He had honestly admitted that he had no intention of hiding this matter. Ever since he had mobilized the people from Mount Five Liang, he had been prepared for the Misty Pavilion to find out. Now was the chance to prove that he did not lie, and to pave the way for his next response, to prove that he would be honest with the Misty Pavilion.
Just like what he had predicted, ever since Luo Fangfei sent him out of the Saint Land, he knew that she had caused him a lot of trouble. Luo Fangfei's actions would definitely attract the attention of the Misty Pavilion, and that was one of the reasons why he acted so quickly.
Xuan Yao was satisfied with this answer, it matched the information that the Misty Pavilion had sent back. This guy was honest.
Xuan Yao said calmly, "The Misty Pavilion is not interested in your personal grudges, I just want to know why you wanted to kill Chao Shenghuai."
Niu You said, "During the war between the Yan and the Song Kingdoms, the Wan Shou Faction had indeed interfered in the war and caused great losses to the Yan army. After that, I found Chao Jing and Chao Jing had indeed secretly helped me, which was why the Song Kingdom's army was defeated! The Wan Shou Clan had already proven their ability to control the situation of the war, I didn't want to anger them. If they got involved, it would be disadvantageous to me. "
Xuan Yao said, "That's why you wanted to kill Chao Shenghuai? Why didn't you do it earlier, but now? "
Niu Youdao said, "The reason why I did it now was because of other reasons. I have been in contact with Chao Jing ever since I came to the Saint Land. Mister Ding Wei had asked the elders of the various sects to write down the crime list, which had made Chao Jing lose his composure. Chao Jing had always thought that I had a mole in the sage realm, and hoped that I would use this mole to help him pass the trial smoothly. He had even threatened me with this. As soon as I left the Saint Land, I made arrangements to kill Chao Shenghuai. "
Xuan Yao said, "Kill Chao Shenghuai and Chao Jing, what's the point of killing just one?"
Niu Youdao said, "As soon as Chao Jing threatened me, I found the elder of the Waning Moon Pavilion, Shen Yidu, and asked him to kill Chao Jing. I didn't think that I would be brought back after I left the Saint Land, and I didn't think that Taishu Shan Cheng would know about the secret between Chao Jing and me. After Taishu Shan Cheng exposed the secret, I didn't need to kill Chao Jing anymore. Since I've already been exposed, if I kill Chao Jing now, wouldn't that mean that I'm trying to silence him? Shen Yidu later asked me if I still wanted to deal with Chao Jing, but I stopped him. "
Xuan Yao said indifferently, "Why would Chao Jing think that you have a spy in the Saint State?"
Niu Youdao sighed and said, "Steward Xuan, it's a long story. I'm also suffering in silence."
Xuan Yao: "Then take your time. I have plenty of time."
Niu Youdao said, "It's like this. When the news of the Sage Realm trial spread, I went to the Purple Golden Cave's Sect Leader and the others. They didn't want me to come up to the list of trial participants. The Purple Golden Cave promised me that they wouldn't recommend any Elders. But my relationship with the Purple Golden Cave is not pleasant. Not only is it unpleasant, but I have also been repeatedly suppressed by the Purple Golden Cave. To be honest, I don't really believe what the Purple Golden Cave says. "
"There's another reason. It's about the Secret Realm of Heaven Capital. For a long time, the Secret Realm of Heaven Capital has nothing to do with individual cultivators. I was prepared to watch the fun. Who knew that an individual cultivator would suddenly appear and participate? He actually sent me into the Secret Realm of Heaven Capital and almost caused me to lose my life. Such an impossible thing has become possible. I'm really scared. Plus, the Purple Golden Cave is not reliable. If it was anyone else, they would have prepared for a rainy day. Steward Xuan, if you were in my situation, would you not have prepared in advance? "
After listening to him clarify the cause of the matter, Xuan Yao put himself in his shoes. If it was him, he would have prepared in advance. But he said: "I'm the one asking you, not you asking me. You speak your mind."
Niu Youdao had no choice but to continue: "When the news of the Sage Realm trial came out, just in case, I contacted all the forces that I have a good relationship with and can talk to. I asked them to recommend reliable disciples to join the list of Upper Saint State trial participants. My purpose was really just in case. If I was really sent into the Sage Realm, I would at least have someone to help me. This was indeed the real reason I contacted them. "
"But when the Sage Realm list came out, my name was indeed on the list. What I didn't expect was that almost all the people I contacted in secret were on the list as well. This was troublesome. Everyone contacted me one after another, asking me if I knew the inside story of the trial. I couldn't explain myself. No matter how I explained, they didn't believe me. They all thought that I knew the inside story and asked me to take care of them. "
"Steward Xuan, they, including Chao Jing, really misunderstood. At first, I was really preparing for a rainy day. I didn't think that I would really be on the list. I also didn't think that they would all be on the list. But no matter how I explained, it was useless. They were sure that I had the inside story. "
Regarding this problem, even if Niu Youdao didn't explain, Xuan Yao was also suspicious.
Outsiders didn't know the process of the trial participants list, but he was clear about it. There was originally no problem with the list. It was Luo Fangfei who suddenly intervened and forcefully changed the Purple Golden Cave's recommendation list, pulling Niu Youdao into it.
At first, the people from the Nine Holy Lands thought that it was Luo Qiu's idea. After all, Luo Qiu didn't say anything after Luo Fangfei did it.
The Holy Lands pondered for a while and felt that Luo Qiu's idea was reasonable. It wasn't a bad thing to let the participants have a higher level. Hence, they passed the message to the Misty Pavilion and asked the Misty Pavilion to act according to Luo Qiu's idea. That was how the list submitted by the sects was completely changed.
The Saint Venerables wouldn't be so detailed as to specify which sect's Elders would participate. If that was the case, the Saint Venerables wouldn't be able to handle so many things in the world. Otherwise, why would the Misty Pavilion exist? The Saint Venerables only needed to make decisions. The specific matters were left to the Misty Pavilion to execute.
The executor was Ding Wei, who was in charge of the affairs of the Misty Pavilion. Xuan Yao had assisted in the selection process. So, he was naturally clear about the process. Except for Niu Youdao, who was appointed by Luo Fangfei, the other sects' Elders were personally selected by Ding Wei and others. It was impossible for Niu Youdao to influence the formation of the list. It was also impossible for him to know the inside story in advance. So, how could he have any inside help in the Holy Land?
It wasn't until Luo Fangfei kicked Niu Youdao out of the Holy Land later that all parties realized that there was a problem. Luo Qiu wouldn't go back on his words like this.
After that, the Holy Lands inevitably asked Luo Qiu for an explanation. It was only after asking that they found out that Luo Qiu didn't say anything in the beginning because Luo Fangfei was his daughter. He didn't think that it was a big deal if his daughter wanted to change some of the names on the list.
In other words, it was just a name on the list. He wouldn't embarrass his daughter just because of a small fry like that.
It was just that he didn't expect that Luo Fangfei would go back on her words and kick Niu Youdao out of the Holy Land.
Luo Qiu also had to give everyone an explanation. The result was that Luo Fangfei was confined. This could be considered as her punishment!
Many people thought that this punishment was too light. But, who could let Luo Qiu do anything to his daughter because of this?
However, it was precisely because Luo Fangfei repeatedly targeted Niu Youdao that it attracted the attention of all parties. They began to suspect whether Luo Fangfei had a special relationship with Niu Youdao. At least, Xuan Yao, who was by Ding Wei's side, knew it. At least, Ding Wei had his eyes on him.
In short, there was no possibility of Niu Youdao influencing the process of the Elders of the various sects.
But, since Fu Hua and the others had said so, Xuan Yao still wanted to figure out what was going on. It was impossible for them to assume that Niu Youdao had a mole in the Holy Land for no reason.
Now, after listening to Niu Youdao's explanation, he had figured out the cause of Niu Youdao's worry. The doubts in his heart had been solved. So, it was like this. If Niu Youdao could predict the creation of the list in advance, wouldn't it be even more troublesome?
But, there were still some suspicious points in this matter. Xuan Yao tilted his head and ordered, "Tell Shen Yidu to come here."
"Yes!" The subordinate obeyed the order and quickly summoned Shen Yidu over.
The people of the various sects who were guarding the bonfire watched silently. They didn't know what the result would be.
Shen Yidu came to greet them. He didn't dare to look at Niu Youdao's eyes. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that he had a guilty conscience. He knew that his betrayal of Niu Youdao would be exposed on the spot.
Xuan Yao said, "Shen Yidu, did you say that Niu Youdao blackmailed Waning Moon Pavilion for twenty million gold coins with the inside story of the training?"
Niu Youdao's face darkened when he heard this. He questioned on the spot, "Shen Yidu, what do you mean?"
Xuan Yao squinted at him coldly. "I didn't ask you to speak."
Niu Youdao had no choice but to shut up, but his eyes were fixed on Shen Yidu.
Shen Yidu didn't look at Niu Youdao. He only cupped his hands at Xuan Yao and said, "I said it." He couldn't deny it, and he didn't dare to.
Xuan Yao stared at Niu Youdao again. "You don't know what the inside story was, so how did you blackmail them with it? Now it's your turn to explain. "
Niu Youdao pointed at Shen Yidu's nose. "Shen Yidu, don't slander me. When did I blackmail Waning Moon Pavilion for twenty million gold coins?"
Shen Yidu couldn't back down anymore after being pointed at. He immediately raised his head and retorted, "It's not the first time you blackmailed Waning Moon Pavilion. I heard it from our Pavilion Leader with my own ears. Because you had the inside story, in order to let you take care of Waning Moon Pavilion's training this time, you took another twenty million gold coins! How could our Pavilion Leader talk nonsense about this kind of thing? "
This' again 'was not without reason. It meant that he also knew about Niu Youdao extorting money from Waning Moon Pavilion.
It was normal for him to know. Waning Moon Pavilion was an organization, and Yu Cang couldn't spend the money as he pleased. It was fine if it was a small amount of money, but Yu Cang had to give an explanation to the other key members of Waning Moon Pavilion.
The previous two times, it was indeed Niu Youdao who blackmailed Waning Moon Pavilion. The key members of Waning Moon Pavilion, including Shen Yidu, knew about it.
Niu Youdao immediately said to Xuan Yao, "Steward Xuan, you're right. Yu Cang did give me twenty million, but it wasn't blackmail. I didn't want to accept it, but Yu Cang forced me to accept it!"
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