(Fifth Update! Additional 15!)
Firstly, He Hongjiao was a great beauty. She was one of the most beautiful female disciples in the Falling Star Sect. Many male disciples viewed her as their dream lover. No one wanted He Hongjiao to die.
Secondly, He Hongjiao was ranked fourth among the core disciples. She was the strongest Five Star Martial Sage. The dangers in the Falling Star Secret Realm could not threaten her life. She should not have died.
In the past, the core disciples who died in the Falling Star Secret Realm were all ranked at the bottom. There had never been a core disciple ranked in the top ten who died in the Falling Star Secret Realm.
The disciples did not want He Hongjiao to die. Furthermore, logically, He Hongjiao should not have died. Hence, He Hongjiao did not appear. This puzzled the disciples.
Ye Xing was the only one who knew what was going on. However, he would never tell anyone about He Hongjiao's life or death.
"Why hasn't Hongjiao come here yet? The Stellar Hall will open today. There is not much time left. She should not be late!"
Eldest Senior Brother Ma Ren frowned and muttered to himself. He paced back and forth with a haggard expression. Occasionally, he would look into the distance.
It was rumored that Ma Ren and He Hongjiao had a close relationship. It was clear that the rumors were true. If they were not close, he would not react like this.
Yang Zhixiong also frowned like Ma Ren.
Ever since He Hongjiao sent Yang Zhixiong away to seek reinforcements in the desert, he had not seen He Hongjiao again.
The desert was vast and boundless. Yang Zhixiong did not find any reinforcements. Helpless, he could only return to his original spot. However, when he returned, he did not see He Hongjiao or Ye Xing. There were only desert scorpion corpses all over the ground.
Naturally, he could not imagine what had happened between Ye Xing and He Hongjiao. Without seeing He Hongjiao, he had gone to the depths of the secret realm. He did not take it to heart.
However, He Hongjiao still had not appeared. This made Yang Zhixiong worried.
"Who … who met Junior Sister He in the secret realm?"
Seeing that the Stellar Hall was about to open but He Hongjiao had not arrived, Ma Ren could not hold back and asked the core disciples.
In the three dangerous lands, the chances of the disciples meeting were very small.
He Hongjiao did not meet anyone in the sea of fire. In the desert, she only met Yang Zhixiong and Ye Xing.
When Ma Ren asked, all the disciples shook their heads.
Yang Zhixiong looked left and right. It seemed that other than himself, no one else had seen He Hongjiao, so he walked out.
Yang Zhixiong said, "Eldest Senior Brother, I saw Senior Sister He."
Ma Ren immediately asked, "Where did you meet? How did you separate?"
"I saw Senior Sister He after passing through the sea of fire …!"
Yang Zhixiong was an honest person. He told them everything about his meeting with He Hongjiao, how they teamed up to cross the desert together, how they saw the corpses of the Desert Scorpions all over the desert, and how they saw Ye Xing being surrounded by a large number of Desert Scorpions.
According to Yang Zhixiong's explanation, since Ye Xing did not die in the desert scorpions, He Hongjiao should have met with Ye Xing in the end.
The gazes of the core disciples all turned towards Ye Xing. Ye Xing had become the key to He Hongjiao's disappearance.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ma Ren walked towards Ye Xing.
About ten meters away from Ye Xing, Ma Ren stood still and stared at Ye Xing. "Junior Brother Ye, you saw Junior Sister He. Why didn't you stand out just now?"
The disciples could hear that their Eldest Senior Brother was a little unhappy.
However, Ma Ren was a modest gentleman, completely different from Qi Jingyang's character. Even if he was unhappy, he was still refined.
Although Ye Xing was not familiar with the core disciples, he knew his Eldest Senior Brother Ma Ren well. He had a good reputation among the disciples and was very helpful.
Although Ye Xing defeated his younger brother Ma Ji to obtain the quota to enter the Fallen Star Secret Realm, Ma Ren had never said or done anything to Ye Xing because of this.
If it had been Qi Jingyang, he would have probably made things difficult for Ye Xing when they had just entered the Fallen Star Secret Realm, when everyone was together.
Ye Xing was very respectful towards people like Ma Ren. He stood up and nodded slightly at Ma Ren. "Eldest Senior Brother, I have never seen Senior Sister He."
He Hongjiao died in his hands. No one else saw this matter, so Ye Xing would never admit it even if he was beaten to death.
Although the cause was He Hongjiao who killed him, now that He Hongjiao was dead, as long as Ye Xing admitted that he killed her, then he would not be able to clear his name even if he had a mouth.
Ye Xing said that he killed He Hongjiao because He Hongjiao wanted to kill him, but He Hongjiao was dead and there was no evidence. Who would believe Ye Xing's words?
Ye Xing's foundation in the Fallen Star Sect was shallow. Other than his master Lin Fenghua, he had no other backing. On the other hand, He Hongjiao had many friends in the Fallen Star Sect. At that time, all the core disciples and many elders would think that Ye Xing killed He Hongjiao first. Perhaps even Lin Fenghua would not be able to protect Ye Xing.
Although Ye Xing was a man of his words and did not like to lie to others, he was not pedantic. If he had to lie, then he had to lie!
Of course, if the Recording Formation was still there and he had evidence to prove that He Hongjiao killed him first, Ye Xing would naturally not lie.
Ye Xing knew that He Hongjiao was up to no good, so after discovering He Hongjiao, he set up a Recording Formation next to her.
Unfortunately, the Soul Severing Shuttle's power was too strong and its killing range was too wide. Even the small hill was destroyed. The Recording Formation set up by Ye Xing was also completely destroyed by the Soul Severing Shuttle.
Ye Xing did not have any evidence, so he could only insist that he did not see He Hongjiao. Anyway, there was no evidence.
Ma Ren's eyes narrowed and said, "That's impossible. Junior Brother Yang said very clearly that Junior Sister He was with you in the end. Since you did not die in the desert scorpion swarm, then you must have seen Junior Sister He!"
Ye Xing smiled faintly and said, "Senior Brother, don't be so absolute. If I had seen Senior Sister He, why would I hide it?"
"Because you killed Senior Sister He!"
At this time, a loud voice roared. Everyone looked over and the person who spoke was the fifth core disciple, Wu Chen Gang!
Wu Chen Gang watched Ye Xing take away the Five Leaf Ice Lotus and held a grudge. Now that he finally found a chance to take revenge on Ye Xing, he naturally spoke without thinking!
Wu Chen Gang strode over and pointed at Ye Xing and shouted, "You evil thief, you must have coveted Senior Sister He's beauty and wanted to do something to her. Senior Sister He did not comply, so you killed her!"
Although he was waiting for an opportunity to take revenge and was full of nonsense, the result of his inference coincided with the truth.
He Hongjiao was indeed killed by Ye Xing!
Ye Xing narrowed his eyes and locked onto Wu Chen Gang. His heart was filled with killing intent.
Wu Chen Gang's words were poisonous. Killing a core disciple was a capital offense. He wanted to put Ye Xing to death.
Ye Xing said indifferently, "Wu Chen Gang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Killing a core disciple is a capital offense. You have no evidence and yet you want to kill me. This is also murder. If the sect's Elders deem you guilty, only death awaits you!"
A core disciple said, "Senior Brother Wu, how strong is Senior Sister He? How could Junior Brother Ye kill her?"
Many of the core disciples nodded in agreement. However, the other half of the core disciples did not share the same opinion.
Those core disciples who had seen Ye Xing's strength did not doubt that Ye Xing had the ability to kill He Hongjiao.
Wu Chen Gang was not intimidated by Ye Xing's words. Now, the spearhead was pointed at Ye Xing. He only needed to add insult to injury and prove that Ye Xing had the ability to kill He Hongjiao. With He Hongjiao's connections, it was enough to convict Ye Xing and put him to death.
Wu Chen Gang said, "You all think that Ye Xing's strength is not that great? No — —! You're all wrong, very wrong! When he was a Three Star Martial Saint, he defeated me and took away my Five Leaf Ice Lotus. Then, with the help of the Five Leaf Ice Lotus, he broke through to a Four Star Martial Saint. If Senior Sister He wanted to defeat me, she would need more than fifty moves. However, Ye Xing used his astrology and defeated me in one move. Do you all think that he has the strength to kill Senior Sister He? "
In order to take revenge on Ye Xing, Wu Chen Gang could be considered to have thrown caution to the wind. He, a Five Star Martial Saint, had been defeated by Ye Xing, a Three Star Martial Saint. He did not even frown when he said it out loud. He was completely shameless.
Although Qi Jingyang was arrogant, he still cared about his face. Even if he had been defeated by Ye Xing, and more than ten core disciples had seen it with their own eyes, he would definitely not say it out loud.
Those who did not know Ye Xing's strength were shocked when they heard Wu Chen Gang's words. The way they looked at Ye Xing gradually changed.
(Every time after the fourth or fifth watch, I'm very afraid. I'm afraid that I won't be recognized by my brothers. I'm afraid that the monthly vote is the same as the fifth watch! I'm afraid that the second watch is the same as no watch at all! I'll lose my motivation to work harder. Brothers, I need your recognition. I beg for a monthly vote!)
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