jdhmnovel Chapter 312 Centipede
Chapter 312 Centipede
Chapter 312: Snail
heaven...
Jiang Liqian murmured in a daze and closed her eyes.
Then she stood up, got off the bed, and bowed in the direction of Tingfeng: "Zhenfeng disciple Jiang Liqian pays homage to the elder.
"Thank you for the advice, Elder."
Tingfeng's expression shifted. He withdrew his hand, unconsciously stroking his sleeves. He smiled gently, "No need to be polite. It's quiet here. If... you have doubts about the Tao in the future, you can come here to calm your mind."
Jiang Liqian lowered her head and said nothing.
Maybe, secretly, she won't come here again.
She didn't want to recall the pain and guilt of her previous life all the time, nor did she want him to be implicated by her in this life.
She still can't pay it back.
The man in front of her seemed to see through her thoughts, and his lips turned a little pale, but he said nothing. He just gently stroked her shoulder and waved his sleeves to excuse her from the formality.
The sound of bamboo groves and the lingering fragrance of spiritual incense filled the room, and the room was filled with silence.
Jiang Liqian curled her fingers slightly, tilted her head to look at the bamboo shadows outside the window, paused, and asked, "May I ask, Elder, what is the origin of that monster? When you were repairing the seal, did you know whether it was destroyed by external forces, or was it destroyed by the monster from the inside by chance?"
She considered herself a well-read person, having read a great many ancient and secret scrolls, classics, and sword manuals. She had even read forbidden books in secret, risking punishment. The monster was so huge and ferocious, with an aura of blood and blood from ancient battlefields. It must have been famous, but she had no memory of seeing any description of it.
Moreover, she always suspected Shen Qingqing in her heart. Even though she knew it was impossible, she just had this feeling.
Although she didn't want to care about these things, she was no longer the sect's eldest sister, was she?
but--
"It's a descendant of the ancient ferocious beast, the Guxie. It has the blood of the ancient ferocious beast, and is extremely bloodthirsty. Five hundred years ago, it appeared in the desert of Beizhou, destroying many cities and slaughtering many people. The former leader led his disciples down the mountain and fought it for three days and three nights before capturing it. They sealed it in the forbidden area of Jianfeng, using the evil spirit of the sword tomb to suppress its murderous aura and slowly refine it. Unexpectedly, after five hundred years, it is still as ferocious as ever."
Tingfeng listened to her question and then told her slowly.
"There are very few demon beasts in this clan, so there aren't many records of them. It's normal that you don't recognize them. You did a great job in stopping them from breaking out of the forbidden area and slaughtering the disciples outside. I have reported this to the sect, and your reward will be distributed soon."
He paused, recalling the scene of repairing the seal and carefully considering his words: "The damage to the seal doesn't seem to be external damage, nor does it seem to be internal damage. It seems more like, um... the seal has broken down naturally after years of operation."
"..." Jiang Liqian blinked, revealing a rare look of bewilderment.
Apart from intentional destruction or insufficient spiritual power, she had never seen a seal break on its own due to a long period of time.
It's not mortal iron or copper, so how could it corrode on its own?
How can it be!
But she knew Tingfeng. He was not the kind of person who would make jokes or talk nonsense. Since he said that, it was most likely that this was the case.
It’s really - too unbelievable!
Tingfeng saw her expression and was about to say something, but at this moment someone knocked on the bamboo door and the people from the Discipline Hall arrived.
In order to find out the truth, the disciples of the Discipline Training Hall wanted to talk to her alone.
Jiang Liqian was still in this room, but there was a ban outside that blocked out sounds and spiritual consciousness, which was equivalent to isolating her from the world.
But the person who came to ask questions was an old acquaintance of hers.
"Under what circumstances did you encounter the snail?" Ji Huaiche added, "It was that monster."
Jiang Liqian thought about it and told him the whole scene.
After hearing this, Ji Huaiche frowned and asked, "Are you friends with Junior Sister Shen from Jianfeng? Do you know her? Why would she come to such a remote place to find you?"
Jiang Liqian had no idea what was wrong with her, so she could only answer based on what she knew: "She and I have nothing to do with each other. I only met her at the disciple recruitment conference. We know each other, but we're not close. As for why she came to see me, I don't know."
"I feel like she has a grudge against you." Ji Huaiche took a sip of the spiritual tea with bamboo leaves floating in it, his eyes brightening as he said to Jiang Liqian, "She's being mean to you, haven't you noticed?"
Jiang Liqian is not a fool.
"so what?"
"So she has a motive to break the seal and release the snails to attack you."
Ji Huaiche's expression was serious, but Jiang Liqian didn't say anything immediately. Instead, she watched him shamelessly grab handfuls of the finest tea leaves on the table into his Qiankun bag, and the veins on his forehead twitched.
"The Discipline and Training Hall isn't so poor that it can't even afford tea, right?" She gritted her teeth and blurted out word by word.
This is the place to listen to the wind!
Ji Huaiche raised his head, looking left and right, but not looking into Jiang Liqian's eyes. He spoke weakly, a little guilty, "That's...that's not the case, Junior Sister. You know, spiritual tea is hard to come by, and this precious Three Bamboo Leaves is even more precious. I've only drunk it here in my entire life. Anyway...there's no one around, so I'll just take a little more...really just a little bit!"
Jiang Liqian twitched the corner of her mouth, picked up the teapot and pointed it at his eyes: "It's almost empty, how can it be just a little bit?!"
Ji Huaiche blushed and was about to avoid her hand guiltily, but suddenly he seemed to have discovered something, stopped, and looked at Jiang Liqian with suspicion.
"Junior Sister Jiang, why are you so protective of Elder Tingfeng's things? Are you two... familiar with each other?"
Jiang Liqian was stunned and immediately denied: "This is the first time I have met Elder Tingfeng..."
Ji Huaiche didn't believe it.
He had been in the Discipline Hall for so long that he could see through many of the little tricks at a glance.
For example, after he arrived at Zhulin Yashe, he first went to Shen Qingqing to ask a few questions. She said that she saw Junior Sister Jiang in danger, so she fought with the monster to the death in order to rescue Junior Sister Jiang. He knew she was lying.
He had his doubts, but without direct evidence, he couldn't say anything.
Junior Sister Jiang’s expression now...tsk, it seems she still has a close relationship with Elder Tingfeng.
"Look...what are you looking at!" Jiang Liqian stood up awkwardly and walked towards the window uncomfortably. Seeing this, Ji Huaiche quickly stuffed the tea can and the tea leaves into his Qiankun bag.
"Well, okay, we've asked all the questions we need to ask. I already know the whole story. The Discipline Hall will investigate the cause. Junior Sister, please pack up first. We'll take you and Junior Sister Shen to the forbidden area later to see if there are any clues there."