Chu Qingxiao's question made Lu Zhaoran stunned.
"Is this important? Now that you have admitted that you are a remnant of Song Guicheng, it doesn't matter whether you are Chu Qingxiao or not!" Lu Zhaoran said in a deep voice.
"Of course it's important!" Chu Qingxiao said.
"If I were not Chu Qingxiao, then my relationship with Song Guicheng and my experience in the Evernight Realm would all be fake. Naturally, I would not be an accomplice of the rebels. Why would you arrest me?"
"This..." Chu Qingxiao's question left Lu Zhaoran speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Chu Qingxiao took a step forward at this moment, stared at Lu Zhaoran with cold eyes, and asked: "Then if I were Chu Qingxiao, I would be the only person who walked out of Wuling City alive. No one can compare to what happened in Wuling City. I know better, so I would like to ask the person who convicted Xizhou Jianjia back then, what irrefutable evidence does he have to prove that Jianjia colluded with the ancient gods in Wuling City?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The people watching around were talking a lot, and the sigh of relief that Song Qingqing and others had just lifted was in their throats again. Although they understood the importance of Xizhou Sword Armor to Chu Qingxiao, they never expected that Chu Qingxiao would bring up the matter of overturning the case so hastily. On the schedule.
This is undoubtedly causing more trouble for myself.
Snapped!
At this moment, an old man next to Lu Zhaoran suddenly slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Chu Qingxiao! You are arrogant!"
"The imperial court has already made a conclusion about the rebellion in Guicheng in Song Dynasty and the collusion between Xizhou Jianjia and the ancient gods. How come it is your turn to criticize!"
Chu Qingxiao glanced at the old man. He was wearing the same black official robe, but with a green deer embroidered on his chest. He was an official of Yushitai!
"My lord, please don't be angry." Chu Qingxiao said: "Today's seven-chamber interrogation is to interrogate whether I am Chu Qingxiao, not to dwell on what happened back then. Even if you really think that I am an accomplice of Song Guicheng, shouldn't you? Finish these seven trials first?"
"When the Hanging Mirror Hall is opened, tens of thousands of people in Wuling City are watching. Are you still afraid that just one person like me can confuse right and wrong and confuse right and wrong?"
The old man at the Yushitai was stunned when he heard this, and then looked at the eyes of everyone around him, feeling a little wary.
After all, once the Xuanjing Hall was opened, there was no precedent for it to be terminated halfway. If Chu Qingxiao was to be punished for his crimes, he had to be upright and impeccable. Otherwise, the prestige of the court would be damaged. He alone could not bear the responsibility for such crimes.
"Okay, you all are doing this for the imperial court..."
"Since the purpose of the seven halls' joint trial is to determine his identity, let's first determine whether he is the Chu Qingxiao. As for whether he is a rebel comrade, you have plenty of time to review it, right?" At this time, Zhong Yuan, who was sitting in the chair, spoke again. He said, listening to his tone, he seemed to be trying to excuse Chu Qingxiao.
Since Zhong Yuan had spoken, they would always give King Wu some face. The old man glanced at Lu Zhaoran and nodded towards him.
It seems to be conveying some message.
Lu Zhaoran also calmed down and sat back down.
Seeing this, Qiao Qingzhi took a deep look at Chu Qingxiao, and then said: "Your story is good. According to Jian Tiansi's research on the ancient gods, everything you said is indeed possible, but after all, it is only your words. Is it possible? Other evidence?”
Chu Qingxiao shook his head and said: "The Evernight Realm is different from reality. Everything in it is between reality and fiction. I can't bring it out. Naturally, there is no evidence. However, Miss Chu Zhaozhao from Tianxuan Mountain and I share the same After all this, she can be a witness."
"Then let Chu Zhaozhao come forward for questioning." Qiao Qingzhi said.
Chu Zhaozhao and Chu Qingxiao have experienced so many lives and deaths, so naturally their hearts go to Chu Qingxiao.
When she heard that she could come forward to testify, she didn't think much about it and walked through the crowd to the sword-holding hall immediately.
After a brief inquiry, Chu Zhaozhao truthfully told what he had seen and heard in the Evernight Realm, and of course omitted the part about the old Taoist priest and the whereabouts of Zuohou's divine blood.
This was the testimony that Chu Qingxiao had discussed with Chu Zhaozhao before hearing about the Qitang trial, but the key information was hidden. The rest is what really happened, and there will definitely be no mistakes.
The testimony of Chu Zhaozhao, a disciple of Tianxuan Mountain, undoubtedly made Chu Qingxiao's words more convincing.
Lu Zhaoran's face was slightly ugly. After listening to Chu Zhaozhao's testimony, he stared at Chu Zhaozhao with cold eyes and asked word for word: "So, you also think that Xizhou Jianjia is not a rebel, nor does he have anything to do with Zhu Yin." Collusion to save you?"
This seemed to be a question to Chu Zhaozhao, but in fact it was a threat.
Unlike Chu Qingxiao, who was alone, they had already investigated Chu Zhaozhao's identity. She was from the Chu family in Wancheng and had clan connections. If she dared to say anything to excuse Xizhou Jianjia, the entire clan would be implicated.
This move was intended to use the clan as a threat to force Chu Zhaozhao to submit.
But Chu Zhaozhao looked calm and cupped his hands and said: "Twelve years ago, the disciple was young, neither the clan nor the disciple himself had any contact with Jianjia. I have no idea what happened in Wuling City twelve years ago. "
"As for the Eternal Night Realm a few months ago, I had no contact with Jianjia. It was only at the last moment that Jianjia appeared and helped us seal the ancient gods. From the beginning to the end, I never said a word to them. I don’t know what happened between them and the ancient gods.”
"Disciple is just reporting everything I saw truthfully. I hope you will understand clearly!"
These words were naturally taught to Chu Zhaozhao by Chu Qingxiao, so that she could distance herself from the relationship to the greatest extent and prevent the worst situation from happening.
But this watertight answer obviously did not satisfy Lu Zhaoran.
He frowned: "Chu Zhaozhao, do you think all of us are fools? Why did Jianjia save you if you don't know anything? Don't be deceived by others and become a spear user, and end up harming yourself. Don't implicate innocent people..."
If the inquiry just now was a covert threat, Lu Zhaoran's words at this moment were almost explicit.
"Mr. Lu, why are you competing with a little girl?" But before Chu Zhaozhao could respond, Qiao Qingzhi suddenly said: "Miss Chu is from the Chu family in Wancheng. Her father was a member of the Cangzhou mutiny twelve years ago. The imperial court has even awarded honors to heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country to resist the rebels."
"She has a clean background and is a loyal martyr. What reason does she have to speak for the rebels?"
"Don't look at everyone as a sinner!"
After Qiao Qingzhi said that, he looked at the people outside the court and continued meaningfully: "This is not a prison for your Bailiu Mansion to handle cases. In full view of the public, with coercion and inducement, it is His Majesty's face that gets the word out! Others can't help but think so. The officials of my Great Xia Dynasty all rely on these methods to resolve cases!"
With this high hat on, Lu Zhaoran's face turned ugly, but it was difficult to refute.
He snorted coldly and said, "Okay! Since Qiao Siming said so, let's just assume that what Chu Zhaozhao said is the truth."
"But according to our laws in Daxia, there is no evidence to prove it, but one witness is not convincing and it is difficult to conclude the case!"
Qiao Qingzhi smiled slightly, looked sideways at Chu Qingxiao, and asked: "Chu Qingxiao, you also heard what Mr. Lu said, do you have any other witnesses?"
Chu Qingxiao cupped his hands and said: "White Dragon Peak Rui Xiaozhu, Ganquan Peak Xiang An, Tianxuan Peak Fan Yuanwu and Qingque Peak Zhao Nianshuang are all my old friends. If they see me, they will naturally be able to tell the truth from the lies!"
