This lowly servant was an orphan taken in by other members of the Yun Cang Sword Sect. However, after they discovered he had hearing problems, they stopped caring for him. Since he himself had no talent for cultivation, he was bullied wherever he worked as a servant.
At that time, Qi Fengyu already had several servants, so one more wouldn't make a difference. Ji Mofan helped find a way to get him on board.
I never imagined that knowing he could read lips would come in such an unexpected way today.
Since they had already communicated beforehand, the two didn't need to exchange many words. Wang Wen then took out a folded piece of paper from his clothes.
Although it wasn't in the standard format of a formal testimony, it still contained his own handprint, which was enough to prove the truthfulness of his words.
“That day I came to see you, and during that time Wang Wen went into the hall several times to replace the incense and add charcoal to the brazier,” Ji Mo Fan said. “He saw our conversation at that time.”
Qi Feng's hands, hidden in his sleeves, were trembling uncontrollably.
Coincidence? He didn't believe it! Otherwise, how could the testimony only contain parts unfavorable to him? Ji Mofan didn't mention a single word about setting up the illusionary formation for him!
Wait, let's think about it carefully now...
Ji Mo Fan probably planned to use Wang Wen to scheme against him from that time onwards, which is why he deliberately said something that could serve as decisive evidence when Wang Wen came in!
He was clearly provoked into drawing his sword, yet he still managed to retain a sliver of clarity in his mind?
This is simply...
"The evidence is already so conclusive, there's no point in continuing to resist, is there?"
With his mind in a state of confusion, Qi Fengyu was brought back to his senses by a hoarse and unpleasant voice.
Looking up, he saw that it was the person wearing a black mask next to Master Peng Ru who was speaking. He couldn't see the expression, but the tone seemed to carry a light smile.
This is the person Ji Mofan brought, so he's here to see me make a fool of myself?
However, having been pointed out so bluntly, he could no longer remain silent and continue crying. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "I...I have my reasons."
"I did give the treasure map to Junior Brother Li. When I got it, the person who sold it to me said that it contained something called Gu worms. I had never seen one before, so I wanted to secretly ask Junior Brother Li to help me broaden my knowledge."
"I didn't go to my senior brother at the time because I knew this was a bad thing and I was afraid of being punished by him."
"So how could I knowingly commit a crime? It's all Junior Brother Li's slander against me! He didn't even bring the jar to me. Everything I said is true!"
He didn't lie at all in what he said, but unfortunately, now that doubts have taken root, whether he's a good actor or not is no longer important.
Knowing it would turn out this way, Qi Fengyu didn't continue to dwell on her grievances. She bit her lip and continued, "As for Sect Master Father..."
"I know I was wrong, but I just wanted to go down the mountain to play... In the past, whenever I wanted to go down the mountain, my senior brother would accompany me. Now that he's not here, and my body hasn't fully recovered, the elders and senior brothers certainly won't let me go out."
"Even if I sneak out, Elder Shen can use the Soul Lamp to track my movements, so I will definitely be caught and brought back."
"So I thought, as long as I keep my sect leader, who has the power to remove my soul lamp, asleep, I won't be discovered..."
He cried pitifully, emphasizing that he meant no harm. Zhou Hengyu's previous diagnosis of Qi Yuan was also that there was nothing seriously wrong, so it was quite credible.
Ji Mofan sighed, somewhat speechless, "The young sect leader will be twenty years old after the New Year, but how come he does things that are worse than a twelve-year-old child?"
Ge Gen from their family is also over ten years old this year, and is much more sensible than Qi Fengyu.
"Young Sect Master, you've handled this matter far too mischievously." Zhou Hengyu's status made it inconvenient to directly reprimand him, but he couldn't help but speak in a rather unpleasant tone.
"I know I was wrong..." Qi Fengyu buried herself in her blanket and cried uncontrollably.
But he never mentioned the matter of removing the curse from Qi Yuan.
"I'm telling you, why are you so delicate?" It was Peng Ruo who couldn't stand it anymore and stopped them first. "When something happens, instead of trying to solve it right away, you try to shirk responsibility and resort to tricks and tears. Who taught you to do things this way?"
"Your own father is still lying in bed."
Qi Fengyu covered her mouth and dared not make a sound.
He could only glare at Ji Mofan from an angle where no one could see him, by taking a moment to wipe away his tears.
They really have a way. If you don't want to be schemed against by him, find someone else to come and put pressure on him, so that he has no choice but to agree.
Wasn't Ji Mo Fan the most honest and straightforward person before? How come he's learned to be so cunning and manipulative now?
Regardless of his thoughts, he could no longer shirk his duty and was brought before the unconscious Qi Yuan in front of everyone. Under Peng Ruo's supervision, he took out the mother Gu and used it to detoxify Qi Yuan.
Almost the instant the mother Gu died, Qi Yuan, who was in a deep sleep, reacted.
The old man opened his somewhat cloudy eyes. Although he looked exactly the same as before, his slow movements as he got up made him look much older, no longer the lively old man he used to be.
"Sect Master." Ji Mo Fan couldn't help but call out to him.
He felt guilty, but he did not regret what he had done.
He does care about Qi Yuan, that's true, but before that, he'll put himself first.
Qi Yuan looked up at him, and after a long silence, she finally managed to squeeze out a sentence with a sigh, "You're back."
Ji Mofan couldn't help but recall what the old man had said to him when he last met Qi Yuan.
He told Jimo Fan to go home as soon as possible.
"Yes, I heard you had an accident, so I came to check on you." He awkwardly pinched the disciple's robe of the Chaoming Palace on his body.
I should have changed into something else when I came today.
Since officially joining the Chaoming Palace, he has grown increasingly dissatisfied with his old blue clothes. However, he has been busy with other matters lately and hasn't even had a chance to visit a clothing store, so if he doesn't want to wear blue, the Chaoming Palace's disciple robes are the only option for him.
He liked the dress most of the time, except for a small part when he was standing in front of Qi Yuan.
It's like a kid sneaking out to play, only to come back and tell his parents he found himself new parents.
That was kind of awkward.
Fortunately, whether Qi Yuan was too tired or genuinely didn't mind, he didn't even linger his gaze on Ji Mofan for long. After speaking, he turned to look at Qi Fengyu.
"You're back too." He reached out and touched the child who was lying on the edge of his bed, his face streaked with tears. "Did you have fun out there?"
Qi Fengyu's eyes, which were swollen from crying for too long, suddenly widened to an enormous size.
This old man actually knew what he was going to do?
Did he also know that he had secretly poisoned him with a Gu poison?
If you knew that, why did you eat the pastries he sent so casually?
Doesn't he care?
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