"You colluded with the demonic sect, and you dare to say you're innocent? Have you forgotten that you're the top disciple of the Tianyi Sect?"
Liu Tan's tone was icy, and Sun Yuanjie, who knew Liu Tan well, had no doubt that Liu Tan could kill him.
Sun Yuanjie knew that Liu Tan didn't like people arguing in front of him.
Sun Yuanjie could only half-truthfully admit that he had indeed wasted time, but he absolutely did not associate with the members of the Demonic Sect.
Sun Yuanjie told Liu Tan everything about Xiao Feng's desire to obtain the Qingzhu Relic, their trip to the Little Buddhist Temple, and everything that happened afterward.
Sun Yuanjie spoke with trepidation: "This disciple is useless. I was tricked by Xiao Feng. I hid my identity and lurked by his side to avoid arousing his suspicion, all in order to find the young sect master."
"This disciple never imagined that he would be so despicable and shameless. This disciple knows his mistake and begs the elder to forgive this disciple's life. This disciple will definitely make amends."
Liu Tan did not answer immediately, but stared at Sun Yuanjie for a long time.
He spoke again, his tone tinged with anger: "You told the sect leader that the young sect leader had been captured and taken to the Ming Cult, but I searched the Ming Cult for a long time and couldn't find any trace of the young sect leader. Tell me, do you not even know where the young sect leader is!"
As the last word fell, Liu Tan unleashed a powerful aura, pressing down directly on Sun Yuanjie.
Sun Yuanjie groaned, a metallic taste rising in his throat.
Sun Yuanjie gritted his teeth, desperately suppressing the urge to vomit blood, and said, "This disciple is not lying. This disciple did indeed see the young sect leader's figure in the Ming Cult."
"Xiao Feng himself admitted that he did indeed capture the young sect leader. How could his disciple dare to lie about such a matter!"
The oppressive force pressing down on Sun Yuanjie eased slightly.
Sun Yuanjie cursed Xiao Feng in his heart, and pressed his advantage by speaking again to Liu Tan: "The person is definitely still in the Ming Cult. This disciple is willing to go back and check, hiding my identity. I beg the elder to give this disciple another chance to redeem myself!"
This was Sun Yuanjie's second request.
Unfortunately, Liu Tan, as an elder who had watched Xuan Yuanjian grow up, naturally disliked Sun Yuanjie.
Although Sun Yuanjie is the sect's top disciple, he is too narrow-minded and has always coveted the position of young sect leader.
Even though Sun Yuanjie kept saying that he had absolutely no unwarranted desire for the position of young sect leader.
But Liu Tan saw him deliberately trying to win people's hearts more than once.
This time, it just so happened that Sun Yuanjie accompanied Xuanyuan Jian down the mountain for training. As a result, Xuanyuan Jian disappeared, and Sun Yuanjie ended up as a lowly henchman following Xiao Feng.
How could Liu Tan not suspect that Sun Yuanjie had deliberately colluded with the Ming Cult to take action against Xuanyuan Jian?
"If that's the case, I'll give you another chance."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Tan suddenly raised his hand and sent a stream of spiritual energy with a marking function into Sun Yuanjie's body.
Sun Yuanjie was shocked and quickly rolled up his sleeves, only to find a pattern on his wrist.
Sun Yuanjie recognized the meaning of the pattern; it was one of the most vicious spiritual shackles in the sect.
If the task given by the person who imposed the spiritual shackles is not completed within the specified time, the marked person will explode and die!
Sun Yuanjie was filled with grief and indignation.
He was, after all, the eldest disciple of the Tianyi Sect, yet he was treated like this!
Sun Yuanjie gritted his teeth, but dared not let Liu Tan in front of him see the slightest problem.
Liu Tan didn't care what Sun Yuanjie thought at all, and coldly said, "If you can't rescue the young sect leader within a month, you will surely die!"
Liu Tan didn't tell Sun Yuanjie that he was discovered and seriously injured when he went to the Ming Cult to investigate, and that he was only barely holding on to his last breath.
He needed to stabilize his own situation during this month, so he could only entrust the task of finding out the young sect leader's whereabouts to Sun Yuanjie.
After Liu Tan finished imposing the spiritual energy shackles on Sun Yuanjie, she turned and left.
Sun Yuanjie knelt on the ground until Liu Tan's figure completely disappeared before slowly getting up.
He was so angry he gritted his teeth, wishing he could tear Liu Tan to pieces.
He knew Liu Tan had always looked down on him, but he never expected that the other party would actually use Liu Tan's power to bully him!
This kind of spiritual energy shackle is only used on some low-ranking outer disciples.
But he was not only an inner disciple, but also a disciple personally taught by the sect leader, yet this man dared to treat him like this.
It's just that Sun Yuanjie couldn't beat Liu Tan. Otherwise, if Sun Yuanjie dared to kill the other trusted confidants sent by the Tianyi Sect Master, what would be the harm in killing another Liu Tan?
"Liu Tan, you just wait, one day I will avenge this humiliation!"
After cursing Liu Tan a thousand times in his heart, Sun Yuanjie finally managed to suppress his anger a little.
He didn't waste any more time and quickly returned to the Ming Cult to see if he could find Xuanyuan Jian there.
Liu Tan's appearance disrupted Sun Yuanjie's worries that Xiao Feng had already returned to the Ming Cult.
It wasn't until Sun Yuanjie saw the Ming Cult disciples greeting him that he suddenly realized what was happening.
He actually forgot to ask Xiao Feng if he had returned to the Ming Cult.
The moment he realized this, cold sweat broke out on Sun Yuanjie's back, soaking his clothes.
The person who greeted him was named Shi Wenjie.
He was a good friend he made after impersonating Zhao Shan.
It was precisely because he knew Shi Wenjie, a good friend, that he was able to occasionally use Shi Wenjie as an excuse to leave Xiao Feng's courtyard and inquire about Xuan Yuanjian's whereabouts within the Ming Cult.
Seeing that Shi Wenjie's attitude towards him remained unchanged, Sun Yuanjie breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wenjie, what are you doing here? Did you just come back from a mission?" Sun Yuanjie walked to Shi Wenjie's side, patted him on the shoulder, and looked at the thing in his hand.
"Isn't that right? Let me tell you, a lot has happened within the Ming Cult while you and your son-in-law were away..."
Shi Wenjie is a gossip lover and often shares gossip about the sect with Sun Yuanjie.
Sun Yuanjie would always talk to him with great interest, but in reality, he was using these gossips to gather information.
But Sun Yuanjie, whose life was hanging by a thread, had no interest in listening to any of this and instead tried to find out about Xuanyuan Jian indirectly.
"I've heard rumors that our son-in-law has captured the young sect leader of the Tianyi Sect and brought him back to the Ming Cult. Is that true or false?"
Sun Yuanjie cautiously opened his mouth, also probing in a gossipy manner.
But Sun Yuanjie didn't notice that Shi Wenjie's gaze always held a hint of mockery.
Upon hearing Sun Yuanjie inquire about Xuan Yuanjian's whereabouts, Shi Wenjie's eyes flashed with sarcasm.
But the moment Sun Yuanjie looked over, Shi Wenjie returned to normal and asked mysteriously, "Guess who gave me the task of picking these herbs?"
Unsure what Shi Wenjie was trying to tell him, Sun Yuanjie could only suppress his irritation and ask, "Could it be the Sect Leader?"
Shi Wenjie shook his head, gave Sun Yuanjie a meaningful look, and then said, "Have you ever heard of our Vice Leader's name, the Poison King?"
Sun Yuanjie had only heard of the Poison King before, but he had never actually seen him in person.
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