Seeing the two arguing, the middle-aged deacon shook his head and gently raised his hand.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan and the other man dared not be disrespectful, so they cupped their hands in greeting and remained silent.
The middle-aged deacon looked at Dai Haoran and said, "What do you think? Given the circumstances at the time, is it possible that Lin Xiuyuan colluded with that demonic cultivator?"
Upon hearing these words, Lin Xiuyuan couldn't help but look up at Dai Haoran, but quickly looked away, gazing straight ahead with a calm expression.
Xu Hua, on the other hand, stared at Dai Haoran with a gloomy expression, his eyes slightly narrowed, revealing a hint of something strange.
Dai Haoran was stunned for a moment, not expecting to be involved. For a moment, his gaze darted between Lin Xiuyuan and Xu Hua.
But in the end, Dai Haoran's expression hardened. Ignoring Xu Hua's gaze, he respectfully cupped his hands and said in a deep voice, "Reporting to Martial Uncle, this disciple has not noticed any collusion between Junior Brother Lin and that demonic cultivator. If they were truly colluding, we wouldn't be alive today."
"If Junior Brother Lin hadn't intervened to stop that demonic cultivator, with his combat power, he would have been able to slaughter everyone here. It's clear that there's absolutely no possibility that Junior Brother Lin colluded with that demonic cultivator in the slightest!"
"Junior Brother Dai, are you sure? Aren't you going to think about it carefully?" Xu Hua couldn't help but speak up, his sharp gaze sweeping over the other man.
Dai Haoran seemed to ignore him, simply bowing his head and respectfully cupping his hands in greeting to the middle-aged deacon in front of him.
Although Xu Hua has an impressive background, he can still distinguish between minor setbacks and personal safety, and which is more important.
Lin Xiuyuan's current cultivation level is still low, but with such trump cards and methods, wouldn't it be easy for him to become a disciple of the main branch in the future?
To possess such skills halfway through one's career is truly remarkable. The battle a few days ago had greatly shocked Dai Haoran.
Such a person has immense potential. It's hard to say how far he will go in the future, but at least, after becoming a disciple of the main lineage, his chances of reaching the Purple Mansion stage will greatly increase.
Such a person is not someone to be easily offended.
Whether fabricating lies will lead to discovery is currently unknown, but it will certainly create a deadly enmity with such a person. On the contrary, at most, Xu Hua will only hold a grudge against him and try to trip him up a little. Anyway, his chances of becoming a disciple of the main branch are slim, so staying in Jiuxiao Mountain to cultivate, he is not afraid of any minor setbacks.
One is a blood feud, the other a minor grudge. He could certainly tell which was more important, and he spoke the truth without hesitation, even siding with Lin Xiuyuan.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged deacon frowned; it seemed the matter was not going to be resolved easily.
If what Xu Hua said is true, then we should just capture Lin Xiuyuan on the spot.
But the facts were so different that even though he had some concerns about the Xu family's background, he couldn't show favoritism.
After all, he was a disciple of Jiuxiao Mountain, and had one foot already in the inner sect's core training sequence.
If there's no problem, we can't just take him down without a reason, because that would offend the Xu family.
After a moment's thought, the middle-aged steward said, "Since you all have your own version of events, then this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated. You will be returning to the sect soon, so the sect leader and the stewards of Nine Heavens Mountain will investigate before making further decisions."
This matter is somewhat tricky. Since this is the case, it is naturally impossible to take any action against Lin Xiuyuan, after all, he is a disciple of Jiuxiao Mountain!
This might offend the Xu family, so he simply threw the issue out there. In any case, no matter how he ultimately handled it, his senior brother, the sect leader, and the stewards of Jiuxiao Mountain would all have to get involved.
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More than a month later.
Zhongxiao Mountain.
Lin Xiuyuan slowly walked out of the main hall and down the mountain path to the Sutra Repository.
However, as he walked, Lin Xiuyuan paused, looked ahead with a faint gaze, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
Xu Hua walked slowly towards them, looking somewhat haggard, though much better than a month ago. However, a faint sadness lingered between his brows ever since that day, as if it could not be shaken off.
"Senior Sister Xu!"
Lin Xiuyuan stepped aside to make way and spoke.
Xu Hua merely glanced at him indifferently, a hint of resentment seemingly lingering in his beautiful phoenix eyes. Without uttering a word, he brushed past him and headed towards the sect leader's hall.
Lin Xiuyuan stopped in his tracks, his expression calm as he stared ahead without turning around. He spoke softly, "Senior Sister Xu, why hold a grudge against me for what happened back then? The situation was dire; I didn't have time to sever those blood threads. It wasn't my fault. Do you expect me to risk my life to save someone? As a cultivator, you should understand this. If you want to hate someone, hate that Blood Hand Illusion Demon. Why keep harping on me?"
"Heh, you clearly had a chance to save Senior Brother Zhang back then, but you were just too afraid of death! Besides, who knows if you were actually colluding with that demonic cultivator? Just because the sect can't find out doesn't mean it wasn't!!"
"Don't worry, I won't let that Bloodhand Illusion Demon go... I won't let a single one of them go!"
Xu Hua turned around, coldly staring at Lin Xiuyuan's back, and said in a chilling voice. Then, without hesitation, he continued walking towards the main hall of the sect leader.
The second half of the sentence, doesn't that mean...? After hearing this, Lin Xiuyuan didn't say anything more, slowly took a step and continued walking down the mountain, but a sinister killing intent flashed in his eyes!
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