Hearing the name spoken by the disciple from Chiyang Peak across from him, An Zhisu immediately opened his eyes in disbelief and subconsciously blurted out:
"This is impossible!"
She looked horrified and glanced at everyone present again. As if to strengthen her persuasion, she emphasized again:
"This is absolutely impossible! Before my junior brother and I entered the tower, my master... my master was still in seclusion!"
No one responded.
All Shushan disciples at the scene had a somewhat doubtful but hostile expression on their faces.
"Dare to ask Master Jinghua for advice." Ling Yunpo said loudly, "Has anyone seen my master murder anyone?"
Master Jinghua, who had been silent from the beginning, finally spoke after a while:
"Never seen it before."
"Then why did this fellow disciple conclude that he was the master of the family?" Ling Yunpo turned around, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he asked sternly.
"My disciple of Chiyang Peak died from the water sword energy and was hit by a sword in the back." The disciple gritted his teeth and said, "And there was a line of text left at the scene that said, 'Those who plot will be stabbed in the back.' There was also Su Jian's signature below!"
"That's it." Ling Yunpo turned to look at Master Jinghua and said in a deep voice, "It's already clear that this matter is an extremely clumsy alienation plan."
"If the master really wanted to take revenge, why would he seek out a Foundation Establishment disciple? Isn't it a more direct method to seek sword competition with the master of Chiyang Peak? It would also leave you all speechless!"
Master Jinghua was silent for a moment before speaking again:
"really."
"Master Jinghua, please give me a clear warning!" the disciple of Chiyang Peak who had just spoken hurriedly shouted, "Even if it was not done by the master of Qingluo Peak, it is possible that it was the disciples of Qingluo Peak who took action, pretending to be their master! Because... because... because
My senior brother had an old grudge with An Zhisu before!"
"Since you are accusing me and my senior sister, please ask this fellow student to provide evidence!" Ling Yunpo immediately threatened, "If you slander me, Qingluofeng, just based on a vague message written by someone, don't blame me.
They are ruthless!"
The Chiyang Peak disciple gritted his teeth, but did not dare to provoke any more, so he could only remain silent in anger.
After all, Poyun Sword Immortal was the second in the Shushan Competition and had defeated Lin Duanshan and Duan Fenhai.
If the other party wants to compete with me in a sword duel, I definitely have no chance of winning, so I might as well wait until I leave the Demon Locking Tower and go find the Peak Master to seek justice.
"Let me also say something." Lin Duanshan, who had just returned to the hall, said after understanding the situation with his junior brothers, "If it was really Junior Brother Ling or Senior Sister An who killed him in a sneak attack, why bother to leave such a sentence to reveal his identity?
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"Maybe it's to establish prestige." Duan Fenhai said lazily beside him.
"This is ridiculous." Lin Duanshan said coldly, "What kind of prestige is being established? Killing people, deliberately leaving clues to point to yourself, and now denying the accusation. What kind of way is this to establish prestige?"
"This can only make Shushan disciples distrust each other and put everyone in danger!"
"That's right." Master Jinghua nodded and said, "No matter who the real culprit is, the purpose of leaving this line of text is to deceive others and fish in troubled waters."
"In the next trial, disciples from the same peak must stay together, advance and retreat together, and are not allowed to be alone! If you encounter a sneak attack by anyone, do not rush for revenge and counterattack. You must come back and report to me first!"
After saying that, he planned to take everyone down to the second floor, but he heard Guan Shanyue suddenly say:
"Master Jinghua, can you wait a moment?"
"What's the matter?" Master Jinghua stopped.
"I agree that the murderer is trying to alienate our fellow Shushan disciples." Guan Shanyue said leisurely, "But isn't there a non-Shushan disciple who entered the Demon Locking Tower this time?"
"The chief of Kunlun named 'Qiu Changtian', where is he at this time?"
As soon as this statement came out, it was astonishing and immediately aroused discussion among the Shushan disciples.
Even if everyone is still wary of disciples from other peaks, in front of Master Jinghua, they definitely cannot openly express suspicions about fellow disciples.
However, the Kunlun monk was different. He said that Qiu Changtian was a serious suspect and demanded that he be arrested for careful interrogation and strict surveillance. This couldn't be wrong, right?
Ling Yunpo heard this and vomited blood.
What the hell, you think Qiu Changtian is a Kunlun monk, but you don’t know that he has another identity called "Ling Yunpo"! How could I frame myself?
Hey, wait! This...could it really be done by my future self?
Considering the last trip out of the palace, the last stage of the two worlds of mortals, when I was Qiu Changtian, I was plotted by the future Luo Yan and experienced a hard battle in the Shura field...
It would be too naive to say that you don't know how to plot against yourself.
But one thing is for sure, my future self will definitely not really harm myself.
After all, any harm you suffer will be carried into the future with the normal passage of time.
Ling Yun Po Zheng thought carefully and heard Master Jing Hua say categorically:
"This is impossible!"
"Why is it impossible?" Before Guan Shanyue could speak, an impatient Shushan disciple asked first.
"If I say it's impossible, it's impossible!" Master Jinghua said angrily.
Master Jin Dan spoke so arrogantly that even though everyone still had doubts, they could no longer question it.
Everyone remained silent, then followed Master Jinghua to enter and open the door, and then went down to the second floor of the Demon Locking Tower.
According to what Master Jinghua said before, no one is allowed to choose the eight gates at will this time. Brothers and sisters on the same peak must enter the same place for trials.
The reason is also very simple: similar to the teleportation mechanism of the Leaving Palace, no matter which door you choose in the Demon Locking Tower, as long as the order of entry exists, you will be teleported to different Demon Locking spaces.
In this case, the probability of the trialist being left alone is very high, which gives the murderer an opportunity to take advantage of.
Shushan disciples from the same peak are required to enter the trial environment together to prevent anyone from being left alone.
In this case, if the murderer takes the risk to commit another crime again, the victim will most likely be a disciple of Shushan who is on the same peak as the murderer.
Such a design is indeed considered appropriate.
But Ling Yunpo subconsciously felt that the murderer would not stop because of this...
"Junior brother, which one do you want to go to this time?" An Zhisu said calmly.
Although she tried her best to suppress the ups and downs of her voice, Ling Yunpo was still keenly aware that the senior sister's mind was already in confusion.
It was not because he was framed, but because the murderer left a message in Su Jian's name, which made Senior Sister An a little suspicious.
After all, even Ling Yunpo himself did not have enough confidence to convince himself that the cheap master Su Jian was really still in seclusion in the heart of Qingluo Peak...
"Senior sister," Ling Yunpo said in a deep voice, "How about we skip the trial this time and go to rest for a while?"
"Yeah." Senior Sister An was in a state of confusion. She didn't think much after hearing this and agreed directly.
Seeing these two people entering Xiumen, the Shushan disciples who were still in the hall secretly breathed a sigh of relief.