A rare opportunity

Amidst everyone's anxiety, four old ancestors walked out with gloomy faces.

When Lu Junlan, Xiaolian and others saw this, they also knelt down on the ground.

The four ancestors stood in a row at the entrance of the cave, scanning the crowd with sharp eyes. The ancestor Li stepped forward and said sternly:

"Lift your heads!"

Everyone looked up timidly upon hearing that. Seeing the murderous eyes of the four elders, they couldn't help but tremble with fear all over. They couldn't help but look away, not daring to look directly at them.

"Do you know your sin?"

Ancestor Li had a gloomy face and spoke word by word in a sinister tone. The timid people were frightened and sat down on the ground. Then they knelt up again and kowtowed repeatedly, muttering:

"Disciple knows his crime! Disciple knows his crime! I beg you to spare my life, Grandmaster! I beg you to spare my life, Grandmaster!"

At this time they calmed down, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt something was wrong, and the more scared they became!

Patriarch Li snorted coldly, stared at Qi Guangming and asked:

"Humph! Qi Guangming, do you know your crime?"

Qi Guangming quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly:

"I know my crime! I shouldn't have led my fellow apprentices to trespass into the forbidden area. I am willing to be punished! It's just that I heard that Senior Brother Ma was in danger, so I got impatient. I hope all the ancestors can see clearly!"

"Haha! So, not only are you innocent, but you have actually done something meritorious?"

The old man Li laughed in anger and said sarcastically.

How could Qi Guangming hear the sarcasm in it? He hurriedly said:

"I dare not take credit for it, I just hope that the ancestors can forgive me for trespassing into the forbidden area!"

"Are you a fucking pig-brained person? You still think you have done something great?"

Patriarch Li suddenly jumped up, kicked Qi Guangming to the ground, pointed at him and cursed.

Qi Guangming was thinking about how to phrase the question if the ancestor wanted to reward him, but he didn't expect to be kicked. He was stunned and stared blankly!

"You pig-brained person, you deserve to die! Do you have any brains? Ma Ji is in danger, what danger will he be in? This is Qiyun Sect! This is the secret realm of Qiyun Sect! Hostage? He can hostage a mortal? If anything happens to Ma Ji, ten of your heads will not be enough to chop off! Calling you a pig-brained person is an insult to pigs! You are being used as a pawn and you are still complacent? I wish I could kick you to death!"

The old ancestor Li's eyes were wide open with anger, and he started to curse him.

Qi Guangming was shocked when he heard this and woke up suddenly! He was lying on the ground with a pale face and empty eyes. Suddenly he saw Ouyang Zifan standing beside him, jumped up like crazy, and rushed towards him! He yelled:

"Ouyang Zifan! I have no grudge against you in the past or in the present, why are you trying to harm me? I'm going to fight you today!"

Caught off guard! Ouyang Zifan was thrown to the ground by him and beaten with fists and kicks!

Ouyang Zifan woke up from his initial shock and wanted to fight back, but then he changed his mind and simply put his hands on his head, letting Qi Guangming kick and hit him. He howled:

"It's unfair, it's unfair! Senior Brother Qi, I... I also heard what Sun Qiang said, I don't know either! Junior Brother Yu Shulin can testify for me! Grandmaster, help me, Grandmaster, help me!..."

Yu Shulin's face changed when he heard this! Ouyang Zifan would never let him go and would drag him down with him! But it would not be so easy for him to take the blame!

Qi Guangming's sudden madness was beyond Li Laozu's expectation, but he did not stop him. Although it was impossible to convict Ouyang Zifan now, he felt a little aggrieved to let him go. Letting him suffer first would make him feel better.

Seeing Qi Guangming beating him harder and harder, Ouyang Zifan's voice became smaller and smaller. The old man Sun was afraid that someone might die, so he shouted:

"Qi Guangming! Why don't you stop it! Are you crazy?"

Qi Guangming seemed to have gone mad! He continued to attack Ouyang Zifan! He beat Ouyang Zifan until he huddled up and groaned!

Old Ancestor Sun saw that this was really outrageous, so he jumped up, picked up Qi Guangming and threw him out.

How miserable was Ouyang Zifan at this moment? His whole body was covered in blood, and his handsome face had turned into a pig's head! Qi Guangming was still filled with hatred, so he got up and rushed towards Ouyang Zifan again!

Seeing Qi Guangming completely in a frenzy, and the other disciples kneeling on the ground one by one, but no one stepped forward to stop him. Grandmaster Sun couldn't help but get angry! He said sternly:

"Are you all dead? Stop him now!"

Lu Junlan and the others woke up from their shock and quickly rushed forward to subdue Qi Guangming. Although Qi Guangming's acupuncture points were sealed, he stared at Ouyang Zifan angrily!

The four ancestors knew it all by now! It was Ouyang Zifan who provoked today's incident! But it was obvious that he had pushed all the responsibility onto Sun Qiang. Now there was no evidence, and there was no way to deal with him.

Although he was beaten, Ouyang Zifan felt more at ease. Not only did he successfully push the responsibility onto Sun Qiang in front of everyone, he also took the opportunity to drag Yu Shulin along! After he said this, Yu Shulin was tied to him tightly. If the ancestor asked, he should know what to say!

When Grandmaster Sun saw that Qi Guangming had been subdued, he turned to look at the forest and asked:

"Yu Shulin, did you hear what Ouyang Zifan said just now? What do you think? Were you with them at the time?"

Although Grandmaster Sun spoke calmly, it was like thunder to the forest! It was obvious that he regarded himself as one of them! It was impossible for the grandmasters not to ask about the situation of the tea boy. Some things could not be concealed. The most important thing now was how to pick himself out!

He immediately prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly while saying in a trembling voice:

"I know my crime! I know my crime! I was blind and didn't realize that Sun Qiang had evil intentions. I was deceived by him and almost made a big mistake! I am willing to accept the punishment!"

Grandmaster Sun looked at him meaningfully and said calmly:

"Let's not talk about whether to punish or not, just tell me what happened first."

Although he had some doubts about Yu Shulin, he still wanted to hear what he had to say.

"Reporting to the elders! Sun Qiang lied to me that the tea boy should know the whereabouts of Senior Brother Ma, and asked me to accompany him to guard the tea room cave door to prevent the tea boy from sneaking away. We just wanted to ask him the next day. He may have misunderstood us and slipped out of the cave while we were asleep. By the time we found him, he had already approached the cave entrance.

Sun Qiang and I immediately got up and chased him, all the way to the stone chamber where Senior Brother Ma was. When he ran into the stone chamber, I realized that I had rushed into the forbidden area in my haste! So I hurried out!

"I had not recovered from the shock until Senior Brother Ouyang arrived. As for what Sun Qiang said to Senior Brother Ouyang and Senior Brother Qi, I have no idea!"