Chapter 291 - Cause of Death

Xiao Nian Nian suddenly became very excited and exclaimed loudly, "I'm telling you, Xiao He is dead! And yet you're still laughing! Do you know that even when she was dying, she was still worried about you?!"
Xuxing closed his eyes slightly and took a deep breath, and said seriously, "I am asking you... Xiaoxi, how did she die!"
Xuxing's voice was not loud when he spoke.
However, falling into the ears of everyone was like thunder in the sky, resounding in their hearts.
Xiao Nian Nian's body shook, and she couldn't help but crouch down, curling up into a ball, burying her head and crying out, "It's my fault for not taking care of her, it's my fault... I killed her... it's all my fault..."
Xu Xing said, "Don't cry, don't blame yourself, tell me the specific situation!"
Upon hearing these words, Xiao Nian's mind inexplicably calmed down a lot, although still sobbing, her emotions also became stable.
At this moment, the two brothers Zeng Ping and Zeng An stood up and said with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Xu Xing, there is something we need to attend to, so we'll leave first..."
Saying that, she was about to leave.
Xu Xing didn't even look at the two of them and said indifferently, "Sit down!"
The two of them involuntarily sat back down.
After they settled down, the two finally came to their senses and looked at each other in surprise.
刚才徐行让他们坐下的时候，他们的心中，根本就没有别的念头，浑浑噩噩地就这么坐了回去！
眼看着萧念念就要开始讲述了，两人心中紧绷，重新站起身来，说道：“徐行，我们是真的有急事……”
Xu Xing turned his gaze and looked at the two people, asking, "What is the urgent matter? Can you tell me so I can listen?"
"Well..." The two people looked hesitant and troubled.
"Since you don't speak, then sit honestly!"
As Xu Xing's words echoed, two beams of light, one black and one white, suddenly appeared and entered the bodies of Zeng Ping and Zeng An.
The two of them immediately fell silent and sat back down obediently.
However, their facial expressions were lifeless, like mud sculptures.
Xiao Nian wiped away her tears, stood up, and cast a resentful glance at Zeng Ping and Zeng An. Then, she slowly began to narrate her story.

With Xiao Nian Nian's explanation, Xu Hang gradually understood some things.
Originally, after the Butterfly Island Secret Realm incident, because Xu Hang didn't return to the sect together and Qi Shuyun and Yu Qingwei thought Xu Hang was dead, the news of Xu Hang's death was also announced within the sect.

However, Xiaoyou does not believe this and has repeatedly sought out Qishu Yun and Yu Qingwei for information.
Both of them know that Xiaoyou is Xu Hang's maid, and they also feel guilty towards Xu Hang and are tolerant towards Xiaoyou. They patiently answer her questions every time.
Every time I answer, I think Xu Xing has already died.
After all, given Xu Xing's cultivation at the time, the probability of surviving in that collapsed secret realm was really small.
Even so, even if Xiaohe asked dozens or hundreds of times, and confirmed dozens or hundreds of times, she still stubbornly believed that Xu Xing was not dead.
Xiaohe often goes to the beach and waits quietly, constantly looking around, hoping to see Xu Xing's figure.
At the beginning, Xiao Nian Nian also used to accompany Xiao He to wait by the seaside every time.
But even after waiting for half a year, there was still no news of Xu Xing, and Xiao Nian Nian gradually gave up.
There is only Xiaoh e left, silently looking at the sea every day.
Two months passed like this.
One day, Xiao Nian Nian suddenly received a flying message from Xiaoh e.
In the message, Xiaoh e sounded excited: "Nian Nian sister, I have news of the young master!"
Xiao Nian-Nian received this news and was very happy, and immediately rushed to the seaside.
However, when she arrived at the seaside, she did not see the figure of Xiao He.
After careful searching, Xiao Nian-Nian found another message left by Xiao He under a hidden reef:
"Sister Nian Nian, the ones who told me the news are the brothers Zeng Ping and Zeng An."
"I heard that these two are not good people and have had disputes with the young master, so I'm worried they might deceive me!"
But, we still haven't heard any news from the young master after so long...
So, whether the news they said is true or false, I have to go and see!
If I don't go, I might regret it!
Dear Nien Nien, if... if I am really deceived by them, or if I am harmed by them and cannot come back, please remember, do not seek revenge for me!
You must endure, you must wait, wait until the master returns, tell the master that they have bullied me, and ask the master to avenge me!
"In that case, even if I died, I would be very happy!"
Little He's guess turned out to be true. Two days after she left, the lamp of her life left at Yunqiao Peak went out.
And the two messages she left behind have always been carefully preserved by Xiaonannian.
When Xiaonannian reached this point, she also took out the message and handed it to Xu Xing.
Listening to Xiaoxiao's familiar and crisp voice in the message, Xu Xing suddenly felt very uncomfortable in his heart.
Deeply exhaling, Xu Xing asked Xiao Nian Nian, "Do you know where Xia He went in the end?"
Xiao Nian Nian shook her head sadly, "I don't know, I only know that the last direction she left in was east. I searched for her in the east for a long time, but I couldn't find any trace of her."
Speaking of this, tears welled up in Xiao Nian Nian's eyes again: "It's all my fault, I am useless! If only I had been with her at that time, if only I had been able to stop her, maybe she wouldn't have had an accident..."
Xu Xing reached out his hand to wipe away her tears and gently said, "Nian Nian, you don't need to blame yourself for this matter. If anyone is to be blamed, it should be me. It is my own fault for not returning in time, which is the real reason for Xiao He's accident!"
Xiao Nian Nian looked at Xu Xing in astonishment, "You...you don't blame me? You entrusted Xiao He to me, but because of my negligence, Xiao He was harmed..."
Xu Xing looked at Zeng Ping and Zeng An, and said, "The real culprit is right in front of me, why would I blame you? It's been so many years, and your cultivation level is still only at the foundation establishment stage. It's also because of this incident that has caused a deficiency in your state of mind, right? With your talent, it shouldn't have been like this."
Xiao Nian whispered, "I...I just feel sorry for you, sorry to Xiao He... I can't get over that hurdle in my heart no matter what..."
Xu Xing gently patted her shoulder and said, "Nian Nian, you have been carrying this burden for so many years, it's time to let go. Now that I'm back, let me handle it."
A touch of magical power gently exhaled, and Xiao Nian Nian fell asleep peacefully.
There were still tear marks on her face, but her expression was unusually tranquil.
Xu Xing turned his head and said to Gan Ling Shuang, "Gan sister, please take Nian Nian back to Yun Qiao Peak to rest!"
Gan Lingshuang quickly responded, "Ah - yes, yes!"
Xu Xing turned to the remaining few people and said, "I'm sorry for interrupting everyone's enjoyment today. I will invite everyone again another day as a way to make amends."
Several people recognized that Xu Xing was issuing a farewell order, and they all stood up, bid Xu Xing farewell repeatedly and politely.
When Mei Wanhua was leaving, he opened his mouth and sighed, but in the end, he didn't say anything and walked out.
There were only Xu Xing and the Zeng brothers left at the banquet table.
Xu Xing stared at the two of them and said, "Tell me, where did you guys deceive Xiao He to?"
With the utterance of Xu Xing's question, Zeng Ping and Zeng An also recovered from the state of being unable to speak or move.
Although these two people couldn't move just now, every word Xiao Nian Nian said was heard by them clearly without missing a word.
Zeng Ansheng was afraid that Xu Xing would kill the two of them and seek revenge for Xiaohe. He hurriedly said, "Xu Xing, I warn you, you can't act recklessly! Harming fellow disciples is a heinous crime!"
Xu Xing said expressionless, "Is that so? Since you know it was a great crime, why did you commit the act of harming fellow disciples back then?"
The two of them quickly shook their heads at the same time, and Zeng Ping said, "We didn't kill your little maid!"
Xu Xing asked indifferently, "So how did she die?"
Zeng An's eyes flickered and he replied, "We, we just took someone else's benefits and deceived her to a designated place, that's all!"
What happens later has nothing to do with us!
Truly, we didn't kill her!
"Who bribed you? Where did you take her?" Xu Xing pressed for answers.
Zeng Ping replied, "We didn't know who the other person was, we just brought her to an old mansion in Suning County, and then...we left!"
"Suning County?" Xu Xing pondered, "Could it be related to the remnants of the Xu family from the Dagen dynasty? If that's the case, Blood Ming True Person, you truly deserve to die a thousand deaths! And as for Yang Yuancheng, it's too easy for him to just be punished with guarding the Jianyao Prison!"
With a thought in his mind, the topography map of the entire Yuangeng Island appeared before Xu Xing.
The map shows that Suining County is located at the easternmost part of Yuangeng Island.
To the east, there is the sea.
After going deep into the sea for hundreds of miles, there are two islands, one big and one small.
These two islands are where the remnants of the former Great Geng Dynasty are still lingering.
Xu Xing asked Zeng Ping and Zeng An to mark the specific location where they had taken Little He before.
After confirming, he put away the map.
Zeng Ping and Zeng An looked at Xu Xing eagerly and asked, "Can we leave too?"
"Leave?" Xu Xing laughed, his smile somewhat icy. "Until now, you still want to leave? What are you thinking?"
Both Zeng Ping and Zeng An's faces turned pale. "Are you really considering not letting us go?" Zeng Ping asked in a concerned tone.
Xu Xingdao: "When you planned to kill Xiaohe, why didn't you think about sparing her?"
Zeng Ping exclaimed, "We've already told you, we didn't kill your little maid!"
Xu Xing slightly frowned, with a haunting tone: "In my opinion, you are one of the culprits who caused her death! Moreover, I don't trust you, who knows if what you're telling me is true or false?"
Zeng Andao said, "We can swear to guarantee that every word we have said is true!"
Xu Xing raised his hand and made a gesture towards the two of them, saying, "No need!"
A binding force suddenly emerged.
However, this binding force did not absorb their bodies nor their magic.
What it absorbed from them was their souls and memories.
He wants to examine the memory of these two people to verify whether their statements are true and if there are any omissions.