24. Frame-up and the truth
The corridor located under Canglong Peak is very dark, and not even a trace of wind can penetrate it. The torches on both sides of the road burned quietly, and occasionally two figures were reflectedβa man and a woman, all of whom were inner disciples of the Taihua Immortal Sect.
"Huh? This senior brother, didn't he say that Canglong Peak's Ruins Water Prison is for people who have committed the most heinous crimes? How could such a young child be locked up. β
"Senior sister, don't be deceived by his appearance, he is the great devil Cang Yan who has been reborn. Pretending to be a new disciple to go to the Taihua Immortal Sect, he tortured and killed the elders of the outer gate at home yesterday, and the scene was extremely tragic. This is what this man did. Later, Lady Shenyue relied on the immortal binding diagram given by the ancestor to capture this demon......"
"Ah, is it the Cangyan Demon Venerable of the Cangying Sect? It's completely unimaginable...... Pity this child, he took it away. β
"Who's to say it isn't. Moreover, this demon actually deceived the Sword Immortal Mo and entered the door of Qianhan Peak, if it wasn't for the encounter with the Binding Immortal Diagram this time, I don't know how many people would have died in vain under his hands. β
"A few days ago, I heard from the senior sisters that I was very envious of the disciples who could make an exception for Uncle Mo Yong to accept apprentices, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Fortunately, Uncle Shi went to Tianshu Mountain the day before yesterday, otherwise he would definitely be sad to know about this......"
The conversation between the two gradually drifted away, and Gu Ziyan opened his eyes with difficulty, only to find that it was still dark in front of him. Thankfully, the discomfort around his eyes let him know that he wasn't blind, but that he was blindfolded by something.
He tried to move his body, but only caused a slight metal collision and the sound of rushing water.
At this time, Gu Ziyan's stiff body transmitted that cold and dampness to his brain. The biting water reached above his shoulders, paralyzing not only the senses, but also the suffocating oppression.
The water of the ruins is cold and abnormal, and it contains strange poisons.
If a mortal touches it, he destroys his flesh and bones; When the monk touches it, the meridians are blocked.
If you guessed correctly, the place where Gu Ziyan is now is the "famous" Guiru Water Prison in the Taihua Immortal Sect.
As for it! Gu Ziyan is only a ninth-layer condensation now, and he is a scumbag in front of some elder, madam, as for using this kind of place to detain extremely dangerous people?
Wait a minute...... Since Shen Yue suspected that she had seen the truth, why didn't she kill people and kill her, but instead handed herself over here?
The few conversations that I had just heard vaguely became clear in Gu Ziyan's mind at this time, and slowly strung together into a complete conspiracy - Shen Yue would neither admit guilt, nor would she do what the young man wearing the mask said, she wanted to save both of them.
As for Gu Ziyan, he was a scapegoat sent to the door by himself.
If it were someone else, maybe Shen Yue's framing would become full of loopholes, but Gu Ziyan's face could fill in all the loopholes. Now that I think about it, as early as in the entrance hall, when he became the focus of attention, he had already been noticed by the open-minded Xuan Huai.
It's just that Xuan Huai was only suspicious at the beginning, but once Shen Yue threw the black cauldron of killing Xuanjing to Gu Ziyan, and put a reason for the resurrection of Cangyan Demon Venerable, then Xuan Huai would never doubt it. Not to mention that Xuan Huai will definitely believe in his biological daughter, even if the evidence is insufficient, he will inevitably take the opportunity to get rid of Gu Ziyan for personal reasons, so as to reassure himself.
Xuan Huai and Shen Yue both had their own thoughts, but it was Gu Ziyan who was unlucky in the end.
Gu Ziyan lowered his head, bit his lip fiercely, and forced himself to sober up his mind affected by the water of the ruins. Shen Yue's hand was too ruthless, and Xuan Huai was also involved, if he couldn't find strong evidence in a short time, Gu Ziyan would probably be planted here.
Just as Gu Ziyan was thinking hard about how he should deal with this crisis, there was a muffled sound of the door opening again at the end of the corridor outside. Then, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and it should have been more than one or two people coming in. These people's cultivation is high and low, so the frequency and severity of their footsteps are also different, but the only thing they have in common is that they all walk in a hurry.
After a while, the footsteps became clearer and clearer, and then suddenly stopped.
The prison door made of dark iron is extremely heavy, and just standing in front of the door, you will feel an inexplicable sense of oppression. Coupled with the dim lighting and airtight environment, it makes people feel very uncomfortable.
There were about a dozen people standing in front of the door, except for the old man and the young man who led the way, the rest were all disciples of the Canglong Peak Law Enforcement Hall.
"Open the door." The old man's face was gloomy, it was the law enforcement elder Xuan Huai.
And that young man is Baizhu.
"Yes, Elder." The disciples guarding the water prison did not dare to slack off, and immediately activated the opening and closing of the prison door.
The prison door rose very slowly, and at this moment, Bai Shu, who was always facing forward, suddenly spoke: "Didn't Elder Xuanhuai expect that the head of the sect would know so soon?" I'm really sorry to ruin your plan. β
"Murder pays for life, and it is a matter of course. What's more, I'm just imprisoning him in a water prison, so what's the plan! Xuan Huai looked at the Baizhu beside him, his eyes were angry but complicated.
Bai Shu's gaze always fell on the prison door, and even if he spoke, he didn't look at Xuan Huai more, he sneered: "Gu Ziyan is just a cultivation of the ninth layer of condensing qi, Elder Xuan Huai won't be unable to see it, right?" After soaking in the water of the Abyss for less than two days, the strange poison in the water will erode all his spiritual power, and then he will disappear forever under this water like a mortal. β
"The old man didn't mean that." Xuan Huai's face became more and more ugly, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the head of the house and Mo Yong were going out to solve the potential hidden danger of Gu Ziyan. At that time, the wood is already in the boat, as long as it is said that he died accidentally in prison, even the head of the house will not blame himself much. It's just that I didn't expect Gu Ziyan to get started for only two or three days, but he only disappeared for half a day before he attracted the questioning of Bailongfeng, and the dignitaries who came were still like this......
"Heh, Elder Xuanjing doesn't need to be modest. Wasn't that how you did it more than ten years ago, when my mother died in the ruins of the water prison with no bones left? Today, the old skills are repeated, and it seems that he is very proficient. The sneer on the corner of Baizhu's mouth carried the hatred that had accumulated over the years.
His words made the other people present chill, wishing that they didn't have long ears and couldn't hear this secret that had been sealed for many years.
"......" Xuan Huai was speechless, choked by Baizhu's words and exhaled fiercely.
The prison door finally opened completely, revealing a stagnant water glowing with black mist. There was a torture frame erected in the center of the water of the ruins, Gu Ziyan's limbs, body, and even his neck were tightly locked with heavy iron chains, and his eyes were also covered with a layer of black cloth.
Seeing Gu Ziyan's pale face and heavy punishment, Baizhu gritted his teeth.
He remembered a long time ago, in the same water prison, and his mother, whom he hadn't seen in days, had sunk in the water of the ruins, leaving only a few half-corroded bones.
"The head is still waiting in the Taiqing Palace, why are you stunned!" Bai Shu suddenly slapped the disciple of the Law Enforcement Hall who was closest to him, and his hands were still shaking after the beating. If he didn't do this, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his urge to fight hard with Xuan Huai.
Sooner or later, he will also leave Xuan Huai's bones gone.
The disciple was beaten, but he didn't dare to say anything at this time, and hurriedly opened the passage in the water prison with the others, and came to the torture rack in the water to put Gu Ziyan down.
Gu Ziyan had been soaking in the water of the Abyss for a long time, and his whole body was already stiff. At this time, he suddenly lost his support, and his body fell forward uncontrollably, and he stumbled into Baizhu who came to help him. The black cloth on his eyes had not yet been removed, but he could distinguish the person from the voice just now: "Baizhu, is it you?" β
Baizhu reached out and took off the black cloth on Gu Ziyan's eyes, seeing that his whole body was soaked and cold like an ice cube, he was angry and distressed: "If you send a letter, you will be harmed to Guiru Water Prison, are you stupid?" If Master hadn't informed them in time this time, I would have come to collect your body this time! β
"It's not that I'm stupid, it's that the opponent is too ruthless." Gu Ziyan squinted his eyes, and after a while he regained his adaptation to the light, and his body kept dripping water as he spoke. When the water touched the ground, a black plume of smoke rose up.
While the two were talking, they scolded Xuan Huai again by the way.
Xuan Huai's face had become pale, and he had no choice but to have a bad attack in front of the other disciples, and he almost didn't hold back his internal injuries. In the end, I had to urge: "Since the head of the family has a life, let's go to the Taiqing Palace quickly!" β
Baizhu glanced up at Xuan Huai, and while helping Gu Ziyan to walk out, he whispered in his ear: "This time things are a little bad, you will go to the Taiqing Palace later, but you have to withstand it." β
"I know." Gu Ziyan nodded, and out of some tangled emotion, he couldn't help but ask more, "Why don't you believe it at all...... What do they say? β
Baizhu looked Gu Ziyan up and down, and pouted: "Just you?" I don't know who was beaten by Qingyu and almost lost his life, and who was the person who could get lost all night when he picked medicine in Bailongfeng? If you are reincarnated by the Cangyan Demon Venerable, I will be the Heavenly Shu Emperor. β
"......" Gu Ziyan chose to shut up.
You have a good point, and I am speechless.
With Baizhu here, Gu Ziyan walked over by himself, and the law enforcement disciples under Xuan Huai did not dare to embarrass him like other prisoners.
This is the second time Gu Ziyan has stepped into the Taiqing Palace.
The last time was at the entrance ceremony, and he fainted in front of everyone before the whole ceremony was over. And this time, his hands and feet were covered with dark iron chains, his face was pale and soaked, and even the cinnabar in the center of his eyebrows was a little dim.
There were not many people in the main hall, and the ordinary disciples were all sent outside the hall, and even Baizhu was not put in. Only the head Xuanxu Zhenren and Mo Yong, Xuan Gu, and Shen Yue, who had already changed into a plain white mourning dress, were left.
As soon as he stepped into the main hall, Xuan Huai was secretly surprised when he saw Mo Ji standing at the head of the house. Originally, he heard that Mo Yong went to Tianshu Mountain this time to seal the demon again, and he calculated that the time should still be in the process of sealing today, why did he come back?
Things seem to be getting a little troublesome.
Even as a fellow brother, Xuan Huai has never been able to figure out Mo Hui's thoughts. Even like many people, he has an indescribable fear of this nominal junior brother, and many times Mo Yi just stands there, and no one dares to make a mistake.
Now, Mo Yong stood quietly on top of the main hall, and then the moment he saw Gu Ziyan, he frowned deeply. A pair of cold eyes revealed a little rare affection, and then said, "Ziyan, come here." β