Everyone's eyes turned to him.
“Some people have indeed witnessed Hehuan Sect’s disciples absorbing human essence.
The witch came down the mountain to seduce a married man. The couple had always had a good relationship, and the man had promised to be together for the rest of their lives.
But later the witch appeared and the man couldn't resist the temptation. When the two were meeting in secret, they were caught by the man's wife.
But what the man's wife saw was that the witch was sucking her husband's essence, and instantly sucked the man into a dried corpse.
The woman witnessed this scene and was frightened to death on the spot.
She didn't remember anything else but what she saw, and she told everyone about it.
Many people saw the man's dried corpse at that time.
It was because of this incident that the rumor that the He Huan Sect's disciples were demon girls gradually spread."
After the man finished speaking, he picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Someone asked, "Then...did this young master also see the mummy with his own eyes?"
The man smiled bitterly and nodded, "Yes, I did see it with my own eyes. I was only a few years old at the time, and just one glance left a deep impression on me.
These past few years, I couldn't even get a good night's sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I could see the mummy."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Ying Xixi and said, "Miss, no matter whether the other disciples of the Hehuan Sect are also demon women, you'd better not go to the Hehuan Sect.
There is a price to pay for becoming a demon woman. There is no need to transform yourself into a demon woman who is neither human nor ghost."
Ying Xixi's expression was somewhat complicated.
"Sir, then why were people at that time so sure that the woman was a disciple of the Hehuan Sect?"
The man thought back, "Why can I be so sure? Because... the woman was wearing a red dress and a red shirt. I could tell at a glance that she was a disciple of the Hehuan Sect."
"So people at that time determined the woman's identity simply because she was wearing a red dress?
Haven't even verified her true identity?
What if that woman is indeed not a disciple of the Hehuan Sect? Doesn't that mean that everyone has misunderstood the Hehuan Sect all these years, causing the Hehuan Sect's disciples to bear such a great injustice?!"
After Ying Xixi refuted, she looked at everyone's faces and continued.
"Everyone, apart from this incident, have the disciples of the Hehuan Sect done anything else bad since coming down the mountain?"
Everyone thought about it carefully.
"It seems... never."
“I really haven’t heard of anything else. Everyone has always thought that the disciples of the Hehuan Sect are witches because of this incident.
Now that this girl has said this, this matter is indeed full of doubts."
"That's true, but why didn't the Hehuan Sect's disciples come down the mountain to explain?
If they hadn't explained it, people wouldn't have spread rumors like this!"
Ying Xixi was speechless and spoke.
"Everyone, I'm not speaking for the Hehuan Sect disciples.
But it’s possible that even the disciples of the Hehuan Sect are unaware of this matter.
You can think about it, if the disciples of the Hehuan Sect really come to ask you, what exactly they have done that makes you call them "witches" left and right.
Will you explain to them why?
If they defend themselves, will you believe them?"
After Ying Xixi asked this, everyone fell silent.
"The girl is right, that's exactly what she said.
We really can't confirm whether the evil woman in red clothes and red skirt was a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
But that happened a long time ago, and we can’t tell the truth.”
The man smiled bitterly.
"It's okay. I'm on my way to the Hehuan Sect. If I can successfully enter the Hehuan Sect, I'll tell the Sect Master about this.
The leader will definitely find a way to find out who that evil woman was back then!
However, I would like to trouble you to talk about this matter with other elders and villagers in the town when it is convenient.
After all, no one can be sure now that the evil woman was a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
We can’t let the Hehuan Sect bear the blame any longer.”
Ying Xixi spoke with both truth and falsehood.
"The girl is right. Before the matter is confirmed, let's help Hehuan Sect explain this matter."
"But what if that evil woman was really a disciple of the Hehuan Sect? If we explain on behalf of the Hehuan Sect now, and the evidence is conclusive, wouldn't that be a slap in our faces?"
Some people have also raised questions.
“But even if that demon woman is truly a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, it doesn’t mean that the other disciples of the Hehuan Sect are also demon women, right?
It’s like when a bad guy appears in a town, you can’t say that everyone in the town is a bad guy, right?
I think, even if that demon girl is really a disciple of the Hehuan Sect, as long as the leader of the Hehuan Sect dares to stand up and say that their Hehuan Sect is a good sect, I will believe that not all disciples of the Hehuan Sect are bad! "
Some people also expressed their own ideas.
"That's right, we are not bad people, and we can't do something like killing everyone with one stroke.
If the leader of the Hehuan Sect really dares to come forward and clarify this matter, I would also be willing to believe her."
"That's what I think."
.......
Ying Xixi felt relieved when she heard that there were people speaking for the Hehuan Sect among the people present, and she spoke loudly.
"Everyone, although I am from another place, I have actually been paying attention to the Hehuan Sect for many years.
Otherwise, I wouldn't have come all the way here just to become a disciple of the Hehuan Sect.
I will tell the master about what I heard here today when I go up the mountain.
By then, if the leader has investigated what happened that year, he would be willing to explain it to everyone.
I hope everyone can give the headmaster a chance and listen to her explanation!"
"Don't worry, girl. The people in our town are not indiscriminate!"
"Yes! As long as the leader of the Hehuan Sect can thoroughly investigate what happened back then and give us all an explanation, that will be enough!"
.......
Everyone present said these words one after another.
Ying Xixi spoke briefly to everyone before leaving.
She left the teahouse and went shopping.
There are quite a lot of snacks sold on the street, such as donkey rolls, cloud cakes, pancakes, and candied haws.
Ying Xixi touched her stomach and went straight along the street to buy snacks, eating as she went.
She bought some extra and planned to take it back for Yun Chu and her disciples to try.
Of course, the premise is that they are willing to eat it. If they don’t want to eat it, she can just eat it later.
Ying Xixi flew back to Hehuan Sect on her sword, carrying a lot of bags, feeling very satisfied.
She gave some of the food to the disciples who were willing to try it, and then took it back to her own hall.
As soon as she entered the door, the system's voice rang in her mind.
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