Chapter 1042: The Anti-Traitor Conference (Twenty-two)

"Xie Xuan, Liu Xunyi, you can't explain clearly, and you don't dare to fight. You are deliberately singing the same tune and pretending to be nice. What is your intention?"

Facing Qingfeng's impatient provocation, Liu Xunyi wanted to retort, but Xie Xuan interrupted her: "Qingfeng, as a martial arts elder, why are you so harsh on a junior? Aren't you afraid of being ridiculed for bullying the weak?"

"What a joke!" Qing Feng laughed in anger, looking at Xie Xuan with contempt, "Xie Xuan, are you facing mountains of evidence and knowing that you have no way to defend yourself, so you deliberately pretend to be ignorant in an attempt to confuse the public? This 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' is not a personal grudge between me and Liu Xunyi, nor is it a conflict between elders and juniors, but a fight between black and white, good and evil, and good and evil. As the leader of the Central Plains martial arts world, I am bound to be incompatible with traitors and scum like Liu Xunyi. At this point, you are so shameless and talk about 'bullying the weak with the strong', which is simply a huge joke."

"Since you insist that Liu Xunyi is a traitor and a scum, may I ask...what crime has he committed?" Xie Xuan ignored Qingfeng's sarcasm and kept his tone calm.

"Xie Xuan, what are you trying to do?" Gu Yue said angrily, "The heinous crimes committed by Liu Xunyi are already known to everyone. Why are you asking even though you know the answer?"

"We just attacked each other and the scene fell into chaos. I'm sure most of the heroes in the world only understood half of what we said." Xie Xuan said calmly, "Human lives are at stake. We can't just jump to conclusions without knowing the whole story. Since Qingfeng is the leader of the Central Plains Wulin and claims to be apprehensive about good and hate evil, why don't you explain Liu Xunyi's crimes in detail instead of generalizing and being vague."

"you……"

"I know you want to evade the main issue again, but I won't give you a chance to fish in troubled waters." Qingfeng waved his hand to interrupt Gu Yue's argument and said in a deep voice, "Since I dare to convene the 'Eradication of Traitors Conference' in broad daylight, I must be fully confident that I can prove Liu Xunyi's despicable deeds, let all heroes hear it clearly, and let him die clearly."

Xie Xuan showed no fear and smiled contemptuously: "What a clear and obvious statement. Xie... I am all ears."

"Today, Liu Xunyi committed treason and contradicted me in public. Let's not talk about this matter for now. He has committed four major unforgivable crimes." Qingfeng explained in a calm and clear voice, seemingly answering Xie Xuan's doubts, but actually speaking to the people around him, "First, he was hypocritical and betrayed his teacher and killed his master. He sneaked into the Xianwang Mansion to collect information from the martial arts world for the Song Dynasty court, and tried every means to gain the trust of Lord Luo. Finally, on the seventh night of the twelfth lunar month of the year before last, he colluded with Zhao Yuan to brutally kill Lord Luo. This crime is also the original intention of holding this "anti-traitor meeting" today. Second, he colluded with the enemy and betrayed his country, selling out his master for glory. Liu Xunyi secretly colluded with the Mongols to rob the granaries of the three prefectures of Xingyuan, which led to the starvation of countless people last winter. This crime is the public responsibility of the Song Dynasty court. In front of the public, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty personally wrote that "the crimes are heinous and cannot be described in words". According to common sense, we Jianghu people never ask about the affairs of the court, but this matter concerns the innocent people of the three prefectures of Xingyuan. How can the benevolent and righteous people in the Central Plains turn a blind eye? Third, colluding with foreign races and plotting against the law. Liu Xunyi defected to the Young King of Qin in the Western Regions and served as the deputy leader of the "Western Law Wuzong". His wolfish ambitions are obvious. In the future, he will surely become a major threat to the Central Plains martial arts world. Fourth, he does not distinguish between gratitude and resentment and kills innocent people indiscriminately. Not to mention the distant past, just the tragic extermination of the Gan family in Luzhou is enough to see a glimpse of this. No matter which of the four crimes is picked out, it is a heinous crime punishable by death. What's more, Liu Xunyi has become even worse. He has committed multiple crimes but still does not repent. How can we not kill him?"

"What the leader of the Qingfeng Alliance said is very true!" Tang Yuan nodded heavily in disbelief. "The crime committed by Liu Xunyi has long gone beyond the scope of grudges in the martial arts world. This boy is ambitious and has a lot of blood debts. His crime concerns the national hatred and family feuds of the descendants of Yan and Huang, as well as the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of the Central Plains martial arts world. How can we not kill him?"

Qingfeng's seriousness and Tang Yuan's instigation subtly seeped into everyone's hearts, making them even more convinced that Liu Xunyi was "unforgivable".

"If Liu Xunyi really committed the four crimes Qingfeng mentioned, it would not be too much to cut him into pieces and pulverize his bones and scatter his ashes." Under the complex and solemn gazes, Xie Xuan remained calm and spoke quietly, "But the fact is that Liu Xunyi has not committed any of them. What Qingfeng said... is pure fabrication and slander."

"Master Xie, is this your explanation?" Yin Baimei's face darkened, and his tone became increasingly hostile. "After all the talk, you still refuse to admit it. If that's the case, then you were pretending to ask questions here and there. Were you trying to fool the heroes of the world?"

"Liu Xunyi is the biological child of Alliance Leader Luo and Valley Leader Xiao. Xie, Valley Leader Xiao, and Clan Leader Teng can all testify to this. Xie has just explained the cause and effect of what happened in the Xianwang Mansion on the seventh night of the twelfth lunar month of the year before last. Alliance Leader Luo was murdered... the fault is not Liu Xunyi, but Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao." Xie Xuan ignored Yin Baimei's questioning, and bowed to all directions, saying righteously, "As for selling out his master for glory, treason and surrendering to the enemy... it doesn't stand up to scrutiny at all. If Liu Xunyi really colluded with Mongolia to plunder the granaries of the three prefectures of Xingyuan, why didn't he stay in Mobei to enjoy the glory and wealth? Why did he rush back to Lin'an at the risk of thousands of difficulties and dangers to ask for trouble? Who among you present can provide real evidence to prove that Liu Xunyi secretly communicated with Mongolia? It was all just hearsay. As we all know, the court often accused people of "false charges", and there were endless twists and turns and conspiracies. It is not uncommon to hide the bow after the bird is dead and cook the dog after the rabbit is dead. This is also a major reason why we Jianghu people have never dealt with the court. Even if we are under the guise of "doing justice for the heaven", we should produce convincing evidence, otherwise we will just follow the crowd. How can we, the heroes of Jianghu, be easily swayed by a wanted order from the court? If everyone really believed the court's high-sounding rhetoric, when Yuwen Xiu was swindling people under the banner of "Marquis of Wulin", shouldn't we bow down and worship him?"

"This..." Faced with Xie Xuan's rapid-fire defense, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment and was speechless.

"As for the death of Alliance Leader Luo, Palace Leader Xie and Qingfeng have different opinions. We cannot tell who is right and who is wrong for the time being." Lu Tingxiang raised his eyebrows and pretended to ponder with deep meaning, "As for selling out the master for fame and treason... before we get real evidence, we really shouldn't listen to the one-sided words of the court, so we can't insist that the robbery of the granary of the three prefectures in Xingyuan was the crime of Liu Xunyi. However, the first two charges may be entangled and unclear, but colluding with the Young King of Qin and slaughtering the Gan family... but there are witnesses and material evidence, how does Palace Leader Xie explain it?"

Lu Tingxiang's words seemed reasonable, but in fact he was trying to please Xie Xuan and cover up for Liu Xunyi indirectly. This move not only surprised Xie Xuan and Liu Xunyi, but also made Qingfeng and Ling Xiaoxiao very dissatisfied. It also made Jin Fuyu's gaze towards him somewhat... intriguing. After all, Jin Fuyu had just clearly warned Lu Tingxiang, Zuo Hongxuan and Miao An. Their goal today had been achieved, and they would just watch the fun and not get involved.

However, at this critical moment, Lu Tingxiang ignored Jin Fuyu's advice and openly echoed Xie Xuan, which inevitably gave rise to speculation.

In fact, what he said was a trivial matter, but whether it contains "special meaning" in this situation and at this moment is a matter of opinion.

"Mr. Lu, you asked a good question. This is exactly what I, Xie, want to explain to the heroes of the world on behalf of Liu Xunyi."

Seeing that Lu Tingxiang took the initiative to give him a way out, even though Xie Xuan was suspicious, he had no time to think about it. He simply went with the flow and expressed his true thoughts that had been brewing for a long time.

"how do I say this?"

"In fact, the secret contact with the Young Qin King and the unfortunate death of the Gan family in Luzhou...these two have nothing to do with Liu Xunyi. It was Xie who secretly arranged and manipulated it without his knowledge." Facing the curiosity of everyone, Xie Xuan's expression was calm, and he explained righteously, "If Xie had not secretly contacted the Young Qin King, Xunzhen would not have known about Liu Xunyi's situation, and it would be impossible for him to be brought outside the pass and recommended as the deputy leader of the 'Western Lu Wuzong'. Therefore, Liu Xunyi was dragged onto the boat of the Young Qin King by me and Xunzhen in a dangerous and chaotic situation between life and death. It was neither his initiative nor his will. In the final analysis, he has always been It was too late for them to wake up after being deceived by us. Therefore, if we must say that secretly contacting the young king of Qin is colluding with foreign races and plotting evil... then the guilty person should be me, not Liu Xunyi. As the saying goes, 'ignorance is not a crime', and Liu Xunyi is like this. As for the Gan family in Luzhou... they were dragged into the water by Xie. The 'farce' of the Luzhou Inn was arranged by Xie, and Liu Xunyi was unaware of the inside story from beginning to end. That night, the entire Gan family was silenced. Although Xie did not personally participate in this matter,... I did not pursue it afterwards. Therefore, the person who did not distinguish between grudges and killed innocent people was not Liu Xunyi, but me!"

"Thank you, Master. You are..."

Seeing Xie Xuan taking all the blame on himself, Liu Xunyi was stunned at first, then suddenly realized and became more and more excited. He wanted to argue, but was choked back by Xie Xuan's unquestionable gaze.

It turns out that the "solution" Xie Xuan came up with was not to argue with Qingfeng or to persuade the heroes of the world. Instead, it was to sacrifice himself and clear Liu Xunyi's stigma.

In order to help Liu Xunyi, who was in an unfavorable situation, escape the bad fate of becoming an enemy of the whole world, Xie Xuan completely gave up himself.

"Xie Xuan, you...what do you mean by this?" Qing Feng gradually realized that something was wrong, and his tone was inevitably a little flustered, "Don't think that you can make things go smoothly by taking on everything for him. Liu Xunyi is the deputy leader of the 'Xilu Wuzong', this is an indisputable fact..."

"Later, he will publicly announce that he will give up the position of deputy leader of the 'Xilu Wuzong'. He hopes that the heroes of the world will forgive him because he was 'deceived' and that he is the long-lost flesh and blood of Alliance Master Luo, and give Liu Xunyi a chance to stop. Most of the people present today have some friendship with Alliance Master Luo. On behalf of Alliance Master Luo in the netherworld... I beg you to show your chivalrous heart and help his child who has a rough life and suffered many disasters." Speaking of this, Xie Xuan's eyes were full of grief, and his behavior, expression, and tone were all very sincere. "Of course, this matter has caused a lot of uproar and disturbed you. Especially the innocent death of the Gan family in Luzhou is even more outrageous to both humans and gods, and it is intolerable to heaven. Therefore, someone must explain to the heroes of the world and the Gan family in Luzhou. That person... is me!"

"This……"

"Today, Xie is willing to die to atone for his crimes, first, to prove Liu Xunyi's innocence, second, to comfort the spirits of the Luzhou Gan family, and third, to resolve the resentment in the hearts of the heroes of the world. After Xie's death, all the frame-ups against Liu Xunyi will also be gone with the wind. By then, I hope that the heroes of the world can truly stand on a fair and strict position, and uphold justice for the murdered leader Luo and the wronged and humiliated Liu Xunyi. Don't wrongly accuse a good person again, and don't... let a bad person go!"

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(End of this chapter)