When Tang Yi came back, the gathered disciples seemed to have dispersed. Luo Yuangong, Su Po, and Tang Susu were still waiting in the same place.
Seeing her coming back from the mountain with a jar of wine in her arms, Tang Susu's face instantly darkened and she lost her temper on the spot. "Did he give it to you?"
Tang Yi's eyes met hers. Tang Susu's gaze was unprecedentedly serious, and it actually forced Tang Susu to calm down.
"This jar of wine may have been buried in the mountain by my father." Tang Yi said faintly.
"…" Tang Susu wanted to say something but stopped on second thought. She wanted to ask Tang Yi to throw away the thing given by that person, but when she heard that it might be Tang Mu's relic, she couldn't say it.
Su Po looked in the direction where she came from and asked tentatively, "Head, where is he?"
Tang Yi sighed softly, "He refused to stay, so he left!"
Tang Susu snorted coldly, "He is a scum of the Shangqing Sect. He still has the face to step into the territory of the Shangqing Sect. If it weren't for Head Shixiong's protection, he wouldn't be alive!"
"Don't say useless words of anger." Luo Yuan Gong, this senior apprentice brother, scolded. He then turned to Tang Yi and said, "Sect Leader, with him coming out to intimidate everyone, I don't think anyone will dare to cause trouble for the Shang Qing Sect in the short term. What we need to do now is to clean up the sect. We have sent people to chase those dozens of disciples who betrayed us before. It will be difficult to find them in this vast mountain in a short time. Head, please give an order to inform the outside spies to pay attention. Once they find them, they should report immediately so that we can send people to eradicate these traitors in time! "
Tang Yi said, "It's a good thing that these traitors have left. If they don't want to go through thick and thin with the Sect, it's useless for them to stay. Perhaps there are spies from the outside among them. After this incident, it's not necessarily a bad thing. Perhaps it's a blessing in disguise. The spies from the outside world buried in the Shangqing Sect have been eliminated."
The three elders either nodded or acquiesced in his words. Indeed, it was unlikely that the spies who were lying in ambush would go through thick and thin with the Shangqing Sect. It was highly likely that they had fled under pressure. However, the three of them seemed to have sensed a trace of abnormality from Tang Yi. Usually, Tang Yi would look at the opinions of the three elders. This time, regarding this matter, Tang Yi seemed to be standing in the position of the Sect Master to consider the matter and take the initiative to express her opinion.
Tang Susu said hatefully, "We can't let these traitors off lightly!"
Tang Yi said, "Of course we can't let the traitors go. But now is not the time to spend our main energy on this. As Elder Luo said, that person has come forward to intimidate us. In the short term, there shouldn't be anyone who dares to touch the Shangqing Sect. But it's only for a short period of time, so we should take advantage of this gap to make the necessary preparations. As for those traitors, the Shangqing Sect will make a public statement to the cultivation world and expose these traitors. We'll make them infamous and make it more difficult for them to establish a foothold in the outside world. After that, it won't be too late to find an opportunity to deal with them slowly. In addition, Song Shu, in the name of the Sect Master, I announce that Song Shu failed to instigate his son to murder his fellow disciple, Niu Youdao. Instead, he framed the Sect and even colluded with the Immortal Retaining Sect to attack the Sect. He should be included in the list of traitors who deceived the Sect and destroyed the Sect, and let the whole world despise him! "
"…" The three elders were stunned.
Include Song Shu in the list of traitors who deceived the Sect and destroyed the Sect? The three of them didn't think that it was wrong. After all, it wasn't wrong to say that he colluded with the Immortal Retaining Sect to deceive the Sect and destroy the Sect. Maybe he did. However, the murder of Niu Youdao was obviously done by Tang Susu under the instigation of Song Yanqing. Now, they pushed the blame onto Song Shu. It was simply a framing! However, with the surprise attack by the Immortal Retaining Sect, and the fact that they had taken the initiative to make a statement and gain the upper hand, no one would believe Song Shu's explanation.
It was a good idea, and it even removed Tang Susu from the picture. In the future, if there were any rumors that Tang Yi was plotting to become the Sect Master, the outsiders would probably think that the Song family was taking revenge. It was a good idea to "gain the upper hand by making a show of strength"!
This method actually made Tang Susu a little uncomfortable. She looked at Tang Yi with a slightly gentle gaze. She realized that her niece was indeed her own niece. It was not in vain that she had spent so much effort to help Tang Susu become the Sect Leader. In the end, Tang Susu still sided with this great aunt of hers.
In short, at this moment, the three of them realized that there was an obvious change in Tang Yi's speech.
Luo Yuangong said in a low voice, "Sect Master, this is a good idea. However, in this way, we will completely fall out with the Song family. The Song family can take revenge openly. In the future, it will be even more difficult for the Shanghai Sect to establish a foothold in the Yan Sect."
"I have my own decision!" Tang Yi raised her head and looked in the direction of Shangqing Palace. Her bright eyes were filled with determination that had never been seen before. Holding the wine jar, she broke away from the others and walked forward. She said, "Offer incense to the Ancestral Master!"
Offer incense to the Ancestral Master? The Three Elders were stunned again. They looked at each other and could only follow. It was never too much to offer incense to the Ancestral Master. No one could refuse.
When they arrived at Shangqing Palace, Tang Yi put the wine jar aside and walked to the statue of the Ancestral Master in the middle. She lit three incense sticks and took three steps back. She looked up at the statue sitting high with her legs crossed, staring at it silently.
The Three Elders also went forward and lit the incense sticks. Then they walked back and stood in a row behind Tang Yi, looking at the sacred face of the Ancestral Master together.
Tang Yi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly knelt down slowly. Her sudden salute made the three people behind her stunned.
It was not a big deal to kneel down to the Ancestral Master, but usually such a big salute was only done during a grand ceremony or when something important happened.
Even the Sect Master knelt down. Although the three people were of high seniority, they had to kneel down with the Sect Master.
With both hands holding the incense sticks, Tang Yi raised her head to look at the statue. With a pious expression on her face she said, "In the presence of the Ancestral Master, in the presence of the previous generations' Masters, the eleventh generation of the Shangqing Sect, Tang Yi, kneels down and asks for forgiveness! Today the Shanghai Sect has fallen into a crisis and is unable to extricate itself. It is all because of disciple's incompetence. Today, Shanghai Sect is on the brink of life and death. In the presence of the Ancestral Master and the previous generations' Masters, disciple swears that I will spare no effort to revitalize the Shanghai Sect. If there is any mistake, disciple is willing to take responsibility alone. I sincerely ask the spirit in Heaven to bless and protect me! "Finished speaking, the three people bowed their heads to the ground and kowtowed.
The three people behind them were visibly moved. They all knew that the Shanghai Sect had fallen into this situation. Three feet of ice was not built in a day, so they absolutely could not blame Tang Yi alone. However, in the presence of the Ancestral Master, Tang Yi was willing to shoulder all the responsibility alone.
The three people looked at each other and followed suit. They held the incense sticks and kowtowed three times.
Tang Yi got up and stepped forward. She inserted three incense sticks into the incense burner on the altar, and then slowly retreated. After the three elders also offered incense sticks and retreated, she turned to face the three people. Her serious eyes swept back and forth on the faces of the three people. She asked, "Given the current situation of the Shangqing Sect, do the three elders have any way to get out of this predicament?"
The three people were silent. How could there be any good way to get out of this predicament? If there was, they had already said it.
Luo Yuangong asked tentatively, "Does Sect Leader have any ideas?"
Tang Yi said, "There is no good idea, but we can't stay here and watch the Shangqing Sect die out. We can't stay here and wait for death. If we really do that, we will be the eternal sinners of the Shangqing Sect!"
The words "eternal sinners" were a little serious, which made the three people's expressions become solemn. Because it was not impossible to say that. If the Shanghai Sect really fell in the hands of their generation, they would have no face to face the previous generations' Masters. In fact, it was completely possible!
Luo Yuangong said, "Sect Leader, if you have something to say, you can say it directly."
Tang Yi said, "I don't need to say more about the current situation of the Shangqing Sect. Even if no one comes to kill us, we have been cut off from the conditions for seeking cultivation resources. The Song family should not provide us with any more cultivation resources. If this goes on, how can we explain to the disciples under us if the supply is cut off? Where are the people's hearts? I'm afraid that at that time, it will not only be those people who betrayed us before, but the entire Shangqing Sect will completely fall apart. How can we clean up the sect? I want to temporarily abandon the sect and lead all the disciples of the Shangqing Sect to seek cultivation resources elsewhere in order to revitalize the sect! "
Luo Yuangong and Su Po both widened their eyes.
Tang Susu screamed like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "You are the dignified Sect Leader, but you want to abandon the ancestral court of the sect. Have you ever thought about how the world will look at you? The world will laugh at your incompetence! Have you ever thought that the skeletons of the ancestors and the previous masters are buried in this mountain and river, including your father. Are you going to just leave and let others trample on you? How can you say such words of forgetting the sect in front of the ancestors and the previous masters? "
There was one thing she didn't say. Her husband and son were also buried here. How could she let outsiders destroy the graves of her son and husband?
And the skeletons of some of the previous masters had decomposed into slag. Even if you wanted to dig them up and move them, there was no way to move them. What was the point of moving only a part of them?
It was true. As the Immortal Sect said, the Shangqing Sect occupied the treasured land of the Holy Mountain. As long as the Shangqing Sect left, someone would immediately come and occupy it.
It was easy to leave, but with the current ability of the Shangqing Sect, it would be difficult to take it back. It was you who gave it up and didn't want it. What right do you have to ask others to move it back to you?
Tang Yi retorted, "If the people who protect the Shangqing Sect are gone, how can we protect the ancestral court? It will still be occupied by others! As long as the Shangqing Sect can be revitalized, as long as the Shangqing Sect has the strength, there will be a day when it will be taken back! I also don't want to see the graves of the ancestors and the previous masters being insulted, but this is the price we must pay to revitalize the Shangqing Sect. Otherwise, we can only wait for death. I think the ancestors and the previous masters can understand us! "
"You …" Tang Susu waved her sleeves and pointed at Tang Yi. She was so angry that she laughed and said, "Well, well, well, for the time being, you are right. I want to ask the Sect Leader, although the Yan Country is big, where can we go? Tell me, where can we go? Don't tell me that we should learn from Niu Youdao and run to Feng Lingbo? "
Tang Yi said, "Facing the predicament of the Shangqing Sect, I have also thought about it day and night. When I learned that Shang Chaozong has been accepted by Feng Lingbo, I did think about the possibility of going to Feng Lingbo, but it is not appropriate! Feng Lingbo can accept Shang Chaozong, but he won't necessarily accept my Shangqing Sect. Feng Lingbo accepting Shang Chaozong has already put him under pressure. Tianyu Sect had to post everywhere in the cultivation world to explain. If my Shangqing Sect gets involved with King Ning's son, I don't think Tianyu Sect will be willing to bear the pressure. Even if the other party can bear it, Feng Lingbo's power is still too small. At present, I don't see how he has the ability to expand. He still doesn't have the strength to compete with the power of the imperial court. And the Yan Country itself is also in a precarious situation, facing the possibility of being disintegrated and divided by other countries at any time. If Feng Lingbo's power is faced with such a general situation, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to resist. Therefore, no matter which country in the Yan Country is suitable for our Shangqing Sect to seek long-term development. "
Tang Susu laughed mockingly and said, "Could it be that the Sect Leader wants to lead the Shangqing Sect to go to another country? Xenophobic things happen everywhere. The power of other countries will not easily allow the power of other countries to enter and take a share of the pie! "
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