Evil Emperor Zun

Chapter 745 Subversive Testimony
Seeing the death of the Seven Venerables, Chu Tianyao was shocked at first, but when he saw the figure of the Eight Venerables not far away quietly receding, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Hehe, although there are some deviations in the process, this situation...isn't it developing according to my plan?

Looking around, Chu Tianyao slowly walked out from behind the mound, and came to the place where the corpse of the Seven Venerables lay buried. He took out the jade slip from his shirt, quickly edited a message, and pressed the "send" button .

Then, he entered the outbox again and forwarded the message, and he was the one who filled in the recipient column.But this time, he chose "scheduled delivery".The sending time was delayed until half an hour later.

"Seven Venerables, don't you want the murderer who really framed you to be punished?" Chu Tianyao smiled gently, but his eyes flashed with a cold gleam, "This subordinate is helping you to avenge your grievances—— "

……

Jiuyou Hall, in the room of the Eight Venerables.

After hastily fleeing back to the hall and resting for a while, the Eight Venerables were still in shock.

This time the plan was screwed up by himself, so he didn't dare to take the initiative to report the death of the Seven Venerables.Otherwise, if others asked why he appeared on the scene when the Seven Venerables were performing their tasks, it would be difficult to argue.

If he could get back the fragments of the tripod, at least he would be credited. Even if he made nonsense that he was helping the Seven Venerables, no one dared to refute him.But in this situation... it is better to have one thing more than one thing less.

When the news of the death of the Seven Venerables came back, I immediately came forward to testify that the old nine had recognized that kid a long time ago, and this excuse for illness was entirely his conspiracy...Looking at the thick pile of information on the table, it was all about Chutian With the distant background of the old days, the Eight Venerables felt a little at ease.

The time was particularly long during this tormented wait. The Eight Venerables looked at the jade slips in their hands from time to time, fearing that they would receive the news of death and the summoning order from the Hall Master. Hum—" A sound sounded, and the jade slip vibrated violently, and a new message appeared on the screen.

"The enemy is far from superficial strength, come to reinforce quickly!!" The sender was none other than the Seven Venerables!
The Eight Venerables trembled violently, and the jade slips almost slipped from their hands.It took a long time before his beating heart gradually calmed down, and he stared at the message in front of him, while quickly turning his thoughts.

No, think about it carefully, the Seven Venerables are indeed dead... The image of the Seven Venerables covered in blood resurfaced in his mind again, and the Eight Venerables restrained their inexplicable fear and continued to think.

Injured like that, he must not be able to survive... Besides, the boy surnamed Ye has already left. Even if the Seven Venerables were not dead at the time, if they wanted to send a message for help, they would not choose such wording... Yes, it is fake, this message must be fake...

Who will it be?By the way...it's from Lao Jiufa!He must have been there!He is the only one who would send such pretentious messages to scare me... Do you want to play "deception" with me?Ha... You really are a childish brat, do you think this kind of trick can really scare me?
You can take advantage of this moment to be proud... The Eight Venerables wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads, quickly pressed their thumbs on the jade slip, and deleted this ominous message.

……

At sunset, the news of the death of the Seven Venerables finally came back to the hall.

The Eight Venerables rushed to assemble, but to his surprise, it was Chu Tianyao who carried back the body of the Seven Venerables!This kid is not shy at all, he once appeared at the crime scene for no reason?
From the great venerable to the sixth venerable, they are either retreating or going out to perform missions recently. At this time, except for the eight venerables and the nine venerables, there are only a group of Dharma protectors attached to the venerable.There was a lot of discussion in the hall, especially the emotions of the Seven Venerable faction were the most excited.

"What's going on, Nine Venerables, explain it to me." The Master of Nine Nether Hall said coldly.The whispers in the hall also subsided in an instant, and the entire audience was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Chu Tianyao has always bowed and stood by the side of the Seventh Venerable's corpse, and now his body is even lower: "This subordinate received a message from the Seventh Venerable for help, saying that the battle situation has changed and that reinforcements are urgently needed. I was injured, so I hurried there. It's a pity that I went one step too late...The subordinate is guilty."

Hearing his frank mention of the "message for help", the Eight Venerables narrowed their eyes slightly when they thought of the "deceitful corpse" message that he had also received earlier but was deleted by him.At this moment, he suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong... This realization also made his heart sink heavily.

The following factions behind him didn't know that he was panicking. They thought they had finally caught the wrong place of the Nine Venerables, and asked triumphantly: "Nine Venerables, these Seven Venerables have never had a close relationship with you, right? , how did you think of sending you a message?"

Chu Tianyao still turned to the Lord Jiuyou and replied, "This subordinate doesn't know either. But the message was indeed sent by the Seven Venerables."

After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and took out a jade slip, and continued: "This time, this subordinate also brought back the jade slips of the Seven Venerables, but there is a difference in rank and inferiority, so I dare not check it privately..."

The master of Jiuyou Hall looked calm, and said indifferently: "Submit it."

Chu Tianyao bowed forward, took the jade slip with both hands, and quickly returned to his original position.The Lord of Jiuyou Hall leaned on the throne, flipping through the jade slips at random, with no change in expression on his face.

But the more this happened, the more panicked the subordinates became, especially the Eighth Master, he could feel the hairs on his back standing on end.Now that things have come to this point, I must have miscalculated, and a few guesses flashed in my mind, but they were all fleeting and hard to catch.

Finally, the Lord of the Nine Nether Palace raised his eyes again, and said coldly: "The communication records here show that the Seven Venerables sent a total of two messages before the accident. One was for the Nine Venerables, but the one earlier... ..." Turning his eyes slightly, he landed on the shadowy figure, "It's for you eight."

"That is to say, he turned to the Nine Venerables after asking for help from you to no avail."

This accusation was heavily suppressed, and the Eight Venerables blurted out and wanted to refute, but when the words came to their mouths, they suddenly found that they could not even utter a single word.

How should I put it... said that the Seven Venerables were clearly dead at that time, so it is impossible for him to send this message?But in this case, it will be revealed that he was at the scene at the time, and he cannot explain why he was there... What is even more inexplicable is why he did not report the news of the death of the Seven Venerables in time... This is a trap. , no matter what I say, it will only become darker and darker...

The Eight Venerables were dumbfounded on the spot. In the eyes of others, it was more likely that he was acquiescing with a guilty conscience, and a pair of contemptuous gazes were cast towards him one after another.

The faction of the Seven Venerables was the most angry, and they all bluntly accused: "Eight Venerables, are you jealous of the position of the Seventh Venerables, and you deliberately refused to save him?"

The crusade against the Eight Venerables intensified, Chu Tianyao suddenly took a step forward, bowed and said, "Hall Master, this subordinate believes that the Eight Venerables should not be like this. Perhaps there was another reason at the time that prevented him from getting separated."

Although he didn't know what kind of tricks the other party was trying to play, the eight venerables had no choice but to grasp the chance he threw.Yes... What I want to say now can only be explained by the fact that I am entangled in trivial matters, have not seen the jade slip, and do not know that there is a message for help...

If you say that you are practicing in closed doors... No, you can't, if you really haven't seen it, that message should always remain in the "unread" status, but now that you have deleted the message, the jade slip of the Seven Venerables is still there. There is a sending record, if you say this, it will definitely be exposed immediately...

Unless I can find a personal certificate... Let him prove that I did not check the jade slips at the time.As a last resort, you can drag him into the water, saying that the message was deleted by him, and I didn't know it... However, the theory that I "have no time to check the jade slips" is valid, unless I was discussing some shady things at the time... Ah... Could it be...!
A flash of lightning suddenly flashed across the mind of the Eight Venerables. He still remembered that Chu Tianyao once hinted to his face that he would sell the recommended quota of Tiangongmen... If he meant this, he wanted to take the opportunity to expose this matter... Chu Tianyao... You are really calculating, you are right, I have to take the initiative to confess in order to protect myself...?
Once this matter is exposed, this source of wealth will be cut off from then on, but if you insist on not saying anything, you will be doing nothing to save your colleagues, and the crime will be even more serious... The Eight Venerables quickly weighed the pros and cons in their hearts, and finally they were in different directions. Under his gaze, he raised the corner of his robe, bowed to the ground, and shouted: "Master, this subordinate is guilty!"

"At that time, my subordinate was negotiating with...an envoy of the Nine Serenities to buy and sell the quota of Tiangong Gate. During the time when the Seven Venerables were killed, they did not check the jade slips." The eight Venerables kowtowed like garlic. Selling quotas in the hall, and not being able to rescue the Seven Venerables because of this matter, is a serious crime... this subordinate is willing to receive punishment!"

The Lord of Jiuyou Hall looked down at him indifferently, and said lightly: "The matter of your trading quota will be discussed later, I just ask you, who is the Jiuyou Holy Envoy who traded with you?"

The Eight Venerables rolled their eyes quickly, and responded, "His name is Mu Hansha, and he is... from the same lineage as the Seven Venerables."

Mu Hansha had indeed asked himself for a recommendation spot, but he was flatly rejected by him at that time.Now I still vaguely remember...he was asking for a quota for a certain relative of his, and even the information of that person was fully prepared.If you really want to investigate, there shouldn't be any omissions... If he can help him tide over the difficulties this time, at worst, he will give him the quota he asked for for free!

The faction of the Seven Venerables echoed the words: "That's right, Namu Hansha was originally just a little lowly slave, and the Seven Venerables single-handedly supported him, and this person behaves decently, and has always been appreciated by the Seven Venerables. "

Hall Master Jiuyou nodded: "Send him up."

For a while, everyone fell into a period of anxious waiting, and the Eight Venerables couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

Mu Hansha has always been his own dog, he should honestly help him get rid of the crime...?But in the past, I treated him harshly, what if he took the opportunity to take revenge...?No... Although the poison was given by him, he was also responsible for it, and he is also an accomplice, so he dare not...

Soon, Mu Hansha was brought into the hall.From a distance, he bowed down and bowed down: "My subordinate, Mu Hansha, kowtow to the palace master."

Since he became the Holy Envoy of the Nine Serenities, it was the first time he had the opportunity to meet the Hall Master so closely.At this time, I don't know whether it was because of excitement or fear, my body couldn't help shaking.

The Lord of Jiuyou glanced at the steps, and said calmly: "Eight Venerables said that you are negotiating with him about buying and selling the quota for the primary election, is this true?"

The body of the Eight Venerables suddenly tensed up, and they looked tremblingly at Mu Hansha, who was kneeling in the left rear. At this moment, his casual words... could be related to his own wealth and life!
Someone from the faction of the Seven Venerables comforted him: "Hansha, you don't have to be afraid, just say it boldly. This matter involves the death of the Seven Venerables in vain. It is no small matter. Your current status is a witness and not a prisoner. You will also be forgiven."

Perhaps they thought that if this matter was true, Mu Hansha had personally participated in the quota trading, and in order to protect themselves, they might try to get rid of it.In this way, it gave him a reassurance first.

Sure enough, Mu Hansha's trembling eased a little, and he said in a weak voice: "Report to the Palace Master, yes."

The Eight Venerables immediately breathed a sigh of relief.Very good, very good, it seems that he really helped me... With his cleverness, he was enough to help me deal with the troubles in front of me...

The Lord of Jiuyou Hall continued to ask: "They all said just now that you belong to the faction of the Seven Venerables. Why did you find the Eight Venerables when you purchased the quota?"

Mu Hansha kept his forehead on the ground, and replied in a trembling voice: "This subordinate bought the quota not for himself, but for the relatives outside my family. The Seventh Venerable... he is an upright person, and he has always hated these favoritism the most. It’s a lie... On this point, the Nine Venerables are also the same...Of course, what this subordinate said is definitely not to criticize the Eight Venerables, it’s just that everyone’s style is different.”

The Eight Venerables frowned slightly, and after hearing what he said, they pointed out that he was a person who "plays favoritism".But in the face of great difficulties, this small detail is pointless to pursue.

The Master of Jiuyou Palace still spoke as usual: "Yes. During the incident, the Eight Venerables never saw the jade slips?"

The nerves of everyone in the hall tensed again, and the Eight Venerables swallowed unconsciously.

Although Mu Hansha bowed down to the ground, he could still feel the attention from all directions.Especially the two lines of sight at the top, although there is no emotion, the inside is icy cold... He shuddered, and slowly answered two words:
"……Yes."

The Eight Venerables finally relaxed completely, turned around, as if showing off their achievements, and said repeatedly: "Everything I said is true! But no matter what, the death of the Seven Venerables is indeed unavoidable for the subordinates." I am to blame, willing to suffer any punishment..."

"but……"

Just when everything was almost a foregone conclusion, a faint voice sounded again.

"However, there is one thing that I think about privately, and I feel very uneasy."

The happy faces of the Eight Venerables stiffened.What is he trying to say?The matter is over here, what else does he want to add to himself?Turning around sharply and signaling with his eyes, he just wanted to make him stop immediately.But Mu Hansha raised his head timidly, and only looked at the Lord Jiuyou in front of him, as if waiting for him.

His eyes... suddenly became unfamiliar... The Eight Venerables felt a "click" in their hearts again, and the feeling of cramping that the situation was beyond control spread in his heart again.

(End of this chapter)