"Something's not right, there's a problem. It seems like something's wrong with our headquarters..."
Inside his room, the leader of the Blood Shadow Cult paced back and forth, his hurried steps and solemn expression revealing his extremely bad mood.
To deal with Bai Xiaosheng, who declared war on them and even exposed his scandals, he has mobilized the entire Blood Shadow Cult.
That Bai Xiaosheng is just one person, no matter what. With so many people in the Blood Shadow Sect, one punch from each of them would be enough to turn this guy into a meatball.
They clearly had the upper hand; all they had to do was wait for intelligence to emerge and they could take down this guy.
However, during this period, he became increasingly restless, feeling as if something had happened.
A shadow looms over the Blood Shadow Cult; since the death of the Grand Elder, some conspiracy has been brewing.
"Something's not right. Something's really wrong. Could it be that the all-knowing scholar has already made his move?"
Infiltrating our headquarters, perhaps even doing something? That's entirely possible!
I can't waste any more time here; I have to do something.
"Elders, yes, those elders, it's time to call them over and see if we've gained anything."
The cult leader hurriedly left his room but did not continue forward.
He could smell blood, though it was faint and hard to detect, but the Blood Shadow Cult was very sensitive to the smell of blood.
"What's going on? Which guy disobeyed my orders and started practicing martial arts outside?"
This situation occurred at a very tense time, and the cult leader felt a sense of unease.
Approaching in that direction, he saw a corpse lying in the grass, its tracks concealed by bushes; one wouldn't notice the dead body unless they were paying close attention.
"Am I a disciple, or is he dressed as an inner disciple? Judging from his accessories, he should be one of the Fourth Elder's men. What he's holding in his hand is..."
The identity can be roughly confirmed. The cause of death was a palm strike to the back containing blood poison. The corpse's fist was clenched tightly, as if it was holding something.
"Crack..."
I pried open my fingers and saw a note that read:
"The Fifth Elder has betrayed us, colluding with Bai Xiaosheng in an attempt to seize the position of sect leader."
"What?"
This information startled the cult leader; he couldn't quite believe what he was seeing.
Apart from one of the deceased elders, all the other elders were extremely loyal to him, beyond words.
How could they possibly betray themselves?
The appearance of this corpse is quite inexplicable, and it seems likely that it was intended to sow discord.
However, the marks on the corpse were the blood toxins of the Fifth Elder's lineage, and the intensity was indeed something that could only be left by the Fifth Elder himself.
Then he thought of the previous elder, who, in his view, was also loyal and had no possibility of betrayal whatsoever.
"Should we go and test them out? Anyway, all the elders I taught are here. A mere Fifth Elder can't possibly rebel."
If the Fifth Elder is actually innocent, then it must be another elder who has betrayed them.
We swarmed him; that guy probably wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.
Once he begins to doubt the Fifth Elder's loyalty, the matter will no longer be so easily resolved.
He turned around, assuming the corpse behind him and the note didn't exist, and went back to convene a meeting of the elders.
In his mind, no matter the outcome, this meeting would surely be fruitful.
However, he was unaware that in some corner not far away, a pair of eyes were watching him.
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