The people of Aoyama were easy to recognize; it was because they were the last to arrive, and it was really easy to recognize them.
The handsome man with a tranquil energy and a sword in his bosom was the future teacher of the Emperor, Gu Qing.
The man with drooping eyelids and falling asleep while holding himself was Zhuo Rusui, the personal disciple of the Immortal Liu Ci.
The woman with a small braid, the black hair on her temples tousling, and the black and white pupils in her eyes bright and shiny was Zhao Layue.
The unparalleled man in white was Jing Jiu.
Countless gazes were fixed on him.
Both the swordsmen of the Underworld and the Cultivation practitioners of Chaotian ascended in the sky, but Jing Jiu was the only one who had soared to the sky.
He had become the sect master of Aoyama Sect and the person with the highest status in Chaotian after only a few decades of Cultivation. This had never happened in the history of the Cultivation world.
The people bowed to him in tandem, but they had a complicated feeling in their hearts, including curiosity, dissatisfaction, and mockery.
Jing Jiu uttered "hmm" and nodded to a few girls he knew before walking into the grand hall.
The Cultivation practitioners of various sects followed him into the grand hall. The Plum Meeting had officially begun.
Many chairs had been prepared in the gloomy grand hall. Bai Zhenren sat in the first chair on the left, followed by Bu Qiuxiao of Yimaozhai, and the other three valley masters of Zhongzhou School. He Wei of the Kunlun Sect and other sects sat behind them.
Jing Jiu sat in the first chair on the right, followed by Zhao Layue, followed by the representatives of Ōzawa, the Platanus Sect, the Mirror Sect, and other sects.
The camps of the two sides were very clear, and the feeling of confrontation was even clearer. Yet, nobody knew what was the attitude of Yimaozhai at the moment. Seeing Liu Shisui and Xi Yiyun standing behind Bu Qiuxiao in Silence, many Cultivation practitioners felt it odd, wondering what was going on.
Apart from these two rows of seats, there were also some special seats.
Zen Master sat at the head of the table, cross-legged in his chair. Just like the people of Dongyi Dao, he sat cross-legged on the kang. It was somewhat inelegant. Shui Yue Nunnery's green curtain sedan stopped in Silence behind them. Duke Of He, who represented the Imperial Court, and Zhang Yi 'ai, the chief commander of the Pure Heaven Bureau, sat by Zen Master.
The look on Zhang Yi 'ai's face was terrible. After the incident of the Fiend Prison, he had broken off relations with the Zhongzhou School. He had been criticized by the chancellors in the imperial court in the last two years, and was under great pressure.
He Wei's expression was also very unsightly. Naturally, it was not because he had rushed here overnight from Kunlun Mountain.
He stared at Jing Jiu without shifting his gaze.
Jing Jiu ignored him and looked at Bai Zhenren in Silence.
He couldn't see through the layer of cloud and fog even though there was only a distance of one hundred feet between them.
The fact that he couldn't see through the cloud and fog meant that she had improved her Cultivation state over the years, and his was still too low.
Zen Master didn't speak the entire time. It was quiet in the grand hall. The atmosphere grew more and more eerie, and the crowd grew more and more uneasy. They looked around reflexively in an attempt to relax.
Just like that, people suddenly discovered an interesting phenomenon.
On the side of the Zhongzhou School, Bai Zhenren was a famous figure a long time ago. Yue Qianmen and the other two valley masters, as well as He Wei and the others, had restrained their spiritual wills, so they didn't show any signs of aging, but they could still see the traces of aging on them. On the side of the Aoyama Sect, Jing Jiu, Zhao Layue and Zhuo Rusui and Gu Qing standing behind them were all young people, and so were other sects.
For instance, Sensei of the Platanus Sect, Zhen Tao of Shui Yue Nunnery, Que Niang of the Mirror Sect …
The three young girls were so conspicuous in the dark and tense grand hall.
Cultivation was the cultivation of time. The longer one lived, the higher one's Cultivation state would be. What were the masters of these three sects thinking? What was the Aoyama Sect thinking?
"Then let's begin."
Zen Master raised his head and spoke as if he had just thought of this matter.
Everyone thought that the first to speak would be the Zhongzhou School or the Duke Of He who represented the Emperor God. Unexpectedly, He Wei, the head of the Kunlun Sect, stood out first.
He stood up and stared at Jing Jiu, saying, "A few days ago, our elder Chen Wen died tragically in the hands of your disciple. I would like to ask for an explanation, Head Master Jing."
Jing Jiu wouldn't explain, not because He Wei wasn't qualified to do so, and not because he wanted to be pretentious, but because he knew Aoyama didn't need to speak.
Since Liu Shisui was involved, it was impossible for Yimaozhai to ignore it based on his style of doing things.
"If you are talking about my student, Head Master He, then please be careful with your words."
Bu Qiuxiao stood up from the chair and said to He Wei, "It was Master Huiyuan of the Tonghua Temple who killed Chen Wen, not someone else."
Since He Wei was going to accuse Bu Qiuxiao, he knew that Bu Qiuxiao would say so. He said with a sneer, "Even if it was Huiyuan who killed Chen Wen, the evil thief of Bulao Lin, how could Liu Shisui be cleared of suspicion? Why did Younger Brother Chen Wen have a conflict with Liu Shisui at the foot of the precipice? Everyone knows that it was because of the Vixen from Bulao Lin! That Vixen had done many evil things in Bulao Lin, and her hands were stained with blood. Could it be easily cleared of suspicion just because she said that she abandoned the dark side for the light? Back then, the Aoyama Sect drove her out of Aoyama and imprisoned Liu Shisui in the Sword Jail. It means that the Immortal Liu Ci didn't trust these two people either! "
The meaning of this statement was very clear. The Kunlun Sect suspected that Liu Shisui was still in contact with Bulao Lin, so they set up an ambush with Master Huiyuan at the foot of the precipice and killed the Elder of the Kunlun Sect. In some people's eyes, this inference was quite reasonable. It was because Ying Xiaohe had been with Liu Shisui all the time, and she was not clean to begin with.
Bu Qiuxiao said in a deep voice, "My student is a rare gentleman in the world. Head Master He, please don't make such baseless guesses again."
He Wei asked in a cold voice, "So my Younger Brother died just like that?"
Bu Qiuxiao calmed himself down and said, "This matter is indeed a bit strange. We'll just have to investigate it carefully. My condolences, Head Master He."
He Wei said in a mocking tone, "Count on you to investigate? Or the Aoyama Sect? "
A trace of anger flashed across Bu Qiuxiao's face, as he asked, "What do you suggest, Head Master He?"
He Wei said with an indifferent expression, "I believe that the House Master should believe in Bai Zhenren's virtue and the conduct of the Zhongzhou School. Why not let the Cloud-Dream Mountain investigate it?"
The anger on Bu Qiuxiao's face grew stronger. Zhao Layue raised her head, and Zhuo Rusui raised his eyebrows, ready to scold him. Jing Jiu didn't show any reaction. He thought that his Big Brother had indeed predicted this. If the Kunlun Sect insisted on condemning Liu Shisui, Yimaozhai and the Zhongzhou School would only drift apart.
He Wei's proposal was tantamount to dragging the Zhongzhou School into the matter and asking Bai Zhenren to come forward and uphold justice. In his and many others' eyes, Yimaozhai's so-called neutrality had, in fact, led to Jing Yao becoming the Crown Prince, and had offended the Zhongzhou School deeply. The Zhongzhou School would never let go of this opportunity. As for the subsequent reaction of the Aoyama Sect and Yimaozhai, would it lead to the intensification of the conflict between the two sides … Wasn't the purpose of the Zhongzhou School to force the Aoyama Sect to back off in this Guocheng Temple Conference?
Zen Master didn't say anything. Seeing Jing Jiu's reaction, Zhang Yi 'ai had to keep silent as well.
Zhuo Rusui stared at the three valley heads of the Zhongzhou School, thinking that he couldn't defeat any of them.
Zhao Layue looked at Bai Zhenren, who seemed to be enshrouded by clouds and mist, thinking that he couldn't defeat her even with the help of the cat.
Gu Qing held the Sword of the Universe in his arms and looked at Bai Zao, who was standing behind him in a low-key manner. He wanted to confirm the thoughts of the Zhongzhou School from her expression, but he couldn't find anything.
Now they were waiting for Bai Zhenren to speak. The atmosphere became more intense.
"That's all for this matter."
Bai Zhenren's indifferent voice rang out.
Hearing this, the Grand Hall became even quieter.
A small black wild cat sneaked in from nowhere. Feeling the terrible atmosphere, it turned around and ran away in fear.
Ada turned his head in Zhao Layue's arms and looked at the cat, thinking, "Why didn't I see you when I was here?"
Hearing this unexpected answer, He Wei stood still and kept silent for a while. It seemed that he had aged a lot in an instant.
After a while, he sat back in the chair slowly and didn't say anything until the end.
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(I did write a little less these days. I might even stop writing tomorrow. If I stop writing, I will report it in the daytime. I don't want to, but I really don't have time … Seventy-two is here. I have to eat, drink, chat, and go sightseeing with this fatty. It's all his fault.)
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