Early the next morning, Su Xing arrived at the Taoist temple early, waiting for Qin Zicheng's arrival.
Seven or eight disciples headed by him were waiting quietly in the open space of the Taoist temple with Su Xing. Seeing that the appointed time was getting closer and closer, no one heard any footsteps from outside the door.
Time passed quickly, and when the sun stood above people's heads, Qin Zimo still hadn't appeared.
The disciples behind Su Xing began to whisper, seeming to doubt whether Qin Zicheng would come here to apologize to them.
"Junior Brother Su Xing, are you afraid that Qin Zicheng is breaking his promise and breaking the contract?"
On the side, Li Yan looked worried and spoke.
Su Xing's face also darkened. He looked at the time and said:
"Senior Brother Li, we might as well go to Shenji Peak again and question Qin Zicheng face to face. I don't believe he hasn't shown up yet."
After saying that, Su Xing was about to leave with Li Yan.
"Wait!"
Just as the two of them were taking steps, a majestic shout suddenly came from behind everyone, stopping Su Xing and Li Yan's actions.
Everyone looked back and saw that it was Lin Qi, the eldest brother of Yuyang Taoist Temple, slowly walking down the stone steps and coming to the people.
Today, Lin Qi still had a condescending attitude. He walked through the crowd and walked straight to Su Xing's side.
"Su Xing, you have clearly defeated Qin Zicheng, why are you still making things difficult for him and asking him to come and apologize? Doing this... makes our Taoist temple look too stingy."
Su Xing sneered, "Senior brother Lin Qi came at the right time to embarrass Qin Zicheng? I would like to ask you, senior brother, where were you when everyone was bullied and insulted by Qin Zicheng?"
"Me?" Lin Qi shook his head and smiled helplessly, "Like you, I just completed the sect's mission the day before yesterday. Of course I can't stop what Qin Zicheng did."
"Well, since Senior Brother Lin Qi has nothing to do with this matter, you don't have to worry about what Su Xing does. I'll take my leave now."
After saying so, Su Xing turned around and prepared to leave.
"Su Xing!"
Another angry shout stopped Su Xing's movements.
Hearing Lin Qi's unkind tone, Su Xing slowly turned around and faced him, his face looking very ugly.
Li Yan beside him was trembling slightly at this time, fearing that his actions of following Su Xing would also anger Lin Qi.
After the demon-slaying event, although Lin Qi's performance caused him to lose a certain amount of prestige in the hearts of everyone, as the strongest combat force in Yuyang Taoist Academy, he is still the Taoist eldest brother and holds the greatest say among the disciples.
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Lin Qi looked at Su Xing with cold eyes and said in a preaching tone:
"You don't have to go to Shenji Peak anymore. After you defeated Qin Zicheng yesterday, I already communicated with his brother Qin Zimo, and he apologized to me on behalf of his brother."
"To you?" Su Xingjian raised his eyebrows, showing dissatisfaction, "Have you accepted the other party's apology on behalf of everyone?"
"Why, am I, Lin Qi, not qualified to accept someone else's apology on behalf of the junior brothers and sisters here?"
As he spoke, a majestic and vast aura erupted from Lin Qi's body, and terrifying torrents of vitality rushed straight into the sky.
Even Su Xing didn't realize he took two steps back when fighting against this air flow.
"You broke through!?"
Su Xing and the other disciples all looked horrified.
Whoop, whoop, whoop.
The whirlwind-like torrent of vitality gradually calmed down, and he quietly and obediently retracted into Lin Qi's body.
"While performing a mission outside, I happened to make a breakthrough. What, am I still qualified to represent everyone here?"
He gently raised his eyes and glanced at Su Xing, his tone was very disdainful.
After receiving Lin Qi's affirmative answer, the disciples around him lowered their heads. Even though they felt aggrieved, they did not dare to say another word.
With less than five months left before the end-of-year academy examination, Yuyang Taoist Academy finally had a disciple who had perfected the Huayuan realm.
Lin Qi, the senior master of Yuyang Taoist Academy, returned with a stronger attitude after being silent for more than half a year.
And the perfect strength of Huayuan Realm has raised his original status by three points again, allowing him to truly break away from the second rank in the outer mountains of Wanjian Sect and join the top of the peaks where heroes compete.
No one in Yuyang Taoist Temple now dares to resist Lin Qi, not even Su Xing, who is hailed as a rising star.
"..."
Like everyone else, Su Xing fell silent.
This world is a world where martial arts is respected, and the same is true for this Ten Thousand Swords Sect.
There is a gap that can't be seen at a glance between the great achievement and perfection of Huayuan Realm. The gap between the two is not only in the capacity of Dantian, but also in the control and understanding of the vitality of heaven and earth.
It is difficult to make up for the shortcomings in the realm by relying on the advantages of swordsmanship and spiritual formation.
Seeing Su Xing's silent look, Lin Qi flashed a sarcastic smile, faced the crowd, and said loudly:
"Junior brothers and sisters, you just heard that Qin Zicheng's brother from Shenji Taoist Academy personally visited our house yesterday and apologized to everyone on his brother's behalf."
"Therefore, we don't need to cause any more trouble to Shenji Taoist Academy for this matter. It's over."
"And I promise that I will never allow other disciples to insult our Yuyang Taoist Temple in the future. Okay, okay, let's all disperse."
After Lin Qi finished speaking, Li Yan actually walked to his side in two steps and said with a smile:
"Everyone, since Senior Brother Lin Qi has said this, we should also be more open-minded. Everyone should practice hard and work together to prepare for the college examination at the end of the year."
"Li Yan, you..."
Su Xing glanced at Li Yan, his face full of disappointment.
After hearing what the two men said, the disciples, considering Lin Qi's status in the Taoist academy, did not dare to say anything more and left one after another.
"Su Xing, senior brother suggests that you practice in a down-to-earth manner in the sect and stop causing trouble."
Lin Qi patted Su Xing on the shoulder, smiled proudly, and walked out the door.
However, at this moment, a homing pigeon flew down from the sky and landed on Su Xing's shoulder.
Su Xing took off the envelope from the carrier pigeon's leg with some doubts, opened it and read at the same time, he read aloud:
"After two months of investigation by the Law Enforcement Hall, the case of Zhou Yue's death has been concluded last night."
Lin Qi paused in his steps and froze his body in place.
"At two o'clock last night, Wang Yu, a former disciple of the Shenji Taoist Academy, confessed to us the whole story in prison and admitted that he personally killed Zhou Yue."
"With both testimony and evidence being conclusive, the Law Enforcement Hall decided to punish Wang Yu as follows:"
"Remove Wang Yu's status as a disciple of the Wanjian Sect, take back all the resources and materials that the sect has distributed to him, and deduct Wang Yu's property."
"In addition, Wang Yu's cultivation will be abolished and he will not be able to practice any more for the rest of his life."
"Wang Yu's punishment has been completed today. When this letter was delivered to your hands, he had already sat on the carriage going down the mountain, returned to the world, and became a mortal."
"At this point, the case of Zhou Yue's death is completely over. The complete announcement will be made public in the sect tomorrow. Since you are an indirect victim of this case, I decided to inform you of this matter in advance."
Looking at the signature at the bottom of the letter paper, there are seven characters written "Xia He, Deacon of Law Enforcement Hall".
After entering the sect for half a year, Su Xing finally let go of his hanging heart. Although the outcome of the case was not a life-for-life outcome, for Wang Yu, the martial arts disciple who once set foot on the mountain top, his cultivation was abolished.
, being banned from entering martial arts for life is a punishment far more cruel than death.
only……
Su Xing's brows furrowed slightly, and he felt that this matter was far more than what it seemed.
After he finished reading the letter, a chuckle came from behind him.
He slowly turned around and looked at Lin Qi, who was frozen in place.
"Junior sister Zhou Yue's death has finally been explained. As a senior brother, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
"Perhaps it's not you as the senior brother... but you as the mastermind behind the scenes. You breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that Wang Yu didn't confess you, right?"
Su Xing's eyes were cold and his tone was very cold. The right hand holding the letter had unknowingly crumpled the letter paper into a ball.
"oh?"
Lin Qi turned his head and glanced at Su Xing, "Junior brother, I don't know what you are talking about at all... But listen to my brother's advice, whether you are in the inner mountain or the outer mountain of Wanjian Sect, you'd better do it.
Live like a blind man."
"Otherwise there will be the next Zhou Yue and the next Wang Yu."
After saying nothing, Lin Qi raised his legs and left.