novelraw Chapter 126 : Reopening the Grass Temple Village Incident
Chapter 126 : Reopening the Grass Temple Village Incident
Chapter 126: Reopening the Grass Temple Village Incident
After hearing the startled cries by her ear, Lu Xueqi slightly tilted her head and looked toward Fa Xiang and the others.
At this moment, Fa Xiang stared in shock at Puzhi, who had been annihilated by Lu Xueqi with a single strike, his eyes filled with blank disbelief.
Junior Uncle Puzhi held an exalted status within Tianyin Temple, and in the past he had taken exceptional care of them.
Seeing Puzhi killed, Fa Xiang immediately looked at Lu Xueqi in fury and demanded, “Junior Sister Lu, why did you kill my Junior Uncle Puzhi?”
Lu Xueqi sneered coldly. “Why can’t I kill him? Everything that happened today inside the Dead Spirit Abyss is perfectly clear to everyone without me having to explain—it was all orchestrated by this Puzhi! If it weren’t for him, would we have nearly lost our lives? Since he wanted to kill us, what fault is there in me killing him?”
“Besides, I have also heard of the incident at Grass Temple Village beneath Qingyun Mountain. I believe this matter cannot be unrelated to your Junior Uncle Puzhi. Therefore, killing him today poses no problem at all.”
Hearing Lu Xueqi’s words, Fa Xiang’s expression changed drastically.
Tianyin Temple had long heard rumors of the annihilation of Grass Temple Village beneath Qingyun Mountain. After all, it had occurred right under the mountain of Qingyun, the foremost of the righteous sects. Such rampant actions by the Demonic Sect had truly shaken the entire cultivation world.
As for today’s events, although they were indeed highly likely to have been Puzhi’s doing as Lu Xueqi claimed, they had no concrete evidence to prove that everything was Puzhi’s handiwork.
After all, although Puzhi’s strength was formidable and he had just displayed astonishing power, he was clearly not allied with the ghosts of the Dead Spirit Abyss.
Whether for the sake of Tianyin Temple’s reputation or to seek justice for Puzhi, Fa Xiang could not acknowledge this matter.
Fa Xiang said coldly, “Junior Sister Lu certainly has a sharp tongue. What happened today, we all know clearly. Ever since entering Kong Sang Mountain, Junior Uncle Puzhi had never shown himself.”
“It was only when he appeared in the Dead Spirit Abyss at the very end. Although his appearance had changed, his purpose was to eliminate these ghosts, and he showed no killing intent toward us.”
“Instead, it was you and the others who joined forces with these ghosts to besiege him, leading to his death here. No matter how you look at it, this is not my Junior Uncle Puzhi’s fault!”
“And furthermore, what does the matter of Grass Temple Village beneath Qingyun Mountain have to do with my Junior Uncle Puzhi? Don’t go making wild accusations!”
After hearing this, Lu Xueqi turned to Zhang Xiaofan. “Junior Brother Zhang, what do you have to say about this matter?”
Zhang Xiaofan’s expression was complicated.
He never would have imagined that today’s events had all been arranged by Puzhi himself.
In this world, after Puzhi had exterminated Grass Temple Village, he had not died. Instead, he had changed his identity and secretly continued his schemes.
This caused the resentment in Zhang Xiaofan’s heart toward Puzhi to erupt completely. With his eyes bloodshot, he said, “I do know some details about this matter. Back then, the massacre of Grass Temple Village was carried out by Puzhi!”
At the side, Lin Jingyu had been staring at Lu Xueqi, his heart filled with confusion—how did she know about Grass Temple Village?
Coupled with the terrifying strength Lu Xueqi had displayed today, Lin Jingyu could not help but suspect whether she, like himself, was a transmigrator.
After hearing Zhang Xiaofan’s words, Lin Jingyu also stepped forward. “I know as well! The annihilation of Grass Temple Village back then was done by Puzhi of Tianyin Temple!”
“He once went to Qingyun Sect to seek out Uncle-Master Dao Xuan, wanting Qingyun Sect to offer up the Tai Chi Profound Purity Dao so that it could be cultivated together with the Great Brahma Prajna Art in order to explore the path to longevity. After being rejected by Uncle-Master Dao Xuan, he became dejected and came to Grass Temple Village beneath Qingyun Mountain.”
“On the way, he was ambushed by a black-clad man and suffered severe injuries. Yet his obsession with longevity was too deep. In the end, he actually came up with a method—slaughtering everyone in Grass Temple Village, leaving only two children alive.”
“He even planned to take one of them as a disciple, pass on the Great Brahma Prajna Art, and then have that child enter Qingyun Sect…”
As Lin Jingyu’s words fell, the scene erupted into an uproar.
Zhang Xiaofan’s expression changed dramatically as he looked at Lin Jingyu in shock.
In his original memories, Lin Jingyu had only learned the truth of the Grass Temple Village massacre after the Flowing Wave Mountain incident at Qingyun Sect. Why did Lin Jingyu of this world know the truth so early?
Zhang Xiaofan could not help but ask, “Jingyu, how did you find out about this?”
Lin Jingyu replied calmly, “That day, I didn’t actually lose consciousness. After all, I experienced it personally. At the time, aside from the black-clad man and Puzhi, there was no one else in Grass Temple Village.
“After being injured by Puzhi, the black-clad man would certainly not have dared return to Grass Temple Village. Therefore, the only one who could have exterminated my village was Puzhi.”
“And moreover, when he was teaching you the Great Brahma Prajna Art, I still had some awareness, which is how I learned of this matter. I just don’t know how Senior Sister Lu came to know about it.” As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Lu Xueqi, his gaze filled with inquiry.
Lu Xueqi said indifferently, “Naturally, I learned of this matter through special channels. As for what those channels are, you need not ask.”
Then she turned to Fa Xiang. “Fa Xiang, do you have anything else to say about this matter?”
Seeing that Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu—the two victims of the Grass Temple Village massacre—both identified Puzhi as the culprit, Fa Xiang’s face instantly became extremely unsightly.
Recalling the circumstances when Junior Uncle Puzhi returned to Tianyin Temple back then, as well as Abbot Puhong’s various arrangements afterward, and combining these with Zhang Xiaofan’s and Lin Jingyu’s testimonies,
Fa Xiang had already vaguely guessed that the Grass Temple Village massacre back then was very likely truly Puzhi’s doing. For a moment, he did not know how to respond.
However, Fa Shan behind him refused to let the matter rest and angrily stepped forward, roaring, “Even if this matter was done by my Junior Uncle Puzhi, how dare you kill him directly? Even if he was guilty, he should have been handed over to Tianyin Temple for judgment! What right did you have to act?”
Fa Shan’s rugged face, paired with his ferocious expression, made him look like a bandit.
Lu Xueqi sneered. “Do my actions require others to judge?” A vast pressure instantly pressed down toward Fa Shan.
At the moment he felt this pressure, Fa Shan’s entire body turned icy cold. Both body and soul trembled uncontrollably, while his subconscious continuously sounded alarms of impending death.
Noticing Fa Shan’s change, Fa Xiang immediately realized that Lu Xueqi had made her move and hurriedly spoke to dissuade her. “Junior Sister Lu, the right and wrong of this matter have not yet been fully clarified. Once we return to Tianyin Temple and report to the Abbot, Tianyin Temple will naturally conduct a thorough investigation.”
“If it is truly as Junior Brother Zhang and Junior Brother Lin have said, and Junior Uncle Puzhi committed this wrongdoing, Tianyin Temple will certainly give them an explanation. As for Fa Shan’s rude words today, please ask Junior Sister Lu to forgive him!” As he spoke, he respectfully bowed to Lu Xueqi.
Lu Xueqi glanced at Fa Shan before withdrawing her pressure, saying coldly, “I will spare him for now this time. If there is a next time, don’t blame me for disregarding the fellowship of the righteous alliance.”
Fa Xiang hurriedly bowed. “Yes, Junior Sister Lu!” Then he quickly pulled Fa Shan, who had just walked once through the Ghost Gate, aside.
At this moment, Fa Xiang no longer wished to involve himself in what followed. He only wanted to return to Tianyin Temple as quickly as possible, inform the Abbot of Puzhi’s true situation, and truthfully report everything he had seen and heard today, leaving the decision to Abbot Puhong.