Xie Tian wasn't willing to become a blade in the hands of the Sword Sect, so he killed Li Xiao and shifted the blame to the Sword Sect. He wanted to create estrangement between the Sword Sect and the other large powers, even causing conflict to erupt. Like this, Xie Tian could wait for an opportunity to make his move.
Only, Xuanyuan Ling had already guessed Xie Tian's actions. The reason why he didn't stop him was because Xuanyuan Ling wanted this result.
Compared to the others, Li Xiao was the most difficult existence to deal with in Xuanyuan Ling's eyes. First, it was because of Li Xiao's relationship with Jun Wuya and Luo Xing. Just based on this, it was hard for Li Xiao to accept joining the Sword Sect.
Second, it was because the Sword Sect couldn't directly make a move against Li Xiao and the Heavenly Plan Palace. No matter what, Li Xiao and Jun Wuya had this kind of relationship. Once the Sword Sect directly made a move against Li Xiao, just Jun Wuya's side wouldn't be able to explain it.
A person that couldn't agree to join the Sword Sect and couldn't personally make a move against him, the best choice was to borrow a knife to kill him. So, even if Xuanyuan Ling had already guessed that Xie Tian would make a move, he didn't have any intention of stopping him. He didn't even tell anyone about his guess.
Without moving, Xuanyuan Ling used Xie Tian again. Borrowing Xie Tian's hand, he took care of the most difficult person to deal with, Li Xiao.
Letting out a sigh of relief in his heart, while Xuanyuan Ling was deep in thought, Xiao Chen walked into the room. His face was calm and there was nothing different about him. But when he saw Xuanyuan Ling, Xiao Chen softly asked. "Do you know everything?"
Xiao Chen was clearly asking about Li Xiao. Li Xiao's death was suspected to have been killed by people sent by the Sword Sect. This matter had already spread through the wide world, so it was hard not to know. Hearing this, Xuanyuan Ling gave a slight nod, indicating that he already knew.
"What do you think?" Seeing Xuanyuan Ling nod, Xiao Chen continued to ask.
"It's nothing, the innocent will know. It wasn't us who did it, no one can slander us." Hearing this, Xuanyuan Ling softly said.
"Who do you think killed Li Xiao?"
"Third Brother, you've already guessed it. Why are you asking me?"
Xiao Chen naturally guessed that Xie Tian was behind all of this. The reason why he asked this was because he had some things he wanted to say to Xuanyuan Ling.
If even Xiao Chen could guess it, then Xuanyuan Ling must have guessed it as well. He looked at Xuanyuan Ling deeply. After a moment of silence, Xiao Chen asked, "You knew this would happen, but you didn't do anything. Brother, you wanted to get rid of Li Xiao, didn't you?"
Xiao Chen guessed that the one who made a move was Xie Tian and guessed that Xuanyuan Ling already knew about this, but Xuanyuan Ling kept silent. He clearly had a chance to save Li Xiao, but Xuanyuan Ling did not do it. He wanted to borrow Xie Tian's hand to get rid of the obstacle that was Li Xiao.
Faced with Xiao Chen's question, Xuanyuan Ling did not reply or refute it. There were some things that he knew in his heart and it was best not to involve Xiao Chen in this matter.
The two brothers looked at each other. Looking at Xuanyuan Ling's eyes, Xiao Chen already knew everything. Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen stood up and looked at Xuanyuan Ling with a complicated gaze as he said, "It's been hard on you, Big Brother."
Along the way, Xiao Chen was no longer the simple youth from before. A power, a sect, they had a bright side and naturally had a dark side.
Many times, if a sect wanted to develop, they had to use unscrupulous methods. But Xuanyuan Ling had taken all of this for himself. For the development of the Sword Sect, Xuanyuan Ling's methods could not be considered glorious, but to a large extent, he had cleared all obstacles for the Sword Sect.
He did not have any intention of blaming Xuanyuan Ling. Xuanyuan Ling had done everything for himself, so how could Xiao Chen blame him? He had given all the good things to himself and Xuanyuan Ling had taken all the blame for himself.
Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Xuanyuan Ling revealed a faint smile and his heart was filled with warmth. There was no need for words between the two brothers, but they could quickly understand each other's thoughts.
Leaving the rest of the matters to Xuanyuan Ling, Xiao Chen left Xuanyuan Ling's residence. When Xiao Chen returned to his cave, he saw Nangong Guan waiting for him in the distance.
Seeing Xiao Chen, Nangong Guan took the initiative to speak with an angry face, "Sect master, I have something to discuss with you."
Nangong Guan's expression was very unsightly. She no longer called Xiao Chen 'junior brother', but directly called him 'sect master'. With a single glance, Xiao Chen could see that Nangong Guan was different and abnormal, as well as the anger in her eyes.
Xiao Chen nodded calmly, then the two of them entered the cave together. In the courtyard, Xiao Chen had Nangong Guan sit down and personally made her a cup of tea. Nangong Guan angrily said, "Sect master, Sect master, don't you think Xuanyuan Ling has gone too far?
"Sect Master, isn't Xuanyuan Ling going overboard? My Sword Gate prides itself on being a righteous sect. However, the things we have done recently are even worse than the evil cultivators."
"First it was the Saber Sect, and this time it's even worse. He actually killed Li Xiao. How will the world view our Sword Sect now?"
Nangong Guan had indeed come because of Li Xiao, and after listening to her, it seemed that she had already determined that Xuanyuan Ling was behind this. Indeed, the biggest suspect right now was the Sword Sect, and within the Sword Sect, Xuanyuan Ling was the biggest suspect.
Hearing Nangong Guan's angry accusation, Xiao Chen's expression didn't change much. He was still incomparably calm, like an ancient well without any ripples. After Nangong Guan finished speaking, Xiao Chen indifferently said, "Senior Martial Brother, do you really believe that Big Brother did this?"
"If it wasn't him, who else could it be?" Nangong Guan angrily retorted.
"Li Xiao is an Emperor Realm Master, but being able to kill him silently is impossible even for another Emperor Realm Master, unless it was an Ancestor Realm Master who took action. Right now, Honoured Master is in the Saber Sect, which means that only I can take action, but I haven't left the Sword Sect recently, so who does Senior Brother think is behind this?"
Killing Li Xiao silently without alerting anyone was indeed something only an Ancestor Realm Master could do, and in the current Vast Thousand World, there were only a few Ancestor Realm Masters.
Nangong Guan hadn't killed Li Xiao because she was angry before, but now that she heard Xiao Chen's words, Nangong Guan quickly reacted, her expression changing as she looked at Xiao Chen with a complicated expression.
"Is Junior Brother talking about Xie Tian?"
Xiao Chen and Jun Wuya didn't take action, so the only one left was Xie Tian. Moreover, Xie Tian had a reason to do so, framing the Sword Sect after killing Li Xiao Chen was obviously reasonable.
Frowning slightly, thinking about it now, this was indeed the case. Realizing the truth of the matter, Nangong Guan felt a little ashamed; after all, she had been certain that this matter was done by Xuanyuan Ling.
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