Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 236 War of words
Between withdrawing her left foot and putting down her right foot, Wei Xi chose the latter: She wanted to see what crime she had committed.

Wei Xi ignored the other party's order and looked around to find that everyone was here today: the sects headed by Wanjian Sect, the aristocratic families with stern faces, King Wuyang with his arms hung, and Li Chun standing behind the man with a slight beard.

Representatives from various factions gathered together, clearly for a trial. Wei Xi sneered inwardly: What a grand occasion!
Mentally prepared, Wei Xi ignored him, slowly found the colorful magic leader, and stood respectfully behind him.

The one who was embarrassed now was the loud voice that wanted to show off. This noble family from Jucheng blushed: "A barbarian from the remote countryside of Qingzhou! Such a lack of etiquette!"

But he valued his reputation very much, and he shouted again anxiously: "Qingcheng Sect Wei Xi! Come out and admit your guilt!"

Without blinking, Wei Xi took a step forward, saluted in the direction of the Wanjian Sect's headmaster, and said loudly, "Qingcheng Sect disciple Wei Xi greets Headmaster Gao and all the seniors!"

Gao Ming nodded first, a smile on his face. "Are you feeling better? I called you over here in a hurry because I wanted to know what's going on."

"Thank you for your concern, Senior. My injury is not serious," Wei Xi said, acting like an honest junior. "Although I haven't fully recovered yet, I feel obligated to cooperate with the sect's investigation."

"You're very sensible. Even though I only came here last minute, I've heard that you're the best among this batch of disciples. The Qingcheng Sect has taught you well!"

After hearing Gao Mingxian's words, Wei Xi breathed a sigh of relief. The other party's words implied that he was trying to protect himself.

Fortunately, I listened to Qin Feng's words. The aristocratic families are the biggest trouble, so I have to fight for the support of the sect.

Although he didn't know why, Wei Xi was a patient hunter. With so many people here today, it would be a shame for the noble families not to take action.

The head of the magic sect stroked his beard and smiled, "Mingxian, you may not know this yet, but Wei Xi is Xian Hua's apprentice!"

Wei Xi: Whose apprentice am I? Didn’t I grow up freely?
Gao Mingxian really didn't know—how could he know something that hadn't even occurred to him? "Is Elder Xian Hua willing to accept a disciple?"

The head of the magic sect said confidently, "How old is he? If he doesn't accept a disciple, I will smash the pot in his heart? Wei Xi is the one he wants to leave. If Qin Feng hadn't been taken away by Sister Su, he would have accepted both of them as disciples!"

Qin Feng: Am I not registered under your name?
However, Wei and Qin had no intention of arguing. The leader was obviously trying to raise the value of the two men.

The young man from the noble family who jumped out just now no longer had any arrogance at this time: Elder Xianhua's strength should not be underestimated, and he was also very influential in the State of Ju. During the reign of the previous emperor, he was in charge of the development of anti-counterfeiting technology for official silver. He was not someone he could afford to offend.

And why does the leader of the Qingcheng Sect keep calling her "Mingxian" and "Sujie"? What's the relationship between this old man and the Wanjian Sect?
Many people present had this question: the Qingcheng Sect's half-dead and rogue image was deeply rooted in people's minds, and the cultivators who inherited their master from the sect or came from aristocratic families more or less looked down on this small sect.

Perhaps stepping on the Qingcheng Sect can show their own strength, and this kind of target of public ridicule should be submissive in the eyes of everyone.

Seeing the dignified Wei Xi, many people's dignity was severely pricked. Thinking of the three newcomers of Qingcheng Sect this year, they cursed in their hearts, "How dare this rotten mud climb the wall!"
And how is this wretched old man related to the Wanjian Sect?
These people were puzzled and could only blame it on the many strange things that happened this year.

When Gao Mingxian was chatting with the head of the magic sect, no one could tell that the two of them were a group of monks.

The head of the magic sect is a slightly hunched old man, and Gao Mingxian is a middle-aged monk who looks awe-inspiring without even getting angry. Visually, it is impossible to connect the two.

"Since he's Elder Xian Hua's most talented disciple, it's no wonder he stood out and achieved such great results in the sect competition." The middle-aged man sitting below King Wuyang said, "However, human life is at stake. We're not gathered here today to introduce our disciples! I hope that Sect Leader Gao will handle this impartially!"

Gao Mingxian's smile faded a little, but this was not the time for the old artist to take the stage.

There was a young man in the Wanjian Sect team who was about the same age as Xie Yingying. He said coldly, "The Wanjian Sect will naturally be impartial. It's Master Wan who is worrying too much."

"If you have the time, why not conduct a thorough search? Finding your master would be a credit to you. Why bother with all this fuss?"

Wei Xi lowered his eyes, his pupils rolling with joy beneath his eyelids: So this is how a verbal fight works! It's much more sophisticated than the quarrels at the village entrance! I've learned something, I've learned something!

In this kind of situation, whoever jumps out first is cannon fodder. In a battle between three forces, who will reveal their trump card first?
Didn’t you see that Prince Wuyang didn’t say a word even though he had a group of guards standing behind him?

However, the Qingcheng Sect's intention to protect its disciples should not be too obvious. They first provided a layer of shield for the two younger ones, and then strengthened their relationship with the Wanjian Sect.

The leader of the Wan Clan was choked up, but couldn't say anything more. He thought the Wan Jian Clan would just brush it off with a casual "children are ignorant".

The contest has not yet begun, but the surging undercurrent can knock confused people ashore.

If Qin Feng's emergency remedial lessons pointed out another possibility to Wei Xi, the beginning of this inquiry made her understand her role in this struggle.

Eye of the storm, the moment he realized the truth, cold sweat slid down Wei Xi's spine.

Keeping himself calm, Wei Xi told himself to cling to the sect and be the vanguard of this conflict.

"Master Gao," King Wuyang, who had been standing there in the background, finally spoke. "Yun Qing and the others are missing, and the two young immortal masters are seriously injured. We should find out the truth as soon as possible so that we can handle the follow-up matters."

Face had to be given to the emperor's son, so Gao Ming first signaled his subordinate Elder He to formally begin the inquiry.

"Wei Xi, a disciple of the Qingcheng Sect, ranked in the top 30 in the sect competition and entered the Zhenhai Sect trial field. He became one of the fourteen survivors of the chaos in the trial field."

"Wei Xi, please describe your actions in the trial field. Please ensure that your statement is true and accurate."

Wei Xi's character today was a loyal disciple of the sect, so before she started, she pretended to look at the head of the magic sect. After getting his permission, she began to tell her story from the beginning.

Wei Xi was unsure whether she could openly discuss the matter of the Yin-Yang boundary, so she opted for the safest explanation—to completely omit it. She simply said she had "luckily" found a magical artifact while escaping in the tunnel, only to be overtaken and devoured by a demonic beast.

As for the confessions of Yu Jin and others, they were all at the scene, and she has fabricated the confessions!

Facts proved that Wei Xi's thinking was flawless. The Wanjian Sect had already learned about the situation in the trial field from Shen Fu, and now they were simply here to challenge the aristocratic families and throw back the blame for the missing people.

If they really wanted to investigate, the Wanjian Sect would simply lock people up separately, use formations and talismans, and the confessions they obtained would be absolutely true.

Wei Xi spoke more and more steadily, his tone was calm and his words were concise. In about half a minute, he told a detailed account of his involvement in the trial field.

In addition to the matter about the boundary between Yin and Yang, Wei Xi concealed the matter of the mysterious civilization and fabricated non-existent good luck, attributing the fact that he was still alive to unpredictable luck.

When the unmanned brush in mid-air had written its last word on the rice paper, Elder He spoke again, "Please answer the following questions."

"Why did you leave the team when you knew the monster was out of control?"

"To gather intelligence. I'm the only Qi Refining cultivator. When I entered the trial field, the Qing-Swallowing Beast sealed the Qi Palace of the Foundation Establishment cultivator. The remaining cinders came from the Heaven and Earth Sect and are not good at fighting. I'm the best candidate."

"Why bring Qin Feng with you?"

"Qin Feng grew up in a military camp and has experience in lurking and tracking. He and I are from the same sect."

As Wei Xi said this, he glanced in the direction of the Wanjian Sect. Xu Yanchun was wrapped up like a dumpling and sitting next to his fellow disciple.

Elder He knew what the little rascal from the Qingcheng Sect had planned, and he sighed inwardly: These kids in his sect were good in every way, except that they were not smart enough, and were fooled around by others.

Fortunately, this disciple of Qingcheng Sect had no bad intentions, otherwise Shen Fu and the others would not know how they died.

"What information have you gathered?" "The whereabouts of the Qing-Swallowing Beast are erratic, and we haven't found any useful information."

"Oh," a sneer came from the group of people from the aristocratic families, "You're trying to find information one moment and then can't find any useful information the next. Could it be that you've done something shameful without telling us..."

Before the man could finish, Elder He said unhappily, "I am the one who is in charge of the inquiry. Since you are so concerned, why don't you do this job? I am happy to have some free time!"

Seeing that the man remained silent, Elder He's eyes widened in anger, and he swept his gaze over the restless crowd. "This is an inquiry, not a market. If you have anything to say, hold it in! Stop talking so much and embarrassing yourself!"

After the ugly words were said in advance, the scene became much quieter.

"Qingcheng Sect's Wei Xi, how did you find the center of the formation?"

"Reporting to the elder, this disciple accidentally discovered it in the tunnel leading to the monster's lair..."

……

After a round of questioning, Wei Xi's answers were flawless. Not only were they consistent with her previous confession, but they were also logically tenable.

But Wei Xi was a little confused: she was just a nobody and had no grudges against the high-ranking families in Jucheng. Why did these people keep biting her?
After questioning Wei Xi, Elder He immediately began questioning Qin Feng, Wang Xin and Yu Jin.

With Wei Xi's proof, these people also understood the general direction, spoke in similar terms, and their confessions could also corroborate each other.

The interesting parts are hidden, and the remaining plot is as boring as a bone that has been repeated several times.

In this boring atmosphere, the questioning of several people finally ended.

"Reporting to the headmaster, there is nothing wrong with what these disciples said, and there is no news about the three missing persons."

Elder He is a shrewd person who has a straightforward personality. What he said at this moment sounded impartial, but in fact it gave the leader a way out for the next step.

"You all witnessed that these young disciples were lucky enough to escape the monster. However, we don't know the whereabouts of the three missing people. It would be best for you to organize a search of the mountain as soon as possible. If you are short of manpower, the sect can help."

Gao Mingxian felt that at this point, his attitude was already very clear.

Honestly, Gao Mingxian was genuinely fed up with the aristocratic families clinging on. Subduing the Qing-Swallowing Beast and stabilizing the formation seal were the tasks of the Zhenhai Sect and the Wanjian Sect. While some disciples had been sacrificed, the outcome was at least a good one.

These noble families stuffed ten people in just to gild the young masters and young ladies. Being able to knock them out outside the trial field was already the greatest mercy.

The sect's disciples risked their lives for world peace, while this young man from a noble family fell asleep in the woods, and yet they still lost three people.

Gao Mingxian, who has been a genius since childhood, is arrogant. He was forced to become the leader because his senior brothers and sisters had accidents one after another. He felt deeply sorry for the sacrifices made in the top 30 of the sect competition. He even looked down on the young men from noble families who were stuffed into the team and even abandoned them in their sleep.

Ever since they learned that someone was missing, the leaders of each family team have implicitly expressed their desire to send a few young monks to the main family to take the blame.

These people even "thoughtfully" selected the right people: Doesn't the Qingcheng Sect have three disciples? None of them have backers, so they can take the blame for the Holy Body.

Gao Mingxian, who came from the Wanjian Sect, didn't care whether he had a backer or not. He thought any cultivator was still a cultivator, so how could he take the blame? These people must have been scheming for so long that they didn't even care about morality.

Gao Mingxian flatly refused and kicked out the person who came to communicate about this matter.

However, these noble families kept pestering the sect, claiming that their young masters must have mistakenly entered the trial field, and those survivors must have news.

This sect competition had a very specific purpose. Besides the regular exchanges between sect disciples and the unconventional reinforcement of formations, there was one most important goal—to establish good relations with the Ju State delegation.

Therefore, Gao Mingxian, who had calmed down, did not want to lose face and just said that he would conduct an inquiry and help to get the information.

But everyone had their own plans, and an elder of the Yun family stood up.

The old man, aged and with a mournful expression, said, "Master Gao, our Second Young Miss has entered the Trial Field and has been missing ever since! She's been living in seclusion for a long time, and since arriving here, she's only had contact with the two young Taoist friends, Wei and Qin!"

As he spoke, the old man squeezed out two turbid tears. "It's true that Yun Qing is a bit spoiled, but you two young Taoist friends shouldn't... If anyone knows the whereabouts of the Second Young Lady, I will reward you handsomely! I promise that the Yun family will forgive the past!"

Unable to bear the slander, Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and pointed at the Yun family elder's nose, cursing, "You promise? You're buried up to your neck in the dirt, and you're still sent here to be a nanny. It shows that you have no status in the Yun family! A pile of bones is worth nothing!"

The Yun family elder's wrinkled skin was stretched out in anger, and his head, which had few hairs left, was red, like a sweet potato that had been gnawed by a mouse.

Unexpectedly, Qin Feng's venomous words had just begun. The elder of the Yun family, whose vision went dark, still had good hearing. He heard the other party's venomous words: "Yun Qing has entered the trial field, you go to the Qing-Swallowing Beast to ask for her! You are slandering me here. Your old foolishness is a small matter, but delaying your young lady's life is a big deal. Be careful that you won't even be able to be a nanny in the future!"

The leader of the Wan family team is the half-brother of the current head of the family. He is in charge of the family business on weekdays. His nephew is missing and he has no way to explain to his brother, so he urgently needs someone to take the blame.

Seeing that Qin Feng could kill the Yun family with just one word, Uncle Wan quickly signaled the Yun family members who had summoned their contracted beasts to stay calm.

"You're so young, yet you're so quick with your words! How can you talk to your elders like that?"

"Since you told us to go find the Qing-Swallowing Beast to retrieve the person, it seems you do know something. So, I'm not wronging you!"

Hearing this, Qin Feng made a move to draw her sword, but Wei Xi quickly held her hand: The masters of various sects are here, there is no need to fight!

Unexpectedly, Lian Gouqie straightened his clothes, stood up, and said to Master Gao, "Senior, please be wise! The elders of the Yun family and the Wan family are clearly making things up!"

"Everyone knows there are demonic beasts in the trial field. Even the elite chosen from the sect competition suffered over half casualties, let alone the young masters and young ladies from the aristocratic families. If they were killed by the Sky-Swallowing Beast, it's not impossible."

"Qin Feng only saw that everyone was hitting a wall, so he kindly pointed out a possibility. How could he be accused of kidnapping fellow Taoists? Anyone who said that is either stupid or evil, and in short, cannot be trusted!"

"As for Elder Yun, you are certainly overly sad at your age. But Yun Qing has come into contact with more than just my two fellow disciples. In the second round of competition, she met many people, not only assassins, but also a hero who saved a beautiful woman."

Lian Gouyu didn't care about honesty or dishonesty. He had many tricks up his sleeve and was not afraid of verbal battles. "Instead of the elders of the Yun clan making trouble here, why don't you go through the old accounts of the Yun family or send someone to investigate the young man with outstanding appearances!"

After Lian Gouqie finished saying this, the people in Huichao Palace took a deep breath.

"My young Taoist friend," said King Wuyang, who had been watching the show for a long time, with a frown on his face, "be careful with your words! This concerns the reputation of the Yun family, so you must not speak nonsense!"

"Nonsense? Lian Gou is just following suit!" Wei Xi was not afraid of the emperor's son. She looked coldly at the people on the stage, "You are a member of an aristocratic family and you are convicting them with just one word from me."

"We are just proposing some methods to find someone, why are you not allowing us to speak?"

Before Wei Xi finished her words, a feather arrow grazed her ear and hit the pillar of Huichao Hall.

Wei Xi, furious, heard Dao Zhong's full-throated voice: "How many lives do you have to live for slandering the Yun family of Zhongzhou?"

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