Chapter 125 Her adoptive father’s enemies blamed her for being ungrateful!
After the Fifth Elder revealed the news of the secret manual of the magical skill "Heaven and Earth Sorrow" to Mingjian Villa, the owner of the villa, Wan, led his men to attack at night, and the Sunset Sect was almost wiped out. The Fifth Elder himself was seriously injured, cutting off his hope of future breakthroughs in martial arts. What was he trying to achieve? Is this the result you want?
Even if there was no unexpected factor of Si Yuan, in the original plot, the Sunset Sect was wiped out by Master Wan and his men. It was clearly written that among the senior leaders and disciples in the Sunset Sect's mountain gate at that time, only Huo Yunzi survived.
On the night of the massacre, Si Yuan was very sure that the Fifth Elder was also inside the mountain gate, which means that the Fifth Elder in the original plot should have also died in the massacre.
Moreover, the original plot never mentioned that there was someone else who actually leaked the secrets of the Sunset Sect to Master Wan, and the Fifth Elder was not mentioned at all.
Although the original plot did not explicitly state that the person who leaked the information to Master Wan was Ding Yuan, a clear traitor in the original plot, the plot description makes people feel that it was Ding Yuan who leaked the information, so Si Yuan was misled at the beginning and thought that Ding Yuan was the only traitor in the Sunset Sect.
Later, after interrogating Ding Yuan, he was sure that there was a traitor among the top leaders of the Sunset Sect.
After Si Yuan got a definite answer from Wan Zhongquan, he imprisoned Wan Buyin and Wan Zhongquan in this dungeon.
Wan Zhongquan also received the same treatment as Wan Buyin—all his martial arts skills were abolished.
Unlike Wan Buyin, who still had some fighting spirit to survive after his martial arts were abolished and did not completely give up hope, after all, Si Yuan only abolished his martial arts, but did not destroy his dantian and meridians. He just turned back into an ordinary person, just like his level was reset to zero, but the leveling experience was still there, and he could practice martial arts again to restore his strength.
Wan Zhongquan is on the verge of collapse. He is not as young as Wan Buyin. The skills he has accumulated over decades are just wasted. Can he live for another few decades to accumulate internal strength?
Moreover, Wan Zhongquan was already stretched to the limit because he had witnessed the young master being tortured and all his subordinates were arrested. The fact that his martial arts were abolished finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and his mentality completely collapsed.
Wan Zhongquan fell down in the cell, banging his head on the ground in grief. Wan Buyin in the next cell hurriedly comforted him: "Uncle Zhong, don't be discouraged. If you lose your martial arts, just practice again. As long as you are alive, there is still hope. I also lost my martial arts, but now I have started practicing again..."
Wan Zhongquan was horrified: "Young Master, your martial arts skills have also been abolished?!"
Wan Zhongquan burst into tears and said, "It was my fault that I failed to protect the young manor master. Now that the young manor master's martial arts have been abolished, how can I face you in the underworld? How can you revive Mingjian Mountain Manor?"
Wan Buyin: “…” It seemed that he failed to comfort the person and made him even more devastated.
Si Yuan had no interest in watching the drama in the dungeon. He just ordered the disciples guarding the dungeon to keep a close eye on the two people and not let them escape or die.
Si Yuan left the cell and went to meet the fifth elder, the original owner's eldest brother, in person.
The Fifth Elder had been seriously injured during the night of the massacre and had not yet fully recovered from his injuries, so he put aside all sect affairs and focused on recovering.
A hero like him who was injured for the sake of the sect was treated very well in the Sunset Sect. All the healing resources that the various sects could afford were provided to him in unlimited quantities.
When the fifth elder heard that Si Yuan was coming, he hurried out to greet him.
Si Yuan looked at the Fifth Elder who was in good spirits and asked, "Big Brother seems to have recovered well."
The fifth elder smiled slightly and said: "Thanks to the elixirs sent by the master junior brother, although I have not recovered completely, my external and internal injuries are almost healed." It's just that I have been left with the sequelae that will prevent me from making any breakthroughs in the future.
However, he is already this old, stuck at the peak of the acquired realm. He may not be able to break through to the innate realm in his lifetime, so the sequelae of not being able to break through are not a big deal.
Si Yuan was invited in by the Fifth Elder to sit down and drink tea. He picked up the tea that the Fifth Elder had brewed himself, stared at the emerald green tea leaves swirling in the water, and asked calmly, "Can I ask, Senior Brother, what exactly did you want by leaking the news of "Heaven and Earth Grieve" to Mingjian Villa, causing the deaths of many of your fellow disciples and you yourself being seriously injured?"
The sudden question made the Fifth Elder stiffen completely.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Si Yuan didn't take it seriously and continued, "I thought you leaked the secret by accident, but I caught Wan Zhongquan from Mingjian Villa. He is the confidant of Wan Manor Master and has been with Wan Manor Master for many years. So he told me that you took the initiative to find Wan Manor Master and told him the news."
Si Yuan looked up at him, still holding the cup of boiling hot tea in his hand, "Fifth Elder, I am a little curious. Since you have cooperated with Master Wan, why didn't Master Wan's men show mercy to you that night? You have been left with sequelae that prevent you from breaking through. Even if you have snatched "Heaven and Earth Sorrow", you won't be able to practice, right?"
The Fifth Elder's expression was so grim at this moment that people were worried that he would die.
The Fifth Elder probably didn't realize how pale and ugly his face looked. He still forced a smile and said, "Master, what do you mean by that? Do you suspect that I betrayed the Sunset Sect? If it was really me, then how could I have almost lost my life for the Sunset Sect?"
"Who knows?" Si Yuan took a sip of tea and thought, well, it's not poisoned.
Si Yuan's extremely calm appearance made the Fifth Elder even more uneasy. Could it be that Wan Zhongquan was really captured?
Under Si Yuan's increasingly strong pressure, the Fifth Elder's forehead was covered in cold sweat, his whole body was tense, and he was trembling with nervousness.
Finally, he couldn't stand the pressure anymore and said with his head down, "Because I can't accept it. Just because I met my beloved when I was young and wanted to pursue the love of my life, my master deprived me of the qualification to inherit the position of the head of the sect. My master also said that I am not loyal enough to the Sunset Sect. I grew up in the Sunset Sect and the Sunset Sect is my home. Why do you say that I am not loyal enough to the Sunset Sect?" The Fifth Elder became emotional and shouted with clenched fists, "I can sacrifice my future and my life for the Sunset Sect. I can do everything for the Sunset Sect! I just want to prove to my master that I can die to protect the Sunset Sect!"
After he finished yelling, he looked at Si Yuan's face. He thought he would see Si Yuan's moved and touched expression, and thought he would see Si Yuan's disappointed expression, but he didn't expect... Si Yuan looked at him like an idiot.
The Fifth Elder's emotions suddenly became incoherent: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Si Yuan put down the teacup in his hand. The crisp sound when the bottom of the cup touched the table was like a huge rock falling on the heart of the Fifth Elder, making the Fifth Elder feel uneasy.
Si Yuan asked calmly, "Your way of pursuing the love of your heart is to steal Sunset Sect's resources to please a woman with a fiancé? And she doesn't like you, and after she clearly rejected you, you still tried to sow discord between the fiancée and the couple? The master didn't expel you from the sect because he was protecting you as his own son."
The Fifth Elder blushed. "Why doesn't she like me? She talks to me and smiles at me, so how can that mean she doesn't like me?"
Si Yuan mocked, "Does the girl only talk to you and smile at you? Don't be so self-indulgent."
The fifth elder stammered and was unable to speak.
Si Yuan continued to taunt: "Also, you said that you are loyal to Sunset Sect and can sacrifice everything for Sunset Sect. So, in order to prove that you can fight for Sunset Sect, you deliberately attracted foreign enemies and risked the destruction of Sunset Sect to prove your loyalty? Do you know that if I hadn't made a breakthrough at the last minute and repelled Master Wan, Sunset Sect would have been completely destroyed that night! You, a traitor who brought disaster to Sunset Sect, are you worthy of saying that you are loyal to Sunset Sect?"
The fifth elder stood up excitedly and retorted: "But I can sacrifice my martial arts career to protect the Sunset Sect! I will never be able to break through again!"
Si Yuan: "You deserve it! Who told you to betray Sunset Clan and leak its secrets?"
The fifth elder continued excitedly: "I can die for the Sunset Sect and sacrifice my own life!"
Si Yuan sneered: "Everyone who fought to the death that night can do this, including a traitor like you!"
When the Fifth Elder wanted to say something else, Si Yuan was already tired of talking to this idiot with abnormal brain circuits. He tapped the air and sealed the acupoints of the Fifth Elder, turning the Fifth Elder into a human-shaped wooden stake like the Wan Zhong Quan before.
Si Yuan summoned all the top leaders of the Sunset Sect and began to try the traitor, the Fifth Elder.
All the senior members of the sect were stunned to learn that the Fifth Elder, a senior member of the sect, had leaked the secret of Sunset Sect's magical skills to Mingjian Villa, thus bringing disaster upon the Sunset Sect.
They were totally in disbelief. Someone even asked Si Yuan, "Master, are you mistaken? The Fifth Elder was seriously injured fighting the enemy. His future is ruined."
Si Yuan said to the fifth elder: "Tell everyone your reasons and let everyone judge for you."
The Fifth Elder’s train of thought is so strange that he always feels that although he leaked the secrets of the Sunset Sect and brought about a powerful enemy that would destroy the entire sect, he is still a loyal person who is willing to give everything to protect the Sunset Sect!
As soon as the Fifth Elder's bizarre remarks came out, all the elders and senior officials present turned green in the face.
What happened to the previous leader? How could he teach such a weird disciple? Fortunately, the position of the leader was not passed on to this weirdo, otherwise the Sunset Sect would have been led astray by him one day. He still said that it was for the good of the Sunset Sect.
The man who had just spoken for the Fifth Elder immediately firmly supported Si Yuan: "This kind of traitor must be severely punished!"
The fifth elder felt extremely wronged. Why couldn't anyone understand him? Didn’t his brave fighting on the night of the massacre fail to prove his loyalty to the Sunset Clan? Can't you prove how you are willing to sacrifice yourself and bleed for your sect? How could these people be so cruel and ruthless to someone like me who is so loyal to my sect?
The Fifth Elder was still crying out for justice, but the other elders wanted to sew his mouth shut immediately.
They felt that it was a shame that their own sect had produced a traitor with such a weird train of thought.
All the elders excitedly requested Si Yuan to deal with the fifth elder secretly and not to make it public as it would be too embarrassing.
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