Chapter 1682 - 626: Unworthy (Ten-Thousand-Word - ) (Part 3)
Quickly, everything was ready.
They placed it in front of Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan didn’t stand up, just lay on the ground, picked up the brush, and started writing.
Before long, he listed whom the Blood Lotus Sect had killed, what deeds they had done, and how Jingxin Hall had shielded them and hidden the news.
The two groups had deep cooperation and had been colluding for a long time.
Jingxin Hall indeed did many things during this time.
As he wrote, the crowd watched.
Tian Ning’er gritted her teeth as she looked.
Hating that she couldn’t just swallow Xia Yuan whole.
However, when he wrote about the basis of their cooperation, Xia Yuan’s writing slowed down.
He only mentioned that it was all orders from the Hall Master.
As for what they could gain from this, even Xia Yuan didn’t know.
This puzzled Su Mo a bit:
"Not knowing what you could gain, would you still serve so willingly?
"If I’m not mistaken, Jingxin Hall, as one of the Nine Peaks, is not a sect itself but a gang.
"The Jingxin Hall Master hasn’t done you the favor of teaching or imparting skills.
"You serve them ultimately due to a trade of interests.
"Would you really do something without any benefit?"
Hearing this, Xia Yuan smiled bitterly:
"You don’t know how terrifying the Hall Master is..."
However, when he spoke up to this point, he couldn’t continue.
Their Hall Master was indeed terrifying.
But the person before him was even more terrifying.
He finally understood the method of All Swords Return to the Root from earlier.
It wasn’t that he could block Su Mo’s sword, but that Su Mo intentionally let him block it.
Otherwise, why else would he stop after just wearing away his inner strength?
The purpose was to make him powerless to resist and capture him alive.
This person’s martial arts had reached a level unimaginable to even gods and ghosts.
He had been puzzled about how such a supreme martial artist could appear in Xizhou.
But after being subjected to the Suffering People Scripture, he understood...
This wasn’t some expert emerging in Xizhou.
This was the Nanhai Supreme in person!!
Everyone in Nanhai knew about this new Supreme.
It’s said that this Supreme possesses the Vajra Physique.
Capable of stirring up massive waves at sea and easily destroying hundreds of warships.
Once, he was known to have cut down an entire island with a single sword.
But most notable is his technique for forcing confessions through severe pain, known as the Suffering People Scripture!
Once this art is inflicted, the victim feels as if they are sinking into the eighteen levels of Abyss Hell.
The pain surpasses the imagination of ordinary people.
Even more frightening, if this Supreme wishes, the victim could eternally suffer in this pain.
For it does not harm a person in the least.
It simply causes immense pain!
The more pain one experiences, the more vigorous their spirit becomes.
They might suffer for ten days or half a month, or ten or eight years, or even a lifetime.
This is the ultimate form of worldly torture.
When Xia Yuan heard these rumors, he thought it was just Jianghu gossip.
Who knew the day would come for his turn, realizing these claims hit the nail on the head and weren’t exaggerated at all.
Such a person... isn’t this person far more terrifying than their Hall Master?
Therefore, at this moment, Xia Yuan didn’t dare play any tricks before Su Mo.
When Su Mo heard this, he nodded thoughtfully:
"So, you all are submitting to the tyranny of the Jingxin Hall Master?"
"...You could say that."
Xia Yuan nodded: "But the Hall Master hasn’t mistreated us."
"You’re quite honest."
Su Mo smiled: "Continue writing."
But up to that point, it was almost finished.
Tian Ning’er and Elder Yushu also learned some things that hadn’t been investigated before.
After everything was settled, Xia Yuan signed his name and reached into his robe.
The elder and the young one instantly became alert.
In the end, Xia Yuan took out a Big Seal.
He breathed on it and then stamped it hard, it was the Deputy Hall Master seal of Jingxin Hall.
In pursuit of death, Xia Yuan began to do things impeccably.
Su Mo picked up his deposition, reread it from start to finish to ensure potential issues.
He then discussed it with Elder Yushu.
Elder Yushu hadn’t considered that the statement might contain traps.
Only after Su Mo’s explanation did he realize the truth.
If the deposition had inconsistencies or conflicts with the situation,
it would all become meaningless.
It would serve no purpose.
If not handled cautiously, even Elder Yushu’s Jianghu reputation would be affected.
Elder Yushu, although he hadn’t thought of this aspect, understood it with just a point, and after two of them deliberated for a while longer, confirming the deposition had no issues.
Only then did Su Mo have Elder Yushu put away the deposition:
"In that case, the matter of Jingxin Hall must trouble Elder Yushu."
"Young Hero, why say that?"
Elder Yushu sighed:
"One Hall of the Eight Sects and Nine Peaks contains many treacherous people.
"But when it comes to great evil, it’s not seen.
"But those who kill and annihilate entire clans cannot be let go.
"If we let it go today, tomorrow, when the slaughter comes, who will speak for us?"
Hearing this, Su Mo cupped his fist in respect:
"The elder speaks very well."
Seeing that Su Mo was strong in martial arts, but always speaking and acting courteously, Elder Yushu felt pleased, and softly asked:
"You just now said, the matter of Jingxin Hall is handed to this old man.