Fragments, bits and pieces. It seemed a living person had suddenly vanished just like that.
Tian Yu descended from above and floated between the two of them. The two simultaneously turned back and glared at him.
Meng Po questioned sternly, “Why did you kill her?”
Tian Yu, “I did not kill her, nor did I want to kill her. How could I possibly kill her? You two pursued me too tightly. I panicked in the moment and forgot she could not see sunlight.”
Xiang Lanxuan sneered, “Who can your nonsense deceive? With your speed, few under heaven can match you. Just the two of us pursuing you could force you to kill her? Do you believe that yourself?”
Tian Yu suddenly raised his hand, grabbed his own lapel and ripped it open, exposing his chest and a wound on his chest. It looked like it had been stabbed by a knife. The wound had the appearance of an old injury not yet healed. One could see the flesh and blood inside. It was definitely not a newly made wound.
Both Meng Po and Xiang Lanxuan were slightly stunned. They truly had not expected this one to actually be carrying an injury.
They more or less understood what this one meant. Done in a moment of panic, not paying attention, accidentally causing Yun Xi’s death.
Perhaps it was true, but even if it were the truth, the two of them would still insist on suspicion.
Meng Po, “Speak. What did she say to you before she died?”
Tian Yu released his lapel, “I know what you suspect. If you insist on thinking this way, I cannot help it. But you both have brains. Think carefully. Do you think she could have said anything to me in such a short time? There were no conditions whatsoever. She had not received any guarantees. Or rather, before torture was used to pry open her mouth, do you think she would easily hand over everything? The secrets of Little Cloud Realm, there is too much we want to know. It takes time to explain. Could I easily kill her to silence her?”
Meng Po and Xiang Lanxuan also felt these words made sense. They did not believe that demon could have explained the secrets clearly in such a short escape time.
Apart from that demon’s life, they had nothing else to threaten her with. Plus, having been reduced to such a state by them, she would hate them to death. By reason and by feeling, she should not have confessed so quickly. Furthermore, something confessed so easily, could Tian Yu believe it? Could he kill that demon to silence her without verification?
But that demon’s death was the biggest suspicious point. The two would never easily abandon suspicion. Xiang Lanxuan bit down, “She definitely said something to you!”
“If you insist on saying this, insist on making unreasonable trouble, I cannot help it!” Tian Yu flicked his large sleeve. With a whoosh, he flew away and ignored them.
The two with changing expressions did not make any forcibly blocking movements. They truly could not find a motive. It was merely suspicion. This was not worth acting at any cost. For now they could only follow and fly, seeing the situation afterwards.
When the three successively flew back to the place where they had defeated Yun Xi, they saw the huge creature’s body collapsed on the earth, like a painting on the ground.
There were also some experts from the three sides who had pursued earlier. They had arrived by now and were together with Yu Qing and the others.
The three who landed could not help but reach out to grab Yun Xi’s charred evil body to examine. They even crushed it to examine, but did not see anything special.
“What is going on?” Meng Po asked his subordinate.
The subordinate shook his head, “I do not know. This is what we saw when we arrived.”
Meng Po then stared at Yu Qing’s trio. Without asking, his gaze conveyed the same question.
Yu Qing immediately explained, “We do not know either. After you left, this big monster swayed for a while, then starting from the injured flesh disc in the middle, it gradually charred, finally collapsed with a crash, and then became like this.” Speaking to here, he also looked at the three experts, only discovering traces of dark green juice on Tian Yu’s sleeve. He tentatively asked, “Where is Yun Xi?”
Xiang Lanxuan immediately asked, “You say she is Yun Xi? Can you be certain?”
What do you mean can I be certain? Yu Qing inwardly muttered. You captured Yun Xi without confirming, yet instead ask me to confirm. What is the meaning of this?
He immediately realised something might have happened. He replied verbally, “Of course I can be certain. She wanted to kill me, wanted to settle accounts with me about the Jianyuan Mountain ancient tomb. She said it herself. Only then did I know this place is Yun Xi’s true body. The one in the Jianyuan Mountain ancient tomb was merely a clone she refined. Damn it, I finally know now why she told me the location of Little Cloud Realm. It was to kill me.”
Xiang Lanxuan and Meng Po exchanged glances.
Meng Po subsequently spoke in a deep voice, “Then why did you flee? We gave you freedom and even sent people to protect you. Why did you want to escape by any means necessary?”
Yu Qing spread both hands and said with exaggerated surprise, “We had no choice but to flee! Qin Jue secretly told us that you wanted to harm us. He even made an escape plan for us, helped us escape. After we fled here, Qin Jue also arrived. Only then did we know he had colluded with Yun Xi. He was helping Yun Xi lure us here. Only then did we know we had been tricked and schemed against. Otherwise we would not dare to see you. You can ask Yun Xi to confirm this!”
Qin Jue? Meng Po and Xiang Lanxuan immediately turned back to stare at Tian Yu.
Tian Yu’s cheeks tensed. He asked, “You are saying Qin Jue also arrived here? Where is he?”
Yu Qing turned back and pointed at the lake surface, “When we jumped into the lake to flee, Qin Jue pursued into the lake to kill us. Yun Xi’s huge creature suddenly appeared from the lake bottom. We also do not know what Yun Xi was up to. She actually killed Qin Jue first, then pursued us. You can ask during your interrogation of Yun Xi. We also want to know what happened.”
Ask my arse! The same thought flashed through Meng Po and Xiang Lanxuan’s minds. However, neither said Yun Xi was already dead.
“Then she pursued you? You mean after Yun Xi killed Qin Jue, she failed to kill you three?”
Xiang Lanxuan raised a question.
Yu Qing looked around and saw the fallen iron house in the distance. He raised his finger and launched into another vivid description. He described how they were slapped onto the shore by waves, how they were tortured, how they hid in the iron house to resist, how they cut open the big tentacles to hide in.
He told everything that could be told. The main course of events was indeed true. After finishing he added, “If you do not believe it, you can ask Yun Xi.”
Those listening were all shocked. They had not expected the three to have survived this way. If the three faction leaders had not arrived in time, these three fellows would likely have been doomed.
Putting other things aside for now, hearing that the iron house was actually so sturdy, the group immediately went over to inspect. After looking they even drew swords to test it. The result was merely leaving some marks on it.
Everyone immediately knew they had encountered a treasure. However, the thing was too heavy. It was difficult to move away, and hard to divide. For now they could only leave it here.
Negotiated distribution among the three forces was inevitable.
Meanwhile Yu Qing took this opportunity to remind Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie, Yun Xi is dead!
The two senior brothers understood. Previously old fifteen kept pushing everything onto Yun Xi. They had found it strange. Now they understood. Whatever could not be explained clearly, push it onto the dead person!
That day, the three forces’ personnel were called over. They inevitably had to be called over. Previously it was aimless searching. Now that Yun Xi’s lair had been discovered, naturally they had to search on the spot.
After search arrangements were deployed, Long Xingyun was also brought to that iron house.
Inside the house, Tian Yu, Xiang Lanxuan, Meng Po and some core personnel were present. The iron house had clearly been temporarily made into a command centre.
“Hey, it is actually an iron house.”
Long Xingyun who entered and looked around could not help laughing. To see a building here was already strange. For it to be iron was naturally astonishing.
Of course, he did not forget to salute. After saluting, he discovered everyone’s gaze towards him was somewhat off.
Tian Yu paced forward, stared at him and asked, “Do you still remember when you proposed the plan to exile A Shiheng’s three, cutting off their water and food?”
That was his proud work. Long Xingyun could not help smiling and nodding, “I remember. Looking at this iron house, Third Uncle, was it effective?”
Tian Yu asked again, “Who taught you this method?”
Long Xingyun blinked, “Of course I thought of it mys…”
Slap! Before he finished speaking, his face had already received a slap. Naturally it was Tian Yu who struck.
There was no other way. Qin Jue was someone the demon realm side had brought in. Now Yu Qing confessed that Qin Jue colluded with Yun Xi to plot against him. He even said Qin Jue helped him escape. And it was Tian Yu who discussed with the other two groups to exile A Shiheng. Plus the previous matter of “mistakenly killing” Yun Xi. Could these all be misunderstandings?
He had to give an explanation.
The folding fan in his hand fell to the ground with a clack. Long Xingyun covered his face, shocked, “Third Uncle, you…”
For him, this was still the first time the other had struck him.
Tian Yu said coldly, “I will ask you one more time. Who taught you that method?”
Long Xingyun still wanted to be stubborn. But looking at the expressions of everyone watching, he sensed something was wrong. He became guilty and hesitated.
Tian Yu suddenly shouted, “Speak!”
Long Xingyun jumped in fright and blurted out, “It was Qin Jue.”
Tian Yu was absolutely gnashing his teeth. At the time when this one proposed the plan, he himself had been quite surprised. He even felt he had underestimated him. When Yu Qing named Qin Jue in one move, he reacted and realised what was going on. Now that it was confirmed, he truly had the heart to kill this bastard. He said coldly, “The course of events, the details. Dare to conceal the slightest bit. Once investigated, I will have your mother come to Little Cloud Realm to collect your corpse!”
Once things became serious, Long Xingyun also became afraid. He immediately muttered and detailed the course of Qin Jue’s scheming.
At this stage, Tian Yu also suspected why Long Xingyun insisted on entering Little Cloud Realm. One question and sure enough, it was also Qin Jue’s instigation.
Very clearly, that Qin Jue was originally a person with ulterior motives.
Plus after Yu Qing’s trio shook everyone off and escaped, Qin Jue also went missing. Tracing the course of events, it basically confirmed what Yu Qing said, that Qin Jue was colluding with Yun Xi to plot harm.
Matters would not end easily here. There inevitably had to be a deep investigation, and a joint trial by the three sides. Long Xingyun being interrogated in detail again was unavoidable. Qin Jue’s subordinate Cui You was even more unable to escape interrogation.
Do not mention them. Yu Qing’s trio were also separated and simultaneously subjected to strict interrogation. The first question was why did Yun Xi want to kill you?
Matters started from the beginning. Interrogation started from Jianyuan Mountain. They began repeatedly digging deep into all suspicious points.
Even Liu Piaopiao could not escape interrogation. They verified again the circumstances of her encounter with Yu Qing’s trio in the ancient tomb.
During the interrogation period, Qin Jue’s corpse was found. A corpse drained of essence blood and then bloated from soaking. It proved Qin Jue had indeed died by Yun Xi’s hands.
Also the three big tentacles that Yu Qing’s trio had cut open to hide in were found in the lake. This corroborated that the trio had indeed once used this to escape.
The three senior brothers were all separately restricted in freedom. This interrogation could not end in a short time.