Chapter 122: Grievances
The scorching sun was in the sky, and the thousands of rays of light did not have a trace of obstruction, shooting straight on Shen Yuanxi's body.
The originally cool floor was already scorched hot, and with a numbing pain, it poured from Shen Yuanxi's knees to his limbs.
The door of the Guiyuan Peak Cunzhen Hall was closed.
The heavy gate denied him entry, and denied him his appeal.
The surrounding heat was not much of suffering for Shen Yuanxi, but the heat was the only thing that could warm his heart, so as to dispel the chill that hit him like an abyss.
Three days have passed, and it has been a full three days since the news of Qingyan's violent death in Jinquan Bay came out.
In the past three days, Shen Yuanxi has not slept endlessly, under the high temperature during the day and the cold dew at night, he has always knelt straight on the Guiyuan Peak, kneeling in front of the gate of the Zhenzhen Palace, which was closed by Tailu Zhenren.
Shen Yuanxi raised his head and looked at the door that was not moving.
For the first time, this man, who has always been glorious, showed a somewhat untimely and overstepping look in his eyes.
On that day, the alarm bell of Cunwei Mountain rang for a long time, and all the "Qing" disciples and the first elder in the sect were summoned, and all the "Yong" disciples were dismissed, including Shen Yuanxi.
It's just that his identity is a little special, and he is allowed to wait outside the Cunzhen Palace.
Therefore, he saw the black-clothed disciples of the law enforcement team coming with Shao Heng, who looked a little dazed, with a cold face and hurried over.
Therefore, he heard the shout full of resentment and grief coming from the moment the door of the temple of the true soul was opened:
"He treats you like a parent, and you actually kill a teacher! Wolves are ambitious, pigs and dogs are not as good!"
Elder Abel's voice was hoarse to the extreme, but Shen Yuanxi still heard the words that made him extremely cold, and he heard it clearly.
It was a resentment that went deep into the marrow.
He saw that Shao Heng, who was originally quiet, burst out like an angry beast when he saw the body of Qingyan Zhenren who seemed to be sleeping peacefully in the center, and wanted to pounce, but was severely shackled by the surrounding law enforcement disciples.
He saw Shao Heng's incredulous eyes and red eyes when Abel crashed to death on top of the hall after saying that.
It's ridiculous, it's all ridiculous.
In the early morning of that day, Abel, who was covered in blood and dying, was carried up to Guiyuan Peak and informed Tailu Zhenren of Qingyan's death in front of Elder Chen Wuya Chen and Mr. Xiao Zhuo of Qinghua of the Danding Sect.
Tailu Zhenren was furious, and Chen Wuya also angrily asked who did it.
Unexpectedly, Abel's eyes were full of blood and tears, accusing Shao Heng of entering Jinquan Bay at night to bully his ancestors and kill his master.
Xiao Zhuo was surprised on the spot, and smashed the teacup in his hand.
Tailu Zhenren has always been old-fashioned, and he even showed an unbelievable look that he thought he had heard wrong.
But Abel kept saying that Shao Heng was the real murderer, saying that he was discussing with Qingyan while he had something important, so the two talked behind closed doors. Soon after, there was a dispute, and when Abel looked again, he found that Shao Heng was mad, raised his sword and stabbed him in the chest of the unsuspecting Qing Yan, and then tried to kill him.
However, as the sky became brighter, a Taoist boy came to deliver medicinal herbs, and when he noticed that something was wrong, he frightened Shao Heng away and did not check whether Abel was alive or dead.
Tailu Zhenren personally arrived at the scene, and saw An Ran sitting as if the body of Qingyan was sleeping, his thin face was full of green muscles, and it took a long time before he ordered people to bring Qingyan's body to the Cunzhen Palace, and rang the bell to gather the disciples, and sent law enforcement disciples to invite Shao Heng first.
Shen Yuanxi was turned away, only knowing the bits and pieces.
But in his mind, with the ability of the first seat, he would definitely not believe such a shallow slander, and he would definitely know that Shao Heng was innocent.
However, when the door of the Cunzhen Hall was opened again, he saw that Shao Heng was firmly bound by the Thousand Jin Law Lock, and was forced to hand over the Heavenly Machine Sword and the storage bag he carried with him, and was sent by the law enforcement disciples to the place where the heavy punishment was held-Zhihuifeng.
"How long are you going to kneel?" a gentle voice came from behind Shen Yuanxi.
"Master!" Shen Yuanxi's back suddenly straightened.
Qing Jing Zhenren's face was also a little tired and sad, he looked at his proud disciple and said, "I told you that day, Shao Heng was only temporarily escorted to Zhihui Peak, and everything has not yet been decided. β
"Disciple...... Know, but ...... Unclear!"
Knowing the return to the peak, only the disciples who have committed the unpardonable sin will be locked up in it. Since the establishment of the Cunwei Mountain, no one has ever been released from it.
Lost and found no way back.
Qing Jing lowered her body and said in Shen Yuanxi's ear: "I have personally probed the wounds of Qingyan and Abel, and they are all sword wounds, and the most important thing is that there are traces of the Shenxiao Purple Thunder Sword Technique. β
Shen Yuanxi was anxious to say something at first, and then his whole body was shocked, and he looked at Qingjing Zhenren in disbelief, and his voice was difficult for a moment: "What does the master mean...... Whoever the murderer has no way out, he must be a small person......"
He nodded quietly and looked at the tightly closed door of the Cunzhen Palace: "Among the people present, although not all of them have the qualifications to practice the Shenxiao Purple Thunder Sword, they have all seen the traces left by this sword technique......"
"So...... The uncles and ancestors, the masters, and the uncles all know that it is not only the junior and the younger brother who can use this swordsmanship...... You know, there was clearly someone who framed him, but the decision was made to imprison him in Zhihui Peak. Shen Yuanxi's tone was not good, "If Senior Uncle Qingyan knew that you treated his only disciple like this, he would never be at ease in the Heavenly Spirit!"
Qingjing Zhenren straightened up and exhaled slowly, his eyes were a little dark: "This ...... It was the decision of all the first seats present. β
Shen Yuanxi heard the vague meaning in his master's words, and couldn't help but be silent, and said after a long time: "If the head of the sect is still here, he will definitely not make the decision to imprison the senior brother and return to the peak." β
Qingjing Zhenren sneered: "If your ancestor is still there...... How could Qingyan die?"
There was a hint of excitement hidden in the voice of the pure real person: "A good step by step, a good interlocking one! The retreat of the head master is one of them, and the retreat of Senior Uncle Taihao and Senior Brother Qingning is the second...... They are going to be in the same vein as the Jade Spring Peak!"
Shen Yuanxi looked up at his master's ugly face, and suddenly thought of something, and when he was about to speak, the voice of a quiet real person came from above: "Zhihui Peak, at this time, no one is allowed to enter or exit." In other words, it is also a disguised protection for Shao Heng's nephew. Your Uncle Qingyang is in a hurry, and he has already asked for his life to sit in it personally. Xi'er, what is the use of you kneeling here and inviting Uncle Tai to meet you? This matter is a family scandal, and Elder Chen and Mr. Xiao of the Danding Sect are still kind, and they have not revealed the slightest. But Uncle Tai is in charge of the punishment of the sect, and now he is also the acting head of the sect, and there are some things that he has no choice but to do. β
"The disciple dares to ask the master, can the disciple participate in the investigation of the case?" asked Shen Yuanxi calmly.
Qingjing was silent and shook her head.
"The disciple asked the master again, the disciple can't participate in the investigation of the case, nor can he investigate the bodies of Uncle Qingyan and Abel, and can he go to the peak to see Senior Brother Shao Heng?"
Qingjing remained silent.
Shen Yuanxi smiled and said, "In that case, what else can I do?"
He knelt erect, more erect than he had been when he had been slandered four years earlier, like a proud pine.
Shen Yuanxi knew about the entanglement, and the more he knew and guessed, the colder his heart became.
This is the sect they regard as their home, and this is the Cunwei Mountain that they are proud of.
After losing the protection of Taiwei Zhenren, the charm and the ghost stretched out his claws in the daytime, but he Shen Yuanxi couldn't do anything, and he didn't let him do anything.
Imprisoning Shao Heng in Zhihuifeng can be said to be a convicted crime, and it can also be said to be a disguised protection.
But among the people who made this decision, how do they know that there is no real murderer who killed Qing Yan?
He didn't even dare to think about what Shao Heng's mood was at the moment.
Qing Jing Zhenren looked sad and sad, and walked away slowly, not stopping his disciple's attachment anymore.
He knew that kneeling here was a kind of self-punishment and venting for Shen Yuanxi.
At the beginning, the enemy was a thousand methods, and Qingjing could still fight with anger.
Now, the enemy is the people of Cunwei Mountain, who can only suppress their anger and blame their own omissions, but they cannot vent wantonly.
Shen Yuanxi's lonely figure cast a deep shadow on the ground.
Suddenly, there was a "plop", and someone knelt heavily beside him.
After being beaten by the wind and rain for three days in a row, Shen Yuanxi's face was a little pale after all, he looked up and smiled reluctantly: "Senior Brother Beidou." β
Nangong Beidou's expression was serious, and his angular face was cold, disdainful, proud, and angry.
His master is not in the sect, Nangong Beidou is intoxicated with cultivation and does not ask about foreign affairs.
The matter of Qingyan and Shao Heng, under the deliberate delay of the high-level of Cunwei Mountain, did not spread widely among their generation of disciples.
It wasn't until Shen Yuanxi knelt in front of the Cunzhen Hall on the third day that it attracted all kinds of controversy, and Nangong Beidou smelled that something was wrong.
"Senior Brother Shen, I'll accompany you!" What he knew was even more inadequate than Shen Yuanxi, but he still didn't hesitate.
"And me!" Shangguan Chengtai's eyes were red, and the dragon finch behind him was shining under the sun, which made the other two people's eyelids jump: he actually came with a sword!
Shangguan Chengtai was the youngest among them and the tallest, and he didn't know the news from his mentor Qing Meng, but from Qing Wen, who was also furious.
He threw the Sinking Dragon Sparrow on the ground and knelt heavily on Shen Yuanxi's other side.
A trace of temperature rose in Shen Yuanxi's cold heart.
In front of the Guiyuan Peak Cunzhen Palace, the three figures were exposed to the scorching sun, but they were always motionless.
On Biluo Peak, Xiao Yu also knelt in front of Xiao Zhuo with a pale face.
"Uncle, please, say something for him!"
Shen Yuanxi knelt on Guiyuan Peak for three days, and Xiao Yu knelt in front of Xiao Zhuo for almost three days.
"You are a friend of the real person in charge, and you are the famous Mr. Qinghua, your words will definitely be considered by Tailu Zhenren. Xiao Yu grabbed Xiao Zhuo's sleeve, and the rough stones cut through the skin on her knees, and there were bursts of pain, but she didn't feel it.
"They're going to destroy him completely......! Shao Heng, he can't afford it!" Xiao Yu knows the cruelty of etiquette in this world, and he also knows that there is no room for a little sand for such a big party as Cunwei Mountain.
The news is closed, and she has limited knowledge.
She is not the one who lived in Cunwei Mountain as the daughter of a pure and true person, and half-truths and half-truths in front of half of Cunwei disciples.
Xiao Yu can no longer go directly to Guiyuan Peak to speak for Shao Heng like before.
There is no kind Taiwei head there, only the iron-faced and selfless Tailu Zhenren.
She could only beg her uncle to say a good word or two for Shao Heng.
Xiao Zhuo looked at Xiao Yu almost coldly, and said word by word: "If the sky wants to kill him, it is useless for me to say anything." β
Xiao Yu once again couldn't get Xiao Zhuo's consent, and finally asked loudly as if venting: "You just want to kill him! You just want him to die, don't you?" He lost his respected master, and he was charged with killing his master...... He's ...... at all It's better to live than to die!"
Xiao Yu sobbed, lowered her head and gritted her teeth, not letting Xiao Zhuo see her spurting tears.
What did he do wrong? What did they do wrong?
Just because it's in the way of those people?
Is it just because they are naΓ―ve after all, and they can't compare to their scheming and ruthlessness?
Xiao Yu's eyes were blurred, and the previous panic seemed to have become a reality, like a monster opening its mouth to completely engulf her.
"Grandpa Shi! Grandpa Shi, you can say something!" Holly shook Shi Gang's sleeve, so anxious that she almost cried.
Last time, he stopped Xiao Zhuo's killing intent towards Shao Heng, and at this time, a look of hesitation appeared on the old man's face.
"Sir...... This ......" Grandpa Shi couldn't say it after all.
Xiao Zhuo looked at Xiao Yu who was kneeling at his feet, he didn't move, his face was indifferent, and he said softly: "This is a family matter in Cunweishan, you and I are outsiders after all." β
Xiao Yu raised his head, tears finally slid down his cheeks, and he was just as soft, as if he was muttering: "Then I just want him to live...... As long as he lives......"
Alive, no matter how painful and difficult it is, there will always be a day when they will turn over.
In the tears in his eyes, there was Xiao Yu's stubborn and firm gaze.
Xiao Zhuo sighed slightly, couldn't help but cast his eyes to the north, and asked for the first time in his heart: "This is the person you chose...... But are you really sure?"
Kunlun is in the north, and no one can answer.
Where the snow flew, the hand holding the scepter loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened.
In just one step, she could leave the mountain.
However, this step is heavier than a thousand mountains.
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In another place on Biluo Peak, Ouyang Nan looked at his grandfather with an uneasy expression and said, "Grandfather, what happened to Cunwei Mountain?"
A trace of solemnity flashed in Ouyang Cheng's eyebrows, and he shook his head as he looked at the sparkling sunlight between the shadows of the trees outside the window, and said, "Elder Chen didn't say a word, and Mr. Xiao didn't reveal anything. But I want to ...... It must be a big deal......"
"Aunt Holly...... Uncle Shi hasn't shown up for a few days......" Ouyang Nan looked at his grandfather's gaze and changed his words.
Ouyang Cheng looked at Ouyang Wei, whose face was as pale as paper on the bed and his eyes were closed, and his fingers involuntarily clasped the edge of the bed.
One after another, one after another, louder than the noisy cicada chirping, as if it hit Ouyang Nan's heart.
"In such a scorching summer that is rare in a hundred years, I don't know how many living beings in the world have suffered. Ouyang Cheng stood up and said irrelevant but related words in his mouth: "There is an abnormality in the sky, and there are injustices in the world!"
Ouyang Nan's back was numb for no reason, cold and hot.
He looked down and saw that his palms were already full of sweat.
PS: Written in one go, it's too lazy to score chapters.