The next morning, he met with King Chujiang.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng still dressed up as Lianzhao and Xiaomou, and stood outside the hall with Wuchang clan elder Kong Yin. m.166xs.cc
Yukine didn't come.
According to Elder Kong, she had a grudge against Lian Zhao, and she was not responsible for the recruitment of ghost soldiers. She did not need to come to see King Chujiang, so as to avoid saying something wrong at the critical moment and ruining everyone's plan.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng naturally couldn't ask for it.
One less person means one less opponent and one less force to resist them.
As for the two "prisoners", Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng, they were taken behind them.
After a night, both of them seemed to be in a bad state.
Jianchou would show no mercy to Xie Buchen, and the punishment on the stone pillar had never stopped from the beginning, so Xie Buchen's face now looked even paler than that of Xiao Mou, the consumptive ghost played by Qu Zhengfeng.
Lu Xiangleng is slightly better.
She had already woken up, and because she had told Qu Zhengfeng the truth, she was calm. At this moment, she raised her eyes slightly and looked at "Lian Zhao" standing in front of her, with a bit of curiosity.
He was obviously thinking whether this female cultivator was really worried.
The judge they had met yesterday walked in from the hall, glanced at them who were waiting outside according to the rules, but did not ask them all to come in. Instead, he called Kong Yin in first.
I think I need to see the elder first and hear the details of the matter.
Half a moment after Kong Yin went in, the judge came out and had Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng brought in; another half a moment later, it was Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng's turn.
The dark hall, built on high steps, is very majestic.
And because it is in an already cramped space underground, at first glance it seems that this hall supports the entire dome, but it also seems as if it will be crushed by the narrow underground space at any time, which is very depressing.
The two of them climbed up the stairs from the bottom and soon entered the hall.
The Jiyu is the "underworld". After depriving the monks of the 19 continents of the right to reincarnate, it only accepts souls from isolated islands on earth. Therefore, many of its buildings, utensils, and official systems are similar to those of the mundane world.
This hall is like a royal palace.
The smooth and shiny ground, with several huge and majestic columns standing in the hall, with no seats underneath, looked dignified and spacious. At the end were nine steps, with strange and bizarre sixteen celestial demon patterns painted on the steps, and the only throne in the hall above.
The King of Chujiang, Lord of the Second Palace in Bafang City, sat on this throne.
He was wearing a black robe, but did not wear a twelve-tassel crown. He only wore a black jade hairpin to tie his hair, but his eyes and brows showed quite majesty.
There was no smile on his lips and his brows were furrowed.
Just by looking up, you can easily tell that he is in a bad mood.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng stepped forward to greet him: "Lianzhao, Xiaomou, we pay our respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Chujiang."
"No need to be polite."
After 11 years of recovery, King Chujiang's cultivation level has only returned to the late stage of returning to the void, and his actual combat power has been irreversibly damaged. In terms of realm, it is about the same as Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng. So at this moment, he can't see through the disguises of these two people, nor can he detect their true cultivation level.
"I heard that you two were present when the two men from the Nineteen Continents were captured?"
Before Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng entered the hall, Elder Kong Yin had obviously explained the basic situation; Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng, who entered the hall afterwards, both very "generously" explained their identities and the purpose of their trip truthfully.
They could tell this just from the question asked by King Chujiang.
Jianchou's mind flashed, so he answered on behalf of the two people: "Yes, Junior Brother Xiao and I were both there."
"Well then." King Chujiang pointed at Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng standing in the hall and said, "I heard that after you captured the people yesterday, you interrogated the two overnight, but under torture they only confessed their origins in Kunwu and Baiyue Valley, but refused to reveal how they got through the Ghost Gate, and even refused to tell the secret of the ambush formation that day. Since you two were present, tell me in detail about the ambush yesterday."
In fact, if one wanted to know what happened on that day, with King Chujiang's cultivation level, he could just search the souls of Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng.
But King Chujiang did not do so.
Xie Buchen was born in Kunwu, and was also a true disciple of Hengxu Zhenren; Lu Xiangleng was also a medicine girl from Baiyue Valley. The identities of these two people were not ordinary, and keeping them might be of great use, so he certainly would not easily search their souls and turn them into fools.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng had not discussed with Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng what to do after entering the palace. As for how much to confess, it was entirely up to them.
Most people actually choose to hide their identity.
But they didn't.
Confessing your true identity can make you more useful, and naturally avoid the danger of being killed immediately.
If the person caught was Jianchou, she would do the same thing.
So when she heard King Chujiang coming to ask her about this, she was not surprised at all. But Lian should not have expected so much.
Jianchou pretended to look up at King Chujiang with suspicion, then looked at Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng, as if wondering why King Chujiang didn't just search the souls of the two men, but he suppressed his "doubts" and spoke politely: "Reporting to Your Highness, yesterday we..."
Jianchou recounted the details of that day one by one.
King Chujiang had already heard Kong Yin's story once before, and he wanted to hear Lian Zhao and Xiao Mou's story again, just to see if there were other clues in their narration, and try to find some useful clues.
The more he listened, the more his brows furrowed.
After Jianchou finished speaking, Qu Zhengfeng took over and also narrated the story from beginning to end.
The three people experienced the same thing, but it was chaotic at the time, so what each person experienced and observed was different, and different people would have different feelings.
The more information and the more angles we have, the more realistic the overall picture we piece together will be.
As soon as Qu Zhengfeng finished speaking, King Chujiang, who was originally sitting on the throne, suddenly stood up, and his previously peaceful face suddenly became gloomy!
"Bang!"
When a person is in a high position, his clothes flutter!
He stretched his hand forward and actually grabbed Xie Buchen's neck directly from below and lifted him up!
Everyone in the hall was shocked!
Only Xie Buchen looked calm as he looked back at King Chujiang.
King Chu Jiang's expression was extremely grim, and he asked him, "Where are the other cultivators who entered Ghost Gate and ambushed the ghost soldiers of the Impermanence Clan outside the formation?!"
"What?!"
Anyone else?!
Kong Yin, the elder of the Wuchang clan, was first frightened by the might of King Chujiang's attack, and now he was startled by his question. He said blankly: "Your Highness, when we broke out of the formation, there were only the two of them..."
"You fell into the trap."
King Chujiang was too lazy to listen to what Kong Yin, the loser, had to finish. He interrupted him directly and stared at Xie Buchen who was completely under his control. His voice became even colder and harsher!
"I'll ask you again, where are the other monks?!"
We were ambushed on the way to the Wangtai base yesterday. The initial attack was so fierce that almost everyone thought there were a lot of people lying in ambush outside.
Unexpectedly, after rushing out, only Xie Buchen and Lu Xiangleng were left.
After all, the development of the Extreme Domain was too short. There were not many people who had studied the formations and elixirs in depth, so they often made it sound magical. Kong Yin was certainly not an expert in this field, and was deceived by Xie Buchen into thinking that the overwhelming attacks were caused by the formations. It was normal for him not to suspect it further.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng were of course aware that things were not that simple, and they guessed that there were other people involved, but strictly speaking they were in the same group as Xie Buchen, and they would not be stupid enough to tell Kong Yin about such a thing.
What's more, Lian Zhao and Xiao Mou shouldn't have noticed such details.
But King Chujiang was the King of Hell after all, a powerful man of his time, and he could tell there was something fishy just by listening.
His cultivation is not low and his power is extremely great.
But Xie Buchen was obviously not someone who would be frightened. His life was in the hands of others, but he did not show any panic on his face. When his lips were stained with blood, he smiled and said, "Of course they are where they should be."
He didn't even tell Jianchou the whereabouts and arrangements of this group of monks, so how could he reveal it to King Chujiang
With such a calm posture and indifferent tone, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that it was impossible for him to answer King Chujiang's question.
King Chujiang also sneered.
A hint of hidden brutality flashed in his pair of deep black eyes. In anger, he grabbed Xie Buchen's neck and threw him heavily against the pillar in the hall!
With a "puff" of blood spurting out, Xie Buchen's face suddenly turned pale, and he fell to the cold ground of the hall, seriously injured.
Jianchou took a look and remained calm.
The other people standing in the hall showed some fear and trepidation, thinking that King Chujiang was ruthless and moody.
"act recklessly."
King Chujiang still had a use for Xie Buchen. After all, he was a true disciple of Kunwu Hengxu Zhenren and could be of great use. Although he was ruthless, he had no intention of really taking his life. At this moment, he sneered and ordered the people standing in the palace.
"Elder Kong, you will keep these two people under strict supervision and make sure they don't get into trouble. Lian Zhao, Xiao Mou, you two will follow me to the place where we were ambushed that day to investigate."
Such an arrangement is somewhat surprising.
What everyone didn't expect was that King Chujiang actually decided to go to the place where they were ambushed yesterday to check it out in person.
But after all, King Chujiang was the King of Hell, so although they were surprised, they all responded respectfully at the same time: "As you command."
Kong Yin went to arrest Xie Budi himself.
King Chujiang waved to Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng, indicating that they should follow him, and then he walked down the nine-story steps and went to the side of the palace.
It turned out that there was a teleportation array next to it.
With the cultivation level of King Chujiang, it would be very quick for him to move from the watchtower to the place where they were ambushed yesterday, but the cultivation level of "Lian Zhao" and "Xiao Mou" was not enough.
The teleportation array in the hall can lead to the gates of hell, so it is naturally the fastest way to get there.
Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng looked at each other, then walked forward and entered the formation with King Chujiang.
He pointed his finger and was about to activate the formation.
Who would have thought that just as the formation was lit and the spatial fluctuations were transmitted—
A sudden change occurs!
The timing of Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng's attack was so accurate and ruthless!
When the two entered the battle, they stood on the left and right sides of King Chujiang. Although Jianchou still looked like Lianzhao, the sharp light flashing in his eyes at this moment was beyond the reach of Lianzhao!
She drew her sword and took the initiative!
A ray of light in the state of a three-foot sword appeared in her palm almost instantly, and the red line on the sword's spine lit up as if it had life. When it suddenly appeared, the terrifying pressure caused the surrounding space to be torn apart!
The sword comes out silently!
There was a thunderclap!
Such a close distance, such a narrow space, such a terrifying aura that makes one's hair stand on end, even the King of Chujiang in his prime might not be sure to dodge it, let alone at this time? !
It was clearly such an ordinary, plain sword, but when the rusty sword edge came into his eyes, all other sounds in his mind disappeared, and instead, there was an endless amount of shrill screams resounding through his mind!
In an instant, what appeared before my eyes was the roaring waves of the Yellow Springs, the ghostly shadows of the Gobi Desert, the flashing of swords and the sound of sabers, and the trapped beast roaring in grief and anger...
Thousands of disciples of Yashan are stained with blood!
"boom!"
A line of blood, majestic and magnificent!
It seemed ordinary, but when it penetrated into the side of King Chujiang, half of King Chujiang's body was shattered as if hit by lightning!
The dark energy was like quicksand, collapsing in an instant!
“Ahh—”
This sudden and terrifying attack directly and brutally destroyed King Chujiang's original combat power. Even with his current cultivation level, he couldn't help but scream miserably at this moment!
The face is distorted and looks extremely hideous!
The next moment, it was like the collapse of the Five Mountains and the collapse of Mount Tai!
Qu Zhengfeng's attack followed closely on the heels of Jianchou's sword, which was a small test but extremely powerful, and the connection was seamless. He had already invoked the Hou Tu Seal in his palm!
"Bang!"
With a loud thud, the shrill voice of King Chujiang came to an abrupt end. He was unexpectedly pressed down by a strange and terrifying gravity when he was caught off guard!
The only remaining half of the broken body was suddenly pressed to the ground!
It was as if a huge weight had fallen on him, leaving him unable to move. Even his previously gloomy face was pressed tightly against the ground, crawling at the feet of the two men!
Instant capture!
At this moment, Wuchang clan elder Kong Yin had just taken Xie Buchen and had not yet stepped out of the hall. Almost at the same time when Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng took action, Xie Buchen also suddenly attacked!
A rare flash of sharpness flashed across his usually indifferent eyes!
There was no need to draw the Human Emperor Sword at all. He just used the sword and its sheath to strike Kong Yin. With his overwhelming strength that was far superior to Kong Yin's by one realm, he struck the man so hard that he vomited blood and fell to the ground!
He just walked forward calmly with a blank expression on his face.
He raised his foot and stepped on the side of Kong Yin's head, pressing the remaining half of his face to the cold ground, subduing him.
It was not until this time that King Chujiang, who had lost all power to resist under the seamless coordination of Jianchou and Qu Zhengfeng, finally reacted!
And this force that was pressing down on him was so familiar!
His eyes were red and he was extremely angry. He tried his best to raise his head, but he could not conceal the fear and horror in his voice. "Hou Tuyin! Who are you—"
Jianchou was quite satisfied with the result, and replied with a smile: "We are, of course, the Lord of Hell of His Royal Highness Prince Chujiang."