The reason why Mrs. Xie suddenly attacked Qiu Changfeng was because she knew that when people suddenly encountered a fatal attack, they would instinctively fight back with all their strength.
If Qiu Changfeng still had some spiritual power in her body, then facing her sudden and fatal sword attack, the opponent would definitely instinctively counterattack.
As expected, Qiu Changfeng never expected that Madam Xie would suddenly draw her sword at him, and stab him in the heart. The moment the sword stabbed him, he didn't think at all, and relied purely on his body's instinctive reaction to danger, and immediately drew the sword back.
The spiritual power on his sword was clear and powerful. The moment the sword was unsheathed, the sword intent filled with a sense of oppression poured out.
Mrs. Xie had been prepared. Although she had no spiritual power, she had a special defensive treasure that could be used without spiritual power. The moment she decided to draw her sword to test Qiu Changfeng, she had already activated that defensive treasure.
Otherwise, she would definitely not be able to withstand Qiu Changfeng's powerful sword intent.
But those who were standing on the side, closer to her and Qiu Changfeng, were in trouble. They had no spiritual power to protect them and were completely defenseless, so they were inevitably affected by Qiu Changfeng's sword intent.
Especially Qiu Xuan, who was forced to bleed by his son's powerful blow.
However, he didn't care about his own body now. He looked at his son and asked in surprise: "Changfeng, is your spiritual power still there?"
Just like Qiu Changfeng's instinctive reaction after encountering danger just now, Qiu Xuan blurted out these words in surprise.
It's just surprise, nothing else.
But others don’t think so.
Qiu Xuan's completely unintentional words were like a heavy hammer, waking everyone up instantly.
Yes, everyone present here, their spiritual power has been unusable, so why is Qiu Changfeng the only one who is not affected?
This is too abnormal!
Could it be true, as Madam Xie said, that this boy from the Qiu family deliberately tricked them here for some ulterior motive?
As soon as the seeds of doubt broke through the soil, they began to grow wildly. Mrs. Xie didn't even need to question it anymore, as someone else spoke up for him.
"It's not just about spiritual power. There was also the incident on our way here when the group of evil spirits we encountered scratched a member of the Qiu family. After a short while, that member was devoured by the poison and turned into an evil spirit. Later, that mutated member of the Qiu family scratched Master Qiu again, but Master Qiu was completely unharmed. Isn't that strange?"
"Yes, yes, yes, someone on our side was scratched as well, and then they also mutated very quickly!"
"Those two scratches on Master Qiu's cheeks are still just two scratches. There's no sign of any changes!"
Everyone was talking at once, staring at Qiu Changfeng with suspicion, waiting for him to give an explanation to everyone.
But what explanation could Qiu Changfeng give them?
Should I tell them that what Madam Xie said was right, that I did lie, that I did deliberately trick you here, that the fact that your spiritual power is locked up is also related to me, and that I have some plans for you.
Because I want to gather you all together, so that you can all see with your own eyes how hypocritical and vicious that woman Shen Qiqi is, and see how she framed and bullied her own sister.
To clear the name of those you have misunderstood. This is what I intend for you.
At this time, the smell of poisonous incense in the air had dissipated, and I could finally breathe freely and speak.
However, Qiu Changfeng was able to speak, but Madam Xie did not give him the chance to speak. He opened his mouth a little, and before he could even utter the first word, Madam Xie angrily questioned him, "Those evil spirits we encountered on the road were deliberately released by you, right?"
Otherwise, why would everyone who was scratched by the evil spirit be quickly devoured by the evil poison and then mutated, but only Qiu Changfeng was not hurt at all?!
Everyone also thought of this problem, and quickly stepped back, staying away from Qiu Changfeng and glaring at him.
"Master Qiu, we have no grudge against you, why are you trying to harm us like this?"
"Qiu Changfeng, you killed my brother. Return my brother's life! I, Chen Zhongshan, swear here that I will fight you, Qiu Changfeng, to the death in this life! And I will fight your entire Langting Qiu family to the death!"
His words expressed the thoughts of many people present, especially those whose relatives and friends were harmed.
Who wouldn’t be angry when their friends and family members die tragically, especially at the hands of their own people whom they fully trust?
The constant questioning and cursing woke Qiu Xuan up. He looked at his son, whom he was proud of, with an expression of disbelief and eyes full of grief.
That was his son whom he was proud of, and even more so the pride of their Langting Qiu family!
During the Wuji Sect's election, his son was found to have a rare heavenly spiritual root that only appeared once in a century. When the news reached Langting, the entire Langting was in an uproar. He was so excited that he danced like a child and immediately held a banquet to celebrate.
The banquet lasted for three days and three nights, and the warm laughter and joyful chatter were still fresh in his ears. However, the people who were being congratulated had now colluded with the evil spirits, not only killing so many lives, but now they had locked up their spiritual power and forced them to stay in this abandoned house... Once all these things were confirmed, his son's future would be completely ruined!
Just like the eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Ning'er, she had such a good reputation before, she was dignified, gentle, skilled and kind. But because she competed for fame with her sister, she killed several cultivators in Furong Town in a desperate attempt. She was then despised by the entire Xuanmen family and was branded as a witch.
If these things were really done by his son, then the mistakes he made were much more serious than those made by that Miss Shen!
...Why on earth is this happening?
Qiu Xuan couldn't understand, and he didn't want to believe it. He walked up to his son, stared into his eyes, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Changfeng, none of what happened today has anything to do with you, right? Everyone misunderstood you, right?"
“…”
Looking at his father with a sad expression, Qiu Changfeng suddenly didn't know how to start speaking. His lips trembled and he couldn't speak.
Although everything he did today was done out of necessity and in order to seek justice for Ning'er and clear her name, no one else would care about it. Even if he succeeded in proving his innocence to Ning'er today, his reputation as Qiu Changfeng would be completely ruined from this moment on.
This was definitely a big blow to his father who was so proud of him.
But what could he do? Should he just watch his beloved girl being misunderstood and framed, and having to live with a bad reputation in a dark place for the rest of her life?
He can't do it!
Qiu Changfeng exhaled deeply and finally spoke the first words after arriving at this abandoned house.
He said, "The evil spirits I encountered on the road had nothing to do with me. I was unaware of them. As for why I wasn't infected by the evil poison after being scratched, perhaps it was because of this reason."
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