Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 84 Entering the Punishment Hall (Thanks to the support of book friend Honghuang Weiming)
Senior Brother Deng said:

"Yes, that Crow Seven with extraordinary talent! That Crow Seven who is blessed by heaven!"

"Master, do you still remember? This kid had a bright future ahead of him, but five years ago he had a conflict with his senior brother over a woman, and it ended up causing a big mess!"

"In the end, it was Elder Lin and his master who stepped in and made him work as a guide outside the Kouzhen Temple for twenty years to make up for his mistake. If it weren't for this incident, Yaqi would have become an inner sect disciple long ago. After all, there aren't many disciples who come with their own natal objects."

Qi Liansheng said in disbelief:
"Are you sure this is true? Jia11 killed Yaqi? He didn't team up with someone, did he?"

Senior Brother Deng said:

"I have already found out. Jia 11 killed Ya Qi in a one-on-one situation. He did not run away but stayed where he was until the people from the Punishment Hall came and captured him. So the people from the Punishment Hall did not make things difficult for him."

Hearing this, Qi Liansheng burst into laughter:

"Interesting! I like this A-11. You did the right thing this time."

Senior Brother Deng frowned and whispered:

"Master, when Yaqi was an immortal seedling, he was rated as a genius that only appears once every fifty years. He was the best in the sect at that time. This matter will not be so easy to resolve."

Qi Liansheng looked up to the sky and laughed:
"A living immortal who is favored by heaven is called a genius, and there will definitely be people who will protect him. A dead genius is just fertilizer for the field."

While his words were still echoing in this quiet room, his entire figure had completely disappeared.

***
The prison cell of the Blood God Sect was completely beyond Gong Tianwu's expectations.
It is clean, tidy, dry, and even equipped with tables, chairs, bedding, etc.

If there weren't two ferocious blood wolves lying at the gate and staring at this place intently, Gong Tianwu would almost think that this was the inn where the real Guan was coming from.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside, and then Gong Tianwu saw Qi Liansheng again.

Accompanying him was a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion and sickly eyes, as if he didn't care about anything.

It can be seen that Qi Liansheng was smiling and looked very excited. When he saw Gong Tianwu, his face changed and he scolded:

"You fool, why would you do such a wicked thing?"

Gong Tianwu said calmly:

"I have no choice. I offended Yaqi unintentionally, and he is my superior. If I don't kill him, I will die!"

Qi Liansheng said:

"He is your guide, how could you offend him so badly?"

Gong Tianwu said:

"When I was in Xiaogu Mountain, I had a conflict with a casual cultivator named Huang Mang because of a dispute over a mountain cave with more spiritual energy, and then I killed him."

"I later found out that this person was a chess piece that Yaqi had painstakingly cultivated for several years."

Qi Liansheng looked at the middle-aged man next to him, who nodded slightly, indicating that he had investigated and it was true.

In the eyes of these big guys, fighting for resources and killing people is normal. If you don't fight for it, you will be killed and exploited! So they think everything is reasonable.

Qi Liansheng then got straight to the point:
"You have only cultivated your Blood Surge to the second level, and you don't even have a magic weapon on you. How can you possibly kill Yaqi?"

Gong Tianwu did not intend to hide it and said frankly:
"I accidentally learned an internal skill when I was trying to pass the test of truth, which is called the Purple Qi Cave True Skill."

"As a result, I found that my progress was quite fast. Coincidentally, I bought a small bag of Golden Crow Feather fragments from the Long Family Shop in Kouzhen Temple not long ago, so I pushed this skill to a deeper level."

Qi Liansheng took a half step forward, stretched out his hand and pressed Gong Tianwu's chest, and immediately a strange look appeared on his face and said:
"You are really a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. But it doesn't matter, you are a blood slave anyway."

The middle-aged man with a sallow face next to him suddenly said:
"Even if you have practiced the Purple Qi Cave Technique, with your second-level Blood Surge Power cultivation, you can't possibly kill Yaqi!"

Gong Tianwu looked at Qi Liansheng and asked inquiringly:

"Who is this?"

Qi Liansheng scolded:

"How dare you! This is Elder Sun from our sect! Why don't you answer truthfully?"

Gong Tianwu had clearly sensed Qi Liansheng's intention to side with him. He was overjoyed, thinking that he had fallen into his trap. However, he did not dare to neglect his words:
"In fact, I also used some tricks."

Then Gong Tianwu told the whole story of how he killed Yaqi, nine of which were true and one was false. He kept nothing back except the secret of the True Feather Heart Technique."

Qi Liansheng and Elder Sun looked at each other, and saw the surprise in each other's eyes. Elder Sun asked, "You have only been in the world for more than a month. How did you come up with such a sinister method? Or did someone guide you?"

Gong Tianwu had expected the other party to ask this question, and said straightforwardly:
"Among my training tasks, the first one is to kill the iron-bristled wild boar, and the second one is to kill the orchid python. These two monsters are not easy for me to kill. If I am not careful, I will most likely die."

"So, before I take action, I will carefully inquire with local hunters and the elders in the village. I am very cautious and tread very carefully, so I have acquired a lot of knowledge about hunting these beasts."

"The means and methods I used to kill Yaqi were all derived from the hunting methods these people taught me."

Qi Liansheng and Elder Sun thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, so the slight doubts that had arisen in their minds were completely eliminated.

Gong Tianwu realized that the situation seemed to be in his favor, so he immediately exaggerated and complained:
"For my third trial, Crow Seven told me to kill A-22 who came with me."

"But according to my judgment, he should be colluding with A-22 and planning to kill me together. Then I will definitely die. Otherwise, how could I have the guts to commit such a crime?"

After listening to this, Qi Liansheng nodded slightly, then turned around and left with Elder Sun.

Perhaps it was bad luck, or the opponent's strength was far superior to his own, Gong Tianwu found that his divine reading technique had not been successfully activated once, and he felt a little puzzled.

***
Gong Tianwu naturally continued to wait, but he soon discovered a detail:
When I was first imprisoned, I only had two meals a day. At mealtime, I would either get a few radishes thrown in or two stale steamed buns.

After Qi Liansheng and Elder Sun came to see him, this group of people started to deliver meals obediently. The food was definitely not good, but at least it was hot food and hot dishes.

On the third day, someone suddenly came quickly, first led the blood wolf tied next to him away, then walked over to open the cell door, glanced at Gong Tianwu and said:

"Come out, follow me."

Although Gong Tianwu had already made sure that he would not die before taking action, the Blood God Sect actually followed the cruel laws of nature:
I am not afraid of your shamelessness and meanness, nor am I afraid of your greed and domineering. As long as you are strong, you are right. But now that I have suddenly escaped from the cage, I am still happy.

After being taken out of the cell in a daze, Gong Tianwu was taken to a lobby.

The style of this place is gloomy and dark, and even emits a faint smell of blood. Sitting there is a man in his thirties.

The man had a pale face and thin lips. He looked cold and cruel. When he saw Gong Tianwu coming in, he stood up, took out the tablet next to him and started reading:

"Blood Slave A No. 11, kneel down and listen to the verdict!!"

Before Gong Tianwu could react, he suddenly felt a pain in his back as he was kicked hard. He immediately fell to the ground and slid more than two meters away.

He felt an excruciating pain in his back. The opponent had obviously used all his strength, and he might have broken two or three bones.

The man above seemed not to have seen it and continued reading:
"Blood Slave No. 11 kneels down and listens to the verdict."

Gong Tianwu sensed something was wrong. He originally thought that he had the support of the deputy head of the war hall, Qi Liansheng, so it shouldn't be a big problem. However, he overlooked a core issue:
That is, there are also many divisions within the Blood God Sect. You can kill Yaqi without restraint, and as long as others are willing to pay the price, they can certainly destroy you!

Fortunately, at this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, and then the scarred man, Senior Brother Deng, rushed in. Seeing Gong Tianwu lying on the ground, his face suddenly changed, and he said sinisterly:
"Yu Xiao, Black Snake, do you two know what you are doing to Elder Sun?"

The pale man above said coldly:

"The Punishment Hall will make the decision. When will it be your turn to speak in the War Hall?"

The black snake that was escorting Gong Tianwu over here said sinisterly:
"Deng Tong, you broke into the execution hall just for a mere blood slave. Think carefully about whether it's worth it."

"How about this, you leave immediately and I won't pursue this matter with you. I will also give you a bottle of blood essence."

Deng Tong sneered:
"A blood slave is indeed nothing, but that is what my master specifically asked to protect!"

"If he made a mistake here, it's my fault! How can a bottle of your blood essence make up for the consequences of leaving such an impression on Master?"

Just as the two were arguing, a person suddenly appeared outside, silently, as if he had teleported.

This person was none other than Elder Sun, who had come with Qi Liansheng to see Gong Tianwu before. This person was not good-looking, and looked pale and sickly, but Gong Tianwu noticed his weirdness at the first moment.

Elder Sun stood there, but his shadow was constantly twisting and changing, like a ball of ink dropped into water, constantly flickering.

Although the sun was shining brightly outside, I don't know why, but after looking at the shadow for a few more seconds, I felt a chill all over my body and my hair stand on end.

Elder Sun stood there for more than ten seconds, as if he was thinking about something, and then he raised his head and looked:

"Xiao Yu, what are you doing standing in my place?"

The pale man Yu Xiao did not answer, but stared at Gong Tianwu closely, like a poisonous snake looking at its prey, and said sinisterly:

"A-11? Our business is not over yet!!"

(End of this chapter)