Pawn Crossing the River

After Qi Xuansu got two pieces of "Xuan Jade", it was not surprising that he still had such a hard time winning.

The stage of returning to one's true nature is the last stage before heaven and man. This stage has a long span, so the cultivation levels of those who are both in the stage of returning to one's true nature are also different in strength and weakness.

The strong man is already very close to heaven and man. He cannot defeat heaven and man. At least he is not powerless to fight back. The weak have just entered the stage of return to truth, which is only one level higher than the Yuxu stage, and most of them are in the ordinary stage of return to truth.

Even if Su Ran was not at the top in the stage of returning to his true nature, he was still outstanding. He was not comparable to the scholar who was beaten to death by Qi Xuansu in Yishan City. Firstly, there was a gap in cultivation, and secondly, as a core disciple of Taiping Dao, Su Ran's magical abilities were far superior to those of ordinary Jianghu people.

But the most important point is that Su Ran is a demon.

Ghosts are naturally proficient in illusions and spells and are natural alchemists; zombies are born with strong bodies and are natural warriors. In addition to the plants and trees becoming spirits, most of the demons that have become climates have strong vitality and blood, and possess some of the magical powers of martial arts. Moreover, the fox tribe is the most proficient in the illusion of change among the demons.

From this point of view, although Qi Xuansu is the leader of Sanren, alchemist, and martial arts families, he does not have an advantage against Su Ran. Even because Su Ran's Qi and blood were too strong, Qi Xuansu couldn't even use the "Ghost Sword" and other alchemist methods.

In fact, before the heavenly beings, with the same level of cultivation, except for special inheritances such as banished immortals, hermits, and Buddhist disciples, most people were no match for demons. It was not until after the gods that the two became equal. However, as the heavenly beings move up the ladder and reach the realm of immortals, the demons gradually fall at a disadvantage.

Because of this, even though Su Ran knew that Qi Xuansu was also at the Guizhen level, he still dared to face Qi Xuansu alone. Although there was an element of underestimating the enemy, it was reasonable. It can only be said that Qi Xuansu is too unreasonable. Even if he is not comparable to the banished immortal, he is almost half of the banished immortal. In addition, Qi Xuansu is better than Su Ran in adapting to the enemy, so he survives to the end.

Qi Xuansu put away the white fox face mask and looked around, revealing a faint layer of white mist.

Not long after he came in, the entire warehouse was isolated by the formation. This was the reason why no one came to check after the two of them fought fiercely for a long time. It was also the reason why he was unable to break out of the wall after being cornered by the "Dragon Escape Sword Technique". reason.

The key core of the formation lies in the statue of Taishang Daozu not far away.

After all, it would be too abrupt to place a statue of Taishang Daozu in the warehouse. Who would go to the warehouse to worship Taishang Daozu?

Everything that seems unreasonable has a reasonable logical explanation.

Qi Xuansu put away the "Qing Yuan" and the single sword, picked up the Shenlong hand gun, and also pocketed the "Bliss Needle" and "Seven Phoenix Feathers" scattered on the ground. Then he came to the statue of Taishang Daozu and stretched out his hand to pull it out. The other single sword stuck on the statue was put back into the scabbard on his waist.

The palms of the statue are movable. Generally, the statues of Taishang Daozu have their hands folded on the chest, with the left hand on top and the right hand on the bottom, with the palms of the hands touching. At this time, the statue of Taishang Daozu has his right hand on top and his left hand on the bottom, and their palms are not touching.

Qi Xuansu struck a palm in the air, and under the stimulation of his true energy, he saw the palm of the statue begin to move on its own, gradually returning to its original shape.

The white mist surrounding the warehouse gradually dissipated.

Qi Xuansu left the warehouse and saw no other Taoist priests. It was probably that everyone here had been sent away by Su Ran in advance, which was convenient for Qi Xuansu.

A fourth-grade Taoist priest died, and another Taoist priest of the fourth grade was imprisoned. Such a big change would inevitably alarm the upper echelons of the Taoist sect, and even Yujing.

In other words, the matter has become too big and beyond Qi Xuansu's control. There is only one thing he can do now, run away.

Run quickly.

If you don't run, just wait and go to Beichen Hall for tea.

As for this mess, we can only leave it to the eighth day.

Qi Xuansu is like the devil in the legend of the Western Continent. He fulfilled the eighth day's wish to solve the case, but he did so in an extremely twisted way, with extremely terrible consequences.

But reaching this point was not Qi Xuansu's original intention. Who could have expected it?

Qi Xuansu quickly returned to the signing room.

On the eighth day, Yang is still waiting here.

On the way back, Qi Xuansu considered a very important question: Should he truthfully tell the eighth day the results of the process?

What if you tell the Eighth Day Yang and the Eighth Day Yang is afraid that he will not be able to bear the consequences and forcibly detains him and Liu Hu to pay for the crime to Daomen?

If you don't have a heart-to-heart talk with Ba Tianyang, when the Taoist sect sends someone to inquire, Ba Tianyang will inevitably reveal his key information. This is not much better than the first situation.

The key lies in what kind of person Yang Yang is on the eighth day.

After a battle between heaven and man, Qi Xuansu decided to trust his own vision and judgment and tell the eighth day everything truthfully.

On the eighth day, Yang was startled when he saw Qi Xuansu coming back covered in blood.

Before Tianyang could ask questions, Qi Xuansu had already said, "As we expected, the murderer is Su Ran, the Taoist priest in charge of Huasheng Hall. She wanted to kill me, and I had to kill her to protect myself."

On the eighth day, Yang was shocked, silent for a moment, and said, "In this case, Brother Wei should leave here immediately."

"The two Taoist priests in charge of 'Tianle Taoyuan', one was imprisoned in Tianle Palace, and the other was killed. Both of these things are related to us. When I leave, you will be the only one left. The Taoist side will ask Get up, can you bear it?" Qi Xuansu asked.

On the eighth day, Yang smiled bitterly: "You have to bear it even if you can't bear it. After all, this happened because of me. If I hadn't asked Brother Wei to help me investigate the case, I wouldn't have caused such a mess. Besides, Liu Futing acted recklessly, and Su Ran's random killings are all irrefutable evidence, and the truth is on our side after all. Moreover, we are all members of the imperial court. Even if we have to deal with it, we have to write a letter to the cabinet, and then the cabinet issues the decree. Therefore, the Taoist sect can at most put pressure on the cabinet. Just do it to us."

Qi Xuansu slowly loosened the clenched fists in his sleeves, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "Eighth brother, I am not as good as you."

On the eighth day, Yang said in a deep voice: "This matter can't be kept secret for long, Brother Wei should leave as soon as possible."

Qi Xuansu said: "Don't be busy, I will tell you the specific process first, so that you can be aware of it."

On the eighth day, Yang Yang was startled, then nodded.

So Qi Xuansu started talking about when he entered the warehouse, how he questioned Su Ran, how Su Ran confessed calmly, Su Ran explained why he killed people, and then the pictures were dazzling until Su Ran showed his true body and his last words when he was dying. .

Hearing this, not only Eighth Day Yang, but also Liu Hu couldn't help but exclaim.

The dignified Taoist priest of the fourth grade wine ceremony and the head of Huasheng Hall is actually a four-tailed fox demon? And the reason why this four-tailed fox demon kills people is even more incredible. It's not to eat people's hearts, nor to fight for power, but to defend morality?

Qi Xuansu said: "We can't figure it out. There must be someone in the Taoist sect who can figure it out, so we don't need to think too much."

Tianyang nodded on the eighth day.

Qi Xuansu instructed: "Eighth brother, the top priority now is Tianle Palace and the warehouse."

"First, Liu Futong cannot be allowed to come out. In the officialdom, the officialdom is full of strife. Unless one blow is fatal, there is rarely a moment of quarrel. Either you will not offend, or you will offend to the end without leaving any consequences. If you beat the snake and survive, you will be punished. Backlash. We have already offended Liu Futong. If we let him out of trouble, he will most likely use Su Ran's incident to frame him or kill him. "

"Second, don't let anyone get close to Su Ran's body. This is ironclad evidence. Don't let irrelevant people know the inside story about Su Ran, so as not to escalate the situation. It's best for only the eighth brother to know about it. Wait until someone from the Taoist sect comes, It’s up to them.”

"Third, strike first, and strike later will be controlled by others. Now that the two Taoist priests in charge are unable to manage, the Taoist disciples are leaderless, which gives the eighth brother an opportunity to intervene in 'Tianle Taoyuan' to control the situation. But the eighth brother's Qingluan If Wei steps forward to control the situation, he will inevitably encounter opposition from the Taoist disciples, so the eighth brother should run the Taoist sect in the name of Qingluan Guard’s Seventh Thousand Household and take the initiative in his own hands. "

On the eighth day, Yang Yang's eyes lit up: "What Brother Wei said is absolutely true. You can learn from it."

In fact, there is another dangerous move, which is to release Liu Futong. The two sides reach a compromise, cover up each other, and put all the blame on the dead Su Ran, confirming that Su Ran set up a trap to kill people for power and gain. In this way, Liu Futong passed the test, Qi Xuansu also passed the test, and everything was fine.

It's just that Qi Xuansu couldn't bear to do it when he thought of Su Ran's last words. In the end, he decided to leave only one truth and let the Taoists judge whether Su Ran was right or wrong.