Banfenghe added, "It was Fellow Daoist Li who warned me that if I told the sect master or anyone else, he would come after me. I was so scared... It's all my fault!!"
Elder Lianshan sneered, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just want to curry favor with Sect Master Qingdai and take Qingqing's place, right? If anything happens to Qingqing, I'll drag you down with me even if I have to sacrifice my old bones!"
Elder Lianqiao impatiently interrupted Elder Lianshan, "What nonsense are you talking about? You're a respected elder. Is that the way you should talk to a disciple? The situation is unclear for now. Let's investigate thoroughly before making any judgments."
Shen Qing and Li Xian exchanged a glance and knew that everyone had been deliberately brought here by Banfenghe.
Fortunately, Qingqing had returned to normal before Banfenghe brought the others. Otherwise, if a crowd had witnessed the scene just now, it would have been a huge mess. Even if they had a hundred mouths, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves.
Jiang Zhiyun was about to help Qingqing up when Shen Qing stopped her.
Shen Qing blinked her eyes and showed a sly smile like a little fox. She asked, "Do you want Sect Master Qingdai and Banfenghe to pay a price?"
Jiang Zhiyun and Qingqing were stunned. They asked, "What do you plan to do? We can't confront them head - on. Sect Master Qingdai has high prestige in the Qingmu Sect."
Shen Qing quickly asked Jiang Zhiyun to help Qingqing back to the original wooden cottage. Then she simply arranged the surroundings and spread the dry leaves on the ground again.
"Just listen to me. Come on, Qingqing, lie here. Jiang Zhiyun, stand over here."
After arranging their positions, Shen Qing whispered a few words in Jiang Zhiyun's ear. Jiang Zhiyun nodded, then knelt down and forced out a few tears.
Then Shen Qing told Qingqing to just close his eyes and fed him a few blood - plasma fruits.
Li Xian immediately knew what Shen Qing was up to and smiled helplessly.
He had known for a long time that Shen Qing was fearless. She wouldn't back down even if she was scheming against the sect master of another sect.
"Okay, Li Xian, let's go quickly!"
Li Xian was dragged by Shen Qing and hid in the direction where the others had come from.
Banfenghe walked in the front. Seeing the mess on the ground, she was secretly delighted. Then she saw Jiang Zhiyun kneeling in front of Qingqing. She immediately guessed that it should be Qingqing who had gone berserk and was then counter - killed by Li Xian and Shen Qing, resulting in this situation.
So she pretended to be panicked and ran to Qingqing's side. Just then, she saw blood oozing from Qingqing's mouth.
Seeing Jiang Zhiyun with red - rimmed eyes, she also forced out a few tears and shouted loudly, "Oh my god, the young sect master is in trouble!!"
Elder Lianqiao, Elder Lianshan and the others called up by Banfenghe all rushed to Qingqing's side.
But Banfenghe didn't notice that when Elder Lianqiao and Elder Lianshan saw the situation here, there was disappointment in their eyes.
But now they were more worried about Qingqing, so they suppressed their displeasure for the time being and went to check on Qingqing's condition.
When Elder Lianshan saw Qingqing looking so weak, his face turned pale. "Jiang Zhiyun, what's going on?!"
Jiang Zhiyun wiped away her tears and sobbed, "Qingqing... Qingqing was framed. He's seriously injured now. Please save him!"
Banfenghe immediately said, "It must be Shen Qing and Li Xian. They injured the young sect master and then fled in a hurry!"
"The young sect master is the future hope of our Qingmu Sect. How can he be easily harmed? If we catch these two culprits, we must cut them into a thousand pieces to calm the people's hearts!"
A strange look flashed in Jiang Zhiyun's eyes. She said coldly to Banfenghe, "You also think that the person who hurt the young sect master should be cut into a thousand pieces, right?"
Banfenghe quickly nodded, "Of course!"
Jiang Zhiyun raised her eyebrows, stood up, and said to everyone present, "Everyone has heard what Junior Sister Banfenghe just said! If we catch the person who hurt Qingqing, we must cut him into a thousand pieces to vent our anger!"
"So..."
Banfenghe couldn't wait and continued Jiang Zhiyun's words, "So we should immediately arrest Shen Qing and Li Xian before they leave the Qingmu Sect!!"
Elder Lianqiao and Elder Lianshan frowned. They didn't quite believe that Shen Qing and Li Xian would attack the young sect master of the Qingmu Sect within the sect.
The other elders also looked at each other. They didn't seem to agree with Banfenghe's words.
Everyone present knew who Shen Qing and Li Xian were. They were the treasures of the Qingyun Sword Sect and the Five - Element Dao Sect.
Moreover, no one present had seen them attack Qingqing. If they rashly arrested these two people and it turned out to be a mistake in the end, they would offend two major sects at once.
Seeing that no one echoed her words, Banfenghe got anxious on the surface and quickly urged, "What are you still waiting for? The culprits are about to leave. Are you really going to watch people from other sects bully the young sect master of our sect?!"
There was eagerness on her face. If Jiang Zhiyun hadn't seen through her scheme in advance, she might have thought that this was a person who really cared about Qingqing.
But it was Banfenghe who personally brought the medicine that made Qingqing fall into the devilish path and personally poured it down his throat.
If it weren't for her, Qingqing wouldn't have had his condition worsened because of the demonic heart.
The angrier she thought about it, the more Jiang Zhiyun suddenly turned around, pointed at Banfenghe, and said angrily, "The culprit is you! Banfenghe!!"
Banfenghe was stunned for a moment when Jiang Zhiyun suddenly pointed at her. Then she covered up the panic in her eyes and quickly defended herself.
"Sister Jiang, what are you talking about? It was clearly Shen Qing and Li Xian who hurt the young sect master. I saw it with my own eyes..."
Jiang Zhiyun sneered, "You weren't here just now. How can you convict Shen Qing and Li Xian based on your one - sided words? But I saw with my own eyes that you hurt Qingqing."
Jiang Zhiyun suddenly knelt in front of Elder Lianqiao and Elder Lianshan and cried, "Banfenghe, relying on the support of Sect Master Qingdai, secretly drove Qingqing to this remote yard. On top of that, she didn't even allow Qingqing to get treatment or take medicine on weekdays."
"She not only withheld Qingqing's resources but also threw away all the medicine kindly sent by the junior brothers and sisters!"
"Please, Elders Lianqiao and Lianshan, make the decision for Qingqing. The young sect master has really suffered too much!"
Elder Lianqiao and Elder Lianshan looked up at Banfenghe suspiciously.
Banfenghe's face turned pale when she was looked at by everyone's eyes. She stammered an explanation, "No, it's not me... It's..."
It's Sect Master Qingdai!
But how could she say it out loud? Her backer was Sect Master Qingdai. If she revealed Sect Master Qingdai, not only would others not believe it, but Sect Master Qingdai might also abandon her for her own sake.
Jiang Zhiyun, she did it on purpose!
She clearly knew that all this was ordered by Sect Master Qingdai, but she deliberately shifted all the blame onto her.
It was just to make her unable to defend herself and admit the guilt!