Shang Xingyan pondered: "The soul is contaminated with demonic nature? If so, Haoran Zhengqi is indeed raising demons."

"That's right! Since the demonic nature has been driven away by righteousness, how can the soul in the coffin kill someone?"

Pei Haohong said: "According to ancestor Pei Yu's explanation, Confucianism is like healing a wolf."

"Even if you nourish a wolf's injury with great righteousness and saintly morality, it will not change his carnivorous habit."

Shang Xingyan nodded noncommittally and said, "You continue!"

Pei Haohong said: "After our ancestor Pei Yu guessed the truth, he became restless."

"In his words, he is like a man possessed, uncontrollably wanting to uncover the secret of the Soul Gathering Coffin and save Banxian Village."

"The ancestors also know that there must be someone among the five ancestors of Banxian Village who knows all the secrets."

"Even if he discloses all the evidence, he will be regarded as a madman or even a traitor."

"But he can't just do nothing and watch the destruction of Banxian Village."

"The ancestors tried to lead the Pei family away from Banxian Village, but the children of the Pei family have already integrated into the life of Banxian Village and are proud of Banxian Village. No one will support the ancestors' decision."

"In desperation, our ancestors came up with a way, which was to take away the soul-gathering coffin and force the person hiding in Banxian Manor to tell the truth."

"The ancestor did this, but not only did he fail to force that person out, he also made himself a traitor to Confucianism."

"The ancestors did not betray Banxian Village, but the Pei family betrayed the ancestors."

Pei Haohong said bitterly: "Those shameless people, in order to return to Confucianism, actually passed the news that their ancestors had called them to a gathering to Banxian Village."

"As a result, our ancestors were besieged by the other party and could only break out and escape with one of the soul-gathering coffins."

"Since then, our ancestors have disappeared without a trace!"

"Back then, those tribesmen who betrayed their ancestors not only failed to return to Banxian Village, but were also cast aside by the Confucian sect. They either died in depression or never mentioned that they were disciples of the Confucian sect."

"We are the only group of people who have always believed that our ancestors were wronged. In order to wash away our ancestors' grievances, we quietly sneaked back to Banxian Manor to pursue the secrets of the past."

"It wasn't until many years later that we discovered the soul-gathering coffin buried by our ancestors under the Shanglin Archway and the notes left by our ancestors before they died."

Pei Haohong sighed with emotion: "Everyone in the Pei family cried and laughed when they learned the truth!"

"What's funny is that the ancestors of the Pei family really didn't betray. The Pei family is worthy of being a Confucian sect!"

"What I'm crying about is that the Pei family's ancestors were wronged for no apparent reason. How can we cleanse the Pei family's grievances?"

When Shang Xingyan heard this, he couldn't help but sneer at the corner of his mouth: "So! Have you come up with any ideas?"

Pei Haohong said: "We have figured out a way!"

"That is to destroy the forest of demon-suppressing stele and allow the evil demon to be born."

"Only when Banxianzhuang sees the true nature of the evil demon, everything our ancestors have done can be verified."

"So, I have been cultivating rebels. Xia Mengying of the Xia family was one of my targets back then."

Shang Xingyan smiled and said: "Interesting, really interesting! Tell me, how do you cultivate rebels against Confucianism?"

Pei Haohong said: "The first step in cultivating rebels is to shake their beliefs!"

"That time, I appeared in the book garden in the forest of Banxian Village in order to plant a seed among those children that would lead to rebellion against Confucianism."

"After I saw Xia Mengying, I lost interest in other children. My goal is to turn Xia Mengying into a rebel."

"This time, the first step of my plan has been completed. Let the rebel Confucianism quietly bring the ghosts and gods into Banxian Village, making Banxian Village mistakenly think that the forest of tablets is loose and evil spirits are born, so they have to seal the mountain gate."

"Xia Mengying will be sent here as a matter of course, and she will come to me to find a way to save Banxian Village!"

Shang Xingyan said in a deep voice: "Who is the rebel Confucian who supports you in Banxian Village?"

"Head of the Xia family, Xia Chuan!" Pei Haohong revealed his secret clue without hesitation.

Shang Xingyan frowned: "Xia Chuan? Head of the Xia family? How did you control Xia Chuan?"

Pei Haohong answered truthfully: "I caught Xia Chuan's handle a long time ago, so he would obediently obey my orders."

Shang Xing said: "What reason did you catch him for?"

Pei Haohong said: "The person who had an affair with Xia Yuting back then was not Li Chunfeng, but Xia Chuan!"

Shang Xingyan's eyes suddenly opened: "Are you sure?"

Pei Haohong said: "I have conclusive evidence."

"Back then, I personally saw the two of them having a private meeting in the academy. Xia Chuan also left behind a jade pendant he carried with him. That jade pendant is in my hand!"

Shang Xingyan asked continuously: "Why did you find out about the private meeting between the two of them? Did someone remind you, or did you break it inadvertently?"

"How long has the private meeting between the two been and how much have you seen?"

"What did the two of them say in their private meeting? Where did the two of them go after that?"

"explain--"

Shang Xingyan's last word "say" sounded like thunder, which immediately made Pei Haohong tremble with fright.
Chapter completed!