interrogation
"A bunch of blind fools," Qing Pu put away his sword and angrily scanned the dilapidated scene in the hall. "Even if the Saint Maiden is still seriously injured, she is not someone you lackeys can bully."
Only someone from Zhongfu would dare to be so presumptuous. If it was Jiufang Mingyuan's order, Wu Kui would have done it himself. He had always respected Yiwu and was very measured in his actions; he wouldn't have treated her like this.
Fortunately, Yiwu has always lived a simple life, and there were not many things in her bedroom. Only a few vases were broken, so there was not much loss.
Yiwu didn't take this matter to heart. After eating the newly served hot porridge, she got up and stretched her muscles.
It was a very cold winter day. As soon as she walked into the yard, the cold wind penetrated through the gaps between her bones, making her feel particularly refreshed.
Looking up, the leaves of the locust tree had turned yellow and fallen, revealing the branches clearly. It seemed she had been lying there for a long time, and the seasons had changed.
Yi Wu leaned back on the rattan chair under the tree, recalling recent events, and finally she unconsciously thought of the wound on Jiufang Mingyuan's wrist.
The poison of the snake queen, combined with the poison of the scorpion, must have stung his whole body and made him unconscious.
If he hated her, why did he go to so much trouble to save her? Jiufang Mingyuan was becoming increasingly difficult to understand.
"Saint, Saint, where are you?"
Qingpu quickly cleaned up the bedroom and swept away the broken vase pieces. But when he came to his senses, he couldn't find Yiwu and called her anxiously.
After walking around for a long time, he finally saw her under a big locust tree and quickly took a cloak to wrap around her. "You finally woke up, don't catch a cold again."
"Qingpu," Yi Wu was unusually gentle. He pulled her fingertips and held them in his hand. Thousands of words finally turned into two words, "Sorry."
I'm sorry for using her, for hurting her, for making her worry...
Qing Pu was terrified and waved her hands repeatedly, "What are you talking about, Saint? Ever since the day you saved my life, Qing Pu has vowed to follow you until death."
"I failed to protect you. I failed in my duty. You have nothing to apologize for."
Yi Wu smiled faintly and shook her head without explaining anything.
Although the immortals have not returned to the top of the cloud yet, they have regained their freedom after successfully opening the seal of the underworld. Her always tense nerves can finally relax for a moment.
Qingpu also said that Yiwu finally had some popularity.
To quickly heal her injuries, Yiwu suppressed the remaining poison and refined and absorbed the Tiger Demon's demonic elixir within her body. After several days of careful recuperation, she finally felt somewhat better.
The guards guarding the Jiyu Palace were withdrawn at some point. Jian Qinyuan disguised himself and brought back the latest news from the human world and told her.
"Ever since the Ji Ming Seal was opened, Jiufang Mingyuan has ordered a detailed investigation and has captured many demons with lightning-fast methods."
He glanced at Yi Wu obscurely and continued, "They didn't find any clues before, but this time they caught a cat demon. I heard..."
Yi Wu raised her eyebrows, motioning him to continue.
Jian Qinyuan was helpless with her impeccable reaction. After finishing his drink, he threw the can down and directly broke the can. "Can you please discuss this with me before you act? Look at what you've gotten yourself into. Do you really not take your life seriously?"
He suddenly changed the subject, and Yi Wu's face flashed with a hint of confusion and surprise, but she quickly understood.
That's right, they met next to Ji Ming at the beginning, and have known each other and supported each other all the way until now. As long as the other party is not stupid, it is natural for him to guess her purpose.
Without any embarrassment at being exposed, Yi Wu casually poured him more wine and brushed it off lightly, "He's still alive."
By saying this, she admitted that she had indeed opened the seal.
Jian Qinyuan glared at her fiercely, but didn't insist. He continued with the business, "I heard that the demon tribe was able to learn about the seal thanks to that cat demon. Now that he's been captured by the demon tribe, I'm afraid the situation is not good."
"It's okay." Yi Wu raised her glass and slowly drank it. "It's nothing serious. There's nothing to worry about."
She looked too relaxed, so Jian Qinyuan didn't say much.
The two drank in silence, occasionally clinking glasses, and everything was said without words.
Finally, Jian Qinyuan said, "The Immortal Clan has recently taken away many people from the major immortal cultivation sects. We don't know when they will attack again. You should be careful."
"Yeah." Yi Wu nodded, covered the wine flask, and asked casually, "Why don't you go?"
His steps suddenly stopped. Jian Qinyuan understood the deeper meaning behind the conversation and turned back in shock. "You...when did you know that?"
Yi Wu was amused by his reaction and patted his shoulder. "When we first met, you didn't know how to hide your celestial aura."
He is not stupid, and Yiwu is not stupid either.
At that time, she had just left the Underworld and was unfamiliar with the place. If she had not seen the faint immortal aura on Jian Qinyuan, how could she have interacted with him for no reason?
Jian Qinyuan didn't hide it on purpose, he was just unsure of Yiwu's identity and was sensitive, so he accidentally delayed it until today.
He never thought that the other party, like him, had already guessed something or two.
"It was my bad luck that I ascended just in time for the great war between immortals and demons." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "By the time I got away, the world had already changed."
After the demons took control of the top of the cloud, they captured the immortals all over the world and threw them all into the dark seal without exception.
Jian Qinyuan had just ascended to heaven and was forced to hide from place to place as he couldn't even enter the top of the cloud.
Later, he secretly practiced and secretly ran to the dark side, trying to find a way to open the seal. However, for a hundred years, he was still helpless against the seal, and his only reward was encountering Yi Wu coming out of it.
Jian Qinyuan only said this one sentence, and Yiwu guessed what he meant. She nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
The other party is not a descendant of the immortals, but a mortal who cultivated and ascended to become an immortal. He has no sense of belonging to Cloud Peak and the immortals, so it is completely understandable that he is unwilling to intervene in the battle between immortals and demons.
Jian Qinyuan's information was always accurate, and the demons moved quickly. After just one night, the next morning, the high priest summoned all the demon ministers to the main hall for a meeting.
When Yi Wu walked over slowly, everyone was present, from Jiufang Mingyuan and the high priest to the demon guards and monster criminals.
Without looking around, she stepped forward and took the first position on the right.
The high priest glanced down briefly, then turned upwards and said, "Young Master, everyone is here."
"Hmm." Jiufang Mingyuan leaned against the armrest, his eyes fixed on the iron cage in the center of the hall. He casually ordered, "Since Zhongfu captured the prisoner, then let Zhongfu try him."
"Yes, Young Master."
The middle-aged demon standing at the head of the group on the left nodded slightly, took a step forward, turned to the iron cage, and asked the cat demon in a stern tone, "According to the demon investigation, it was you who leaked the information about the demon forbidden land and the Jiming Sealing Formation to the fox demon Feiqin, who then reported it to the Snake Queen."
"If it weren't for you, Snake Queen wouldn't have been able to sneak attack the forbidden area, and the immortal seal wouldn't have been broken. Tell me the truth, who is the demon clan that is secretly colluding with you and passing on information?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the iron cage, their eyes filled with hatred and anger, wishing they could eat the evil cat demon inside alive.
Yiwu folded her arms and looked over, and saw the cat demon lying in the cage, dying.
Her body was covered with scars and blood, and it was obvious that she had been tortured.
The pair of golden vertical pupils turned around in the hall with difficulty, secretly glanced at Zhong Fu's eyes, and finally fell steadily on the most beautiful woman in the hall.
The cat demon spoke with difficulty, his voice weak, "It's, it's her."
"She told me that if I could lure the Snake Queen to help her open the seal and release the immortals, she would give me a thousand-year-old demon pill."
The thousand-year-old demon pill is such a great temptation to the demon clan, who can refuse it?
Instantly, the hall erupted in an uproar, all eyes fixed on Yi Wu. Their faces displayed anger, shock, gloating... every possible emotion.
The high priest also looked at Yi Wu in disbelief, waiting for her to give a reasonable explanation.
Only Jiufang Mingyuan above remained unmoved. He just glanced at her lightly and returned his gaze to the iron cage.
Before Yiwu could say anything, Zhongfu called another person over and criticized her again.
"The Saint's status is special. Even if I uncover the truth, I dare not deal with her lightly. However, the Young Master ordered me to investigate the spies. A few days ago, the captain of the guards discovered that the Saint had some suspicious injuries. Not only did she refuse to cooperate with the investigation, she even attacked others."
"I wonder what's the hidden story behind this?"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on Yi Wu, full of oppression.
The guard knelt in the middle of the hall, saluted Jiufang Mingyuan, and then began to accuse Yi Wu of his evil deeds: "Young Master, please understand. We have worked diligently and diligently, hoping to catch the spy as soon as possible and relieve your worries."
He raised his hand to hold his left ear. The earlobe had been cut off by a sharp weapon, leaving only one-third of it. The wound had scabbed over and was deep red.
"A few days ago, I led people to search the Jiyu Palace, but was not only stopped by a maid, but the Saint also cut off my ear." The captain of the guards glanced at Yi Wu fearfully, then quickly lowered his head. "Because, because I discovered that she was seriously injured... I beg you to find out the truth and make a decision for me."
"Please, Young Master, please be vigilant and do not let any suspicious person go!"
The ministers came out one after another, knelt in the middle of the hall, and denounced Yiwu.
"The Immortal Clan's spies should be killed on the spot."
"The demon clan is in trouble today because of this evil woman. I beg you to order her to be executed."
"Skin her, pull out her tendons, and eat her flesh, only then will the hatred of my demon clan be relieved!"
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The hall was in an uproar as the ministers forced Jiufang Mingyuan to issue an order that would make Yiwu, the fairy spy, suffer a fate worse than death.
No matter what they said, Yi Wu didn't show any fear or guilt. She was just a little annoyed by the noise, so she raised her hand and pressed her ear.
"quiet."
The high priest raised his staff and struck the ground with a "dong, dong" sound, scolding, "How disgraceful it is to make such a noise."
The ministers finally fell silent. Zhong Fu stepped forward and earnestly admonished Jiufang Mingyuan, "When the Young Master brought her back, I warned you that if she's not of our race, her heart must be different."
"Master Zhong, are you blaming me?" Jiufang Mingyuan's eyes were cold, and his fingertips tapped the edge of the mask again and again, with a dangerous aura.
Zhong Fu quickly bent down and softened his tone, "I dare not. I only hope that Young Master will not be seduced by beauty and put the entire demon clan in danger."
"I second the motion."
All the ministers knelt on the ground, and for a moment Yi Wu was the only one standing in the hall.
"Okay." Jiufang Mingyuan agreed, then turned his gaze to Yiwu, saying calmly, "Now that things have come to this, the evidence is irrefutable. Yiwu, do you plead guilty?"
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