Chapter 52 Holding the hand of the son, roaming the bottom of the river
Everyone continued to go down to the seventh floor, and then the second victim appeared.
The victim was from the Xuanshi Peak lineage and died somewhere in Jingmen. He originally acted together with his senior brothers, but was at the bottom of the team.
While walking through a forest, someone suddenly discovered that the junior brother was missing, so the team returned to search. As a result, they found that the victim had died under a tree, and the surrounding ground was covered in frozen frost.
The deceased was hit by a sword in the front of his neck, and his throat was sealed with a sword. Blood spurted out from the wound in large amounts.
At the bottom of the tree trunk where the corpse was leaning, a line of small words was carved with sword energy:
"Those who speak evil words should lock their throats and seal their tongues. Su Jian."
The corpse and the engraved tree bark were brought back to the hall by Xuan Shifeng disciples for personal identification by Master Jinghua.
When Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu returned from Ximen, they saw the Shushan disciples gathered around the restored scene and corpses, all of them with solemn expressions.
Then, Ling Yunpo discovered that all the Shushan disciples at the scene seemed to be avoiding his gaze.
Since he and his senior sister would go to Ximen every time in full public view and would not return until they needed to go downstairs, the suspicion could basically be ruled out.
But here comes the question: who is the murderer?
At present, it seems that all the clues point to Su Jian - these points are so obvious that they can almost be regarded as a frame-up.
Jindan Zhenren kills the disciples of the foundation level. Is it a sneak attack?
A sneak attack is a sneak attack and you still sign your name. What does that mean?
Most Shushan disciples actually believed that this must have nothing to do with Su Jian.
Of course, this does not prevent everyone from being wary of Qingluofeng, because the only two victims so far have one common characteristic:
He had a grudge with Qingluofeng... to be precise, he had a grudge against An Zhisu.
One of the victims had plotted against An Zhisu in a sword fight more than ten years ago, almost injuring her.
The cause of death was a stab in the back, and there was a message at the scene saying "Those who make plans will be stabbed in the back."
The second victim had been connecting with each other among the disciples of various peaks, inciting hatred and calling for the isolation of Qingluo Peak.
The cause of death was a laceration to the neck. There was a message at the scene saying, "Talker, lock tongue and throat."
Even if the murderer was not Su Jian, the logic of his murder was very obvious, that is, he specifically targeted Shushan disciples who had a grudge against Qingluo Peak.
But among the Shushan disciples at the scene, who dares to say that they have no grudge against Qingluo Peak?
Let’s all reflect on ourselves, what counts as hatred? If it’s just bad words, then the entire Shu Mountain will probably be wiped out in one fell swoop...
Therefore, everyone tried not to look at Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu.
It’s not that I suspect they are the murderers, but I’m afraid that if I have any eye contact with them now, my body will be found lying on the spot, with no eyes, and a line of words written next to it: “What are you looking at? What are you looking at?”
Su Jian."
The Shushan disciples had such concerns, but Master Jinghua had no scruples. He directly called Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu and asked them if they had any clues about the murderer.
"With all due respect." Ling Yunpo said bluntly, "Since the other party committed the crime in the name of his master, it is clear that he cannot be Qingluofeng's friend."
"As for the enemies of Qingluo Peak, real people must also know that there are so many that they are almost impossible to count. The reason why the murderer chose Qingluo Peak as a cover must be out of this consideration..."
"Of course I know." Master Jinghua interrupted him, "Tell me, do you have any clues?"
Ling Yunpo and An Zhisu looked at each other in shock, and then said after a long while:
"No."
"Go!" Master Jinghua said impatiently.
Next, he ignored the protests of the Xuanshi Peak disciples, forcibly confiscated their natal swords, and restricted their freedom of choice, requiring them to stay in the hall on each subsequent floor, accept questioning, and not leave.
Everyone continued to go down to the eighth floor, and Ling Yunpo went to find Master Jinghua and asked them if they could continue the normal trial.
After all, he and his senior sister are always resting in the dormitory, alone in the same room with a man and a woman, which is detrimental to the reputation of his senior sister... Of course, the main reason is that Ling Yunpo is afraid that he will not be able to control himself and make mistakes.
The big bed in the Xiumen area is so soft!
"Since the murderer committed the murder when you were in the Xiumen area, the suspicion on you can basically be eliminated." Master Jinghua thought for a moment and said, "Of course, you'd better choose the 'Death Gate', stagger the area with other disciples, and carry out the attack.
Trial."
"No problem." An Zhisu said coldly.
So the two entered the door of death, passed through a long dark corridor, and finally entered a new area.
This world is in deep water, but there are no rivers, lakes or seas.
The water on the bottom bank is floating, the water plants are swaying and making waves, and there are countless fish swimming and circling, with long silver-scaled tails and elegant postures.
Both of them are marrow-cleansing monks. Not only can they breathe to avoid consuming oxygen, but they can also resist the pressure of deep water. In addition, the flying swords are of the water type, so they can handle the sword like a fish in water and move freely.
After continuing for more than ten kilometers, An Zhisu chatted with his junior brother and said:
"There should be a cave at the bottom of the river ahead. There are many river spirits and water monsters in it."
"Go deep and you will encounter a water hyena. I failed to kill it last time and it escaped."
"There seems to be some treasures in the cave where it is entrenched...but I didn't look carefully."
Ling Yunpo was absolutely stunned when he heard this.
There seemed to be some treasures, but I didn't look at them. Senior sister, how did you say these words in a matter-of-fact tone?
Alas, my Senior Sister An is too simple. She only has swords in her life and not other foreign objects. Of course she looks down on these low-level magic weapons.
But I can't sit idly by and ignore it!
Ling Yunpo even remembered that before traveling to this world, he had watched a documentary about marine environmental protection.
It is said that humans dump all kinds of garbage into the ocean. For example, plastic bags will not decompose for ten thousand years. They often entangle marine life such as dolphins and turtles, and eventually cause them to die helplessly.
The senior sister said that there was something deep in the cave at the bottom of the river. It was probably garbage thrown into the water by someone.
These treasures... no, these garbage obviously will not decompose by themselves. They may be accidentally eaten by small fish, shrimps and dragons, thus endangering the safety of these aquatic animals.
I really can't bear it!
For the sake of a blue and clean underwater environment, I have to fish out these garbage!
Thinking of this, Ling Yunpo said sternly:
"Senior sister! How about we explore the cave at the bottom of the river again?"
"Okay." An Zhisu agreed immediately.
Senior Sister An is really great about this. No matter what request Ling Yunpo makes, she will directly agree to it. She will never ask questions about this or that.
All I can say is that he is very pampering.
The two continued to move forward with their swords, and soon arrived at the cave at the bottom of the river.
The entrance to the cave is a gap formed between the rocks at the bottom of the river, which can accommodate two people walking side by side.
Due to the narrow passage, it was impossible to move around flexibly, so An Zhisu lowered the sword light, and then let the frost sword hang above his head, ready to meet the enemy at any time.
She herself took a few steps deeper, then turned around and stretched out her hand towards Ling Yunpo, smiling:
"Junior brother, there is dense wet moss here and it will be slippery when you step on it, so be careful."
"Okay senior sister." Ling Yunpo stretched out his hand for her to hold.
The two held hands affectionately and walked through the internal passage of rocks at the bottom of the river.
Ling Yunpo suddenly had a subtle sense of déjà vu, recalling Qiu Changtian holding Xu Yinglian's hand and running on the long iron cable bridge above the sea of clouds.
It's just that he pulled Junior Sister Xu that time, but this time it was Senior Sister An who pulled him.
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