The green tea heroine and the villain who practices ruthlessness

The next day, Pingxiu accompanied Xue Ning to the main peak to see Jiang Wan.

The two of them waited outside Qiu Chan's courtyard for a long time before they saw a maid pushing open the door and walking out.

"My wife is ill, and she has been ordered not to see outsiders. Senior Brother Xue should wait a few days until she recovers from her illness before visiting her again."

After the maid finished speaking, she was about to close the door.

Pingxiu stepped forward to block the door and whispered: "May I ask this junior sister, what kind of disease did Mrs. Shen contract? Is it a recurrence of the fire poison?"

The maid's eyes dodge and she hesitates: "Yes... yes."

Xue Ning felt strange and suspicious, and was about to break in when Pingxiu suddenly held his hand and winked at him quietly.

"Senior Brother Xue, if nothing happens, I will go back first."

Pingxiu smiled and said: "Okay, junior sister, go ahead and get busy."

After the maid entered, Ping Xiu took Xue Ning and walked around Qiu Chan's small courtyard. She found that the west back door had the fewest guards.

The two of them sneaked into the courtyard while the patrol was changing, and searched several palaces where Jiang Wan often visited, but found no whereabouts of her.

The anxiety on Xue Ning's face was obvious.

Pingxiu was also a little worried.

Jiang Wan has been depressed since she met Qi Bushu in Zhangtai. Especially that day, she went to Xiuwen Academy and specifically told Xue Ning not to tell Shen Jue about his meeting with Qi Bushu.

But that day, so many pairs of eyes saw it on the wall outside the Feng family. Even if Xue Ning didn't tell, couldn't Shen Jue find out?

It happened that at this time, Shen Qiuyue was sent out to buy ingredients by Shen Jue. Is all this just a coincidence rather than intentional?

Ping Xiu and Xue Ning searched all over Qiu Chan's courtyard but couldn't find Jiang Wan, so they turned back the same way and went back to the west back door. When they opened the door and went out, they saw Shen Jue flying up from the cliff holding Jiang Wan's arm.

Jiang Wan held a medicine basket in her arms, as if she had just returned from collecting medicine under the cliff.

Shen Jue glanced at the two juniors and said with a smile: "Han Chao, are fellow Taoist friends He Ping coming to visit your master? Have you... just come out of Qiuchan Courtyard?"

Shen Jue's strange aura made Xue Ning blush instantly.

How could he doubt that his master had taken his wife...

Xue Ning felt deeply ashamed and couldn't hold his head up when asked by Shen Jue.

However, Pingxiu noticed that Jiang Wan's face was pale, her eyes were unfocused, and her body movements were somewhat stiff.

She deliberately smiled and greeted Jiang Wan: "Mrs. Shen, I heard that you are not in good health. I'm worried that there is something wrong with the Bingpo Hanjing and that the fire poison in your body has flared up again. If Madam doesn't mind, can you let me have a diagnosis? Where’s the pulse diagnosis?”

Shen Jue declined politely: "It's not that the fire poison has recurred, it's that my wife is about to advance. The inner demons are coming and she needs to rest."

From the time the two appeared until now, Jiang Wan has never said a word.

Pingxiu's suspicion deepened, but Shen Jue, an old fox, was so sophisticated and tactful that he sent the two away with just a few words.

On the way down the mountain, Pingxiu said to Xue Ning: "Do you think Mrs. Shen really accepted the inner demon tribulation?"

Xue Ning shook his head.

He had been trapped by inner demons for many years, and he could tell at a glance that Jiang Wan had no inner demons at all.

Ping Xiu said: "There must be some problem between Mrs. Shen and Sect Leader Shen. As juniors and outsiders, we really can't get involved. In my opinion, you'd better write a letter and call Qiuyue back as soon as possible."

"No," Pingxiu thought for a while and then said, "It's so inappropriate. I think you should go down the mountain yourself and come back to find Qiuyue. Otherwise, I'm worried that the letter won't reach her."

Xue Ning glanced at Pingxiu in surprise. After a moment, he lowered his eyelids and said hello in a dull voice.

The two of them descended the main peak and parted ways to say goodbye.

Pingxiu still went to the medical clinic to help Qin Huaichu change his dressing, while Xue Ning went to the Xiuwen Institute to take a half-day leave.

After he went down the mountain, he searched around the city where several mortals lived at the foot of the mountain, and finally found Shen Qiuyue, who was bargaining with the owner of the grain store.

After he explained his intention, he persuaded Shen Qiuyue to put down the things at hand and go back to the mountain to take care of Jiang Wan.

Shen Qiuyue said, "Senior brother, my father has already written to me about this. He said that my mother's inner demons are not serious and he will take good care of her."

"Dad also told me that the venue for this ten-sect competition will be in Tianyuan Dao Sect. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the guests will all affect the sect's reputation. I must handle this matter carefully."

Xue Ning said: "But I just went to see my wife this morning, and her face didn't look good."

Shen Qiuyue frowned: "Seriously?"

She whispered in a low voice: "But dad has no reason to lie to me. Is it because he is afraid that I will worry?"

The owner of the grain store came over and said, "Miss Shen, the [-] shi of rice you asked for has been prepared and is currently being stored in the granary. Miss Shen, would you like to take a sample for inspection?"

Shen Qiuyue said excitedly: "Okay, you lead the way, and I will follow you to inspect the goods."

Xue Ning grabbed her.

"Qiuyue, aren't you going back to see Master Wife?"

Shen Qiuyue became a little impatient after being told by Xue Ning, and said perfunctorily: "Oh, senior brother, I understand. After I finish inspecting the goods, I will go back to the mountain. Senior brother, you go back first."

With that said, he broke free from Xue Ning's hand and happily followed the grain store owner.

Xue Ning waited in the grain store until dusk fell, then waited for Shen Qiuyue to come back and took her back to the inner gate.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qiuyue returned to the main peak and went back down the mountain again the next day.

Xue Ning was originally responsible for guard training at the venue, and his work was already very heavy.

But the superiors seemed to think that he was not busy enough, so they gave him the responsibility of organizing the Tianzun Festival.

Xue Ning was so busy with everything that she had no chance to breathe. It was rare to even spend a moment alone with Ping Xiu.

Just like that, in the blink of an eye, it was the eve of the Ten Sects Competition.

According to the ancestral system, the Tianzun Festival needs to be held today. As soon as I go up to Tianzun, I will inform Tianzun about the ten sect competitions and ask Tianzun to bless the disciples of the sect to win a great victory and everything goes well.

Secondly, to boost morale and pray for the disciples participating in the competition this year.

At dawn, the elders of the Presbyterian Church and the disciples of each school lined up in the square in front of the Patriarch Temple.

Shen Jue and his wife first worshiped the Heavenly Lord, and then offered incense to the ancestors on behalf of the sect.

Then the elders distributed prayer kits to their disciples.

By the time all the rituals were completed, it was already noon.

After all the disciples retreated, the sect master and the elders gathered at Tianmu Peak to raise their glasses and celebrate, welcoming the opening of the Ten Sects Competition tomorrow.

As a guard at the banquet, Xue Ning was not qualified to attend the banquet, so she could only stand outside the palace and listen to the laughter and laughter inside.

It was a peaceful and joyful scene in the palace to exchange cups and cups. Suddenly, the sounds of laughter slowly dissipated and gradually became silent.

Xue Ning's heart tightened, and he released the little spider and climbed onto the window lattice.

In the silence that could hear a pin drop, Jiang Wan's voice was sonorous and powerful, and she said: "All the elders are gathered here today. Jiang Wan has a question to ask."

"I wonder if any of you elders still remember the massacre of more than a hundred traitors from the same sect in the Western Desert twenty-five years ago. Do you not forgive me?"

Many elders put down their wine glasses and looked at Shen Jue in confusion, but no one answered Jiang Wan.

Seeing this, Jiang Wan laughed at herself.

She should have known for a long time that Tianyuan Dao Sect was dominated by Shen Jue. She had been living on the main peak for many years and had ignored the sect's affairs for a long time. She no longer had any prestige among the elders.

But since she chose to take this step, even if she got a bloody head, she would go to the end.

Shen Jue took Jiang Wan's hand, squeezed it tightly, and smiled at the elders: "My wife is drunk, I will send her to the side hall to rest first..."

Jiang Wan suddenly broke away from Shen Jue's hand, took out the sword left by her grandfather, stood up and said, "This is the Tianyuan Sword left by the previous sect leader. Anyone who sees this sword is like seeing the ancestors of all generations."

"Now that the sword is in my hand, Jiang Wan is qualified to ask all the elders to listen to me, right?"

Elder Li, who was of the same generation as the former sect master and was the most senior, stood up tremblingly on crutches, stamped his feet and said: "Wan'er, why are you having such a happy day today?"

Jiang Wan walked down from the host's seat, walked to the center of the hall, looked around at everyone, and said coldly: "Jiang Wan is here today just to ask all the elders to be witnesses and to plead for the innocence of Senior Brother Qi who died unjustly! "

She suddenly turned around, drew out the Tianyuan Sword, and pointed the sharp blade directly at Shen Jue's face.

"Twenty-five years ago, Shen Jue used the blood contract of the Tianshi clan to control Qi Bushu and massacred more than a hundred of his sect members. Then he designed the Council of Elders to misunderstand that Qi Bushu had betrayed the sect and colluded with the Evil Demon Valley."

"In order to cover up his evil deeds, Shen Jue asked for orders to hunt down Qi Bushu and kill him in the mortal world."

When this statement came out, everyone was lost.

Shen Jue sat high on it, picked up the wine with an expressionless face, and drank it all in one gulp.

Shen Jue's supporters said one after another: "Jiang Wan, what evidence is there for your remarks! Do you know what the following crime should be for slandering the sect leader?!"

Jiang Wan said: "Of course I have evidence!"

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper and a bloody bandage from his sleeve and threw it to the ground.

"What kind of evidence is this?" Yao Changshou asked disdainfully.

Jiang Wan said: "This bandage was left behind by Shen Jue after he was injured. The blood on it can prove that he is a descendant of the Tianshi clan. If you don't believe it, you can ask True Lord Wuxie for confirmation."

True Lord Wuxie was already shocked and speechless.

He never expected that the person Jiang Wan wanted to expose was actually her husband!

Dozens of elders from Shen Jue's faction looked ferocious. Some said they didn't believe it, others said Jiang Wan was probably crazy, and some neutral factions who thought they were impartial questioned: "Even if the sect leader is a descendant of the Tianshi clan, Tianyuan Dao Sect has always accepted The world's most talented people are willing to take in even half-demon. Is it because the sect master's special background means that his hard work over the years should be wiped out?"

"I have found Qi Bushu's body. Here today, I would like to ask Zhenjun Wuxie to check whether Qi Bushu's body has the blood contract of the Tianshi clan."

"absurd!"

"Even if Qi Bushu has a blood contract, what does it have to do with the sect master?!"

Seeing Jiang Wan being attacked by the crowd, True Lord Wuxie finally couldn't help but said: "It's not impossible to find out whether the blood contract was made by Shen Jue."

True Lord Wuxie was of high seniority, and as soon as he spoke, the hall immediately became quite quiet.

"I wonder if Sect Leader Shen would dare to shed blood to prove his innocence?"

Shen Jue's eyes were like ice and snow, and his smile was twisted. He stared at his wife's back for a long time, but he never saw her turning around to look at him.

He smiled sadly, stood up, walked down from his seat, walked to Jiang Wan, and said, "I can shed blood to prove myself, but I have never concluded a blood contract with Senior Brother Qi. Sister Wan, what do you think of me?"

Jiang Wan said decisively: "If I have wronged you, I am willing to follow the sect's rules and let you do whatever you want!"

Shen Jue shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You are my wife, what can I do with you?"

"Okay, since you have made up your mind, please invite Senior Brother Qi to come out."

Jiang Wan took out the white jade bowl and banged it on the ground. Everyone immediately felt as cold as if they were entering a land of ice and snow.

When he looked again, he saw an extra bottle of ice coffin in the main hall.

Several kendo masters who had taught Qi Bushu back then recognized him immediately.

True Lord Wuxie walked to the ice coffin, pointed it as a blade, and cut off Qi Buhu's finger.

But Qi Bushu has been dead for many years, and the blood in his body has long been stagnant, and there is no way to bleed.

True Monarch Wuxie used secret techniques to urge her, and finally some purple-black blood flowed out along the ice coffin and onto the ground.

Shen Jue cut his wrist and let the blood drip down, gathering into a small stream and flowing towards the ice coffin.

The red blood flow and the purple-black blood flow meet, like two distinct rivers that can never merge.

Jiang Wan's face was as white as snow and she looked at her husband in shock.

Shen Jue's eyes were sad and he said, "Now you just believe me."

"This white jade bowl is a magical weapon of the Blood Moon Sect. Is it the sun and moon in the pot?"

Shen Jue said, as if his heart was broken, and he gave the order dejectedly: "Mrs. Qinghe, Jiang Wan, was instigated by the Blood Moon Sect to frame the sect master. I have pity on her, and I will temporarily keep her in the Presbyterian Council until the ten sects are ready." The competition is over, let’s deal with it later!”

"Yes!"

The elders of Shen Jue's faction jumped out one after another and came towards Jiang Wan and Zhenjun Wuxie.

Jiang Wan raised her sword to resist, but was captured within a few moves.

True Lord Wuxie was also surrounded by the elders and could not escape.

Shen Jue didn't know when he teleported to the ice coffin, held Qi Bushu's body in his hands, and said to Jiang Wan: "Mei Wan, you are the reason why I am like this today."