Candle [Rebirth]

Yungong Terrace is built on the top of Zhongsui Mountain. It is a wide platform with three Optimus pillars. The three Optimus pillars are named Penglai, Yingzhou and Fangzhang. Various admonitions of Zhongsui Mountain are densely engraved on the pillars. It is the place of judgment and punishment since the establishment of Zhongsui Mountain.

Three dark iron chains hang down from the top of the column respectively, and gather together at the center of the gossip carved in the center of the ground, firmly locking the person kneeling at the center of the gossip.

In front of the three pillars hangs an ancient clock as high as a person. I don’t know how many years of history it is. The ancient clock hit hard.

"Ding--"

"Ding--"

"Ding--"

It was about noon, and the sound of the bell ringing lingeringly enveloped the entire Zhongsui Mountain. The bell rang three times in a row, and the peaks of the Zhongsui Mountains echoed with a deep aftertaste.

When ordinary disciples make mistakes, they will be sent to Shenjie Pavilion for punishment. If they have to be driven out of the mountain for crimes, they will listen to the trial on Yungongtai and ring the bell for warning according to the crime.Since Immortal Venerable Yingri died here many years ago, the bell has not rang three times.

Three beeps—it is the highest penalty in Zhongsui Mountain.

Zhou Ziheng knelt in the center of Yungongtai, the sun was so fierce that he couldn't open his eyes.The blue-patterned white robe on his body is already worn out, dirty and stained with blood and dust, his long hair is loose, even his lips are tanned, and his slender and pale wrists are covered with heavy black iron chains, which can hardly even be lifted. Can't lift it up.

He seemed to be very dazed, but also as if his heart was ashes, he looked at the people rushing up to the Yungongtai in all directions, his black eyes were terribly empty, and the noisy voice was blurred in his ears.

"I didn't expect it to be him, wasn't he the one who made a big splash at the sword test meeting back then..."

"Bah, even my master is hurt, you are a wolf-hearted dog! Maybe you also won by secretly learning the forbidden technique back then..."

"It doesn't look like this kind of person..."

"Knowing people, knowing the face but not knowing the heart, maybe he even has some purpose for going up the mountain..."

"..."

Thousands point to.

Everyone cursed.

Zhou Ziheng trembled his eyelashes, lowered his eyes, and fell in the center of Yungongtai in a decadent posture that he had never seen before.Pale lips murmured a few words, but no one heard them.

"not me……"

Even if someone heard it, no one would believe it.

Master, junior, and the closest people have seen it with their own eyes, and he himself even remembers that he did it with his own hands.After thinking about it for too long, sometimes he couldn't help but wonder if he did it by himself.

And the only one who believed in him...

Haven't come back yet.

Shen Qiuhe sat beside Xie Qingjiang, took his pulse carefully, and then looked at Yungongtai seemingly unintentionally after closing his hands, a trace of imperceptible worry flashed in his eyes.He turned his head and sighed: "Fortunately, I was at the foot of Mount Sui recently, Qingjiang, with your body... don't stay on the Yungong Terrace today, and look at the apprentice... Wouldn't it be more sad."

Xie Qingjiang lowered his eyes, and there seemed to be tears in his eyes: "But Ziheng is me...my first disciple, and it is my fault that he is like this today. How can I not be here?"

Shen Qiuhe patted his hand, and said helplessly: "You, you are too soft-hearted... I heard that you were the one who stopped Immortal Venerable Yingri when something happened. What happened? Did he show mercy? In vain Is it worth it to give yourself the root cause of the disease for so many years?"

Xie Qingjiang didn't seem to expect that he would suddenly bring up this matter, coughed several times, waved his hands, and seemed unwilling to answer.Shen Qiuhe helplessly wiped the blood on his lips with a handkerchief, and before he could speak, Gu Ling walked over in an orderly manner with the six juniors from the master's school, and asked An, "Master."

Gu Ling has been very worried these past few days. Since the accident that day, he has been shutting himself in the room, thinking about it, but he has not figured out why.Seeing that his complexion was not good, Xiao Ning seemed a little worried, and approached him silently.

"I have already dealt with the matter that the master told me." Gu Ling coughed, managed to sort out his confused thoughts, and said in a hoarse voice, "The body of the third junior brother wanted to be buried in Danxin Peak...but Miss Qiongnian said she would You need to take a closer look at him... now it's in the ice room, with Miss Qiongnian guarding it, there shouldn't be any problem."

Xie Qingjiang's complexion changed slightly, but his voice was gentle: "Please persuade Miss Qiongnian not to be too sad... People cannot be resurrected after death, and Liangyan's body should be buried in the ground as soon as possible."

"Yes," Gu Ling responded, and continued, "Senior Brother Yu...I didn't find it. I don't think he's in Mount Long Sui now, Master..."

He paused, and said in a low voice: "You really don't want to wait for Senior Brother Yu to come back, and after asking clearly, send senior senior brother to Yungongtai, I always feel that this matter is strange."

"A Ling, what's wrong with this matter?" Shen Qiuhe put down the medicine bowl in his hand, and said, "Your master probably thinks the same as you, or you wouldn't have struggled to come to Yungongtai today, but that day You all saw your elder brother kill someone, so what else is there to investigate?"

"But senior brother is not like that kind of person..." Ran Yu whispered behind Gu Ling, "Master, senior senior brother is usually so good, maybe he was bewitched by some monster..."

Bai Yu'an said: "Senior Brother Six is ​​very right..."

Xie Qingjiang shook his head sympathetically, looked at Shen Qiuhe, Shen Qiuhe said helplessly: "Your master thought the same thing last night, and forced me to visit your elder brother. There is no seal in his body, and his mind is clear. It is indeed him. Done right."

"I don't believe that your senior brother would do such a thing," Xie Qingjiang said, with a hoarse voice, "but... Liangyan was also your senior brother, and he lost his life for no reason, and the master is also very sad, Miss Qiongnian ...I also owe an explanation. I believe in your big brother, but after all, you can't be so partial..."

Gu Ling hesitated in his heart. Since he entered the mountain, although the eldest brother spoke coldly, he took care of him in everything, and he was jealous of evil on weekdays. He was not at all like a person who would do such a thing.But that day when the senior brother raised his sword to hurt someone, even if others would lie, but Xiao Ning saw it with his own eyes, he would definitely not lie to him.

Can a person really be pure and good on one side, and dark and filthy on the other?

He was still thinking that the disciple standing on the Yungong Terrace had already been instructed by Zuo Wanshan to stand under the three pillars of heaven and began to bear the guilt of Ziheng for several weeks.The sharp voice spread out from the highest place of Yungongtai, instantly quieting everyone down.

"Today, Zhou Ziheng, the first apprentice under Qingjiang Xianzun, has violated my life-long commandment and has been taken to Yungongtai for trial. Listen to me—"

The disciple shook a long scroll from his hand, and said without any emotion in his tone, "The first crime is entering the forbidden room of Guiyuan Pavilion, stealing forbidden books, secretly practicing forbidden techniques, will you admit it or not?"

One day thunder struck down along the three dark iron chains, Zhou Ziheng was caught off guard and suffered the punishment of the thunder.When this thunder punishment was first set up, it was imitated by the ancient true god's ascension to heaven, but it would not cause any fatal harm to the prisoner's body, it was just extremely painful.

"what--"

Zhou Ziheng is a person who can endure pain very much, but he didn't know how severe the thunder punishment was, so he suddenly exclaimed.He managed to straighten up, trying to save himself from being so embarrassed, but he still fell down in pain, and his head hit the black iron chain in his hand heavily.

"I think."

There was a burst of exclamation around, Xie Qingjiang seemed to be unable to bear to look any longer, and closed his eyes tightly.

Gu Ling knelt down towards Yungongtai with a plop, and wanted to say something, but he opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything, so he kowtowed heavily.Seeing him kneeling down, the six juniors followed him and kowtowed to Yungongtai.

"The second crime is to kill innocent disciples without any intention of repentance. Will you admit it or not?"

"……recognize."

"Three crimes, deceiving the master and destroying the ancestors, killing the brothers of the master, will you admit it or not?"

Zhou Ziheng glanced at them from a distance, and Gu Ling saw his dark and sad eyes.

"recognize."

"The fourth crime..."

The voice drifted away, and Zhou Ziheng repeated "recognize" monotonously with a trembling voice.The sky thunder that climbed down the chain almost shattered his whole body, and his internal organs seemed to have turned into a pool of thick blood.

No one will believe it.

No chance.

What is there to support?

The disciple in charge seemed to have finally finished reading his crimes, bowed to the place where the three immortals were sitting, and continued: "The crime is over, according to the pillar of 'Yingzhou', I sentenced you to nine hundred and ninety-nine The arrow of evil deeds, the pure soul dies."

Nine hundred and ninety-nine...

Gu Ling lay on the ground, thinking in a daze, just like in his previous life, even if he lived a new life, he would still not have the opportunity to investigate clearly what the senior brother had experienced during this time.

Such a pure and kind gentleman, a leader who became famous at a young age, with a tough and proud body, why would he do those things...

Shen Changye stared at the center of Yungongtai, and suddenly said: "Wanshan..."

Zuo Wanshan looked sideways: "Huh?"

"Back then, he also had nine hundred and ninety-nine evil arrows," Shen Changye said softly, "It's just that he refused to admit his crimes, and even wanted to destroy the Tianzhu, so he let me do it, personally..."

In the middle of his speech, he suddenly stopped, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "I feel very uncomfortable in my heart, and you don't want this child to suffer too much..."

"Suffering is what I asked for," Zuo Wanshan paused, and then spoke again, his tone was as cold as ice, without any emotion, "I committed the sin, so I have to redeem it myself, others...no one can save it !"

The first criminal arrow had already been shot from above the ancient clock, hitting Zhou Ziheng's left shoulder, and blood splashed onto his face.

The so-called arrows of crime are shot one by one, causing the sinner to feel extreme pain, but he has no choice but to ask for death to atone for his sin.

Zhou Ziheng whimpered, and before he could react, another arrow shot over - just hearing the sound of the arrow point piercing the flesh, and even touching the bone, Gu Ling could imagine how painful it was.

Is it good or evil?

Is it good or bad?

No one can answer at all.

The blood soon stained his white clothes, and Zhou Ziheng seemed to be still out of his mind. When the No.20 arrow shot out, he yelled in confusion: "It's not me..."

not me……

But who would believe it, and now even I...don't believe it.

No.20 An arrow shot out from above the ancient clock, aiming at his blood-stained back, the sound of piercing the air slid halfway, but stopped abruptly——

The arrow was held from the air.

Gu Ling looked in shock at Yu Yishan who suddenly appeared on the Yungongtai, his knees were bloody and bloody, but Yu Yishan didn't look at anyone. He held the arrow, slowly and difficultly, step by step. He walked to Zhou Ziheng's side without hesitation.

Zhou Ziheng was delirious, raised his head to take a look, but suddenly shuddered, as if completely unbelievable, he spat out a sentence heavily from his blood-stained mouth: "You..."

"I'm back, Senior Brother Zhou," Yu Yishan smiled at him while holding the arrow, he seemed to always be so carefree, "I'm back...to save you."