The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 185 Danli 19 The Truth (Part 2)

"Flower Rain is an ancient demonic artifact. Even with thousands of people, Chaoyan couldn't retrieve it. Moreover, Flower Rain is bloodthirsty; any life that is touched lightly will easily turn into its nourishment. Ordinary people, even if you use a ghost talisman, cannot hold Flower Rain for that long."

Upon hearing this, Wen Li immediately threw down the flower rain in her hand, took a few steps back, and hid the hand holding the flower rain behind her back. Her originally arrogant aura gradually disappeared.

Yes, how did Hua Yu end up in her hands so easily?

Seeing this, Xie Wanzhou continued, "For so many years, I've never understood why the Jiang family members were so determined to commit suicide that night. Were they really driven to the point where death was the only option? Now I finally know. Wen Li, do you want to know? I can tell you."

Wen Li just stared at him, unable to utter a word of refusal. Did she want to know? Did she want to know? Did she want to?

She thought...

But she couldn't trust him, she couldn't...

Si Xiaxia's voice urging him, "Host, don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense. You have to run now, run fast! Host..."

Si Xiaxia wanted to stop Wen Li, but since she had no physical form, she couldn't do anything.

Xie Wanzhou didn't say anything before, but only spoke up now that he realized he couldn't beat the host. He clearly has ulterior motives!

Xie Wanzhou looked at Wen Li and raised his voice: "I am a man of my word. Today I will tell you the truth you have been searching for."

“I’ve been wondering how Shen Yi got involved with demons. He’s lived in the palace for many years, so it’s impossible for him to have had any contact with the demon race. Even if he did, there’s no reason for Jiuying, a ten-thousand-year-old demon, to be used by him.”

“Unless Jiuying needs something from him, or he can help Jiuying in some way. When and under what circumstances did they first meet? I’ve thought about it and can only think of more than 20 years ago, the year your maternal grandfather died! The night Jiang Jingshan died, Shen Yi was living next door to him.”

"Why did Jiuying kill Jiang Jingshan? Why is Huayu in the hands of the Jiang family? Why does the Jiang family never defend themselves? Why did the Jiang family members commit suicide? It's all because they were hiding a secret, and Shen Yi knew this secret and used it to make a deal with the demons."

"While in the capital, Pei Kuang wrote to me, saying that he had unexpectedly learned that Shen Yannan's men had been secretly searching for someone all along. Some people even said that the Demon Lord had not yet been completely destroyed and had already been reincarnated from the underworld into the human world. The Nine-Headed Demon of the Demon Clan had been searching for the Demon Lord's reincarnation all along. Of course, she had been searching for the Demon Lord for tens of thousands of years, and the world had always thought that she was just indulging in wishful thinking."

"But then I suddenly made a hypothetical assumption: what if the Demon Lord is really still alive? Then I guessed that the secret the Jiang family has always kept is that they knew the Demon Lord would be born into the Jiang family. With this premise, do you think the previous points make sense?"

Is it connected?

It's connected, everything's connected.

Jiuying discovered that the Demon Lord had died at the hands of Jiang Jiu. She then sought out Jiang Jingshan to inquire about the Demon Lord's whereabouts, but after several unsuccessful attempts to reach him, she became enraged and killed him.

The Jiang family did not reveal Hua Yu to the public, but kept it hidden, because once the Jiang family members learned how to use the ghost talisman, they could use Hua Yu to verify who in the Jiang family was the reincarnation of the Demon Lord.

And the Demon Bone! Jiang Jingshan once took the entire Jiang family to Yueban, perhaps in an attempt to retrieve and eliminate the Demon Bone.

Why don't the Jiang family explain? Because they simply can't explain it. The Demon Lord descended upon the Jiang family, and the Jiang family secretly kept the Flower Rain—that is a sin.

The Jiang family committed suicide because they were already guilty...

It turns out there was no one framing her... no demonic plotting... the culprit was her...

For decades, this has been a heavy weight on her heart. At first, it was only for Jiang Yanhong; she didn't care about the Jiang family at all.

Later, as she devoted more and more time to it, she became more and more concerned.

In her past life, she was always in pain because she couldn't find the truth, but now her heart seems to ache even more.

Wen Li stood there, her mouth slightly open, unable to utter a single word, her vision completely blurred by tears. She looked away, unable to meet Xie Wanzhou's eyes.

She wanted to tell herself that what he said was all lies, all lies, and that she couldn't believe it.

Si Xiaxia was already sobbing uncontrollably. She pinched her nose tightly, afraid that Wen Li would hear her crying. She wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say.

Wen Li glanced at Xie Wanzhou, then lowered her head, her gaze drifting elsewhere. Everyone around her watched her calmly; they all knew...

Wen Li raised her head, pursed her lips, and after several attempts, finally spoke.

"This...this...this is just your...guess..."

The voice was soft and pleading, but Xie Wanzhou heard it clearly.

"So I took a gamble, and now you not only have the Flower Rain, but also possess the Demon Bone, which means I won the gamble. You are my biggest proof."

Si Xiaxia felt a chill run down her spine. He'd taken a gamble? If he won, they'd all kill Wen Li together, upholding justice. If he lost? Wen Li would just die out there!

But her host never intended to harm them. In fact, she had become a good person these days, no longer just going about her own business indifferently. She had been trying her best to save everyone.

They can't do this to her...

"Host! Host, did you hear me? Run now! All he wants is for you to feel guilty. If you don't fight back, you... you mustn't do what he wants. Run! They can't stop you!"

Seeing that Wen Li did not react, Si Xiaxia became agitated.

"Wen Li! Wen Li! He's saying all this just to kill you! He might not be telling the truth, he just wants you dead! You can't completely trust him! Wen Li, please, please, living is the most important thing, you have to live! Run... run..."

Wen Li seemed not to hear her voice. She lowered her head and knelt on the ground in a posture of confession.

"The Demon Lord is about to be born, and Ghost Valley will naturally be in turmoil. The Jiang family would never unseal Ghost Valley. The Jiang family is the head of the righteous sects, so it's not surprising that they could divine the reincarnation of this scourge."

"The Jiang family committed suicide to prevent the Demon Lord's birth. Even if it meant their entire family being wiped out, they would protect all living beings! This is a righteous act!"

Xie Wanzhou suddenly raised his voice and loudly declared to everyone present: "Everyone, now I, Xie Wanzhou, can clearly tell the whole world that the Jiang family did not die out of fear of punishment, but rather chose to die to protect all living beings, rather than allow the Demon Lord to be born into the human world! They are the true heroes!"

"But Wen Li is the one who is truly guilty of heinous crimes and is the culprit behind all of this!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a deafening barrage of curses erupted once more. Second Master ran up to Wen Li and roared like a madman.

"The Jiang family is truly righteous! They deserve to be the head of our prestigious and righteous sects!"

"I knew the Jiang family had been the number one righteous sect for over a thousand years, how could they do such a thing! It turns out they were all doing it for us!"

"Wen Li deserves to die! Wen Li deserves to die!"

"She deserves to die a thousand deaths, she is utterly wicked..."

Kill her! Kill her now!

"Kill her..."

……

People wanted to see Wen Li's expression, to see her weeping bitterly, to see her repent and admit her mistakes. Unfortunately, her head was bowed too low, making it impossible to see her expression. People could only hurl insults, yet dared not approach easily, afraid of being hurt by her…

Si Xiaxia could only watch all of this happen, witness this heinous trial. Now the trial is over, and the criminal has confessed!

Si Xiaxia thought to herself with a sneer, "Too brilliant! Xie Wanzhou's scheme today was absolutely brilliant."

He completely absolved the Jiang family of any responsibility, even elevating them to a high position. From the moment Wen Li agreed to protect Guigu and retrieve Huayu, he knew he wouldn't lose.

Wen Li died at the hands of demons, under the sword of a demon hunter, and in the act of strangling herself.

Look at the person kneeling on the ground. Is she still that arrogant, domineering, and reckless girl?

She was a death row inmate resigned to her fate, awaiting execution. She endured all the insults and harm inflicted upon her. Even when the Second Master was taken away by Wen Mingzhu, she showed no reaction.

The formation was activated again, and this time the person on the ground even silently picked up the jade pendant and held it tightly, no longer resisting.

A side note: I must say something for my daughter! This truth is only partially true, and I'll elaborate later. Hundreds of years ago, the Jiang family was a small, petty sect that was often bullied. When they were wiped out, they made a deal with the Demon Lord using the Flower Rain technique, obtaining the power of the Ghost Talisman. Without the Demon Lord, they wouldn't have been able to enjoy their glory for nearly a thousand years; they would have been wiped out long ago.