The young man with only his soul left stood empty. His appearance stayed at the moment of being possessed, still masculine and handsome.
People in Zixiao Palace were in a state of excitement, and the elders were so shocked that they could not sit still.
"Senior Brother Yuan!" Yang Xiangtian shouted.
Wen Rujin was in disbelief: "Junior Brother Yuan..."
When she was young, she was often entrusted by her master to take care of Mei Zizhen. She studied with Yuan Daotong together, and her friendship was far deeper than others.
Everyone else was excited in their own way.
Bai Mengjin didn't look at anyone, only paying attention to Ling Yungao in the middle.
Ling Yungao froze when he heard Yuan Daotong's name. A pair of bloody pupils stared at Yuan Daotong, and the muscles in his cheeks twitched.
"Sect Master, you should be very familiar with this person, right?" Bai Mengjin glanced over, "Your most beloved senior brother, he saved your life when you were chased by a water monster, and he worked hard to help you borrow magic weapons during your competition. Don't you When you followed the master's orders to hunt for treasures in the Treasure Pavilion, he risked his life to save you. But you pushed him into the abyss, turned him into a monster that lost his mind, and locked him in the Xuanbing Prison for three hundred years..."
She smiled slightly: "Speaking of which, Uncle Master Mei's cultivation was originally intended to be passed on to Uncle Yuan, but you deceived him. If you hadn't acquired this cultivation, you wouldn't be able to transform into a god, and naturally you wouldn't be able to become the sect leader. Your outstanding achievements for half your life are all due to Uncle Yuan."
Ling Yungao moved his lips and said coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about! Don't slander me!"
"Is it really a slander?" Bai Mengjin turned around, "Uncle Yuan, what do you think?"
Yuan Daotong had spent many years in the Xuanbing Prison, leaving only a trace of his soul, with a pale and dull expression.
"Junior Brother Ling, long time no see." He obviously hadn't spoken for a long time, and his voice was a little stagnant, "I didn't expect you to become the sect leader, I'm really surprised."
"..." Ling Yungao didn't respond.
Yuan Daotong smiled softly, and the next moment there was hatred in his eyes: "You killed my master, killed so many of my fellow sects, and caused me to become a demon. Can you sit at ease in this position of sect leader?!"
Ling Yungao said nothing.
"It seems that you are not guilty at all," Yuan Daotong sneered, "Forget it, I will tell everyone all the good things you have done today!"
"Junior Brother Yuan." Wen Rujin called.
Yuan Daotong turned around, his eyes full of sadness: "Sister, it's great to see you again."
Meeting his eyes, Wen Rujin felt sour in her heart: "So you are unjust? You have suffered so many years in Xuanbing Prison!"
Yuan Daotong said: "I did not betray Master, nor did I harm my junior brothers and sisters, but I did eat the devil's heart. Back then..."
He slowly recounted the events of that year, from the time he entered Yuanzhou City to the time he lost his mind after being cast a secret spell by Old Master Ling.
"...I can't remember what happened after that. As you all know, when I returned to the sect, I had already become a demon. I didn't know who I was, and I couldn't recognize people. After entering the Xuanbing Prison, I fought with the demons and survived. She came down. Later, Master Nephew Bai also came, and I tried to take her away, but in the end..."
Yuan Daotong smiled: "Maybe God can't bear to see such a villain occupying a high position. My demonic body is dead and my demonic nature has been stripped away by Master Nephew Bai. The remaining soul has restored my sanity and made the truth of that year clear." Understand this!"
He looked closely at the person tied to the pillar: "Ling Yun Gao, don't you still recognize me?"
The elders basically believed it. After Ying Shaoguang laid out the doubtful points in the file, and then Yuan Daotong told the truth, everything was clearly sorted out.
It's not that Yuan Daotong entered the Treasure Pavilion to eliminate demons, but Ling Yungao left the same sect because of treasures. Therefore, the demon who feeds on evil thoughts and desires was attracted and released his clone.
In order to protect his junior brothers and sisters, Yuan Daotong was seriously injured and on the verge of death. Because of his unwillingness, he ate a demon heart alive!
The version he told was obviously more reasonable than the one compiled by Ling Yungao, and all the doubts were answered.
Some of the soft-hearted elders had tears in their eyes. In Yuan Daotong's place, his experience was too miserable!
In a hellish place like Black Ice Prison, he not only has to endure the pain of freezing, but also has to fight with the devil. How difficult it is to survive! from
From the beginning to the end, he made no mistakes, only the love and care of his junior brothers and sisters.
Xin Tingxue covered her heart and whispered with tears in her eyes: "I'm sorry, Senior Sister Mei, for letting her beloved disciple suffer this injustice!"
Hua Wusheng patted her arm and said softly: "Me too. Knowing that Senior Sister Mei taught the skills to that kid, I actually believed it..."
Wen Rujin relaxed her mood and turned to Ling Yungao: "What do you have to say?"
Ling Yungao snorted coldly: "That's nonsense!"
"So you don't recognize it?"
Ling Yungao sneered: "What do I have to recognize? He hates me to the core. Wouldn't it be surprising if he made up any words to frame me?"
"Junior Brother Ling!" Wen Rujin said in a deep voice, "Master Mei treated you very well back then! Junior Brother Yuan even loved and protected you in every way. Do you really not care about affection at all?"
Ling Yungao smiled half-heartedly: "Sister, what you said is interesting! Between me and Senior Brother Yuan, why should you believe Senior Brother Yuan or not me?"
"Just because of your poor character!" Yuan Songqiao said coldly, "You can even harm a disciple who regards you as your own daughter. You have already been obsessed with interests. What can others believe?"
"That's just a one-sided statement." Ling Yun raised his head and said, "The old sect master personally dealt with this matter back then. Don't you believe the old sect master?!"
When he said this, even Venerable Kumu, who usually didn't like to interrupt, was irritated and shouted: "Don't insult the old sect leader! That's why he trusted Senior Sister Mei and was deceived by you! You do this evil thing and you still have to bear the responsibility." Do you blame it on others?"
Ling Yungao still looked fearless: "What evil deeds have I done? Do you have any evidence? Just pick out a few sentences from the file, make up some so-called experiences, and call it the truth? My identification made Senior Brother Yuan It is reasonable for him to hate me after being punished. Of course he will not let it go if he has the opportunity to harm me. How can we be sure that what he said is true? "
He looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water, which made the elders very angry, but they couldn't think of anything to say in defense.
Indeed, Yuan Daotong's testimony is only isolated evidence, and there is no other way to verify it, so it cannot be regarded as ironclad evidence. Moreover, Yuanzhou City has long since ceased to exist. It is impossible to conduct an on-site inspection now. It is impossible to fully confirm based on the doubts in the files.
"If you all insist on your own story, no one has evidence." Wen Rujin said with a serious face, "You said that Junior Brother Yuan is a slander, but you can't prove that what you said is true."
Ling Yungao was about to speak, but Bai Mengjin intervened: "Who said Master Yuan has no evidence?"
The elders looked over.
Wen Rujin asked: "Senior Nephew Bai, do you still have any evidence to submit?"
Bai Mengjin nodded: "Uncle Wen, elders, I have a second witness here!"
