was no stranger to the restrictions at the foot of the Cliff of Contemplation. She remembered that her master had once said that they were set up when she was young.

At that time, the Qingfeng Sect leader was still the sect's senior sister. Thinking that it was better to ask friends than others, she asked her master to help set up the formation.

Who knew that hundreds of years later, his own daughter would be imprisoned in that formation?

Life is truly unpredictable.

Furthermore, Su Wenxin had not formally become an apprentice and relied solely on Xi Congshuang's guidance in her training. However, Xi Congshuang could only provide verbal instruction and could not personally demonstrate the key points of sword practice. Therefore, Xi Congshuang devised a way to bring the little figures in the martial arts manual to life so that Su Wenxin could learn to practice swordsmanship.

It has always been like this; it cannot be said that they are indifferent.

Upon seeing the person who had arrived, Su Wenxin stopped practicing her martial arts and looked at the newcomer.

Lan Hui didn't know how to comfort her, so she said, "Miss Su, please accept my condolences."

Upon hearing this, Su Wenxin completely sheathed her sword, leaving only Huanying to continue wielding it with swift and elegant movements. The girl who was supposed to be practicing with her walked towards Lan Hui.

“My sadness isn’t because of Elder Qu. He hates me and doesn’t want me to come back. I hate him too because he killed my adoptive mother,” Su Wenxin said.

What she really wanted to say was that the person was dead and that was it; she couldn't possibly be sad about it.

If she hadn't been taught by Xi Congshuang, she would have truly said that to people. That's why she's always been criticized for being unteachable; she speaks and acts wildly, without caring about anyone's feelings at all.

Lan Hui: "Then you..."

Su Wenxin looked at Lan Hui and said, "What saddens me is that you actually agreed to send Xi Congshuang to the Cliff of Contemplation. The wind and snow there are so heavy, and she is not in good health, so she will suffer a lot."

To be honest, this was also what Lan Hui was most worried about. She comforted her, "The Palace Master also disagrees. She will soon arrive at Qingfeng Sect to clear the young Palace Master's name."

It seems that now, the only hope rests on Palace Master Xi, who has not yet arrived. As long as Xi Congshuang is safe, it doesn't matter if she continues to be disliked by Palace Master Xi.

But for some reason, she inexplicably recalled the notes she had seen in the library, and the sentence "Mother is not mother".

Recalling the phrase "not a mother," Su Wenxin felt a sense of unease and hesitated before finally saying nothing to Lan Hui.

Given how much Senior Sister trusts Palace Master Xi, if she were to say anything, the other party would surely relay it to the Palace Master, which would only harm Xi Congshuang.

Su Wenxin: "Is there no other way but to wait?"

Lan Hui's expression darkened: "No."

Su Wenxin: "Can I go see her?"

Lan Hui hesitated, "Not for now. The Qingfeng Sect leader doesn't allow too many people to go to the Cliff of Contemplation. I can ask around for you."

Su Wenxin: "Thank you for your trouble, Senior Sister Lan."

With things having come to this point, even Lan Hui was helpless, so Su Wenxin was even less able to do anything. She said nothing more and walked past her with her knife in hand.

The world is vast, and now that Su Wenxin is unrestrained, she should be free to roam the world and completely break free from any constraints.

But her feelings had already undergone a complete transformation; she no longer wanted to leave, and even if she had to leave, she didn't want to leave alone.

As she was thinking, she unknowingly walked towards Ziyuan Xiaozhu, where there were still quite a few people.

There were all sorts of people there, all investigating the death of the Su family elder. Su Wenxin didn't get to hear much before being asked to leave by the Su family.

The Su family already disliked her, and since the head of the family was still in seclusion and had no time to deal with her, they sent an elder over.

The elder was on good terms with Elder Qu. Seeing that Su Wenxin showed no grief over Elder Qu's death, and even defended the murderer who killed the Su family elder, the elder became even more disgusted with her and forbade her to listen.

Even if they listened, they couldn't get anything substantial out of these people, so Su Wenxin turned and left.

"You have no right to come."

"Never mind, it was raised by a monster after all..."

Su Wenxin ignored them and turned to leave. Her indifferent attitude infuriated the gossipers.

But Su Wenxin couldn't ignore the matter just because she wanted to. She would be stopped on the street and people would say they had something to say to her.

That person was also a disciple of the Su family, and a student of the current head of the family.

The Su family disciples all wore dark blue disciple robes, with the wide sleeves gathered at the wrists and tied with a slightly lighter blue ribbon for easy sword practice and combat.

Su Wenxin was very familiar with this outfit because she had worn it before. Her gaze swept over the other person's face before she quickly looked away.

Su Wenxin said, "I'm not in the mood to listen to what you Su family people have to say right now."

It is said that many cultivators unconsciously choose disciples who are similar to themselves when they take on disciples. If not, they will gradually make the master and disciple become similar over the years.

This was indeed true. Su Wenxin chuckled when she caught a glimpse of the impatience flashing in the delicate eyes of the female cultivator before her, which was exactly the same way the Su family head looked at her.

She was the one who took the initiative to say something to me, so why is she being so impatient? It's as if I forced her.

She was about to leave after she finished speaking.

The female cultivator standing opposite her raised her hand, blocking the direction she was about to leave.

The female cultivator said, "What if I said it was related to Young Master Xi?"

here we go again.

These people just can't stand to see me doing well, so they keep trying to sow discord. Su Shi isn't annoyed, but she's getting annoyed.

Just because she said she believed that Xi Congshuang didn't kill the person?

Su Wenxin looked at her and said, "If you want to bring up the drug trial again, there's no need to waste your breath. I was thrown out by you, and the least qualified to talk about her is your Su family."

The female cultivator was surprised: "Who wants to talk about drug testing? I want to talk about something else. I really advise you to get away from anyone in the Flying Immortal Palace as soon as possible."

What else could it be?

Su Wenxin looked up, wanting to hear what the Su family had to say.

*

Those who desperately need to be saved and have their injustices cleared are listening to the wind and snow cutting paper.

A man resembling a jade mountain sat cross-legged on an ice bed, his slender fingers holding a pair of scissors, his head slightly lowered, his eyes closed as he cut paper.

After cutting out each stack of paper figures, Xi Congshuang would imbue them with her spiritual power.

One by one, the little paper figures came to life under her hands, stretched out their bodies, and then got up. Their featureless faces revealed a hint of curiosity as they looked around.

"go."

At a command, the paper figures, in groups, grabbed the hems of their clothes hanging from the edge of the ice bed, slid down to the ground, and ran into the depths of the snowstorm through the thin, yet indestructible barrier.

Xi Congshuang discovered last night that this barrier was related to what she had learned, and was most likely from the same source.

She herself cannot get out, but it is not difficult to find a loophole for an inanimate object to escape.

And so came these groups of paper figures that kept running outwards.

They are clearly paper figures, so light they would crumble at the slightest touch of scissors, yet they can move freely in the midst of a blizzard, undeterred by the fierce winds.

At her knees, a winged red apple kept her company.

The system is artificial intelligence and doesn't feel cold, but given the Arctic-like environment, it wraps itself in its wings for cyber warmth.

Crack, crack...

The rustling sound of paper cutting hadn't stopped since last night. Red Apple said helplessly, "What if we can't find evidence that the body was dumped here?"

"I can't find him. That person's cultivation is higher than mine, at least at the Void Refining stage, so he can do it without anyone noticing." Xi Congshuang closed her eyes and cut paper, her hand movements precise and avoiding her own hand.

Red Apple was conflicted. The world of fantasy was indeed difficult: "Then who do you think did it?"

"There are too many candidates, making it difficult to narrow it down." The candidates Xi Congshuang was referring to included not only those she suspected, but also everyone within the Qingfeng Sect.

Perhaps she was a rogue cultivator living in seclusion, or perhaps she was an elder from the Immortal Palace. Her impaired vision caused her too many constraints, preventing her from observing more details with her naked eye at the first moment.

But she knew who the mastermind was.

She chatted with the Qingfeng Sect Leader for a few too long, which offended the Palace Master, who then devised a plan to prevent her from ever returning to Feixian Palace.

In Xi Congshuang's view, it was because she felt guilty; seeing her old friends a few more times made her wary.

When Xi Congshuang sensed something was wrong and chased after them, the person who had left the body had already disappeared. That's when she knew that this was all aimed at her.

As she pondered how to deal with the unidentified corpse under the window, she heard someone pass by. She assumed it was an accomplice and was about to raise her hand to attack.

However, they saw that the person who came over was not highly cultivated; he was a mottled ball of light with three spiritual roots. The person was so frightened by the scene before him that he cried out, sounding very scared.

Such a person could not be an accomplice of the person who disposed of the body. Hesitating for a moment, he let the girl escape.

She just didn't expect that the body left behind would be Elder Qu's.

Unfortunately, she can't see many things, and she understands them too late. I wonder if she will be a burden to Wenxin.

The person cutting paper in the snow cave suddenly paused, and the tip of their ear twitched.

The red apple that was pressing down on the paper figure was taken away, and it moved its body, saying, "You grabbed my head!"

The paper figure couldn't see the red apple; it only felt incredibly heavy and frantically ran around the bed carrying this invisible weight. It only breathed a sigh of relief when Xi Congshuang removed the invisible weight.

The paper figure was then put into Xi Congshuang's sleeve, and the spiritual power attached to it was drained, turning it into an ordinary paper figure.

Xi Congshuang let go, letting the red apple fly away on its own: "Someone's coming."

Red Apple asked nervously, "If they come at this time, will they be friend or foe?"

Xi Congshuang frankly said, "I don't know either."

After waiting for a while, Red Apple finally managed to catch a glimpse of the person Xi Congshuang had mentioned.

Deep in the snowstorm, a dark shadow appeared and disappeared. At first, it was just a blurry shadow the size of a sesame seed, but as time went by, the shadow grew bigger and bigger.

The Cliff of Contemplation is equipped with an array that restricts the spiritual power of all cultivators who enter, preventing them from flying on swords and forcing them to walk.

That's why Elder Fu Yue and the others agreed to let Xi Congshuang stay here, partly because her ice spirit root wasn't afraid of the cold.

Secondly, it's better to have no spiritual power than to have a lot of mixed spiritual power.

When Red Apple was a few dozen steps away from the snow cave, she could see the other person's face clearly.

The person who came was none other than Lan Hui, who was wrapped in a cloak to keep warm.

She didn't know why she had come alone. Her nose was red from the cold. When she saw the figure inside the snow cave, her eyes lit up and she quickened her pace.

Knowing that Xi Congshuang had noticed her presence, she spoke up in advance, "Congshuang is me."

Xi Congshuang still seemed completely unaware: "How did you get here?"

"I pleaded with the sect leader to let me come and see you. With this token, you can come and go freely." Lan Hui looked inside through the seemingly thin, yet indestructible barrier.

She said to Xi Congshuang, "The Palace Master will arrive tomorrow, and I need to give my master an explanation."

"..."

The wind and snow were loud and howling, as if they were trying to swallow everything up.

Inside the snow cave, Xi Congshuang adjusted her position and faced Lan Hui: "Senior Sister, there's something I want to ask you."

Lan Hui: "We haven't identified any other suspects yet. It's possible that their cultivation level is much higher than yours, but in that case..."

Recently, too many people have come to Qingfeng Sect, including those from the immortal sects and those from independent cultivators. With so many people, there's a lot of gossip. If it weren't for solid evidence, would those cultivators with considerable cultivation be so willing to cooperate?

Naturally, there are many difficulties.

Xi Congshuang shook her head: "That's not what I wanted to ask."

Lan Hui: "Just say it."

"Did my mother ever have sisters?" Xi Congshuang asked her an unexpected question.