Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 172 You just need to see if I can kill you.

Most of the elders in Zichen Palace had only arrived recently. They had only examined the body and heard from Lü Qingzhu that the murderer was Zhou Qing.

As for the details of what happened at the time, Lü Qingzhu didn't have time to explain.

It wasn't until Zhou Qing himself told them that they realized there was a place far more terrifying than these two explosive attack methods.

If what Zhou Qing said is true, he killed Wei Xing from three miles away, through the courtyard gate and the door of the house.

This shows that he can accurately lock onto a person from such a distance and then launch an attack.

If Zhou Qing were a Golden Core expert, the elders would not be surprised at all.

A Golden Core cultivator's divine sense can cover a distance of up to ten miles.

Zhou Qing was only a Qi Refining cultivator, yet he could lock onto a target three miles away and launch an attack.

This fact sent chills down the spines of all the elders below the Golden Core stage.

Just now they were thinking that their only chance to avoid being killed by Zhou Qing's bizarre methods was to detect it in advance.

Otherwise, once an attack is launched, there will be no chance of evasion.

To detect them in advance, one can only rely on sight, because both of those attacks are much faster than sound.

However, Zhou Qing's new methods extinguished the elders' hopes of getting away with it.

This guy can lock onto you from miles away. You might still be in your room when he's already on another hilltop and launches an attack without you even noticing.

You only realize it when the attack is about to happen.

How can we defend against this? There's no way to defend against it.

The atmosphere in the hall fell silent, and all the elders remained silent.

The sect leader glanced at everyone and asked, "What are your thoughts?"

"cough!"

He Huifeng, the head of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, said, "If what Zhou Qing said is true, it is indeed possible that he did not know the identity of the person he killed."

"Perhaps this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding."

Ok?
The elders looked at He Huifeng in surprise.

This guy has always been a fence-sitter, always observing the winds before giving his opinion, but today he actually spoke up on his own initiative.

It seems he felt Zhou Qing had gained enough influence and wanted to curry favor with him.

Bai Muyun, with a sour face, said, "First of all, we need to make sure that everything he says is true."

Zhou Qing glanced at him and said, "It's actually very simple to verify whether what I said is true."

"Oh?"

Bai Muyun said, "How can I verify this? I've heard that the Truth-Seeking Formation is ineffective against you."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Why do we need a true magic array? Why don't you ask Master Bai to return to the Array Academy for the time being?"

"The Array Academy is only three or four miles away from here. Headmaster Bai, just watch and see if your disciple can kill you."

"You are presumptuous!"

Bai Muyun slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

The sect leader was also displeased and said, "Zhou Qing, you must not be rude."

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Master, please forgive me. I was just telling a joke because you all looked so serious. In fact, there is no need to do this to verify what I said. Just summon my witnesses and everything will be clear."

Seeing him so playful and unrestrained in front of all the leaders of the sect, the elders couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This guy has indeed grown into a figure who can influence the sect's overall situation without anyone noticing. Moreover, he has not indirectly influenced the sect by influencing Mu Zhuosha and the others, but has become a sect leader on his own.

The sect leader ignored his jest and said, "But let the person outside come in." Zhou Qing then called Wang Xiaohu in.

Upon suddenly seeing so many elders from various sects, Wang Xiaohu was like a grasshopper in autumn, completely listless and flustered, unsure of how to greet them.

The sect leader said, "Don't be shy. Zhou Qing said you can testify for him and confirm that he really didn't know Wei's identity before he killed him."

Wang Xiaohu's eyes widened instantly in shock. "Kill...kill the Wei family head?" he exclaimed.

"Wasn't he supposed to be killing Wu Xingyun? How did he become the head of the Wei family?"

The sect leader asked, "Who is Wu Xingyun?"

Wang Xiaohu then recounted the whole story of how he met Wu Xingyun, how she lured him into stealing the talisman, and how he reported it to Zhou Qing.

After hearing his words, the elders all looked rather strange.

Based on Wang Xiaohu's words, everyone could indeed deduce that Zhou Qing only knew of Wu Xingyun before he committed the murder, and could not possibly know of the Wei family head.

but…

Damn it, your explosive attack hit the Wei family head the whole time, and Wu Xingyun only managed to split it. Only a fool would believe that you had no prior knowledge of this.

You were just saying you could locate people from miles away, but who knows if you have any way of identifying who's inside.

Everyone was deeply skeptical of Zhou Qing's explanation, but they also knew that their suspicions alone were not enough to convict him.

After all, they had no evidence.

The matter will most likely end without resolution.

The sect leader said, "Alright, you can leave now."

Wang Xiaohu fled the main hall as if his life depended on it.

The sect leader then said, "It seems this was indeed just a misunderstanding. Does anyone have a different opinion?"

Lu Qingzhu said unwillingly, "Even if it was a misunderstanding, the Wei family head still lost his life because of it, and Zhou Qing should at least provide compensation."

Elder Mao Liang said, "Qingzhu is right. If the head of an affiliated family dies at the hands of the sect, even if it is a misunderstanding, I am afraid that if no compensation is given, it will discourage all the affiliated families. Who will be willing to do their best for the sect in the future?"

The sect leader nodded and said, "Zhou Qing, do you have anything to say?"

Zhou Qing said, "This disciple believes that both of them have valid points. In any case, it was this disciple who committed the murder, and logically, this disciple should provide compensation. Moreover..."

He sighed and said, "The Wei family is where Wei Kuang was born. I am good friends with Wei Kuang, and it is only right that I support the Wei family."

The elders were all taken aback, thinking, "Why has this guy suddenly changed his ways? He's not someone you can talk to easily."

He was just now clamoring for the White-Handed Master to return to the court and then launch an attack.

Zhou Qing then said, "But I have nothing of value and can't offer any compensation. The only thing of some value is the business I have."

"The talismans in my possession are currently only sold in a few shops due to limited production. From now on, I am willing to allocate some of them to the Wei family's shops so that they can overcome their current difficulties."

"I have one request: there should be someone I designate in charge of the business in the Wei family's shops."

Everyone was taken aback, realizing that this was his plan.

The Qingyun Sect has over a thousand shops, but the most profitable are the sixty or seventy shops located near the various Golden Core sects.

Of these shops, Mu Zhuosha's faction only controlled about one-tenth.

In the past, Zhou Qing's talismans were only sold in one-tenth of these shops.

Now that the head of the Wei family has passed away and the Wei family's strength has been weakened, Zhou Qing has set his sights on the Wei family.

Once Zhou Qing's talismans are sold in the Wei family, the two sides will be bound by mutual interests. In addition, with the people Zhou Qing has placed in the Wei family's shops, these shops will gradually be completely controlled by Zhou Qing.

(End of this chapter)