Chapter 111
Everyone knew that group of immortals was about to die, so Qiu Chi didn't go out of her way to trouble them further. She simply released the recording of Su Qin and Xi Li's conversation from that day and left.
Soon, the truth of what had happened that day began to spread, and Su Qin's reputation took a nosedive.
As this story was making the rounds, the immortals Qiu Chi had tied up did indeed die.
Normally, news of their deaths wouldn't have spread so quickly, but someone had escaped. That person was Su Qin.
After escaping, she went straight to the Heavenly Emperor to report the crime.
The death of an immortal could be overlooked if it wasn't brought into the open, but now that it had been, the Heavenly Emperor naturally had to deliver a verdict.
And all the evidence pointed to Qiu Chi.
Although Su Qin was disheveled, her mind was still clear. "It was Lingling! It was her! She already held a grudge against us. She even tied them up before to settle scores with us. Now, for some reason we don't understand, she's started killing."
"If I hadn't had the token from the War God, I would have died at her hands long ago. She's a demon!"
"Everything I've said is true! You can view my memories. The Immortal Realm must have an artifact for memory retrieval..."
The Immortal Realm did indeed have such an artifact, and the retrieved memories from Su Qin showed Qiu Chi killing those immortals while Su Qin fought desperately to escape.
The Heavenly Emperor sent people to bring Qiu Chi over.
Qiu Chi was not surprised by any of this. She wasn't even surprised that the retrieved memories showed her as the killer.
"Lingling, do you plead guilty!"
For such a minor matter, the Heavenly Emperor didn't even bother questioning Qiu Chi, intending to convict her directly.
Qiu Chi was rendered speechless by the Heavenly Emperor's perfunctory attitude. "What kind of place is the Immortal Realm? Is it so difficult to change one's appearance? I am but a minor immortal who has only recently ascended. Could I possibly defeat several seniors who ascended long ago?"
After speaking, Qiu Chi's gaze swept across the assembled immortals. "I'm very curious, why isn't the War God present?"
Most of those present knew that Lingling had previously been the War God's maid.
Hearing Qiu Chi's words, an immortal couldn't help but sneer, "So what if the War God were here? It's a fact that you murdered your fellow immortals. Do you think he would protect you if he came? Wishful thinking!"
Qiu Chi didn't engage in a war of words with him. She said directly, "You've convicted me just because of a memory retrieval? Are my memories not memories? Of course, I won't let you view mine, but you can view Xi Li's."
The immortals were speechless. What wishful thinking was this? She refused to have her own memories viewed, yet she demanded to see the War God's. As if he would ever agree.
Unlike the immortals below, the Heavenly Emperor thought a little deeper. "It seems there's a hidden meaning in your words?"
Qiu Chi looked directly at the Heavenly Emperor and nodded decisively. "Yes, there is. I suspect the War God, Xi Li, is showing signs of turning demonic. The proof is those dead immortals."
As soon as she said this, the immortals erupted in an uproar. Even the Heavenly Emperor's expression grew grave.
"That's absolute nonsense!"
"The War God was so good to you in the past, yet you slander him like this! Has your conscience been eaten by dogs?"
"..."
Before the Heavenly Emperor could say anything, the immortals below were already pointing at Qiu Chi and cursing her in anger.
If the Heavenly Emperor hadn't been sitting on his throne, they might have already attacked her.
But Qiu Chi couldn't be bothered with them and continued, "As I said, I am just a minor immortal who ascended not long ago. Do I have the ability to eliminate them so easily? If I truly had that kind of power, would I have let this... Su Qin, was it?... escape? What would be my motive? Was my life going too well, so I decided to seek death on purpose?"
"You all know I was a maid in Xi Li's service before, but he suddenly threw me out and has refused all visitors since. What do you think is the reason for that?"
"If you think it was my fault, fine. But this Su Qin is the daughter of Xi Li's old friend. She came to his door with a token, wanting to stay, even kneeling to do so. According to Xi Li's past character, he should have let her stay from the very beginning, right? Why did he refuse to let her stay this time, no matter what?"
"So, is the problem with Su Qin, or is it that the War God Xi Li himself has a problem? Did he refuse to let her stay because he was afraid someone would discover the truth of his demonic transformation?"
Qiu Chi's words were forceful, her expression exceptionally serious. To the other immortals, what she said did indeed make sense. After all, to them, Qiu Chi was just a minor immortal who had ascended not long ago.
No matter how powerful she was, it was impossible that she could have toyed with that group of immortals in the palm of her hand, as depicted in the retrieval of Su Qin's memories.
But, to believe that the War God was turning demonic... that was something they simply couldn't accept!
And Su Qin, the only one present who knew Qiu Chi's true strength, had already fainted from the use of the memory retrieval artifact. She had no way to argue.
So now, they could only listen to Qiu Chi spin her tale.
On the dais, the Heavenly Emperor's expression was exceptionally grave. "Fabricating the crime of the War God turning demonic is far more serious than the crime of murdering your fellow immortals."
Qiu Chi lifted her chin slightly. "I did not kill that group of immortals, nor do I have the ability to. But I can guarantee with one hundred percent certainty that the War God, Xi Li, is showing signs of turning demonic."
"Furthermore, I can provide other evidence. I'm afraid you may not be aware, but several female immortals have gone missing in the Immortal Realm. They, too, lost their lives at Xi Li's hands."
"All of them admired him too much, and so they accidentally discovered his demonic transformation. He did this to silence them."
"I was, after all, a maid by his side. He wasn't sure if I had discovered his secret, so his only choice was to frame me for this."
"It's true that I had conflicts with them. But how long have I been ascended? If a newly ascended immortal like me were so capable, would I have been bullied by them every single day before this?"
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