Mu Qing walked out of Jianlu, and Su Si and Ou Yeqing immediately appeared in front of him, staring at him with concern on their faces.
Mu Qing was about to speak but stopped.
The two women immediately comforted him: "If he doesn't agree, we can still gather several peak leaders to make this decision together."
Mu Qing looked at the sincere expressions on the faces of the two women and felt a little warm in his heart. However, thinking of the agreement with Lu Tai, he could only say vaguely: "This matter is not urgent. Sect Master Lu said that we can discuss it after the sword test meeting is over." .”
The two women had no choice but to give up after hearing this.
Mu Qing looked back at Jianlu.
Although he had only been to the Wuji Sword Sect for half a day, the impression left on him by everyone in the sect was pretty good, which made him already look forward to tomorrow's trip to Jinglan Peak.
Back at Huaihe Peak, Su Si and the two girls dispersed.
Mu Qing originally thought that he would finally have some quiet time, but a bonfire had already been lit in front of the wooden building. People were mingling around the bonfire, making it very lively.
Neither Lu Manqing nor Su Wuming left. Ying Qing was arming arms with someone, and next to him was Zhu Ling'er.
Mu Qing glanced around and saw that except for the slightly drunk He Qiuyang, all the familiar faces who had gone through hardships together were all familiar faces here. He couldn't help but join in and sit down next to Ying Qing.
When Zhu Hao saw Mu Qing, he grinned: "You didn't tell us when you arrived at Jianzong. It was Sister Hongyan who noticed that uncle's face looked wrong, so she asked."
Mu Qing shook his head. Zhu Hongyan was not here. He should have gone to find Murong Jing.
Mu Qing looked at He Qiuyang who had stopped talking, found a bottle of wine from the ring and threw it over, "I just heard the elder talking about Evergreen Peak."
He Qiuyang took the flask and took a sip, his eyes brightened, and he said with a smile: "This matter is not a taboo secret. There has been almost no communication between Evergreen Peak and Huaihe Peak in the past hundred years, and everyone in the Sword Sect knows it. Condition."
Mu Qing asked curiously: "Is there any misunderstanding between the two peak masters?"
He Qiuyang nodded, his eyes clearer, and then he immediately shook his head and said: "There is no misunderstanding, the two of them have not dealt with each other from the beginning."
Lu Manqing and Su Wuming looked at each other helplessly.
He Qiuyang is an extremely senior elder, and they, the juniors, cannot stop him even if they want to.
Everyone around the campfire only listened to He Qiuyang slowly said:
"One of them is the apple of their eye, and the other is a close disciple. People in the Sword Sect often compare them to each other, and the old sect leader also regards this as a rather interesting and benign supervision, so for a long time, It’s still up to the two of them to decide who is better.”
He Qiuyang recalled the past and smiled to himself: "Master Bai Feng is much older than Master Su. At that time, Miss Wuji Peak was more powerful than Miss Huaihe Peak. This situation continued until Zhuoxue Peak. With the appearance of the eldest lady, a delicate balance gradually emerged."
"Before the ladies were able to stand on their own, there would be intense battles between the three peaks from time to time. It was also a very nice scene."
He Qiuyang was so drunk that he had already strayed from the topic, and no one urged him.
He Qiuyang changed the topic at a certain moment and said, "That kind of scene probably slowly disappeared after the sect leader decided to retreat."
"Especially the tragedy that happened that year."
Lu Manqing and Su Wuming's expressions suddenly changed, and they finally couldn't hold it back: "Elder He."
He Qiuyang waved his hand, "Speaking of which, Mu Qing is also involved in this matter. There's nothing bad to say."
Mu Qing was puzzled.
He Qiuyang explained: "Before the secluded retreat, the sect master handed over the matter of retrieving the three ancestors to Peak Master Bai. You completed this matter for Peak Master Bai. It is not surprising that she would come to Huaihe Peak in person to thank you."
Mu Qing pondered and asked, "Is that tragedy also related to the retrieval of the three seniors?"
"Yes." He Qiuyang said: "Back then, news reached Jianzong that a ruins related to Shengyuan Mountain suddenly appeared in the Northern Wasteland."
"Everyone in the Wuji Sword Sect knows the importance of this matter. The elders of each peak carefully considered it and selected three of them from the seven disciples of the sect leader."
"These three people are headed by the second disciple Fu Xinghe, and the other two are the fifth disciple Fang
Qingxue, the sixth disciple Bai Lu, among them Bai Lu is also Bai He's younger brother. "
"Now, only Fu Xinghe is still alive."
He Qiuyang paused for a moment when he said this. After all, he did not elaborate on the matter. He sighed: "Because of a piece of news that cannot be confirmed, two of the seven most outstanding young people of the Sword Sect have lost their lives. This result is completely bad. Extremely."
Mu Qing asked: "What accident happened to the three of them?"
"This is not an accident." He Qiuyang looked serious and said:
"Fu Xinghe returned to the sect alone. He was called away by his senior brother Lu Tai for a sneak attack. When he returned to look for his junior brothers and sisters, his fellow sect members had disappeared."
"Later, Fang Qingxue was seriously injured and returned to the clan, and the truth was revealed. She and Bai Lu were attacked by Fu Xinghe, and Bai Lu fell directly into the soul-cold abyss."
Mu Qing asked in surprise: "Sect Master Lu would attack his junior brothers and sisters secretly?"
He Qiuyang smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
Mu Qing recalled the experience in Jianlu and shook his head.
He Qiuyang said: "Everything should be based on evidence. After the old sect master went into seclusion, sect master Lu took on a lot of things. Occasionally he was called to discuss swords in the sword tomb. Everyone in the sword sect could prove that he had not left the Wuji Sword Sect. Fu. Xinghe’s words are naturally false.”
Mu Qing pondered: "If Sect Leader Lu hadn't taken action, could there be someone else?"
"Perhaps both Fu Xinghe and Fang Qingxue were wrong. The attacker first pretended to be Sect Master Lu and attacked Fu Xinghe, and then pretended to be Fu Xinghe and attacked Fang Qingxue and Bai Lu."
He Qiuyang looked at Mu Qing and said, "Your views are the same as those of Peak Master Bai."
"If the murderer is really someone else, then this person must be extremely familiar with them, and his strength is higher than the three of them. But there is only one such person, and that is Sect Master Lu."
He Qiuyang said: "Compared to Fu Xinghe's words, Fang Qingxue died less than half a day after returning to the clan, and there has been no news from Bailu."
"So the Wuji Sword Sect had only one opinion at that time, which was to execute Fu Xinghe immediately."
"When the seven peaks convened, only Evergreen Peak was left to raise objections. Peak Master Bai wants to dig deeper into Fu Xinghe. Even if Fu Xinghe is really the murderer, he still needs to understand Fu Xinghe's motives."
"After the old sect leader went into seclusion, the situation in the Sword Sect became very complicated. Both the eldest disciple and the second disciple were strong candidates for the next sect leader, and according to past practice, the next sect leader will be Bai Lu."
"So there was also a conspiracy theory at that time. Peak Master Bai was dissatisfied that Bai Lu should bear the promise made by the Bai family for generations, so he secretly took action to remove all three candidates for the sect leader."
Mu Qing remembered the scene in the afternoon when Bai He gave him the sapphire bracelet with a look of relief, and shook his head and said, "Such remarks are really vicious."
He Qiuyang nodded in agreement, "In that environment, Huaihe Peak stood up and publicly opposed the continuation of the investigation. The final result was a compromise. Others failed to execute Fu Xinghe, and Peak Master Bai failed to continue the investigation."
After telling a complete story, He Qiuyang said with a smile: "There was no grudge between Peak Master Bai and Peak Master Su when they were young, and there was no misunderstanding after they became independent. The reason why they rarely interact with each other is that the root of the knot is Fu Xinghe alone. In recent years, whenever Peak Master Bai brings up old matters again, Peak Master Su will stand up and object."
Suddenly hearing such old things, Mu Qing discovered that the good Jian Zong in his impression was not really peaceful.
He remembered that he would sneak into Jinglan Peak tomorrow, so he found an opportunity to talk to Su Wuming in private, and asked, "I heard that the Sword Prison is also located at Jinglan Peak. There are usually many strong men guarding Jinglan Peak, right?"
Su Wuming gave Mu Qing a strange look, "Are you asking this because you want to rob the prison?"
Mu Qing was helpless: "My relationship with Peak Master Bai has not reached this point yet."
Su Wuming said: "If you think that guarding the Sword Prison requires many strong men, you are totally wrong. The reason why the Sword Prison can suppress those extremely vicious people is simply because it is the most powerful sword formation in the spiritual world. .”
Having said this, Su Wuming looked at Mu Qing strangely, "I heard that you passed the test of the Sword Asking Platform and successfully reached the summit."
Mu Qing
Nodding: "What does the successful summit have to do with the sword array?"
Su Wuming said: "The sword formation in Sword Prison was discovered by Patriarch Baishou after he climbed to the top. It is said to be one of the main sword formations practiced by the Sword Alliance when they were in Shengyuan Mountain."
Mu Qing felt quite distressed when he heard this. The situation Su Wuming mentioned should be the scene he experienced when looking back in time. After all, his state at that time was too low, and it could not compare with the "clarity" experienced by Ye Qingyu and Bai Shou.
Su Wuming saw Mu Qing looking like he had suffered a big loss and said with a rare smile: "It seems that you have missed a lot of good things. I thought you wanted to use the various sword formations of the Wuji Sword Sect to test your current swordsmanship level. .”
Mu Qing patted a jade slip on his hand and said, "I heard that Elder Cangjian has officially accepted you as his disciple. I'll give you the insights on sword cultivation here."
Su Wuming shook his head helplessly: "Who wants yours...wait!"
Su Wuming suddenly became energetic and looked at the jade slip in his hand, a little surprised.
Mu Qing whispered: "This is given to me by Sect Master Lu. Although you have learned the Tao of the Hidden Sword Elder, you can give this to your senior sister."
Su Wuming put the jade slip away silently, and looked at Mu Qing in silence for a moment.
Mu Qing understood and continued to ask: "Besides your master, who else is there on Jinglan Peak?"
Su Wuming almost took out the jade slip again and said in a deep voice, "Do you really want to rob the prison?"
Mu Qing said with a sullen face, "Do I look like I'm specifically looking for death?"
"But you definitely want to sneak up to Jinglan Peak quietly." Su Wuming confirmed.
When Mu Qing asked Su Wuming to inquire, he was prepared to be guessed by him. At this time, he was still calm and asked: "Why should I sneak up there? To tell you the truth, Sister Qingyu told me that Jinglan Peak was attacked by a powerful force. The evil spirit enveloped her, and she felt something was wrong."
Su Wuming's eyes tightened and he said solemnly: "The evil aura? That's probably the reason for the sword tomb. It seems that even the three layers of seals set up by Master can't stop the overflowing evil aura."
There was no change in the expression on Mu Qing's face. He nodded and pulled Su Wuming towards the building. "You should have heard what they said about what happened on the way. Sister Qingyu is actually quite angry about the sword being leaked." Research."
Su Wuming's eyes brightened slightly: "Can I ask Senior Ye for advice on this?"
"certainly."
