Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Master's Wife, His God

Chapter 15 Chapter 15 Master's Wife, His God

There was no response from the other party. Jiang Zhaoxue had been left out in the cold for too long and was beginning to feel a little uneasy.

Just as he was about to say something, he heard the other person sigh: "Two hundred years... you finally have a brain."

Jiang Zhaoxue: "..."

Jiang Zhaoyue is several hundred years older than her and entered the Mahayana stage early on. He is one of the few talisman practitioners who can fight against Shen Yuqing.

When they were little, he liked to talk badly about her. Later, when she married to Zhongzhou, he almost stopped talking to her.

Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but laugh at the familiar taunting. Just as she was about to fight back, she heard the other person's tone turn serious and continue, "But my father won't agree."

"Why?" Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned, then frowned, worried that her father was afraid of affecting the relationship between the two sects. She hurriedly said, "I..."

"He's been in poor health lately, and his spiritual power is failing. He can't be detected."

Jiang Zhaoyue only said this, but Jiang Zhaoxue knew that the situation was not good.

Jiang Zhaoyue is usually reserved. If he could speak, it couldn't be a simple case of "poor health". He must have been greatly affected.

Penglai, a powerful clan for thousands of years, occupies a vast territory and possesses abundant resources, but these resources require strength to maintain. Her brother, while exceptionally gifted, is still young and unable to achieve anything on his own. Without her father, Jiang Wen, Penglai would be a piece of fat meat, a sliver of flesh that everyone would want to take a bite of.

Recalling the plot in the book, there is not much description of her in the book, and even fewer words about Penglai, but what can be confirmed is that Shen Yuqing in the book did something excessive later, but no one came to pick her up in Penglai.

In Penglai, she has been loved since she was born. When she married Shen Yuqing, although her parents were furious, they also gave her the most magnificent dowry, including a fairy mountain, fifty sons and daughters, and a spiritual vein. Jiang Zhaoyue even stopped talking to her for this reason, but he still sent her talismans every month for self-defense. As a talisman cultivator in the Mahayana period, each talisman cost a lot of effort and was hard to come by, but he still had dealings with Lingjian Xian Pavilion for many years, and always left some wiggle room for her.

If Penglai knew how much she suffered later, it would be impossible for him to remain indifferent.

At first she thought it was because she had endured everything like before in the book and had not asked Penglai for help, but now she suddenly realized that Penglai would also decline.

Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little flustered for a moment, curled up her fingers, and pretended to be calm and said, "I see. Then tell Dad to take care of himself. I'll handle this myself."

"But I will come."

Jiang Zhaoyue could hear Jiang Zhaoxue's fear and spoke in an unusually calm tone, just like when he was young. He spoke steadily, "I'm telling you this to inform you of the situation. You need to be prepared. I'll be ready tomorrow. By then, you can find a way to get Shen Yuqing out of the way. You can find a way to get the Sect Leader's Seal and open the sect's teleportation array. I can come over anytime. Then, I'll negotiate with Senior Gu Jun in my father's name to have you taken away first."

After hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue felt relieved.

Jiang Zhaoyue's plan was consistent with hers. She said calmly, "Don't worry, I have made all the arrangements. It is impossible for Shen Yuqing to confront you."

Not to mention that Shen Yuqing might be better than Jiang Zhaoyue as a swordsman now. Even if not, Jiang Zhaoyue would not really fight with him because he has a heart-to-heart contract with him.

Of course, with Patriarch Gujun in charge, no one dared to take action.

Jiang Zhaoxue felt guilty when he thought about these preparations.

Her marriage to Shen Yuqing brought too much burden to the family.

She pursed her lips and said seriously: "Brother, don't worry, I'm not just causing trouble for my family, I will become a Ninth Realm Fate Master."

If she could get all of Pei Zichen's luck, she would not only be able to break the heart-to-heart contract, but also be able to reach the ninth level of destiny master.

This is the strongest and most powerful person who has not appeared in Zhongzhou for tens of thousands of years. Although I feel sorry for Pei Zichen...

Jiang Zhaoxue didn't dare to think too much about it.

Jiang Zhaoyue listened, remained silent for a moment, and said, "Go to bed, I'm tired."

As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue saw the sound transmission jade token dim. Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the sky which had just brightened and could not help but open his eyes wide.

No, she finally managed to express her feelings like this, but is the brother-sister relationship so cold?!

Although Jiang Zhaoxue was a little annoyed, he couldn't help laughing when he thought about it.

Jiang Zhaoyue is still the same as before, tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

Since he promised to be ready tomorrow, it will definitely be faster than tomorrow, not slower than tomorrow. What she needs to do now is to quickly prepare the evidence to overturn Pei Zichen's case. After it is ready, she will immediately activate the teleportation array to pick up the people from Penglai, go up the mountain to find the ancestor Gu Jun without asking for permission first, and ask for Pei Zichen in the name of fire poison. Later, with the help of Gu Jun, she will take Pei Zichen's case from Wen Xiaoan and try it herself, overturn the case on the same day, and leave immediately.

Jiang Zhaoxue reviewed all the plans.

Gu Jinglan was already looking for him. Before, she didn't dare to send too many people out for fear of attracting attention. Now she needed to do it as soon as possible. Shen Yuqing was not there, so she had nothing to worry about, so she simply called Qingye over.

"Send everyone out to find Gu Jinglan, and leave a few accountants to settle all the accounts at the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion over the years. Also," Jiang Zhaoxue thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Go in person and find a chance to examine the bodies of the three disciples who died at Luoxia Mountain."

"Oh, Lady," Qingye said immediately upon hearing this, "There is no body."

"What?" Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused. "No body?"

She watched those three people run away, and they were not eaten by the black snake, so how come there were no bodies?

However, Qingye still confirmed: "Gao Wen said that they encountered a fire spirit beast on their way back, and the three disciples were eaten by the fire spirit beast, so there are no bodies."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue had a hunch that something was wrong. After thinking for a moment, she rubbed her fingers and said, "Find a way to get Gao Wen's confession back to me."

"This..." Qingye was a little embarrassed. "It's not easy to do now. As soon as Junxu left, Wen Xiaoan immediately redeployed the barrier of the Punishment Hall. Even voice transmission can't get through, let alone people."

Jiang Zhaoxue frowned when he heard this. After trying, he found that the spiritual power indeed could not enter.

But the jade token she gave to Pei Zichen used blood as a guide to connect his soul. If Pei Zichen wanted to find her on his own initiative, no barrier could stop him.

If he doesn't want to find...

Jiang Zhaoxue rolled her eyes and said, "Let him be."

She loved to endure hardships, and there were plenty of hardships to endure. She just wanted to ensure that he left alive, and giving him a clear name would be a great favor to him.

Anyway, as long as we find Gu Jinglan, everything will be over. It will only take a few days.

Jiang Zhaoxue ignored Pei Zichen and began to seriously settle the accounts while looking for Gu Jinglan. Every day when she had nothing to do, she would go to feed Pangpang. If Pei Zichen didn't take the initiative to contact her, she would not bother to take the initiative to pay attention.

Anyway, you have to earn your own life. If he doesn't say anything, then there is still a way out.

Jiang Zhaoxue was busy packing her luggage every day. On the third day after Shen Yuqing left, before dawn, Qingye suddenly rushed to Jiang Zhaoxue's room and said hurriedly, "My lady, we've found the person."

Jiang Zhaoxue opened his eyes dazedly upon hearing this, yawning in confusion, not understanding what was going on: "I found it, so why are you in such a hurry?"

As she spoke, she looked at the sky and frowned: "Wait until dawn and tell me you'll die?"

"Yes." Qingye spoke decisively. Jiang Zhaoxue's expression was slightly stern, and then he listened to Qingye seriously, "Gu Jinglan said something very important. He said that the three disciples who died in Luoxia Mountain were killed by Gao Wen and his men."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.

She looked up in shock, incredulous: "Are they crazy?!"

However, after she finished speaking, she immediately understood that Pei Zichen and Gao Wen clearly had a long-standing grudge. Those disciples were Pei Zichen's junior brothers, and Gao Wen might have been dissatisfied. And this time, even though they were deceived by the illusion, the disciples of Lanyue Peak acted without heeding advice when opening the Nine Nether Realm barrier, and even fought with Pei Zichen for this reason.

For violating the sect's prohibitions and making such a mistake, they would be expelled from the sect even if they didn't die.

While escaping, the disciples of Luoxia Peak suffered some injuries in order to stop the demons. Lanyue Peak already had a large number of people and power. In the absence of Pei Zichen, it was easy for Gao Wen and his disciples to kill three defenseless fellow disciples of Luoxia Peak.

But they actually killed him.

Jiang Zhaoxue was speechless for a moment. She knew that the Lingjian Xian Pavilion was a huge sect, and it was normal for some disciples to have bad intentions, but she didn't expect them to be so cruel.

But if they killed these disciples, they would not only be expelled from the mountain gate, but would also be killed.

These people would do anything to save their lives.

Gu Jinglan was the last to leave. Perhaps it was during this period of time that he witnessed the death of his senior brother and then escaped.

He is the most powerful witness.

Does Wen Xiaoan know about this?

Jiang Zhaoxue thought about the difficulty of searching for Gu Jinglan these days, remembered that Pei Zichen had been kept in the water dungeon since he was imprisoned, and the extremely strict security in the Punishment Hall, and she immediately understood.

Know.

Gao Wen alone couldn't have forced Gu Jinglan to hide like this.

The Punishment Hall was placed under martial law after Shen Yuqing left.

In other words, Wen Xiaoan only took action after Shen Yuqing left. She had not looked for Shen Yuqing at all during these days, probably because she wanted to deal with the matter while Shen Yuqing was away.

Shen Yuqing's absence is an opportunity for her and Wen Xiaoan as well.

Wen Xiaoan is determined to protect Gao Wen, so she will definitely get rid of Pei Zichen when Shen Yuqing is not around.

But Pei Zichen was an inner sect disciple, and killing an inner sect disciple was not a casual matter. He had to be publicly interrogated at the Judgment Platform before being executed in public. Otherwise, once the disciple's life tablet was destroyed, the elders would be held accountable.

During these days, Wen Xiaoan has been keeping the punishment hall under strict martial law in order to try Pei Zichen.

And now, Gu Jinglan is in her hands. Once Wen Xiaoan finds out, she will not sit idly by. She will definitely do something.

Jiang Zhaoxue closed his eyes and took a moment to calm down, then he knew he couldn't delay any longer.

The longer she delayed, the more unpredictable Pei Zichen's situation became.

She immediately took out the sound transmission jade token and said calmly, "Brother, pack up. I'll go open the teleportation array for you now."

"Can you please check the time?" Jiang Zhaoyue's voice sounded somewhat painful. "If we arrive at this time, who will receive us?"

"You come first, something happened."

After Jiang Zhaoxue finished speaking, he first informed Patriarch Gu Jun about today's visit, then he stood up, dressed, arranged for people to pack up, called Qingye, and led everyone towards the sect's main formation.

Sects that have friendly relations will build a teleportation array, which is only used for teleportation between two sects. This type of teleportation array consumes a lot of energy and must be opened with the seals of the two sect leaders.

Jiang Zhaoxue led his men to the front of the teleportation formation with great momentum. Seeing Jiang Zhaoxue, the disciples all showed panic on their faces. Thinking that Jiang Zhaoxue was looking for trouble, they hurriedly said, "Madam, you don't have the seal of the leader..."

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Zhaoxue had already flashed the Sect Leader's Seal in front of him and said with a smile, "Penglai is about to sign a fifty-year agreement with the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion on the price of herbal medicine. My brother has come here specially to pay his respects to the ancestor today. Yuqing is not here, so he asked me to greet him. Let's start the formation."

Seeing the master's seal, the disciples were all stunned. Then they reacted, raised their hands to take the seal, and said hurriedly: "Yes, disciples will start the formation right away!"

As he spoke, the disciple glanced at the other disciples, and everyone understood.

Jiang Zhaoxue's case did not conform to the procedures, so no one dared to say much. Jiang Zhaoxue had committed many things in Lingjian Xian Pavilion over the years, and she was the Pavilion Master's wife after all. Although everyone looked down on her, when a head-on conflict came, ordinary disciples, except for people like Wen Xiaoan, did not dare to provoke her.

Therefore, the only thing we can do is to delay time and call Wen Xiaoan over.

Jiang Zhaoxue watched as the disciples took the Sect Leader Seal and placed it on the central platform of the formation. Four disciples then stood aside and cast a spell. She immediately sent a message to Jiang Zhaoyue, "Brother, I'm ready to activate the formation."

"Know."

Jiang Zhaoyue responded.

However, after these disciples stood in position, they were slow to cast spells. Jiang Zhaoxue could see at a glance that they were stalling for time, so he simply pulled out Qingye's knife from the side and walked behind a disciple.

When everyone was at a loss, they heard Jiang Zhaoxue slowly say, "Have you heard about how I poisoned Pavilion Master Shen's beloved disciple a while ago and tried to destroy her spiritual roots?"

Hearing this, the disciples' eyes flickered slightly, and they were somewhat surprised as to why Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly said this.

However, a moment later, the disciple in front of Jiang Zhaoxue felt a chill on his neck, and then heard Jiang Zhaoxue ask: "Do you think that if I kill you, can I be punished with solitary confinement?"

"lady!"

These words startled the disciple who was setting up the formation and made him cry out in surprise. Jiang Zhaoxue calmly pressed the blade, estimating the time it usually took to set up the formation, and began to count down: "Ten."

When the disciples heard the number, they immediately became nervous.

I recalled the scene where everyone in Lingjian Fairy Pavilion was looking for trumpet creepers for Mu Jinyue.

Mu Jinyue is Shen Yuqing's favorite disciple and is so favored. Jiang Zhaoxue poisoned her spiritual roots and was not punished at all. What do the lives of these little disciples mean to them?

Everyone thought about it for a moment, did not dare to delay, and quickly began to form seals.

Jiang Zhaoxue watched the formation on the ground light up and the rumbling sound shook the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion. She couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The reputation of a bad guy is still effective!

*** ***

When Jiang Zhaoxue led his men to charge into the sect's formation, dawn broke. Gao Wen followed his sister Gao Shu and hurried to Wen Xiaoan's yard.

Wen Xiaoan is the deputy leader of Lingjian Xian Pavilion and the head of the Punishment Hall. After Shen Yuqing left, she became the one in charge of the internal affairs of the entire Lingjian Xian Pavilion.

Gao Shu rushed to the door and knocked on it hurriedly: "Xiaoan! Xiaoan, wake up, something happened!"

Wen Xiaoan frowned and opened his eyes. He stood up from the futon and impatiently opened the door. He looked up at his mother with cold eyes, then glanced at his panicked uncle behind his mother: "What's the matter?"

"Gu Jinglan has been found!" Before Gao Shu could speak, Gao Wen couldn't help but interrupt, excitedly saying, "A group of cultivators at least at the Jindan stage, who seemed to be demon cultivators. We were almost catching him when suddenly they rushed out and intercepted him!"

"Demon cultivator?"

Wen Xiaoan couldn't believe it. Demon cultivators were rare in Central Continent. The most common ones were the Penglai Islands in Yunfu Mountain...

"Pavilion Master Wen!"

Before he could finish his words, an attendant hurried over and said hurriedly, "Pavilion Master Wen, a disciple from the sect's teleportation formation just reported that the Penglai Lady took the Sect Leader's Seal and went to demand that the formation be opened for Penglai. Do you know what's going on?"

"Master's seal?"

Wen Xiaoan raised his voice, then immediately realized: "Impossible, Senior Brother will never give the Sect Leader Seal to her!"

Having said that, Wen Xiaoan immediately wanted to contact Shen Yuqing, but then he found out that Shen Yuqing had gone to the Worry-Free Secret Realm.

There is no way for Wuyou Secret Realm to communicate with the outside world, and she cannot contact Shen Yuqing.

Wen Xiaoan has been the deputy leader of Lingjian Xian Pavilion for nearly a hundred years. She has been in charge of Lingjian Xian Pavilion with Shen Yuqing and has seen many ups and downs.

She paused for a moment and thought about it. Although she didn't understand Jiang Zhaoxue's motives, she clearly felt that Pei Zichen and Jiang Zhaoxue had a relationship.

Gu Jinglan was captured, Jiang Zhaoxue opened the formation...

"Did you encounter a white tiger in the Black Moon Forest?"

Wen Xiaoan suddenly realized something and turned to look at Gao Wen.

Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, then said, "Yes, how did you know?"

Wen Xiaoan closed her eyes and suddenly felt ridiculous. How could she have overlooked such an obvious clue?

How come she only remembered that demon cultivators would only reveal their true forms in front of their close ones, but never thought that Jiang Zhaoxue might have someone close to him?

"Jiang Zhaoxue knows who opened the Nine Nether Secret Realm."

Wen Xiaoan spoke with certainty. Gao Wen was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly said, "How is it possible..."

"Her original form is a white tiger, a blue-eyed white tiger!"

Wen Xiaoan couldn't help but curse: "What kind of rotten thing did you do? You had to drag me into it!"

"Xiaoan, Xiaoan, don't be angry." Gao Shu said hurriedly when she saw her daughter's rage, "Just help your uncle this time, just this once. Think about how good your uncle is to you. He is your uncle."

Wen Xiaoan stood there without saying a word. Seeing this, Gao Shu couldn't help but get angry. "What's the big deal?! You're the Vice-President of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion, and your uncle is a member of the Wen family. You can't even handle a little bastard from the mortal world. You've brought shame upon the Wen family!"

“That’s enough!”

Wen Xiaoan was annoyed by Gao Shu's noise. When he thought about Shen Yuqing's identity, he realized that he was just a rootless mortal disciple who Shen Yuqing didn't even look at. Even if he had some talent, it was nothing.

There are so many geniuses in the world of cultivation, there's no shortage of one like this. Plus...

Wen Xiaoan was pondering the relationship between Shen Yuqing, Mu Jinyue and Pei Zichen. Although Shen Yuqing had never shown it, as his junior sister, she knew very well how much he cared for Mu Jinyue.

A beautiful female disciple... If Shen Yuqing had any ulterior motives, then Mu Jinyue loved Pei Zichen, and if she killed Pei Zichen, it would be considered as a solution to Shen Yuqing's biggest worry.

Wen Xiaoan thought for a moment and looked at Gao Wen: "Have you prepared the confessions of those disciples?"

Gao Wen was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately said: "We have already discussed it. Even if it is for your own life, everyone will not speak carelessly."

"Mother, send Wen's men to the foot of the mountain to stop Gu Jinglan. Don't let him go up the mountain. Then go and pull Pei Zichen out..."

Wen Xiaoan hesitated for a moment, then said, "Before Gu Jinglan shows up, force Pei Zichen to confess, convict him, and kill him. When Gu Jinglan comes back, he will be an accomplice."

"What if we didn't stop Gu Jinglan?"

Gao Wen blurted out, Wen Xiaoan turned his head and said calmly: "The more you want to live, the more he deserves to die. Jiang Zhaoxue intervened in this matter, and you and I are both in a difficult situation.

*** ***

Wen Xiaoan arranged everything and asked people to keep an eye on the sect's formation. Jiang Zhaoxue was waiting for the formation to open. After a while, he saw more than a dozen figures slowly appearing in the formation.

The leader was a young man wearing a moon-colored robe, with a jade hanging on his forehead. His aura was as cold as the snow on the mountains, and his pair of green eyes stood out in the crowd.

Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the person coming. He rushed forward and said, "Brother!"

"Um."

When Jiang Zhaoyue saw Jiang Zhaoxue, his eyes moved slightly. He raised his hand and handed over a token, saying calmly, "Talisman."

Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly took the token and said with a suppressed smile, "I knew that brother loved me the most."

Jiang Zhaoyue didn't say anything. He just stared at her, sizing her up for a long time, wanting to ask something. However, when Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes, he pursed his lips and just said, "Forget it, just go home."

Jiang Zhaoxue paused and understood what Jiang Zhaoyue meant.

He had stayed in Zhongzhou for two hundred years and had never mentioned leaving before, but now he suddenly said he wanted to leave. In Jiang Zhaoyue's eyes, he must have suffered a great injustice.

Jiang Zhaoxue was at a loss for words and tried to comfort him, "It's not a big deal. I'll tell you the details later. Let's go to the back mountain to find Senior Gujun first."

Jiang Zhaoxue said this and greeted the people from Penglai. Then he briefly explained the situation to Jiang Zhaoyue and led Jiang Zhaoyue to the back mountain.

Halfway through the journey, Qingye suddenly stopped, as if he was listening to some news. His expression changed casually, and he walked over to Jiang Zhaoxue and said seriously, "My Lady, Wen Xiaoan has brought Pei Zichen to the Judgment Platform. What should we do now?"

When Jiang Zhaoyue heard this, he looked at Jiang Zhaoxue, knowing that it must be an extremely important matter.

Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised to hear the news.

Then she immediately realized that someone must be chasing Gu Jinglan. They took Gu Jinglan away. Wen Xiaoan was anxious. If she was slower, Wen Xiaoan would definitely take the opportunity to kill Pei Zichen.

Although she doubted Wen Xiaoan could kill this child of destiny who was being offered the Heavenly Secret Jade in a roundabout way, she didn't dare to gamble. She immediately turned back and said to Jiang Zhaoyue, "Brother, I won't go to the back mountain for a while. I'll have someone bring the account book to you along the way. Please discuss it with Senior Gu Jun. I have three requests. First, money, as much as you can get. Second, I want to break the contract with Shen Yuqing and return to Penglai. Third," Jiang Zhaoxue said with extreme seriousness, "I want to take Pei Zichen with me. Of these three conditions, the later they are, the more important they are."

Jiang Zhaoyue listened and frowned slightly: "Who is Pei Zichen?"

"Shen Yuqing's eldest disciple has a Heavenly Grade Ice Spiritual Root. My fire poison attacks once a month, and it would be best if he could help me. Use this as an excuse to ask Senior Gu Jun for him."

Jiang Zhaoxue briefly explained Pei Zichen's identity. Jiang Zhaoyue looked up at her with a meaningful gaze and said, "There are also Penglai Heaven-level Ice Spiritual Roots."

"Just pretend it didn't happen." Jiang Zhaoxue decisively told him, then quickly added, "Now Shen Yuqing's junior sister wants to frame him and kill him on the judgment platform. You'd better get the order from Patriarch Gujun to release him first and come down the mountain to me."

"Are you in love with someone else?"

Jiang Zhaoyue listened for a long time, watching Jiang Zhaoxue's eyes slowly change from the initial worry and pity. He put his hands in front of him and began to ask a somewhat impolite question: "You should know that if you set your eyes on Shen Yuqing's disciple, you will be ruined in Zhongzhou and you will not be able to hold your head up for tens of thousands of years."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Jiang Zhaoxue was a little angry when she heard this, "Is now the time to talk about this?!"

"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue spoke decisively and seriously, "You have made so many negotiation demands. I have to assess how much he is worth."

The price for my brother-in-law is different from that for others, so the negotiation method is naturally different.

Jiang Zhaoxue knew what her brother was thinking the moment she heard it. She took a deep breath, held it in for a long time, and finally said, "I'm not infatuated with someone else, but remember," Jiang Zhaoxue said with extreme seriousness, "He's very valuable!"

That was her Divine Jade, her hope as a Ninth Realm Master!

Jiang Zhaoyue obviously didn't believe it. Jiang Zhaoxue was too lazy to say anything more to him. She waved her hand and said, "Find someone to lead the way. I'm leaving first."

With that, she turned and left.

Jiang Zhaoyue curled her lips and said to the people behind her, "It's over, another one."

When Jiang Zhaoxue had a love affair, the entire Penglai couldn't stop him. Everyone thought he had turned over a new leaf, but it turned out that he had become a different person.

But after thinking about it, Jiang Zhaoyue nodded and praised: "But this one can marry into the family. It's better than Shen Yuqing. Let's make do with it."

Jiang Zhaoxue had no idea what her brother thought of her, so she hurried to the judgment platform with Qingye Anan.

When they arrived at the judgment platform, there were not many people there. Pei Zichen had already been pulled onto the platform, and Wen Xiaoan was sitting on the high place.

Pei Zichen had obviously changed into new clothes and was wearing clean prison uniform, but blood was still seeping out. His breath was erratic, and it was obvious that he had been severely tortured.

He knelt weakly on the ground, feeling the sun still behind the mountain. The cold morning mist surrounded him, and he was trembling all over.

Wen Xiaoan had been interrogating him for three days. His tendons and veins were broken, his body was covered with scars, and his consciousness had been locked in the dark for too long, so it was a little fuzzy.

There weren't many people around, but they were coming and going. He knelt on the ground, vaguely listening to his junior fellow apprentice from Lanyue Peak explaining to Wen Xiaoan, who was higher up, what happened in the Wuyue Forest that day.

Wen Xiaoan listened casually and turned to look at the kneeling Pei Zichen: "Pei Zichen, do you plead guilty?"

"Where is the Master?"

Pei Zichen raised his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice.

This was the question he had asked most recently. Wen Xiaoan cursed him for his constant pestering and said coldly, "The Pavilion Master is out on business, so Senior Brother has handed this matter over to me. If you have nothing to say, then sign it."

Wen Xiaoan raised his finger and dropped a piece of paper in front of him.

Pei Zichen lowered his eyes to look at the paper and coughed lightly. Gao Wen saw this and said hurriedly, "If you can't sign, you can just draw your signature!"

As he spoke, Gao Wen stepped forward and tried to pull Pei Zichen away. Pei Zichen coughed and struggled. Gao Wen tightened his grip on his arm and was about to press it against the paper, whispering, "Sign and I'll keep you alive. Don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit!"

Pei Zichen looked at him coldly, unable to struggle, and said, "I want to see Master."

"Even if the Pavilion Master comes, it's useless!" Gao Wen cursed, pressing his hand against the paper. "Don't you even consider your status? Sign quickly!"

"Let go!" Pei Zichen resisted with all his might, but the two could not get away.

Gao Wen saw this and simply turned around and called out, "What are you looking at? Come together!"

As he spoke, the people around him rushed forward and pressed Pei Zichen's hand onto the paper. However, as soon as he made the move, a teasing voice rang out from above: "Oh, is this how the Punishment Hall tries cases?"

When Jiang Zhaoxue opened his mouth, everyone was stunned.

Pei Zichen looked up blankly, and saw Jiang Zhaoxue in a white brocade robe embroidered with gold thread. She was sitting high up in a sedan chair carried by cranes, looking down with her eyes lowered, and looking at Gao Wen and himself with a smile.

Pei Zichen took a moment to identify who the person was.

She is his master's wife.

Just as she remembered, she liked to wear clothes similar to Shen Yuqing's and tried hard to get close to Shen Yuqing.

Seeing her, Pei Zichen felt a little surprised. This master's wife usually stayed at home and rarely went out. She would definitely cause trouble when she went out. What could he have to cause trouble for?

But just as he thought this, he saw Jiang Zhaoxue step down from the crane sedan chair and walk towards Wen Xiaoan on the higher ground. She said with a smile: "Wen Xiaoan, if the Punishment Hall relies on torture to extract confessions to distinguish right from wrong, you might as well let me take this position. I definitely won't do that."

I came here for Wen Xiaoan.

Pei Zichen understood in an instant.

Some time ago, Jiang Zhaoxue smashed the Punishment Hall. It was obvious that he had a grudge with Wen Xiaoan. Jiang Zhaoxue had always disliked the women around his master. This time, he must have had some conflict with Wen Xiaoan, which caused him to come here and make a scene.

He didn't know the ins and outs of these elders and could only make a guess, but when he thought it had nothing to do with Shen Yuqing, he stopped paying attention and just knelt on the ground listening to the two people arguing.

No matter why Jiang Zhaoxue came, Wen Xiaoan didn't dare to act recklessly with Jiang Zhaoxue around.

He felt much more relaxed, and for the first time after officially joining the Shimen, he felt grateful for the appearance of his master's wife.

He knelt on the ground with his eyes downcast, saying nothing. Jiang Zhaoxue deliberately walked past him, but when he saw that he didn't move, she couldn't help but curse inwardly. Then she stopped herself, turned to look at him, and imitated her past behavior, saying arrogantly, "Shen Yuqing's apprentice?"

"Yes." Pei Zichen spoke hoarsely, his tone full of respect, "Disciple Pei Zichen, greets Master's wife."

He had reported his name to Jiang Zhaoxue more than once.

However, over the years, Jiang Zhaoxue would ask him every time she saw him.

Jiang Zhaoxue heard that his voice was weak and hollow, completely different from the high-spirited look he had shown in the Wuyue Forest before. His body was covered with wounds and his tendons were broken. He couldn't help but feel angry.

However, Wen Xiaoan was nearby, so she couldn't show it. She could only suppress her anger and said with a smile, "How could a disciple of Zeyuan be kneeling here and being beaten like this? Wen Xiaoan," Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes, "don't bully Zeyuan's people while he's away."

"Your Highness has misunderstood me," Wen Xiaoan observed her and Pei Zichen sharply, and said coldly, "He was deceived by the illusion of the demon cultivator and opened the Nine Nether Realm barrier, resulting in many casualties among the sect's disciples. How can it be considered bullying that you have handed this case over to me for personal trial?"

"So what are you investigating now?"

Jiang Zhaoxue looked around. "Our ancestors set up the Judgment Platform, requiring inner disciples to be publicly tried before being executed. There are no disciples here at the moment. Just now I saw you forcing him to sign. Is this how you interrogate him?"

"Your Highness usually doesn't care about worldly matters. When did you start caring about your disciples? Is there some connection?"

"Ze Yuan's disciples are my disciples, so naturally we have a deep connection." Jiang Zhaoxue felt that she had something else in mind and didn't want to talk to her any more, so she pulled back and said, "Junior sister, you haven't told me yet. What were you doing just now? If this is a public trial on the judgment platform, why isn't there anyone else here?"

"The case is too simple."

"That has to comply with the rules."

As soon as Jiang Zhaoxue opened his mouth, Wen Xiaoan laughed: "Rules? You also want to talk to me about rules?"

"Why not?" Jiang Zhaoxue walked towards the platform. She knew that without the order from Taoist Gujun, she would not be able to take Pei Zichen away from Wen Xiaoan with a legitimate reason.

Besides, Gu Jinglan was coming back soon, and she didn't plan to take Pei Zichen away just like that.

She pulled a chair over to the platform and calmly sat down, supporting her chin with her hand. "As long as it doesn't displease Pavilion Master Wen, I'm happy to follow the rules. Since we're going to hold the trial, we should gather the disciples according to the rules."

As she spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue flicked her finger to the side, and a clear bell rang out, signaling the call of the Judgment Platform to summon the disciples. Gao Wen looked frantically at Wen Xiaoan with a startled expression. Wen Xiaoan suppressed his emotions and looked up at Jiang Zhaoxue, who was sitting high up. She smiled and said, "Let's see who is right and who is wrong."

When Wen Xiaoan heard this, he smiled slowly and said, "Okay."

As she spoke, she walked up to a higher place and winked at the disciple next to her, saying, "Go and bring all the evidence!"

When the disciple heard Wen Xiaoan's words, he immediately understood what he meant and withdrew immediately.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue also glanced at Qingye and immediately went down the mountain.

*** ***

The two groups of people went down the mountain together to intercept and kill Gu Jinglan. While Jiang Zhaoxue and Wen Xiaoan were waiting on a high place for the onlookers to gather, the Wuyou Secret Realm was exceptionally peaceful.

Shen Yuqing led Mu Jinyue into the Worry-Free Secret Realm. Mu Jinyue's injuries had been relieved since entering the secret realm. Now they only needed to find the Black Jade Butterfly to completely heal Mu Jinyue's injuries.

However, the Black Jade Butterfly is hard to find. After three days, Shen Yuqing still couldn't find any trace of it.

This made him feel a little uneasy for no reason. It was the first time in his life that he felt uneasy, as if he was going to lose something.

A cultivator's intuition is closely related to fortune and misfortune, so he cannot ignore it. However, Mu Jinyue's injuries are serious, so he cannot be distracted. He can only pray to find the Black Jade Butterfly as soon as possible.

Mu Jinyue noticed that he was distracted and felt uneasy. She asked tentatively, "Master, what are you worried about?"

"Nothing."

Shen Yuqing spoke in a calm tone, clearly unwilling to say more.

Mu Jinyue hesitated and said slowly, "Master, there is no one else here. If you have any concerns, why not talk to me?"

These words made Shen Yuqing look up at her.

Mu Jinyue's tone was so gentle, so much like an old friend, that it always made him feel as if he had returned to the past, to when that person was still alive.

His tone couldn't help but calm down, and he said softly, "It's not a big deal. It's just that when we came out... we agreed to go back to eat with your master's wife. I'm afraid she'll be unhappy again."

Speaking of Jiang Zhaoxue, Shen Yuqing's tone was helpless, but she was also very talkative. She said apologetically, "She is always so petty. She took her anger out on you before and caused you trouble."

"I'm being nosy because I care." Mu Jinyue listened, her heart beating faster as she thought of her and Jiang Zhaoxue's plan. She forced a smile and said, "Besides, Master's wife didn't do anything to me. Master doesn't need to apologize for this."

"She poisoned you."

Shen Yuqing was furious when he heard this, but there was nothing he could do. He could only stand up for Jiang Zhaoxue. He was completely unaware of the identity of the person in front of him and said guiltily, "I have always been a burden to you. This time, you almost lost your life and damaged your tendons and veins..."

Before he could finish his words, Shen Yuqing suddenly realized something and stopped.

Mu Jinyue saw that Shen Yuqing didn't say anything, so she looked up in confusion and saw Shen Yuqing staring at her blankly.

Mu Jinyue was a little confused for a moment, but Shen Yuqing suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He looked at Mu Jinyue, and saw her tendons and veins through her flesh and bones.

When they came, her spiritual energy was in chaos, but now her spiritual power has calmed down. However, logically, her meridians should be damaged, but her tendons and veins are fine now. Why?

Shen Yuqing's eyes were as sharp as torches, and he was filled with shock and doubt.

Mu Jinyue didn't understand why, but she felt guilty. When Shen Yuqing looked at her, she became nervous and stammered, "Master...Master?"

"Are you lying?"

Something was rapidly gathering in his mind. Shen Yuqing stared at Mu Jinyue and murmured.

Mu Jinyue didn't dare look at him, and asked in a panic, "What did the master say?"

"You're lying!"

Shen Yuqing immediately confirmed that he knew Mu Jinyue very well and saw through her panic at a glance. He couldn't help but step forward and grab Mu Jinyue's pulse.

Spiritual power instantly poured into the tendons and veins, carefully flowing through every inch. The pain made Mu Jinyue break out in a cold sweat. She hurriedly said, "Master! Master, let go!"

However, the more Shen Yuqing examined it, the more certain he became. These tendons and veins were intact, and there was no possibility of any spiritual energy riot. Instead, there were traces of the Yuan Qi Pill left...

"Are you okay?" Shen Yuqing was incredulous. "Why would you lie?"

"I don't……"

"Speak!" Shen Yuqing shouted loudly, and spiritual power poured into him. Mu Jinyue wailed in pain, tears in the corners of her eyes.

When Shen Yuqing raised his eyes, his movements froze.

He remembered something and reluctantly closed his eyes. He controlled his emotions and gritted his teeth, saying, "Jinyue, I never doubted you, but you lied to me like this... I'm so disappointed in you."

As he spoke, Shen Yuqing let her go, threw the protective magic circle at her feet, turned around and said disappointedly: "I will ask Zilu to pick you up later, you can go back by yourself."

Hearing this, Mu Jinyue opened her eyes wide, fear in her eyes. She watched Shen Yuqing walk away, panic spreading. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "It's Master's Wife!"

Shen Yuqing paused, slowly turned around, and saw Mu Jinyue kneeling on the ground. She said in panic, "Master, I have no ill intentions. I didn't mean to lie to you. Master, it was Master who asked me to do it!"

"Why?" Shen Yuqing frowned when she heard this name, unable to understand. "Why did she let you lie to me?"

"We have to save our brother."

After hearing these words, Shen Yuqing was stunned.

Mu Jinyue tried her best to remain calm as she wiped away her tears. She had already confessed, and there was nothing left to hide. She spoke rapidly, "Master's Wife and I discussed this. She invited you to a dinner party and stole your Sect Leader Seal. She said she was going to open the sect's formation and call in the people from Penglai to support Senior Brother and clear his name. All she had to do was let Senior Brother and I leave the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion."

"She..." Shen Yuqing said dryly, "She stole my sect leader's seal and saved Pei Zichen?"

The night breeze blown by the round fan that night seemed to still be beside me, and the rare gentle and beautiful figure of the woman was still in front of me, saying "I only see you in my eyes", but it turned out to be for Pei Zichen?

When did she meet him?

When did you meet him?

Since when did she start lying to him for another person?!

Anger mixed with pain surged together, and when he thought of their identities, he was so embarrassed that he had difficulty breathing.

Seeing this, Mu Jinyue knelt in fear and said hurriedly, "Master, we have no intention of harming you, but Brother is truly wronged! I know you favor Uncle Wen, and I have no choice. Although I tricked you into coming here, I have no ill intentions..."

"Shut up!"

Shen Yuqing shouted loudly, and not a single word could be heard.

My mind is full of only these two people.

The fragrance of Pei Zichen's body, the spiritual power that suppressed the poison for her, the sounding out of Pei Zichen's news at the dinner table, answering his questions about Pei Zichen without hesitation, standing at the door to say goodbye wearing the purple clothes he didn't like...

He knew it, in fact, he had noticed it a long time ago.

He could no longer deceive himself.

She had met Pei Zichen that night in Wu Yuelin.

That night, she traveled thousands of miles to Wuyue Forest with Fire Poison and Ling Minsan to rescue Pei Zichen, and Pei Zichen suppressed the Fire Poison for her, so she no longer needed him.

The Heaven Grade Ice Spiritual Root was far more suitable for him.

It's ridiculous that he wants her to only look at him by using other people's spiritual powers. He thinks he will never treat her unfairly again next month or in the future.

If there is no love, and we only talk about suitability, who is more suitable than Pei Zichen?

But if she still loves him as much as before, how could she choose someone else?

Realizing this, pain spread throughout his limbs, but he didn't dare stop thinking. He knew clearly that he had to keep thinking and he couldn't escape anymore.

She lied to him for this disciple.

The wine we drank that night was not an apology, not a reconciliation, not for the future, but...

Say goodbye.

He suddenly remembered the day he left Lingjian Xian Pavilion, when she was standing at the door in purple clothes.

She never wore purple in front of him because she knew he didn't like it.

Why did he steal the Sect Master's seal? To open the sect's formation? What was going on that required opening the sect's formation and summoning the Penglai people?

People from Penglai have only come here once in the past two hundred years, and that was to get married.

They sent her here.

And now again...

I'm here to take her away.

Realizing this, Shen Yuqing could no longer restrain himself and turned around and ran towards the exit of Wuyou Secret Realm.

"Master!" Seeing Shen Yuqing turn around, Mu Jinyue said in panic, "Don't abandon me, Master!"

However, Shen Yuqing couldn't hear it.

He just wanted to go faster and faster.

She was just impulsive, just like many times in the past, just to piss him off, just to want his attention, just to want him to care about her.

This time it was just a little excessive and ostentatious, no big deal.

He is her husband, he should tolerate her, teach her and accept her.

She asked him to bow his head, and he could bow his head.

If only he had rushed back and explained things to her, she wouldn't have made such a big fool of herself.

She is his wife.

She is ignorant, she doesn't understand the rules, she acts recklessly, and he has to teach her.

After the Taoist couple forms a bond, she will be his wife for life, and no matter love or hate, they cannot be separated.

He didn't do it because of love or liking.

He did it just for his own face and the rules of Lingjian Xian Pavilion.

At that moment, he was madly deceiving himself. He tried his best, without any manners, and ran back like a teenager to keep someone, just to keep someone, not to love someone.

*** ***

When Shen Yuqing rushed back from the Worry-Free Secret Realm, Jiang Zhaoxue was sitting on a high platform eating honeydew melon.

After she rang the big bell on the judgment platform, the disciples rushed over soon. When they saw Pei Zichen and Jiang Zhaoxue, they were all a little surprised and talked about it in the audience.

The news of the Nine Netherworld Realm barrier being opened had already spread throughout the sect. Most people knew about it, but they didn't expect Jiang Zhaoxue to return. They chatted privately, each one lowering their voices and asking, "Is this the Pavilion Master's wife?"

"Is she here to help Senior Brother Pei? After all, he is the Pavilion Master's disciple..."

"Brother Pei wouldn't do such a thing, would he?"

"But the disciples who came back all said...it wasn't intentional. So, who knows?"

Jiang Zhaoxue listened to the discussion below, glanced at it and pretended not to hear it. She fanned herself and ate honeydew melon, looking at Pei Zichen who was kneeling obediently from a distance, and secretly cursed this man for being troublesome.

If he hadn't insisted on arguing about right and wrong, she would have just taken the person away.

Reputation, what's the big deal?

Just like everyone said that she poisoned Mu Jinyue, but she didn't bother to care?

She was secretly complaining as she watched her disciples arrive at the judgment platform.

Wen Xiaoan did not show up, but sent her disciple Zhu Ming to preside over the meeting. Jiang Zhaoxue just listened casually and then lost interest.

Their confessions had already been falsified. The content simply replaced what Gao Wen did with what Pei Zichen did. Before Gu Jinglan came, there was nothing to change.

Pei Zichen had obviously heard these confessions more than once. He knelt on the ground and listened silently. When he heard "seven deaths and three injuries", Pei Zichen finally reacted: "Seven deaths?"

He looked up at the disciple who had spoken, somewhat bewildered: "Who died?"

Jiang Zhaoxue immediately realized

He clearly remembered that he saw only four disciples die on the spot. Who were the other three? Why did they die?

"Three disciples from Luoxia Peak, Song Feng, Zhao Qian, and Liu Wen"

Zhu Ming listened to Pei Zichen's question without any emotion and said coldly, "We encountered a fire spirit beast on the way and it ate it up completely."

"But they did it for you," Gao Wen, standing beside him, immediately chimed in. "We all said that wall was an illusion. The guards had long warned us not to touch anything on it. But you refused to listen and let them fight me? In the end, they died at the hands of the Fire Spirit Beast on their way to escape. It was all they deserved."

"You're talking nonsense!" Pei Zichen got to the point and rushed forward furiously. "Where did they encounter the Fire Spirit Beast? Where did the Fire Spirit Beast come from near Wuyue Forest?! Tell me how they died!"

"Hold him!"

The host Zhu Ming shouted loudly, and the people nearby immediately rushed forward and held Pei Zichen down.

The two sides started arguing, and the disciples below the stage were in an uproar.

Wen Xiaoan sat aside, fiddling with the lid of his bowl, and said slowly, "I heard that the Lady Sovereign activated the sect's teleportation formation today and summoned the Young Master of Penglai. I wonder what she's doing here?"

"After all these years, haven't you learned to call me sister-in-law?"

Jiang Zhaoxue didn't want to answer her question and kept talking about irrelevant things.

Wen Xiaoan's expression was filled with impatience. He simply said, "You know exactly how the Lady forced Senior Brother. I can't bear the identity of this sister-in-law, so what can you do?"

"If you don't recognize me, then don't," Jiang Zhaoxue said casually, "It doesn't affect my status as the Pavilion Master's wife anyway."

Wen Xiaoan sneered when he heard this: "That's not necessarily true. If someone has an affair with a disciple and brings disgrace upon the sect, how can they be worthy of being a wife?"

Jiang Zhaoxue said nothing, lowering her head to drink her tea. Wen Xiaoan didn't try to hide anything, but said directly, "I heard from Gao Wen that a blue-eyed white tiger appeared in the forest that day. It was such a small matter that I forgot to report it to my senior brother."

"A blue-eyed white tiger? It's quite common in Penglai." Jiang Zhaoxue seemed to be thinking. "Yuqing told me that there was a Penglai demon cultivator present that day. Could it be a blue-eyed white tiger?"

"Maybe?" Wen Xiaoan chuckled, "But I remember the Queen's true form is also a blue-eyed white tiger, right?"

"You remembered it wrong," Jiang Zhaoxue said, looking unhappy. She lied with her eyes open. "I have golden eyes. Blue eyes are common in Penglai, but I'm not one of those ordinary people."

Jiang Zhaoxue's tone was so natural that Wen Xiaoan was stunned and for a moment he was a little unsure of his own knowledge.

But it seems that golden eyes... sound more advanced than blue ones?

After all, she had never seen Jiang Zhaoxue's original body, she had only heard about it, and she was not very familiar with Penglai.

She pondered for a moment, thought about it, and decided to give it a try.

If it was as she thought, even if she had the evidence against Jiang Zhaoxue, she would directly report that the ancestor and Shen Yuqing were having an affair. Even for the sake of the reputation of Lingjian Xian Pavilion, she would probably find a reason to punish them.

Pei Zichen will be dead by then, and there will be no need to talk about any charges.

Wen Xiaoan made a decision, turned to look at the two parties still arguing in the audience, and called softly, "Zhu Ming."

Hearing Wen Xiaoan speak, Zhu Ming immediately turned behind the curtain and said respectfully, "Master."

"Hit me."

Wen Xiaoan said directly: "This man is treacherous and needs severe punishment. Don't show too much mercy. Beat him until he talks."

The words were neither light nor heavy, just loud enough for Jiang Zhaoxue to hear.

Jiang Zhaoxue glanced at her and knew that Wen Xiaoan was coming for her. She said nothing, twirling the round fan in her hand. Zhu Ming was stunned when she heard it, and said with some embarrassment: "Master, but there are so many disciples watching..."

"As long as it's not a wrongful conviction," Wen Xiaoan reminded him, "what's wrong with just watching? The Punishment Hall has its own rules and regulations. Interrogating evildoers can be a form of deterrence. If they have any questions, they can come to the Punishment Hall and ask me."

After hearing this, Zhu Ming knew that Wen Xiaoan meant that if anything happened in the future, she would take care of it.

Zhu Ming didn't hesitate any longer. He responded and left, then shouted, "Pei Zichen, we have witnesses and evidence, yet you still refuse to plead guilty? What is your connection to the Penglai demon cultivator? Do you have any other accomplices?"

"I want to see Master," Pei Zichen said through gritted teeth, "I'm innocent, I want to see Master!"

"Still being stubborn." Zhu Ming suddenly raised his voice, "Beat him! Beat him hard! Beat him until he tells the truth!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples were instantly in an uproar.

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Brother Zhu, what's the difference between this and being tortured into confessing?"

"What does this Junior Brother mean?"

Zhu Ming looked up and said coldly, "The fellow disciples present have already explained the whole story. We have witnesses and evidence. It is undoubtedly he who opened the Nine Nether Realm barrier. What needs to be determined now is whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, and whether he was alone or had accomplices. You are speaking up for him now. Do you think I am unfair in my law enforcement, or do you have a vested interest in doing so?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the questioner's voice instantly became quieter.

Jiang Zhaoxue looked at Wen Xiaoan, the disciple, coldly and couldn't help but chuckle: "Your disciple is quite sharp-tongued."

"Tell me the truth, Lady Monarch, can't you bear to hear it?" Wen Xiaoan asked tentatively, "This is the first time I've seen Lady Monarch care so much about a disciple."

"Ah?" Jiang Zhaoxue looked up blankly, "Is this what you call caring?"

"Did I misunderstand?" Wen Xiaoan smiled and said, "Indeed, the Lady always only has her senior brother in her eyes. She wouldn't care about strangers."

Jiang Zhaoxue knew that Wen Xiaoan was testing her, and said with a smile: "Not really, sometimes I still like to watch the fun."

Although she said so, Jiang Zhaoxue knew that she couldn't say any more.

If she wanted to take Pei Zichen away, she must not make things too awkward.

If she openly met Pei Zichen first, then broke the contract with Shen Yuqing, and then asked to take Pei Zichen away, people with ulterior motives would definitely say that they had an ambiguous relationship. By then, not to mention Shen Yuqing, perhaps even the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion would feel ashamed and refuse to let him go.

Anyway, with Gu Jinglan here, everything will be solved naturally, so she doesn't need to say more.

It's just a little hardship, no big deal.

She stroked the edge of the porcelain cup and watched Pei Zichen being pressed to the ground by everyone.

The board hit Pei Zichen hard, making a dull sound of hitting flesh and blood.

Pei Zichen groaned, and Zhu Ming asked coldly, "Who are the accomplices?!"

"There are no accomplices," Pei Zichen panted, "The Nine Nether Realm barrier was created by Gao Wen."

"Nonsense!" Gao Wen became anxious.

Zhu Ming clapped his hands: "Beat him, keep beating him, until he tells the truth!"

The sun rose, and the board hit Pei Zichen again and again. Blood flowed out of his body and dried on the ground.

Wen Xiaoan had been observing Jiang Zhaoxue's expression. Jiang Zhaoxue could not show anything, but felt something growing silently in her heart.

court death.

She thought, Wen Xiaoan was really looking for death.

She stroked the edge of the teacup and secretly asked Qingye, "How long will Gu Jinglan last?"

Qingye's side was filled with the sounds of fighting. After cursing, he responded, "They sent people down to stop us, but they've already reached the mountain gate. They're almost there!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little relieved. Wen Xiaoan seemed to have received the news as well. She frowned, knowing that there was no time to delay.

Even if we can't catch Jiang Zhaoxue, we have to deal with Pei Zichen first.

She thought about it, put down the teacup in her hand, stood up, and finally said: "Stop."

Hearing this, everyone looked up.

Jiang Zhaoxue turned to look at her and saw her walking down and coming in front of Pei Zichen.

Pei Zichen lay on the ground, breathing softly. Wen Xiaoan lowered his eyes and said with some regret: "Pei Zichen, it has come to this, and you still refuse to give up your accomplices?"

Pei Zichen's face was stained with blood, and he murmured unconsciously: "I want to see Master..."

Wen Xiaoan chuckled when he saw this: "You are in the Wuyue Forest and have no helpers, right?"

"Uncle Master," Pei Zichen closed his eyes, "It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of something. You already have your own conclusion, so why ask me?"

"Just answer me," Wen Xiaoan stared at him and asked solemnly, "Are you alone in the Black Moon Forest?"

Pei Zichen's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he did not answer.

"It doesn't matter if you don't admit it. Uncle Shishu won't wrongly accuse you."

Wen Xiaoan said this and raised his hand to pat.

Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised and didn't understand what Wen Xiaoan was doing. Then he heard a familiar sound of a dog barking.

Jiang Zhaoxue instantly realized something, turned his head and saw the disciple dragging a struggling black and white old dog up.

Seeing this old dog, Jiang Zhaoxue clenched the teacup

She stared intently at the old dog she had fed and that had always been around her. Seeing Pei Zichen's panicked expression, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Uncle Master, what do you want to do?!"

"If you don't tell the truth, I can only prove it."

Wen Xiaoan seemed to have anticipated his reaction. He raised his hand and placed the blade against Fatty's stomach, saying gently, "I've already asked all the disciples, and no one has ever fed this dog. If you weren't complicit, this mortal dog must have been starving these days, and there's nothing in its stomach."

"Let it go!"

Pei Zichen became excited when he heard this: "It has nothing to do with this matter!"

"How could there not be any? It's evidence. May I ask, disciples, has anyone helped him feed this dog?"

No one present dared to speak, they just looked at each other.

Wen Xiaoan smiled and said, "Look, all the disciples of the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion are here today, and no one has helped you. I heard that this dog is like a family member to you. Have you asked anyone to feed it?"

Pei Zichen was speechless for a moment, and Wen Xiaoan knew his answer and continued to ask, "Who is helping you?"

“Even if someone helps me…”

"That's your accomplice!" Wen Xiaoan suddenly raised his voice, "If you're willing to confess, or plead guilty, there's no need to examine this dog. Do you recognize it?"

"Let it go!"

"Do you admit it?!"

The blade pierced the dog's body, and the dog began to struggle violently. Pei Zichen's breath was choked, and then he began to struggle frantically: "Let me go! Let it go!"

"Are you guilty?" Wen Xiaoan was clearly skilled in torture. She watched the man gradually collapse, the tip of the knife piercing the dog's body bit by bit. Every time it penetrated an inch, she would cry out, "Do you admit your guilt?!"

"Let it go, I beg you to let it go!"

"You are guilty."

"I don't!"

"You did. You and your fellow apprentice opened the barrier together! You killed them and today you're going to kill this mortal dog too. How vicious you are!"

"I..." Pei Zichen looked at Pangpang not far away, trembling all over and unable to speak.

"Speak! Where are your accomplices? Are you guilty?!" Wen Xiaoan shouted.

"I..." Pei Zichen was trembling all over. He looked at the struggling Pang Pang and its terrified look. He opened his mouth but no sound came out.

They are all dead. Anyway, his fellow apprentices are all dead, and he is still alive. What does it matter whether he is guilty or not?

The word "guilty" was about to come out of his mouth when Pang Pang suddenly screamed, turned around and bit Wen Xiaoan!

Wen Xiaoan instinctively thrust his blade forward, instantly piercing the dog's body.

Jiang Zhaoxue's pupils shrank sharply and he held the handrail tightly at the high place.

She knew that Wen Xiaoan was forcing her. If she showed any abnormality, Wen Xiaoan might find an excuse to connect her with Pei Zichen and investigate further.

She couldn't give Wen Xiaoan this excuse.

She forced herself to calm down.

Blood splattered out, Pei Zichen opened his eyes wide and saw Pang Pang suddenly break free from Wen Xiaoan. He struggled hard, rushed forward, and held the dog in his arms.

However, how could an ordinary dog ​​withstand a blow from a cultivator?

Pangpang's stomach was completely cut open, blood and internal organs scattered out. Pei Zichen was trembling all over, gasping, with tears in his eyes as he hugged the warm body.

Wen Xiaoan wiped the blood from the blade and said with some regret, "Ah, there's still meat in its stomach. Didn't you say you had no accomplices?"

Pei Zichen hugged Pangpang without saying a word.

When he looked at it, he felt as if it were still a child.

On that rainy day when he thought he was going to die, she gently rubbed against him.

After he woke up, he took it on a wandering journey and climbed a ladder to heaven full of illusions and despair. At that time, he held it, which was so thin that only bones were left, and thought that it must eat well and grow up to be fat and white in this life.

"I'm not hungry anymore." Pei Zichen spoke hoarsely, touching Pangpang's head and slowly tightening his arms. "Pangpang, I'm not hungry anymore. It's okay... It's okay... The Saint... The Saint said..."

As he opened his mouth, tears began to fall, and he tried hard to control himself: "Those who are filial and respectful to their elders but are willing to offend their superiors are rare... Those who are not willing to offend their superiors... but are willing to cause chaos... have never existed. A gentleman should focus on the basics, and once the basics are established... the way will emerge after the basics are established. Filial piety... brotherly love... the foundation of benevolence..."

He recited it over and over again, trying hard to restrain something.

However, from somewhere, a voice whispered a cold command: "Tracing Light Mirror."

A tremendous power filled Pei Zichen's body, but no one knew it. He was the only one who repeatedly chanted the words of the sage, suppressing the overly terrifying power, and listened to the other party's order: "Tianming Pavilion, Tracing Light Mirror."

The time-tracing mirror can go back in time, allowing everyone who casts the spell to see what the caster has seen in the past and know what happened to the caster.

This also proves his innocence.

But does his innocence matter?

Does anyone care about his gentlemanly morality?

What is he holding on to?

Does it make sense?

He felt like laughing.

Jiang Zhaoxue sat on a high place, silently watching the young man who was forced into a desperate situation below the stage, his breathing becoming a little disordered.

Anan gritted his teeth and said, "I can't stand it any longer. Master, do it!"

Jiang Zhaoxue listened, decisively raised his hand, cut open his palm, and drew a formation with blood.

Anan was stunned when he saw this, and couldn't help but say: "No, are you really going to do it? Now is not the right time!"

Jiang Zhaoxue ignored it.

She knew it was irrational and that her brother was negotiating with Patriarch Gu Jun, so he shouldn't do anything extreme.

Breaking the contract has already damaged the harmony between the two sects. It's just a dog, there's no need to do that.

Yet she couldn't control it.

She looked at Wen Xiaoan standing on the high ground and said with a smile: "Pei Zichen, a person who lies himself is a sinner even if he speaks the words of a saint. Don't play dead." Wen Xiaoan drew his sword and put it on Pei Zichen's shoulder, saying coldly, "You colluded with demon cultivators and opened the Nine Nether Realm barrier. Do you admit your guilt?"

"I don't recognize you..." Pei Zichen said numbly, "I want to see Master..."

His master.

The mountain he admires, the only justice in his heart.

This angered Wen Xiaoan.

She sneered, and without paying any attention to the people around her, she shouted loudly: "Come here, the evidence is conclusive..."

"Brother is innocent!"

Before he could finish his words, a loud shout came from a distance.

Jiang Zhaoxue looked up in surprise, then heard Qingye say, "He ran up there by himself!"

As he spoke, a young man covered in blood came running from a distance.

Compared to when Wu Yuelin first met him, his expression was much more sad and resolute. He was no longer the ignorant and cursing boy.

He held three long swords in his hands and ran towards Pei Zichen, shouting, "We are innocent. It was Gao Wen and the disciples of Lanyue Peak..."

Seeing Gu Jinglan, everyone's expression changed drastically. All the disciples looked at him in surprise, muttering in low voices: "Senior Brother Gu?"

Gao Wen's eyes were filled with fear, and then he realized, it was over, Gu Jinglan was here!

No, he couldn't let Gu Jinglan speak.

Wen Xiaoan will not let him go, and will not let Gu Jinglan speak even if he dies!

In a flash, just as Gu Jinglan passed by him, Gao Wen drew his sword without hesitation!

The moment he saw the sword flash, Jiang Zhaoxue raised his hand and swung the talisman quickly. The talisman hit Gao Wen heavily and knocked him away. However, Gao Wen's sword had already penetrated into the boy's chest. At the moment the talisman hit him, he simply drew his sword and knocked him away.

Blood splattered on Pei Zichen's face again. Gu Jinglan flew forward and Pei Zichen shouted, "Jinglan!"

At that moment, I could no longer control myself.

The spiritual power exploded instantly, Jiang Zhaoxue's heart beat violently, and the heart contract jumped wildly, reminding her that someone was looking for her, but she was too late to care.

She watched Pei Zichen grab the sword and leap out with Gu Jinglan on his back, causing chaos.

Jiang Zhaoxue hurriedly chased forward, and at that moment, the space was torn apart. Someone grabbed her neck from behind and pulled her back suddenly!

The magic circle was extinguished in an instant, and the overwhelming pressure of the Mahayana stage came down. Jiang Zhaoxue froze and heard Shen Yuqing's voice behind her: "Where are you going?"

Jiang Zhaoxue paused, then turned around with the talisman in her hand. However, the other party was obviously familiar with her moves. The moment she turned around, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her forward. The world was spinning around her. When she reacted again, Shen Yuqing had already grabbed her neck and pressed her against the table. His sword pierced her side with a "ding" sound, illuminating her face.

He didn't use much force, but restrained his strength. He pinched her tremblingly and said hoarsely, "You lied to me, where do you want to go?"

Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the person in front of him who obviously knew everything, panting lightly, and said seriously: "Get out of the way."

"Where do you want to go if I get out of your way?"

"none of your business!"

Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but kick Shen Yuqing in the crotch. The moment Shen Yuqing stepped back, the talisman flew out and the dagger slashed towards Shen Yuqing's neck at the same time. The moment he grabbed her wrist, it pressed against his neck.

She stared at him intently and said seriously, "My brother has already arrived and is currently discussing the termination of the contract with Senior Gu Jun. I'll go with him once he comes down the mountain. Stop pestering me!"

"So what are you doing now?" Shen Yuqing stared at her, trying to see through her. "You want to break the contract with me, why are you not going to the back mountain to discuss this matter? What are you doing here at the Judgment Platform?!"

"What does it have to do with you?!"

"When did you meet Pei Zichen?" Shen Yuqing tried her best to restrain herself and forced herself to confirm, "Is Wu Yuelin you?"

"Yes!" Jiang Zhaoxue said bluntly, staring at him, "Are you satisfied?"

Shen Yuqing was speechless. When she admitted it directly, he actually felt a little bit of retreat.

He looked at the person in front of him, but Jiang Zhaoxue's heart was not on him.

She glanced at the Spirit Sword Immortal Pavilion outside, which had already gone crazy, and forced herself to calm down. She couldn't lose her mind with Shen Yuqing anymore. She tried her best to remain calm and said, "I won't argue with you now. Since you know Wu Yuelin is me, then you should understand that I am the one who knows the facts best. Pei Zichen is not guilty. They have turned everything upside down, and it was Gao Wen who was deceived by the illusion..."

Jiang Zhaoxue tried hard to explain everything, and Shen Yuqing just listened quietly.

Every word she said cut into his heart like a sharp knife. He never thought that he would hear Jiang Zhaoxue explain to him for other people in his life.

He watched her gaze wandering away, watching her trying to prove Pei Zichen's innocence. Until the very last moment, he finally asked, "Why?"

Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned, and then she saw Shen Yuqing trying hard to restrain himself and said, "Is it because you think I'm too nice to Jinyue? Or do you think I'm partial to Xiaoan? Or do you think I don't care about you enough? Should I discipline you?"

"What did you say?"

Jiang Zhaoxue didn't understand for a moment, so she looked at Shen Yuqing, who was holding the hilt of the sword tightly, and said hoarsely, "You want me to care about you, right?"

Jiang Zhaoxue looked at the person in front of him in disbelief, and heard him admit it as if he was condescending: "Okay, you did it, I understand now. You want to save him, right? Then you just watch here-"

Jiang Zhaoxue looked at Shen Yuqing, who seemed too unfamiliar to him, and did not dare to speak for a moment.

Shen Yuqing raised his hand and waved, and Pei Zichen, who was carrying Gu Jinglan and fighting with others, appeared next to him. Jiang Zhaoxue looked over subconsciously, and Shen Yuqing smiled.

Jiang Zhaoxue quickly retracted her gaze and was about to speak when she saw his expression suddenly become stern. He turned and walked out, shouting, "I'll kill him right now!"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue opened her eyes wide and hurriedly chased after him. Shen Yuqing raised his hand and swung it, and several rays of light hit Jiang Zhaoxue's acupoints, sealing her meridians. Then the sword light spread out in all directions, instantly transforming into a barrier, trapping Jiang Zhaoxue within it.

Jiang Zhaoxue was shocked, realizing that her spiritual power was being restricted. She rushed to the barrier, patted it and said, "Shen Yuqing, don't go crazy! What happened between you and me has nothing to do with him, Shen Yuqing, Shen Zeyuan!"

A familiar name came from her, the name he used when he first met her before he was twenty years old and had no name yet.

He paused, and a glimmer of hope ignited in Jiang Zhaoxue's heart. She looked at his back and said tentatively, "Chen Zeyuan, I know you are not the kind of person who would disregard others for your own selfish interests. Pei Zichen is a gentleman, you know."

Thinking of Pei Zichen's repeated "I'm waiting for Master."

"Master is a very good person."

Jiang Zhaoxue's heart trembled: "He admires you and follows you. He has no family left. You are his master, his faith. He can inherit your legacy. Don't destroy him, and don't..."

Jiang Zhaoxue paused.

She suddenly recalled the time when they were young, when he and she sat side by side on the steps, looking at the sky. She asked him, "A Yuan, why did you learn swordsmanship?"

Hearing her words, Shen Yuqing frowned slightly and seriously corrected her: "Madam, there are differences between men and women. Please be moderate in your words."

"Let's chat," Jiang Zhaoxue said, eating candy. "Let's talk."

"Heaven's Way." Shen Yuqing looked at the sky and spoke longingly. But after a moment, he thought again, "Perhaps... justice."

“Don’t destroy Shen Zeyuan.”

When she spoke, Shen Yuqing's back trembled.

He didn't look back, but his breath softened instantly, as if he was wavering.

However, after a long time, he still said, "Wait until I come back."

We start over.

As he spoke, he stepped out. Jiang Zhaoxue opened her eyes wide and shouted, "Chen Zeyuan! Shen Yuqing!"

However, this time he did not stop. He walked all the way out. Halfway through, Jiang Zhaoxue heard the sound of something collapsing.

"Tianming Pavilion!"

Someone exclaimed, "The demon cultivators! The demon cultivators are coming! The Light Tracing Mirror! Pei Zichen colluded with the demon cultivators and stole the Light Tracing Mirror!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.

Demonic cultivator?

Where did this evil cultivator come from?

She had even repaired the Nine Netherworld barrier, so how could there be a demon cultivator?!

It would be fine if the demon cultivator came, but where is Pei Zichen?

Why did Pei Zichen snatch the retrospective mirror? Is he sick?

"Prove his innocence." Anan said helplessly when he saw Jiang Zhaoxue was dizzy with anger, "The tracing mirror allows everyone to see the past. This is the easiest way for him to prove himself."

"But this way he's following the plot again!"

Jiang Zhaoxue collapsed and paced back and forth in the room.

He couldn't help but kick the screen and cursed: "This projection is broken, there's not even any sound, give me more information!"

However, Shen Yuqing obviously didn't want her to hear the content and just wanted her to see how Pei Zichen died.

She felt both resentful and powerless. Her spiritual power was sealed, and even after drawing the magic circle, she couldn't activate it. The only way...

"Pei Zichen recognizes his master!!"

Jiang Zhaoxue put her hands in her hair and begged, "He'll recognize me as his master!"

After recognizing her as the master, their souls were connected, and Pei Zichen's spiritual power could be used by her.

As long as she is given a little bit of external spiritual power, she can break through the spell that Shen Yuqing has used to block her meridians.

"As long as he acknowledges the Lord, I will forgive him and save him today!"

Jiang Zhaoxue promised, then took the brush from Shen Yuqing's desk and comforted herself: "He will definitely recognize it. I need to prepare early, and he will definitely recognize it!"

As he spoke, Jiang Zhaoxue dipped the brush in his own blood and began to draw an array on the ground.

She painted very quickly. Anan watched from the side and couldn't help asking, "Master?"

“Shut up!!”

"Are you afraid that Pei Zichen will die?"

Jiang Zhaoxue paused, then said in a panic: "Nonsense, he has the Heavenly Jade with him. Am I not afraid of his death?"

"But now that he's dead, there's no one to kill you. You can slowly figure out a solution."

Anan wondered, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"But he shouldn't die!"

Jiang Zhaoxue finally spoke up in defiance, "Wen Xiaoan didn't die, so why would he die? I'm going to protect him today!"

As she spoke, she lowered her head to draw the formation, and while drawing, she looked up at the situation on the screen next to her.

These demon cultivators were obviously here to help Pei Zichen, and Pei Zichen didn't know where their power came from - Jiang Zhaoxue guessed it was the Tianji Lingyu.

Anyway, he didn't show any signs of injury at the moment. He carried Gu Jinglan all the way to Tianming Pavilion and snatched the Tracing Light Mirror with the help of the demon cultivator.

"It's over. I'm guilty of treason."

Jiang Zhaoxue took a deep breath and came to a conclusion.

But there was nothing she could do, she could only continue drawing the formation, and then watch him carrying Gu Jinglan all the way to the edge of the cliff of Luoxia Peak, where there was a Qingming bell. Ringing the Qingming bell must be a big event, and the master of the Lingjian Immortal Pavilion must appear.

Escorted by the demon cultivators, he rushed all the way to the Qingming Bell. The moment the bell rang loudly, Shen Yuqing's sword light fell from the sky.

Shen Yuqing's sword killed the demon cultivator on the spot. The other disciples followed and stopped behind Shen Yuqing.

For a moment, everyone fell silent. The mountain wind was howling, and Pei Zichen was the only one left on the cliff, standing on the edge with Gu Jinglan on his back. On the other side, Shen Yuqing led countless people and then appeared in front of Pei Zichen.

"Really cool." Jiang Zhaoxue commented.

"It's really beautiful." Anan sighed.

Then Anan turned to look at her: "We want to rescue someone from Shen Yuqing, are you sure?"

After hearing what Jiang Zhaoxue said, he felt that the world was full of suffering.

But after thinking about it, the essence of her spellcasting was to simulate the result of her battle against Shen Yuqing as an ordinary cultivator, and then add the degree of help from the Heavenly Dao to form an actual result.

Saving Pei Zichen now should be the time when God is working the hardest. She has already changed her luck and it is no longer worth talking about.

The only thing that can be changed is to increase the possibility of her killing Shen Yuqing.

She thought about it and glanced at Shen Yuqing's sword hanging in the room.

If she could use his sword moves, perhaps she could improve her chances of winning.

Jiang Zhaoxue took his sword without hesitation and placed it in the middle of his formation.

She had copied other people's moves completely several times, one of which was when she saved Pei Zichen.

Jiang Zhaoxue cursed inwardly and continued to replenish the formation.

Pei Zichen was standing on the cliff. When he saw Shen Yuqing appear, the surging emotions and spiritual power in his body calmed down at once.

Only then did he realize that Gu Jinglan was no longer breathing on his back.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Having come this far, he was already exhausted. All he had to do was take the last step—

He looked at Shen Yuqing in the distance, holding the snatched tracing mirror in his hand, and walked towards Shen Yuqing.

As soon as he left, an arrow shot out and pierced his body. He felt the blood rushing to his chest, with a fishy and sweet taste.

The disciples present showed reluctance on their faces, but when they thought of the demon cultivator who suddenly appeared just now and looked at Shen Yuqing standing in front of them, they immediately calmed down and even felt a little angry.

The more flawless a jade is, the more unbearable the stain is.

If ordinary people make mistakes, everyone will just treat them as "bad guys".

But if a gentleman who is always praised for his character is exposed, people will feel disgusted.

But Shen Yuqing was present, and no one dared to speak. They just watched Pei Zichen pause for a moment after being shot by the arrow, and then continued to move forward.

"Protect the Pavilion Master!" someone shouted, "Don't let this traitor who's colluding with the demonic cultivators get here!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the feather arrow was fired again.

Pei Zichen no longer had the strength to dodge, and could only use his body to receive the arrow, moving forward numbly and persistently.

Life and death no longer mattered, he only remembered that they were not wrong.

He, Gu Jinglan, Song Feng, Zhao Qian, Liu Wen...

And there is Pangpang.

They are not wrong.

They once tried their best to protect this world. They are worthy of heaven and earth and worthy of the sect.

This is the innocence of all of them. He is everyone's senior brother, and he must get it back.

He insisted on moving forward.

With every step, a sword flashed.

They struck sword after sword, and when they reached Shen Yuqing, everyone retreated hastily, only Shen Yuqing stood there calmly.

Pei Zichen trembled and knelt down respectfully, just like he had done countless times before.

Covered in blood, he raised the tracing mirror in his hand and said hoarsely, "Master, please... take a look at the tracing mirror."

Shen Yuqing listened and lowered his eyes to look at the mirror covered in blood.

"My memories and past are in the mirror." Pei Zichen spoke with difficulty, panting, "Master, please take a look and prove that the four of us are innocent."

Shen Yuqing listened and stretched out his hand.

The Tracing Light Mirror flew into his hands. Pei Zichen looked up with hope, and then he heard Shen Yuqing say coldly, "No need."

Hearing this, Pei Zichen opened his eyes wide, and then he heard Shen Yuqing say: "I know you are innocent. After you die, I will seek justice for them."

Pei Zichen listened in disbelief: "After I die?"

Since you know he is innocent, why do you want him to die?

Shen Yuqing heard his doubt and responded calmly: "You deserve to die."

Pei Zichen stared at him blankly and repeated blankly: "I deserve to die?"

"The Book of Destiny says you are forsaken by heaven, and should have died at the age of nine." Shen Yuqing looked at him with pity. "You are forcing yourself to live, which is a great sin. Your parents, brothers, and fellow spirit pets all died because of you. I cannot keep you any longer."

Hearing this, Pei Zichen's eyes were shaken and he trembled slightly.

In an instant, the images of his parents, brothers and him sitting at the same table laughing and chatting, his junior fellow student joking with him arm in arm, and Fatty circling around him begging for dried meat filled his mind.

It was him...

Fear overwhelmed him in an instant.

He was the one who killed them.

He was the one who destroyed everything. He was the one abandoned by God. He was the one destined to be abandoned from birth.

But what did he do wrong?

If the way of heaven is fair, what did he do wrong?

His breathing was disordered and he was on the verge of collapse. He opened his mouth to argue, but no words came out.

Shen Yuqing looked at him silently, with a compassionate tone, and raised his hand to hold him: "You have been my disciple for seven years, and the sect will give you the last sword."

As he spoke, he raised his hand, and Pei Zichen floated up into the air.

He raised his eyes tremblingly and looked at the entire cliff, which was full of his former fellow disciples.

They stood densely behind Shen Yuqing, and their swords were summoned by Shen Yuqing and arranged behind him.

Tens of thousands of sword handles were pointed at him, denying everything he had.

At that moment, he finally lost again after he turned ten years old.

When he was ten years old, the Cinderbone Curse burned down his home.

At the age of seventeen, these ten thousand swords destroyed his way home.

He looked at the sharp blades of tens of thousands of his fellow disciples, feeling bewildered and helpless.

Where should he go, where can he go?

He shouldn't be alive, so why should he live?

"Take this jade token," the woman's voice rang out. "When you are desperate and willing to give your life to me, drop a drop of blood on the jade token and call me in your heart. Then I will tell you my name."

Her name.

The one who saved him, the one who saved his life.

In his life, there were very few people who saved him, and those who loved him were separated from him by death.

That's the only one left.

It's just life, it has to be sacrificed eventually. If I can help her, that would be great.

girl……

Pei Zichen laughed, and blood from his hand soaked through the jade token. Jiang Zhaoxue finally heard his voice: "Girl, tell me...your name."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue felt the influx of spiritual energy. She quickly cast a spell and said calmly, "Follow me. Summon—"

"Call..." Pei Zichen was brought to the top of the cliff by Shen Yuqing. It was almost dusk and the wind seemed to carry a warm glow.

"Penglai Zhenwu Yuanjun——"

"Penglai...Zhenwu Yuanjun..."

Pei Zichen looked at the sky and murmured unconsciously.

"Blessing!"

"Blessing."

The moment the sound fell, tens of thousands of swords flew towards Pei Zichen like flowing arrows, and brilliant light scattered all over the sky. Pei Zichen watched this grand feast of life silently. At the moment he was about to be slaughtered, brilliant light suddenly appeared, and countless lightsabers fell from the sky, as if he was nine years old when he rushed towards the lightsabers that were stabbing at him without hesitation!

The swords collided and scattered like fireworks, and one of them pierced directly through Wen Xiaoan's chest.

The moment Wen Xiaoan knelt down in shock, Pei Zichen was shaken by the spiritual power and flew away, falling off the cliff.

At the same time, Jiang Zhaoxue appeared on the cliff, quickly stepped forward from behind Shen Yuqing, and snatched the tracing mirror from his hand.

Shen Yuqing turned back in shock and passed the woman. His eyes widened instantly, and he looked at her as if she had jumped into the Cangming Sea when she was twenty years old. Without any hesitation, he jumped down holding the Tracing Light Mirror!

At that moment, the induction of the Dao Companion Contract and the Heart Contract disappeared at the same time. His heart seemed to be hollowed out, empty and painful, making him scream out loudly -

"Jiang Zhaoxue!!"

Jiang Zhaoxue listened to Shen Yuqing's desperate calls without turning back. He poured his spiritual energy into the tracing mirror. In an instant, the sky was filled with the image of Wu Yuelin that night. All the memories of those young people's efforts, protection, and struggle emerged in the sky one by one, proving their innocence.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

Pei Zichen stared blankly at the woman who followed him in the brilliant light.

The white clothes embroidered with gold thread look like a white-feathered phoenix spreading its wings.

Penglai Zhenwu Yuanjun, Jiang Zhaoxue.

That day, he used his life to summon the only god who could change his fate.

his……

He raised his bloody hand and muttered in disbelief: "Master's Wife..."

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