Fei Fei was so anxious that tears were about to well up in his eyes. His mouth was wide open, but he could only make呜呜 sounds.
While everyone was distracted by the light screen, Chu Lanqiu finally dug out the demon beast's inner core and immediately replaced it with a normal one.
After the inner core was placed inside, the meridians in the little spirit beast's body instantly covered it.
Chu Lanqiu imitated the method the Dark Wolf had taught her and began to use her spiritual power to dredge several acupoints of the spirit beast. Then the appearance of the spirit beast gradually changed. The horn on its head and its deformed limbs slowly returned to normal.
Everyone was denouncing Fei Fei for his unscrupulous means. But then, another figure appeared on the light screen.
True Lord Peng Yue walked in with a solemn face at first and then walked out empty - handed.
Everyone immediately understood that True Lord Peng Yue knew the truth but chose to conceal it.
"Oh my god! This master - disciple pair is so unscrupulous. No wonder the upper beam is crooked and the lower beam follows. They have no integrity!"
"Let's think from another perspective. This female disciple must have known that this egg was problematic. Instead of complaining for half a month, she managed to completely draw out the demonic qi from the demon beast and came up with a way to restore the demon beast to its normal form!"
"Hey, you're right. This female disciple has such a strong will. I'm really impressed. She will surely achieve great things in the future."
Fei Fei looked up desperately, listening to the mockery and scolding from all around.
But he didn't feel the slightest bit of regret for what he had done. The only thing he regretted was that he had accidentally exposed his actions and been recorded.
He wished he could cut into pieces the person who had placed the image - recording stone to frame him!
But now, all words were in vain. He had to salvage his reputation.
How could that bitch Chu Lanqiu take away his position as the young sect master? The envious looks from everyone should be his and only his!
After the images on the light screen finished playing, True Lord Hu Xiao played them twice more, making sure everyone present could see clearly.
True Lord Peng Yue sat there wooden - faced, as if neither the protagonist on the light screen was his disciple nor himself.
True Lord Hu Xiao gave him a sidelong glance. There was a hint of sadness in his eyes, but more of it was confusion.
"I've always thought that over the years as fellow disciples, I've never done anything wrong to you. Why did you go to such lengths to frame my disciple?" True Lord Hu Xiao questioned painfully. But True Lord Peng Yue just sat there motionless, without even a change in his eyes.
Since True Lord Hu Xiao couldn't get an answer from True Lord Peng Yue, he lifted the pressure he had imposed on Fei Fei.
"Disciple Fei Fei, your heart is full of evil, and the evidence is conclusive! What else do you have to say?"
Fei Fei got up from the ground. His eyes were sinister and he said resentfully, "Everyone knows that image - recording stones can be faked. Who can guarantee that it was really me who went in there and that it was me who put the demonic egg in?"
True Lord Hu Xiao didn't expect that Fei Fei would still defend himself when he was at the end of his rope. He was so angry that he could hardly speak clearly, "Why are you so obsessed? For the sake of winning the competition, are you so determined to go down the wrong path without turning back?"
Fei Fei knew that True Lord Hu Xiao couldn't prove what he had just said. A sneer appeared on his lips, "Oh! I see. You and your disciple must have planned to ruin my reputation today because you knew Chu Lanqiu would fail. Then everyone's attention would be on me, and Chu Lanqiu could hide in the shadows. There's no such good thing!"
"You!"
True Lord Hu Xiao was about to say something when he was interrupted by a series of exclamations from the crowd.
"She did it! She really did it! That little demon beast has really returned to normal!"
"No way? It only took her half a month... This female disciple is really amazing."
"If so, does it mean that those demon beasts contaminated by demonic qi also have a chance to return to normal? Then my senior brother's contract spirit beast might be saved!"
"Not only my senior brother's. My contract spirit beast might also be saved. If it weren't for saving me, my contract spirit beast wouldn't have been contaminated by demonic qi and would still be struggling!"
Chu Lanqiu excitedly held up the restored spirit beast high. Her face was flushed with excitement.
All her hard work over such a long time had finally paid off.
The spirit beast seemed to sense Chu Lanqiu's excitement and let out a loud cry.
It was only after the spirit beast returned to normal that Chu Lanqiu realized that it was an extremely rare Pure White Cloud - Piercing Sparrow. The feathers from its forehead to its back were white with a cyan pearly luster. It was very beautiful.
True Lord Kun Shan also stood up excitedly, looking at Chu Lanqiu with burning eyes, as if he was looking at the future of the Beast - Taming Sect.
"Well, without me saying it, you all should know who the champion of the second round is, right?"
Chu Lanqiu was undoubtedly the champion of the second round!
The other disciples were also convinced by Chu Lanqiu's grace, confidence, and ability, and they all applauded.
Xian Shiyu even stood up excitedly, clapping her hands hard until they were red.
"See? That's my senior sister. She restored the demon beast to normal. Who among you can do that! My senior sister is the most amazing!"
True Lord Kun Shan was also proud of Chu Lanqiu. As for those trouble - makers, it was better not to look at them.
True Lord Hu Xiao didn't need to be mentioned. This tough - looking man quietly turned his head and wiped the tears from his eyes.
She was his eldest disciple.
Only he knew that when he was young and saw little Chu Lanqiu staring at him coldly, he was always afraid that he wouldn't be a good master.
Over the years, although he had taken in more and more disciples, only Chu Lanqiu, his first disciple, held an irreplaceable position in his heart.
Now that his disciple had achieved something, as a master, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
True Lord Hu Xiao also raised his hand and clapped his thick palms desperately, cheering for his disciple in his own way.
Chu Lanqiu smiled happily, enjoying the praise and encouragement from everyone.
Fei Fei saw that no one was paying attention to him anymore, and he knew that the situation was hopeless. No matter how much he defended himself, no one would believe him.
Why didn't he think that no one present was a fool? Even though the process of him swapping the spirit - beast egg wasn't recorded, just his comings and goings to Chu Lanqiu's house were already very suspicious.
Everyone had already come to a conclusion in their hearts, and Fei Fei's actions were now known to all.
"She really did it." Shen Qing said with a sense of relief.
Even though Chu Lanqiu had used the method of replacing the inner core to restore the demon beast to normal, Shen Qing believed that as long as given some time, Chu Lanqiu could develop a better method.
By then, all the spirit beasts suffering from demonic qi would be saved!
The Dark Wolf could also rest assured.
Thinking of the Dark Wolf, Shen Qing's heart skipped a beat!
"Damn it! The Dark Wolf and Tuanyuan! Do you think the people from the Main God's Temple..."
Without waiting for Li Xian to answer, Shen Qing immediately got up and rushed to where the Dark Wolf was.