Starting with a blind date with a female constable, you acquire the Nine Swords of Dugu.

At this moment, the area outside the Pilu Pavilion was in complete chaos.

The commotion from the battle was so great that the monks of Yunqi Temple were awakened and rushed out, their clothes disheveled. The镖局 (bodyguard agency)'s镖师 (bodyguards) and 趟子手 (porters) also woke up and rushed over with their weapons.

Before long, a crowd had gathered at the entrance of the Pilu Pavilion.

The torchlight illuminated the entire pavilion, casting distinct shadows on everyone's faces.

Although the镖师 (bodyguards/escorts) of Zhenshan镖局 (Zhenshan Escort Agency) did not know what had happened, they immediately drew their weapons and stood with Fang Cunxin.

The monks at Yunqi Temple were now just ordinary monks, so they naturally didn't dare to fight the people from Zhenshan Escort Agency and stood in the courtyard without daring to move forward.

An elderly monk asked Fang Cunxin, "Miss Fang, what happened?"

Fang Cunxin stood at the doorway and said in a deep voice, "Esteemed masters, I apologize for disturbing you all tonight. However, there are some things I must clarify in front of everyone." He then looked at Huihai, who was still trembling in the corner, and called out, "Huihai, you speak!"

immediately,

Huihai then quickly recounted the events.

The monks were all shocked when they heard this.

But most of them are unbelievable.

At this time,

Fang Cunxin walked over, pulled out the spear, and Huiming, who was pinned by the spear, let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, blood still flowing from his chest, barely breathing.

Fang Cunxin pointed at Huiming and said, "Everyone, Huiming is here, and so are the corpses of those two monsters. If you don't believe me, you can check for yourselves!"

The elderly monk stepped forward, looked at Huiming who was slumped on the ground, and said in a deep voice, "Huiming, is what Miss Fang said true?"

Huiming's face was deathly pale, and the blood flowing from his body stained a patch of blue bricks. He raised his head, his gaze sweeping over the faces of the monks, and he sighed deeply.

Fang Cunxin rebuked, "Huiming, do you still intend to deny it?"

Huiming, barely able to speak, said, "I have nothing to deny. The truth has been revealed, the elixir is gone, and I'm dying soon. It's just a pity I can't see Miss Mei one last time before I die!"

His voice was hoarse but unusually calm as he said, "I admit it all. What Huihai said is true. I killed my master, I fed Huineng to the monster, and I drugged and fed those junior brothers who left the temple and those missing pilgrims to the monster."

These words caused an uproar in the room.

"Huiming! Have you gone mad?!" the middle-aged monk roared. "Your master treats you like his own son, and you—"

"I'm not crazy," Huiming interrupted him, her voice suddenly rising, weak yet tinged with a hysterical frenzy. "I know what I'm doing, I don't regret it, you simply don't understand!"

His gaze became unfocused, as if looking into the far, far distance, and a faint smile appeared on his lips: "Miss Mei is a celestial being, the most pure and innocent person in the world. I would do anything for her!"

Fang Cunxin asked, "Who is Miss Mei?"

Huiming's voice softened: "I don't know who she is. I've never met anyone like her before. She came to the temple to offer incense every three months. The moment she smiled at me, I knew that I was willing to go through fire and water for her, and I was willing to give up everything for her."

Fang Cunxin and Gu Guanqi exchanged a glance.

I think everyone understood; it's a cliché story of lust at first sight and love at first glance.

Fang Cunxin said, "If you fall in love with someone, that's fine, but why did you have to kill Zen Master Jiuye?"

Huiming lay on the ground with his eyes closed, and remained silent for a while before saying, "Miss Mei is ill. She needs a powerful medicine to survive, and this medicine requires a person with profound skills to serve as a vessel... that is, the two monsters you just killed. Then, it needs to absorb a large amount of blood from martial arts masters as nutrients to grow into a powerful medicine."

I cannot stand by and watch Miss Mei die. If she were gone, what would be the point of my life?

Fang Cunxin suddenly realized, "So, you harmed Zen Master Jiuye and turned him into a monster?"

Huiming's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her cheeks: "I don't regret it. Just one word from her, just one glance from her, and I would have given my life for her. It's just a pity I failed; I'll never have the chance to see her again!"

"You're insane! You're completely insane!" Fang Cunxin roared. "You're utterly mad! For a woman you've only known for a short time, you'd actually kill your master and your fellow disciples! You're utterly unreasonable!"

Huiming said, "That's because you don't understand my feelings for Miss Mei!"

Gu Guanqi sneered and walked towards the white-haired old man.

At this moment, the white-haired old man was immobilized by pressure point manipulation.

Gu Guanqi walked up to him, reached out and rubbed his face a few times, then gently pulled off a human skin mask.

When the white-haired old man's true face was revealed, Fang Cunxin exclaimed in surprise.

"You Si, it's you!"

Three months ago,

When the actor Mei Ruolian's affair was exposed, he and his servant You Si fled in fear of punishment, and wanted posters for the two were posted all over Qingyang County.

In addition, Fang Cunxin had dealt with Mei Ruolian and met You Si with his father before, so he recognized her at a glance.

Mei Ruolian's alchemy skills are widely known in the martial arts world. Therefore, it goes without saying that the monster medicine that Huiming raises is for Mei Ruolian's alchemy.

Fang Cunxin looked at Huiming lying on the ground and said, "It seems that the Miss Mei you mentioned should actually be called Young Master Mei. Huiming, the person you love so madly is a man. How do you feel about that?"

Huiming said in a deep voice, "Does it matter if someone is a man or a woman? As long as I don't mind that he's a man, and he doesn't mind that I'm a man too, isn't that enough?"

Fang Cunxin: "??"

Gu Guanqi: "!!"

The surrounding area was also deathly silent.

Everyone was shocked.

After a long pause, Fang Cunxin finally snapped, "This is utterly unreasonable!"

"You...you people simply...don't understand...you don't understand Miss Mei...you don't understand my feelings for her..."

Huiming could no longer hold on; blood kept gushing from his mouth, and he soon stopped breathing completely.

Subsequently,

Everyone then turned their attention to You Si.

Gu Guanqi released You Si's speech-deafening pressure point and said, "Enough with the nonsense. I don't know if you've ever heard of the Six Doors' Thousand Needles and Hundred Holes."

You Si's expression changed slightly. Last night, he had personally witnessed the scene that Gu Guanqi used to deal with those people from the Heavenly Demon Sect.

Seeing this, Gu Guanqi said, "It seems you know. Tell me, where is Mei Ruolian now?"

You Si said, "I don't know. Since being exposed three months ago, Miss has become unusually cautious. Even I don't know where he is now. Only he knows where I am, and he will naturally appear when he wants to find me."

Gu Guanqi asked, "What exactly is that monster?"

You Si said, "It's just as Huiming said, but it's not for healing, it's for practicing martial arts. Just like what the Six Doors announced, Miss has cultivated a divine skill."

However, to master this divine skill, one must obtain a divine pill called the Celestial Elixir. Therefore, Miss has been trying to develop the Celestial Elixir for the past few years, as it is extremely costly. Many of Miss's friends, such as Wang Changfeng and Yu Yuanqiao, have incurred huge debts in order to help him.

To repay them, the young lady conspired with Wang Changfeng and Yu Yuanqiao to create a plague, hoping to make up for the losses incurred over the years by driving up the price of Golden Spirit Grass. Unfortunately, their plan ultimately failed.

Gu Guanqi frowned and asked, "Does that mean Mei Ruolian has successfully developed the Celestial Elixir?"

You Si replied, "It's because the pill formula has been successfully developed that Miss is so eager to promote Ma Meifeng to the position of Deputy Commander, since there are many martial arts masters in the Six Doors prison who can be used as materials for pill refining."

"Now, in Qingyang County's Six Doors, Commander Yan Wangchuan is semi-retired, and the real power lies with the Deputy Commander. It's a pity that, because of you, our efforts have been in vain."

Gu Guanqi said in a deep voice, "So, Mei Ruolian is currently hiding somewhere cultivating this so-called great medicine. Once it's ready, she will refine it into the Celestial Pill."

"Indeed," You Si said with a smile, "Miss's success is only a matter of time. Once she successfully refines the Celestial Elixir and her divine skill is perfected, she will surely settle scores with you all one by one. And Gu Guanqi, you are the second person to be settled, second only to Yan Wangchuan. Are you afraid?"

Gu Guanqi frowned and said, "So confident? Yan Wangchuan is one of the eight great heroes of Qingzhou?"

You Si said in a deep voice, "Miss has just not made many moves these years. His strength is only a hair's breadth away from Yan Wangchuan's. Once he masters his divine skills, he will definitely surpass Yan Wangchuan, and you will all die."

"I find this a bit strange," Gu Guanqi asked, "Mei Ruolian is a man, yet you keep calling him 'Miss,' isn't that odd?"

"This is Miss's privacy, I don't want to talk about it," You Si said in a deep voice.

Gu Guanqi picked up the silver needles.

You Si quickly replied, "He is a castrated man and cannot have sexual relations, so he has always considered himself a woman."

Gu Guanqi: "..."

It turns out to be a mental illness!