Yan Zhaoge's gaze fell on Yin Liuhua. Yin Liuhua was still standing within the barrier that sealed her residence, her body trembling non-stop like a leaf.
She wanted to turn and flee, but her feet seemed like they had been cast onto the great earth as she was hard pressed to move.
Yan Zhaoge shook his head slightly, "I had originally thought that it was just her mentality being wrong, being lazy and easygoing. Who knew that …"
"Still, there is something else apart from that." Yan Zhaoge no longer looked at Yin Liuhua, instead glancing at Chang Zheng, "I feel that with all of you appearing here together, some problems should already be explained."
Fu Enshu said coldly, "That's right. I am very curious as to why the usually capable senior apprentice-brother Chang would create such an unresolved case."
Looking at Yan Zhaoge, Chang Zheng slowly answered, "Junior apprentice-sister Fu, with you all safe and sound, the truth of what happened that day will naturally come to light. However, before that, it will naturally be hard to say for sure."
Fu Enshu said bluntly, "If Liuhua lies, while there is the Blood Soul Recollection Ceremony, the ceremony can also be faked."
"I understand my disciple. She has a weak mind. With your cultivation base, senior apprentice-brother Chang, you would be able to suppress her to the point of panic, revealing her true self. How could she have been able to deceive us till this day?"
Fu Enshu gazed at Chang Zheng, "I do not believe that you, senior apprentice-brother Chang, are unable to see through this. Still, why has it become like this?"
Chang Zheng answered calmly, "Junior apprentice-sister Fu, your words are a little too heavy. Junior apprentice-niece Yin is like this because you personally came here. Seeing that the matter was exposed, she was scared out of her wits. When I interrogated her, she did not show any abnormalities, her mental state being very stable. "
He looked expressionlessly at Fu Enshu, "Junior apprentice-sister Fu, perhaps you do not understand your disciple as well as you think you do. Otherwise, how would you not have been able to tell that this girl harboured ill intentions previously, actually committing the great crime of colluding with outsiders and harming fellow disciples?"
Fu Enshu was greatly enraged, her brows arching upwards, "Chang Zheng, who are you trying to fool?"
Elder Qin frowned, "Which Master would normally interrogate their disciples? How could this be the same as the interrogation of your Disciplinary Hall?"
Fu Enshu stared coldly at Chang Zheng, "If you are not guilty, what have you come here for?"
"Although Yunsheng has been wronged in this matter, I'm afraid you're not here for her, but for Liuhua."
Yin Liuhua's entire body stiffened as she vaguely comprehended something as she looked at Chang Zheng with a gaze filled with lingering fear.
While Chang Zheng continued to investigate Feng Yunsheng, he was still acting according to the rules on the surface, unable to find any major mistakes.
However, with Yin Liuhua here, if Fei Zhen had continued to protect her in secret, she should have long since been exposed.
With Fu Enshu's return to the Mountain, the truth was revealed. Chang Zheng's treatment of Feng Yunsheng, to put it mildly, was merely overly harsh, possibly affecting the overall situation and affecting the Extreme Yin Bout. He was conservative in his thinking. To put it more seriously, it was at most that he had handled matters incorrectly, neglecting his duties.
However, when Fu Enshu had interrogated Yin Liuhua afterwards and understood the details of Chang Zheng's interrogation of her, she had immediately discovered that Chang Zheng had other intentions.
Chang Zheng had appeared here today precisely to silence them, using the Radiant Light Sect experts' accidental injuries as a cover.
However, the ones who were to be silenced were Yin Liuhua as well as that solitary practitioner Hong Jiaqi who had come to make a false accusation.
Understanding this, Yin Liuhua knelt onto the ground towards Fu Enshu, sobbing unceasingly, "Master! Master, please forgive this disciple for being muddle-headed for a moment, being bewitched by the traitors of the Sacred Sun Clan. "
"In the process of the investigation, senior apprentice-uncle Chang indeed protected this disciple greatly. He should be someone of the Sacred Sun Clan!"
Chang Zheng glanced expressionlessly at Yin Liuhua as he thought to himself, "Unable to accomplish anything at all, only capable of ruining things."
Having been pointed out by Yin Liuhua, his expression did not change as he instead said candidly, "I have handled matters incorrectly, having let down the position of First Seat of the Disciplinary Hall. I am willing to relinquish my position and reflect on it in seclusion."
"However, junior apprentice-niece Yin's slandering of me is something that I cannot ignore."
Chang Zheng said in a clear voice, "The heavens and earth can be my witness. This Chang was born as a descendant of Broad Creed Mountain, having never been associated with the Sacred Sun Clan in the slightest. An upright person does not fear a crooked shadow. This is what I say no matter where I go."
He looked at Yin Liuhua, "Slandering me cannot lessen your guilt."
"Colluding with external enemies and framing a fellow disciple, even affecting the clan's grand plan to win the Extreme Yin Crown, such a crime is already punishable by death."
"Junior apprentice-niece Feng has proven her innocence, and it was precisely because of you that you were attacked back then that your whereabouts were leaked. I have reason to suspect that it was you who intentionally leaked the news to the Sacred Sun Clan in order to harm junior apprentice-niece Feng."
"Now, you even falsely accuse a senior. According to the clan's laws, you deserve to die."
Yin Liuhua was rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied as she hissed, "No! It was you, it was you … "
Chang Zheng no longer looked at her, seemingly completely disdainful of debating with her.
Looking at Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Fu Enshu and Elder Qin, he said solemnly, "Having been hoodwinked by others, I was overly cautious and thus wronged junior apprentice-niece Feng, affecting the clan's plan to win the Extreme Yin Crown. This is my fault. However, saying that I am involved with the Sacred Sun Clan is slandering me."
"Junior apprentice-sister Fu, I already said just now that I was only passing by while patrolling. You have misunderstood me."
Fu Enshu smiled coldly, "Pushing the blame cleanly, do you mean that you were only derelict in your duties?"
Chang Zheng said calmly, "The innocent will naturally be innocent."
Feng Yunsheng suddenly asked, "Since that is so, why did senior apprentice-uncle Chang want to frame me?"
Chang Zheng frowned, "What did you say?"
Feng Yunsheng looked straight at him, "During the initial investigation, a Shadow Spirit Talisman was found in my Shadow Shrinking Pouch. That was not mine."
"Senior apprentice-uncle Chang, you asked me if Yin Liuhua could come into contact with my Shadow Shrinking Pouch."
"The Disciplinary Hall went to ask Yin Liuhua. Whether it was true or not, she would definitely deny it."
Hearing her words, Chang Zheng's gaze hardened slightly.
Feng Yunsheng said, "I answered then that she could. But in truth, she did not have this chance."
"The only ones who could touch my Shadow Shrinking Pouch, other than myself, are senior apprentice-uncle Wang who took it away from me and you, senior apprentice-uncle Chang, who finally managed to preserve my Shadow Shrinking Pouch."
"The Shadow Spirit Talisman is not mine or Yin Liuhua's. Then, it can only be you or senior apprentice-uncle Wang. How about we invite senior apprentice-uncle Wang over to verify it now?"
Chang Zheng's expression did not change, but he looked deeply at Feng Yunsheng.
Feng Yunsheng's gaze was bright, her expression fearless, "I had originally thought that it was Yin Liuhua who had colluded with outsiders to harm me. However, after hearing of the existence of that Shadow Spirit Talisman, I suddenly realised that it was not just Yin Liuhua who had a problem."
"Martial Uncle Chang, the person who is in charge of the law and is someone with a high position in the sect. I'm not sure if you're the only one, and I'm not sure who I should report to, so I can only patiently deal with it. Fortunately, Master and Zhaoge are blessed by the heavens."
Chang Zheng sucked in a deep breath, saying mildly, "Junior apprentice-nephew Feng, I know that you feel aggrieved, but there is no need to take revenge on me in such a manner. Back then, I was also carrying out my duties. After today, I would have accepted the blame and abdicated my position as the first seat of the Disciplinary Hall, accepting the punishment for my dereliction of duty myself."
"You, on the other hand, need to know that slandering your elders is a serious crime. Do not make a mistake because of a moment of anger. The sect does not prohibit disciples from keeping Shadow Spirit Talismans."
Feng Yunsheng's expression did not change. "Senior Uncle Chang must be joking. I just don't understand."
"With your experience, why would you do something that would leave behind such an obvious weakness? There must have been something that made you extremely anxious to convict me of my crimes, or perhaps it was something that would make me unable to escape for a long period of time. "
"If you are not of the Sacred Sun Clan, what benefits would you get from doing this?"
Chang Zheng had still wanted to say something when Yan Zhaoge said mildly, "I think that I know why."
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