C17

Everyone in the arena was stunned, unable to believe that the person in front of them was really Shi Ling. Was it the person they had been bullying, the one who did not dare to retaliate, Shi Ling?

For a moment, everyone, including those who had once happily humiliated Shi Ling, were stupefied. At the same time, the handsome young man seated not too far away furrowed his brows.

Just as he was about to stand up, a man in blue beside him grabbed his hand and shook his head. Then, the handsome youth heard a loud shout and said, "Who is gathering here to fight!"

At the same time, there was an old man in a white robe among them, with a green wooden sword hanging from his waist, emitting a biting cold aura. It was this time's leading elder, Gu Canghai, who swept his turbid old eyes across the field before turning his gaze towards Shi Ling.

At this time, Shi Ling clasped his hands at Yan Wuping, "Reporting to Martial Uncle Yan, Senior Brother He Tian has gone too far, he wanted to snatch my You Orchid Fragrance. If I don't give it to them, they will use their numbers to attack me, so I will passively defend them."

However, He Tian immediately ran over and said in a loud voice, "Martial Uncle Yan is only framing us. It's not that we want to steal his You Lan Fragrance, but when we were clearing up the spoils of war, we discovered that our You Lan Fragrance was greatly weakened, so we wanted to look for her. Unexpectedly, Martial Brother Shi Ling struck out at us. Martial Uncle Yan, look, this disciple was injured by Martial Brother Shi Ling."

As he said this, he lifted up his clothes in front of the crowd and saw that there was an extremely clear fist imprint on his abdomen. If it went any deeper, it would probably be able to instantly take his life.

At the same time, all the disciples who had been kicked away by Shi Ling walked over and let out shrill cries as if they had suffered from severe injuries. One of them said, "Martial Uncle Yan, Senior Brother He Tian is right. Everyone saw what happened just now. We were talking to Shi Ling, but he attacked us."

Someone said, "That's right, Martial Uncle Yan. Moreover, the sect rules prohibit disciples from beating each other up in private. What Shi Ling did just now was simply turning a blind eye to the sect's rules. Such an outrageous person should be severely punished!"

When Yan Wuping heard this, he gave a cold humph and turned to Shi Ling, "Shi Ling, what else do you have to say?"

Shi Ling snorted with laughter at this and said, "Bullshit! If they didn't force me just now, why would I have fought against them? Moreover, who knows when Senior Brother He Tian saw me taking your You Lan Fragrance? "

Yan Wuping turned to look at He Tian, only to see He Tian chuckling strangely, "Isn't this simple? Take out all of the Fellow Apprentice Brother Shi Ling's Youlan Fragrance. Let us compare them one by one to see if we have anything!"

This bastard's intentions were very clear. If he opened up the orchid fragrance hidden in his bag and exposed it to the crowd, then there might be people who would feel sympathy for him. If he did not open up the package, then it would be difficult for the orchid fragrance to protect it, but if he did not open it up, then it would mean that he was telling everyone that he had a hidden evil in his heart and did not dare to show it to others.

For a moment, a dilemma arose in Shi Ling's mind. Of course, if Shi Ling knew that the leader of the group, Gu Canghai, was also here, he wouldn't think this way. After all, no one present dared to snatch the things of others from this Great Elder.

Immediately, he heard Yan Wuping say, "Shi Ling, since He Tian has already said so, why don't you bring out your orchid fragrance for them to compare, which can also prove your innocence. If you really didn't take their things, then this Martial Uncle will definitely uphold justice for you."

Shi Ling looked around at the ugly expressions on the faces around him, and the anger in his heart was difficult to suppress. At the same time, he looked at Yan Wuping; in fact, Shi Ling already knew that Yan Wuping and He Tian were on the same side, and the other party would definitely help He Tian. Therefore, based on Shi Ling's current situation, these Zi You Lan might not be able to protect him.

Immediately, Shi Ling clenched his fists tightly and took a deep breath. Just as he was about to take down his bag, an elderly voice rang out, "I don't think things are this simple?"

The expressions of He Tian, who was originally looking at Shi Ling with a sneer on his face, suddenly stiffened. Shi Ling also lifted his head and saw a white robed old man walking out with his hands behind his back. His gaze swept across Shi Ling before landing on He Tian.

Beside the old man, Yan Wuping and the other stewards all greeted the old man, "Senior Gu!"

Upon hearing these words, Shi Ling was stunned for a moment before muttering in his heart, "This old fellow is the leader of the group, an elder!" Gu Canghai! "

Immediately, he heard Gu Canghai say to He Tian: "Just now, you said that this young man might have taken your orchid fragrance?"

He Tian hurriedly cupped his fists and said, "Yes, there was a fellow junior brother who saw Shixiong Shi sneaking around our place, but he seemed to be looking for something. After that, our Youlan Fragrance was gone, so we suspect that it was Shixiong Shi."

However, Gu Canghai said: "How many stalks of orchid fragrance were there before, and how many stalks are there now?"

He didn't know how many plants he had made up, but since the leader of the group was right in front of him, it was impossible for him to not know. He could only brace himself and continue, "Before you threw them, there were twenty-three, but after you threw them, there were only twelve."

He Tian said this because they only had twelve plants left. No one had seen these Youlan Fragrance before. Who knew how many plants there were in the past? Didn't he say there were just as many plants before stealing them?

However, Gu Canghai instead shouted loudly: "Why didn't you hand in twenty or so Violet Nether Orchids?! Do you want to take it for yourself and ignore the sect's mission!? "

The people around him along with He Tian also knelt down. They heard He Tian say, "Elder, this disciple was being chased by the Ghost Eye Demon Ape earlier, and since I returned, I have been recuperating from my injuries. Thus, I had forgotten about this matter, and it wasn't until something was stolen that I remembered."

Gu Canghai humphed again and said: "Okay, I'll believe you for now. Now tell me, who was it that saw this young man named Shilin steal your You Lan's fragrance?!"

He Tian was stunned again. He was already cursing in his heart, "This old fart must have eaten the wrong medicine today. Why is he constantly chasing after himself?" At the same time, his gaze swept the surroundings once again. He then casually pointed to a companion beside him and said, "It's him!"

That person was stunned for a moment before quickly reacting. He said, "Yes, that's right. I was the one who saw Shi Ling sneaking around with us earlier."

Gu Canghai asked again: "Then tell me, when and where did you see Shi Ling stealing your things?!"

Faced with Gu Canghai's questioning, the man was stunned. He panicked a little and said: "I saw it outside our tent this morning!"

However, just as he finished speaking, a voice rang out. "Shi Ling has been out for the past two days and has only returned a quarter of an hour ago. Tell me, how did he steal your things in the morning?"

At this moment, Shi Ling turned his head to look and was overjoyed. The person who had arrived was the senior who had come looking for Shi Ling with Long Yang.

That Senior Martial Brother nodded at Shi Ling before turning to Gu Canghai and clasping his fists, "Elder, your disciple just heard that this person is threatening Junior Martial Brother Shi Ling and wants to snatch Junior Martial Brother Shi Ling's orchid fragrance. Elder, please enlighten me!"

He Tian and the person beside him were instantly stunned. Gu Canghai immediately laughed, and then said: "He Tian and the others wanted money, and threatened our fellow sect members. We should severely punish them. Men, capture these people. Whip them twenty times to make an example for them!"

As he said this, several stewards appeared and captured those people, causing the group of people's faces to turn pale with fright, as they begged for mercy one by one. He Tian especially shouted at Yan Wuping, "Junior Master Yan, save me! Senior Uncle Yan, Senior Uncle Yan!"

When Yan Wuping saw this, his expression became a little unsightly. He immediately cupped his fists towards Gu Canghai and said: "Senior Gu, is this a little inappropriate? Why don't we leave them to this junior. This junior will …"

Before Yan Wuping could finish, Gu Canghai raised his hand, stopping him. He said: "This old man has already made up his mind. You don't need to say anything."

He then turned to look at Shi Ling, who cupped his fist and said, "Thank you, Elder, for upholding justice for this disciple."

Gu Canghai waved his hand and said: "Come with me."

Shi Ling was stunned, but he still nodded his head in agreement. After that, he left with Gu Canghai in front of everyone present.

The expression on Yan Wuping's face gradually turned cold as he heard He Tian and the others shrieking miserably in pain.

At this moment, the handsome young man who had been sitting quietly on the spot all this time looked towards Yan Wuping and slightly raised his head towards him. Yan Wuping nodded and followed behind Gu Cang Hai and the rest.

"..."

Soon after, Shi Ling saw a gigantic head sitting on Gu Canghai's seat. The look made Shi Ling gasp, because that head was actually the head of the Ghost Eye Demon Ape that had attacked them earlier. However, at this moment, there was only one head left.

Gu Canghai was sitting in his seat, smiling as he looked at Shi Ling. His eyes were filled with kindness as he waved at Shi Ling and said, "Take a seat."

Shi Ling nodded his head in agreement, and then sat down on a stool at the side. At this time, Gu Canghai said: "Don't you feel that it's very strange? Why did I speak up for you just now? "

Shi Ling nodded and said, "Disciple and elder have never come into contact, but the elder speaks up for the disciple, the disciple is extremely grateful."

Gu Canghai laughed out loud and said: "Do you know what kind of relationship He Tian and Yan Wuping have?"

Shi Ling didn't know why the other party would suddenly say this, but he still said, "Disciple only knows that they seem to be on the other side. As for what their relationship is, I'm not too sure."

Gu Canghai said: "They are all people that belong to Chang Yuan City's Zhang Clan!"

Shi Ling's pupils constricted as he cried out in surprise, "Chang Yuan City, Zhang Family! "The Zhang Clan, one of the four great clans of the Spirit Sword Sect!"

Gu Canghai nodded his head and said: "Over the years, the four families of Chang Yuan City will inject a large number of new disciples into my Spirit Sword Sect in exchange for fresh blood, and because of this, their status in the Spirit Sword Sect has been increasing, and it could even be said that they are looking down on everyone else. Among them, Yan Wuping is a Zhang family servant, although he is my subordinate, but he has always been unkind to me.

As he spoke, he thought back to Yan Wuping's earlier face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot. He felt extremely satisfied in his heart.

When Shi Ling heard up to this point, he finally understood. The reason why the other party helped him was because they did not want Yan Wuping to be better off.

But at this time, Yan Wuping led a group of servants in charge and walked in. He said to Gu Canghai: "Senior Gu, the orchid fragrance has been counted. There are a total of 756 plants."

When Gu Canghai heard this, his originally smiling expression disappeared, and he said: "Alright, I understand." Then he sighed and said to himself, "I still can't reach the goal set by the sect. I don't know what I'll do when I go back tomorrow."

Yan Wuping glanced at Shi Ling, who was sitting to the side, then turned to Gu Canghai and said, "Senior Gu, how about this? I'll bring some people out this afternoon to look around and see if I can find a few dozen more stalks."

As soon as Yan Wuping's words came out, one of the stewards beside him shook his head and said, "It's no use. In an afternoon, even if all the members were mobilized, they wouldn't be able to find any more. Furthermore, with the current situation, it's no longer appropriate to start a large-scale search."

Yan Wuping replied, "Then, are we just going to sit here and stare at you? The sect has given us a mission. If we do not complete it, I will not have the face to return! "

However, Gu Canghai continued: "Forget it, it's my responsibility that we didn't complete the mission well this time. If I had been here when I first arrived and had investigated the surroundings well, perhaps we wouldn't have let the Ghost Eye Demon Ape attack the disciples in the door. We wouldn't have suffered such a huge loss, and perhaps we could have also completed the mission."

At this point, everyone present fell silent. However, at this moment, Shi Ling suddenly turned to Gu Canghai and asked, "Elder, may I ask, how much of the Youlan Fragrance do we still need for this mission?"

At this moment, Yan Wuping glared at Qin Wentian, "Sir, if you want to talk, why are you interrupting me?"

Shi Ling glared back at him in displeasure, but Gu Canghai still said, "Yan Wuping, you can leave now."

At this time, Gu Canghai turned to look at Shi Ling. Although he didn't want to bring up this matter, Shi Ling had already asked him about it, and it wasn't right for him to not tell him. He said, "He's probably still a hundred and fifty years away!"

"Oh." Shi Ling then asked, "Then is the orchid fragrance enough?"

As he spoke, Shi Ling opened his bag and revealed a purple glow. Seeing this, Gu Canghai's pupils constricted and he immediately stood up, staring blankly at the orchid fragrance in Shi Ling's hands.

It wasn't just Gu Canghai. All of the stewards and Yan Wuping present had their eyes wide open as they stared at Shi Ling's bag.