With Su Mei, the sect leader of Phoenix Caw Peak, stating her position, the crowd was stunned.
They looked at each other, whispering and murmuring, the news causing quite a stir.
Even being at the center of the affair, Lin Xiao couldn't regain his composure for a while.
It turned out that an unspoken rule had been set between the different branches of the Qinglan Sect: Cases involving the Chief Disciple of any branch violating the sect rules would be judged by its Chief, in front of the Elders of the Enforcement Hall.
After all, the Chief Disciple represented the dignity of a branch. Having their own sect leader handle the trial, regardless of the result, would save some face.
However, the most important reason was that the Elders of the Enforcement Hall had always been strict and harsh in their judgments. Hence, when the people from their line got into trouble, letting their own sect leader judge the case could soften the punishment and save more face.
Lin Xiao remembered clearly.
The original text mentioned when Jiang Yuan, the previous Chief Disciple of Dragon Head Peak, had secret relations with a demoness from the Demon Sect. According to the sect rules, he should have been executed. However, during the public trial, under the light punishment of True Master Ziyun, he was just confined for sixty years.
"Alas, it's this late, and my Master still hasn't arrived. He must have drunk too much last night...."
"As expected, a drunkard can't be depended on!"
"Fortunately, Martial Uncle Su stepped forward. Otherwise, if Elders who are close to Daoist Yuan Yi interrogated me in turns, I would surely die today!"
Watching the voluptuous figure, whose every movement was captivating, approaching him.
Lin Xiao let out a sigh of relief.
He wasn't afraid of death!
What he feared was dying not according to the original plot!
"Martial Uncle Su has always been on bad terms with my master. They have been fighting for hundreds of years. I didn't expect her to stand up for me, her nephew..."
"It's really touching."
"As the saying goes, 'Drop by drop is the water pot filled'. "
"If I have a chance before leaving this world, I must go to Phoenix Caw Peak and have a good...communication with her! It would fulfill the dream of my previous student life!"
"This won't disturb the main storyline, right?"
Lin Xiao silently made up his mind.
On the other side.
The faces of a pair of master and disciple didn't look so great.
"Ah, it's not easy for Xiao Hongling to be absent. Unexpectedly, Chief Su of Phoenix Caw Peak, would stand up to support Lin Xiao!"
"Master, I...I hate it! I was so close, and he would have undoubtedly died today!"
Ye Chen gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. With extreme rage, his fingernails pierced into his flesh!
In an instant, he had a seemingly absurd thought...
The Immortal Stick named Lin Xiao in front of him might also have an implication of great luck!
Even the opponent's handsome, Fallen Immortal-like appearance seemed to make him more like...the Son of Destiny?
"Could it be...this guy is the existence Old Shi talked about, the one who took over my luck?"
Ye Chen was shocked. For a moment, his desire to kill became even stronger!
There can only be one Son of Destiny in the Divine Continent, and that is him, Ye Chen!
"Don't worry, my disciple."
The relaxed Daoist Yuan Yi said, "Chief Su and Chief Xiao of Divine Phoenix Peak have always been at odds. In my opinion, she personally stepped in to question Lin Xiao this time just to take revenge and make things difficult for the latter!"
"We just need to watch the drama from the side."
"Yes, Master! I hope everything goes as you wish!"
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"Wow, this woman has too strong a fragrance, even stronger than the aroma of flowers and wine on my Master."
Watching the sensual Martial Uncle from the Phoenix Caw peak, who walked around him with her elegant white legs, Lin Xiao was somewhat out of it.
"Chief Su, according to the rules, as Chief Xiao of Divine Phoenix Peak is not here, you as his sect leader, also have the right to interrogate Lin Xiao."
"You can start now."
True Master Ziyun, sitting in mid-air on the high platform, his voice deep and long, echoed throughout the grand hall.
"Thank you, sect leader, martial brothers, and Elders."
Su Mei gave a slight bow to the seniors above, then turned to smile at Lin Xiao while blinking her eyes, as if to reassure him not to worry.
"My God, she is born seductive."
"The same wink, my drunk master looks like a 'silly' but this Martial Uncle Su gives a wanton and seductive feeling."
Despite being in a dangerous situation, Lin Xiao couldn't help but sigh.
"Martial Nephew Lin, did you instruct your junior sister, Chu Youwei, to visit inner sect disciple, Ye Chen, at Tiandang Peak last night?"
Su Mei cleared her throat and asked straight away.
"Yes, Martial Uncle Su, I did." Lin Xiao nodded.
"Good, do you remember when?" Su Mei's phoenix eyes drifted, she asked softly again.
"Around the third moment of midnight. If you consider the time my third junior sister spent on Sword Control, she should have arrived at Tiandang Peak around the first moment of the Hours of the Ox."
Lin Xiao answered calmly. He had a plan.
He thought of a strategy that could both clear his association and temporarily spare Ye Chen's life, allowing him to live until the Five Branches Martial Meet to complete the slap-in-the-face plot.
And the key to all this was a woman...
At this moment, his eyes glanced over the crowd of disciples and stewards, falling directly onto a figure dressed in snow-white attire.
She stood there, tall and graceful. Her long legs were enchanting as if she was a fairy from the moon palace walking out of a painting, completely out of place with the people around her!
"Zhu Wanning, you wanted to ally with me just now, right?"
"After a while, you better not disappoint me."
Lin Xiao prayed silently in his heart.