Chapter 115

Chapter 115: Betting on Her

In the Disciplinary Hall, Sheng Yuan was speaking in a loud, righteous voice.

His face was a little twisted.

They had not made a fuss over what happened on the snow mountain.

In the Langya Secret Realm, his junior sister and three junior brothers were the ones who suffered, and they had not wanted to fight with Li Shuang either.

They had already been generous enough.

But what about Li Shuang?

He had only asked to borrow some spirit stones to get through the crisis, and she would not lend them.

So then, why should he show her any respect?

He raised his voice and called: “Steward Lin!”

He said firmly: “The Message Tokens record our gains in the Outer Zone and all our activity footage. Normally, the sect only checks the part that lists gains. If it matches, the token is sealed and the rest is not reviewed. It is because of this habit that some people take chances and think they can hide what they did. I ask the sect to make public the records from the tokens of Li Shuang, Ye Zhao Zhao, and Chang Le An. Right and wrong will be clear at a glance.”

Steward Lin frowned and said: “Sheng Yuan, by your own words, this is a case between Li Shuang and Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An. The three of them have not asked to make the records public. You may not have the right to decide for them.”

He nearly said outright that Sheng Yuan was meddling.

Sheng Yuan kept a serious face as he said: “Zhao Zhao was hurt in the secret realm and is now resting at Ling Xu Peak. The three junior brothers are looking after her. I am their First Senior Brother, so I can decide for the two of them. As for Li Shuang, please call her here. If she is upright, she will agree to make the footage public. If she refuses, that means she has a guilty conscience.”

His words hit the floor like a hammer.

Li Shuang had thrown Ling Xu Peak into chaos. He could not hold back for her anymore.

If he did, the new First Senior Brother of Ling Xu Peak would become a joke.

Steward Lin was frowning and about to speak when a cool voice cut in.

Li Shuang walked in with a calm look and said: “I agree to make the Token Projection public.”

Sheng Yuan stared at her, surprise flickering in his eyes.

The truth was, he had not wanted things to go this far.

Even if Li Shuang treated them coldly, he still wanted to leave her some pride.

Until just now.

Li Shuang had clearly made a big profit, yet she would not lend him even a single spirit stone. That was when he gave up on this First Senior Sister completely.

So there was no need to hold back now.

Even so, why had Li Shuang agreed so easily to show the footage?

He looked at her and said: “Senior Sister Li, your actions in the secret realm have already been told to me by the three junior brothers and our junior sister. They do not want to argue with you, but I think we should still make the truth clear.”

Li Shuang glanced at him and said coolly: “Junior Brother Sheng, I already agreed. Show the footage however you like. I will not object. I only wonder, can you really make the decision for them?”

Sheng Yuan froze, then understood.

He stared back and said: “You are counting on Zhao Zhao and the others being kind. They do not want to reveal your true face, so you think this is safe, right? Zhao Zhao is badly hurt and should not worry about this, and besides, she is softhearted. If we ask her, she probably will not agree.”

Li Shuang’s eyes stayed calm as she said: “So, Junior Brother Sheng, I am asking you, can you really decide?”

Sheng Yuan gritted his teeth and said, firm and final: “I am the First Senior Brother of Ling Xu Peak. A First Senior Brother must be decisive. I can decide this for them.”

Li Shuang raised a brow and said: “How impressive, Junior Brother Sheng. You are sure they will not be upset with you?”

In his ears, her words sounded like a challenge to his authority as First Senior Brother. In his mind, voices from the peak seemed to ring out.

[“Once Senior Sister Li left, Ling Xu Peak fell apart.”]

[“Senior Brother Sheng is nothing like Senior Sister Li.”]

[“If only Senior Sister Li were still here.”]

Bloodshot crept into Sheng Yuan’s eyes. Did Li Shuang think only she had prestige?

He answered without a pause: “My junior sister and three junior brothers will not object. For their matters, they will listen to me.”

His words landed with force.

He was the First Senior Brother, acting for the master and guiding the disciples. Did he not even have this much authority?

Li Shuang nodded once and said: “If the Disciplinary Hall approves your say so, I have no objection.”

Sheng Yuan turned to Steward Lin and said: “Li Shuang has agreed, and I can decide for Zhao Zhao and Le An. With both sides asking to see the footage, the Disciplinary Hall should not refuse, right?”

Steward Lin hesitated and said: “Please wait. I have to report this.”

Li Shuang and Sheng Yuan waited in the hall while Steward Lin hurried off to make the report.

When he heard that Ling Xu Peak and Li Shuang were in conflict again, this time Meng Yi Fei treated it with the highest attention.

After getting the message, he watched the token footage himself.

When he finished, he shook his head, a cold light passing through his eyes.

Pang Zhi Xue asked quietly: “Sect Leader, should we make the footage public?”

Meng Yi Fei’s face stayed calm as he said: “Since those at Ling Xu Peak asked for it, and Li Shuang agreed, why stop it? Make it public. Do not just show those three tokens either. Gather all the disciples in the Central Plaza and show it there. Also, ask the other two Ling Xu Peak disciples, Yan Xiao and Yue Feng. If they agree, show their footage too.”

Pang Zhi Xue had also watched the footage, and he nodded at once.

Li Shuang’s importance to the Sword Sect had shot up. This time she had not caused trouble. People from Ling Xu Peak had come after her first. You could not blame her for that.

Meng Yi Fei added after a pause: “Also, it is time to settle the snow mountain matter. Hall Master Pang, make preparations. We may need to activate the Heart-Inquiry Platform.”

“Heart-Inquiry Platform?” Pang Zhi Xue’s pupils shrank hard.

For a dispute among disciples, did they really need to open the Heart-Inquiry Platform?

Was that not going a bit too far?

Meng Yi Fei nodded calmly and said: “Get ready.”

Pang Zhi Xue did not dare delay and left with a quick “Understood.”

Watching him go, Meng Yi Fei’s eyes were steady.

After the footage, he had a clear sense of Li Shuang’s character. With the old doubts in mind, it was very likely she was innocent in the snow mountain incident.

Then he would clear the mud thrown on her.

And those who should be punished would be punished well.

Li Shuang might become a leader of the Sword Sect in the future. How could there be a stain on someone like that?

He looked into the distance and murmured to himself: “Li Shuang, I am placing half the Sword Sect’s future as a bet on you.”

He did not know if this bet would be worth it, but once he had decided, he would not regret it.

Very soon, every disciple in the Sword Sect received a notice.

The Disciplinary Hall would show footage from inside the Langya Secret Realm in the Central Plaza.

Why show the footage all of a sudden?

While they chatted and guessed, the disciples walked quickly toward the Central Plaza.