Volume 7: The Strongest Four Realms Chapter 35: No Evidence
Half a year had passed since Lu Qingshan left the Sword Sect with Ji Chuan at the beginning of the year, and he was finally able to return to the Sword Sect.
When he left, he was in the late Jindan stage, and when he came back, he was in the late Yuanying stage.
This should have been considered a glorious return home...if I hadn't run into that Great Xia monk.
Sword Sect, Dingxin Peak.
The first thing Lu Qingshan did after returning to the Sword Sect was to come to this peak.
This is the peak that is in charge of the Sword Sect’s diplomatic affairs.
But according to the Sword Sect's word-of-mouth, diplomacy is fake and "burying the corpse" is real.
The disciples of the Sword Sect are responsible for the killing, while the disciples of Dingxin Peak are responsible for the burial.
Lu Qingshan knew that killing the Daxia officials was a huge matter.
Even though this Daxia official had murderous intentions towards him.
The head of Dingxin Peak, Taoist Kongshan, looked solemn and looked at Lu Qingshan with a headache, "Hey, isn't this our 'One Sword Cuts the River'? Tell me, why did you come to Dingxin Peak?"
He already had a bad feeling in his heart.
Given the carefree nature of his own swordsman, he would not have come to Dingxin Peak unless he had committed some serious crime.
Therefore, his words contained a hint of "squeeze" towards this rising star of the Sword Sect who had become famous just half a year after leaving the Sect.
"When I returned to the sect, I killed a man." Lu Qingshan answered honestly.
"Killed one person?" Taoist Kongshan breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s not a big deal. It’s just killing one person.
You murderers, it would be strange if you didn't kill anyone one day when you came down from the mountains!
I have a lot of experience in dealing with this kind of thing.
It’s nothing, it’s just a matter of practice!
Taoist Kongshan suddenly felt his headache go away, and his back straightened unconsciously. He said with a softer tone, smiling, "Killing people is not difficult, but I can help you deal with it this time."
"But you must remember not to be too murderous next time." By the way, Taoist Kongshan also gave Lu Qingshan some advice.
Taoist Kongshan was very disappointed with his friend. "You know, in recent years, people outside have been saying that our Sword Sect is a butcher's den. You have ruined the good reputation of the Sword Sect!"
By using both kindness and force, Taoist Kongshan felt a great sense of accomplishment.
"Thank you, Peak Master." Lu Qingshan said ashamedly.
"Tell me, which sect's disciples were killed this time?" Taoist Kongshan was calm, but he seemed to have thought of something, and looked at Lu Qingshan suspiciously, "Could it be disciples from other sects?"
Yes, if he didn’t kill any important person, just one person, would this bastard have to come to my Dingxin Peak?
Taoist Kongshan suddenly reacted, his heart tightened, and he felt his head seemed to be swollen again.
"No." Lu Qingshan shook his head.
Taoist Kongshan’s head was no longer swollen.
This boy has a handsome face and is indeed not like those reckless people in the sect.
Somehow, in the past few hundred years, the Sword Sect has shown a retro trend.
No one knows where those bastards learned this from, but they would draw their swords and kill people at the slightest provocation. He has had to deal with a lot of them over the years, and he is filled with deep resentment.
If you think about it more carefully, it must be because the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.
Thinking of the asshole things that the chiefs of his own sect had done, Taoist Kongshan shook his head quickly to shake off these unpleasant memories, and said calmly: "Who did you kill? Tell me, if they were not disciples of the Dao Sect, my Sword Sect can still afford to kill one or two people."
"Thank you, Peak Master," Lu Qingshan was very grateful and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, I still don't know exactly who that person is..."
"You've killed the man, and you don't even know who he is?" Taoist Kongshan raised his eyebrows.
"This is the first time that disciple meets that person..." Lu Qingshan told the truth.
"You don't even know him, so why did you kill him?" Taoist Kongshan asked in surprise, "Did he take the initiative to attack you?"
"not yet."
"Not yet?" Taoist Kongshan raised his voice.
"Not yet," Lu Qingshan nodded and confirmed, "Because I can draw my sword faster than him."
Are you quite proud of yourself?
Taoist Kongshan complained in his heart and asked, "How do you know he is going to attack you?"
“I guessed.” Lu Qingshan was not prepared to expose his pupil technique: identifying evil.
This pupil technique is hidden in the dark and is a trump card. If anyone has plans against him in the future, there is a high probability that they will fall into this trap again.
If it were exposed, there were so many strange artifacts and spells in the world of cultivation that it was hard to guarantee that there would not be a way to restrain this pupil technique.
"Guessed..." Taoist Kongshan was speechless for a moment. He felt overwhelmed and a little crazy.
How dare you say that?
Guess he was going to kill you, so you killed him?
I'm on your side and we all want to speak up for the person who died, okay?
"It's okay," Taoist Kongshan, who had been tempered for a long time and had a will of steel, calmed down a little and said soothingly, "It's not difficult to solve this matter by maneuvering a little. Anyway, the person has been killed and there is no evidence. If no one saw you killing him, you can just insist that he attacked you first. If someone saw it, you can just say that he attacked you before."
As expected of the Dingxin Peak Master who has been in charge of the sect’s external relations for many years, he is indeed very experienced!
Lu Qingshan secretly praised him, and then, as if a little embarrassed, he asked: "Peak Master, are you really okay? But..."
"I've already gotten used to handling this kind of thing, so I didn't ask..." Taoist Kongshan was about to agree when he suddenly woke up with a start: "But what?"
Lu Qingshan said embarrassedly: "But, the man I killed was wearing the clothes given by Daxia, and there was a bear embroidered on his chest..."
Buzz buzz buzz!
Taoist Kongshan felt his head begin to buzz, as if a swarm of hornets were setting off a nest.
Bear, bear, what class does the bear represent?
Taoist Kongshan was in a state of confusion. He thought for several breaths before he finally remembered.
Fifth grade.
The Daxia rank corresponding to the bear is the fifth grade.
Taoist Kongshan stared at Lu Qingshan
I'm so stupid, really.
Taoist Kongshan raised his lifeless eyes.
I only knew that this boy was handsome, unlike that scoundrel; I didn't know that he was also evil-minded. As soon as I joined the sect, I told them to avoid killing, but in the end, it went in one ear and out the other.
With a long sigh in his heart, Taoist Kongshan looked serious and said in a hoarse voice: "Tell me, what exactly happened."
No matter how much trouble he causes, he is still a child of our sect. What can we do? We can't just ignore him, right?
If you really don't care, not to mention that you will be scolded for being spineless by those stubborn people in the sect who are eager to protect their own children, when the master of Jianlai Peak gets angry, who can resist him?
Taoist Kongshan felt resentful.
When the leader of Dingxin Peak was being chosen, everyone knew it was a tough job, so everyone was very humble, pushing and shoving each other, and the atmosphere was full of joy.
In the end, because I was too shy and had never given way to others, I had no choice but to take over this position.
Hundreds of years later, he finally understood what it meant to "If you want to live a long life, you need to be thick-skinned."
The job of the Dingxin Peak Master is really a job that shortens his life!
Lu Qingshan also stopped teasing at the right time and told the whole story in a deep voice.
After Lu Qingshan finished speaking, Taoist Kongshan frowned, and the wrinkles on his forehead had already squeezed into a mountain.
This is because I have frowned too much over the years, which has caused forehead wrinkles.
"Did you bring back the body and storage ring of the Daxia monk ?" asked Taoist Kongshan.
Lu Qingshan nodded and waved his hand, and Guiyuan Zhenzun's body and storage ring appeared out of thin air.
"On the way back, I checked it myself," Lu Qingshan said, "I didn't find anything unusual in this person's storage ring. They were just some common cultivation items for cultivators."
"True Master Guiyuan..." Taoist Kongshan blurted out the name the moment he saw the corpse.
"Peak Master knows this person?"
Taoist Kongshan explained: "This person is Guiyuan Zhenzun, and his identity is the deputy city lord of Baita City. Baita City is one of the cities of Daxia adjacent to our Sword Sect. I have had some superficial exchanges with him before. I just didn't expect that he would actually kill you?"
As he spoke, Taoist Kongshan released his divine consciousness, which wandered over the body of Guiyuan Zhenzun. Then he released his sword energy, which cut Guiyuan Zhenzun's skin, and scarlet blood oozed out.
"There is no demonic energy in his body, and no demonic blood in his blood. He doesn't look like a cultivator from the underworld." Taoist Kongshan looked serious. He took the storage ring from Guiyuan Zhenzun and carefully checked the items inside.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Taoist Kongshan shook his head helplessly at Lu Qingshan, "Just as you said, there are no other discoveries."
After a long silence, Taoist Kongshan took a long breath and said, "You should go back to the peak first. You will be away from the sect for some time. Go back and pay your respects to your master first. I will gather the monks of Dingxin Peak to think carefully about how to deal with this matter. During this period of time, you must not leave the sect without permission. Wait for the sect to send a message at any time."
"Thank you for your help, Peak Master." Lu Qingshan was very grateful. After bowing, he turned around and left.
"Daxia..." Taoist Kongshan rubbed his brows as he watched Lu Qingshan leave. "This is getting difficult."
He previously said that the problem was not difficult to solve because there was no evidence.
Now he said the reason why it is difficult is that there is no evidence.
When there is no need to reason and there is no evidence, you can let them hold their heads down and make up excuses and reasons. If others are not convinced, they can only keep it to themselves.
But this time, Lu Qingshan killed officials from Daxia, and the victim was Daxia.
With Daxia, we still have to be reasonable...
"Eh..." Taoist Kongshan suddenly remembered something very important.
Previously, because the matter of Lu Qingshan killing Guiyuan Zhenzun was too serious, it caused him a great psychological shock and left him no time to think about it in detail.
Now that he had calmed down a little, he finally reacted, "If I remember correctly, this Guiyuan Zhenzun is a sword cultivator in the late Lianxu stage. How did this kid kill him?!"
…
Lu Qingshan returned to Jianlai Peak.
He also didn't understand why Guiyuan Zhenzun wanted to attack and kill him, and what his origins were.
At first, he thought that this Guiyuan Zhenzun was most likely a person from the underworld.
However, after checking Guiyuan Zhenzun's storage ring and corpse, he did not find any objects related to the underworld.
But even so, in his heart, the suspicion that Guiyuan Zhenzun came from the underworld is still the highest.
Because it’s really clean.
Guiyuan Zhenzun's murderous intention towards him was not fake.
There is no killing intention without reason.
But there was not a single flaw in Guiyuan Zhenzun, and it was impossible to find out who was behind it.
It's perfect.
As for an organization that could do things so perfectly, he could only think of the underworld.
As his thoughts wandered, Lu Qingshan remembered something else.
No wonder Ji Chuan gave the following evaluation when he introduced the leader of Dingxin Peak to the new monks:
Among the Sword Sect, the master of Dingxin Peak is ranked only in the middle to lower level in terms of sword attainments, and his talent in swordsmanship is also in the middle to lower level, but he is one of the most respected sword practitioners in the Sword Sect.
——From beginning to end, Taoist Kongshan did not even have the slightest doubt about his seemingly one-sided statement.
