Qiu Yizhi smiled awkwardly: "This ...... How is this possible? The younger brother and Senior Brother Yu have not known each other for a day or two, presumably the senior brother didn't know this Brother Yin at that time! My bottom line, Senior Brother Yu is still unclear? ”

Yin Tai heard it clearly below, walked a few steps, and said: "Before this Qiu Yizhi became a county official, he was a secretary in the Youyan Army, and it was only natural for him to pretend to be a disciple of the Holy Sect and come over to earn the trust of the Lord of the Yu Altar. He made such a meritorious service, and of course the emperor wanted to reward him, so he made him the ...... of Shanyin Zhixian County."

Yin Tai's words were logically tight, and Yu Mei couldn't help but be suspicious, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Qiu Yizhi on the side listened to Yin Tai's guess, although he was not completely right, but he was also very flustered, and finally squeezed out a smile and said, "This is Senior Brother Yin, right?" You've told this story well. Let me ask you, if it is really as you say, what will I do if I don't do it in San'in Zhixian County, and go to the Holy Sect's puja? ”

Yin Tai sneered: "You are an eagle dog of the imperial court, and you always have to serve the imperial court." The Tianzun Sect has always been an enemy of the imperial court, and you must be planning to do something wrong if you get involved! ”

"Senior Brother Yin, this is all just speculation, but what is the real evidence?" Qiu Yizhi's expression suddenly changed, and he said sharply, "If you can't take it out, don't blame the little brother for turning his face!" ”

This time it was Yin Tai's turn to be nervous, although he was very sure in his heart that the "Xu Jia" standing on the altar now must be Qiu Yizhi, but at the moment it was really empty and unsubstantiated.

While he was troubled, Yin Tai suddenly caught a glimpse of the treasure knife on Qiu Yizhi's waist, and immediately smiled: "It's really evidence!" That saber of yours, I still remember, has a pure black and extremely sharp blade, even if it is a Japanese sword, it is difficult to match it! How can I know your treasures since I have met you for the first time? ”

Qiu Yizhi was stunned when he heard this, and thought: He had only seen Yin Tai in front of the Confucius Temple in Jinling City and in the ravine halfway to Shanyin County, and he had never revealed this Western Regions Treasure Knife at that time, where did he hear about the power of his knife?

But hearing that Yin Tai was still unrelenting, he turned his head and said to Yu Mei again: "Lord Yutan, do you remember that I once took a few Japanese people to rob Miaozhen halfway; Later, because the Japanese were useless, Miaozhen was successfully escorted to Jinling City and killed; After that, he transferred the masters of the Holy Sect for a few days to take revenge, but in the end, he also fell short. I've told you all these things, do you remember? ”

Of course, Yu Mei remembered, and nodded vigorously.

So Yin Tai said again: "What I have dealt with three times twice is not someone else, it is this good junior brother 'Xu Jia' next to you!" That is, the magistrate of San'in County, Qiuyizhi! It was these two battles that I learned the sword in this person's hand. If the Lord of the Altar doesn't believe it, he can naturally ask him to pull out the knife and give it a try! ”

Qiu Yizhi listened to Yin Tai speak, and then remembered that when he escorted Miao Zhen to Jinling for trial, he was indeed stopped by the Japanese Kou - there was indeed a masked Han among the Japanese Kou at that time, could this person be Yin Tai?

Yu Mei looked at Yin Tai, looked at Qiu Yizhi, and then looked down at the knife on his waist, his heart was full of suspicions, and he scratched his ears and cheeks for a long time, and then said very embarrassed: "Senior Brother Xu, I am naturally trustworthy." But Senior Brother Yin is also my confidant...... Since Senior Brother Xu has a clear conscience, what does it matter if he tries this knife? ”

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly said: "The treasure knife of the junior brother was purchased from a wealthy overseas businessman, and it is indeed extremely sharp. I don't know where this Senior Brother Yin heard the news, or if he is a person who is proficient in swords, so he came to joke with me! ”

Yu Mei pondered for a while, and thought: "Xu Jia's words are obviously intended to excuse himself, although there is no evidence, he can't find anything wrong......

But I heard Yin Tai say again: "Hmph! There are indeed a lot of blades in the world known as swords and swords, but most of them are famous, and how many of them are really sharpened like clay? If you don't dare to try the sword, you will be clever and deceive everyone! ”

He made another gesture at Yu Mei, deliberately raised his voice, and said: "Lord Yutan, this matter is very important, if this person escapes, report the situation to the officials and soldiers, and the officials and soldiers will immediately come over to encircle and suppress them." Won't the people who are here gathering be wiped out? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion in the main hall of Baoqing Temple, and the believers of the Tianzun Sect who were kneeling on the ground exchanged their heads one after another:

"I think Senior Brother Yin is right, this 'Xu Jia' has an unknown origin, it is indeed suspicious!"

"That's right, if he wants to try the knife and he doesn't try, it's obviously a thief!"

But what does a mere knife mean? Even if this knife is sharp, is there only one sharp blade in the world? ”

"You know what? This Xu Jia suddenly appeared, his origin is unknown, and his deeds are indeed suspicious! ”

"Nonsense! What do you mean by unknown origin? He is the old man of the Lord of the Yu Altar! If his origin is unknown, then the altar owner is also unknown? ”

"Didn't you just listen to Senior Brother Yin? He was originally an undercover agent of the imperial court, and he came to deceive the lord of the Yu altar! ”

"What? How could the Lord of the Altar be deceived if he was so smart? ”

Yu Mei stood on the altar and heard clearly, and when he heard that the believers below had doubts about him, he couldn't help but feel a little empty in his heart - you must know that his position as the altar master was not canonized by the sect leader or the saint, and it was also a fake, and it could not withstand scrutiny and verification!

However, this "Xu Jia" does have a life-and-death friendship with Yu Mei, and he is a mediocre person with a lack of scheming and indecisiveness, so he didn't have an idea for a while.

At this time, Yin Tai said again: "Since the Lord of the Yu Altar is still thinking about the old love, it is better to do this." First of all, please ask this 'Xu Jia' to rest in the back hall, and then confront me afterwards. Don't miss the puja for real. ”

Qiu Yizhi's heart moved when he heard this: This Yin Tai was originally a useless gentleman, but he didn't want to go through just a few months of tempering to have such a growth - although he didn't tear his face off, the actual meaning was very clear - to put himself under house arrest.

Qiu Yizhi was a thief, of course he couldn't do what Yin Tai said, so he gritted his teeth, pretended to be angry, and said: "Since Senior Brother Yu can't trust me, it doesn't mean for the little brother to stay here longer." Hum! Don't leave it at that! ”

After that, Qiu Yi turned around and was about to leave the main hall.

But unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, the entourage beside Yin Tai had already jumped to Qiu Yi's side, clamping him from both sides, making him unable to advance or retreat.

Qiu Yizhi turned his head to look at these people carefully, and saw that they were only more than five feet short, and their appearance was similar to that of the Central Plains people, but it was quite strange - similar to the few Japanese robbers he had encountered in the process of escorting Miaozhen to Jinling for trial.

Seeing this situation, Qiu Yizhi suddenly realized: in the meditation room behind the main hall, Yu Mei kept saying that after he had collected a fortune, he was going to go east to the Wa Kingdom, and it turned out that the person in the center was this Yin Tai; As for how Yin Tai got in touch with these Japanese people, it is not yet known.

So Qiu Yizhi no longer retreated, took a step forward, stretched out his hand and pointed directly at Yin Tai under the altar, and scolded: "Yin Tai, I intended to let you go, but you didn't want to repent, but colluded with the Japanese to cause chaos, do you know your guilt?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he already regretted that his heartfelt generosity had actually recognized his identity as an official of the imperial court, and quickly turned his head to look at Yu Mei.

I saw that Yu Mei also had a stunned expression, and only after a while did he stammer, "Xu ...... Senior Brother Xu...... You...... You are really the probe of the imperial court...... Spies? ”

Without waiting for Qiu Yizhi to answer, Yin Tai under the altar said loudly: "Lord Yu Tan, he has stopped recruiting himself, and he is not 'Xu Jia', but Qiu Yizhi of Shanyin Zhixian County. I also asked the altar owner to quickly order him to be arrested, if he hesitated to escape and leaked the news, I will be in a catastrophe! ”

Only then did Yu Mei react, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely: "You, you deceived me so hard!" He also ordered the many Tianzun Sect believers under the altar, "Why don't you hold this court eagle dog for me?" ”

The Tianzun disciples below listened to the order, agreed, got up one after another, and pressed towards Qiu Yizhi step by step.

Qiu Yizhi saw that behind him were several ferocious and vicious widows, and in front of him were countless cult believers, and when he was in a dilemma, he was about to touch something out of his arms, but he heard a woman's voice behind him: "The Holy Sect Holy Maiden is here, and the Tianzun believers listen to the order!" ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't need to guess, he knew that the person who spoke was Wen Lingjiao, and hurriedly turned his head to look behind, and sure enough, he saw Wen Lingjiao coming out from behind the curtain and walking in front of him, with an unusually calm expression on his face, and repeated to everyone in the audience: "The Holy Sect and the Holy Maiden are here, and the Tianzun believers listen to the order!" ”

She said with a seven-point majesty and a three-point affinity, which made the more than two hundred Heavenly Venerable Sect believers who were pressing step by step immediately stop and stand in place.

Yu Mei on the altar had actually only seen Wen Lingjiao from afar, and he had long forgotten her appearance and demeanor, but the rumors of the Holy Sect and the Holy Goddess and the masters around her were as bright as the stars. Now the woman in front of him, who called herself a saint, whether it was true or not, appeared in front of him so suddenly that he couldn't help but feel like a numb heart, and he couldn't say a word in shock.

Yin Tai was calmer, looked directly at Wen Lingjiao with his eyes, and said: "I know you, you are Qiu Yizhi's old friend, he is an official of the imperial court, so you are not a member of the Holy Sect!" Shaozheng is here to pretend for me! ”

Wen Lingjiao listened, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, but she didn't argue with Yin Tai, but instead pointed at the believers under the altar and said: "Senior Brother Zhou, Senior Brother Wu, Senior Brother Zheng, Senior Brother Wang, you are all old people in the Holy Sect, and you have also met me, but you can tell me, who am I?" ”

The four people who were named by Wen Lingjiao immediately stepped forward, bowed their heads upside down, kowtowed like garlic, and said in their mouths: "The saint is above, the disciple has not been far away, and the sin deserves death!" ”

"Good! If only you knew me! Wen Lingjiao said with great satisfaction, "Then let me ask you, you are all old brothers in the Holy Sect. Although the Holy Sect in Jiangnan is not widely spread, you have been deeply cultivated for a long time, why are there not a few of you among the few henchmen mentioned by Fang Yumei? ”

One of them knelt down two steps forward and replied: "This is all the idea of the Lord of the Yu Altar, he reuses those new senior brothers and disciples, although we also have some objections in private, but...... However, the rule of my religion has always been that only the orders of the sect master and the holy woman are obeyed, and if the sect leader and the holy woman are not there, they must obey the orders of the altar master. Therefore, the disciples did not dare to disobey in the slightest. ”

"Good! You still remember the rules of the Holy Sect, and you are good disciples of the Holy Sect! Wen Lingjiao praised again, and then turned her head to look directly at Yu Mei, with a sharp light in her eyes.