Datang: Longevity for Thousands of Years, Exposed by Xiao Sizi

boom!
There was another loud noise, and his stomach dropped instantly, but his limbs stretched upward due to inertia, and the whole person fell to the ground like a cannonball.

There was a loud bang, the ground shook, and the ice below was shattered instantly.

The fake Qin Ziyi felt as if his bones were broken, and the tremendous pain made him scream out.

At this moment, a foot stepped on his heart.

The fake Qin Ziyi endured the tremendous pain, raised his head and saw Shen Lian looking down at him with an indifferent expression.

"I smiled too much at you just now. Did I make you think that I, Shen Lian, am kind?"

Looking at Shen Lian's indifferent face and being stared at by Shen Lian's eyes without any emotion, the fake Qin Ziyi suddenly couldn't help but shiver.

The pain all over my body seemed to be suppressed a little because of fear.

Shen Lian sneered when he saw the fake Qin Ziyi remained silent.

"If you don't tell me, do you really think I can't guess it?"

Shen Lian then said: "I have been observing you in secret, so after you found out that something was wrong with Tianquan's corpse, you couldn't hide your every move from me at all."

"And at that time, you thought you had fooled all of us, so you didn't try to hide your expression. Therefore, your expressions were all genuine from your heart."

"so….…"

The fake Qin Ziyi stared at Shen Lian with wide eyes.

Shen Lian said calmly: "When you saw that Tianquan's corpse was not Tianquan at all, the shock and paleness on your face were enough to show one thing..."

Fake Qin Ziyi couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "What...what's the matter?"

Shen Lian raised the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "You are very surprised that this corpse is not Tianquan!"

"That is to say, even you... the one who stole Tianquan's corpse and was behind all this... thinks that this should have been Tianquan's corpse, but it... is not at all!"

"This is totally beyond your expectations. It's beyond your expectation!"

When the fake Qin Ziyi heard Shen Lian's words, his pupils suddenly shrank.

The look of fear on his face could not be concealed.

He stared at Shen Lian with wide eyes, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and shouted in panic: "Devil! Devil! You are a devil!"

There are no secrets in front of Shen Lian.

It was as if the darkest secrets in the depths of his heart, the secrets that he most didn't want others to see, were all seen through by Shen Lian at a glance and revealed in one sentence.

All of this... made the fake Qin Ziyi's hands and feet cold and his heart extremely terrified!

It was not until this moment that he realized that the most terrifying thing in the world was not death...
Instead, you encounter an opponent who can see through all your secrets, guess all your plans, and make you extremely powerless.

When Shen Lian saw the fake Qin Ziyi's reaction, he knew that his guess was correct.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

So, did the fake Qin Ziyi really think that he got Tianquan's corpse?
The fake Qin Ziyi was able to bring other people's corpses, even the corpse of his earliest enemy, which meant that he was fully capable of bringing Tianquan's corpse as well.

After all, it is impossible for anyone to guard the bodies of these thieves for twelve hours a day.

So...normally speaking, what the fake Qin Ziyi got should be Tianquan's corpse, and he had no doubt about it.

But why is the corpse now someone else's?
Moreover, he died not long ago?

Shen Lian's eyes turned, he looked at the pale, terrified fake Qin Ziyi, and said: "Don't rush to praise me, don't you want to know...why, the corpse you got was supposed to be Tianquan's, but now it has become someone else's?"

The fake Qin Ziyi was stunned.

He looked at Shen Lian, as if trying to read Shen Lian's thoughts from his expression.

But what made him feel powerless was that Shen Lian could see through him at a glance, but he could not judge Shen Lian's thoughts at all.

He took a deep breath and shook his head: "I don't know."

"I always thought that the corpses I got were all from Tianji. I don't know why they were replaced."

Shen Lian asked: "When did you bring Tian Quan's body here?"

The fake Qin Ziyi was disheartened, knowing that he had completely lost. He also wanted to know why his arrangement had problems with the corpse besides Qin Ziyi.

So he did not hide it and said, "It was dug out from Tianquan's tomb seven days ago."

"After digging it up, have you seen his body?" Shen Lian asked again.

The fake Qin Ziyi nodded, "Of course, I also need to make sure I have recruited the right person."

"The results of it?"

The fake Qin Ziyi thought about it, then shook his head, "I don't know. At that time, I thought it was Tianquan, but now... I'm not sure anymore."

Shen Lian thought for a moment, then pointed to the corpse on the ground and said, "Do you know this person?"

Fake Qin Ziyi thought for a moment and said, "He looks a bit like a servant of Huan Mansion. I seem to have seen him before, but I don't remember him clearly. After all, he is just a servant and is not worthy of me to remember him."

Shen Lian narrowed his eyes and said, "This corpse died about a day ago, which means that there was a corpse in the coffin at the beginning, but I don't know if it was Tianquan's."

"Later, the corpse in the coffin disappeared, and the person who was suspected to be a servant of Huanfu was disguised and replaced as Tianquan's corpse..."

"So, where's the original body?"

Shen Lian muttered to himself: "Also, who... replaced the person?"

This is quite interesting!

Shen Lian's eyes sparkled and there was a smile on his lips. He looked as if he had encountered an interesting prey, which aroused the hunter's rare interest.

Although I don’t know how Tianquan’s body disappeared, nor do I know who replaced Tianquan’s body...

But there is no doubt that the people who did these things were definitely not in the same group as the fake Qin Ziyi.

Similarly, he is not in the same group as Beichen.

In other words... while he was fighting with Beichen, there were other people behind Beichen who were also dealing with Beichen.

And Beichen, perhaps, doesn’t even know the existence of this person?

If the goal is simply to make Tianquan's body disappear, there is no need to find a replacement. After all, it is not easy to find a replacement.

But that person found a substitute and changed his appearance. If it weren't for the blood that betrayed this person, Shen Lian might not have known that Tian Quan's corpse was fake.

So, the reason for going through so much trouble... maybe it's because they don't want people to know that Tianquan's body has been replaced, and they don't want people to know about this person's existence.

The purpose...is to help Yin Beichen?

Or maybe, he didn't want Beichen to know of his existence, because Beichen... might be able to guess that person's identity?
Abao and the others looked at Shen Lian, their eyes changing again and again, they all held their breath and concentrated, not making any noise to disturb him.

Although they didn't know that Shen Lian's thoughts had already shifted to Beichen, they also knew that something that could make Shen Lian think so seriously must be very important.

After a while, Shen Lian regained his composure. He glanced at the fake Qin Ziyi on the ground, raised his lips, and said, "After this stone chamber, there is another road. Where does this road lead to? What arrangements have you made?"

The fake Qin Ziyi shook his head, looking extremely desperate.

"I don't know. The order I received was just to stay here, so after I learned about the situation in the palace, I waited here for you to come. I don't know anything else."

Shen Lian took a close look at the fake Qin Ziyi.

He could see that the fake Qin Ziyi did not lie.

He really didn't know the arrangements behind it.

Shen Lian retracted his foot and glanced at those fake yamen runners. When these yamen runners were glanced at by Shen Lian, their hearts turned cold.

Shen Lian said at this time: "Be smart and let us tie you up, you can still live a few more days, otherwise today, you will be buried with these corpses."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the yamen runners turned extremely pale.

They looked at the fake Qin Ziyi lying on the ground unable to move, then looked at the smelly corpses on the ground, then looked at Abao and others who were on guard with a fierce look in their eyes, and finally... they looked at this young man who was like a devil and so smart that it made people despair.

Finally, with a bang, someone threw the weapon down.

"I surrender, don't kill me!"

If one person gives up, it won’t be a surprise for the others to follow.

Before long, these people surrendered one after another and were soon tied up.

The same is true for the fake Qin Ziyi.

They were tied up like dumplings, just like when Shen Lian and the others came in before, they were all tied up tightly.

If it weren't for the corpses scattered all over the ground, Xu Gou would have thought that everything that just happened was just a dream.

Shen Lian glanced at Qin Ziyi and the others who were tied up, and the corners of his mouth curved up, and he said lazily: "Just pray that your people will not kill you to silence you. At this time, being taken to the Dali Temple may be the best outcome for you."

Upon hearing this, the fake Qin Ziyi and others trembled all over.

Before they could speak, Qin Ziyi yawned and said, "Let's go, continue."

Just like the two levels he had passed before, Shen Lian's expression was still calm and relaxed.

Ah Bao glanced at these people and couldn't help but lower his voice and asked, "Sir, are we just going to leave them here like this? Will anything happen?"

Shen Lian glanced at Xu Gou: "What's the matter?"

"Will they escape?"

"escape?"

Shen Lian sneered: "We already know their identities, and they are of no value. Escape? Do you think those guys would do such a worthless thing? Killing them is a hundred times easier than helping them escape."

"Will they be killed?"

"Just kill him." Shen Lian's expression did not fluctuate at all.

Ah Bao was startled: "Sir, you don't seem to care about their life or death?"

Shen Lian didn't respond, but his attitude was already very clear.

"Then why didn't you just kill them, sir, instead of going through the trouble of tying them up, and then sending someone to take them away?"

Abao doesn't think that Shen Lian is someone who likes trouble.

Shen Lian said calmly: "If he is dead, it means that there is someone following us and monitoring us, or..."

Shen Lian paused, and scanned the stone room with his eyes. The dim light in his eyes made Ah Bao feel cold all over. Then Shen Lian retracted his gaze and said with a smile: "...Let me know something."

"If they are not dead, they still have value. If we take them to the Dali Temple, some news will spread."

At this point, Shen Lian's eyes flashed, and he smiled maliciously: "Although that person may be hostile to Beichen, since he did all this a day ago, but did not take any action to remind us, it can only mean that he may not have any good intentions towards me."

"If that's the case, that person is afraid of being found out by Beichen, so I won't let him have his way."

He suddenly chuckled and said with ill intention, "Isn't it interesting to watch dogs fight each other?"

When Abao heard Shen Lian's words and looked at Shen Lian's smile that gave people goosebumps, he couldn't help but shrink his neck.

He just felt that his master was now... so insidious!
But when he thought about the fact that those who were plotted against by his master were not good people, he stopped thinking about it.

"okay."

Shen Lian said no more: "We have been delayed here for a long time, don't waste any more time, open the door."

Abao and Ali looked at each other, then put their hands on the door and exerted force suddenly.

The stone door suddenly made a harsh sound and was slowly opened.

And everything was just as Shen Lian expected. Behind the stone door was a pitch-black passage.

Ali frowned and said, "The main hall of this Huan Mansion is really far away. Are they going to take us across Chang'an?"

Shen Lian couldn't help but smile when he heard Ali's complaints.

He snapped his fingers and said calmly, "Let's go. Haven't you heard that sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood? Haven't you heard that slow work produces fine work? Maybe the main hall of the Illusion Mansion is worth such a long journey?"

Ali and others were holding torches. After hearing Shen Lian's words, they did not delay any longer and went straight into the passage.

The sound of people's footsteps quickly faded away.

Soon, nothing could be heard.

The fake Qin Ziyi was tied up. After hearing no sound, he hurriedly said to the others: "Quick, find a way to untie me. Let's hurry up while Shen Lian and the others leave. If we don't escape now, we will never be able to escape in the future."

When the others heard Qin Ziyi's words, they all gathered together.

Although they were tied up tightly, because there were so many people, they could still get together and find a way to untie the fake Qin Ziyi first. As long as one person could get away, the others could also escape.

Seeing the rope gradually loosen, the fake Qin Ziyi showed a smug look on his face: "Shen Lian, you didn't expect that the reason I was so obedient was not because I was afraid of you, but because I had hope of escaping."

"When you come back, you won't be able to find me anymore. I've already left for the heavens, and you won't be able to catch me in your lifetime—"

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boom!
At this moment, a loud collision sound suddenly sounded in the stone chamber.

Because the voice sounded so abruptly, it directly interrupted the fake Qin Ziyi's words and also stunned everyone else.

"what sound?"

"Where's the sound coming from?"

Everyone was subconsciously confused.

(End of this chapter)