Three days later.

Chen Ping woke up from his trance, his spiritual power was rising vigorously, and his breath lingered for a long time. It was obvious that he had made small steps forward.

Counting the days, today is the deadline to pay the copper crystal.

After changing into clean clothes, Chen Ping immediately left the cave.

The platform where the overseer lives is outside the mine, with only one passageway for entry and exit.

Chen Ping ran quickly along the rugged road and arrived at the platform in a short time.

At this moment, Meng Yan was the only one sitting in front of a jade table in the huge space. Meng Gui and Yu Mei were missing for a long time.

"it's him!"

Just when Chen Ping was about to step onto the platform, a familiar exclamation came into his ears.

He turned his head and saw that it was Zhuo Qi, the eldest of the Zhuo brothers, whom he had fought with a few days ago.

In front of him, a middle-aged male cultivator stood upright.

He wears a dragon crown on his head, has a serious appearance, and looks very noble.

If I had to describe it in one sentence, it would probably be like a direct prince who holds military power in the secular world.

"The mine leader, he was the one who robbed our copper crystal and killed his second brother!"

Zhuo Qi gritted his teeth and screamed.

Chen Ping was startled for a moment, then smiled and said coldly: "Zhuo Qi, I didn't expect you to be so heartless and crazy that you wouldn't even spare your own brother!"

"fart!"

Zhuo Qi turned pale, took a few steps back, and said with grief: "Okay, you obviously killed the second brother, but you still framed me. The second brother and I have been supporting each other for decades, and we have gone through ups and downs along the way.

We have been through so many catastrophes of life and death, and our lives have long been entrusted to each other. How can you, an outsider, slander you!"

What a great embryo!

What a great actor!

Chen Ping smiled coldly, not bothering to get involved with such a person, and walked straight towards the platform.

"stop!"

The aristocratic male cultivator blocked the road and said coldly: "In Lower Duan Gaojing, Fellow Daoist Lu ignored the rules of the mineral vein and killed the miners under my command. Do you want to expose it so easily?"

"Oh, how are you doing? I didn't kill the man, Lu just chopped off one of his legs."

Chen Ping said calmly.

Duan Gaojing winced at the corner of his eyes and said unhappily: "My Taoist friend has the courage to kill people, but he dare not admit it. This is really being underestimated by Duan."

Between the unfamiliar Chen Ping and his subordinate Zhuo Qi, he definitely favored the latter.

Moreover, Zhuo Qi and Zhuo Han have always advanced and retreated together since they took refuge with him, and they have a deep brotherly love.

Duan Gaojing simply didn't believe that the two of them would kill each other.

"Why are you gathering in the passage?"

Meng Yan noticed the situation here early, so he moved over and asked sternly.

"Master Overseer, please make the decision for me, he killed my second brother!"

Zhuo Qi seemed to have found his backbone and cried heartbreakingly.

He just shouted on purpose.

The monks have sharp ears and eyes, so they can naturally attract the overseers not far away.

"Do you think I'm deaf?"

Meng Yan yelled at him, stared at Chen Ping with a stern face, and said coldly: "Meng must have said that day that killing is strictly prohibited in the mine. Anyone who disobeys will be held accountable!"

"Lu said again, Zhuo Han was not killed by me."

Chen Ping said calmly.

Duan Jinggao hugged Meng Yan and said, "Fellow Daoist Meng, this person robbed the Zhuo brothers' copper crystals. Zhuo Qi made special marks on some of the ores. You can order him to open the storage bag."

, let me wait and see if it’s true.”

"What Fellow Daoist Duan said makes sense."

Meng Yan nodded in approval, and a smile appeared on his ugly features.

Duan Jinggao is very powerful and has many miners under his command.

He is also a well-rounded person, and he always pays filial piety to them, the supervisors, so Meng Yan usually gives him a bit of face.

“Watch it if you want!”

Chen Ping simply stood up the storage bag and shook it, causing large areas of copper crystals to scatter on the floor.

"Master overseer, please look at this, this is the ore that my second brother and I worked hard to collect!"

Zhuo Qi turned over a piece of copper crystal the size of a fist, with a conspicuous word "Zhuo" engraved on it.

"Good boy, how dare you steal my people!"

Duan Jinggao said with a straight face.

He has been the leader for several years, and this is the first time he has encountered such an arrogant newcomer miner.

"Why, just grab some property and assume that Lu has killed someone?"

Chen Ping sneered, and the green-patterned sword slid down from his sleeve silently.

The current situation is not good for him. If Meng Yan and others really take action against him, Chen Ping will never sit back and wait for death.

These people on the platform can be slaughtered easily.

The only difficult one to deal with is Meng Lingqiu.

You definitely won't be able to defeat him, you can only muddy the water and wait for an opportunity to escape.

"That's not true, but fellow Taoist suspects are the biggest now, so you should think about how to prove your innocence."

Meng Yan glanced at the green-patterned sword in Chen Ping's hand out of the corner of his eye, with a hint of greed.

Then, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said with a smile: "By the way, Meng almost forgot that there is a heart-asking talisman on his body. Fellow Daoist Lu, are you willing to give it a try?"

"Heart-Questioning Talisman!"

When Zhuo Qi heard this, his shoulders trembled involuntarily.

"Do you, Fellow Daoist Meng, still have such good things?"

Chen Ping's heart moved and he said in surprise.

Questioning Heart Talisman, a first-class top-quality talisman.

Crushing it and sticking it to the divine court can make the monks fall into a psychedelic state and directly point to their true hearts.

However, the Heart-Questing Talisman is only effective for Qi Practitioners and lasts only ten breaths.

After ten breaths, the person being asked will wake up instantly.

The cost of refining the Heart-Questing Talisman is high, and even the Yuanying Sect rarely uses it on a large scale when recruiting disciples.

Therefore, the heart-asking talisman is one of the extremely unpopular talismans.

No one would have thought that Meng Yan would have a stock in his hands.

Meng Yan was seen rummaging in the storage bag for a while, and finally picked out a white talisman that looked like a jade slip between his fingers.

"This Heart-Questing Talisman was a reward given by an elder after Meng completed a family mission a long time ago."

"It has been thrown in a corner for many years without a chance to use it. It has almost been forgotten."

Meng Yan's eyes were sharp and he said solemnly: "Fellow Daoist Lu, have you thought about it?"

Although he was smiling, he had a tacit understanding with Duan Gaojing to trap Chen Ping as he spoke.

Whenever he says "no", the two of them will definitely start to capture him resolutely.

Chen Ping smiled calmly, swung the green-patterned sword, threw it at Meng Yan's feet, and said calmly: "This sword must be more than enough to replace Taoist Meng's Heart-Questing Talisman."

There is no doubt that a high-grade magic weapon can improve a Qi-training monk.

However, Chen Ping has many trump cards, and losing the Biwen Sword will have minimal impact on his overall strength.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lu, it is true that you are not afraid of slanting shadows when you are upright. How could Meng not be your beauty!"

Meng Yan was overjoyed, picked up the green-patterned sword and looked at it carefully several times, then smacked his lips with satisfaction and handed the Heart-Questing Talisman to Chen Ping.

The price of this talisman on the market is about 350 spirit stones.

The Blue Pattern Sword is a top-grade magical weapon, worth at least five hundred spirit stones.

Not only did Meng Yan easily get rid of the heart-asking charm that was hard to find from the seller, but he also made a huge sum of spiritual stones. The coming and going made him feel very comfortable.

"Don't worry, fellow Taoist, Meng will only ask about the cause of Zhuo Han's death, and will not ask a word about other irrelevant matters."

Meng Yangong cupped his hands and assured, looking at Chen Ping his eyes softened a lot.

Chen Ping raised the corner of his mouth, a strange look flashed in his pupils, and said coldly: "Lu didn't say he wanted to use this heart-asking talisman himself."

Meng Yan was startled for a moment, then understood in an instant, and asked tentatively: "What does fellow Taoist mean?"

"He'll use it!"

Chen Ping pointed at Zhuo Qi and said with a ferocious smile: "Zhuo Qi! Since you intend to frame me, it is reasonable for Lu to turn around and doubt you."

Zhuo Qi's expression changed, and he said with a livid face: "What a thief, you are such a mouthful!"

"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. If Zhuo Qi doesn't get the result from asking, then Fellow Daoist Meng won't have a second heart-asking talisman to spare."

Duan Gaojing objected with a cold face.

But before Zhuo Qi could let go, he heard Chen Ping's conclusive words: "If Zhuo Qi hadn't done it, Lu would have been willing to surrender and be captured."

"Okay, just follow your Taoist friend's wishes."

Meng Yan hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.

Chacai took advantage of Chen Ping, so he had no reason not to allow this trivial matter.

"Duan Mintou!"

Zhuo Qi begged helplessly.

"Shut up!"

Duan Jing's expression darkened. Now that Meng Yan had spoken, he couldn't openly obstruct him any more.

To be honest, he is just a small miner, and the Meng Yu family is the king of Tengshan Island!

At this time, Yu Meichang, who had a close friendship with him, was nowhere to be found.

Furthermore, it was even more impossible for him to slap Meng Yan in the face for Zhuo Qi.

"Now that everyone agrees, let's get started!"

Chen Ping smiled sinisterly, holding the heart-asking talisman, approaching Zhuo Qi step by step, staring at his every move with sharp eyes.

Zhuo Qi's face was sweating profusely, his blood was gone, and his legs were trembling.

"Zhuo Qi, why did you kill your second brother?"

Chen Ping spoke clearly, mixed with a few rays of spiritual power, which shook Zhuo Qi's eardrums hard and penetrated clouds and cracked rocks.

"You...you're talking nonsense, I didn't!"

Zhuoping's forehead was covered with red spots, and he argued while panting.

Chen Ping was so angry that he no longer had the patience to tangle with this "veteran actor".

With his right hand, he made a claw bag, crushed the Heart-Questing Talisman, and patted it directly on Zhuo Qi's Shenting point.

Zhuo Qi screamed strangely and instinctively wanted to resist.

But Chen Ping was faster, and after several consecutive shots on him, the latter paralyzed and sat down straight.

"Zi Zi"

The effect of the Heart-Questing Talisman appeared instantly, and Zhuo Qi's eyes were tightly closed, and then suddenly opened, his pupils filled with confusion.

"Tell me, who killed Zhuo Han!"

Chen Ping went straight in and shouted angrily.

The duration of the Heart-Questing Talisman is very short, so don't miss it in vain.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

Zhuo Qi scratched his head, a look of pain appeared on his face, and then turned into boundless ferocity, and said quietly: "I killed my second brother."

"Why did you kill him?"

Chen Ping sneered and continued to question.

"His limbs are mutilated and his path is hopeless..."

Zhuo Qi struggled for two breaths and then said: "I don't want to be a burden. I want to go further on the path to immortality, and I need a lot of resources for cultivating immortality."

Under the Heart-Questing Talisman, Zhuo Qi could not escape, and finally told the darkest answer hidden deep in his heart.

"You idiot, damn thing!"

Hearing this, Duan Gaojing suddenly changed color, his pupils twitched horribly, and at the same time flashed an uncontrollable anger.

It doesn't matter how Zhuo Han died, but Zhuo Qiqian should never have deceived him, causing him to lose all face!

"ah!"

Ten breaths passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhuo Qi woke up from the illusion. When he saw Duan Gaojing furious, he immediately realized that he was finished...

"Fellow Daoist Lu, this is all my fault. Just think that Duan owes you a favor."

Duan Jinggao's face turned green and white, and he cupped his fists apologetically towards Chen Ping.

The favor of the Qi Practitioner?

Chen Ping snorted and smiled contemptuously.

He walked up to Zhuo Qi indifferently and said coldly: "Fellow Daoist Meng, this person ignored the rules and committed murder. How should we deal with it?"

"The cultivation should be abolished, thrown outside the island, and left to fend for itself."

Meng Yan said indifferently.

"I, Zhuo Qi, am just a miner recruited by you, not a domestic slave!"

"Why do you punish me?"

Zhuo Qi's eyes were red, and he roared with all his strength. His tied turban fell apart, and his hair was disheveled, as if he was crazy.

But no one paid attention to him.

In the world of cultivation, strength is respected.
Chapter completed!