After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 424: Explore Old Coffin Mountain again and enter the underground palace!

"Duan Qiuping is dead, and the last person she saw was you. So, you killed Duan Qiuping?"

Qiao Hongjun did not directly answer Chen Yang's question, but instead changed the subject and asked about Duan Qiuping's situation.

There were many black lines on Chen Yang's forehead.

It feels like we are talking about something different. Are we talking about this issue? How did it get to Duan Qiuping?
Chen Yang shook his head. "Duan Qiuping died at the hands of Xia Qingfeng of the Nanshan Sect. What does that have to do with me? When I saw her, she was already seriously injured and had passed away."

He is not taking the blame for this. It was indeed Xia Qingfeng who forced Duan Qiuping to use the Blood Burning Technique. Although he also had a contribution in it, he would not be stupid enough to admit it voluntarily.

After all, Duan Qiuping is dead, but Qingshen Mountain is still there.

He didn't want to be targeted by Qingshen Mountain.

Qiao Hongjun looked at him strangely, "Xia Qingfeng? Can he kill Duan Qiuping? I don't believe it. Xia Qingfeng is a coward and is very cautious in doing things. If he can kill Duan Qiuping, I will write my name upside down."

This……

Is Xia Qingfeng such a despicable person?
Your evaluation is too derogatory.

Chen Yang said, "If Xia Qingfeng can't kill Duan Qiuping, then it's even more impossible for me. I have only just entered the Spiritual Realm, but Duan Qiuping has already entered the Creation Realm..."

Qiao Hongjun shook his head. "Isn't Xu Jinsong also in the Creation Realm? Didn't you kill him too?"

"he……"

Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Xu Jinsong was just unlucky. I don't know what happened. He bumped into me. I just shot an arrow at him and he fell down..."

"No need to explain."

Qiao Hongjun waved his hands, explaining was a cover-up.

Who is he? He has been in the association for so many years and has seen all kinds of people. It is obvious that Chen Yang is not an ordinary person.

It doesn’t matter how Chen Yang killed Xu Jinsong. What matters is that Xu Jinsong did die at the hands of Chen Yang.

No matter what means he used, he definitely had the ability to kill a strong man in the Fate Realm.

Therefore, there was no need for any evidence at all, he could conclude that if Duan Qiuping was really dead, it was most likely done by this guy.

This is no longer a question of whether you admit it or not, you have a record to prove it.

This time he deliberately asked Chen Yang to come along, his purpose was to have more contact with Chen Yang and get to know him better.

"Mr. Qiao, I think we are a little off topic."

Chen Yang quickly reminded him, not wanting to continue this topic. "Let's talk about Xiao Sanhuai and Ding Huanchun again. Putting aside the personal grudges between my family and him, I am just stating the facts objectively. Some time ago, in Tiedingshan Prison, I met a man named Huang Weiheng..."

"After Yang Dongguan died, the three corpse worms took over Huang Weiheng's body. He had been dormant in Tiedingshan Prison for more than 40 years. When Senior Xu Xiangkui from the caravan and I saw him that day, he suddenly attacked us. If we hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have almost escaped..."

"This person's realm is not at the Creation Realm, but it is not far off. He personally admitted that Yang Dongguan, Ding Huanchun, and Liu Changqing had entered the Bamianshan Underground Palace together. At that time, the Three Corpses Divine Tree only had two fruits. Yang Dongguan and Ding Huanchun took one each, while Liu Changqing stayed at Jianfeng Temple and continued to wait for the fruit to mature..."

"Yang Dongguan was able to survive by using Huang Weiheng's body and regenerating his memories. I don't believe Ding Huanchun would die completely. He must have survived in the same way..."

"To be honest, I used to doubt Xu Jinsong, but facts have proven that he is not..."

……

Chen Yang spoke at length. At this point, he paused and looked at Qiao Hongjun. "Mr. Qiao, you are Xiao Sanhuai's friend, so you should know him very well. You should be able to detect if there is anything suspicious about this person. You are a master of the General Association, so you would not want a scum like Ding Huanchun to sneak into the team, right?"

Qiao Hongjun frowned and said nothing.

He seemed to be trying to recall whether there was really anything suspicious about his friend.

At this time, Qin Zhou suddenly said, "I think there is something wrong with his name."

name?

Several people turned their eyes to Qinzhou.

Qin Zhou said, "Xiao Sanhuai, Sanhuai, San is the three corpse insects, Huai, there is a ghost next to the tree, the tree refers to the Three Corpses God Tree, and the ghost, the ghost on the Three Corpses God Tree, could it be referring to himself, the dead ghost who relied on the Three Corpses God Tree to live again..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qinzhou saw the three people looking at him in amazement.

It seemed as if he was shocked by his classic theory.

Can it be explained this way?

Chen Yang's mouth was also closed for a long time, "Old man, we are talking about facts and presenting evidence, and you are here to tell fortunes and guess words?"

Qin Zhou laughed dryly, "Don't you think what I said makes sense?"

No one ignored him.

Chen Yang said to Qiao Hongjun, "Mr. Qiao, one coincidence is a coincidence, but when many coincidences come together, it is definitely not a coincidence. Think about it, if someone like Ding Huanchun sneaks into the association's team, what kind of disaster will that be?"

"Ah."

Qiao Hongjun's brows relaxed slightly. "What you said is not without reason, but it is just an assumption. Now, all those people who can testify are dead. As the saying goes, there is no evidence after death, so these testimonies may not be credible..."

Ultimately, he still had reservations.

At this time, Wang Yuanchao suddenly said, "Director Qiao, Chen Yang mentioned this to me a few days ago, and I also secretly looked it up. I didn't find any extra information, but I found one thing..."

Several people looked at Wang Yuanchao again.

Wang Yuanchao said, "Back then, Huang Weiheng's incident happened in Tiedingshan Prison. At that time, the Shuzhong Mountain Exorcism Association had not yet been established, and the Baoguo Temple handled the matter. The results of the inspection at that time showed that it was most likely caused by the three corpse insects, so they reported it to the court. The Beijing General Association had just been established not long ago, and they sent a specialist to handle it."

"After the commissioner arrived at Tiedingshan Prison, he only used a set of sealing arrays to seal Huang Weiheng's Sanjiao Gate, and then said that Huang Weiheng was not a threat and could continue to be detained. There was no further news after that."

Having said this, Wang Yuanchao paused, his expression looking as if he was about to tell us some shocking news.

"According to the records in the association's archives, the commissioner's surname was Xiao, and his name was Xiao Sanhuai..."

……

After Wang Yuanchao said this, there was a moment of silence.

Obviously, everyone was stunned.

Xiao Sanhuai?
The general commissioner who handled the Huang Weiheng incident that year was Xiao Sanhuai.

"Aren't they all right?"

Qin Zhou patted his thigh and said, "Xiao Sanhuai is Ding Huanchun. He saved Yang Dongguan's reborn body in this way. The so-called sealing needle method is pure nonsense. This needle method is probably just a cover. Otherwise, how could Huang Weiheng cultivate to such a level under the nose of the caravan master without being discovered?"

It seems that something extraordinary has been discovered.

Qiao Hongjun's expression also changed.

Just as Chen Yang said just now, one coincidence can be said to be a coincidence, but when too many coincidences come together, it can only mean that there is a big problem.

The answer is obvious.

"wrong."

At this time, Chen Yang frowned, as if he had thought of something.

"What's wrong?" Wang Yuanchao looked at him.

Chen Yang said with a sullen face, "In which year did Yang Dongguan die? When did Huang Weiheng's accident happen?"

Without Wang Yuanchao's need to answer, Qin Zhou rushed to say, "He died in 75, in the summer of 75."

Qin Zhou remembered it very clearly, because that was the beginning of his nightmare in this life, and he would never forget it even until his death.

Wang Yuanchao continued, "Yang Dong was imprisoned in Tiedingshan Prison for a short period of time, and then he was sent to the provincial capital. Not long after that, the Huang Weiheng incident occurred, probably in late 1975 or early 1976..."

"Are you sure?" Chen Yang asked.

"determine."

Both of them nodded.

Based on Qinzhou’s personal experience, even if he forgot his own name, he could not have forgotten the year Yang Dongguan died.

"In which year did the higher-ups send a commissioner down here?"

"76 years." Wang Yuanchao said.

There is data available to check these.

Chen Yang took a deep breath.

“Ding Huanchun died in 79.”

This sentence made the three of them stunned for a moment.

Then they understood what Chen Yang meant.

Xiao Sanhuai went to Tiedingshan Prison in 76, so he could not be Ding Huanchun. After all, Ding Huanchun was still alive in 76, and was not beaten to death by Ma Santong in Qishan until 79.

The expressions of several people were a little frozen.

This contradiction was so obvious that it directly negated all their previous speculations.

“Is it possible that Ding Huanchun did not die in 79?”

Qin Zhou asked awkwardly, "Maybe, he died not long after the battle with your great grandfather?"

Chen Yang shook his head. "Mr. Ma Santong left a suicide note, which clearly stated that it was in 79. It can't be false..."

Qin Zhou's eyebrows were twisted into a rope. "No, no, there must be something wrong here. I have seen Xiao Sanhuai and Ding Huanchun. The behavior of these two people is too similar..."

Wang Yuanchao said, "I think there is nothing to be contradictory about. It is possible that before 79, Xiao Sanhuai was still Xiao Sanhuai, but after 79, he was no longer himself..."

"As for him being a special commissioner and handling Huang Weiheng's affairs, it might be a coincidence. Or maybe, he already had connections with the Longtan Six Friends..."

At this point, he looked at Qiao Hongjun and said, "Director Qiao, you and Xiao Sanhuai should be very familiar with each other. I wonder if you knew each other before 79? Has he changed significantly since 79?"

Qiao Hongjun frowned, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head. It was unclear whether he was unclear or just unwilling to say.

"This matter is of great importance. Don't investigate it now, lest you get into trouble. I will investigate this matter after I arrive in Beijing. Mr. Xiao intends to run for the next vice president of the general association. If you wrongly accuse a good person because of this matter and affect his promotion, it will be a serious crime..."

After a long time, Qiao Hongjun gave them a piece of advice.

After hearing this, several people nodded and said nothing more.

They had never had any contact with Xiao Sanhuai, so they had no way of being sure of all these speculations. If Qiao Hongjun was willing to intervene, that would definitely be the best.

"Keep on going!"

Qiao Hongjun patted his thigh, stood up, and called on everyone to continue on their way.

……

There was no conversation along the way. After more than half an hour, everyone arrived at the Red Creek Valley.

It's already noon now.

After a brief discussion, Qiao Hongjun asked Wang Yuanchao to take the others to temporarily camp and rest in Qingniu Cave, while he took Chen Yang, Qinzhou, and another spiritual realm expert named Zhuang Zhijian to explore the way to Shiwang Valley first.

After all, not all the people in the team are in the spiritual realm. There are even ordinary people among them. The dangers have to be eliminated before they can be allowed to go up.

……

Standing on the cliff top of Hongxi Valley, looking towards Laoguan Mountain from afar, one can see the mist surrounding it and the miasma filling the Stone King Valley below, which is extremely mysterious.

"Mr. Qiao, as far as I know, the existence on this Old Coffin Mountain does not allow strong people above the Creation Realm to enter the underground palace." Chen Yang stood beside Qiao Hongjun and reminded him.

Qiao Hongjun just smiled when he heard this, "Since I'm here, I've naturally negotiated the terms with him."

He is the special commissioner sent by the headquarters. With this identity, would the person on Old Coffin Mountain dare not compromise?
No matter how strong and powerful that being is, even if he has surpassed the realm of creation and reached the realm of Taoism, how dare he go against the authorities?

If he dared to stop Qiao Hongjun from entering the underground palace, the authorities could easily raze the entire Old Coffin Mountain to the ground. Even the underground palace would be ruined if a bomb drilled into it.

The last family that dared to provoke the official commissioner, the Hu family of Mount Mengding, is now about to be swept into the dustbin of history.

Knowing that Qiao Hongjun was awesome, Chen Yang didn't say anything more. "Before us, there should have been many people who entered the underground palace. I heard from the two masters of Jianfeng Temple that several groups of people went there in the past two days. I'm afraid some people are still in the underground palace. I wonder if these people will affect us?"

"Everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door, and not worry about the frost on other people's roofs."

Qiao Hongjun shook his head. "If they know what's good for them, we'll all be safe. If they dare to mess up our plans, we won't have to be polite..."

His tone was calm, but it revealed an unusual majesty.

There is a climbing rope hanging on the crooked tree at the edge of the cliff.

I don't know who hung it.

Tried it, very stable.

Immediately, the four of them stopped talking and followed the climbing rope one after another, and soon they reached the bottom of the cliff.

Arrived outside Stone King Valley.

The four of them stopped and Qiao Hongjun looked up at the cliff.

Chen Yang felt the mental fluctuations.

Two powerful spiritual waves intertwined in the air.

One belongs to Qiao Hongjun, and the other comes from Laoguan Mountain. If nothing unexpected happens, they belong to the person in the sarcophagus.

After a moment, the mental fluctuations disappeared.

"Let's go!"

I think he has talked to the guy on the mountain, Qiao Hongjun said lightly, and then he took the lead and entered the Stone King Valley.

……

This was Chen Yang’s second time entering Stone King Valley.

The valley was damp and cold, filled with miasma and a faint fishy smell.

After walking a few steps, I saw several corpses lying all over the ground.

Some had black skin, and it was obvious that they had died of poisoning. Some had sword wounds on their bodies, and some had their bodies torn into pieces, their deaths were extremely horrific...

There is no doubt that they are all unfortunate people who came to the underground palace to hunt for treasures.

The wages of avarice is death.

No matter how these people died, dying here was a worthy death.

Qiao Hongjun walked in front and didn't even look at these people, as if they were not people but just weeds on the side of the road.

At the foot of the northern cliff, a dark cave entrance extends into the mountain.

Going down from here is the North Palace of the underground palace.

There is an entrance on the west, south and north sides of the valley, but the east side is completely closed and has no entrance.

The East Palace is also the most mysterious.

Their so-called scientific expedition to the underground palace was actually an exploration of the East Palace.

The East Palace, the Three Corpses Sacred Tree, or some other extraordinary existence.

Now the location of the underground palace has been exposed. After the Panshan Conference, Yang Wenhui's actions made many people know about the existence of the Three Corpse Tree. I am afraid that people who come to take risks are from all over the country, and the number is increasing.

The things in the Eastern Palace should be very important, and the higher-ups are probably worried that these rabble will really break into the Eastern Palace.

Perhaps this is the reason why Qiao Hongjun was sent down at this critical juncture.

Qiao Hongjun said, "According to the current information, the underground palace is very large and is divided into four palaces: the east, south, west and north. There is a Gu River separating the East Palace from the other three palaces. The East Palace is also the most mysterious. The association does not know much about the situation inside. It can be predicted that there are beings in the realm of creation, or perhaps even stronger beings..."

"The destination of this scientific expedition is the East Palace of the Underground Palace. We must eliminate as many threats as possible and protect the safety of the experts in the team so that they can go in and collect samples..."

“Although these experts are not from Panshan Realm, they know more than us. Their understanding of Panshan Realm is beyond our imagination. Therefore, we must do our best to protect them…”

"Going down from here is the North Palace of the underground palace. The North, South, and West Palaces have been explored long ago. Because of the special geographical structure here, it is particularly suitable for the growth of spiritual creatures. So, there is no guarantee how many spiritual creatures are hidden inside. After you go in, follow me and don't get separated..."

Qiao Hongjun gave a few brief instructions and then took the lead and walked into the cave.

Everyone knows that the underground palace is dangerous, but with Qiao Hongjun, a big shot in the realm of creation, around, everyone feels a lot more at ease.

……

After entering the passage and walking forty or fifty meters, the passage turned downward.

The passage is wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

The walls of the cave are made of blue stone slabs, and the ground underfoot is also paved with flat blue stones.

It's obviously man-made.

I wonder how much manpower and resources it would take to build such an underground palace in the deep mountains and forests.

Chen Yang was amazed as he walked. This was a huge project. I heard that it was renovated and expanded on the basis of an ancient underground palace by the former leader of the Pingtian Sect named Shi.

So, before the Stone Lord, who built this underground palace and when did they build it?
Chen Yang searched for relevant information on the Ganshan Association's app, but the information he obtained was very vague.

Some say it was from the Ming Dynasty, some say it was from the Song Dynasty. There are many answers, but they all have different opinions and it is difficult to tell the truth from the false.

(End of this chapter)