Chapter 53: Black Heart
The spring breeze is thick and the sun is shining.
The town of evil, a hut in the middle of nowhere.
This hut has a small courtyard, like an ordinary family's house. The interior of the house is simply furnished, with a table, a bed, and a stool. On the stool sat a beautiful woman, the sun shining on her, casting a graceful shadow on the ground.
This woman is not an ordinary woman at first glance, because she has an indescribable temperament, as if she is a soft water mirror lake, and she is like a fairy out of the dust.
There was a teenager lying on the bed. She just looked at him quietly.
"Senior sister..."A voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Come in. She stood up and walked to the window, looking out at the bright light.
"Squeak. A young girl pushed the door open.
"Senior sister, you have been guarding Senior Brother Liu Yu here for so long... Just the two of you... Do you like him?" the girl smiled knowingly, and her eyes revealed a hint of cunning.
"I see that you want to go to the Black Water Prison for retreat, and when we go back, I will arrange it for you immediately..."Shui Yunjing had a sinister smile on her face.
"Senior sister, I was wrong... , I don't dare anymore..."Hearing Shui Yunjing's words, the girl's face suddenly changed, and she begged for mercy.
The Black Water Prison is similar to the Punishment Hole of the Fire God Gate. There was no light inside, no outside sound, and the only thing I could hear was my own heartbeat. In such an environment, the average person will go crazy in a few days.
"Hmph~, even my senior sister dares to ridicule, your courage is getting bigger and bigger. Shui Yunjing seemed to be angry, but she didn't have the majesty of when she was angry.
"What's the report?" Shui Yunjing's gaze withdrew from the window, looking at the girl who pushed the door in.
"This... , Senior Sister, the matter of the Black Water Prison..."She looked at Shui Yunjing and said cautiously, as if she was afraid of angering her senior sister.
"Okay, I won't pursue it, if there is anything to say, hurry up!" Shui Yunjing showed a slight 'anger'.
The girl stuck out her tongue, and then her face turned serious.
"Recently, there have been many rumors in the city, saying that Senior Brother Liu Yu killed Zhang Wannian, the northwest patrol of the Northwest Inspection Department of the Government and Legal Affairs Department. Only then did the poisonous insects and beasts of ten thousand poisonous Ze take the opportunity to attack the evil city. He also said that the reason why Senior Brother Liu Yu killed Zhang Wannian was because the three major sects of my righteous path wanted to seize power. Behind this rumor is someone from the Department of Justice...," the girl said slowly.
"That's it?" Shui Yunjing seemed to be a little unconcerned. In fact, Shui Yunjing has long speculated about Zhang Wannian's death at the hands of Liu Yu. At that time, the battle scene between Liu Yu and Zhang Wannian was too amazing, and afterwards, Tianshui Sect had already sent someone to investigate that valley, and faintly made a guess from the traces of the battle.
"Well, the point is that now the people in the city believe it and scold us..."
Shui Yunjing didn't speak, and even her face didn't change.
"Senior sister, you shouldn't be angry, right?" the girl said cautiously as she looked at Shui Yunjing, whose face had not changed in the slightest.
"Huh?" Shui Yunjing seemed to be distracted, and she finally came back to her senses and asked.
"In your eyes, I'm such a cautious person?" It seemed that it was only then that Shui Yunjing heard her words clearly, and then asked rhetorically.
"Of course not... It's just that those people in the Legal Department are too hateful. I just don't know why they're doing it. The girl was a little puzzled. In her opinion, this is completely detrimental to others and not to herself.
"What did they say about the retreat of the Ten Thousand Poisonous Insects and Beasts?" Shui Yunjing suddenly asked.
"They are so shameless, they actually said that their legal department desperately killed and repelled the tide of insects and beasts..."The girl's dissatisfaction was ignited again.
"You keep an eye on this and report back on any progress. Shui Yunjing couldn't understand why the Legal Department did this for a while, she just said coldly.
"Well, senior sister, I'll do it...", the girl said and walked out the door.
When she was about to go out, she looked at Shui Yunjing with ambiguous eyes, and then turned her mouth to Liu Yu on the bed. Then, before Shui Yunjing became angry, the wind seemed to run away.
Shui Yunjing frowned slightly, she thought about it again, but she still couldn't figure out what benefit this matter would have for the Legal Affairs Department.
"It's a strange thing. Suddenly, a male voice came from behind her.
Shui Yunjing was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head suddenly.
"Are you awake?" her face seemed unnatural.
"Hmm. How long have I been in a coma?" Liu Yu thought as he answered, not noticing Shui Yunjing's abnormality.
"One day and one night..."
"When did you wake up?" Shui Yunjing's face struggled slightly, she gritted her teeth and asked.
"When that junior sister talked about the legal department just now, I woke up. Liu Yu raised his head, lifted the quilt, and got off the bed.
Hearing Liu Yu's words, Shui Yunjing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her eyes flickered, as if she wanted to help, but finally she didn't act.
Liu Yu was only in a coma of exhaustion at that time, and he was not seriously injured, and he had almost completely recovered at this moment. Naturally, you don't need others to help you.
"I'm afraid it's not that simple. The pensive Liu Yu suddenly spoke, pulling the 'struggling' Shui Yunjing back to reality.
"Although the imperial court has a legal department, there are not many of them who are highly cultivated, and they are far from being able to compete with my three major sects. This time I spread rumors and manipulated public opinion, could it be because I was dissatisfied with killing Zhang Wannian, so I used this to put pressure on ?..." Liu Yu said while thinking.
"No, not likeβ" he shook his head.
"In that case, it won't do them any good.... Could it be that they have some backing that makes them so unscrupulous?" Liu Yu guessed.
"What does Senior Sister Shui think of this matter?" Liu Yu suddenly raised his head and asked Shui Yunjing.
"My opinion is similar to that of my junior brother, but I have some doubts..."
Liu Yu looked at Shui Yunjing's expression and suddenly understood something.
"Are you saying that Zhang Wannian's collusion with the Underworld Beast City was not just his personal behavior, the imperial court was also involved?" asked Liu Yu.
"Otherwise, there are too many doubts in this matter that can't be explained..."Shui Yunjing said slowly.
"Then what are they for? What is the benefit of doing this? Hades Beast City is a foreign barbarian evil thing, a mortal enemy of mankind, how can it be worth believing or even cooperating?" Liu Yu asked rhetorically. Obviously, he didn't think that the people of the court would let go of their monopoly power and not share it with others.
"If it's for immortality!" Shui Yunjing's words were deafening.
"In this way, it makes sense, but I don't know who is involved in this matter, and how many people are involved..." Liu Yu seemed to agree with Shui Yunjing's words, and his eyes were full of murder.
Shui Yunjing didn't speak again, and the room suddenly fell silent. After a long time, she was the first to speak.
"What about the rumors?
"Although I have sealed the two generals of the Dragon and Tiger, I think they will soon break the seal, and when the time comes, they will still continue to drive away the insects and beasts of Ten Thousand Poisons, and the rumors will be self-defeating. We still have to plan and wait for the reinforcements of the sect to prepare for a big attack on the Underworld Beast City. β