(a)

The night seemed to be peaceful.

But who knows what kind of man-eating beasts are hidden in the endless darkness.

It was also the night of the deal that had been agreed upon with the Elixir Hall.

Fujiya in the middle of the house.

The four walls are arranged with an isolation formation that echoes the spots and connects the lines.

There were two people in the room, Wei Buer and Chu Yue—the two of them had formed close allies.

Wei Buji, dressed in a night suit, was making final preparations for the evening's transaction.

In his hand, he held the map of the layout that Chu Yue had given him—on which were hand-drawn square, round, and all kinds of irregular marks.

He looked at the last one carefully, and asked Chu Yue something from time to time.

In fact, after the two reached some kind of ulterior deal, many things that were originally tacitly agreed, as well as some secrets that were originally hidden in their hearts, surfaced in exchanges and discussions again and again.

Some of Fuji's guesses, based on details and signs, were also confirmed.

For example, Chu Yue's background.

Another example is something that happened a few years ago during the bloody night tragedy.

But half of the truth, the general mystery, is scratching people's hearts.

......

Chu Yue sat at a square table, and on the left side of the square table was a neat stack of blue-covered documents, as well as a bamboo case file arranged in a conical shape.

The bottom corner of the cover of each document or case file has the unique imprint of Sanhuadong - a three-petal flower that burns like a fire, symbolizing the family's persistent and crazy bloodline.

On the right, there are a few symbols that appear to be used to record video and audio - there are three buttons in the bottom corner of the charms, one to start, the second to pause, and the third to finish recording. This is standard for the Macro Realm recorder.

The talismans are neatly arranged in a row, echoing the neat documents on the other side, making the entire desktop appear clean and neat.

This is obviously Chu Yue's handiwork. Fuji does not have such obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A closer look at these scrolls and talismans reveals that many of them are yellowed and old. Some of the case files had obviously been read over and over again, and the paper was yellowed and worn.

Chu Yue picked up the top volume of documents and read them carefully line by line.

She saw the words of the Descendant Camp, saw the Nanlong Flying Boat Wharf, and saw some investigation records.

His eyes suddenly stopped on the word "heart" on a certain page.

The corners of her mouth smiled inadvertently: "This month, you have made up such 'fakes'?"

"When you're not practicing, you're going to do it. ”

"What about these old files? ”

"How do you tell?"

Fuji was taken aback, and hurriedly picked up a back-to-back case file and carefully looked for flaws.

"There are no flaws," Chu Yue sneered: "It's just that I was born with a discerning eye, so that all fakes have nowhere to hide." ”

Fuji coughed lightly, and suddenly asked her, "He Lingxin, sent the talisman over?"

"He'll soon know that there's going to be a big drama going on tonight," Chu Yue smiled and nodded, "But how do you know he's definitely coming back?"

"Because he must be curious to know the result,"

Fuji looked at Chu Yue, and suddenly sighed with emotion, "You can ventriloquist, you can imitate, you can form, you can farm, you can make wine, I really want to know, what else you can't." ”

"Betraying a teammate,"

Chu Yue replied extremely seriously: "I definitely won't do this. ”

In the time since Fuji formed an alliance with Chu Yue, the word teammate often came out of her mouth.

Before she thought about it, it was probably the usual word in another interface in her mouth.

It sounds like it's a little more cordial than fellow disciples, Taoist friends, and senior brothers.

Fuji pointed to a place on the map where he drew a circle, "Is it possible to trigger the formation here?"

"Hmm. ”

"How big is the range?"

"Three zhang is a circle with a diameter. ”

"Is this a chain formation?" Fuji pointed to another place.

"Yes, it's more stealthy, but it's not easy to maneuver. ”

"What's this strange mark?"

"Special formation, the effect is the same, and the trigger range is shown in the figure, so as to avoid the other party from discovering the law. ”

"With so many formations stacked on top of each other, how can you ensure that you won't be discovered?" Fuji mentioned a fatal key: "Didn't you say that that woman's cobwebs are very powerful. ”

"Outermost," Chu Yue pointed to a circle of dotted lines outside the core on the map: "I have arranged a large circle of hidden aura formations. ”

It was such an important night.

A life-and-death transaction, a decisive battle.

Fuji had to be cautious and tirelessly raised a series of doubts. Chu Yue patiently answered one by one.

He made repeated deductions in his mind, and finally made sure that he was correct.

It's a pity that Chu Yue said that the materials for these formations are too expensive, and she can't take out much, and she can't use them repeatedly, and she is even more afraid of alarming sensitive enemies.

Otherwise, he must personally try it several times to make sure that nothing goes wrong.

However, after thinking about it, I have reached this point, if it still fails, then I am afraid that God is going to go against him.

"If it fails,"

He was ready to die, pointed to a black spot, and asked solemnly:

"This is the place where we all end together?"

"It's not the same fate. Chu Yue replied: "If these formations are useless, do you think that as a Diqiao Realm cultivator, the other party will still give you a chance to die together?"

"It's so ruthless," Fuji laughed to himself, "and that's my last chance to bury all my secrets in the ground." ”

Chu Yue was silent.

Fuji looked at the moon shadow outside the window.

High and groggy.

Like an unknown answer from God-

It seems that the hour is coming.

He thought about it, carefully put the map in his sleeve, and was about to go out.

"Maybe,"

When he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, turned his head, and asked with some reluctance: "I will never come back, don't you plan to tell me with great mercy, how did you follow me to Qinnan that night, and how did you rescue me from the hands of the Heavenly and Human Realm cultivators?"

"Don't give up yet,"

Chu Yue spread her hands and said with a smile: "Personal privacy, no comment." ”

"Then I'll ask a separate question,"

Fuji paused slightly, stared at Chu Yue intently, and asked seriously, "What happened during the time when I lost consciousness on the night of the Blood Night. ”

"I have a special hobby,"

Chu Yue was not afraid of his gaze, winked at him, and said with a rare mischievous smile: "I love to keep secrets the most, just let it rot in my stomach." ”

As she spoke, she patted her lower abdomen proudly - not that she didn't want to say it, she didn't want to say it, but she didn't dare to say it.

Who can guarantee that Wei Buji knows the sensational truth and will not raise the idea of killing people.

Fuji smiled helplessly, no longer reluctantly.

He slowly pushed the door open and walked out of the house, resolutely walked out of the Ice Grinding Courtyard, and strode out of the Descendant Camp.

Leaving aside all distractions, I threw myself into the darkness......

(b)

The half-moon hangs in the sky, and the silver light shines lightly.

Cuihu Mountain is about to usher in a different night again.

Messages are communicated only in a silent place, in a very covert way.

But nothing can escape He Jingjing's pervasive and ubiquitous cobweb.

Somewhere in the deep forest of Cuihu Mountain, He Jingjing found He Wuzhi in the agreed place - on the branch of a big tree.

"Wei Buji has acted. I've also laid out cobwebs there, so there's no need to keep an eye on it. The net was also cast for several miles in the vicinity of the transaction, and I consumed quite a lot, although it could only last for a few hours, but it was enough—it was certain that there were no monks from the Heavenly and Human Realms nearby, and Li Yunjing did not know about this transaction. ”

"She shouldn't have known. She has no shortage of military merits, no shortage of spirit stones," He Wuxian stood quietly on the branch, his body swaying gently with the branch, as if enjoying the fun of swaying in the wind," Wei Buer and Xun told her why he took such a big risk. ”

"When are we going to make a move?" He Jingjing asked, "When the cargo passes through the space passage?"

She couldn't wait.

When the avenue had been blocked for a long time, she was too eager to take down this murderer immediately.

Bloody night, bloody night.

On the night of Blood, the image of the murderer who was cold-blooded, tough, and full of oppression never disappeared in her mind.

It seems to be the dark clouds in the sky inside her that block the light.

She must dispel the dark clouds and the imprint of the murderer in the bloody night.

She will step on him with her head held high, make him surrender, make him bow down, make him despair.

It only takes one night - let her avenue completely conquer the other party.

"It's not us,"

He Wuxi shook his head, "It's me who made the shot." You just need to record, monitor and warn. ”

"Then when are you going to make a move? ”

"I don't know," He Wuxi's face showed a rare hint of restraint and caution, and said calmly, "Maybe it's not tonight." ”

"Why?"

"I smell danger," He Wuxian's expression became more and more serious, "Just now, the ghost jackal also warned me. ”

"Lives in danger?"

"It's hard to say, its warning is very vague, and it is impossible to see where the culprit is. ”

He Wuxi looked deeply at the dark mountains and forests in front of him, and calmly analyzed: "In the past two days, I have also been thinking, and I always feel that something is not quite right-I have been preparing for a month, which is a bit too long. In the past month, Wei Buer has only been recuperating in the house, although he has also secretly pointed out the search, but judging from his previous performance, it seems that he is too relieved to find it. In addition, his house was set up with an isolation formation, and we don't know exactly what was going on in the house. I always felt that this kid was a ghost and didn't do anything good. And the location of the deal, which was only confirmed yesterday, is also a bit hasty - so we'd better stay put. ”

"If you can't catch it, it's useless to just video?" He Jingjing meant that no one had stolen goods, and there was no "killer weapon" without He Wuxi, and Li Yunjing would not be able to pass this hurdle.

"They're not going to do business just once. Although I am anxious to bring him to justice, I will never do anything reckless. There must be patience. ”

"Then that's it for tonight?" He Jingjing said a little unwillingly: "Your things have been mixed in the goods." ”

He Wuxi thought for a while and replied: "That thing is mixed in the goods, and it is difficult to notice it for a while." When it comes back, sooner or later it will have to be traded. It's a big deal, we find a way to steal it back before they can make another deal. ”

As he spoke, he looked at the secluded and mysterious night forest.

It's late at night, but it seems like it's just beginning.

He was determined to end a sinner's journey with impunity.

But now, it seems like it's going to drag it back—just to give him the last breath of freedom.

(c)

"Do you want to know how the murderer got brought to justice?"

He Lingxin held a communicator with the logo of Sanhuadong in his hand.

He Jingjing's naughty and somewhat charming voice came from the talisman, "Tonight, at three o'clock, see you in Cuihu Mountain." “

He Lingxin was of course curious.

Even, desperate to witness it with their own eyes.

Although, according to the agreement with He Wuxi, he has completely withdrawn from the investigation of the Bloody Night case.

But the white-necked spirit eagle in the depths of the Inland Sea kept urging him to know the truth, and his twin avenues, the Avenue of Justice and the Avenue of Seeking Truth, all longed for the truth.

"I'll have to go and see!" he thought to himself.

Then, for most of the night, he fell into an anxious and long wait.

He paced repeatedly in his barracks in Sanhuadong, as if he was about to wear through the floor.

In his head, he was speculating about what He Wuxian had to do in order to arrest Wei Buji under Li Yunjing's pressure.

He thought, thought, and couldn't think of a more reasonable answer.

Simply knock open the bracket hidden under the bed.

There was a creaking sound, and the passage to the secret room under the bed opened.

He walked into the secret room, which was full of case files from the past few years, talismans used to record.

Categorized by year, event, sect, person, etc., are placed on the shelves.

He walked to the bookshelf where Yun Yinzong was written, and went straight to find Wei Buer's name—good guy, only Wei Buer's case file took up most of the bookshelf, and there were dozens of record talismans.

The silk books were fluffy and yellowed, and the bamboo slips and talismans were repeatedly polished to shine.

Most of the case files contain detailed records of the investigation.

Most of the talismans are videos of witnesses and evidence during the investigation.

There is even a memory image of the dead soul that he saw with his divine soul powers. Including the details of the three years of the boat trip deduced by the [Past Construction] supernatural power in the Tianshi Boat Trip.

He has read these records many times in the past few years, and many things are deeply imprinted in his mind.

Tonight, when the murderer was about to be caught, he couldn't help but go into the secret room again and review the evidence that could not fully prove that Wei Buer was the "murderer" from beginning to end.

In this way, time flies quickly.

When he walked out of the chamber again, it was less than an hour after three quarters.

If you don't want to miss tonight, you should act early.

He walked out of the barracks and took a deep breath of the cool night air.

Looking at the endless night in front of me, I thought of the beautiful scenery of tomorrow's sunrise.

Yes, the night of impunity for the murderers will end tonight.

Although he could not arrest the murderer with his own hands, nor could he participate in the interrogation of the murderer, he seemed to have achieved a certain sense of relief because of this arrest.

Those unjust souls who died tragically in [Sanhua Cave], the souls of other innocent people in Nanlong Zhouxing, and the souls of the heavens will be comforted after tonight.

When Wei Buer reveals the truth about the bloody night and the trading of the magic horn, the crisis faced by the [Sanhua Cave] will also be alleviated.

The heavy investigation that has been going on for several years can finally come to a successful conclusion.

"Give yourself a holiday. ”

He thought to himself.

After all, monks still have to put their cultivation first.

This trip to investigate the case is also a journey to seek the truth.

Although he didn't reap any flowers in taking the murderer, he seemed to have realized something in the search for the truth.

Sometimes if you are too attached to one thing, you will end up in a dead end.

Gently put it down and jump out of the way, but there are often unexpected joys.

So to find the truth, whether it is "true" or not is not necessarily "found".

Or, the essence of "seeking" is not necessarily "seeking".

For example, he worked hard to investigate the truth, but he fell deeper and deeper, not only did he not punish the murderer, but he almost fell into the magic barrier and couldn't extricate himself.

On the contrary, after He Wuzhi was forced to withdraw from the investigation, the burden on his body was lifted, and he had some different feelings.

In this way, is the essence of "seeking" actually "put"?

Let go, let go, let it go. Let go of attachments.

Thinking in his heart, he suddenly felt that the bottleneck of the avenue seemed to loosen a little, and the gate of the late stage of the Diqiao Realm seemed to be about to open to him.

The Dao seeds in the Inland Sea seemed to have been nourished, the Dao seedlings began to grow vigorously, and what kind of Dao flowers should be produced in the Heavenly and Human Realms seemed to have a hazy outline.

His heart was slightly relieved, he put the matter down gently, looked up at the half-circle of bright moon, and fled in the direction of Cuihu Mountain.

(iv)

It's a strange silence along the way.

The patrol team that usually pops up from time to time didn't encounter any of them.

Along the way, there was desolate land, empty and miserable, as if they had arrived at a cemetery for the dead.

Thinking of this, he woke up suddenly.

I suspect that I have accidentally stepped into the phantom array carefully arranged by some people.

He quickly calmed down and pretended not to know.

However, the mana in the inland sea was surging rapidly, and the white-necked spirit eagle's [Night Soul Searching] magic power was secretly urged.

In the night, a gray phantom whirring was secretly ingested into his cuffs.

In the memories of the wandering spirits, some images that had happened in the past few days came to mind in front of them - especially striking was a woman in a nocturnal suit, holding a magic weapon in her hand, and repeatedly wiring around to set up something.

"Third-order formation. He quickly judged.

Pitfall?

He was immediately alert.

Through the memories presented by the geist, he soon found the key to the trap set by the tight-clothed woman for herself.

"Fortunately, he didn't enter the center of the formation," he secretly rejoiced in his heart, "It's not too late to evacuate." ”

He immediately retreated outside the formation according to the ghost's memory, following the blind spots and blank areas of the formation.

After walking for more than 100 zhang, he suddenly felt a chill behind him, and the soles of his feet seemed to step into the void.

He immediately calmed down and jerked upward.

Suddenly, I saw a woman with a very beautiful face and strange short hair smiling at her.

She reached out and grabbed at it.

He Ling's heart was broken.

Hurriedly stopped.

But an invisible hand seemed to grow in the night sky, and it dragged him downward.

"Goodbye. The woman's strange and pleasant voice came.

Immediately afterward, a huge amount of spatial distortion power surged.

His whole body seemed to be trapped in some kind of spatial tunnel, floating weightlessly.

A little while, the surrounding environment changed abruptly, and it fell into darkness.

The coercion of the Heavenly and Human Realm cultivators reverberated violently around him, and he saw a pair of scarlet eyes in the distance......

Is the search for truth coming to an end?, he thought to himself.

The thought came to mind, and a sharp sword aura slashed from the side of the scarlet eye.

He was locked by the coercion of the realm of heaven and man, and he had no power to resist, and he was cut in half like tofu.

His spirit survived.

Wanting to attach to the Dao species of the Zhenhai Beast and escape, another sword qi swept by.

The spirit is gone.

(iv)

After He Lingxin fell, a bald monk searched for him in the dark, put his body into a storage bag, and carefully erased the blood stains and human breath.

"Looked?"

A vague and seductive voice floated from the direction of the red eye, "Where have you been?"

The bald monk was startled, only thinking that Li Yunjing had woken up from a dream.

When I looked back, I saw that her eyes were still scarlet, and I was relieved.

Hurried back, "I'm coming." ”

I wondered if there would be two more people coming in later, and I didn't know if inducing a few more sword qi would wake her up.

"It's scary. ”

While he was running away, he thought to himself: "Wei Buer, this guy is really harmful. After the family goes out, it is better to pay some dividends. ”