Chapter 154 - 83 [Reversed Celestial Spirit Ah!] (7000 words)_4
Thinking of this, Chen Yan asked, "And then what happened? What happened after that?"
You Su Yi shook his head, "That night, in the Commander’s Mansion, Lord Chen Jue got thoroughly drunk.
Only then did I learn that the fallen general, Lord Jiang Yu, was sworn brothers with Lord Chen Jue. Lord Chen Jue was a son of the Chen Family. He could have gone to prestigious places like the Bright Mirror Platform for that kind of gilded experience, but he chose to come to the remote Luoyan Town because he was on very good terms with Lord Jiang Yu and wanted to guard the town alongside his brother.
Who would have thought that on a day with no usual battles, the Demon Race would suddenly attack the town, bypassing the first-line town pass for a surprise assault on the second-line town platform... and Lord Chen Jue just happened to be out.
In his drunken state, Lord Chen Jue uttered many words of self-blame. And then... he made an oath in his drunkenness. He said..."
You Su Yi hesitated at this point, as if conflicted about something.
Chen Yan frowned, "What did he say?"
The old fox finally sighed.
"He swore, if one day he breaks through to the Saint Position, he would destroy the Heavenly Dao!!"
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"Hiss!!!"
Chen Yan gasped, then stared intently at You Su Yi, "This oath he made, did you..."
"I have never told anyone," You Su Yi shook his head definitively, "On that day, Lord Chen Jue saved an entire town! Even if he said something so audacious, though I am a member of the Fox Race, I understand the principle of gratitude.
The town suffered heavy casualties at the time, and I was enlisted as a scribe for the Commander’s Mansion, which gave me the opportunity to serve by Lord Chen Jue’s side.
After he got drunk, I was the only one by his side. Over the years, I haven’t said a single word about it to anyone.
But now... Lord Chen Jue must have long passed away, so telling you is no matter."
After a pause, You Su Yi muttered in a stranger tone:
"Besides, that day on the town platform, Chen Jue pointed to the sky and cursed aloud those words...
Do you think that, over the millennia, among the people in the Domain Realm, no one has ever thought of cursing at what he cursed at?"
Saying this, You Su Yi looked at Chen Yan, "You are a family member of a Venerable, and you are still young, you probably haven’t thought about such things.
But... among the billions of creatures in the Domain Realm, countless generations of talented people have spent their lives in bitter cultivation, only to be shut outside the gate of the Saint Position.
Do you think that no one has ever doubted in their hearts, or cursed in their hearts?"
Chen Yan sighed softly and said nothing. After a while, he continued to ask, "Then how did Chen Jue become so notorious later on? What major events happened to him?"
"...I don’t know."
This answer from You Su Yi immediately changed Chen Yan’s expression.
He showed anger on his face, dissatisfied, "Old fox! We made an agreement! You also said you knew about Chen Jue’s matters... You said others were just hearsay, but you knew Chen Jue and knew the most, that’s why I agreed to help you today!
Now that we’re at the crucial point, you’re telling me you don’t know?"
You Su Yi unhurriedly said, "Don’t be anxious, friend. Though I don’t know, it doesn’t mean I know nothing at all; I can still tell you some valuable information."
"...Speak!" Chen Yan suppressed his inner anger.
"I served in Luoyan Town, and after that great battle, various races in the Domain Realm sent people to strengthen the town platform’s garrison, and Lord Chen Jue was also promoted to Town General based on his merits. However, the Demon Race never invaded again.
Later... Lord Chen Jue was transferred away. After he left, I never saw him again.
It wasn’t until three years before I committed a major crime in the Domain Realm and was on the run, that I suddenly received news about Lord Chen Jue.
At that time, Lord Chen Jue suddenly became infamous, with notorious reputations spreading everywhere. Everyone rumored that the once proud son of the Chen Family had committed heinous crimes!"
"Heinous crimes, specifically what crimes did he commit?" Chen Yan asked.
"Although I am of the Fox Race, I do understand gratitude. Remembering Lord Chen Jue’s life-saving grace, when I heard news of him, I started to inquire everywhere.
Some said he went berserk while cultivating and massacred an entire local tribe, extracting blood for his practice.
Some said he rebelled against his family, slaughtering the members of the Chen Family and betraying them.
Some said he, as a Town General somewhere, embezzled resources and killed the Deputy General to cover up his crime.
Others said he practiced evil techniques, abducting women from noble families and using them as furnaces, ruining many lives.
In short, the rumors were varied and bizarre, as if Lord Chen Jue had committed every evil act in the world.
I remember Lord Chen Jue standing alone on the town platform with a sword!
I remember him on that day, cursing in anger and sorrow, and his remorseful and guilt-ridden state after getting drunk...
I do not believe he would commit those crimes!
So I spent two whole years traveling and investigating all over the Domain Realm, trying to find out the truth behind these alleged crimes, and then..."
At this point, You Su Yi shook his head, "I couldn’t find a single charge!"
Chen Yan frowned upon hearing this, "Not a single charge?"
"Yes!"
You Su Yi sneered, "They said he massacred and extracted blood, yet I found no victims! Which tribe exactly did he massacre? I could find no trace of such a thing.
They said he killed his own kin, but the Chen Family suddenly disappeared mysteriously, with no trace of the clan members. I interviewed dismissed Chen Family servants and learned that no elders had died unexpectedly, and there were no funeral proceedings either.
They simply dismissed the clan members and moved to Xiantai.
The venerable patriarch of the Chen Family also secluded himself in the Immortal Platform, comprehending the Heavenly Dao, not showing his face anymore.
Although suspicious, there is no evidence that Chen Jue murdered any family elders.
They said he was a Town General who embezzled resources and killed the Deputy General. But I have served in the military, and I know many fellows.
I inquired all around the Three Platforms, Eight Passes, and Sixteen Towns, checking the names of recent Town Generals, and found no one named Chen Jue!!
He never served as a Town General. How could he embezzle resources and kill the Deputy General?
As for practicing evil techniques, abducting noble women... it’s even more groundless! I secretly investigated over twenty noble families and dozens of wealthy clans in the Domain Realm, and never found any lady or young miss who suffered such a thing.
Without victims, how are there crimes?
Yet, for some reason, the creatures of the Domain Realm all dumped buckets of slander on Chen Jue!
And Lord Chen Jue vanished without a trace, and has never been found again.
I spent three whole years investigating, and this is all I found. Later, I myself committed a major crime, offending a noble clan within the Fox Race, and had no place to hide, so I fled the Domain Realm."
Chen Yan also furrowed his brows tightly upon hearing this.
You Su Yi slowly added, "But...although I couldn’t find any clues, it’s also equivalent to finding the problem!"
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(The New Year is over, I hope everyone can adjust their mindset well after returning to work~
I didn’t take a day off this Spring Festival, writing eight to nine thousand words a day, quite a diligent effort, right~)
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