Was it you that night?-Chapter 90 - 88 Soul Search

Chapter 90: Chapter 88: Soul Search!

Chapter 90 -88: Soul Search!

Sword Master Tian Yan’s words caused Yan Changsheng’s blood to rush to his head, and he subconsciously looked toward Shen Qinghe.

With just one glance, he saw the mocking smile in Qinghe’s eyes, a smile that made him feel very uncomfortable. In the past, he had always stood on the opposite side to her, and he was one of the perpetrators.

Now, he wished to stand with her, yet Sword Master Tian Yan had stripped him of his right to protect her.

“I am the only eyewitness, why can’t I testify?!” Yan Changsheng glared at Sect Master Zuo, his face dark with anger, “Does the Sect Master also think I am not qualified to be a witness?!”

Sect Master Zuo was in a dilemma.

He truly valued talent, but if what Qinghe said was true, he could not bend the law for personal reasons.

“Changsheng, are you pressuring the Sect Master because you want to defy your superiors?” An idea struck Sword Master Tian Yan, “How about this, let the minority follow the majority, those who disagree with letting Changsheng testify, raise your hands!”

Aside from Sect Master Zuo, the other Elders and Sword Master Tian Yan all raised their hands in unison.

“Then it is decided.” Sword Master Tian Yan looked at Shen Qinghe with a mocking tone, “Qinghe, if you have any evidence, just hand it over, and we will preside over justice for you. If you don’t have evidence but slander your fellow disciple at will, we will by no means take it lightly, and will surely punish you for the crime of harming your fellow disciple!”

Shen Qinghe looked at the smug Sword Master Tian Yan with an indifferent expression, “May I ask Master Tian Yan, if it’s proven that Nan Sheng indeed harmed me, I wonder how you intend to punish Nan Sheng?”

Sword Master Tian Yan shouted coldly, “Shengsheng would never do such a thing!”

“This is laughable. I, the victim, am accusing Nan Sheng, yet Master Tian Yan, as Nan Sheng’s Master, is unabashedly biased toward Nan Sheng. Is this the so-called integrity of the South Desolate Continent’s number one sect?!” Shen Qinghe said with a sarcastic curl of her lips.

Sword Master Tian Yan turned an ugly shade, “You, a mere cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage, dare to be insolent to me? Is this your upbringing?!”

Sect Master Zuo could no longer stand it, “Tian Yan, no matter what, Qinghe is still a disciple of the Sky Pole Sect, and even if Qinghe is just at the Foundation Establishment stage, she is still a member of the Sky Pole Sect. Don’t forget, you too started out as a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.”

“She has made no breakthroughs in two years of Foundation Establishment, how can such a person be comparable to me?” Sword Master Tian Yan sneered coldly.

“May I ask how long did it take Master Tian Yan to break through to the mid-stage after reaching Foundation Establishment?” Yan Changsheng asked without warning.

Sword Master Tian Yan was at a loss for words.

Many years had passed, but he still remembered it took him five years to progress from the early stage of Foundation Establishment to the mid-stage.

Yan Changsheng, who had also heard Sword Master Tian Yan was not a cultivator of exceptional talent, spoke deliberately and slowly, “There are countless cultivators in this world, none nobler than the others. Even if Nan Sheng is a cultivation genius, she has no right to lord over others. Are you saying her life is a life, and the life of one with mediocre talent is not? If Master Tian Yan believes there is wrongdoing in my words, then it means Master Tian Yan’s own life is also insignificant, to be trampled upon by anyone!”

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Sword Master Tian Yan’s face flushed red from Yan Changsheng’s scolding, but he still believed Nan Sheng would not have attacked Shen Qinghe, as there was no need for it.

Nan Sheng was the pride of the entire Sky Pole Sect, while Shen Qinghe was nothing; his beloved disciple had no need to strike at Shen Qinghe. It must be Shen Qinghe, envious of Nan Sheng, who was trying to tarnish Nan Sheng’s reputation.

“Up to now, it’s all Qinghe’s one-sided statement; there is no evidence that Nan Sheng has acted against her. Even if Shengsheng has abandoned you, you cannot turn love into hatred, slandering Shengsheng!” Sword Master Tian Yan rebutted coldly.

Yan Changsheng now tasted what it was like to have no one to believe him, just as when he had stolen Qinghe’s secret manual and not a single person believed Qinghe’s words. Qinghe’s feelings that day must have been no different from his own now, right?

Shen Qinghe was about to respond when Dongfang Wuya appeared out of nowhere: “Without my presence, Tian Yan, you sure dare to speak boldly!”

Sword Master Tian Yan’s old face looked extremely ugly, but he just did not dare to be presumptuous in front of Dongfang Wuya. Last time in the Punishment Hall, he was whipped with the Thunder Whip fifty times, and even now, the mere thought of that experience filled him with dread.

The moment Sect Master Zuo saw Dongfang Wuya, his teeth ached. He had wondered whether or not to invite this ancestor over, and now, here he was, uninvited.

He immediately stood up, his face full of smiles: “Wuya, you’ve arrived?”

“Hmm, if I don’t come, wouldn’t my Qinghe be bullied by you shameless elders?” Dongfang Wuya scanned the elders, his gaze finally settling on Sword Master Tian Yan’s face, his lips curling in irony, “What, you can come, but I can’t?”

Sword Master Tian Yan felt an overwhelming pressure that made him tremble on the verge of falling to his knees. Struggling to hold himself up, he hurriedly replied, “Of course, you… you can.”

“Wuya, come over here and sit.” Sect Master Zuo immediately vacated his leader’s seat to appease this forefather.

Dongfang Wuya did not stand on ceremony and took Sect Master Zuo’s seat as if it were his right.

He lazily stretched out his long legs: “What were you discussing just now? Continue, and let me listen to what heinous deeds you old immortals are planning to commit.”

Shen Qinghe just heard him refer to the elders as “shameless” and now they turned into “old immortals.” The corners of her lips lifted, a flicker of amusement in her eyes.

All the heaviness and oppression she had felt before vanished in an instant.

Elder Wang was also very fearful of Dongfang Wuya. When Dongfang Wuya looked his way, he immediately sat up straight: “We were discussing serious matters. Qinghe was smearing Shengsheng with accusation of harming a fellow disciple without any evidence, and we were deliberating over this matter…”

“I am a witness, I saw with my own eyes Nan Sheng acting against Qinghe and pushing her down the cliff!” Yan Changsheng interrupted Elder Wang’s presumptuous words.

“Your testimony counts for nothing. Everyone in the Sky Pole Sect knows that Shengsheng left you, and that you, out of love turned to hate, are biased towards Qinghe because she saved you in the Red Moon Secret Realm. How can your testimony be reliable?!” Sword Master Tian Yan immediately rebuked Yan Changsheng’s statement.

Dongfang Wuya nodded to himself as he listened: “Tian Yan has a point.”

Seeing Dongfang Wuya agree, Sword Master Tian Yan’s face immediately lit up with a smile: “Exactly that.”

Dongfang Wuya looked at the self-satisfied Sword Master Tian Yan with a smile that was not quite a smile and continued the unfinished conversation: “If that’s the case, there’s no need for such trouble. We can handle this matter simply. When Nan Sheng arrives, a Soul Search will reveal the truth!”

With these words, everyone, including Sect Master Zuo, was taken aback.

Shen Qinghe stared blankly at Dongfang Wuya, suddenly wondering if he knew of her intentions.

Before coming to look for Sect Master Zuo, she had considered not having Yan Changsheng testify on her behalf. She had another method in mind: Soul Search.

She knew her own influence was weak and had prepared for the worst. If Sect Master Zuo was unwilling to Soul Search Nan Sheng, then they could Soul Search her instead. All she wanted was justice, no matter the cost!