Chapter Seventy Talks About What Is Easy

  In the eyes of the world, Jiulong Temple is a terrifying and eerie place comparable to Yanluo Temple. However, Liang Xin feels an inexplicable sense of closeness to it from the bottom of his heart. His ancestors, Gui Pu's old uncle, two sworn brothers, Master Hu Lu who dropped his book bag, Dong Qi who was unruly and unyielding, Song Hongpao... even these burly men in front of him who had just fought side by side with him, stabbing their own ears without flinching. From the time he was eight years old, every major event he experienced had an inseparable connection to Jiulong Temple.

  Sometimes Liang Xin even had an illusion: he was walking on the bloody road that his ancestors Liang Yier and Liang Er had walked through before.

  Liang Xin rubbed his numb brow and pointed to the distant green-clad survivors: "The State Preceptor wants to kill them..."

  Gao Jian sneered, "These brothers are just small pawns on the periphery. If they die, it will only make the case against Qu and Liu more airtight; but if they live, they won't have the ability to exonerate Qu Qing Shi either. The National Master killing them is merely a precautionary measure. In short, their life or death has nothing to do with the overall situation."

  At this time, Cucumber interjected from the side: "It's not that, Haitang and Shang are the great disciples of Guoshi, today this private execution and killing of the imperial officer is a real crime, enough for Guoshi to drink a pot!"

  Gao Jian shook his head: "If we accuse the Guoshi Sect's disciples of killing Qingyi, the Guoshi will also accuse us of Qingyi ambushing Haitang. This kind of lawsuit will only lead to a waste of time and won't be useful."

  The cucumber was still a bit resentful, just wanting to argue a couple more sentences, when suddenly he raised his head, as if sniffing something like a wolf cub, and after a moment exclaimed: "Sir, there's a sparrow!" As he spoke, he pressed two fingers against his lower lip and let out a loud whistle.

  After a moment, the sound of flapping wings echoed in the night sky. A cloud sparrow with a yellow body and white tail flew as fast as lightning to the top of everyone's head, circled around once, and landed on Huang Gua's shoulder.

  Liāng Xīn had just recently heard Gāo Jiàn mention that the Snow-tailed Cloud Group was not only extremely fast, but also didn't have night blindness. After being trained, they were specially used by the Nine Dragons Green Robes to transmit messages.

  Cucumber quickly untied a small sheepskin scroll from under Sparrow's foot, looked at it and sighed, saying to Gao Jian: "The master has given you an order, saying that the situation is precarious and you must be careful in everything..."

  Gao Jian also laughed.

  "The adults have sent another scout to assist you, he should be arriving nearby soon, let's go and receive him." Huang Gua said with a smile, looking at Liang Xin.

  Liang Xin was startled and quickly shook his head: "It's definitely not me, I...I sneaked in without anyone knowing, and besides...I'm just a bit dim-witted, my brain isn't good, this task the adults would never assign to me."

  The cucumber shrugged and continued, "Finally, the adult wrote two more words: Overturn the case!" It was clear that the commander's side had also basically figured out what had happened by now.

  Gao Jian's loud laughter echoed, and he smiled at Liang Xin: "To save the Jiulong Temple, to save Qu Qing Shi and Liu Yi, we must help them overturn the case! As long as we can prove that those two are not the murderers, our Qingyi Guards will not only be safe but also counterattack and bite those two evil Taoist priests fiercely!"

  Cucumber was still a young girl, with a simple mind, furrowing her brow and muttering: "Just now Grandpa said that if the National Master dared to do this, he must have solid evidence. Qu and Liu are indeed the murderers, so how can they turn the case around?"

  Gao Jian laughed and said, "It depends on our skills. Even if Qu Qing Shi is the murderer, we must find a way to prove his innocence. Otherwise, the Jiulong Si will be finished!" After finishing speaking, he looked at Liang Xin with piercing eyes.

  Liang Xin bowed his head in contemplation for a moment, finally letting out a long sigh and shaking his head: "I'll do my best! Overturning the case... isn't that easy to talk about."

  After killing Haitang and Shang, Liang Xin had already realized that relying on his skills, he didn't have the ability to 'rescue' from Guoshi's hands.

  He knew many powerful people, but his master was useless outside of his valley, the great witch doctor would definitely not lift a finger to save him, Dong Ling and Song Hongpao were struggling to protect themselves, Shi Yi was still recovering from his eleven injuries, let alone Lang Ya...

  Gao Jian's expression was very strange, he tilted his head and looked at Liang Xin: "Are you still thinking about hijacking? A single Haitang monk almost killed everyone here, what makes you think you can hijack?"

  Liang Xin smiled: "Dying together is also a happy thing. I have a friend who said that in the next life, there will be another good reunion."

  Gao Jian was stunned at first, then burst out laughing. Suddenly, blood gushed out of his ears, eyes, mouth and nose without warning, looking extremely terrifying in the flickering firelight. Liang Xin was shocked, momentarily losing her composure.

  Gao Jian, however, remained oblivious and continued to smile: "I won't say anything else, but when it comes to investigating cases, if I'm second, the Ninth Dragon Guard probably wouldn't have anyone dare to be first. Unfortunately... at the critical moment, I couldn't exert my strength. Liang Mòdāo, I've been waiting for you to reveal the truth to me, but you've been pretending to be stupid all along, heh heh heh!"

  Who is Gao Jian? The world's top detective, especially good at observing words and expressions! He had already discovered that Liang Xin was hiding something from him, but he hadn't expected the situation to be so severe. Considering the bond between them since childhood, he didn't ask further questions. Now that he knows his time is running out, he spoke out: "Hiding things from me is one thing, but you must tell the new Yóu Qí everything you know. Maybe it will be the key to turning the case around. If there's really no other way, then think about escaping from prison, I won't bother you."

  Liang Xin's face was filled with anxiety, but Gao Jian shook his head and comforted him in a calm tone: "Don't worry, it's fine. Later, you can help me respond to the adults on my behalf. I'm currently not feeling well, so you'll have to take over my tasks for now. These two kids, please also help me take care of them for a few years. Their abilities should be able to help you, but before going into battle, remember to knock them out first, or they'll just get in the way."

  Cucumber and grinding teeth, full of sorrow on his face, tears streaming down, biting his lips desperately, afraid that a loud cry would interrupt Gao Jian's words.

  Gao Jian furrowed his brow, thought for a moment, and finally let out a long sigh. He shook his head and laughed: "There's nothing more to say." Then, he raised his head with difficulty and glared at the two boys, shouting: "Hurry up and wrap me up! Do you want to see me die?!"

  The two children immediately responded, their hands and feet moving quickly, using the rich red cloth to wrap up Gao Jian's head, now Gao Jian had completely transformed into a large silkworm cocoon.

  Liang Xin's cry was stuck in his throat and turned into a "Uh..." He swallowed hard: "You...can't die?"

  "Go die! Stop talking nonsense!" Gao Jian's angry rebuke, loud and clear, came from inside the big red bundle...

  Cucumber instead of the master replied: "We can't die, but we need to rest and recover for a while!" Immediately, the two boys also ignored other people's shocked faces, muttered to themselves, surrounded the big red package and walked around in circles. Finally, they shouted loudly at the same time and each printed a talisman on the package.

  The red cloth wrapped around it suddenly shook, and countless ancient golden seals appeared layer by layer, then the soft and fluffy red cloth became hard inch by inch, finally turning into a bright red and hard cocoon.

  Mo Ya and Huang Gua finally let out a breath, casually finding a pit of earth that had been blasted out during the fierce battle earlier, throwing the cocoon into one of them, covering it with mud, patting their hands, Huang Gua took out another cucumber from his bosom, cutting it into three pieces, each person taking one piece...

  Liang Xinzhen was stunned, looking at the grinding teeth and then at the cucumber, stuttering to ask: "Th...this is it?"

  Mo Ya was delighted, "gnashing his teeth", and the gaps between his teeth were all green with cucumber: "It's not over yet, this shroud is going to guide the earth's energy, so it will be buried in the ground. After a while, my injuries will heal, and I'll naturally crawl out, don't worry."

  Then, Mo Ya and Huang Gua exchanged a glance, took a step forward in unison, and bowed respectfully to Liang Xin: "Brother has entrusted us to you, Master Liang. Whatever the matter is, please give your orders!"

  Liang Xin was greatly embarrassed and hastily waved his hand, laughing: "I'm only a few years older than you, it's awkward to call me Master Liang, I'll be three, you can just call me Third Brother."

  At this moment, the sky had already revealed a fish belly white. The night that exhausted his true yuan and then consumed his mental strength finally came to an end. Liang Xin stood up and moved around for a bit, but his body was in unbearable pain after exerting himself. He had been hit by the monk's palm print too miserably, and it would take some time to recover.

  Liang Xin walked up to those men in green, who smiled at him as he approached, nodding in greeting. Under the sky, there was nothing more intimate than fighting side by side, sharing life and death together!