The Madam Yue usually complied with the Sect Master Yue's wishes, but today she stubbornly shook her head. "Husband, you said she touched something she shouldn't have. What exactly is that thing, and is there any proof?"
Sect Master Yue's brow furrowed slightly, as if reluctant to speak.
"Father, if you're going to convict someone, you need evidence. You can't just accuse someone without any basis!" Yue Ran added. "If you want to arrest her, you should at least produce some evidence!"
"Yes, Sect Master Yue, convicting someone without reason should indeed require evidence. Otherwise, how can you convince the masses?" Wen Ting said casually. "Or perhaps, Sect Master Yue heard that Xiao Qin doesn't want to stay at Heavenly Sword Sect and fears she'll become an asset to another sect, so you're looking for an excuse to eliminate her?"
Sect Master Yue sighed deeply, then said, "In the Purgatory Tower, the soul of the Demon Lord Yu Ju is sealed."
As soon as Sect Master Yue finished speaking, the people from Heavenly Spirit Sect and Heavenly Profound Sect looked at Xiao Man in unison. Especially the elder from Heavenly Spirit Sect who followed Mu Qi, his gaze towards Xiao Man was like a hungry wolf spotting a sheep. He struck first, trying to capture Xiao Man.
Yue Ran seemed not to expect the people from Heavenly Spirit Sect to make the first move and couldn't react in time. He could only block Xiao Man himself. Xiao Man grabbed Yue Ran's shoulder, pulled him back, and kicked out, sending the attacking Heavenly Spirit Sect elder flying back.
"Elder Zhuo, what are you doing?" Mu Qi was shocked. "This is a Heavenly Sword Sect matter."
"Young Sect Master, we must take this person away," Elder Zhuo said excitedly. "Sect Master Yue, you can't keep her to yourself. Our Heavenly Spirit Sect is entitled to a share!"
"What do you mean?" Yue Ran was already confused. First, his father wanted to arrest Xiao Man, and then the Heavenly Spirit Sect wanted to get a piece of the pie, as if Xiao Man were a piece of fatty meat that everyone wanted to bite.
"You can take her away, but only if she hands over what I want. After she hands it over, you can do as you please," Yue Tian Xia said coldly, treating Xiao Man not as a person, but as an object.
"Father, do you know what you're saying?" Yue Ran looked at his father in shock. How could the Sect Master of Heavenly Sword Sect, a model of admiration for everyone, say such words?
Xiao Man patted Yue Ran's shoulder. "A'Ran, this has nothing to do with you. Go to your mother's side. I'll handle the rest myself."
"I won't go!" Yue Ran said stubbornly. "Father, if you want to touch her, kill me first!"
"Yue Ran, don't test my patience!" Yue Tian Xia reprimanded. "She's just a medicinal vessel!"
"Medicinal vessel!" As soon as this was said, everyone present became restless. Even the people from the aristocratic families were tempted. After all, the Qin clan had been wiped out, and medicinal vessels no longer existed in the world. A medicinal vessel that even the Heavenly Spirit Sect coveted must have a pure bloodline!
"Medicinal vessel, what is a medicinal vessel?"
Xiao Man glanced at Yue Ran and calmly explained, "The medicinal vessel they speak of is the direct descendant of the Qin clan who inherited the Myriad Poisons Golden Body. Their blood is a supreme medicinal ingredient for refining pills, and the blood of inheritors above the Golden Core realm can detoxify all poisons and rapidly heal wounds, hence the abbreviation 'medicinal vessel'."
"Refining medicine from people, it's simply insane!"
"Insane?" Xiao Man reached out and stroked Yue Ran's head. "In your eyes, this act is insane. In the eyes of others, as long as it benefits them, everything can be killed, everything can be eaten. Otherwise, how could the Qin clan have been annihilated?"
"You executioners, if you want to touch her, ask my sword first!"
Xiao Man sighed and pushed Yue Ran. "This has nothing to do with you. Don't get involved. Go to your mother's side and guard her. Be good."
Yue Ran walked back without hesitation. "Second brother... no, what should I call you?"
Xiao Man sighed. "Call me sister."
"I don't want to!" Yue Ran refused without hesitation. "I don't want to be your brother."
Xiao Man gave a bitter smile and pushed Yue Ran hard this time, shoving him towards Elder Ping. Elder Ping grabbed Yue Ran to prevent him from acting rashly. This matter today could not be resolved peacefully. Even he hadn't expected that Xiao Man would be a direct descendant of the Qin clan and possess the Myriad Poisons Golden Body. No wonder her cultivation speed was far beyond ordinary people!
Xiao Man drew her sword and pointed it at Yue Tian Xia. "Coincidentally, I also have an account to settle with you! Yue Tian Xia, you first colluded with Jiang Huan, allowing the Jiang family to usurp Heavenly Spirit Sect and replace the Qin clan. Then, disregarding brotherhood, you plotted to exterminate the Qin clan. You even tore through space and chased us to the Yong'an Continent, killing my parents. Today, these blood debts must be settled!"
Madam Yue was stunned. Her terrified gaze turned to Yue Tian Xia. Those sealed memories surged into her mind like a tide. At this moment, Madam Yue finally regained all her memories.
But she wished she hadn't regained her memory. The return of her memory also meant the arrival of pain. Xiao Man's sword pointed at Yue Tian Xia, calling him her clan's and father's murderer. Wouldn't that mean she married her enemy and even bore him a son!
After a brief dizziness, Madam Yue steadied her mind. She couldn't collapse now. She had to find a way to help Xiao Man escape. Facing Yue Tian Xia, Xiao Man had no power to resist!
"Absurd talk," Yue Tian Xia replied coldly to Xiao Man's accusation. "The Qin clan was annihilated a thousand years ago. What does it have to do with me?"
"The Sect Master of Heavenly Sword Sect has never changed; it's always been you. How can it not be related?" Xiao Man said slowly. "Sect Master Yue, you constantly change your identity and possess your descendants' bodies just to continue controlling Heavenly Sword Sect. Is power so hard for you to let go of?"
Yue Tian Xia did not rush to answer but looked at Xiao Man with a chilling gaze. "Nonsense!"
"Is it really nonsense?" Xiao Man said softly. "Since it's nonsense, why did Sect Master Yue hide his cultivation? Your Nascent Soul stage cultivation is not that easy to hide." Su Dan Novel Network
"I already entered the Nascent Soul stage ten years ago. The reason I hid my cultivation was merely to avoid putting pressure on others."
"Is that so?" Xiao Man sneered. "Then why didn't you tell everyone why you would go to any lengths to capture me?"
The crowd was filled with doubt, but Yue Tian Xia was a great power of the Nascent Soul stage, so they dared not ask even if they wanted to know!
"You opened the seal on the Demon Lord's soul, intending to revive the Demon Lord!"
"Does anyone believe that?" Xiao Man turned and looked at the crowd. "I came to the Cang Xuan Continent two years ago, and the reason I came here was because Sect Master Yue had me brought here. A person who has only been on the Cang Xuan Continent for two years, do you think I would go to save the Demon Lord or have anything to do with the Demon Lord?"