Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Chen Xuan woke up leisurely, and what he saw was a black wall. The room was empty except for a few stone benches.

He stood up suddenly, only to realize that his body was restrained, and the storage bag he carried was gone. His face turned ashen and he sat there blankly.

After a while, footsteps were heard from outside, and the stone door was pushed open.

Tang Ning and Shi Kuan entered from outside, followed by Jin Yuan and Zhuang Xian.

"Senior, this junior is wronged." Chen Xuan shouted excitedly when he saw a few people.

"Chen Xuan, do you know why I invited you here?" Tang Ning asked as the four of them sat down one after another.

"This junior understands that it is because of the murder of Taoist friend Wang Suquan of your sect."

"Since you understand in your heart, I won't waste any more words. Don't take any chances. No one can save you. If you are smart, tell the truth one by one about how you murdered Wang Suquan, so as not to eat unnecessary food. suffering."

As soon as Chen Xuan heard this, he immediately shouted: "Senior, I understand clearly, but I am wronged by this junior. I am not the one who harmed Daoist Wang. I beg you, senior, to see clearly."

"Humph, you're not honest." Tangning snorted coldly, and the sound waves transformed by her spiritual power penetrated his body layer by layer like rippling lake water.

Chen Xuan made a muffled sound, vomited blood, and knelt down unconsciously. After a long time, he slowly stood up, with blood in his mouth, his voice was hoarse, and he gasped: "Everything that this junior said is true, Wang Daoyou is indeed not me. He died at the hands of the golden-backed mantis."

"Golden-backed mantis, what golden-backed mantis?" Shi Kuan asked.

Tang Ning said: "Chen Xuan, we have already investigated clearly what happened between you and Wang Suquan, otherwise we wouldn't have arrested you here. No matter how much you argue, it's useless. It's just more suffering. Really?" Do you want us to be serious before you tell the truth?"

"It's really a golden-backed mantis that ate Daoist Wang. If I say anything false to you, I will die a miserable death and your descendants will steal and steal women into prostitution."

Shi Kuan said: "Since you are absolutely certain that a monster killed Wang Suquan, you must have witnessed it with your own eyes. Can you tell me what happened?"

Chen Xuan gasped and said: "In early May, I passed through Xiaoyun Ridge and accidentally discovered an underground palace that was blocked by restrictions. I didn't know the way of the formation. After trying to break the formation to no avail, I returned to Tingcheng."

"On May 11th, fellow Taoist Wang Suquan went to our shop to buy elixirs. I know that he is from the Formation and Flag Department of Guizong. He is very knowledgeable about formations. He often buys some formation materials from our shop."

"So I told him about the matter, intending to work with him to break the restriction and divide the treasures inside equally. That night we left Tingcheng and came to the restriction in Xiaoyun Ridge. After Wang Suquan carefully studied the external restriction, he said that we would Prepare some materials."

"So we left there temporarily and went to a nearby market to buy some materials to break the forbidden formation. The first attempt to break the formation was unsuccessful. The materials Wang Daoyou said were not strong enough and needed more time to prepare. He wanted to Study it carefully.”

"The two of us returned separately. Fellow Daoist Wang made a list for me and asked me to go to the big store in Xuantang City to buy these materials."

"We made an appointment to meet at Xiaoyunling on the tenth day of June. After that, I went to the Qianxuan Chamber of Commerce in "Xuantangli City" and bought a bunch of materials to break the formation, which cost about one million spiritual stones."

"On June 10th, we met as scheduled at Xiaoyun Ridge. After successfully breaking the formation, unexpectedly, two huge golden-backed mantises ran out from the line, one female and one male, both late-stage third-order monsters. The two of us Unfortunately, fellow Taoist Wang Suquan was killed and eaten by the golden-backed mantis."

"Later, I heard that the golden-backed mantis had been killed by the Baoyu Sect. Seniors can go check it out."

"Everything that this junior said is true, and there is evidence to verify it. In this junior's storage bag, there is a list of materials written by fellow Taoist Wang Suquan for me."

"The Qiankun Chamber of Commerce in Xuantangli City has a copy of the materials purchased by the juniors, and Ganxuan Lingfang City also has a copy of the list of materials purchased by fellow Taoist Wang Suquan in Ganxuanlingfang City."

"There is also the forbidden palace under Cangyun Ridge. Senior will know it once he investigates."

Tang Ning was a little surprised when he heard what he said in such detail. She asked, "Why did you hide it when I went to Tingcheng Xianyuan Store to ask you that day?"

"Wang Suquan is a disciple of your sect, and he is dead. The younger generation is soft-spoken, and our chamber of commerce is weak. Therefore, we are afraid that we will not be able to speak clearly and get into trouble. I thought that doing more is worse than doing less, so I was obsessed with it and hid the truth."

"Don't you have any monks who are proficient in formations in your chamber of commerce? Why are you looking for Wang Suquan?"

Chen Xuan replied: "Although our Chamber of Commerce has monks who are proficient in formations, they are either not capable enough, or their cultivation is insufficient, or they are not familiar with the juniors, so the juniors have not chosen a satisfactory cooperation partner for a while, just like Wang Dao A friend showed up. He often goes to our store to buy things, and I have become quite familiar with him from time to time."

"Since he is a disciple of Taixuanzong's Formation and Flag Department, his research on formations is definitely better than those who are half-assed by our chamber of commerce, and his cultivation level is in the middle stage of Golden Core, which is neither high nor low. He is a little weaker than the younger generation. There is no need to worry about being cheated by him. That's right. He is the ideal candidate for the juniors.”

"So I told him about the matter. The two of us hit it off immediately. Fellow Taoist Wang Suquan readily agreed and left Tingcheng that night."

Seeing that he was so conclusive and logical in his words, Tang Ning didn't know where to start his questioning, and the room fell into a brief silence.

Shi Kuan glanced at him and said, "Junior Brother Tang, I think this is the end of the day!"

Tang Ning nodded slightly, stood up and said, "Chen Xuan, we did not arrest you here without purpose. We will continue to investigate the truth about Wang Suquan's murder, and we will not just listen to your words."

"Because you did not report your previous knowledge and deliberately concealed it, we took many detours and wasted a lot of time when investigating this case."

"If you had confessed everything honestly, we would certainly not have arrested you and detained you here."

"Now you are still heavily suspected of killing Wang Suquan. Before we find out what happened, you cannot leave this room, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

Jin Yuan and Zhuang Xian put away their notes to match the files, and several people filed out.

"Junior brother Tang, what do you think about this matter?" Shi Kuan asked.

"What do you think, Senior Brother Shi?" Tang Ning asked without answering.

"Looking at his demeanor, which doesn't seem to be fake, and his words are logical and consistent, I think this is probably the truth of the matter. How are Junior Brother Tang going to deal with this Chen Xuan?"

"I'm going to take him back to the unit and deal with him."

"Junior Brother Tang, in my opinion, it is better to detain him here first. After all, what he said needs to be verified one by one. At this time, he will be taken to the alliance, and then he will be verified here. Isn't it troublesome to go back and forth? It's not too late to investigate and go to the alliance. "

Tang Ning said: "In that case, let's first check whether what he said is true!"

"What if it's true?"

Tang Ning said: Even if it is true, it may not be the truth. Even if he really bought the corresponding materials to break the ban in "Xuantangli Market", even if there is really a forbidden and covered palace under the Xiaoyun Ridge, and there are two golden-backed mantises inside. "

"It can't prove that he is innocent. These can only prove that Wang Suquan went there with him to break the formation. As for how Wang Suquan died, if he can't produce ironclad evidence to prove his innocence, he is still very suspicious. ”

"It is not a trivial matter to murder the disciples of our sect. These are most likely the excuses he has prepared a long time ago. If he is determined, he can arrange everything perfectly."

Shi Kuan nodded and said, "Well, what Junior Brother Tang said makes sense. By the way, if Chen Xuan's storage bag is with you, you can check to see if there is a list of materials written by Wang Suquan to him."

Tang Ning flipped her hand, took out a storage bag, and pointed it at it. The storage bag faced the wind, and many items inside fell out, including pills, spiritual stones, magic weapons, talismans, practice materials, books and techniques, and many more. Debris was piled all over the place.

"It is indeed a forbidden practice material." Shi Kuan picked up one of the files and opened it to take a look, only to see Tang Ning staring at a piece of jade in trance.

"Junior Brother Tang? What's wrong?" Shi Kuan asked.

"Oh! It's nothing." Tangning stroked the jade in her hand and frowned slightly: "This thing seems familiar. I seem to have seen it somewhere before, but I can't remember it. Brother Shi, what do you think? Can you be sure it is Wang Suquan's handwriting?"

"It looks a bit similar. It should be right. Just compare it and you will know. Let's go!"

Tang Ning waved his hand, and all the items on the ground were sucked into the storage bag. Only the piece of jade was put into his bag. He must have seen this object somewhere, but he couldn't remember it at the moment, so he put it away.

Several people came to the main hall and brought the dossier signed by Wang Suquan. They compared it and confirmed that his handwriting was correct.

"Let's do this! I think we should split up and investigate. Senior Brother Shi, there is something I need your help with."

"Junior brother Tang, just say it."

"Could you please make a trip to confirm the restriction in Xiaoyun Ridge that Chen Xuan mentioned."

"no problem."

"I'll go back to Xuantang City to check whether the Qiankun Store has the receipt for Chen Xuan's purchase of this material. Jin Yuan, Zhuang Xian, you continue to interrogate Chen Xuan and find out every detail of Wang Suquan's murder."