Chong Zi - Chapter 41 : Execution

Within the rustling sound, the sound of the spirit bell was no longer clear, Nanhua experienced a rare thunderstorm. Thunder and lightning flashed. Torrential rain fell on the Twelve Peaks, but it never reached Tongtianmen.

The rain was blocked by an invisible barrier. On the stone platform of Tongtianmen, in the middle sat the lord of Changsheng Palace, who was invited to watch. Yu Du, Headmaster of Nanhua School, sat first on the left. Several Honorable Immortals passed by one after another, and finally Mu Yu and Qin Ke accompanied him, standing with swords. On Qinghua Palace's side, Zhuo Hao came here on behalf of his father and sat first on the right of Palace Master Ming, followed by his wife Min Suqiu, and two Qinghua elders. Beneath the stone platform, thousands of disciples stood holding their breaths.

Yu Du and Palace Master Ming explained a few words and sighed again. Almost all eyes in the place were on Luo Yinfan. Seeing him sitting quietly, no one could speak first.

Zhuo Hao put down the new fan in his hand, looked left and right, and said, "It's almost time. Let's finish it as soon as possible."

“Alright, let's leave this Evil Being to Young Master Zhuo,” Yu Du nodded and glanced at Min Yunzhong.

Min Yunzhong immediately ordered, "Bring that Evil Creature up!"

After a while, two female disciples sped over the clouds with Chongzi.

No longer being tortured, Chongzi's spirit had improved a bit, and he could walk on his own, but his face was haggard and he was very thin. Even though her magic technique had been sealed, in order to show her sincerity to Qinghua, she still had immortal shackles attached to her hands and feet.

Before the execution was carried out, he knelt silently.

Yu Du looked embarrassed, "When such a thing happened, Nanhua didn't have the face to meet Palace Lord Zhuo, and now that Evil Being has been brought over and we handed over to Young Palace Lord to deal with."

Zhuo Hao put away the folding fan and placed it on the table in front of him, calmly looking at the girl on the punishment platform.

Although his face has changed, he is still stupid. He doesn't know whether he should defend himself, or is justice really related to him?

"What do you want to say?"

Chongzi shook his head.

Min Yunzhong breathed a sigh of relief, and let go of the hand holding the Buddhist Pagoda. According to his idea, if this Evil Being really said some unseemly words in public, he would not care about anything, and he would finish first and then say, “People are here, why is Palace Lord Young should ask more questions. Execute."

"My aunt died strangely. I came here on my father's orders, shouldn't I be asking for your understanding?" Zhuo Hao frowned, looked at his hand, "Could it be that Xianzun Min doesn't want me to know something?"

Even an idiot can hear that this is not simple, and Min Yunzhong's old face suddenly turns blue.

Min Suqiu was first angry, "What do you mean by being rude to grandpa?"

Zhuo Hao's face sank, "I came here on behalf of my father. There is no grandpa here and now the Headmaster is here. How can you who is a woman talk that makes people laugh at my Qinghua style? Shut up for me."

Min Suqiu was angry, "You!"

His most beloved grandson was angry, Min Yunzhong was about to have a seizure and he was afraid that the relationship between his second husband and wife would deteriorate. In desperation, he had to sigh, raised his hand to stop Min Suqiu, and sneered, "I am the dignified Overseer of Nanhua. I'm afraid the younger generation will fail. What has Young Palace Master have to ask, feel free to ask."

"So, very good," Zhuo Hao straightened up and appreciated Zi, "Why do you want to hurt people?"

Chongzi shook his head.

"You killed him."

"I do not know."

Zhuo Hao left his seat, walked in front of him, and lifted Chongzi's chin with a fan handle. His reckless movement caused everyone to shake their heads.

Chongzi was also shocked, of course, in the eyes of the public, there was no need to worry about whether he would do anything out of the ordinary, so he whispered, "It's okay for Chongzi to be a dying person, but Young Palace Master is here on behalf of Palace Lord, with a different identity. Now every word and deed is related to Qinghua Palace, it is reasonable to be careful not to invite people to gossip."

"Rarely do you want to think about me," Zhuo Hao slightly raised his eyebrows, with a hint of ridicule, "My dead aunt, I must take revenge for the real killer, right?"

Chongzi immediately looked at Qin Ke and hesitated.

Yu Du suddenly spoke, his tone soft but firm, "Your teacher has painstakingly cared for you for so many years, even if you commit a serious crime, he will not kick you out of the teacher's door, if your conscience is not cleared. You must answer with heart -be careful, and don't lie or embarrass you Guru Pintu."

Chongzi's heart froze, "Teacher, don't worry, Chongzi understands." Then, he turned to Zhuo Hao calmly, "Chongzi has nothing to say so it's up to Young Palace Lord to deal with him."

Zhuo Hao didn't say anything.

Sure enough, still the same. You can bear all the grievances for your teacher. How can you ruthlessly kill people?

Seeing this, Min Suqiu clenched her fists silently, her nails nearly digging into his flesh. Because of her husband, she hated Chongzi so much before that she didn't like this prettier one, so she suppressed her anger and turned to the side of the two Qinghua elders with a wink.

The two elders were also embarrassed by their own Young Palace Master, and looked at each other. One of them coughed and said, "Since he has already admitted his mistake, Young Palace Lord need not ask any more. It is better to deal with it quickly."

Min Suqiu also gently persuaded, "You are soft-hearted, and you are afraid that he will be wronged, but he has nothing to say. If that is true, why not solve this matter as soon as possible, so that you and I can go back and report to father."

Zhuo Hao nodded and took a few steps back, "It's fine."

Min Suqiu immediately turned to another elder, "Just ask elder to execute on his behalf."

The elder got up and left his seat, walked to the stone platform, and drew his sword.

Zhuo Hao turned around to see Luo Yinfan on the chair. Seeing that he was still motionless, his expression indifferent, he couldn't help but smile. He turned around and pushed the half drawn sword back into the scabbard with a fan grip, "I better do it. Stand back."

The elder returned to his seat according to his words, but Chongzi on the ground suddenly said, "Could Young Palace Lord wait a moment? Chongzi has two more words to say."

Zhuo Hao motioned for him to speak.

"I beg Master to return to Zizhu Peak," Chongzi kowtowed and fell to the ground.

After five years of caring for and five years of teaching, Senior Brother's death has left him feeling guilty to this day. How could he let her see this scene with her own eyes? It was too cruel for him.

After he mentioned it, Palace Master Ming quickly turned around and cajoled, “Would Your Highness… best avoid it first?”

Luo Yinfan didn't answer, didn't move, and expressed his stance with his behavior.

Yu Du sighed, "Execution."

"Good student received by His Majesty," Zhuo Hao took two steps back with a smile and raised his left hand.

Sea fire, Qinghua's last move, and a little blue light scattered across the sky, but everyone present couldn't feel a hint of killing, beautiful, sad, like a flying cat and scattered in the late spring, and like a firefly that is about to disappear on summer nights.

The immortal shackles fell, and his body was in great pain. Chongzi finally took the opportunity to raise his face and look at the person in the chair.

The black eyes were neither sad nor happy, with an indifferent expression, just like the first time Chongzi saw him.

But he will not be deceived, he must be disappointed and sad. Saddened by the death of Zhuo Yunji, the fairy he liked, who died innocent in Nanhua. As for his disciple, he should be disappointed and angry, maybe a little sad. He used to love him very much, but now he wants to see him executed.

He was not afraid of death, but rather reluctant. He couldn't even give a definite answer to Zhuo Yunji's death, and his teacher must want to know too.

Fortunately, being able to die so beautifully without being too ugly, Chongzi turned to look at Zhuo Hao, and wanted to thank him, but as far as he could see, he saw a lonely smile in his eyes.

Just a moment, a beautiful moment.

The blue light disappeared, and the execution platform was deathly silent.

The girl slumped on the stage, extremely weak, and her primordial spirit had not yet dispersed. The disciples below were still in a daze, and Qin Ke next to him showed gratitude, and the hand holding the Ba Huang Sword gradually relaxed.

Realizing something was wrong, the two elders tried, “Young Palace Lord?”

Zhuo Hao didn't answer, and looked at the people on the ground.

His soul was damaged, and he almost fainted, but this was definitely not the expected result. Chongzi was shocked and looked at him with difficulty.

“Qinghua has already taken care of it,” she stopped looking at him, looked away, and flicked her sleeve, “The rest, I'll leave it to Your Highness Chonghua.”

As soon as these words came out, everyone present, including Palace Master Changsheng Palace who testified, were stunned again.

Min Suqiu suddenly stood up and said sharply: "Are you confused! That's your aunt, how to explain it to your father when you come back!"

The folding fan opened, and Zhuo Hao completely ignored the crowd, walked down the stairs, and walked down the mountain.

The sluggish back figure was hidden in the storm outside.

There is a discussion behind it.

Elder Qinghua felt as if he had lost his life because Zhuo Hao ended it so hastily and let off the killer so easily, that would be too ruffian, but more people thought that he had actually slapped Luo Yinfan in the face by doing that. Even though this girl was nominally a disciple of Nanhua, which was nothing compared to the friendship between the two factions, she was after all a disciple of Luo Yinfan. And everyone knew how much he valued and loved this disciple, and Zhuo Hao took the initiative to hand it over to him as a last resort.

Zhuo Hao was so affectionate, Min Suqiu became more and more convinced that the two of them had something unspeakable, so she gritted her teeth in hatred. What to say later. He accidentally met Luo Yinfan's gaze, his black eyes were calm and calm, as if he knew everything, he could see what was in his heart. Feeling angry, he hurriedly covered his mouth, thinking of Zhuo Hao again, afraid that he would find Zhi Ji and those women, so he hurriedly said goodbye to Min Yunzhong and chased after him.

No one expected such a change to occur, and Yu Du and Min Yunzhong were both caught off guard.

Palace Master Ming coughed softly and said, “Since Qinghua has handled it, Young Palace Master handed it over to Your Highness. Thus, Your Highness must bring it back.”

The expression "take it back" is very clever, and everyone looks at Luo Yinfan.

Min Yunzhong immediately said, "Qinghua let him go because of Palace Lord Zhuo's mercy. After all, this Evil Being is the sinner of Nanhua. Even if the death penalty is exempt, it will be difficult to convince him to return to Zizhu Peak like this!"

With that in mind, he really couldn't stay on Zizhu Peak anymore. Yu Du looked at Luo Yinfan and said meaningfully, "Junior Brother."

"Send back to the Immortal Prison." Luo Yinfan got up.

He was thrown into the dark eternal prison again. He was badly injured and passed out. Thanks to the medicine sent by Qin Ke, Yan Zhenzhu and the others, she gradually got better after lying down for two months. During this period, Mu Yu never came and only later did he hear that Min Yunzhong would not allow him to visit him. On the contrary, Qin Ke allowed it, and it was also because Min Yunzhong still had some respect for Chongzi when he was young.

When Min Yunzhong was confused for a while, he was delusional. Seeing that Qin Ke treated her so differently, she took this opportunity. Deliberately wanting to make him empathize and change, that is also a valued talent.

Of course, Chongzi didn't know this. He thought that Qin Ke must have begged for mercy when he escaped from the torture platform that day. Thinking that he was arrogant by nature, this was the first time Chongzi lowered his face to ask and ask for help, and Chongzi became more and more agitated and embarrassed.

As for Zhuo Hao, he had only met him a few times. Why did he have such a look in his eyes? Maybe it was also because of her older sister. If big sister likes him, she should be happy, right?

Too bad, how could a girl who had been pampered and protected by such a person be able to like someone else?

Whoever Senior Brother likes, what Yin Shuixian said is true.

Chongzi leaned against the wall in a daze.

In the past, the guards of the Immortal Prison weren't as strict as they used to be. Additionally, his techniques were restricted, so there was no need to worry about escaping. If Qin Ke is there, the iron bars of the trapped immortals are also removed, although this freedom is still very limited.

Footsteps sounded in his ears, and after a while, someone walked down the stone floor.

Seeing who he was, Chongzi also guessed what he was here for, but he had to be polite, so he stood up and called “Senior Brother”.

"Let me see how you are doing, have you recovered?" Sima Miaoyuan pretended to be worried, then looked around and complained, "Little sister is seriously injured, how can you stay in such a place? Your Highness is too cruel."

He originally came to see the joke, and Chongzi ignored him with cold eyes.

Sima Miaoyuan stepped forward and grabbed his arm, sighing. "That day, little sister worshiped Zizhu Peak, and was cherished by His Majesty. How many people are envious, who would have thought such a thing happened!"

His wrist was extremely sore, and his whole body was extremely hot, as if it was about to explode, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. Chongzi knew that he was using an underhanded trick but he had no choice but to endure it with technique so he could only grit his teeth and stay silent.

Sima Miaoyuan squinted, "Little sister has a fever?"

With cold sweat on his forehead, Chongzi endured it with all his might, and said indifferently, "Thank you, sister, for the guidance, but in the future, It's just that in the future, the principal will definitely ask me. At that time, if I add a new injury, I am afraid it will not be easy to come back."

Sima Miaoyuan didn't bother pretending anymore,i “If you had committed such a great crime, His Highness would still protect you? anyone would care. What can you compare me to?” After saying that, he let go.

Chongzi took a few steps back and stood firmly against the wall. "Big sister is a princess in the world and her status is noble. How dare Chongzi compare? Big sister's lesson, Chongzi will remember it."

Sima Miaoyuan said disdainfully, "Ah, I forgot to tell you, you will be sent to Kunlun Ice Prison in a few days."

Chongzi was completely dumbfounded.

Ice prison? The place where the Demon King is imprisoned?

“It wasn't Headmaster who gave this order, but Your Highness,” said Sima Miaoyuan happily, “Originally, Headmaster and Xianzun Min still interceded for you, but Your Highness insisted on sending you there.”

Seeing that there was no response from Chongzi, he was about to speak when Qin Ke's voice came from behind, "Miao Yuan?"

“Senior Brother Qin.” Sima Miaoyuan quickly changed his smile and bowed.

Qin Ke nodded.

Knowing that he was looking at Chongzi, Sima Miaoyuan was even more jealous. No wonder this stinky girl dared to be stubborn in her current situation. Turns out he was counting on it! She didn't know if Qin Ke had heard what she said earlier so she quickly smiled and said, "I heard that Your Majesty is going to send junior sister to Kunlun. I was afraid that junior sister would be sad, so I came to comfort her."

Qin Ke still did not reveal.

Sima Miaoyuan felt even more guilty, said a few more words and walked out.

Qin Ke then walked up to Chongzi and pulled him up to check his injuries. "He is just like that. Don't worry about it, my Master and Min Xianzun both pleaded for you, and things turned around."

Chongzi shook his head and fell weakly into his arms.

He didn't dare to have any opinions about sending himself Kunlun. Fairy Yun's death, although she didn't know if it had anything to do with her, but she was certain that jealousy would cause her inner demons to awaken. He didn't have the face to look at his teacher. He killed the person he liked. She had reasons to blame him for punishing her, but it was just that, going to that terrible place in legend, she would never see him again, never see these people again.

Qin Ke patted him lightly on the back, and said in a low voice for a while, "If I had known it would come to this, I would have accepted you as a disciple."

With this sentence, what more could he want? Chongzi's eyes were slightly red, "Big brother treats me so well, is it because of my big sister?"

Chongzi didn't know when he had started taking care of her during these days. He treated her much better than ordinary brothers and sisters, but he was still far from being Qin Ke's lover and Chongzi also guessed the knot of his heart.

Qin Ke was silent for a moment and said, "Because of her, and because of you."

Chongzi was nervous, “If Fairy Yun was really killed by me, would Senior Brother still treat me like this?”

"You don't want to kill him."

"No."

"If it's your hand that you moved unconsciously, then atone for your sins." The hand holding him suddenly tightened, Qin Ke looked into her eyes, "Chongzi, they still value you now, they will intercede for you, But by your side...you must be prepared. No matter what happens, you must persevere. You must not give up easily .Even if you go to the Ice Prison, you have to be patient, Big Brother will find a way to pick you up sooner or later. You know?"

Her quiet voice with the most unwavering commitment.

Chongzi's nose was sour, "Why do you trust me like this, Big Brother?"

"You don't understand," Qin Ke said, "You are not alone in this kind of thing. I couldn't protect her then. Now I can't let you go the same way she does."

Chongzi had an ominous feeling, “Could it be that Senior Brother too…”

“Your senior sister, she was originally a brave and intelligent girl, but unfortunately she was too emotional and trusted Your Highness so much that she forgot her initial strength, and even forgot herself,” Qin Ke paused and said, “You have seen it now, Your Highness not what you think..."

Chongzi immediately cut him off, "No, this time it wasn't Master's fault!"

In that case, everyone would doubt it, and although it was also sad that Luo Yinfan gave up so quickly and gave it up. If he could resolutely speak up and complain about his injustice, he would definitely be able to thoroughly investigate it.

Qin Ke didn't say anything.

This is really like him (the former Chongzi), kind hearted, and will not hate until now.

After a moment of silence, he placed his hand on her shoulder, "No matter what, you have to understand that if someone doesn't even want to protect himself, how can he expect others to protect you?"

Chongzi lowered his head, unable to speak for a long time.

Of course he understood that if this matter involved other people. He would never let go of his defense easily but right now, what he wanted to protect most was not himself.

Inner demons, and those words, what kind of impact would they have when they said them? Venerable Chonghua was loved by his apprentice, and the consequences were not something he could bear. His power was fated to bow his head in front of him.

Not long after Qin Ke left, Yan Zhenzhu came over. Not to mention the many medicines, she even moved the small wooden couch and the beautiful blanket made of fire crow and goose feathers.

Chongzi laughed, "Will Sister Zhenzhu live with me?"

"You have been soaking in the four seas, and now you are injured again, so you can't be cold anymore," Yan Zhenzhu spread the blanket, pulled him to sit, and handed him a jade bottle, "This is the first medicine for you."

Chongzi hurriedly said, "My injury is almost healed, Brother please tell Shishu Mu, don't worry."

Yan Zhenzhu said, "What else do you need? I'll bring it next time."

Chongzi said in a low voice, "I might not be able to live long. While I'm still in Nanhua, it would be best if Big Brother had time to see me again."

The matter of deporting Kunlun has been rumored to be up and down, and Yan Zhenzhu naturally heard about it, and when he heard this, he stretched out his arms around him, "This has not been decided. Don't worry."

Chongzi reluctantly smiled and said, "I'm fine, because the Headmaster is willing to say good things for me. They won't make me suffer too much. Perhaps the silence in the Ice Prison is just a time to practice, and they will let me out in a hurry." several years."

"Not so bad," Yan Zhenzhu patted his face and smiled, "How could your Brother Qin be willing to let you go to such a place. He has already asked the Headmaster, and now the Headmaster and Min Xianzun intercede for you. Even though you are Yang's disciple Your Highness, yes, but in Nanhua, the Headmaster's words carry weight, and Your Highness will likely listen to them."

It turned out that the principal stepped in and Qin Ke begged for mercy, how much did he do for himself? Chongzi clenched his fingers, and his heart melted with warmth.

What was Yan Zhenzhu thinking, "I heard that Sima Miaoyuan came here just now. He said that to you, ignore him!"

Chongzi remembered it and said it again.

Hearing Sima Miaoyuan's conspiracy, Yan Zhenzhu was furious and suddenly stood up, "Too much! I'm going to leave..."

Chongzi hurriedly stopped, "Forget it. I'm not hurt. I have no evidence. If I go out and teach them, I will punish them with two sentences at most. Sima Miaoyuan is narrow-minded, but big sister is always reckless. She said it all because he hates me. If no one finds fault with him, Brother Zhenzu will only suffer.”

"You still..." Yan Zhenzhu sighed.

"If I knew he was so ungrateful, I didn't save him when I was in Luohe." Chongzi pulled him to sit down again. "Now is not the time. I won't be afraid of him when I go out. Why should I be mad at him?"

Yan Zhenzhu was silent for a long time and looked away, "You...don't blame me?"

Chongzi understood what he had done wrong, “Regarding what happened that night, I can't blame Big Brother Zhenzu because big brother can't take care of me every day. Not to mention there's an inner demon. Sooner or later…” He stopped.

"Devil?" Yan Zhenzhu looked at him.

Chongzi bit his lips, and suddenly fell into his embrace and cried in a low voice, "Big brother, I'm not afraid of going to the Ice Prison, I'm just afraid that Fairy Yun is really killed by me. Master likes her, I...have a devil.. ."

"Chongzi!" Yan Zhenzhu hesitated.

***

After Qin Ke came out of the Immortal Prison, went straight to Min Yunzhong, went to the main peak to meet Yu Du, and then returned to Yuchen Peak. Before reaching the door, he saw someone sitting by the stone table outside, holding a pitcher in one hand, holding a wine glass in one hand, pouring and drinking.

Looking back at her, the man smiled sideways and said, "This Liuxia wine is only available at the Xianmen Conference. You dare to keep it a secret."

Qin Ke pursed his lips slightly, walked over and sat down, "How many jugs did Brother Zhuo hide?"

"Not much, just two jugs." Zhuo Hao raised his glass and drank it. "There have been immortals who have been stealing wine since ancient times. Not only me and you, but even people like Kunlun Jun have also hidden two jugs."

Qin Ke said, "They stole two jugs, but the caretaker of Tianshan didn't notice?"

Zhuo Hao picked up a folding fan and opened it. "I mixed two tanks of three hundred tanks, and then poured Qiongxiang into it and mixed it. How could they notice that all the drinks at the Xianmen Conference were Liuxia Qiongxiang mixed."

Qin Ke laughed, "You are used to doing this kind of thing."

"Guarding the gates of eternity, guarding the world. I want you to go, taste the wine. I need people like me to come." After Zhuo Hao finished speaking, he drank some more.

Cup after cup, brilliance glistened in his eyeballs.

Qin Ke was a little surprised, "You..."

"I'll teach you how to recognize Liuxia," the brilliance quickly dissipated, Zhuo Hao shook the jug, but couldn't pour out a drop, so he shook the empty jug in front of him, "The real Liuxia wine is bitter. As long as you drink three hundred cups in a row , you will be able to detect it."

Qin Ke frowned, "Really?"

Zhuo Hao dropped the jug, "Fake."

Qin Ke didn't smile, but apologized, "Thank you."

"You can think that I am praising your face." Zhuo Hao laughed, "I would feel ashamed of you for no reason."

Qin Ke was silent for a moment and asked, "Why did you let him go?"

"If I let him go, he will also be sent to Ice Prison, right?" Zhuo Hao didn't answer and changed the subject, "I'm going to the Xitian Buddha Gate."

Qin Ke was stunned for a moment and said in a deep voice, "You..."

Zhuo Hao couldn't help but laugh, "A person like me wants to become a monk? I just want to ask Buddha something."

Qin Ke said, "Does Your Highness know about this?"

"I came to you only because I don't want too many people to know about it," Zhuo Hao stood up, "I've finished drinking, I should also go."

Qin Ke got up and said, "It's far to go to Xitian. I'll give you a lift."

Zhuo Hao stopped him with a fan handle, "I advise you to stay. Otherwise, if something happens, even I can't save him. If that really doesn't work, let him go to Ice Prison."

Qin Ke looked at her and didn't say much.

The ancient golden sword flew out, Zhuo Hao held the folding fan, stepped on the sword, and left.

...

In Zhuo Hao's memory, the story of the little girl and the youth became more and more distant and hazy...

"Your sword is very beautiful." The little girl admired.

"The name of this sword is An Ling." The boy said in a displeased voice.

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