After Luo Yan heard this, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he immediately understood, and a warmth rose in his heart.

He said to the back of the Holy Mother of the Red Spirit, "I know. ”

Ye Xiaotian, who had just arrived, passed by the Holy Mother of Red Spirit, and after hearing Luo Yan's clueless reply, he asked suspiciously:

"What did she come to do, and what do you know?"

Luo Yan said: "She came to inform me that there would be a second trial in three days, saying that she had found a witness. ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "Then what are you going to do, let's prepare it if we don't need it?"

Luo Yan said: "No, this matter should pass soon, let Qianxue go back in the next few days, and the future (qíng) will be talked about when they leave." ”

Ye Xiaotian said: "Xiaoxue, I can persuade her, but is Yi Ling still left?"

Luo Yan said: "Since she ran out of the (jìn) land, it is estimated that she will not leave for the time being, so let her live in the side courtyard by herself first."

In addition, you can remove all the people arranged around the City Lord's Mansion, and there will only be two people left in the palace to deliver the news. ”

"This is too dangerous, what if they come secretly?" Ye Xiaotian was a little uneasy.

Luo Yan said: "Don't worry, among the three people who came, only the old ghost of character wanted to kill me, but he only had the cultivation of the late stage of Mahayana, and it was enough to have you here, but if there are too many people, it will be a mistake." ”

Ye Xiaotian didn't insist anymore after hearing this, and then sent two messages, and then asked people to invite the two fairies.

A moment later, Ye Qianxue and Yi Ling came in together, and the three of them exchanged brief greetings, after which Luo Yan persuaded them, hoping that they could temporarily return to the sect before the matter in front of them (qíng) was resolved, and everyone would reunite after the matter (qíng) was over.

Ye Qianxue was reluctant to leave, Ye Xiaotian called her outside again to persuade her, and finally she returned to the Ye family's compound with the people who stayed before.

Yi Ling ignored Luo Yan's persuasion and sat down in the hall, as if she had the posture of a heroine.

Luo Yan looked at her sunken face, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are no more people in the house, if you stay, you can only take care of yourself." ”

Yi Ling glared and replied, "I know better than you here, do I need someone to take care of me?"

Luo Yan saw that she was unwilling to leave, and he couldn't forcibly blow her away, so he had to let her stay in Da (diàn).

Then he looked at the turtle in the mural, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he raised his hand to emit a golden light, which was re-depicted.

After a pillar of incense, an old man carrying a turtle shell appeared on the mural.

I saw that he had his back to everyone, his waist slightly bent, but he exuded an incomparable majesty, as if he could cause a storm with a wave of his hand, and crush a million monks with a turn (shēn).

Yi Ling looked at it and asked, "What are you painting, people don't look like people, turtles don't look like turtles, they don't even have a head?"

Luo Yan replied with a smile: "He was imagined by me, and the rest has not been thought of yet, so there is no way to draw it." ”

After hearing this, Yi Ling casually drew a handsome face on it, and the angular appearance was somewhat similar to Luo Yan. Then he laughed and said:

"I think it's more pleasing to the eye. ”

Luo Yan looked at her innocence and straightforwardness, and didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to smile silently.

Three days later, many people gathered again in the City Lord's Mansion, and the Holy Mother of Chiling, Elder Zhiheng, Elder Character and others sat on the big (diàn).

The people of the Ye family's compound who got the news early, by

After careful camouflage, he has already come to the area around the big (diàn).

And the people of the temple gate were also outside the big (diàn), mixed in the crowd.

In addition, there were some unfamiliar faces outside the big (diàn) this time, and Luo Yan didn't know which side they were for a while.

Inside the big (diàn), Our Lady of Red Spirit couldn't help but laugh out loud when she looked at the handsome face of the old man with a turtle shell on his back on the mural, but fortunately she covered up the past in time.

After everyone quieted down, she asked Luo Yan, "When I asked you last time, you refuted it, and now we have found a witness, see how you can deny it?"

Luo Yan said: "Since there is a witness, then please let him come out and confront me." ”

The old ghost snorted coldly, and with a flick of his arm, a black-robed monk in the middle stage of refining the void rolled out of the magic weapon and stood more than ten zhang away from Luo Yan.

After this person landed, he immediately raised his hand and pointed at Luo Yan and said: "It's him, that day I saw from a distance that he was wearing a tiger head mask and wearing black clothes in the alley outside our Disha Gate, knocking me out and robbing the criminals." ”

"When did this happen?" Luo Yan did not panic under this person's identification, but asked calmly.

"Fourteen years ago. The black-robed monk replied loudly.

Luo Yan asked again, "Are you sure that the person who kidnapped the criminal that day was wearing a tiger head mask and wearing black?"

"I'm pretty sure I didn't take off my mask the whole time. As he spoke, the black-robed monk looked very confident.

"Who is the kidnapped criminal, do you know?" Luo Yan asked.

"Of course I know, it's just a local casual cultivator who doesn't follow the rules. ”

As soon as the black-robed monk said this, his brows furrowed slightly, and he coughed lightly.

The black-robed monk seemed to understand what he meant, and immediately added: "He was cultivating in Dongcheng, but he secretly bought spiritual materials at low prices from some vendors, which affected the stability of the market, and he still didn't stop after being warned by Elder He, so he was arrested." ”

Luo Yan said with a smile: "It turns out that this is the case, it seems that you are justified, then have you seen me before?"

"Never met. ”

Seeing that Luo Yan was in favor of their evil practices in public, the black-robed monk looked a little proud for a while, and replied almost without thinking.

"Then how do you confirm that I am the one who wore the tiger head mask that night?" Luo Yan continued to ask rhetorically.

"As soon as I saw that (shēn) form was you, it must be you, so you don't want to deny it, the murderer of my fellow disciples, who else will there be if it is not you. As he spoke, the black-robed monk suddenly showed extreme excitement again.

The old ghost of character couldn't stop coughing, and he was constantly scolding in his heart.

After Luo Yan finished asking, he looked at the old ghost of character and said, "Character senior, I don't know what kind of enmity there is between you and me, why did you find this person to frame me?"

First, fourteen years ago, I just arrived in Chiyuan City, and the first time I entered the city, it was still the path guided by Fairy Yiling, you can ask her for verification, or you can go to the inn where I stayed to verify, so I don't know the local casual cultivator at all, why should I save him?"

"Second, I've never met this black-robed fellow Daoist, so how did he decide that the person who always wore the tiger head mask was me?"

"Third, what is the connection between this matter and the destruction of the Earth Demon Gate, in my opinion, it is only one piece of evidence that adds to the crime of the Earth Demon Gate's bullying and domination. ”

When the Holy Mother of the Red Spirit and Elder Zhiheng heard this, they looked at the old ghost at the same time

, The black-robed monk listened to Luo Yan's list one by one, his spirit finally collapsed, and he raised his hand and threw himself at Luo Yan, shouting in his mouth:

"I'm going to kill you, kill you—"

Elder Character's face turned pale, and he rebuked angrily: "Useless things, I can't say anything. ”

Then he struck the black-robed monk who was screaming to death with a palm, and then said:

"After this person was frightened ten years ago, his consciousness was confused, and what he said about the evil sect bullying and dominating the market was not credible. ”

The Holy Mother of Red Spirit nodded, "Then is what he said about the tiger head mask credible?"

The old ghost of character paused, thinking in his heart, since he had already said that his consciousness was confused, if it was true that he insisted on the tiger head mask at the moment, it would undoubtedly be a slap in the face.

"This ...... We can't believe it all, we still have to check it. In desperation, he held back such a sentence.

"In that case, is this the end of our trial today?" the Lady of the Red Spirit consulted the character.

The old ghost thought for a while and replied: "We have been here for a while, and this strange case has not yet been concluded, so that the murderer is still standing upright, I am worthy of the trust of the Dao Lord, in my opinion, it is better to solve this matter as soon as possible (qíng), how about it?"

Elder Zhiheng asked, "Then how can we solve the problem with the meaning of moral friends?"

The old ghost smiled slyly, then looked at Luo Yan and said, "People who cultivate the truth have always been proud of being strong, and when they encounter things that cannot be decided (qíng), they are all solved by duel. I wonder if the city lord agrees with me?"

Luo Yan realized that the other party must have bad intentions when he said this, but he still replied: "What the senior said is true. ”

Seeing that he gave an affirmative answer, Character continued to pursue the victory.

"So in my opinion, we might as well make a simple bet today.

Mucheng mainly lost, so he went to the Puhui Continent with us to accept the fate of the Daoist, if he wins, the matter of the Earth Demon Gate (qíng) will be written off, and I will no longer interfere in the affairs of Chiyuan City (qíng) in the future, do you dare to bet?"

Without waiting for Luo Yan to speak, Elder Zhiheng of the Heavenly Dao Academy frowned and asked, "How do you plan to bet with him?"

The old ghost replied: "This gamble will not need the help of the two of you, limited to the seven followers of my world-shattering way, and the seven people corresponding to the cultivation will be selected by the city lord to fight with it, and the side with the most wins will be the winner!"

After speaking, he beckoned, and seven monks in black robes stood in front of him, all of them were monks in the late stage of integration, which station was majestic, and looked at Luo Yan with disdain.

The Holy Mother of Red Spirit didn't expect him to suddenly make such a request, and said with a displeased face: "This is a bit inappropriate, we didn't say that we wanted to compete when we came." ”

The old ghost said: "I didn't say that I wanted to compare, and I didn't say that I couldn't compare, if the city lord didn't dare to accept this gamble, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to appear in front of the monks in the future."

Of course, you can find an isolated place to live in seclusion, but you can still live for the rest of your life. ”

Luo Yan looked at the seven people in front of him, if he fought alone, he was really not worried, so he replied:

"I promised to bet with you, but the bet was too unfair to me, I was innocent, why should I lose and be arrested by you and brought back to the Puhui Continent, and you lost without any loss?"

"And what do you want?"

When the old ghost saw him agree, he immediately smiled (yīn).