Chapter 622: Life on the Line (Part )
"hiss!"

Today's frying pan was clearly prepared for Liu Xunyi. Luo Tianjin had never doubted Xunzhen, let alone thought of making things difficult for her. Others did not know about this, but Xie Xuan knew it very well.

However, Luo Tianjin's words just now completely overturned the already established situation, from sentencing Liu Xunyi to death to a face-to-face confrontation between him and Xunzhen. It seemed to be impartial, but in fact it was giving Liu Xunyi a chance to turn things around.

Not only Xie Xuan could see this, but Xunzhen and Yelu Qin also knew it well.

"Master Luo, are you joking?" Forced by the current situation, Yeluqin had to suppress his inner dissatisfaction, but his tone was very stiff, "Have you forgotten your relationship with the young prince of Qin?"

"Human feelings are human feelings, but gratitude and resentment must be distinguished." Luo Tianjin replied, "Prince Ning, do you think that I am joking when I put on such a big show?"

"But……"

"Liu Xunyi only exposed Xunzhen and did not mention Prince Ning." Luo Tianjin interrupted, "Therefore, for the sake of Prince Shao Qin, I will just treat this matter as having nothing to do with Prince Ning. No matter what the result is today, it will not involve you. Don't worry!"

"This king is not afraid of death, but..."

"If Xunzhen is honest, why should Prince Ning worry?" Luo Tianjin waved his hand again and said, "We will make a decision after Liu Xunyi and Xunzhen confront each other."

Although Yelu Qin was unwilling in his heart, seeing that Luo Tianjin had made up his mind, Yelu Qin did not dare to be stubborn, for fear of making things worse and causing trouble.

After all, people under the eaves have to bow their heads.

"Someone, bring Xunzhen up here!"

At Luo Tianjin's command, Xu Heng and Ling Qing, who had been impatient for a long time, rushed forward quickly.

Without waiting for the two of them to start fighting, Xunzhen took the initiative to compromise. Under Yeluqin's worried gaze, he slowly walked to the oil pan, stood parallel to Liu Xunyi, and bowed to Luo Tianjin neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Alright!" Luo Tianjin said solemnly, "I will now give you two a fair chance to confront each other. In front of all the disciples of the Xianwang Mansion, you should discuss the cause and effect and the right and wrong clearly."

After saying that, Luo Tianjin leaned lazily on the chair, saying no more, and clearly looked like he was there to watch the fun.

"Liu Xunyi, I felt compassion for you last night and gave you a chance to escape. But I didn't expect you to repay me with hatred and bite me back, and even wanted to kill me."

Xunzhen stared at Liu Xunyi without blinking, and spoke directly to hit his soft spot.

If it weren't for Xunzhen's compassion last night, Liu Xunyi would have been cruel today and would have fought with Xunzhen to the death. However, Xunzhen really wanted to save his life last night, and whether he accepted it or not, it could not erase Xunzhen's life-saving feelings.

However, today, Liu Xunyi not only did not remember the favor, but also dragged Xunzhen into the water, which was indeed a bit unethical.

This section is Liu Xunyi's biggest concern and also his only concern for a crazy counterattack.

At this moment, Xunzhen's words hit the nail on the head, going straight to the point, wanting to take the initiative and kill the enemy with one blow.

They knew very well that at this critical moment, if Liu Xunyi had the slightest hesitation, everyone would see through it and sentence him to death.

"I... don't know what you are talking about." Liu Xunyi didn't dare to look directly into Xunzhen's eyes, and replied insincerely, "I don't know why you assert that I am a spy for the court?"

"Back then at Yanmen Pass, you rescued the Minister of the East Palace from my hands, and introduced yourself as the Junior Guardian of the Tianji Pavilion. At that time, you even said shamelessly, 'A real man never changes his name or surname.'" Xunzhen made up his mind and sneered, "Why? Now, Lord Liu dares to act but not take responsibility? Where is your 'real man'? Where is your 'never change his name or surname?'"

"hiss!"

Seeing that Xunzhen's words were so convincing, everyone couldn't help but look surprised, and cast suspicious glances at the expressionless Liu Xunyi.

"I have never been to Yanmen Pass." Liu Xunyi's tone was as calm as water, without a trace of ripples, "I don't even know what the 'Eastern Palace Minister' and 'Heavenly Secret Pavilion' you just mentioned are."

"That day, your colleague Qin Wei was also present." Xunzhen sneered, "Now he is in Luoyang City, do you dare to invite him to confront him together?"

"If you don't know me, then you don't know me. What's the harm in confronting me?" Liu Xunyi looked at my nose, my nose at my mouth, and my mouth at my heart, without any expression on his face. "If Miss Xunzhen insists that I am a spy for the court, she should have produced solid evidence. How can she just rely on your one-sided statement?"

"That makes sense!" Lin Fangda nodded repeatedly. "Words cannot be used as evidence. You said he was a spy for the imperial court, and I said you were the daughter of the Jade Emperor."

As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a burst of laughter.

"It was you who disguised yourself as Pan Yuyin in Shaolin Temple and stole the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan' from Wu Chan. Then you used it as bait to lure Qin Ku to kill the Mongols in Lingqiu Mountain Stream." Liu Xunyi raised his head suddenly and spoke rapidly, "In order to destroy the relationship between Xianwang Mansion and the Mongols, you did not hesitate to put the Lord of the Mansion in a dilemma. What was your intention?"

"Liu Xunyi, you have to have evidence when you speak!" Yelu Qin said angrily.

"Evidence?" Liu Xunyi sneered, "If you can't produce evidence, do you think I can't produce evidence either? Qin Ku is the ironclad evidence! If the palace master doesn't believe it, he can just invite Qin Ku here and ask him about the cause and effect. Besides, the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan' is in Qin Ku's hands. This is known to everyone in the world, and I can't lie. On that day, the Guanyin Temple caught fire, and the culprit was Qin Ku. He wanted to take advantage of the chaos to steal the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan', but he didn't know that the secret book had already been stored in the Sutra Library by Abbot Xuanming, so Qin Ku worked in vain and returned empty-handed. Afterwards, when Wu Chan took the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan' back from the Sutra Library, he met the fake Pan Yuyin on the way. That person was Xunzhen in disguise. What kind of figure does Qin Ku have? Even if the disguise technique is superb, it is impossible to become a beautiful girl with a slender waist like Miss Pan!"

Liu Xunyi's argument was well-reasoned, and everyone nodded. At this point, Liu Xunyi's eyes suddenly turned fierce, and he asked Xiang Xunzhen with ill intentions: "Xunzhen, do you dare to say that you don't know how to change your appearance?"

"I……"

"Do you still remember the Jade Dragon Palace in Tianshan? Following Ren Wuya's instructions, Tang Cong and I went to the Tibetan city of Luoshui to look for the 'Buddha Lotus Seed'. At that time, you disguised us as Tibetan warriors. Your ability to change your appearance was superb. I still remember it vividly."

Seeing Liu Xunyi's crazy counterattack without caring about their old friendship, Xunzhen couldn't help but flash a trace of shame and anger in his eyes, and scolded: "Liu Xunyi, in order to save your life, you actually used my kindness to you as a bargaining chip to bite me back. You are really despicable and shameless!"

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi's heart suddenly tightened and his face turned extremely ugly.

Yes! Taking advantage of others' kindness and biting them back, this kind of unjust act of repaying kindness with enmity, Liu Xunyi never dreamed that it would happen to him.

However, today, in order to consider the overall situation, he has to abandon his integrity and humanity, biting and pouncing like a mad dog.

Luo Tianjin saw the whole scene.

However, when he saw Liu Xunyi doing whatever it took to survive, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth involuntarily.

However, his smile was fleeting and was not noticed by others.

"Xunzhen, you falsely accused me of being a spy for the court. You actually wanted to kill me to silence me. You were worried that I would tell the mansion master about your past actions and ruin the young king of Qin's plan." At this point, Liu Xunyi simply threw the jar into the air and argued, "You know the mansion master very well. He can't stand betrayal. You also know that I am pedantic and always worry about the country and the people. So, you took advantage of Zhao Yuan's coming to recruit me and made up a ridiculous story. The purpose was to make the mansion master mistakenly believe that I was really a spy for the court, and it would be best if he killed me in anger. In this way, you don't have to worry about the truth being revealed."

"So that's it!" Deng Changchuan said thoughtfully, "I was wondering why Miss Xunzhen didn't expose it earlier or later, but chose to come out and expose it at this time. It turns out she has another purpose."

"Master Fifth Deng is absolutely right." Xu Heng agreed, "If there was really something wrong with the black fan, why didn't they report it earlier? Knowing that there was a traitor from the imperial court hiding in the mansion, why did they keep it a secret? What was their intention?"

"It's self-contradictory and clearly has ulterior motives." Ling Qing said coldly, "Palace Master, you should kill Xunzhen and give Hei Zhishan justice!"

"Kill Xunzhen and give Heizhishan some justice! Kill Xunzhen and give Heizhishan some justice!"

Under the instigation of Xu Heng, Ling Qing and others, the disciples of the three lower sects shared the same hatred and shouted in unison, with unparalleled momentum.

Looking at the disciples' thunderous noises, Xunzhen couldn't help but feel a little flustered, and his face gradually became nervous.

Xie Xuan's eyes turned cold, and he asked in a deep voice: "Miss Xunzhen, is what Liu Xunyi said just now true?"

"This……"

"Should we call Qin Ku here to confront you face to face?"

"No need for that." Xunzhen knew that the truth would come out sooner or later, so he took the initiative to admit, "I did disguise myself and tricked Wuchan into giving me the 'Xuan Shui Xia Juan'. I also did a deal with Qin Ku and asked him to kill the Mongols in the Lingqiu mountain stream."

"hiss!"

Seeing Xunzhen admit it voluntarily, exclamations were heard again in the courtyard.

Huang Yulang ordered his men to tie up Xunzhen and angrily shouted, "The mansion master has treated you well, how could you do such a shameless thing?"

"On that day, not only Qin Ku and I went to Lingqiu Mountain Stream, but Liu Xunyi also went there!" Xunzhen said quietly, "I wanted to leave a Mongolian alive and send him back to report the news. But unexpectedly, the man was shot by a hidden arrow and died. And the person who shot the hidden arrow that day was Liu Xunyi."

"Bullshit!" Lin Fangda was furious and shouted, "We were punished by the mansion master for drinking and making mistakes that day. I remember it clearly. On the day when the Mongolian happened, Xunyi and I got drunk in Tianxiang Tower and did not leave for a whole day and night. How could he run and shoot the Mongolian?"

Xun Zhenmie smiled and said, "If Lord Luo doesn't believe it, you can call Qin Ku to confront him. Of course, the premise is that Liu Xunyi and Qin Ku don't collude in advance."

"This……"

Seeing Xunzhen was confident and didn't seem to be faking it, Lin Fangda was stunned. He turned to look at the silent Liu Xunyi and said hesitantly: "Xunyi, this matter... can't be related to you?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became excited and cast nervous and curious glances at Liu Xunyi.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liu Xunyi remained silent for a long time, weighing the pros and cons of the situation repeatedly in his mind. Finally, he sighed and nodded slowly.

"I dare not deceive the Palace Master. The person who shot and killed Bater in Lingqiu Mountain Stream that day... was none other than me."

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(End of this chapter)