Facing each other
Tianshu asked Heqi to stand outside the formation, and then he used his divine power to explore the interior of the stone formation. Then he recited the ancient spell and reached the depths of the evil abyss.
Before my eyes, a cloud of black sand gathered in a fog, tightly bound by black and red spine chains. In the fog ahead, the soul of a handsome young man, whose gender was indistinguishable, was bound by thick chains. His soul was shattered and incomplete, and the remaining fragments scattered black sand and gradually dissipated.
Compared to him ten thousand years ago, his soul is only a little more broken.
Given the power of this ancient stone formation and Li Wan's forbidden spell, it was impossible for his soul to have dissipated so little in ten thousand years. If the effect remained the same, yet Li Wan's power to suppress him dissipated even faster, it could only mean that someone was deliberately repairing his shattered soul.
"Did he ask you to come see me?" The broken soul slowly opened its eyes and asked.
"Since you were able to wake up and talk to me, I guess your old subordinates really put a lot of effort into saving you."
The young man ignored him and just repeated his words and asked, "Did he ask you to come see me?"
"who?"
"Who? Every time you come to see me, isn't it because of his orders? Why? He still hasn't forgotten me, the son he considers a disgrace? If he has such a good memory, why is he so cruel as to forget my father?"
"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense! He's never had any other women, so how could you have a bloodline that's neither demonic nor monster-like?"
The young man sneered, "You get angry when I say a few words to him. What a loyal dog you are. You're a role model for the gods, but your brain is full of shit. You haven't figured out in 30,000 years that he was the one who killed the woman you love, and you're still working for him? You're even dumber than my father. Yes, he's never had other women, but he has my father. Go back and think about it. If he can sit in that position, does that mean he really can't kill me? Leaving me to linger on, using this stone formation made of ancient sacred stone, just to suppress me? And then slowly grind me to death? Isn't that a huge waste of talent?"
This time, Tianshu didn't rush to refute him, but listened quietly to the end. Thirty thousand years ago, rumors were rife, with details and evidence, even with numerous witnesses and physical evidence of the Xiantian Realm's discovery, and they spread widely throughout the world. Back then, he had doubted the truth of those rumors.
"Tianshu, don't work for him anymore. It's better to trust me than him. At least every monster who surrenders to me gets what they desire most. I never make false promises to my subordinates. You can find out if you ask around. Tianshu, I can also see the darkest and most selfish desires in your heart. It's not too late for you to stand on my side now. It's just a matter of convenience."
"Don't even think about it. I am only loyal to the righteous path of Heaven."
Xie Yuan wasn't surprised, nor was he angry. He simply said, "You're a stubborn person. With your talent, looks, and family background, you can only be friends. It's all because of your cowardice and timidity. I don't trade with cowards and cravens. Okay, enough nonsense. When you go back and see my father, remember to tell him for me that I'm in good health. Don't worry too much about my health or die before me, haha..."
After laughing, Xie Yuan said in annoyance: "It took you half a day to fart. I don't want to chat with you anymore. It's boring. Get out of my house. Thank you." Then, Xie Yuan closed his eyes and ignored him.
After calming down and coming out of the stone formation, Heqi asked, "Did you find anything?"
Tianshu thought about it. If he knew that his sister was disappearing faster and the Evil Abyss was repaired, who knows what kind of trouble Heqi would make or what stupid thing he would do.
"It seems someone is deliberately repairing Xie Yuan's remaining soul. I need to return to the heavens to report immediately, so I won't send the Demon Lord off. Thank you for taking me in recently. I will come to thank you again another day. Farewell."
"etc!"
"Does the Demon Lord have anything else to ask?"
"Um...under the stone formation, is there still any trace of my sister's consciousness left?"
"Yes. But it is only the remnant of its master's consciousness, not a true soul, and cannot communicate with you. But it is spread throughout the stone formation, and can even sense existence within a hundred meters outside the formation. You share the same bloodline, so her consciousness will naturally be able to recognize you better. Therefore, when you set foot within this range, she, as the remnant of Li Wan's consciousness, may have already sensed your approach. Does the Demon Lord have any other questions?"
"No more, go away. Don't forget the oath you swore to me thirty-six thousand four hundred and twenty-seven days ago!"
"I will definitely do it, believe me, Heqi. I'm leaving now, take care of yourself."
It was already early morning when Heqi finished his business and returned to Hedong Village. The sky was still dim, and the few stars that had not yet set were still shining. The mountains were foggy and damp, and the air was more distinctly scented with earth and grass. However, he felt that the silence was a little too much.
As the lord of both the demon and monster worlds, he was particularly sensitive to the bloody smell that permeated the mountains.
According to mortal customs, today was the day for the wedding ceremony, and Hedong Village should have been busy entertaining guests. However, there was no smoke rising from the cooking stoves.
He lay on the couch and waited, and sure enough, not long after, someone from Hedong Village came rushing in with a lantern, knocking on the door in a panic. He Qi went downstairs and happened to meet Cha Suxun and his sister who opened the door. His sister looked cold and unhappy.
"Chi Zhaizhu, a major event has occurred in the village. Our Valley Master has sent me to invite you to discuss the matter. Please count the number of people accompanying you before leaving."
Cha Suxun made his usual excuse, "Go back and tell your village chief that I won't be going. I'd rather spend some time with my wife first. If there's anything, please discuss it and let me know the result."
"This matter concerns all visitors, so I would like to ask Village Master Chi to make the trip. We, the Village Master, are aware of your wife's condition and will take good care of her. If this matter is not resolved, it will truly endanger your wife's safety."
Although the words of the person outside the room sounded polite, there was a firmness in their tone.
"Go with him, I will take good care of my sister. The current situation must be that there has been a murder in Hedong Village. Gathering you all together at this time will either lead to finding the murderer or framing the blame. If we don't go now, we will only attract suspicion and cause trouble."
Hearing He Qi's words, Cha Suxun had no choice but to follow him. After entering the hall, Cha Suxun found a corner and sat down. Then, six village chiefs with gloomy faces hurried over, and the Hedong Village chief announced that everyone had arrived.
There are almost half fewer people in this hall than yesterday.
"I'm sorry to disturb your sleep by inviting you all here because several bloody incidents occurred in Hedong Village last night. Hundreds of people were murdered overnight, with extremely brutal methods. Except for those present, all the other village chiefs have been killed. As soon as I discovered the situation, I sealed off all entrances and exits to Hedong Village and deployed additional personnel for security. Since neither the bodies nor the people were found before this, they are suspects. Furthermore, I invited you all here so that we can help identify the murderer."
"Master Liu, the person died in your territory. I'm afraid none of us here are as suspicious as you. Moreover, to put it bluntly, the murderer killed hundreds of people in your territory overnight. It's hard to believe that you are innocent. According to what you said, those of us who are still alive are the murderers? You don't give us an explanation, and you want us to give an explanation ourselves?" The master of Saiji Village sneered.
Upon hearing this, the already furious leader of Fusong Village slammed the table and shouted, "Yes, my in-laws and son-in-law were killed in your Hedong Village, leaving my poor daughter a widow right after she got married. I'm the victim! You want me to come here so early in the morning to see you guys crying thief, and then you want me to prove I'm not the murderer. This is ridiculous!"
Seeing this, the other village chiefs also put on sour faces and angrily complained about their losses, demanding an explanation from the leader of Hedong Village. For a moment, the hall was extremely noisy, and Cha Suxun also joined in the complaints.
"Quiet! Everyone, listen to me! If I, Liu, were the murderer and had the ability to do so, I should have killed all of you last night, or caught you all in one fell swoop now. Why waste my breath arguing with you all?"
Seeing that everyone had calmed down a bit, Liu Xiangluo struck while the iron was hot and said, "To kill a hundred people overnight, there must be someone secretly colluding with each other. I invited you all here, and I am the best scapegoat. Of course, it is normal for everyone to suspect that I am an accomplice of the murderer. I understand. Therefore, the first thing I did was to ask everyone to come here to explain what happened last night and prove your innocence. Well, let me start. I was in my room all night. The leader of the Black Wind Village sent me a beauty last night. I was very happy with the beauty. When my wife found out, she came here in the middle of the night and made a fuss. The noise woke up the leaders of the surrounding villages, and she can also testify on my behalf."
"Sending you a beauty in the middle of the night? Where is the beauty? Besides, the leader of Black Wind Village is already dead. There is no evidence, so how can we trust you?"
"That beauty has the Black Wind Village totem tattooed on her back. I'll call her up so you can see it. If you still don't believe me, you can compare it with the totems tattooed on the people of Black Wind Village. But you, Master of Fusong Village, last night I sent Master Guo, who came to mediate, back to his room, but I saw you leave with my own eyes. So, why were you out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"
Village Chief Guo nodded in agreement: "Yes."
Seeing everyone's suspicious looks, the leader of Fusong Village felt uneasy and speechless. He hurriedly explained, "Would I kill my own relatives?"
"I heard that you, the leader of Fusong Village, have always looked down on your in-laws. But your son-in-law is so handsome that your daughter fell in love with him at first sight and asked him to marry her, which led to the subsequent marriage. Afterwards, even though he treated your daughter well, you often made things difficult for your son-in-law. Who knows, maybe you want to get rid of him and quickly find a new son-in-law." Tianma Village echoed.
"You! You guys!"
"I've sent people to examine all the bodies. They have multiple fatal wounds, deep enough to reveal the flesh. They must have been inflicted by extremely sharp knives. Of all those present, Fusong Village is the most renowned for its ironwork. Everyone there knows how to forge iron, and the knives they forge are so sharp they can slice through iron like mud. Even if they were hunting wild boar in the mountains, they could still kill with a single blow. I collected all your weapons before you went up the mountain and stored them in the warehouse. I'll compare them to the murder weapon."
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