Chapter 1 A Very Strange Development



Shushan, Criminal Law Hall.

The interrogation of Master Jiang Xiao has come to an end. With all the evidence and witnesses, it can be basically determined that it was the devil who was at work.

The Immortal Changmei, the head of Yujing, and the Elder Minghua of Ziyun Peak where the victim was, all three approved the review results of the Criminal Law Hall and were preparing to sign and finalize the release.

An Zhisu was dressed in a plain white linen dress, standing gracefully in the hall, silent.

The long-browed immortal suddenly asked:

"Jiang Xiao, I called you here to question you. Do you have any resentment?"

This question was so easy that even An Zhisu knew how to respond. He answered in a low voice:

"The sect follows the rules, Jiang Xiao has no resentment."

"Hmph." The long-browed immortal was a little unhappy.

Naturally, Changmei Immortal had a displeased impression of Zhenren Jiangxiao at first.

His most valued disciple, Qi Sha Zhenren, secretly fell in love with a mortal in the mortal world and gave birth to a daughter. Then, in order to protect his beloved daughter, he was surrounded and killed by the elders of Shura Dao, but he refused to retreat. In the end, he was seriously injured and returned to the sect to close the door of death. How would Changmei Xianren feel about this?

In his opinion, An Zhisu was the culprit for Su Jian's seclusion... Of course, that was an exaggeration, but it was not to that extent. However, An Zhisu's existence constantly reminded Longmei Xianren how much of a failure he was as a master, so he could not treat her well.

When An Zhisu formed the second-grade golden elixir and showed a talent for cultivation similar to his father's, the attitude of the Long-browed Immortal also softened.

As a result, An Zhisu practiced the Love Flow again and flirted with his junior fellow apprentice...

All in all, the Long-browed Immortal both admired and was unhappy with An Zhisu.

What he admired was her talent in cultivation and her golden elixir grade, which were inherited from Su Jian's talent in swordsmanship; what he was unhappy about was of course her stubbornness, inflexibility, and her sentimental character, which was also inherited from Su Jian.

Alas, how great it would be if Lingyunpo didn't exist...

"May I ask the Immortal?" Seeing that the Long-Eyebrowed Immortal had not said anything, An Zhisu asked in a low voice, "May I ask what is the result of my judgment? Can Jiang Xiao go back now?"

"You are in a hurry to go out, do you want to see your junior brother?" asked the long-browed immortal coldly.

An Zhisu nodded slightly, her face flushed, and she lowered her head without answering.

"Let me ask you a question," the Long-Eyebrowed Immortal continued, "If one day your father comes out of retreat and disagrees with you and True Man Qing Heng, what will you do?"

An Zhisu's face suddenly turned pale, and he lowered his head and said:

"I will try my best to convince Master."

"What if he doesn't listen?" The Long-Eyebrowed Immortal sneered and said casually, "You are a second-grade golden elixir, and the True Man Qing Heng is only a third-grade one. How can your father allow you to become his Taoist partner?"

An Zhisu did not answer, but he obviously completely disagreed with the Long-browed Immortal's guess.

Is the master the kind of mediocre person who judges the value of his disciples based on the grade of their golden elixir?

When the long-browed immortal saw her stubborn look again, he suddenly felt a headache.

These father and daughter are exactly the same - they trust their own judgement too much and completely refuse to listen to the advice of their elders!

"Immortal, I also want to say something." Elder Minghua suddenly said.

"Speak." The long-browed immortal waved his hand impatiently.

"Excuse me, Immortal Jiang Xiao." Elder Ming Hua said calmly, "If one day you need to make a choice between the sect and your Taoist partner, what would you do?"

The headmaster of Yujing next to him immediately interrupted him and said:

"Minghua! Don't ask irrelevant questions in the Criminal Law Hall!"

This was clearly an attempt to sow discord. If An Zhisu gave a wrong answer, he would anger the Long-browed Immortal - the head of Yujing would never allow this!

"Yujing, wait a minute." The long-browed immortal suddenly said, staring at An Zhisu, "I also want to know what choice Jiang Xiao Zhenren will make."

"If one day, the sect needs True Man Qing Heng to make a sacrifice, otherwise its strength will be greatly reduced, Jiang Xiao, what will you choose?"

An Zhisu fell silent and lowered his head.

Just when the Long-Eyebrowed Immortal was feeling somewhat disappointed, An Zhisu suddenly fell to the ground and said:

"If someone really needs to sacrifice for the sect, Jiang Xiao is willing to take his place, just to save my brother's life."

The long-browed immortal was suddenly speechless.

In his opinion, there was no need to carefully weigh the value of the second-grade and third-grade golden elixirs.

How could Shushan agree to let a second-grade golden elixir sacrifice his life in order to save a third-grade golden elixir?

You volunteered to sacrifice yourself, have you ever thought about whether the sect is willing? Did the sect use so many resources to train you, just to let you sacrifice yourself at will?

Just when the Long-browed Immortal was speechless with anger, he heard Elder Minghua suddenly laugh:

"It is admirable that Master Jiangxiao is so sentimental; but I think if he were in his shoes, Master Qingheng might not be so."

An Zhisu was indignant when he heard this and was about to open his mouth to refute, but he heard Elder Minghua say:

"If Jiang Xiao is found guilty this time and needs to be executed on the spot, how will Master Qing Heng react?"

"Are they completely ignoring the sect's rules and breaking into the prison to rescue Master Jiang Xiao? Or are they trying to protect themselves by pretending that nothing happened?"

An Zhisu's face was stiff, and she subconsciously wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

Emotionally, if she really encountered that kind of situation, she would naturally hope that her junior fellow apprentice would not abandon her;

But rationally speaking, if his junior fellow apprentice sacrificed himself to rescue him, An Zhisu would rather he pretend to be deaf and dumb and not take any risks.

The long-browed immortal also fell into a thoughtful expression, only to hear Elder Minghua say:

"My lord, I think we can stage a play and pretend that the news of Master Jiang Xiao's execution is going to spread. If Master Qing Heng chooses to protect himself, it will prove that he is not worthy of Master Jiang Xiao's emotional investment. It would not be a bad idea for Jiang Xiao to stop right now and switch to the Forget Love Stream."

The long-browed immortal was immediately moved: in his opinion, Qingheng was just a Jindan Zhenren, how could he have the courage to resist the sect?

As long as Qingheng didn't come to rescue him, Jiangxiao would naturally be disappointed and would give up on love and turn to forgetting love. He would no longer have any emotional constraints and human weaknesses... It's perfect!

"This is ridiculous!" Yujing Sect Master said coldly, "Let's not talk about anything else. How will it end if we falsely claim that Jiang Xiao Zhenren is guilty?"

"Simple." Elder Minghua smiled, "They said that a traitor from the Demon Sect killed our Purple Cloud Peak's real person, and framed Real Person Jiang Xiao for this. In order to find out the identity of the traitor, the sect falsely declared that Real Person Jiang Xiao was guilty, and lured the traitor to reveal his true identity."

Putting the blame on the traitor within the Demonic Path, this tactic has been proven to be extremely effective in the past history... The failure of the previous surprise attack plan by the Zhao family in Guyuan was also blamed on the traitor within the Demonic Path. Everyone's reaction was "Oh, it turned out to be a traitor within the Demonic Path, how despicable", this has been considered a traditional skill of the Three Pure Ones of the Orthodox Religion.

"If True Man Qing Heng comes to rob the prison, how will it end afterwards?" Yu Jing's headmaster asked coldly, "Are we going to hold him accountable for his crimes? True Man Jiang Xiao is innocent to begin with. Aren't you afraid that Qingluo Peak will become disloyal if you do this?!"

"How could Qing Heng Zhenren break into prison?" Long Mei Xianren suddenly said, "He is just a Jin Dan Zhenren, could he dare to be an enemy of the entire Shushan?"

After saying this, he looked at An Zhisu in the hall again and said with a sneer:

"As long as Master Qing Heng comes to me and says he is willing to die in your place, I will acknowledge the relationship between you and will not mention this matter again."

"Otherwise... Su Jian is not here, and according to the master-disciple hierarchy, I will be the one to decide your marriage. You should think it over carefully."

Before An Zhisu could answer, the head of Yujing Sect was already displeased. He stood up, flicked his sleeves, and left without saying a word.


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