novelden Chapter 602 You Interrogate Me
Chapter 602 You Interrogate Me
Jiang Liqian felt as if there was a wall separating her, them, and him into two worlds. The wall moved, suddenly pushing them outside.
Jiang Liqian was caught off guard, and with that push, she stumbled and was about to fall.
Xu Zisheng was closest to her and reached out to help her, but Gu Chengxue beat him to it. He gripped her shoulders tightly, pulling her into his arms, and drew his sword, pointing it directly at Xu Youan inside.
"Xu Youan, stop now, or I'll kill you!"
The people inside ignored his warning and instead ripped Hu Yuheng's flesh off at the root with a single shot. A bloody fox pelt was stuck on the tip of his spear, casting countless shadows that looked extremely sinister and terrifying.
The body, now only flesh and bones on the ground, could no longer maintain its human form and transformed back into its fox form.
The last trace of Hu Yuheng's breath dissipated. Deep within the palace, the Fox King, who was pondering how to deal with the Demon Clan, suddenly felt a pang in his heart. Then, he opened his eyes wide, raised his head to the sky, and let out a deafening roar.
The roar shook the entire Nine Mysterious Palace.
Even those far away in the First Prince's palace, Jiang Liqian and the others heard this mournful roar; they could clearly feel the Fox King's rage.
Gu Chengxue's eyes suddenly darkened, and Xu Zisheng remained silent. The two exchanged a glance and attacked simultaneously, piercing through the barrier wall with their swords.
The roar finally brought Jiang Liqian back to her senses. When she suddenly saw Gu Chengxue and Xu Zisheng attacking her junior brother, she panicked and instinctively stopped them.
"you……"
“Li Qian, you know the rules of the immortal sect better than we do. Xu You’an tortured and killed the fox prince. We must bring him back to Tian Tian Qian Sect for trial!”
"The demon race has invaded. Our human race must ally with the demon race to defeat them together. Now is the critical time for the alliance. Everything else must give way to this. A-Qian, think it through. This is a matter of life and death for both the human and demon races. Are you sure you want to give in to personal feelings for one person?"
Jiang Liqian's hand gripping the sword trembled violently. She looked up and saw everyone staring at her. Those eyes seemed to be the same as the eyes that had judged her in her previous life—sharp, clear, scrutinizing, disappointed, expectant, disgusted, and contemptuous…
No, you mustn't look at her like that, you mustn't!
A blood-red light reappeared in her eyes, flickering faintly, almost covering her entire pupils.
Xu Zisheng was startled and hesitated for a moment: "...Li Qian?"
Gu Chengxue seemed to know something, and quickly stepped forward, grabbing her arm, ignoring Shi Tian, who was protecting his master, pointing his sword at his heart and cutting a deep, bone-revealing wound on his arm.
Feeling the weight on her wrist, Jiang Liqian suddenly snapped out of her nightmare.
Gu Chengxue moved closer to her again and whispered in her ear, "Aqian, think it over. This time we are the ones capturing him, but later it could be the Fox King who just lost his beloved son, the Demon King of the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons, the Taikun Sect who is holding a sect competition, or even Immortal Venerable Qingzhi himself—you should consider how they will treat him."
"If we intervene, at least we can guarantee that he will survive unscathed."
Jiang Liqian bit her lower lip so hard that it bled.
The stench of blood welled up in her throat, mingling with the stench of blood in the room, making her feel nauseous.
She stared into Gu Chengxue's eyes, not daring to even look back at Xu Youan, who was covered in blood. Her blood seemed to freeze, and she slowly, slowly took a step back.
Gu Chengxue and Xu Zisheng seized the opportunity and rushed towards Xu Youan, who was about to smash Hu Yuheng's bones inch by inch, like arrows.
Jiang Liqian's hands trembled slightly as she lowered her eyes and breathed heavily. The sounds of fighting filled her ears, while sunlight streamed down in front of her.
The sunlight was warm, but her body was cold, so cold that she had lost all feeling.
She felt the sky was dark and the earth was heavy. Countless people rushed in, swords flashed and magic weapons clashed. In an instant, it was as bright as day, and in an instant, it was as dark as night.
She heard the sound of sharp objects piercing flesh, heard people fall, heard people groan in pain—as if she had fallen into an inescapable hell, where even the pain was beyond her control.
Jiang Liqian didn't know when she returned to the Tianqian Sect. She couldn't hear anyone talking to her or calling her name along the way.
All she saw was Xu You'an being pierced through the collarbone by the Immortal Binding Rope, and the Soul-Seizing Nail being driven deep into his dantian, hovering threateningly above the Guixu Sea. He was imprisoned in a specially made Immortal Locking Cage, and everyone was looking at him with horrified and disgusted eyes. Some people's magical artifacts were itching to be used, wishing they could get rid of this scourge that brought shame to the human race immediately.
If it weren't for her, if it weren't for the two most influential disciples of the Sacrificial God Sect and the Taikun Sect, Xu You'an would probably have been beaten to death by them!
In the high hall, the Second Elder, the head of the Discipline Hall, and the First Elder of the Star-Gazing Pavilion sat on the left. The head of the main seat was the sect leader Qingzhi, dressed in white. The first seat on the right was empty, and below them sat the peak masters of the various peaks and the elders who were not in seclusion.
Outside the palace, disciples and elders from various sects waited quietly for the final punishment after the Tianqian Sect's trial.
Xu Youan, covered in chains, knelt in the center of the main hall.
His breathing was very shallow, and drops of blood dripped from his upright body. The hall was instantly filled with the lingering smell of rust.
Jiang Liqian knelt down beside him, stunned.
Her gaze fell on the empty seat, and her eyes finally focused. The next second, she felt as if her heart was a tattered bag, with gusts of cold wind blowing it bigger and bigger... bigger and bigger... so big that she couldn't hold back her tears and they rolled down her cheeks.
Master...
If Master were here, who would dare, who would dare!
The palace gates were suddenly pushed open, and Si Chuan and Bai Yi rushed in. They immediately saw Xu You'an and Jiang Liqian kneeling in the center of the hall, especially Xu You'an, who was in such a terrible state that he was unrecognizable.
Si Chuan's usually lazy and indifferent gaze completely changed. He stopped in his tracks, straightened the jade crown on his head, smoothed out the wrinkles on his sleeves, and the jade pendants at his waist jingled. With each step he walked with a limp, as the senior disciple of Zhenfeng, he walked with an imposing aura towards the Qingzhi Immortal Venerable sitting high in front of him.
Bai Yi followed closely behind him, his face cold and stern.
The two of them stood in front of Xu Youan and Jiang Liqian, blocking the stares of the crowd.
"Sect Leader, Elders, Martial Uncles and Senior Uncles, your disciple Si Chuan has come on orders."
The hall remained silent for a long while.
Everyone here knows what Zhenfeng has sacrificed for the sake of all living beings, but merit is one thing, sin is another.
Right now, Xu You'an is a disciple of their sect, and a prized disciple of the Array Peak. They really need to think carefully about how to deal with him.
"Sichuan, the Array Peak is currently without a leader. You will take charge of the Array Peak temporarily. These are disciples from your peak. You will interrogate them."