Chapter 253: Dan Tower Prohibitions, Exposing the Ugly Truths!
"Elder Liu Tian, Elder Lin, what brings you here?" The Great Elder asked, a bit puzzled to see the two Elders suddenly looking for him.
"Hehe, we don't know exactly either. However, the president gave direct orders, asking for the Great Elder and Song Qing to come to the Pill Tower to see him," Liu Tian responded with a kind smile.
Liu Tian truly didn't know the details, so he showed no strange expression toward Song Qing.
"Is the president calling us because of the recent attack on the Pill Tower disciples?" The Great Elder frowned, thinking to himself.
On the side, Song Qing appeared uneasy, nervously clenching his fists and feeling his palms sweating. He nodded at his master's words.
"It's possible. After all, it was my negligence. The president will surely hold me responsible," Song Qing showed a bitter smile.
"Ah, this calamity isn't your fault. Besides, you were also seriously injured," the Great Elder consoled him. Liu Tian and Lin waited for them to finish speaking before saying, "Well, we shouldn't keep the president waiting."
Inside the grand hall of the Pill Tower, the other two presidents had grim expressions. After hearing what happened, their faces grew even more serious.
The Pill Tower had suffered a very serious incident involving the murder of its masters, which was related to the Soul Hall.
That incident had a significant impact. At that time, the Dan Tower master was at his peak. The Dan Tower master took on a very talented disciple, but later discovered that the disciple belonged to the Soul Clan. Although the master didn't kill him due to their master-disciple relationship, the disciple gathered many from the Soul Clan and attacked his master.
That event had far-reaching consequences, causing the Pill Tower to become extremely cautious with external talents.
When Xiao Ze joined the Pill Tower, he wasn't trusted due to that incident. Only after the Pill Tower investigated at Jia Nan Academy did they accept Xiao Ze.
The deepest impact of that event was that the Pill Tower adopted an extreme approach towards traitors, especially those who joined the Soul Hall. They preferred to eradicate them completely to avoid future problems.
Betrayal to the Pill Tower by joining the Soul Hall became an absolute taboo.
That's why the three presidents took this incident so seriously. If not handled well, it could be a great loss for the Pill Tower.
When Song Qing entered the grand hall with the Great Elder, he saw the spiritual bodies of the Pill Tower disciples, and his heart skipped a beat.
He had already anticipated the consequences of the Pill Tower disciples' return because he didn't trust the Soul Hall.
Even if all the disciples gave the same testimony, it wouldn't be enough to condemn him for treason.
He could argue that the disciples were subjected to a memory modification technique by the Soul Hall.
The three presidents noticed the change in Song Qing's expression, who then quickly calmed down. Internally, they sneered coldly.
"Greetings to the three presidents!" said the Elders in unison.
"Great Elder, let's first hear what these Pill Tower disciples have to say," Xuan Kongzi sighed, addressing the Great Elder.
The Great Elder turned to the disciples, "What do you have to tell me?"
"Greetings, Great Elder. We personally witnessed your disciple Song Qing declare his loyalty to the Soul Hall in front of their elders."
"What?! Impossible! Song Qing has excellent character; he couldn't have betrayed the Pill Tower," the Great Elder immediately denied, turning to Song Qing, who also appeared confused.
"That can't be. I was also seriously injured during the attack, nearly dying. Couldn't their memories have been altered by the Soul Hall?" Song Qing tried to stay firm, "I deeply regret what happened to them, but I haven't betrayed the Pill Tower."
The disciples showed expressions of hatred and rage, wanting to attack Song Qing for his lies.
"Shameless! You still try to defend yourself!"
"We saw you declare your loyalty to the Soul Hall and offer information about Elder Xiao Ze!"
The disciples shouted, creating chaos that was interrupted by Xiao Ze.
"Friends, calm down. I also suffered in this incident. Let me say something."
Upon hearing Xiao Ze, the disciples quickly calmed down. Xiao Ze had risked his life to rescue them.
"Great Elder, after we parted ways, no one else knew I stayed in the southern mountains. But later, I was pursued by the Soul Hall."
The Great Elder appeared indecisive, seriously considering Xiao Ze's words.
"Couldn't it have been a coincidence? Do you have any proof that it was me who informed the Soul Hall?" Song Qing scoffed.
"Maybe your presence was detected by the Soul Hall, as we were in their territory."
"Hehe, you won't give up, will you? Excuses and more excuses," Xiao Ze didn't expect Song Qing to confess easily.
"Unfortunately, I killed two Soul Hall elders and found a signal of yours in their rings. I'm sure you have the other signal in your ring."
Xiao Ze showed a compass with bloody characters. Song Qing's face turned pale.
The Great Elder, who had been watching Song Qing, couldn't contain himself any longer and struck him down.
"Traitor! How blind I was to accept you as a disciple! The evidence is clear, and you still deny your treason!"
Song Qing, with his face swollen and bleeding, stopped acting.
"Hehe, yes, I betrayed the Pill Tower out of fear of dying. Faced with the Soul Hall elders, I had no choice. What's wrong with wanting to live?"
The Great Elder trembled with anger, pointing at Song Qing without being able to speak.
He never imagined that beneath Song Qing's good character was a coward willing to betray the Pill Tower and his own master to survive.
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