Just as everyone was getting excited and ready to fight, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.
When the sound first arose, it was ethereal and distant, as if it came from a very far place.
But with each word uttered, the sound became clearer and clearer, until the last word seemed to be right next to him.
Everyone was startled; such a bizarre way of speaking showed that the person speaking was incredibly fast.
On the training ground, everyone, including Shi Tianyong and Wen Min, turned their gazes toward the entrance of the Shi family manor, which was the source of the sound.
In the next instant, a dark figure flew in from the manor gate like a shooting star.
This person moved with agility, covering dozens of meters in a single leap.
The dark figure lightly touched the tip of a leafy tree, and using the rebound force of the branch, it flew dozens of meters again before landing steadily on the training ground.
Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the newcomer was a tall, curvaceous woman.
She was none other than Lin Yao, the sect leader of the Poison King Sect. However, as always, she still wore that mysterious mask, like a veil of mystery, concealing her true face.
In Guyue City, few people have seen Lin Yao's true face. Even Shi Tianyong and Wen Min, who frequently cooperated with her, as well as her apprentices Shi Wenshan and Shi Yujiao, have never seen her face.
There are many speculations circulating about the appearance of the demon.
Some say she is stunningly beautiful and wears a mask all the time to avoid trouble; others suspect that she only has an outstanding figure but an extremely ugly face.
There are even rumors that her face was disfigured due to her long-term experimentation with poisons.
"Sect Leader Lin, didn't you suffer a qi deviation and become possessed by a demon?"
Shi Tianyong looked surprised, his voice tinged with doubt.
Previously, Shi Wenshan and Shi Yujiao described in detail their encounter in Yanming City: Lin Yao stood still, sweating profusely, and remained indifferent to their predicament.
Based on this, Shi Tianyong and Wen Min concluded that Lin Yao had fallen into a state of demonic possession.
After all, the Poison King Sect and the Shi family had close business ties and intertwined interests, so Lin Yao had no reason to deliberately stand by and watch someone die.
"Patriarch Shi, I have not gone mad from my cultivation."
Lin Yao said directly.
Shi Tianyong was taken aback at first, then his face darkened. He took a step forward and questioned, "Sect Master Lin, my son and daughter were humiliated yesterday. Their cultivation was crippled and their arms were cut off. Why did you stand idly by in such a critical moment?"
His suppressed anger, as he spoke, was like a volcano about to erupt.
Wen Min also raised her eyebrows and stared sharply, pressing, "Could it be that you, Lin Yao, have some kind of secret relationship with Lin Xunhuan of the Lin Yin Pavilion?"
He connected the fact that Lin Yao and Lin Xunhuan both shared the surname Lin, which fueled her growing suspicions.
Lin Yao tilted her head slightly, meeting the scrutinizing gazes of the two, her voice cold and tinged with helplessness: "Patriarch Shi, Madam, when Shi Wenshan was fighting Gongsun Yaoqin, he was no match for her at all. I had just conceived the idea of helping when Fang Han's divine sense pressed down like a tidal wave, instantly suppressing me. At that moment, my limbs stiffened, and I couldn't even speak, let alone save anyone."
After a pause, Lin Yao's gaze swept over everyone before continuing, "Shi Wenshan and Shi Yujiao have provoked such powerful figures, yet they concealed the truth from me before heading from Guyue City to Yanming City. They only mentioned being bullied by Fang Han, Gongsun Yaoqin, and others on the Sunset Grassland, but never mentioned their attempt to seize Gongsun Yaoqin and Fang Han's sister. This time, they went to Yanming City to hold an auction purely to take revenge on Fang Han. What's worse, Shi Yujiao even wanted to capture Fang Han and use him as a cultivation furnace to refine and absorb his essence."
"Their actions were utterly reckless. If it were me, I would have fled thousands of miles away if I had offended such a powerful figure, and I would never have set foot in Yanming City again in my life." There was a hint of resentment in Lin Yao's voice: "And I was implicated by them and almost lost my life in Lin Yin Pavilion."
Her words instantly caused a huge uproar in the martial arts arena.
Shi Tianyong made a shushing gesture, and the experts from the Shi family quieted down.
"Sect Leader Lin, what do you mean by those words?"
Shi Tianyong then looked at Lin Yaodao.
Lin Yao's attitude puzzled him greatly.
“Patriarch Shi, I’m a very direct person. What I mean is that the Shi family is no match for Fang Han and Lin Yin Pavilion. I advise you not to go to Yanming City for revenge. Not only that, the Shi family should apologize, otherwise, the Shi family will face annihilation.”
Lin Yaodao.
"Sect Leader Lin, are you saying that my son and daughter deserved to be crippled?"
Shi Tianyong's expression changed again.
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