novelsite Chapter 1430 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Chapter 1430 Though living in the martial world, my mother dislikes fighting and killing.
Shen Yue asked, "Did he do that too?"
Azhen nodded: "I overheard his conversation with Yan Rugo by accident."
"Yan Rugo was involved too?" Shen Yue's expression was not good. She knew that Yan Rugo was probably not a good person, but she didn't know exactly what she did.
“Yan Rugo didn’t participate; he was probably just interested in the Heavenly Questionnaire Gold Fragment and wanted to obtain it,” Azhen said.
The members of the mysterious organization in the martial arts world are certainly not limited to those who have been exposed, such as Shen Linsu, Yan Rugo, and Yan Hangshu. Anyone interested in the Heavenly Questionnaire could be a potential candidate. Therefore, they could be like Shen Linsu, who would stop at nothing to obtain the Heavenly Questionnaire, or they could simply be hiding in secret, slowly searching for its whereabouts, without necessarily having actually killed anyone.
Shen Yue then asked, "Those two corpses that suddenly appeared back then, which were accused of being yours and Uncle Xu's, were they also the work of Shen Linsu?"
Azhen nodded, surprised that Shen Yue had guessed so quickly.
"So, was it also a deception of Yi Xiaolan?" Shen Yue laughed, a sarcastic laugh. "He really is unscrupulous."
"I don't know if Yi Xiaolan can handle it," she said.
This made Azhen fall silent. She guessed that Yi Xiaolan could handle it, since she didn't have much of a sense of right and wrong.
As long as Shen Linsu is well, no one in the martial arts world will dare to provoke him, allowing Yi Xiaolan to live a comfortable and peaceful life. At most, she might throw a small tantrum, but she can be easily appeased.
But if all of this disrupted her peaceful life and made her situation difficult, then Shen Linsu's actions would become unforgivable in her eyes.
After a long while, Shen Yue opened the illusion array, her expression growing increasingly shocked: "Can it really achieve this effect?"
If it can make a person completely lose their way and relive past events, wouldn't that expose Shen Linsu's true colors to everyone in the martial arts world?
Killing Shen Linsu alone wasn't enough to satisfy her. If she could recreate the scene and make Shen Linsu confess his crimes before finally killing him, she would feel much better.
Azhen said confidently, "Of course."
This was a formation she specially prepared for Shen Linsu.
"How many people will come to watch depends on you, Master Shen."
Shen Yue said, "That's very simple. Just invite our friends from the martial arts world to visit Peach Blossom Manor."
"It's just a simple visit, I'm afraid not many people will come, everyone has their own things to do," Azhen reminded. "Only funerals or weddings attract more people."
Shen Yue thought for a moment and said, "Then let's celebrate the happy occasion. But we still have to wait for him to come back. What I'm more worried about now is that now that the questionnaire is over, I don't know what that thing he took is, or whether he will come back to Peach Blossom Manor."
Although she suspected that Shen Linsu would come back this time, she couldn't be completely sure until that day came.
“Probably,” Azhen said. “Last time it was for the Heavenly Questionnaire, and this time, many people think he will still hide. What if he chooses to hide in Peach Blossom Manor? Be careful of those people in Peach Blossom Manor; they might team up to deceive you.”
"Then I'd better get the formation working as soon as possible, let's go tonight." Shen Yue was also a woman of action, and after making the decision, she dragged Azhen along to upgrade the formation.
Azhen didn't refuse; if Shen Linsu returned early, upgrading the formation would be more troublesome. They worked on the formation all night.
As dawn broke, Shen Yue, who had just experienced the formation, still looked surprised.
She had been completely bewildered by the formation, genuinely believing she had returned to her childhood, and couldn't see any flaws in it. She remembered everything that had happened before, but thankfully, her younger sister Zhen'er hadn't led her into anything embarrassing, otherwise it would have been quite shameful. "Younger sister Zhen'er, I didn't expect you to be such a master of formations," Shen Yue said.
Azhen said, "I am grateful for the wealth of my ancestors."
Shen Yue was speechless. However, it was true that the famous families and sects in the martial arts world must have been wealthy in the past and had some foundation.
Before Shen Linsu returned to Peach Blossom Manor, Azhen already knew about the news from Star Moon Palace.
Chao Xianxue brought Chao Yue out and publicly revealed what Chao Yue had done, causing an uproar. At this moment, Chao Yue had been taken to the Chao family cemetery by Chao Xianxue. Just as he had said at the beginning, as long as she lived, she would have to kneel here and atone for her sins before dozens of members of the Chao family.
He didn't care if Chaoyue admitted her mistakes and reflected on them. Someone like Chaoyue, even if she admitted her mistakes and regretted them on the surface, could never be sincere.
As long as Chaoyue suffers and the remaining days feel like an eternity, that is the only comfort she can offer to her family of dozens of people.
"I heard that Xingyue Palace released a lot of people, but many others voluntarily stayed."
"Chao Xianxue has also revised the rules of Xingyue Palace, and those rules are more like those of prestigious sects than those of other sects. He said that those who remain in Xingyue Palace now will not be held accountable for past offenses, but they will be investigated if they commit further crimes in the future," Shen Yue said. "It would be quite strange if Xingyue Palace were no longer universally hated in the future."
"He sent generous gifts to the sects and families whose things had been stolen by Chao Xianxue in the past."
At this moment, Xu Shan chimed in: "Actually, it's not surprising. Years ago, Xingyue Palace was considered to be on the righteous side. But since Chaoyue became the palace master, her reputation has gradually deteriorated. Although she doesn't openly exterminate entire families except for the Chao family, she is still a domineering and tyrannical person, and not easy to provoke."
"That old palace master was a very good person. If she were still alive, she would never have let Chaoyue do such a thing. It's just that no one expected that Chaoyue, who was only a teenager, could do something so heinous. If the old palace master knew, she probably wouldn't have accepted her as a disciple."
Shen Yue was also somewhat saddened. She was about to say something when someone came to report that Chao Xianxue had arrived.
Chao Xianxue came to find Azhen and Xu Shan. Come to think of it, he had once stolen the Xu family's Wentian Blade. This time, he came specifically to apologize and bring gifts.
Upon hearing this, Xu Shan quickly waved his hand and said, "Actually, I should thank you for taking it. Although the Heaven-Asking Blade was passed down from my ancestors and is considered a very precious item, when it comes to the lives of my entire family, I think our ancestors would prefer us, their descendants, to be more concerned about our own lives. Since you took the Heaven-Asking Blade, our lives have become much more peaceful, and few people have come to cause trouble."
Upon hearing this, Chao Xianxue's forehead twitched.
Actually, when you put everything together, he always felt that the matter of the Heavenly Blade was somewhat strange.
Coincidentally, the map on it pointed directly to the treasure of Peach Blossom Manor, and also included the solution and modification method of the illusion array. However, no treasure was found in Peach Blossom Manor. Instead, Shen Linsu's true colors were exposed.
The dog-eat-dog drama he had envisioned was achieved so easily.
Even Chaoyue was tricked by Shen Miao. It was all a coincidence, but he always felt that the coincidence was a bit strange.
Of course, now that the matter is settled, after nearly twenty years of waiting, he has finally avenged the entire Chao family, and the result is satisfactory. He only thinks about the strangeness in the matter in his spare time and has no intention of delving into it.
Even if there was some scheming involved, and he might become a pawn in it, he didn't care.
If it weren't for the secret hidden within the Heaven-Asking Blade, he doesn't know when he would have had a chance for revenge. Even if he had always been by Chaoyue's side, scheming against her at the peak of her martial arts would have been extremely difficult. (End of Chapter)