Yu Xing, who was surrounded by disciples of the Yuandao Sect and high monks of the Bodhi Temple, was furious but speechless. His face turned red. He raised his voice and said, "Liang Yihan, stop pretending. You orchestrated the Thousand Poison Powder incident and you clearly released the Demon Ant Gu. If you are still a man, just admit it!"
Liang Yihan's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of mockery flashed deep in his eyes. His voice was heavy with sorrow as he slowly said, "I have indeed heard some things. My fellow disciples in the sect are saying that I may have been in your way, Senior Brother Yu, to become the sect leader. But I have absolutely no intention of coveting the position! Why would you, Senior Brother Yu, conspire with the demons to frame me?"
“Senior Brother Yu…” Liang Yihan looked at Yu Xing with increasing sorrow and said in a deep voice, “Do you know that framing me, Liang Yihan, is a small matter, but it is wrong of you to provoke a conflict between my Taoist and Buddhist sects!”
"It wasn't me, I didn't frame you!" Yu Xing was at a loss for words. He stared angrily at Liang Yihan, but couldn't utter another word in rebuttal.
A middle-aged Taoist priest from the Yuandao Sect said coldly, "Yu Xing, since you say you didn't collude with the demons to frame your junior brother Han, then what's the deal with this witch behind you?"
“I…” Yu Xing paused for a moment, speechless.
Liang Yihan's lips curled slightly, a hint of mockery appearing and disappearing quickly. In the blink of an eye, he still looked aggrieved and pained.
Seeing Yu Xing's appearance, most of the Yuan Dao Sect's masters shook their heads in disappointment. They greeted the high monks of Bodhi Temple and gathered together to discuss the matter in hushed tones.
Given the current situation, it's impossible to verify who is telling the truth and who is lying between Liang Yihan and Yu Xing; it all depends on who they choose to abandon.
Comparing the two, Liang Yihan is a legendary figure who revitalized Taoism, and he has maintained close ties with the Human Emperor. Currently, he is working alongside the Human Emperor to revitalize the Taoist tradition, making him indispensable. Otherwise, the Yuan Dao Sect wouldn't have allowed the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism to escalate so fiercely without handing Liang Yihan over. As for Yu Xing, he is merely an outstanding disciple who has been in the mountains for a longer time. If he can truly be used to relieve the pressure on the Yuan Dao Sect from the numerous sects of Buddhism and Taoism and quell the conflict between them, that would be a good option.
Soon, the masters of Yuandao Sect reached a consensus. The most senior Taoist priest among them glanced at Liang Yihan and Yu Xing, then looked at the dozen or so high-ranking monks of Bodhi Temple. He solemnly bowed and proclaimed, “Esteemed monks, you have all witnessed the truth of this matter. Two outstanding disciples of our sect quarreled over the position of sect leader, and in doing so, they colluded with the demons to frame their fellow disciple. This is truly due to the Yuandao Sect's failure to properly discipline its members, leading you to mistakenly believe that Liang Yihan helped the demons bring about the calamity of the demonic ants at your temple. This is a grave misunderstanding! Now that the truth has come to light, the Yuandao Sect will severely punish Yu Xing. We also request that you, esteemed monks, inform all Buddhist disciples of the truth to clear up the misunderstanding and enable both Taoism and Buddhism to cooperate sincerely in fighting against the demons!”
Whether the Demon Ant Gu and Thousand Poison Powder found in Liang Yihan's accidentally broken storage ring were a trap set by Yu Xing is uncertain. However, the Buddhist sect knows that Yuan Daozong will not hand over Liang Yihan, so they can only accept this outcome. They take the step offered by Yuan Daozong and end the hostility and disputes between the Buddhist and Taoist sects that have lasted for days, so that the demons can no longer reap the benefits.
After a brief, hushed discussion among the dozen or so high-ranking monks of Bodhi Temple, an elderly monk with white eyebrows and a white beard chanted a Buddhist prayer, clasped his hands together in a gesture of respect, and said in a loud voice, “If that is the case, then we have indeed wronged your young friend Liang Yihan. We will take our leave now and will not interfere in your sect’s affairs!”
"Alright." The eldest Taoist priest bowed and said, "Please take your time, esteemed monks."
"No, you can't leave!" Yu Xing heard the Taoist's words and knew that they were going to abandon him to protect Liang Yihan. Filled with resentment, he shouted angrily, "I didn't frame Liang Yihan! It was Liang Yihan who put the demonic ant gu in your Bodhi Temple! He is the culprit who caused so many of your deaths! You can't let him go! You can't let him go!"
"Yu Xing, shut up!" the old Taoist priest said coldly. "All disciples of Yuandao Sect, listen up! Seize Yu Xing and that witch, and return to the mountain immediately to hand them over to the sect leader for punishment!"
The disciples of Yuandao Sect responded in unison and were about to surround and grab Yu Xing and Yu Xin together.
The dozen or so eminent monks from Bodhi Temple, no longer paying attention to Yuan Daozong's affairs, were about to fly away.
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