Chapter 366: Moon Talk

The atmosphere in the hall cooled to the freezing point.

The five people of the Lianxin Pavilion closed the door to discuss, and finally came up with an explanation that outsiders couldn't accept; the four peak masters joined forces to control Xiao Tingshu, and then conducted a thorough and ruthless investigation of Yuanwu Peak; Xianrentai pressed over, and under the eyes of the Crane Inspector, Kongdong became the object of investigation, and all suspicious places had to be dismantled and uncovered bit by bit.

These were three completely different results.

The five people of the Lianxin Pavilion didn't speak for a while, still casting their eyes on the indifferent Xiao Tingshu.

Xiao Tingshu stood silently in front of the two corpses, and after a long time, said hoarsely in a low voice: "Close the door."

I don't know who flicked their sleeves lightly, and the two big doors closed, blocking the gaze from outside.

Ten people in the room, six returned from Sword Belly Mountain, four returned from the rear cliff, and each had a reason to stay here.

His face had shallow lines, and his expression was one of long-term calmness. He was the head of Liuli Peak, Guan Shutang, and also Guan Qianyan's aunt.

And the youth in the hall was at the very center of this heavy pressure. The woman had actually stood by his side, but the youth walked straight out of this protection, even putting down the Liuli.

No matter what suspicion the sect's true transmissions had, the investigator could only be the respective sect, and the decision of punishment could only come from the sect. An outsider killing them without a word in a place where no one could see was already...

"I have no relationship with the Sword Master, just a chance encounter." Seeing Pei Ye said expressionlessly, "I stayed here after killing them, just to let Kongdong handle it. You imprison me, or cut off my head, the Sword Master will still complete the sword asking and leave. The two have no connection."

There were corpses here, and all traces were preserved. If it was said that the three disciples joined forces with outsiders to frame the two, it was clearly too far-fetched, but to say that the two true transmissions actually betrayed the sect was also truly hard to believe.

Master of Yuanyun Peak, Ying Gao, and Master of Tianmen Peak, Xie Guangying, were both silent at this moment, not knowing what they were thinking.

"I stayed here because I believe in the Kongdong Sword Gate, famous in Shaolong." The youth lowered his eyebrows and said softly, "Since these two corpses are placed here, there must be a result."

The hall was silent. Finally, Xie Guangying laughed softly: "I understand. Young Hero Pei first killed my two true transmissions without notice, and then wants us to abolish our Lianxin Pavilion head, and finally turn everything secret in the sect upside down for everyone to see..."

Kong Lanting and Zhang Jingbi were both witnesses, and Zhang Jingbi said with a hoarse voice: "The case of the disappearance of Ji Feng of Xianqiao Peak and my father seven years ago... I beg you uncles to reconsider."

"You said the Huan Si Lou wanted to strike in Kongdong, I gave Gan Zifeng the power to handle all matters, and the Iron Pine Sword Discussion was all mobilized by this." Xiao Tingshu raised his eyes and looked at the youth coldly, "Later, you said the enemy was inside Kongdong, and the Lianxin Pavilion gave Gan Zifeng the order to 'capture first and investigate later' for those below the peak master. However, now, you are even too lazy to capture and investigate, and actually killed the two generations of Sword Heads of Kongdong right here in the Lotus Heart of the Five Peaks, behind the Law Enforcement Hall."

Then he clasped his fists and bowed to the four people except Xiao Tingshu: "Therefore, there is no so-called 'deliberation from the long term'."

"I don't know where Young Hero Pei comes from... to think that entering his home and killing his children would not require paying any price?"

"Without anyone's support, I—"

"First, the talk of Kongdong 'demon swords' has existed for a long time. Now that we have seen with our own eyes its connection with the Huan Si Lou, please ask the Lianxin Pavilion to thoroughly investigate this matter. Second, the spies are not only inside Kongdong, but also among the five people of the 【Lianxin Pavilion】. Xiao Tingshu has now been exposed, so please arrest him and investigate along the flow!"

"Let's clarify things first." The woman said harmoniously in time, turning her head to look at the girl beside her, "Qianyan, say again what you saw."

"This is not Kongdong's own business." The youth looked at him calmly, "Many people died in Bowang, and many people died in Xilong... If it started from Kongdong, then Kongdong must give this explanation."

"Then I will say it clearly. Kongdong has problems, and the Lianxin Pavilion will discuss and solve it itself." He sighed lightly, stared at the youth, and the gentle look on his face had completely disappeared, "We don't need to give you any explanation, and you are not qualified to point fingers here. Letting you leave in one piece is already Kongdong's way of treating guests."

But no one showed any expression at this time. Xie Guangying's expression was much gentler, and at this moment said: "I think there must be some misunderstanding. Young Hero Pei came with the Sword Master, so he wouldn't kill wantonly; Senior Brother Xiao is upright and respected by all, so it is impossible for him to be the one who directed it. It is better to deliberate from the long term to avoid being framed by villains."

A stranger broke into Yunlang Mountain and killed Ming Qitian, an outsider entered Dongting Lake and killed Zhu Gaoyang, and then said they were spies and villains. This was the situation Kongdong was facing now.

Just staring at the man in front of him like this, the coldness in his tone was not less at all: "Why, when you let the two of them out, you only prepared for them to kill, but didn't prepare for them to be killed?"

"..."

However, if one thought about the things related to the Sword Belly Mountain of the Sect Master's lineage... it wasn't impossible.

The man's cold hidden anger could be seen by anyone. The mysterious Qi in the hall had almost condensed into a wave pressing on the sky. Kong Lanting and the three were suffocated at the same time. The Master of Guangcheng Peak, Shi Shaosheng, was an old man with gray hair and white hair. He flicked his sleeves lightly to separate Kong and Zhang behind him, and stopped Kong Lanting's half-open mouth.

The big door was pushed open unceremoniously. An old man with strange eyes stood at the door, a long sword that could be identified was tied to his waist. He looked coldly into the hall.

With three Kongdong disciples as witnesses, the five pairs of eyes that were originally cast on Seeing Pei Ye softened a bit. Shi Shaosheng closed his eyes and didn't speak, while Guan Shutang asked the girl something in a low voice.

"Since you don't want to investigate yourself, then don't investigate." Wu Chou pressed his sword and said coldly, "Xianrentai Crane Inspector Wu Chou, now supervising the concealment of criminals in the Lianxin Pavilion—is Elder Xiao going to bind himself, or kill me and break out?"

Shi Shaosheng said slowly: "What result do you want?"

"..."

Xiao Tingshu's expression had become completely flat, looking at him without a word. Xie Guangying's face turned cold at this moment: "Is that so? Since you claim to have nothing to do with Yunlang, then who supports you in saying this?"

Guan Qianyan told the story truthfully in a low voice, and finally said somewhat hesitantly: "Peak Master, uncles... Senior Brother Xi and Senior Brother Jiang indeed wanted to kill Junior Brother Zhang... and it was indeed Young Hero Pei who saved us."

The atmosphere was about to collapse.

Seeing Pei Ye swept across the faces of the five people one by one: "I killed them here, just to leave this evidence dead, so as to avoid the many reasons for impersonation later. I ask you seniors, your own two generations of true transmissions, skillfully cooperating to do this kind of thing for at least seven years, do you really believe that this Acting Sect Master Xiao doesn't know anything? Is he blind, or a waste?"

"I support it."

Standing side by side with him, the black-clothed old man had his hair tied behind, and at this moment was calm and silent. Another person walked out from behind him, who was Gan Zifeng, who everyone had been waiting for for a long time.

"Elders, I was ordered to investigate the case of Yan Caiyue of Xianqiao Peak." He said in a low voice and bowed, "Yan Caiyue fell off the cliff and died. The enemy's means of monitoring the Law Enforcement Hall... came from Yuanwu Peak."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 367 =====

"I hope I haven't disturbed you, Miss Ming, in your sword-seeking." Seeing Pei Ye looked toward the white-clad figure beside him with some apology. "I heard you all rushed over from Sword Belly Mountain?"

"Ah?" Seeing Pei Ye looked at her in surprise; the woman really didn't look like someone who was often injured.

"Do you think what I said is wrong, Miss Ming?"

Ying Gao cupped his hands at this moment and said: "Since the Crane Inspector has come in person, our sect naturally understands the gravity of this matter and will immediately investigate the Yuanwu, striving to illuminate all that is hidden."

Seeing Pei Ye was stunned: "."

"That is why I am somewhat happy, Miss Ming."

A long silence.

"A lot of them were scattered in Fenghuai before."

The woman suddenly paused and looked at him: "How will you handle it?"

Ming Qitian nodded with a curl of her lips; when discussing the Sword Path, she was always earnest and patient: "Yes. The rumors in the Jianghu say it can allow one to master all the Kongdong sword arts in one go, treating it as a treasure land of the Sword Path, but that is putting the cart before the horse. Thousands of vastly different sword senses collide in the same instant; they are not there to let one learn any single one of them, but to provide one with the realization of something on a higher level."

"Generally speaking, how is 'sword sense' provided?"

". What matter? I don't understand, Miss Ming." Seeing Pei Ye was somewhat at a loss, bewildered. "I trust you, and I admire you... It's just that sometimes I act foolishly. If I've done something wrong somewhere... could you help me think it through?"

Seeing Pei Ye took a deep breath, his voice slowing down: "So I think I have no right to talk about everything in Bowang City. I should be like I am now, pursuing them without a moment's rest, letting them feel a cold blade get one step closer to their throats every time they open their eyes... Now I have found two, and I have killed them."

". 'Grasp it by observing it, seize the main points, attain the spirit... attain the spirit and forget the form'."

Silence.

Xiao Tingshu closed his eyes in silence.

"I always feel the enemy is very far away, and I always feel that as long as I make a decision, I can protect everything." The restless thoughts of these past days gradually flowed from the youth's mouth. "I feel that we have just won a tragic battle and are about to welcome a bright world. I feel that the next time I meet them, I must have already made preparations."

"I am too childish... too careless..." The youth hung his head, his voice as light as the moonlight frost on the table. "I am too arrogant and conceited."

"You seem to have misjudged yourself, but you have been doing the same thing all along."

Wu Dong raised a hand: "Peak Master Ying, it is not an investigation of the Yuanwu, it is an investigation of the 【Lotus Heart Pavilion】."

Seeing Pei Ye was the last to come out, and in the hall where the candles flickered, only a few truly high-ranking people remained. He closed the door, and in his final glance, Xiao Tingshu was being blindfolded and bound with a Mystic Qi lock.

Seeing Pei Ye looked on in a daze; he had seen this medicinal pill before. Before Grandpa Yue passed away, the woman had taken it out, saying it was a life-saving pill.

"I thought that after I left Fenghuai—" The youth's voice suddenly faltered, his hands covering his face, his voice slightly hoarse, ". I had not wasted a single moment."

"Calmly dismantling them one by one?"

As the cool autumn night breeze brushed past, Seeing Pei Ye finally felt the stiffness of his body and the stuffiness of the hall. He took a deep breath; although there were still many heavy burdens upon him, he felt a sense of relief he hadn't felt in a long time.

"You must believe in the 【Bright Ming Jing Bing Jian】." Ming Qitian pursed her lips lightly. "Then, do you want to learn the sword now?"

Seeing Pei Ye had originally thought he had figured some things out. He no longer felt he could definitely defeat all enemies; he only hoped to no longer be powerless and regretful. As he poured these words out to the woman, he also believed in them once again in his heart.

"The 'Nether Immortal Sword' hasn't been finished yet, has it? Because you have been very busy, so..."

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(End of chapter)