These words spread rapidly throughout the surrounding circle, and the whispers grew louder and louder, even threatening to drown out Zisangyi's voice.
Song Xin stood at the front of the line. She could hear some unfriendly voices, which gave her a satisfied smile. She quickly suppressed her smile and looked at Xu Yuehuai, thinking to herself, "This time, let's see how you turn the tables."
Xu Yuehuai was unaware of this. She was standing at the front, with several other disciples behind her. She could only hear discussions, but she didn't know what they were talking about.
As the noise grew louder, Zisangyi looked at the crowd below and frowned slightly. Logically speaking, everyone should be quiet when no one is around, and there was no reason for them to be so noisy while he was speaking. Something must have happened to cause this.
The Second Elder glanced at Zi Sangyi, who had suddenly stopped, and asked in his eyes if something was wrong.
Zi Sangyi sensed it and immediately adjusted her state, her expression becoming increasingly serious, and even her voice rising several decibels.
Everyone noticed this unusually obvious change and fell silent.
Soon, the matter here was over. Zi Sangyi uttered her last words of eulogy, then turned around, faced Yu Ze's coffin, and bowed deeply.
"Second Elder, I have something to say. I wonder if you know that if it weren't for Senior Sister Xu Yuehuai, Yu Ze wouldn't have had his tendons crippled, and he wouldn't have tried to commit suicide. So, according to this logic, Senior Sister Xu Yuehuai is the mastermind behind this, isn't she?"
The man spoke frivolously and was hidden in the crowd, making it difficult to discern who was speaking. Everyone seemed inclined to help him, so they remained silent and did not intend to expose him.
The Second Elder and the others all turned their gazes toward the direction of the sound, only to see a dense crowd of people, all with righteous indignation on their faces, as if they were doing something extremely righteous.
The Second Elder glanced at Xu Yuehuai but remained silent.
"Who is speaking? Step forward." Zisangyi stood in front with an air of authority, scanning the crowd, trying to find out who was spreading rumors.
But after hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, a girl boldly stepped forward and said, "Sect Leader, we think that person has a point. Isn't it ironic that Senior Sister Xu Yuehuai is standing here now? We just want a result! We all feel sorry for Senior Brother Yu Ze!"
The girl said she felt sorry for him, but who knows how dark her heart was? Xu Yuehuai was unusually silent.
Song Xin watched from the sidelines, her eyes filled with smugness. But the truth of this matter had been so long since it happened; who could possibly remember it? Even if they were to investigate, where would they begin, and how could they prove its authenticity?
Therefore, Song Xin was certain that Xu Yuehuai would suffer this injustice in silence.
Zi Sangyi's face darkened, her eyes turning hostile. "Who told you that's how things were?"
Zi Sang's question made the girl stand still, looking around as if trying to find someone who was in her alliance. But everyone who met her gaze wanted to look away immediately.
At this moment, even the slowest girl would realize that she had been used as a pawn.
For a moment, the girl was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to advance or retreat.
Zisangyi had no intention of making things difficult for the girl alone. He knew in his heart that the girl was just a scapegoat pushed out to take the blame, and the mastermind behind the scenes was someone else.
Baili Xiuwen and Fu Ziyi stood aside. Fu Ziyi's expression was not good. The Fifth Elder noticed this and gave him a look that signaled him not to act rashly.
The next second, Fu Ziyi's lazy and casual voice reached everyone's ears, "So according to your logic, am I guilty of a heinous crime? I was the one who knew Yu Ze was taking drugs. I was the one who reported this to my master, which led to Ze's actions being exposed."
Fu Ziyi's voice was casual and languid, like a kitten lying on a beam, stretching lazily despite the dangers lurking all around.
Xu Yuehuai looked at him, not expecting him to have such abilities. No one knew about this at the time, as the Fifth Elder did not want to cause trouble for Fu Ziyi.
At Yu Ze's funeral, everyone was talking about how bad Yu Ze was, so you can imagine how unfriendly the Second Elder's expression was.
Zi Sangyi glanced at the Second Elder when she had a moment, and Old Su also looked at him, who was the one with the closest relationship to Yu Ze.
The Second Elder's droopy eyelids made it impossible to discern his true emotions.
"Senior Brother Fu, how can these two things be compared? You're using a fallacy of equivocation."
Someone below grumbled in dissatisfaction, and Fu Ziyi immediately focused his attention on that person.
The man shuddered, not expecting Fu Ziyi to have such a sharp eye, finding him hiding in the crowd so quickly.
"Then I don't know what this disciple has to say that he can't stand up and say, but insists on hiding in the crowd. That way, no one here can see your face, so how can we make a fair and just decision?"
Fu Ziyi's words were neither too harsh nor too mild, but when she met the man's gaze, her eyes were like those of a venomous snake, sending chills down the man's spine.
The man was Su Chen, who still vividly remembered being humiliated by Xu Yuehuai last time.
When Song Xin sent someone to him, saying she had something good for him, he was very happy, thinking it was a gift for him. Little did he know that it contained all the things Xu Yuehuai had done.
In an instant, Su Chen recalled all the embarrassing things he had done in front of everyone. He immediately agreed to Song Xin's request to work together to ruin Xu Yuehuai and make her infamous in the sect. In front of so many people, he was going to say this. Even if Zisangyi wanted to protect her, she would have to think about the consequences.
One wrong move and you're doomed.
Xu Yuehuai's gaze never lingered on those people; her eyes remained fixed ahead. She wasn't the type to suffer in silence, but now wasn't the best time for her to speak up and defend herself.
After listening for a while, the Second Elder finally spoke up to interrupt the farce, "When I asked Xiao Xu to help get everyone to participate in the funeral, I hoped it would be more lively and that Yu Ze wouldn't feel so lonely down there. I never expected that everyone would start arguing over these things."
"As for what kind of person Xu Yuehuai is, I know it in my heart. Besides, when you were spreading rumors, did you not think that I was right there at the time? I know perfectly well whether Xiao Xu did this or not, and there is no need for outsiders to come here and make irresponsible remarks."
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