Sitting high up on his throne, Miao Yi swept his gaze across the faces of the forty or so people. Suddenly, he asked, "Does anyone still remember the decree I made for Elder Auntie and Little Auntie before I left Mount Calming Sea?"
His head was slightly lowered, and he didn't utter a single word. Miao Yi asked again, "Who still remembers?"
Still, no one said a word. Miao Yi sneered, "Does no one remember?"
His tone was clearly saying, "It seems like you guys have turned a deaf ear to my words."
With a heavy expression on his face, Tian Qingfeng suddenly cupped his fists and said, "Mountain Chieftain once said that during the days when he is not in Mount Calming Sea, Yan Xiu will assist Elder Auntie and Little Auntie in temporarily exercising the Mountain Chieftain's authority and responsibilities. Everyone in Mount Calming Sea must obey all orders and prohibitions. Anyone who dares to rebel will be killed! Those who conspire against us will be killed! Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed! "
"Oh! Tian Qingfeng, I didn't expect you to remember it so clearly. " Miao Yi scoffed, "Then let me ask you this. During my absence, did anyone in Mount Calming Sea rebel against their superiors? Is there anyone with ill intentions? Is there anyone who disobeyed the order? "
"..." Tian Qingfeng remained silent. In the end, he spat out a single word with a heavy tone, "Yes!"
"What about you guys?" Miao Yi looked at the others and asked, "Did you guys notice anything?"
"Yes."
"Yes!"
The group of people replied in a scattered manner, and all of them seemed to lack confidence.
Miao Yi rose to his feet and slowly walked down the stairs. He walked into the crowd and finally stopped beside Su Yuhuan. He reached out and pinched Su Yuhuan's delicate chin, lifting her head up as he calmly said, "If I remember correctly, I was the one who took you in when you were at your wit's end, right?"
Su Yuhuan's face was full of horror. She trembled and said, "Mountain Lord, I didn't do anything wrong to you, nor did I do anything wrong to Great Auntie and Little Auntie. I didn't hurt anyone."
"I know you don't have the ability to hurt others." Miao Yi's hand slid down, and in front of everyone, he pointed at both sides of her voluptuous chest. "So you're hurting yourself. Your body is your own. If you don't cherish it, no one can control you. "
He let go of Su Yuhuan, turned around and walked back to where Tian Qingfeng was. He glanced at Tian Qingfeng. Looking at the crowd, he said, "The School of Blue Jade is no longer here. Without a backer, it's understandable for you to seek another path. It's only human nature. On account of the School of Blue Jade's assistance to me in the past, I will not hold it against you. I don't want to make things difficult for you. I received some news last night, and I'm sure all of you have heard it as well. I'm about to be transferred from Mount Calming Sea to another post. "
Tian Qingfeng's expression changed. He immediately cupped his fists and declared, "I am willing to follow you, my lord!"
The eyes of the others lit up, and they cupped their hands and said, "We are willing to follow you."
Miao Yi waved his hand to stop them. "You have misunderstood me. There is no way I will bring a group of people who have already betrayed me to my new post. What I mean is, for the sake of our old relationship with the School of Blue Jade, I don't want to make things difficult for you before I leave. However, there are some things that can't be treated as if nothing had happened. Shouldn't you give me an explanation? "
Tian Qingfeng braced himself and asked, "Sir, please instruct me!"
"Those who have rebelled, conspired against the law, and disobeyed orders are dishonorable!" Miao Yi looked at the crowd and said, "Who among the three major sects has violated these three rules? What have they done? Write down everything you know, including that Deacon Shen of Suppressing Second Hall. He is the key!" He reached out and patted Tian Qingfeng's shoulder. "I only want you to hand in a statement. I don't think this is making things difficult for you, right? If you can't even do something as simple as this, then how can I endure it?! "
As he spoke, he flipped his hand. With the Mystic Yin Mirror in hand, a wave of Yin aura gushed out towards the roof of the grand hall. Everyone felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave, shivering from the cold.
They lifted their heads to look at the roof of the grand hall. It was a shocking scene of white frost. The bone-piercing chill lingered in the grand hall, and they had to invoke their transcendence energy to withstand it.
Everyone then looked at Miao Yi, who had already returned to the Mountain Chieftain's throne and sat down. They stared at the mirror in his hand, and their faces were filled with fear. Could this be one of those high-grade transcendent artifacts? It wasn't hard to imagine what would happen if it was aimed at them. It was obviously a threat!
"I don't want to make things difficult for you, so don't make things difficult for me either! What's there to hesitate about? "Miao Yi suddenly shouted," Don't tell me you want to stand with those dead people from the three major sects? "
Dead people? Everyone was shocked. What was this guy trying to do?
"Tian Qingfeng. Is there a need to hesitate?" Miao Yi coldly glared at Tian Qingfeng.
Tian Qingfeng braced himself and took out a jade archive, then began writing in front of everyone.
Miao Yi swept his gaze across the others. They all took out jade archives and began writing with their heads lowered. From time to time, they would steal glances at each other...
Four hours later, dozens of jade archives were gathered in Miao Yi's hands. Miao Yi went through them one by one. He wasn't sure if some of them really didn't know anything, or if they were purposely being vague in order to avoid offending anyone. However, Miao Yi didn't mind either way.
It wasn't until he came to a certain piece that he frowned and shouted, "Su Yuhuan!"
"Here!" Su Yuhuan was shocked and quickly rushed forward.
"How did you become Deacon Shen's bedmate? Why did I hear that he was strong? He'll rape you! "Miao Yi threw the jade archive back at her." Save yourself some face and rewrite! Strong? Write clearly how many times he'll rape you! "
Su Yuhuan obediently retreated.
Miao Yi finished reading through the pile of jade archives and put them away. He then took out another ten jade archives and wrote them down one by one. He then threw them to Tian Qingfeng and said, "Have them bring two disciples from each sect and immediately head to their respective Caves to assume their posts. No mistakes are allowed. If anything happens to the Caves during this period of time, they won't be able to escape responsibility."
Tian Qingfeng didn't understand. He quickly looked through the jade archives and realized that they were all official decrees of appointment. Those who had been demoted by the three major sects were now reinstated as Cave Masters of their respective Caves.
After reading through the official decrees of appointment, Tian Qingfeng raised his head and looked at Miao Yi in shock. He saw Miao Yi writing on another pile of jade archives and calling out, "Xue Er!"
Xue Er walked in from outside the hall. Miao Yi passed the jade archives to her and said, "Send them to all the Caves!"
Xue Er acknowledged and left. She went to the back of the hall to read the contents of the jade archives. It turned out that the Sword Deviate Sect disciples of each Cave were to gather at Mount Calming Sea.
In the dead of night, thirty riders galloped out of the mountain gates of Mount Calming Sea.
It was hard not to alert others with such a commotion.
In the loft of a side courtyard, Qing Ju frowned as she looked in the direction of the grand hall. She muttered to herself, "Miao Yi. You have a bright future ahead of you. It's not like you've lost anything. Just bear with it for a while and it'll be over. Don't ruin your own future by making things worse than it already is!"
In another side courtyard, Fan Zizhang was drinking alone in a pavilion when he suddenly cocked his head and listened for a while. He then smiled and said, "Mountain Chieftain Miao. Recently, I've heard quite a lot about you. I hope you still have some guts left in you. I've secretly sent all the information I've gathered to you. If it's just a small matter, then I'll be greatly disappointed."
He couldn't wait for Miao Yi to make a big deal out of this. It'd be best if he could argue with Shen Fenghua.
The night was dark outside, but Zhou Huan's cultivation residence was brightly lit. At this moment, Liu Qian and Mao Yifan were also gathered here. The forces of the three major sects in Mount Calming Sea were also gathered here, including the ten Cave Masters. The atmosphere was a little tense.
Ever since Miao Yi gathered the School of Blue Jade's disciples, everyone had been on edge.
Everyone had their mounts ready by their side. They were all prepared to fight to the death. If Miao Yi decided to use force, they would either fight to the death or escape to South Edict Manor. Either way, there were people from the two manors who would speak up for them. Miao Yi wouldn't be able to do whatever he wanted.
The commotion caused by the departure of a few dozen riders shocked everyone to their feet. Like frightened birds, Zhou Huan and the others rushed to the courtyard and shouted, "What's going on?"
Soon, a disciple came running in and reported, "Senior Uncle. Thirty disciples from the School of Blue Jade have left Mount Calming Sea in the middle of the night."
"They've left?" Zhou Huan was stunned. He exchanged glances with Liu Qian and the others. They were worried that Miao Yi would gather the School of Blue Jade's disciples to attack them. Now that thirty of them had left, what was going on?
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that their forces had left. However, Liu Qian was still a little apprehensive as she asked, "What is that bastard Miao Yi trying to do?"
She was filled with regret right now. She regretted saying in front of everyone that it didn't matter who Qian'Er and Xue'Er slept with. Those words were like a thorn in her heart. Ever since she found out that Miao Yi was coming back, she couldn't eat or sleep in peace. Even she felt that her words made her stand out in the entire Mount Calming Sea. If Miao Yi wanted to get even with someone, who else would he look for but her?
Just then, someone rushed into the courtyard and reported, "Senior Uncle Zhou, Yan Xiu is here. He said that the Mountain Chieftain has summoned you!"
Zhou Huan was shocked. "Why would he summon me?"
The newcomer shook his head. "He didn't say."
Zhou Huan waved his hand and said, "Let him in. I will ask him in person."
The newcomer was taken aback, then said weakly, "He left after informing me."
Zhou Huan's expression twitched. 'Should I go or not? I'm afraid that something might happen if I go, but if I don't, wouldn't I be openly defying the Mountain Chieftain's orders? No matter where I go, I won't be able to justify it. If that happens, Miao Yi will have a legitimate reason to punish me. Little Auntie Qing Ju is here to testify for me.
This is what it means to be one rank higher than another! ' Zhou Huan gritted his teeth and said, "What's going on with Senior Uncle Gu? How did he let that scum return from the Sea of Constellations alive?!"
The Senior Uncle Gu he was referring to was none other than Gu Sanzheng. Now that they had received news that Gu Sanzheng and the others had successfully returned from the Sea of Constellations, and their ranking was even better than Miao Yi's, Liu Qian said.
"This is the time for us to overcome this crisis together. We can rely on each other if we go together. After that, we can invite Little Auntie Qing Ju and Deacon Fan to come with us. I'd like to see what he can do to Brother Zhou. I refuse to believe that he would dare to kill you in public."
She was only joining the group now for the sake of her own future. If she were to abandon them now, she would definitely be in a difficult position in the future.
Zhou Huan's eyes brightened. He nodded and said, "Little Sis is right. That scum can't possibly stay here forever. As long as we hold on until he leaves, this matter will be over." He waved his hand and said, "Let's go! Let's go look for Deacon Fan and Little Auntie Qing Ju. "
The group immediately left together and arrived outside Qing Ju's guest courtyard, asking for an audience. Unexpectedly, Qing Ju's attendant replied, "Auntie Qing Ju is not feeling well and is already resting. It would be inappropriate to disturb her!"
'What's going on? 'Not feeling well is more likely to fool a ghost. How can a cultivator have so many problems?! Does this mean that South Edict Manor's stance is on this matter? '
Zhou Huan and the others were even more alarmed. Without another word, they hurriedly ran outside Fan Zizhang's guest courtyard to test the waters.
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