Zhao Layue glanced at him, but didn't say anything. In the eyes of the crowd, she looked extremely indifferent.
"That's right!"
The Elder of Kunlun said angrily, "That day in Chaonan City, the disciples of the Sect of Three competed for the medicine for the injury of a fellow disciple. It was just a trivial dispute; how could they die?"
Hearing this, many people looked at Zhao Layue with a hint of fear. Even though she was the ninth peak master of the Aoyama Sect, how could she be so cruel? Thinking of the scene where Zhao Layue killed Zhu Jie without saying a word, the crowd felt that this rumored genius girl had a terrifying temperament.
"Just a trivial matter?" Lin Yingliang walked forward and sneered at the Elder of Kunlun, "That day, the two highly achieved monks of the Guocheng Temple wanted to use the medicine to cure the residents of Chaonan City who were frightened by the Dace Devil. The practitioners and the rich merchants in the Precious-Tree House all gave up bidding for the medicine and were willing to help. However, the disciples of the Sect of Three tried to stop the young master from getting the medicine because he was poisoned by the flowers and felt itchy. Relying on the wealth of Kunlun, they increased the price of the medicine. Senior Master Zhao couldn't stand this behavior, so she bought the Borneol with a Xuancao Pill and wanted to give it to the two highly achieved monks of the Guocheng Temple. But she was stopped by the disciples of the Sect of Three, who wanted to steal the medicine. They didn't know my Senior Master's identity, and they even wanted to kill him.
They deserved to die! "Lin Yingliang and his Big Brother Yao Songshan had learned about this incident in the Immortal House of Haizhou a few days ago. Comparing it with the files of the Pure Heaven Bureau, they figured out what had happened. Now that he told the story, it was almost the same as the truth, causing a heated discussion in the grand hall.
The old monk of the Guocheng Temple uttered a Zen chant and said to the crowd, "This poor monk was at the Precious-Tree House at the time, and many practitioners can testify."
Hearing this, the crowd in the grand hall believed ninety percent of the story. The reputation of the Guocheng Temple in the world was impeccable, and everybody believed that the old monk wouldn't lie.
The elder of the Kunlun Immortal Sect wanted to say that nobody had seen Zhao Layue kill someone in the alley, so nobody knew what was going on; but judging from the atmosphere in the grand hall, he knew it was useless to say so, so he couldn't help but feel angry.
"What about the others?"
Shi Fengchen took a few more steps forward, getting closer to Zhao Layue.
He stared into Zhao Layue's eyes and said, "In Shangzhou City, four passers-by were killed by your sword! The one you beheaded outside Tianjing City was a Divine Guard! The one you chopped into pieces in Yuzhou City was an old woman! I want to know how they offended the Peak Lord. How could they offend the Peak Master! "
Zhao Layue raised her eyebrows and was about to say something.
Jing Jiu glanced at her.
The Peak Master of Aoyama was rendered speechless by an official of the Imperial court?
No one believed it.
Many people thought that Zhao Layue refused to defend herself because it was beneath her dignity to argue with this official of the Imperial court. However, they did not know that it was because Jing Jiu found it troublesome.
"Those people didn't offend the Senior Master, but they must have offended the Sword of Aoyama."
Yao Songshan looked at Shi Fengchen and said coldly, "The sword cries when it encounters injustice. I think you know better than anyone else why those people died by the Senior Master's sword."
Shi Fengchen sneered, "In the last two years, the Peak Master has traveled around the world, and killed more than seventy people. Don't you need to give us an explanation?
Yao Songshan looked at this official of the Imperial court as if he was looking at a rock.
"Our Aoyama Sword Sect has killed a few evildoers, and we need an explanation? Who is qualified to ask us for an explanation? "
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What a domineering statement.
What a sharp sword.
It was deathly quiet in the grand hall.
Since the Aoyama Sect had said so, who would dare oppose it?
"Big Brother, what you said is inappropriate. Even if you draw your sword when it encounters injustice, it's still a matter of life and death. We should be cautious."
It was Xiang Wanshu who spoke.
Mo Xi also shook his head and said, "This is a bit too reckless."
The atmosphere in the grand hall had changed subtly.
It was interesting that the disciples of the Zhongzhou School and Shui Yue Nunnery spoke at the same time.
Among the major Cultivation sects in the world, Yimaozhai kept a low profile, Guocheng Temple didn't want to compete, the Windy-Broadsword Sect and the Western Sea Sword School didn't have enough resources, so the Zhongzhou School and Aoyama Sect were the most orthodox sects. Since the Zhongzhou School was located near Zhaoge City, it had many talented disciples in the last few decades, and its reputation had even surpassed that of Aoyama. Shui Yue Nunnery didn't have many disciples, but it had the Chief Nun and a few elders in the Broken Sea State, and it was said that a legendary figure had a chance to enter the Heavenly Arrival State, so they couldn't be underestimated.
Yao Songshan was displeased.
His displeasure was mostly directed at Mo Xi.
If the Zhongzhou School had spoken, he could have rebuked them directly; but Shui Yue Nunnery and the Aoyama Sect had always been on good terms, so he didn't know how much he should rebuke them. It was a bit troublesome for him.
It was then that Jing Jiu finally spoke.
It was the first time the people in the grand hall had heard his voice.
His voice was calm and mild, like the water flowing over the body of a sword; it was hard to tell whether it was the water or the sword.
"Is Lian Sanyue your Senior Master?"
Upon hearing this, there was an uproar in the hall. Mo Xi furrowed her brows, feeling quite angry.
Lian Sanyue was the Young Sister of the Sect Master of Shui Yue Nunnery, but she was undoubtedly the most powerful person in Shui Yue Nunnery in terms of Cultivation state. It was rumored that she was the one who had a chance to enter the Heavenly Arrival State.
She was one of the most powerful swordsmen in the Cultivation world, both in terms of seniority and experience. It was said that she greeted the Sect Master of Aoyama with the same courtesy.
Judging from the relationship between the Immortal Jingyang and Jing Jiu, he was of the same generation as Lian Sanyue; but everybody in the Cultivation world knew that he had followed Zhao Layue to the Shenmo Peak. Even if they were of the same generation, how rude it was to address such a senior Cultivation practitioner by her name.
Mo Xi stared at Jing Jiu with an unfriendly expression in her eyes, as if she wanted to see through his conical hat and find out how shameless he was.
"Do you know why your Senior Master is called Lian Sanyue?"
Jing Jiu continued, as if he hadn't sensed anything, "Back when the Snowy Kingdom invaded the south, the imperial court was interrupted, and the world was in chaos. The populace was destitute and destitute, and the people were living in misery and suffering. Moreover, the bandits occupied the roads and used the refugees as their food supply. Your Senior Master happened to come down from the mountain at that time. She killed forty thousand people in three months and burned down seventeen bandits' strongholds. People said that the flames of war lasted for three months. That's how she got her name."
It was deathly quiet in the grand hall as they listened to the story. The crowd wondered in astonishment if it was true.
These events had happened too many times in the past, and had become a secret that no one knew about. For instance, Mo Xi had never heard of it before. "What are you talking about?" she retorted reflexively. "My Senior Master has a gentle temperament; how could she act like this … like this …"
She suddenly realized that she didn't know how to describe the Senior Master in this story. It was a legend that she had saved thousands of people from danger, but she had killed forty thousand bandits in three months, many of whom were refugees, women, and children, who had been kidnapped. How could she comment on this?
Though the young Cultivation practitioners didn't know about these events, it didn't mean that the Cultivation practitioners of the older generation didn't know about them either.
The elder of Kunlun fell silent, as he didn't want to recall that chaotic era.
The elder of the Western Sea Sword School couldn't help but change his expression slightly when he thought of the bloody ocean.
The old monk of the Guocheng Temple shook his head helplessly, indicating to Mo Xi that these stories were true and that she shouldn't talk about them anymore.
Mo Xi said anxiously, "Anyway, my Senior Master only killed evil people!"
Yao Songshan sneered, "Are you saying that my Senior Master only killed good people?"
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The Aoyama Sect killed people to get rid of evil.
This was the natural understanding of many Cultivation practitioners and most of the common people.
This was the confidence or foundation of the orthodox sects. Only the accumulation of countless years of merits could create such an unshakable image.
Shi Fengchen knew that he had no way to arrest the culprit.
Even if he wanted to risk the condemnation of the whole world by mobilizing the magic army and the swordsmen of the Imperial Court to investigate the case, he didn't have the confidence to do so.
The Western Sea Sword School would definitely remain neutral, and the sects like the Guocheng Temple and Ōzawa would definitely stand on the side of the Aoyama Sect.
Though the Zhongzhou School and Shui Yue Nunnery had spoken out, if the Imperial Court and the Aoyama Sect were to fight, they would never stand on the side of the Imperial Court.
Moreover, how could an official of his level be qualified to represent the Imperial Court?
"I'll report this to the Imperial Court."
He looked at Zhao Layue and said, "I'll get an explanation from you, even if it's just an apology."
Even if he had to pay the price with his life.
He thought to himself.
Zhao Layue didn't know what this official of the Imperial Court was thinking, nor did she care about the sad and stirring feeling he had.
"Did you see him?" she asked Jing Jiu.
Jing Jiu nodded.
"Let's go then," Zhao Layue said.
Xiang Wanshu suddenly said, "I hope we can meet at the Plum Meeting."
As he said this, he looked at Jing Jiu.
There would also be zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting at the Plum Meeting.
Next year, Jing Jiu would participate in the Plum Meeting as the representative of the young disciples of the Aoyama Sect.
Since he won first place in the chess tournament at the Four-Seas Banquet, he would probably continue to participate in the chess tournament.
Zhao Layue said, "As I said, you can't do it. Let your Big Brother do it."
Xiang Wanshu's expression changed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
Outside the building on the Lone Mountain, Zhao Layue had said the same thing.
At the time, he thought she was a spoiled little girl who behaved absurdly, so he didn't pay much attention to her.
But she was Zhao Layue, so what she said had nothing to do with absurdity. She really thought so. … …
There was an uproar in the grand hall.
In the Zhongzhou School, Xiang Wanshu had many Big Brothers, but the Big Brother who didn't add his name and was easily known was … Tong Yan.
What did Zhao Layue mean by saying this? Did she mean to challenge Tong Yan to a duel on behalf of Jing Jiu?
Were the Aoyama Sect and the Zhongzhou School going to face off against each other?
Thinking of this, the crowd couldn't help but look forward to it indefinitely.
It was believed that the whole land would be shocked when this announcement was heard from the Cloud Platform.
What would happen at the Plum Meeting next year?
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