After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 316: Fake sword suspicion, S-level camellia tree!
"Oh!"

The hammer hit the concrete tomb door, making a loud noise.

Apart from anything else, the cement seal was really hard, and Qinzhou's strength was not small either. The blow from the hammer only stripped off a piece of skin.

After several hits, the blue bricks underneath were revealed.

Sweat broke out on the old man's forehead and he took two breaths, obviously tired.

He looked towards Yang Wenhui and said, "Relay, relay!"

Digging graves is obviously not suitable for young people like Chen Yang.

Yang Wenhui was also looking anxious. Upon hearing this, he walked over without saying a word and took the hammer from Qinzhou.

"Oh!"

After all, Yang Wenhui was in the spiritual realm, and his strength was not comparable to Qinzhou's. Even though he raised the hammer, he didn't dare to use his full strength and just smashed it down with one blow.

With a bang, the tomb door cracked open.

The entire life base was shaking, making people feel that if he exerted a little more strength, he could destroy the tomb directly.

Chen Yang watched from the side.

……

Name: Yang Wenhui.

Physical fitness: 1982/2988.

Mental power: 1670/1967.

.........

This old man's physical strength is less than 2000 points, not as high as Chen Yang's current strength, and his physical strength limit is less than 3000 points.

It’s not very strong!

However, a person's combat capability cannot be judged simply by the strength of his physical and mental strength.

Kung Fu, martial arts, combat awareness, etc. all have a great impact.

You can't just think that he is worse than you because his numbers are lower than yours.

The Yang family has traditional martial arts. Apart from other things, their sword skills are unique, which will definitely increase their combat power.

The power is great, it's different.

With two blows of the hammer, a hole was directly made in the tomb door.

It would be a shame if he didn't use his strength to break down walls on a construction site.

Yang Wenhui then hit the hole a few more times, cleanly and neatly enlarging the hole.

The tomb was revealed.

The coffin inside can already be seen.

Faneng and Faning chanted even louder. As they sang, they scattered paper money into the air as a comfort to the deceased.

In the local dialect, the coffin is also called "fangzi". Yang Wenhui did not let Qinzhou take advantage of him, so he asked him to come over and help. The two old men dragged the coffin out together.

It has not been a few years since Fakong was buried. Although the coffin is decayed, it is basically intact.

The two old men had no reservations and just used their weapons to open the coffin.

The nail was pried open and the coffin lid was opened.

A smell of dust and decay immediately hit me in the face.

There was no body in the coffin, only a black urn in the middle.

Next to the urn, there is a sword box.

The box is more than one meter long, painted black and has some rough patterns on it.

Both old men felt a tightness in their hearts.

Yang Wenhui reached out and picked up the box.

Qinzhou casually covered the coffin, pushed it back into the tomb, and simply piled up the broken bricks next to it.

What happens after that is the responsibility of Qingniu Temple. They know how to choose a day and seal the tomb door.

Yang Wenhui came to the open space next to him holding the sword box, and Chen Yang and others also surrounded him.

There was a buckle on the sword case with a small lock on it. Without saying a word, Yang Wenhui took out a sickle and smashed the small lock off with one blow.

Simple and rude!
The sword box opens.

There was indeed a sword inside.

This sword has a simple shape and is probably made of bronze. There are many mysterious patterns engraved on the blade and the hilt.

The sword body is a light red color, which looks quite mysterious.

"Is this Chi Xiao?"

Chen Yang asked. Although he had seen it in photos, this was the first time he saw it in real life.

It's exactly the same as in the photo.

Yang Wenhui did not answer him. He took the sword out of the sword case very carefully.

The sword seems very heavy.

However, Yang Wenhui's expression was even gloomier than it.

His eyebrows were tightly furrowed together and his expression was very solemn.

"This sword..."

Yang Wenhui paused.

His eyes were filled with doubt, and then turned into determination, "This is not Chi Xiao!"

"Not Chi Xiao?"

Hearing this, Qinzhou exclaimed first.

He ran over quickly, and without saying a word, he snatched the sword from Yang Wenhui's hand, "How can this not be Chi Xiao, it's obviously..."

When the sword was in his hand, Qinzhou's words stopped abruptly.

His slanted eyes were also filled with doubt.

He checked the hilt again and his face quickly fell.

"Really?"

Qinzhou frowned and looked at Fanning.

Fanning walked over with a confused look on his face.

Chen Yang took the sword, which might have weighed about 20 pounds. The handle was very comfortable to hold. He swung it twice and it felt very smooth.

"How can you be so sure?"

Chen Yang looked at them with some confusion. How could they tell that this was fake?
Qin Zhou said, "When I hid the sword, I carved the word Qin under the base of the hilt. Look at this hilt, it's clean, where is there any trace of it?"

A black line crossed Chen Yang's forehead. You are so awesome. Engraving words on the sword, isn't this destroying cultural relics?
He looked at the hilt and indeed saw no words.

Yang Wenhui took the sword and said, "A real sword won't rust, but look at this sword. The red color of the blade must have been coated with some kind of anti-corrosion material. Although there is no corrosion, the blade already has signs of rust!"

Chen Yang took a closer look and it seemed to be true.

"The most important thing!"

As Yang Wenhui spoke, he picked up the sickle and struck the sword blade hard.

"clang……"

There was a loud bang and a flash of lightning.

He raised the sword before him again.

When they looked over, they saw that there was a gap on the sword blade.

A very obvious gap.

"The Scarlet Sky Sword can cut through iron like mud. Even fine iron can be cut with a mark. How could it be so vulnerable?"

Yang Wenhui's face was filled with disappointment.

"clang!"

He knocked again violently.

The sword broke into two pieces with a clang.

It must be a fake sword!

Everyone was staring at the scene in amazement.

We came here from so far away, and we were all full of expectations. We even dug up other people’s graves, but this is the result?
"Fanning, come and explain!"

Qinzhou was very depressed and attacked Fanning directly.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the past.

Fanning felt the pressure. "Well...well, I don't know what's going on..."

The sword that Senior Brother Fakong has always cherished is actually a fake sword? Are you kidding me?
"You don't know?"

Qin Zhou frowned and said, "How could you not know? Tell me, where is the real sword?"

Yang Wenhui had a sullen face and said nothing.

Faning didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Lao Qin, let's just say, is there a possibility that this sword was fake from the beginning? Senior Brother Fakong might have been deceived by someone. He didn't know where he got this sword from, and he always regarded it as a treasure, but he didn't know that this sword was not real..."

Qinzhou had a gloomy face and was about to speak when Faneng spoke, "No, no, no, it's not like that..." Why are you here to join in the fun again?
Faning looked at his senior brother who had a bit of dementia, fearing that he might speak without restraint and say something irreparable.

But Fa Neng said, "I remember that when Senior Brother took out this sword, there was indeed a word Qin on the hilt. Senior Brother Fa Kong also said that this sword was the sword of the King of Qin, the sword of Qin Shi Huang. I was confused at that time. How could the Qin in the King of Qin be a simplified Chinese character? I even argued with him..."

Everyone's faces turned black when they heard this.

Everyone looked at Qinzhou. Who could have thought that a word he casually carved could lead to such an unsolved case.

At this moment, Faneng's eyes were clear and he didn't sound like he was talking nonsense at all.

Chen Yang said, "So, the real Scarlet Sky Sword did appear in Qingniu Temple, but this sword is not the real sword. It can only be said that during the time when the Scarlet Sky Sword appeared in Qingniu Temple, someone copied an identical fake sword and replaced the real sword!"

Having said that, Faneng’s suspicion may be ruled out a little.

If it was Fa Neng who did this, there was no need for him to say what he just said. He could have just insisted that the sword from Qingniu Temple was a fake from the beginning. As for the real sword, it has nothing to do with us. Our senior brother just liked the Chixiao Sword, so he made such a fake.

Anyway, there is no evidence, so what can you do about it?
But he stood up and confirmed the existence of the real sword. Isn't this just looking for trouble?
Several people understood this and their eyes were on Faning. If Faneng's suspicion could be ruled out to some extent, then Faning's suspicion would be correspondingly greater.

Fanning knew that everyone was suspicious of him, so he said, "I, Fanning, can swear to heaven that this matter has nothing to do with me..."

Qinzhou didn't want to hear his oath. As an old friend, he would rather believe Fanning and asked, "Are there any other suspicious persons in Qingniu Temple? Are there any people of similar age who committed the crime at the time? Or, think carefully about what happened back then..."

Faning was confused. It had been so many years. Qinzhou asked him to think about the past, but what could he think of?
“There are only three of us among the disciples of the Fa generation under the master. After Senior Brother Fakong passed away, only Senior Brother Faneng and I are left. Now, there are only a few people in the temple, and they are all of the younger generation. Forty or fifty years ago, they were either still kids or had not yet been born. It is impossible for them to be involved in this matter…” Faning said firmly.

The sword had indeed appeared in Qingniu Temple, and the most suspicious people were the three brothers.

If it wasn't the three of them, who else could it be?

Who has the time and ability to make a fake sword without anyone noticing and replace the real sword?

Now it’s getting a bit confusing!
It happened so long ago that it is difficult to investigate.

"No, there's another one!"

At this time, Fa Neng spoke again, "Junior Brother, have you forgotten that we still have Junior Brother Fa Jing?"

"Dharma purity?"

Upon hearing this, Fanning frowned slightly, as if he could not remember the name.

"Who is Fajing?" Chen Yang asked.

Faning said, "Back then, there was a lay Buddhist who came to our Qingniu Temple to stay. I forgot his secular name, but he lived in the temple for a few years. With the help of Brother Fakong, he became our disciple. Master gave him a Taoist name, Fajing!"

"However, he has been dead for many years. In 89, he and Senior Brother Fakong went to the Cliff of Broken Hearts to collect herbs. He slipped and fell into the Soul-confusing Pond and his body was never found..."

Speaking of this, Fanning felt a little regretful.

After all, it happened more than 30 years ago. Time will make people realize everything. Fajing only spent a few years with them, and if Fa Neng didn't mention it, he would have forgotten it!

Chen Yang asked, "Does this Fa Jing have time to commit crimes?"

Fanning frowned, "He has been dead for more than 30 years..."

Chen Yang interrupted him, "Putting aside whether he is dead or not, Taoist Faning, think carefully, does this person have a chance to steal the Scarlet Sky Sword..."

Fanning was a little angry.

Chen Yang's words gave him the feeling that he was throwing dirty water on a dead person.

"Think about it quickly. I remember that you went back to Pangpoling during the Chinese New Year. Now it seems that you are the most suspicious..."

Qinzhou's face was gloomy. He didn't want it to be Fanning. With Yang Wenhui here today, this matter would not be so easy to cover up.

Fanning was of course aware of his current situation. He was like a person with yellow mud stuck in his crotch, which could not be washed out no matter what he did.

He thought about it carefully, but it had been too long and he couldn't remember it.

Fa Neng said, "I remember that one Spring Festival, a few of us went back to Pangpo Village with you. In order to entertain us, you stole chickens from the production team. When Senior Brother Fa Kong found out, we had a big fight..."

I have to say that some memories need to be reminded.

Although they were some ignominious memories, once Faneng opened their mouth, a corner of Faning's memories was opened up, and the context of the matter suddenly became clear.

Everyone looked at him strangely.

Stealing chicken?

This is not a glorious thing, it proves that this person has a criminal record!

With this said, Fanning's suspicion becomes even greater.

Faning's face twitched. "I remember now. Fajing was there at the time. It was Fajing who said he wanted to eat chicken and asked me to go steal it with him. He was the one who stole the chicken, but I was the one who took the blame..."

He gave a wry smile.

His eyes swept across everyone's faces, all of which were filled with doubt, and it seemed that no one believed what he said.

He also knew that his words were not very convincing and would give people the impression that he was trying to shift the blame onto a dead person.

"I swear to God, what I said is the truth..."

Fanning raised his hand and swore again, "If I tell even a single lie in front of my master and my brothers, I am willing to be struck by lightning..."

It seems that he is really at his wits' end.

Chen Yang said, "Master Faning, don't be so excited. If what you said is true, then it means that Fa Jing did have time to commit the crime?"

Fanning nodded and emphasized again, "But he has been dead for more than 30 years..."

"You just said that he fell into the Pond of Mihun. Have you found his body?" Yang Wenhui asked.

Fanning shook his head. "There's a swamp below that's covered in miasma all year round. If you fall from such a height, you'll die. Your body will sink into the swamp, so how can we find it..."

"We went down to look for it, but we didn't find anything. We got sick when we came back..."

Fa Neng also shook his head repeatedly.

Qin Zhou said, "Since the body has not been found, we cannot be sure that he is dead. It is possible that the Scarlet Sky Sword was replaced by this person, and then he managed to escape successfully..."

"you……"

Fanning opened his mouth, but couldn't find the words to refute.

Because, it is indeed possible.

Chen Yang asked, "Is the Heartbreak Cliff far from here? Should we go take a look?"

There is the Cliff of Broken Heart and the Soul-confusing Pond. Chen Yang became curious about this place.

Fanning said, "It's not far, only half an hour's journey, but there's no point in going there..."

"It's still early, and there's nothing else to do anyway, so let's go and take a look!" Yang Wenhui said after a moment of hesitation.

"Uh, okay!"

Fanning may not take other people's words seriously, but he cannot ignore Yang Wenhui's words.

……

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Heartbroken Cliff.

Walk along the ridge towards the top of the mountain for another half an hour, passing through a pine forest, and you will see a mountain top appear in your sight.

When we arrived at the top of the mountain, there was a mixed wood on the top. The bushes in the woods grew in all directions. Occasionally, one or two unknown strange birds' calls could be heard, which was quite eerie.

"Hey, this camellia tree is so big!"

Qinzhou was walking behind and suddenly stopped.

Chen Yang looked back and saw him standing under a tree, looking up.

It was a camellia tree, and it was indeed quite big.

It is about ten meters high and the trunk is more than ten centimeters thick. It is hidden in a pile of miscellaneous wood and it is difficult to find it if you are not careful.

Autumn is the season when camellia flowers bloom, and large camellia flowers fall on the ground.

It is indeed rare for a camellia tree to grow so big.

"Chen Yang, come and take a look. Has this tree grown into a mature tree?" Qin Zhou shouted at the top of his lungs.

Now that Chen Yang has broken through the spiritual realm and can communicate with spiritual plants, this old man might regard him as a spiritual plant detector.

Growing this big, this tree must be hundreds of years old. When a tree reaches this age, it is indeed possible for it to develop spiritual perception or even possess spirituality.

With Yang Wenhui beside him, Chen Yang did not think of exposing his own strength. The door to the spiritual platform was not convenient to open. However, if he just wanted to communicate with the spiritual plants, he would not need mental power at all. The eighteen-seed bracelet would be enough.

Chen Yang came under the tree, looked up at the tree, stretched out his hand and tapped gently on the trunk, "Hello, are you home?"

He called out to the camellia tree.

Several people nearby looked at him as if they were watching a lunatic.

For a long time, Chen Yang didn't feel any response from the camellia tree.

At this time, Yang Wenhui walked over, took a quick look, and without saying a word, he opened the door to the spiritual platform, and spiritual energy poured out.

Chen Yang could clearly feel a faint, transparent force hovering over the trunk of the camellia tree, exploring it up and down.

After a moment, he gave up and withdrew his mental strength.

Yang Wenhui said, "Without any mental fluctuations, it should be just an ordinary camellia tree!"

He is a strong man in the spiritual realm, so after hearing this, no one else has anything to say.

Qin Zhou was somewhat disappointed. "It doesn't matter if it doesn't take off. If we can get such a big camellia tree out of the mountain, we will definitely make a lot of money."

Chen Yang was too lazy to pay attention to him.

He always says that he is money-conscious, but this old man is the one who is money-conscious.

Everyone came out of the woods, with Chen Yang walking at the back. Suddenly, he felt like he was being watched.

(End of this chapter)