Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 432 Closing the Coffin
I don't know why it was quiet for so long, but by noon, the Shaolong Sword Golden Book was finally completed.

A golden scroll flew down from the Jade Sword Pavilion, and the final list of seventy-two people was listed on it one by one.

The first one is Xiang Zongyuan.

The young hero Pei Ye remained like a legend in the end. He did not leave the sword stage for the competition. It was said that he defeated everyone in the Jade Sword Pavilion, but he gave up the first place and left.

The person who took his place was a five-born girl from Bowang. It was said that she had also received a sword letter before, but refused it for some reason. The revision committee finally agreed on the 33rd place for her, which also caused a lot of discussion.

What was somewhat strange was that all the people in the Jade Sword Pavilion did not step down from the Jade Sword Stage until the evening of the next day, and no news came out in the meantime.

They left here in batches and low-key from different routes. The crowd who were still watching hardly saw any of them. Only famous faces like Cui Qinan were caught a few times, but they all had silent expressions and soon got on the carriage and left.

Su Xingke should be more likely to say something, but this young man who won third place as soon as he debuted was not like Chi Longyun who was defeated by sword the day before. Facing the cheering crowd, he was almost dazed. Qi Mengchen held his hand before he got on the carriage with his senior brothers and sisters.

Of course, the celebration went on as planned. The finally finalized Golden Book of Sword began to be circulated in fifty states, while in some less noticed places, thousands of Xiyu Books were being quickly collected and destroyed. The news about "Pei Ye" was blocked in Shaolong Prefecture and erased from the mouths of countless people.

The entire government office and the Immortal Terrace continued to be filled with an extremely depressing atmosphere.

Many middle and low-level officials still don’t know what has happened, but there is definitely a heavy cloud hanging over the place. Over the past few days, some key people have remained silent.

"He didn't give anyone time to react - especially he didn't give Lord Sui time to react." Zhang Xiaozhu and the man in the scholar's cap walked side by side on the back street of Xianren Terrace. The two had just returned from the government office, and Zhang Xiaozhu was holding a roll of official documents in his hand.

"No word?"

"He didn't say a word." Zhang Xiaozhu emphasized, "If he said a word, Lord Sui would have a hundred ways to avoid his eyes."

"Then there will be no fight."

"Then there will be no fight."

".It's been years since I've seen such a determined person - how old is he?"

"Seventeen."

"Damn, heroes emerge young—are you sure it's the Heart Sword?"

"Otherwise, how could Lord Sui be defeated in the mind realm?"

The fog was heavy in the early morning. The buildings of Xianren Terrace were submerged in the fog. There were no human voices or figures in the alleys.

There were only two people's footsteps.

"Is the letter from Inspector Wu He real or fake?"

"It is indeed his handwriting."

".Do you think it's true?"

"." Zhang Xiaozhu was silent for a moment, "If Lord Sui is still alive, then it's not true."

"You said the government won't admit it?"

"We can't find any evidence."

".yes."

"So Prosecutor Wu He wants to get the evidence first—" The man paused and looked at the scene in front of him.

We have arrived at the back door of the Immortal Terrace. Behind the hazy mist, the man in green is standing here again.

".Master Li."

"Hello, Master Zhang."

The girl's clothes and boots were clean, and her pretty face was slightly pale, but her hair was neatly arranged and her expression was calm: "Here is the record of the conversation between Inspector Wu He and Pei Ye before they separated."

She handed a large, carefully wrapped letter to Zhang Xiaozhu: "Please read it carefully. Pei Ye went to Kongtong as Wu Hejian's agent. Now that Wu Hejian is dead, he carried out the will and the jade tiger to complete the task - Pei Ye was doing the work of the Immortal Terrace, this is by no means a private punishment!"

The girl looked at the tall man in front of her seriously. She pursed her lips slightly, and her eyes revealed a compelling tenacity.

Zhang Xiaozhu was silent for a moment, then reached out and took it.

In the past four days, he has seen this blue dress countless times.

From that day on, she has been running around in this city. Zhang Xiaozhu suspected that she has not even slept a wink. People from Tianshan were said to have arrived in the city yesterday. Kongtong was also in contact, and she even sent a message to Yunlang Mountain.

The direction of her efforts was correct, and her actions were precise and appropriate - the only thing she had insisted on proving in the past four days was that Pei Ye was a continuation of Wudong's plan, rather than an impulsive lynching.

But in fact, they all knew that the boy was neither of the two. There was no clear instruction and it had nothing to do with impulse. He made this decision calmly and peacefully - too precise and too clear, just to complete the assassination of the new governor so unexpectedly.

Zhang Xiaozhu glanced at it twice but did not open it. He raised his eyes and said softly, "Master Li, there were more than 200 people in the Jade Sword Pavilion that day and most of them were from sects." "Master Zhang, Pei Ye was killed by your Yan Jian." Li Piaoqing looked at him and said with pursed lips.

Pei Ye was certainly not dead yet, but Zhang Xiaozhu understood what the girl meant - he might have died in Bowang, and she would definitely be able to make Bowang produce strong enough evidence.

"No one would believe that Xianrentai would do this, Master Li." Zhang Xiaozhu raised his hand and rubbed his brows, "——That was the Shaolong Sword Selection Conference."

"." The girl's face seemed to turn even paler. She forced a smile and was about to turn around again, but the man called out to her:

"Master Li, you can go see him today."

Li Piaoqing turned around and was stunned for a moment, "What do you mean I can see who?"

"Pei Ye." Zhang Xiaozhu said, "You can visit him for half a quarter of an hour today."

"." The girl pursed her lips tightly, her expression suppressed, whether it was excitement or fear, but she tried to keep her voice steady, "Thank you, Master Zhang."

The boy was imprisoned in the deepest part of the Immortal Terrace.

After passing through layer after layer of mysterious arrays and mechanisms, there was no sound at all deep underground, not even any light, only darkness and silence.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xiaozhu in front finally stopped: "We can't communicate - of course he is also unconscious."

Li Piaoqing paused. There was only this prison in the entire space. The mysterious energy emitted a faint light. Through layers of heavy confinement, she finally saw the figure locked on the wall.

Behind him was a pure stone wall. Hundreds of steel buckles imprisoned every inch of his body. The young man was barefoot and clad only in a single piece of clothing that was stained with old blood. He hung his head and did not move, his whole body limp, like a corpse.

A pure black flame burned in his abdomen.

Li Piaoqing's throat suddenly choked, and he subconsciously grabbed Zhang Xiaozhu's sleeve, looked up at him, and was speechless for a moment.

"The Jade Sword Pavilion was injured that day." Zhang Xiaozhu replied, "You know, he killed Lord Sui with one move of the Heart Sword, and no one from the Xuanmen present dared to hold back."

"But in fact, he didn't resist, and his mind was also shaky at the time." Zhang Xiaozhu continued, "After we took over, we sealed him up. From his body to his mind, he is now no different from a dead person."

After the man finished speaking, there was complete silence around him again. Li Piaoqing quietly looked at the figure on the stone wall in the distance, and spent half a quarter of an hour like this without moving.

After a long while, she bit her lip and murmured, ".You are so annoying."

However, the boy still did not respond like a dead body. Zhang Xiaozhu waved his hand to extinguish the light: "Time's up."

"." Li Piaoqing moved his throat, turned around and followed the man away, leaving the young man in the deep and deserted darkness again.

The two walked quietly down the long stone steps, back into the early morning autumn mist, and walked out through the gate. Li Piaoqing finally said in a hoarse voice, "Master Zhang."

"Ok?"

"Will you execute him?" She stopped and looked at the man.

Zhang Xiaozhu was silent for a moment, but did not answer.

He turned around and continued walking out.

Li Piaoqing lowered his eyes and followed.

In this way, they walked out of the Immortal Terrace quietly. The morning mist became thinner, and Zhang Xiaozhu stopped.

"Master Li Wuhejian is also my predecessor."

"."

"I know how much effort you've put in these days, but I haven't been able to give you an answer." The man said in a low voice, "This matter has too great an impact and is too sensitive. Judging from the current trend of the meeting, Pei Ye may indeed be executed."

The girl's body stiffened visibly.

"But I just went to the government office to participate in the morning meeting, so I can no longer answer your question." Zhang Xiaozhu looked at her, "You have always wanted to visit him, so I took you to see him today. This is my authority."

Li Piaoqing was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Because we received this official document this morning, all meetings in the government office have been suspended." Zhang Xiaozhu handed her the rolled-up document in his hand. "After the case was reported, we came to Shenjing urgently."

Li Piaoqing was slightly stunned before taking it and unfolding it. There was a line of simple and powerful handwriting.

"Escort Pei Ye today, and transfer the case to Shenjing for handling."

Below are two square red seals, one large and one small. One says "Zhaoshixianrentai"; the other says "Seal of Zhang Siche, the Prime Minister of Xianrentai".

(End of this chapter)