C1977 The Imprint of Disturbed Memory
"How about it, Qiao Longren, there's thunder in the sky, your fluke might make you pay a painful price!" Zheng Yunjiang coldly said to Qiao Longren while listening to the thunder in the sky.
Qiao Longren frowned, and said: "I do not know why after I made my vow, there was lightning in the sky, and perhaps it was just a coincidence, what I said was definitely the truth. Zheng Yunjiang, your cultivation is crippled, why are you not speaking the truth?"
"You, you want to anger this young master to death. You were clearly speaking nonsense and framing this young master, yet you want this young master to speak the truth. You are simply extremely detestable!" Zheng Yunjiang said angrily.
"Alright, stop quarreling. We will start our investigation immediately. Any of you who tells a lie will know very soon!" Qiao Long's face slightly sank as he said this.
When Qiao Long's words fell, he went to the restaurant where they drank not long ago with Zheng Yan, Zheng Yunjiang, and Qiao Longren, bringing a few Qiao Family members with him to investigate the situation.
After the investigation, the result was that Qiao Longren had naturally lied. A few customers in the restaurant, along with Young Master Liu Lin Yu and some others, were able to testify that Zheng Yunjiang was always on the second floor of the restaurant. It was Qiao Longren who jumped down from the restaurant to chase after the man and woman into the alleyway.
"Now, what else do you have to say!"
On the streets, Zheng Yunjiang had a face full of hatred, he looked at Qiao Longren who was filled with shock and asked.
The expressions of the two Patriarchs, Zheng Yan and Qiao Long, became increasingly serious. Looking at the current situation, this matter was truly a conspiracy. It was possible that the two families were the ones being targeted.
"It was clearly you who crippled my Dantian. Those people are blabbering nonsense. It was your Zheng Family that threatened them to say that!" Qiao Longren said with his throat agape.
When Qiao Long heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "There should be a Mirror Image Spirit Mirror inside the Heavenly Brewing Wine House. Let's take a look at it and we'll know what happened then!"
"You're right!" Zheng Yan's eyes lit up as he spoke.
Immediately, Qiao Long, Zheng Yan, Zheng Yunjiang, and Qiao Longren walked into the Heavenly Brewing Wine House. Accompanied by the owner of the Heavenly Brewing Wine, they went to the second floor and checked the large Mirror of Shadows that stood in the middle of the second floor.
From the Mirror of Shadows, the four of them saw what happened on the second floor's railing not long ago and understood what had happened. Zheng Yunjiang had indeed stayed on the second floor and did not personally make a move, but Qiao Longren had taken the initiative to attack and capture the girl, and with a leap, he jumped down from the second floor's railing. As for the scene after jumping down, the Mirror of Shadows on the second floor was unable to leave a trace of him.
Looking at the Mirror Image Spirit Mirror, Qiao Longren realized that he could not seem to remember what happened in the tavern.
"Now, what else do you have to say?!"
Zheng Yunjiang angrily questioned Qiao Longren, saying, if it wasn't for Qiao Longren spouting nonsense and spitting blood, he wouldn't have been crippled by Qiao Long.
"I, I'm starting to forget what happened in the restaurant. Perhaps you went out to cripple my cultivation later." Qiao Longren said as he knitted his eyebrows. Having lost a part of his memories, he was a little unsure in his heart.
"Since your son is starting to forget about this memory, then let's take a look at the situation after that and see if your son left the restaurant before he was crippled." Zheng Yan said with a serious expression.
Qiao Long nodded. The four of them then continued to watch the images in the Mirror Mirror.
They only saw that Zheng Yunjiang, Liu Lin Yu and the other young masters had been waiting in front of the railing on the second floor, waiting for Qiao Longren to return. However, Qiao Longren had not come back yet, and in the end, when Zheng Yunjiang got a little impatient, Liu Lin Yu went to look for Qiao Longren.
Before long, they saw Liu Lin Yu carrying the pale and unconscious Qiao Longren back to the second floor.
"Now you're clear, I was wrongly accused. Family Head Qiao, if you don't investigate clearly, you will cripple my cultivation. This is truly infuriating!" After looking through the images in the Mirror of Shadows, Zheng Yunjiang was furious. He glared at Qiao Long with hatred in his eyes.
Qiao Long's face revealed an extremely embarrassed expression when he heard this. His brows were tightly knitted and he did indeed feel some guilt within his heart.
After all, due to a moment of carelessness on his part, Zheng Yunjiang's cultivation had been destroyed, making him into a cripple. In his heart, he felt apologetic, but, what had happened, the destruction of his Dantian was irreversible, no matter how guilty he was, he could not do anything other than compensate. He couldn't possibly make Zheng Yunjiang pay for the loss of his cultivation, even if it was Zheng Yan, he was afraid that he would never say such a thing, and would definitely not agree!
"Ye-er, you should be telling the truth. It's all because you're not telling the truth that your father was so angry at you for not thinking carefully and not investigating properly that you've destroyed the cultivation base of nephew Zheng. If you continue to hide it, don't blame your father for being impolite!" After what happened, Qiao Long knew he had to give Zheng Yunjiang an explanation. He glared angrily at the puzzled Qiao Longren.
"I, I really didn't lie, I don't understand, why did Zheng Yunjiang never leave the restaurant, what, what is this situation?" Qiao Longren's face was full of confusion, he clearly remembered that his cultivation was destroyed by Zheng Yunjiang, this can't be wrong, the memory is so clear.
"Damn Qiao Longren, you've already caused this young master such a miserable thing at a time like this, and you're still not speaking the truth?! This young master will strangle you to death!" At this time, the evidence was conclusive and Qiao Longren still denied it. Zheng Yunjiang, who was unjustly accused of crippling his cultivation, was infuriated and immediately rushed towards Qiao Longren, wanting to strangle him to death.
"Nephew, calm down a bit. What happened has already happened. This Patriarch will make it up to you!" Qiao Long stopped Zheng Yunjiang and said.
"Compensate, what can you give me in return for my cultivation? It's not easy for me to cultivate my cultivation. After a few days, I still plan to participate in the selection of the Heaven's Pride King!" Hearing the word "compensation", Zheng Yunjiang asked bitterly with a face full of hatred.
"In short, I will do my best to compensate you." Qiao Long's old face turned red and he embarrassedly coughed twice as he spoke.1
Zheng Yan said with a grave expression, "The most important thing is to get the situation settled. If your son is hiding it from us, we know nothing about the situation."
"Dao'er, stop messing around. Quickly tell Father what happened? Don't worry, Father will definitely protect you. Since he is threatening you with this method, causing the relationship between our two families to worsen, then we can infer that their strength is not strong enough to easily suppress us. Since that is the case, with Father protecting you, you do not have to be afraid of him! " Hearing Zheng Yan's words, Qiao Long also thought that the most important thing to do now was to understand the situation. This way, after feeling a little bit better, he would be able to ask Qiao Longren about it with quite a bit of dignity.
"Father, I, my brain is also in a mess right now, I clearly remember Zheng Yunjiang crippling my cultivation, but, looking at the image in the Mirror Image Spirit Mirror, it seems that Zheng Yunjiang has never left the restaurant, so he shouldn't be able to cripple my cultivation." Qiao Longren had a puzzled expression as he asked.
"This ?" Hearing what Qiao Longren said, Zheng Yan and Qiao Long's brows knitted even tighter.
At this moment, a hint of surprise flashed through the eyes of the owner of the Heavenly Wine Tower. He suddenly opened his mouth and said, "Third Young Master Qiao, you said you forgot this memory from the restaurant?"
"Yeah." Qiao Longren frowned, and said with a puzzled look.
The owner of the Heavenly Brewing Wine Tower narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "If that's the case, then I think that Third Young Master Qiao has been cursed with a memory disorder!"
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