Upon hearing this, Bai Yao calmly looked at the secret scroll in Xiao Yuhan's hand, "Master! This is not Yao'er's thing."
Xiao Yuhan thought for a moment and said, "This is the method to break the array in the hidden compartment of my room. Without this, no one else can steal the array seal in the hidden compartment. Yao'er, what is your explanation for this?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yao panicked, "Master... Yao'er didn't steal anything, please believe Yao'er!"
At this moment, Li Qianyun spoke up: "Master, Junior Sister Bai Yao grew up on the mountain since she was a child, and she is closest to you. No one ever says anything when she enters or leaves your room. If she wanted to steal the seal, she wouldn't leave this evidence behind. After all, if Junior Sister wanted to take something from Master's room, I doubt anyone would notice."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuhan frowned. Li Qianyun's words sounded like she was pleading for Bai Yao, but in reality, every word she said was a veiled attack.
Isn't this clearly showing that he's biased towards Bai Yao, the person closest to him and the easiest to target?
Xiao Yuhan believed that Bai Yao, whom he had watched grow up, had no reason to do such a thing. However, he also realized that if Bai Yao hadn't done it, then the fact that this item appeared in her room meant that someone had framed her. Thinking of this, he immediately said in a cold voice, "Guards! Lock Bai Yao in the dungeon of the Lotus Platform and hand her over to your Uncle Nangong for questioning. She must not be released until the matter is cleared up."
Hearing this, Bai Yao panicked and said with tears in her eyes, "Master, Yao'er really didn't steal anything. This book that records the secret array in Master's room is not Yao'er's."
Xiao Yuhan wondered why this girl couldn't see that he was protecting her. He immediately said coldly, "Caught red-handed, there's nothing to say. If you really didn't do it, I won't wrong you! Take her away!"
At this moment, Li Qianyun said, "Master, our Discipline Hall can conduct the interrogation ourselves, why send him to the Lotus Platform?"
"Are you questioning my decision?" Xiao Yuhan asked coldly.
"This disciple dares not, but according to regulations, Bai Yao should be personally detained and interrogated by our Discipline Hall!" Li Qianyun tried to keep Bai Yao in the Discipline Hall, where he was actually the one who carried out the interrogation.
Xiao Yuhan snorted, "Such a major incident has occurred in our Discipline Hall. Since the matter hasn't been fully investigated, it's most appropriate to hand it over to the Lotus Platform for interrogation. Do you understand how to avoid suspicion?!"
Li Qianyun didn't say anything more, and Bai Yao was directly escorted to the Lotus Platform.
Xiao Yuhan naturally trusted Bai Yao. This was partly because Bai Yao had been framed, which meant that the enemy was also planning to deal with her, so handing her over to her junior sister was the safest option. On the other hand, if the real thieves were not put at ease, it would be difficult to find any more clues.
Knowing full well that the spy came from the Discipline Hall, he naturally wouldn't trust anyone there except Bai Yao.
That little girl is so innocent and has no motive whatsoever, how could she possibly do something that would harm the sect? Moreover, since her experience at the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall, she is no longer as easily deceived as before.
So when Bai Yao was escorted to the Lotus Platform, she realized that this familiar scene, where she was being sent to the Lotus Platform, was ostensibly for guarding but actually for protection.
After meeting Bai Yao, Nangong Ling'er roughly understood what had happened. So she arranged a clean cell for Bai Yao in the dungeon of the Lotus Platform. "Yao'er, do you understand your master's intention?"
Bai Yao nodded, neither crying nor making a fuss. "At first, I was a little flustered because I was afraid that Master wouldn't believe me. But after thinking about it, since he sent me to Junior Uncle, it's not because he suspects Yao'er. Wouldn't it be better to interrogate him personally? But Yao'er is a little worried about Master. That thief was able to steal the array seal without Master's knowledge. If he wanted to hurt Master, wouldn't it be easy for him to do so?"
Nangong Ling'er smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, leave the rest to your master."
"But... what about the martial arts competition tomorrow?"
Nangong Ling'er shook her head. "Given your current situation, you'll have to cancel tomorrow's martial arts competition. But since you've already made it into the top four, that's enough."
Having been influenced by Ai Yue several times before, Bai Yao had actually begun to feel that this martial arts was not worth paying attention to, so she stopped taking it seriously.
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As night fell, Yang Yunsui came to Li Qianyun's room again.
"Did you get the goods?"
Li Qianyun handed the item over, saying, "This is yours. From now on, let's pretend we never met."
Yang Yunsui took the seal and smiled slightly, "Brother Li, there's no going back now. This matter can't be kept secret sooner or later. Why don't you come down the mountain with me this time?"
"Yang Yunsui, get out of here! Good and evil cannot coexist!" Li Qianyun's attitude was cold and stern, brooking no argument.
At this moment, Yang Yunsui suddenly laughed and said, "Now that we have the goods, I won't hide it from you anymore. Chen Gongming was once one of the successors of the Heavenly Sword Sect, but he also has a deep connection with my Demonic Sect. One of the most important trump cards I dared to come to the Heavenly Sword Sect this time is Chen Gongming. So it was never you and him who joined forces to use our Demonic Sect, but rather we who joined forces to use you. Li Qianyun, there's no turning back now. Come and work for me. I really have high hopes for you!"
Upon hearing this, Li Qianyun was stunned. He had always believed that the senior was, after all, from the Heavenly Sword Sect. In this world, only the victors are remembered, and he had only failed in the election for sect leader. Over the years, Chen Gongming had also been trying to persuade him to join forces with the Demonic Sect, saying that he would use the Demonic Sect to achieve his goals.
Li Qianyun agreed with this point. The victor is king, the loser is villain. As long as the elder Chen Gongming regains control of Qiankun Palace, everything can be rewritten. No one will know how despicable the means by which they seized power.
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