She regretted it as soon as she shouted it out. Even if she hadn't figured out what this kid was up to at first, she understood it now.
This kid was probably afraid that if he privately sought help from the higher-ups of Lan Hua Tian Gong, they would try to smooth things over or even bring him to his death. That's why he chose this time, when all the major sects were gathered, to expose this matter.
However, it must be said that Chen Yue's concerns were justified. Even if he informed Lan Hua Tian Gong of the whole matter, he probably wouldn't end up in a good situation.
Firstly, the disciple of the Canglan Sect is already dead. Regardless of whether the Canglan Sect was behind this incident, they will simply bury it deep underground and will keep the people of Lanhua Heavenly Palace quiet, even if it comes at a price.
Secondly, colluding with the Cursed Spirit Sect and seizing the bodies of righteous cultivators are both unacceptable to the righteous path. As the number one righteous sect in the Cangxuan Continent, the Canglan Sect will not allow such a stain to follow them.
As for Lan Hua Tian Gong, after receiving the benefits from Cang Lan Sect, they certainly won't bother with this matter anymore. They might even arrange some kind of demon-slaying and righteous mission to make Chen Yue and the others, who know all this, die quietly.
Therefore, from Chen Yue's perspective, his actions were not wrong; he simply wanted to seek justice for himself and his family.
Yes, no problem at all, absolutely no problem.
But damn it, how did this kid get mixed up with those killers from the Heavenly Spirit Sect? Isn't he afraid that after today's events, he'll be targeted by both sects and die without a burial place?
Wait a minute, they all seem to have overlooked something. What did this kid say again? The previous city lord of Quyang City, how dare he quit? Did he get her permission?
Xuanxi grew angrier the more he thought about it. This was outrageous! Even if what this kid did seemed reasonable from his perspective, he was still really angry!
To be honest, Chen Yue never expected this to happen, and that it would even bring out a Nascent Soul cultivator. He knew that by standing here and saying these things, he had undoubtedly offended both the Canglan Sect and the Lanhua Heavenly Palace. But what did it matter? He was no longer under the jurisdiction of the Lanhua Heavenly Palace!
So when faced with the sudden appearance of the beautiful goddess, he was only stunned for a moment before respectfully saying, "Junior Chen Yue greets senior."
Before Xuanxi could speak, he spoke first: "Thank you for your kindness, senior, but I have already resigned from my position as the city lord of Quyang City and am now just a rogue cultivator."
Clearly, what he meant was that I was no longer an employee of Lanhua Tiangong, and it was no longer their business whether they supported me or taught me a lesson.
Xuanxi...
Damn it, when has she, a dignified Nascent Soul cultivator, ever suffered such humiliation? This little Golden Core cultivator dares to repeatedly humiliate the Blue Flower Heavenly Palace in front of so many people. How can we tolerate this?
Of course not, but if we kill this little golden core cultivator now, the Blue Flower Heavenly Palace will lose face just like the Azure Cloud Sect.
She was so angry! They were clearly here to attack the Tianling Sect, and she was initially enjoying the gossip about the Canglan Sect. How did she end up getting dragged into this mess for no reason?
The people from the Canglan Sect had the most complicated feelings. At first, they were embarrassed to find that their sect had produced such a disgraceful disciple, and then they were sowed together that they almost became the target of public criticism. Their mood was extremely bad.
But now I realize that Lan Hua Tian Gong seems to be embarrassing too. Let's all be embarrassed together, so that their family won't be lonely and cold! Why does my mood suddenly feel much better?
Tang Hua gave Su Jiuli a deep look. He was right. This kid was a cunning little fox. It seemed that his help earlier was in vain. Even without him, this kid could have turned the situation upside down.
Just as the situation outside was in chaos due to Su Jiuli's actions, preventing a fight from breaking out, Ye Sisi and Baicao had already made their move.
As Bai Cao slowly peeled a demonic root radiating surging demonic energy from Ouyang Yanyu's dantian with the thin, cicada-wing-like knife in her hand, Ouyang Yanyu's life force was also draining away at an alarming rate.
At this rate, Ouyang Yanyu will probably be finished before the demonic root is completely separated.
However, Bai Cao's delicate hands were incredibly steady. Even though Ouyang Yanyu looked like she was about to collapse, her hands didn't stop for a second.
Ye Sisi stood nervously to the side, carefully using her pupil technique talent to stabilize the last wisp of life in Ouyang Yanyu's body. No matter what, she couldn't let the demonic root drain this wisp of life away, otherwise all their efforts would have been in vain.
Ouyang Yanyu was also in bad shape. Sweat rolled down her pretty face, which was originally expressionless. Her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was enduring great pain. Her lips were also bitten until they bled, and her clenched fists had veins bulging. It was clear that she was enduring extreme pain.
Ye Sisi felt a chill in her heart. Because of the sacrificial curse, Ouyang Yanyu had already lost a lot of her life force and only had about a month left to live. Now, it seemed she was about to die.
She glanced at Baicao, whose face was expressionless and whose fingers hadn't trembled at all, quietly took a breath, and then slowly closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her dark green eyes were covered by a soft white light, making them look both sacred and eerie.
On the other side, Master Lianzhen of the Canglan Sect felt that things couldn't continue like this. They couldn't really fight here or negotiate in front of so many people.
He couldn't bear the shame. Besides, all that Lan Hua Tian Palace lost was an inner disciple and the daughter of an inner disciple. Let's not even talk about how that inner disciple died at the hands of the Curse Spirit Sect. What does that have to do with their Cang Lan Sect?
Moreover, even if that so-called Sixth Miss was possessed, he had already removed Ye Susu from his list of names. And Ye Susu is dead, so what else does he want? Does he want compensation or benefits?
As Lian Zhen continued to think, his already furious gaze towards Chen Yue became even more hostile, as if he wanted to devour him alive.
But he had to hold back in front of so many people, so he took a deep breath and looked at Xuanxi, whose pretty face was full of anger, and put on an ugly smile: "Fellow Daoist Xuanxi, we can talk about our two families' affairs later. The most important thing now is to get the people of Tianling Sect to hand over the witch and the evil cultivator."
Xuanxi felt that these words were exactly what she wanted to hear, but she still had to do her best to save face for Lanhua Heavenly Palace.
Then, after nodding slightly, he looked indifferently at Chen Yue, who stood in the center with an extraordinary demeanor, and his pleasant voice seemed to be tempered with ice: "You go to the side and wait. I will give you justice. As for your resignation from the position of city lord of Quyang City without authorization, I do not agree. Step down."
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