Chapter 175: Setting up, defending, and shooting yourself in the foot.

After waiting for three days and three nights on the Moonlight Tower, Chi Xiaochi was not very bored.

He still strictly follows the morning bell time to meditate and practice, or recite scriptures, or condense a piece of moonlight with his hands, transforming it into a sword shadow, and dancing on the floor, without the slightest consciousness of being imprisoned.

In his spare time, he also tries to test how far his voice can travel by sinking his breath and shouting in such an open place.

Once a passing bird got spooked by him and threw several bubbles of bird poop at him to show its anger.

Chi Xiaochi is laughing with his arms crossed.

When he had laughed enough, he sat down on the edge of the unobstructed thousand-foot platform, put his legs down, felt the dustless breeze blowing over the heights, and closed his eyes to refresh himself.

Duan Shujue said, "Sir, could you tell me something?"

Chi Xiaochi said, "You can rest assured about the plan. It's a bit tricky, but dragging Feast's name into it won't be a problem."

"No." Duan Shujue said, "I want you to say something else, do something else. Not for my sake, but for your own."

Chi Xiaochi was stunned, then lost his smile.

Duan Shujue's person, indeed, as written in the book, is calm and upright, warm and moist like jade, obviously a sword cultivator, but very much a few points of Confucian benevolence and innocence.

Chi Xiaochi asked him a question, "If there was no need to pay a price and live again in a new life with your memories, would you have laid your hands on Yan Jinhua earlier."

"Living a new life, each person's choice may not be the same. If he can repent, I naturally don't need to add to the killing." Duan Shujue replied seriously, "But if he has other plans, I will never be compatible. Even for the sake of Brother Ye, I need to properly protect myself."

"...... But." Duan Shujue added, "If at the time of the public trial, there is really nothing I can do to return to Heaven, I will choose to flee the mountain and go to Brother Ye."

"Fame don't want it?"

Duan Shujue said, "Without him, what fame would I have? Heaven and earth are furnaces, and all things are copper. I would rather be transformed into a furnace of copper juice with him and not be separated from him, than cause him to come up the mountain to save himself and repeat the mistakes of his last life."

Chi Xiaochi says, "Okay. I remember."

Duan Shujue lost his smile and said, "Sir, you are still talking about what happened to me."

Chi Xiaochi said, "I'm not important."

Duan Shujue said, "But you are important to 'him'."

Chi Xiaochi said, "You know again?"

Duan Shujue wrote word for word: "When the Master looks at you from behind, his expression is like enjoying the moon."

Chi Xiaochi laughs, "You're still a poet."

Duan Shujue said mildly, "I'm just being honest."

Chi Xiaochi said, "He can't say he's looking at you."

Duan Shujue said, "Sir, why deceive yourself."

Chi Xiaochi doesn't hide it, saying, "Because I like him."

One of the obvious after-effects of liking this thing, which has endless good and bad effects, is intellectual retardation.

And Chi Xiaochi needs to be sane enough to cope with what happens next.

Early in the morning of the fourth day, when the sunlight Fang Cai powdered the green mountains, there were several sword qi coming from the west.

Headed by Su Yun.

He and Duan Shujue personal relationship is not bad, to his character is also willing to trust, but all that happened in the Butterfly Valley is too confusing, he did not know what attitude to face Duan Shujue, so he had to do business, in order to collect the distractions in his mind: "The public trial began, take Duan Shujue."

He made Duan Shujue take an elixir that restrained his kung fu body before he shared a sword with him and brought him down to the Mingyue Building.

The public trial will be held at Phoenix Terrace.

The inner disciples on the mountain, totaling more than 1,300, had gone to watch the trial.

Wen Yujing's unexplained disappearance triggers a furor in the mountains.

Although he loves to travel, but never on the way to get rid of the demon rashly leave the reason, coupled with the umbrella sword lost, white robe stained with blood, people have to be alarmed.

Ren Tingfeng has ordered a news blackout, but for some reason, it's not working.

Rumors in the mountains are endless, people are terrified, all said Duan Shujue wolf ambition, joint venomous snake, regicide and treason, and even some people will Ye Jiming and the evil venom in the Misty Butterfly Valley confused, rumor has it that Duan Shujue originally intended to and the venomous snake inside and outside the net, to go to the practitioners of the net, I did not expect to scheme by the Wen Xiao Shi Shu to break, Duan Shujue can only go against the norms of life! Duan Shujue had to go against the norms of morality and kill, said with a nose and eyes, as if carrying a monitor, drilling in the crotch of the master and disciple two full follow the camera.

Chi Xiaochi thinks with his appendix and knows which calf did it.

So, when he was escorted to the Phoenix, he was in a fairly stable state of mind.

In contrast, Yan Jinhua was in a more emotional mood, even wanting to sing "Good Day".

As a key witness against Duan Shujue, he had been working hard for three whole days, waiting for a critical strike to pull Duan Shujue down from the peak and break him into pieces.

He was without his little brother, without the sword in the stone, without his disciple, without the elixir refined by the mountain ghost, and with his plan to take one step to abolish it, his mentality had long since crumbled to pieces.

Now, his desire to see Duan Shujue fall on his sword for once had far exceeded his quest for mission completion.

Jingxu Peak five monarchs are sitting on the high platform, disciples see that the hour is approaching, also stopped the noise, waiting for the public trial to begin.

After the bell had rung three times, Chi Xiaochi knelt down on one knee, his eyebrows lowered in obeisance.

Because of the disappearance of his junior brother, the red cloud son has been sleepless for several nights, now on Duan Shujue, although the tone has tried to maintain calm, but it is also difficult to hide the coldness: "Duan Shujue, three days ago, the matter of the Mystic Butterfly Valley, I would like to listen to, how do you say."

Chi Xiaochi then told the whole story, the strange and strange nature of the Moxie Formation, Wen Yujing's disappearance, and Ye Jiming's rescue from danger, all of which were answered truthfully and without any falsification.

When it came to Ye Jiming, the viper that came out halfway, Akumiko frowned.

He asked, "This demonic creature is known to you?"

Chi Xiaochi replied, "Yes."

There was a subtle murmur of cross talk among the disciples.

"Did you make friends only after you entered the mountain, or did you know each other in the old days?"

Chi Xiaochi replied, "An old acquaintance."

"Where do you know each other?"

Chi Xiaochi said clearly, "Jingxu Peak, Fishing Pool."

Yan Jinhua: "......"

He was waiting for Duan Shujue to lie, such as claiming that he and the viper had not known each other for a long time, or did not know each other at all, so that he would be able to hold the evidence in his hands and go up and slap his face, but Duan Shujue was honest in every word, and just as he was about to continue to listen to the story to look for errors and omissions, he was indirectly named by Duan Shujue.

Obviously an active opportunity, instantly turned passive, Yan Jinhua a mouthful of air blocked in the chest, not up and down, suffocated a little want to roll their eyes.

To know, although he has already reported to the red cloud son and other Jun long report, Ye Jiming is for Duan Shujue privately raised in the fishery light pool of things, can prove that the two people close personal friendship, said that there is no early collusion, but the other disciples do not know about this matter.

Everyone roared, and skeptical glances were cast at Yan Jinhua.

Fisherman's Pool? Does this have anything to do with Yan Jinhua?

Inadvertently becoming the center of attention, Yan Jinhua's face burned and his back tingled.

But he quickly calmed down.

The snake tooth necklace around Duan Shujue's neck is hard evidence of their prior acquaintance.

Wen Yujing has been arrested and is unlikely to come back to protect Duan Shujue.

Duan Shujue Even if he wants to throw dirt, how is he going to prove that he himself is a white lotus flower with a clean slate?

Thinking about it, Yan Jinhua felt that he was as stable as an old dog this time, and could totally lie down to win and abuse the spring.

After all, it's incredibly hard for a person to prove that they haven't done something.

He came out of the line with a flourish, fell to the ground, and acted as if he was in pain: ''Master, please allow me to report. It is true that due to a moment of kindness, I took in the injured Duan Shujue privately, violating the rules of Jingxu Peak. However, Master always teaches us that we should have good intentions and fulfill the Heavenly Law. Duan Shujue is a shark, also born between heaven and earth, have heart and feelings, disciple see him poor, so for no reason to have excess compassion, but do not want to lead the wolf into the house, actually, actually did not know that he would have this kind of bold ......"

This kind of self-congratulation, not only gave Yan Jinhua himself an aura of a saint with thousands of watts, but also revealed Duan Shujue's true identity to the world.

Red Cloud Zi's face changed, slightly inclining his head and closing his eyes.

The disciples, on the other hand, directly exploded their camp.

...... sharks?

Duan Shujue is a shark?

Then why did he enter the mountain? Is he really a wolf?

From time to time, gossip reaches Chi Xiaochi's ears.

He had heard all sorts of rumors for a long time, and he would not take any of them to heart, but would just take them as introductions.

But he perceived that his right hand was clenching unconsciously, and the tip of his thumb was gradually filling with blood against it.

...... These words, these arguments, Duan Shujue s last life shrunk inside the alchemy room, has heard enough.

And what happened next was a nightmare so deep in his mind that he was always stunned for a long time when he dreamed at midnight and when he was awake.

He had to face the same situation in his new life, did he mean that he had to face the same situation again? To get Brother Ye killed again?

Instead of that, then ......

Chi Xiaochi doesn't move like a mountain.

He said to Duan Shujue, "Calm down."

Duan Shujue writes with his thumb on the side of his finger, "...... Yes."

Chi Xiaochi said, "Trust me."

After a moment, he felt the tight grip of his hand lighten.

"If the situation cannot be undone, then let them meet the mob Duan Shujue." Chi Xiaochi knelt steadily in place, "For now, I'll let Yan Jinhua meet the unruly Chi Xiaochi first."

He raised his head and looked calmly at the men on the stage.

He had already informed Chiyunzi of his identity long ago, so all these Jun Changs on stage already knew Duan Shujue's identity as a shark and would not feel much shock.

On the other hand, Yan Jinhua is still speaking with his mouth full of words, his tongue is running all over the place, and he is silently giving him big hats after big hats: "Duan Shujue was raised by me in the Fishing Light Pond, and he was benefited by Jingxu Peak, and he was taught by Master Wen, but he does not think of repaying him, and does not respect his master! A few days ago, disciple was first unjustly killed for no reason, suffered a lot of humiliation; after the sky descended Xuan Thunder, fell on the Hui Shou Peak, perhaps it is the heaven's warning ......"

Chi Xiaochi listened quietly as he finished his fart.

To be able to refine a cheek to be so thick, Ru Pi Niang is really a talent.

When he finished speaking, Duan Shujue Fang Cai bowed respectfully, then tilted his head back to look directly at Yan Jinhua and calmly said, ''Yes. A few months before the Sword Festival began, Senior Banquet saved Duan Shujue from a fire, and he has shown great kindness to Duan Shujue. Duan Mou will never forget this favor."

...... This is a warm tone, but said Yan Jinhua inexplicably goosebumps.

It's an illusion, isn't it?

Duan Shujue suddenly met with a change of heart, and was directly put on the bright moon building imprisonment, there is no one to give him the idea of a time to annihilate the evidence, no one can give him proof, just rely on his elm brain, how to turn the tide?

Yan Jinhua had a clear idea in his mind, and then his mouth got tough: "Yes, you should have done that, and I taught you the same thing, but did you really do it? But have you really done it? Have you taken it to heart?"

...... I'll fuck you up robo-legs.

Chi Xiaochi no longer took his words and looked at Red Cloud Zi, "Since Senior Banquet has testified against me, I think he must have already submitted all the evidence to Senior Uncle?"

Chiyunzi nodded slightly to show his acquiescence.

Chi Xiaochi nodded once, "This is a public trial, in front of all the senior brothers and honored elders, can you hand these over to Book Jie, so that Book Jie can observe them for a moment or two, or defend himself."

Yan Jinhua would like to say, "Defend your ass, pull it out and chop it up." Unfortunately, he can't make the call here, and if he goes too far, he'll look a lot like those brainless villains who jump around in some of the books.

He's been trying to be a pushy villain since.

So he had a good idea and pleaded on Duan Shujue's behalf, "Please ask the master to produce physical evidence so that this son will willingly confess to his crimes, and also to prove that what my disciple says is true."

Red Cloud Zi then asked Su Yun, who was beside him, to bring those snake scales and moults attached to the evil qi to Duan Shujue.

In public, with countless pairs of eyes staring at him, there was no need to worry about what he was up to and what shenanigans he was doing.

Yan Jinhua even hoped that Duan Shujue's IQ would suddenly go negative and he would do what a stupid motherly protagonist should do, such as destroying these things immediately to avoid implicating his best friend Ye Jiming.

However, while he was thinking about it, Duan Shujue put the things down and said warmly, "Disciple has already observed and viewed it, many thanks to Master."

Yan Jinhua was disappointed.

...... fuck.

Chi Xiaochi knelt down again and turned his gaze to Ren Tingfeng: "Dare I ask Master Ren, what was the age of that viper you saw that day?"

Ren Tingfeng do not have to think back, opened his mouth and said: "All demons, looks are not enough to believe. But he has a strong demon breath, human breath is not enough, the adult period is afraid of less than two years; on the age of the snake, vipers have the spirit, often nourished by the Tao of Heaven, if the talent is outstanding, obscurity early, perhaps in the ordinary people and the crown of the time when it will become human form."

When Red Cloud Zi heard this, his mind moved slightly in thought.

"Senior has probably checked, these snake molts and scales do have a venomous snake's breath on them, and they have the same breath as the venomous snake that appeared in the Mystic Butterfly Valley on that day." Chi Xiaochi's attitude was extremely gentle, "But has Senior Uncle ever recognized these snake scales and moults, how old are they?"

Upon hearing this, Chiyunzi immediately asked Su Yun to retrieve the snake's shed and scales and study them in detail.

Ren Tingfeng previously only focused on distinguishing the breath, did not specifically observe this thing, got a word of advice, and then pay attention to look, immediately noticed the wrong: "This is the ...... scales of young vipers and young vipers of the molt?"

...... young vipers?

Yan Jinhua's head spun for a few moments, unable to digest what this judgment actually meant.

In his impression, Ye Jiming was always a small one, only the size of a plate of mosquito coils, so when he searched the Fishing Pool and found small pieces of snake scales and narrow transparent snake molts, he did not suspect anything, but he did not know that Ye Jiming was only used to wrapping himself around Duan Shujue's arm and playing with him, so that he often kept the appearance of a small snake.

Whenever the scales of metamorphosis, he will be hidden in the forest, a little rubbing the tree molt, for fear that the fish scared fried scales, the future are not different from him to play.

But underneath, the disciples who were a little faster in their thinking already understood, and quietly told their guesses to the people around them.

Red Cloud Zi exchanged gazes with a few others for a few moments, his heart was clear, and he turned to scold Yan Jinhua: "Kneel down!"

Yan Jinhua 莫名："...... Master?"

"What is your explanation?" Red Cloud Zi threw that snake scale and snake molt in front of his eyes and questioned in a cold voice, "All you found in the Fishing Light Pool was a young viper snake molt, but Duan Shujue had only been at Jingxu Peak for a few months before the Sword Meeting. You should tell us how he colluded with a viper that lived in the Fishing Light Pool long ago."

Yan Jinhua's face changed drastically, and he turned his head towards Duan Shujue, the words of Fang Cai coming to his mind.

"I know him from the old days."

"Acquainted with each other at Jingxu Peak, Fishing Light Pool."

"A few months before the start of the sword meeting, Senior Banquet Brother saved Duan Mou from fire and water, and he has great kindness in Duan Mou ......"

He's been setting himself up, consciously or unconsciously, from the beginning!

Step by step, he coaxed himself to admit that he had taken in Duan Shujue months earlier, but the snake molts he handed over were from young vipers between 8 and 10 years old.

Doesn't this step by step indicate that, in terms of collusion, one's own collusion with Ye Jiming is more likely?

But he simply couldn't deny the hole that Duan Shujue had dug for him earlier now, or else it would be even more difficult to say.

What does he intend to do by adopting the Shark and the Black Snake early?

Why did he lie earlier?

How did he find the injured little shark? If the investigation is done one by one, will it be traced back to the fact that he secretly tipped off the Demon Hunters to kill Duan Shujue's parents?

Yan Jinhua's head instantly swelled several times, panicked and kneeled down, anxiously defended, "Master, all the masters! There must be some misunderstanding here, the snake scales and snake molts I found are only part of it, there must be other ...... in the Fishing Light Pool."

As soon as the words left his mouth, seeing Red Cloud Zi s even darker face, Yan Jinhua was shocked to realize that something was wrong, and he couldn t wait to slap his own mouth.

The fact that we have already found the shed of a young snake proves that Ye Jiming has been hiding in Jingxu Peak for a long time, so even if we find a bigger one, what's the point?

Yan Jinhua was aghast in his heart, his face turning blue: ''Master! This must be Duan Shujue's intention to slander me! I've never seen this viper before! Perhaps the snake dived into the Fishing Light Pool early to scout the way for him! I don't know, I really don't know! Or ...... or, this snake scale was left behind by Duan Shujue on purpose to frame the disciple ......"

Chi Xiaochi eyes downcast.

That's a good guess, adding ten points to IQ and currently scoring minus fifty, with plenty of room for improvement.

Before leaving the Fishing Pond, Chi Xiaochi, after Duan Shujue had exhausted himself and gone to sleep, specially searched the entire Fishing Pond, sweeping it inside and out, collecting and destroying all the scales and moults of the snakes that had fallen off after Ye Jiming was ten years old, leaving only the moults and scales of the snakes that were less than ten years old.

He has thus planted an early button for himself to solve the problem, and opened a door to a dead end for Yan Jinhua.

And Yan Jinhua not to be expected, a slam dive in, but also think they have taken a big advantage of the opportunity, joyfully cited to report.

The so-called demolition of the lie, just let his complete system of lies in the emergence of a trace of unexplainable loopholes, the next, it is devastating, the whole situation collapsed.

Chi Xiaochi said, "Senior Feast Brother, dare I ask, when did you discover this object?"

Yan Jinhua originally carefully prepared a set of rhetoric was completely overturned, as if all night long to prepare for the final exams, sent down the paper only to realize that they reviewed the wrong book, panic to the extreme, opened his mouth and said: "It was after that day with the Wen master uncle competition! I saw you wear that snake tooth necklace at all times, my heart was suspicious, so I went to question ...... it."

Red Cloud Zi's eyes have gone cold, "Yan Jinhua, you didn't say that at first. When you told me, you said that you found the snake scales and Fang Cai went to Hui Shou Peak to question Shu Jie."

Yan Jinhua's face had turned from iron blue to pig liver color: "Apprentice, apprentice is exactly what I meant. As Master said, I found the snake scales and was suspicious in my mind, so ......"

Chi Xiaochi interrupted him, "Senior Feast Brother, Senior Brother still has questions he would like to ask, may I?"

Yan Jinhua wanted to jump on him and stuff his mouth with a sock.

Chi Xiaochi didn't care about his eyes that wanted to kill, and slowly said, "Dare I ask, on the day that the Mystic Butterfly Valley got rid of the vipers, Senior Banquet was in the Moxie Formation, and which Senior Brother was traveling with him?"

Yan Jinhua was on the verge of vomiting blood.

He has figured out that Duan Shujue is not a good person, the so-called killing people to kill their hearts, but it is just like that!

Ren Tingfeng took the lead in shaking his head, and one by one, he scanned over the disciples who had gone with him that day.

Yan Jinhua is not a challenging force, it is normal to get lost in the formation, as long as you make sure you don't die, so whether he is there or not is not a concern for all the disciples.

But now that the sights were exchanged, he realized that he had disappeared alone in the formation for a long time.

Yan Jinhua, who had his countertop dismantled by Chi Xiaochi, practically screamed, "Duan Shujue!"

Diao Min Chi Xiaochi had a warm and gentle face, "What is the matter with summoning Senior Brother?"

Yan Jinhua forced himself to say, "I was just separated from the road, you were traveling with Master Wen, and when Master Wen disappeared and you were still holding the bloody robe in your hand, how are you going to explain that!"

Chi Xiaochi said, "It is true that the Master disappeared for no apparent reason. For what reason, I really don't know. But I firmly believe that with his ability, he will return."

Yan Jinhua seems to have seen a ray of light.

In modern PR, isn't Duan Shujue's move what's known as co-sinking and then practicing delaying tactics to try to buy more time.

Yan Jinhua didn't care about low or not low or not low, and said with a pained heart, kowtowing as if pounding garlic, ''Master! Duan Shujue's words are in no way credible! The shark is not a human being, exceptionally cunning, he just wants to let the master and master uncles misunderstanding in me, and then use flowery words to lure the master and master uncles to relax their vigilance, once the plan is accomplished, he will certainly take the opportunity to escape! Once the plan is accomplished, he will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to escape! Please master and uncle to understand, return my innocence ah!"

The disciples looked at each other.

Right now, the situation has developed into a headless case in which both the public and the private sector have their reasons.

But that was the best Chi Xiaochi could do on his own.

A pool of water has been stirred up a muddy, the red cloud son will not rush to judgment, and even likely to even Yan Jinhua together detained.

How could Yan Jinhua not think of this?

And at this critical moment, do not want to be dragged into the water, he burst out of the full desire to survive, a pass of analysis fierce as a tiger: "Wen master uncle weapons lost, life and death is unknown, this is the focus of this case, is not it! Duan Shujue first said the viper thing, change the topic, and said that the disciple that day alone, is not trying to do everything possible to get rid of the crime of matricide!"

He turned to Chi Xiaochi and colorfully said, "You're sharp-tongued, tell me instead, where did Uncle Wen go!?"

"...... Well, that's a good question."

As soon as his words fell, a weak but still unabashedly clear voice came from the crowd.

The sound was so familiar that the five monarchs on the stage suddenly changed in color and got up, looking towards the crowd.

Chi Xiaochi, who had planned to have a few words with Yan Jinhua and then wait for the adjournment of the court, suddenly turned white, his back stiffened, and he did not even dare to turn back his head for a while.

In the steeply silent Phoenix stage, Wen Yujing, dressed in white, carrying a wooden box, slowly stepped along the jade steps from bottom to top.

In just a few days, he is thin and pale a lot, long hair is just a simple bundle, white clothes are better than snow, a little dyed red, but the person is not better than light clothes, it seems that at any time the wind will be dissipated. A horrible bright red whip marks from the scattered front lapel climbed up his neck, extending all the way to the cheeks above, lips pale, the corners of the eyes slightly red.

His usual cool and reserved demeanor was reduced a bit, and there was more mockery in his tone, "Senior nephew Fei Yan, why don't you explain it properly to all the senior brothers, how about it?"

With those words, he threw the wooden box in his hand to the ground.

A head emitting a strong demonic aura rolled out of the ruptured box and met Yan Jinhua face to face.

Yan Jinhua was appalled by several jumps in just a few seconds, and is now paralyzed on the ground, gasping for breath, unable to utter a single syllable.

He easily came back to his senses and inwardly screamed furiously, "System! System! What's going on here?!"

A quiet.

Yan Jinhua : "...... system?"

When did the system ...... start to run out of sound?

Why is the warehouse grayed out? Why can't I click on it?

Why?

While Yan Jinhua was terrified, a wisp of transparent energy that had been quietly accompanying Chi Xiaochi since half a day ago touched his lips, smiled silently and gently, and then gradually dissipated into nothingness.