Luo Heshan did not expect that the girl could remain so calm even though she was in the center of the quagmire. She did not rush to defend herself, but directly proposed a solution.
"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. It's better to go to the scene and take a look." He pondered for a moment, agreed to the suggestion, stood up and led a few people out.
There were quite a few people gathered under the eaves outside. Some were close to Fang Hanxue, while others were fellow apprentices who came to support Ye Lan by repairing the ancient pagoda.
Seeing this, Luo Heshan smiled meaningfully and said, "Since you are all free, come with me to the ancient tower to do some work."
Work.
When everyone heard this, their faces turned pale.
The work that inner disciples of the Punishment Hall have to do when they go to the ancient pagoda is not just squatting at the door and wiping the blood, but they have to open the door and clean out the sea of blood and corpses piled up on the first floor.
Thinking about the corpses of evil spirits that had been rotting for who knows how long, they felt sick.
However, Luo Heshan had already stepped out of the yard, and everyone had no choice but to follow him.
A group of people wearing straw raincoats walked on the muddy mountain path for half a day. There was a drizzle in the sky all the time. Luo Heshan, who was walking in front, looked at the sky from time to time, and a hint of confusion gradually rose in his eyes.
Soon, they arrived at an open area. The black ancient tower that reached into the clouds stood quietly under the gray sky. The few disciples who stayed in front of the door were surprised to see the large number of people coming.
"Master."
"Hello, Hall Master Luo."
After the few people saluted, they handed the broken tiles they had collected in advance to Luo Heshan.
Luo Heshan took it and looked at it for a few seconds, his brows furrowed, "It is indeed man-made."
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked and immediately started talking about it.
"How is this possible? The only way to the ancient pagoda is through the Xuanzong Gate, and there is a clear order throughout the sect prohibiting damage to the ancient pagoda. It is impossible for the disciples not to know this."
"Then what on earth is going on? It can't be that the evil demon in the ancient tower destroyed it itself."
…
Amidst the chatter, a clear and loud voice suddenly rang out.
"What if the one who did it was a disciple of Xuanzong?"
What? !
Everyone was startled and looked in the direction of the voice, and found that the person who spoke was Fang Hanxue.
"Junior Sister Fang, what do you mean by this?" Several senior brothers who were repairing the ancient pagoda immediately frowned sensitively.
"I don't doubt your intentions, brothers. You've been in the Punishment Hall for years. If you wanted to change your mind, you would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?" Fang Hanxue explained promptly and clearly, guiding everyone's thoughts in a specific direction. "But this happened right after the sect's new disciple assessment. Isn't it a coincidence? And someone just happened to save you today, winning everyone's favor and discovering the abnormality of the tile."
When these things that were originally unrelated are connected together, it seems that there is a reasonable explanation.
Without naming anyone, everyone has automatically turned their attention to the so-called "someone".
There is only one newcomer who is participating in the repair of the ancient pagoda and has an awkward position in the sect and urgently needs to integrate into the group.
If Ye Lan was not the person involved, he would have to give a thumbs up to Fang Hanxue's reasoning.
At this moment, Luo Heshan once again looked at her dimly, his tone still unable to tell the subtle difference between joy and anger, "Ye Lan, what do you have to say?"
Ye Lan didn't have anything to say, because—
"There is no evidence."
What?
Even Luo Heshan was stunned.
Ye Lan shrugged and said calmly, "Everything is just her imagination and speculation. There is no evidence, right?"
So why would she try to prove her innocence for a baseless speculation?
Everyone was stunned when they heard it, but when they thought about it carefully, they found that it made some sense and were stunned.
"Then Master...what should we do now?" a disciple behind him asked Luo Heshan.
"..." Luo Heshan didn't know how to deal with it, but the Punishment Hall was a place that emphasized fairness and justice. At the moment, there was really no way to deal with the girl, so he decided: "You guys go around and look for clues first, and the rest of you go clean up the things inside the door."
"Yes!" The disciple whose name was called in front of him brightened up his eyes and slipped away in a hurry.
The remaining group of people were filled with hatred and resentment. They became worried when they saw the gate of the ancient pagoda. Finally, they covered their noses with cloth strips, put on rubber gloves and walked to the door.
"You guys go away first, or we'll squeeze you in later."
The disciples outside who were mopping the floor all stepped aside, but couldn't help but look in out of curiosity.
The other end.
Luo Heshan was standing in front of the tower and observing the sky.
As he walked along, he noticed that the dark clouds above his head became thicker as they got closer to the ancient tower, and now they had almost submerged the entire tower.
The damp water vapor carried the smell of earth, covering up any other scent.
"Demonic energy." He rubbed the edge of the broken tile with his fingertips, rubbing out a wisp of black smoke. His expression suddenly became solemn. He turned around and ordered the senior disciple beside him, "Go to the inner courtyard and inform the elder elder to come here quickly."
The eldest senior brother standing by was a little surprised, but it was not because of the order from his master, but because the girl had told him about this suggestion before, but he did not take it seriously at that time, and thought that the other party was avoiding working.
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, he immediately calmed down and replied, "Yes."
Without delaying a moment, he turned around and rushed into the foggy forest.
This wasn't the end. Luo Heshan turned his head and looked at Fang Hanxue again, "You should also go and help. Invite the elders from the other halls as well."
"Oh, okay." Fang Hanxue didn't understand what was going on, but hurried over after hearing that.
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