Chapter 109: Qilin and Shang

  Fist-sized stone, greenish-yellow in color. The surface is smooth and round, without any sharp edges or corners, looking no different from a river-washed pebble that has just been picked up and wiped clean.

  Upon closer inspection, there were some strange patterns on the stone.

  Qilin and the monk suppressed their laughter, and with a serious expression said: "Everyone please calm down for a moment, and watch the old monk perform some magic tricks." As he spoke, he sat cross-legged on the ground, placed the "goose egg stone" in front of him, and then rubbed it vigorously. The stone immediately began to spin rapidly in front of him.

  Qilin was not flustered or busy, and again from his bosom he pulled out two objects. In his left hand was a soft silk handkerchief, and in his right hand was an ordinary coarse wooden ruler.

  The pebbles flew around non-stop, and Qilin gently covered the wooden bell and silk cloth on the stone with both hands trembling slightly, constantly adjusting his strength. Immediately, a strange noise came from the stone, sounding like a group of birds being strangled in the neck, chirping and chattering chaotically.

  Qilin's eyes were slightly closed, its ears tilted to listen, and its long earlobes occasionally trembled. After a good half incense stick of time, it finally laughed: "It is indeed here, please listen carefully, everyone!"

  As they spoke, the amplitude of their hand movements also increased, and after a brief commotion, a stern voice thundered in mid-air!

  "If you understand the truth, you must cut off worldly thoughts. If you understand the truth, you must eradicate worldly emotions." Did you understand, Qingmo?"

  The next voice was very vague and unclear, as if a tender female voice was begging for something.

  Suddenly, a stern voice sounded again: "Qu Qing Shi, you are already an old man who has lived a long life and your days are numbered. But Qing Mo is a rare talent with exceptional abilities, the Golden Light Great Dao is right under her feet. Do you really want to mislead her into becoming an immortal?"

  "I'll help Qingmo cut off worldly emotions. For now, she will naturally resent me, but once she understands the Tao, she will realize that today's worldly feelings are nothing more than insignificant insects and trivial matters, not worth mentioning. By then, she will thank me for what I did today."

  Liang Xin listened and at first felt a little familiar, but after a moment, his mind buzzed with a muffled sound, this stone can mimic speech!

  It was five years ago, in front of the Jiulong Temple on Kunlun Mountain, that Nanyang Zhenren had a conversation with Qingmo about eradicating worldly emotions and killing Qu Qingshi. Now, Nanyang's voice, tone, and even every word and sentence were exactly the same!

  However, this stone only emitted the voice of Nanyang Zhenren at that time. The voices of others were all "recorded" and mixed together in a chaotic manner, making it impossible to discern what was being said.

  Liang Xin followed the sound of "Nanyang". Step by step, he recalled past events. Unintentionally turning his head back, he found that his two sworn brothers were also listening with their heads down. And on Qu Qing Shi's mouth, a faint smile even appeared, as if they had completely forgotten about the current predicament. They were already fully immersed in those life-and-death experiences of the past.

  First, he pointed out and immediately argued with Qu Qing Shi, finally smiling and saying let Qu Qing Shi take action. Every word that Nan Yang Zhen Ren said was not different at all, and in the meantime, he mentioned the names of Qing Shi and Qing Mo siblings many times.

  "Nanyang's last words were: 'A good fight to the end, it was always going to be a fight to the end! You can do whatever you want, but on account of the feelings between Qingmo and me, I'll die without regrets.'"

  Liang Xin knew that after this sentence, he had snatched the evil bow from Qu Qing Shi.

  Sure, here is the translation:

  As expected, after a while, another burst of divine collision roared out from within the stone.

  Up to this point, Qilin and Shang stopped their hands: "Five years ago, the Nan Yang elder of the Dry Mountain Taoist sect and four disciples were killed by a treacherous person in front of an abandoned Jiulong Temple. The monk carefully examined the temple but did not find any direct clues, however, I unexpectedly found this 'Long Tongue Treasure'!"

  It is said that more than 2,000 years ago, the miners of the previous dynasty excavated the famous jade mine "Shu Cang" and finally found three spiritual stones at the end of the jade mine.

  These three stones are hard in texture, neither metal nor wood, and their shapes are completely identical, but the patterns on them have some differences. Later, they were identified by a connoisseur. Among the three stones, the first one has the function of recording sound, its pattern can preserve voices, named "Long Tongue". The second stone has the function of recording images, its pattern can record the surrounding scenes, named "Cold Eye". As for the third stone, no one could understand the patterns on it until the end, nor could they guess its purpose. Finally, it was given a name by the emperor of the previous dynasty with a smile, called "Confused Egg".

  Later, due to the war, "Long Tongue Cold Eye Confused Egg" fell into obscurity, and even the national teacher did not think that one of them would be found in a abandoned temple on Sune Mountain, which was the "Long Tongue".

  Liang Xin couldn't help but smile wryly, not because of the case in front of him, but because of that strange temple! The secrets within it were simply too numerous. There was Jing Fei's dying message, Liang Yier's embroidered brocade, and the Linglong Jade Box with a human head inside. In addition to the seal that could conceal the monk's treasure, there was now another "Long Tongue" that could record sound.

  At that time, the three brothers and Tianyuan had carefully searched the place. But no one noticed a common stone.

  "The Long-Tongued Gemstone can record sound, and everything that happened in the temple at that time was recorded on the gemstone. As long as it can be restored, the case of Sune Mountain will be revealed! The face of Qilin Monk already showed a faint smile: "The monk has been studying hard for several years and finally found some methods to restore sound, just showing off this small skill."

  At this time, Liang Xin suddenly laughed and instantly understood the key point:

  "Long tongue. The sound that comes out in the middle is endless. It starts from Nanyang wanting to cut off Qingmo's worldly feelings and ends with Liang Xin taking action. Moreover, only Nanyang's voice can be heard clearly throughout, while others' loud shouts, angry roars or crying scolds are all noisy and indistinguishable."

  The reason is that Qilin and Shang have not grasped the true method of restoring sound.

  Nanyang Zhenren, in order to "startle and awaken", spoke with a true yuan that focused on the sound within. At that time, his words were like thunderclaps shaking the eardrums, far exceeding the volume of others. Only then could they barely be restored by "long tongue". Finally, Liang Xin shot an arrow. Nanyang was seriously injured and his speaking strength also weakened. Relying on Qilin's method, it was impossible to restore it.

  Qilin and Shang ignored Liang Xin's laughter, and directly said: "This is the evidence. Five years ago, Nanyang Zhenren wanted to help his disciples understand the Tao, so he had to cut off their worldly emotions. Qu Qingmo disobeyed and rebelled against his master, relying on their family's evil bow, and joined forces with Qu Qingshi to ambush and kill Nanyang Zhenren. Until now, Qu Qingmo has disappeared without a trace, and it is unknown where Qu Qingshi has hidden him."

  "In the past five years, Donghai Qian has been trying his best to find Qu Qingmo. With the help of Xiu Zhengdao's methods, Qu Qingmo was able to hide for a while, but he couldn't hide forever. Sooner or later, there will be a day when he is found out, and at that time, the truth about the bitter events will be revealed."

  Here is the translation:

  "Ki Lin suddenly let out a cold laugh, his voice vast and expansive: 'So, Qu Qing Shi took advantage of Dong Hai Jian's project to secretly transport the fire thunder. He wanted to destroy Qian Shan Dao Zong in one fell swoop, and thus be done with it once and for all. Liu Yi also escaped from Ku Nai Mountain together with Qu Qing Shi, as an accomplice.'"

  Donghai Qian's eyes were fixed on Ruan and Liu, his gaze cold and menacing as he stood in the doorway, basking in the morning sunlight.

  The wooden sword of the first line of heaven smiled silently, asking Guo Shi to pass over that "long tongue" and carefully examining it, as if this case was rooted.

  Emperor Xi Zong still had that smiling face, looking at this and that without making any comment, finally casting his gaze on Liang Xin.

  Liang Xin hastily nodded and then spoke up: "National Preceptor, you've misjudged the case. The voice coming from this stone has nothing to do with today's trial."

  Qilin showed no impatience: "As I said before, the misfortunes of Nanyang and Donghai's explosion are two different cases, but they are actually related to the same case. There must be a cause before there is an effect. I have witnesses and evidence on my hands that can prove how Qu and Liu secretly transported fire thunder, dug holes and drilled wells, and finally blew up Guanri Tower. It's just that the officer said earlier that these evidences are not enough to stand alone as proof, but now that the two cases corroborate each other, they can't be wrong."

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  Liang Xin waited until he finished speaking, then waved his hand and smiled: "How can you say that? You took out this 'Long Tongue Treasure', which is clearly a warning to Donghai Gan about rebellion. I listened carefully to every word, the True Man of Nanyang wanted to help his disciple eliminate worldly emotions, so he killed an official appointed by the imperial court. According to the Great Flood Law, killing an official appointed by the imperial court is equivalent to rebellion, a crime punishable by extermination of nine clans!"

  As soon as the words fell, Donghai Qian's sect leader let out a cold hum, his eyes bursting with sharp light, staring at Liang Xin.

  Xi Zong also seemed startled and hastily waved his hand at Liang Xin, saying: "This matter is another story, the actions of the immortal family cannot be judged by the laws of the mortal world."

  Liáng Xīn replied with a sound and continued: "Your Majesty is generous and will not pursue it." Then, he turned his head to look at Qū and Liǔ: "What do you two say?"

  Qing Qing Shi raised his head and looked at him with a smile in his eyes: "That piece of stone, what he said was not different from the truth. I had already drawn my bow, but was ultimately moved by the immortal's demeanor. Qing Mo was also touched by the immortal master's kindness, so we put down our arms and parted ways amicably. Qing Mo returned to his master's side, bid farewell, and then we left this place.

  Liu Yizheng's expression turned serious as he said, "I can prove it."

  With a snort, the little palace maid behind Xi Zong laughed again, and her face turned red. The emperor turned his head and glared at her.

  Qilin Lengsha said calmly: "Sophistry!"

  Liang Xin solemnly said: "Believable". Following that, he didn't allow anyone else to say anything and loudly declared: "The Qu Qing Shi family's heirloom evil bow 'Yang Shou' is extremely powerful, but its master can only use it three times in his lifetime. It's called the Green Silk, White Hair, and No Return! Many people know about this matter, don't pretend to be ignorant!"

  Commander Shi Lin nodded from the side: "Not bad, this evil bow's name is known by many.

  Liang Xin smiled and continued, "Long tongue, retell, Nan Yang Zhen Ren once said in person that Qu Qing Shi is already 'filial to the elderly, with not many days left.' How old is Qu Qing Shi this year?"

  Qu Qing Shi raised his head and replied: "Thirty-two, with a household registration that can be checked."

  Liang Xinyue said that she felt like she had become a stern official in handling the case, and her tone was unintentionally severe: "When I saw you in Nanyang, you were only 28 years old,"

  Just as he was saying this, Qu Qing Shi corrected him in a gloomy tone: "Twenty-eight refers to sixteen years old, not twenty-eight years old."

  Liang Xing had just entered the play when he was struck by Er Ge's words, and his flirtatious expression changed as he nodded: "At that time you were twenty-eight, but Nanyang said you were an old man?"

  "In the midst of Kunlun Mountains, I encountered strong enemies one after another. In desperation, I activated Yangshou twice, losing a tremendous amount of lifespan. By the time I saw Nanyang, I was already in this state."

  Liang Xin burst out laughing: "That's it! Before you see Nanyang, you've already used the evil bow twice. If you use the evil bow against Nanyang again, you'll die! Now that you're still alive, someone says you killed Nanyang, unless you rely solely on your own strength to defeat and kill Nanyang."

  After finishing speaking, Liang Xin turned his head to look at Qilin and Shang: "Qu Qingju and Liu Yi, relying on the embroidered spring knife, killed the five-step repairman Nanyang Zhenren, as well as four disciples who had obtained the Tao, Imperial Teacher, do you believe it?"

  Qilin and Shang took a deep breath, ignoring Liang Xin, but instead looked at Qu Qing Shi: "If you didn't kill the true man of Nanyang, why did you have to hide that you had been to the abandoned temple after leaving the mountain?"

  Qu Qing Shi and Liu were also questioned by various forces after they came out of the mountain. The two brothers had a unified tone, weaving a lie that was watertight, without mentioning anything about the Nine Dragon Temple on Kunai Mountain.

  The two brothers had never mentioned to him how they fabricated the lie after leaving the mountain, and Liang Xin was shocked. Before Qu Qing Shi could speak, he sneered coldly: "That's just what you were kept in the dark about! As a officer of the Jiulong Temple, why would we need to explain everything to outsiders? Moreover, the abandoned temple is related to confidential matters, and the details have already been reported to Commander Zhang by Qu and Liu!"

  Shilin's eyes saw Liang Xin "the more argued the braver" and a smile gradually appeared on his face, but when he heard the last sentence, the smile turned into a frown, and his scalp was about to cramp.

  As expected, Xi Zong turned his head and looked at him: "Is it?"

  "Yes! This matter is chaotic and confusing, I am still investigating and have not yet found the truth. I do not dare to disturb Your Majesty before then."

  Liang Xin sneered a few times to cover up his nervousness, and looked at Guoshi: "Qu Qing Shi and Liu Yi Er, neither of them can kill Nan Yang Zhen Ren, Guoshi, your previous cause is not worth mentioning, what are you talking about consequences!"

  At this time, a red-faced old man standing behind Donghai Qian's back seemed to want to say something, but Chaoyang Zhenren slowly shook his head towards him, stopping him.

  The Heavenly Sword of the First Heaven's Tian character executed a wooden sword, and with a gentle smile, said: "Sir Officer, according to what you just said, did the National Master arrest the wrong person?"

  Liang Xin nodded: "The murderer is someone else, saying that, he took two more steps forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with Liu Yi and Qu Qing Shi. The smile on his face had a flavor that others couldn't understand, somewhat bad, but also with the kind of comfort that only comes from familiarity and intimacy: "These two green-clad ones, even if they died, it's not worth lamenting... however, if we let the real culprit go because of this, that would be a big deal!"

  Mu Li smiled and asked: "Then who is the real murderer?"

  Liang Xin's face suddenly sank, and he didn't answer but asked instead: "More than a month ago, the Tongtian Temple in Zhengzhou was razed to the ground. This case shocked both high and low officials, and they all dared to ask one question: does the old immortal know the inside story?"

  Mu Jian's expression didn't change: "This matter, Tian had already explained to the imperial court long ago. There was an evil cult that cast a spell, turning Tongchuan into a human purgatory, and turning all the citizens of the city into puppets. The heavenly gate had no choice but to take action and annihilate this place."

  Liang Xin has been busy running around lately and hasn't had time to think about this matter, but he knows in his heart that such a big thing will definitely be explained by the Xiu Zhen Dao to the imperial court, and even the words can be guessed roughly. He nodded along: "It's indeed like that, I'm just an ordinary person."

  Mù Jiàn's laughter echoed out loud: "Young Master, you're too modest. Once the two of them made their move, they forced out the true abilities of the Two Nations' Masters. Even the top-ranked elders of the First Line Heaven's List didn't have this kind of ability."

  Li Xinsong smiled awkwardly: "We are also reluctantly, helplessly doing this, but that's a later story, let's talk about it later." He then brought up the previous topic again: "I don't dare to speculate on the mysteries of the immortal world, but in these few hundred years, the world has been at peace, and the immortal path has flourished. The demons have also been recovering and growing stronger. Who knows if they can no longer be suppressed? That's why there was the disaster in Donghai and Tongchuan." Ji Shi's face was covered with a smile that seemed to be forced: "Donghai Qian is an evil path, even a three-year-old child can say that. There must be some basis for it."

  Liang Xin hummed in response, but didn't pay attention to Mu Jian, instead looking at Qi Lin and Shang: "Gu Shi, Qu Qing Shi and Liu Yi, should have already cleared their suspicions, right?"

  Qilin turned his head, with a strange expression, seemingly interested, silently staring at Liang Xin. After a while, a smile gradually appeared, ambiguously smiling: "Okay, I'll follow you, it seems I caught the wrong person."

  Liáng Xīn's voice suddenly rang out loud, almost shouting: "Why are they still locked up!" As he spoke, the Seven Star Souls surged forth, and with a wave of his hand, he broke the chains on his two brothers' hands.

  Three brothers exchanged a glance, all in silence!

  Qu Xiu Shi and Liu Yi Tuo Tuan, knelt down to thank Xi Zong for his kindness, and left Da Hong Tai directly. After going out, there were eunuchs coming to take care of them until the two brothers stood up. Liang Xin Cai then looked at Qi Lin.

  Qilin and the monk didn't wait for him to speak, turned around, and smiled at Er Guo Shi Qianhuang, who had never spoken: "The suspicion of murder is gone, but the case still needs to be continued! The officer will have a hard time next!"

  Qian Huang Leng Kou Lan, and Kirin continued: "Next, this little official will ask me why I framed Qu and Liu. I'll say that I really did think they were the real culprits. The little official will probably argue back, Kirin stiffly turned his head to look at Liang Xin.

  The atmosphere on the Dahongtai suddenly became strange and eerie, Liang Qingshu involuntarily took two steps back. Duiyi was a great master, if he wasn't afraid, he wouldn't be human.

  It wasn't until he bumped into the "Dragon Book Case" that Liang Xin finally stopped in his tracks, forcing a smile: "Not bad. This case, Guoshi handled it with too much care. Even wanting to kill all the green-clad followers of Qu Qingshi and Liu Yigong in Zhengzhou to silence them. The case is full of suspicious holes everywhere, Guoshi is also a cultivator of heavenly principles, and the righteous path is connected by the same breath. Guoshi should have helped Donghai Qian find the real culprit with all his heart, rather than hastily finding a scapegoat

  Qilin laughed comfortably, then turned his head to Qianhuang and said: "See, I told you so. The little official is not simple! What else can I say? I can only say that I am treated with courtesy by the imperial court, if we cannot hand over the murderer, both sides will go to war, which is unbearable for me. However, I am the great master of the Carefree Realm, how could I value the imperial court's favors! Next, if the little official has enough guts, he will probably ask me where my teacher came from and why I want to hide in the imperial court with six steps middle stage cultivation?" As he spoke, the old monk looked at Liang Xin as if seeking his opinion.

  Liang smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I just need to clarify the previous things, those last few sentences. The Heavenly Line, the Eight Great Heavenly Gates will ask you themselves, no need for me."

  Qilin and Shang nodded, continuing to smile: "Actually, since my junior brother was forced out of his true abilities by you, this lawsuit doesn't need to be fought anymore! The hard work I've put in these past few days has all been for nothing."

  "Could it be...? The Emperor suddenly came to Zhen Shan and snatched the position of chief judge from me, I'm afraid he must have gotten some wind of it?"

  Then, Qilin raised his head and looked at Xi Zong: "Your Majesty, just now when I came to greet you at the foot of the mountain. I told you that in the vast platform, there are many Taoist priests gathered. It looks like a fairyland, but in fact it is a dangerous place, yet you insisted on coming up

  Since he came up the mountain, Xi Zong had been restless, but now he calmed down and didn't look at Qilin, answering lightly: "The monks from all over the world have gathered here, do you still want to make a move?"

  As soon as the voice fell, Gu and Qin, who had been standing at the bottom of the stage, floated up onto the stage, while Liang Xin ran down from the stage. Commander Shi Lin's eyebrows furrowed, and he shouted in a low voice: "Come back! Escort!"

  "My dad is downstairs"

  Just then, Qilin and Shang Horan suddenly let out a chilling cold laugh, raised their withered hands, and pounced on Xi Zong!

  The two masters, Qian and Huang, rested for a while and recovered some of their strength. They launched a simultaneous attack with their twin arms shaking the air. Thunderbolts rolled in mid-air, striking towards Gu and Qin! In this life-and-death struggle between the top six masters, there was no need to consider those still in the Xuanji realm like Yizhentian and Donghai Qian.

  The two masters of the Five Elements and Three Refined Schools, who had been waiting in ambush, burst out laughing as they turned around. With a swift motion of their hands, a golden giant sword materialized in mid-air, its sharp edge slicing through the purple arcs that fell layer by layer. Meanwhile, he himself darted towards Qianhuang with the speed of a whirlwind.

  Qin's slender figure was graceful, and with a light turn, the dense fragrance wafted back, thousands of large, colorful peonies appeared in mid-air, seemingly slow. However, amidst the fluttering, a soul-stirring whistle arose, and from all directions, the Kirin and monks rushed towards him!

  Just as the Qilin and the monk were about to be engulfed by the flower array, the entire mountain town suddenly shook violently. A golden, glittering monster burst out of thin air, its jaws wide open, pouncing towards Qin Xiao.

  The monster's body is not particularly large, but it has a dragon head, deer horns, lion eyes, tiger back, bear waist, snake scales, horse hooves, and cow tail. It is clearly a qilin!

  Who would have thought that the Kirin and the monk, unexpectedly, Qin actually raised a Qilin spirit beast! At first glance, Qin was so shocked that his face turned white, and he couldn't help but call back the flower array to protect himself. In an instant, he was entangled with the spirit beast in a fierce battle.

  Qilin and Shang coldly smiled, he was in the Xianyao realm, his strength was on par with Qin's, but he also had a Qilin spirit beast that was equally matched to his own strength!

  It was as if to savor the wonderful feeling of personally strangling the emperor, Qilin didn't summon his divine powers. However, he moved with a speed as swift as lightning, pouncing on Xi Zong. Neither the old eunuchs nor Shi Lin, the commander, could react in time; their eyes couldn't even keep up with each other's movements. Just when Qilin's dry hands were about to touch Xi Zong's neck, a pair of small white hands with a hint of red appeared out of nowhere and intercepted him.

  Four hands were immediately entwined together. Xiaoyao, who loved to smile and blush, was standing in front of Xi Zong, with a cold smile hanging at the corner of her mouth!

  With a thud, Xi Zong fell back with his head raised. His face was full of shock and horror, but his mouth involuntarily asked: "Guo Shi, I treated you well, even if you turned against me, you could have escaped on your own, why do you still want to kill me?"

  And yet, the mysterious and bitter struggle is not over. Originally, he was about to rush down from the stage, but as a result, a group of Six Steps Sect masters suddenly launched an attack, and he happened to be caught up in the intense battle between Qin You and the Qilin Spirit Beast!

  A few words of idle chatter.

  This chapter's plot, Gu Shi's "self-answering" was originally mostly Liang Xin's words. Mo Dao brothers showed off their might, "Tong Tong Tong". The country teacher was speechless, very refreshing, but later on thinking about it, although it was refreshing, it wasn't realistic. A carefree realm, casually able to drop atomic bombs great master, how could he be forced by a 17-18 year old youth to the point of having no choice but to admit that he is indeed a bad egg?

  The result is deletion and restart. A set of more than 5,000 words "Tang Tang Tang" became a thousand or so words of "self-questioning and self-answering".

  You despise me, by the way, touch your pocket, if there is still any, cast a monthly vote, and shame on me for three months.

  No more drafts left, it's already three o'clock, I'm dying of sleepiness, complaining, and going crazy. Bring it on!