Chapter 716: Who was earlier than this wangfei? (2/2)
“Your lordship is doing this for Martial Uncle Cang’s sake. If he really slapped her, her, it’d be too late to regret,” Long Feiye said icily. “Because he lost a verbal spar, he raises his hand to hit a woman. If news of this spread, what face would be left for Martial Uncle Cang or Celestial Mountain Sword Sect? Moreover, she’s the female mistress of South Ning’s commander-in-chief’s estate. If Martial Uncle Cang dares to harm a hair on her head, your lordship might not fuss, but South Ning might think differently! Is Lockheart Courtyard intentionally provoking trouble for Celestial Mountain Sword Sect?”
Long Feiye’s extreme words finished as he harshly swung Cang Qiuzi’s arm aside. Silence greeted his speech. Despite Long Feiye’s polite tone, he was far more wicked than Han Yunxi. At most, Han Yunxi’s venomous tongues would only attract a few curious disciples here to listen and humiliate Cang Qiuzi personally. But Long Feiye’s words were an undisguised threat! He couldn’t defy sect rules, but allowed Han Yunxi to prattle. He wouldn’t pick a private grudge with Lockheart Courtyard, but borrow Han Yunxi for battle! As the clear mastermind behind the curtains, he did nothing but “helpfully remind” Cang Qiuzi of the situation.
As the various elders exchanged looks, they realize that Long Feiye had come prepared. Cang Qiuzi had nothing else to say—neither further argument nor dropping the subject would do, leaving him in an awkward pinch. He had always possessed excellent patience to stay calm in the face of disasters, but how did this slip of a woman called Han Yunxi tick him off with a few sentences? Now that he saw the numerous disciples gathering around them, he truly felt regret.
Still, he managed to calm himself down. Instead of dragging this commotion on any longer and ruining his plans with Duanmu Yao while the sword sect master was still in closed door cultivation, he had to stop now because it’d give them no gains.
“Forget it, forget it. This old man can’t be bothered with you young people and your eating vinegar. I don’t want to, either. Once your master comes out of cultivation, have him take care of things!” Cang Qiuzi said and prepared to leave.
Long Feiye took a step forward and blocked his way with his body without lifting a hand against the man. Han Yunxi only said coldly, “This has nothing to do with vying for affections or eating vinegar! It’s something that involves a human life! Elder Cang, you colluded with Duanmu Yao to kidnap Grand Concubine Yi. We might as well make things clear in the presence of the two Depositories and Courtyard disciples so there’s no second-guessing and negative influences in the future.”
“Han Yunxi, people can eat whatever they want, but not speak however they please! This old man just said that Grand Concubine Yi’s kidnapping was purely Duanmu Yao’s idea. This old man couldn’t stop her. Yao Yao simply suffered a moment of stubbornness. She didn’t really do anything to Grand Concubine Yi. This old man never thought you husband and wife pair could be so vicious as to cripple her martial arts and even take her life. If this old man hadn’t come in time, perhaps the sword sect master would never see his beloved disciple again!”
Cang Qiuzi’s words were filled with indignation and justice on his side. The other three elders had no idea of the true situation, so they were hesitant to intervene. They had long heard of Lady Leng Yue’s death, and how Long Feiye had gifted the City of Daughters to Han Yunxi. But they never thought that incident was connected to Duanmu Yao and Cang Qiuzi as well. It looked like the couple were here to seek revenge. Granny You had long grown sick of the sight of Cang Qiuzi but had never found his weak point–going against sect regulations and accepting bribes. If Long Feiye could present adequate proof, she wouldn’t be biased in her judgment from the Abstinence Courtyard, but she’d find Cang Qiuzi a suitable punishment for certain.
The Sword and Scripture Depository elders had attached themselves to Cang Qiuzi over the years, but were oppressed as a result. If Long Feiye could topple the man, they would all hasten to help. However, without ample proof, they wouldn’t get involved at all. If Long Feiye couldn’t defeat Cang Qiuzi, they’d only suffer grief. The sword sect master was still behind closed doors, while Duanmu Yao hadn’t shown herself at all since her return. Only patience would show how things would develop.
“Then may I ask how Elder Cang learned that Duanmu Yao was going to kidnap Grand Concubine Yi? And when?” Han Yunxi asked patiently.
The surrounding disciples were growing in the numbers as they gathered to watch. Cang Qiuzi knew that he couldn’t avoid a confrontation today. Since Duanmu Yao was already going to admit her guilt, all he had to do was wash himself clean of suspicion. He had already prepared an excuse to win over the sword sect master, so now he used it ahead of time on Han Yunxi.
“This old man was completely ignorant up until the day I ran into Duanmu Yao’s servant girl. Only then did I find out Yao Yao had kidnapped Grand Concubine Yi to threaten Feiye into handing over Profound Frost Sword. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stop her. As soon as this old man was careless, that lass slipped away. This old man even brutally tortured that servant girl before I discovered she was headed for Lost Void Lake.”
As Cang Qiuzi spoke, he shook his head helplessly. “It’s a pity, ah. Feiye had already crippled Yao Yao by the time this old man made it to Lost Void Lake. If I was just one step later, Yao Yao might have even lost her life! Feiye, she’s still your junior sister, ah. How could you be so callous?”
Han Yunxi knitted her brows at the shameless man. A proper head elder of the sword sect could spin a tale full of nothing but lies and nonsense. The more power and influence they have, the better they act! He’s probably made ample preparations for that “servant girl” as well to act as his authenticator.
At the time, there was no one present at the scene besides the three of them and the people from the City of Daughters. Many of those witnesses had already died, while the rest had been thoroughly interrogated by Long Feiye’s men while refusing to admit a thing.
So are the events supposed to go according to Cang Qiuzi’s lies? Is he going to pin a crime on us just by his words alone?
Noticing Han Yunxi’s expression made a flash of disdain flick past Cang Qiuzi’s gaze. He said, “If you two don’t believe this old man, I can’t do anything about it. Yao Yao and that servant girl are both kneeling on the mountain peak to wait for the sword sect elder to emerge. Yao Yao was greatly in the wrong for this, but Feiye has quite the crimes as well. Once your master comes out, this old man won’t favor either side.”
Cang Qiuzi was simply too shameless! Han Yunxi couldn’t accept this. She creased her brows and thought back to the events at Lost Void Lake. She refused to believe that perfect lies existed in this world. There had to be a flaw in Cang Qiuzi’s lies!
There must be!