The Evil Dragon Harms the Innocent
The Teleportation Array had only been set up for a short time, and Sang Ying and the others hadn't even had a chance to make contact with the other powerful figures.
Bad news soon reached everyone's ears—the evil dragon imprisoned in the Limitless Sect's dungeon had escaped and was causing trouble in a village on the outskirts of the city.
It is said that by the time Sect Master Wu realized something was wrong and followed his aura, all two hundred-plus households in the village had perished.
Enraged, Sect Master Wu summoned several powerful figures who were still guests at the Limitless Sect, and only then were they able to barely manage to capture him again.
The hundreds of gruesome corpses are still lying at the Limitless Sect's mountain gate. The mortals from the village who escaped the calamity by going to the city on business are kneeling there, waiting for Sect Master Wu to take justice for them!
The news was carried by the wind and quickly reached the ears of everyone in the Limitless Sect, like a drop of water falling into hot oil, causing the whole pot of oil to sizzle.
Sang Ying naturally didn't believe such words. She had spent many years with Jiang Zhuoxue. Perhaps in his early years he was full of resentment towards cultivators, but he would only seek revenge on those who had hurt him.
How could someone who had been locked up in a dungeon for days suddenly break free and attack unarmed mortals without any provocation?
Sang Ying knew Jiang Zhuoxue's personality well and was willing to believe him, but that didn't mean others were willing to believe him as well.
The disciples of the Limitless Sect, in particular, were more inclined to believe their sect leader and the saying, "Those Non-Self of our kind will surely have different hearts."
Sang Ying didn't know what the others were thinking, but she understood that this was undoubtedly a great opportunity for Sect Master Wu.
Jiang Zhuoxue had no bad reputation in the Black Tortoise Realm before, so even if Sect Master Wu captured him, he had no reason to take his life.
But if the crime of killing innocent people is really pinned on Jiang Zhuoxue, then his reputation as an "evil dragon" will be confirmed. At that time, even if the people of Sword Frost Cliff and Star-Forging Sect speak up, they will definitely not be able to save Jiang Zhuoxue's life!
She dared not think any further and rushed toward the bodies of the innocent victims.
Perhaps the remains of those people will give her some clues.
This matter alarmed many people, not only in Sang Ying's courtyard, but also in Sword Frost Cliff and Star-Forging Sect, who had arranged for people to go out and inquire early on.
Fu Shuangjiang bumped into Sang Ying at the gate of the Limitless Sect. Several groups of people collided, and their faces were full of worry.
"Fellow Daoist Sang Ying, don't worry. Our sect leader has already said that the wounds inflicted by Dragon Race and cultivators are different. As long as we see those people's corpses, we will definitely be able to get to the bottom of this matter!" Before Fu Shuangjiang could even speak, his junior brother preemptively comforted Sang Ying.
Although Sword Frost Cliff didn't know much about Jiang Zhuoxue's character, they understood what kind of person Sang Ying was. They believed that Jiang Zhuoxue, who could befriend Sang Ying, could not be an evil dragon who indiscriminately slaughtered innocent people.
Ji Fucang and the others also believed in Sang Ying.
"Yes, I know." Regardless, the other person's words of comfort eased Sang Ying's mood somewhat. "I also believe that Jiang Zhuoxue was definitely wronged."
The group's voices weren't quiet, and they didn't try to conceal them, so their conversation naturally reached the ears of the aggrieved party.
The young man looked to be only in his early twenties, with a somewhat youthful appearance. He was kneeling before his family members' corpses, his eyes red and his face deathly pale.
Upon hearing Sang Ying's words, his hateful gaze fell upon her. "Ha! You say he was wronged, but is he really wronged? You didn't even witness this yourself, how dare you spout such nonsense in front of my parents' corpses?!"
The young man once held monks in awe, but today he seemed to have shed all his timidity, single-mindedly seeking justice for his family.
As he looked at the crowd rushing towards him, his former envy of cultivators turned into resentment and hatred.
"Hey, how can you talk like that? You're someone who's been busy working outside, you haven't experienced it firsthand, have you? How can you talk like you saw Jiang Zhuoxue kill someone with your own eyes?" Fu Shuangjiang's junior brother couldn't stand it and immediately retorted.
Upon hearing this, the young man's swollen eyes widened again. He ripped off the white cloth covering the two corpses in front of him, revealing the charred remains that were unrecognizable.
"I didn't see him commit the crime with my own eyes, but I witnessed this horrific scene!" Tears rolled down the young man's cheeks. "My parents had no grudge against that evil dragon. If he wanted to vent his anger, why didn't he take it out on you cultivators instead of taking the lives of my entire village?!"
He hated these people with a passion. They were cultivators favored by the Heavenly Dao, yet they refused to protect innocent mortals, instead dragging them into these kinds of things time and time again.
Since his family has been destroyed and he no longer intends to live on, he decided to abandon his former timidity and vent all the resentment he had accumulated over the years.
Many of the onlookers were disciples of the Limitless Sect. Seeing the young man go from insulting the evil dragon at the beginning to even cursing them, the cultivators, how could they tolerate it?
"You mortal, how dare you! We're already doing you a huge favor by helping you collect your remains, and now our sect leader is even planning to seek justice for you. How dare you spout such nonsense here? Believe me, I'll send you back to your family right now!" Enraged, an inner disciple of the Limitless Sect drew his sword and faced the young man's arrogant eyes.
Before the man could even grip his sword properly, Sang Ying flicked it away with a single stroke.
That disciple was also a swordsman, and had long since cultivated to the Golden Core. However, he never expected that Sang Ying would humiliate him the moment he drew his sword, and he immediately began to hate Sang Ying.
Before he could even question the young man and teach him a lesson, everyone felt a powerful pressure coming straight at their faces.
Sang Ying and the others only felt uncomfortable, but they could still persevere. However, ordinary people like the young man were instantly thrown to the ground by this oppressive force.
If Ji Fucang hadn't intervened in time, the young man would probably have smashed the floor of the Limitless Sect.
Sect Master Wu hovered high in the air, looking down at the people below with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
After scanning the hundreds of charred corpses, he suppressed his joy and announced loudly, "The evil Jiang Zhuoxue escaped from the dungeon by accident and, in a fit of rage, brutally murdered four hundred innocent villagers of Peach Blossom Village. Now, the sect leaders and I have investigated the matter and confirmed that it was the evil dragon who did it."
The young man looked at Sang Ying and the others, his eyes filled with unmistakable sarcasm.
"The evil dragon's deeds are heinous and intolerable to the Heavenly Dao. After deliberation, the various sects have decided to sentence the evil dragon to beheading at the Limitless Sect in two days. This will be to comfort the spirits of the hundreds of innocent victims in heaven!"
A note from the author:
That's all for today, see you tomorrow!