"Do you know what he wanted those boys and girls to do?"
"I don't know how he could tell us such a confidential matter." The old patriarch shook his head. In fact, over the past hundred years, the old patriarch has been deeply condemned by his conscience, but there are some things that he cannot decide.
"Well, what's the name of this devil? You should know."
"This..." the old patriarch hesitated, because once his cousin's name was announced to the public, it would mean betraying him completely.
"Why, do you still want to protect him now?" Ximenyu said coldly.
"Well, I don't have a few years to live anyway, so I should accumulate a little bit of virtue before I die. His name is Yuntian, and he is the most outstanding cultivation wizard in our town. However, he has lived in a simple way since he was a child, so there are not many people in the town.
Knowing him, he didn’t become famous until he participated in the Eight Directions Gathering Competition and became a talent of the Emperor Elephant.”
"Then was this heinous tragedy committed before he became a talent of the Imperial Elephant?"
"No, he did it later. After he became a talent of the Emperor's Elephant, he became famous. It is said that he was appreciated by the Emperor and became his right-hand man. However, in the following ten years, his realm suddenly stagnated.
, so that his strength was greatly reduced, and in the end even the emperor felt that he had encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation. If this bottleneck can be successfully overcome, then he can still become a general respected by the gods, otherwise he will be lost to everyone." The old patriarch sighed with emotion.
Endless.
"So, for his own selfish gain, he robbed boys and girls, even killing so many innocent compatriots?" Ximen Yu said indignantly, the anger in his heart lingering for a long time.
"Well, I didn't expect that he would do such a cruel thing for the sake of power. Of course, he never did it himself from beginning to end. He just manipulated a few of us to work for him. But no matter what, he is a tragedy.
The real culprit behind the scenes. The reason why I concealed it was not only because I felt pity for my miserable life, but more importantly, I had no shame to face the fellow villagers in this small town. Alas." The old man sighed, feeling that he had concealed a secret for hundreds of years.
After I said it, I felt much happier.
"So how many boys and girls have Yuntian ordered you to kill? How many murders are there in hand?" Ximen Yu asked the most critical question.
"According to incomplete statistics, there are 7,749 boys and girls who were kidnapped, and more than 200 murder cases." After the old patriarch said this, he felt heartbroken. Although these were not his true intentions, those murder cases were indeed real.
It was really in the hands of people like myself.
"Okay, that's great. With such indifference to human life, I, Ximenyu, must do justice for heaven. Old patriarch, is there anything else you want to explain before you die?"
"No, that's all I know." The old patriarch said calmly, without the slightest fear. After all, allowing himself to survive for hundreds of years is already a special gift from God. It can even be said that this day has come too late.
Now I can finally be relieved.
"Then suffer death."
"Wait a minute, Senior Brother." Wei Ji supported the sobbing old woman and quickly stopped her.
"What's wrong, junior sister?"
"Brother, letting the old patriarch die like this is too easy for him."
"That's true."
"And we don't even know what his sinful cousin looks like, so we still need the help of the old patriarch to identify him."
"Yes, Junior Sister, you are very thoughtful. It seems that you cannot take advantage of him so much. Old Patriarch, did you hear clearly what my Junior Sister said? I don't think you want the real murderer to go free."
"Yes, I must know everything. In fact, I hate him very much. Why do I treat my cousin like this? Why do I make my cousin live in such pain?" the old patriarch said painfully, and then he made up his mind to help Ximen Yu and the others.
Catch the real culprit.
"You will not live if you do your own fault. You brought all this on yourselves."
"Let's go, let's go to Dongshen Palace right away. Old lady, wait for our good news at home, and we will definitely help you avenge you."
"Young man, can I go with you? Although I can't do anything, it would be good to have one more witness." The old woman begged.
"But your health is so bad, and the journey to the Eastern Shrine is very long, so I still think it's better for you to stay in the small town."
"Yes, mother-in-law, the journey is really too far. You can stay at home and save yourself the hassle of going back and forth." Wei Ji also advised.
"No, I really can't wait any longer. I want to see the murderer brought to justice with my own eyes. Please, take me with you," the old woman requested.
"Okay, then let's go slowly together."
"Hey, thank you, thank you." The old woman said happily. If she couldn't see the murderer brought to justice, she would definitely die in peace.
...
"Old lady, how could you not have been arrested back then?" Ximenyu asked curiously on the way.
"I don't know. I remember crying very hard and then I fell unconscious. When I woke up, I was already at home." The old woman also felt puzzled.
"Old patriarch, do you know why the old woman was not captured by Yuntian?"
"Yuntian is not wanted by all boys and girls. If I guessed correctly, the old lady was probably not pure enough, so she was replaced midway." The old patriarch guessed.
"Being replaced? By whom?"
"Being Chu Tian's right-hand man, we all followed his orders at first."
"Oh, that's it. Old lady, what were you like when you were a child?" Ximenyu suddenly asked.
"I know, even though Hua Xin is not very good now, she was an extremely beautiful beauty when she was a child." The old patriarch interjected.
"Old lady, is what the old patriarch said true?"
"Well, almost." The old woman said unnaturally. In fact, the old woman had probably guessed why she was able to survive. She must have been so good-looking when she was a child, so the commander who was responsible for catching boys and girls, caught her
Later, he took the opportunity to ruin himself, and was later replaced by him.
In this way, the commanding leader must be a pervert with special hobbies, but it was precisely because of him that he was able to survive. In any case, the hatred in the old woman's heart could not be eliminated, and her own mind had been deceived before.
So I didn’t think it was anything. Now that I think about it, I feel really angry and resentful.
"Okay, let's continue on our way and try to bring the murderer to justice as soon as possible." Ximenyu said nothing more.
Wei Ji was as smart as a lantern, so she naturally guessed it. She felt very sorry for the old woman in her heart. Those cruel executioners did not even spare the little girl. They really committed all kinds of crimes by burning, killing, raping and plundering.