Listening to Qin Yunyi's words, Hua Xiangwan deliberately showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. She glanced at Wen Rong beside her, and seemed to feel a little guilty: "Um... I have already told Palace Master Wen what happened in detail."

After Hua Xiangwan reminded her, Wen Rong understood.

Wen Shaoqing's death was caused by him and Hua Xiangwan's plan to join forces to frame Xie Changji and frame Minghuo. This can only be said in secret. Now that Xie Changji is here, Hua Xiangwan can't tell the truth no matter what. Once she tells a lie, it will be full of loopholes and she won't be able to explain it.

Wen Rong thought about the news before Wen Shaoqing's death, as well as Ming Huo's escape, and she had a conclusion in her mind. She said coldly, "I already know what happened in Shennv Mountain that night. There is nothing to ask. My son has sent a message here. How can a dead person lie?"

As she spoke, Wen Rong slapped a jade tablet on the table, from which came Wen Shaoqing's dying cry for help.

This jade tablet was given to her by Hua Xiangwan. The last words of Wen Shaoqing before his death were all inside. Wen Rong's eyes were red as she listened to her son's cry for help over and over again. She stared at Qin Yunyi and said, "The evidence is irrefutable, and Master Qin still refuses to hand over the person?!"

Listening to the cry for help in the jade token, Qin Yunyi frowned slightly, but she still did not give in: "Palace Master Wen, even if Young Master Wen said before his death that Minghuo killed him, it does not mean that Young Master Wen died at the hands of Minghuo. According to Minghuo, after he and Young Master Wen had a conflict, Young Master Wen escaped with a teleportation array and then disappeared. What happened during this period——"

"My son died by drowning!"

Wen Rong interrupted Qin Yunyi and shouted angrily: "Who knows what means he used? He was just afraid that Qingyue Palace would find him with the soul lamp. He said he would run away and he ran away? If my son had already escaped, why didn't we hear from him afterwards?"

"You have to ask Young Master Hua about this," Qin Yunyi looked at Hua Xiangwan with cold eyes, "If I'm not mistaken, this sound transmission jade token should be yours. Whether Young Master Wen has other contents later, only Young Master Hua himself knows."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan's eyes turned red. She seemed to be trying her best to control her emotions. After a long pause, she clenched her fist and reminded in a hoarse voice: "Master Qin, you are Shaoqing's fiancée after all!"

Qin Yunyi frowned, not quite understanding what Hua Xiangwan meant. Hua Xiangwan's eyes were filled with hatred, and she raised her voice to remind him, "Even if he's dead, you're still his fiancée! Now that his body is still warm, you're so partial to another man. Are you worthy of him?!"

After these words came out, Qin Yunyi's face stiffened slightly, and Wen Rong heard the words with a bit of anger in his eyes.

Hua Xiangwan seemed unable to control herself. She stood up and said excitedly, "Yes, Ming Huo was promoted by you. You have known each other for a long time and have a deep relationship. But Shao Qing and you and I grew up together. Now Shao Qing's will is here, but you refuse to believe it. You insist on believing Ming Huo's words. If he said he didn't kill, then he didn't. If he didn't do it, why did Shao Qing call for help?"

"I just don't want the real murderer to escape. Besides, Master Hua, instead of worrying about me, you might as well worry about yourself," Qin Yunyi said calmly, picking up the teacup and taking a sip. "Master Qingheng is still here, so there's no need to show how close you and Shaoqing are."

Hearing this, everyone subconsciously looked at Xie Zhangji. Xie Zhangji's face showed no emotion, but he also cooperated with Qin Yunyi, turned his head to look at Hua Xiangwan, and said in a cold voice: "Sit down."

Hua Xiangwan seemed a little embarrassed when she heard this. She lowered her head, gathered her emotions, and forced herself to sit back in her original seat.

As soon as she sat down, she secretly twisted Xie Changji. Xie Changji held her hand and patted it soothingly.

Everyone present was watching this good show, secretly sighing that Hua Xiangwan was indeed a fool who was not worthy of being on stage. After all, Wen Shaoqing was dead, and Xie Changji was a big tree in front of her, but she still wanted to offend a living person for a dead man.

However, this scene looked different in Wen Rong's eyes. She looked at the indifferent expressions of the people present and could only find some resonance in Hua Xiangwan, who also shared the pain of losing a child.

Among so many people, no one really cared about Wen Shaoqing. He was dead and that was it.

Even Qin Yunyi, his nominal fiancée and childhood sweetheart, could remain calm at this moment, protecting another man and provoking the relationship between Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji.

She had always looked down on Hua Xiangwan and thought that Wen Shaoqing's choice of fiancée was not up to par, so she wanted to bring Qin Yunyi and Wen Shaoqing together.

Qin Yunyi has a high level of cultivation and knows when to advance and retreat. She knows very well that Wen Shaoqing has no natural talent for cultivation, so relying on Qin Yunyi to gain a foothold in the Western Territory is also a way out.

But now, seeing Qin Yunyi's expression, she felt disappointed. If she had been willing to help Hua Xiangwan back then, as long as the matter of Hehuan Palace could be kept secret, Hua Xiangwan would have been sincere to Wen Shaoqing and would not have let him down. But Qin Yunyi...

Wen Rong closed her eyes in pain, took a deep breath, and turned to look at the silent Bixue Divine Lord, and said respectfully: "Demon Lord, the situation is now clear. My son's last voice transmission is enough to prove that Minghuo was the last person to hurt my son. Afterwards, my son fell into the water and drowned. I don't know why the body was taken away by the people of the Wugu Sect. Regardless of whether Minghuo is the real murderer of my son, he used his position as the sect leader to commit treason and attempted to harm the Palace Master of Qingle Palace. He should die as a token of his guilt. I hope the Demon Lord will make the decision for me."

"Palace Master Wen - what you said does make some sense," the young man behind the curtain tapped his palm with his folding fan and turned his gaze to the location of the Nine Sects, "Why not listen to what the Wu Gu Sect has to say? Why did Young Master Wen's body end up in their hands? Huh?"

As he spoke, the young man became puzzled: "Where are the people from Wu Gu Sect?"

No one said anything, so the young man asked again, "Where are the people from Yin Yang Sect?"

"All those in the Yinyang Sect who were at the Jindan stage and above were killed by Minghuo."

Upon hearing the young man's question, Wen Rong immediately replied: "In order to break through, he absorbed all the cultivation of his sect's disciples above the Jindan stage. Now the Yinyang Sect is gone!"

Some people present knew about this, but some people from the Nine Sects were still unaware. When they heard this, they were horrified, but they dared not speak. Only the leader of the Dao Sect frowned and said directly: "As the leader of a sect, how could he do this?"

"So, he has made a breakthrough now?"

When the Jade Blood God heard this, he was not angry, but rather interested. Qin Yunyi heard this and said respectfully, "Palace Master, Minghuo has survived the thunder tribulation and entered the ranks of those who will cross the tribulation."

"Overcoming the tribulation..." The Jade Blood God laughed, quite praisingly, "It's not easy to have a cultivator overcoming the tribulation in my Western Territory. Not bad, I deserve a reward!"

"But the Yin Yang Sect..."

Wen Rong opened her mouth hastily, but the Jade Blood God interrupted her: "This is Ming Huo's own sect. As the leader of a sect, what's wrong with him dealing with his own disciples?"

Hearing this, Wenrong's expression instantly became extremely ugly.

Everyone present looked at each other, and no one dared to speak.

The Jade Blood God waved his fan, turned around and asked, "Then, the Yin Yang Sect is gone, what about the Wu Gu Sect? Why don't they see anyone coming?"

"Reporting to the Demon Lord."

Jin Yang, the chief steward who was standing at the door and in charge of the affairs of the main hall, bowed respectfully and said, "The Wulong Sect has not responded. I have sent someone to check it out. There will be a result soon."

"Alas," the Jade Blood God sighed, as if in distress, "I am not dead yet, but people don't take me seriously. When I ask people to come to discuss matters, even a small sect dares not to come."

As he said that, the Jade Blood God turned around and looked at Wen Rong: "What should we do now? The people from the Wugu Sect are missing, and we can't figure out whether Minghuo killed the person or not. Otherwise..." The Jade Blood God looked at Qin Yunyi, "If Minghuo can't provide any evidence to prove his innocence, we will deal with it according to the rules of the Western Territory. Both of you are cultivators in the Tribulation Crossing Stage. When you meet on the stage of life and death, whoever wins is right, and whoever loses is wrong. How do you think?"

"good."

"inappropriate."

Wen Rong and Qin Yunyi spoke at the same time.

Minghuo had just entered the stage of tribulation, and compared with Wen Rong, he had almost no chance of winning. Wen Rong finally got this opportunity, and when she heard Qin Yunyi objected again, she frowned and became more dissatisfied: "Young Master Qin, what do you mean?"

"Demon Lord, I actually have a way to discern the truth."

Qin Yunyi spoke, Hua Xiangwan and Xie Changji raised their heads, and the Jade Blood God was a little curious: "Oh?"

"I have a magic weapon called 'True Words' that can tell whether a person's words are true or false."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan thought to herself that she could tell the truth, after all, she really did nothing. But thanks to Chang Ji...

She didn't show it on her face, but she was in a panic. Then she saw Qin Yunyi turned around and glanced at her and Xie Changji: "Why not verify the words of everyone who was present on the Goddess Mountain at that time, then we can verify whether it is true or not."

"There is such a magic weapon?"

The Jade Blood God laughed: "Then..."

"Then why not just let Minghuo come over," Hua Xiangwan interrupted the Bixue God and said to Qin Yunyi, "I also have a magic weapon that can directly display the past of others in the sea of ​​consciousness to everyone, and will not hurt the investigators at all. In this way, it will be very clear whether Minghuo is guilty or not, and what he did specifically."

"That's best."

Upon hearing about this, Wen Rong immediately spoke up and stared at Qin Yunyi: "Call them in!"

Qin Yunyi didn't say anything, Hua Xiangwan laughed: "Young Master Qin, if you weren't guilty of being a thief, what would you have to hide?"

"Yes," the Jade Blood God also laughed, "Young Master Qin, you should call Minghuo up."

When the Jade Blood God opened his mouth, Qin Yunyi's attempt to cover up the truth became even more obvious. She took a deep breath and could only say, "Yes."

She turned around, walked down the platform, opened the door, and stepped out of the hall to convey the message.

It was forbidden to transmit voice in the hall, so a magic circle was specially set up for this purpose. As soon as Qin Yunyi opened the door, there was a gap in the magic circle. Hua Xiangwan took the opportunity to immediately transmit a message to Ling Bei: "Hurry up and find a chance to send in the news of the destruction of the Wugu Sect."

After Hua Xiangwan finished delivering the message, Qin Yunyi also finished delivering the message and turned back.

The people in the hall waited for a while, and then they heard footsteps coming from outside. Then a young man entered the hall and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Demon Lord."

He was surrounded by a gloomy aura, and as soon as he entered the hall, the whole hall became a little chilly.

Qin Yunyi stood up and ordered, "Minghuo, Master Hua wants to show your memory to everyone to clear your name. Are you willing?"

Hearing this, Minghuo froze. Qin Yunyi spoke in a gentle voice, but with a hint of warning: "Minghuo."

Minghuo lowered his head and said stiffly: "Yes."

The way he obeyed Qin Yunyi's every word made everyone immediately understand why Qin Yunyi tried so hard to protect him.

It's not easy to have a loyal dog, let alone a dog that is in the tribulation period.

With Minghuo's permission, Hua Xiangwan stood up and walked down the platform.

She came to Ming Huo and said with a smile: "Master Ming, I will use a magic weapon to show everyone the scene in your sea of ​​consciousness in a moment. Please try your best to recall the scene of the night when Young Master Wen was in trouble. If you recall other scenes, they will also be shown to you. Please don't blame me then."

Hearing this, Ming Huo was a little nervous. Hua Xiangwan took out a bead from his hand. This bead looked ordinary, like a night-shining pearl. Hua Xiangwan held it, chanted something, closed his eyes, put his finger on Ming Huo's brow, and soothed him: "Please don't resist, Master Ming, to avoid getting hurt."

As she spoke, her consciousness invaded Minghuo's sea of ​​consciousness. Her consciousness was much stronger than Minghuo's. As soon as she entered, Minghuo felt a powerful aura coming over him. He couldn't decide what he was thinking at all. He just felt as if a hand was raising to pull out his memories. These memories were so terrible and shameful.

Can't!

He suddenly realized that these memories would be seen by others, especially Qin Yunyi.

A huge resistance rose up, and at the most desperate moment, when he secretly took a handkerchief from Qin Yunyi and held it in front of his body and rushed forward, he ignored everything and suddenly opened his eyes, and his spiritual power suddenly blasted towards Hua Xiangwan!

Hua Xiangwan screamed in surprise, and Xie Changji appeared behind her in an instant, holding her up and striking Minghuo with one palm. With a loud bang, Minghuo was knocked flying and hit hard on the barrier that had been set up.

This sudden change shocked everyone and they immediately stood up and shouted in a gentle voice: "Ming Huo, what are you doing!"

"You..." Hua Xiangwan frowned, "You haven't done anything shameful, why are you resisting so much?"

Hearing this question, Ming Huo's face turned pale and blue.

Qin Yunyi was also dissatisfied, but she controlled her emotions and said, "Ming Huo, what's wrong? What did Young Master Hua do to you?"

"He hurt Wanwan."

When Xie Changji heard this, he immediately looked over coldly and stared at Qin Yunyi: "If you have nothing to hide, why are you so afraid?"

“No…” Ming Huo finally spoke, his voice stiff, “There are some memories I don’t want others to see…”

"But this is your only way to prove yourself," Hua Xiangwan frowned, "What exactly do you not want others to see?"

"That's it!"

Wen Rong flicked her sleeves and turned to look at Qin Yunyi: "Young Master Qin, he is unwilling to prove his innocence now. It's not that we don't give him a chance. We will have to take action in the end anyway. Let's see you on the stage of life and death!"

"Palace Master Wen, everyone has things they don't want others to know." Qin Yunyi still refused to give up and said stiffly, "Why not use the 'truth'..."

"Demon Lord!"

Before he could finish his words, Jin Yang's anxious voice came from the door.

Everyone looked over and heard Jin Yang's voice sinking: "The Wu Gu Sect is gone."

As soon as these words came out, Qin Fenglie stood up suddenly.

Wu Gu Zong was the right-hand man of Ming Luan Palace and the most capable assistant. Now he is suddenly gone. He is much more important than Ming Huo.

He said coldly: "What do you mean by gone?"

"yes."

The Jade Blood God's voice was lazy, as if to remind Qin Fenglie of his identity, and he repeated: "What do you mean by gone?"

"The Wu Gu Sect destroyed the transmission array. All messages sent to them went unanswered. Since we could not contact the Wu Gu Sect, we immediately sent the nearest personnel to the sect. Now we have received news that no one from the Wu Gu Sect is missing. There were signs of fighting at the scene, but it was cleaned up very cleanly. There is no trace at all, and no trace left."

“All gone?!”

Qin Fenglie raised his voice: "So many people in the sect, just disappeared for no reason?"

"Palace Master Qin," Jin Yang listened to Qin Fenglie's words and reminded him, "I am the chief steward of the Demon Palace. I am just investigating this incident and I am not responsible for this matter. Palace Master Qin wants to blame someone, but I am afraid he has found the wrong person."

"Palace Master Qin," the Jade Blood God chuckled behind the curtain, "I'm not dead yet."

"It was my subordinate who lost his temper."

Qin Fenglie came back to his senses, bowed respectfully, and said in a cold voice: "The incident happened suddenly. Wu Gu Sect is originally under the jurisdiction of Ming Luan Palace. I need to go and deal with this matter immediately and ask for forgiveness from the Demon Lord."

"That's settled, then."

The Jade Blood God seemed a little tired: "Go and investigate the matter of the Wu Gu Sect. Three days later, on the life and death platform, Palace Master Wen and Ming Huo will decide their life and death."

"yes."

Hearing this, Qin Fenglie saluted and said, "I will take my daughter and leave first."

"Go ahead."

The Jade Blood God waved his hand, and Qin Fenglie immediately stood up and led Qin Yunyi out. The others immediately bowed and left. When Hua Xiangwan stood up, the Jade Blood God suddenly spoke: "Ah Wan, you stay. I have something to say to you alone."

Hearing this, Xie Changji looked back. Hua Xiangwan patted Xie Changji and whispered, "Wait for me outside."

Xie Changji raised his eyes and glanced at the curtain. A young man was fanning himself inside. He paused for a moment, nodded, and walked downstairs.

After he walked out of the hall, the steward Jin Yang closed the door, leaving only Hua Xiangwan and the Bixue God in the hall.

The two were silent for a moment, and the Jade Blood God chuckled and waved to Hua Xiangwan: "Come here."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan stood up and sat on the footstool outside the curtain.

She looked very well behaved and said respectfully, "I haven't seen the Demon Lord for a long time. I wonder if the Demon Lord is doing well?"

"Not good," the Jade Blood God said directly, "If I were fine, would Qin Yunyi still have a say today? You know," he pressed Hua Xiangwan's head on his legs through the curtain, his voice soft, "I have never been willing to let them bully you. As long as you fulfill your promise to me, I will always be good to you."

"Ah Wan knows."

Hua Xiangwan leaned against the Jade Blood God and spoke in a gentle voice, "It's just that now the rumors are spreading that the God is approaching his death, and even the Demon Lord has handed over his Blood Order. Ah Wan has no one to protect her, and I'm afraid."

"Are you scared?"

The Jade Blood God laughed out loud. He lifted Hua Xiangwan's chin and looked down at her through the curtain: "The number one man in Yunlai is here. What else do you have to be afraid of?"

"How can he compare to the Demon Lord?" Hua Xiangwan looked up at him and smiled sincerely, "He just came here to find the ghost spirit. How could he treat me like the Demon Lord? People get what they ask for. The Demon Lord and I have been together through life and death. How can he compare to me?"

Hearing this, the Jade Blood God smiled but said nothing.

After a long time, his hands reached out from the curtain. They were a pair of extremely beautiful hands. They hooked the red string around her neck and pulled out the blue sea pearl on her chest.

Hua Xiangwan felt nervous and tried not to show any abnormality. She watched the Jade Blood God stroking the Jade Sea Pearl on her neck and said in a gentle voice, "Wearing the Jade Sea Pearl and resting your head on someone else's arm, Ah Wan, Xie Changji, do you really not mind?"

"Demon Lord," Hua Xiangwan reminded, "Xie Changji has cultivated the Heart-Searching Sword. He is here for the Ghost Spirit."

“Is that so…”

The Jade Blood God seemed to have some regrets. He put down the Jade Sea Pearl, put his hand back into the curtain, and leaned back to his seat.

"Forget it, go ahead. I'm tired."

"yes."

Hua Xiangwan raised her eyes to look at him, then retreated respectfully.

When she walked out of the hall, she saw Xie Changji waiting at the door. He stared at her quietly, and after a moment, he said calmly, "Let's go."

As she spoke, a palace maid came forward and led the two of them to the guest rooms arranged in the back hall.

With outsiders present, it was inconvenient for the two to talk. Hua Xiangwan secretly glanced at Xie Changji. His expression showed no sign of happiness or anger. In the past, she could not understand his emotions, but now, based on her own experience, she intuitively felt that there was some danger.

She looked around and after checking with her spiritual sense to make sure that no one was watching her, she quietly approached Xie Changji, placed her hand next to his, and rubbed her sleeve against his.

Xie Changji didn't move, so Hua Xiangwan took the initiative, holding his hand under her sleeve and gently stroking his palm with her fingers.

Xie Changji remained unmoved. Hua Xiangwan thought about it and simply hugged Xie Changji's arms. Xie Changji finally responded and looked back at her. Hua Xiangwan blinked and gave him a flattering smile.

Xie Changji stopped and turned to look at her. Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment. Before she could react, he lowered his head and kissed her lightly on the lips.

Hua Xiangwan stayed where she was, feeling her heart beating faster. Xie Changji turned around and walked forward, as if nothing had happened, following the palace maid. Hua Xiangwan then reacted and quickly chased after him. This time she behaved herself and did not dare to move.

The two of them walked into the guest room in silence. After the palace maid left, Hua Xiangwan immediately began to check the room. After confirming that there were no magic runes that could allow eavesdropping or spying in the room, she quickly set up a barrier.

Only then did she turn around and saw Xie Changji making the bed with his head down. She didn't know what was wrong with her, so she just stared at him.

Obviously, the two of them had done everything countless times, but for some reason, his kiss without any lust made her feel abnormally excited.

It feels like returning to his youth, when he always did things just briefly and lightly.

If she didn't involve desire in anything but just love, she would feel scared.

But amidst this fear, there was always a vague feeling that made her feel happy.

She looked at the person in front of her quietly. After Xie Changji made the bed, he turned around and saw Hua Xiangwan looking at him, as if she was a young girl, at a loss and with a bit of hesitation in speaking.

"What's wrong?"

He asked, and Hua Xiangwan heard him speak, then mumbled: "Why...why did you kiss me just now?"

"I thought you wanted me to kiss you."

Xie Changji explained honestly. Hua Xiangwan felt awkward for some reason and turned her head away: "I didn't."

"So what are you doing?"

"I..." Hua Xiangwan felt inexplicably less powerful as she spoke, but she also felt that she had done nothing wrong. She coughed lightly and said, "I'm just afraid that you'll impulsively do something bad. Well, the relationship between the Demon Lord and I is a transaction. Back then, he asked me for something and promised to protect the Hehuan Palace. So I've been trying to please him over the years, but there's nothing between him and me. If you hear any rumors..."

"I know." Xie Changji spoke, interrupting Hua Xiangwan's explanation. Hua Xiangwan looked up in surprise, "You know?"

"I've heard his voice before." Xie Changji explained, "In the painting, the voice of the person who took Qin Xin's soul was his."

Hua Xiangwan was stunned for a moment, then she understood what Xie Changji meant: "You said he was the man behind that incident?"

"nice."

After receiving Xie Changji's affirmation, Hua Xiangwan pondered over his words without saying anything.

Xie Changji walked aside, lowered his eyes and poured himself some tea. After a while, he turned back to look at Hua Xiangwan: "Actually, I lied just now."

"Um?"

Hua Xiangwan looked up blankly, and saw Xie Changji looking at her quietly: "Just now I wanted to kiss you."

"ah?"

Hua Xiangwan was a little slow to react. Xie Changji walked up to her, lowered his eyes to look at her, and whispered, "I was still a little angry, but when I saw you coaxing me, I just felt happy."

"You..." Hua Xiangwan lowered her head, her thoughts scattered, and said perfunctorily, "You are also easy to coax."

"We are all going to die eventually," Xie Changji said in a calm voice, speaking the truth, "so there is no need to worry too much about it."

After hearing this, the words of praise she had intended to say were choked in her chest, and for a moment she couldn't tell whether Xie Changji was open-minded or not.