The Buddha is actually me

Chapter 494: Tensions rise and a surprising reversal

Is there a traitor hidden among the Ten Heavenly Stems of Huangquan?

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, and kept looking at each other with flickering eyes, wondering what they were thinking.

"Humph, I've already told you that Yan Luo is a spy!"

Zhang Jiuyang, who played the role of Painted Skin, was the first to stand up and pointed at Yan Luo and said, "Since he joined Huangquan, tell me, have we become full of contradictions internally?"

"And the Imperial Observatory seems to have become more powerful all of a sudden. All the Painted Skins I sent to lurk in the Imperial Observatory have now been eliminated, including my son Shen Tu Xiong!!"

Zhang Jiuyang has completely immersed himself in the role of Painted Skin, his eyes are sinister and murderous.

"My son Shen Tu Xiong has already achieved the position of the Imperial Observatory's Marquis. It was not easy, but his identity was suddenly discovered. I don't believe that there are no spies among us!"

The two-faced Buddha chanted a Buddhist name and said, "I don't quite believe that Yan Luo is a spy, but..."

He sighed, "Indeed, ever since Yan Luo joined Huangquan, my Black Sky Plan has always been frustrated. Now it is almost failing. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory... seems to always be one step ahead of me."

Shan Jun sneered and said, "Yan Luo, you are the only one who is suspicious. What else can you say? Tian Zun is here. Even if you are in the seventh realm, you will definitely die today!"

Shanjun no longer pretended. Since his two allied companions had jumped out, he simply broke off relations with them and prepared to kill Yan Luo once and for all.

Regardless of whether Yan Luo is a spy or not, he was very displeased with the other party's style of doing things.

Yan Luo was really too domineering, even more domineering than him, the mountain king. He was obviously a latecomer, but he stepped on his head and didn't give him any face at all.

He had tried many times to buy some human hearts from Yan Luo, but the other party was completely dismissive.

This attitude made him, who was used to being the king of the mountain and dominating the country, inevitably feel resentful.

It’s a pity that Shanjun doesn’t know yet that his two so-called allied companions have already become each other’s people.

The Moon Goddess did not speak, so at this moment she was somewhat suspicious of Yan Luo.

Xuan Su looked at Yan Luo quietly, wondering what he was thinking.

Taiyin said, "These are just your one-sided statements. Let's hear what Yan Luo has to say."

Old Seventh was indeed the most powerful general under Yama's throne. He slammed the table and stood up, angrily saying, "Old Nineth is a spy? Do you want me to laugh my teeth off?"

He pointed at the path leading up the mountain and said, "You saw Lao Jiu go up the mountain with your own eyes. He was a heinous criminal. Who among us can compare to him?"

Everyone recalled the horrific scene that occurred when Yama went up the mountain that day. The karma of killing was so heavy, the sea of ​​blood was surging, and the sky was dark!

"Would such a person seek refuge in the Imperial Observatory?"

"Hehe, if Lao Jiu is a spy, then I don't think this Yamafu Mountain God is much better!"

Xuan Su coldly rebuked: "Monster King, be careful with your words."

Lao Qi also coughed, knowing that he had said too much. The God of Mount Yamafu was a servant of the Heavenly Lord and was controlled by the Heavenly Lord. If the God of the Mountain was a spy, didn't that mean that the Heavenly Lord also had a problem?

But Old Seven was also stubborn and continued to mutter, "If he says there is a traitor, then there must be a traitor? We have to produce evidence..."

Xuan Su's eyes narrowed, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Only Bantian was snoring on the last throne and had actually fallen asleep.

Just then, Yan Luo spoke.

"Master Painted Skin, have you told anyone else that the Imperial Observatory's Chief Marquis Shen Tuxiong is your son?"

The owner of the painted skin was stagnant.

Yan Luo sneered and said, "Since you haven't told anyone else, how can I know even if I'm a spy?"

"I have a grudge against you, but don't blame me for everything!"

"There is also a two-faced Buddha..."

Yan Luo continued: "Do I know about your Black Sky plan?"

The two-faced Buddha chanted a Buddhist name and said, "The donor is not aware of this."

"That's right. Since I don't know anything about it, how can I let the Imperial Observatory always be one step ahead of you and cause your plan to fail?"

The two-faced Buddha remained silent.

Yan Luo looked around and his voice was like a loud bell.

"In fact, before I came here, I knew that there was a traitor in Huangquan. Xuan Su and I had discussed before that I would play the role of the traitor and lure the traitor out based on the information I had, but now... I regret it."

"I have worked so hard for Huang Quan, but all I got in return is your suspicion. It is really disheartening!"

Before, Zhang Jiuyang was planning to play the trick of the thief crying "stop thief" with Xuan Su. At that time, he was unwilling to give up the identity of Yan Luo, so he was prepared to sacrifice the Two-Faced Buddha or the Painted Skin Master to save Yan Luo.

So he told Xuan Su that he could pretend to be a traitor, so that the real traitor would relax his vigilance and think that he had passed the test, and then he could lure him out with some top-secret information.

If the real spy does not appear, he is willing to be killed by Tianzun as a spy. If he appears, it will prove that he is innocent.

The biggest reason why Zhang Jiuyang dared to propose this plan was that he still had the identities of the Two-Faced Buddha and the Painted Skin Master. When the time came, he could just let one of the two appear to act as the traitor.

At that time, he would not only be able to clear himself of suspicion, but also be able to join Tianzun's forces and be trusted by Tianzun, which was killing two birds with one stone.

But his idea was very beautiful. After Yue Ling's analysis, he found that this plan was too risky.

The biggest flaw is Zhuge Yunhu!

If Zhuge Yunhu revealed his identity to others, it would be difficult for him to make excuses. Not only would his identity as Yan Luo be lost, but the fact that he possessed other Huangquan Orders might also be exposed.

After weighing the pros and cons, Zhang Jiuyang finally made up his mind and decided to sacrifice the car to save the king!

And since he has to give up the identity of Yan Luo, he naturally cannot act too deliberate. Instead, he must argue for his rights and be uncompromising, so that he will not be suspected when his identity is finally revealed.

As expected, as soon as Yan Luo said this, Xuan Su looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Taiyin is a helper, so he will naturally help Zhang Jiuyang unconditionally, and then he said: "Without any evidence, we naturally cannot doubt Yan Luo."

Lao Qi shouted, "Tai Yin is right!"

For some reason, he now likes Taiyin more and more. The taciturn person before seems to be a good person now. At least he is not a fence-sitter and dares to speak.

The Moon Goddess laughed tenderly and said, "I also think...Yan Luo is not a traitor."

Shan Jun snorted coldly, "But if it's not Yan Luo, then who could it be? Could it be one of you and me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent.

Although everyone has their own small groups, in the final analysis they all put their own interests first. Looking at the situation today, whoever is labeled a traitor will most likely die here.

The Huangquan Banquet was destined to send someone to the Huangquan, and no one wanted that person to be themselves. In the end, it was Tianzun who broke the silence.

"I already know who the traitor is, and now I am willing to give him a chance."

He looked at everyone, and except for Bantian, he looked at each one carefully.

"That traitor hiding in the Ten Heavenly Stems, I will now give you three counts. If you take the initiative to stand up and admit your identity and turn from darkness to light, I will spare your life."

After saying this, he looked at everyone quietly, then spit out the first number.

"one."

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes full of vigilance.

"two."

The atmosphere became more tense. Apart from Bantian's snoring, there was no other sound, and still no one stood up.

Tianzun finally read out the last number.

"three."

At this moment, the wind on the top of Mount Yamabu seemed to have frozen. A suffocating atmosphere of terror quietly spread. It was so quiet that one could even hear one's heartbeat.

Still no one acknowledged it.

At this moment, under the mask of the Painted Skin Master, Zhang Jiuyang could not help but clench his fists. The oppressive feeling of Tianzun was so terrifying that it made his whole body tense and his spine numb.

If it weren't for the Tiandun sword intent that cut off all the negative emotions, he might have really revealed his flaws under the terrifying momentum.

At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind.

Absolutely not admit it!

Even if you want to abandon Yama Luo, you must never take the initiative to stand up and admit it. This is a trap set by Tianzun!
It seemed that as long as he let Yan Luo come out and admit that he was a traitor, he could be saved and the matter could be put to rest. However, with Tianzun's intelligence, he would probably think of it at the first time that the most likely reason why a traitor took the initiative to expose himself was to cover up another traitor.

In other words, Tianzun’s move was to test how many traitors there were in the underworld!

He had previously deliberately cited the example of the Ten Ghost Kings, implying to everyone that there was only one traitor among the Ten Heavenly Stems. In fact, he was deliberately creating confusion so as to observe how many traitors there were.

Zhang Jiuyang was not fooled, because he knew very well that only the spies who fought till the last moment and were dug out would be the most convincing.

Since it is a play, we must do our best!
After the three numbers were read out, the atmosphere around them suddenly became even more solidified, with a deathly silence, so much so that even the sleeping Bantian opened his hazy eyes and felt a little uneasy.

"In that case..."

The voice of Tianzun continued to sound, and then he said lightly: "Zhuge Yu, come out."

The next moment, a figure appeared on the top of Mount Yamabu. He had a handsome face, but there was a winding scar on his face, which made his originally handsome features look strangely distorted.

"Zhuge Yu?"

The Moon God recognized him and asked in surprise, "Isn't he the one who wanted to hide in Huangquan, but was exposed when he went up the mountain and was skinned and bruised? I heard that he is Zhuge Yunhu's son, how come he is still alive?"

The other Heavenly Stems also raised questions.

When Zhuge Yu was killed, except for Yan Luo and Bandian, everyone else was present and witnessed Zhuge Yu's tragic death with their own eyes.

"I saved his soul. Now, Zhuge Yu is mine."

The voice of the Heavenly Venerable sounded again, and continued: "Zhuge Yu can be trusted completely. He found out the identity of the traitor from his father Zhuge Yunhu."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

No wonder Tianzun was so confident, it turned out that he was not deceiving them just now, but had really found out the identity of the traitor.

The mountain man laughed loudly and said, "Little kid, tell me quickly, who is the traitor? Is it Yan Luo?"

Zhuge Yu looked at him coldly and said, "Did I enjoy eating that heart back then?"

The tiger was startled.

Afterwards, Zhuge Yu bowed to the Heavenly Venerable, and then looked around, looking at the Ten Heavenly Stems of Huangquan with a hint of desire in his eyes.

It was obvious that he really wanted to be one of the Ten Heavenly Stems.

Zhang Jiuyang sneered in his heart. Sure enough, this guy showed up.

It seems that Zhuge Yunhu really betrayed himself, otherwise why would this guy be so confident?
Fortunately, he made a choice in time, otherwise it would be difficult to get away today.

Zhuge Yu's gaze swept from the Heavenly Stems and stayed on Yan Luo for a long time. Just when everyone thought he was going to say that Yan Luo was a traitor, he suddenly turned around and looked at the Painted Skin Master with a sinister aura, and spoke in a firm voice.

"He is the traitor... The Painted Skin Master!"

……

"Madam, the letter, the letter is coming!"

Under the moonlight, a clear sound suddenly rang out, and then a yellow wind blew, and Qingji, riding a pony, appeared in front of Yue Ling, panting, his little face covered with sweat.

It was obvious that he had tried his best on this trip.

Although he was tired, his eyes were full of worry at this moment.

"Grandpa Zhuge looked very serious when he wrote this letter. He told me not to rest and to give it to you as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling had an even stronger ominous premonition in her heart. She quickly took the letter, unfolded it, and was immediately shocked as if struck by lightning.

"It's broken, it's broken!"

She became restless and said, "Zhang Jiuyang has played into his hands this time. It's over. Everything is over!"

Ao Li took the letter and read it.

"Thank you, Long Hu, for asking me frankly. I did not betray Zhang Jiuyang, but I gained his trust with another secret. I told him that Yan Luo was not a traitor, and the real traitor was the Painted Skin Master."

"You don't know that before becoming a corpse-reincarnating immortal, the Painted Skin Master had another identity. However, this matter involved a royal scandal and also damaged the image of the late emperor, so it has been concealed..."

After reading the entire letter, Ao Li became a little panicked, and his blue eyes were full of worry.

"Quick, go inform Taiyin and ask her to tell Zhang Jiuyang!!!"

Ao Li immediately took out the Nine Infants magic weapon, sat cross-legged on the ground, and called Yousheng's name over and over again.

Perhaps the only one who can save Zhang Jiuyang now is Yousheng, who is currently in the Yellow Spring Banquet!

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(End of this chapter)