The so-called evidence is only called evidence if it can be believed, otherwise it is no different from waste.
What Qing Yu wanted to do was to make the evidence in Zhang Yuanchu’s hand become waste.
If Qing Yu was a nobody, or even if he was the Chintian Supervisor of the Northern Zhou, the crowd would have believed Zhang Yuanchu’s words and decided that Qing Yu was Gongzi Yu.
But now Qing Yu was the head of the True Martial Sect, and the same Tong Shen realm powerhouse as Zhang Yuanchu. The parity of status and strength, and even a slightly higher status, resulted in Zhang Yuanchu being unable to pin the Gongzi Yu label directly on Qing Yu’s head.
Taking something written by Qing Yu’s enemies to testify against Qing Yu was as absurd and ridiculous as taking the sword of a previous dynasty and beheading an official of this dynasty.
“Hehe,” Yun Zheng suddenly laughed in a low voice, “It’s really the style of Long Hu Mountain to act, taking the scrolls of Department Six to testify against the Master of True Martial Sect, is this because you have taken a fancy to True Martial Sect’s ‘Tai Xu Wu Ji Sutra’?”
The sneering words reminded the crowd of the previous clash between Yun Zheng and Zhang Yuanchu at the bottom of the mountain.
The credibility of Mount Longhu, or rather his Zhang Yuanchu’s credibility, had already started to lose when he had trickily taken the Pure Yang Palace’s mastery.
Although no one would have dared to say that they were unmoved by the Pure Yang Interpretation and the Heavenly Transport Sword Technique, if someone had done so, they would still have been scornful and would have stood on the moral high ground to accuse him.
People are such contradictory creatures.
“Young Master,” said Qing Yu, “if you have no other evidence, it would be better not to malign the poor Tao. Earlier, you held a meeting to discuss the Dao because of the decline of Luofu Palace and tried to squeeze it out of the Dao. After that, you took advantage of the Pure Yang Palace.
Now, you have produced a dossier to testify against the new head of the True Martial Sect. Since when did Mount Longhu become the master of the Daoist sect? Or is it that you want to dominate the Daoist sect alone?”
The words were faint, but every word was heartbreaking. Long Hu Mountain had stood at the top of the Daoist sect for so long under the light of Zhang Tian Shi that Zhang Yuan Chu was on the verge of thinking that apart from Tai Shang Dao, he, Long Hu Mountain, was the sole ruler of the Daoist sect.
From the convening of the meeting on the Dao, to his current accusation against Qing Yu, what Zhang Yuanchu has done cannot be said to be wrong. If he succeeds, he can indeed bring Mount Longhu to the top step by step, eventually overriding the Tai Shang Daoist sect.
But such an ending was based on success. The truth was that Zhang Yuanchu he had not succeeded, but had instead overdrawn the credibility of Mount Longhu step by step, leaving Qing Yu now close to pointing his nose directly at him and saying that he was plotting against him.
“Nothing more to say? Shao Tian Shi,” Qing Yu’s left hand holding the True Martial Sword tightened gently, “You have nothing to say, but the poor Taoist has something to say.”
“Interfering with the succession ceremony and maliciously slandering the Poor Dao, Shao Tian Shi, you have to give an explanation to the Poor Dao and to the True Martial Sect.”
An abyss-like aura burst forth, and the people in the hall felt as if they were in a deep ocean, with substantial pressure on all sides, crushing every inch of their bodies and minds.
Those who were less powerful had already begun to blur in consciousness.
“Qing Yu, what are you trying to do?” Zhang Yuanchu’s face turned blue as he pushed out his true qi to resist.
In a flash, clear qi filled the hall, and yin and yang flowed together, as the taiji diagram and the dragon and tiger took shape in tandem, facing each other.
“True Qingyu,” the mellow old Daoist priest Zhang Jingxuan took a step forward, “this time it was the young Heavenly Master who was momentarily unaware and was deceived by someone, gullible enough to believe false words. This is our fault, but it is only a misunderstanding. We are both pillars of the Dao, so there is no need to break the peace because of a misunderstanding.”
This old Taoist priest had previously kept quiet and let Zhang Yuanchu play, but now since he could not confirm that Qing Yu was Gong Zi Yu, he could only stop the damage in time.
“So today the Young Heavenly Master can get out of my True Martial Sect alive ——”
Qing Yu raised his hand to stop Xuan Zhen and Tong Hua from wanting to make a move and said, “It is good that the misunderstanding is cleared. But it is also true that Shao Tian Shi has vilified my True Martial Sect. Therefore, the Poor Dao needs an explanation.”
“Poor Dao also does not take advantage of Shao Tian Shi. Three strokes,” Qing Yu held up three fingers, “you may first attack the poor Dao with three strokes, and then receive three strokes from the poor Dao. After three strokes, the matter will be settled, and the matter will not be investigated, how about that?”
“You are a great man!”
Shi Jue suddenly said, “The three moves can be regarded as a friendly exchange between the two sides, which can solve the problem without hurting the peace between us. It is better to settle grievances than to end them. The Great Zen Temple is willing to act as an umpire for the two of you and witness the dissolution of grudges.”
The young monk had a compa*sionate demeanour and seemed to be extremely agreeable to the dissolution of conflicts. However, his words were forcing Zhang Yuanchu to the precipice.
With the three-move contract, it might seem that Zhang Yuanchu had taken advantage and was able to have the grudge dissolved, but both sides were aware that the world would only praise Qing Yu’s magnanimity and would not forget the mistake made by Zhang Yuanchu.
Moreover, if Zhang Yuanchu was allowed to make the first three moves, Zhang Yuanchu would neither win nor lose. If he won, it would be Zhang Yuanchu who took advantage of the situation and made the first move, and if he lost, it would be even more humiliating.
If he lost, Qing Yu would be stepping on Zhang Yuanchu to build up his own reputation and let the world know how formidable the new head of the True Martial Sect was.
A loss of fame, without a doubt a loss of fame. Qing Yu was trying to trample him, Zhang Yuanchu, into the ground so completely that he would not be able to turn over.
“Okay, it’s a deal.” Zhang Yuanchu said decisively.
He would definitely agree, and he had to agree. Fleeing without a fight would not end up much better than losing to Qing Yu, and it would even implicate the reputation of Mount Longhu.
Since this was the case, he, Zhang Yuanchu, would do as Qing Yu wished.
”Three moves, within three moves, I will seriously injure Qing Yu, or even, kill him!” A hint of murderous intent flashed in Zhang Yuanchu’s eyes.
This was the opportunity given by Qing Yu, and Zhang Yuanchu had to seize it. This young True Martial Sect leader was too much of a threat, both in terms of martial arts skills and heart, he was extremely high and deep. If he was allowed to rise to power, Mount Longhu would be in great danger in the future.
If we kill Qing Yu, then we can seriously injure him. It would be better to lose one’s life. Zhang Yuanchu was aware of this.
“That’s good,” Qing Yu said with a smile, “let’s try it out here. You and I will stay put, collect our true qi to prevent the after-effects from spreading, and attack and defend for three moves.”
The two of them took a few steps and walked to a large open space in the middle of the Taiji Hall.
The aftermath of their fight had sent the crowd scattering, but now they were putting it to good use.
These three strokes, which seemed to clear the grudge, were a threshold to intensify further conflict between the two sides. On the side, Shi Jue could not help but have a small smile on his lips.
”Heh, little baldy, you’ll get a good look.” Qing Yu’s eyesight caught the hint of a smile and he secretly said in his heart.
The breakup between Mount Longhu and the True Martial Sect was naturally of great benefit to the Buddhist Sect. This little bald a*s, Shi Jue, had jumped out earlier just to make the conflict between the two sides completely intensify.
However, if one wanted to sit on a mountain and watch a tiger fight, one had to be able to sit still.
