When Zhao Yisu came out of seclusion that day, he received an invitation from Gu Qianning.
The two people sat in the room and talked secretly, and the barrier was set up on several levels.
Zhao Yisu looked at a token on the table and said, "No wonder when I came out, I saw so many maids put on festive clothes, walking back and forth, busy, and some came to give gifts... The previous saint had just died, The succession ceremony of the new saint is about to be held, but there is not even an explanation about Chao Shan?"
Gu Qianning: "You missed it when you were in seclusion. Just the day before yesterday, Master Jiangchun announced to the whole island that the former saint was bewitched by demonic energy, acted wildly, controlled the monks in the sect, and harmed Zhongliang. She has been Executed and eliminated from the sect."
Zhao Yisu: "Oh, you really know how to shirk responsibility. It's reasonable for Chao Shan to control a few low-level cultivators, but he can also control all the heads and elders?"
"Master Jiangchun had a private meeting with Ren Jinghua. He said that Saint Chaoshan had joined forces with the devil world and used magic weapons to control people's hearts. She also ordered her cronies to use transformation techniques to transform into the pavilion masters and elders. She was in the Saint's tomb that day. The high cultivators who attended the banquet are all fake. If Jiang Yunchen hadn't smashed so many buildings in the chaos, Master Jiangchun wouldn't have been able to be released properly."
Zhao Yisu was a little dumbfounded when he thought that Master Jiangchun said three words "good" three times during his appearance.
The situation seems to be sustainable, but upon closer inspection, there are many loopholes.
For example, the leader of a sect who is a dignified seventh-grade man can be easily controlled by a fifth-grade Chao Shan and occupy the magpie's nest? What's more, those sixth-grade ones in the sect are all just for show?
Gu Qianning knew what she was shocked about, and continued: "Master Jiangchun said that the reason why he and the elders were easily controlled by Chao Shan was because there was a strange movement of demonic energy near Penglai Island. In order to suppress the demonic energy, he deliberately attracted the demonic energy. When we arrived near the Earth Fire Cave, we moved the Pavilion Master's Mansion there and guarded it personally. We have maintained this position for hundreds of years, but in recent years, we have found that our cultivation has weakened and that we are unable to do what we want, so the guarding task has been handed over to several elders in turn."
This is consistent with what Zhao Yisu and Jiang Yunchen discovered when they first arrived. She said: "So, all the high-ranking cultivators in the sect have been dealing with demonic energy for a long time, so they were affected, and their cultivation became weaker and weaker, and eventually Chao Shan took advantage of it?"
Gu Qianning: "Master Jiangchun said that it is a very long process for demonic energy to affect people. Several high-level cultivators did not show obvious symptoms in a short period of time. Chao Shan's cultivation level is low and she often goes in and out of Orchid Pavilion, so she was first The demonic energy backfired and changed her mind. After that, Chao Shan became a villain and took advantage of the saint's identity to control the sect. She knew how to use the mechanism in the saint's tomb, so she invited monks to land on the island and lure people into it, using magic weapons. Absorb other people’s cultivation and transform it into your own.”
Zhao Yisu thought of the pile of bones in the saint's tomb and said, "After absorbing the cultivation of so many monks, why is it still fifth grade?"
"Did you know that Chao Shan's original cultivation level was only at the third level. After practicing evil skills, she was promoted to the fifth level in just a few years. It is said that the fifth to sixth level is a big advancement. In order to step up to the higher level of cultivation, she After planning for a long time, we found a group of first-class monks with the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, just for this day."
Zhao Yisu continued to remain suspicious and listened to Gu Qianning continue: "There is a fallen camp in the demon world, and we all know about it. According to Master Jiangchun, Chao Shan has been in contact with people from the fallen camp very early. On the way, the fallen camp gave her a lot of help. There were people in the fallen camp who were particularly good at mechanism skills. They set up a trap in Youlan Pavilion and imprisoned the weak head and several elders in it. Chao Shan was only five years old. It is impossible to absorb the spiritual power of sixth- and seventh-grade monks at once, so it is equivalent to raising them up and killing them after the promotion is successful."
Zhao Yisu: "Then things developed into us destroying the Saint's Tomb, Jiang Yunchen destroying the attic, accidentally cracking the mechanism, and releasing Master Jiangchun..." Ha, it seems reasonable, but it can't stand up to careful scrutiny. .
When Gu Qianning heard her tone, she knew something was wrong: "What do you think is abnormal?"
Zhao Yisu replied: "Everything seems to be correct. There is only one thing that does not hold up in this explanation, and that is the Nineteenth Young Master and Master Tianwei."
She stood up and said slowly: "When we first arrived on the island, I accidentally touched the restriction of the lotus pond. At that time, a maid went to ask for help and called Master Tianwei. If according to what I just said, Chaoshan imprisoned the elders , how could a real person named Tianwei appear to save me?"
Gu Qianning tried to explain: "At that time, Master Tianwei arrived late. What if this Master Tianwei was forged by someone sent by Chao Shan using the Apparition Technique?"
"The risk is high. I am the only fire monk in the team. The Saint wants to be promoted to the sixth level. I have gone through a lot of trouble to gather monks with the five first-class spiritual roots of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. If I enter the Saint My death was in vain before my grave, where can I find a replacement in such a short period of time?"
Gu Qianning: "The triggering of the Hechi restriction was an unexpected event."
Zhao Yisu added, "There's one thing you don't know. On the first night after landing on the island, Jiang Yunchen and I visited Youlan Pavilion at night and discovered that the fire cave at the bottom of the cliff behind the Pavilion Master's Mansion still contained demonic energy."
Gu Qianning: "Doesn't that confirm what Master Jiangchun said? He didn't lie."
"I haven't finished yet. That night at the bottom of the cliff, we unexpectedly overheard the conversation between Master Jiangchun and Zhu Sha. The general situation was that Zhu Sha suspected that someone had boarded Orchid Pavilion at night, and thought it was the naughty Nineteenth Young Master. Master Tianwei came to check. Master Tianwei denied it. When we arrived at the scene, no trace of the Nineteenth Young Master was found, and the two broke up unhappy."
At this time, Gu Qianning was speechless.
Zhu Sha was Chao Shan's confidant and died with Chao Shan. The conversation on the top of the cliff shows that Zhusha does not trust Master Tianwei at all, and is wary of the Nineteenth Young Master. If Master Jiangchun said that Chao Shan had imprisoned all the Gao Xiumen, how could he release a Master Tianwei?
Zhao Yisu added: "There is more later. After Zhu Sha left, Master Tianwei saw the existence of Jiang Yunchen and me, so he called us up from the bottom of the cliff."
Gu Qianning was even more surprised: "In other words, Master Tianwei knew from the beginning that you and Jiang Yunchen had doubts about many things in Penglai Pavilion. But he neither told the pavilion master nor the saint... turned out to be a Someone who doesn’t stand by either side?”
Zhao Yisu: "There is also the Nineteenth Young Master. Although the Nineteenth Young Master is not among the imprisoned high-level cultivators, he has reached the third level of cultivation when he is only ten years old. He is also the biological son of Master Tianwei. He is a little kid and a big ghost. How can he not even be with his biological father?" Is it true or false? And he had a very distinct personality when he showed up, which left a deep impression on everyone. So I think Tianwei and the Nineteenth Young Master are real and vivid, not forged by Chao Shan. The dummy that came out.”
Gu Qianning thought about it and was horrified: "According to your theory, why didn't Master Tianwei stop Chao Shan? Are you just watching us die like this?"
Zhao Yisu: "Don't worry, just rearrange it."
She dipped her finger in water and drew a few strokes on the table: "The Nineteenth Young Master and Master Tianwei who appeared during the day on the first day are real; the Master Tianwei who appeared that night is real; the one who appeared at the Saint's Tomb the next day is real. During the grand ceremony, all the elders and pavilion masters present, including Master Tianwei and the Nineteenth Young Master, were all fake."
"Sometimes it's true, sometimes it's false..." Gu Qianning thought of something: "Master Tianwei is acting? But what is his purpose? Is he trying to protect himself, or does he have a bigger conspiracy?"
Zhao Yisu: "Then let's wait and see what will happen next. Sister Gu, please teach me the method you used to send messages with wild flowers last time, so that you can be prepared."
