Iron Snow Clouds

Chapter 967 Let Go

Nie Huihou felt that it would be of no benefit to him if he continued to pester his subordinates in front of these people, so he no longer expressed any intention of blaming them, but urged the alchemists to test the letter quickly.

Among the three alchemists, the one who received the letter from Tie Hongyan was named Duan Lu. He looked at the letter and was shocked. Thinking of the way Nie Huihou spoke to his subordinates before, he felt very uneasy. Without saying anything, he quickly handed the letter to the alchemist named Gong Binyan.

Gong Binyan didn't expect Duan Lu to pass the letter to him so quickly. He looked at Duan Lu in confusion at first. Seeing that Duan Lu was about to let go of the letter, he felt a little strange. But he thought that he would have to read the letter sooner or later, so he took the letter. After reading the letter, he looked at Duan Lu again and found that Duan Lu looked solemn. Then he glanced at Nie Huihou with his peripheral vision, and then handed the letter to the Taoist priest named Zhu Jihuai.

After reading the letter, Zhu Jihuai seemed at a loss. He glanced at Gong Binyan, then at Nie Huihou's men who had brought him here, and said nothing.

Nie Huihou asked, "What are you doing? When are you going to try it?"

After the three alchemists looked at each other, Duan Lu said, "Actually... there's no need to try."

"What do you mean?" Nie Huihao asked.

"This... is... very... obvious... you can see it without trying. If... if you try, the result will be the same." Duan Lu said stutteringly.

Gong Binyan nodded with her head slightly lowered. Zhu Jihuai beside her said "hmm".

Nie Huihou said: "You must know what you are here for."

Duan Lu said: "Yes...but..."

"But what does it matter? Just do what you should do." Nie Huihou said.

Duan Lu said: "Today is just... just the Alchemist Festival. If the person who brought me here just now hadn't told me that this letter had been read by other alchemists, I wouldn't have dared to come."

Gong Binyan said, "I also heard that it has been seen by other alchemists." Zhu Jihuai said, "Me too."

"What does it matter whether you have seen it or not? Just do what you should do." Nie Huihou said.

Duan Lu said: "The person who brought me here not only told me... that this letter has been read by other alchemists, but also told me the results of the readings. What I heard was clearly... who knows..."

Tie Hongyan looked at the performance of the three people and guessed something. He asked, "Today is the Alchemist's Day. If an alchemist deceives others, he will be punished within an hour, right?"

Duan Lu said: "Yes."

Gong Binyan and Zhu Jihuai also agreed.

Tie Hongyan said: "You three have all read the letter. Since we can tell without trying, please answer me honestly, is there any demonic aura in this letter?"

Duan Lu said: "If...if I don't answer, can you please let me go?"

Tie Hongyan said: "What will happen if you answer?"

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid I'll be punished if I answer." Duan Lu said.

Tie Hongyan said: "It's the Taoist Festival. Taoists will be punished if they deceive others. Isn't it convenient for you to tell the truth?"

Duan Lu said: "Maybe... maybe it won't be good for me no matter whether my answer is true or not. If I lie today, I will die within an hour! If... if I don't answer, can you let... let me go? Please!"

(End of this chapter)