Yunjia Mine.
When Yun Haitang and his group arrived, the dispute was already over.
In the temporary cave next to the mine.
When only Yun Haitang and Yun Lingshan were left, Yun Lingshan couldn't wait to ask:
"Auntie, that Qingjian monk is Senior Chen, right?"
The corner of Yun Haitang's mouth moved. Seeing Yun Lingshan's anxious and truth-seeking expression, she finally didn't lie and nodded:
"Well, it's him."
Yun Lingshan suddenly realized it, but felt it was natural... No wonder, the look in her eyes, the resolute and resolute way of acting, the attitude of practicing every move to the extreme...
She was too familiar with him.
She had only heard of the Green Sword Monk before. Today she saw the Green Sword Monk for the first time. Although he had a red face and a beautiful beard and squinting eyes, she immediately connected this man with Chen Ping.
Sure enough.
Unfortunately, this person was very close to me before. And now it's... very close to me, but very far away.
Far out of reach.
Thinking about this makes me feel a little sad.
Yun Haitang saw it in her eyes. She had watched Yun Lingshan grow up, so she naturally understood the little girl's thoughts.
When she came back from the outer sect, Yun Lingshan said that she had a favorite male cultivator in the outer sect. But after so many years, no one was seen, and Yun Lingshan's words were unclear. How could she not know that Yun Lingshan was lying.
But...Emotional matters have always been selfish.
Yun Haitang sighed inwardly and changed the subject:
"How's your injury?"
Yun Lingshan came back to her senses:
"It's okay, they didn't kill anyone. ...Auntie, after this incident, I'm afraid these three people won't let it go. We still need to figure out the follow-up countermeasures."
Yun Haitang looked out the window and said quietly:
"My husband has always acted cautiously, but this time he did not hesitate to lose face and earn back face for the Yun family and the Lingxiao Sect in public. Perhaps he has already thought of the follow-up countermeasures."
"Of course, if not, no matter how much we wait, it will be in vain. We can only wait for Master Wei to leave the country before we can discuss it."
"Yeah." Yun Lingshan nodded.
"..."
…
In the forest.
Chen Ping rode an eight-pointed deer for thousands of miles and found a cave to stop.
The sword-scar monk in the storage bag only had a small body, and the remaining soul could not be retained for long. He needed to summon its soul as soon as possible.
After arranging the temporary cave, he immediately took out the small half of the body and summoned the soul immediately.
After half a finger of incense, the remaining soul collapsed.
Chen Ping took a long breath.
'Hiss~,
'Fortunately, I struck first, and these three people were really not prepared to let me go. ,
'Obviously I was just acting in self-defense. ,
'It turns out that these three people come from a large sect with Nascent Soul Lord as the leader. No wonder they are so arrogant. ,
Chen Ping sat and thought.
From the soul summoning just now, we learned that before entering the Lingxiao Sect, these three people had mentioned to their friends that their purpose of traveling westward was to go to Lingxiaozi to meet the Green Sword monks for a while, and to visit the Feixing Gate on the other hand.
Sooner or later, the news of the disappearance of these three people will be spread back to their sect.
If a golden elixir and a genius disciple are lost, then the sect will definitely send people to investigate.
If you follow the clues, you will definitely come to Lingxiao Sect.
There is a high probability that the duel in the mine will also be known.
This means that Lingxiao Sect will be the first to be suspected.
'We have to put an end to this trouble. ,
During the soul-calling just now, Chen Ping also learned an unexpected detail - that is, the relationship between these three people and the Feixing Sect is not good.
This is beyond Chen Ping's imagination.
I had heard Yun Haitang mention this before.
The next stop for the three of them might be the Feixing Sect. They thought they had a good relationship with the Feixing Sect and were going to visit old friends.
actually not.
In fact, the sect they belong to and the sect behind the new head of Feixing Sect are secretly rivals.
There have been many conflicts between the two sides.
Chen Ping thought about it and felt that he had to drag Feixingmen into trouble.
As for having to give it a try.
Chen Ping thought that as long as he handled the tail clean enough, there would be no evidence that he had killed the three people.
There is no evidence.
But being suspected is inevitable.
The best way to eliminate suspicion is not to disguise evidence of one's absence, but to create a murderer who is more like the murderer.
Immediately.
Chen Ping sorted out the belongings he had just collected. Most of the belongings of Old Man Jindan and Brother Qin had been destroyed, leaving only a small amount intact.
As for the storage bag of the Sword Scar monk, it is a small storage bag of 2 square meters, which contains mostly the property of the Qi refining period.
Total:
There are 6 high-grade spiritual materials, 206 medium-grade spiritual stones, and 209 low-grade spiritual stones.
1 intact jade slip.
With the injection of his spiritual consciousness, Chen Ping discovered that this was a third-level talisman jade slip, which recorded several ways of drawing third-level talismans.
Unexpectedly, this old Jindan cultivator was also a talisman master.
When I get the golden elixir, I can use it for myself.
In addition, there is a third-level long sword owned by Brother Qin. It is not simple at first glance, but Chen Ping does not need it.
With the Seven-Star Longyuan Ancient Sword, this long sword is like a younger brother to him.
But it can be sold.
Chen Ping estimated that except for the spirit stones and the jade slip, which he kept for his own use, the remaining belongings could probably be exchanged for six to seven hundred medium-grade spirit stones.
not bad.
As for the half body of the sword scar monk and the fragments of the robe, they can still be used.
After Chen Ping sorted out his belongings, he once again ventured back to the place where he had just fought.
Some soil with residual traces of the battle was collected.
Then release the eight-antlered deer.
Wherever the octagonal deer walks, seeds will grow, dead branches will regenerate, and flowers will bloom.
After a while, the site destroyed by the battle was overgrown with weeds, and it was not even possible to see the fresh soil exposed.
Then left and entered the nearest Sanxiu City.
After some back-and-forth inquiries, I found a worn-out Feixing Sect-style robe from a monk who secretly sold used items in the market.
The clothing formations on this robe have been destroyed and are of little value.
But it has special meaning for Chen Ping.
Then he returned to the vicinity of the Yunjia Mine overnight.
They stopped less than a hundred miles northeast of the Yunjia Mine.
I found a place, looked around, took dozens of photos of silent musical instruments, and then carefully destroyed the scene.
Create the appearance of a battle taking place.
Then he covered it with the soil he had just collected, and then took out the remains of the Sword Scar monk, shook it into powder, and sprinkled it on the scene.
Then he took out the Feixing Sect robe he bought, tore off a corner of the robe, shattered it into pieces, and scattered it on the scene.
At the end of the process, a Lingxiao Sect robe was taken out, the piece with the most obvious logo on the robe was torn off, and the whole piece was buried in the soil.
After everything was ready, we returned to Xiaozhu Peak overnight.
…
The next day.
Chen Ping finished his retreat and walked out of the cave. "For the first time, Chen Ping was furious when he heard that the Yun family mine had experienced such a disaster."
But because the matter has passed, and the foundation builders who went yesterday have returned one after another, Chen Ping did not go again.
"Aren't you going to show off at the scene?
"On Xiaozhu Peak, Yun Haitang asked her husband with a smile.
"I'm not going. I haven't just started practicing 'Liancha'. Do I still need to continue to retreat to recover?" Chen Ping chuckled.
Yun Haitang stopped smiling, looked at her husband, walked over, buried her head in Chen Ping's arms, and hugged Chen Ping tightly.
She had just heard Chen Ping talk about what happened yesterday. On the one hand, she was shocked that her husband used such simple and crude methods, and she was shocked that her husband was actually powerful enough to kill Jin Dan.
This is incredible.
But on the other hand, she felt scared for her husband from the bottom of her heart.
That's a golden elixir.
Once you miss it, you will be doomed.
"It's all over. I'm fine." Chen Ping patted her back gently.
Why.
Although this girl is the head of the family, she is still a woman, and her mental capacity is still a little weak, and her pulse is still pounding right now.
I should have known better not to tell her.
"I know. I'm just worried about you." Yun Haitang hugged Chen Ping and let go after a while, saying:
"During this period, I will ask my disciples to pay special attention to the outside reaction to this matter. Well, I will send two more disciples to the scattered cultivator city outside the territory to station for a period of time. If there is any news, I will tell you in time."
Chen Ping put his arms around her slender waist:
"Be careful and don't let anyone know that you are deliberately inquiring about this matter."
"Yeah. I know."
"..."
In the following days, Chen Ping continued to practice on Xiaozhu Peak, while also silently inquiring about news from outside.
The showdown in the mine gave great encouragement to the disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, especially the disciples of the Yun family, and their suppressed emotions were completely released.
This matter has become a matter of great interest among Lingxiao Sect disciples for a long time.
This matter was an aboveboard and open competition, and it was Brother Qin who provoked and humiliated him first, so it was not reasonable. Therefore, everyone is not too worried about the revenge of the sect where the three of them belong.
At least they won't embarrass the Lingxiao Sect publicly.
Facts have proved that everything was calm afterwards and nothing happened.
What they didn't know was that the three men were dead.
What I didn't even know was that one month after the mine showdown, two monks appeared in the southwest area of the Western Wasteland.
And finally stopped at a place northeast of the Yunjia Mine.
That was the scene of the battle fought by Chen Ping.
"What do you think, Junior Brother Yuan?" an old man with a goatee asked another monk next to him.
Junior Brother Yuan shook his head:
"What can be concluded is that Elder Changqing and the two nephews have indeed returned to the Tao."
"But this is not a battle scene."
The old man with the goatee said with a smile:
"Oh? Why isn't it a scene? All the clues here seem to be mixed with traces of Elder Changqing and the two nephews. How can we conclude that it is not a battle scene?"
Junior Brother Yuan knew that it was his senior brother who was testing him, and solemnly said:
"There are indeed traces of three people here, not only that, but also fragments of the Lingxiao Sect's standard robe."
"Judging from the unannounced visits to Lingxiao Sect's Sanxiu City in the past few days, the three of them indeed disappeared from the sight of others after the battle at the mine."
"There are various indications that the three of them were probably killed here by the Lingxiao Sect in revenge. Wei Xun does have this potential strength."
The old man with the goatee smiled and said:
"Oh? Then why do you think this is not a battle scene, Junior Brother?"
Junior Brother Yuan said seriously:
"It's very simple."
"This place is too close to the mine, only a few dozen miles away. A Jindan-level battle breaks out here, and the miners cannot be unaware of it. But the dead can't lie, which shows that it is impossible for a battle of this level to happen here. .”
The two of them have been investigating this area for many days. They have been to Lingxiao Sect's Sanxiu City and also stolen
I secretly killed two humble cultivators and asked the soul to find out the news.
Not only that, they also secretly attacked the miners of the Yun family once.
Through these overt and covert inquiries, they basically figured out what happened that day.
Regardless of whether they were insinuating and inquiring openly or secretly, the conclusions reached were the same - that is, there was no sound of fighting after that duel.
This is what Junior Brother Yuan said about dead men telling no lies.
"besides."
Junior Brother Yuan picked up the fragment of the Lingxiao Sect's standard robe and said:
"If this is really a battle scene, then it has obviously been carefully taken care of. There are almost no shaped objects left. Even after searching every corner here, not even a single spiritual stone was found. But this is the only one. The fragments of the Lingxiao Sect's robe are intact where the sect's emblem just happens to be."
"What a coincidence."
It's more like a coincidence than someone did it on purpose.
"Yeah. Not bad." The old man with the goatee nodded with satisfaction and added:
"Furthermore, I have heard that Wei Xun is still going through the Golden Core Tribulation at this moment. You and I both know that the so-called Golden Core Tribulation can lead to death if you are not careful. No one wants to easily interrupt the tribulation."
"Senior nephew Qin did have a duel with the Green Sword monk that day, but it was not a life-and-death feud. The Green Sword monk and Lu Xiangbei had two such duels before, and Lu Xiangbei is still alive and well."
"Wei Xun has no reason to interrupt the calamity at this moment, just to take revenge on the three elders Changqing."
Moreover, in their unanimous opinion, it is even more unlikely to be the Qingjian monk.
A formal competition and a life-and-death duel are always two different things.
Judging from the previous return visits, the Qingjian monk was a solid foundation-building monk.
One foundation building can win another foundation building in a regular competition. But it is absolutely impossible to kill a Jindan Daoist in one against three.
The old man with the goatee looked towards the boundless forest:
"In this Western Wilderness, the only people who have the motive to kill the three Elders Changqing are the Feixing Sect, apart from the Lingxiao Sect."
"If this is not a real battle scene, then someone must have done it deliberately."
"It's impossible for Lingxiao Sect to put the blame on myself, so there is only one possibility."
Junior Brother Yuan nodded:
"This is exactly what junior brother wants."
"Flying Star Sect, what a vicious method."
The old man with the goatee chuckled:
"This is not a bad thing. According to my guess, the Xuantian Sect reached out to the Western Wilderness, which is something that our sect leader is well aware of. Now isn't it an opportunity? We will report the truth to the leader."
"What senior brother said is true, and we should report it truthfully. As for what the leader will do, that is not our business." Junior Brother Yuan agreed.
"..."
…
Although Chen Ping is in Xiaozhu Peak, he knows a lot about the outside information through the spies sent by Yun Haitang.
When three miners in the Yunjia mine died due to encounters with evil spirits, Chen Ping knew that someone from Brother Qin's sect was coming.
But nothing happened after that.
Then, it was said that something happened at the Feixing Sect. Not only the Great Elder Jindan died, but also the new leader withdrew.
It seems that I have returned to Nakajima.
The southwest side of Xihuang returned to calm.
Chen Ping knew that this matter was finally over.
To be honest, it was a relief to publicly angrily attack Brother Qin and the other three at the Yunjia Mine, but he was still quite worried afterwards.
After all, the layout outside the Yunjia mine was random. He was not sure whether the other party could find it, or whether the other party could make inferences based on the various clues he had planted, and then focus their suspicion on the Flying Star Gate.
This ending has a Schrödinger quality.
Chen Ping had even planned to abscond with Yun Haitang on the pretext of going out for training if something went wrong.
Running is not a foolproof solution.
This is the worst case scenario.
It is also the most last resort plan.
Now it seems that the sect where the monk Qin is located and the sect behind the Feixing Sect may have deep grudges, and the death of the three monks Qin has become a trigger.
As for the truth, it's not that important.
In the quiet room on Xiaozhu Peak, Chen Ping took a sip of boiled water and felt unusually relaxed.
'Comfortable. ,
'Once this matter passes the critical period, it will be impossible to find out anything later. ,
'Now not only have the three monks Qin been solved. On the contrary, the Flying Star Gate was also solved incidentally. ,
'It's a pity that I can't take credit. If you really report such a big achievement, you might be able to earn more spiritual stones and meritorious deeds. ,
Chen Ping was quite sorry.
But when I think about it, I realize that the biggest beneficiary is myself.
The Yun family's mine was saved, and it was his wife who benefited.
What's more important is that Qingyun Domain is stable.
This is the cultivation environment he wants most.
'Now that you are stable, let's continue practicing. ,
'Strength is everything. ,
(End of chapter)
