Chapter 20: Wanting To Impose Crime

“You killed Lin Ping, we don’t know how, but that’s the fact. Come with me to Huayang Sect, and if you’re innocent, we’ll naturally let you go.”

One of the Huayang Sect disciples spoke again, still not intending to give Su Jingzhen an explanation.

This was ridiculous, they didn’t even need to give a reason for arresting him.

They just wanted to take action directly.

The two of them were already releasing their auras, one in the middle stage of Qi refinement, and the other was actually in the late stage of Qi refinement.

Cultivators of this level, even if Su Jingzhen had some strength now, would still not be a match for them.

Resistance would only lead to them taking drastic measures on the spot.

They had brought Lin Ping’s family to catch him, which meant they knew some inside information.

If he died here, they could just pin the crime on him as they pleased.

There were already many cultivators from Peach Blossom Alley gathered outside, but they were just onlookers.

The one who could really help was Zhang Xiu.

So, at this time, Su Jingzhen didn’t hesitate and directly took out the rescue talisman.

Spirit energy poured into it, and the next second, flames erupted into the sky.

Seeing Su Jingzhen’s actions, the two Huayang Sect disciples were stunned.

Their faces darkened, and their expressions turned cold.

“Su Jingzhen, what do you mean by this? Don’t you trust us?”

The late-stage Qi refinement cultivator looked at him coldly, his aura already becoming menacing.

“No other meaning, I just want to get to the bottom of things,” Su Jingzhen said, still stalling for time.

As long as Zhang Xiu arrived, he could turn the situation around.

Moreover, the rescue talisman could still call for other Huayang Sect cultivators, and he didn’t trust these two in front of him.

Even if Huayang Sect disciples had to take a trip to collect a hefty protection fee, with his current wealth, he could still afford it.

In a courtyard not far from the school, Zhang Xiu was about to go out when she suddenly saw the flames rising into the sky.

“Someone’s calling for help again, ah, it’s getting more and more chaotic.”

“Wait… that location is Enlightenment School!”

After reacting, Zhang Xiu’s expression changed greatly.

She immediately accelerated to full speed, heading towards the school direction.

When Zhang Xiu arrived at the school gate, there were already many people gathered, and her heart sank again.

“Don’t let anything happen,”

Zhang Xiu muttered to herself as she pushed through the crowd and rushed in.

At this time, the two Huayang Sect disciples had already pushed Su Jingzhen into a desperate situation.

“Stop!”

Just as they were about to take action, Zhang Xiu’s voice suddenly rang out.

Su Jingzhen only saw a black shadow flash by, and Zhang Xiu was already standing in front of him.

“Daoist Chen, Daoist Wu, what’s going on here?”

“Why are you taking action against Mr. Su?”

Zhang Xiu was familiar with many Huayang Sect disciples, and Chen Lin and Wu Song were not outstanding among them.

They didn’t get many resources within the sect, and usually relied on their Huayang Sect disciple identity to bully others in the alleys.

Zhang Xiu looked down on them.

She was puzzled as to why Su Jingzhen would provoke them.

In her eyes, Su Jingzhen was a kind and gentle friend, and it was impossible for him to take the initiative to cause trouble.

If these two wanted to cause trouble, Zhang Xiu wasn’t one to be trifled with in Peach Blossom Alley.

“Don’t worry, Mr. Su, I’m here.”

Zhang Xiu said, turning her head to give Su Jingzhen a reassuring glance.

At this time, Su Jingzhen’s face was calm, and with Zhang Xiu on his side, he had gained an advantage.

Last night’s events had been unexpectedly smooth, and as long as Huayang Sect couldn’t forcibly take him away, the one who would end up in trouble wouldn’t be him.

“Thank you, sister-in-law.”

Su Jingzhen responded calmly.

At this time, Wu Song and Chen Lin’s brows furrowed again.

“Daoist Zhang, Su Jingzhen killed Lin Ping, and we’re taking him back to Huayang Sect for questioning.”

“Please don’t interfere with Huayang Sect’s business.”

Wu Song, although a late-stage Qi refinement cultivator, was only at the seventh layer of the late stage, and Zhang Xiu was likely to have reached the ninth layer.

He was still somewhat intimidated by Zhang Xiu.

However, Zhang Xiu laughed scornfully at this: “Ha ha, this is a huge joke.”

“In Peach Blossom Alley, who doesn’t know that Mr. Su is only a Qi refinement beginner, while Daoist Lin is a mid-stage Qi refinement cultivator?”

“And Mr. Su has no conflicts with the world, he’s just teaching here, so where’s the motivation and ability to kill Lin Ping?”

Zhang Xiu’s tone was very strong.

Wu Song and Chen Lin opened their mouths, but couldn’t come up with a good reason.

Wu Song then pointed at Lin Feng and the others, saying, “We wouldn’t dare to come here and cause trouble without a reason, Madame Lin, you tell them.”

They were afraid of not being able to defeat Zhang Xiu, but they still needed a reason to take Su Jingzhen away.

When they heard this, a woman who had been crying in the back rushed forward, her gaze towards Su Jingzhen filled with endless hatred.

“Sir, you must do justice for us.”

“My husband, Lin Ping, had some unpleasantness with Su Jingzhen, and last night, after drinking, he came home and remembered the incident.”

“He wanted to come and reason with Su Jingzhen, but we didn’t think much of it, and this morning, we found that my husband’s life tablet had shattered.”

At this point, Lin Ping’s concubines also started crying.

Madam Liu directly took out Lin Ping’s life tablet, and it was indeed shattered.

Some cultivators would choose to refine their life tablets to inform their families of their safety.

“So, who else could have killed my husband besides Su Jingzhen?”

As she finished speaking, these women and children again directed their hateful gazes towards Su Jingzhen.

If gazes could kill, he would have died countless times already.

These people’s grief was not fake, after all, Lin Ping was dead, and the Lin family currently didn’t have another cultivator, so their future was uncertain.

But hearing this, Su Jingzhen’s heart was not moved to explain.

He was clear that, at this time, he, the accused, had no right to speak.

Moreover, this was ridiculous, Lin Ping was indeed killed by him.

“Wu Song, do you believe this kind of talk?”

Zhang Xiu’s face also had a cold smile.

Wu Song, of course, didn’t know the truth, but his mission was just to bring Su Jingzhen back to Huayang Sect.

He immediately said, “This isn’t important, what’s important is that all the evidence points to Su Jingzhen, so we have a duty to bring him back.”

“You’re also working for Huayang Sect, don’t you trust Huayang Sect’s credibility?”

Another big hat was slapped onto Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu remained calm and said, “I naturally believe in Huayang Sect, but I don’t believe in you two.”

“Since the rescue flames have already been sent out, I believe Huayang Sect will send people.”

“When the time comes, they will investigate thoroughly, and if there is evidence that proves Su Jingzhen is the killer, I will naturally follow Huayang Sect’s arrangements.”

With Zhang Xiu’s cultivation, Wu Song and the others wanted to use Huayang Sect’s name to pressure her, but she wasn’t having it.

At this time, the onlookers from Peach Blossom Alley were getting more and more numerous.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Wu Song and Chen Lin’s faces were getting increasingly difficult to look at.

They had a feeling of riding a tiger and not being able to get off.

To put it bluntly, they had taken on a private job, and if they could really prove that Su Jingzhen was the killer, that would be great.

But if they made a fuss and couldn’t prove it, they would definitely be in trouble when they went back.

But the two of them weren’t fools, and they knew that with Su Jingzhen’s cultivation, it was impossible for him to have killed Lin Ping.

So this trip was likely to end in failure, and the two of them were filled with hatred in their hearts.

If they didn’t know they couldn’t defeat Zhang Xiu, they would have taken action long ago.

They could only regret not having directly subdued Su Jingzhen when they first arrived.