SQLJBFDTW Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Incident – Eldest Brother’s Secret is Out

Outside the Hall of Deliberation of the Wuwu Sect, it had been raining heavily for two consecutive days. The rainwater flowed down the steps, forming trickling streams on both sides, soaking someone’s knees.

Qiu Shui held an umbrella behind, enduring tears, and finally pushed the umbrella to Nan Shan. She rushed forward to pull Yu Wei up, “Junior Brother, don’t kneel anymore, the Sect Leader will make a decision, or… or we’ll go find Master! Master will definitely have a way!”

Yu Wei seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds. No matter how she pulled, she couldn’t move him. He knelt in the rain, his back straight as a pine. But the look on his face was the opposite of his actions, a calmness: “We can’t go. Master is at a critical moment of breaking through, and the Sect Leader also said that this matter cannot be made known to Master.”

“Then what’s the use of you kneeling here! Lord Qishan is also inside. If Eldest Brother is innocent, he will definitely be given justice!” Qiu Shui wiped away the rain blocking her sight, unable to distinguish between rain and tears. Soon, Nan Shan brought the umbrella over their heads: “You two… go back quickly, Yu Wei, listen to your Senior Sister…”

Yu Wei lowered his eyes, stubbornly saying, “I am kneeling here to prove with my body that Senior Brother would never do such a thing, he… he is definitely not a demon.”

Hurried footsteps approached from behind, it was Xie Bingyuan. He learned of the matter and rushed over to see the situation.

Yu Wei finally raised his head and calmly asked, “How is Senior Brother Li?”

Xie Bingyuan said, “Senior Brother has already taken people to search within the Nan Island territory, but there is no news yet.”

Yu Wei nodded, “Okay. That’s good.” He knelt steadily in the rain, his face pale like fragile gold paper.

Seeing him like this, Nan Shan gritted his teeth and also knelt down, lifting his robe: “If you want to do this, then Senior Brother will kneel with you. Eldest Brother is also my Eldest Brother. Although he wasn’t good before, I can also testify that he would never kill anyone!”

Seeing this, Qiu Shui also wanted to kneel, but was stopped by Nan Shan, who raised his arm: “You are a girl, kneeling here in the rain is not good. Go back and prepare some pills and food for us. Eldest Brother will definitely need them when he comes back. Also, regarding the outer sect disciples, you need to work with several elders to stabilize the situation…”

Qiu Shui listened, her eyes red, and nodded vigorously, taking the umbrella and standing up. Xie Bingyuan returned with her.

The gate of the Council Hall had been closed for a day and a night. The Tianyao Sect, the sect of the murdered disciple, Lord Qishan, and others were all inside. Nan Shan comforted, “With Lord Qishan inside, Chao Jianxue will be fine no matter what. Last time he was like that, wasn’t it just a light sentence from Lord Qishan and everything was fine?”

Yu Wei hummed, not reacting in any other way.

The Sect Leader ordered him not to leave the sect. He knelt here, only seeking peace of mind.

Looking at the heavy rain, Yu Wei suddenly recalled his childhood. He didn’t follow the rules that the elders said, and was also punished to kneel, but he was kneeling in the corridor, and when he looked up, he could see the torrential rain outside.

At that time, for a moment, he had the urge to stand up and rush into the rain. But thinking of the servants following him, his small body still knelt upright, only daring to move his knees slightly to relieve the pain.

If… if he had rushed into the rain at that time?

If now he…

The gate of the Council Hall suddenly opened. Yu Wei stood up all at once, but because he had knelt until he was numb, he stumbled forward.

Nan Shan was by his side: “Sect Leader Master…”

Yu Wei looked up expectantly, but met the Sect Leader’s righteous eyes.

–

“Open it! Open it!” The surrounding gamblers were getting impatient. What was this cat demon up to, and his legs on the table were obviously shaking! What was he pretending to be calm for?

Chao Jianxue certainly noticed this as well. He put his feet down.

The dice cup was burning hot from his grip, tightly pressed against his palm. His palm was numb for a moment, because he was holding it too tight.

The snake demon stared at him with a playful expression, his eyes behind the high pile of bets seemed to make a joyful hissing sound.

Chao Jianxue took a deep breath, calmed down, and raised his hand to open it.

Everyone’s necks stretched out all at once to look at the table.

“… What is this…”

“Unheard of…”

“Who wins and who loses?”

Chao Jianxue threw the dice cup aside and laughed, “It’s zero. I win.”

The snake demon jumped up to take a look. Where the two dice were originally located, there were now two small piles of gravel. The wood had become powder. Not to mention the number of points, there wasn’t even a single point.

“When…” The snake demon narrowed his eyes dangerously. Recalling what had just happened, he immediately understood. It was when Chao Jianxue put down the dice cup.

In that fleeting sound, he actually used his spiritual power to directly shatter the two dice from a distance, without making a single sound? How fast was his technique?

But why was he so sure that he would bet big?

The snake demon thought carefully. Suddenly, his tongue flicked out, and his legs turned into a snake tail, supporting him to stand up tall, looking down at Chao Jianxue: “Good trick.”

It was when Chao Jianxue inadvertently flicked the dice out.

He knew that he could identify the size by listening to the sound. This seemingly accidental flick was for Chao Jianxue himself to see. After seeing it, he would know what kind of sound would produce such a score, and then deduced that at the moment he put down the dice cup, he deliberately let him hear a “big” sound.

So he knew that he would definitely bet big, so he logically bet small, and logically revealed that the two dice had been crushed into powder by him!

Such skill required not only the technique to instantly crush the dice without being discovered, but also a decisive mind, keen judgment, and unusual courage.

The snake demon leaned down, getting closer and closer to Chao Jianxue: “Aren’t you afraid that I’ll kill you now for using such tricks?”

This time, Chao Jianxue didn’t dodge, and smiled, “You are the owner of the Youmin Gambling House. If you want to act shamelessly, with so many people watching and witnessing for me, how will you gain a foothold in the ghost market in the future?”

“You are also cheating.”

“I didn’t. This gambling game was originally about listening to the sound, and I let the owner guess first.” Chao Jianxue frowned, looking as if he had been wronged.

The snake demon carefully sniffed the demonic aura on his body, and suddenly said in a deep voice, “What kind of demon are you?”

Chao Jianxue shrugged, “Didn’t you say that I’m a cat demon?”

“… No.” The snake demon suddenly attacked, biting Chao Jianxue on the neck. The latter’s eyes widened immediately, and he was about to throw him to the ground, but the snake demon immediately let go.

“Don’t worry, there’s no poison…” He savored the blood in his mouth, and his expression gradually changed.

Chao Jianxue was angry. He covered his neck and said in a deep voice, “Since I won, why doesn’t the owner give me the Bone Cleansing?”

The snake demon’s eyes suddenly shot out a terrifying light. His originally gloomy face became much brighter, and he smiled again, “Then come with me. Also, my name is Qing Tu Liu.”

Chao Jianxue had no interest in knowing his name. This snake demon was fickle and unpredictable. He should take the Bone Cleansing and run away as soon as possible.

Being able to win against the owner was a rare event. Chao Jianxue followed Qing Tu Liu out in the admiring eyes of the crowd and came to the next door.

At Qing Tu Liu’s gesture, a servant brought a porcelain bottle the size of a thumb.

Chao Jianxue opened the bottle. Inside was a clear liquid, colorless and odorless, no different from ordinary water.

“This is the Bone Cleansing?”

“Bone Cleansing is rare but generally unwanted. The gambling house has been passed down for several generations and only has two bottles. The last one was given out a long time ago.” Qing Tu Liu’s snake tail coiled up, and the tip of his tail tapped the ground in a slow and methodical manner.

Chao Jianxue was about to drink it when he said, “Don’t rush to drink it. After drinking it, your body will fall into a state of complete spiritual powerlessness. Are you sure you really want to drink it here?”

Hearing this, Chao Jianxue immediately plugged the bottle and put it into his storage space.

He asked suspiciously, “Are you being so kind?”

Qing Tu Liu made a very sad expression, “My things have fallen into your hands again and again, perhaps it is a kind of fate. Under this fate, I should be a good demon.”

Chao Jianxue turned to leave.

“Goodbye.” Qing Tu Liu said.

Chao Jianxue left a sentence, “It’s best never to see you again,” and flew straight down from the middle.

Qing Tu Liu raised a smile in place, “We will definitely meet.”

Soon, his smile fell, and he called the servant, “Go, replace all the dice in the gambling house with iron… No, replace them with profound iron that will never be shattered!”

The servant went out sadly, and after calculating with the accountant, it was another large expense. Since this young owner took over, their gambling house’s net profit had gradually not been as high as before.

Chao Jianxue returned to the bottom of the well as quickly as possible, and then jumped up, and smoothly jumped out of the well, but when he crawled out of the well, he felt a bit like Sadako. Fortunately, this was not an ordinary place.

He re-crossed the sandy area, changed out of his black clothes, and appeared within the Nan Island territory.

But it was before going back that Chao Jianxue realized that he hadn’t eaten. Now that the important matter was over, his stomach was empty, and he immediately let out a wail. The wound on his waist and abdomen hadn’t been treated either, so he should find a place to eat first and then wash properly.

So, he stopped in front of a wonton shop.

It was early morning, and the morning breeze was not yet hot, and a gentle breeze was blowing. Chao Jianxue ordered a bowl of freshly wrapped thin-skinned small wontons and sat down to eat slowly.

He was too tired, and he was too relieved to have entered the territory, so it wasn’t until a long sword was held across his neck that he was shocked and looked up.

The leader was a disciple of another sect. Chao Jianxue was a little familiar with the clothes he was wearing. He remembered that he was the unlucky disciple in the narrow space who ran away when he saw him.

His heart skipped a beat.

Many disciples surrounded him, raising their swords. The people around the wonton stall immediately scattered like birds.

“Sure enough, he’s here! Notify Li Zhenzhen of the Wuwu Sect. We found him. We’ll escort him to the Wuwu Sect!”

At this time, Chao Jianxue weighed the pros and cons and said, “Let me drink another sip of soup, okay…”

Considering his identity, everyone didn’t dare to act rashly. So Chao Jianxue lowered his head and swallowed a Human Transformation Pill with a quick eye and hand, drinking it down with the wonton soup.

“Okay!” Chao Jianxue stood up, “I’ll go with you.”

He thought he would see Li Zhenzhen and ask him carefully what had happened, but he didn’t expect this group of people to not even let him see Li Zhenzhen and directly tied his hands and flew towards the Wuwu Sect.

He asked what was going on, but these people only gave him riddles and sneered at him in various ways.

Chao Jianxue vaguely guessed that the disciple woke up and described his appearance, but it didn’t matter. Being tied up was fine. The Human Transformation Pill had already been eaten, and his demonic appearance was temporarily stabilized.

It’s just… it’s just that he really turned into a little mermaid who came ashore…

But compared to losing his spiritual power, the Human Transformation Pill was a lifesaver.

–

Chao Jianxue bared his teeth, as if every step he took took a huge amount of strength. He didn’t speak, just waved his hands.

Seeing this, the escorting disciples looked at each other and asked what had happened to this person. The cold leader said, “Demons are cunning. Who knows what kind of trick this is!” So they ignored him.

But Chao Jianxue walked crookedly and finally sat down on his butt, without any image, and shouted, “I can’t walk anymore! Carry me!”

“!” The leader was furious. He had killed their people and was still acting arrogantly here. If the Sect Leader hadn’t asked them to bring the person to the Wuwu Sect for questioning, he would have liked to kill him on the spot!

He was full of fire and was about to go up with his sword when the surrounding disciples stopped him and said, “Senior Brother, you can’t. He is still a member of the Wuwu Sect. We just need to send the person there. Let’s go quickly!”

Only then did he give up!

Chao Jianxue didn’t want to walk, so did they really have to carry him? So they found a flying vehicle and locked Chao Jianxue inside.

Chao Jianxue finally felt his bones loosen up and wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes.

Ahead, between the evening clouds, the Wuwu Sect was almost there.

Chao Jianxue was overjoyed. After explaining and perfunctorily clarifying the matter, he could lie in his secluded cave for ten and a half months, and no one could disturb him. After the side effects of the Bone Cleansing passed, he could be a clean person, and whether he went to the human world or continued to date Yu Wei, he would be justified.

However, after entering the Wuwu Sect, the development of the matter was somewhat different from what he had expected.

First, the disciples of the Wuwu Sect came over and locked his hands. Chao Jianxue knew that this was a mysterious lock that could suppress spiritual power. He tried to be as calm as possible and asked them, “What exactly happened? The matter has not been concluded yet. Why are you locking me up? Where’s the Sect Leader? Where’s Li Zhenzhen? Where are Yu Wei and the others?”

The disciple who locked him up raised his head. It was the Sect Leader’s disciple who was on the stage with Chao Jianxue at the Dao Discussion Conference that day. His expression was complicated, and he grabbed the mysterious lock tightly, “Your matter is conclusive. I will take you to meet the Sect Leader. You can’t see anyone else.”

Chao Jianxue laughed, “Hey, how is it conclusive? Did I hold a knife and rob or commit arson? I just took a walk outside. Where did the evidence come from?”

The disciple frowned, not wanting to listen to him arguing anymore, “That disciple was stabbed several times. You are extremely cruel, and you are still uttering wild words here! No matter what purpose you have for hiding in the Wuwu Sect, you will not escape today!”

What was he talking about?

Chao Jianxue couldn’t figure it out. He really couldn’t figure it out.

Could it be that something happened in the Xuanzhen Realm these past few days while he was gone? Was the storyline changed again?

He was brought into a dark room. With a clang, the only light outlet was blocked, and the cold air wrapped him. Chao Jianxue’s back stiffened and shuddered violently.

He tried to summon his sect jade token, but the jade token seemed to be broken, not lighting up, and no different from a thin brick. He had to laboriously summon Ming Qianli and asked it to cut off the lock on his hand.

Ming Qianli wheezed and wheezed for a long time, and Chao Jianxue’s cold sweat dripped one after another, almost soaking his inner garment.

But after grinding for a long time, he didn’t grind out anything famous. He couldn’t bear the pain, so he sat down in the dark to rest.

Just then, the sky suddenly brightened, and the entire cramped space instantly became so bright that people couldn’t open their eyes, stinging to tears. Chao Jianxue screamed hoarsely and curled himself up.

When he opened his eyes again, the Sect Leader, Lord Shen Du, and some elders whose names he couldn’t name were all there, examining him like they were examining a heinous criminal, condescendingly looking down at him.

“Chao Jianxue, do you know your crime!”

Chao Jianxue was a little dazed by the sudden question and suppressed his anger, “What crime did I commit?”

“Okay, if you don’t admit it, then let you see it for yourself!”

–

In the cave house with the restriction of the Great Ascension Stage, Nan Shan guarded the door tightly, shouting at Yu Wei, who was in front of him, whose spiritual energy was disordered, “I know you feel bad! But you also saw the scene recorded by the magic weapon. The disciple said with his last breath that Chao Jianxue was a demon, and he killed people! What else can you say to defend him!”

He had been in a stalemate with him for a day, and had to summon his sword. Yu Wei looked like he was crazy, and the sword energy around Wei Yi Sword was chaotic, as if he would really chop him, this senior brother, in order to break through this cave.

Yu Wei took a step closer with his sword, “The magic weapon, that disciple’s words, are all likely to be false!”

“Whether it’s false or not, a few masters will know after checking! You… don’t be impulsive! Even if you forcibly go out now, you can’t break the restriction! If Chao Jianxue is innocent, he will have his own saying when he comes back, and you will only add to the chaos if you go!”

Yu Wei turned a deaf ear, raised his hand, and his spiritual power swept away, making a counterattack with the restriction, shaking Nan Shan away.

With another palm, Nan Shan dodged left and right in shock.

“… Didn’t you say you believe in Chao Jianxue! If you believe in him, why are you in such a hurry! Can’t you wait for the result to come out?”

“No!” Yu Wei’s expression was cold, but he didn’t say any more words. In any case, he should accompany Senior Brother.

The light emitted by Wei Yi Sword was even brighter. Nan Shan bounced up like his butt was on fire, and said in shock, “You, you, you, Transformation God?”

“When did you advance to Transformation God!” He was shocked and retreated a few steps, dodging the approaching pressure of the Transformation God realm, and beads of sweat popped out of his forehead.

Yu Wei had already stood in front of him, his eyebrows and eyes heavy, “Get out of the way!” Nan Shan shuddered, unable to resist this pressure, and stepped aside.

Two loud noises came from the entrance of the cave house. Nan Shan watched in stunned silence as Yu Wei withdrew his sword, pinched his hands, and actually condensed a brilliant lotus in front of him. The lotus petals were like sharp swords, shooting straight into the restriction array.

The sound of the explosion rushed towards him overwhelmingly.

This was not a Wuwu Sect technique. Where did Junior Brother learn it from? He… what is his background!

–

Chao Jianxue stared blankly at the mirror.

“Dare you say you don’t recognize him? Dare you say you didn’t do anything? A half-demon body has been hiding under the noses of the Wuwu Sect for decades. Lord Qishan pitied you for having no father or mother, and Mu Yuan personally enlightened you, but you committed such an inhumane slaughter! Thirty-seven swords, each sword fatal. If he hadn’t stubbornly retained his last breath, how long would you have hidden it? And whether you were going to collude with the demon realm to harm the immortal sect!”

The Sect Leader’s eyes were spitting fire, and his words pierced the heart.

Chao Jianxue supported himself kneeling on the ground, shaking his head in disbelief, “I didn’t kill him, he ran away…”

He ran away… Did he?

What did he do during that time when he wasn’t clear-minded enough? If he was dominated by demonic nature, would he really kill people?

It wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about it, he wasn’t that he hadn’t thought about it!

Did he really kill him?

… I don’t know… Chao Jianxue didn’t know himself anymore…

But now, Chao Jianxue trembled and pinched his tiger’s mouth tightly. Facing the eyes of the Sect Leader and the elders, the pressure was like a mountain pressing down on his back, still stubbornly insisting, “I’m not… I’m not a demon!”

He had already taken the Human Transformation Pill. As long as he bit this matter to death, that disciple’s words would be unbelievable!

The Sect Leader stepped forward, and a long sword immediately appeared in his palm. Chao Jianxue retreated again and again, retreating to the root of the wall.

“I suspected that something was wrong when Lord Qishan brought you back that year, but because your soul has been damaged for a long time, your demonic power has not revealed any clues, I believed Lord Qishan’s words that you were not a wicked seed left by a great demon. If I had known this earlier, as soon as I knew your soul was stable, I should have foreseen today’s evil consequences and killed you!”

Lord Shen Du turned his head away, unwilling to look anymore, and turned to walk out.

Chao Jianxue saw that the sword was getting closer and closer to him, knowing that he could no longer sit still and wait for death. He held Ming Qianli horizontally in his hand.

But how could a Nascent Soul at the end of his strength be a match for the Sect Leader?

In less than three moves, the long sword pierced into his chest. Chao Jianxue felt his life was rapidly flowing away from that place, and all the blood in his body had cooled down.

The elders formed a circle and began to chant incantations, preparing to set up a demon-slaying formation to kill demons and monsters. Such a killing formation would not even leave a soul behind.

Former teachers and elders, today’s hateful enemies.

Was there any need to hide anything? Chao Jianxue’s instinct for survival erupted all at once. He swallowed the bloody sweetness decisively, slapped out with his palm, and a combination of spiritual power and demonic power actually shook the Sect Leader back a step.

With this retreat, Chao Jianxue pulled out the sword piercing his chest, turned around, and slammed toward the entrance he came from.

The shadow of death’s sword was one step slower than him. Ming Qianli turned into a moon scythe and split open the entrance. He slammed outwards, a chaotic mess in front of him that he couldn’t see clearly. He could only keep running forward. There were many people blocking his way, so he drew his sword to block them away. Many familiar or unfamiliar people drew their swords at him, so he shook them all away with one scythe.

It was as if a long wind was blowing through the wound, taking away some of his things, some things that could never be returned.

Suddenly, his arm was grabbed.

Chao Jianxue rose up violently, raised his sword to chop at that person, but when he saw who it was, he pulled back the force, shaking his own wrist until it cramped, twisted and spasming.

“Yu…” Chao Jianxue swallowed.

“Yu Wei! Be careful!” Someone’s voice came chasing.

Yu Wei’s strength tightened, and there was a lingering worry between his eyebrows: “Senior Brother, are you okay…”

Not good, not good, not good! Not good at all! Chao Jianxue’s chest heaved violently. At this moment, Yu Wei saw that his chest was constantly overflowing with blood-stained clothes. His pupils suddenly shrank, and he tried to reach out to touch the wound.

Chao Jianxue slapped his hand away, panic-stricken, and continued to flee forward. However, the pursuit had arrived. The Sect Leader’s long sword slammed into the ground a foot away from him. The ground even cracked with thin cracks. If Chao Jianxue hadn’t reacted quickly, it would have stabbed right into his instep.

“Everyone can see it? He did use demonic power when he escaped just now! If I’m not mistaken, he is the wicked son left by the Ying family a hundred years ago!”

“When a half-demon appears, it will inevitably cause disaster. All disciples, listen to the order, join forces to besiege and kill Chao Jianxue!”

Nan Shan arrived at this time. Hearing this sentence, he was almost scared out of his wits, “Wait… wait a minute… Sect Leader Master…”

Without the Sect Leader’s action, the disciple whose junior brother had died had already drawn his sword. Chao Jianxue was unprepared and was stabbed through again. The disciple was extremely close to him, his face was ferocious, his eyes were red, and he shouted, “I will avenge my junior brother now!”

Chao Jianxue widened his eyes and stared at him. As the sword body was drawn out of his abdomen again, the cold feeling swept over him again. It was clearly summer, why was it so cold? His hands couldn’t cover the wound at all.

But he really had no memory of killing people. Did he really kill anyone?

That disciple raised his sword again, stabbing towards him. Chao Jianxue murmured, retreating, “No…” He didn’t kill people… He shouldn’t have!

Just then, Yu Wei moved. Everyone thought that Yu Wei was standing there to intercept and kill the demon, but who knew that he shot and knocked off the sword that was stabbing at Chao Jianxue.

He stood in front of Chao Jianxue. If you listened carefully, you could hear the trembling in his voice: “Please investigate carefully, Sect Leader. Senior Brother, Chao Jianxue, did not kill anyone!”

“Hmph!” The Sect Leader of the other sect snorted coldly, “The most taboo thing in cultivation is to be indecisive. Useless kindness will harm you!”

“Chao Jianxue!” Li Zhenzhen arrived late with his sword. When he saw the situation in front of him, he was about to come up, but Shen Du stopped him.

Shen Du stepped forward and said, “Sect Leader, Sect Leader Su, there are still doubts about this matter. Why not put Chao Jianxue in the water prison under strict guard first.”

“Doubts?” Sect Leader Su, who had lost his disciple, stared, “What other doubts are there? Are you saying that my disciple’s dying words are not credible?”

“No, there may be a misunderstanding in this matter. If Chao Jianxue really killed someone, why would he still appear in Nan Island, why would he still come back with you? According to the disciples who escorted him, he did not resist.”

“But he is a demon, that’s a definite fact! Does Yuanjun think that demons should not be killed?!”

Chao Jianxue’s vision gradually dimmed, but he still saw Yu Wei’s shoulders visibly tremble when the word “demon” was mentioned.

He felt a pang of sadness.