Chapter 18
He was sitting in the main seat.
Framed fellow disciples is no small matter, so Elder Liu from the Enforcement Hall also came.
In just a few words, Yingning understood the purpose of summoning her to Qiwu Palace.
It turns out that Dan Yao wanted to pin this on herself.
"Li Ming, did you see me drug Dan Yao with your own eyes?" Ying Ning asked.
"No...that's not true..." Li Ming told the truth. He only mentioned it because he suspected there was a conflict between Feng Yingning and Dan Yao.
"If that's the case, then what does this have to do with me?"
After these words were spoken, no one said anything.
After all, this is only a suspicion, and we can't use something without evidence to force Feng Yingning to be implicated.
Unexpectedly, Dan Yao suddenly spoke, her voice weak:
"Fifth Senior Sister, I believe you didn't do this. You had absolutely no reason to do something like this because of our conflict..."
The watchful gazes of the elders and disciples, which had just disappeared, reappeared.
Dan Yao's words also revealed that she had a conflict with Feng Yingning, which aroused everyone's doubts.
This move was intended to place all suspicion of framing a fellow disciple on Feng Yingning.
"Since you say so, Sixth Junior Sister, I am very pleased." She changed the subject and looked at Li Ziqing.
"Master, I also have something to report."
Li Ziqing hadn't spoken a word since Yingning entered Qiwu Palace; he had simply watched her quietly.
"explain."
“The other day, during a break from the competition, I went to Maple Bamboo Pavilion for a short rest.” Ying Ning took out an item from her storage bag.
It was that plate of peach-shaped pastries that was delivered!
"The celestial messenger from Maple Bamboo Pavilion has taken the initiative to deliver this plate of pastries to the disciple."
Maple Bamboo Pavilion was originally a rest area specially set aside by the Sword Sect for this sect competition.
If you don't summon them, no celestial messenger will disturb your rest. Moreover, they even took the initiative to bring you a plate of pastries.
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell there's something fishy going on here.
"I suspect there's something fishy about this."
"You suspect there's something wrong with this plate of pastries?" Li Ziqing asked.
"Yes, this disciple felt there was a problem, so I did not eat it."
Dan Yao, who was standing to the side, turned pale as soon as Ying Ning took out the pastries.
Little did she know that Yingning still had this plate of peach-shaped pastries.
She had initially thought that Feng Yingning might not have eaten the peach jade pastry for some reason, but Feng Yingning's actions at this moment made her instantly realize that she had known all along that there was something fishy about the peach jade pastry!
no!
We must stop her.
But at that moment, the pharmacist went up and inspected the plate of peach-shaped pastries.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, this Peach Jade Pastry does indeed contain the same spiritual energy-dissipating medicine as the one found in Fairy Danyao's body!"
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's attention shifted from Yingning to the plate of peach-shaped pastries.
Xi Yunliu watched the commotion from the sidelines without making a sound, but thoughtfully kept glancing between Dan Yao and Feng Yingning.
Dan Yao immediately pretended to be scared: "Someone actually drugged both me and my senior sister."
He spoke again: "Master, elders, the various sects have not yet left. If others find out about this, they may try to smear the Sword Sect. It is not advisable to make a fuss about it now."
Dan Yao glanced at Li Ziqing: "Dan Yao is willing to keep this matter a secret for now, and inquire about it after all the sects have left."
At this moment, what Dan Yao needed was time.
She needs some time to resolve the issues at Fengzhu Pavilion.
We can't involve her personally!
Dan Yao's words were full of deep emotion, sounding as if she was willing to swallow her anger and not care for the sake of the sect's reputation.
Several people looked at her with admiration.
However, Yingning did not do as she wished and refuted Danyao.
"This disciple believes that this matter is of great importance. Although the sect competition has ended, if it is later claimed that someone deliberately sabotaged the competition, our Sword Sect will never be able to escape suspicion."
"If we don't want to leave any evidence for others, we should find out the murderer now."
"Disciple humbly begs Master to thoroughly investigate Maple Bamboo Pavilion!"
The two held opposing views, yet each had their own valid points.
Elder Liu of the Enforcement Hall slowly rose to his feet:
"I believe we should thoroughly investigate Fengzhu Pavilion. If it was done by someone from the Sword Sect, we must find that person. If it wasn't someone from the Sword Sect, we should also get rid of this suspicion."
Elder Liu was considered one of the older generation in the Sword Sect, and everyone agreed with him as soon as he spoke.
They immediately sent people to find the disciple who had delivered the pastries the day before.
Dan Yao lay half-reclined on the bed, her heart filled with anxiety.
Silently, I made a wish in my heart: I will not find that fairy messenger.
Before long, a disciple arrived with a person dressed in the robes of a celestial envoy.
It was the same person who brought Yingning peach-shaped pastries the other day!
Upon seeing this, Dan Yao felt utterly hopeless, and with a sudden loss of strength, she almost fainted.
"Little Immortal Wang Ying greets Your Excellency and all the elders." Wang Ying didn't know why he had been summoned to Qiwu Palace.
"Do you recognize this plate of peach-shaped pastries?" Li Ziqing asked.
Elder Liu and the others looked at Wang Ying.
"I recognize him. That person had Xiaoxian give him..."
Do you know who that person is?
Wang Ying glanced at Dan Yao discreetly, knowing full well that Dan Yao was a disciple of the Sword Sect.
Unaware of what had happened that day, he spoke directly: "It's Fairy Danyao."
The crowd was in an uproar; no one had expected it to be Dan Yao!
When Wang Ying approached Qiwu Palace, Dan Yao turned pale, knowing that what happened that day could no longer be kept secret!
Unexpectedly, Feng Yingning turned the tables on him!
Li Ziqing didn't expect it to be Dan Yao's name. Dan Yao has been well-behaved and clever in the Sword Sect all these years.
Although he felt pity for her at the time because she resembled his lost disciple, Dan Yao has become a qualified disciple over the years.
Li Ziqing's disciples had long since left the sect. Apart from the missing Feng Yingning, only Dan Yao remained by his side.
"Dan Yao, do you have anything to say?"
Li Ziqing is a man of principle, and he will never show favoritism if his disciple makes a mistake.
"Master, Dan Yao really doesn't know. I just thought that Fifth Senior Sister was resting, so I had someone send her peach jade pastries. As for why there were medicines inside, Dan Yao really doesn't know!"
Dan Yao immediately got out of bed, crawled on the floor, and explained to Li Ziqing.
"Master, Danyao really doesn't know!"
"You are suspected of endangering your fellow disciples. From this day forward until the matter is investigated, you are not allowed to leave Qiwu Palace!" Li Ziqing coldly uttered these words.
"Master!"
"Master!"
"It really wasn't me!!!"
Li Ziqing ignored the crying woman and left directly.
Dressed in white, he passed by Wang Ying, who was bowing on the ground.
Only then did Wang Ying realize why she had been summoned – Fairy Danyao had poisoned the pastries!
At the time, Dan Yao only told him that she was worried that her senior sister was too tired, so she asked him to deliver that plate of peach jade pastries.
Before Wang Ying could react, he was taken away by the elders of the Enforcement Hall.
Seeing that the matter was clear, the elders and disciples did not linger and returned home. Before even stepping out of the palace gates, they began to discuss it in private.
Yingning no longer wanted to stay in Qiwu Palace and took a step to leave.
"Feng Yingning!"
Xi Yunliu walked out of the palace first. At this time, only Ying Ning and Dan Yao were inside the palace.
Yingning stopped abruptly.
"Why did you do this to me?!" Dan Yao was no longer the innocent and naive person she had been, but the malice in her eyes gradually thickened into a fog.
"I hurt you?"
"Yes! Don't think I don't know, you drugged me!" Dan Yao said fiercely.
"If you have no intention to harm others, no one will ever harm you."
Yingning left the palace after saying those words.
The huge sycamore tree in the courtyard blocked out half of the sunlight, making Qiwu Palace seem even more gloomy.
Over the course of a century, even this sycamore tree has grown from a tiny sapling to its current size.
Time flies, and things change.
The phoenix tree has been given to another master, and its former owner has vanished like smoke.
At this moment, Xi Yunliu emerged from behind the tree, revealing herself to be the one who had been waiting for Yingning there.
"Ah Ning, are you going back to the palace?"
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