Chapter 164: Collaborative elimination of rape
Qingshi refilled Jian Ruochen's cup again and said: "Uncle, my nephew would like to ask something. Many disciples of the same generation of the Immortal Sword Sect have died, including the four disciples who were qualified to inherit the Immortal Sword Sect after they saw it. They died one after another, what is going on?"
"Why do you ask?" Jian Ruochen asked in surprise.
"To be honest," Qingshi said, "my nephew feels that there is something wrong within the Immortal Sword Sect. The four successor disciples of the Lien generation have died one after another. The worst thing is that. I suspect that someone has some conspiracy against the Immortal Sword Sect, so I want to check it out. clear."
"Really?" Jian Ruochen seemed less surprised than before, "Is there any basis for what my nephew said?" Jian Ruochen knew that Qingshi was not a reckless person, so he naturally had a certain degree of confidence in what he said.
"I don't have much definite evidence," Qingshi said calmly, "but I have some clues and inferences. I think I won't be wrong, otherwise I wouldn't dare to disturb my uncle."
"It's really unreasonable that there are so many disciples of the Lien generation withering away," Jian Ruochen said, "But our sect has always been taboo about talking about these sad things, so you'd better tell us your clues first."
"Yes!" Qingshi collected his thoughts and said, "When I went up the mountain last year, I happened to meet the remaining Jiang Chenying and Jiang Chenxiu brothers of the Jiang family. They disguised themselves and tried to sneak into the Immortal Sword Sect. Does Uncle Master know about this?"
"I know, it's quite a coincidence that Ruoyun reported it to me right away."
"My nephew thought it was a coincidence at first, but some things that happened later made me gradually understand that it was indeed a coincidence, and even more accidental, that I met the two of them. And their attempt to sneak into the Immortal Sword Sect was probably not a coincidence, but a premeditated plan. .”
"If they want to infiltrate the Immortal Sword Sect, they must have planned it!"
"My nephew didn't make it clear. What I meant was that they were on the run and finally chose to join the Immortal Sword Sect. This was not a random choice by chance, but because there was already an internal agent for them in the Immortal Sword Sect."
"Are you sure there is an insider? Who is it?"
"I can confirm that I also know one of them, but this person should not be the mastermind."
"Are you saying that there are really people from the Jiang family lurking in our sect, and there are more than one? This is unbelievable. Please make it clear."
"Yes! When my nephew came down from the mountain last year, he was ambushed by Jiang Chenxiu and a dozen killers on the way to Donghai Kingdom, and he almost died..."
"Ah? Are you okay?"
"See what Uncle Master is asking, don't I sit in front of you properly? Haha!"
"Oh! Yes, yes! Haha, go on."
"Jiang Chenxiu and the killers planned carefully and were very well prepared. According to my theory, after I said goodbye to you, I only stayed for one night and then went down the mountain. Jiang Chenxiu was so well prepared, which means that someone in the Immortal Sword Sect probably leaked information about me. Give him the whereabouts."
"Yes! It's very possible. But you said you were sure there was an insider, so do you already know who disclosed your whereabouts to Jiang Chenxiu?"
"That's not true. There are many people who know that I am going down the mountain, and I can't be sure who revealed it. I originally thought that there was a high possibility of my whereabouts being revealed, but when I went up the mountain this year, I met someone and something. Let me basically confirm that the Jiang family has an internal agent in the Immortal Sword Sect."
"you say!"
"This time when I went up the mountain, I met Jian Erjiu at the mountain gate 'Mingshan Immortal Sect'. When I was meditating on the stone carvings, Jian Erjiu showed murderous intentions behind me and wanted to get rid of me while I was in trance. , I can never be mistaken about this, this is the definite evidence.”
"Jian Erjiu and I are strangers, and there is absolutely no personal enmity. Apart from the Jiang family, I really can't think of any other force that hates me so much. Combined with the Jiang brothers' attempt to sneak into the Immortal Sword Sect and Jiang Chenxiu's ambush, , I think there must be hidden remnants of the Jiang family in the Immortal Sword Sect, and Jian Erjiu is one of them."
"Are you so sure?" Jian Ruochen frowned slightly, stroked his chin beard, and said after a while, "Maybe there are remnants of the Jiang family lurking in our Immortal Sword Sect. But this is an assassination attempt by the remnants of the Jiang family against you. Why did you say you suspected someone? Is there a conspiracy against the Immortal Sword Sect? Are you saying that the remnants of the Jiang family are also related to the death of the disciples of the Lien generation?"
Qingshi thought to himself: Although Master Jian Ruochen's martial arts cultivation is extremely high, he seems to be insensitive to things like political tactics and conspiracy. Immediately he said patiently: "Master, please think about it, if my guess is good, then why did the Jiang family send people to lurk in the Immortal Sword Sect?"
"Could it be for the 'Sword Peak Immortal Trace'?" Jian Ruochen murmured to himself, lost in thought, and after a while he nodded and said, "Well, I think what you said makes sense, actually...actually I I have always felt that things have gone wrong in our Xianjian Sect these years, and it seems that someone did it deliberately. But I can't figure out who it is, and why they did it. Now that you said it was the Jiang family, it should make sense! well......"
"Yes!" Qingshi said, "The two generations of disciples of the Immortal Sword Sect, Lienzi and Xiaozi, have had many unfortunate experiences. It is difficult not to make people suspicious. I think my uncle should also be aware of it."
"That's right!" Jian Ruochen sighed, "The disciples of the Lien generation were originally very talented, and the four inheritance disciples were even more outstanding. Unfortunately... By the way, I just said that the Jian generation also had many misfortunes. What’s the basis for this?”
"I heard that Kensi was originally very talented, but he went crazy and killed two of Kenba and Sword 11's disciples, and he also fell into the abyss and died." Qingshi said, "Isn't this unfortunate enough? And this thing is very strange. Don’t you think so, uncle?”
"Of course it's strange!" Jian Ruochen said, "I've investigated carefully, but I can't find anything. Apart from this matter, is there anything else I don't know?"
"It is said that Jianliu has the highest talent," Qingshi continued. "Like Jiansi, he is also a disciple of the inheritance who had the fate to meet the Immortal Traces. He kept to himself and did not form cliques with other disciples. Later, he traveled alone in the world. I I noticed the time when he went down the mountain to travel around, it was less than a month after Jian Si’s accident.”
"What does this mean?" Jian Ruochen said.
"I guess since Jian Liu has the highest talent, he must also be extremely smart," Qingshi said. "I guess he sensed some conspiracy from what happened with Jian Si, so he went down the mountain."
"But this is also your guess," Jian Ruochen frowned and said, "It seems reasonable, but it can't be proven!"
"Yes, but there is also the matter of one sword and two swords," Qingshi said. "Uncle Master may not know these situations, but I am a bystander."
"Sword One and Two Swords?" Jian Ruochen asked curiously, "Aren't they all well behaved? Well, Jian One failed the test and went down the mountain in disappointment. Is there a conspiracy behind this?"
"Maybe!" Qingshi said, "I have competed with Jian Yi no less than ten times, and I know Brother Jian Yi's cultivation very well. This time I fought against Jian Er again with a thousand moves, so I discovered some unreasonable situations. "
"Say it!" Jian Ruochen became increasingly frustrated.
"Jianliu, Jiansi and Jianer are the three disciples of the Xiaozi generation who were destined to see the immortal traces. Jianliu wandered around the world and refused to return to the sect, and Jiansi died tragically. This is obviously not normal. Jianer seems to have no problem. But there is something wrong with comparing Jian Yi. According to my judgment, Jian Yi is better than Jian Er in terms of martial arts, swordsmanship, understanding and realm. However, Jian Er passed the sword immortal test a few years ago, but Jian Yi did not. I still can't pass, I dare to ask my uncle, is this normal?"
"Jian Yi's martial arts cultivation and character are among the best among Xiaozi's generation," Jian Ruochen said. "Originally, he was also my favorite, but he seems to be slightly less talented in swordsmanship. I feel very sorry that he failed to pass the test, but this This kind of thing is not uncommon in the Immortal Sword Sect. To talk about conspiracy..." Jian Ruochen paused slightly, then shook his head slightly and said, "It seems a bit far-fetched."
"That's not the case," Qingshi said, "After I came up to the mountain, everyone said that Jian Yi's swordsmanship was not as good as that of Jian Er and Jian Liu. I didn't doubt it until I fought against Jian Er yesterday. Only then did I realize that this is not the case. When it comes to swordsmanship alone, Sword 1 and Sword 2 each have their own merits, but Sword 1 is definitely not worse than Sword 2. Overall, Sword 1 is even better. I think the reason why everyone thinks so is simply because of the sword. The reason why Sword Two passed the Sword Immortal test, but Sword One never passed.”
"Is there anything wrong with this?" Jian Ruochen asked, "If he can't pass through Sword One, it means his swordsmanship is not as good as Sword Two. This seems to be no problem, right?"
"There is nothing doubtful that Sword One cannot pass," Qingshi said, "But when combined with Sword Two, something is wrong. I believe that since Sword Two can pass the test, there is no reason why Sword One cannot pass. I suspect someone has done something about it. The tricks are either adding water to Sword 2, or increasing the difficulty of Sword 1. I don’t know what the test is like, but please think about it, Uncle Master, is it possible to tamper with the test?"
"Hmm..." Jian Ruochen said thoughtfully, "I can do some tricks."
"Uncle, one of the doubts may be a coincidence," Qingshi said, "but if many doubts come together, it can explain the problem. Uncle, you see, the disciples of the Lianzi generation and the Xiaozi generation are all without exception. There have been misfortunes or doubts like this. Isn't this enough to explain the problem? Especially now that we know that there are probably remnants of the Jiang family in the Xianjian Sect. This is almost certainly someone lurking in the Xianjian Sect to carry out a conspiracy. The purpose is obviously to kill Destroy the Immortal Sword Sect."
Jian Ruochen was silent, frowning and thinking. After a long time, Fang sighed and said, "Yes, if the Jiang family is causing trouble, then if you can't control the Immortal Sword Sect, you can destroy the Immortal Sword Sect. Anyway, if you defeat the Immortal Sword Sect, you can still get the Immortal Sword Sect." The inheritance and the 'Sword Peak Immortal Trace'. Junior Brother Ruoyun, come out!"
Qingshi was stunned and saw a person walking out from behind the big screen behind Jian Ruochen, it was Jian Ruoyun. He didn't say anything. He just walked to Jian Ruochen's left side and sat down cross-legged next to the short boy. He glanced at Qingshi and said hello.
Qingshi hurriedly stood up and saluted, but Jian Ruoyun stretched out his hand to signal that he didn't have to. Qingshi didn't stand up and just bowed and said, "I've met Senior Ruoyun."
Jian Ruochen said to Qingshi: "Call me Junior Uncle Ruoyun. Don't be surprised, nephew. Just now when you said that there were remnants of the Jiang family lurking in the Immortal Sword Sect, I asked Junior Brother Ruoyun to come and listen. Just because Ruoyun He is the person I trust the most in the sect, and he is also the person whose views are most consistent with yours."
Jian Ruoyun looked at Qingshi and said: "Yes, I have long been aware of the conspiracy within the sect. Of course, I am referring to the death of the four major disciples of the Lien generation and the incident where Jiansi of the Xiaozi generation went crazy. Now Qingshi The wise nephew mentioned the unreasonable situation of Sword Six and Sword One and Two, which just proves that my suspicion is well-founded. Naturally, I have told the head brother about this. We also have suspicions about certain people. But we have no evidence, and we can't find the motive of the person under suspicion, so it's difficult to make a conclusion. Now that the nephew has explained that it was the Jiang family, we have found the motive. Just as the senior brother said, if it is the Jiang family, That makes sense.”
Only then did Qingshi realize that Jian Ruochen was not without suspicion, and he also understood why Jian Ruoyun was willing to travel hundreds of miles to Donghai City to find Guo Zheng to find out his identity for the two visitors who came up the mountain. He had been guarding against someone again. The Immortal Sword Sect is at a disadvantage.
"Yes!" Jian Ruochen sighed, "The Jiang family has been coveting our Immortal Sword Sect for hundreds of years. They not only want to occupy the 'Jianfeng Immortal Trace', but also want our sect to contribute their children to work for his family. They do There are motives for sneaking into the Immortal Sword Sect to conspire and sabotage, and only a few forces like them have such patience and ability."
After saying that, Jian Ruochen picked up the cup as if he wanted to drink tea, but then put down the cup and turned to look at Jian Ruoyun and said: "That person is the most suspicious. Jian Er and Jian Erjiu are indeed from his lineage. We just It is said that he wanted to usurp the position of the leader. From this perspective, he had no reason to harm those disciples, especially Lian An, one of the four inherited disciples, who was his direct disciple. But if he is the Jiang family That person wants to destroy our Immortal Sword Sect, so that makes sense. But how could he be from the Jiang family? This..." He shook his head slightly.
Jian Ruoyun said: "Yes, if it is really him, this is indeed unbelievable. It means that he has been sneaking into our sect for hundreds of years. This is too..." Jian Ruoyun did not finish his words. , and shook his head slightly involuntarily.
"That's not necessarily the case!" Qingshi said, "Maybe the person you are talking about turned to the Jiang family later!"
"That's right!" Jian Ruoyun patted his head and said, "Why didn't I think of such a simple truth? It's completely possible!"
"Yes!" Jian Ruochen also had a sudden feeling, "He has been so familiar with us for so long that we can't connect him with the Jiang family at all."
"But," Jian Ruoyun said with a frown, "there still seems to be some things that don't make sense, especially since the Jiang family has been destroyed for so long. Moreover, the most important thing is that we still have no evidence."
"This is easy to handle!" Qingshi said with a smile, "I don't know who the two uncles are talking about, but I am sure that no matter who this person is, he will definitely attack me again. Let's pretend not to know. If we follow the plan, he will definitely show his flaws and we will catch him, but we just don’t know when he will find an opportunity to strike?"
"Yes!" Jian Ruoyun's eyes lit up, "What a good idea! As for the time to take action!" He looked at Jian Ruochen with a smile, "If it were me, the best time would be... ....”
The two of them had the same mind and couldn't help but smile at each other.
Qingshi asked curiously: "Could it be that the two uncles know the best time to take action?"
"Yes!" Jian Ruochen said, "You just asked about the possibility of tampering with the test. I think the best time to tamper is during the test, on the road to trial, and that person originally He is the elder responsible for managing the Sword Immortal Test."
"Yes!" Jian Ruoyun sighed, "Now that I think about it, I'm afraid he has already done this. Lian Ming and Lian Han died on the road to trial one after another. Although I feel strange, they didn't go there after all. Think about it this way.”
"Yes!" Jian Ruochen also let out a long sigh, "What a pity for these two children. Although they are not as good as the four inheritance disciples, they are still geniuses of the hyphenated generation! If it was really him who did it, alas... ....”
"If it's really him!" Jian Ruoyun said bitterly, "I will never be human until I cut him into pieces!"
Qingshi said curiously: "Died during the test? Does this happen often? I don't think so!"
"Yes! There are quite a few," Jian Ruochen said. "Every few years, someone will die in it, but they are all monks who sneak in without authorization. The two boys from the Jiang family probably had this idea. However, , Those who enter the trial path without permission from our sect will only die, and no one will be spared for thousands of years."
"As far as the disciples of our sect are concerned, no one in our generation has died on the road of trials, but our previous generation has. Apart from Lian Ming and Lian Han, there is no one else in the Lian generation. Xiaozi generation There must be no less than twenty people who have been tested, and nothing like this has ever happened."
"Well!" Qingshi said thoughtfully, "Although this method is good for harming disciples, it cannot be commonly used, otherwise it will arouse people's suspicion. No wonder no disciple of the Xiaozi generation has been tricked, but I think, if he really can If you use hands and feet to kill people during the test, you can increase or decrease the difficulty by using hands and feet. I still believe that in the tests of Sword One and Sword Two, if you use hands and feet to kill people and simply let people pass or fail, then almost no one will Doubtful."
"Yes!" Jian Ruoyun said, "It is not allowed to kill people frequently on the road of trials, so the four disciples of the Lien generation died for their own reasons. But this move is the most hidden, and the possibility of him using it against Qingshi is very high big."
"If that's the case, he doesn't necessarily have to take action against Qingshi during the trial!" Jian Ruochen said, "If he takes action during the trial, we can arrange a trap and wait for him to fall into the trap. But he took other ways. ? We don’t know the time, place and method. Not to mention Qingshi’s danger, it’s hard to set up a trap to take advantage of him!”
"So we have to find a way to force him to attack me during the test!" Qingshi gritted his teeth and said, "I'll set a trap, and I don't believe he won't get in!"
