Beast-controlling fairy clan.

Chapter 80: Evil Devil, You've Got Involved [Five More Subscriptions]

Shocked, disappointed, and unbelievable, this was Zhou Daoyi's expression and mood at the moment.

As he listened to Zhou Chun's words, he had no idea that the person Zhou Chun suspected would be Zhou Zhengkang, the foundation-building seed who was being cultivated with the family's special attention!

This result shocked and unbelievable him.

He really didn't want Zhou Chun's suspicion to come true.

But he chewed over Zhou Chun's words carefully, and found that the inference, which combined facts and speculations, was very reasonable and could not be completely denied.

For a moment, he stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.

Zhou Chun observed his expression and knew that it was difficult for him to accept that his suspicions were true, and he was even more worried that he would make a decision that would be detrimental to him.

So after a moment's hesitation, he suggested again, "In fact, if you want to verify the truth of my suspicions without damaging the trust of Brother Seven in the family, it is very simple. You just need to ask the Supreme Elder whether he has given him honey flower tea recently."

"If the Grand Elder had given a large amount of honey flower tea to Brother Seven, then it would be a normal thing for Brother Seven to drink honey flower tea alone in the study room, which proves that I am overthinking."

Zhou Chun's suggestion is actually very risky.

Because once the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde admitted the matter, whether it was true or false, and protected Zhou Zhengkang, his suspicion would be untenable.

But Zhou Chun still did it.

The reason is simple. He must not let Zhou Daoyi have the illusion that he did this because he was jealous of Zhou Zhengkang.

Another thing is that based on Zhou Zhengkang's previous performance, he was already 80% to 90% sure that the other party was a traitor.

Even if the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde protected him and helped him escape danger this time, as long as we increase the level of surveillance on him in the future, we will not be afraid of not being able to find evidence of him colluding with outsiders.

Until this point, even Zhou Chun himself had never thought that Zhou Zhengkang would be the murderer of Zhou Jiahui.

After listening to Zhou Chun's suggestion, Zhou Daoyi came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Zhengchun, your suggestion is very good. I will go to the Supreme Elder to verify this matter."

After he finished speaking, his face became serious, and he looked at Zhou Chun solemnly and said, "In addition, don't tell anyone else about what you said today except me, not even other elders or the Grand Elder. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand!"

Zhou Chun's heart trembled, and he immediately responded seriously.

He knew in his heart that Zhou Daoyi was protecting him.

Zhou Chun was immediately sent back to Baozhi Peak to wait for news.

After sending Zhou Chun away, Zhou Daoyi meditated alone in the "Zhongping Hall" for several hours before he finally calmed down and adjusted his mentality.

Then he went to the cave of the supreme elder Zhou Mingde on the top of the pagoda.

"The clan leader came to me today. Is there something wrong with the family?"

Inside the cave, Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Daoyi, who never came for no reason, and asked him directly about his purpose.

As the supreme elder, he usually concentrates on cultivation and does not interfere in family affairs. Generally, they will only come to him for advice when they encounter problems that Zhou Daoyi and others cannot solve, or when they encounter decisions that cannot be easily made.

So he knew very well that Zhou Daoyi came to see him without asking for permission in advance, and he must have encountered some problems.

In response to his question, Zhou Daoyi nodded first, then shook his head and said, "There is indeed a small matter in the family, but it is not your business to worry about it. I came to see you today to ask you for some honey flower tea to entertain guests!"

"Are you going to treat the guests with honey flower tea?"

Zhou Mingde was slightly stunned, then looked at Zhou Daoyi carefully.

He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "I don't have much honey flower tea left. When we first came to Jingguo, we gave gifts everywhere and entertained guests, but we emptied out most of our stock. Now I only have less than two bottles left!"

Zhou Daoyi frowned when he heard this.

"Don't you even have any left in your hands, uncle?"

Then he nodded and said, "Then I'd better think of a solution from other members of the clan. I remember that Zhengkang got some honey flower tea from the clan before. He is so young, so he should still have it in his hands!"

Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, Zhou Mingde shook his head and said, "Don't count on Zhengkang. He drank from me once two years ago and begged me to give him half a bottle. I didn't have that much to give him, so I only gave him two pills in the end to satisfy his craving!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhou Daoyi's expression in front of him suddenly change.

His face was instantly filled with anger as he shouted, "It looks like it was really him!!"

This change also made Zhou Mingde's expression change drastically. He looked at him solemnly and asked repeatedly: "What do you mean it's really him? What are you hiding?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Daoyi took a deep breath and said in a heavy voice, "Uncle, please understand. It's not that I intentionally concealed it just now, but before this matter is confirmed, I really dare not let you know easily!"

"But now everything is clear, I can only tell you the truth!"

Then it starts with Zhou Jiahui's disappearance, how the Zhou family couldn't find her, how they investigated the traitor, and how Zhou Chun deduced that Zhou Zhengkang was the most suspicious through the clue of "honey flower tea".

He reported all the clues and suspicions directly to Zhou Mingde.

Just like when Zhou Daoyi first heard Zhou Chun mention that Zhou Zhengkang was a suspect, he reacted so strongly.

When Zhou Mingde heard that one of his most beloved descendants turned out to be a traitor to the family, he was shocked and unbelievable.

In particular, he had no direct impression of Zhou Chun. He only knew that there was such a good descendant among the younger generation of the family because of Zhou Chun's two achievements: winning the top ten in the youth group in the five major immortal families' fighting competition and discovering the Chiyao iron ore vein.

When he heard that Zhou Daoyi suspected and determined that Zhou Zhengkang was a traitor to the family based solely on the speculation of a junior in his twenties, he felt very absurd and shocked and angry.

"Just because there is a teapot in Zhengkang's study that has been used to brew honey flower tea, you suspect that he betrayed the family and murdered his elders. Daoyi, don't you think this is ridiculous?"

"And the junior you mentioned, how do you know that he is not throwing dirty water on Zhengkang because he is jealous of the treatment he receives in the family and that he is about to take the foundation-building pill to build his foundation?"

"Without any actual evidence, you are doubting a family's foundation-building seeds. Is this reasonable?"

Zhou Mingde glared at Zhou Daoyi with shock and anger, his tone very intense.

No wonder he is like this.

After all, Zhou Zhengkang is the descendant of his elder brother, and he has been loved as his own descendant since he was a child, and he has placed high hopes on him.

Now, when he heard that Zhou Daoyi suspected his most beloved descendant of betraying the family without any actual evidence, how could he not be extremely shocked and angry.

But Zhou Daoyi had spent several hours in the "Zhongping Hall" thinking calmly, so he seemed very calm when facing the expected reaction.

Zhou Daoyi was not in a hurry to argue with him. He just looked at him with a heavy face and said: "Uncle, please calm down first. I know that you love Zhengkang very much. Over the years, I have paid more attention to and supported him than you. You won't disagree with this, right?" Zhou Mingde opened his mouth when he heard it, but he couldn't refute it.

Twenty years ago, he had just broken through to the Purple Mansion and was busy familiarizing himself with this realm and practicing magic. He really had no time to take care of Zhou Zhengkang, so he could only ask the clan leader Zhou Daoyi to look after him.

Later, after the Zhou family took root in Jiufengling, he was well aware of his importance to the Zhou family and felt that he had a heavy responsibility, so he had been practicing hard and had no time to take care of Zhou Zhengkang.

In addition, Zhou Zhengkang had already grown up by then, so he only needed to give him more treasures and occasionally call him to his side to give him some guidance.

At this point, he could not refute his words. Zhou Daoyi was also certain in his heart and continued, "You said that we suspected Zhengkang without any evidence. This is obviously wrong."

"Zhengkang just happened to leave the family on the day Jiahui left. Moreover, not long after Jiahui left, he came to me and said he wanted to go out and relax. The timing of this relaxation is too coincidental!"

"And the time when Zhengchun saw him coming out of the Spirit Beast Pavilion before, wasn't that the time when Qinglian Temple had just finished recruiting disciples? Uncle, you and I had just lifted the house arrest order on him a few days ago, right?"

"At that time, going to the Spirit Beast Pavilion, is this also a way to relax?"

"And the scent of honey flower tea that Zhengchun smelled in his study. Uncle, you and I both know that drinking tea in a study is only for one person alone, and that teapot must have been used to brew tea less than a day ago!"

"And this happened just over ten days after Jiahui disappeared."

"You also said that you didn't give him much honey flower tea, and the Spirit Beast Pavilion only sells spiritual honey, not honey flower tea directly. So where did he get this honey flower tea? Can you explain it to him?"

"There is one more thing. Since he came back from his outing, he has asked me several times when I can get the foundation-building pill. If I hadn't suspected him before, I wouldn't have thought too much about it, but now I dare not help but wonder what his purpose is!"

It was obvious that with every word Zhou Daoyi said, Zhou Mingde's expression became uglier and the anger on his face subsided.

By the time Zhou Daoyi had summarized all the information, the anger on his face had almost completely disappeared.

Before Zhou Daoyi finished speaking, he quickly continued, "Zhengkang is a kid that I think I know quite well. He has great talent, but that is also why he has developed a sense of pride. I have always believed that his future achievements will definitely exceed my level, and may not even stop at the Purple Mansion Stage!"

"This is nothing. If young people are not young and vigorous, they are no longer young people. Who hasn't had ambitions when they were young?"

"But you also know that our previous attempt to stop him from joining the Qinglian Temple dealt him a heavy blow. He even felt that we were blocking his path!"

"Of course, you and I both know that after he builds his foundation in the future, he will gradually understand how difficult it is to open up the Purple Palace in the future, and how rare it is to find spiritual objects that can be useful to cultivators in the foundation-building stage. He will naturally figure this out by then, so don't pay too much attention to his naive ideas."

At this point, Zhou Daoyi couldn't help but let out a wry smile and sighed, "But now it seems that he might actually do something stupid that neither you nor I thought he would do! There will always be abnormal people who do things that normal people won't do!"

Only Zhou Daoyi himself knew how much sadness and grief were contained in this last sentence.

If there weren't so many clues pointing to Zhou Zhengkang, Zhou Daoyi would never have believed that Zhou Zhengkang, the family's foundation-building seed, would actually betray the family!

I'm afraid that if this kind of thing were to be told to others, few members of the Zhou family would believe it or dare to believe it.

Because Zhou Zhengkang's conditions are so excellent, with his excellent spiritual talent and excellent family background, the combination of these two means that he is destined to become one of the most powerful people in the Zhou family in the future, and there is even a great possibility that the word "one of" will be removed.

With such good conditions, only a normal person with a broken brain would think of betraying and leaving the family.

"Although I still find it hard to believe that Zhengkang would do such a thing, Daoyi, since you are convinced of this matter, I can let you verify the authenticity. What do you plan to do?"

Zhou Mingde looked at Zhou Daoyi, who had a complicated expression on his face. After a long silence, he finally made a decision that suited his status.

He was able to step forward and take the lead in leading the Zhou family monks to Jiufeng Ridge to lay down roots. There is no need to doubt his loyalty and love for the Zhou family.

Therefore, even though he found it hard to believe that Zhou Zhengkang would betray the family, after Zhou Daoyi, the clan leader whom he also trusted and relied on, had expressed his intention to investigate the matter, he would not forcibly stop it for personal reasons.

However, this kind of investigation and verification must be carried out under his supervision.

Zhou Daoyi also understood this, so he quickly said: "This is very simple. If Zhengkang is really such a stupid idiot who doesn't know it, we just need to call him over and search him face to face. When the time comes, under the gaze and questioning of you and the younger generation, if the clues pointing to him are true, he will not be able to remain silent!"

"Okay, let's do it!"

Zhou Mingde's eyebrows twitched, and he immediately went to the "Zhongping Hall" with Zhou Daoyi, and then watched Zhou Daoyi assign the big blue parrot "Lanlan" to summon Zhou Zhengkang.

Not long after this, Zhou Zhengkang arrived at the hall.

It can be clearly seen that when Zhou Zhengkang saw Zhou Mingde was also in the hall, a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

Although he quickly concealed it, it still did not escape the eyes of Zhou Mingde and the others, and they immediately felt a sinking feeling in their hearts.

Then Zhou Mingde seemed to have completely forgotten the process he had discussed with Zhou Daoyi. He immediately stood up straight, glared at Zhou Zhengkang who had just entered the hall, and shouted: "Evil creature, you are in trouble!"

what! !

Zhou Zhengkang was so shocked that he took several steps back and said hurriedly, "Granduncle, what did you say? I don't understand!"

"I still want to make excuses!"

Zhou Mingde shouted angrily, then raised his hand and used the "immobilization technique" to freeze Zhou Zhengkang in place.

Then he stretched out his hand, and the storage bag on Zhou Zhengkang's waist fell into his hands.

He opened the storage bag easily and shook out all the contents.

Soon, the jade bottle containing the remaining few "Honey Flower Tea" pills was taken into his hands.

When he saw the newer tea balls inside, the anger on Zhou Mingde's face was no longer pretended.

"Just for a few tea pills, you betrayed your family and murdered your elders!!"

He tightly grasped the jade bottle in his hand and glared at Zhou Zhengkang angrily, the anger in his eyes almost turning into substance.

At this time, Zhou Daoyi used his spiritual sense to scan the pile of things on the ground, and soon looked at a purse containing a large number of spirit coins and said, "There are a lot more spirit coins. He has been practicing in the family, and I know how much wealth he has. The number of spirit coins in this storage bag is obviously far more than he should have!"

After getting his reminder, Zhou Mingde also glanced at the bulging purse, and the angrier on his face became even more intense.

He just raised his hand and slapped Zhou Zhengkang to the ground with a loud slap, and also released the effect of the "immobilization technique".

"Go ahead. I am waiting to hear your sophistry and see how capable you are to fabricate the origins of these things so flawlessly that there is not a single mistake to be found!"

At this moment, Zhou Mingde was like an angry lion, staring at Zhou Zhengkang fiercely, which was very scary.

As hard as he had found it before that Zhou Zhengkang would betray his family, he was now as angry as ever.

Even Zhou Daoyi, who knew him well, couldn't guess how he would deal with Zhou Zhengkang.

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