Chapter 104: Debate

"No... no..."

Zheng Menglong was asked by He Ping until he was sweating profusely, saying: "I wasn't there at the time!"

"Not there?" This time it was Yu Ning who asked: "Menglong, since you didn't hear it from rumors, nor did you see it with your own eyes, why did you determine that He Ping was the murderer who killed Linglong?"

"Could it be that you secretly killed Qiao Shijie yourself and then framed He Ping?"

"No, no..." Zheng Menglong was suddenly panicked: "Senior Uncle, I didn't... I only have the cultivation of the eighth layer of Qi Refining, how could I possibly beat Qiao Shijie, who is at the eleventh layer of Qi Refining!"

"Oh!"

Yu Ning nodded and said: "You are at the eighth layer of Qi Refining and couldn't beat Linglong at the eleventh layer, does that mean my disciple at the seventh layer of Qi Refining could beat Linglong?"

Zheng Menglong was almost asked to the point of crying.

That's right, all his information was speculation.

Why did he speculate like that?

Because Zheng Menglong knew very well in his heart.

Back in the Mystic Realm, Linglong had once asked him and three other senior brothers to patrol and search for He Ping constantly, and then kill He Ping.

But later he didn't find He Ping, but received the news from Linglong that she had found He Ping.

So he rushed over there in a hurry.

As a result, when he arrived, he saw a battlefield in a mess.

The scene was too chaotic, so much so that Zheng Menglong himself didn't know who won or lost, who lived or died; it wasn't until he left the Mystic Realm and met his Master Yu De that he knew the whole story.

So with a simple judgment, he knew it was He Ping who killed Linglong.

But he indeed had no evidence.

But having no evidence didn't matter; I just need to point him out, and Master will make a move.

As a result, just now, the news of his Master's fall arrived.

Zheng Menglong was already riding a tiger and couldn't get off.

Now that he had no backing, what could he do?

Only compromise.

"I... I... I..." he said with sweat on his forehead: "I have no evidence, I just... just felt that Junior Brother He had a great suspicion, because before, Qiao Shijie Linglong had once plotted to harm him!"

"I felt he would take revenge, he had the motive!"

Wow...

The hall was in an uproar.

Obviously, this accusation didn't hold up.

"Hoo..." Elder Hong took a deep breath and said: "This... no matter what, this doesn't make sense; you can't determine that He Ping killed Linglong just because He Ping and Linglong had a grudge!"

"And according to our investigation, there were five people who entered the Mystic Realm with Linglong and were responsible for protecting her safety, meaning there were six people in Linglong's group!"

"To be honest, this old man doesn't believe that He Ping would have the ability to slay five of these six people!"

Hearing this, He Ping immediately showed a look of shock, saying: "What five?"

"Does the Elder mean that five disciples died?"

This shock was just right.

If He Ping didn't show a hint of shock at this time, that would be the problem.

And this was also the strategy discussed by Elder Hong and Daoist Nun Feng.

Used to test He Ping.

Unexpectedly, it was broken by He Ping's quick wit.

"Hmph..." Daoist Nun Feng snorted coldly.

Elder Hong nodded and said: "Yes... five disciples died in total, except for this Zheng Menglong who survived!"

"Elder Hong!" Yu Ning asked: "Now, can my disciple He Ping's suspicion be cleared?"

"No!" Elder Hong shook his head and said: "This old man has one more question!"

"He Ping..." Elder Hong asked again: "This old man wants to ask, when did you leave the Mystic Realm?"

"Also, after coming out, why didn't you return with everyone else?"

Elder Hong threw out two questions.

Everyone looked at He Ping.

He Ping took a deep breath and said: "This junior left the Mystic Realm on the eve of the final day before the Mystic Realm closed!"

"As for why I didn't return with everyone else, it's because I was afraid!"

"Afraid?" Elder Hong asked: "What are you afraid of?"

He Ping said: "I was afraid of Linglong and Luoyu and the others!"

"Heh heh... nonsense!" Daoist Nun Feng sneered and said: "At that time, Linglong and Luoyu were already dead, would you be afraid of them?"

He Ping cupped his hands: "At that time, this junior didn't know who was dead; isn't that normal?"

"Good!" Elder Hong said: "He Ping, tell us, why would you be afraid of them?"

He Ping silently took out his treasure bag, and then took out six golden apricots from the treasure bag.

Water Origin Spirit Apricots.

"This is..."

"Water Origin Spirit Apricots?"

"Heavens?"

"He actually got Water Origin Spirit Apricots?"

"And six of them?"

Everyone opened their eyes wide and looked at He Ping.

Elder Hong's pupils shrank slightly and said: "Good brat, your opportunity is not small; tell us!"

He Ping said: "Yes!"

"This junior arrived at Ice Ridge Lake around the eleventh day of entering the Mystic Realm!"

"Eleventh day?" At this time, Hou Muxian suddenly spoke and said: "That's not right, on the eleventh day, I was at Ice Ridge Lake, and I didn't see you, Junior Brother!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a stone causing a thousand ripples.

Yu Ning glared fiercely at Hou Muxian.

Hou Muxian only then knew he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly covered his mouth.

A smile appeared on the corner of Daoist Nun Feng's mouth.

However, He Ping was very calm; he said: "It's normal that Wang Shixiong didn't see me... I didn't see Wang Shixiong either!"

"Because I didn't go directly to the island in the middle of Ice Ridge Lake!"

"This junior went into the water at the edge of the lake and swam all the way to the center of the lake!"

"Then after searching the bottom of the lake in the center, I obtained six mature 【Water Origin Spirit Apricots】 and left by water-escaping!"

"So, Wang Shixiong didn't see this junior!"

"This junior obtained the spirit apricots, so naturally I wouldn't take the initiative to expose myself!"

Saying this, it rounded out again.

Elder Hong nodded and said: "So you are proficient in water-escaping techniques?"

"Yes!" He Ping said: "This junior cultivated a magic technique called 【Ren Water Escape Technique】; if the Elders don't believe me, I can demonstrate water-escaping for you on the spot!"

"I can testify to this!" Zhao Linger immediately raised her hand and said: "When we encountered danger and crushed the jade talismans to escape from the Mystic Realm, Junior Brother didn't leave; he jumped down from the cliff, and before I was teleported, I heard him say that he knew water-escaping techniques!"

"Also urged me not to leave!"

"Right, right, right!" Xu Kunlun said: "I can testify to this too!"

Elder Hong nodded: "I suppose Junior Nephew He wouldn't make an issue of this; you should be proficient in water-escaping techniques!"

"Yes!" He Ping continued: "But as luck would have it, this disciple swam back to the water's edge, and just as I jumped out of Ice Ridge Lake, I happened to run into Luoyu and Linglong and them!"

"They wanted to rob me of my spirit apricots!"

"Qiao Shijie Luoyu even took out a golden bell and shook it at me from afar; this junior's spiritual sense almost collapsed!"

"To this day, my spiritual sense is still in a state of serious injury!"

"This junior escaped by water-escaping from a river connected to Ice Ridge Lake, which is how I escaped their pursuit."

"But this junior knew Qiao Shijie Linglong was always overbearing and unreasonable, and I was afraid that after leaving the Mystic Realm, she would snatch my Water Origin Spirit Apricots again; besides, they failed to kill me, so they would definitely slay me to silence me!"

"This disciple is all alone on Xiuzhu Peak with no backing!"

"I won't hide it from the Elder, I was thinking at the time that after escaping the Mystic Realm, I would never return to this Grand Void Gate again, and run far away for the rest of my life!"

"So I dressed as a woman and escaped using a 【Disguise Talisman】!" ===== CHAPTER 105 =====