"Master is so domineering!"
Nie Yanchen's performance really acted like a peerless master. Tu Nian couldn't help but praise Nie Yanchen in public, which earned him glares from a group of old friends.
As the only person who could withstand Nie Yanchen's pressure with his own body, Xie Wenchang angrily said, "If Sect Master Nie really wants to protect me like this, then from now on, there will be no such thing as a common bond between Bi Hai and Ji Xue!"
"Oh, if the elder hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten about it."
Tu Nian chuckled and looked at Jie Wenchang with a playful expression, "If what you, Bi Hai, mean by 'being of the same blood and branches', is to advance when there is nothing to do and retreat when there is trouble, then I think our sect really does not need a breath or a branch from you."
Nie Yanchen had no idea what Tu Nian meant by this and looked bewildered. The expressions of the elders of Bihai changed when they heard this. The leader, Jie Wenchang, immediately said in a deep voice, "Do you know what you are talking about?"
With a slight raise of the end of his eyebrows, Tu Nian stood behind Nie Yanchen and spoke slowly, "Before the Jixue artifact was born, you played it safe. Now that you are in the same situation, you want to drag me, Jixue, into your chariot. Let me say, you, Bi Hai, have made a very good plan."
Xie Wenchang finally lost his composure. His spiritual energy exploded, and he stood up, resisting Nie Yanchen's pressure. "So it was you who eavesdropped in the Crystal Palace that day! Tu Nian, you're so bold! How dare you eavesdrop on my sect's secrets!"
"Since the elder dares to speak so boldly, are you afraid of being heard?"
Knowing the difference in strength between Nie Yanchen and the other party, Tu Nian replied without fear. He sneered and said, "I might as well tell you that I left the sect this time just for the deal with Yanyu. The appearance of the Bihai artifact will soon be no secret."
The more Xie Wenchang listened, the colder his heart became, and the more angry he became. He gasped for breath, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets. "How dare you—"
"then!"
Tu Nian interrupted him harshly, staring straight into his eyes and speaking word by word: "Just as Yuqing destroyed the snow, it will now destroy the blue sea. I will now return your 'help' in full. Please accept it in its entirety."
Upon hearing this, Xie Wenchang was completely speechless and slumped back in his seat. All the elders looked panicked.
They all knew very well what it would mean if such news fell into the hands of Yanyu Pavilion.
No one expected that the secret they had painstakingly guarded for nearly a hundred years would be made public. Tu Nian's move of cutting off the source of the problem not only cut off their desire to keep the birth of the artifact a secret, but also cut off their confidence in turning against Ji Xue.
"Disciple..."
Nie Yanchen was also stunned. He reached out and pulled Tu Nian to his side, smiled bitterly and asked, "You knew this all along?"
Tu Nian nodded obediently, "I heard about it during the big competition."
Nie Yanchen held his forehead, "I spent so much effort to keep it a secret from you, and now you all know it."
"Not really." Tu Nian corrected him, "It was only me, not 'we'. I was afraid that my brothers would be too worried, so I didn't tell them."
She grinned as she spoke, "But now you know it, Master. I'll find a chance to tell them."
The two of them were chatting animatedly, and the old men in Bi Hai were left aside, like a row of lifeless dead fish, with extremely ugly faces.
"You, master and disciple, are going too far."
Xie Wenchang stood up trembling, pointing at Tu Nian and saying, "Since that's the case, I will escort you back to the sect today no matter what. We can't let the nine lives of our sect go like this!"
"Ah, this."
Tu Nian looked at him expressionlessly, "Let's not talk about whether you, Elder, can beat my master. I admit that I did beat up your rogue disciple a few times. As for those nine lives, haha."
Tu Nian laughed dryly and pointed at his own face. "I'm a mid-stage Jindan talisman cultivator. Do I think I can kill nine people in a row and escape without a word at your sect's gate? I'm not saying anything, but your sect thinks too highly of me."
After hearing this, Jie Wenchang paused for a moment, but then he said coldly, "Don't try to confuse the people with your lies. We've already carefully investigated. The wounds on those nine people were all caused by talismans. Before those nine people were killed, no one except you passed through the gate of the Blue Sea!"
Tu Nian laughed outright, "Elder, listen to yourself and see if what you said is funny. How come I, Tu Nian, am the only one in the world who practices talismans? Or is it that my talisman says 'I am the murderer'?"
"Besides, no one else passed through the gate except me. Anyone who saw the real murderer was killed! You can't even produce a single piece of real evidence and yet you're so eager to put the blame on me. You guys in Bi Hai are really classy."
Seeing Tu Nian's righteous and clear conscience, the elders of Bi Hai exchanged glances with each other in silence.
Judging from the current situation, if the matter of the Blue Sea Artifact has really reached Yanyu as Tu Nian said, it is obviously not suitable for them to use force against Tu Nian anymore, because once they turn against Jixue, it is equivalent to giving up the camp that can fight against Yuqing.
Moreover, without Jixue, the so-called "Three Sects Alliance" will no longer exist. Even if we don't mention whether the funds that Bihai gave to Jixue can be recovered after the two families fell out, just based on Bihai's current reputation, it is possible that most of the disciples accepted in this apprenticeship ceremony will be lost.
You know, when the artifact is about to be born, the most important thing is to use people.
"Words are not enough."
Thinking of this, an elder with white hair and narrow eyes took the lead, stroking his beard and speaking, "In the situation at that time, you were the most suspected. We are taking you away today not to accuse you, but to find out whether this matter is related to you."
This was a tough statement with a soft side, but Tu Nian was in the right and would not take any hard words. "Sorry, I've said everything I wanted to say. If you ask me anything else, I don't want to answer."
Before the facts were revealed, Nie Yanchen was completely on Tu Nian's side. Now that he heard Tu Nian's clarification in person, his attitude naturally became clearer.
"You all heard what my disciple said. Since Bi Hai has no evidence, my disciple said he didn't do it, and that means he didn't do it. I still have some things to do in the sect. If you have nothing else to say, please return to the sect."
Seeing that the old men were still unwilling to leave, Tu Nian smacked his lips and said, "Since Sect Master Xue taught me the formation, I will say a few more words."
"You, Bi Hai, sold out Ji Xue once, and now I, along with Yan Yu, will sell out Bi Hai once, so we're even. So, I advise you all to put an end to this matter before the relationship between the two sects becomes irreparable."
"If you still want to fabricate my words based on fabricated stories for personal gain, then I apologize. According to the original agreement of the 'Three Sects Alliance', this alliance is invalidated and all invested funds will not be refunded. Furthermore, in the future, Bi Hai will not receive any help from Ji Xue."
"Elders, please weigh the pros and cons carefully."
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