Pingyang seemed extremely excited and pointed at the foreigner and shouted loudly.
As she finished her words, everyone's eyes fell on the foreigner.
"Pingyang, did you see clearly?"
Emperor Chu asked in a deep voice.
Qing Leishan's eyes instantly turned red with hatred, staring at the black-robed old man in front of him. Qing Ziyuan gently held Rong Wan's hand to calm his mother's overly excited emotions.
Before he even started questioning, Pingyang had already shouted out the truth in one sentence.
Who wouldn't be shocked? This black-robed old man was so audacious that he even dared to appear in the Golden Throne Hall. Now that there were witnesses, what excuses could he offer?
"Royal uncle, Pingyang will definitely not be wrong. It was him who killed Qing Er and wanted to kill me!"
Pingyang gritted his teeth and shouted viciously.
"Sister Qing, Fourth Brother, you've really been deceived. This old man is not the unparalleled old man you said he was. He's a murderer."
Qing Yunyao excitedly shouted in the direction of Qing Yunyao and Chu Yan.
"Asshole! Little girl, what nonsense are you talking about in front of this old man?"
At this moment, the old man's hoarse voice was heard.
The gloomy eyes swept across Pingyang, making people feel inexplicably cold.
Pingyang's face turned pale when she saw this look, as if she was back to that day when she was stared at by that weird old man. There was no emotion in his eyes, just like the snake wrapped around her wrist that day, only coldness and stickiness.
Since entering the palace, the ghost has not saluted anyone, including the Emperor Chu.
"I've traveled the Nine Provinces for decades, and this is the first time I've been wrongly accused of murder. I didn't want to bother with this matter, but I heard someone used it to bully my disciple, so I made this trip today."
As soon as he finished speaking, his gaze fell coldly on Qingyue and Fengling.
Qing Yue sneered coldly and just watched quietly. She wanted to see what tricks Chu Yan, Qing Yunyao and this foreigner were up to.
“Master…”
At this time, Qing Yunyao cried out softly, tears welling up in her eyes. She stood up and walked over to the ghost man, "Master, I have wronged you."
Her eyes were red as she finished speaking, then she knelt down and said, "Father, Mother, a few days ago, in this hall, Qin Wan insisted that my master was the murderer of my second brother. He said that my master's identity is unknown and that he is not the Wushuang Elder. He simply predicted that my master's whereabouts are uncertain and that he has left Kyoto City. These days, I have lost my appetite and cannot face my parents and brothers. I regret and cry every day...
I don't believe that my master, who treated me so well, is a bad person, but I dare not go home and face the sorrowful eyes of my parents. Fortunately, the prince has searched everywhere these days, staying up day and night, and finally contacted my master. Today, the prince and I have brought my master here to prove his innocence."
Qing Yunyao's eyes were red, and she looked extremely stubborn yet aggrieved.
"Yue girl, please stand up. I am sitting here today to make the decision for you. Your Majesty, during the last debate, you believed what Qin Wan and Prince Yu said, saying that Yue girl's master was impersonating the 'Wushuang Old Man'. You gave Yan'er ten days to find the master and bring him here. In less than ten days, he has already been brought here. Today, I hope that Your Majesty will handle the matter impartially."
At this time, Empress Xiao, who had been wearing a stern face, finally found the opportunity to speak. She stood up and spoke coldly.
There was a sense of relief and catharsis in his voice.
"Senior, we meet again."
As soon as she finished speaking, she greeted the foreigner.
The last time they met, he helped Chu Yan detoxify.
The foreigner nodded as a greeting.
Emperor Chu's face showed no emotion, he just stared at the ghost in front of him, "So, you really are the Wushuang old man?"
"Of course I am."
There was no expression on the ghost's face.
"How can you prove your identity?"
The King of Chu asked again, his face showing no emotion.
"Why should I prove my identity? Why should I prove my identity like you?"
The foreigner sneered and his hoarse voice sounded, with unconcealable coldness and arrogance. Standing there, it was obvious that he did not take anyone in the hall seriously, including the Emperor Chu who sat at the highest seat.
If he is really the unparalleled old man, such an attitude is normal. He is an old senior with high moral character and his legends are everywhere in the world. Now he is wronged and entered the palace just to prove his innocence. It is really ridiculous to tell others about it.
Even the people here understood the meaning of his words. He entered the palace today, apparently to seek justice for her disciple.
The Qing family remained silent, but they kept examining the ghost man. Was this the man who had taken their daughter as his apprentice? Was he the legendary Wushuang Elder?
The foreigner's words were very rude and he didn't even give the Emperor Chu any face. The hall suddenly fell into a brief silence.
But at this moment, Qing Ziyuan stood up, "Senior, my name is Qing Ziyuan, and I am Yue girl's eldest brother."
"Um."
The ghost man raised his eyelids and glanced at Qing Ziyuan.
"Senior, Ziyuan was not in Kyoto before this, so I don't know what happened here. But my second brother Qing Zhan was murdered, and now Princess Pingyang has accused you of being the murderer. I wonder if you can explain what's going on here?"
Qing Ziyuan's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, and his pair of cold star-like eyes were full of wisdom.
He didn't bother to think about whether the old man in front of him was Wushuang. No matter who he was, what he wanted to know was whether this man was the one who killed Qing Zhan as Pingyang said!
"I don't know what that little girl is talking about. I am Miss Yue's master, how could I kill her second brother? It's simply ridiculous and absurd."
All I heard was a cold snort from the foreigner, his tone suppressed and angry.
Qing Ziyuan's pupils shrank.
Not only him, but also Qing Leishan...
If he had accidentally found Yue Yatou's master, all the truth would have been revealed, but now this denial has brought everything back to square one.
"Nonsense, you wicked old man are just making excuses. How could this princess wrongly accuse you? I saw it with my own eyes. I saw you trying to kill me and injuring Qing Er!"
When Pingyang heard his denial, he became extremely anxious and immediately jumped up and shouted.
"Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say anything you want. I only save people in my life, not kill people."
The foreigner stood there, calm and composed, and it only took a word for Pingyang to lose control.
Without any witnesses, who can say that he killed someone?
The dead cannot speak.
"No, he's quibbling. He's deliberately quibbling. That day in the alley, Qing Er and I were the only ones who saw your true face. What I said is the evidence."
Pingyang said anxiously.
"Pingyang, that's what you said last time. You insisted that the murderer was Qin Wan, who said the murderer was my master... and you really took it seriously. But Pingyang, everything in this world requires evidence, not just words. I still say that I believe in my master."
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