The matter was put to rest, but just a few days before entering the holy land for cultivation, a scandal suddenly broke out.
The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire mountain gate, causing a great uproar and becoming common knowledge.
On that very day, Xie Zhou was training with several junior brothers whose skills were not yet solid when someone suddenly came over in a panic, looking for her and saying that there was something important to discuss.
"Don't panic, don't panic, what happened?"
"Senior Sister Xie, something terrible has happened! The disciples of the Yan Sect have clashed with our disciples. I don't know why, as I wasn't there at the time. It looks like they're about to fight, and they're at a stalemate. Several disciples from the Wuyou Pavilion are trying to break them up!"
"What happened? Why did they start fighting? Take me there quickly."
Upon receiving the news, Xie Zhou quickly arrived at the crime scene with the disciple.
Upon looking up, they saw several disciples of the Sword Sect, their eyes wide with anger, glaring at the so-called disciples of the Flame Sect. They also held their magical weapons directly in front of them, looking ready to fight at any moment.
The Yan Sect disciples were not to be outdone. They gathered together, and the leader looked aggrieved. However, Xie Zhou noticed that the man had no injuries, while the Sword Sect disciples had bruises on their faces.
In her view, the disciples of the Sword Sect were always lively and active, and reasonable people, so why would they be so impulsive?
This must have been instigated by someone, which is why this happened. Perhaps it's because Xie Zhou is a disciple of the Sword Sect, so he naturally favors his family. But things still need to be handled fairly and justly, so he stepped forward and pushed through the crowd, only to see the two sides still facing off.
His expression was one of utter dissatisfaction. Xie Zhou had never imagined that something that had never happened before would actually happen today!
After checking the injuries of several wounded disciples, he stood in the middle of the standoff between the two sides.
He said, "What's wrong with you all? The Holy Land Trials are about to open, and you're all sulking here. Tell me the truth about what happened."
Neither of them wanted to look at the other.
Those trying to break up the fight were the eldest disciple of the Flame Sect, Senior Brother Luo of the Sword Sect, and members of the Worry-Free Pavilion.
After Xie Zhou's inquiries yielded no results, he went to find Luo Fentian.
She pulled him aside and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"You are unaware of the truth. I was in the same state when I arrived. I was also unclear about how things unfolded, but from the bits and pieces I overheard our disciples saying, I could tell that it wasn't our Sword Sect stirring up trouble. Rather, it was the Flame Sect, perhaps misled by someone else, that insisted our Sword Sect's strength was utterly insignificant, merely a facade!"
"Later, they said a lot of offensive things, and some disciples wanted to make a move. But as soon as they drew their swords, a disciple from the Yan Sect seized the opportunity. It's a pity that the few junior brothers they took in this year were all badly beaten by those people. You saw it, didn't you?"
"I know the people from the Flame Sect, how could they be like this? Although I saw their introduction before the competition, they weren't exactly known for their fiery tempers."
"How would I know? Perhaps there's a deeper reason behind it, but they're still deadlocked. We need to persuade them as soon as possible to stop the standoff, as it's bad for the reputation of our entire sect, especially since the sacred ground is about to open."
"Um…"
After Xie Zhou and Luo Fentian finished their conversation, they returned to the venue and discovered that neither of them wanted to let anyone go.
"You're all bullying us by taking advantage of your power! We just recruited a few new junior brothers, and their strength was just starting to improve. You've beaten them up like this, so you must take responsibility!"
"But you were the ones who spoke out of turn!"
"But will talking cause you to lose a piece of flesh? Look at how badly my junior brothers have been beaten up!"
"We refuse to accept this!"
"You...you actually said something like that? How about we have a fight and see who's stronger?"
The scene was extremely awkward, but a member of a sect was egging them on from the sidelines, and a voice rang out from the crowd.
"Fight! Fight!"
Xie Zhou quickly heard it, looked at the crowd, and found that the person was actually a disciple of the Tianyin Sect.
Looking around, I also saw several people from the Heavenly Yin Sect hiding in the crowd. It seems that they are very likely to fuel this matter.
But not daring to make a hasty judgment, he went to inquire again about the reason for the whole matter.
"I understand the specifics, but I don't know why the Yan Sect would have such thoughts about my sect?"
"Who told you that our sect is powerful, but it's all just a facade?"
"say!"
Those disciples who were initially arrogant suddenly looked away.
One of the disciples kept looking behind him, and sure enough, Xie Zhou's intuition was quite accurate; behind that disciple were people from the Tianyin Sect.
"Alright, I already know who the murderer is. It's not the Sword Sect, nor your Flame Sect, but someone else entirely."
Several members of the Tianyin Sect who had been watching the spectacle quietly left after hearing Xie Zhou's words.
"What?"
"Have you had any contact with the Tianyin Sect? You've fallen into a trap, being used without even realizing it. Alright, you should try to reconcile..."
What do you mean?
"The people from the Tianyin Sect did tell us some things, but they didn't go to this extent. How did they become the murderers?"
Yan Zong's senior brother was still in the dark and did not know what Xie Zhou was talking about.
Xie Zhou smiled slightly and said, "Perhaps you should ask those disciples in your sect what exactly happened?"
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