"Prince Lin?!"
Upon hearing this name, the figures that appeared in the alley were all stunned.
Immediately afterwards, several gazes fell on Lin Jiangnian.
Lin Jiangnian followed behind Liu Su, glancing around from the corner of his eye, his gaze falling on these figures.
They are all masters with restrained aura and strong martial arts skills!
The clothes these people wore were almost the same as those of the Tianshen sect believers that Lin Jiangnian had met in Yanzhou.
Unexpectedly, the Tianshen Sect’s secret base in Beijing was located in this small town not far away.
At this moment, the figures around him seemed respectful, but their eyes were all on Lin Jiangnian. Lin Jiangnian remained calm, slightly raised his eyes and looked forward.
Not far in front of Liu Su, there stood a figure in black. The black robe he wore was different from that of the other Tianshen believers around him.
A pair of eagle-like eyes were staring at Lin Jiangnian. After a moment, they retracted their gaze and fell on Liu Su in front of them.
"Prince Lin?"
Liu Su glanced at him coldly: "Elder, are you doubting this Saint?"
“I dare not!”
Hawkeye quickly lowered his head and made way: "Saint, please come in!"
Liu Su looked straight ahead, flicked her sleeves and walked forward. Wearing a fiery red long dress, she came to the end of the alley, outside the courtyard gate, and walked in.
Lin Jiangnian followed behind Liu Su. When he passed by the man with the hooked eyes, he caught a glimpse of him out of the corner of his eye and saw that the other party was still staring at him without saying a word.
The cold look made Lin Jiangnian frown slightly, but he remained calm and followed Liu Su into the house.
The house was even more deserted than I had imagined.
Except for a few figures that appeared occasionally, there was no one around. On the branches of the trees in the yard, there were still trees admiring the snow, which was cold and lonely.
"who is he?"
Lin Jiangnian followed behind Liu Su and asked softly.
Liu Su paused slightly and said expressionlessly, "The fourth elder of the Celestial God Cult!"
"He seems to be hostile to me?" Lin Jiangnian thought of the other party's eyes just now, which were indeed a bit unfriendly.
Liu Su glanced back at him and said calmly, "He has a good relationship with the Great Elder."
"Grand Elder?"
Lin Jiangnian was slightly startled: "What does this have to do with your Great Elder?"
Liu Su paused slightly: "You don't know?"
"Know what?"
Liu Su turned back and was silent for a moment: "When you were in Yanzhou, did you ever meet a group of people from my Tianshen Sect?"
"Yanzhou?"
After being reminded by Liu Su, Lin Jiangnian quickly remembered that when he left Xunyang City and continued heading north, he was indeed attacked by the Tianshen Sect in Luma Town.
Among them, there is also a master with extremely high martial arts skills...
"That's your great elder?!"
Lin Jiangnian realized something.
Liu Su nodded silently.
“No wonder…”
At that time, Lin Jiangnian had suspected that this person was an elder of the Tianshen Sect, and now it seems that he was right.
In this way, the hostility of the Fourth Elder towards him just now can be fully explained.
Do you want to seek justice for their great elder?
"So, where is your Great Elder?"
That time in Lu Ma Town, the Great Elder attempted a sneak attack, but Lin Jiangnian was well prepared and had laid a tight net, causing the Great Elder to suffer heavy losses. In the end, he was the only one left to escape in a panic.
At that time, Lin Jiangnian sent people to hunt down and kill the elder, but the elder's whereabouts were strange, and a fire suddenly broke out at that time, so the pursuit failed.
After that, the whereabouts of the great elder became unknown.
Liu Su stared ahead quietly, her cold face showing no emotion: "Dead."
"Dead?"
Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised: "How did he die? Who killed him?!"
Liu Su glanced back at him and said lightly, "You."
"I?"
Lin Jiangnian was suspicious.
What does this have to do with him?
He really wanted to kill the great elder, but he underestimated the other party's ability to escape and failed to kill him.
He died suddenly!
What does it have to do with him?
"Everyone in the Celestial God Sect unanimously believes that the Great Elder died at your hands."
There was a meaningful glint in Liu Su's eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.
"Died at my hands?"
Lin Jiangnian looked confused. What did this have to do with him?
The Great Elder is dead, so he should take the blame?
He won’t carry it on his back!
No wonder the Fourth Elder had such a cold look in his eyes just now. It wasn't that he was unkind, but... he wanted to kill him?!
"Grand Elder..."
Lin Jiangnian was about to explain when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Liu Su's half-smile. At that moment, something seemed to flash through Lin Jiangnian's mind. He suddenly realized something and narrowed his eyes: "You..."
After a brief moment of hesitation and seeing the reaction on Liu Su's face, Lin Jiangnian wondered why he hadn't reacted yet?
The Great Elder...died at her hands?!
A look of surprise appeared on Lin Jiangnian's face as he looked at her.
Seeing Liu Su's indifferent eyes, he slowly retracted his gaze and looked ahead: "Follow closely, if you die here... I won't care about you!"
This reaction...
It’s confirmed!
The Great Elder really died at the hands of Liu Su?!
For a moment, Lin Jiangnian's eyes were inexplicably complicated.
This Saint Lady Liu is really a ruthless person who doesn't talk much...
When he was in the Prince Lin's Mansion, he had heard that Liu Su was not on good terms with the Great Elder of the Heavenly God Sect, and that Liu Su had expressed his dissatisfaction with the Great Elder between the lines of his writing.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Liu Su quietly killed the elder...
He also put the blame on Lin Jiangnian.
"That's not very kind of you!"
Seeing Liu Su walking forward, Lin Jiangnian quickly followed her and whispered, "You killed someone? How can you put the blame on me? Why don't you tell me about this?!"
Liu Su didn't stop, looking forward, and said in a slightly relaxed tone: "Is it not possible?"
"Wouldn't it be me who takes the blame for you and bears the responsibility for killing your Great Elder?"
"Um."
"You're not responsible?"
Liu Su turned back slightly: "How do you want to take responsibility?"
But just as she met Lin Jiangnian's gaze, Liu Su's expression became a little unnatural. She quickly looked away and looked forward: "The leader also knows that the great elder died at your hands."
Lin Jiangnian: “…”
When Lin Jiangnian suddenly heard the news, he felt inexplicably complicated.
Taking the blame again!
It’s just that the blame I bear this time is hard to describe...
"Why didn't you tell me about this before?"
Lin Jiangnian asked in a deep voice, somewhat angrily.
Why didn't she tell him about such a big thing before?
Liu Su's answer was concise and to the point: "You didn't ask."
"Then why did you frame me?"
"I didn't frame you!"
Liu Su spoke lightly and glanced back at him.
No frame-up?
Just with this one glance, Lin Jiangnian suddenly realized something.
He clearly remembered it...that time, the Great Elder wanted to assassinate Lin Jiangnian, but Lin Jiangnian set a trap for him. Except for the Great Elder, all the others were caught.
So, how did Liu Su know about this?
The only explanation...
There is only one possibility!
Did the great elder meet Liu Su while fleeing?
Then……
Was he killed by Liu Su? !
And then...
So it was natural for Lin Jiangnian to take the blame?!
After realizing this, Lin Jiangnian felt more complicated.
"Are you scared?"
When Liu Su saw Lin Jiangnian's complicated expression, the corners of her mouth raised even more.
"I took such a huge blame for you, you have to compensate me!"
Lin Jiangnian gritted his teeth.
"Why should I compensate you?"
"Do you believe me telling the truth?"
"you go."
Liu Su was not afraid at all, and said calmly: "See if anyone will believe you."
“…”
The two of them were talking and bickering in low voices as they crossed the courtyard and soon arrived at a backyard gate.
When approaching the backyard, Liu Su suddenly stopped.
The expression on her face gradually became serious. She took a deep breath and glanced back at Lin Jiangnian.
Although she didn't say anything, Lin Jiangnian understood what she meant and nodded slightly.
Liu Su finally felt relieved and walked to the backyard. He lowered his eyes slightly and said coldly, "Master, I have brought Prince Lin here!"
The voice was crisp, with a hint of coldness, without any emotion, and echoed in the yard.
silence!
silence.
There was no response.
There was no emotion on Liu Su's face. She stood there quietly, motionless.
Lin Jiangnian raised his head slightly and tried to look into the courtyard through the gate in front of him.
What is the origin of this leader of the Tianshen religion?
It was not until a long time later that the silent and deserted atmosphere seemed to be suddenly broken.
"Come in."
A hoarse and cold voice sounded.
No emotion.
Like a cold machine.
Hearing this voice, Liu Su finally raised her eyes slightly, glanced at Lin Jiangnian behind her, and took the lead to step into the yard.
Lin Jiangnian followed closely behind and walked into the yard.
This was an extremely simple courtyard, its furnishings ordinary, devoid of any highlights, and without a trace of connection to the Celestial God Cult. I'd always imagined that cults would have their own totems or something, but this courtyard had none of that.
Lin Jiangnian glanced around and looked forward. Liu Su came to the eaves in front of the courtyard, pushed open the door under the eaves and walked in.
Lin Jiangnian followed behind, and when he approached the gate, he saw that there was an entrance to a tunnel in the room.
Liu Su, wearing a red long dress, was standing at the entrance of the tunnel. After signaling to Lin Jiangnian, she stepped into the tunnel.
Lin Jiangnian stared at the tunnel and finally perked up.
I'm about to meet the leader, so next... I have to be more cautious!
As soon as I stepped into the tunnel, it seemed like a completely different world appeared before my eyes.
The simple courtyard just now looked like an ordinary house, but now in the dim light, strange and abstract patterns were carved on the stone walls on both sides of the tunnel, which looked hideous and creepy.
The dim red light made the surrounding atmosphere even more eerie, giving people an indescribable sense of oppression.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Lin Jiangnian always feels that this sense of oppression is not simple!
The tunnel wasn't very big, only enough for two people to walk side by side. Lin Jiangnian followed behind Liu Su, quietly watching the figure in front of him in a long red dress. The lights stretched her figure very long, adding a bit of unusual charm to her temperament.
It has to be said that this Saintess of the Celestial God Religion inexplicably gave Lin Jiangnian a sense of strangeness at this moment!
There is also an indescribable sense of excitement!
After passing through the tunnel, we soon arrived at the depths of the tunnel.
The closer you get to here, the more inexplicably oppressive you feel!
Several stone gates appeared in front of the two people.
There are some strange stone tools placed around the stone gate. The brighter the light, the more eerie the surroundings become.
The cold breath seemed to penetrate from the heart, becoming more and more creepy.
The tunnel gave people an inexplicable feeling of femininity.
It's hard to describe.
Liu Su walked to one of the stone gates, her cold face still without any emotion.
"Master, I have brought the person here!"
This time, the silence didn't last long.
Soon, a rumbling sound of a stone gate was heard from the front.
The stone door in front of the two of them slowly opened.
A strange scent of sandalwood came, and Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes and glanced inside the stone gate.
Dim!
An altar can be vaguely seen, and in front of the altar, a figure is sitting cross-legged with his back to the door.
"Come in."
The hoarse voice sounded again, coming from the figure inside the stone gate.
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's eyes suddenly focused.
Is this person's voice?
In this underground stone chamber, I can actually hear Liu Su's voice outside the courtyard just now?
Could his voice penetrate this stone chamber and reach outside the courtyard?
How strong should this kind of internal force be?
Lin Jiangnian's expression gradually became solemn.
This person is the leader of the Celestial God Cult? !
His martial arts are indeed not simple!
In front, Liu Su looked back at Lin Jiangnian and walked into the stone chamber.
Lin Jiangnian withdrew his gaze, calmed his mind, and followed him into the stone chamber.
Adjusting to the darkness, he glanced around the stone chamber. It was simple. Aside from an altar in front, housing several unknown deities, and an incense burner thick with sandalwood, there was nothing else unusual.
After glancing for a moment, Lin Jiangnian's eyes fell on a dark figure sitting cross-legged on a cushion in front of the altar.
From the back, it was a burly figure, covered from head to toe in a black robe that completely enveloped the entire person, leaving no other features visible.
Except for all black, it’s still black!
Lin Jiangnian stared for a few seconds, not knowing if it was an illusion, but the faint aura coming from the black-robed figure made him feel a little uneasy.
There was an oppressive aura, but for some reason, Lin Jiangnian could not sense any breath of life from the other person.
Like... a dead person?
Why is this?
Lin Jiangnian turned his head to look at Liu Su beside him, but saw that she was looking at the altar in front of her intently, without saying a word.
There was an indescribable emotion on his cold profile.
silence!
No one spoke again.
Many thoughts flashed through Lin Jiangnian's mind, and his eyes gradually calmed down.
No words were spoken either.
There was an eerie silence in the stone chamber.
After an unknown amount of time, the dark figure sitting in front of the altar like a sculpture finally moved.
As if alive, he slowly raised his head.
Then, he slowly stood up, and the body shrouded in black robes finally slowly emerged.
He stared at the statue on the altar in front of him for a moment, then slowly turned around and his eyes fell on Lin Jiangnian standing beside him.
Eye contact!
Lin Jiangnian finally saw the true face of the leader of the Heavenly God Sect... Under the black robe, there was a strange and hideous mask.
Beneath the creepy mask were a pair of calm eyes, staring at Lin Jiangnian.
"You are the Prince of Lin?!"
“…”
