Qi Xiao's madness made Jiang Li extremely calm. He said, "Fellow daoists, I don't object to you guys scheming against Bai Zhu. However, I won't be participating in this matter."
"Bai Zhu asked Rat Sun to slap you a few times. Are you going to accept it just like that?" Qi Xiao's eyes widened.
"Anyway, I've already slapped Rat Sun. For me, this matter is over!" Jiang Li shrugged.
Seeing that Qi Xiao was about to say something, Shang Hong spoke first. "It's fine. If you don't want to participate, then so be it!"
Jiang Li was different from Qi Xiao. He was a servant of the immortal mansion. He didn't have a deep relationship with Shang Hong. If he wanted to leave, Shang Hong wouldn't force him to stay.
"Since you don't want to participate, there's no need for you to stay in this immortal mansion. It's so inconvenient!" Qi Xiao sneered.
"Fellow daoist Qi, don't worry. I'll move out now. Fellow daoists, take care!"
Looking at Jiang Li's back, Qi Xiao said angrily, "I thought Sun Cheng was a rat. I didn't expect you to be the same!"
Jiang Li naturally heard Qi Xiao's words. However, he didn't say anything. He had a faint premonition that he would be in big trouble if he continued to follow Shang Hong. Therefore, he decisively left! Even if Qi Xiao and Shang Hong looked down on him, he would still go and face Gu Zheng's smile.
Unknowingly, 10 days passed. In these 10 days, Gu Zheng's days were as regular as ever. After serving, he would return to the immortal mansion to cultivate Mind Separation.
During these ten days, Gu Zheng met with Sun Cheng several times. Through Sun Cheng, he learned that the matter seemed to have truly passed. Shang Hong's side no longer made trouble for him. As for Shang Hong himself, within the illusory battlefield of the Yaoguang Peak, he had sparred with others twice, and his winning streak had increased to 28.
Although it seemed like nothing had happened on the surface, Sun Cheng still reminded Gu Zheng to be careful. This was because on the second day after Sun Cheng slapped Qi Xiao, Sun Cheng's service time was changed. He no longer served during Gu Zheng's service time.
Regarding this, Sun Cheng asked the immortal official why his service time was changed. The immortal official scolded him but didn't give him a reason.
Sun Cheng was worried that if Gu Zheng did not serve under his watch, Shang Hong's people might still play some tricks.
In response to Sun Cheng's reminder, Gu Zheng only smiled noncommittally. If Shang Hong's people were really seeking death and plotting something, he would definitely make them regret it.
It was time for Gu Zheng's service again. He was concentrating on observing the changes in the immortal power in the array and did not notice that Qi Xiao was approaching him.
Looking at Gu Zheng, whose situation was unknown, Qi Xiao really wanted to kill him with a single palm strike! However, the consequences of this were too severe. The immortal officials would definitely investigate thoroughly if the cultivators serving the army were killed. Otherwise, everyone would be in a state of panic and no one would dare to concentrate on serving the army.
Qi Xiao flicked the immortal energy on his fingertip at Gu Zheng's immortal array grid a few times, then left coldly.
This time, Qi Xiao's actions were very similar to the previous time. It would cause Gu Zheng to have a wrong reaction and thus make a mistake in the allocation of immortal power.
However, even if Gu Zheng made a mistake last time, the consequences would not be too serious. At most, it would cause the immortal array to produce a strange sound. After the immortal official came over, it would be quickly stopped. Although the consequences of this mistake could be quickly stopped, the situation seemed to be much more serious than last time. The entire immortal array would be suspended because of this.
Two minutes after Qi Xiao left, his actions caused Gu Zheng to have a wrong reaction. He made a mistake in the allocation of immortal power required by the immortal array, and an ear-piercing whistling sound suddenly rang out in the array! The entire immortal array stopped operating and all the cultivators in the array were forced out of the state of controlling the immortal array.
Everyone looked at Gu Zheng. The strange sound of the immortal array continued. In the immortal array grid he was in, the array patterns were like neon, flashing with an abnormal light.
Immortal Official He, who was on duty in the cave today, had already been bribed by Shang Hong. He immediately flew towards Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng's gaze swept across the cave and discovered that Qi Xiao and the rest of the patrolling cultivators were not in the cave. They had temporarily completed their duty today and had left the cave.
Immortal Official He, whose eyes were filled with anger, glanced at Gu Zheng, then hurriedly repaired the mistakes in the immortal array. Soon, the strange sound stopped and the immortal array's operation returned to normal.
"You replace him!"
Immortal Official He said to the assistant beside him. The assistant immediately entered the immortal array grid Gu Zheng was in. All the cultivators also took their positions and the immortal array started operating again.
"You can't even do such a small thing well. Follow me to Mizang Peak!"
The Mizang Peak that Immortal Official He spoke of was considered a place of confinement in the immortal camp.
If the cultivators in the camp made a mistake, they would usually be locked up in the black room on Mizang Peak. It was inevitable that they would be punished there. Moreover, there was no immortal essence in the black room at all. There were also all kinds of torturous disturbances. If one wanted to cultivate in confinement, it was really impossible to even think about it.
As long as Gu Zheng was locked up in the black room, Qi Xiao and the rest would have a way to kill him. At that time, there wouldn't be any problems. After all, no one would care about a person who made a mistake and was locked up even if he died.
"Immortal Official He, I didn't make a mistake in this matter. Someone schemed against me!" Gu Zheng said.
"Whether or not someone schemed against you, there will naturally be people who will interrogate you when we reach Mizang Peak. Follow me out now!" Immortal Official He shouted angrily.
Gu Zheng frowned and suddenly transmitted his voice, "Were you bribed by Qi Xiao and the rest?"
Gu Zheng only felt that it was suspicious that Immortal Official He insisted on bringing him to Mizar Peak without knowing what was going on. That was why he asked.
"When you were questioning him, his mood swings were abnormal. Looks like he was most likely bribed!"
The artifact spirit's voice sounded in Gu Zheng's mind.
"How dare you!"
At the same time, Immortal Official He shouted angrily and whipped at Gu Zheng with the immortal whip in his hand.
Gu Zheng reached out his hand and grabbed the immortal whip that was extremely tricky to attack.
"Why don't we talk?"
Gu Zheng smiled and didn't look the slightest bit panicked by the situation.
"What's there to talk about with you? You dare to disobey an Immortal Official's order. Is this an additional crime? "
Gu Zheng had been transmitting his voice, but Immortal Official He was speaking normally. This clearly meant that he didn't want to talk to Gu Zheng.
Immortal Official He's attitude made Gu Zheng's face turn cold. He originally wanted to bribe Immortal Official He, but he smiled coldly and transmitted his voice again, "Immortal Official He, I advise you to handle this matter impartially! Otherwise, when I go up to Mizar Peak, I will reveal everything I know. Let's see how you deal with this then! "
Originally, Gu Zheng had planned to use resources to bribe Immortal Official He. But since this guy didn't know what was good for him, then he didn't need to earn these resources.
Immortal Official He frowned. Gu Zheng's disobedience and guessing the truth of the matter made him feel a little troubled.
Qi Xiao didn't bribe the Immortal Official on Mizar Peak, and Immortal Official He knew this. What he wanted to do was to 'enforce the law impartially' and send Gu Zheng to Mizar Peak. As for other matters, he didn't need to worry.
Immortal Official He thought that this was a very simple matter. Usually, no immortal cultivator would dare to disobey an Immortal Official's order.
However, when Shang Hong was bribing Immortal Official He, he concealed that Qi Xiao had already used a similar method to scheme against Gu Zheng once! This was very important. If Immortal Official He knew this, he definitely wouldn't have let Shang Hong's bribe succeed. After all, even though immortal cultivators were obedient, a rabbit would bite when cornered. Moreover, this was under the premise that they had already been schemed against once.
Immortal Official He's immortal whip was grabbed by Gu Zheng, and there was a temporary stalemate between the two.
"Immortal Official He, there is something that I don't know if you are aware of. Qi Xiao had already schemed against me once. It was just that Sun Cheng happened to see it that time, so the matter didn't blow up. You couldn't have accepted their bribe without knowing about this matter, right? "
From Gu Zheng's point of view, Immortal Official He dared to accept the bribe either because he thought he was a pushover, or Immortal Official He didn't know that something similar had already happened before! Otherwise, as an Immortal Official, he wouldn't take such a risk.
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Immortal Official He's frown deepened.
At the same time, a shout sounded.
"What's going on?"
A tall figure flew into the cave. The person who came was Immortal Official Geng, who had led Gu Zheng to see the cave abode back then.
A few Immortal Officials outside the cave had also heard the strange sounds from the immortal array previously. However, there were Immortal Officials on duty in the cave, and from the strange sounds, they could tell that the problem with the immortal array would be resolved soon. Therefore, they didn't come over. However, it had already been a while, and Immortal Official He hadn't brought out the cultivator who had committed the crime. Therefore, Immortal Official Geng came over to take a look.
Immortal Official Geng's arrival made Immortal Official He's frown relax.
"This person had a problem controlling the immortal array. I wanted to bring him to Mizang Peak, but he said that he had been schemed against."
Immortal Official He's words made Gu Zheng laugh in his heart. Immortal Official He's words could only mean that he was forced by the situation and was willing to enforce the law impartially.
"Is there such a thing? Do you have any evidence? "
The 15 blue immortal coins that Gu Zheng had spent back then weren't wasted. Immortal Official Wang and Immortal Official Geng were actually partners. One was in charge of bringing the cultivator over, while the other was in charge of arranging the positions for the cultivator. Since Gu Zheng had given him blue immortal coins previously, Immortal Official Geng was a little more patient when faced with such a problem! And his patience also gave Gu Zheng a chance to explain.
In the face of Immortal Official Geng's inquiry, Gu Zheng told him about Qi Xiao's scheme. Then, he said, "Actually, before you came over, Immortal Official He had already believed what I said and was about to bring Qi Xiao over!"
Since Immortal Official He had decided to enforce the law impartially, Gu Zheng naturally had to throw the burden to him.
Immortal Official He cursed Gu Zheng in his heart. When he spoke again, he said with a righteous expression, "That's right! Since Qi Xiao had schemed against Bai Zhu before, Bai Zhu's mistake this time might have been caused by him! I was just about to send someone to bring Qi Xiao over to find out what's going on! "
"Without any direct evidence, what's the use of bringing Qi Xiao over? If Qi Xiao was the one who schemed against Bai Zhu, he wouldn't admit it! As for using Soul Searching to determine the truth, not only is that not advisable, but we also don't have the authority to do so! "
Immortal Official Geng paused and looked at Gu Zheng. "Bai Zhu, what's true can't be faked, and what's fake can't be true. Just go to Mizar Peak. This matter will naturally be resolved!"
Gu Zheng frowned. He had already seen through Qi Xiao's scheme. It was obvious that Qi Xiao wanted him to go to Mizar Peak! In that case, he definitely could not go to Mizar Peak.
Just as Gu Zheng was about to speak, Qi Xiao returned to the cave.
Patrol officers were required to serve twice a day. After the first time, they could stay at Dubhe Peak and wait for the second time. As Qi Xiao was still thinking about the result of his scheme against Gu Zheng, he did not leave and was waiting outside the cave!
"Bai Zhu, I heard you say that I was the one who schemed against you, so I came over to take a look."
Qi Xiao, who had entered the cave, was very calm. He looked at Gu Zheng from head to toe, then smiled contemptuously.
"Just as Immortal Official Geng said, what's true can't be faked, and what's fake can't be true! If I let the two of you Immortal Official Geng search my soul, and the results of the Soul Searching prove my innocence, wouldn't Bai Zhu be punished even more? "Qi Xiao looked at the two Immortal Official Geng.
Immortal Official Geng only frowned, while Immortal Official He's heart clenched. This matter was really full of twists and turns. This Qi Xiao actually dared to take the initiative to let people search his soul!
However, after thinking about it, Immortal Official He understood that Qi Xiao dared to do this naturally because he had something to rely on. He was a Demonic Cultivator, and his cultivation was at the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian. It was not difficult for him to have some means to change memories.
"All of you, come over here!"
A man's voice rang out. In a place far away from the Immortal Array, another Immortal Official appeared.
"Let's go!"
Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng called out to Gu Zheng and Qi Xiao at the same time.
"Lord Hu!"
After arriving at a place far away from the Immortal Array, Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng cupped their fists at the Immortal Official who had just appeared. Immortal officers were also divided into different grades. For example, Immortal Officer Geng and Immortal Officer He were the lowest ranked Immortal officers in the Immortal Barracks.
"Even if there is something, is it appropriate to interrogate in the Immortal Array? What if someone is driven to desperation and destroys the Immortal Array? "
Immortal Official Hu reprimanded Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng with a stern face.
"Lord Hu is right, we were careless!"
Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng quickly apologized.
After glaring fiercely at Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng, Immortal Official Hu looked at Qi Xiao and said, "If the results of the Soul Searching prove your innocence, Bai Zhu will naturally be punished even more!"
Immortal Official Hu paused, then looked at Gu Zheng and said, "If Qi Xiao did not accuse you wrongly, then you first neglected your duties, then disobeyed an Immortal Official's order, and then framed someone else. With these three crimes, it would not be too much to kill you on the spot!"
Immortal Official Hu's position was very high, the entire Dubhe Peak was under his jurisdiction! Although according to the rules, the final decision was in the hands of the Mizar Peak Immortal Official, since Immortal Official Hu had spoken, if there was no problem with Qi Xiao's memories, his sentence on Gu Zheng was also valid.
"Since this matter can only be clarified through the Soul Searching, then let us three Immortal Officials search Qi Xiao's soul to show fairness!" Immortal Official Hu said.
"We obey Lord Hu's orders!"
Immortal Official Geng and Immortal Official He said in unison.
"Do the two of you have any objections?"
Immortal Official Hu looked at Gu Zheng and Qi Xiao.
"Sure!"
Gu Zheng shrugged.
"No objections!"
Qi Xiao's heart clenched.
Qi Xiao indeed had the means to change memories, but everything had a trace. It only depended on the cultivation of the person who wanted to follow the trace.
If it was only Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng, even if the Mizar Peak Immortal Official in charge of interrogation were to perform the Soul Searching, Qi Xiao would not be afraid! Since the cultivation of these three Immortal Officials was not as high as his, he was not worried that his altered memories would be discovered.
However, Immortal Official Hu's cultivation was already at the late stage of Daluo Jinxian. He had once achieved a record of fifty consecutive victories in the Illusory Battlefield of Alkaid Peak! Qi Xiao was not confident that he would be able to find anything from the Soul Searching.
Now that there was no turning back, Qi Xiao could only stiffen his neck and wait for an unknown fate.
"Previously, you said that Qi Xiao had schemed against you more than once. Then when was the first time he schemed against you?"
Faced with Immortal Official Hu's question, Gu Zheng told him the time when Qi Xiao had first schemed against him.
"Alright, now that we have time, we will search Qi Xiao's soul from the time Bai Zhu mentioned. The two of you will start first!"
Immortal Official Hu's words were not wrong. Even if it was necessary to search a cultivator's soul, they could not look through all of their memories. Who did not have secrets? This was the basic requirement for Immortal Official Hu to perform the Soul Searching.
Immortal Official He and Immortal Official Geng looked at each other, then Immortal Official Geng began the Soul Searching.
A moment later.
"Lord Tiger, the results of the Soul Searching on Qi Xiao did not find anything that violated the rules."
Immortal Official Geng's cultivation was not high enough, so he did not find anything wrong with Qi Xiao's altered memories.
Immortal Official He also began the Soul Searching on Qi Xiao, but the results were the same as well.
"Qi Xiao, now it's my turn to Soul Searching. If you really schemed against Bai Zhu, according to the rules of the Immortal Camp, you will have to endure the torture of having your body and soul destroyed!" Immortal Official Hu said sternly.
"I know!"
Qi Xiao clenched his teeth, but did not open his eyes. Even though he was suppressing it, his heart was still beating very fast.
Immortal Official Hu pressed his hand on Qi Xiao's head and began the Soul Searching.
In just a few breaths of time, Qi Xiao's heart was filled with fear.
"It's over!"
Qi Xiao wailed in his heart. Immortal Official Hu had discovered some clues about his altered memories. The Immortal Official Hu had broken through the disguise of his memories and was now investigating what had really happened.
Suddenly, Qi Xiao's heart trembled. The only thought in his mind was, what was going on?
Before Qi Xiao could figure out what was going on, the Immortal Official Hu who had finished the Soul Searching said, "I didn't find anything wrong with Qi Xiao's Soul Searching!"
Qi Xiao was shocked in his heart. Things had actually turned around like this. This was really unexpected! The Immortal Official Hu who had always been upright and plainspoken, had actually reinforced the memories that he had disguised! And with the reinforcement of the Immortal Official Hu, Qi Xiao felt that unless a Quasi-Sage attacked, no one would be able to see the problem with his memories!
"Hahahaha …"
Qi Xiao laughed wildly. This kind of emotional rollercoaster ride was simply too exciting.
Looking at Qi Xiao's wild laughter, Gu Zheng's eyes were only filled with pity.
To Gu Zheng, what was real could not be fake, and what was fake could not be real! Since Qi Xiao had schemed against him, it would be too boring to expose him so easily. Before exposing him, letting him experience the ups and downs of his emotions was actually quite good!
"Attack, kill Bai Zhu!"
An Immortal Equipment in the shape of a mountain appeared in the Immortal Official Hu's hand. With a frown, the air in the entire cave tensed up!
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