Zhu Qiansi

Lin Yu had previously realized that Xuan Yunzi meant no harm, but that didn't mean he completely believed everything Lin Yu Xuan Yunzi said.

The absence of malice does not necessarily mean he is being honest.

As a "Fraudster," Lin Yu knew very well that sometimes Deception was not out of malice, or even goodwill—the victim of Fraud was very likely just a part of the Fraud's plan.

However, when considering the premise that "Xuan Yunzi may be lying and concealing information," his entire statement becomes riddled with coincidences, vagueness, and ambiguity.

Perhaps, some of them are simply due to their age, and he doesn't know for sure.

But...

With so many loopholes for "faking" and "Fraud," Lin Yu didn't believe the other party hadn't deliberately slipped in a dozen or so lies.

Certainly...

The unexpected revelation of the Taiqing Sect's long-standing scandals was something Lin Yu hadn't anticipated.

Seeing the winds shift and the fact that all six "outsiders" had sided with them, they realized that the situation was quite different.

Chen Yuanye looked at Xuan Yunzi: "You hypocritical Daoist priest, you've finally shown your true colors!"

Xuan Yunzi's face turned grim as he looked at Chen Yuanye: "Even so, Yaomo is Yaomo... Our ancestor may have made a mistake back then, but that spider Yaomo is still a great demon that wreaks havoc on the human world. If we let it continue to grow, it won't just be Willow Town that suffers!"

Xuan Yunzi looked at the Player, cupped his hands, and said, "I admit... I did Deception the six heroes and young friends from beyond the realm. I also admit that perhaps the actions of our ancestor three hundred years ago were inappropriate, but... the Prison Mountain Realm three hundred years ago was even more chaotic and disorderly than it is now, and sometimes we had no choice but to resort to some less-than-ideal methods."

Gao Shan sighed, "Does the worst-case scenario mean dealing with a Yaomo has killed hundreds of people, even at the cost of millions of lives?"

"Inappropriate, absolutely inappropriate!"

The Snowy Owl spoke in a cold voice, its tone extremely unfriendly.

Xuan Yunzi was speechless, then sighed again, "This old Daoist is willing to atone for the sins of my Taiqing Sect's founder with my death to the millions of people of Willow Town, but... even though my founder's sins in this matter are grave, this Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord must never be released! This Yaomo has been ravaging the world for too long; if it were to reappear, it would truly be a case of those millions of innocent Living Beings dying in vain!"

Xuan Yunzi spoke earnestly, and the Player fell into deep thought once again.

At this moment, Chen Yuanye spoke again, "Hahahahahaha!"

He burst into laughter. Xuan Yunzi glared at Chen Yuanye and demanded, "What are you laughing at now?"

"Xuan Yunzi, little Daoist," Chen Yuanye said with a loud laugh, "You're still spouting nonsense that's impossible to distinguish right from wrong and turns black into white—but I don't blame you. You intentionally concealed what happened before, but what happened next, you really don't know!"

"Your ancestor committed two crimes. First, in order to kill the Thousand-Eyed Thousand-Silk Demon Lord, he did not hesitate to kill millions of innocent people! This act, which he claimed to Righteous Path and thought he could decide the life and death of others, was a crime of presumption and arrogance!"

"Second..."

Chen Yuanye said coldly, "He's stupid!"

"Three hundred and fifty years ago, the Righteous Path and Martial Arts School of the Daoist Sect joined forces to investigate a mysterious Yaomo that had killed countless people... The Yaomo's characteristics were that it killed without leaving a trace, and after killing, it would make the victims disappear without a trace and then become puppets," Chen Yuanye said. "The Taiqing Patriarch tracked down a spider Yaomo had transformed into human form and was lurking in Willow Town. He found that its 'Karma Threads' supernatural power seemed to be very similar to the Yaomo that had been causing trouble at that time, so he identified it as the evil Yaomo and took ruthless action against it."

"However... your Taiqing Patriarch was wrong!"

"Although that Yaomo possesses the supernatural power of 'Karma Threads,' it has been living in Willow Town for over thirty years under the alias 'Zhu Qiansi,' and has absolutely no time or motive to commit the crime."

"Although it is Yaomo, it is Yaomo that has cultivated for a long time and is inherently kind. It lives in this Willow Town, treating people kindly and peacefully, and everyone praises it."

Xuan Yunzi stared at Chen Yuanye, and asked blankly, "What did you say?"

"I'm telling you, your Taiqing Patriarch killed the wrong demon! Zhu Qiansi wasn't some kind of Yaomo wreaked havoc on the world at all. She was a kind and benevolent demon who tried hard to integrate into the human world, making a living by telling fortunes and prophecies in the town!"

Chen Yuanye spoke again, his tone already somewhat agitated.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yunzi was Lightning strike, muttering, "Impossible, impossible..."

"What's impossible?" Chen Yuanye looked at Lin Yu. "Do you know why Xie Chong's remains was the key to Willow Town and Zhu Qiansi breaking the seal and reappearing in the world?"

Lin Yu looked at Chen Yuanye, who had suddenly started talking to him again, and asked in a very Venue, "Why is that?"

"The abandoned baby that the Taiqing Patriarch picked up back then was Xie Chong's ancestor," Chen Yuanye's tone softened, "But in fact, it wasn't an abandoned baby at all, but rather... Zhu Qiansi's offspring."

"In her twelfth year living in Willow Town, she met and married a pawnshop accountant in town, and they had a son."

Therefore, Xie Chong carries Zhu Qiansi's Bloodline.

As Chen Yuanye was speaking, Xuan Yunzi suddenly thought of something and excitedly said...

"No, no, you said Zhu Qiansi was kind-hearted, but she still killed thousands of people—that's what you just said."

"Moreover, seven or eight out of ten people in the town are afflicted by the Karma Threads... There are no benevolent Yaomo in this world; no Yaomo can suppress its cannibalistic nature!"

Chen Yuanye looked at Xuan Yunzi and sighed.

"That's because Zhu Qiansi makes a living by performing divination... How could a spider demon like her have learned such Fang Techniques as divination? Of course, she does it through the Karma Threads Divine Ability."

"As for the thousands who died... if your Taiqing Patriarch had investigated back then, you would have known that those who died were originally heinous criminals who refused to reform."

"Some commit adultery, some murder and robbery... Zhu Qiansi merely took their souls and then used their souls to perform the 'Karma Threads' supernatural power to help those good people do better."

"After being killed by Zhu Qiansi, they returned to town with the attitude of 'turning over a new leaf' and 'repenting'—what do you think made Willow Town transform from an ordinary large town into the number one town among the Two Mountains and Six Hells in those years?"

Xuan Yunzi looked at Chen Yuanye, speechless.

After a long silence, he finally spoke, "Just who... are you?"

"Willow Town is just a survivor who received Zhu Qiansi's favor back then," Chen Yuanye said in a low voice. "No... he didn't really survive. He just managed to retain a sliver of consciousness and can still move around thanks to Miss's abilities."

Then, Chen Yuanye looked at Lin Yu.

"Alright, now that you've heard it all, you probably know right from wrong, don't you?"

Lin Yu looked at Chen Yuanye and nodded slightly.

"I understand, but I still have questions..."

"Since Xie Chong is a descendant of Zhu Qiansi, why did you kill him and divide his body into five pieces?"

"Why then entrust Jinfu Escort Agency to be transported to that 'Willow Town' now?"