After Elder Hu Peng returned, he met Xinyuan and Yufu again.
After all, they are still waiting to receive their rewards, so how could they leave so easily?
When the two sides met, both looked unhappy.
Especially Xinyuan.
He is a Yuanying master, but this time he failed to deal with several people who were lower in level than him. How could he swallow this? It was too embarrassing.
However, there were many people here at this time, so no one made a fuss, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.
These righteous sects were happily waiting for the distribution of resources, but the demon sect members who had lost in this battle were not having it so easy.
In the Demon Sect's main hall.
An Pingren knelt in the empty hall, not even daring to raise his head.
He had been kneeling here for a long time, but he didn't even dare to move.
An Tong was wandering outside the closed door of the hall.
Compared to her father's failure, her previous failures seemed insignificant. However, the successive failures of both father and daughter would surely infuriate the Sect Master.
In fact, if the plan to drive the mermaids to attack the mainland had simply failed, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But the key issue was that they had lost the Water Spirit Pearl.
My father was inside preparing to face the wrath of the clan leader.
An Tong was extremely worried. Would the sect leader execute her father?
An Pingren knelt in the hall for a long time, and finally a voice sounded from all directions of the hall.
"Elder An, do you admit your guilt?"
"I admit my guilt!"
Without any hesitation, An Pingren said immediately.
If you honestly admit your mistakes, you might even get a quick death.
"I lost the sect's most precious treasure, the Water Spirit Pearl. I deserve death."
The voice rang out again: "I heard that your daughter set up the Tianbao Soul Devouring Formation, but still failed to kill the genius Liu Qianmo of the Lingxu Sect?"
Upon hearing this, An Pingren's heart suddenly tightened.
Is this not just about holding him accountable, but also holding his daughter accountable?
An Pingren kowtowed quickly and said, "My daughter has been raised within the sect since she was young and has never seen the world, so it's inevitable that she may not be thorough in her handling of matters. I beg the Sect Master to forgive me once and allow her to better serve the sect in the future!"
The voice stopped and remained silent for a long time.
And the longer the silence lasted, the more nervous An Pingren became.
Finally, the voice sounded again.
"What about the casualties?"
An Pingren quickly replied: "The disciples in the sect were killed or injured..."
"I'm not asking about the sect, I'm talking about them."
An Pingren was stunned for a moment and almost didn't react.
them?
Are you talking about those so-called famous and upright families?
The sect leader doesn't care about the casualties of his own disciples, but instead cares about others?
However, after a moment of shock, An Pingren quickly replied, "Those so-called righteous sects also suffered heavy casualties. Their losses were much more serious than ours.
"They were going to deal with the sea beasts and the mermaids. We, the disciples of the Demon Sect, were simply hunted down by them after the formation was broken, resulting in the loss of some personnel."
As An Pingren finished speaking, a figure suddenly appeared on the chair in front of the hall.
"In that case, this trip is not completely in vain." said the figure.
"Elder An, I can escape death, but I cannot escape punishment for my crimes. From today on, you will be dismissed from your position as elder. Your resources and those of your subordinates will be reduced by half. Is this something you consider meaningful?"
An Pingren was stunned again, but this time he was stunned by surprise.
The sect leader means that he doesn’t have to die?
He made such a big mistake and lost the sect's most precious treasure, the Water Spirit Pearl, but he was still able to escape the death penalty?
He thought he was definitely dead this time!
An Pingren was immediately surprised and kowtowed to the ground, saying, "Thank you, Sect Master, for not killing me!"
After bowing, he stood up and was about to say something to the sect leader, but when he saw the sect leader's face, he was suddenly stunned.
For a moment, he was a little dazed.
The clan leader's expression was extremely peaceful, without the slightest wavering. His eyes were as calm as a deep well, neither sad nor happy.
An Pingren was a little confused. Such a big thing had happened, even the sect's most precious treasure, the Water Spirit Pearl, was lost, so why did the sect leader react so calmly?
The leader of the Demon Sect asked An Pingren to leave.
An Pingren walked out of the palace gate, and An Tong hurried to meet him and asked nervously, "Dad, how are you? Did the sect leader punish you?"
An Pingren shook his head and said nothing. As if asking his daughter, but also as if talking to himself, he said, "What do you think the sect leader's purpose is?"
"Huh?" This question surprised An Tong.
This question... she had never considered it! Their Demon Sect had always upheld the principle of enjoying life in the moment and without restraint. She had been born into such an environment, so she had never considered whether these things were right or wrong.
As for what the sect’s purpose is…if there is one, it must be to allow more people to feel the meaning of freedom and join the Demon Sect?
An Pingren continued to mutter to himself, "The Sect Master has never taken the initiative to expand the sect, unless he feels he lacks manpower. And the sect's manpower is all used to fight against the cultivators of other sects."
"Could it be that the Sect Master has a grudge against other sects, and the purpose of doing all this is to seek revenge?"
An Tong wasn't interested in any of this. Not wanting to listen to her father's monologue, she quickly asked, "Dad, did the Sect Master punish you? You came out safely. Does that mean you're fine now? Does the Sect Master not punish you anymore?"
An Pingren's thoughts were interrupted by his daughter, so he had no choice but to say, "Your father is no longer an elder, and our resource usage will be halved from now on."
"ah?"
An Tong first sighed.
But then he thought about it, compared to what he had just guessed, would Daddy be executed, would his soul be destroyed, even if he was not dead, would he receive some kind of extreme punishment... Daddy has just left the elders' seat, and his resources have been halved. This is already the best.
As long as I can save my life, I can come back as long as I make more contributions.
There is one more thing.
An Pingren looked at his daughter and finally decided not to tell her. After all, his daughter was young and couldn't keep secrets.
What's more, even though the swordsman had already drawn swords against her, her daughter still seemed to have not let go of him.
This matter is related to that kid.
The moment he raised his head after bowing in the hall, when he saw the face of the sect leader, he finally realized why he felt that Lu Muyun looked familiar when he first met him.
Isn't the person he looks like exactly the one in front of him?
Although he was an elder of the Demon Sect, the Sect Master was not often seen, so he did not think of him at the time.
But now that he saw the face of the clan leader, he felt—
Really like! ?
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