Chapter 890: Three-Party Pressuring
At this moment, in the open area of the valley, Guan Qiancheng's body was laid on the ground, his head placed on his chest, but it had been severed, appearing extremely eerie.
Fu Qiuzi and Li Qianluo stepped out and immediately saw Guan Qiancheng on the ground, then noticed the grief-stricken face of Guan Baishan, slightly stunned.
"What happened?" Fu Qiuzi naturally recognized Guan Qiancheng, and back then, the Tianmu Race and the Xiongtou Race had conflicts over territory issues, maintaining a tense relationship.
Guan Baishan glared angrily at Fu Qiuzi and said, "How dare you ask what happened! You killed my master, cruelly cut off his head, destroyed his Orifice Soul, yet still dare to feign ignorance!"
"Don't speak nonsense. When did I do such things?" Fu Qiuzi frowned and said.
Guan Baishan only had the orifice transforming stage cultivation, facing Fu Qiuzi at the mid-Heavenly Connection stage, he was still wary, but this time he had the 'reason,' along with the High Priest of the Demon Tentacle Race as a firm backing, feeling confident enough, he shouted sadly, "I saw it myself this morning, and there are other Daoists who can testify, you still dare to argue!"
After saying this, he turned around and knelt before the High Priest of the Demon Tentacle Race, Xuwang, and said in pain, "High Priest, please stand up for our Xiongtou Race, seek justice for my master!"
"Please, High Priest, stand up for us!"
Other cultivators of the Xiongtou Race also said in grief.
Xuwang slowly stepped forward, his face stern, and said imposingly, "Rest assured, Daoist Guan Qiancheng was an elder of our Dawn Alliance. From the moment he joined us, he was one of us. We have the responsibility to protect the safety of all Daoists in the Dawn Alliance! I will certainly seek justice for your master!"
He solemnly helped Guan Baishan and the clan members of the Xiongtou Race walk upright, speaking sharply, aligning with Guan Baishan against common enemies, truly like a leader who understands righteousness.
"I also saw it. I happened to be patrolling the skies at the time, sensed something unusual, and secretly flew over to see the situation, precisely saw Fu Qiuzi." A cultivator from the Feather Race spoke out.
Fu Qiuzi's face looked increasingly unpleasant.
At this moment, You from the Riftmouth Race also stood forth, saying heavily, "Rest assured, young friend Baishan, senior Guan Qiancheng once saved my life, owes me a debt of reconstruction. His downfall causes me much heartache, I must avenge him!"
She shouted indignantly at Fu Qiuzi, "Fu Qiuzi, I know your Tianmu Race and the Xiongtou Race have grudges, but I didn't expect you to secretly sneak into our Dawn Alliance territory, assassinating senior Guan Qiancheng, you must explain today!"
Fu Qiuzi listened more and more, feeling he was in a bad situation: "When did I kill Guan Qiancheng? I haven't even seen him these days, without evidence, you'd better be cautious with your words."
"Still arguing! This morning, when I was patrolling with my master, I happened to find you sneaking into the territory of our Dawn Alliance. My master went to stop you, and you killed him!"
Guan Baishan stood resentfully beside You, without any hesitation now that You was backing him, he spoke out exactly what he saw.
After Guan Baishan finished, You placed a hand on his shoulder, calming the nearly collapsing Guan Baishan, then indignantly said:
"Fu Qiuzi, your Tianmu Race holds a grudge against senior Guan Qiancheng. Even if you dare to stand up and challenge him with dignity in a life-and-death duel, if he were to slip up and be killed by you, I would have no complaints. But you use such dastardly means of ambushing, have you disregarded our agreed rules?"
"Nonsense! Early this morning, I was discussing matters with our second village chief and others, when did I ever go to your Dawn Alliance territory? Our Daoists here can testify." Fu Qiuzi said.
You coldly said, "You killed someone, naturally you can find people to make false statements. You're all in cahoots, isn't it easy to cover up the truth for each other?"
Li Qianluo couldn't bear to listen anymore, with hands on hips, impatiently said, "Hey! Big mouth, just because you say you saw Fu Qiuzi commit murder, does it mean he truly committed murder? Can you condemn someone for murder with just your words? I could say I personally saw you killing Guan Qiancheng! Does that then mean it was you who killed Guan Qiancheng?"
You's face turned very dark, and she immediately rebuked, "Twisting words and prevarication! We have eyewitnesses here!"
"Are those witnesses not also your people? Planning a fake eyewitness testimony is something you can decide privately, isn't it? I'm vouched for Fu Qiuzi, and you don't believe it, yet expect your eyewitnesses to convince everyone?"
Li Qianluo was straightforward, knowing very well that Fu Qiuzi was not responsible for the incident, because last night, under the cover of darkness, Fu Qiuzi was with her searching for Xiang Beifei's whereabouts in the Giant Spirit Village.
More and more cultivators gathered, hearing Li Qianluo's words also nodded slightly, indeed, without direct evidence, it couldn't be concluded that Fu Qiuzi did it, the testimony of just Guan Baishan was insufficient to convince.
At this point, several more powerful figures descended from the sky, landing outside the valley. Unexpectedly, it was Flaming Six Wings and Night Demon among them.
"Young friend Guan Baishan, I just heard about this matter, please accept my condolences." Flaming Six Wings' body emanated a gentle white light, his expression was deeply sorrowful, as if a close relative had passed away, making him look like a benevolent divine being enveloped in light.
Night Demon also spoke: "Rest assured, since everyone agreed to rules along the Blackwater River, the one who violates them will surely face severe punishment! Should any Daoist truly have recklessly killed Daoist Guan Qiancheng, they must pay the price."
After saying this, he turned his gaze toward Li Qianluo and said: "Daoist Li, this matter can't be dismissed by your twisting of words to clear Fu Qiuzi of guilt. I've just investigated, Daoist Guan Qiancheng encountered trouble while patrolling the Blackwater Forest area—Blackwater Forest, is the name I and High Priest Xuwang set for the boundary between our Heavenly Demon Assembly and the Dawn Alliance territories.
And coincidentally, at dawn there were Daoists from our Heavenly Demon Assembly responsible for patrol. I inquired the relevant personnel on duty, and they mentioned that they heard noises from the Blackwater Forest, rushed over to witness the entire incident."
Night Demon waved his hand, and two Daoists stood behind him, both from the Mirror Eye Tribe. People from the Mirror Eye Tribe look rather peculiar; their eyes lack pupils and appear like flat mirrors, pure mirrors. If you look into their eyes, you can clearly see your own reflection.
"Wobei, Woke, you two brothers were patrolling in the Blackwater Forest at dawn. Tell us about the situation you encountered." Night Demon said.
"Yes."
The brothers Wobei and Woke slightly bowed, then the big guy, Wobei, said, "Here's the situation: we were patrolling, approaching Blackwater Forest, when we suddenly heard the sounds of a duel. The place was rather secluded, so we rushed over and happened to see—"
Wobei pointed at Fu Qiuzi and said, "We happened to see him there engaging in combat with Daoist Guan Qiancheng. We have evidence; everyone knows the ability of our Mirror Eye Tribe to record any scene we see and recreate it."
Wobei and Woke exchanged a glance, suddenly shooting out a beam of light from their eyes, resembling a light curtain. Very soon, a clear image appeared ahead.
In the light images projected from the mirror, Guan Qiancheng from the Xiongtou Race had just walked out of the forest when suddenly Fu Qiuzi rushed from behind, slashing at Guan Qiancheng. Guan Qiancheng was surprised and angry, but their back defense was high, and Fu Qiuzi didn't succeed in the first attack.
Fu Qiuzi then turned and left, with Guan Qiancheng pursuing him. Just as he reached the corner, he saw a cold flash, and Guan Qiancheng's head flew off.
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"Look quickly, Yi Laoliu from the Feather Race is also there!"
An observant Daoist immediately pointed to the image and exclaimed.
Indeed, Yi Laoliu from the Feather Race appeared beside a tree in the Blackwater Forest, verifying that the Feather Race did not lie.
"And over there is also Li Qianluo's shadow! Li Qianluo was present too!"
Wobei noticed the crowd failed to see it and then pointed out a figure hidden between trees for everyone to see, and Li Qianluo's shadow was indeed there!
"Li Qianluo actually teamed up with Fu Qiuzi to kill Guan Qiancheng! No wonder Li Qianluo spoke so unreasonably earlier; she is the mastermind behind it!"
The surrounding Daoists were also in an uproar!
Everyone knows the ability of the Mirror Eye Tribe; their mirror-like eyes are very powerful, able to reflect attacks in battle and record anything they see.
Therefore, their recording ability is quite convincing.
Previously, without the Wobei brothers stepping forward, it was impossible to confirm Fu Qiuzi's murder, but now the truth is revealed!
"Fu Qiuzi! What else do you have to say!" Guan Baishan angrily questioned.
"How is this possible?"
Fu Qiuzi was also very startled, suddenly being accused of murder, feeling utterly baffled.
Even Li Qianluo frowned slightly.
"Fu Qiuzi, Li Qianluo, you must now provide an explanation! With both witnesses and physical evidence against you, you unreasonably killed a member of our Dawn Alliance. As the leader of the Dawn Alliance, I will absolutely not let this go."
Xuwang High Priest righteously stared at Fu Qiuzi, eyes revealing endless intent to kill!
"It is absurd to be accused without cause; this is definitely not my doing. There must be something fishy going on!" Fu Qiuzi said in a deep voice.
However, at that moment, both Night Demon and Flaming Six Wings stood by Guan Baishan's side.
Flaming Six Wings' face shone with Holy Light, speaking with righteousness, "Fu Qiuzi, Li Qianluo, you are in cahoots, unjustly killing Daoist Guan Qiancheng and refusing to admit it. As the leader of Light Valley, I absolutely will not sit by idly."
"Correct! As the leader of Heavenly Demon Assembly, I must step forward to uphold justice. You two broke the rules first and must now face the consequences according to our set rules!" Night Demon coldly watched Li Qianluo, his body faintly emitting endless Demonic Qi.