Forced To Survive

Qing He asked very lightly, the man gave a cold snort of disdain, and was about to answer, the tall man in the team said: "Xu Yang shut up."

The young man named Xu Yang glared at Qinghe, but he was frightened by the majesty of his senior brother, and turned his head resentfully.

The tall man was used to arrogance even if he thought about it, he glanced at Yun Ranran and the others lightly, and finally landed on Qinghe, and said in a neutral manner: "Young people should calm down, and threaten them like others before even fighting, I'm afraid they will live." not long."

Qing He was slightly taken aback, and asked, "Do you think I never fought?"

The tall man didn't expect him to be stupid, so he said, "I've seen a lot of weak eyes like yours, and I'm afraid I'd tremble if I bleed a little."

Just when everyone thought he would be angry, he rolled his eyes and looked at Yun Ranran.

"Junior Sister, did you hear that?"

"This man understands me."

"He said I was a good guy and never fought."

Xiaoqi: ...

Wuxuan: ...

Yun Ranran: ...

The tall man didn't expect this person to be weak, and said disdainfully: "Sure enough..."

Qing He suddenly stood up straight.

The light fell from the gaps in the branches, covering his expression, he was silent, and chuckled: "I'll come over, just take a look."

The tall man was inexplicably uneasy, and soon felt that it must be an illusion, but his tone was still inexplicably cowardly: "You come."

The corners of Qinghe's lips curled up slightly, and he was about to lift his foot to leave when someone grabbed his wrist.

He turned his eyes and saw that it was Wuxuan, and the light in his eyes turned cold.

Wuxuan said calmly: "Young monk's junior brother hasn't been found yet, don't make things difficult to deal with, how about giving this little monk some face."

Qing He looked at him with a sneer, and was about to pull back his hand when he heard the little girl's soft words.

"Brother, you are a good person, you don't fight."

He was stunned, and the hostility all over his body dissipated in an instant, his eyes curved: "That's true."

Now the tall man was even more sure that these people were trash, he stopped talking to them, and led them quickly to the Cross Square.

Yun Ranran breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the people on the long street had already run away, except for a few vendors who were still cleaning up their shops, they basically went to the Cross Square.

Yun Ranran also took the three of them to the Cross Square.

The cross square is very wide, surrounded by many people on the inner and outer third floors. Yun Ranran walked closer, only to find two intertwined thick tree trunks standing in the center of the cross square. The shackles are on it.

The little monk is not very old, about thirteen or fourteen, with a beautiful and delicate face.

He stood with a calm face. There was no injury on his body, and he was clean.

Could it be that the trial just mentioned is the trial of this little monk? What wrong did he do to be judged?

She probed forward again, and saw a notice written in white and red letters next to the little monk. She looked carefully and probably understood the situation.

It probably means that three days ago, the little monk Wuwei and a group of monks from Yongning Town went to the Yongning Mountains to eliminate demons, but when they came back, the big demons attacked, and everyone faced two choices, one was to go around in the forest, and the other was to go directly from the woods. The bridge crosses the deep valley.

Wuwei is good at divination, and can see the future for a short time, so after he did the divination, he led the crowd across the deep valley from the wooden bridge. As a result, the wooden bridge broke on the way, and half of them fell into the deep valley and died on the spot.

Due to the large number of casualties, there was a lot of discussion, and some people began to question the choice of Wuwei, the way of Wuwei. At that time, they took a brief look at the secrets and saw that both choices would kill people. More than half of them were killed and injured when they walked around the forest, and a few were killed and injured when they crossed the wooden bridge. So I chose the wooden bridge, just to protect most people.

As soon as these words came out, the controversy became even greater, and gradually opinions diverged, leading to today's trial.

The matter was this matter, Yun Ranran saw two words written in bright red on the last line of the announcement.

【Is it a crime? 】

Could it be that this secret realm is for her to answer this question?

She glanced around briefly, and saw a lot of people wandering away from ordinary people, showing a thoughtful look, presumably they were monks who had entered the secret realm.

Could it be that the way to crack this mystery is to answer whether Wuwei is guilty or not? Can you return home with a rewarding answer if you get it right?

No wonder there is no danger, it does seem simple.

So what if everyone got it right? Is it equal treasure?

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly saw Wuxuan beside him from the corner of his eye.

He quietly looked at the imprisoned young monk, showing some compassion.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Buddha, is this your younger brother?"

Wuxuan nodded: "It's the younger monk's younger brother. I don't know why it became like this, and I don't know if it's a real person. When the crowd disperses, I'll go and have a look."

At this time, several people brought out a large wooden barrel, which was filled with unlit torches, and a middle-aged man in fine clothes said: "Everyone can get a torch. If you feel guilty, you can put it at Wuwei's feet." , if you feel innocent, put it back in the barrel."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stepped forward to take one, but there were still many in the barrel, which seemed to be reserved for outsiders.

Yun Ranran looked around, and found that the monks who had entered the secret realm stepped forward one after another, and each of them took one. After a little thought, she decided to follow the rules, so she also stepped forward, and took four torches. There is a full moon mark, presumably to distinguish it from ordinary people.

After all the outsiders had taken away the torches, the man in fine clothes took out a thick stick of incense, inserted it into the soil in front of the little monk, lit it with a torch, and said to everyone: "This stick of incense can be burned for three days. When the trial is over, it is the time when the trial is completed, I hope you will get the answer within these three days."

The thick incense wafts gray-white smoke, which zigzags towards the sky.

Yun Ranran looked at the torch in his palm, thinking about it carefully.

It seems that the way to solve this mystery is to solve this puzzle. On the surface, there is nothing wrong with Wuwei's behavior. She naturally thinks that she is innocent. In that case, he has tried his best.

But if it's that simple, why does it take three days?

It seems that there are still secrets in this city. Just as he was thinking, the man in the fancy dress had already left, and the surrounding people gradually dispersed after getting the torches.

Wuwei on the wooden frame was left alone.

Many monks stepped forward to see Wuwei, but Wuwei, like the mother and daughter, could not perceive the outside world.

Wuxuan walked forward slowly, and raised his hand to press Wuwei's head. The little monk just lowered his head, without unnecessary reaction.

Wuxuan stepped back and said, "We can only solve this mystery first."

Yun Ranran nodded. At this time, it was getting late, and the monks around gradually dispersed, and began to look for a place in the city.

Since he wanted to stay here for three days, he naturally had to choose a better place. Yun Ranran took a fancy to the tallest building in Yongning City, the City Lord's Mansion.

She took the three of them to the city lord's mansion. There were guards and servant girls in the city lord's mansion, but they ignored them, so they easily found a separate courtyard with four rooms in total. After a little tidying up, they lived in a mess down.

Yun Ranran stood in the courtyard, suddenly feeling a little dazed, this scene was inexplicably familiar.

She couldn't help but recall that when she first arrived in Jingyun City, she went to Xuanji Pavilion to inexplicably test a marriage. At that time, she remembered that there were several rooms, and there was a beauty in one of the rooms.

It's not much different from the current situation...

Her cheeks flushed inexplicably... She hurriedly shook her head and left the other courtyard.

She thought about it carefully, if she wanted to know the situation that day, she had to find the people who were traveling with her that day. Since the city lord's mansion initiated the trial, the city lord's mansion should have a travel list.

So she went to the city lord's study room, rummaged on his desk, and found the record document, which recorded the names of all the people who got rid of the demon this time, and some of the names turned gray, which should be during this mission number of people who died.

She counted carefully, there were fifty demon-eliminating people, fifteen people died, and thirty-five people survived.

Based on the number of single photos, combined with the situation at the time, Wuwei's choice was not wrong.

It seems that we have to go to the residences of these people to investigate to find out what is hidden in it.

So she continued to search for the files in the study, and soon found the household registration of the residents in the town, and also found the registered monks. She rubbed the materials and put them in her pocket.

Thinking that there was no danger in the city, Yun Ranran left the city lord's mansion alone, intending to find the relatives of the deceased first.

She looked at the fifteen dead people on the list and picked a monk named Zhu Zheng.

She walked all the way to Zhu Zheng's house, passed by many people who were chatting along the way, and got a general idea of ​​Zhu Zheng's life.

Zhu Zhengnai is a casual cultivator with low qualifications, but he is diligent and hardworking. He often goes to and from the Yongning Mountains, just to find the elixir for his seriously ill father to continue his life.

Now that he fell into the valley and died, only his elderly father remained.

Yun Ranran found his family's house in the back street. The old man sat tremblingly in the courtyard, weeping at a green spiritual grass.

Unable to communicate with him, Yun Ranran could only wait, so she dragged a small bench and sat beside the old man.

Not long after, someone came hurriedly from the long street and walked all the way to Zhu Zheng's father. He was a middle-aged man with a haggard and sad face.

Yun Ranran took a closer look and guessed that he should be the husband of Qin Zhi, another person who fell into the valley and died. Qin Zhi was also a casual cultivator and had a close relationship with her husband. He was promoted, but never thought he would never come back.

Sitting beside Zhu Zheng's father, Qin Zhi's husband said sadly, "Do you think he is guilty?"

The old man said sadly: "I don't know, if it's really a secret, what's the crime?"

Qin Zhi's husband gritted his teeth and said, "I thought so too at first, but after thinking about it carefully, I don't think so."

The old man looked up at him in surprise.

Qin Zhi's husband said: "Everyone knows that Wuwei can glimpse the secrets for a short time, but only he knows what he can see. Tell me, can he see the two roads clearly and who are the people who died?"

The old man was taken aback.

Qin Zhi's husband said: "If he can see clearly, he knows exactly who died when he entered the forest, and who died when he entered the long bridge, then wouldn't he be choosing who lives and who dies?"

The old man didn't expect to have such a relationship, and said sadly: "But even if he can see clearly, what he did to save most of the people is not wrong."

Qin Zhi's husband shook his head: "At first I thought so too, but later I felt that something was wrong. What if he made a selfish choice? What if he deliberately brought everyone into such a desperate situation?"

The old man was taken aback, and murmured, "Then can he see clearly?"

Qin Zhi's husband said: "Wuwei claims to have a short-term memory blur after seeing the secret. I can't remember clearly what happened at that time. I can only vaguely remember that more than half of them were killed and injured walking from the forest, and a few were killed and injured walking from the wooden bridge."

The old man whispered: "If you don't remember clearly, how do you know if you saw it clearly?"

Qin Zhi's husband said: "Exactly, but even if he doesn't tell the truth, we can still find clues from the investigation."

Qin Zhi's husband stood up and said, "Come with me, let's ask someone."

The old man stood up tremblingly, he turned his head and glanced at the spirit grass behind him, tears fell down his face.

Qin Zhi's husband choked up and said, "I don't want Wuwei to take responsibility for my wife's death, I just want the truth."

The two left Zhu Zheng's house and hurried to Qianjie, Yun Ranran followed.

The street has not been affected by this trial, and everyone is still living a leisurely life, with people coming and going, singing and dancing.

She saw the male disciples of Wanfamen who provoked today were sitting leisurely in the Ruanxiang Pavilion, looking at the dancers with graceful waists and limbs inside, all of them had flushed cheeks smiling.

They didn't have any intention of finding the truth, Yun Ranran couldn't help thinking, did they have the right answer?

If it is said that this secret realm can be entered repeatedly, and the content inside remains unchanged, then it is true that you can enjoy yourself within three days, and vote on the last day.

Look at their relaxed appearance, have they been here before?

But apart from them, there are still many monks mingling in the crowd, trying to find out any clues.

Yun Ranran withdrew her gaze, suppressed her chaotic thoughts, and followed in the footsteps of Qin Zhi's husband.

The man walked very fast, and soon he led the old man outside a rich door. He knocked on the door with a "bang bang bang", and after a while, a servant opened the door. Seeing him, his eyebrows twitched. Twist, and said: "Why are you here again?"

Qin Zhi's husband just said: "Miss Qian, please come out, I have a few words to ask her."

Yun Ranran stood in front of the door, thinking, Miss Qian, probably Miss Qian Ning from the survivor side, her parents are both monks, and she is quite qualified.

There were quite a lot of people from the surrounding neighborhood, and Qian Ning appeared in front of them not long after, young and beautiful, with a hint of arrogance.

Qin Zhi's husband said: "I heard that when little master Wuwei first came to Yongning Town, he stayed at Qian's house and got on good terms with Miss Qian."

Qian Ning said with cold eyes: "So what? Little Master Wuwei is gentle and friendly with everyone."

The man's eyes sank, and he said with some resentment: "Miss Qian, I heard that you made a deal with Wuwei. He exorcised your demons for you. You gave him the treasure of your family. Is there such a thing?"

Qian Ning said: "Little Master Wuwei has a high level of cultivation, why not make a deal with him?"

Qin Zhi's husband sneered, "Then I dare to ask, what is your inner demon?"

Qian Ning was taken aback for a moment, his expression was obscure, and he kept silent.

Qin Zhi's husband gritted his teeth and said: "Back then, my wife, Zhu Zheng, and you entered the Yongning Mountains together, desperately killed the wolf demon, and obtained an inner alchemy. You attacked and injured the three of us, and took the demon alchemy alone. After that, I was worried about the revenge of the three of us, so I had a lot of demons, didn't I?"

"And the three of us originally planned to come to you to ask for this debt after returning from exorcising demons in the Yongning Mountains."

"But what I didn't expect was that I didn't accompany Zhi'er this time, and she just fell, together with Brother Zhu, but you survived again."

"In this way, I will be the only one left among the three of us, and I will no longer be able to pose a threat to you. Your demon will go away, right?"

"Are you telling me these are all coincidences?"

Qian Ning said coldly: "Of course it's a coincidence, what else could it be? I'm sleepy, everyone, please go back."

Qin Zhi's husband said angrily, "Be honest, did Wu Wei kill my wife and Zhu Zheng on purpose to get rid of your inner demons?"

Qian Ning also said angrily, "It's nonsense."

She didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she simply turned around and went back to the courtyard, closing the door behind her back.

Qin Zhi's husband was aggrieved and stepped forward to knock on the door, but there was no response from the other side.

Yun Ranran didn't expect that there was such a secret, so after thinking about it for a while, she went to the Cross Square again.

The singing and dancing outside is lively and lively, but here it is deserted and clear, only the cool moonlight.

The little monk was handcuffed on a wooden frame, with lowered eyebrows, not knowing what he was thinking.

There were already a few torches scattered under his feet, which seemed to have no marks, and they should have been cast by ordinary people, and there were also many torches without marks thrown into the large wooden barrel for recycling torches beside him.

At present, it seems that the majority of people think that there is no crime.

None of the foreign monks voted, that is, just vote on the last day.

And in her opinion, the rules of this secret realm are too broad. There is no one guarding the voting place. Before the final day of judgment, one can change their votes at any time. At present, they can do whatever they want.

Yun Ranran walked to Wuwei's side. The little monk hadn't grown up yet, and his immature face showed a calmness beyond his years. He was only a little taller than her, and his bones were thin and thin.

He couldn't notice her coming, but quietly looked down at the torch under his feet.

What is he thinking?

Yun Ranran approached him and couldn't help but ask, "Can you see clearly?"

There was no response, only a cool breeze blew by.

·

The next day Yun Ranran woke up early, she washed up a bit and went out alone again.

Not long after she left the house, she heard the commotion outside, and there were already many people around, so she went up to her and found that it was a few excited ordinary people, both men and women.

One of the thin men said: "If you want me to tell you, there is something strange about Wuwei."

Others asked: "What's wrong?"

The skinny man proudly said: "You all don't know, one of the monks who died this time was Yu Lei, the one who was Kong Wuyouli, who beat people up when he was drunk. When he met Wuwei on the street, he beat him Pass him, and then enter the Yongning Mountains together this time, and die."

"You mean, Wuwei deliberately killed him for revenge?"

The thin man said: "I didn't say that, I just told what I know, I did see it with my own eyes."

"So what, Wuwei didn't save most of the people. In that case, that's the only way to go. It's just bad luck that Yu Lei died, and it can't be said that Wuwei did it deliberately."

"Even if it was done deliberately, it saved most of the people. Even if the heart is not so correct, it can't be considered a crime."

The skinny man said: "I heard that Zhu Zheng and Qin Zhi are also dead, and they happen to have a grudge with Qian Ning, plus Yu Lei, this is intriguing."

"What kind of intriguing method?"

The skinny man said: "Think about it for yourself. The one who died will either have enmity with Wuwei or benefit him. How could it be such a coincidence. Besides, the leader of the team that day was Wuwei. The place."

"This... don't talk nonsense if there is no evidence, and Wuwei can glimpse the secret for a short time, but everyone knows it."

At this time someone suddenly said: "I heard that Lin Wang invited Wuwei to enter the Yongning Mountains this time. It is precisely because he knows that he has this supernatural power that he is specially invited to lead the team into the mountain."

Lin Wang? Yun Ranran thought about the name, this person is also a monk, he is considered a well-known family in Yongning City, there are several monks in the mansion, and his cultivation base is quite deep.

Someone immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?"

The man hesitated, but finally said: "You know that Xiaoyaozong will come to Yongning City to accept disciples in a few days, right?"

Others joined in.

The man said: "The Xiaoyao Sect has always only recruited the most outstanding disciples. Lin Wang's family background is prominent. Although his son's cultivation is not bad, he has always been overwhelmed by Xiao Chuan in the south of the city. You should know that Xiao Chuan is also involved in this incident. fell to his death."

"No one can compete with Lin Wang's son now, Xiaoyaozong will definitely accept Lin Wang's son."

Others showed stunned expressions, and someone said: "You mean... Lin Wang invited Wuwei to lead the team into the mountain, intentionally brought everyone to a desperate situation, and then intentionally killed those people..."

The man also said like the skinny man: "I didn't say that, I just said what I know, right and wrong, it's easy for people's hearts."

For a while, everyone's mood became complicated.

Yun Ranran listened for a while, and silently sorted out the collected clues.

So far, the dead Yu Lei has a grudge against Wuwei.

Qin Zhi and Zhu Zheng had feuds with Qian Ning, but Qian Ning survived and had a deal with Wuwei.

The dead Xiao Chuan was in a competitive relationship with Lin Wang's son. After his death, Lin Wang benefited and had a deal with Wuwei.

This situation is not very good for Wuwei.

At this time, someone suddenly said: "If it is true as you said, inaction was intentional, then excluding the few people with interests, the rest of the people who died were innocent?"

Everyone fell silent for a while, and someone said after a while: "But all of this must be based on when Wuwei has a glimpse of the secret. Can you see who died before you can make a choice?"

Another person said: "He said he didn't remember clearly, but he only vaguely remembered seeing half of the casualties on the road leading to the forest, and half of the casualties on the road leading to the long bridge. As for who died and who lived, it is unclear."

The thin man asked, "Does he really not remember clearly?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent.

Yun Ranran couldn't help thinking, Wuwei, can he see who is dead and who is alive?

With so many clues put together, the most important thing is whether you can see the scene clearly.

Is it unintentional or deliberate?

Yun Ranran couldn't tell either, she swept across the long street lightly, the number of monks surveyed today decreased by more than half, and many people mixed in the crowd and started having fun.

Yun Ranran got closer and heard their conversation.

"Why don't we investigate this?"

"It's okay, the voting is open. Have you seen those Wanfamen? They haven't investigated since they came in, and they're enjoying themselves every day. They probably know the correct answer. We'll just follow along and vote."

There are also some monks who are complacent.

"I've already figured this out. The monk must have taken advantage of it. All of this was done on purpose."

"Killing people without anyone noticing, you can also gain the reputation of saving people, and the other survivors will gain what they need, a win-win situation."

"We can just vote guilty at that time."

Yun Ranran sighed, she also felt confused, unknowingly walked to the square again, and found someone standing silently in front of Wuwei.

The man's frosty white monk's robe swayed slightly in the wind, and his expression was as calm as ever.

It was Wuxuan, Yun Ranran stepped forward, and found that there were more torches under Wuwei's feet, while the torches in the barrel gradually decreased. After more people told what they saw and heard, the people who thought Wuwei was innocent became not enough.

Yun Ranran didn't know what to say, and was about to comfort him, but Wuxuan spoke first: "What do you think, girl?"

Yun Ranran was startled, and said honestly, "I don't know."

Wuxuan said softly: "My junior brother used to be well-behaved, docile, considerate and kind. When he left the mountain gate, the master asked him what he wanted to do when he came down the mountain. He said that he would save all sentient beings."

"Master said that it is not easy to save all sentient beings. I hope you can still say these four words after going through thousands of sails."

"My junior brother is young and full of vigor. He said, Master, with all my cultivation, I should relieve the suffering of the world and fulfill the wishes of the world. I will not change."

Yun Ranran looked at Wuwei involuntarily, the young monk was so young, there was no resentment in his eyes, he just calmly looked at the gradually increasing torches under his feet.

"girl."

Wuxuan beside her suddenly spoke, she turned her head and saw the young Buddha leaning over to look at her.

The breeze blew his clothes, his dark eyes showed a faint blood red, his eyes were curved, and his smile became more and more gentle.

"Tell me, has my junior brother changed?"