At the wooden shed.
Niu Niu wasn’t sleeping.
Seeing Li Ping'an and the others return, he ran over, full of curiosity, “Boss, Hei Hei, was Xianyan Sect fun?”
Hei Hei bared his dog teeth, “Fun my ass, I was scared to death, my tail still can’t wag.”
Niu Niu: “Boss, what’s going on? The squad leader was scared into such a coward?”
Li Ping'an said, “Simply put, we saw an old man.”
“Perhaps that old man was very powerful, but he didn’t do anything, yet he scared Hei Hei like that.”
Niu Niu became smug, “All in all, the squad leader is too timid. This is a sign of insufficient strength and lack of confidence!”
“If this bull were to meet him, I’d show you what truly deserves the words ‘awesome’!”
Hei Hei rolled his eyes, “Alright, that old man is coming tomorrow. Don’t you dare hide in fear…”
The night passed without incident.
The next day.
Da Huang returned.
He told Li Ping'an that Wang Family Village had been peaceful all night, and Wang Sanshi had also taken people to Outer Gate Spirit City.
“Then let’s sit down and wait for the show.”
Li Ping'an rubbed the dog’s head, moved a stone over, and sat down.
Hei Hei, Niu Niu, and Da Huang all imitated him, bringing over stones and sitting in a row with Li Ping'an, perfectly like spectators.
Li Ping'an looked at the stones and their awkward sitting postures, “Comfortable?”
Hei Hei: “Uncomfortable.”
Da Huang: “It’s poking me.”
Niu Niu: “My balls hurt…”
Outer Gate Spirit City, Elder Hall.
Wang Sanshi arrived and, as instructed by Lu Yijian, recounted the events.
Upon hearing this news,
Elder Xiahou Ren, who was in charge, immediately led the official Disciples and two other Elders to Jiang Family Village.
After seeing the corpses near the Jiang Family Village archway and examining the cause of death,
Xiahou Ren’s expression tightened, and he pondered, “The fierce creature hidden here is terrifying. We are probably not its match. Elder Lin, quickly go to the Immortal Sect to request assistance. The rest of you, retreat and guard this place!”
“Yes.” Elder Lin nodded, stepping on his Flying Sword and soaring towards Xianyan Sect.
Approximately the time it takes for an incense stick to burn,
From Xianyan Sect, more than a dozen figures arrived on their swords, and Lu Yijian was among them.
With their arrival,
Xiahou Ren walked up to an old man, cupped his hands in a respectful salute, and said with reverence, “Xiahou Ren, the Elder in charge of the Elder Hall of Outer Gate Spirit City, greets Elder Mu.”
“Dispense with the formalities.” Elder Mu gently waved his hand.
He cast his gaze upon the corpses and said, “Were these corpses killed by the fierce creature hidden in Jiang Family Village?”
Xiahou Ren nodded, “This is how they were when we arrived. According to Wang Sanshi, that is indeed the case.”
“There’s also another person over there, his name is Li Ping'an. He saw it with his own eyes last night.”
Elder Mu nodded slightly.
Then he looked towards Li Ping'an’s side, and seeing the three little fellows lined up neatly, he was immediately surprised, “These beasts are quite obedient.”
Following that, Elder Mu instructed a Disciple beside him, “Go call that boy over.”
“Yes.” That person flew out and came to Li Ping'an’s side, “Boy, Elder Mu wants you to come over.”
“He is the Third Elder of Xianyan Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall, a person of noble status and high position. Do not lose your life by being impolite!”
After speaking, he left directly.
Li Ping'an rubbed the dog’s head and whispered, “There are too many experts over there. All of you wait here.”
He stood up and walked forward.
He was a little worried in his heart, as the Great Protector had not yet arrived.
Jiang Family Village.
Li Ping'an arrived nearby.
Before he could do anything, Lu Yijian said coldly, “Wang Sanshi said you personally saw the fierce creature kill people last night. Is this true?”
“If you know, then speak truthfully. Dare to utter a single lie, and I’ll take your lowly life!”
Li Ping'an became scared and anxious, “I, I, I, I’ll tell the truth, really tell the truth, don’t kill me, please don’t kill me.”
Elder Mu spoke, “Don’t be afraid. Just describe what the fierce creature you saw last night looked like.”
Li Ping'an took a deep breath.
He deliberately made it seem like he was calming himself.
Only when he saw the Great Protector’s slowly approaching figure in the distance did he speak, “Elder Senior, I have been near Jiang Family Village recently.”
“I can confirm that there is no fierce creature here at all!”
Hmm?
Hearing this,
Lu Yijian frowned slightly, and a murderous intent flickered in his eyes.
Li Ping'an looked at Lu Yijian and said, “Immortal Master Lu, your gaze is too terrifying. Did I say something wrong?”
With that single sentence,
Everyone’s gaze fell upon Lu Yijian.
Lu Yijian’s face was grim, “How would this Young Master know if you said something wrong or not?”
“How could you not know?” Li Ping'an feigned anxiety, “Last night, you were clearly the one who killed so many people and threw them in Jiang Family Village.”
“You even specifically instructed me to lie to all the Elders, saying that I personally saw the fierce creature kill people. Have you forgotten? You even made me take poison.”
“You told me to tell the truth, so quickly give me the antidote.”
Everyone frowned.
Lu Yijian’s face was icy, and murderous intent flickered in his eyes, “How dare you frame me? What audacity!”
He raised his palm, and a surge of spiritual power burst forth, charging directly towards Li Ping'an.
“How dare you?!”
The Great Protector arrived, and that shout was truly like a Nine Heavens thunderclap, echoing through a thousand mountains and valleys, startling everyone.
In the distance.
Hei Hei ran into the wooden shed.
Da Huang followed him in.
Niu Niu followed close behind, “It’s really so scary~”
Here.
A spiritual energy barrier suddenly appeared, enveloping Li Ping'an.
“Buzz~”
Lu Yijian’s attack landed, blocked by the barrier.
The Great Protector took a step and was already close. Everyone’s expressions changed in surprise, and they all bowed, “Greetings, Great Protector!”
Including Elder Mu, everyone respectfully bowed.
“Dispense with the formalities.” The Great Protector gently flicked his sleeve, his gaze falling on Lu Yijian, and said indifferently, “Lu Yijian, you want to destroy Jiang Family Village to vent your anger, and you killed so many innocent people. Aren’t you being too ruthless?!”
Lu Yijian’s face was grim, and he shook his head, “Disciple did not. Great Protector, please don’t readily believe lies.”
“Lies? Haha.” The Great Protector laughed twice, “Li Ping'an and Wang Sanshi both personally saw you kill people.”
“You even used an evil item like the Thousand Corpse Insect Pill to threaten them, making them fabricate the lie that Jiang Family Village harbored a fierce creature. Do you dare say you didn’t?”
Lu Yijian’s face grew even uglier, “No, these are all their baseless fabrications. They are framing me.”
Wang Sanshi stepped forward.
He knelt on the ground and said, “Elders, Seniors, my Wang Family Village has always been threatened by Lu Yijian.”
“Dozens of lives of our Wang Family Village Disciples have been harmed by him. I still have poison in my body, and every so often, Lu Yijian gives me a little antidote.”
“If you don’t believe me, you can search his person. He must still have this poison and the antidote on him!”
“Haha.” Lu Yijian laughed in extreme anger, “You two are really good at making things up.”
“I am the Personal Disciple of Jian Ming Peak’s Head. Do you think that with just these mere lies, you can harm this Young Master?!”
Elder Mu and the others remained silent.
On one side was Jian Ming Peak, on the other was the Great Protector.
Although they were law enforcement officers, they could not afford to offend either.
The Great Protector stood with his hands behind his back and said lightly, “Search him.”
Lu Yijian naturally did not want to be searched. He suddenly crushed a Jade Slip, “Master, save me!”
As the Jade Slip shattered, a phantom figure, accompanied by rolling pressure, condensed in the Void Realm.
This was a Divine Thought Incarnation. As long as it wasn’t killed on the spot, everything it saw could be transmitted to the main body for full knowledge.
Moreover,
A Divine Thought Incarnation also possessed terrifying power, serving as a protective talisman for important Disciples of major powers.
Seeing such a method,
Li Ping'an couldn’t help but feel greatly fortunate that he hadn’t rashly tried to kill Lu Yijian last night.
Otherwise, the consequences would truly have been unimaginable…