The Quest for Immortality

As these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone changed drastically.

A look of disbelief appeared on Ye Hong’s sorrowful face.

Xiao Tianquan’s face turned slightly pale, forcing a smile as he said, ”Little brother, I don’t know what you’re talking about...”

Mo Hua recalled the moment earlier when he stepped on the daffodil, grinding it into the dust with cold indifference and pleasure. Looking at him now, sensing the fear in his divine soul, Mo Hua’s heart gradually became resolute.

”You are the Water Yama!”

”Baseless accusations, you...”

Mo Hua shook his head, ”You must have known that dead ’Water Yama’ for a long time, in the bandit camp before, on the Rouge Boat, at the Dragon King Temple, you’ve tried to kill him multiple times.”

”And in the White Bone Maze, in such a dangerous situation, it was also you who delivered the final blow, disregarding everything.”

”Because as long as he died, no one would know that you are the Water Yama.”

Xiao Tianquan sneered a few times, ”What nonsense are you spouting?”

”And it doesn’t stop there...” Mo Hua’s eyes shone brightly, piecing everything together:

”A long time ago, in the Bi Mountain Demon Cavern, when Uncle Gu and I, along with the cultivators from the Taoist Court, were besieging the Fire Buddha, you pretended to block the way, but during the fight, you deliberately let him escape.”

”As you passed each other, there was a subconscious exchange of glances, a look that was quite intriguing and bore a familiarity.”

”This shows that you know the Fire Buddha.”

”That look signifies a transfer of status.”

”And in the Dragon King Temple, I also heard your conversation with Master Xiao in the Sound Isolation Formation that night.”

”Master Xiao said that to elevate you, he used all his power to pave the way for you. He even personally took you onto the Rouge Boat.”

”You’ve been to the Rouge Boat, so you must have been involved in its affairs.”

”One more thing, when Water Yama massacred the Yu Family Water Fort, he used brutal punishments, including some of the interrogation methods from the Taoist Court.”

”Water Yama has a cruel nature, but so do you.”

”I have witnessed many times, how you murder and desecrate corpses behind people’s backs...”

Mo Hua spoke in an indifferent tone, listing everything out.

Xiao Tianquan’s face gradually turned pale, twitching at the corners of his mouth as he forced a smile, ”You say I am the Water Yama, then who was that dead ’Water Yama’?”

Mo Hua said, ”’Water Yama’ is just a title. It’s used by two people, one in the open, one in the shadows. One is the murderous water bandit on the Mistwater River, the other is a promising Enforcement Leader in the Taoist Court.” ŘàɴоBЕ𐌔

”But the one who died was fake; the real Water Yama...” Mo Hua looked deeply into Xiao Tianquan’s eyes, ”is actually you!”

Or rather, the person who signed a ”soul contract” with the Evil God and left a name on the altar was Xiao Tianquan.

So, the fake Water Yama died, but the name on the list was not erased.

Because the real Water Yama, who sold his divine soul to the Evil God, is still alive...

”Utter nonsense!” Xiao Tianquan exclaimed angrily.

But his words lacked conviction, even tinged with bluster masking fear.

Mo Hua did not intend to let him go, and in a low voice said:

”The person who really killed Sister Ye Jin is also you, right...”

He had found something strange before.

On the Rouge Boat, he had confronted the already dead Water Yama, asking if it was he who had forced Sister Ye Jin from the Hundred Flower Valley to her death.

The reaction from Water Yama, Mo Hua still remembered.

First, he was taken aback, then he grinned and said, ”I lost count of the women I played with. Those I got bored of and killed, I’ve also lost count. How could I know which one you’re talking about?”

At first, Mo Hua thought it was due to his ruthless and murderous nature, but upon reflection later, he felt something was off.

Sister Ye Jin was not an ordinary woman.

Regardless of her appearance, temperament, talent, or status, she was enough to make a ”water bandit” like Water Yama covetously desire.

If he had really laid hands on her, he wouldn’t have been indifferent to it.

When her name was mentioned, even if he had a heart of stone, he couldn’t remain completely unreactive.

Moreover, Hua Ruyu was naturally jealous.

She had an affair with the fake ”Water Yama,” so she wouldn’t likely matchmake for her ”lover.”

The only possibility was that the fake ”Water Yama” didn’t even know who Ye Jin was.

The dead Water Yama was actually taking the blame for Xiao Tianquan.

Xiao Tianquan’s face looked ugly, coldly standing there, wanting to argue but finding no convincing reasons.

Gu Changhuai and Xia Canonical Official’s faces gradually showed anger.

When they first heard about Xiao Tianquan being the Water Yama, they were taken aback.

But now, various signs indicated this was very likely true...

Especially Xiao Tianquan’s demeanor; in the eyes of an experienced Supervisor like Gu Changhuai, it was as good as a confession.

Ye Hong was even more incredulous, murmuring, ”Why? Mr. Xiao? Why did you, after how I treated you, kill...”

This question seemed to affect Xiao Tianquan, causing him to twitch and reply with gritted teeth, ”No! I don’t know what you’re all talking about. What Water Yama, it’s unrelated to me...”

As he spoke, he began to move backward, trying to escape from there.

Gu Changhuai’s face turned cold, reaching to grab his shoulder.

Xiao Tianquan quickly drew his sword in resistance, the longsword aimed at Gu Changhuai’s hand.

Xia Canonical Official’s pretty face turned cold, and a chilling Sword Qi shot out, slicing through Xiao Tianquan’s arm, causing the longsword to fall to the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, Gu Changhuai moved forward to try and seize him.

Xiao Tianquan had always detested Gu Changhuai. Now feeling Gu Changhuai’s pressure, and already agitated from having his crimes exposed, Xiao Tianquan, in a moment of desperation, reflexively showed blood-red eyes, mixed with black-gray air, looking into Gu Changhuai’s eyes.