Thus, I intend to send two Elders and several stewards to investigate the matter again, he continued.
"The enemies hide in the dark while we are exposed in the light—if we don't find out what has been going on as soon as possible, we will continue to suffer great losses," he finished.
He looked among the six Elders, which meant that he was asking for their opinions about his plan.
They now knew that Theon was really determined to solve the problem, because the elders and stewards were the senior leaders of Sun Sect who had powerful martial art skills. Sending them to investigate could greatly benefit and speed up the investigation.
After a while, a female voice spoke.
"Since you have decided, your grace, I support your decision.
I volunteer for the investigation," the woman, Elder Li said flatly.
Another Elder who looked short, shrewd, and vigorous stood up as well.
"I'll join her too," he said as his eyes blazed with anger.
One more Elder chimed in as well.
"Me too," an old man in white who just sat there and never spoke a word until now suddenly said, his eyes narrowed into slits. There were now three elders who decided to join the investigation.
"Very well, there are three elders who volunteered to join the investigation. I believe that the cause of this issue will soon come to light," Theon said.
"I will also appoint several stewards to help the three Elders in the investigation," he added.
His eyes sparkled with hope as he ran through his plan.
After a moment, he continued," The remaining three Elders will stay behind and preside over the work of our sect."
Shortly after, one of the Elders spoke.
"Your grace, the promotion examination of grunt disciples will be carried out today, right?" he asked.
Theon nodded seriously.
"That's right. We have no other
ger than you, then I'll defeat you completely and step hard on your body," he murmured.
"Tin, now that I'm promoted, do we still go to Lotus Tavern?" Evan remembered and reminded Austin.
Austin nodded enthusiastically at him.
"Yes, we'll go now," he said.
Austin had previously absorbed all the vital energy crystals hidden in the dummies within the 50 to 150 meters distance. It added up to almost twelve thousand vital energy crystals which made him feel rich at that moment, so he said yes without a second thought.
Denali heard their conversation and joined in as well.
"Austin, you're going to Lotus Tavern for dinner? I want to come too!"
The Lotus Tavern was famous among Sun Sect's disciples, so Denali was interested.
However, Austin pouted his lips. 'Why is the girl so cheeky and even asked to come with us for free dinner?' he thought.
A single dinner at Lotus Tavern could easily cost a few hundred vital energy crystals. If one more person joined them, it meant that he might have to spend a hundred more vital energy crystals.
Then again, she was a girl anyway—and as a gentleman, Austin definitely wouldn't refuse her in public, so he just nodded in agreement to her request.