Not only was this voice unfamiliar to Han Yunxi, but many of the disciples from the two Depositories and Courtyards as well.
Almost everyone turned to look, including Long Fei Ye.
A white figure slowly descended from Celestial Mountain's peak, his white robes fluttering in the wind as his white hair swayed in the wind. His white beard fluttered in the wind, making him look elegant and refined, dignified and holy. Han Yunxi couldn't help but feel a sense of reverence as she watched.
"Is there really an old immortal living on Celestial Mountain?" Han Yunxi muttered to herself.
Soon enough, the white-robed old man landed on the ground. He looked to be in his early sixties, with a thin figure and a tall stature. Despite his age, he didn't look old at all. He was dressed in spacious, wide-sleeved robes without any decorations. It was so simple that it seemed extraordinary. Half his hair was tied up in a bun with a white jade hairpin. His silvery hair reached his waist, neatly combed and smooth.
Although his face was old, wrinkles could be seen, and his white beard was long, but his face still made people feel that he was handsome. When he was young, he must have been an incomparably handsome man.
His face was taut and solemn as he scrutinized Han Yunxi with Cold eyes.
This was none other than the head of Tianshan Kenzō, Long Fei Ye's master, Old Man Kenshin Li.
The surrounding disciples all knelt to pay their respects, while the elders did the same. Even Cang Qiuzi was no exception.
"Greetings to honored master!"
"Greetings to senior brother. Congratulations on successfully emerging from closed door cultivation!"
Many of the disciples from the two Depositories and Courtyards had been on Celestial Mountain for years now, but none of them had seen the sect head's true face. Everyone was trembling with fear as they knelt on the ground.
After all, this old man was the supreme leader of the martial arts circles. No one was a match for him.
Long Fei Ye bowed respectfully as well. "Master."
Although Han Yunxi was shocked by Old Kenzō, she regained her senses and bowed to Long Fei Ye. "Han Yunxi greets Senior Kenzō."
Kenzō's Cold Eyes examined Han Yunxi before resting on Long Fei Ye. He was about to speak when Cang Qiuzi cried out, "Senior brother, you have to uphold justice for your junior brother! This girl actually dared to commit murder on Tianshan Mountain and poisoned me. Feiye was so infatuated with her that he couldn't tell right from wrong and almost got into a fight with the disciples! "
Duanmu Yao had just stood up when she immediately plopped back down on her knees and burst into tears. "Master, you've finally come out of seclusion. Sob sob … Yao Yao has been wronged! Yaoyao doesn't want to live anymore! "
The Kenzō old man finally noticed that Duanmu Yao was also there. He didn't recognize her because she was wearing a mask. He frowned and looked at her. "What happened to your face?"
Duanmu Yao sobbed. "Yao Yao doesn't want to live anymore! I don't want to live anymore! "
Kenzō's old man strode over and tried to remove her mask, but Duanmu Yao held it in place. "Master, if you take off this mask today, Yao Yao will jump off the peak of Tianshan Mountain right now. You'll never see Yao Yao again!"
A threat?
Han Yunxi felt a little uneasy as she watched. She knew that the sword sect master doted on Duanmu Yao, but she never thought it was to this extent. Duanmu Yao even dared to threaten him in front of everyone.
Kenzō's old man didn't care about Duanmu Yao's lack of respect. He rose to his feet and said to the servant girl, "What's the use of crying and sobbing? Hurry and take her back so we can keep an eye on her. "
Seeing this, Han Yunxi knew that Old Kenzō was trying to turn a big problem into a small one.
As the head of Kenzō's sect, turning a big problem into a small one was the wisest choice. After all, this matter involved the First Elder and his two disciples.
No matter who was right and who was wrong, arguing in front of everyone was not only beneath his dignity, but also had a negative impact on his reputation. Third, if the matter really got out of hand, he would have a hard time turning a blind eye to it.
The servant girl quickly helped Duanmu Yao up. Duanmu Yao was smart enough not to refuse.
Han Yunxi didn't want her to leave, nor did she want to turn a big problem into a small one. However, she wasn't an impulsive person. She didn't understand Old Kenzō's temper at all. She could only remain silent and let Long Fei Ye handle the situation.
Although she wasn't trying to curry favor with Old Kenzō, she couldn't afford to offend him either!
Long Fei Ye didn't say anything. Soon, the servant girl helped Duanmu Yao back to the top of Tianshan Mountain. Kenzō's old man frowned again. It was obvious that Duanmu Yao had lost all her martial arts. Otherwise, why would she need a servant girl to help her up the mountain?
Old Kenzō's eyes flashed with anger, but he kept his composure.
Cang Qiuzi hadn't taken his eyes off Old Kenzō this entire time. As soon as Duanmu Yao left, he shot Cang Qiuying a look. If he didn't cry out in pain, Cang Qiuzi would do it for him.
"Master, I beg you to save my father! Han Yunxi poisoned my father! "
"Master, my father's in so much pain that he can't speak. I beg you to save him!"
"Besides you, no one can control that demoness. Even Senior Brother Feiye has been bewitched by her and let her do as she pleases!"
… …
Han Yunxi assumed that Old Kenzō would demand that she hand over the antidote immediately, but Kenzō ignored her and didn't mention a word about the antidote.
He looked at Han Yunxi and asked Coldly, "Han Yunxi is you?"
"Exactly," Han Yunxi admitted openly.
"Ambushing an elder on Celestial Mountain? Do you know the worst punishment for that? "Old Kenzō asked.
"I didn't do anything violent, I only wanted to prove …"
Before Han Yunxi could finish, Old Kenzō cut her off. "A sneak attack is a sneak attack. There's no need to explain!"
Long Fei Ye immediately tried to explain himself. "Master, I told her to use the poison. If you want to punish someone, punish this disciple. This disciple is willing to accept the punishment. "
Han Yunxi tugged at Long Fei Ye's sleeve to express her dissatisfaction. They clearly didn't do anything wrong. They hadn't even figured out the truth behind Grand Concubine Yi's kidnapping, so why should they be punished?
She couldn't accept it!
Long Fei Ye patted her hand to tell her to calm down. Han Yunxi's heart was stifled, but she still listened to Long Fei Ye.
"Junior sister, according to the sect rules, how should they be punished?" Old Kenzō asked.
A complicated look flitted past Granny You's eyes as she hesitated. "According to the sect rules, a light punishment would be three years of reflection in the Abstinence Hall. A heavy punishment would be expulsion from Tianshan Kenzō."
Han Yunxi sucked in a cold breath. If they punished Long Fei Ye like this today, they might as well fight to the death! She was truly disappointed in Old Kenzō. This old man was too unreasonable.
"Since this is your first offense and you didn't do it on purpose, I'll punish you with a month of reflection," Old Kenzō said as he waved a hand to dismiss the crowd.
Cang Qiuzi rejoiced. Although he'd been poisoned, at least the matter with Grand Concubine Yi had stopped for now. Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi couldn't expose his lies, so he'd escaped disaster.
He endured the pain in his stomach and waited. No matter what, his senior brother would help him get the antidote.
As the crowd dispersed, Long Fei Ye's eyes were hooded. It was unclear what he was thinking, but he didn't speak.
Han Yunxi couldn't take it anymore. A month of reflection would delay Long Fei Ye's ascent to Celestial Mountain! Taking a step back, even if there was no delay, what right did they have to suffer?
It was too sullen!
They could clearly prove that Cang Qiuzi was lying and that he and Duanmu Yao were in cahoots to kidnap Grand Concubine Yi!
She'd poisoned Cang Qiuzi to prove that he couldn't cure the poison.
But if he couldn't cure the poison, how did he get lost in the first place? After all, she'd poisoned Long Fei Ye after entering the maze.
When Lady Leng Yue escaped with Leng Shuangshuang and Cang Qiuzi rescued Duanmu Yao, she'd wanted to use poison to trap them, but a mysterious expert cured the poison. Otherwise, neither Lady Leng Yue nor Cang Qiuzi would have escaped.
It was obvious that Cang Qiuzi didn't understand poisons and didn't know someone had cured him of the poison. That was why he'd made such a mistake.
His lies were full of holes!
It was obvious that he and Duanmu Yao had hidden by the lakeside to avoid being poisoned.
Everything he'd said just then, Duanmu Yao, and that servant girl's testimony were all lies!
Han Yunxi didn't understand. Why didn't Long Fei Ye tell the truth? As long as he did, her poisoning would be excusable and Cang Qiuzi's reputation would be ruined. Moreover, he'd be severely punished by the Abstinence Courtyard.
Seeing that Long Fei Ye still didn't understand, Han Yunxi said coldly, "I'll take responsibility for my own actions. If you want to punish someone, punish me! I was the one who poisoned him. Even the Duke of Qin has no antidote. Senior Kenzō, it's no use punishing him! "
Everyone had already walked far away, but they still turned back to look.
But Kenzō ignored Han Yunxi and said to Granny You, "Come to my place tonight to pick him up. He hasn't been back for a long time, so allow this grandmaster to have a good chat with him."
Hearing this, everyone knew that this was the end of the matter.
Grand Concubine Yi's matter was probably just as Elder Cang had said. It was nothing more than a grudge between Long Fei Ye and Duanmu Yao. It wasn't as serious as they thought.
Once Elder Cang's poison was cured and Long Fei Ye's three-month sentence was up, Kenzō would deal with the matter himself.
A good show had come to an abrupt end because Kenzō came out of closed door cultivation early. It had to be said that those who were rejoicing in his misfortune were unhappy, especially Second and Third Elder.
"Long Fei Ye!" Han Yunxi panicked. She tugged at his hand and murmured, "You're going to admit defeat just like that?"
"Don't worry. Master has his reasons for doing this," Long Fei Ye murmured back.
"You're certain?" Han Yunxi didn't trust Kenzō at all.
"I'm certain," Long Fei Ye was certain.
Han Yunxi furrowed her brows as she stared at him. She couldn't accept this, but in the end, she chose to believe him.
She believed that Long Fei Ye wouldn't disappoint her. She only hoped that Elder Kenzō wouldn't disappoint Long Fei Ye.
When the crowd finally dispersed, Elder Kenzō didn't even spare Han Yunxi a glance. Instead, he said to Long Fei Ye, "Come here."
So speaking, he tapped his feet lightly and flew to the top of Celestial Mountain like a swallow.
"Senior brother, my antidote …" Cang Qiuzi shouted.
Elder Kenzō ignored him, but Cang Qiuzi glared at Han Yunxi. Han Yunxi glared back at him angrily. "This isn't over!"
Long Fei Ye carried Han Yunxi as he chased after Elder Kenzō.
Although Elder Kenzō didn't allow Cang Qiuzi to follow, he had no choice but to go to the top of Celestial Mountain.
Although he didn't cry out in pain, his stomach was hurting so much that he couldn't bear a light touch. Cang Qiuying had no choice but to help him fly up.
Although Cang Qiuying wasn't clear on her father's true relationship with Duanmu Yao, she knew that he must have colluded with the girl in the matter of Grand Concubine Yi.
"Father," she murmured, "What … does master mean by this?"
"Heheh … after years of neglect, he's still as shrewd as ever … this isn't over," Cang Qiuzi murmured back. "After you send me up, come down immediately and find your eldest senior brother. Tell him to prepare everything."
"Prepare what?" Cang Qiuying didn't understand.
"Your eldest senior brother will understand," Cang Qiuzi murmured back.
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