Chronicles of Celestial Origins

"The person who was able to trick Xiao Sihua into shutting down the formation must be someone he trusts very much. We might as well focus on investigating these people. Senior He, how many monks are there in the entire spiritual mine?" Fang Xiangming asked.

He Zhijie said: "There are more than twenty foundation-building monks and about a hundred Qi-refining monks."

Yu Muqing said: "Now that everyone is here, let's start the formal investigation! I suggest that we form groups of three, with one sect disciple in each group, to investigate the Spirit Mine disciples one by one. Each investigation team will Everyone has to write a dossier report and give it to the three of us. "

He and Jiang both nodded in agreement.

The crowd was divided into fifteen groups, with three groups based on corresponding positions.

The other two members of Tang Ning's trio are Wang Zongwang from the Qingyang Sect's Intelligence Section and Jiang Biyu from the Shuiyun Sect's Intelligence Section.

In the interrogation room, the three of them were sitting directly above each other. After waiting for a long time, a big man with a heavy back and a heavy waist walked in. This man was nearly nine feet tall, with a bulging body and a ferocious face. He was different from ordinary people, but he was Tang Ning twenty years ago. Yu Feixiong, the non-demon from Shuiyun Sect whom he met at the trial site, never thought that he would meet him here again today.

"Senior Brother Yu, take a seat!" Jiang Biyu introduced: "I am Jiang Biyu from the Intelligence Department, this is fellow Taoist Tang Ning of the Qianyi Sect, and this is fellow Taoist Wang Zongwang of the Qingyang Sect. Today we are asking you questions on orders from the sect. The specific circumstances of the attack by the Demon Sect on that day."

Yu Feixiong glanced at the three of them and nodded.

Jiang Biyu said: "Fellow Daoist Tang, Fellow Daoist Wang, then, let's start now!"

The two of them said hello. Wang Zongwang took out a musical note and pointed it towards it. The talisman was activated and shimmered with ink.

"Senior Brother Yu, first tell me what happened that day and what you were doing at that time?"

Yu Feixiong said: "I was practicing in the cave at that time. I heard a commotion outside that sounded like a fight. I didn't pay much attention at first, until the alarm bell rang. I quickly left the cave and saw everyone from the Demon Sect fighting with the Spirit Mine disciples. , I jumped into the air, and a Demon Sect disciple stared at me and started fighting with me. "

"The advantage of the Demon Sect is overwhelming. I didn't dare to stay here and fled towards the west. The disciple of the Demon Sect chased me for a while and then stopped chasing me. After I returned to the sect, I met Master Yu Come here together.”

Wang Zongwang asked: "Have you been in the cave all day?"

"Actually, I hadn't left the cave for four or five days at that time."

"Can anyone prove it?"

"No, I'm the only one in the cave."

"What is your position in the spirit mine? Which aspect are you in charge of?"

"In charge of the statistical accounting of spiritual stones."

"The Spirit Mine Guard Formation is closed, do you know?"

"I don't know. I stayed in the cave until the alarm bell rang."

"What do you think about this?"

"I didn't think much of it at the time, but I found it strange afterward. I heard that it was Senior Brother Xiao who shut down the formation. My sect and I had the same idea. There must be some Demon Sect who worked closely together to deceive Senior Brother Xiao into shutting down the formation."

"You are both from Shuiyun Sect, so you and Xiao Sihua must have a good relationship!"

"I was originally a disciple of the Hushan Branch, and Senior Brother Xiao was a disciple of the Yuanyi Palace. Before coming here, I had never met him. After that, we only met occasionally, and there was no deep friendship. Besides, I am not a demon, and there are many people in the sect. I’m concerned about that.”

Tang Ning asked, "Fellow Taoist Yu, how long have you been here?"

"It's been five years."

"Then you should know who Xiao Sihua is close to on weekdays, or, to be more blunt, who do you suspect? You just said that there is a demon sect working in the spiritual mine."

"I don't know, but I think the person who can trick Senior Brother Xiao into turning off the formation must be either someone he trusts very much, or someone who is quite famous in the formation. I am neither of these two."

"When was the last time you saw Xiao Sihua?"

"About a month before the attack on the spirit mine, he went to the storage room to check the number of spirit stones."

"Have you seen who Xiao Siyan was harmed by?"

"No, there was fighting everywhere at that time. Everyone had to look out for themselves and no one else."

The three of them interrogated carefully for more than half an hour. In the end, there was really nothing to interrogate. Jiang Biyu said: "Senior Brother Yu, we are just doing a routine matter assigned by the sect. It is not that we suspect you of being meticulous. I hope you will forgive me and please come back! Take it. There are others coming down to ask.”

After Yu Feixiong left, Jiang Biyu took out a piece of paper: "Fellow Daoist Tang, Fellow Daoist Wang, what do you think?"

Tang Ning said: "I think we can basically rule out the possibility that he works for the Demon Sect. According to his own words, he has nothing to do with Xiao Sihua. As a non-demon, he speaks softly. Daoist friend Jiang must know this better than me. I I think fellow Taoist Xiao Sihua is wary of him and will not believe his words and shut down the formation that is related to the safety of the entire spiritual mine.

"And he said that he has not been out of the cave for four or five days. Such a lie can easily be exposed. If someone sees him going out, wouldn't that mean that he actively admits that he is a secret agent of the Demon Sect? I think his words are true. of."

"Of course, if it is said that there is more than one person working in the Demon Sect, it is not confirmed. At least, it is certain that he was not the one who deceived fellow Taoist Xiao Sihua into closing the formation."

Wang Zongwang said: "Fellow Taoist Tang and I have the same view."

Jiang Biyu said: "In this case, I will write down our conclusion and submit it to my uncle."

The two nodded and said hello. Not long after, a beautiful female monk walked in from the door...

The three of them questioned the four disciples continuously until late at night. After they went back to their rooms, they were called away by Fang Xiang and came to Yishi Hall.

Not long after, several more people arrived one after another. When Fang Xiangming saw everyone gathered, he said: "Today's preliminary investigation has been completed. I invite all the junior brothers here to ask if there are any new discoveries or findings regarding today's interrogation. The suspicious person will be investigated in detail tomorrow."

"There is a question worth thinking about." Ma Quan said in Xuande Hall

"Oh? What did Junior Brother Ma find?"

"I questioned several people, and they all said they did not see when and where Xiao Sihua was killed. I wonder if any of the disciples you are questioning saw it?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Ma Quan said: "That's strange. The reason why we know that Xiao Siyan was killed is because his soul stone in Shuiyun Sect was destroyed, but no one witnessed his murder. Where did his body go? I asked I met many disciples, and they all told me that when the Demon Sect attacked the Ling Mine, there was chaos and there were corpses everywhere, including those of Blood Bone Sect disciples, but why was Xiao Sihua’s body not seen?”

"The Blood and Bone Sect is not the Corpse Puppet Sect. It is useless for them to ask for corpses. Moreover, the sound transmission array was still intact at the time. The Blood and Bone Sect should have known about the sound transmission array, otherwise they would not have been so decisive in withdrawing."

"They planned carefully. They knew that Qingyang Sect's reinforcements would arrive within an hour or two. In such an urgent and short period of time, they killed Xiao Sihua and specially incinerated his body? Isn't it strange?"

When he said this, everyone was a little surprised and started whispering.

Fang Xiangming asked doubtfully: "What does Junior Brother Ma mean?"

"If the Demon Sect has to deal with Xiao Siyan's body in such an urgent and short period of time, then his body may explain some problems. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he was twisted into pulp during the fight. We can even If we make a bold guess, Xiao Sihua will most likely die before the Demon Sect attacks."

"Then the central formation plate fell into the hands of Demon Sect's Xizuo. After Master Uncle He left, Xizuo contacted the Blood and Bone Sect and then closed the formation. Shuiyun Sect confirmed that his death was after the Demon Sect's attack and checked the lives of his disciples. The fact that the soul stone found him dead does not prove that his actual death time was after the Demon Sect's attack."

"Senior Brother Ma's words are reasonable." Zhao Yi of Yuan Yidian said: "I have always felt that the timing is too coincidental. A quarter of an hour after the formation was closed, the Demon Sect came to kill him. According to Senior He, he left the spirit world on July 12th. Mine, the Demon Sect will come on the 13th day of the seventh month.”

"From the time when the Demon Sect contacted the Blood and Bone Sect to the time it attacked the spiritual mine, there was only less than a day. We might as well think about this matter from the perspective of the Blood and Bone Sect. What would we do if we wanted to attack the spiritual mine? ”

"Although we don't know where the Blood and Bone Sect's main altar is hidden for the time being, even if they have long planned to attack the spiritual mine and have carefully planned it for a long time, there are two conditions that must be met to complete this matter."

"First, congratulations to seniors for leaving the spiritual mine. Second, the spiritual mine formation is closed."

"The time when Master He will leave the spirit mine is completely uncertain. He may leave in the next two days, or he may not leave for a year or two. The Demon Sect cannot always gather its disciples to be on call at any time."

"In other words, Demon Sect Xizuo sent a message to the Blood and Bone Sect. The Blood and Bone Sect still needs to gather manpower to attack the spirit mine. It only takes less than a day. Isn't it too fast? Not to mention that they are so sure. Convince Xiao Sihua to close the formation."

"In fact, less than a quarter of an hour after the formation was closed, they happened to catch up. Isn't it a coincidence?"

Fang Xiangming's fingers slowly tapped the stone table and said: "What does Junior Brother Zhao mean? Xiao Sihua has been dead for a long time? The center of the array fell into the hands of Demon Sect Xizuo, so they planned this plan to attack the spiritual mine. , the Blood and Bone Sect has been hiding nearby, just waiting for them to take action as soon as Senior He leaves? "