Qing Hui appearance
Following the sound, she saw Su Yang dressed in splendid brocade clothes, a silver crown on his head, a belt inlaid with gems, and a jade pendant, looking very business-like. Seeing how respectful the two bat demons had been to him, Yuanli couldn't help but wonder if he had already surrendered to Xie Yuan.
Su Yang flew with her out of Yuemang Mountain. When they were a little further away, he sent her a telepathic message, "Miss A Li, could you please help me escape Yuemang Mountain and hide there temporarily? We can't stay here for long. There are some truths I need to tell you in the safest place."
Yuanli brought him to the Demon Lord's Palace. "Wait here for a moment. Don't wander around. Heqi is on the way here. The demon has three urgent matters. I'll go first."
"good."
After leaving the palace, Yuanli went straight to Heqi. She transformed the remaining half plate of cakes on his table into a peach blossom cake, and then took out a petal of Hui from the Lingbao Silver Bell, transformed it into a peach blossom cake, and placed it on top.
"This petal is from the ancient mythical beast Hui. It is said to have the power to make people speak the truth. You will have someone deliver it to him later. Find a reason for him to eat the first piece so that you can ensure that he is telling the truth when you question him later."
"It would be such a waste to give him something so precious. I can cast a mantra to make him tell the truth."
"I have some suspicions that Su Yang has some connection with Xie Yuan now, so it's better to be cautious. Using Hui's petals will make it harder to be discovered. I'm just using the excuse of going out to relieve myself. You go in first, and I'll follow."
Yuanli returned to the house and sat for a while before entering the hall. She closed the door and sat down beside Heqi. At that moment, the peach blossom cake on the small table next to Suyang's chair was missing the piece that had transformed into a petal at the top.
"This place is absolutely safe. Tell me the truth you want to tell me."
"As I suspected before, Youyou is indeed Xie Yuan. Not long after you left, Youyou returned to Yuemang Mountain. When he confessed to me, I didn't recognize him. His appearance was too unfamiliar to me. Until he brought a wolf demon under his command named Yan Ningyue to me. He told me that before I went to Kasi, he had Yan Ningyue cast a spell on me to make my memory confused and blurry. He also created a chance encounter for me, fearing that someone with ulterior motives would use my memory to disrupt his revenge plan, and to keep me away from disputes."
He Qi asked, "Changmei's name in the Demon Realm household register is also Yan Ningyue. Could she be the same Yan Ningyue who was with Xie Yuan?"
Yuanli cast a spell to show Su Yang the image of Changmei in her memory and asked, "Su Yang, can you see if it's the same person?"
"It's her. She looks exactly like me. The reason I asked Miss A'li to take me away from Yuemang Mountain before I told her the truth is because Yuemang Mountain has spies everywhere. Yan Ningyue is skilled at probing memories and can even directly extract memories and turn them into a blank, making them impossible to retrieve. After returning to Yuemang Mountain this time, Youyou has become extremely sensitive and suspicious. If I go back, he will definitely let that wolf demon secretly explore my memory."
"So, Xie Yuan also knows about what happened between Kasi and us at Yuemang Mountain?"
"Yes, young lady, I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do. Half of the miasma on Yuemang Mountain has been used by Youyouyong for cultivation. I can't do anything about him now. I submitted several memorials to the Heaven Realm to report the situation on Yuemang Mountain, but they fell on deaf ears. I wonder if the immortals who went to investigate have discovered the identity of Qinghui Immortal Lord?"
"Nothing." Yuanli shook her head and sighed. "Seeing you're dressed in finery now, I guess he's treating you well, right? He shouldn't be completely on guard. So, have you heard anything around him, or seen any powerful demons around him?"
"Youyou is kind to me because I took care of them in the past, but revenge is his most important concern. As I said earlier, Youyou has become sensitive and suspicious, extremely cautious. Even the several great demons who follow him are unaware of each other's missions and the instructions given to him by Xie Yuan. Therefore, whenever he has instructions or wants to discuss matters, he will set up a barrier to guard against everyone. Not to mention how a mere mountain god with such weak immortal power could eavesdrop. I have only seen the few great demons who followed Xie Yuan before he was suppressed. The three most important ones, Jiang Qiang, Shan Niangniang, and Shangqing Tongzi Shanting, have never appeared."
"Didn't you try to ask Youyou if she knew the true identity of Qinghui Immortal Lord?"
"I have asked, young lady. But Youyou only said that he would make Qinghui pay a terrible price, and didn't want to talk more about that cruel scum. I couldn't get any important clues out of him. Even though Youyou is the child I watched grow up, and even though I love him, I can't watch him endanger the six realms again. If young lady doesn't come to me, I will find a way to tell you Xie Yuan's true identity. The reason I asked you to hide me was because I was afraid that after I returned to Yuemang Mountain, my memory would reveal what we talked about today, which might bring disaster to you. Youyou warned me not to tell anyone about his identity and past, especially you."
"Is it not possible if I cast a spell to erase your memory? You've disappeared since leaving Yuemang Mountain with me today. Youyou will definitely suspect me. Is this not the only reason you want to stay away from Yuemang Mountain? Now that Youyou is Xieyuan, everything is different. After all, your relationship with Youyou is enough for me to doubt how much of what you said to me is true and how much you concealed. If you are truly so righteous and capable of killing your own relatives, you should have found a way to inform the Heavenly Realm long ago when Xieyuan returned to Yuemang Mountain to absorb the miasma for cultivation."
"I'm just a small mountain god. The only way I can report directly to the heaven is by writing a memorial. I have written a memorial to report to the heaven that Xie Yuan is in Yuemang Mountain, but the heaven has not sent anyone here yet. As for the reason why I want to stay away from Yuemang Mountain, in addition to being afraid of exposing my conversation with the young lady today, I'm also afraid that Youyou will erase my memory and set up a trap to deceive you. Even if the young lady casts a spell to erase my memory, with the means of that wolf demon, it can still make the memories erased by the spell reappear. Miss A'li, everything I said today is true. If I say even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death." Su Yang swore sincerely.
Yuanli pressed down his sworn hand, and the doubt on her face turned into a smile. "I believe you. By the way, why don't you show us what Youyou and Qinghui look like?"
Upon hearing this, Su Yang cast a spell without hesitation, recreating Qing Hui's appearance in his memory before He Qi and Yuan Li. The youthful face he revealed on the screen resembled a young version of the Emperor of Heaven.
After appearing for a moment, Su Yang cast a spell to reveal Youyou's appearance.
After seeing clearly, Yuanli was shocked and couldn't accept it. Except for the hair color and eyes, he looked exactly like Xiaobai!
"So Qinghui and Youyou look like this, but why do I feel like Youyou and Qinghui don't look alike?"
"Yes, Youyou's appearance has been most like Xingyi since she was born." As he said that, Su Yang cast a spell to show her Xingyi's appearance.
Xingyi on the screen did look like Youyou. Su Yang had seen Xiaobai, which meant Xie Yuan also knew that Xiaobai looked very similar to him. Yuanli couldn't help but worry about Xiaobai's safety.
"No. Heqi, have you ever seen an immortal who looks like Qinghui?"
"I'm almost always in the demon world and rarely see the gods in heaven, but I can let my two friends in the fairy world take a look. It should be able to help them find Qing Hui's true identity." He Qi said.
"Thank you very much for your help, Demon Lord." Su Yang bowed and expressed his gratitude.
He Qi immediately ordered Lan Xu to take him away and settle him. After setting up a barrier, he asked, "A-Zi, did you find anything suspicious? The Qing Hui that Su Yang showed just now was clearly the Heavenly Emperor. There's no way you couldn't recognize him."
"I think that when you can't distinguish between friend and foe, the less you reveal, the better. There's one thing that's very strange. Logically, Qinghui feels that his love for Xingyi is shameful, something he wants to hide. After ascending the throne of Heavenly Sovereign, he could watch the suffering of countless people and let Yuemang Mountain be forever shrouded in miasma. Wouldn't he have thought twice and wiped out the memories of those who saw his true appearance, leaving them with nothing to hold against him? The Yuemang Mountain incident has far more serious consequences than the revelation of his love for Longyang. Those at the pinnacle of power are often the most ruthless and decisive in weighing the pros and cons."
He Qi agreed, "That's indeed strange. What if he erased Su Yang's memory of his true appearance, but couldn't erase Xie Yuan's memory? What if Xie Yuan revealed his true appearance to Su Yang again? Then, regardless of whether the appearance Xie Yuan showed Su Yang was real or fake, it would still be the truth to Su Yang."
After pondering Heqi's words, Yuanli said with some regret and self-blame, "I should have asked more precisely and used more precise words."
"We have the person in our hands anyway. If you come up with new doubts, I'll find an opportunity to ask more questions and test them. No one is perfect. How can anyone figure out all the doubts in an instant?"
Yuanli took out a few scattered petals she had picked up last time and handed them to Heqi, saying, "There aren't many petals, so let's consider a few more suspicious points before using them. Don't be afraid of wasting them, and make sure that the information we find is authentic."
"Okay. Sister, don't you think what we learned today was a bit too smooth and coincidental? I feel like Xie Yuan is setting us up to reveal the truth faster. Isn't exposing the truth a form of revenge for Xie Yuan?"
"I've got a vague feeling about this, too. If we can just go along with it and give him a helping hand, we'll find out. After all, if this is the truth, then having it revealed to the world is exactly what we want."
After discussing a tentative plan to proceed with the flow, He Qi said, "By the way, you have to pay attention to that Xiao Bai next to you. He and Xie Yuan look exactly the same, except for their hair color and eyes. There's no way they're unrelated."
"But don't I have nothing to do with Li Wan Demon Lord? We look about 70% similar, which means coincidence is possible."
After all, she was unwilling to believe that Xiaobai might have any relationship with Xie Yuan.
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