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The disciple guarding the mountain snorted coldly and retreated to his companion's side.
His companion said worriedly, "Are you really not going to ask anymore? The demons making a comeback is no small matter."
The disciple guarding the mountain waved his hand: "The elders must have their own plans. We just need to follow orders. Besides, the demon race was almost wiped out eighteen years ago. Even if they really did rise from the ashes, how much power could they have? The Heavenly Mystery Sect can't even handle a little bit of the demon remnant, which only shows that they are too weak."
"Even if we give the demons more time, they won't be able to cause any trouble, so don't worry."
He then nodded his chin toward Yu Zhiyi, saying, "It's normal for her, a country bumpkin from the secular world, not to understand these things. Let her worry a little longer."
He sneered: "Do you really think you can kill our elders without paying any price?"
Suddenly, his expression changed.
Suddenly, hundreds of yellow paper cranes flew out in front of Yu Zhiyi.
The paper crane flew very fast, disappearing into the forest in the blink of an eye.
"What are you doing? What are those things?"
Although he didn't know what it was, he instinctively wanted to knock it down.
But Yu Zhiyi blocked his way.
Just as Yu Zhiyi was about to speak, a streak of light suddenly flew out from within the Taixu Sect and sped towards the direction of the paper crane.
Yu Zhiyi didn't stop her.
Before long, the man flew back and angrily threw a handful of paper cranes at Yu Zhiyi, who retorted, "How dare you slander the reputation of my Taixu Sect!"
All the paper cranes were destroyed, but he had just heard the message attached to them: The demons have returned with a vengeance. The entire Tianji Sect has risked their lives to activate the Demon-Slaying Formation. The Taixu Sect is unable to send reinforcements in time, which may lead to the resurgence of the demons and their harm to the common people. Everyone, please prepare to fight against the demons!
What angered the man even more was that he failed to retrieve all the paper cranes.
Because these paper cranes were scattered in many different directions, hundreds of them flew off in all directions at great speed. Even if he chased after them with all his might, he still managed to catch more than a dozen of them after losing the initiative.
Those who escaped the net have already flown off to who knows where.
Yu Zhiyi bowed respectfully: "Senior misunderstands. This junior did not slander the reputation of Taixu Sect."
"I saw it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, and you still want to deny it?" the middle-aged man said angrily.
Yu Zhiyi said calmly, "It is true that the demons have made a comeback, and it is also true that if the demons are allowed to break out of the Demon-Slaying Formation, it will lead to widespread suffering. It is also true that the Taixu Sect has not sent any rescue teams yet, and has not even come up with a single plan."
She looked up into the man's eyes and asked coldly, "May I ask, in which sentence did I utter a wrong word? In which word was I slanderous?"
The middle-aged man choked for a moment, but quickly straightened up again: "A rescue is such a big deal, it needs to be planned and coordinated. Do you think this is child's play?"
Yu Zhiyi wasn't intimidated: "May I ask how long your sect needs to coordinate and allocate resources? Half an hour? An hour? A day? Or a year?"
"As vanguard forces that fought together against the demons eighteen years ago, the Heavenly Mystery Sect made arrangements as soon as they discovered the demons, and promptly activated the Demon-Slaying Formation to trap the remaining demons."
"Has your sect not accumulated any experience after fighting against the demons for so many years?"
The middle-aged man felt a burning pain on his face.
He straightened his neck and said coldly, "Dealing with the demons is no small matter. One wrong move could cause widespread death and destruction. Naturally, we must come up with a foolproof plan before we set out to deal with them."
In fact, the Taixu Sect certainly couldn't have been without an emergency plan to deal with the demons.
Once the demons' whereabouts are discovered, the demon-slaying team will be dispatched immediately to conduct reconnaissance, relay messages, and engage in the first phase of the confrontation.
The Taixu Sect will make corresponding arrangements based on the information sent back by the Demon Extermination Team.
If things had gone according to the normal procedure, the demon-slaying team should have taken action long after the mountain-guarding disciple sent back news of the demons' reappearance.
However, Yu Zhiyi killed Qingfeng Zhenren, and this debt cannot be forgiven; the entire Taixu Sect is filled with resentment.
That's why I wanted to make the Tianji Sect suffer a bit.
Unexpectedly, this little girl named Yu Zhiyi was so cunning. In just a short while, she came up with a way to spread the news of the demon race's appearance and the Taixu Sect's inaction.
"In that case, your sect may proceed with its plans at its leisure. As a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect, I must return and stand with the sect through thick and thin." Yu Zhiyi leaped onto her flying sword, preparing to depart without the slightest hesitation.
"Wait a minute."
A familiar, cool voice sounded from behind.
Yu Zhiyi felt a chill run down her spine.
Sure enough, as soon as I turned around, I saw Master Lingyun.
At that moment, Master Lingyun was standing less than a meter away from her in mid-air, and she didn't even know when he had appeared.
Under Yu Zhiyi's gaze, Master Lingyun stretched out his hand, revealing more than a dozen crumpled talismans.
Although the talisman was no longer recognizable as it originally was, Yu Zhiyi instantly guessed that it was her paper crane.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Slowly raising her eyes, Yu Zhiyi looked at the man who was as steadfast as a pine tree on a snow-capped mountain and said in a deep voice, "Is this the retaliation from the Taixu Sect? Didn't you promise my master uncle that you wouldn't hold it against me for killing Qingfeng Zhenren?"
Lingyun Zhenren's clear voice was devoid of any emotion: "I never promised not to pursue this matter further. I am only sparing your life for the sake of an old friend."
He did not lie.
His interaction with Master Dongwei that day was not pleasant.
He demanded that Tianji Sect hand over the murderer, but Master Dongwei tried to appeal to his emotions.
Finally, he also used a favor from an old friend to ask him to let Yu Zhiyi go.
He could not refuse this request.
However, the matter of Master Qingfeng cannot be easily dismissed.
So he only promised that as long as Yu Zhiyi did not fall into his or the disciples of the Taixu Sect's hands, they would not make things difficult for her.
But once she offends them, she shouldn't blame them for settling old scores and new grudges.
The only thing he promised was not to report Yu Zhiyi's family in the secular world.
Yu Zhiyi was stunned, never expecting the truth to be like this.
Why didn't the sect leader tell her?
Even the master didn't say anything?
Wait, now is not the time to think about these things.
Yu Zhiyi snapped out of her thoughts, raised her eyes to look at Lingyun Zhenren, her eyes filled with coldness: "What a fine way to say you'll spare my life, but who was it that wanted to kill me back then?"
She smiled coldly: "The Taixu Sect is incredibly powerful, and they don't even put the Demon Clan in their eyes. Can't they find out the reason why Qingfeng Zhenren was killed? If he hadn't been so determined to kill me for the sake of his beloved, and even secretly interfered in the internal affairs of the Dasheng Empire, attempting to manipulate the succession of the imperial power, I wouldn't have devised a counterattack for my own and the fate of the Dasheng Empire."
"I dare to swear as a disciple of the Heavenly Mystery Sect that I have a clear conscience regarding the killing of True Person Qingfeng, and I have not incurred any karmic debt! Does your Taixu Sect dare to swear that you have no guilt or shame in handling this matter, and that you have not betrayed justice?"
Her resounding, ethereal voice pierced the hearts of everyone present like a sharp blade.
Master Lingyun's face darkened.
Yu Zhiyi didn't give him a chance to make trouble: "Tell me, what exactly do you want me to do for you to immediately set off to rescue the Tianji Sect and suppress the Demon Clan?"
Master Lingyun looked at her intently: "My conditions were made clear long ago."
Yu Zhiyi closed her eyes.
She shouldn't have harbored any illusions about these people.
Without a moment's hesitation, she said in a deep voice, "Okay, I promise you."
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