They told the Grand Elder about how despicable Lin Yi was, how he took their spiritual herbs away, and how he exaggerated the details! On one hand, they were trying to shirk their responsibility, but on the other hand, they wanted their Grand Elder to stand up for them and take revenge on this Lin Yi who had embarrassed them!
Although it was Zhang naipao who started the extortion, he was from the everyday and every day sect-they couldn't afford to offend him. Besides, after taking them in as his followers, he even gave them some benefits, so they didn't hold grudges anymore! And Lin Yi, a freelancer, was being extorted by an ancient sect's disciple-how could they accept that?
