This was the first time many of the upper echelons were seeing Xiao Yang. Xiao Yang had an imposing appearance and an extraordinary bearing. They could tell at a glance that he wasn't simple, so they liked him at first sight.
Xiao Yang's outstanding performance in the trials was enough for him to enter the inner sect and become an inner disciple.
Towards this kind of outstanding disciple, they all admired him very much and wanted to rope him in to be a member of their own palace.
The Poison Sect had ten great pavilions, and competition existed between each of them.
The more outstanding disciples they had, the stronger their competition would be. Thus, they all hoped that Xiao Yang and the others would join their pavilions.
Although none of them spoke, their expressions and greedy gazes betrayed them.
"Cousin, why are their expressions so strange? Have you noticed?"
Lan Jiaoye took a step closer to Xiao Yang and whispered into his ear. She glanced at the Poison Sect's upper echelons out of the corner of her eye.
Gu Qianqian also walked over. She moved closer to Xiao Yang, as if she'd feel more at ease. She whispered, "That's right, that's right. Their expressions are so strange."
Their hearts skipped a beat when they saw this.
The second and third elders of the sect were the same. They squinted their eyes, clicked their tongues, and smacked their lips. They also admired Xiao Yang. Not only was Xiao Yang capable, but he was also very knowledgeable. His temperament and character were also very much liked by them. For example, his snatching of the storage rings of Changsun Shan, Zhou Shanlin, and the others was very much in line with their temperament. As the saying goes, a scholar prefers death to humiliation. Since you dared to bully me, you should be prepared to be bullied in return.
But these were two separate matters. Liking was liking, and pursuing the matter had to be pursued.
The first elder saw that the wily old foxes didn't say a word. They didn't seem to want to pursue Xiao Yang's mistakes, so he snorted in dissatisfaction.
There was no other way. He could only step out and play the villain this time. He hoped that Xiao Yang wouldn't hold a grudge against him.
His face was expressionless and cold as he said slowly, "Xiao Yang, do you know your crime?"
Xiao Yang was dumbfounded by the question. Wasn't this matter already investigated? He was innocent, so what crime could there be? The ones in the wrong were Changsun Shan, Zhou Shanlin, and the others. What was the Great Elder trying to do?
Lan Jiaoye, Chen Zhifu, and the others shared the same hatred, and looked at the Great Elder with anger.
They were fighting for Xiao Yang because Xiao Yang's actions were mostly to protect them. At this time, they naturally wouldn't betray Xiao Yang, let alone let Xiao Yang suffer. They were all people who valued friendship, unlike Changsun Shan and Zhou Shanlin, who betrayed Fang Tianhan in the blink of an eye. This was heartless.
Xiao Yang cupped his fists and bowed, neither servile nor overbearing. He replied doubtfully, "This disciple doesn't know what wrong he has done."
Xiao Yang thought that he had done the right thing, and the matter had been handled very well. They had bullied him, but he had only taken their storage rings as a punishment. This was already very light. If it was in the past, Xiao Yang would have killed them all.
Hmph!
The First Elder's face could not help but turn cold. He snorted heavily with an ugly expression on his face.
"Xiao Yang, you killed Li Xingzong during the Martial Yang City Hegemony Tournament. Do you admit to this or not?"
He roared in fury. The flames of his fury seemed to be on the verge of erupting, ready to explode at any moment.
"Li Xingzong was a disciple of the Poison Sect and a disciple of the Buddha Pavilion's elder. You killed him just like that. So cruel, heartless, and indifferent. What qualifications do you have to be a disciple of our sect? You still have the face to come here to take the test and throw your life away. Don't you know how to write the word 'death'? "
The sect's Great Elder questioned Xiao Yang sternly. The other higher-ups also came back to their senses and remembered that such a thing had happened.
They all began to put on stern faces, pretending to be cold and expressionless.
Their intentions were simple. They wanted Xiao Yang to give them an explanation.
The Poison Sect's members were very protective of their own and united. It was because of this unity that no one dared to provoke them.
Xiao Yang froze for a moment before he understood. So that's what was going on.
He didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt or self-blame. His expression was calm and his gaze was resolute. "I killed him because he deserved it."
"Impudent!"
The Great Elder of the sect roared in anger and slammed his palm on the tea table beside him. The tea table was crushed by the violent force and instantly shattered into pieces, turning into powder.
He didn't expect Xiao Yang to be so arrogant and domineering. He considered everyone beneath him and everything beneath him. This kind of wind couldn't be allowed to continue.
It was bad enough that he didn't admit his wrongs after killing someone, but he was so righteous as to say that the person deserved to be killed.
"Don't you think this old man deserved to be killed too? Those who obey you will prosper and those who defy you will die, right? "
The Great Elder glared at Xiao Yang with bloodshot eyes as he questioned Xiao Yang. His aura erupted at this moment and soared into the sky. A majestic pressure came crashing down on Xiao Yang.
Xiao Yang couldn't help but take a deep breath and furrow his brows. However, he still stood his ground and wasn't affected by the Great Elder's emotions. No matter what, as long as he believed it was right, he would stick to it until the end. He would never admit his wrongs.
What was right was right and what was wrong was wrong. He would never force himself to change his mind just because someone was strong.
"I, Xiao Yang, am not such an unreasonable person. I have never said that those who obey me will prosper and those who defy me will die. These are all your conjectures. As someone who wants to uphold justice, you slandered and wronged me like this. Even if you don't deserve to be killed, you are still wrong."
"Because this is not based on the principle of fairness and justice. You rely on your own emotions to make an extreme judgment. This is extremely unfair and unjust."
Xiao Yang replied in a manner that was neither servile nor overbearing. He stood straight in the middle of the hall with his back straight like an unyielding pine tree. He would never bow down to the evil forces and would rather die than submit.
"Fine, fine, fine. I'm still wrong? Do you think I can't deal with you? "
The sect's Grand Elder was furious to the extreme. He was so angry that he laughed and pointed a trembling finger at Xiao Yang.
His breathing grew ragged. He never thought that a brat like Xiao Yang would be able to anger him to this degree.
As the Great Elder of the Poison Sect, his words were orders that everyone had to obey. He was only below one and above all. Which Poison Sect disciple wouldn't tremble in fear when they saw him?
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