Chapter 204 - Gathering for Cultivation (4) (2/2)

Each month, the outer sect disciples could get a Qingling Dan to clear away impurities from the body.

Nowadays, the technique of refining elixirs in all major sects was fading away. Qingling Dan was not very precious in a big sect like Yin Sect, but if someone brought it down the mountain for selling, it was valuable then.

“Who is Yang Wan?” Elder Xu asked directly after listening to the disciple’s narrative.

A petite figure walked out from the crowd, and her face looked very pale. “Elder Xu, I gave the elixirs to Xuan Ji and asked her to send them to the Dan pavilion…”

Innocent Ming Shu: “…”

What the hell?

Did you give them to me in a dream?

“Xuan Ji, where are the elixirs?” Elder Xu looked at Ming Shu with a very unhappy face.

Why the hell would I know that?!

I have never seen any elixirs.

Ming Shu turned to Yang Wan smilingly. “May I ask when and where you gave me the elixirs? Which clothes I was wearing when you gave them to me, and what I was doing?”

Yang Wan answered in a low voice, “I gave them to you when we were about to take the evening practice class, in the winding corridor to the Dan pavilion. You were in Taoist robe of course.”

Ming Shu chuckled in her heart.

This girl didn’t do enough work to frame me. It’s too unprofessional, a negative comment I may give.

“Xuan Ji, where are the elixirs? Hand them over right now, and you may not be punished too harshly.”

Hearing the girl’s words, Elder Xu immediately shouted at Ming Shu without allowing any explanation. He seemed to be very sure that it was Ming Shu who took them.

Ming Shu chuckled. “I didn’t see any elixirs, how could I hand them over? Do you want me to rub some elixirs on you right now?”

Everyone: “…” Rub? Do you think it’s a mud pellet?

“Elder Xu, she won’t admit it. You should search for evidence directly. There were quite a lot of elixirs, she must’ve hidden them somewhere.” Zhu Xiaoyu stood out and gave ideas to Elder Xu.

“Nonsense. Xuan Ji wasn’t in the Taoist robe when we were about to have the evening practice yesterday. And she was with us, why didn’t we see you?” Lin Jin squeezed in and defended Ming Shu with his several errand boys.

Yang Wan’s face got paler and she unconsciously looked at Zhu Xiaoyu.

Zhu Xiaoyu changed her face a bit as Lin Jin spoke out. But she didn’t give up. “You’ve been hanging out with her recently, who knows if you’re helping her lie.”

Zhu Xiaoyu cursed in her heart. She didn’t know what was wrong with this Lin Jin. After they came back that day, he suddenly began to care about Xuan Ji too much.

“If it was her or not, we’ll see.”

Elder Xu ordered some people to search the place.

Elder Hong frowned and looked at Ming Shu. He seemed to be asking “Was it you?”‘ with his questioning eyes.

Ming Shu smiled and shook her head.

Elder Hong nodded and followed a group of people to search.

Seeing Ming Shu return with so many outer sect disciples and two deacon elders, the servant disciples gathered around one after another and discussed heatedly.

Naturally, they didn’t find anything. Zhu Xiaoyu was a little surprised and looked at the pale Yang Wan.

Yang Wan was also a bit panicked. She didn’t respond to Zhu Xiaoyu.

Zhu Xiaoyu had to continue the framing. “She must have hidden them somewhere else. Elder Xu, it must be her who took the elixirs. I saw her stealing food in the kitchen before, and she also stole techniques.”

“Search the whole yard again.” Elder Xu gave the order.

Ming Shu watched them tossing about calmly. She wore a leisurely look and didn’t seem to care about anything.

They searched everywhere, but didn’t find any sign of elixirs.

Elder Hong opened his mouth unhappily now. “Elder Xu, you have no conclusive evidence that Yang Wan gave the elixirs to Xuan Ji and let her deliver them to the Dan Pavilion. Xuan Ji has someone to prove that she didn’t receive the elixirs. Now you searched the place and found nothing, what other doubts do you have?”

“Elder Hong, the missing elixirs is not a tiny issue.”

“Of course I know this, but that doesn’t mean you can suspect these disciples willfully.”

The two elders had a fierce battle of gazes against each other.

The atmosphere suddenly quieted down.

A gentle voice broke the strange, silent atmosphere: “Well, well, you look so scared, did you just frame me?”