Huai Ren quietly looked at Tang Thirty-Six and did not answer.
Tang Thirty Six looked at her quietly and didn't speak. It was obvious that he wanted her to give him an answer right now.
Huai Shu said in a low voice, "A madman like Xiao Zhang has killed countless people. How can we let him enter the mountain and taint our holy land?"
Tang Thirty-Six really wanted to bring up Su Li.
Su Li had killed countless people in his life, and the blood under his sword was even more than Xiao Zhang's. Would Holy Maiden Peak dare to expel him?
Even your Saintess left with him.
Just as he was about to say these words, he swallowed them back down because these words were too harsh. If he didn't say them properly, he would fall out with them on the spot.
He shook his head and unconcernedly said, "If I remember correctly, before the Holy Maiden entered seclusion, she decreed that all matters of South Stream Temple would be handled by Senior Sister Ping Xuan and Senior Sister Yi Chen. I presume that gradually expelling Xiao Zhang from Holy Maiden Peak was not their intention, but the intention of the three of you?"
At these words, the South Stream Temple disciples around the thatched cottage all revealed uneasy expressions, especially the two disciples standing behind the three Daoist nuns, who lowered their heads. Tang Thirty-Six could clearly sense that these two had deep cultivations, so they were presumably Ping Xuan and Yi Chen.
Huai Ren knew that she had to respond, so she calmly said, "Yes, it was my idea not to let Xiao Zhang Jinfeng."
Tang Thirty-Six stared into her eyes and asked, "Why?"
Huai Shu said angrily, "I already told you why."
Tang Thirty-Six ignored her and continued to stare into Huai Ren's eyes. "Then, why?"
Even if you give ten thousand reasons not to take Xiao Zhang in, why?
This is a matter of South Stream Temple, so what right do you have to issue orders?
Huai Bi sneered and said, "The Saintess is in seclusion. Do you think we, the elders, can't interfere?"
Tang Thirty-Six said, "The Holy Maiden is in seclusion. How can you disobey her orders? So who's older, you or the Holy Maiden? "
This sentence was no longer just an accusation, it was a direct interrogation.
Huai Bi was furious and was about to say something.
Huai Ren said, "Shimei, the young master of the Tang family is famous for his eloquence. You are not his match."
"Wrong." Tang Thirty-Six said, "I have nothing to do with the phrase 'unhindered eloquence'. I just have a loud voice and speak fast."
Huai Ren looked at him and said with a smile, "It's not the loudest voice that's in the right. If that's the case, why has no one ever criticized you?"
"Wrong again." Tang Thirty Six said, "If I'm right, of course I'll speak louder. Because I'm right, I'm strong. No one can outargue me because they aren't as reasonable as me."
These words were naturally referring to the affairs of South Stream Temple.
He felt that he was reasonable, so the three elders of South Stream Temple were naturally unreasonable.
The inside and outside of the thatched cottage became abnormally quiet. The South Stream Temple disciples had their heads lowered, their thoughts inscrutable.
"Young Master Tang feels that us three elders returned to South Stream Temple to seize power while the Holy Maiden is in seclusion."
Huai Ren looked at the disciples and asked, "Or do you think so too?"
Upon hearing these words, the hundred-some South Stream Temple inner sect disciples around the thatched cottage could no longer remain silent. One by one, they said that they did not dare.
The two South Stream Temple disciples standing in the back immediately kneeled, their voices trembling as they said, "How could this student dare?"
Tang Thirty Six thought that the two people Xu You Rong asked to take care of the house were the disciples of this old Daoist nun. How could a student control a teacher? Would a disciple dare to disobey a teacher's words? Just the crime of deceiving one's teacher and destroying one's ancestors was enough to throw one into the abyss, never to rise again.
"I believe that Your Holiness the Pope and everyone else need not worry too much. The affairs of my South Stream Temple have always been managed by the disciples."
Huai Ren warmly said, "It's just that as elders of South Stream Temple, there are some important matters that we must express our stance on."
Tang Thirty Six asked, "Like the matter of Xiao Zhang?"
Huai Ren replied, "I believe that Young Master Tang and Your Eminence are well aware of what this matter signifies."
This was precisely the answer that Tang Thirty Six had wanted to know.
These three elders of South Stream Temple had refused to protect Xiao Zhang. This meant that they were not willing to ally Holy Maiden Peak with the Li Palace, let alone to unite the northern and southern sects.
Huai Ren looked at Tang Thirty Six and said, "Even if the Holy Maiden was not in seclusion, I believe that she would still have to consider our stance."
Tang Thirty Six asked, "Your stance is?"
Huai Ren indifferently replied, "Our stance is against it."
Tang Thirty Six fell silent. He had not expected that this elder of South Stream Temple would have such a calm and resolute attitude, completely disregarding his threat and the pressure from the Orthodoxy.
The situation had already reached an impasse. If this situation was allowed to continue, then the major matter that Ye Xiaolian had not explicitly mentioned might really become a reality.
How could this situation be resolved? Tang Thirty Six also could not think of a solution, so he could only use the skill that he was best at to pester endlessly.
"Since you do not deal with the specific affairs of the temple, why did you hit her before?"
Tang Thirty Six pointed at Ye Xiaolian standing behind him and looked at Huai Ren. "Could it be that bullying the young with one's seniority is what you consider a major matter?"
The black-clothed Daoist nun, Huai Bi, was enraged at these words. She yelled, "I do not care about the temple's affairs, but the seniority is right here. Is it not enough to teach this girl to respect her teacher?"
Ye Xiaolian saw that her martial grandaunt was angry and could no longer stand. She hurriedly kneeled. Even though she felt wronged, she did not dare to show it.
Seeing the three female disciples of South Stream Temple kneeling on the floor, Tang Thirty Six mentally sighed. He knew that they were still girls, and they had also received the orthodox education of Holy Maiden Peak since childhood. They could not be like him and Chen Changsheng, who dared to deceive their masters and destroy their ancestors. It seemed impossible to resolve the problem from within, so he could only hope that Chen Changsheng could think of a good method. Based on his calculations of the time, Chen Changsheng should have already reached the summit of Holy Maiden Peak. It had already been a long time, but there was still no sign of activity. This meant that Xu Yourong, who was in seclusion in her dwelling, should be fine, so he should quickly show himself.
The problem was that the three elders of South Stream Temple were watching. It was difficult for him to even speak to Ye Xiaolian in private, so how could he notify Chen Changsheng at the summit?
Just as he was thinking about this matter, his eyes suddenly brightened. He saw a White Crane perched on the flowering tree in the courtyard.
Who did not recognize this White Crane?
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The White Crane was the sacred pet of Holy Maiden Peak, and only Xu Yourong could control it. It had a very esteemed status in South Stream Temple. Whether it was the flowering trees or the waterfalls between the trees, it could perch as it pleased. No one had ever dared to be rude to it, but today, it had almost been struck by a stinky shoe.
An angry crane cry resounded through the courtyard. Its ten-some zhang long wings unfurled. Just as it was preparing to attack, it suddenly realized that it knew the person who had thrown the shoe.
"You heartless thing! Back then, we were also friends who kept watch for that adulterous couple. Seeing me come, you didn't even greet me!"
Tang Thirty Six stood by the side of the thatched cottage, his hand holding the other straw shoe as he loudly yelled.
Ye Xiaolian and a few other disciples of South Stream Temple who knew the inside story were all shocked. It was hard to say if it was because he had taken off his shoe to hit the White Crane, or if he had mentioned something from the past.
The White Crane innocently glanced at him, probably thinking that this fellow had gone mad.
Tang Thirty Six was even more furious. He threw the other shoe in his hand, and at the same time, he shot a glance at the summit.
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