650: Revised: Chapter 22 Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone 650: Revised: Chapter 22 Borrowing a Knife to Kill Someone Chen Jingxuan thought for a long time, but he was powerless to refute.
He indeed had many opportunities to say this, but back then, he always felt that time was still early, and the future was long.
So he chose to wait a little longer.
Wait a little longer…
How many regrets in life come from this?
“You don’t need to lecture me.”
The young State Preceptor waved his sleeve, said unhappily, “Xie Xuanyi, are you much better than me?
If Qihu finds out about your identity, he’ll definitely fight to the death with you for his sister!”
A single sentence countered directly.
Xie Xuanyi sat in front of the green jade table, silently picked up the teacup, using tea instead of wine.
In this matter, he indeed had no right to criticize Chen Jingxuan.
“So you’re feigning illness here to cover things up…
If I were you, I couldn’t tolerate the Taoist being so deceitful.”
Xie Xuanyi thought for a while, then said seriously, “I will definitely make Chong Kan pay the price.”
“That’s the difference between you and me.
Sitting in this position, one has to consider many things…
You can’t just ignore everything and rush to kill the Taoist in anger, can you?”
Chen Jingxuan said softly, “But there’s one thing you and I have in common.
I will also make Chong Kan pay the price, but not now.”
He slowly pushed out the second Golden Scroll on the green jade table.
Xie Xuanyi probably understood why Chen Jingxuan was so weak.
This guy hadn’t been using the Roundness Instrument sparingly.
“With the Southern Border Demon Cleansing imminent, Ren Shou Palace has ordered you to go south, Da Sui Sword Palace will definitely oppose.”
Chen Jingxuan said solemnly, “Although the Holy Empress hasn’t appeared, many forces in the Imperial City are waiting for Da Sui Sword Palace’s ‘retaliation’…
Tonight I’m sending Sang Zheng to avoid escalating conflicts.”
Xie Xuanyi could foresee.
If the senior brother suppresses the holy decree, the situation will evolve into something unimaginable.
“This Demon Cleansing isn’t as simple as it seems.”
Chen Jingxuan said, “After you fell into the North Sea, I’ve been investigating the truth from ten years ago…
not just about the Imperial City assassination case.”
Xie Xuanyi’s heart tightened.
His voice hoarse, “Are you talking about the Moon Hidden Realm…”
Chen Jingxuan shook his head, saying gently, “In this matter, I believe you are innocent.
What I’m more curious about is the ‘turmoil’ that occurred after the Moon Hidden Realm assassination case.”
The Moon Hidden Realm case brought extreme chaos to the entire Imperial City.
The Beast Keep of the Great Chu Royal Family was sabotaged, many beasts escaped from bondage, some fled far, some wreaked havoc in the city, the whole Imperial City was ignited, fire spread…
Xie Xuanyi had seen this scene in the Divine Sea, these two incidents happening simultaneously, it was truly too coincidental.
Jiang Huang was the “fortunate one” who escaped in this chaos.
“Over the years, I’ve investigated the Imperial City Department’s secret scrolls.”
Chen Jingxuan said, “The ‘turmoil’ from ten years ago was quelled by the Holy Empress using thunderous methods…
However, after the turmoil ended, the Imperial City Department’s records of this matter were mere scribbles.
This turmoil was defined as an ‘accidental event’, the then Imperial City Chief and the Sandalwood Clothes Guard commander were severely punished due to this major fault and were exiled to the border.”
Xie Xuanyi shook his head, “The traces are too heavy.”
In his view, this was evidently the Holy Empress clearing out dissidents upon ascending the throne, all “impure” individuals would be stripped of their wings.
“History is just a little girl being scribbled on by anyone.”
Chen Jingxuan smiled with lowered eyes, “Finding the truth from ten years ago in the Imperial City Department’s secret scrolls…
is practically impossible.
However, I did discover something interesting.”
Xie Xuanyi’s Divine Thought entered the Golden Scroll.
A small figure clothed in a large white cloak, quite celestial in appearance, entered the Heart Sea following Divine Thought.
Chen Jingxuan said, “This is Daoist Bai He’s first disciple under Yin Mountain White Ghost, Ren Zhong.”
Xie Xuanyi’s expression was blank, “I know.”
He remembered the faces of all disciples under Yin Mountain White Ghost.
“The night before the Moon Hidden Realm assassination case, Ren Zhong appeared outside the Imperial City.”
Chen Jingxuan lowered his voice, “Interesting…
Emperor Chu always hated Evil Cultivators.
Before the Holy Empress came to power, Southern Border Evil Cultivators didn’t dare venture north.
Even those lowly realm ghost cultivators couldn’t survive in Ten Thousand Great Mountains, forced to flee to Da Chu Dynasty, hoping to find luck and occupy a mountain, wouldn’t dare step into Central State…
These Evil Cultivators seemed fierce and ruthless, but the higher their realm, the more they cherished their lives.
An “Great Practitioner” like Ren Zhong dared show up near the Imperial City?
“He was already at the Fifteenth Realm of Yin God.”
Chen Jingxuan squinted his eyes, “Cultivating to this point is quite difficult.
Even if Ren Zhong went mad, wanting to see the scenery of Central State, Bai He probably wouldn’t agree…”
There was only one possibility.
Before Emperor Chu’s collapse, the Imperial City had already tacitly allowed the presence of “Ghost Cultivators.”
Ren Zhong’s appearance was not accidental, but inevitable.
“I know you’ve lost a lot of memories.”
Chen Jingxuan looked at the young man before him, asking with concern, “Think carefully, do you still remember what happened after you escaped the Imperial City back then?”
Xie Xuanyi fell silent, pressing his forehead hard.
He tried to recall what happened after Chi Lin sent him onto the carriage…
In the darkness, it seemed he heard intense fighting sounds.
was intercepting me?”
Xie Xuanyi spoke uncertainly, lifting his head, looking at Chen Jingxuan in confusion.
“Still can’t remember?”
Chen Jingxuan was somewhat regretful, he murmured, “I suspect Ren Zhong came to the Imperial City back then, under the will of a significant figure, ordered to end your life during the turmoil in Imperial City.
But Ren Zhong’s mission failed, and you successfully escaped the Imperial City.”
Xie Xuanyi couldn’t remember the scenes from those years.
Yet his Heart Lake gave him a premonition.
Chen Jingxuan’s deduction…
was likely the truth!
Back then, he fled everywhere.
Countless enemies came for him.
The one who tried the hardest was the Yin Mountain White Ghost!
“Significant figure…”
Xie Xuanyi’s mind flashed the image of the one in Ren Shou Palace, he laughed self-deprecatingly, “If they wanted to kill me, they should have done it themselves.”
“Behind you is Da Sui Sword Palace, and Zhao Chunyang.”
Chen Jingxuan shook his head, “Anyone in this world who wants to kill you must weigh their actions carefully.
If Zhao Chunyang fought to the death, no one could bear the consequences.”
So using the hand of Yin Mountain, eliminating Xie Xuanyi amidst the chaos, was the best choice.
From the beginning to the end.
The Three Great Sects of the Southern Border were mere hounds in the Great Chu Royal Family’s eyes.
If useful, keep them.
If not, discard them.
Ten years ago it was , ten years later, it’s still the same.
“Besides Yin Mountain, there’s another matter.”
Chen Jingxuan paused silently for a moment, then slowly said, “I suspect among the current allies openly supporting Da Sui Sword Palace, there are hidden enemies…
Back then when you were hunted, Yin Mountain was in the open, they were hidden.
This time in the Demon Cleansing, these people will likely use the same trick, borrowing a knife to kill.”