After finishing their business, Zhu Changyang, Jun Shu and Jiang Hui returned to the hall.
As soon as he got back, he immediately felt many inquiring eyes from all around, all of whom were curious about the identities of these two strange young men and why they had attracted the personal reception of Elder Jiang Hui.
Zhu Changyang was calm and composed. He was a host, and people were used to seeing him. What people were not used to were the two people from Hehuan Palace.
When Nan Rongbo saw them coming back, he immediately came forward, his eyes swept over the three people's faces, and he smiled enthusiastically: "So Brother Zhu and Brother Jun know Elder Jiang. It's true that people are divided into groups. I am so envious of you and I wish I could join you."
Lu Xianning nodded vigorously: "Me too."
Zhu Changyang was sweating profusely. God damn, people are divided into groups. These two people clearly want to say that people are divided by their faces. There is a reason why your Hehuan Palace has such a bad reputation.
Nan Rongbo looked at Jiang Hui infatuatedly and said sincerely, "To be honest, everyone in Hehuan Palace loves music very much. My mother has long wanted to open a piano class in the palace, but unfortunately she has never found a suitable teacher. I wonder if the elder is interested in staying in Hehuan Palace for a few days and giving us a few lessons... As for all the treatment, the elder can just ask for it."
Lu Xianning sang expertly: "I really want to learn the piano. If I can get some pointers from the elder, I will die without regrets."
Jiang Hui: “…”
If these two people were not from Hehuan Palace, he might have believed it.
Zhu Changyang was amazed, leaned close to Jun Shu's ear, and whispered: "They really know how to talk nonsense."
The warm breath brushed past his ears. Jun Shu lowered his eyes and glanced at the head leaning against his neck, then nodded slowly: "Yeah."
Nan Rongbo was about to continue persuading him when suddenly, a sharp sound of piano was heard, shaking the atmosphere in the hall. Everyone felt their hearts shaken and their minds went blank for a moment, followed by an uproar.
"what happened?"
"This is Shayin, what is Yaoyin Pavilion going to do?"
"What happened?!"
A dozen disciples from the Yaoyin Pavilion walked in from the back, each holding a musical instrument such as a qin, a flute, a xun, and a sheng, with a solemn look on their faces. After entering the hall, they quickly dispersed to the four corners of the hall, forming a formation, and another four people guarded the door.
Jiang Hui frowned and asked, "What are you doing?"
The dozen or so disciples kept silent, but stared at him intently, with a hint of vigilance.
Zhu Changyang's heart skipped a beat and he had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, as soon as the disciples stood still, several people came out from the top. They were all dressed in gorgeous clothes and seemed to be high-level officials above the level of elders.
The leader wore a golden crown and looked very young, but his eyes were steady and he had a dignified demeanor.
Zhu Changyang was now barely able to judge the age of these cultivators by their eyes and aura. He could tell at a glance that this man should be quite old.
Next to the man with the golden crown was a middle-aged man. Unlike the other elders, this man was dressed simply, but his eyes were bright and it was obvious that he had some cultivation skills.
Jiang Hui looked at the man with the golden crown and asked in confusion: "Master, what happened?"
It turns out that the man with the golden crown is the leader of Yaoyin Pavilion, Lin Liudu.
Zhu Changyang was even more shocked. The Yaoyin Pavilion was clearly trying to arrest someone. But the hall was full of young disciples who had just started their careers. Why would they need the Pavilion Master to take action, and make such a big fuss
It goes without saying who this whole commotion is aimed at.
Before Lin Liudu could say anything, the middle-aged man beside him took a step forward and shouted sternly: "Jiang Hui, do you admit your guilt?"
Jiang Hui frowned slightly and said, "Elder Huan, I don't understand what you mean."
This middle-aged man was the elder who was in charge of secular affairs in Yaoyin Pavilion, and his name was Huan Ruochan.
"Don't play dumb." Huan Ruochan said grimly, "I have found out that you have secretly colluded with the evil cult and set up a conspiracy to harm my fellow righteous people. Is that true or not?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall was shocked and many of them couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!" and looked at Jiang Hui.
The righteous and the evil were fighting endlessly, and the righteous would gnash their teeth when the evil sect was mentioned. Suddenly, they were shocked to hear that Jiang Hui, a famous righteous figure, was secretly connected with the evil sect, and some people even had a bad look in their eyes.
Jiang Hui said, "Where did Elder Huan get this from? I seldom leave the mountain gate and have never had any dealings with the Demon Cult. Isn't it absurd to talk about collusion or conspiracy?"
Huan Ruochan said with a chuckle: "What a good 'never had any dealings with each other', do you dare to swear that you and the Demon Cult guardian Yin Kanwei have never met each other, and have never had any private dealings or secret communication with each other?"
Jiang Hui was originally calm, but when he heard this, his face suddenly changed.
Lin Liudu had been watching in silence, and finally spoke at this moment, his face gloomy: "Elder Jiang, is what Elder Huan said true?"
Hundreds of eyes were focused on Jiang Hui, hoping that he would deny it. But Jiang Hui said nothing. After a while, he finally sighed and said, "Yes, Yin Kanwei and I do know each other. He is my best friend."
This was beyond everyone's expectation. There was a sudden noise and confusion in the hall, with some people showing shock and anger on their faces.
Jiang Hui remained calm and continued, "But we only interacted because we had similar interests. We only talked about music and food, and never mentioned the affairs of the sect. As for any conspiracy, there was none."
His eyes were clear and his voice was loud. He did not show any sign of shrinking or hiding anything. He was truly open and frank.
Everyone looked at each other. Most of those present were young people with youthful ambitions who valued friendship the most. Although they hated evil cultivators, they were still touched by Jiang Hui's frank and heroic spirit.
Lin Liudu's heart was also slightly moved. He knew that Jiang Hui was different from his fellow monks. He was greedy for food and drink and did not practice fasting. Others in the sect criticized this and often said behind his back that if Jiang Hui had not indulged in the desire for food, his realm might have been further improved.
It's not surprising that Jiang Huiruo made friends with others because of this, but it happened to be that they were members of the Demonic Cult.
Huan Ruochan was unmoved: "Do you think I will believe your sweet talk? Ten years ago, you got an extremely rare Jiaowei Tongqin, which greatly improved your skills. At that time, everyone said that you had an extraordinary opportunity. In fact, the Tongqin was given to you by Yin Kanwei. Is that right or not?"
Jiang Hui was puzzled: "Friends in the mortal realm can still exchange money with each other. Since Yin Kanwei is my good friend, what's the problem with him giving me a Tongqin?"
Huan Ruochan smiled coldly: "That's just your argument. As we all know, the devil cultivators are very cunning. It's very difficult to obtain such a rare fairy-quality precious harp. How can you give it to others so easily? You must have been working for the devil cult in secret, and this is their reward to you."
He added, "Perhaps the Tongqin contains some evil magic set by the Demon Cult, secretly harming our sect."
As he spoke later, his tone became higher and higher, sounding somewhat aggressive.
Jiang Hui looked at Huan Ruochan and said coldly, "Elder Huan, you know this is not true, why are you confusing right and wrong?"
"Whether it is true or not, Pavilion Master will be able to tell for himself." Huan Ruochan said proudly, turning to Lin Liudu for instructions, "Pavilion Master, Jiang Hui has confessed his guilt, please arrest him and punish him."
Lin Liudu said very little throughout the whole process, except for his frown, which showed that he was hesitant. But when he saw Jiang Hui admit that he had been in contact with Yin Kanwei and that the Tongqin was also a gift from Yin Kanwei, he could not help but sigh.
This matter not only involves Jiang Hui himself, but also concerns the reputation of Yaoyin Pavilion. Lin Liudu originally wanted to deal with it after the banquet, but Huan Ruochan gave him a reason to act immediately.
At this moment, in front of so many guests, he wanted to defend Jiang Hui but couldn't, so he could only say: "Come here, arrest Elder Jiang first..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard someone shout, "Wait a minute, I don't accept it!"
Lin Liudu paused, looked up, and saw that the person who spoke was a young man standing next to Jiang Hui. The young man had an outstanding appearance, but his cultivation was low, and there was no sign of any sect on his body. He asked in confusion: "Who are you?"
Before Zhu Changyang could speak, Nan Rongbo took a step forward and said, "Pavilion Master Lin, this is the weapon refining genius who has recently become famous in the Nine Regions, Master Zhu Changyang."
After saying this, he felt that his momentum was a little insufficient to show Zhu Changyang's current fame, so he winked at Lu Xianning.
The people in Hehuan Palace have such a tacit understanding. Lu Xianning immediately understood what he meant. She raised her hand and a handful of pink and white petals flew out. Accompanied by a fragrant breeze, they fell from Zhu Changyang's head.
This dreamlike scene instantly attracted all eyes to Zhu Changyang.
Everyone:"… "
Zhu Changyang:!!!
Shit, the people in Hehuan Palace actually carry flower petals with them, ready to add filters manually at any time!
Nan Rongbo was quite satisfied with the results and patted Zhu Changyang on the shoulder: "Brother Zhu, you're welcome."
Zhu Changyang looked back at him with dead fish eyes: "Thank you and your whole family."
Nan Rongbo felt even happier after hearing this. This way of saying thank you is so dignified. He should learn it!
After being manipulated by the two people from Hehuan Palace, the atmosphere in the hall became involuntarily weird, and then there was another burst of whispers.
"Yes, it's him. I've seen him once in Changchun Building. No wonder he looked so familiar to me just now."
Lin Liudu came back to his senses and said, "So it's the famous Zhu Shaojun. I've heard of you for a long time. What do you think?"
Zhu Changyang was worried that the Pavilion Master would not listen to a small person, but he breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that being famous does have some benefits, but he hopes that the way he appears next time can be a little more simple.
"I don't deserve your advice, but I just find it very strange." Zhu Changyang blinked, looking puzzled, "You have been talking for a long time, but I still don't understand. What crime did Elder Jiang commit? Why was he arrested?"
"Isn't this clear enough?" Huan Ruochan glanced at Zhu Changyang, "Jiang Hui colluded with the Demon Cult, which is a heinous crime. He has already admitted it himself."
"This elder's comprehension ability is very problematic." Zhu Changyang said with a "tsk". "Elder Jiang clearly just said that he and Yin Kanwei were friends, how did that become collusion with the Demon Cult? If you must say that he committed a heinous crime, at least give an example, right? Did he kill someone, or set a fire? Or did he peek at you taking a bath? I listened and listened, but I couldn't tell what he did?"
Nan Rongbo said, "Oh, that's right. Even if Elder Jiang is friends with the demon cultivator, it's just a bad friendship at best. How can it be considered a heinous crime? Elder Huan's explanation is a bit far-fetched."
Lu Xianning agreed: "I don't think Elder Jiang looks like a bad person."
Jun Shu glanced at the three of them and nodded slowly: "Yeah."
Huan Ruochan didn't expect that someone would stand up for Jiang Hui in this situation. His face immediately darkened and he sneered, "You are just making up stories. As we all know, demon cultivators are all vicious and cruel. Over the past thousands of years, they have killed countless allies of the righteous faction and harmed countless people in the mortal realm. Since we are righteous, how can we associate with such people? Moreover, Yin Kan is such a big demon who has committed many evil deeds. How is this different from helping the tyrant to do evil?"
He spoke eloquently and righteously, and some people in the crowd cheered: "Elder Huan is right. The evildoers of the evil ways must be killed by everyone."
"I am a righteous man who kills all evil, how can I associate with evil?"
Zhu Changyang looked in the direction of the voice and found that the people who spoke loudly were the Yuxu Sect members who had just glared at him. These people spoke at this time, not only to show off their sect's prestige, but also to deliberately sing against him.
Zhu Changyang immediately clapped his hands vigorously, and said even louder than them: "Well said, very well said! Elder Huan is upright and upright, and he is eager to serve the public and do good. Hearing this, my heart is filled with emotion."
When these words came out, everyone around was stunned, and some couldn't help showing contempt, wondering if this person wasn't Jiang Hui's friend? How could he change sides after just a few words? What's the difference between him and a fence-sitter
Huan Ruochan felt relieved when he saw that he was convinced, and smiled slightly: "I don't deserve it, but it's my responsibility."
Zhu Changyang also smiled: "Elder Huan just said that demonic cultivators are hateful because they kill their fellow cultivators and bring disaster to mortals, so we should not associate with them, right?"
Huan Ruochan said righteously: "Not bad."
Zhu Changyang said: "What if the demon cultivator saved the righteous people?"
Huan Ruochan snorted coldly: "Evil cultivators only know how to kill people, how can they save people? This young master should not talk nonsense to exonerate Jiang Hui."
"The elder is really prejudiced, but I saw this with my own eyes, it's not nonsense." Zhu Changyang spread his hands, "To be honest, I happened to be in the Lonely Peng Secret Realm a while ago, and I happened to meet Yin Kanwei there."
Then he briefly recounted the story of how Yin Kanwei rescued a swordsman from the claws of the white-browed tiger king.
The collapse of the Gupeng Secret Realm caused a lot of controversy. Many people knew that Yin Kanwei had appeared in the Gupeng Secret Realm and had no doubts about this.
But it was really unexpected that Yin Kanwei actually saved an upright swordsman in the secret realm.
Especially at this moment, Huan Ruochan had just spoken proudly about the difference between good and evil, claiming to be noble, and suddenly heard that the righteous path had received favors from Yin Kanwei, which was no less than a slap in the face.
Huan Ruochan choked, but quickly calmed down and sneered, "Your story is well-made, but none of us here are three-year-old children. How could we believe such a joke?"
When the others heard this, they all nodded secretly, thinking that this made a lot of sense.
Huan Ruochan was secretly proud of himself. No matter whether this matter was true or false, as long as he insisted that it was false, the yellow-haired boy in front of him would be helpless.
Most of the people who entered the Gupeng Secret Realm this time were independent cultivators. I guess among the guests present, those who have never been there, who can prove it
Suddenly someone in another part of the hall said, "What he said is true. I can testify to it."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who spoke was a handsome young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old. They immediately burst into laughter, not because of him, but because of the Taoist robe he was wearing. The Taoist robe was blue and white in color, with auspicious clouds embroidered on the collar, which was the symbol of the Sword Sect Kunlun.
Someone who knew the situation exclaimed, "Oh my!", "He is Kunlun's new disciple this year. His name is Wanli Zheng. I heard that he is highly regarded by Sect Leader Wen."
The others suddenly understood what was going on after hearing this, and thought to themselves that it was no wonder that he was sent to Yaoyin Pavilion to attend the Leyou Banquet right after joining the sect, which was no ordinary recognition.
Although Wan Lizheng was young, he looked very serious. He looked at Huan Ruochan and said calmly, "In order to find the whereabouts of Kunshan Sword, I have interviewed many people who have been to the secret realm. Many people have mentioned the white-browed tiger... Yin Kanwei did save a sword cultivator."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a moment of silence at the scene.
As the strongest sword sect in the world, Kunlun Sect's prestige far exceeds that of Yaoyin Pavilion, and it can even overpower all the sects present. The Kunlun sect members stood up at this time, and what they said was naturally true.
Many people immediately looked at Huan Ruochan.
Huan Ruochan: “…!”
I never expected that not only was there a witness to this incident, but he was also the most powerful witness in the audience. The scene suddenly became a little awkward.
He couldn't help but glance at Wanli Zheng quietly. The young man had no tact at all and actually spoke for the demon cultivator at this time.
Wan Lizheng had an indifferent expression on his face, pretending not to hear his glare.
As expected of a high-ranking figure, Huan Ruochan reacted very quickly and laughed twice: "Well, even if Yin Kanwei saved the righteous path once, it doesn't mean anything. The evil cultivators have done a lot of harm, how can they be offset by doing a good deed occasionally? Maybe this is just their conspiracy."
His words were somewhat far-fetched, but the righteous sect and the evil sect had a deep feud, and everyone felt that it was indeed true when they heard it.
The Yuxu Sect members echoed again: "That's right, the demon cultivators have harmed countless people, we can't be fooled by them."
"Elder Huan is very observant."
Zhu Changyang couldn't help laughing out loud, and said with a funny face: "According to Elder Huan, your entire Yaoyin Pavilion is in contact with evil spirits, why did you only arrest Elder Jiang?"
Huan Ruochan narrowed his eyes slightly, and said angrily: "What do you mean? When did my sect have any dealings with evil spirits?"
"Here, these are the ones." Zhu Changyang pointed at the people from the Yuxu Sect and said, "Didn't you say that the demon cultivators are hateful because they harm mortals? Everyone should not forget that in order to forcefully marry Miss Hua from Changchun Tower, the Yuxu Sect allowed the Junguan Plague to spread in the mortal realm, causing many people to lose their lives in vain... And their Senior Brother Zi, who cheats men and women, is known to everyone. You actually invited such a despicable and shameless shit sect to be your guests."
He paused, raised his head and looked directly at Huan Ruochan, his eyes bright and clear, and shouted sternly, "Elder Huan, tell me, are you secretly colluding with the Yuxu Sect and giving things away privately, wanting to harm the mortal realm like them?"
"Well said," Nan Rongbo clapped his hands in agreement, "It's better to be friends with Yin Kanwei than to associate with this kind of shitty sect!"
Lu Xianning pondered: "I heard that Yin Kanwei is quite good-looking. I think his character should be better than that of the Yuxu Sect."
Jun Shu: "I agree."
It had only been a short time since the Yuxu Sect had done this, and everyone's memories were still fresh. However, it was a large Dan Sect after all, and its power was very high, so it was difficult for others to say anything to their faces.
It was rare for someone to not give the Yuxu Sect any face and directly condemn it. Zhu Changyang's speech was well-reasoned and touched many people's hearts. Immediately, some people looked at him in approval.
Young people are the most frivolous and have a clear-cut concept of right and wrong. Some of them changed sides on the spot: "Masters, what you said makes sense. The previous actions of the Yuxu Sect were not much brighter than those of the demon cultivators."
"It sounds like Yin Kanwei saved the righteous people, but the Yuxu Sect exhausted a lot of mortals and almost harmed Changchun Tower... It's really not reasonable to blame Elder Jiang like this."
Huan Ruochan: “…”
Several people from the Yuxu Sect: “…”
They never expected that all their impassioned speech would turn into a boomerang and hit them again.
Especially those people from the Yuxu Sect, who instantly became the most despicable pieces of shit in the whole venue, and they just wished they could dig a hole in the ground and bury themselves.
Studio:
[Great, Chang Yang’s mouth cannon is the winner! ]
[It's so funny, the Yuxu Sect is seriously injured again?! ]
The author has something to say:
Yes, the inspiration for this passage came from Liu Zhengfeng and Qu Yang in Mr. Jin Yong's "Swordsman". I get angry every time I see this passage in the novel.
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