Only Ao Feng was left. He slowly turned around and stared angrily at Niu Youdao as he left. He wanted to go over and explain things to Niu Youdao, but he didn't dare to do so under the watchful eyes of the crowd. He clenched his fists tightly in his sleeves, wishing he could tear Niu Youdao apart.
He finally understood why Niu Youdao was so obedient when he warned Niu Youdao. It was because Niu Youdao was waiting for him to hand over his spoils to the Misty Pavilion.
He believed that he had finally learned what it meant to be cunning and sinister!
So what? He had indeed broken the rules and robbed! The problem was, what should he do now? If he followed Niu Youdao's instructions, even if he managed to avoid the calamity, he would be as fragile as a piece of porcelain in front of Niu Youdao. Niu Youdao could break it with a single knock!
The reason was simple. Why would he do such a thing? Niu Youdao would be able to give everyone an answer!
Niu Youdao, who had blended into the crowd, continued to chat and laugh with the others. His eyes would occasionally glance at Ao Feng's silhouette.
The participants of the Demonic Fox Hunt in the Desolate Ancient Wastelands continued to arrive. By the middle of the afternoon, most of the participants from the two teams had returned. The only ones missing were the individual teams.
After asking around, some of the team members had basically disappeared, and the chances of them returning were not high.
After tallying up the numbers, the participants from the various sects had lost people from five sects. The Misty Pavilion's losses were even greater, with almost a third of their members gone.
Niu Youdao knew a thing or two about this. Although the Fox Clan tried their best to hide their strength, fearing that the Nine Sages would launch an even larger encirclement, they hated the Misty Pavilion's people more, and had attacked the Misty Pavilion more often.
There was a strange but reasonable phenomenon. Among the casualties, it was basically the entire team that had gone missing. It was rare for a single person to go missing.
People dying was a common occurrence. The Misty Pavilion already knew what would happen in this competition. Therefore, Ding Wei didn't think much of the deaths. He just looked at the list of casualties.
Ding Wei was most concerned about the results of the competition. After all, the Misty Pavilion had lost a lot of people. Ding Wei let out a sigh of relief after seeing the results. The contestants of the Misty Pavilion had proven their strength. Their score was more than double that of the training group. Finally, they could answer to the nine Saint Masters.
Ding Weigang folded the paper and stuffed it into his sleeve. Xuan Yao reminded him, "What if the results of the competition are reported to The Lord and someone claims that he was robbed or that the results were unfair? What should we do?" He was reminding Ding Wei about the punishment of Niu Youdao.
He did not mention it, but Ding Wei had almost forgotten about it. He had been thinking about how to report to The Lord when he met him.
After the reminder, Ding Wei's gaze landed on Niu Youdao, who was standing in the crowd. He nodded slightly and replied, "Mm."
Xuan Yao understood and knew that he was going to handle the matter. He immediately cupped his hands and accepted the order, "Yes!"
He turned to face the crowd and suddenly shouted, "Niu Youdao, come out!"
Niu Youdao, who was conversing with Quan Taifeng in a low voice, was taken aback. In an instant, everyone turned their heads and looked at Niu Youdao.
Most of them did not know what was going on, but they could hear the unfriendliness in Xuan Yao's tone. Those who were with Niu Youdao were nervous. They all knew that Niu Youdao had pointed his sword at Xuan Yao. Was Xuan Yao going to settle the score? Could it be that Niu Youdao did not settle this matter?
Qin Guan and Ke Dingjie were nervous.
Ao Feng was even more nervous. He had heard from Niu Youdao that someone from the Misty Pavilion was looking for trouble with him.
Niu Youdao was silent for a moment, then he took a step forward. The people in front of him immediately moved aside, making a path for him to pass.
When he passed by Taishu Shancheng, he sneered coldly. It was obvious that he wanted to watch the show.
Seeing Niu Youdao walk out from the crowd, Ding Wei, who was standing high above, was expressionless. Actually, he didn't want to expose this matter, but he had no choice. If he couldn't keep it a secret, then he couldn't cover it up. The more he covered it up, the bigger it would be.
The Nine Saints wanted to clean up the Misty Pavilion because they felt that there was something wrong with the Misty Pavilion.
Was there something wrong with the Misty Pavilion? Ding Wei knew that there was definitely something wrong with the Misty Pavilion. People's hearts were different. After a long time, any organization would have problems, especially when the channels of promotion were blocked. Without a future, they wanted to seek personal benefits for themselves. After a long time, there would be big trouble. It would affect a lot of people. Sooner or later, it was inevitable.
The Misty Pavilion was the eyes and ears of the Nine Saints. If even their eyes and ears were lying to them, it would be a big taboo. If even the person in charge of the Misty Pavilion took the lead to hide the truth, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Niu Youdao walked out of the crowd. After he stood still in front of everyone, he cupped his hands and bowed to the people in front of him.
Xuan Yao said in a low voice, "Niu Youdao, didn't you say that your harvest was robbed by the people of the Misty Pavilion? Didn't you say that you could find out who it was? I gave you a chance to find out. Where is he? "
As soon as he said that, everyone was shocked to hear that someone from the Misty Pavilion had violated the rules and robbed. They all whispered to each other, asking who was so daring?
Fu Hua and the others were also confused. They did not know about this before. The people from the other sects all asked them what was going on, but they did not know either. How could they explain?
The crowd was in an uproar. Ao Feng was silent in the midst of the chaos, his eyes fixed on Niu Youdao.
"Silence!" Xuan Yao shouted.
The uproar immediately quieted down. Ding Wei looked on expressionlessly, his cold eyes sweeping across the crowd.
Niu Youdao did not reply. He was silent, waiting, waiting for Ao Feng to come out and testify.
Ao Feng's heart was in his throat. He was very hesitant. If he did not come out to testify, Niu Youdao would use him as an excuse. If he came out to testify, it would be perjury. Once he was exposed one day, the robbery and perjury would be exposed. It could be said that he was guilty on top of a crime.
He was very clear what the consequences would be. How could he easily make up his mind?
The crowd was silent. Only the sound of the wind could be heard.
After a long time, Xuan Yao said in a low voice, "Niu Youdao, I asked you a question. Did you not hear me? Where are the people who robbed you? "
Niu Youdao finally spoke, "I did not find them."
"You did not find them?" Xuan Yao asked back. His face showed a cold smile, but in his heart, he was also laughing coldly. Who asked you to be so arrogant? "Those who should have returned are basically back. Why don't you take a closer look and see if there was anyone who robbed you."
Niu Youdao said, "I looked earlier. I did not see anyone who robbed me."
Xuan Yao was delighted. He said calmly, "You said that the people from the Misty Pavilion robbed you. You said that you would find them. I gave you a chance to investigate. Now you say that you did not find them. Now I want you to testify, and you say that you did not see them. Is this your explanation? How can you prove that what you said is true? How can you prove that you are not lying? "
"I have no way to prove it now." Niu Youdao shook his head. He suddenly cupped his fists at Ding Wei and said, "Reporting to Leader. During the period in the Desolate Swamp Wasteland, I did try my best to investigate. But after trying, I realized that the area is vast and the people are scattered. It was difficult to even find people, let alone investigate. I was too naive. Now, the situation is different. Leader, please give me another chance. Give me more time to investigate. "
Can you find out? Those who had connections with Niu Youdao were gloating. Those who cared about Niu Youdao were worried.
Ding Wei said calmly, "As long as what you said is true, the Misty Pavilion will naturally do its best to investigate. Men, detain him first. Bring him back for investigation! "
Xuan Yao's lips curled into a sinister smile. He remembered that night when he was pointed at by the sword. This time, Niu Youdao had fallen into his hands. He wanted to make Niu Youdao regret reincarnating.
Two members of the Misty Pavilion dashed out, intending to take down Niu Youdao.
"Wait!" Niu Youdao pushed out his palm to stop them. He cupped his fists at Ding Wei again and said, "Mister Ding, I have a lead. Please allow me to confirm it on the spot. Otherwise, once I am detained, I will not be able to see him or his name. I will not be able to cooperate with the investigation!"
The two members of the Misty Pavilion were stunned. They turned around and looked at the person standing at the highest point.
Xuan Yao looked at Ding Wei. Ding Wei's eyes flashed. Since the other party wanted to testify against him, he could not stop him in front of everyone. He nodded and nodded.
The two members of the Misty Pavilion took a step back, showing mercy to Niu Youdao.
"Thank you, Mister." Niu Youdao cupped his fists and thanked them. He turned around and faced the crowd. His gaze swept across the Misty Pavilion members. He suddenly said loudly, "I do not know the person who robbed me. I do not know his name. Now that I have not seen him, there is no way I can explain myself. But when I was robbed, another member of the Misty Pavilion passed by. This person saw it with his own eyes. I know this person. He was also at the scene! "
As soon as he said this, the crowd was in an uproar again. But now they were whispering softly.
Ao Feng's heart tightened. He knew that Niu Youdao wanted to force him to show himself since he didn't want to show himself.
There was a witness from the Misty Pavilion? Xuan Yao was surprised.
Ding Wei squinted his eyes. Slowly, he looked at the members of the Misty Pavilion, carefully observing their reactions.
Niu Youdao continued loudly, "I know I am making things difficult for you by asking you to testify. I do not want to offend anyone, nor do I want to make things difficult for you. But I have no other choice. Please step out and testify for me. If you do not, then I will have to point you out. But think about the consequences. If I point you out, it will mean that you are hiding something. Once it is proven, you will not be able to escape punishment. I don't mind telling you that I have other witnesses who can prove that you saw what happened! "
Ao Feng's heart skipped a beat. He understood what Niu Youdao meant. He was giving him a way out.
Ding Wei said, "Are there any witnesses who saw it with their own eyes? If you do, step out. If you dare to hide anything, once it is proven, you will be severely punished! " He had to show his stance. Whether or not this happened, he could not pretend that he did not know, even if he had to put on an act in front of everyone.
Ao Feng took a step forward and pushed aside the people in front of him.
The commotion attracted everyone's attention. Many people even stood on their tiptoes to watch. Many people were bewildered. Could it be him?
Could it be Ao Feng? The bewildered Ding Wei and Xuan Yao looked at each other.
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