Hearing this, Xiao Lin didn’t respond for a long time. Until there was another knock on the door.
He lowered his head, his bangs covered up his expression, and only vaguely saw the raised corners of his mouth.
Shen Xingcong didn’t say more, removed the barrier, and walked over to open the door.
The disciple outside the door was startled with his hand hanging in the air and stammeringly said: “That, that, Teacher Lan Jin called you.”
Shen Xingcong: “Let’s go now.”
The two of them went out together.
There were no spoken words throughout the journey, and they soon arrived at the outer hall. This was the place where the outer sect assembled when they held significant meetings.
At this time, apart from Lan Jin, there were also Elder Jing Xin and Elder Ling, as well as several inner and outer sect disciples.
Shen Xingcong walked in and bowed with cupped hands.
“Senior Brother Shen, Junior Brother Xiao Lin!” The outer sect disciples who had been rescued earlier were also there, and they were pretty excited after seeing them, “Great, you guys are okay!”
Shen Ke’er coughed twice lightly in displeasure. The disciples immediately realized they had overstepped the rules and bowed their heads to admit their mistake.
“No matter.” Elder Jing Xin waved his hand and looked at Shen Xingcong, “I have heard. Previously, when the demon cultivators appeared, it was you who used the power of one person to lure away and save more than twenty fellow disciples. Truly a youth to be reckoned with.”
Shen Xingcong: “The elder praise me too much.”
Lan Jin spoke softly: “I called you here this time because I wanted to ask about what happened afterward. Where did You Ren go? We didn’t find him.”
“Yes.” Shen Xingcong said, “I lured the demon towards the depths and escaped when the mutated spiritual beast attacked. Later, I mistakenly entered the desert. Fortunately, Teacher Lan Jin found us, otherwise I really didn’t know what to do.”
Elder Ling was quite solemn: “So you don’t know where You Ren is?”
Shen Xingcong said apologetically: “I only focused on escaping and didn’t look back to confirm.”
“Ridiculous, don’t you just don’t know anything about it? Speaking as if you’ve worked so hard, but in the end, you just scurry off like a frightened rat. Even the main culprit was lost.”
A sharp female voice came out.
Shen Xingcong followed the sound and saw that it was Shen Ke’er.
The little girl was about the same age as him. The upturned tail of her eyes had a certain demeanor and also showed a bit of fierceness.
The two of them came from the same Shen family, and in terms of relationship, Shen Ke’er was his younger female cousin. However, due to the original owner’s poisoning of Shen Hanling, Shen Ke’er was quite displeased with him.
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It could clearly be seen from the current attitude.
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Elder Ling seemed to have thought of something: “What you mean is…”
“Yes.” Shen Ke’er turned her head and looked askance at Shen Xingcong, “I suspect that he is secretly colluding with the demon cultivators, so he can escape unscathed!”
As soon as these words came out, there was a lot of discussion among all the people present.
The rescued disciples were stunned for a moment and then argued: “How can you say such words? Senior Brother Shen is so heroic to lead away the demon cultivators…”
Shen Ke’er snorted coldly: “It was precisely because of the prior collusion that he knew the demon cultivators would not hurt him, so he took the initiative to leave, wasn’t it? He can also get a credit, kill two birds with one stone.”
Lan Jin frowned slightly: “What evidence do you have?”
Shen Ke’er: “Teacher Lan Jin has been in the outer sect during this period of time. Didn’t you notice anything unusual about this person?”
Lan Jin: “…”
“The evidence still needs to be found, but in order to prevent this person from escaping, please take him into custody for the time being.” Shen Ke’er said, “I will be in charge of this matter, and I will definitely figure out the ins and outs!”
Holy shit.
Shen Xingcong could only let out a crying sound at that moment.
He had previously persuaded Xiao Lin to withdraw from the selection halfway, and he was going to slip away with his bag on the day of the assessment. Lan Jin probably thought about this matter before his expression became complicated.
If he wasn’t the one involved, he would have been convinced by Shen Ke’er’s righteousness.
Suddenly, he heard Shen Ke’er’s voice, annoyed: “What are you laughing at!”
Laugh? He didn’t laugh.
Only when he looked up did he realize that Shen Ke’er wasn’t looking at him but was talking about the people beside him.
Shen Xingcong turned his head sideways, and sure enough, he saw Xiao Lin with an expression that was like a smile, yet not smiling.
Xiao Lin was being watched by everyone, and his expression remained unchanged: “I just admire senior sister’s eloquence.”
Shen Ke’er frowned: “I am just…telling the truth.”
“That’s right.” Shen Xingcong said coolly, “You say it like you saw it with your own eyes.”
Shen Ke’er: “That’s the kind of person you are!”
“No matter how much you argue, there will be no result.”
Lan Jin asked Shen Ke’er, “Since you made such an assertion, can you be responsible for your own words? According to what you just said, this matter will be investigated by you. If the evidence can be found…it is confirmed that this person is indeed colluding with the demon cultivators. It’s a matter of great importance, and we will deal with it in accordance with the sect rules.”
“But if you can’t.” Although the man’s voice was soft, it was irrefutable, “False remarks to frame your fellow disciple will naturally have to be punished as well.”
“I…”
Shen Ke’er’s face paled a bit.
Elder Ling was displeased: “Lan Jin, this is a bit too much. In addition, there are indeed many doubts about this outer sect disciple, and Ke’er only made a guess. Are you going to punish my disciple because of a mere outer sect?”
“Elder Ling.” Lan Jin said with a smile, “Since they are both disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect, why do we need to distinguish between the inner and outer sects?”
Although Elder Ling also felt that his disciple’s words were a bit impulsive, in the end, he defended her shortcomings and wanted to argue something, but he was interrupted.
Elder Jing Xin: “In any case, Shen Xingcong protected more than twenty disciples of our sect to the end. It’s a great contribution. But if Elder Ling is really suspicious, it is not impossible to investigate.”
He turned towards Lan Jin: “Lan Jin, this matter is of great importance. I know that you care about out sect disciples, but if you let the clues go, I’m afraid that it will once again let the demon cultivators to take advantage of the situation.”
Elder Jing Xin was the most senior elder of the Xiaoyao Sect. Currently, the sect leader is in seclusion, and the entire Xiaoyao Sect is headed by Elder Jing Xin.
Lan Jin opened his mouth, and finally, he had no choice but to sigh softly.
“Shen Xingcong.” Elder Jing Xin said to the youth standing in the center, “I’m afraid I’ll have to wrong you for a period of time. Don’t you worry, when everything comes to light, Xiaoyao Sect will not treat you unfairly.”
Shen Xingcong looked around, and all the disciples’ expressions differed. Shen Ke’er stood at the forefront with her arms folded, and in her eyes was undisguised disdain and disgust.
“…” Shen Xingcong asked the elder, “What will be done with me afterward?”
Shen Ke’er interjected: “Naturally, you have to be locked up in the dungeon, lest you run away.”
“Elder Jing Xin,” Lan Jin cupped his hands to the long-bearded elder, “Let me take care of it for the time being. The side peak is secluded, and there won’t be anyone coming in or out.”
Elder Jing Xin: “In that case, I’ll leave it to you, Lan Jin.”
Shen Ke’er didn’t seem very satisfied with this decision. But before she raised an objection, she was glared at by her Master. She had no choice but to swallow it indignantly.
As for Xiao Lin, due to the fact that he had just entered the sect not long ago and was obeying Shen Xingcong’s actions. Therefore, no one investigated him.
The hall meeting was dispersed.
The rescued Xiaoyao Sect disciples wanted to say something before leaving, but they were pulled by their companions a few times, and they had no choice but to leave.
Shen Xingcong stood in place.
He didn’t expect that. He originally thought he could leave by saying a few words, but as a result, he was suspected in those few words.
It wasn’t entirely wrong to say that he has colluded with demon cultivators. You Ren was still waiting for him outside.
But he really didn’t know the facts about the invasion of demon cultivators.
It was obviously for the sake of self-help and for the sake of his fellow disciples. In the end, he actually lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet.
No one believed him.
Shen Xingcong sighed unconsciously.
“Senior brother.”
Xiao Lin’s voice sounded behind him, almost inaudible.
“Are you sad?”
Shen Xingcong turned his head sideways.
It was strange for these words to come from the other person’s mouth.
“…No,” he replied, “I was just thinking about later.”
He was being watched closely now. It was easy to leave with his current cultivation base. But what about after that. If he just suddenly disappeared, Xiaoyao Sect would definitely think that he was fleeing to escape punishment.
Besides, Lan Jin treated him very well, and he didn’t want the other person to feel betrayed.
Xiao Lin: “Senior brother obviously didn’t do anything, but he was convicted of unwarranted charges.”
“It’s pitiful.”
It was different from the words that were filled with sympathy. When he said this, Xiao Lin actually smiled.
Shen Xingcong saw that his eyebrows were slightly curved, and there was a faint dimple at the corners of his mouth.
He suddenly felt unreal.
Because of the plot of the original book, he believed that Xiao Lin would definitely harm the common people in the future, so he obstructed him by every means from repairing his spiritual roots; now he was also being splashed with sewage because of the original owner’s sins.
And he also understood Xiao Lin’s thoughts thoroughly.
That smiling expression was neither gloating nor sarcastic.
It was simply because he was in dire straits.
Then, in order not to expose his identity, he must make a deal with him.
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