"Ye Chen! Don't overstep your bounds! Do you really think you can do anything you want with that stolen elder token? Just wait for elders to come and punish you!" Hu Tian shouted angrily, accusing him falsely.
He knew that the token in his hands was real and must have been given by Zhen Yunqi. However, it didn't matter since the elders didn't spread any news about him having the privileges of elders.
Which meant no one knew here what the truth was, even the low-level elders, which means they will come and arrest him.
'Humph playing with me! You are still a kid!' Hu Tian snorted inwardly while looking at him with a cold look.
Just now, he had deliberately raised his voice, so everyone heard it, even the disciples who were following with excitement and jealousy.
"What?! He stole the sect elder's token! How audacious he must be put to death!"
"Yeah, where are the elders? Come and punish him. How dare he steal something like this?"
The male disciples didn't let go of the chance and started to shout.
Watching this, Li Mei couldn't help but become angry and was just about to retort when Ye Chen patted her head, stopping her from saying anything.
"Xiao Mei, don't bother with a group of dogs who had left their brains at home; moreover, it's my job to take care of trouble, not yours," he said with a smile and turned towards Hu Tian.
"Little dog, do you think that everyone is an idiot? If yes, then I won't mind summoning the sect master to clarify if I am an elder of the sect or not?" he stated as he took out a purple token with the word 'Sect Master' engraved on it.
Watching this, everyone shouting froze, and Hu Tian's expression changed a little.
'This basterd must have a heaven-grade spiritual root; if not, he wouldn't be valued this highly,' he cursed in his heart while wondering what to do.
When suddenly a hearty laugh came from behind.
"ha-ha disciple Ye Chen, why summon sect master for a small matter? I, the old man Lan Jing is enough to handle such things," said an old man with a snow-white beard as he walked towards them hastily.
Watching him, Hu Tian couldn't help but frown with displeasure.
The elders of the sect were unhappy with Zhen Yunqi being the sect master.
However, it didn't mean everyone was against her. Because of this the sect elders were divided into two factions.
One of them was neutral, not caring about any politics, while the other was an opposition faction who wanted the sect master's seat for themselves.
Lan Jing was from a neutral faction, so he shouldn't involve himself here even if the sect master was summoned.
But now with him coming here and even calling Ye Chen, it was clear that he wanted to support him.
Thinking of this, Hu Tian's expression became ugly.
However, no one cared about him, and Lan Jing hurriedly apologized to Ye Chen.
"Disciple Ye Chen, I am sorry for the late arrival. I was busy with my cultivation; hence, it took some time for me to come here," he said with an apologetic face while taking a deep look at Ye Chen.
'This silly boy why cause trouble here! Moreover, when did you meet my granddaughter!' he thought in his heart with dissatisfaction.
The reason he came here was because his granddaughter had threatened him to help Ye Chen; If not, she wouldn't talk to him or even cultivate.
Lan Jing knew his granddaughter's personality very well and understood that she would do as she said; hence, he had no choice but to come here to pacify the situation.
Ye Chen didn't know this; nevertheless, he felt something was wrong, especially since he could see that Lan Jing was just smiling on his face, but his heart was filled with dissatisfaction.
'Is this old foggy plotting something?' He thought to himself when Hu Tian spoke.
"Elder Lan Jing, this impudent disciple, claimed that a cauldron is poisoned, but he is clearly lying and wanted to snatch this cauldron from me," he said with an aggrieved look while not forgetting to raise his voice.
This attracted the attention of everyone here, and they looked at Ye Chen with doubt and frown.
However, no one dared to say anything, especially when they saw him tossing the purple token in the air with a carefree expression.
Lan Jing's expression was also not calm when he saw him doing this.
'Why the sect master gave him such a token to play with,' he cursed in his heart before speaking.
"Hu Tian, if the disciple Ye Chen said it is poisoned, then I must have made a mistake when inspecting the cauldron; however, don't worry since I will give you a discount if you want to buy any other ones," he replied, clearly taking sides with Ye Chen.
Hearing him, Hu Tian's expression became frosty.
'This insolent old man!' he thought coldly in his heart, taking a deep breath to calm himself down.
"If elder says its poisonous, then I can only believe it; however, I don't want any other cauldrons, so I will take my leave here," he stated, and without waiting for the response, he walked out.
Even though there were some secrets in the cauldron, it wasn't that great for him to reveal his ability and kill people over.
Hence, he could only take his leave as it would save him from further humiliation.
However, it didn't mean he would let them go.
'Ye Chen, you better prepare for your death in Mystic Pond! Also, you old man, just wait till I become strong!' He muttered coldly in his heart and disappeared from the gazes of everyone.
The male disciples were disappointed at this, while the female ones heaved a sigh of relief.
Among them was a very beautiful female disciple, around eighteen years old looking at Ye Chen with a sweet gaze.
She was none other than Lan Bing, who threatened her grandfather to act.