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Chapter 23: The heart of rumors

"Nice to meet you, fellow Daoist Fu!" Duan Luoyang politely greeted as he looked at Jie Fu Lian.

At first, Jie Fu Lian was a bit confused to see that the man didn't recognize him but he eventually remembered that he had been wearing a disguise back when he joined the Xu clan's investigation so it was only natural that Duan Luoyang didn't recognize his current appearance.

"Nice to meet you too," Jie Fu Lian greeted back with a thin smile, but although his words were polite and calm, in his mind, he couldn't help but question, 'Why is it him...?!'

His impression of this Duan Luoyang was clearly not that positive...

As promised, Hua Tianshu went back to the HuiXue sect and talked to Sect Master Quan who agreed to sanction the reinvestigation.

Back then, due to Jie Fu Lian, the relationship between the HuiXue sect and the Yan sect had not been too bad so it was only natural that sect master Quan agreed to give permission when he heard that the first investigation might have been purposefully led astray by someone.

But for some reason, the only person helping them with this reinvestigation was this Duan Luoyang...!

When Jie Fu Lian thought back to how Hua Tianshu had also tagged along out of worry for his disciple during the Xu clan's murder case, he couldn't help but frown and feel a little unhappy.

It seemed that Hua Tianshu deeply cared about his disciple and Jie Fu Lian didn't exactly like that fact.

"Since you are a friend of my master, is it okay if I call you Uncle Fu?" Duan Luoyang glanced at Hua Tianshu before he looked back at Jie Fu Lian and questioned with a wide grin plastered on his face.

Jie Fu Lian unconsciously smiled when he heard the words 'Friend of my master' and immediately nodded his head slightly as he spoke, "You can call me whatever you'd like."

"Then Uncle Fu, can I ask you a question?"

"What is it?"

"Why did you suddenly want to reopen this investigation?"

It wasn't a surprising question. In fact, Jie Fu Lian had already expected to hear such questions and hence, he had prepared an answer for it as well.

"When I was young, I had the privilege of getting acquainted with a few disciples from the Yan sect. I had always admired them for their honest and kind-hearted nature. It is hard for me to accept their deaths and even harder to imagine that they'd have a link with demonic cultivation."

"That makes sense," Duan Luoyang spoke as he thought about it for a minute, "But still, you must really have a lot of trust in the Yan Sect if you are willing to reinvestigate this particular case."

The meaning behind his words wasn't straightforward but could still be understood clearly.

For most people, the understanding of a reinvestigation was pretty simple. It was basically re-evaluating the already collected facts and proofs on a certain case. However, Jie Fu Lian was sure that the reinvestigation of this case was going to be much different.

Since the proof and evidence were probably falsified or not based on facts, they needed to start from scratch.

Seven years ago, this case had been led by the Jin Sect and hence, reinvestigating it would be like indirectly questioning the capability and honesty of the Jin Sect.

Like Hua Tianshu had previously stated, the main cause behind the Yan Sect's demise was the Jin sect. Although nobody said it out loud, it could be understood that the truth was probably not what had been stated in the official records.

To reinvestigate this case was akin to pointing fingers at the Jin Sect and challenging them.

"It's not that I blindly believe in the innocence of the Yan sect. It's just that, as a cultivator who once had ties with the Yan sect, I owe the truth to my friends who perished away seven years ago."

Duan Luoyang looked to be quite impressed by the man's words and smiled. This time his smile was quite honest and even contained a sense of warmth in it.

"Uncle Fu, I admire your willingness and would love to help you in any way I can," Duan Luoyang beamed.

"Let's go," It was Hua Tianshu who interrupted the conversation between the two as he spoke up.

"Where are we going?" Jie Fu Lian slightly raised his eyebrows as he asked.

"Xiujiang."

Jie Fu Lian frowned a little as he heard this name and silently followed after Hua Tianshu for a few steps before he eventually asked, "Why are we going to Xiujiang. That small city should have no relation with the Jin sect."

In his youthful days, Jie Fu Lian had visited Xiujiang almost every year for their osmanthus festival. The city was quite small and only came alive during the months of spring when they held their annual osmanthus festival.

"The rumors began there," It was Duan Luoyang who walked up to the two and spoke as he revealed, "Uncle Fu, haven't you heard of Bai LiuXian's death?"

Jie Fu Lian shook his head cluelessly as he heard this. Not only had he not heard of Bai LiuXian's death, he had not even heard the man's name mentioned before this.

"Bai LiuXian was the second son of the city head, Bai Guanyu. Bai Guanyu only had two sons. His first son was a cripple and a lunatic whereas his second son was gifted and ambitious. Seeing that his second son had more potential, Bai Guanyu made him the first in line to become the next city head. However, Bai LiuXian was murdered at the age of sixteen."

Jie Fu Lian hadn't exactly heard of the city head nor did he hear much about the second son of the Bai family. The only one from this story that he recalled was the first son who was a cripple and a lunatic.

The first son of the Bai family was called Bai YiJun. There were many rumors about him being a useless waste, but Jie Fu Lian had once been acquainted with him and hence, he clearly knew better than anyone else how wrong all the rumors about the boy were.

He was surely a cripple but he wasn't born as one. His stepmother was the one who had caused him to lose the ability to use his legs. He was quite smart and cunning. He pretended to be a lunatic simply because he didn't want to be targeted by the people who were aiming for his position.

"Bai LiuXian had been found in his room one day after his death. At that time, due to strong evidence and witness testimonies, it was suspected that immortal Jie Fu Lian was the one who had murdered him."

Jie Fu Lian choked on empty air as he suddenly heard his own name being mentioned in this story.

'Why would I kill him when I don't even know him?!' Jie Fu Lian questioned in his mind.

"W-Why would it be brother Jie Fu Lian?" Jie Fu Lian cleared his throat as he questioned, feeling too embarrassed to call himself an immortal.

"Because he's the only one who could have killed Bai LiuXian like that," Duan Luoyang sighed as he continued, "Bai LiuXian had been killed by a wooden sword and the art of controlling spirits."

As soon as Jie Fu Lian heard that latter sentence, he immediately understood why he had been considered a suspect in this murder case. After all, wasn't he the one who abruptly challenged every single HuiXue sect disciple during their annual sword competition and beat them all using nothing more than a wooden stick and the art of controlling spirits...!

"Immortal Jie Fu Lian was the only one who was known to practice the art of controlling spirits and he was also the only cultivator at the time who could kill somebody else using a wooden sword."

Now that Jie Fu Lian thought back to it, he did recall being accused of killing a few unknown people and perhaps one of them was called Bai LiuXian. At that time, he had been completely innocent but since nobody was willing to believe him, he simply gave up on clearing his name and accepted all the accusations.

"Even if it was Jie Fu Lian, why would Bai LiuXian's death have anything to do with the Yan sect? Wasn't the debt already paid with Jie Fu Lian's death?"

"The debt was indeed repaid with his death but although the case ended, new revelations were later brought up and it gave birth to various rumors," Duan Luoyang patiently explained.

"New revelations?" Jie Fu Lian's eyebrows creased together as he repeated in confusion.

Suddenly, Hua Tianshu stopped walking forward and turned to look at Jie Fu Lian as he spoke up before Duan Luoyang, "The art of controlling spirits can only be practiced by those that have demonic blood running through their veins."

"..." Jie Fu Lian's eyes immediately widened in shock and his jaw almost looked as if it was ready to hit the ground.


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Jie Fu Lian be having to question his entire existence even after his official death XD

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Chapter 24: The art of controlling spirits

"The art of controlling spirits can only be practiced by those that have demonic blood running through their veins."

"That's also a rumor, isn't it?" Jie Fu Lian took a minute to calm down as he asked.

Hua Tianshu shook his head as he spoke, "It's not a rumor. It was confirmed."

"..."

"Uncle Fu, you really didn't know?" Duan Luoyang looked at Jie Fu Lian with a bit of surprise as he asked, "It was quite a famous revelation so I didn't think there would be anyone who would be unaware of it."

"That can't be," Jie Fu Lian muttered and gulped as he thought back to the time when he had first found the cultivation records.

<<The art of controlling spirits>> was a cultivation record that was divided into four parts. The first two parts of the cultivation record were inherited down and didn't have a physical copy while the last two parts of it had been recorded down and made into a manual.

At the age of ten, Jie Fu Lian had already inherited the first part of the cultivation record and two years later, he had also inherited the second part of the cultivation record.

All the knowledge contained within the first two parts was directly absorbed into his mind and it took him only four years to master it.

At the time, he had informed his father about the sudden appearance of the cultivation record, however, his father didn't seem to be shocked and seemed to have expected it.

Since Jie Fu Lian was quite young when he inherited the first two parts of the cultivation record, he didn't question much about it after having talked to his father. Since his father's response was quite normal, he naturally didn't think there would be anything more to it.

Now that he thought about it again, he wondered how he was able to inherit a cultivation record that neither belonged to his father nor belonged to his mother.

Later on, he even searched for the remaining two parts of the cultivation record and practiced them. Eventually, becoming a master in <<The art of controlling spirits>>.

However, even after mastering it, he had never found any relation between the cultivation record and demonic cultivation.

"What proof was there?" Jie Fu Lian questioned with a small frown on his face.

"The art of controlling spirits was originally made by an immortal called Xue Lan. During his time, he was famous and well-known for his righteous nature. He was selfless and helped anyone in need. He was part of a prominent sect but when his sect disagreed with his habit of helping the poor, he cut ties with his sect. He had a pure heart and a clear mind that wanted to help the ones who needed help the most. Even when he wasn't paid or thanked for the help, he was still uncomplaining."

Jie Fu Lian listened attentively and felt a bit useless as he thought, 'I mastered the entire cultivation record and yet, I didn't even know the name of the one who created it. How embarrassing...!'

"However, eventually, his reputation took a downfall when the truth about his origins was revealed. He was born to a demon and a human. He had demonic Qi coursing through his veins and all acts of benevolence and kindness he showed were nothing more than a cover for his demonic origins. Of course, if it had been just that, he could have still been respected by some for the work he had done. But..." Duan Luoyang suddenly paused and sighed before he continued.

"He had deep ties with the demon realm. He had the perfect constitution for demonic cultivation and yet he never strayed away from the righteous path, however, his heart wasn't following the same path as his body and mind."

Jie Fu Lian furrowed his eyebrows together and looked to be a little confused as he heard these words. Duan Luoyang had purposely framed his words in a way that didn't give any direct information but still implied the hidden truth that he was unwilling to voice out loud, however, Jie Fu Lian was never good at guessing hidden meanings.

Suddenly, Hua Tianshu cleared his throat as he interrupted Duan Luoyang and spoke, "Xue Lan was in love with a demon and the two had quite the intimate relationship."

Both Duan Luoyang and Jie Fu Lian choked on empty air.

With a sigh, Hua Tianshu continued, "It was a high-ranking demon who had murdered thousands, but Xue Lan still loved him. Their relationship eventually became the reason why Xue Lan lost both his reputation and life. Because of Xue Lan's natural constitution, it was hard for him to follow other cultivation manuals and records, hence he created his own. The art of controlling spirits is precisely one of those cultivation records that had been created to suit the body of a half-demon."

"Wait! Wait!" Jie Fu Lian put his hands up and stopped Hua Tianshu from speaking any further as he asked, "The art of controlling spirits was a cultivation record that is inherited by only blood descendants so how can Jie Fu Lian have inherited it?"

"He was probably adopted," Duan Luoyang shrugged his shoulders.

"..." Jie Fu Lian had the urge to punch the boy for carelessly speaking.

"Xue Lan had no relatives nor did he leave any descendants," Hua Tianshu revealed, "After his death, the cultivation record was passed onto his beloved who was a demon, and later, to the relatives of that demon."

Hua Tianshu didn't speak any further but Jie Fu Lian already understood the implication of the man's words.

"Is this information really reliable?" Jie Fu Lian questioned.

"It is."

Hua Tianshu wasn't one to lie nor was he one to believe baseless rumors or word of mouth. If such a man had confidently confirmed the information to be reliable then the information was probably as true as it could get.

Back when everyone was against Jie Fu Lian, he had heard accusations of him being a half-demon, however, he thought he knew himself the best, and hence, he didn't consider those accusations as anything more than baseless nonsense.

Now that the origins of his cultivation record had been investigated, even he couldn't help but question if he was a half-demon.

"Wait...!" Jie Fu Lian muttered as he gulped and had a sudden shocking realization, "The Yan sect harboring demons... The demon in question was me...?!"

Hua Tianshu nodded his head quietly while Duan Luoyang broke out laughing.

"Uncle Fu, how could it be you? It was Jie Fu Lian," Duan Luoyang enthusiastically corrected the man.

Right now, Duan Luoyang considered Jie Fu Lian to be a man called Fu Ming who happened to be friends with his Teacher so it was only natural that he laughed at Jie Fu Lian's words.

Jie Fu Lian immediately gulped and nervously corrected himself as he spoke, "T-That's right. It's Jie Fu Lian. Jie Fu Lian was the demon...?"

He slightly tilted his head up as he expectantly looked at Hua Tianshu.

Hua Tianshu sighed as he closed his eyes and spoke, "It wasn't just him. There were other demons hiding among the Yan Sect disciples."

Jie Fu Lian was left feeling a little dumbfounded as he heard this.

'It wasn't just him...?'

Wasn't that another way of confirming that his guess was right..?!

So he really was a half-demon?!

"The death of the Bai Family's second son was the main reason why the art of controlling spirits had been investigated and it was also the start of all the accusations made against the Yan sect," Hua Tianshu spoke as he continued, "Once we get to Xiujiang, we'll be able to get a better understanding of everything that had happened back then."

Jie Fu Lian gulped as he heard this but said nothing as a response and silently followed the man. He was still shocked at the revelation of his origins.

In reality, Jie Fu Lian had always known that his father and mother weren't actually his birth parents, however, he could have never guessed that he had the blood of a demon running through his veins.

He remembered the day when he had fought a high-ranking demon for the first time. The demon had told him, 'Although your mind is pure, your eyes have the darkness of the entire night sky trapped within. You have darkness within you. Darkness that I have never seen before.'

Could he have been referring to the demonic blood coursing through Jie Fu Lian's veins...?

"Shizun, why are we walking?" Duan Luoyang changed the topic as he casually questioned, "Can't we just use a transportation talisman?"

This question... Since the beginning, even Jie Fu Lian had been meaning to ask...!

Transportation talismans were expensive but not unaffordable! As a disciple of a big sect like HiuXue, Hua Tianshu was probably provided more than a thousand transportation talismans every month.

So why the hell were they wasting their energy on walking?

Was this man just being stingy?!

However, Hua Tianshu never answered that question and simply ignored it as he kept walking.


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Hua Tianshu probably wants to walk with Jie Fu Lian by his side but he's too shy to say it kek

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