Chapter 688 Solving One Problem at a Time
The person Yun Qingqing pointed out was one of the three people who had gone to get something together before.
Xuanyuan wins.
"What?!" Xuanyuan Sheng took a step back, his face turning pale. "Pavilion Master Yun, please stop slandering me!"
"This..." A young disciple gasped, "Senior Brother Sheng is usually the most steady and composed person. How could he do such a thing? Is this a mistake?"
"I was wondering why he was so excited just now..." another female disciple muttered softly, and her sleeve was pulled by her companion beside her.
Xuanyuan Zhao frowned:
"The three of us have been working together just now. Pavilion Master Yun said that Junior Brother Sheng hid the Soul Jade. Could it be that he wants to say that Junior Sister Yu and I are also in cahoots?"
Yun Qingqing said calmly:
"That's not the case. I just pointed out the current location of the Soul Jade."
Xuanyuan Zhao frowned even tighter and was about to say something but was interrupted by the Great Elder.
"Alright." Xuanyuan Song said in a deep voice, "The important thing right now is to find the Soul Jade."
Several elders looked unhappy.
Xuanyuan Sheng has always been a kind person, and they really don't want to believe that he would do such a thing.
But because of Yun Qingqing's previous behavior, they had to carefully consider what she said.
Xuanyuan Yu suddenly stepped forward quickly and said seriously:
"I believe in Brother Sheng! His character is obvious to all. How can we convict him based on a word from an outsider?"
"Junior sister..." Xuanyuan showed gratitude on his face.
Xuanyuan Yu looked at him and said:
"I believe that Senior Brother is upright and has nothing to fear. Since Pavilion Master Yun has insisted that Senior Brother has hidden the Soul Jade in his Qiankun bag, why not let Senior Brother personally inspect it? The truth will be revealed."
"Junior sister, what you said makes sense. Of course I'm not afraid!" Xuanyuan Sheng nodded immediately and reached out to untie the Qiankun bag.
"Wait a minute," Xuanyuan Yu stopped him and turned to look at Yun Qingqing again, "But if Senior Brother Ruosheng doesn't have the Soul Jade in his Qiankun bag, then Pavilion Master Yun must also give an explanation for slandering Senior Brother!"
Yun Qingqing looked at her indifferently:
"Everything must be resolved one by one. I won't wrongly accuse anyone. If there's no Soul Jade in his Qiankun bag, I'll leave it to you to handle."
Xuanyuan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at her for a moment:
"...I hope Pavilion Master Yun keeps his word!"
Xuanyuan Sheng immediately took off the Qiankun bag, untied the restrictions, and handed it to the elder:
"Master, I have a clear conscience!"
Xuanyuan Song picked up the Qiankun bag and took out the items one by one in front of everyone: several bottles of elixirs, two magic tools, a stack of talismans...
Everything was carefully checked, but there was no trace of the Soul Jade.
"Pavilion Master Yun..." Xuanyuan Song frowned, "There is indeed no soul jade in this Qiankun bag."
Xuanyuan Sheng straightened his back and said with a stern face:
"I am a disciple who acts uprightly. How could I do such a heinous thing?"
Xuanyuan Yu looked at Yun Qingqing:
"Pavilion Master Yun, the evidence is now irrefutable. Senior Brother Sheng has been wrongly accused! You just swore that the Soul Jade was in his Qiankun bag. Isn't it time for you to give us an explanation?"
"That's right!" A young disciple couldn't help but shout, "Brother Sheng is always the one who takes care of us fellow disciples. How could he possibly steal the Soul Jade?"
"Pavilion Master Yun..." Xuanyuan Song hesitated for a moment and sighed, "I respect your ability, but what happened today... Sheng'er was indeed wronged."
The atmosphere in the stone chamber suddenly became tense, and all eyes were focused on Yun Qingqing.
Yun Qingqing sighed softly and pointed at the pile of things in front of Xuanyuan Song:
"Great Elder, please take a look at those talismans. There's one that doesn't belong to your disciple. You should be able to tell."
Everyone was confused by her words. Xuanyuan Song subconsciously cast his eyes on the stack of talismans he had searched out of the Qiankun bag and was about to reach out.
Xuanyuan Yu suddenly spoke:
"What do you mean, Pavilion Master Yun? We're clearly discussing how you wrongly accused Senior Brother Sheng of stealing the Soul Jade. Why are you trying to change the subject to the talisman?"
Yun Qingqing glanced at her coldly and said in a low voice:
"Since you insist on saying that, then I'll make it clearer. There's a Heaven-level Mustard Seed Talisman in that stack of talismans."
"And the Soul Jade is hidden in that talisman!"
Xuanyuan Yu's pupils shrank slightly, and he turned to look at the pile of talismans in shock:
“No way…”
"Ridiculous! Junior Sister, don't listen to her nonsense!" Xuanyuan Sheng's face was filled with anger. "Pavilion Master Yun thinks too highly of me. Not to mention that a Heavenly Grade Talisman requires cultivation on par with Master and his elder brothers to create, even if a disciple like me got hold of this Talisman, I wouldn't be able to activate it at all! How can I use it to secretly hide the Soul Jade?"
But just as he finished speaking, Xuanyuan Song, who had already started to check the talisman, changed his expression, pulled out a talisman, and said in a deep voice:
"It really exists... This is a Heavenly Grade Mustard Seed Talisman!"
The entire stone chamber fell silent in an instant, and everyone stared at the talisman in the elder's hand with wide eyes.
Xuanyuan Sheng's pupils shrank:
"This... this isn't my talisman! I've never seen anything like this before..."
Xuanyuan Song frowned, spiritual power surged at his fingertips, activating the talisman. Ripples suddenly appeared around the talisman, and with a light "hum" sound, a piece of emerald green jade slowly emerged from the ripples!
"Soul Jade!" Xuanyuan Song exclaimed and immediately took the jade in his hand. He felt somewhat relieved and was glad to have found it.
But at the same time, he was filled with anger and looked at Xuanyuan Sheng coldly:
"What else do you have to say!"
"No... This is impossible!" Xuanyuan Sheng's face turned pale, and his knees softened as he fell to the ground. "Uncle Master, please understand! I have no idea why this thing ended up in my Qiankun bag! I am innocent!"
"You evil disciple, why don't you confess the truth?" A tall, thin elder swung out a chain, bound Xuanyuan Sheng, and shouted angrily, "Of course you don't have the ability to do this on your own! Tell me, who gave you this talisman, instructing you to do such a treasonous act against our ancestors!"
Xuanyuan Sheng was speechless and shook his head desperately, speaking incoherently:
"Disciple, disciple... Master, don't you even trust me as a person..."
Xuanyuan Yu's eyes were filled with shock and pain as she interrupted him, "Brother Sheng... I just defended you in vain! Why would you do such a thing?"
"It's not me!" Xuanyuan Sheng said anxiously, "Junior Sister Yu, even you don't believe me anymore!"
"Then you should explain how this talisman got into your Qiankun bag!" Xuanyuan Yu said sadly, "Every Qiankun bag has its owner's restrictions. If someone else had secretly moved it, wouldn't you have noticed?"
"I..." Xuanyuan Sheng's face turned pale as he slumped to the ground. "How could this happen... It really wasn't me... Whether you believe it or not..."
Xuanyuan Song closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:
"The most urgent task right now is to repair the spirit core. We can deal with your theft of the Soul Jade later! Come, take him to the dark cell first!"
"Wait!" Yun Qingqing suddenly spoke.
Xuanyuan Song's expression paused, and he turned to look at Yun Qingqing with a puzzled look on his face.
"I've said before, we need to resolve each issue one by one." Yun Qingqing lowered her eyes and looked at Xuanyuan Sheng, who was tied up like a dumpling, and said calmly, "All along, I only said that the Soul Jade was in his Qiankun bag, but I never said that he stole the Soul Jade."
Xuanyuan Song was stunned for a moment, and his expression suddenly changed:
"you mean……"
"That's right." Yun Qingqing nodded. "He didn't lie. He was just framed."
"Someone else stole the Soul Jade and hid it in his Qiankun bag!"
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