Embers of Sword

Chapter 278 Thunder falls

Chapter 278 Thunder falls
Yuan Yi is right.

That's what he thought.

After the cloud ship landed, Yuan Jimo immediately applied for a divine decree and detained all the monks on the legitimate grounds of a spiritual examination.

The reason for doing this is to quickly find out the truth about the deaths of the three geniuses.

Death is like a lamp going out.

The moment the seal of Li Lan Mountain was lifted, the news of the death of Fang Hang and the other two was transmitted back to Da Chu.

This was terrible news for Yuan Jimo.

As the head of the Imperial City Department, he is responsible for the Northern Hunt...

The other deaths are easy to deal with.

But these three people have such noble status and identities!
The Qin family and the Xie family should at least be reasonable and give him time to investigate the case.

The one who really made Yuan Jimo "worried and exhausted" was the master of the Supreme Zhai. This guy was really a madman. After learning about the death of his disciple Fang Hang, he immediately came out of retreat and did not forget to send a message to him on the way to the imperial city. If he could not give him an explanation, he would put the blame on him! Immediate settlement!

Yuan Jimo left Yuan Yi's confinement room with his hands behind his back and a gloomy face.

"Thank you..."

He repeated the name in a low voice.

Based on his understanding of Xie Zhen and the information leaked by the informant, it is basically certain that Xie Zhen is the murderer who killed Fang Hang and Xie Sheng. As for the young prince of the Qin family, he is not sure why he died, but since he has the "case files" of these two people in hand, he might as well put the blame on Xie Zhen.

The abbot of Tai Shang Zhai asked him to meet at 3 p.m.

Yuan Jimo was walking in the dark corridor when a thin child in black came silently, holding a fire stick in his hand. The light and fire dispelled the darkness, but could not dispel the shadow surrounding Yuan Jimo. The child in black said softly and respectfully: "Master, one good news and one bad news."

"There is more good news..."

Yuan Jimo sneered and said, "Tonggu, tell me the bad things first."

"Yuwen Zhong, discuss, Wu Yue's attitudes are very consistent."

Tonggu, one of the nine special envoys of the Imperial City Department, sighed and said, "They are all unwilling to serve as witnesses... It may not be that easy to convict Xie Zhen. In my capacity as a special envoy, I privately contacted the Beijun family. Those guys originally had a grudge against Xie Zhen. I don't know what happened. With such a good opportunity, no one is willing to 'cooperate'."

"As expected."

Yuan Jimo said calmly, "They are all smart people. They know we are just throwing dirty water at them. I think people like Xie Zhen will not leave any evidence even if they kill someone."

Tonggu raised an eyebrow.

Xie Zhen’s master is Xie Xuanyi.

Xie Xuanyi...is a world-famous killer.

The reason why he was called the killer was not only because of his superb skills. Xie Xuanyi killed many people and disposed of many corpses in the past. Many people wanted to settle accounts with him, but they had no evidence.

"Is it possible that Xie Zhen really didn't kill anyone?"

Tonggu frowned slightly and raised his inner doubts.

He has a baby face and is the youngest among the special envoys, but he is decisive and ruthless. A person who can work under Yuan Jimo and gain the trust of the head of the Imperial City Department is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Absolutely impossible."

Yuan Jimo sneered.

Even though they had only met each other once, Xie Zhen's eyes and temperament made him feel deeply familiar.

For some things, you can infer the truth just by relying on intuition.

"Can……"

Tonggu seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

"Xie Zhen killed someone, and he didn't return with Yunchuan. Just based on this fact, there is a 90% chance that he is the murderer."

Yuan Jimo had a blank expression on his face and interrupted what Tonggu was about to say: "The Supreme Master wants an explanation, so let's give him one... The deaths of these three people are all blamed on Xie Zhen."

He stopped and stood at the exit of the dark corridor.

The sun falls in front of me.

Yuan Jimo, who was used to the darkness, stretched out his hand to cover his eyes slightly. The agreed time came, but there was no one to greet him in front of the forbidden area of the Imperial City. The master of Tai Shang Zhai was an impatient person and it was impossible for him to forget this appointment.

Only then did he remember what Tonggu had said, that there was another piece of good news.

"What is the good news?" Yuan Jimo asked.

"Sir, the meeting originally scheduled for 3 p.m. has been cancelled at the last minute."

Tonggu still held the fire stick, and the faint flame flickered in the final darkness.

He said softly, "Just now, Xie Zhen returned to the Imperial City. The head of the Supreme Master's House cancelled the meeting and went to look for him."

"...?"

In the long silence.

Yuan Jimo turned his head slowly and stared at Tonggu for a long time to make sure that the other party was not joking.

The head of the Imperial City Department had a very interesting expression at this moment.

Those eyes, which were usually as quiet as the abyss, were full of disbelief and confusion.

No wonder Tonggu asked that question earlier. Did Xie Zhen really not kill anyone? He actually dared to return to the imperial city!
……

……

After the Northern Expedition, the whole city was in uproar.

Everyone is waiting for a result, not only about the result of "Bei Hu", but also about the result of "Xie Zhen". Everything that happened in the snow mountain is too mysterious. Before the results of the investigation come out, no one knows the truth about Fang Hang's death.

But everything before that developed as Yuan Jimo had expected.

It is a fact that Xie Zhen did not return to the imperial city on the cloud ship.

As long as he refuses to show up and refuses to respond.

Then this basin of dirty water will be poured on him.

Next.

It is the grudge between the three major families and Xie Zhen.

But... no one expected that ten days later, Xie Zhen actually returned to the imperial city alone.

Half an hour ago.

A pitch-black sword shadow passed over the imperial city, gradually slowing down. Not only did it reveal its face, it also deliberately displayed its identity token so that everyone could see clearly who it was.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

"Xie Zhen has appeared!"

Cries of surprise rang out from the gate of the imperial city and gradually spread into the city.

The pitch-black sword shadow moved close to the ground, "slowly" passing through the streets and alleys, heading straight to the center of the city.

No one could have imagined it.

Xie Zhen not only came back.

And he came back so openly and majestically.

Even... there is a hint of arrogance.

The flying sword finally landed on Xining Street.

Xie Zhen went straight into Yuanqing Tower, booked the top floor, ordered a table full of sumptuous food and wine, and then began to wait.

He went all the way south and rushed back to the imperial city, and naturally heard rumors about himself on the way. He knew that the head of the Taishangzhai and the Xie family of Jiangning had both rushed to the imperial city to ask for an explanation.

He knows it too.

I will show up today, and many people will come later.

Sure enough, within a short time after the food and drinks were ordered, the outside of Yuanqing Tower was already packed with people.

Xie Xuanyi sat at the top-floor window, drinking silently, looking at the crowds of people huddled together outside. He thought that this scene was very familiar, it was the same in his previous life. He just didn't know how many of the people gathered on Xining Street this time wanted to take his head, and how many just wanted to watch the fun?
Not long after.

The crowd made way.

A middle-aged man wearing a dark blue Taoist robe and a black and gold Taoist crown walked into Yuanqing Tower with an expressionless face under the gaze of everyone.

The person who came was the abbot of Tai Shang Zhai.

"...Li Chen."

Seeing the person coming, Xie Xuanyi looked calm and sneered in his heart.

Shang Yi's master Shu Ning was an old acquaintance of his, so in Dayue National Middle School, Xie Xuanyi took some care of Shang Yi.

But the master of Tai Shang Zhai is different.

Li Chen is more than twenty years older than him, which means if you calculate carefully, he is nearly sixty years old.

When Xie Xuanyi was just starting out, Li Chen was already the head of the Taishangzhai. Later, Xie Xuanyi entered the world to learn swordsmanship and defeated his enemies. For a time, he was the most popular, even surpassing the Taoist sect, which caused many disputes. Li Chen also participated in such disputes, trying to suppress and teach Xie Xuanyi a lesson as an elder.

It’s just that the two sides were not of the same generation back then.

Out of face and status, Li Chen did not actually take action.

So many years have passed.

Xie Xuanyi still remembers the scene of that year.

Thinking about it now, it is somewhat ridiculous. Taoism emphasizes retreat from the world and practicing Buddhism, without being affected by cause and effect.

This Supreme Master is actually going against the grain.

"Thank you, Zhen!"

Before anyone arrives, the sound falls first.

Even though the Yuanqing Tower was filled with dense array patterns, it was still rustling.

The master of Tai Shang Zhai practices thunder magic. Li Chen has accumulated his cultivation in the Yin God realm for twenty years and is close to the realm of asking for the Tao. He is one of the candidates in Taoism who has the best chance of becoming a Yang God.

As he climbed the stairs, he unfolded the cave and released his pressure.

In an instant, dark clouds covered the sky over Xining Street.

The entire Yuanqing Tower was filled with the sound of thunder.

"Master Li Zhai."

Compared to the thundering rage of the Supreme Master, Xie Xuanyi's reaction was much calmer.

He leaned against the window, took a quick glance, and then continued to look outside, looking at the street scene in the distance, without even looking in the direction of Li Chen.

"..."

Li Chen stopped, his Taoist robe fluttering and then settling down. He frowned as he looked at the young man in front of him.

During this period of time, the Supreme Master has been in seclusion in the Taoist sect.

About the news outside.

Li Chen was not completely ignorant... He knew that Xie Xuanyi suddenly had a new disciple.

But now I see it with my own eyes.

He felt the aura of this young man in black that he had not seen for a long time.

The black clothes are as black as ink.

Eyes as deep as the abyss.

This young man's temperament is exactly the same as Xie Xuanyi back then.

But there is one thing that is completely different.

Back then, Xie Xuanyi practiced the "Principle of Destruction", and his whole body exuded a cold aura that kept strangers away.

This is the meaning of sword, but also the meaning of Tao.

But now... there is a complicated aura about this young man.

Li Chen subconsciously narrowed his eyes and looked at him carefully. After a long time, he was horrified to find that with his own perfect Yin Shen realm of soul, he could not see the young man's Taoism.

Xie Zhen’s Taoism is different from Xie Xuanyi’s back then.

What Li Chen felt was no longer the cold killing intent, but something else.

However, when he wanted to feel it carefully, he was blocked.

There was a hot light emanating from the forehead of this young man.

Indistinctly, it seems to be pieced together into a broken lotus.

Was it the restriction left by Zhao Chunyang that prevented him from investigating?
"I came here to find you for only one thing."

Li Chen took a deep breath and put aside his useless thoughts. Then he spoke coldly, his voice filled with anger and sorrow: "My disciple Fang Hang died in the Northern Hunt..."

Mighty thunder was brewing, lingering, and shaking above Yuanqing Tower.

Li Chen's voice also shook.

"Did you kill him?!"

This question.

He used the secret technique of Thunder Sound from Tai Shang Zhai to shock his soul.

Thunder falls, and the soul trembles.

He told Xie Zhen not to lie or hide anything, and to tell the truth when asked!

Rumble!
Thunder fell, and the crowd above Xining Street was frightened by the angry thunder.

But Xie Xuanyi, who was sitting by the window, still looked indifferent.

He felt the might of thunder over Xining Street.

As long as you go against your own wishes and tell lies, the other person will notice it.

Thunder will fall immediately.