"Sect Leader Song's senior disciple?" Xu Qiang said in surprise, "How can it be so coincidental? … But, why did your senior disciple use your flying knife to destroy the Fan Manor? This is a bit … "
As the leader of a sect, he had seen many schemes. Hearing Song Manyin's words, he felt it was strange.
This clearly contained the grudge between Song Manyin and her senior disciple.
Song Manyin's gentle and beautiful face gradually tightened, revealing coldness. The hall immediately became as cold as an ice house.
"Your senior disciple wants to frame you, right, Sect Leader Song?" Xu Qiang said in a low voice.
Song Manyin narrowed her eyes and suddenly laughed softly. The coldness in the hall dissipated as if it was just an illusion.
Xu Qiang said, "If this happened a hundred years ago, Sect Leader Song was not the sect leader at that time, right?"
"Yes, I just took over for fifty years." Song Manyin nodded lightly and looked at him with a faint smile. "What else does Sect Leader Xu want to say?"
Xu Qiang frowned and said slowly, "At that time, Sect Leader Song was not the sect leader. Your senior disciple also had a chance to obtain the position of sect leader, right?"
"Sect Leader Xu is indeed smart!" Song Manyin nodded lightly. "You saw through this at a glance."
"It is not that I am smart." Xu Qiang shook his head. "It is just a common trick. However, your senior disciple was not able to obtain the position of sect leader. It seems that he is still far from it."
"Actually, Senior Disciple Zhou is smarter than me." Song Manyin waved her hand and sighed. "Unfortunately, being too smart can be too much for my own good. I was only able to obtain the position of sect leader because I was not smart enough."
"Haha!" Xu Qiang laughed and suddenly stopped. He once again straightened his face and looked seriously at Song Manyin. "Sect Leader Song is smart but looks stupid? As a sect leader, you need to have a broad mind and foresight. Haggling over the benefits and losses in front of you will only bring disaster to the sect leader. "
This was the basic requirement of a sect leader. If one could not reach it, no matter how strong their martial arts were, they could not become sect leader. Otherwise, they would really bring the sect leader into the abyss.
Song Manyin smiled. "In short, Senior Disciple Zhou was very disappointed in the end and did not obtain the position of sect leader."
"Where is Senior Brother Zhou now?" Xu Qiang asked in a low voice.
He wanted to meet this Senior Brother Zhou first and see if Fan Yi could deal with him. There was an eighty to ninety percent chance that Fan Yi would not be able to. He was of the same generation as Song Manyin, and he had fought for the position of Sect Leader before, so his cultivation must be very strong.
Song Manyin lightly sighed and said, "Senior Martial Brother Zhou's martial arts have been completely crippled. He has become a cripple."
"How could that be …" Xu Qiang was astonished, but when she saw Song Manyin's expression, she immediately swallowed her words.
He suddenly realized that this was most likely Song Manyin's doing.
The two of them had become enemies when they were fighting for the position of Sect Leader. Therefore, after she became the Sect Leader, she took revenge. As the saying goes, a woman's heart is the most vicious. When a woman is ruthless, it is enough to make people tremble in fear.
Song Manyin said, "I know Sect Master Xu must think that I did it."
Xu Qiang smiled and did not deny it.
He disdained lying.
Song Manyin chuckled and said, "It's funny. Maybe you don't believe me, but before I could do anything, Senior Martial Brother Zhou went berserk during cultivation and lost all his martial arts. I can't do anything to him."
If Senior Martial Brother Zhou Yong did not encounter this accident, she would find a way to deal with him. However, he was already a cripple and could not cultivate back to his original state. He was no longer a threat to her, so she could not do anything to him. Letting him go would only show that she was more broad-minded than a man.
Although he had lost his martial arts, he was free and unfettered in the sect. It was a blessing in disguise.
"I see." Xu Qiang believed that Song Manyin also disdained lying. He sighed and said, "Then …"
"Even if Senior Martial Brother is the murderer of the Fan family and Fan Yi's enemy, the Heaven Saber Sect will not allow Fan Yi to take revenge." Song Manyin smiled and said to Xu Qiang, "Do you understand, Sect Master Xu?"
"… Yes." Xu Qiang slowly and heavily nodded.
As the Sect Master of the Southern Heaven Gate, he naturally understood Song Manyin's actions. Even if she wanted to kill that guy, or even get someone else to do it, she could not let them do it.
If the sect could not protect the safety of its disciples, what was the point of the sect's existence? Very soon, their hearts would be torn apart, and they would not be far from falling apart.
Chu Li said, "Sect Leader Song, it's actually very simple."
Song Manyin asked, "What can we do?"
Chu Li said, "Sect Leader Song, just pretend that you don't know. We've never been here, so no one else knows who Brother Fan's enemy is. You don't have to worry about the rest, we'll take care of everything!"
Song Manyin scoffed. "If I really don't know, then I'll do it. Even if I do know, I can't pretend that I don't know. I can only be honest when I'm honest!"
Chu Li shook his head. "Brother Fan's parents were disciples of the Heaven Saber Sect, but they were killed by a disciple of the same sect. Aren't you afraid that the Heaven Saber Sect will lose its reputation if this gets out?"
Song Manyin frowned, then smiled sweetly. "Young man, are you threatening me?"
Chu Li said, "According to my deduction, your Senior Martial Brother didn't kill the Fan family just to frame them. I'm afraid he has other intentions!"
"What intentions?" Song Manyin frowned.
Chu Li shook his head and smiled without saying a word.
Song Manyin scoffed, "Young man, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to leave this place?"
Chu Li smiled without saying a word.
Xu Qiang coughed. "Sect Leader Song, if we can prove that he killed Fan Yi's parents, how should he be punished according to the Heaven Saber Sect's rules?"
Song Manyin frowned. "An eye for an eye, he'll definitely die!"
Xu Qiang looked at Chu Li.
Chu Li said, "According to my deduction, your Senior Martial Brother destroyed the Fan Residence to steal a treasure."
"What treasure?" Song Manyin was doubtful.
Chu Li thought for a while, then stood up and went to the table. He picked up his brush and drew another painting.
Song Manyin frowned as she stared at the flying blade in the painting.
The blade was curved, thin and short, only the size of a thumb.
"This is …?" Song Manyin pondered. "Is this the Formless Blade?"
Chu Li shook his head. "I don't know what blade it is, but your Senior Martial Brother killed for this blade."
Song Manyin's face tensed up, her eyes flickered.
Xu Qiang said, "This is the Formless Blade?"
Jing Xiaojie asked, "Faction Leader, what's the Formless Blade?"
Xu Qiang said, "It's a legendary item. It's said to be formless and invisible, only revealing itself when it's exposed to blood. It's said to be a legendary item, does it really exist?"
He looked at Song Manyin as he spoke.
Song Manyin sighed. "The Formless Blade does exist, but I didn't expect it to be so close to the Heaven Blade Sect."
The Heaven Blade Sect had been searching for the Formless Blade. Compared to her Heaven Blade, the Formless Blade was much more terrifying. If it could be combined with her heart technique, no one would be able to avoid it. Her sneak attack would definitely hit, and it could intimidate the world.
Chu Li said, "Your Senior Martial Brother must've gotten his hands on the Formless Blade."
Song Manyin nodded. "Alright, if it's really my Senior Martial Brother's doing, the sect rules won't forgive him!"
Xu Qiang coughed. "Why don't you ask your Senior Martial Brother to come out and let High Official Li help him to plead guilty?"
Song Manyin gave him a sidelong glance. "It seems like Faction Leader Xu doesn't trust me!"
"Faction Leader Song might not be able to find the Formless Blade, and he might not be able to plead guilty." Xu Qiang said, "We can help Faction Leader Song too!"
"… Alright." Song Manyin nodded.
She wanted to reject him at first, but she took a step back when she thought about the Formless Blade.
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