Chapter 46

"Ridiculous! Nonsense! Who would believe such ghost stories?"

Du Haitian roared, interrupting everyone's thoughts and snapping them out of their shock.

Then he sneered at Ling Yushi, his face full of ridicule, "We don't even know if Qin Lie is foolish or not, but even if he isn't, do you really think a Body Refinement Realm martial artist could always have the upper hand and turn a certain death situation around? The idea that he used the Magic Wolf King to kill the Ice Shattering Manor is even more absurd! A mere wooden statue could make the Magic Wolf King submit—do you think you're telling jokes?"

Upon hearing this, those who were still in shock also showed looks of confusion.

Ling Yushi's words were simply too hard to believe, making everyone doubt that Qin Lie alone could have taken the initiative, turned the tide, and saved the Ling family from a desperate situation, while also striking a blow to the Ice Shattering Manor's martial artists.

"Senior Ye, do you believe her one-sided words?" Du Haitian, now calm, turned to ask.

Ye Yangqiu also fell silent.

To him, Ling Yushi's account seemed absurd and unrealistic, and he couldn't believe it.

"The fact is that the Ling family colluded with the Ice Shattering Manor, leading to the near annihilation of the Feng and Gao families, and the sacrifice of Liu Yan from our pavilion. I find Feng Bin's account more reasonable and trustworthy. Moreover, Feng Bin has letters of correspondence between the Ling family and the Ice Shattering Manor, which you have already examined and confirmed to be from the Ice Shattering Manor," Du Haitian said.

"I also have a piece of evidence!"

At this moment, Du Jiaolan suddenly stepped forward with a cold smile, her gaze venomous as she looked at Ling Chengye. Then, at Ye Yangqiu's nod, she continued, "When that fool and Ling Yushi were engaged, the dowry included the Hundred Meridian Pill and the Sea Parting Pill, as well as many high-grade spirit stones. The Ling family, with their financial resources, could never possess such treasures!"

She sneered, "They must have been obtained through collusion with the Ice Shattering Manor!"

"Stop spouting nonsense! Those were from Qin Lie, what does it have to do with my Ling family?" Ling Chengye roared, his face anxious, cold sweat pouring down his body from Du Jiaolan's words.

"What virtue or ability does that fool have to possess such precious spirit pills and stones? They must be hidden by you!" Du Jiaolan sneered, her voice harsh, "I was puzzled at the time, wondering where those spirit pills and stones came from. Now I understand—they were obtained through your collusion with the Ice Shattering Manor. You were trying to clear their origins through the engagement ceremony so that your daughter could take them openly. What a deep and sinister plan!"

Her words sent chills down the spines of the Ling family, giving them a sense of impending disaster.

The strange events at the engagement ceremony were still fresh in everyone's minds, and they were puzzled about the origin of the spirit pills and stones in the dowry, unsure of what had happened.

—They didn't believe those things came from Qin Lie.

Today, after Du Haitian and Du Jiaolan's words, some of the Ling family members secretly suspected that Ling Chengye had been secretly colluding with the Ice Shattering Manor, betraying the Star Cloud Pavilion to obtain precious cultivation materials.

Once this thought arose, their gazes toward the Ling Chengye family changed, filled with doubt and anger.

Traitors... were not accepted by anyone, not even by their own clan. This was an unforgivable crime!

Seeing the suspicious gazes of their clan members, Ling Chengye and his daughter's backs turned cold. Ling Xuanxuan trembled slightly, her teeth clenched, feeling her body growing colder.

Ling Yushi's face was pale, feeling a sense of despair and helplessness. She hadn't expected Du Jiaolan's words to be so sharp and venomous, realizing that the Ling family had underestimated her cunning and malice.

The crime of betraying the Star Cloud Pavilion was enough to have their entire family executed, leaving them in an irredeemable situation!

"Those spirit pills and materials, I truly had no knowledge of. They all came from Qin Lie and have nothing to do with my Ling family!" Ling Chengye, with a stern face, insisted, glaring at Du Jiaolan like a cornered beast, "These are all your speculations. What evidence do you have that those spirit pills and medicines came from the Ice Shattering Manor?"

Du Jiaolan's expression faltered, but she quickly retorted, "Any clear-eyed person can see it."

Ling Chengye insisted he had no knowledge, and Du Jiaolan couldn't prove the items came from the Ice Shattering Manor, leaving everyone in doubt but unable to truly confirm the matter.

"Are the pills still there? The Sea Parting Pill... is best taken when breaking through to the Origin Opening Realm. You probably haven't refined it yet, right?" At this moment, Ye Yangqiu looked at Ling Yushi and asked coldly.

Ling Yushi was taken aback, nodding gently, "It's still with me."

"Bring the Sea Parting Pill for me to see." Ye Yangqiu extended his hand.

Ling Yushi didn't say anything more, carefully taking out a jade bottle and obediently presenting it.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ye Yangqiu took the bottle, opened it, and poured out a fragrant pill, squinting to examine it closely...

A few seconds later, Ye Yangqiu's face suddenly turned cold, and he said sternly, "It indeed came from the Ice Shattering Manor!"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yushi's body trembled violently, her beautiful eyes filled with extreme fear. Ling Chengye and his brother, as well as Ling Xuanxuan, were also struck with a sense of impending doom.

Du Jiaolan and Du Haitian, on the other hand, had bright eyes and were extremely excited.

The Ling family members were shocked, pointing at Ling Chengye, Ling Xuanxuan, and Ling Yushi, cursing them for their crimes, saying they deserved death for colluding with the Ice Shattering Manor, and that their entire family should be executed.

Only Ling Xin, Ling Feng, and those who had gone to the Heavenly Wolf Mountain, having personally fought against the Ice Shattering Manor, knew that the Ling family could not have colluded with them, and were loudly defending Ling Chengye, saying the situation was not as everyone thought.

However, their defense seemed weak in the eyes of the others, and many treated them as traitors as well.

"I am very familiar with the Ice Shattering Manor's items. This Sea Parting Pill has a tiny ice pattern on its surface, a unique mark of the Ice Shattering Manor's alchemists. I can confirm that the Sea Parting Pill came from the Ice Shattering Manor!" He held up the pill, pointing to a small mark on its surface, and showed it to Ling Chengye.

Ling Chengye, upon seeing it, felt a chill run through his body.

Ye Yangqiu was not lying; there was indeed a tiny ice pattern on the bottom of the Sea Parting Pill, visible only by looking closely.

After receiving the pills, they had never opened the bottle, so they had never noticed.

"Do you have anything else to say?" Ye Yangqiu's expression was cold.

"The pills came from Qin Lie, and we truly had no knowledge of it. Please, Senior Ye, investigate clearly and give us the Ling family justice!" Ling Chengye's eyes were bloodshot, roaring like a wild beast.

"Still trying to argue at the brink of death!" Du Haitian roared, then said, "This matter seems to involve only the main branch of the Ling family, not the other clan members. Please, Senior Ye, investigate thoroughly!"

"Seal off the courtyard first." Ye Yangqiu ordered.

His subordinates immediately spread out, surrounding the area, preventing anyone from leaving.

Seeing this, Du Haitian immediately smiled, while Ling Chengye and his family turned ashen.

"Capture those who returned from the Heavenly Wolf Mountain and search them." Ye Yangqiu continued to order.

His subordinates approached Ling Feng and the others, their faces cold and filled with intense killing intent.

One of them said, "Liu Yan was still drinking with me a month ago, and now he's been killed by traitors. You're in our hands, and you won't die easily!"

"What are you doing?" Ling Xin roared, drawing his weapon, his expression mad, "Damn it, it's the Feng family slandering us! We fought hard and barely escaped. You're actually going to attack us?"

"If it weren't for Qin Lie, I would have died at the hands of the Feng family long ago. If you dare to touch me today, I'll fight to the death!" Ling Xiao was also extremely agitated.

"Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!" Ye Yangqiu said coldly.

"Ling Xiao, Ling Xin! Be quiet! Don't move!" Ling Yushi screamed, her voice on the verge of tears, "Put down your weapons. I believe the Star Cloud Pavilion will uncover the truth! You know, Brother Liu Yan is on his way back to the Star Cloud Pavilion. Although his journey is longer, he will eventually arrive!"

Hearing this, Ling Xiao and Ling Xin hesitated, then, under Ling Chengye's loud reprimand, obediently put down their weapons and submitted.

Soon, Ye Yangqiu's subordinates began searching Ling Xiao, Ling Feng, Ling Xin, and the others, finding many spirit stones and materials, as well as some lower-grade spirit pills.

Ye Yangqiu identified a few of the spirit pills and found that they also came from the Ice Shattering Manor, his expression becoming even more sinister.

Earlier, when Ling Yushi explained the outcome, she had not mentioned that they had obtained spirit stones and pills from the bodies of the Ice Shattering Manor's dead, intending to keep them for themselves. Now, this had backfired...

"It seems you all benefited from the Ice Shattering Manor." Du Haitian sneered.

Ling Chengye and his brother, as well as Ling Yushi, felt they were at the end of their rope. With the current evidence against them, if Ye Yangqiu acted rashly, it would be enough to have them all executed.

"Senior Ye, I think there's no need to bring them back to the pavilion for a trial. They should be executed on the spot." Du Haitian smiled, his eyes cold as he looked at Ling Chengye and the others, "My people can help, and I can assist in killing the head of the Ling family..."

Ling Chengye suddenly roared, "Du Haitian! You've been plotting against the Ling family all along, just for the position of head of the Ling family? For your mistress and her two bastards?! You killed my wife years ago, and now you're coming after my daughter and me. Today, even if I die, I'll take you with me!"

At this point, Ling Chengye was nearly breaking down, unleashing the anger he had suppressed for years, "Cousin? Yes, Du Jiaolan is your cousin! But do you think people don't know about your dirty deeds? Du Jiaolan gave birth to Du Heng after only seven months of being with my Ling family. You know who his father is!"

"Two years later, she went to the Star Cloud Pavilion and soon gave birth to Du Fei! You know who the fathers of these bastards are! I also know how my second brother died!"

"Stop spouting nonsense!" Du Jiaolan roared, "My second brother died from overexertion in cultivation, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Are you trying to bite me even as you die?" Du Haitian's face was extremely sinister, "Talking nonsense without evidence, you really deserve to die."

He looked at Ye Yangqiu, his face awkward, and said with a forced smile, "Ling Chengye is just a mad dog biting people as he dies. Senior Ye, don't listen to his nonsense."

After a pause, he added, "Why don't we join forces and kill him first? The others can be brought back to the pavilion for further questioning. What do you think?"

Ye Yangqiu frowned, his eyes flashing with sinister thoughts. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Whether it's the pills at the engagement ceremony or the trip to the Heavenly Wolf Mountain, there's a key person involved... Where is this person? I want to see him and hear what he has to say. His name is Qin Lie, right? Bring Qin Lie to me!"

"There's no need to bother with him. Qin Lie is just a fool. Ling Chengye and Ling Yushi are using a fool to make up stories to avoid their own responsibility. The idea of a fool offering spirit pills and saving the Ling family, making the Magic Wolf King attack the Ice Shattering Manor, is just an excuse," Du Jiaolan smiled sweetly at Ye Yangqiu and said, "Finding Qin Lie is pointless. A fool can't speak and has a poor mind. It would be a waste of time."

"Who are you calling a fool, you incestuous woman?" At this moment, from behind the Ling family crowd, a voice unfamiliar to most people suddenly rang out.

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