The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 152 - 151: Dare to Do but Not Allow Others to Speak

Chapter 152: Chapter 151: Dare to Do but Not Allow Others to Speak

Wu Shuangshuang’s corpse, upon investigation by the Discipline Hall, showed no fatal injuries to the body; it was suspected she died of a Spiritual Soul collapse.

Usually, enduring the fiery ordeal of the Fire Realm Sea could strengthen the body as long as one could bear the pain. Like several others who faced the same ordeal as Wu Shuangshuang, their bodies became slightly stronger, yet only Wu Shuangshuang died.

The Discipline Hall summoned Wu Sheng and others to come over, and during this time, Chaoyan and Xie Jiuniang communicated through transmitted messages.

Xie Jiuniang informed him of some matters, but as for the issue of murder, she did not specify clearly, after all, who knew if there were any means to overhear their conversation. Therefore, everything she said was biased towards herself.

Anyway, she was extremely innocent.

Then she took out a Shadow Stone and handed it to Chaoyan.

Chaoyan raised an eyebrow.

He checked it with his Divine Sense and his handsome face suddenly turned cold.

The Great Elder did not miss the small movements between master and disciple, even giving the Shadow Stone an extra glance.

Chaoyan did not conceal the existence of the Shadow Stone; everyone present who was not blind saw it.

The Great Elder asked, "Chaoyan, evidence?"

"It’s evidence, and yet it’s not," Chaoyan put away the Shadow Stone, obviously with no intention of showing it to anyone for the time being, "My disciple has always been sensible and obedient, and she encountered this incident on her first trip to the trial grounds. It’s still necessary for the Discipline Hall to investigate the truth and clear my disciple’s name. My good disciple, come and tell us in detail about your experiences inside."

"Yes, Master," Xie Jiuniang said with a proper attitude, speaking unhurriedly about her entrance into the trial grounds.

She recounted every word of her conversation with Mo Chuan without omission.

She even mentioned being followed by tracking powder, from the Mist Array to the Fire Realm Sea...

"I had just entered the stage of the Fire Realm Sea and had not yet regained my senses when I suddenly felt someone attacking me from behind..." Xie Jiuniang described this segment very meticulously, as captivating as a storyteller, gesturing animatedly at key moments.

From beginning to end, not showing a hint of guilt.

And truth be told, it was quite an exciting tale!

The people present were all individuals of status within the Sect, and it was evident that she was not lying.

After finishing the part about the sneak attack, Xie Jiuniang brought up the matter of the Mechanism Maze stone room in the next couple of sentences.

"That Beast Healer disciple was very formidable, managing to fight on par with Elder Sister Ren Bingyan," Xie Jiuniang commented while taking out the maze map and the Mechanical Techniques from the walls as proof.

After Chaoyan had seen it, he threw it to the Great Elder.

The Great Elder checked it out and indeed it was genuine.

This part didn’t require Xie Jiuniang to mention; the news of the maze maps had already spread among the early departing disciples. Xie Jiuniang having one meant that she was not lying about this part either.

It wasn’t until Xie Jiuniang described being pursued to kill...

At this moment, Chaoyan brought out the Shadow Stone for the Great Elder and others to examine.

However, after they had seen it, Chaoyan took it back, "This is an important piece of evidence, better for me to keep it in custody."

At this point, Wu Sheng entered with a dark expression on his face.

Following him were Miao Shu and others.

Among them was a disciple with a pale complexion, evidently having sustained spiritual damage.

Wu Sheng glared menacingly at Chaoyan, "What evidence do you have, may I take a look? The matter of your disciple killing mine..."

"Now, this is interesting. You send someone to kill my disciple and yet you dare to turn it around on us? I highly suspect that you killed your own disciple, merely to frame mine. And you, a respected Nascent Soul, are being disgracefully brazen this time; last time in the back mountain you pursued her, and now you resort to underhanded tactics again..." Chaoyan was unrestrained in his speech, infuriating Wu Sheng to no end.

Wu Sheng cut off Chaoyan’s words, "Chaoyan!"

"Dare to do it, but not let others talk about it?" Chaoyan’s smile did not reach his eyes.

The Great Elder and others came to understand that there was a longstanding grudge between the two.

A Nascent Soul repeatedly trying to kill a disciple does lack any shred of shame.

Wu Sheng noticed that everyone was looking at him strangely, and a chill settled in his heart. Did they believe Chaoyan’s words?

Was the Discipline Hall going to side with Chaoyan now?

The senior elder said, "Let’s investigate further, it will be good for a confrontation."

Mo Yu stepped forward, summoned disciples to take away Miao Shu and the other five, instructing them, "Questions these few separately again. If there’s anything suspicious or inconsistent, you may employ extraordinary measures."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of Miao Shu and Liu Ya were not too good.

In the previous questioning by the Discipline Hall, they had hidden some things but had not lied.

What they concealed, of course, were things that were not to their advantage...such as following Xie Jiuniang? But they had only followed her, intending to teach her a lesson, yet had not actually done anything.

Instead, the color drained from the faces of the four disciples from the Wu Family’s collateral branch, including Wu Sheng, who felt the situation was bad.

That so-called Shadow Stone...could there be something in it favoring Chaoyan’s disciple?

Initially, the Discipline Hall had not detained the disciples from Fafeng because they were with Wu Shuangshuang, one of the victims. Even if Xie Jiuniang were to come out alive, having several people accuse her together would make her unable to defend herself.

The Discipline Hall had seen the Shadow Stone and naturally knew what had happened.

One disciple’s Contracted Beast had died, and there was no way to clear the accusation of chasing Xie Jiuniang.

Wu Sheng’s face turned ashen, "Senior Elder, what is the meaning of this? They are all victims."

"They are far from innocent... Do you want to see the Shadow Stone?" The senior elder looked at Chaoyan, signaling him to show Wu Sheng the Shadow Stone.

Chaoyan did not hand over the Shadow Stone to Wu Sheng.

As if to disgust Wu Sheng deliberately, he used a technique to reveal the contents of the Shadow Stone to everyone present.

These few individuals had not gone through the Discipline Hall’s interrogation before.

This time, when interrogated separately, the two female cultivators couldn’t bear it and told the truth first; the matter of following Xie Jiuniang was true, which matched what Xie Jiuniang had previously confessed.

The several male cultivators seemed to have previously agreed on their testimonies.

They pinned the blame on the deceased Wu Shuangshuang without mentioning Wu Sheng at all.

Wu Shuangshuang’s reputation in Fafeng was not good. It was said that she had sabotaged other disciples during missions, but no evidence had been found, and the matter had been dropped. She also caused trouble at Xie Jiuniang’s apprenticeship banquet, and everyone knew she was hostile toward Xie Jiuniang. The other two female disciples also indirectly "confirmed" the four disciples’ testimonies.

Indeed, Wu Shuangshuang had intended to cause trouble for Xie Jiuniang.

Was this a case where, failing to harm others, she had lost her own life instead?

Mo Yu, after reviewing the testimonies of the few, declared solemnly, "According to the six of them, before they activated the Wooden Token for Wu Shuangshuang, she was still alive. This means that she must have died after coming out."

Wu Sheng found it hard to accept.

But the testimonies, unanimously given under the interrogation of the Discipline Hall personnel, were highly credible.

Chaoyan, having read the testimonies, said mockingly, "Clearly she died after she came out, yet they insist on accusing my disciple of the murder. Wu Sheng, if there is a next time, you will find yourself on the Grace Platform."

Chaoyan then turned and looked sternly at the senior elder, "We demand justice for this incident."

"This matter will be dealt with according to the Sect rules, and the specifics will be announced after we have discussed it," the senior elder remained silent.

In the end, not only did Wu Sheng fail to drag Xie Jiuniang down with Wu Shuangshuang’s death, but he also implicated the disciples from the Wu Family’s collateral branch.

The Shadow Stone confirmed that they had attacked Xie Jiuniang, which left them no room for excuses.

As for the cause of Wu Shuangshuang’s death, no one cared anymore.

The suspicious disciple mentioned by both parties had not yet been found by the Discipline Hall, but they knew he was an Outer Sect Beast Healer of Crane Garden, a Foundation Establishment Disciple who could rival Ren Bingyan in battle.

Xie Jiuniang had also deliberately left a portrait of Mo Chuan after he had disguised himself.

The other few had kept this portrait, and when Xie Jiuniang had not yet emerged, the Discipline Hall could not identify the person; but now that Xie Jiuniang had provided a clue, it was not hard to trace the individual.