Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 46 The Empty Box

A gap was opened out of thin air in the center of the palace, as if a vent had been opened.The sudden strong wind blew out half of the lights in the Chongjiu Palace, making the surrounding light dim instantly.

Mo Shu turned around suddenly, and saw an old man in ragged clothes sitting on the main seat in the center.

The old man's eyes were no longer human's eyes. His strange eyes were shining green in the dark, and the almond-shaped pupils were shrinking one by one, like a ferocious boa constrictor after starving for three days and three nights.

"Who dares to take the position of leader?" Mo Shu asked loudly.

The old man didn't move, only uttered two words from his mouth:

"Jiang Xuan!"

Those two words were like two thunderbolts, shaking the whole room!

Taoist Huangmei is not a rare and strange person, and he is not easy to be shocked, but when he heard this name, he almost stopped breathing!
Su Ji asked inappropriately: "Jiang Xuan? Who is it?"

Li Rumei glanced at Su Ji, covered her mouth and smiled.

Taoist Huangmei forced a wry smile on his face, and explained patiently:

"Since the Pavilion Lord has come to Shen Kingdom, he should know this name. Jiang Xuan is the Lord Shenhou!"

"Is he an old beggar?"

Said in a voiceless voice, Su Ji looked at it carefully again, and found that the old man was somewhat similar to the old beggar he met for the first time in Tongtian Temple. He was so thin that only skin and bones remained, like a starved ghost.

It is not the first time that Jiang Xuan has such an abrupt style today.When he pretended to be a beggar in the Qingling Temple ten years ago, he secretly hid his identity and acted strangely and mysteriously. I don't know what he was thinking all day long.

In any case, the appearance of Jiang Xuan proves that Su Ji's conjecture is correct, and the Jueying Lamp with the wick replaced can really bring people back to life.This allowed Su Ji to let go of the stone that was weighing on his heart temporarily, and he finally lived up to the dead flower tumor.

At this time, although everyone looked at Jiang Xuan with surprised eyes, no one came out to identify him.It can be seen that everyone was just startled by the name, Su Ji was far from the only one who didn't recognize him.

After a while, Jiang Ying was the first to recognize his father, and he deserved to be the father who knew him.But he does not judge by appearance, but by shadow.

He found that the shadow under Jiang Xuan's light was very faint, which meant that he was practicing "standing upright without a shadow" to absorb his own mysterious energy. Even if he stood under the sun at the end of his practice, there would be no projection.At first glance, monks at this stage are no different from ordinary people without cultivation, but in fact, the mysterious energy in their bodies has been controlled and hidden.

Anyone who has cultivated to this stage is at least a monk in the eighth realm of Xuanqing, his lifespan will increase to at least one thousand years.

In today's world, only three descendants of Jiang Taigong can achieve such a cultivation level, and among them, Jiang Xuan is the only one who practiced the Jiejiao method.

Jiang Ying couldn't figure it out. He remembered that his father was at the Seventh Realm of Xuanqing before he left. It is absolutely impossible for him to break through a realm in just a dozen years.Although he didn't know what method his father used, the appearance of this powerful backing still made him ecstatic as a son. He quickly stepped forward and kowtowed:

"My son, welcome to intercept the leader and return to court!"

After Jiang Ying finished speaking, the elders and family members on the same side also possessed themselves and kowtowed one after another.

Jiang Xuan looked at his son and said slowly: "Ying'er, thank you for recognizing him as the father, otherwise I don't know how long these people will fight for."

These words were clearly meant for Mo Shu, and the implication was that since he came back by himself, he didn't have to choose the leader.

However, Mo Shu didn't take it seriously, stepped forward, cupped his hands and said:
"Forgive me for my poor eyesight, your appearance is completely different from that of Hierarch Jiang. If you are really Hierarch Jiang, please present the jade certificate of good fortune to prove your true identity!"

Jiang Xuan didn't answer, and slowly stretched out a withered hand towards his son.This was obviously signaling to his son to hand over the jade document, but Jiang Ying showed a dazed expression and said:

"Isn't the good fortune jade document in the Anling Hall with my father?"

As he spoke, he looked at the little carp beside him in astonishment.Jiang Xuan, who was sitting high in the chief seat, frowned slightly, and slowly looked at the tall and thin little eunuch.

Seeing the suddenness, the little carp was immediately panicked and confused.

Su Ji suddenly realized that it turned out that the empty wooden box in the Anling Hall contained the Good Fortune Jade, but it was obviously taken away before he went there!This made him feel an ominous premonition.

Everyone looked at each other and looked at each other.

Jiang Ying took a step forward, his gaze was like a sword, and he questioned in a hoarse voice:
"Who has been to the Anling Temple today?"

The little carp took a step back in shock, with sweat dripping from his forehead, he wiped the skirt of his clothes several times, and muttered:

"The servant only saw Eunuch Bai go in. The Shenhou Mansion has a lot of organs, and the box containing the fortune-telling jade has a deadly trick. Eunuch Bai is the most familiar with the Shenhou Mansion, so he must have stolen it!"

When he heard the words "Bai Gonggong", Mo Shu's body shook inexplicably, his hands clenched into fists angrily, and said:
"Eunuch Bai is Shenhou's servant, so he must have been the one who guarded and stole it himself! Without the good fortune jade certificate, even if Shenhou is really here, he is not worthy to be the master of the sect!"

Su Ji couldn't help shaking his head. He knew that Eunuch Bai was seriously injured and he couldn't protect himself. It was impossible for him to steal the Jade Document before him. The thief must be another person who is familiar with Shenhou's mansion.

"Eunuch Bai doesn't have such a great ability!" It was the old Chancellor who spoke, and she said as she recalled: "I feel that during the day, someone performed the nightmare technique in the Shenhou Mansion. The priests and veterans who left the banquet drunk are only Taoist Huangmei!"

Everyone was startled, and turned to Taoist Huangmei at the same time.

When he heard the "Nightmare Technique", Mo Shu suddenly opened his eyes slightly, as if to say that he had also felt the same feeling, but it was not good for Taoist Huangmei to read this sentence, so he swallowed the words again.

Taoist Huang Mei was afraid of taking the blame for others, so he waved his whisk at the old cicada like a fly, and shouted:
"Old cat! You know that Pindao doesn't know how to perform nightmares! Don't spit blood!"

After that, he rolled his eyes, turned his head and said to Su Ji: "Pindao remembered! Didn't the Master of Xuanling Pavilion stay outside the Anling Hall during the day? Did you see Eunuch Bai?"

Su Ji was surprised by this sudden question and hesitated for a moment.Before he could answer, Jiang Xuan, who had been quietly watching for a long time from the main seat, suddenly smiled inexplicably.

The laughter was like a mouse gnawing on wood, and it gave people goosebumps.

Hearing that laughter, Su Ji's expression suddenly changed, and he slowly raised his head to stare at Jiang Xuan's face.

At the same time, the injured silver fox had the same reaction as Su Ji...

Jiang Xuan leaned forward slightly, with a smile that was not a smile, and his green pupils approached Su Ji:
"Little drunkard, if the old man's guess is correct, you are Eunuch Bai!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall shook!

All eyes are on Su Ji!
Mo Shu was shocked and said, "You really have a blood contract with Jinlan?"

Su Ji didn't answer. He knew that Mo Shu's question meant that he had heard Yinhu talk about it, but he still couldn't believe it.

"Why ask more questions! Just try it!"

As he said that, blood-red mist was released from Jiang Xuan's sleeves, emitting a strong stench, which filled the whole palace with a bloody smell.

The red mist became deeper and deeper, gradually condensing into a black flame.

This process was not fast. Su Ji wanted to avoid it, but his feet suddenly couldn't move, as if his whole body's intuition had been taken away.

The black flame instantly burned the clothes on Su Ji's chest to ashes, exuding a smell of burning flesh, which made him grit his teeth in pain, and his body trembled and froze in place, like a stone statue tormented by the fire.

At this time, Hu Si's voice without any emotion came to his ears:

"There's no need to struggle anymore, with Miss Ben here, you can't get out of here alive..."

There was a playful smile on the corner of Jiang Xuan's mouth, and he said slowly:

"Little drunkard, it seems that your sister Jinlan is much more terrifying than this old man..."

Su Ji lowered his head in pain, painful convulsions passed over his cheeks, the wrinkles at the corners of his mouth quivered, and a bitter smile appeared, and he said to Hu Si:
"...You sure enough... you will repay your kindness with revenge..."

"Back then, you should have listened to Eunuch Bai. Your kindness will only make you a pawn for my revenge!"

Hu Si's chilling cold words made him more tormented than the burning pain, soaking his whole body in a sense of despair and disillusionment, and slowly spit out two words:
"Revenge?" As he said that, Su Ji smiled sadly: "The enemy is clearly right in front of you, don't you see it?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing who he was talking to, but he stared at Jiang Xuan, who was sitting in the high seat, with wide eyes, and shouted sharply:

"Jiang Xuan is the underworld priest in Qinglingsleeping Realm!"

(End of this chapter)