After Ya 'er left, the whole hall returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.
Su Li closed the stone door of the adytum and restrained all her expressions. She turned over her palm, and the carrier rune fell into her palm. The carrier rune flashed, and Su Yuanhai's voice sounded from it.
"Master, there is something strange about the spiritual stone mine in the Black Stone Forest. The people of the Sixth Branch are determined to get it. I was beaten back before I could see clearly what was in it.
I don't know if it is an illusion, but I seem to smell a trace of demon energy … "
Su Li's eyes flashed.
Demon?
The legend of demons and ghosts could be traced back to the ancient times. Perhaps during the period when Black Lotus was still alive, the Demon Clan could still be seen frequently. But now, the Demon Clan in the entire Cultivation World could be counted on one's fingers. Only in a few large domains could one still see their active figures. Such a large clan had suddenly disappeared, and no one knew where they had gone.
"There are demons in Jiuzhou Region?"
Su Li carefully recalled the peeping gaze in the depths of the Black Stone Forest. The coldness with a sense of ridicule in the world of mortals. If it was a demon clan … then the intelligence of this demon clan must not be lower than that of the Human Clan. As for the realm …
"The transformation of the demon clan is equivalent to the Huashen Realm … Anyway, the mobs of the Sixth Branch can't deal with it. There is no need to worry."
This thought flashed through Su Li's mind, and then she slowly calmed down.
Su He had helped her to make a good start, and all she needed to do was to observe.
…
The atmosphere in Su Dieyin's study was cold and silent.
Su He knelt in front of the table with a pale face and lowered head. Her previous arrogance and disregard for Su Dieyin had completely disappeared.
Su Dieyin squinted her eyes and tapped the table with her knuckles. There was a pressure in the air, and Su He felt as if she was strangled and almost suffocated.
"Su He, you are a smart person. You probably understand the current situation. If you don't tell the truth, let alone Su Songyue, even the elders behind him can't save you. "
Su He's body trembled. She bit her lips and wanted to say something several times, but she thought of something and swallowed the words in her throat.
"You don't want to say it?"
Su Dieyin smiled helplessly, "I didn't expect that you have fallen in love with someone after so many years of being fickle. Since that's the case, you attacked this seat's disciple for no reason and almost caused a talented person to lose all possibility of recovery. I will punish you by sending you to the Poison King Valley to sweep for ten years. Men … "
Hearing the words "Poison King Valley", Su Dieyin's expression changed greatly. She screamed in a sharp voice, "Poison King Valley? Patriarch, you have no right to send me there. I want to see the Great Elder! You didn't … "
"I don't have power?"
Su Dieyin still smiled, but her helplessness turned into sarcasm, "Every family has its rules. You wantonly attacked Su Jiuzhou and made a big mistake. Even if Su Dingxian knows about it, it will just waste some time to explain. I still have this power. Come on!"
Swoosh!
Su Xianyun and Su Zheng appeared outside the door. The sunlight shone into the room through the crack of the door, making Su He's face pale.
Su Zheng casually walked to Su He's side. He wanted to drag her out, but he found that she was lying on the ground like a pile of mud.
"It seems that you still want to live!"
Su Zheng grinned and whispered in Su He's ear, "Don't forget your identity. In their eyes, you are just a chess piece that can be thrown away at will. Do you really think that anyone will come to save you?"
Su He shuddered and finally woke up from the lie.
Yes, at this time, she didn't see anyone come to save her, or even … say a word for her.
"Take her away!"
Su Dieyin shouted softly. The two words were like a heavy hammer, completely smashing the last defense in Su He's heart.
"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! "
Su He broke down and cried loudly. She clutched the ground tightly, "It's the Fourth Elder! The Fourth Elder promised that as long as I can drive Su Jiuzhou out of the building, he will let me and Senior Brother Songyue officially become cultivation partners! "
Su Dieyin looked at Su He's crying expressionlessly, but her heart slowly sank.
This was the answer she didn't want to hear the most. But what she was afraid of happened.
"Master …"
Su Xianyun looked at Su Dieyin with distress. If he could, he really wanted to share some of the pressure for his master. But their strength was too weak.
"I'm fine."
Su Dieyin waved her hand, and the gloominess on her face disappeared. She asked, "How are the people at the foot of the mountain?"
"The Third Junior Fellow Apprentice is stopping them. It seems that the First Elder and the others don't want to fall out with each other immediately. They didn't expect that we would suddenly catch Su He for questioning. Thanks to Su Jiuzhou's reminder … "
Su Dieyin nodded, "Take Su He to the community and keep a close eye on her. Don't let her die."
Su Xianyun's heart sank, and then he nodded solemnly.
"I understand!"
At the foot of the mountain, Su Wenbing watched the elders under Su Dingxian's command fly away. His expression kept changing, with helplessness and bitterness flashing on his face from time to time.
"Wenbing!"
Su Xianyun's voice sounded not far behind him. Su Wenbing's expression immediately became clean. He turned around and nodded, "Senior Fellow Apprentice, they all left. They didn't do anything."
"Who came?"
"It's the Sixth Elder and the Eighth Elder."
Su Wenbing answered fluently, but there was an imperceptible pause in his tone when he mentioned the Sixth Elder.
"These two people are not powerful in the First Elder's faction. It seems that they have given up on Su He. But we still can't be careless."
Su Xianyun analyzed in a low voice. He turned to look at Su Wenbing, who was silent as usual. He paused and suddenly said, "Wenbing, are you hiding something from me and Ah Zheng?"
Su Wenbing's heart trembled, and he managed to keep calm. He forced a smile and said, "No."
"Don't keep everything in your heart. You have been like this since you were a child. It's really worrisome."
Su Xianyun noticed Su Wenbing's abnormality, but he didn't think much about it. He patted Su Wenbing's shoulder and said, "We and the Master are all your family. What can't you say to your family? If you really can't hold it, just tell us. Don't worry. No matter what it is, Ah Zheng and I are your senior fellow apprentices. Do you understand? "
"I know."
Su Wenbing's eyes were slightly red, and he lowered his voice. It seemed that there was a kind of emotion that was suppressed in his throat, and he didn't want to let it out.
Su Xianyun thought that he was moved, and suddenly laughed, "You are still as sentimental as before. Go back quickly. Don't delay your practice because of these trivial things."
"Okay!"
After Su Xianyun left, Su Wenbing stood alone on the stone path at the foot of the mountain, lost in thought.
After a long time, he glanced at the direction of Su Dieyin's study with a complicated look and left silently.
Shortly after he left, a light suddenly flashed in the open space where he had been standing, and a petite girl appeared.
Su Li took a deep look at the direction where Su Wenbing left. She curled her lips and walked up the mountain.
People came and went on the Master Peak. People passed by Su Li constantly, but no one could see her. Unimpeded, Su Li came to the door of Su Dieyin's study after half an hour.
After waiting for a moment, the twelfth elder came in a hurry. The moment he pushed the door open, she followed him in.
The layout of Su Dieyin's study was simple and plain. If it weren't for a few spiritual stone lamps, it would be similar to the study of a secular family of scholars.
Su Li liked this style very much. She walked around for a while, and then sat down on the rattan chair beside Su Dieyin's desk. She looked at the twelfth elder with joy and said,
"Head, I have news!"
Su Dieyin's expression remained unchanged. She knocked on the table with a crisp sound.
"Tell me."
"Here's the thing. I took the inner disciples to the Black Stone Forest and hid for several days. Finally, I heard that the sixth branch found demon crystals in the spiritual stone mine in the Black Stone Forest!"
As soon as the words came out, Su Dieyin's calm face suddenly changed. She couldn't help but confirm, "Demon crystals? Are you sure? "
"It's absolutely true!"
The twelfth elder looked excited, "Although I have never seen a demon, the breath emitted from the crystal is the legendary demon energy. It's exactly the same as what is recorded in the book. There is a fishy smell!"
The rarer something is, the greater its value. This sentence also applied in the cultivation circle. The Demon Clan had disappeared for tens of thousands of years, and the demon crystals produced in the Human Clan were very few and priceless.
In the biggest auction held in Jiuzhou Region hundreds of years ago, a thumb-sized demon crystal was sold at a frighteningly high price, and thousands of practitioners died because of it. Now … there was a demon crystal mine in Black Stone Forest?!
"When it rains, it pours."
Su Dieyin's face darkened. The first thing that came to her mind was not the preciousness of the demon crystals, but how to minimize the loss of the second branch. As for Su Yuanhai, he might be destroyed in this bloody storm if he was not careful enough.
"This is beyond the control of our Su Family. Are the heads of the sixth branch crazy? How dare they try to monopolize it?! "
Su Dieyin's eyes showed anger, "I will go to the main branch immediately. This matter should be decided by the old ancestor himself!"
The twelfth elder seemed to have expected Su Dieyin's reaction. He nodded and was about to leave, but Su Dieyin stopped him at this time.
"Wait!"
The twelfth elder turned his head in confusion and saw Su Dieyin's intelligent eyes flashing. Su Dieyin said with a smile, "During this period, you and the fourth elder will be responsible for Su Jiuzhou's safety. If she loses even a hair, I will hold you responsible."
"The fourth elder and I will protect Su Jiuzhou?"
The twelfth elder was shocked. What did Su Dieyin mean? Had he and the fourth elder been discovered?
If they really did something to Su Jiuzhou, could Su Dieyin deal with them openly?
Was Su Dieyin going to give up Su Jiuzhou?!
The twelfth elder thought of many things in an instant, but he didn't show it on his face. He nodded and said respectfully, "As you wish, head of the branch."
"That's great. I'll be back soon."
A moment after Su Dieyin left the study, a flash of light flew away from the mountain peak.
At the same time, in the courtyard of Su Dieyin's mother, a middle-aged man dressed meticulously and with an ordinary face wearing a handyman uniform heard some words.
"Uncle Guang, it's all up to you."
The middle-aged man stopped the broom in his hand and looked at the woman who was sunbathing at the door of the room. The woman sensed his gaze and sighed.
"Do you want to protect her at the cost of exposure? What's so good about Su Jiuzhou? "
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