klisemfg Chapter 1777
Chapter 1777
They vaguely knew the identities of these three people and could not afford to offend them. They could only channel their anger into sharp eyes, fixing them firmly on the Second Elder.
The Second Elder was on tenterhooks, his face flushed red as he was stared at by angry eyes from all sides. Even his ears were filled with shame and indignation. He gripped the hem of his clothes tightly with both hands, his knuckles turning white.
"Second Elder! What on earth is going on?!" A middle-aged elder finally couldn't hold back any longer, his voice filled with anger. "This is the outside help you hired at great expense? Blocking our path at the most critical moment for Qilin City?"
"Tell me, what price did you pay to invite them?"
"Could it be... that you were in cahoots with them all along?"
A torrent of doubts surged forth, and the Qilin City disciples below, who had long endured humiliation, could no longer contain themselves. Some of them directly cursed, "Traitor! This is a traitor!"
"We've fought so hard for so long, and the people you hired want to turn around and attack us?"
"Insolence!" The Second Elder suddenly looked up, trying to appear calm as he rebuked them, but his voice trembled almost imperceptibly. "Our plans are not something you juniors can fathom! Shut up!"
These words stunned the disciples of Qilin City, who instinctively looked at Jiang Bieli, who had remained silent.
Since the city lord didn't say anything, these disciples really didn't dare to curse anymore. They could only stare intently at the three people on the arena, their fists clenched so tightly they cracked.
Chen Xuan and Lin Yuyao, the brother and sister, witnessed this scene.
Tears welled up in Lin Yuyao's eyes like pearls from a broken string, falling onto Chen Xuan's sleeve and leaving a small wet patch.
Lin Yuqiong's face was pale, her fists were clenched, her body was trembling, and her eyes were full of disappointment—was this really her and her sister's biological father?
Chen Xuan ignored the three people on the stage, and simply reached out to pull Lin Yuyao into his arms, gently patting her back to comfort her.
His gaze, however, fell upon Jiang Bieli atop the void warship in the distance, his voice filled with sarcasm: "City Lord Jiang, is this all? Someone like you is worthy to be my father-in-law?"
His gaze then shifted to the Grand Elder, his tone growing even colder:
"And you, Elder! I can forgive you for not knowing the truth before."
Chen Xuan stabbed him, each word piercing his heart, "But now the truth is right before our eyes. As Yao'er's master and her elder, are you still trying to cover things up? Do you deserve the respect Yao'er has for you?"
"Father..." Lin Yuyao buried her face in Chen Xuan's arms, her voice choked with sobs, unable to believe that her closest person would treat her like this, "Master... how could you..."
Chen Xuan's words were like a thunderclap in the air.
The cultivators from all sides were stunned and looked at Jiang Bieli and the Grand Elder—they were the city lord of Qilin City and the immortal patriarch in the eyes of the Qilin City disciples! How could they scheme against their own Holy Qilin bloodline successor?
"Junior! You are looking for death!"
Jiang Bieli's expression completely lost control; her bloodshot eyes were filled with rage, but she dared not meet Lin Yuyao's gaze directly. She could only vent all her anger on Chen Xuan, her voice trembling.
"What do you know! You know nothing! Huh? Do you know what we're carrying on our shoulders!"
Compared to Jiang Bieli's exasperation, the Grand Elder seemed to have all his strength drained away.
He staggered back a step, tears welling in his cloudy old eyes. His gaze towards Lin Yuyao was filled with regret, and his voice trembled:
"Yao'er... Master is sorry... Master was confused, Master is so sorry..."
He actually admitted it in public!
These words caused an uproar among the disciples of Qilin City.
"No...no way! How could Grandmaster do such a thing to Senior Sister? He's always doted on her the most since we were little!"
"Senior Sister is the only successor of the Holy Qilin bloodline in our Qilin City! How could they scheme against her!"
"The city lord and the Grand Elder... how could they..."
Cries, doubts, and incredulous discussions mingled together, causing chaos even in the spiritual energy surrounding the void arena.