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Zhao Shiquan quickly recovered and tried to excuse himself, "Junior Brother Xiao, you misunderstood. I was also shocked when I heard that my junior nephew swallowed a sixth-level Blazing Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit raw!"
The Medicine King snorted, "You'd better tell the truth."
Having hit two snags in a row at Cijian Peak, Zhao Shiquan felt uneasy. After a light cough, he said, "Since my fellow apprentices are all here, I have something I'd like to ask you."
This is to use Luo Qingyao's matter to start causing trouble for Cijian Peak!
Nan Sining couldn't help but straighten his back, fully preparing to deal with the unreasonable questioning that was about to follow.
At this moment, the Medicine King suddenly set his teacup down with a click, interrupting the somewhat tense atmosphere. "Sect Master Zhao, the nephews of Cijian Peak are members of your sect. You have plenty of time to deal with sect matters. Today, let's first discuss your disciple Luo Qingyao, who caused chaos in the Strange Fire Secret Realm of our Medicine King City. In order to subdue the Ziwei Skyfire, she even used the magic and artifacts of an evil cultivator, sacrificing four or five lives in our Medicine King City."
The Medicine King's tone was very cold. After hearing this, everyone in the Canglan Sect was completely stunned. What was going on?
It took Zhao Shiquan two breaths of time to sort out his thoughts: "Junior Brother Xiao, what you mean is that Qingyao killed someone from your Medicine King City?!"
His tone was too surprised, as if he was saying that the people from Medicine King City were lying, which made them very unhappy. Xiao Jingwen was very dissatisfied with the attitude of the people from Canglan Sect and said in a bad tone: "They are not just people from Medicine King City, but our disciples, three first-grade alchemy cultivators and two sword cultivators!"
Qin Xueyang crossed his arms over his chest, his tone as cold as ice: "It's not easy to become a first-grade alchemist in Yaowang City. I've met several of my junior brothers, and they all have great talent in alchemy. With time, they are very likely to become third-grade or fourth-grade alchemists."
Hearing Qin Xueyang's words, Xiao Jingwen felt even more angry. Those were all talents from Yaowang City! They were actually killed by Luo Qingyao!
Before Zhao Shiquan could reply, a disciple standing behind him said, "Impossible! Junior Sister Luo is not a cruel person, and would never be tainted by evil cultivators. You are slandering her!"
Nan Sining raised his eyelids slightly and looked over, wondering which of Luo Qingyao's senior brothers the other person was.
Luo Qingyao has a way of winning people over. Her senior brothers were the first to be won over by her. They all thought that Luo Qingyao was a gentle, kind, considerate and sensible fairy sister, and they didn't believe that Luo Qingyao could do those things.
However, Nan Si Ning couldn't tell who was who, so she asked Hua Shengqing. Hua Shengqing lowered her voice and said to her, "The tallest one is their senior brother, Sheng Tianyun, the chief disciple of our Canglan Sect. The stockier one next to him is Second Senior Brother Zhao Guang. The one with the sullen face is Fourth Senior Brother Luo Qicheng. The shortest and smallest one is Zhu Dun."
Nan Si Ning tried hard to match them up, and some of them looked decent - there were not many ugly people among the cultivators, not to mention that they were the ones who were going to be the group's favorite, Luo Qingyao, so naturally they couldn't be too ugly.
But Nan Sining didn't have a good impression of them. They were all Luo Qingyao's accomplices, even more brainless than those bootlickers, and their actions were even more disgusting.
Several fellow disciples came to Luo Qingyao's defense, saying that their junior sister was a kind-hearted person and would never do such a thing.
The Medicine King ignored them, but glanced at Zhao Shiquan with a half-smile on his face, and said, "Sect Master Zhao, are these your disciples? Tsk tsk..."
Zhao Shiquan suddenly felt his face go numb. He had been questioned several times by the people from Yaowang City today and had lost face several times. Several of his disciples, whom he was proud of, had impulsively brought shame to him.
"Shut up first!" Zhao Shiquan scolded in a low voice.
Several people stopped arguing reluctantly, but looking at their reluctant expressions and mumbling mouths, it was clear that they were full of dissatisfaction.
Nan Si Ning couldn't help but sigh and whispered, "Even the sect leader's people are like this. Our sect is doomed."
These words made the senior brothers and sisters of Cijian Peak agree with each other.
A bunch of people mindlessly surrounded Luo Qingyao. How could this Canglan Sect still be the Canglan Sect where everyone worked hard to cultivate? I'm afraid they'll become Luo Qingyao's servants.
After Zhao Shiquan finished scolding his disciples, he turned around and said to Medicine King, "You said your disciples did those things outside. You can't just expect us to believe you based on your one-sided statement, right?"
The Medicine King snorted coldly, "I wouldn't come all this way just to wrongly accuse a Qi Refining Stage disciple of your Canglan Sect! If she had been honest and hadn't done those things, I'd still be sitting peacefully in my Alchemy Hall refining pills!"
This statement caused many people to nod their heads. Yao Wang was a cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage and a seventh-grade alchemist. If Luo Qingyao had not killed his disciple and offended him, he would not have come in person.
Zhao Shiquan's approach is indeed a bit unreasonable.
Even many elders frowned slightly.
Zhao Shiquan and his disciples were willing to protect Luo Qingyao, but they didn't have that idea.
Besides, no one wants to ruin the relationship with Yaowang City, as they will still have to buy pills from Yaowang City in the future!
Then an elder with long eyebrows said, "Master, I believe that Venerable Medicine King is not a person who would stir up trouble out of nothing. If a disciple of our Canglan Sect has truly made a mistake, it is only natural that he would demand an explanation."
The other elders nodded in agreement.
Zhao Shiquan felt even more aggrieved when he was criticized by his own elders.
The Medicine King said nothing, but simply waved at Qin Xueyang. Qin Xueyang stepped forward and pulled out a photo stone from his storage ring. "This photo stone was placed there by our senior brother immediately after the unusual changes occurred in the Strange Fire Secret Realm. It records the situation when everyone was sent out of the secret realm, as well as their accounts of what happened in the secret realm."
As soon as the photo stone appeared, the people of Yaowang City became excited, while the people of Canglan Sect shut up awkwardly.
Nan Si Ning sighed in his heart again, worthy of being called Senior Brother Shen! He was really careful and thorough in his work!
Photo stones are also a good thing!
Thinking of this, Nan Si Ning leaned close to Qin Sangyue's ear and whispered a few words to her. Qin Sangyue nodded and agreed to Nan Si Ning's suggestion.
Everyone's attention was on the photo stone. Qin Xueyang did not waste any time and injected spiritual power into the photo stone. Soon the picture was projected.
This photo stone is obviously more advanced than the one Chen Tangyuan used on the flying boat, and it can also record sounds.
As soon as the picture appeared, there was a rumbling sound. After the angle of the photo stone was adjusted, everyone saw an arc-shaped transparent cover that was vibrating violently. The loud noise was also the sound of its vibration.
That transparent cover, the manifestation of the secret realm, was shaking violently, and the entire sphere was like the surface of a shaking water, with countless ripples appearing.
To make such a large secret realm tremble, the force required is extremely powerful, which cannot be achieved under ordinary circumstances.
There were also some exclamations and shouts of horror all around. These were the sounds of the disciples of Yaowang City who had discovered that something had happened in the secret realm and came to check it out.
Chen Tangyuan led his men to guard the front and asked the other disciples to stay away to prevent any bigger incidents from affecting them.
Many people showed admiration when they saw Shen Tangyuan arranging various matters in an orderly manner. He was worthy of being the chief of Yaowang City. When faced with such a major event, he was very calm and reacted very quickly.
After waiting for a long time, the tremors of the secret realm began to weaken a little. Just when everyone was still anxious, there was finally a "click" and the first person fell out of the secret realm.
The man was covered in blood, and even after leaving the secret realm, he was still screaming wildly. It was not until Chen Tangyuan stepped forward and performed the Qingxin Jue on him that he gradually came to his senses: "Big... Senior Brother? This... This... I'm out?! I really made it out?! I made it out alive! I'm still alive... Wuwu..."
The man's shock and surprise at surviving the disaster were so intense that many people were moved by him even by the images left behind.
This person was quickly sent down to take medicine to heal his wounds. Not long after, the second, third, fourth... people were continuously sent out of the secret realm. Everyone gradually heard some key words from their words: explosion, escape, second brother save me and so on.
All of the people who were sent out were injured to varying degrees, and some were missing limbs, but these were injuries that Yaowang City could handle.
The last person sent out was a man whose original appearance was almost unrecognizable. His clothes were torn and covered in bright red blood. He looked limp and lifeless.
Qin Xueyang saw that the people from the Canglan Sect had no reaction. He found that they couldn't even recognize their so-called most beloved little junior sister. Suddenly, he felt a little contemptuous and said, "This is what Luo Qingyao looked like when she left the secret realm. If my second senior brother hadn't tried his best to find her and send her out, she would have died in the secret realm long ago."
These words shocked everyone in the Canglan Sect. The one who was in the most embarrassing situation was actually Luo Qingyao?
Seeing Luo Qingyao unconscious, she must have been sent out, but she didn't mention it! She didn't say she was rescued in the secret realm.
"Little Junior Sister is so pitiful. She was injured like that. The people in Yaowang City are so useless. They can't even protect Little Junior Sister!" Luo Qingao's junior brother Zhu Dun complained in a loud voice.
Second Senior Brother Zhao Guang also echoed: "That's right, we can't let Junior Sister leave the sect alone from now on."
"After our junior sister was injured like that, they still have the nerve to come and cause trouble?"
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Several people spoke loudly, because they were unhappy, so they deliberately did not lower their voices.
Upon hearing their words, many people's eyes widened in surprise. What the hell were they saying? Luo Qingyao wasn't a junior sister from Medicine King City, so why would they risk their lives to protect her? Moreover, the people from Medicine King City were already injured and struggling to take care of themselves, yet they still had to protect Luo Qingyao? Was Luo Qingyao some kind of Tianlong person?
Not only were the people of Medicine King City feeling both angry and amused, but the elders of Canglan Sect also frowned in displeasure. How did the Sect Master teach his disciples? How could he be so disrespectful in front of guests?
Especially their senior brother Sheng Tianyun, not only did he not stop his junior brothers, he also looked unconvinced.
Why didn’t I realize before that all the disciples under the sect leader are like this?
Qin Xueyang had a sneer on his lips and shot a few more spiritual powers on the photo stone. Soon the photo stone recorded that Chen Tangyuan and the disciples of Yaowang City tried their best to save Luo Qingyao's life. Luo Qingyao almost died several times, and it was the disciples of Yaowang City who used a lot of effort and countless pills to save her life.
Seeing this, no one in the hall said a word, and Luo Qingyao's brothers shut up awkwardly.
Nan Sining sighed, this slap in the face came at the right time!
Fortunately, the people in Yaowang City were well prepared, otherwise, even if they saved Luo Qingyao's life, they would still be smeared by them.
Not only Nan Si Ning, but the people at Cijian Peak also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.
Liang Xiao felt a little complicated. He knew that Luo Qingyao had taken the initiative to go to the Secret Realm of Strange Fire, and he also knew that Yaowang City had done its best for her. In the end, Luo Qingyao ran away secretly. Even though Liang Xiao put Luo Qingyao first in his heart, he felt that Luo Qingyao had let Yaowang City down this time.
But Luo Qingyao’s senior brothers actually blamed Yaowang City for not doing well enough?
Junior Sister Luo is so unlucky to have such a senior brother, Liang Xiao thought silently.
If Nan Si Ning heard what her fourth senior brother was thinking, she would definitely spit at him. Her senior brothers were clearly misled by Luo Qingyao, and Luo Qingyao was the culprit, okay?
Later, the photo stone records everyone's description of what happened in the secret realm.
The disciples of Yaowang City all told similar stories, starting with them wandering aimlessly in the yellow sand, then encountering the Ziwei Skyfire, and Luo Qingyao subduing the Ziwei Skyfire.
Some people recounted the events in greater detail, while others, out of fear, recalled them in a disjointed manner, but the key points remained the same: Luo Qingyao first killed two people, using their blood to cultivate a magical instrument resembling a jade plate. After using this to subdue the Purple Star Skyfire, she pursued Nan Si Ning and the others. Later, when the Purple Star Skyfire had exhausted its spiritual energy, she killed three more people, using the jade plate to transform their blood and energy to supply the Purple Star Skyfire...
The last part is what Luo Qingyao said. After Luo Qingyao woke up, she cried bitterly and looked very pitiful. She said that she subdued the Ziwei Skyfire only to find that it was extremely murderous. She said that she was influenced and controlled by the Ziwei Skyfire when she killed people. She also said that she was very grateful to her second senior brother for saving her.
Nan Sining looked at Luo Qingyao who lied without blinking, and admired her thick skin and courage very much. She could tell lies with her eyes open and just speak without hesitation.
The excuse she made was not very clever, but even though she had suffered severe physical and psychological injuries, she was able to come up with a reason that had room for quibbling so quickly. It was true that she was quick-witted.
In the book, it was no coincidence that she was able to kill everyone in Cijian Peak.
As expected, the reasons Luo Qingyao found made the people of Canglan Sect look much more relaxed. Just now, when they heard the descriptions of the disciples of Yaowang City, everyone's faces were so gloomy that water could drip out of them.
If Luo Qingyao really has connections with evil cultivators, then it will not only be a matter for Zhao Shiquan's school, but also for the Canglan Sect.
After Qin Xueyang finished playing the photo stone, he put it away.
Just as Zhao Shiquan was about to speak, Medicine King interrupted him, saying, "The matter is very clear, Sect Master Zhao. You, the direct disciple of the Sect Master of Canglan Sect, killed a disciple of my Medicine King City. There is no doubt about this."
Zhao Shiquan wanted to argue a few words, but the facts were already very clear. Those people who escaped death were not acting, and their statements did not show any collusion. Even Luo Qingyao herself did not dare to directly deny that she had killed the disciples of Yaowang City when she was defending herself. She just made excuses in a roundabout way, saying that it was not her intention and that she was being controlled.
"This matter..." Zhao Shiquan seemed to lack confidence. "It is true that I failed to teach my students well. In the future, I will teach Qingyao well..."
Nan Si Ning curled his lips secretly when he heard this, lowered his posture, and avoided the important issues, hoping to divert the blame from the King of Medicine by acting like a self-blaming master.
Moreover, Zhao Shiquan is the leader of the Canglan Sect, and is on equal footing with the Medicine King, so it is not appropriate for the Medicine King to be too harsh on him.
Nan Sining became more and more disappointed with this sect leader. You can protect him, but don’t confuse right with wrong!
Nan Si Ning felt more and more that his sect was doomed.
Before Zhao Shiquan could finish admitting his fault, Luo Qingyao's fourth brother Luo Qicheng was unhappy again: "Master, Junior Sister has already said that she was controlled by an evil creature and did not do it of her own will. By doing this, aren't you admitting a mistake that Junior Sister did not commit?"
Nan Sining: Horse is mentally retarded!
The people of Yaowang City were a little angry, and Qin Xueyang's brows were furrowed. The people of Cijian Peak were also surprised and confused: How can you still make such a quibble? Are you people from Yunxiao Peak mentally ill?
The Medicine King still appeared calm and composed as he asked Zhao Shiquan, "Is your disciple's opinion also yours?"
Zhao Shiquan's face flushed red at the question, and he turned around and cursed, "Master, I'm talking to a guest. How can you interrupt me? Get out of the way! Tianyun, keep an eye on your fellow apprentices!"
As he said this, he gave Luo Qicheng a warning look.
Luo Qicheng wanted to continue to argue, but the look from his master made a chill run down his spine. He couldn't help but shiver and had to shut up awkwardly.
When Zhao Shiquan turned around and faced the Medicine King, his expression changed again. Nan Sining just felt it was too much to bear to watch.
Next, it’s a matter of trying to “persuade them with emotion and reason.”
Zhao Shiquan was reluctant to hand over his little disciple, so he pulled the Medicine King aside to argue with him, and also pulled out Nan Si Ning's master, and reminisced about the glorious past together. Nan Si Ning felt that if Zhao Shiquan hadn't kept talking about his master, the Medicine King would definitely have been impatient.
No, why should Zhao Shiquan use his master's reputation to do a favor for Luo Qingyao? In the book, Luo Qingyao directly killed his master!
So, Nan Si Ning turned his eyes, found an angle, and fell down with a "gulp".
The people from Cijian Peak were startled and hurriedly caught Nan Si Ning, saying anxiously, "Junior Sister! Junior Sister!"
The tug-of-war between Medicine King and Zhao Shiquan was forced to pause. Medicine King noticed the situation here, immediately stood up, strode over, squatted down without caring about his identity and image, took Nan Si Ning's hand, and injected a trace of spiritual power into her body.
No problem? The Medicine King couldn't help but frown.
Seeing the Medicine King frown, everyone became anxious. Hua Shengqing hurriedly asked, "Senior, what happened to Junior Sister? Did the hidden injury she sustained in the secret realm relapse?"
Xiao Jingwen was shocked when he heard this: "What?! Junior Sister Nan was injured in the secret realm? Why didn't you tell her when we were in Medicine King City? You should have let Junior Sister Nan stay and recuperate!"
Everyone was talking at once, staring at the Medicine King anxiously. The disciples of the Medicine King City also crowded together, worried about Nan Si Ning. Even Zhao Shiquan couldn't squeeze in.
Yuan Qing'an frowned and his eyes fell on Nan Sining's face. Seeing her eyelashes trembling and her eyes turning secretly under her eyelids, he felt relieved and couldn't help but smile.
Yuan Qing'an adjusted himself and spoke in a worried yet solemn tone, "Junior Sister devoured the Blazing Heart Soul-Nourishing Fruit in the Luoshui Secret Realm and was hunted by the Kuimu Snake. After leaving the secret realm, she followed us non-stop to Medicine King City. She even battled Junior Brother Xiao on the flying boat, consuming a lot of her energy. She was also injured during the trip to the Strange Fire Secret Realm. Over the past two months, she's been tossed around and exhausted without a proper rest. It's truly remarkable that she's managed to hold on until now."
Those in the Canglan Sect who were unaware of the situation were secretly surprised. They didn't expect that Nan Si Ning had experienced so much in the past two months.
The Medicine King glanced at Yuan Qing'an, as if getting a hint, and said, "Yes, you were ambushed by Luo Qingyao while refining the elixir on the flying boat, and then you were chased by Luo Qingyao in the Strange Fire Secret Realm. You must have been worried all the way, right? Poor child, you should take her back to Cijian Peak and let her have a good rest! Look at Luo Qingyao, she was only slightly injured, and the whole sect supported her and took care of her. Your little sister is better than Luo Qingyao by a hundred times, so she should be taken care of even better."
Nan Si Ning closed his eyes and tried very hard to hold back his laughter, almost breaking out in laughter.
The second brother was really smart. He saw the clues without any hint from me. And the Medicine King was even more interesting. He started to pull down others with confidence and openness.
After hearing what Medicine King said, the people at Cijian Peak almost jumped up in agreement. The senior really knows how to talk!
Qin Sangyue understood Yuan Qing'an's hint and immediately stood up. She said to Zhao Shiquan, "Master, my junior sister has been very tired from all the travel and her mind hasn't completely settled yet. She's a little exhausted. Please allow us to return to Cijian Peak to rest."
Zhao Shiquan had no reason to stop them, so he had to pretend to be extremely concerned and said, "You must be tired after going out. Go back and rest!"
"Thank you, Master!" Qin Sangyue said. The other people from Cijian Peak hurriedly followed suit and thanked him. Then they picked up Nan Sining, took the little beast that had always had little presence, and left the main hall.
After watching them leave, Yao Wang returned to his chair and sat down. He took a sip of the tea Qin Xueyang had added and said, "Sect Master Zhao, we haven't finished discussing this yet. Please give us a firm answer on how your Canglan Sect intends to resolve what your disciple did."
As he spoke, his eyes swept over the elders present.
If Zhao Shiquan wants to exonerate Luo Qingyao or reach a compensation agreement with Yaowang City, he must use not only his own things and resources, but also the things of Canglan Sect. However, Luo Qingyao is not the disciple of other elders. How can those elders willingly give away the sect’s things and clean up Luo Qingyao’s mess?
Yao Wang and the others were still laughing at the joke of Canglan Sect, but Nan Si Ning had been taken back to Cijian Peak by his senior brothers and sisters.
As soon as he arrived at Cijian Peak, Nan Si Ning sat up with a somersault: "We are now in our own territory!"
Hua Shengqing was startled by her: "Junior sister, are you okay?"
Nan Si Ning chuckled: "It's okay! Once I return to our Cijian Peak, I'll be fine!"
Hua Shengqing suddenly laughed: "That's right, our Cijian Peak has good feng shui, so it will be fine once the little junior sister comes back!"
As soon as they landed, a figure sat up from under the tree: "Senior Sister and Brother, you're back?!"
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