Fairy, don't be afraid, I, Wang Daqi, am truly an honest man.

The female cultivator paused for a moment, then almost instinctively blurted out, "No."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly covered her mouth, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Strange, I hadn't even figured out how to phrase it, yet my mouth seemed to be out of control, and I blurted out my truest answer.

The feeling was like having your mind instantly emptied, leaving only instinctive honesty.

However, since she was telling the truth, she didn't think much of it and just assumed she was too nervous.

"Alright, you can go now. Next."

Wang Daqi waved his hand, his expression indifferent.

Then came the second one, also a female cultivator.

"Did you kill Shen Qing and Shen Xiaosi?"

"I didn't kill him!" the female cultivator replied firmly.

Wang Daqi and Shen Ruyan exchanged a glance, secretly delighted: This Great Truth Talisman is indeed domineering! No matter whether the opponent is on guard or not, as long as the talisman's power is activated, they can only obediently be honest babies.

Then, the third... the fourth...

The door of the wooden house opened and closed, and one by one, the cultivators went in with doubts and came out with confusion.

The entire interrogation process was surprisingly fast, even somewhat hasty.

People queuing outside were whispering among themselves, wondering if the eldest daughter of the Shen family was just going through the motions.

Until the thirtieth.

The curtain was lifted, and a middle-aged monk with a kind face and dark skin entered.

He was wearing a faded gray robe, and his hands were covered in calluses, clearly the work of an honest man who had done manual labor for many years.

This man is named Zhang Sanshi, and he is the array master of the Shen family. He has been here for almost four years.

He is hardworking and conscientious, always taking on the dirtiest and most tiring jobs.

He wasn't much of a talker, always smiling sheepishly at everyone he met. In the Shen family, he was known as a "workhorse," an honest and reliable man!

Shen Ruyan also knew him and had a good impression of him. She even felt a little reluctant to doubt such a kind and honest person.

After entering the room, Zhang Sanshi rubbed his hands awkwardly, gave Shen Ruyan and Wang Daqi a simple, honest smile, revealing a set of bright white teeth: "Miss, I was still moving stones over there when I was called over..."

Wang Daqi was not fooled by his appearance. He followed the same procedure, gently pressing his fingers on the leather, his spiritual energy quietly surging, and staring directly into the other person's eyes.

"Zhang Sanshi, Shen Qing, and Shen Xiaosi, did you kill them?"

In that instant, Zhang Sanshi, who had been wearing a simple and honest smile, suddenly showed an extremely strange struggle in his cloudy and honest eyes, as if two little people were fighting fiercely deep in his soul.

But the power of the Great Mantra is incredibly domineering; it is the power of rules that directly targets one's own heart!

Just a moment later, before his憨厚 (honest and simple) expression could even fade, his mouth opened as if out of control, emitting a sound that caused the temperature in the entire wooden house to plummet:

"I killed him."

As soon as the words were spoken, the small wooden house seemed to be instantly drained of air.

Zhang Sanshi's originally honest and simple face was now cracked like a mask.

His expression changed slightly, his pupils contracted sharply, and a storm raged within him!

"What's going on?! What's wrong with me?! How could I... how could I have said something so threatening to get me killed?!"

He had clearly thought of a million excuses, and he was even prepared to cry and beg for sympathy.

But those words seemed to have grown legs; they just popped out of my throat without any thought!

Before he could utter another word, Shen Ruyan's beautiful eyes widened, and she instantly realized what was happening, letting out a sharp shout like a thunderclap:

"It's you! Men, seize him!"

Before the sound had even faded, the fragile wooden door shattered instantly.

Shen Song, the elder of the Shen family who had been waiting outside the door, was now furious.

"boom!!"

A terrifying pressure belonging to a Golden Core cultivator descended like Mount Tai crashing down!

The small wooden house creaked under the weight of this atmosphere.

Zhang Sanshi was just a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Faced with such a powerful aura of a Golden Core cultivator, they didn't even have a chance to mobilize their internal spiritual power to resist.

He felt his knees buckle and his bones groan.

"bump!"

With a muffled thud, Zhang Sanshi fell heavily to his knees.

The wooden floor below his knees shattered instantly, splintering into countless pieces.

He was pinned to the ground, unable to move, his face pressed against the ground, his features distorted from the pressure.

"Zhang Sanshi...you actually killed that person!!!"

Shen Ruyan looked down at the seemingly honest and kind man, her eyes filled with disbelief and heartache. "You've been in the Shen family for four years, and we've never mistreated you. How could you be so vicious?!"

You can know a person's face but not their heart. This hardworking "old ox" was actually a wolf in sheep's clothing!

"Miss...I didn't...I'm innocent..."

Zhang Sanshi, his face flushed red from being pressed down, was still struggling desperately, veins bulging on his forehead. He gritted his teeth, trying to salvage the situation with his last shred of reason. "Just now... just now I was too nervous... I was lying! I was really lying!"

Even now, he still wants to make excuses.

They were trying to cover up the bloody truth with a slip of the tongue.

"Still won't admit it???"

Wang Daqi sneered.

"Since you enjoy acting, then we'll let you act to your heart's content."

Wang Daqi infused spiritual power once more, and the power of the ancient talisman silently penetrated the depths of Zhang Sanshi's soul, bringing with it the irresistible power of the rules once more.

"How did you kill them?" Wang Daqi's voice was calm, yet it carried an irresistible magic.

Zhang Sanshi desperately tried to shut his mouth, wanting to bite off his own tongue.

But the urge to confide that surged from the depths of his soul instantly overwhelmed all his will.

His eyes glazed over for a moment, then the mouth that had just been protesting its innocence revealed the cruel truth once more:

"I lied to them, saying I had discovered an underground spiritual eye and needed their help to survey it. I lured them behind a secluded pile of rocks... While they were looking down to examine it, I attacked them from behind, stabbing them in the back of the head with a poisoned needle, killing them instantly."

His words were clear and well-organized.

Even the details of the murders are described in a chilling way.

"How is that possible?!"

As soon as he finished speaking the last word, Zhang Sanshi suddenly came to his senses and froze.

His eyes widened, almost popping out of their sockets, his face filled with disbelief and despair.

He told the truth again!!!

And the details of the murder were so detailed!!!

Why is this happening?! How can such a bizarre thing happen in this world?!

At this moment, his psychological defenses finally began to completely collapse.

Looking at his horrified expression, Wang Daqi showed no pity and pressed his advantage, throwing out the most crucial question again:

Why did you kill them? Who ordered you to do it?

"Four years ago, the Hao family planted me in the Shen family. To conceal my identity, I deliberately acted very honest, even doing the hardest work. But secretly, I killed several Shen family disciples who disappeared over the past two years! As a result, I received massive resources from the Hao family, just waiting for the crucial moment to deliver a fatal blow to the Shen family!!!"

Zhang Sanshi's mouth was like a machine gun, speaking at an extremely fast pace, uncontrollably revealing all the secrets he had kept buried for the past few years.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Sanshi collapsed to the ground, his eyes vacant, filled with utter despair.

"It's over...it's all over..."

His soul seemed to have been ripped away by that damned mantra, leaving only a terrified shell.

"What on earth is going on? Why am I...?"

However, before he could figure it out, a furious roar shook the roof.

"You traitorous bastard!!"

Elder Shen Song was so angry that his beard and hair stood on end, and his spiritual power surged wildly.

He was still blaming himself for his previous dereliction of duty, but now that he learned that this was the Hao family's mole who had been lying in wait for four years, both old and new grudges surged into his heart.

"Snap! Snap!!"

Shen Song didn't even make a move; he simply solidified the terrifying pressure of the Golden Core stage and pressed it down hard!

With a sickening cracking sound, Zhang Sanshi let out a shrill scream as his limbs were crushed by the oppressive force, twisting into bizarre shapes.

Now, even if he wanted to sever his meridians and commit suicide, he simply couldn't do it.

Wang Daqi remained indifferent, not stopping Shen Song's venting, but simply continued to ask calmly, "Stop howling, tell me, where did you put the bodies of those two disciples?"

At this moment, Zhang Sanshi was convulsing in pain, but under the rules of the Great Mantra Talisman, he still had to open his blood-soaked mouth:

"It's...in my storage bag, which I buried...in the crevice of the third boulder beneath the pile of rocks..."

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A moment later.

Several law enforcement disciples walked in, their faces grim, carrying a storage bag covered in mud.

When the bag was opened, two still-warm corpses were revealed; they were the two missing disciples.

The evidence is irrefutable!!!

With the murder solved, the crisis at Curved Lake was instantly averted.

As for Zhang Sanshi, he was dragged away like a dead dog. What awaited him was to be taken back to the clan and subjected to severe torture that would make him wish he were dead, as well as further investigation into the Hao family's conspiracy.

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As night fell, tranquility returned to the shores of Scimitar Lake.

On the way back, everyone felt much more relaxed now that the crisis was over.

Xia Chunlian and Xu Yan looked at Wang Daqi with newfound curiosity.

The two women were especially shocked when they learned that Wang Daqi was holding the legendary "Great Mantra Talisman".

"This is a real treasure; it can save lives in a critical moment," Xia Chunlian exclaimed.

Wang Daqi put away the seemingly insignificant piece of leather and solemnly instructed, "This item is far too powerful. If word gets out, it will surely lead to our deaths. Apart from the few of us, you must never let outsiders know about it."

The three women all nodded solemnly, naturally understanding the principle that possessing a treasure can be a crime.

Xu Yan's eyes darted around, and looking at Wang Daqi's wicked smile, she suddenly thought of something terrible.

Her pretty face flushed, and she couldn't help but say coquettishly, "By the way, Daqi, this thing is powerful, but you can't use it on us, okay? Everyone has their little secrets!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Daqi raised an eyebrow and subtly rubbed the Great Mantra Talisman with his fingers.

"Oh? Is that so? Since we're talking about secrets..."

He suddenly turned to look at Xu Yan, a glint in his eyes, and asked in rapid succession, "Yan Yan, what's your favorite position?"

The faint light of the Great Mantra flashed and disappeared.

Xu Yan didn't even have time to react; her mind hadn't even processed it before her mouth blurted out, "Of course, fold the body in half...that way is more..."

She had only spoken halfway when Xu Yan suddenly realized what she was saying. She instantly covered her mouth, her face turning as red as a ripe tomato, and even her ears were burning.

"Oh no!! Wang Daqi! You promised not to use it on us!!"

She was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

The main problem was that not only was Wang Daqi there, but Shen Ruyan and Xia Chunlian were also watching with wide eyes!

The feeling of shame was overwhelming.

"Hahaha!" Wang Daqi laughed loudly, not giving her a chance to catch her breath, and immediately turned to look at Xia Chunlian, who was still in a daze.

"Senior Sister Xia, what about you?"