I didn't need to look back to know that it was Judge Dong's voice. A few seconds later, Judge Dong rushed in with five or six people: "Wu Zhao, you openly killed your fellow disciples. The evidence is irrefutable. This judge..."
I sneered before he finished speaking, "You just want to force me out of hell, why bother with so much effort? I'll just leave..."
Judge Dong said coldly: "Now it's not a question of whether you leave or not. I want to punish you for the crime of harming your fellow disciples. Come here..."
I understand. The last time Judge Dong wanted to force me out of Hell, he might have been doing it for the benefit of the sect. This time he arrested me for another purpose. His so-called mission was just an excuse. This time, even Bai Wuchang got involved.
Judge Dong had already made his move, so I couldn't just sit there and wait for death. In just one turn, I raised my Xuanming Qi to its peak. The masters brought by Judge Dong also dispersed in an instant, blocking my way.
Just when the two of us were on the verge of a fight, a sneer came from outside the door: "What a big scene! It looks like I came at the right time."
At this moment, I no longer had the mind to see who the person outside was. My eyes were always fixed on Judge Dong, but I happened to see that his expression suddenly changed.
The man outside, can’t Judge Dong afford to offend him
When I turned around to look outside, a middle-aged man dressed in black and unkempt with his hands behind his back had walked in. At first glance, he looked like a wandering painter on the streets of Europe, but the fierceness in his bones was enough to scare people.
"Shen Lin!" When Judge Dong called out the other person's name, there was obviously a hint of fear in his eyes.
Shen Lin didn't even look at the other person: "You Hell Gate don't want a talent like Wu Zhao, but I want him in Jiuchong Pavilion. From now on, Wu Zhao is the silver medal of Jiuchong Pavilion."
Judge Dong said with a gloomy face: "Shen Lin, you dare to protect the traitors of Hell Gate, do you want to go to war with Hell Gate?"
Shen Lin sneered, "It's not up to you to decide whether to start a war or not. Go back and tell Rosen that I'm waiting for him at Jiuchong Pavilion. Also, our Jiuchong Pavilion sorcerer Wu Zhao has taken over this business, so tell your people to get out of here. Otherwise, if they get hurt or killed, Jiuchong Pavilion won't be responsible."
"Shen Lin, you are going too far!" Judge Dong said sternly, "I want..."
"What do you want?" Shen Lin said coldly, "I still say the same thing. If Hell Gate wants to start a war, I, Jiuchong Pavilion, will fight to the end. If you think that one Hell Gate is not enough, it doesn't matter if you drag in Xuanjing Division."
Shen Lin pointed his finger at me and said, "I'll tell you something. If you touch a hair of Wu Zhao, Jiuchong Pavilion will cut off a head from your Hell Gate. But if Wu Zhao kills your disciple, you'd better not come to me to cry and complain. I don't care about coaxing children."
"You..." Judge Dong was so angry that his face turned red and white, but he didn't dare to say a harsh word to Shen Lin. After standing there for a long time, he waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
All the people from the Hell Gate left immediately. Before leaving, Nangong Ling didn't even look at Monk Shi.
Only after they all left did I bow to Shen Lin and say, "My friend..."
Shen Lin waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank me. Doudou asked me to come here. If you want to thank someone, thank her. I forced Judge Dong to leave, but there are some things that haven't been settled yet. I have to go over and take a look. You take your business first, and I'll come over tomorrow to talk to you in detail."
Shen Lin left as soon as he said he would, without even letting me say a word, and turned around and left Guan Qingyan's company.
I then looked at Guan Qingyan. Although her face was a little pale, fortunately she was not panicked. I looked at the bloodstains on the ground and asked, "Why don't you ask someone to come and clean it up?"
Guan Qingyan answered irrelevantly: "Are you still living a life of fighting and killing? Sooner or later you will..."
"This doesn't seem to be something you should care about." I don't know why I always feel that Guan Qingyan's words make me feel irritated, even a little harsh, "I am still living a life of fighting and killing?"
"Haven't I been a martial artist since the day you met me? I may not care that the Guan family can't tolerate a martial artist like me, but that doesn't mean I can accept a Miss Guan looking down on martial artists."
Guan Qingyan's face turned pale and she said, "That's not what I meant... Forget it, let's talk about business!"
Guan Qingyan found another reception room for me and Monk Shi to sit down. Monk Shi sat on one side and practiced breathing exercises, while Guan Qingyan said, "A few days ago, our company took over a tourism development project with religious tourism as its theme."
"We contracted a mountain area to build a large temple. But soon after we broke ground, several strange things happened on the construction site. At the time, I also consulted a Feng Shui master, but they couldn't figure out what was going on."
"Later, I had no choice but to start construction. However, before long, people on our construction site started to disappear one after another, which caused panic among the people and no one dared to start construction."
"We called the police, and a large number of local police officers were dispatched. They almost turned the mountain over, but they couldn't find the missing workers. I really had no choice but to ask Lingling for help."
When Guan Qingyan said this, I interrupted and asked, "How did you and Nangong Ling know each other?"
"I met her through a business partner." Guan Qingyan glanced at Shi Heshang secretly, "That person said Lingling is a socialite, but I don't think so. Lingling..."
Before Guan Qingyan finished her words, I felt the monk's chair vibrate. Although he was healing his wounds, he could hear us talking. I quickly changed the subject and asked, "What happened next?"
Guan Qingyan also changed her words and said, "Lingling found a few sorcerers, but later... later they all died. That's when Lingling asked the headquarters for help."
"Are they all dead?" I couldn't help but ask, "How did they die?"
"I don't know." Guan Qingyan said, "Lingling was with me the whole time. I didn't see what happened to the warlocks outside."
Guan Qingyan should not have lied. If the warlocks have enough manpower, they can fully protect their employers. Even if all the people outside are killed, as long as they can delay until the masters arrive, they will win. But the premise is that the employer can afford the price of their lives.
I said in a deep voice, "According to what you said, the ghosts you encountered targeted you? What did you encounter, or did you provoke anything?"
Guan Qingyan's face turned pale: "No, absolutely not. I only went to the construction site a few times, and I didn't do anything."
I nodded and said, "Since you can't remember, just take a rest and we can talk about it in the evening."
Guan Qingyan knew very little, and I couldn't find any valuable clues if I asked any more, so I simply stopped asking. What exactly Guan Qingyan encountered, I will know when it comes to pursue her.
I waited for an entire afternoon, but Shen Lin came back. Shen Lin sat opposite me without any hesitation and lit a cigarette: "Doudou probably didn't mention the matter of the sect to you guys, right?"
I shook my head and said, “I never mentioned that.”
Shen Lin did not dwell on this matter: "Doudou's master is Jiuchong Pavilion. Jiuchong Pavilion was once one of the Four Sects of the One Saint, but due to various changes in the later period, it was replaced by Hongding Mansion."
"Although the Nine-Layered Pavilion is not as good as the One Saint and Four Gates, it is still far behind. If the Four Gates really want to go to war with us, they may not be able to gain an advantage. It is enough for us to protect you."
I said in a deep voice, "What I want to know is why Jiuchongge stood up for me? Did Doupo pay any price?"
"You have a conscience." Shen Lin said, "If Doudou doesn't talk about what happened between her and Gu Piaoran, I won't say much. In a word, there are too many things involved, and as outsiders, it's hard for us to say much."
"But I can tell you one thing. It's not that we don't want Doudou to come back. We have been looking for her to come back all these years. It's just that she can't let go of the past. This time, Doudou asked us to help her on the condition that she return to Jiuchong Pavilion."
I was surprised and asked, "Doupo is not looking for Gu Piaoran anymore?"
"After Doudou returned to Jiuchong Pavilion, she naturally stopped looking for Gu Piaoran." Shen Lin said, "You can think that Doudou is tired, or you can think that she has figured it out. However, from what I know about Doudou, she is doing this more for you guys."
I nodded slightly and said, "I, Wu Zhao, will definitely bring Gu Piaoran back when I am still alive."
Shen Lin also nodded and said, "I believe Doudou will not make a mistake in choosing someone. However, you have to solve the current problem first."
Shen Lin said: "Although I forced Judge Dong to leave, he did not give up. He only spent one afternoon to team up with the Xuanjing Division to create the magic life and death competition, just to decide whether you can stay or go."
I frowned and asked, "What is a life and death contest? Are they going to fight in a contest?"
"The Life and Death Arena is a way to resolve disputes between the arts and the Dao." Shen Lin explained, "The Life and Death Arena can be a real arena, or it can be a bet on business. In other words, whoever can complete the most business of the same level in the shortest time will win. The most direct way is for two opponents to take on the same business."
Shen Lin sighed and said, "Just now, I was just quick-witted and gave you the business and the status of a silver medalist. Your strength is not up to the silver medal level, but Hell Gate sent a ghost commander to lead the team to compete with you."
The silver medal warlock of Jiuchong Pavilion is equivalent to the opponent's ghost commander? I couldn't help but frowned.
Shen Lin said again: "Moreover, the other party brought a team of people, while you only have two people. So, you have no chance of winning. I came here to tell you to admit defeat directly and then follow me back to Jiuchong Pavilion."
I stood up and said, "Since the fight has begun, I will fight to the end. Not only do I want to vent my anger, but I also want to save Po Dou's face. I have decided to fight for this fight." (To be continued)