Chapter 69: Stolen

"This...what's going on?"

The crowd was talking endlessly. An old man stood up and looked at Xiao Yichen and said, "Three days ago, Xiao Yichen said that he would duel with Ouyang Bai here today and asked us to come here as a witness. Now you want us to go back quickly. Who are you?"

Yichen said, "I said that I have never challenged Xuan Gu. That person is not me at all. Don't doubt or hesitate anymore. Please return to your sect as soon as possible!"

Seeing that he was so confident, the crowd finally began to doubt and some people began to feel uneasy. Did something happen in the sect? ✸✲

The old man had a sharp look in his eyes and asked again, "How do you prove that what you said is true?"

Yi Chen Qing knew that he could not make sense with this group of people, so he stopped talking nonsense. With a "clang" sound, he sacrificed the Chongxiao Sword. The sword light broke through the air, like a thousand-foot green light that went straight into the clouds. In an instant, it shook away the clouds within a radius of ten miles. Then, the Chongxiao Sword turned into a thousand-foot sword energy and rushed straight towards Pingdingshan. Under the agitated sword wind, people with slightly lower cultivation felt that they could not breathe.

"This... This is the Xuanqing Heavenly Punishment Sword!"

The ten thousand feet of sword energy rushed down, as if to raze the entire Pingdingshan Mountain to the ground. Just as the sword energy was about to arrive, Yichen changed the seal on his hand, dissipated the sword energy, stretched out his hand, caught the flying Chongxiao Sword, and said loudly, "Do you believe what Xiao said now?"

At this moment, some people in the crowd were surprised, and some were suspicious. Although they had never seen Xiao Yichen, from the Taoist magic just displayed by the other party, it was indeed the Xuanqing Sect's Heavenly Punishment Sword. It must be true. And the Xiao Yichen three days ago, although his body movement and swordsmanship were extremely fast, he did not use any of the Xuanqing Sect's skills... Damn!

Suddenly, everyone thought of something. If this was the real Xiao Yichen, then the Xiao Yichen three days ago, even a fool could see that this was a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Within three days, all the people from the major sects were lured to Pingdingshan!

"Quick! Go back to your sect!"

At this moment, everyone in each sect was shocked, and they all summoned their flying swords to rush back to their own sects. For a moment, the wind was strong, the dust was flying, and the sky was covered with dust. The scene was extremely spectacular.

"Since you are here, no matter if it is Xiao Yichen or not, let's decide the winner here today."

Ouyang Bai was not as flustered as the people from other sects. At this moment, his eyes were still cold and his spirit was as heavy as a mountain.

Yichen looked at him and said, "I said that Xiao came here today, not to duel with you, nor will I fight with you."

"Well." Ouyang Bai flicked his sleeves and said lightly, "I'll wait for that day." As soon as he finished speaking, he stepped on his feet and turned into a long light and disappeared into the sky.

Yichen looked at the direction he left, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but Guisi came over and asked, "What's going on now?"

Yichen shook his head, "That person pretended to be me and led people from various factions to Pingdingshan. He is worthy of death and must have some secret plan. I am afraid that the Northern Region will be in turmoil."

Up to now, he thought carefully, that person could only attract so many people if he challenged Xuangu in his own name. If an unknown person challenged Xuangu, how many people could he attract? So this person first released the news that he was going to challenge the Seven Ghosts of Xuangu, and then disguised himself as himself, and defeated the Seven Ghosts of Xuangu three days ago. Only after his reputation was soared could he attract more people.

Step by step, each move was very clever, and he had calculated that he would come to Pingdingshan. This person was meticulous and good at strategy, and was definitely not an ordinary person. Moreover, he could disguise himself as himself and his voice, so this person must have seen him. Who was he...

Yichen couldn't help but feel a chill on his back. Was he still inexperienced? He had been in Xuanqing Sect for many years and had never seen the dangers of the world...

Gui Siqu said, "Let's go down the mountain first, look back and see what happens, and then make plans."

"Yes."

Yichen frowned and nodded. He didn't expect this new friend to be so loyal. Now he was worried about one thing. If something really happened to the various factions in the Northern Territory, would these people blame him?

At that time, he really couldn't explain it. Only Brother Siqu could prove it for him. But Brother Siqu had been expelled from Tianmen. Would those people believe him? Alas, I can only take one step at a time. I didn't expect to run into such trouble just after I came down the mountain. When I catch the person who pretended to be me, I will definitely teach him a lesson and force him to reveal his purpose!

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Sure enough, in the next three days, the entire Northern Territory was in an uproar. Although the various sects were not attacked, many of their books were stolen. This was a big deal. Among these books, some were the mysterious skills of their respective sects, some were sealed fragments of secret books, and some were some sect records. If these things fell into the hands of the demons, what would happen? It was even more serious than being attacked by the demons.

In the past two days, the entire Northern Territory was in a panic. Who was it? How could he steal so many sects' books quietly in one day? It was the day when "Xiao Yichen" and Ouyang Bai had a decisive battle. Many people went to Pingdingshan that day, and everyone's attention was all focused on the battle of Pingdingshan, so they were still unaware of the theft in their sect.

At this moment, we are in a large courtyard, with colorful fallen flowers all over the ground, clear water in the pool, and ancient rocks. The scenery is quite pleasant. Yichen was pacing back and forth in the courtyard, his brows furrowed for three days. Who was that person? Luring people from various sects to Pingdingshan, and then taking the opportunity to steal the books of each sect, he has both strategy and ability. The origin of this person is by no means simple, but what is the purpose of this person?

He thought carefully for a few days and concluded that the other party should not be coveting the skills of various sects. Could it be that he wanted to use this to control the cultivation forces in the Northern Territory? Or should I say, are you looking for something...

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the yard, followed by Gui Sique walking in. Yichen raised his head and asked, "How is it? What can Brother Sique find out?"

Gui Si shook his head, "Those people are coming this way."

"It looks like there's some trouble..."

Yichen gradually frowned again. This matter finally involved him. No matter what, he must clarify the facts as soon as possible. He must not wait for the truth to be late, but the rumors have already taken over the high ground. He must not let it be allowed. Any damage to the reputation of the Master.

After a while, the footsteps outside became more and more noisy. It seemed that there were a lot of people coming, but Yichen and Guisi looked at each other. They walked through the corridor and went outside the courtyard. When they arrived at the entrance of the courtyard, they were greeted by A large group of people blocked the way, about forty or fifty people, all elders from various sects.

He clasped his hands without any disrespect, smiled and said, "Seniors, here you are, please come in." After that, he waved an invitation to the courtyard.

"No need." The leader, an old man in purple clothes, stood up with sharp eyes and said, "I am here this time because I want to know something from Xiaoyou."

Yichen smiled. It seemed that some of the people who came here were unkind, but his face still showed no disrespect. He smiled lightly and said, "Senior, please tell me."

The purple-clothed old man focused his gaze and said, "As for that day on Pingding Mountain, when little friend Xiao said, 'please go back to your respective sects as soon as possible', did you already know at that time that the books in each sect's collection were stolen?"

Yichen's heart condensed slightly. This question was a bit harsh. If he answered yes, then he would undoubtedly be involved in it. He might end up being said to be secretly conspiring with that person. He smiled and said "That day, I wanted to see what the purpose of the person pretending to be Xiao was. Unexpectedly, this person did not arrive as expected, so I immediately thought of this as a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain. The purpose was to lure people from various factions to Pingdingshan. Xiao At that time, I didn’t know about the theft of books from various sects. I just felt that something was fishy, ​​so I asked everyone to return to the sect to be alert.”

After he finished speaking, a middle-aged man in green clothes on the left snorted coldly, "Since Xiaoyou knows that this person is pretending, why didn't you tell him three days ago? You have to wait until something happens before you come forward. Could it be that you are in the same group with that person?"

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings immediately became quiet, and the atmosphere became particularly solid. Even the several innkeepers who passed by with water basins in the distance lowered their heads and left in a hurry, not daring to stay here any longer.

Yichen looked at the middle-aged man in green clothes and thought that I kindly reminded you to return to the sect immediately, but you said that I colluded with that person. What's the point? But there was no attack on his face. He still had a smile on his face and asked, "You said I was with that person. If Xiao really was with that person, why would I bother to remind you in the end? Xiao could have left as if nothing had happened. , I’ll clarify later that that person is not Xiao, what do you think?”

The middle-aged man in green clothes was about to say something when Yichen said, "Furthermore, all the methods in the world have their own strengths. I, Xuanqing Taoist, dare not say that I am the best in the world, but Xiao will never covet the learning of other sects!" "

The latter sentence was particularly harsh, especially his unmistakable cold eyes at this moment. Even the elders of those sects couldn't help but feel slightly suffocated.

The implication of his words is that the Xuanqing sect's methods are mysterious. He is also a disciple of Lord Yaoguang. What he has learned is already the leader of thousands of families. He doesn't even look down on other sects' techniques, so there is no talk of coveting them. ? This is simply ridiculous. You may not think too highly of yourself.

The atmosphere was cold at this moment, and among the dozens of people here, there was no one who could not hear the thorn in his words. However, Xuan Qing Sect's Taoism was indeed powerful, and they had no way to refute it at this moment, and even felt a little ashamed.

At this time, Guisi took two steps forward and said with a smile, "I can prove that Brother Xiao has been with me a few days ago. Besides, Brother Xiao is a disciple of Fairy Miaoyin. How could he do anything that harms my right path?" , please tell me, is this true?”

The expressions on everyone's faces were still a little complicated. Yichen said, "Xiao will assist in the investigation of the person behind this incident, but I also hope that all seniors can distinguish right from wrong and find out who is responsible for the trouble as soon as possible. Don't make any suspicions." ”

Both words are neither humble nor arrogant. Are Ling Yin's disciples ordinary Xuanmen disciples? Although they are young, how can they be bullied at will?

People from various factions were also speechless. The old man in purple said earlier, "Okay, it was our words that were inappropriate. I will tell Xiaoyou first. I will carefully identify the person who stole it in the future, and then I will tell you." apologize."

"Senior, you are serious."

Yichen's eyes were cold, but he couldn't hear the implication of his words. If he could find out, the matter would be solved. If he couldn't find out, he might still be in trouble.