Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World Chapter 1792 - 909: Innocent Maiden? Truth Hard to Discern

"I told you I’m innocent! Why don’t you believe me?!"

The young girl retorted emotionally, tears finally slipping down her face, but she stubbornly held her head high.

At this moment, Gu Yuanyuan, standing behind Gu Sheng, quietly tugged at her master’s sleeve and whispered.

"Master, I feel... she may not be lying."

Gu Sheng cast a calm glance at the young girl and replied telepathically.

"Feeling may not be reality. This matter doesn’t concern us, let’s not meddle and just observe."

Gu Yuanyuan obediently responded with an "Oh" and fell silent.

Tantai Bingyu looked at the stubborn girl who refused to be searched, preferring to die rather than have her Sea of Consciousness violated, and felt a headache coming on.

He rubbed his brow and finally sighed, saying.

"Miss, if you continue like this, it puts me in a difficult position. Since you insist on your innocence and refuse to cooperate with the investigation, then I will have no choice but..."

He didn’t finish, but the meaning was obvious: if the girl didn’t relent, he would have to call the Law Enforcement Hall.

Hearing this, the girl’s face drained of color, a hint of despair flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by determination. She closed her eyes, tears slipping silently down as she murmured.

"I would rather die... than allow my Sea of Consciousness to be violated..."

Tantai Bingyu observed the emotionally charged girl resorting to threats of death, his brows furrowed, and he promptly extended his fingers like the wind, sending a gentle yet irresistible True Qi into the girl’s brow.

The girl’s body softened, her stubbornness and tears still evident in her eyes, before she lost consciousness and fell to the floor.

"Sigh," Tantai Bingyu lightly sighed and advised Elder Cheng beside him.

"Firstly, ensure the young lady is properly settled and well-guarded; do not neglect her. When she wakes up, we’ll wait for Uncle Mingjing’s return and then proceed with the questioning."

He turned to Gu Sheng, his face wearing a slightly helpless smile, and explained.

"Gu, I hope you won’t find this amusing. It’s not that Bingyu is irresolute, but this girl has a fierce temperament. If we forcibly use the Soul Capturing Technique to search her Sea of Consciousness, she might indeed trigger a soul explosion, not only severing all our leads.

My Tantai Family would also face the reputation of bullying the weak to death. Although delaying a little might lose us the best chance to capture the main culprit, some lines cannot be crossed."

His tone was calm, yet carried the resolve and spirit of an ancient Family.

"Since the founding of the Tantai Family, we have relied not only on strength but also on principles for life and conduct. Bullying the weak is not our practice."

Upon hearing this, Gu Sheng’s impression of Tantai Bingyu improved a bit. Despite being of noble birth and superb strength, he adhered to principles and was not someone who pursued efficiency at all costs.

Tantai Bingyu seemed unwilling to discuss this troublesome matter further, and he shifted the subject, his face once again graced with a gentle smile, inviting Gu Sheng.

"This place is chaotic and not suitable for conversation. Gu, shall we move upstairs for some tea and a detailed discussion? You seemed interested in the Heavenly Treasure Pool?"

Gu Sheng was eager to learn more about the Heavenly Treasure Pool and nodded in agreement.

"Very well, I rely on you, Bingyu."

The group stopped paying attention to the chaos in the hall and, led by Tantai Bingyu, moved towards the upper level of the Ten Thousand Treasures Hall.

...

Meanwhile, about thirty thousand miles from Tianyuan Emperor City, in the outskirts of a remote small town.

In the night sky, a previously swift blue tunneling light suddenly flickered unsteadily, like a candle in the wind, swaying a few times before plummeting to the ground like a meteor!

"Boom!"

The figure crashed hard into the ground, cracking the hardened soil with fissures, dust swirling.

Amidst the dust, a young man wearing night clothes struggled to stand, but a large mouthful of blood spewed forth, dyeing his chest, frozen by the cold, an even deeper crimson.

In the faint moonlight, it was clear to see the gaping hole at the position of his heart, piercing through flesh and bone, forming a horrifying, light-permeable wound!

The edge of the wound was covered with a layer of crystalline frost, and it was this Extreme Cold Power that blocked the gushing blood, barely saving his life.

"Cough, cough... Ugh!"

The man coughed more blood mixed with ice shards, his face pale as paper, yet there was a hint of relief in his eyes.

"That was close... So close! That Tantai Bingyu of the Tantai Family... truly lives up to the name! To breach my Protective Gang Qi and Incarnation from nearly three thousand miles away with a single point, and still wound me so badly by residual power... I nearly couldn’t return..."

He felt his meridians within, almost completely frozen and inch by inch fractured, along with the lingering Cold Ice Dao Rhyme obstructing his recovery, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"This is troubling now... Without months of effort, I fear recovery is difficult.

Moreover, this Cold Ice Dao Rhyme is extremely challenging to dispel..."

He struggled to stand, quickly changing out of his bloodstained night clothes, and took out a small porcelain bottle from his bosom. Crushing it, a peculiar floral fragrance spread out, cleverly masking the lingering scent of blood in the air.

After doing all this, he stumbled towards a nondescript farmhouse nearby, opening the door to one of the side rooms.

The room was simply furnished, but carved with some simple arrays around to maintain vitality and gather Spiritual Energy. The arrays emitted a faint glow, intertwining with the cold moonlight streaming in from the window, casting light onto the wooden bed in the center of the room.

On the bed lay a young girl with a complexion pale to the point of transparency, her breath extremely weak.