Embers of Sword

Chapter 282 Talking and Laughing

When the disturbance in Xining Street was over, the guards at the villa in the northern suburbs of the imperial city were naturally withdrawn.

In fact, the soul examination of the Northern Hunter monk had been completed long ago.

The reason why this investigation lasted for ten days was simply because Yuan Jimo wanted to take this opportunity to find out the cause of death of Fang Hang and Xie Sheng.

Now that Tai Shang Zhai and King Jiangning have both chosen to calm the situation down, the Imperial City Division naturally has no reason to continue the investigation. Yuan Jimo has notified several special agents that they can relax the alert and do not need to continue detaining the relevant people.

"you can go now."

Inside the forbidden room in the northern suburbs of the Imperial City, Yuan Jimo untied the restraints of the formation and spoke to the girl sitting on the ground.

"it's over?"

Yuan Yi raised his eyes, his pupils as calm as a lake: "Let me guess, Xie Zhen has returned to the imperial city, but you can't do anything to him. Now the witnesses and evidence are not important. You can only let him go."

"..."

Yuan Jimo said coldly: "You know him quite well."

"I don't know him, but I know you."

Yuan Yi shook his head and said, "You created the misunderstanding between the Beijun family and Xie Zhen. If you can add fuel to the fire now, how can you let go of this opportunity so easily?"

"If I remember correctly, you and I have only met once. I am really happy that Miss Yuan can say this."

Yuan Jimo said calmly: "But you are wrong about one thing. I am not the only one who wants to deal with Xie Zhen."

He pushed open the stone door of the forbidden room, and a cold wind blew in.

Yuan Yi slowly stood up and brushed off the weeds on her clothes. She asked softly, "Is the person who leaked the secret Senior Sister Lu Yuan?"

Yuan Jimo frowned slightly.

"Don't look at me like that."

Yuan Yi sighed and murmured, "The interrogation room is isolated from spiritual communication, and your interrogation of her is also absolutely confidential. No one else knows the whole process, and there is no traitor."

"Interesting, if that's the case, how did you know that?"

Yuan Jimo didn't even bother to deny it, he asked with a smile.

If we want to trace the source of Xie Zhen's dirty water, we have to trace it back to an anonymous Northern Hunting monk. This monk leaked a lot of Northern Hunting details to the Imperial City Bureau and produced key evidence that Xie Zhen killed Xie Sheng... Of course, all this is not important now.

For Yuan Jimo, the reason he concealed Lu Yuan's identity was not only to protect the safety of the "witness", but also to keep a backup plan.

Now, there is nothing to keep secret about Lu Yuan’s identity, so just make it public.

"No reason."

Yuan Yi stroked her hair and said, "There are some things I can just guess."

……

……

Yuan Yi returned to the villa, and when he opened the door, his expression stiffened slightly.

The special envoy has left, and at this moment the villa is echoing with laughter, and the atmosphere seems very relaxed.

All the disciples of Baihua Valley were chatting and laughing.

But Yuan Yi couldn't laugh.

Everyone gathered around Senior Sister Lu Yuan. The shadows of the trees were swaying in the courtyard. Hot tea was brewing on the stone table. The tea mist reflected Lu Yuan's somewhat pale face.

Opposite the stone table, sat a thin figure as black as ink.

The man held an umbrella sword across his knees.

There was a faint smile on his face.

Xie Xuanyi stood up, bowed, and said softly, "Miss Yuan, are you okay? Did the Imperial City Department embarrass you?"

Yuan Yi forced a smile: "Mr. Xie, Yuan Yi is fine... Did you come all the way here to wait for me?"

This sentence uses honorifics.

Xie Xuanyi nodded and hummed softly.

Getting a positive answer was something that should have made me extremely happy.

But Yuan Yi felt unprecedentedly nervous.

She is not stupid.

Yuan Jimo had specially detained her for this soul examination, and Yuan Yi knew the reason...After the battle at Beihailing, her relationship with Xie Zhen had become particularly close. The reason was simple: she admired the demeanor of the future master of Xuanshui Cave Heaven, so every time they met, she would always greet him and say hello.

Anyone could see what she was thinking.

However, the gap between her and Xie Zhen was as huge as heaven and earth and could not be bridged.

Yuan Yi has always been aware of these principles.

She knew that her position in Xie Zhen's heart was not that high.

The reason I rescued you before was just a chance encounter.

Is this arrest by the Imperial City Bureau really worth his special trip?

"..."

She couldn't help but glance at Lu Yuan out of the corner of her eye.

The battle of Beihailing.

She had seen Xie Zhen's methods and understood Xie Zhen's character.

Yuan Yi was afraid that Xie Zhen came here this time not for himself, but for Lu Yuan.

The senior sister just made tea silently without saying a word.

"Actually, I came here for another matter."

Xie Xuanyi pretended to be casual and asked, "I heard that the Imperial City Department has conducted a soul examination of the Northern Hunting Monks these days... I wonder if everyone in Baihua Valley knows the inside story?"

This statement came out.

The expressions of the people who were chatting became subtle and strange.

The wrist of Lu Yuan as she poured the tea also trembled slightly.

"Inside story?"

A female sword cultivator from Baihua Valley asked curiously, "What inside story is Sword Immortal Xie asking about?"

"What other inside information could it be..."

Another woman smiled and said, "Xiao Xie Jianxian came here in person, of course, to find out the leaker. Xiao Xie Jianxian, I have to tell you this, the soul examination of the Imperial City Division this time is extremely strict, and each person under trial must follow the rules and be imprisoned in a solitary confinement room. In this case, who can know what someone said?"

"Too."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm just curious, so I'm just asking. I heard that the Imperial City Bureau has gained a lot from this review. From the leaker, we got a lot of accurate information, including the soul sound of Xie Sheng in the Dragon Script Array."

The atmosphere of the courtyard becomes more subtle.

This is even more interesting.

The review by the Imperial City Bureau is top secret. Where did Xie Zhen get this information?
Lu Yuan's expression turned ugly. There were only a few people who heard Xie Sheng's message at the beginning.

Yuqingzhai, Baihua Valley...

This inside information almost confirmed the identity of the "leaker".

"What does Xiao Xie Jianxian mean?"

A female disciple from Baihua Valley frowned and whispered, "Do you think someone from Baihua Valley betrayed you?"

"That's not it."

Xie Xuanyi shook his head and said, "Baihua Valley and Dasui Sword Palace have a long-standing friendship, and I have experienced life and death with you all in Beihai Mausoleum before... I still trust your character."

Speaking of which.

Xie Zhen picked up the teacup and said with a smile: "My fairies, please don't think too much. The Northern Hunting incident has been resolved. I am here today just to make sure that the Imperial City Bureau does not embarrass you. As for the previous leaker's inquiries, just treat them as idle chatter and don't take them to heart."

As soon as these words were spoken, the tense atmosphere in the courtyard eased a little.

Lu Yuan's expression also became much more relaxed.

"correct……"

Xie Xuanyi spoke again. He looked up at the thick wall next to him, then at Lu Yuan, and suddenly asked, "I heard that after getting off the cloud ship, everyone was detained here?"

"Yes."

There was a slight tremor in Lu Yuan's voice.

In order to investigate the case and give everyone an explanation, Yuan Jimo applied for an imperial edict.

Whether it is a holy place, an aristocratic family, or a wandering cultivator in the mountains.

Everyone must cooperate with the "soul examination" of the special envoy of the Imperial City.

"Next door?"

Xie Xuanyi asked again casually.

"Next door is... Tai Shang Zhai's residence."

Lu Yuan was stunned. She vaguely realized something and looked at Xie Zhen with three points more fear and three points more shock in her eyes.

"According to the time, it should be soon."

Xie Xuanyi looked up at the setting sun hanging from the sky.

At dusk, the sky in the imperial city was a little gloomy.

For some reason, the glow that fell on the courtyard at this moment exuded a faint coolness.

Xie Xuanyi twisted the teacup, chuckled and spoke, looking at Lu Yuan meaningfully: "At twilight hour... sunset, if I remember correctly, after the special envoys leave, you can choose to leave on your own."

The reason why Baihua Valley is waiting here.

Because they are waiting for Yuan Yi.

same.

Tai Shang Zhai is waiting here for their second senior brother Qi Yu.

After Fang Hang's death.

Qi Yu was investigated by the Imperial City Bureau.

Every villa here has a formation pattern blocking it, and it is independent like a small cave, and all sounds and thoughts are rejected...

But at the moment.

The disciples of Baihua Valley seemed to hear the sound from Tai Shang Zhai’s residence.

Bustling, noisy, relaxed.

At this moment, the disciples of Tai Shang Zhai, like them, welcomed the end of the review.

"Today at 5 p.m., Xie and fellow Taoists from Baihua Valley will drink tea together and wish Beishuo to survive and overcome all disasters."

Xie Xuanyi raised his glass with a smile and gestured to Lu Yuan.

next moment.

There was a hissing sound of wind, which passed through the courtyard, passed through the formation, and sounded above the treetops. The sound was so sharp that it made people's scalps numb.

Most of the disciples in Baihua Valley are still in a state of confusion.

Lu Yuan's pupils contracted and he subconsciously looked in the direction of Tai Shang Zhai next door.

This sound.

It sounded like a sword.

Short, sharp, and cruel!

The tea in the teacup was shaking, and was cut by the breeze, with a small portion spilling out and falling to the ground.

The tea is boiling hot.

Across the wall, the leaves were swaying, the glow was flickering, and the liquid spilled on the ground was also boiling hot.

The laughter of the Tai Shang Zhai disciples stopped abruptly the moment the wind sounded.

You hour, not a single error.

At this moment, Qi Yu, the second senior brother of Tai Shang Zhai, who had just left the forbidden room of the Imperial City and returned to the villa, kept standing by the door.

A fallen leaf floated down, briefly covering his forehead.

Wait until the wind sounds and the leaves fall to the ground.

A dark hole appeared on his forehead.

"Brother Qi?"

Someone shouted in confusion.

"..."

Hearing this voice, Qi Yu moved his head in confusion, and he felt a sore and itchy feeling between his eyebrows.

I reached out and touched it.

Hands covered in blood.

Only at this moment did he feel the pain belatedly.

In the northern suburbs of the imperial city, the sun sets at twilight hour.

Amidst the conversation, there were sounds of wind, leaves, and the faintest sound of sword energy.

"Bang" sound.

The dull sound of corpses falling to the ground was heard in the Taishangzhai Villa.

(End of this chapter)