Chapter 1382  No Way to Defend Yourself

Several beams of light came from all directions, arriving at the same time.

Ancestor Mo Yan and three other wandering ancestors, even the God of Killing and Xiang Liuming, six Nascent Soul ancestors, surrounded Xiao Mian, who was supporting Qi Zhizhai's corpse.

Bai Yuxi and Shanhe Zun were on the periphery, looking solemn.

Before Xiao Mian could speak, Xiang Liuming had already questioned him.

"Xiao Mian! You are so cruel! Although Fellow Daoist Qi and you have some old grudges, they are all in the past. I didn't expect you to harbor evil intentions. It was not enough to openly collide with him last time. This time, you have repeatedly plotted and plotted against Fellow Daoist Qi. It's really chilling!"

"..."

Facing Xiang Liuming's accusation, Xiao Mian said nothing.

He stared at Xiang Liuming with deep eyes, and Xiao Mian even glanced at everyone.

Others were fine, but seeing that Master Bai Qi looked solemn, Xiao Mian smiled bitterly in his heart.

Continuous plots?

Today's situation is not that Xiao Mian plotted against Qi Zhizhai, but Qi Zhizhai plotted against Xiao Mian - but Xiao Mian doesn't understand: Qi Zhizhai, why bother?

Even if he wants to plot against Xiao Mian, why would Qi Zhizhai risk his own life?

It is precisely because of this that any rebuttal from Xiao Mian seems pale and powerless.

Who would sacrifice his own life to frame another person?

What's more, it's a coward like Qi Zhizhai?

"Xiao Mian! Today's matter is of great importance. Don't you intend to give us an explanation?" It was the God of Death who asked again. Xiao Mian looked at the God of Death and told him everything he had experienced today. At the end, he added: "If I set up a trap to assassinate Senior Qi, why did I send a message to you and lead you here?"

"Hmph! Xiao Mian! This is exactly where you are cunning!" It was Xiang Liuming again, pointing at Xiao Mian's nose and saying loudly: "You have already calculated everything! You sent a message to us in advance and led us here, but you plotted against Fellow Daoist Qi before that. In this way, you can use the message as an excuse to prove your innocence! Hmph! But you didn't expect it, did you? Before you sent the message, Fellow Daoist Qi sent a message to us: saying that you were plotting something bad!"

"..., I really didn't expect it!"

Shaking his head, Xiao Mian looked bitter.

If what Xiang Liuming said was true, Qi Zhizhai's dead end was clearly premeditated!

Because of Qi Zhizhai's message, when everyone arrived here, they saw Qi Zhizhai die in front of Xiao Mian, so they naturally had a preconceived idea that Xiao Mian had plotted against Qi Zhizhai.

There was no evidence at the scene, and Xiao Mian had no way to defend himself!

"Xiao Mian! You murdered the Yuanying ancestor of the South Vietnam Army, which is considered treason and unforgivable. If you don't want to harm your family members, you know what to do, right?"

"Unforgivable? Senior Xiang! What do you think I should do to avoid harming my family members? Please give me a clear way!"

"Hmph! I advise you to commit suicide to thank the world!"

Xiang Liuming, the dagger was revealed, and he wanted to force Xiao Mian to kill him!

Xiao Mian laughed when he heard this.

Not to mention that Qi Zhizhai was not killed by him, even if he really killed Qi Zhizhai, Xiang Liuming and others would not want to force him, Xiao Mian, or anyone around him to kill him in the name of justice!

Otherwise, Xiao Mian would not mind - the net would be broken if the fish died!

Justice? Bullshit!

"I'll say it again: Qi Zhizhai was not killed by me! You can believe it if you want to. If you don't believe it and want to avenge Qi Zhizhai, come on!" Leaving Qi Zhizhai's body behind, Xiao Mian stood up, glanced at the Yuanying ancestors, and finally said to Xiang Liuming calmly: "If you can kill me, you might as well give it a try!"

A mere Jindan cultivator challenged eight Yuanying ancestors!

What's even more bizarre is that none of the eight Yuanying ancestors spoke.

Even Xiang Liuming, who had previously put the blame on Xiao Mian, stopped talking after noticing that no one responded.

He Xiang Liuming and Qi Zhizhai are not familiar with each other!

For the sake of a dead Qi Zhizhai, Xiang Liuming would not fight Xiao Mian to death!

But if Xiao Mian can't explain this matter clearly today, it will be bad enough for him!

Qi Zhizhai is not only a Yuanying ancestor, but also the leader of the beast stream in Wanzong City.

This time, Nanyuezhou went on an expedition to the East China Sea. As one of the nine major schools in Wanzong City, the Beast Taming School not only had the leader Qi Zhizhai personally on the expedition, but also had many beast tamers accompanying him.

How could the leader of the Beast Taming School die without an explanation?

If things go wrong, the Nanyue Army may split from within...

Thinking of this, Xiang Liuming was no longer in a hurry to squeeze Xiao Mian.

He wanted to see: how Xiao Mian would clear his grievances!

He wanted to see: how would the scholar who had always been protective of Xiao Mian make a decision!

In this way, under Xiao Mian's strong resistance, Xiang Liuming and others did not dare to press too hard, but just took Qi Zhizhai's body and rushed back to Bingfu.

Of course, Xiao Mian, the biggest suspect in the murder of Qi Zhizhai, did not escape.

In Bingfu, the scholar had a solemn look on his face.

Qi Zhizhai's body was placed under the hall, and a group of Yuanying ancestors were in the hall.

After taking a deep look at Xiao Mian, the scholar sighed.

"Senior Shang! How do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"Xiao Mian is ambitious and secretly plotted to murder Fellow Daoist Qi just for the old grudge. The law is strict and everyone is watching. What can you say?"

"That's right! Although Fellow Daoist Qi is a beastmaster, he is also a Yuanying ancestor. If he is not a Yuanying ancestor, how could he kill Fellow Daoist Qi so easily?"

"We Yuanying ancestors are all in pairs, only Xiao Mian..."

"It must be this villain who plotted against Fellow Daoist Qi!"

"Senior Shang! I hope you will enforce the law impartially and never engage in malpractice for personal gain!"

"Even if it's not for Fellow Daoist Qi, we still have to take into consideration the mood of the monks from the Beast-Yuing style!"

For a time, all the Nascent Soul Ancestors in the hall were talking about it, pointing their fingers at Xiao Mian.

"That's enough! With me, Shang Huairen, in the South Vietnam Army, it's not the turn of you fellow Taoists to tell you what to do!" The unique scholar, who always treated others gently, had an ashen complexion and fierce words: "This matter, Shang Shang will do it himself." I will investigate to the end and give you a satisfactory explanation to fellow Taoist disciples! If it is true that Xiao Mian murdered Fellow Daoist Qi for no reason, Mr. Shang should personally take action to avenge Fellow Daoist Qi. But until the matter is clear, all fellow Daoists should respect themselves. Identity, don’t follow others’ opinions and lose your sense of proportion!”

"This... is exactly what Senior Shang said!"

"Senior Shang is always fair, and I am sincerely convinced!"

"I'll ask Senior Shang to investigate this matter clearly. I'll take my leave..."

The scholar became furious and many Nascent Soul Ancestors retreated one after another.

Not to mention that today's scholar is already a high-level Nascent Soul monk, whose cultivation level is the highest among all, but in the future, the scholar will probably be another Ten Thousand Sect Saints.

Besides, everyone has heard more or less about the friendship between the scholar and Xiao Mian.

Who would openly offend a scholar for the sake of the fallen Qi Zhizhai?

If the scholars really wanted to protect Xiao Mian, they would not bother to plead grievances for Qi Zhizhai!

Qi Zhizhai, he was a Nascent Soul ancestor when he was alive, but he was just a handful of loess when he died!

After all the Nascent Soul Ancestors had retreated, only the scholar and Xiao Mian were left in the hall, and of course, the dilapidated body of Qi Zhizhai.

"Master! I did not do this!"

"I know! If you want to do this, where can there be so many threads?"

When Xiao Mian heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The scholar didn't know whether he was praising Xiao Mian or scolding Xiao Mian...

But it is indeed the case!

If Xiao Mengruo really wanted to murder Qi Zhizhai, he was absolutely unaware of it!

Even if everyone has suspicions, they can't find him on Xiao Mian's head...

Besides, when the scouts were assigned, Qi Zhizhai took the initiative to join Xiao Mian. From this point of view, Xiao Mian was already passive.

However, these strange things cannot be evidence of Xiao Mian's innocence.

Just because the medicine Qi Zhizhai administered this time was too strong...

In order to frame Xiao Mian, he even risked his own life!

This really corresponds to the old saying: I dare to take down the emperor even if I am willing to be killed!

Today, Xiao Mian is like the local emperor who was pulled down...

Before the scholar and Xiao Mian could discuss some details, there was a loud sound outside the Bingfu.

But it was the monks who belonged to the Beast-Serving School who learned of Qi Zhizhai's death.

And because of the deliberate spreading to Lu Ming and other interested people, the news of Qi Zhizhai's death cast a heavy shadow - Xiao Mian became the target of public criticism!

The public sentiment is passionate, and once incited, it is difficult to suppress it.

The scholar's face became even more ugly, but Xiao Mian's expression changed.

At that moment, Xiao Mian asked the scholar to invite Kong Yuanren and whispered something to Kong Yuanren.

Kong Yuanren got Xiao Mian's instructions and left.

Seeing this, Xiao Mian was determined.

From then on, Xiao Mian stayed behind closed doors under the surveillance or protection of the scholar.

On the Bingfu, the calls for severe punishment of Xiao Mian became louder and louder.

Xiao Mian, who was born in the South Vietnamese Army, was not an unknown soldier without any reputation.

Over time, differences emerged in the South Vietnamese Army - one group mainly supported the beasts, and the other group mainly supported Xiao Mian.

The confrontation between the two sides is getting more and more intense...

Seeing that one bad thing is fighting with weapons.

But at this moment, Kong Yuanren led Chu Xuanji into the lobby.

"how?"

"It's just as Senior Xiao expected! Among the many monks of the Beast Sect, many have only one soul contract in their bodies - but they all have more than one spirit beast!"

While speaking, Chu Xuanji took out two jade slips and handed them to Xiao Mian.

What is recorded in the two jade slips is the list of soldiers sent to the East China Sea this time.

One piece was engraved with the list of suspicious monks.

The other piece is the list of normal monks who Chu Xuanji also found no abnormalities.

Previously, Xiao Mian asked Kong Yuanren to let Chu Xuanji secretly observe the monks of the beasts with the eyes of the cave abyss, in order to see how many soul bonds they had in their bodies.

After receiving two jade slips from Chu Xuanji, Xiao Mian curled his lips.

Scanning the two jade slips one by one, Xiao Mian found the first one, but in the second jade slip, he found the name of a person he had met decades ago.

At that moment, Xiao Mian whispered to Kong Yuanren.

Kong Yuanren turned around and left without doubting his presence.

Within a moment, Kong Yuanren left and returned, bringing another person with him.

This person was Di Qingyun, the golden elixir beast master whom Xiao Mian met by chance at the beast stream station in Wanzong City when he was still a minor cultivator in the foundation-building period!

Although Di Qingyun had already broken away from the animal service stream, he was still a beast service master in name. During this expedition to the East China Sea, Di Qingyun was classified into the animal service stream.

Chu Xuanji didn't know what was going on, and even Di Qingyun didn't let her go...

It was precisely because of this that Xiao Mian was reminded of the past between Di Qingyun and the beast stream.

As for Di Qingyun, although he has reached the top level of Jindan in cultivation, he has not yet gathered his spiritual consciousness. When he saw the scholar, Di Qingyun hurriedly saluted.

Now that things have come to a point, Xiao Mian is not polite and goes straight to the point.

"Senior Di! I came to you to ask you a question: Can a beastmaster control multiple spirit beasts at the same time through a soul contract?"

"That's impossible!" Without even turning his head, Di Qingyun had already rejected it. Then, he turned around and looked at Xiao Mian, saying, "You are Xiao Mian from the Five Elements Sect? To be honest, I don't believe that you killed Qi Zhizhai!"

"Thank you for your trust, Senior Di. I want to clear my grievances and need your help!"

At that moment, Xiao Mian told the truth about the fact that Qi Zhizhai only had one soul contract in his body.

As a beastmaster, Di Qingyun had left the beastmaster school, but he had heard about how many spirit beasts Qi Zhizhai had.

Seeing that Xiao Mian's words did not seem false, Di Qingyun was speechless for a while.

However, Qi Zhizhai had already died, and the soul contract in his body had naturally fallen apart, so it could be said that there was no evidence at all!

Suddenly, Di Qingyun's face changed slightly.

"What? Senior Di, have you thought of any possibility?"

"Impossible! This is impossible!" Facing Xiao Mian's questioning, Di Qingyun shook his head repeatedly, and at the same time, his face became paler and paler.

Obviously, Di Qingyun did think of a possibility.

But because this possibility was too shocking, even he himself did not dare to believe it!

Xiao Mian did not urge him, but just quietly waited for Di Qingyun to calm down...

After a long time, under the expectation of Xiao Mian and others, Di Qingyun, who had regained his composure, revealed a taboo topic about beastmasters.

After listening to Di Qingyun's explanation, even Xiao Mian's face changed drastically.

Even though Xiao Mian had made all the preparations, what Di Qingyun said was still beyond Xiao Mian's expectations, and it could even be said to be incredible to the extreme.

No wonder, even Di Qingyun took a long time to regain his composure.

However, after going through the matter again, Xiao Mian really couldn't find any other reason to explain the series of abnormal reactions that happened to Qi Zhizhai.

Only Di Qingyun's statement can explain Qi Zhizhai's fearlessness of death.

Just because that was not Qi Zhizhai's original intention at all!

Success or failure, it all depends on this!

With his mind set, Xiao Mian strode out of the hall.

Kong Yuanren and Chu Xuanji followed closely behind him, and even the scholar, after his face changed several times, did not dare to neglect and walked out of the hall.

Privately, the scholar even thought of the worst plan.

Even if he had to offend the entire beast service flow, he would protect Xiao Mian!

Even if his reputation as Shang Huairen was infamous for thousands of years, Xiao Mian would not be allowed to lose!

Moreover, if what Di Qingyun said was true, today's matter would no longer be the honor and disgrace of Xiao Mian alone, but would involve the life and death of the entire South Vietnam Army!

If something goes wrong, the South Vietnam Army will be doomed!