Chapter 36: One wave after another
Shen Qingqiu narrowed his eyes and said, "What is the character of the heir of the Twelve Peaks of Cangqiong Mountain? I wonder when other sects have to make a conclusion based on hearsay."
The old palace mistress said, "If it was hearsay, I wouldn't believe it. But this rumor was spread among the disciples of your noble sect."
He looked around and continued, "You should know that it is common for disciples from different sects to get along with each other privately, and it is inevitable that some rumors will be heard. The fact that Master Shen deliberately suppressed and harmed his disciples does not deserve the word 'high moral character'."
Shen Qingqiu was overwhelmed when he heard this.
Harming your disciples?
This is really the truth. When Luo Binghe was in his developmental period, Shen Qingqiu abused him in every way and used him as a child laborer. These glorious past events can be written into a single bitter novel. The rest of the disciples who were made difficult by Shen Qingqiu or even expelled from the sect because of their excellent qualifications can also form a gymnastics team. However, it was not him who was abused, but the original goods!
Yue Qingyuan said solemnly: "Since you know it's just gossip, there's no point in saying more. Junior brother, of course, doesn't like to ask about my health, but to say it's harmful is a bit too much."
Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded. Qin Wanyue finally couldn't help but speak for her lover: "Then I have the courage to ask Sect Master Yue, ordering a teenager to face a demon elder with a hundred years of skills and wearing poisonous armor, is this considered persecution and cruelty?"
This time, Shen Qingqiu can't just be a quiet handsome man and listen.
He said indifferently: "Whether this counts or not, I don't know. But what I do know is that if a master slaps his apprentice out in front of the Stinger Armor and blocks it himself, it probably can't be considered persecution. What do you think, Luo Binghe?"
Some of the cultivators present had surprised expressions when they heard the name. Most of them were from the Cangqiong Mountain Sect. Some, such as Qi Qinglai, who had been suspicious when they first saw the face, were also shocked. As for the logistics leader who almost fell to his knees when he met Luo Binghe when he first entered Jinlan City, he was calm after the storm.
In the crowd, Luo Binghe stared at Shen Qingqiu with a fixed gaze. Shen Qingqiu tilted his head, unfolded his folding fan, and actually smiled back at him. Although it looked like he was just curling his lips in a mocking way.
It's nonsense to say that he wasn't angry at all. Shen Qingqiu was always concerned about his own life and always had a lot of thoughts about Luo Binghe, but when he helped Luo Binghe block the attack, he did it on his own initiative, although Luo Binghe might not need others to help him resolve the crisis. No matter how you think about it, the person who was the most ruthless in the three fights was him, and this matter could actually be used to splash dirty water, Shen Qingqiu was angry.
Instead of continuing to be aloof, it is better to take the initiative!
Because Shen Qingqiu often punished Luo Binghe in the past, Yue Qingyuan had seen him several times, but that was only when Luo Binghe was still young. Later, Shen Qingqiu began to use Luo Binghe, and he was often sent down to Qingjing Peak to handle various matters, making it even harder to see him. In the Immortal Alliance Conference, he did see Luo Binghe's face in the crystal mirror, but it was only for a short moment, and the mirror was not clear, so just now on the way, he did not recognize that the handsome young man next to the Palace Master of Huanhua Palace was actually Shen Qingqiu's "favorite disciple". Before this, Yue Qingyuan heard that the Palace Master valued his youngest disciple the most, so he always regarded Luo Binghe as Gong Yixiao. At this time, looking at the direction where Shen Qingqiu's eyes were locked, he was stunned: "Junior brother, what did you call him?"
Before Shen Qingqiu could answer, Luo Binghe actually responded first.
He said slowly, "I will never forget the kindness of Master protecting me with his own body."
Qi Qingqi said in disbelief: "It's really you? Shen Qingqiu, didn't you say he was dead?" He looked at Luo Binghe again: "Since he's alive, why don't you come back to Qingjing Peak? Do you know that your master is because of you..."
Shen Qingqiu suddenly coughed dryly, forcing Qi Qingqi to stop and stare at him.
Shen Qingqiu also glared back secretly. He had a hunch that he would definitely hear the word "disoriented" next. Damn, he didn't want to hear this word again! A wave of goosebumps made Luo Binghe laugh so hard that his face, the standard male protagonist, cracked up!
The old palace mistress lingered on, "It is this point that is puzzling. Why do you insist on saying that someone is dead when he is clearly not dead? And why do you not want to go back when you can?"
Shen Qingqiu was fed up with his weird tone, and said indifferently: "If he doesn't want to come back, there's nothing I can do. Let him come and let him go. If the palace master wants to say something, please say it directly."
The old palace master smiled and said, "Master Shen Feng knows what I want to say, and anyone with a clear mind here can understand it. These demon seed sowers certainly deserve to be burned by the fire, but if there are people behind the scenes who instigated and helped, they should never be let off. No matter what, we must give an explanation to the entire Jinlan City."
His words successfully stirred up the flames of hatred among the survivors of Jinlan City. Having just survived a catastrophe, they were already feeling panicked and frustrated, and they wished they had a live target to focus their firepower on and vent their anger. Many of them followed suit and started to shout.
Luo Binghe said: "Master hates evil as much as he hates evil. When he encounters the demons, he just wishes he could kill them with his own hands. How could he collude with them?"
Shen Qingqiu stared at him from the side. He was probably the only one present who could personally understand the true meaning of Luo Binghe's words "Kill him with your own hands and then be quick".
Shen Qingqiu simply asked, "Luo Binghe, are you considered a disciple of Qingjing Peak or Huanhua Palace now?"
The old palace master sneered and said, "Now that things have come to this, Master Shen Feng is willing to accept this disciple again?"
Shen Qingqiu said: "I have never expelled him from the sect. Since he is still willing to call me Master, he must be willing to acknowledge it."
He said this purely with the intention of annoying Luo Binghe, but it didn't seem to annoy him. Luo Binghe's eyes flickered, and he didn't know if it was an illusion, but his expression seemed to have eased a little.
For a moment, the two camps were clearly opposed to each other, and the air seemed to be full of sparks and tension. As for the sower who started the war, he was forgotten and no one cared about how to deal with him.
Suddenly, a charming female voice said, "Shen Jiu? ...Are you Shen Jiu?"
When he heard this name, the calm expression on Shen Qingqiu's face almost cracked into the Great Rift Valley of East Africa.
Damn it!
Is it destined that God will kill me today?!
It's over. It's this woman. It's Begonia!
In the original work, the appearance of Begonia only signified one thing: Shen Qingqiu's downfall.
Although Qiu Haitang is no longer a young girl, her face is as white as a magnolia, her makeup is gorgeous, and she is slim and has a full chest. Since she is so beautiful, she naturally cannot escape the fate of becoming a member of Luo Binghe's harem.
The bad thing is that she and Shen Qingqiu once had an affair.
Congratulations! The original Shen Qingqiu has an unclear relationship with both wives of the male protagonist of a stud novel. This is unprecedented!
At least among all the stallion stories Shen Yuan has read, there is no other like him!
It is conceivable that this must be the reason why the second wave of comments in the readers' comments "Please banish Shen Qingqiu! If not, give him negative points!" was launched.
Shen Qingqiu thought to himself, “WTF?” as he scanned the shocking barrage that filled the screen. Qiu Haitang held a sword across his chest, as if he was ready to kill him and then commit suicide. “I’m asking you a question! Why don’t you dare look at me?”
Big sister, how dare I look at you? You are here to kill me!
Qiu Haitang's face was filled with sadness: "I was wondering, no wonder I have been looking for you for so many years but never saw you again. It turns out that you have already flown to the top and become the high and mighty master of Qingjing Peak. Haha, what a great sight!"
Shen Qingqiu really didn't know where to look or what to say, so he stared straight ahead, trying to keep his facial expression as indifferent and distant as possible.
Everyone was whispering. Yue Qingyuan asked, "Qingqiu, what's going on? Is this girl an old acquaintance of yours?"
Brother... stop asking...
Qiu Haitang said sadly, "Old acquaintance? More than just old acquaintance... This sanctimonious man and I have been childhood sweethearts since we were young... I am his wife!"
Hearing this, Luo Binghe raised his eyebrows.
no!
You are obviously Luo Binghe's wife! Wake up!
Shang Qinghua was greatly surprised and asked, “Huh? Are you serious? Why have I never heard Senior Brother Shen mention this before?”
Shen Qingqiu pulled the corner of his mouth at him and gave him a fake smile: Can you please stop adding fuel to the fire?
Who wrote this ridiculous content that increases his scumbag value and hatred value and how dare they just sit there and watch the show!
Aren’t those people next to you all cultivators? Why are there so many people who like to read gossip? All of them, disperse!
Qiu Haitang sneered, "Such a beast in human form would naturally not dare to mention anything that would offend his conscience."
Master Wuchen had been with the three from Cangqiong Mountain for some time. He had been taken care of by Shen Qingqiu and had a good impression of him. He had not been able to get a word in when the Cangqiong Mountain faction and Huanhua Palace were arguing just now. Now he said, "Amitabha, if this female donor has anything to say, she can just say it nicely and make it clear. Just accusing them won't convince anyone."
Shen Qingqiu's face was filled with tears: Master... I know you are doing this for my own good, but I will be hurt if she explains it clearly... You are really afraid of ghosts knocking on your door even if you don't do anything shameful!
Qiu Haitang had become the focus of everyone's attention. She was so excited that her face flushed. She puffed out her chest and said loudly: "If I, Qiu Haitang, say even a single word falsely, I will be pierced through the heart by thousands of poisonous arrows from the demon clan and die a miserable death!" She pointed directly at Shen Qingqiu, her eyes burning with anger as she said: "This person is now Shen Qingqiu, the leader of Qingjing Peak of Cangqiong Mountain Sect, the famous Xiu Yajian. But does anyone know what he used to be?"
What she said was a bit harsh, Qi Qinglai frowned: "Watch your words!"
秋海棠現在是個雜門小派的什麽什麽堂主，被蒼穹山這種巨頭組織首腦之一一斥責，倒退了一步。
老宮主卻道：“齊峰主何必動氣，就讓這位姑娘說下去，有何不可？總不能堵住人嘴。”
秋海棠咬了咬牙，眼中恨意蓋過了懼意，聲音又高了起來：“他十二歲時，不過是我家從外地人販子手裏買來的一個小奴，因為是第九個，就叫小九，我父母看他被人販子虐待，很是可憐，就帶回家中，教他念書識字，供他吃穿用度，飽暖無憂。我兄弟也帶他極為親厚，長到十五歲，父母去世，我哥哥當家作主，給他脫了奴籍，還認作義弟。而我，因為同他一起長大，受了他的蒙騙……居然真的以為……我們是兩情相悅……因而訂下了婚約。”
沈清秋就站在這裏，被迫和上千個人一起聽“自己”的黑歷史，心中千言萬語，都化作“無語”兩個字。
她眼中開始泛起淚花漣漣：“我兄長十九歲那年，城中來了一名雲游修士，看中此地靈氣養人，在城門設立法壇，十八歲以下的青年男女都可以前去試靈，他要挑一名天資出衆者收作弟子。那修士身懷仙術，城中人無一不驚嘆贊服，沈九也去了試靈壇，他資質不錯，被那修士相中，他歡天喜地跑回來，要離開我家。”
“我哥哥當然不同意。在他眼裏，修仙之事，純屬渺茫，況且他已與我訂下婚約之事，怎可忽然棄家離去？他和我哥哥大吵一架，當時郁郁寡歡，我們只當他一時想不開，等想明白後，自然就接受了。”
她臉色陡變：“誰知道，就在當晚，他兇相畢露，居然喪心病狂，将我哥哥和數名家仆一并殺死，橫屍府中，連夜跟着那修士逃遁出城！
“我家經此一變，我一個弱女子，無力支撐，偌大家業，就這麽散了。我苦苦尋了這醜人多少年，一直不得蹤跡。當年收他為徒的那名修士，早就死于非命，從此更是斷了線索……如果不是今天到金蘭城來了一遭，恐怕我這輩子都不知道，這個忘恩負義手刃恩人的小人，居然一路往上爬，爬到了天下第一大派的峰主之一的位置！雖然他跟以往已大不相同……可這張臉、這張臉就算化為灰燼我也絕不會認錯！”
衆人唏噓抽氣聲中，沈清秋不知怎麽的，居然反而冷靜下來了。
秋海棠敘述的這段經歷，乍一聽跌宕起伏，可細細分辨，漏洞不少。
并不是沈清秋歧視原裝貨，而是原著從來就致力于表現，沈清秋是個不讨人喜歡的個性，臭硬，心眼小，不會說話，不會讨好，高冷，裝b。這樣的性格，很難讓人相信，少年時期的沈清秋會可愛到讓毫無血緣關系者把他當親人看待。
可是對于旁人而言，他們才捕捉不到這種細節。
原先，沈清秋忌憚是忌憚這一段劇情，可也不是非常忌憚。這種陳年舊事，有沒有确切證據，單憑秋海棠，只要他死咬不認，讓秋海棠以為自己認錯了人，無非是在沈清秋此人人品履歷上抹一個大大污點。
沒辦法，沈清秋的确對不起秋海棠，但那是原裝沈清秋！他才不想背這個黑鍋！他寧可日後在別的方面好好補償秋海棠。他沒殺柳清歌，沒猥亵寧嬰嬰，怎樣也不至于百丈高樓一夜塌，混到人人喊打的地步。
可現在就不一樣了。
有撒種人指控在前，老宮主指控在後，現在秋海棠的控訴，完全可以作為他人品不端的佐證，始亂終棄的渣男+勾結魔族的內奸，簡直标準配置，錦上添花。
巧合完美契合堆積，還叫它巧合，未免太自欺欺人了。
老宮主道：“岳掌門，處理這種事，徇私可要不得。否則傳出去蒼穹山派泱泱大派包庇一個劣跡斑斑之人，怎能服衆？”
岳清源木然道：“所以宮主的意思是？”
“依我看，暫時把沈仙師安置在幻花宮，等查明真相再做定奪如何？”
誰都知道，這個“處置”，究竟是什麽意思。
幻花宮有一個特殊的功能。在它行宮坐落之處的地底，有一座水牢。地形複雜，輔以幻花宮迷陣，這個壓箱底的陣法可跟那種只用來擋擋非修真人士的護宮陣法不是一個等級的。水牢內部更是戒備森嚴，刑堂設備齊全，專業無比。關押其中的，無一不是修真界罪大惡極、雙手染血、或者觸犯禁例的修士。
簡而言之，幻花宮水牢，就是修真界的公共監獄。
除此之外，如果有危害人界嫌疑的修士，暫時需要一個地方收押待審，也會被遣送到此，等待四派聯合公審，再作發落。
柳清歌冷笑道：“說夠了？”
耐着性子聽了這麽久的廢話，他心裏早就窩火了，反手握住背後乘鸾劍，一副開打的架勢。對面幻花宮弟子也紛紛挺劍而出，怒目相對。
岳清源道：“柳師弟退下。”
柳清歌雖不情不願，但若說非要聽一個人的話，他也只服氣岳清源，勉強把手從劍柄上撤開。
見他退了回去，岳清源點頭道：“這種指控，可不是說說就能算的。”
他腰間那柄通體墨黑的長劍突然從鞘中彈出一寸雪白刺眼的鋒芒
剎那間，整個廣場上方，仿佛撒下一張無形巨網，網內的靈力波動如海潮般卷湧不息。
劍鳴之聲仿佛就在耳朵裏嗡鳴不止，較為年輕的弟子為數不少都不自覺捂住了耳朵，心髒狂跳不止。
玄肅劍！
沈清秋實在想不到，岳清源令柳清歌退下，原來是要自己上陣啊？！真是毀三觀！
據說，蒼穹山穹頂峰主人岳清源自接任以來，只拔過兩次劍。一次是接任儀式，一次是迎戰天魔血統後裔（洛冰河他爹）。
玄肅劍只出鞘了一寸，就讓衆人忽然有些明白了。
能坐在穹頂殿的最高處，絕不是只要沉穩就行的！
老宮主道：“擺陣！”
這是要迎戰的節奏？！
究竟怎麽回事，魔界都還沒打過來呢，人倒先自己鬥起來了。沈清秋見勢不對，忙摘下佩劍，往前一扔。
修雅劍直直插到了幻花宮宮主身前。
棄劍等同于投降。老宮主一怔，擺手讓門人歸位。
岳清源低聲道：“師弟！”
沈清秋道：“師兄，不用再多說，清者自清。清秋願意受縛。”
這老宮主看來就跟個老糊塗蛋似的，死咬他不放，再加上撒種人和秋海棠二連擊，他哪會放過這麽好的機會。反正是板上釘釘的事，沒必要害蒼穹山派和幻花宮兩大巨頭撕破臉皮。沈清秋堅持道：“多說無益。自證為上。”
他說完沒看岳清源表情如何，而是掃了一眼洛冰河。
他臉上看不出喜怒，穩立原地，和四周捂耳眩暈的修士們形成鮮明對比。
半晌，岳清源終于收劍。空氣中，仿佛被撤去了一張無形巨網。
沈清秋轉向岳清源深深一禮。說起來，給這掌門添的麻煩不可謂不多，實在汗顏。
秋海棠仍啜泣不止。秦婉約走過她時，安慰道：“秋姑娘，無論事情如何，三派總會給你一個交待。”
秋海棠神情激動，兩眼含淚，擡頭道謝，見洛冰河伫立一旁，雙頰不由生暈。
瞎狗眼啦又來！沈清秋暗暗翻個白眼。說起來他這也算是被當面ntr了，為何他一點不快都沒有！
以公儀蕭為首的幾名幻花宮弟子走上前來，手裏拿的東西十分眼熟。
你好捆仙索；再見捆仙索！
公儀蕭語帶歉意道：“沈前輩，得罪了。晚輩定當以禮相待，事情水落石出，決不讓前輩受半分怠慢。”
沈清秋點頭，只說了兩個字：“有勞。”
光是你以禮相待有什麽用。看看現場幻花宮衆弟子的眼神，個個恨不得生吃了他，畢竟當初仙盟大會死傷最慘的就是幻花宮了，可有的罪受了。
捆仙索五花大綁一上身，沈清秋就覺得身體沉重了不少。之前“無可解”毒性發作斷斷續續，靈流只會感覺到堵塞，就像接觸不良，摔摔砸砸遙控器偶爾也還能支撐一下。捆仙索一上身，那就是徹底阻隔，仿佛忽然被貶成*凡胎。
老宮主道：“公審之期，就定在一個月之後，諸位意下如何？”
柳清歌道：“五天。”
在水牢裏關得越久，零碎苦頭吃得越多，柳清歌說五天，那就是把公審一切預備流程壓縮到最短。老宮主當然不肯妥協：“如此倉促，恐怕多有疏漏。”
昭華寺專業和事佬，一位方丈提議道：“那不如十天？”
岳清源道：“七天。不能再拖。”
一群掌門在那裏讨價還價，沈清秋現在居然還有心情覺得喜感，想到一事，忙道：“不必多說。聽宮主安排。一個月。”
能拖久一點，反而對露芝成長有利。他眼角瞥向一旁尚清華，動了動眉毛。
Shang Qinghua understood what he meant, and with his hands hanging down in front of him, he secretly made a gesture of "No problem, leave it to me".
However, I hope he can really survive this month in the Fantasy Flower Palace where Luo Binghe holds the power all by his own hands!