A suspicious look appeared on Lin Ze's face, and he looked Xuan Ming up and down, as if he wanted to find out the real "intention" from him.
Facing Lin Ze's undisguised suspicion and scrutiny, Xuan Ming felt uncomfortable all over, as if he had really done something wrong.
This state only lasted for a few breaths. Under the adjustment of his powerful Taoist heart, Xuan Ming quickly returned to normal and secretly cursed himself: "Why are you panicking? You have nothing wrong with you."
I saw Xuan Ming saying with righteousness: "Daogong will never wrong a good person, but the performance of the sage before is really suspicious. It is only because of the close friendship between the sage and Daogong that Pindao went out of his way to
Come and ask."
Lin Ze nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, that's it. It's okay to ask, but the elder has also heard my answer, and this matter has nothing to do with me."
Xuan Ming was stunned for a moment. It seemed that this was what happened. He asked himself. The sage said it was not him and the matter ended like this?
No, I made a special trip, how could I not ask clearly?
Thinking of this, Xuan Ming coughed lightly and said, "Sage, can you explain the matter more clearly so that you can clear yourself of suspicion?"
Lin Ze pretended to be confused and said: "I didn't do this. How can I tell the elder clearly? Before the elder arrived, I didn't know about the murder of Taoist Qingyuan. Even if I wanted to say it, I didn't know where to start.
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Xuan Ming suddenly fell into deep thought. Looking at the sage's behavior, he didn't look like a murderer at all. Could he really be wrong about his suspicion?
But according to the speculations of the palace owner and me, he was clearly the most suspicious, and Qingyuan was even driven away from the Dao Palace in advance to prevent him, but I didn't expect that Qingyuan still did not escape death.
Thinking of this, Xuan Ming couldn't help but complain to Qingyuan in his heart: You can't help but ask me to send you away, you have to be brave, it doesn't matter if you die, you will still leave a lot of trouble.
Alas, although Dao Palace is strong, Biyou Palace is not weak either. If Dao Palace cannot give Biyou Palace an explanation for this matter, I am afraid it will be extremely passive.
Others didn't know it, but Xuan Ming knew it very well. It was said that those overseas Taoist branches were driven overseas by the Taoist sages and swore an oath not to set foot on land easily.
I'm afraid that Biyou Palace will use Qingyuan's death as an excuse to gather overseas Taoist sects to return in a large scale.
Although Xuan Ming didn't know why Dao Sage wanted to drive those branches out, as a disciple of the younger generation, he just firmly supported them.
Facing Lin Ze who was pretending to be dumbfounded, Xuan Ming could only say directly and clearly: "Please ask the sage to answer the three doubts that Pindao raised before."
Lin Ze's face was full of disbelief: "Are you sure that Daogong suspected me only because of those three doubts and no other reasons?"
"Of course..." Xuan Ming subconsciously wanted to answer no, but suddenly thought of something, his face was stern, and he did not dare to agree easily.
"I knew Daogong had bad intentions," Lin Ze said with a hint of anger on his face.
Xuan Ming just lowered his head and lowered his eyebrows, quietly waiting for Lin Ze's explanation.
The anger finally turned into disappointment and grievance. Lin Ze sighed and said: "Forget it, the dirty water has been poured over, let's wash it off first."
"First, you said that I know the time of Qingyuan's departure, but the one who knows the most about the time of Qingyuan's departure is not Daogong?"
Xuan Ming quickly defended: "Why would the Dao Palace attack Qingyuan?"
Lin Ze said indifferently: "There are tens of thousands of disciples and elders in the Dao Palace, are you sure that all of them are facing the Dao Palace and the Dao Sect?"
"Of course," Xuan Ming replied confidently.
Lin Ze couldn't help but feel happy: "Then let me ask you, wasn't Tongde the one who destroyed the palace protection formation, not the Dao Palace elder?"
"There are people who even harm our own sect, and there is another person who harms fellow sects. It doesn't seem that difficult to understand and accept."
Xuan Ming was suddenly choked and speechless. When Tongde destroyed the Tao Palace formation and almost destroyed the Tao Palace's ten thousand year foundation, Lin Ze worked hard to repair it.
Could there be another traitor in the Dao Palace? Who could it be? Xuan Ming began to think wildly.
Before Xuan Ming came to his senses, Lin Ze continued: "Second, you said that there are not many people who have the strength to assassinate Taoist Qingyuan. This is really ridiculous."
"As far as I know, there are not many great masters in the world, but they are also quite a few. Not to mention the three Taoists and Confucians, there are five Buddhists and Confucians. Xiang Ji of Chu State, Zhao Tuo of Nanyue, even died in my hands not long ago. Among Zhao Gao, which one is weaker than Taoist Priest Qingyuan?"
"Not counting the Byzantine Empire in the far west, and the countless powerful people overseas, Dao Palace uses this as a point of suspicion. I feel that Dao Palace is targeting me."
"Is it possible that because I have a good relationship with the Taoist palace, I am forced to suffer this unjust injustice?"
Xuan Ming coughed lightly and said: "The Taoist Palace has absolutely no such intention. Isn't it because the sage had a conflict with fellow Taoist Qingyuan?"
Lin Ze said angrily: "What kind of conflict is it because Qingyuan said that I am not a reincarnated sage? Do I care about this title?"
"It's not just a day or two between Dao Palace and me. Have you ever seen me advertise my identity as a reincarnated sage? Elder Xuanming said this, doesn't your conscience hurt?"
Xuan Ming's expression suddenly became extremely complicated. He wanted to speak but didn't know what to say. After a while, he said mournfully: "These doubts are indeed unbelievable. Maybe Daogong is really wrong in his suspicions."
As soon as he said this, Lin Ze felt a little surprised. Why did he become so easy to talk to again?
It seemed that Daogong was indeed not very clear about the situation, and Lin Ze's anxious heart immediately relaxed.
Dao Palace was one of the escape routes he had prepared, and Lin Ze did not want to give up this path so easily.
"The sages once said that they would visit Qingyuan in the Dao Palace with generous gifts, but why didn't they go later?" Xuan Ming suddenly asked a question.
Lin Ze sighed and said, "Don't Elder Xuanming not know that the world is now full of wars and wars?"
"A few months ago, the Byzantine Empire in the far west attacked the Western Region with a million-strong army, accompanied by two grandmasters. The country of Qin was on the verge of collapse. I am the champion prince of the Qin Dynasty. How can I abandon my private life for the sake of public service?"
"That's it. If Daogong really wants to force this matter on me, I have nothing to say."
At the end of the sentence, Lin Ze turned his back, unwilling to continue the conversation.
Xuan Ming looked at Lin Ze's slightly vicissitudes of life and felt a little dazed. He didn't know what he was thinking.
After a long time, Xuan Ming sighed and said: "Pindao apologizes for doubting the sages. To be honest, after the Taoist Palace received the letter from Biyou Palace, the palace owner made a special fortune telling for this purpose, but the information revealed by the hexagrams was very Vague."
"The Palace Master spent three days researching with great concentration before sorting out some clues. Finally, the Palace Master came to the conclusion that the sages need help to solve this matter."
"This is the fundamental reason why Taoist palace doubts the sages."
Lin Ze turned around and said angrily: "So the Dao Palace's solution is to let me take the blame?"
Xuan Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Of course not. If Taoist palace is really so mean, why would Pindao go all the way and tell Biyou palace directly that you are the murderer? Wouldn't it be better?"
Lin Ze nodded with approval: "That's true."
"Sages please help me," Xuan Ming bowed and saluted.
Lin Ze said with a wry smile on his face: "I really want to help, but where can I go to find the murderer for the elders? There is no clue at all, and I don't even know anything about the whole process. I really can't help you."
Xuan Ming's expression remained unchanged and he said: "If the sages are willing to help, the Taoist Palace will surely give you a great gift."