Chapter 48 Chapter 48: Yu Xuzi's Bizarre and Violent Death

Dong Mingzi coughed twice, cleared his throat, and said: "I am not good enough..." Before he could finish his sentence, his disciples were still applauding and cheering, when suddenly someone said: "You were originally You don't deserve to be the head of this sect!" The voice was thin and clear, like a silk thread, and the cheers and applause of so many people couldn't cover it up! What is even more striking is that the voice came from a group of disciples of the Kongtong Sect. It was obvious that some of his disciples were dissatisfied!All the guests were astonished, and the disciples of the Kongtong Sect even looked at each other in blank dismay.

This sudden turn of events was unexpected, and Dachudong Mingzi did not expect it. After the "opening remark" of "De Bo Neng Xian", he was going to pretend to give way, and then pretended to have to accept the position of head.The second sentence was exactly what he wanted to say hypocritically: "I am not worthy to be the head of this sect", but unexpectedly, that person said it first. Dong Mingzi never dreamed that some of his disciples would dare to openly oppose him as the head of the sect. His wishful thinking was to show that he was unanimously supported by the Kongtong faction in front of the famous martial arts masters who were watching the ceremony. Only willing to "reluctantly".Who knew that such a big loss of face would happen.

In order to save face, Dong Mingzi had no choice but to pretend not to hear, blushed, and continued: "I, I was not worthy to take on the burden of being the head of the sect, and I am loved by senior brother..." Before the words were finished, the voice just now sounded again He said: "Brothers are friends, and they give and receive privately, so shameless!" This time, there was no sound of cheers and applause, and everyone heard it more clearly. Dong Mingzi couldn't pretend he didn't hear, and shouted angrily: "Whoever is talking, stand up for me!" Even Makoto Dong scolded the words "friends are traitors".However, although Dong Zhenzi was angry, he was not without some satisfaction in his heart, and said immediately: "Junior brother, although this friend's words are extremely rude, but since he accused us of giving and receiving privately, let's follow the rules, so as not to Make outsiders gossip."

Dong Mingzi was so angry that he fainted, and immediately asked: "What rules?" Dong Zhenzi said loudly: "Anyone who refuses to accept Dong Mingzi as the head, please propose a second candidate!" After talking three times in a row, no one proposed a second candidate. Dong Mingzi felt that he had saved a little bit of face, and was about to speak, when the man jumped ahead of him and said: "You cultivate party members and convince people with strength, even the senior brother in charge is afraid of you, who dares to say no to you?" Words, aren't you afraid that you will punish dissidents?"

Dong Mingzi sneered suddenly, and shouted: "This person is clearly not a disciple of his sect, he came here to make trouble! Hurry, catch the spies!" It was strange to say that the voice came from the crowd of Kongtong sect disciples, but every time the voice sounded, all the disciples were paying attention to the people around them, and they couldn't find out who was speaking.When there was a lot of commotion, the voice came up again: "Who is the spy? I think you are the spy who colluded with the Qing court!" Dong Mingzi's complexion darkened, and he made a gesture to tell the disciples to stop the noise, and said: "Everyone can understand now that this person is pretending to be a disciple of the Kongtong Sect, and he came here to stir up trouble, intending to provoke discord between our brothers and sisters, and intending to The one who instigates the disciples of our sect to commit chaos. His intentions are so vicious, can the sects still believe his nonsense?"

Daoist Dashi, Dong Mingzi's confidant disciple, followed and said, "That's right, no matter what this person's intentions are, outsiders are not allowed to interfere with the important affairs of our sect. Now, no one in this sect has any objection to the successor of the head. There’s no need to create extra problems.” Forced by the situation, Dong Zhenzi had no choice but to formally announce: "I proposed that my younger brother Dong Mingzi should succeed me as the 23rd generation head of the Kongtong Sect, and now there is no objection from everyone..." As soon as I said this, I suddenly heard an old voice shout: "Wait a minute, I have something to say!" Everyone stared in astonishment, only to see a white-haired old Taoist limping into the venue with a walking stick.

Even Jin Zhuliu and Nineteen of the guests present didn't know this old man.However, Lei Zhenzi, the elder of the Wudang Sect, and the two eminent monks of the Shaolin Temple knew that this old man was the most respected Yuxuzi of the Kongtong Sect. Yuxuzi is the master of the former master Dong Miaozhen, that is, the uncle of the current master Dong Zhenzi and the upcoming master Dong Mingzi.This year he was about ninety years old. As early as thirty years ago, when his apprentice took over as the head, he had already retired as an "elder" and never cared about the affairs of the sect.He opened a cave alone in the back mountain, and he hardly ever left the cave for the rest of his life.Among the disciples of this sect, only those with higher seniority, in their forties or fifties, have seen him.

Both Dong Zhenzi and Dong Mingzi were taken aback, and they said in unison: "Uncle, what are you doing here?" Yu Xuzi paused on his crutches, and said, "Why don't I come because of the ups and downs of our sect?" I don't know him Whether it is due to aging or emotional excitement, when speaking, it seems like a candle in the wind, crumbling. Daoist Dashi hurried over to help him, Yuxuzi waved his crutch and said, "Go away, I don't need you to pretend to be courteous." Daoist Dashi rushed to help him, Taoist Yuxu frowned, although he didn't hit him with crutches, he waved his arms, under this swing, Daoist Dashi staggered back a few steps unconsciously.Embarrassed and surprised at the same time, he didn't expect that his grand master, who was dying at the end of his life, would have such skill.

Yuxuzi sneered and said: "You think I can't walk?" But I don't know if it's because of his old age, or because of his anger, he arched his body, and the steps he stepped out seemed more shaky. Suddenly a man with old clothes said: "Old Taoist priest, walk steadily. Please don't be brave, let me help you." It's fine if he doesn't support him, but when he does, Yu Xuzi leans forward and almost falls to the ground.But the man still gave him a wave of his arms, so he had to let go of his hand and backed away.The man smiled wryly and said: "Old Taoist priest, I have good intentions, you don't appreciate it, so don't hit me."

Yu Xuzi snorted and said, "Who are you?" The man said: "I, I, I'm just..." Daoist Dashi replied on the sidelines: "He is a temporary worker." Yu Xuzi snorted, stopped talking, and suddenly walked like flying with his cane, and soon walked in front of Dong Zhenzi and Dong Mingzi.It turned out that although he felt that the man was very capable and definitely not an ordinary worker, but because he had more important matters to take care of, he had no time to question the origin of this so-called "temporarily hired casual worker". Meng Hua, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but wonder secretly: "Could it be that guy is Hai Lancha?" In the chaos, the man had already walked away and was out of sight.

Dong Zhenzi smiled apologetically and said, "What instructions does Master have?" Yu Xuzi said: "I heard that you don't want to be the head of the sect anymore, and a new head is going to be appointed in today's fellowship meeting, right? Why don't you tell me about such a big event? I?" Dong Zhenzi said: "I want to wait for the new head to succeed, and then I will accompany the new head to report to the uncle. I dare not disturb your old man beforehand." Yuxuzi said: "You have done a good job as the head of the sect, why do you suddenly not want to do it?" Dong Zhenzi said: "Uncle Dong, my nephew is already sixty-two this year, uncle, aren't you also at sixty?" Did you retire as an elder at the age of sixteen, I think I should also let younger people bear this burden." Yuxuzi said: "It's good to give it to the younger generation, is there a presumption of the new head?" Dong Zhenzi said: "I have proposed that the third junior brother Dong Mingzi should succeed, and all the disciples have no objection." Yu Xuzi looked around suddenly, and said slowly: "I heard that Dan Qiusheng is back, where is he?" Dong Zhenzi looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Dan Qiusheng, he, he..." Yuxuzi said sharply: "How is he?" Dan Qiusheng couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, and called out: "Master!" Then he said: "Uncle Master, please allow the disciples to pay respects to the master!" As a "traitor" by the Kongtong faction, he cannot stand with the people in his sect. Yuxuzi snorted, and reprimanded Dongzhenzi, "Oh, so you were the one who forbade him to come to see me. What crime did he commit?" Dong Zhenzi didn't dare to disobey the most respected elder in his sect, so he could only say: "Dan Qiusheng, come here. I'll let you see the elder elder first." Yuxuzi stroked the top of Dan Qiusheng's head and said, "Little grandson, why haven't you come back for eighteen years after you left? Do you know that I miss you so much?" It turned out that Dan Qiusheng was an orphan, the apprentice of the former master Yuxuzi Daoist Dongmiao raised him up as a teacher and student, as well as a father and son.Yuxuzi watched him grow up, and his relationship with him was like that of a grandparent.The word "little grandson" was what Yu Xuzi used to call him when he was a child. Dan Qiusheng choked with sobs and said, "Please forgive my grandson for being unfilial. As an outcast disciple, my grandson cannot come back to visit your old man." Dong Zhenzi said: "Uncle Rong, he... eighteen years ago..." Yuxuzi raised his eyebrows and interrupted him: "I don't believe that he has committed any crimes. I just have something to say!" Dong Zhenzi had no choice but to say: "Then please give me an instruction first, and then let the disciple Sue." Yuxuzi said: "Originally you are not too old, but since you want to sue the old and let the virtuous, and let the younger generation take charge of the head, I agree." Dong Zhenzi said: "The new head has been presumed, and with the unanimous approval of our sect, we will choose the junior Dong Mingzi." Yuxuzi said angrily: "I haven't spoken yet, how can I say it's consistent?" Dong Zhenzi said: "Yes, yes. The disciple just didn't dare to disturb your old man, so he was negligent and didn't ask first. Since Master Master said so, do you have any other candidates in your mind?" Dong Mingzi heard, His complexion turned livid. Yuxuzi said: "Of course there is. Have you forgotten your senior brother's will?" Dong Zhenzi already knew what he was going to say, but he could not help pretending not to know, and asked, "I don't know which one Master Uncle is referring to?" Yuxuzi said: "Your senior brother has long decided to pass on the master to Dan Qiusheng, it's not because he favors his apprentice, but because of Dan Qiusheng's knowledge of martial arts, there is indeed no second in this sect. One can compare to him!" As soon as these words came out, the disciples of the Kongtong Sect were all stunned, and there was no sound in the field. Dong Zhenzi was taken aback, he didn't know whether this uncle, who was about to be ninety years old, was really confused, or he was pretending to be confused, and said immediately: "Master Rong, any disciple of this school can be appointed as the head of the sect. Dan Qiusheng can't!" Yu Xuzi said: "Why not?" Dong Mingzi's face was livid, and he said coldly: "Didn't Senior Brother Miao ever tell you what your beloved disciple and grandson committed before he was alive?" Yu Xuzi said: "I am old , Maybe I forgot or maybe, tell me about it.” Dong Mingzi said: "Eighteen years ago, Dan Qiusheng was expelled from the sect. This was personally adjudicated by Senior Brother Dong Miao as the head of the sect!" Yuxuzi said: "What crime did he commit?" Dong Mingzi said: "Speaking is really a disgrace to the family, but since your old man asks, the disciple has to say it. What Dan Qiusheng committed was the murder of his fellow family members, and also the crime of robbing wealth and sex. And after he was arrested After being expelled from the sect, he is still relentless and has repeatedly made enemies of the sect. Please let the current sect master Dongzhen and the old man explain the details carefully!" Yuxuzi said: "You don't need to elaborate, I'm not too old to be too confused, remember!" Dong Mingzi's expression changed, and he said, "What do you remember, Master?" Yuxuzi said: "What Dongmiao told me is different from what you said!" Dong Zhenzi changed his complexion unknowingly, and said: "Your memory is not wrong, old man? I wonder what Senior Brother Dong Miao said?" Yuxuzi coughed twice, and continued: "I remember very clearly, you said that Dan Qiusheng committed the crime of murdering his fellow disciples, and even robbing wealth and sex, but Dongmiao told me that he didn't mention these two things at all. A 'crime'!" Dong Mingzi said: "Then why did he drive his lover out of the gate?" Yuxuzi said: "He didn't say that he wanted Dan Qiusheng to leave the gate, he just said that he wanted Dan Qiusheng to leave Kongtong temporarily, knowing that he had wronged his apprentice, but in order to take care of the overall situation, and Dan Qiusheng voluntarily endured the humiliation, It has to be like this!" Dong Mingzi said: "I dare not doubt you old man, but even if Senior Brother Dong Miao really said these things to you, it is probably because he didn't want your old man to be too sad, so he concealed his guilt for him. Otherwise, why did he speak so vaguely ?” Yu Xuzi said: "He didn't tell me the truth in detail, but I still remember a few words he said..." It can be guessed that these two sentences may be the key to the case. The people present, whether they were guests or disciples of the Kongtong School, all listened with pricked ears. But the truth will come to light. Strange things happened!At this tense moment, seeing Yu Xuzi opened his mouth, those two words never came out.Dan Qiusheng saw that something was wrong, and shouted: "Master, you, what's the matter with you?" Before he could finish speaking, Yuxuzi fell straight down like a log with a "gudong". Dan Qiusheng hurriedly hugged his master, only to feel that his hands were cold, and Yu Xuzi was already dead! Dong Mingzi shouted: "Okay, Dan Qiusheng, how dare you murder Master Patriarch!" Dan Qiusheng was startled and angry, and shouted: "You are a villain and you are the first to file a complaint. I'm sure it's your murder!" Dong Mingzi sneered and said: "Elder Yuxu died in your arms, I never touched him. Under the eyes of everyone, you still want to deny it!" Dan Qiusheng said angrily: "Fart, why did I murder the ancestor? You are the only one who is afraid that what the master says will be bad for you!" Dong Mingzi drew out his sword abruptly, and shouted: "Everyone heard, should such an arrogant and disrespectful traitor deserve to be killed!" Dan Qiusheng said: "You were the one who framed me first. You killed the master, and you still want to damage his body? I'm not afraid of you. I will accompany you what will happen to you after the master is buried!" Dong Zhenzi persuaded: "That's right, we should investigate the cause of Master Yuxu's death first." He took Yuxuzi's body from Dan Qiusheng, inspected it slightly, and said: "There is no wound on the body, and I can't see it. There are signs of poisoning. Master Yuxu is nearly ninety years old, his Qi is weakened and his body is weak, and he died suddenly under agitation, I am afraid that there are also some." Dan Qiusheng said: "Although the uncle is old, he still walked like flying just now, it seems logical that he shouldn't die so strangely and suddenly?" Dong Mingzi said: "Okay, if you want to investigate the cause of death, then investigate and find out!" He looked confident.You must know that although he is a senior uncle, he knows that Shijiu is not the opponent of this senior nephew, so he took the opportunity to close the tent and thought to himself: "The cause of death cannot be found out, as long as I have no suspicion, there is no need to add Danqiu. There is one charge, and he already has enough charges anyway! I don't need to do anything, after he is convicted, wouldn't it be better to just 'clean up the house'?" Dong Zhenzi said: "Fortunately, among the guests are Mr. Ye Yinqiao, the number one genius doctor in the world, and Jin Zhuliu, the number one swordsman in the world today. How about asking them two to help us find out the cause of death?" Ye Yinqiao and Jin Zhuliu were invited out, and after a careful inspection, Ye Yinqiao first said: "It's not that he died of poisoning, but the eight meridians showed signs of shock. I'm afraid we should ask Jin Daxia about the cause of death." The meaning is very obvious. However, the cause of Yuxuzi's death may be that he was injured by a very high level of martial arts, which does not belong to the scope of diseases that can be diagnosed by doctors. After Jin Zhuliu inspected it carefully, he said to Dong Zhenzi slowly: "Please don't be too sad, the master. In my opinion, the elder Yuxu of your sect may have been plotted to death by someone!" I guessed a little bit, but when I heard this from Jin Zhuliu, I still had to pretend to be surprised, and said: "How did that man plot against my uncle, Jin Daxia, can you see it?" Jin Zhuliu said: "This is an extremely powerful insidious palm force, it seems to be the Qisha Palm Kung Fu of the Changbai Mountain School outside the customs that can injure the eight meridians!" As soon as this remark came out, there was a sensation in the audience.However, it also proved that the murderer was not a member of the Kongtong sect, that is to say, both Dong Mingzi and Dan Qiusheng were out of suspicion. Although Dong Mingzi was surprised, he was also relieved.What surprised me was that Jin Zhuliu was so knowledgeable in martial arts that he could see the cause of death at a glance.However, "Even if he can see the power of the seven evil spirits, he is determined not to suspect that I have something to do with that murderer." Dong Mingzi thought to himself.So, pretending to be inexplicably sad and indignant, he said with tears and snot in his nose: "The murderer is so rampant, he dared to assassinate the elders of our sect in the meeting of our sect, it is really unprecedented since the Kongtong sect was founded Shame and humiliation! This shame will not be rewarded, this revenge will not be avenged, and I will not be a human being!" Dong Zhenzi said as the current head: "Of course this revenge must be avenged, but I am afraid that it will not be easy to find out the murderer for a while. Today's meeting, in my opinion, should continue." Dan Qiusheng suppressed his grief, carefully recalled the situation when Yu Xuzi entered the venue, and said: "The meeting can continue, but there is no delay in chasing the murderer. In my opinion, the casual worker who is said to be temporarily invited is the most suspected!" Jin Zhuliu nodded, said "ashamed", and said: "At first I could see that the man possessed martial arts, but I didn't know that he was such a powerful internal master that he couldn't Timely remind senior Yuxu to be careful." Dong Mingzi couldn't disagree with Dan Qiusheng's proposition, and said: "Okay, let Dashi be responsible for chasing the murderer!" Dan Qiusheng said: "Please allow the disciple to lend a helping hand." Dong Mingzi said coldly: "Even though the elder has spoken for you, you are not yet a member of the Kongtong sect. You don't need to participate in the revenge of our sect!" Dong Zhenzi said: "That's right, Dan Qiusheng, your case is not closed yet, you can't leave, Master Nephew Dashi, you choose the ten best disciples in this school to be responsible for arresting the murderer with you, hurry up!" Jin Zhuliu knew that the ten disciples of the Kongtong sect would not be able to defeat the murderer, but as a guest, it was inconvenient for him to interfere with other sects' affairs.Especially after Dong Mingzi said such words. Yu Xuzi was plotted against and died suddenly. All the heroes present couldn't help talking and wondering.It must be known that although Yu Xuzi is old, the purity of his inner strength is obvious to all.Who could have such a powerful ability, he didn't know he was injured, and even Jin Zhuliu, the number one swordsman in the world, was shocked by this incident?Yes, now we know that the most suspected one is the so-called "casual worker", but who is that "casual worker"? Only two people in the room knew who the murderer was.Jin Zhuliu only saw that Yuxuzi was injured by the palm of the seven evil spirits, but he still couldn't guess that the murderer was Hai Lancha, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Meng Hua was hesitating whether to reveal his identity immediately and come out to testify against the murderer.Suddenly I heard a familiar voice beside my ear saying: "Don't startle the snake before the time comes!" This person is Happy Zhang.He used the internal strength of "transmitting sound into secret" to condense the voice into a thread amidst the din, and sent it to Meng Hua's ears. The people standing next to Meng Hua didn't hear it. Meng Hua quran said: "Yes, although I knew it was Hai Lancha, but before I caught him, I exposed their conspiracy. Dong Mingzi can still quibble." Shenlong, after Meng Hua heard him say these two sentences, when he looked back, he didn't know where he was hiding. "Uncle Zhang ordered me like this, he must have already made up his mind." Meng Hua thought to himself, and relaxed a little.But Meng Hua still couldn't figure it out. After Yu Xuzi was plotted against, it was a while before he died suddenly. Could it be that he really didn't know that he was plotted against? Should not know!Got it, before you die, why don't you say it? Meng Hua guessed right, the murderer who plotted against Yu Xuzi was indeed Hai Lancha. It turned out that Hailancha's Qisha palm kung fu had already been practiced to the extreme, and he plotted that Yuxuzi's palm strength was feminine and vicious, and those who received it didn't think it was very powerful at first, and the serious consequences would only suddenly occur later.It's not that Yuxuzi didn't know, but because he was too self-confident, he thought that the little internal injury he suffered was not a serious problem. He wanted to finish the important things first, and then investigate who the "casual worker" belonged to.Unexpectedly, just as he was talking about the most critical moment, the stamina of the Qisha palm left on him suddenly exploded! Let's say that after a lot of commotion, the disciples of the Kongtong School had moved Yuxuzi's body back to Qingxu Temple, Daoist Dashi also came out to report, saying that he couldn't find the casual worker, and now he was going to search everywhere on the mountain. Dong Zhenzi said a few words of condolences, and then announced that the fellowship meeting of the faction would continue.Before the noisy voices in the arena had completely stopped, that strange voice sounded again. The voice sneered and said: "Dong Mingzi, are you still ashamed to say that the whole Kongtong sect supports you? Senior Yuxuzi's body is still alive. Everyone heard what he said just now. He is an elder of the Kongtong sect. Are you an outsider?" Before Yuxuzi died, he proposed Dan Qiusheng as the successor of the Kongtong sect. Dong Zhenzi and Dong Mingzi originally wanted to confuse the past, but this person brought it up again, which made them very embarrassed.And these words are just to refute them for what they said just now that "outsiders are not allowed to interfere with their own affairs". Dong Zhenzi was worried about gains and losses. In his heart, of course he didn't want Dan Qiusheng to be the successor, but he was not convinced that Dong Mingzi forced him to step down, thinking: "It's rare to have this opportunity, let's sweep his face away." That's fine. Even if he is still unavoidable to take over as the head, his prestige is not as good as mine." So pretending to be fair, he said slowly: "Junior brother, what do you mean?" Dong Mingzi was pretending to mourn the elders of his sect, but he couldn't express his suffering, so after thinking for a while, he had no choice but to say: "Uncle Yuxu's opinion should be respected, but, but, his old age... ..." Only three words "old muddleheaded" were left unuttered. Jin Zhuliu suddenly said: "I'm an outsider, so of course it's inconvenient to interfere in the important event of the abolition of the noble sect. I'm just speaking as a bystander. When the old senior Yu Xuzi was dying, he was very sane!" Dong Mingzi said: "Hero Jin, you don't know, our Master Yuxu has always loved him as a little disciple. I dare not say he is confused, but when a person is old, it is inevitable to have a partial heart." Yes. Our faction's meeting today, another big event is to 'clean up the door', Dan Qiusheng is exactly the traitor we want to 'clean up the door'!" Lei Zhenzi, the elder of the Wudang sect, had a straightforward temperament, and said loudly like Hong Zhong: "Yes, it is your own business to clean up the sect. But according to the Wulin rules, if the case is still suspicious and the person involved is not satisfied, outsiders can also say a few words. To be fair. What else do you ask us to do?" Dong Mingzi smiled and said: "When the trial of Dan Qiusheng's case starts later, of course we will ask you to comment." The implication is that they are now electing the head of their school, so Lei Zhenzi shouldn't talk too much up. Lei Zhenzi snorted and said, "I think these two things are also related, right?" Dong Zhenzi pretended to be fair, and said: "Hero Jin, what do you mean? Please give me a good word." Jin Zhuliu said: "I don't dare to do it. But since I'm here to ask, I have an idea, please consider whether it is feasible." Dong Zhenzi said: "Please show me the hero Jin." Jin Zhuliu said slowly: "In my opinion, the order might as well be reversed." Dong Zhenzi said: "What order is reversed?" Jin Zhuliu said: "Your sect fellowship meeting, the original plan is to install the head and then clean up the sect, right?" Dong Zhenzi said: "Not bad." Jin Zhuliu said: "What I mean is, how about reversing the order of these two things?" With Yu Xuzi's last words in front and Jin Zhuliu's words behind, Dong Zhenzi, the head of the Kongtong School, could not refuse Jin Zhuliu's proposal because of reason and emotion.So he said: "That's fine too, Junior Brother Dongming, what do you mean?" Dong Mingzi had no choice but to say: "Senior brother agrees, how can I disagree?" He thought to himself: "Let's clean up the family first, and forgive Dan Qiusheng for it will be difficult to get rid of the crime. Once he is a traitor, I am still afraid that he will be with him." I compete for the head?" The order of the agenda is reversed, which seems to be a small matter, but in fact the key is important.At present, Dong Zhenzi, as the head of the sect, announced in public that he would clean up the sect first.Said: "Let's try the case of Dan Qiusheng first. If he is innocent, he can return to the sect and be one of the successor candidates; but if he is convicted, he must accept the severe punishment he deserves! Dan Qiu Health, do you have any objections?" Dan Qiusheng said: "I am determined not to be the head of the sect, but I hope that this case can be settled fairly, and my disciple's wish is fulfilled." Dong Zhenzi said: "As the head of the sect, I will naturally not be entrusted by my fellow sect. I will deal with it fairly and will never be partial! So, you have no objection?" Dan Qiusheng said "yes".Dong Zhenzi said: "Okay, Junior Brother Dong Ming, please take charge of the accusation and announce Dan Qiusheng's crimes!" Dong Mingzi let out a long and hypocritical sigh first, and then said slowly: "Speaking of this case, it is really a disgrace to the Kongtong sect. But it has already happened, and I can't care about my family's ugliness. I will speak out." , I invite all of you to make a referendum, and I ask all the martial arts masters present to judge impartially to see if we should punish Dan Qiusheng as a traitor. "Eighteen years ago, He Luo, a disciple of our sect, went to Mizhi to marry the daughter of Mou Xing, a hero of Guanzhong, and asked Dan Qiusheng to be his best man and accompany him. Unexpectedly, Dan Qiusheng got interested and murdered his fellow disciple. The former master Dongmiao expelled him from the gate wall, but he still didn't know how to repent, and then he repeatedly made enemies of the sect and hurt the elders of the sect..." Dong Mingzi repeated the "crimes" committed by Dan Qiusheng, and explained all the "evidences" very carefully.Meng Hua had already seen these "evidences" in the file Dong Zhenzi gave to Tang Jingtian, and he didn't think it was different.Many martial arts figures present could not help being greatly shocked.Many people think that Dan Qiusheng would not do such a thing, but some people think that the evidence is solid, and they lament that the world is declining and people's hearts are not old. Among the people whispering, Dong Zhenzi shouted: "Dan Qiusheng, what else do you have to say?" Dan Qiusheng raised his head and said boldly, "I'm not guilty!" Dong Zhenzi said: "Okay, if you don't plead guilty, then you have to file a defense!" Dan Qiusheng said four more words firmly: "I don't know!" Dong Zhenzi said coldly: "Dong Mingzi's accusations against you are all well-founded, if you can't produce evidence to refute, you can't help but plead not guilty!" Jin Zhuliu suddenly said: "I think this case seems to be quite suspicious. I wonder if your head can allow me to say a few words as an outsider?" "Cleaning up the door" is a big matter. If there is any doubt in the case, the martial arts seniors who have been invited to "uphold justice" have the right to speak.Firstly, he was against the rules of the martial arts world, and secondly, Dong Zhenzi had to respect Jin Zhuliu's status in the martial arts world, so even though he didn't want to, he had to apologize and said, "Hero Jin, please tell me!" Jin Zhuliu said: "Dan Qiusheng murdered his fellow disciples, who ever witnessed it?" Dong Mingzi said, "There are two servants of the Mou family who witnessed it." Jin Zhuliu asked, "What about the two servants?" Dong Mingzi said: "He has already passed away. However, before they passed away, my senior brother Dong Xuanzi found them and heard what they said with his own ears. The senior brother was also afraid that his words were unfounded, so he sent the two Mou family The servant’s confession was written down, and it was handed over to the sect master for record. I also brought this confession, would Daxia Jin want to read it?” Jin Zhuliu said: "No need. What I want is a living witness!" Dong Mingzi said: "It's a pity that my senior brother Dong Xuanzi also died four years ago, he was killed by Dan Qiusheng's sword." Jin Zhuliu said: "As far as I know, senior brother Dong Xuanzi didn't seem to be killed by Dan Qiusheng's sword. But in order to avoid complications, this matter will be postponed for the time being. Now let's go back to your accusation that Dan Qiusheng murdered his fellow disciple. For one thing, since all the witnesses are dead, who knows whether the testimony is true or not? It seems that it is not enough to rely on it, right?" The implication is that the dead Dongxuanzi may have fabricated the testimony. Dong Mingzi said: "Okay, even if this evidence is insufficient, it is always true that He Luo was murdered. Dan Qiusheng accompanied He Luo to Mizhi to marry him, should he be the most suspected?" Jin Zhuliu could only nod his head, and said, "However, this is only a suspicion. It seems that suspicion alone cannot be used to convict, right?" Dong Zhenzi said as the head of the family: "Yes, it is difficult to convict based on suspicion alone. But if there is suspicion, we should distinguish it. Otherwise, how to remove the suspicion?" the truth of the case. Dan Qiusheng said: "What I said, the master has already said it for me." Dong Mingzi said coldly: "That's right, Elder Yuxu thinks you are innocent. But it's a pity that the old man didn't provide any evidence. Enough to exonerate you." As the head of the sect, Dong Zhenzi continued: "Yes, he is the only remaining elder of our sect. Of course we respect his opinions. But 'cleaning up the door' is a big matter, and we can't just rely on it." An empty talk from the elder will close your case. So you must argue for yourself!" Dan Qiusheng said: "Eighteen years ago, I told my teacher why I didn't make a public statement. I swore that I would not tell anyone except my teacher. But I don't believe it. You really don't know anything!" Dong Zhenzi felt ashamed in his heart, but he had to violate his conscience, pretending to be furious, and scolded: "I haven't convicted you yet, are you going to bite me back? Hmph, what do you mean by that? Yes Didn't it mean that I, the head of the sect, was unfair and wanted to frame you?" Dan Qiusheng still has some respect for him, and at the same time, he still has some illusions.At this moment, Dan Qiusheng thought about it several times, and finally decided, "I can't embarrass this master uncle too much", so he lowered his head and said, "I don't dare, if the master master really doesn't know If not, the disciple has nothing to say." Dong Mingzi said: "I don't know. All I know is that your master drove you out of the door!" His words were sharp and aggressive.The fact that Dan Qiusheng was expelled by his mentor strengthened Dan Qiusheng's "criminal evidence". Jin Zhuliu said: "Please let me say a few more words, I think this is what is suspicious. If Dan Qiusheng really committed such a serious crime, how could his master just drive him out of the gate? What happened? Everyone heard what Senior Yuxu said just now. He said that the former head had told him that he had to take care of the overall situation and had to let his lover be wronged temporarily. Although he didn't say anything The Central Plains Committee, but from the tone of his voice, I think anyone can tell that Dan Qiusheng was wronged, and his reluctance to argue is because he has something to hide!" These words made sense and made sense, and many influential martial arts figures present couldn't help but secretly nodded.Even the disciples of the Kongtong sect thought that Dan Qiusheng was innocent and did not feel suspicious. Dong Mingzi felt bad, and said quickly: "I don't dare to say that Senior Brother Dong Miao is partial, but Dan Qiusheng and him are called master and apprentice, and love is like father and son, so doting is inevitable." So far, After a pause, he turned around and said to Zhenzi Dong: "Anyway, I don't think this case should be closed vaguely. Otherwise, how can we treat the dead Senior Brother Dongxuan and Nephew He Luo?" Dong Zhenzi showed a helpless look, and said, "Dan Qiusheng. I don't know if you have something to hide, but as the head of the sect, I must handle it impartially. If you don't argue, I will have to convict you." Dong Mingzi sneered and said, "What is the unspeakable secret, he clearly knows that the evidence of the crime is solid, and it is difficult to distinguish!" Amidst Dong Mingzi's sneer, Dan Qiusheng's complexion suddenly changed, and he raised his eyebrows, as if he was about to speak.But in an instant, his complexion darkened again, and he finally didn't say what he wanted to say. Jin Zhuliu said: "Brother Danqiu, if you have any scruples and don't want to tell the truth in public, can you change the method and let me, the elders of the Wudang sect and the two eminent monks of Shaolin Temple be the notarizers, and you can tell the truth to your sect? The head of the school and Taoist Master Dongming who is in charge of the accusation?" Jin Zhuliu's proposal was originally reasonable, but Dan Qiusheng still shook his head and sighed: "I swore to my former teacher that I would not tell anyone other than my former teacher. I can't break my oath!" Dong Mingzi let go of a stone in his heart, and said sternly: "This is clearly an excuse!" He made a sanctimonious air, but still couldn't conceal his joy.Seeing his look in Jin Zhuliu's eyes, Jin Zhuliu could more and more conclude that Dan Qiusheng must have been wronged.But he was unable to defend Dan Qiusheng. Dong Zhenzi said: "Okay, since you didn't argue, then I have to announce it impartially!" At this moment, Meng Hua was startled and anxious, thinking to himself: "I will never let the third master be framed by them!" He was preparing to stand up When he was leaving, he suddenly heard a cheerful voice saying in his ear: "You can go out, but don't mention the matter of Hailancha." But when Dong Zhenzi was about to "sentence", someone suddenly yelled, "Wait a minute!" Someone else stepped forward before Meng Hua. 这个人是孟华的二师父段仇世。 段仇世这一出现，洞真洞冥虽然都已猜到他的来意，但洞真子以一派掌门人的身份，却是不能不保持应有的礼貌，涩声说道：“段大侠有何指教？” 段仇世缓缓说道：“指教不敢。我只是想请贵掌门在听了我的话之后，再作宣判！” 洞真子惺惺道：“不知段大侠有何话说？” 段仇世朗声说道：“我来给丹丘生作证，贵派的洞冥道长刚才指控他的罪状之中，有一项是冤枉他的！” 洞真子道：“是哪一项？” 段仇世说道：“贵派的洞玄子是我所杀，你们把这笔帐算在他的头上，岂非要他代我受过？” 洞玄子死在段仇世剑下一事，崆峒派的人知道的虽然不少，但他亲自说了出来，还是不免惹起了一阵骚动。洞玄子的大弟子大谷道人更是不能不装作义愤填膺的样子，大放悲声说道：“原来我的师父是被你所害，此仇非报不可！” 洞真子眉头一皱，说道：“大谷，你先别吵，且听段先生说下去。段先生，请问你是因何杀了我的师弟的？”他要保持一派宗师的风度，自是不能先自袒护同门，必须按照江湖规矩，问明是非的。故此他说话倒还相当客气，只是把“大侠”的称呼改作了“先生”。 段仇世继续说道：“令师弟那天是和大魔头阳继孟一起来到石林的，据说阳继孟是要夺回石林，邀请令师弟助拳，恰好当时我也在场。” 洞真子道：“敝师弟没有说明是清理门户吗？” 段仇世道：“我只听见他说要把丹丘生捉回山去，'清理门户'这四个字可没听见。” “捉回山去”可能是为了要“清理门户”，但两者的意思毕竟是不同的。要知“清理门户”是崆峒派这次大会中的正式决定，四年前洞玄子自是不便就用这四个字的。 洞真子发觉自己用语不当，只得又兜回来，说道：“洞玄子是丹丘生的师叔，既然你知道洞玄子要把他捉回山去，为何你要插手干涉敝派之事？” 段仇世淡淡说道：“我只知道丹丘生早已被贵派逐出门墙，按照江湖规矩，洞玄子似乎不能再称为他师叔了吧，我也不知道丹丘生和贵派还有什么瓜葛，只就当时的情形而论，我是丹丘生的好朋友，可不能让他给邪派妖人欺负！” 大谷道人怒道：“什么，你敢说我的师父是邪派妖人？”段仇世道：“你别缠夹不清，我说的邪派妖人是阳继孟。你的师父是邪派妖人请来的朋友，这样清楚了吧？” 阳继孟在江湖上恶名昭彰，没人敢给他分辩不是“邪派妖人”，大谷道人虽然不满段仇世损他师父，可也只好闭口了。 段仇世继续说道：“丹丘生倒还顾念旧日的师门之谊，不敢和洞玄子交手，但洞玄子要与阳继孟联手攻他，我只能替好友出头抵挡了。那次我和丹丘生也几乎伤重毙命，洞玄子不幸被我所杀，你们谁要替他报仇，我绝不推卸责任，一己承担。但我反问一句，要是我那天被他们所杀，你是否认为就是理所应当了？” 段仇世侃侃而谈，驳得洞冥子做声不得。洞真子以掌门人的身份，更是感觉面上无光。要知洞玄子去捉叛徒回山，于理还讲得通，但也不该和恶名昭彰的大魔头阳继孟联手，即使勉强辩解说是由于彼此的利害相同，一时利用，恐怕也难免要被武林正派的人所不齿了。何况崆峒派要借助外人之力来“清理门户”，而这个“外人”还是个不齿于人口的大魔头，崆峒派还有什么面子？ 洞真子只怕越说越臭，只好自找台阶，说道：“洞玄师弟丧命石林，当时敝派没有别人在场，其中真相是否如段先生所说，姑且存疑。不过纵然丹丘生没有杀他以前的师叔，也不过减少一条罪而已。不能据此就说洞冥子对他的指控全部不尽不实。他要是不能分辩的话，我还是必须处他以应得的惩罚。” 段仇世冷冷说道：“举一个例可概括其余。丹丘生不过不愿自己分辩而已，焉知他的其他罪名，不也是像你们指控他杀洞玄子一样？” 洞玄子的大弟子大谷道人怒喝道：“段仇世，你是杀害我师父的凶手，我们还没和你算帐，你又要替丹丘生辩护？”段仇世冷冷说道：“我早说过，我绝不推卸杀了贵派洞玄子的责任，我站在这儿，等着你们找我算帐！但你们冤枉了丹丘生，我也必须替他辩护！” 洞真子忙道：“大谷，先别节外生枝。这两桩事情，不必混为一谈。”跟着说道：“段先生，你说的什么举一例可概括其余，这话恐怕也是说不通的。依我之见，我们还是必须就事论事，分开来谈。” 武当派长老雷震子站出来做和事佬，说道：“丹丘生的案子，真相如何，我不知道，不敢说。但贵派的洞玄子丧命石林一事，如今真相已明，我想说几句公道的话。” 洞真子道：“雷老前辈请说。” 雷震子道：“依我之见，这件事情只能说是一个很大的不幸，却也不能单独责段仇世一人。就事论事，按武林规矩，最多只能说是私人仇怨。” 私人仇怨亦即是和门派之争无涉，这个判断成立的话，崆峒派的任何人固然还可以找段仇世报仇，但性质只是属于私人的报仇，并非如丹丘生一样，是被崆峒派当作公敌的了。两方对立的范围已经大大缩小。洞真子一想，这个判断虽然骨子里还是帮段仇世说话的，但对于他处理丹丘生一案却也未尝无利，是以权衡轻重，便即表示接受。exactly: