: Words are no proof

Lee Jae-ho was utterly astonished and stood frozen in place. He had only intended to stop Lin Yuan from escaping, so why did it turn out like this?

He hurriedly manipulated his flying sword to turn back and protect its master, but found that the connection with the White Cloud Sword had been severed. He could no longer control it as easily as before, and he panicked, fearing that Lin Yuan would kill him on the spot. Instead, he retreated and tried to escape.

Fortunately, the White Cloud Sword, which had previously lost its connection, responded to his control and flew back into his sleeve.

He straightened his back immediately, regained some confidence, and tried to control the flying sword again, but found that it was still not working, and he couldn't help but worry again.

Apart from the third and fourth senior brothers and Li Yunniang, all the bystanders present were only at the Qi Condensation stage. Faced with the power of the Golden Core Sword, they were unable to resist. Even when touched by the sword's light, they were like fallen leaves battered by wind and rain, trembling with fear.

The bedroom instantly descended into chaos, with some hiding, some screaming, and others raging.

Li Zaiguan never expected that Li Zaihao would directly attack and injure someone. The flying sword was too fast. He wanted to stop it, but faced with such sword power, he felt that he could not resist it.

He hadn't expected Lin Yuan to retaliate so fiercely. Even he himself had only managed to avoid the sword's power. Their battle had caught in the crossfire, and upon hearing that his master had been injured and coughed up blood, he could no longer contain himself. He leaped between the two, unleashing his inner energy, and roared angrily:

"Stop it, all of you!"

After saying that, he turned to look at Li Zaijiang: "Quickly take a look at Master."

"Oh, okay..." Li Zaijiang realized what was happening and quickly stepped forward to check on his master's injuries. "His heart meridian is fine, but he's injured and can't wake up..."

Upon hearing that their master's injuries had worsened, the third senior brother felt both resentful and helpless. He glanced at Lin Yuan, who had retreated to the bedroom door, and wanted to curse, but then realized that the fault did not lie with him, since Li Zaihao had struck first and injured someone.

The third senior brother then turned to look at Li Zaihao, who was still in a daze, and angrily scolded, "Haven't you made enough trouble yet? Do you really want to completely ruin Baiyun Valley's reputation before you're satisfied..."

Lee Jae-ho was verbally abused and retreated, angrily retorting, "He tried to escape out of fear of punishment, and I stopped him. Is that wrong?"

At this moment, Lin Yuan stood outside the bedroom door, not escaping immediately. Now that the cave entrance was locked, he couldn't run away even if he wanted to. It was better to keep his distance and watch Li Zaihao and Zhen Baiyun's actions.

Fortunately, the bedroom screen was knocked down by the sword's edge, providing a wide field of vision. This allowed them to see the movements of everyone present, providing multiple witnesses.

At the same time, he secretly used a clever trick, keeping the communication jade bracelet active, which could maintain communication over short distances.

However, this has a distance limit, only a few dozen miles. Fortunately, he was standing on the walkway, separated from Jiang Yingyue outside only by a cave door barrier.

However, the cave entrance was not designed to completely block sound; it only reduced the sound to facilitate necessary communication between the inside and outside.

Seeing that Li Zaihao had calmed down, Lin Yuan was happy to buy some time for reinforcements to arrive. He sneered, "Li Zaihao, you were clearly trying to frame me, and when that failed, you tried to kill me! Everyone saw that..."

"You're spouting nonsense..." Lee Jae-ho's anger flared up again, but unable to control the flying sword, his tone softened.

The third senior brother angrily rebuked the two of them again: "Shut up, both of you! Don't say another word!"

Lee Jae-ho said irritably, "You're still protecting outsiders?"

The third senior brother suddenly felt a pang of pity for his misfortune, and looked at him sadly, saying, "Whom do I protect? Who knows the truth in their heart?"

At this moment, no one dared to speak up to persuade them.

Lee Jae-ho knew that his third senior brother had always protected him, so he didn't respond for a moment.

The third senior brother looked around again: "Until Master wakes up, this matter ends here. No one is allowed to talk about it!"

The fellow disciples looked at each other, astonished that such a serious crime could be forcibly suppressed, and nodded repeatedly.

Lin Yuan understood that his third senior brother wanted to consider the overall situation and prevent the two from exposing each other, but this approach was not in his best interest. If this charge was not completely cleared up now, Li Zaihao, as the young valley master, could use it to continue his scheme once he left.

Just then, his jade bracelet transmitted a message: reinforcements have arrived.

At this moment, the stone door of the cave was knocked on repeatedly, the sound so loud that it could be clearly heard through the corridor and into the bedroom.

At this moment, the waitress hurriedly came from the cave entrance. She had already heard the commotion but hadn't dared to approach. She quickly announced, "Fairy Qin and Fairy Jiang have arrived!"

Upon hearing that the Moon Palace envoys were outside the door, Li Zaihao trembled and said in a trembling voice, "Don't open the door, drive them away."

"Why are they here?" The third senior brother, not expecting the two to arrive so quickly, immediately looked at Lin Yuan. "Did you call them?"

Lin Yuan nodded in agreement: "I only want to leave Baiyun Valley to protect myself, but someone is trying to harm me and Ninth Senior Sister, so I'm not on guard."

The third senior brother said decisively, "Junior brother, family scandals should not be aired in public. Tell them to go back first! As long as I'm here, I guarantee you won't suffer any injustice."

Lin Yuan shook his head: "Third Senior Brother, I've always respected you as a person, but you're not the Young Valley Master, much less the Valley Master. Once they leave, I'm afraid your authority will be over, and the Young Valley Master could easily pin a crime on me and Junior Sister. How will we face that then?"

These words are harsh, but they are also true.

The third senior brother fell silent, glanced at his master who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and then asked Li Zaihao seriously, with an annoyed tone, "Aren't you the young valley master? Do you dare to confront me?"

His words were simple: if what you say is true, then let's confront each other, but you'll have to bear the consequences.

"I..." Lee Jae-ho was speechless, unsure how to respond, and stammered, unable to get the words out.

Faced with Lin Yuan bringing in the Moon Palace celestial messenger as reinforcements, if Li Chenghe, the wine server, were to be arrested on the spot for questioning, Li Zaihao would have no idea what the outcome would be; the situation would definitely be unmanageable.

When faced with his master's questioning, Lee Jae-ho didn't dare to confront him directly, and now he has even less confidence to do so.

Not daring to confront someone implies guilt, and suggests that what the other person is saying might be true; anyone with common sense would understand.

Senior Sister Lu pursed her lips as she watched, and when she turned her head, she found that Eighth Senior Brother was also shaking his head. The two looked at each other, and neither of them could see the disdain in their eyes.

"Sigh..." Even Lee Jae-gang felt embarrassed and turned his face away from him.

Li Zaijin immediately regretted listening to his fifth senior brother and targeting Lin Yuan. He awkwardly shrank to the side, hoping no one would see him.

But the knocking outside the door grew louder and louder, so loud that it even caused a slight vibration inside the bedroom.

With each tremor, Li Zaihao's panic intensified. None of his fellow disciples spoke up for him, as if they were laughing at him, which made his face flush red.

The third senior brother was utterly disappointed in Li Zaihao, shaking his head and sighing. But for the sake of the bigger picture, he still looked at Lin Yuan and pleaded, "Junior brother, it was the fifth junior brother's fault for speaking recklessly. How about this, you and junior sister go back to the Moon Palace with Fairy Qin now. I guarantee that White Cloud Valley will not hold you accountable afterward, and all the fellow disciples present can testify to that."

After saying that, he looked at his fellow disciples. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that there was finally someone who could make decisions and solve problems.

"I am willing to be your witness, Third Senior Brother." Li Zaijiang nodded in agreement first.

"Yes, junior brother," Senior Sister Lu echoed.

"yes……"

"..."

Seeing that everyone was nodding but their statements were all flawed, Lin Yuan decided to have Qin Yingxue step in and definitively determine the nature of the matter, preventing any further reversals.

Just then, the jade bracelet transmitted a voice: "It's fine."

This was Qin Yingxue's telepathic message.

At this moment, Qin Yingxue, who was outside the cave, was listening to the conversations of the people coming from the jade bracelet, and roughly understood the situation inside.

However, she had not come with her master's permission, and she was worried that Jiang Yingyue would not be able to persuade Luoxia Zhenren to take action. She was already somewhat relying on the power of the powerful, and she was worried that if things got out of hand, it would be difficult to handle. If she alarmed her master, it would not be good. It would be better to get out unscathed and achieve the result she wanted.

Lin Yuan didn't expect that Qin Yingxue didn't intend to ruin Li Zaihao's reputation, but would actually agree to a settlement directly.

He only wanted to get out unscathed and didn't want to cause any more trouble. Besides, Li Zaihao was only an enemy on the surface. It might be possible to discredit him, but it would be difficult to kill him. After all, Baiyun Valley could simply eliminate Li Cheng and Shi Jiu, leaving no way to verify the truth. Even if the Moon Palace came, it would be difficult to investigate.

But as long as Zhen Baiyun is still the one truly hiding behind the scenes, it doesn't really matter if he tries to ruin Li Zaihao's reputation.

He then looked at Li Zaihao, the only one who hadn't nodded, and sneered, "Since Young Valley Master doesn't agree, then please open the door."

"You..." Lee Jae-ho was speechless again, immediately feeling embarrassed and angry. However, he couldn't control the White Cloud Sword in his sleeve, and Lin Yuan had a magical treasure by his side. He wasn't confident he could win. Besides, even if he could win, he was worried he wouldn't be able to deal with the Moon Palace Envoy. So he could only say, "Get lost!"

Lin Yuan hadn't expected Li Zaihao to start with such a grand display, only to fizzle out so quickly. He shook his head and smiled, "Young Valley Master, are you not convinced?"

"What are you going to do?" Lee Jae-ho pointed angrily at him, but his voice lacked conviction.

"Words are no proof," Lin Yuan said firmly.

"You..." Lee Jae-ho was at a loss.

The third senior brother was also worried about his fickle nature, but could only scold him, "Write!"

After saying that, he turned to the wine server and said, "Bring me paper and pen."

"Yes." The waitress breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. She was also afraid of being questioned in front of the Moon Palace celestial messenger, so she quickly fetched paper and pen and prepared water and ink for Li Zaihao.

"I..." Lee Jae-ho's face turned red. Seeing that no one spoke up for him, he finally took the paper and pen handed to him by the waiter.

He suddenly realized that this young valley master was being humiliated; despite holding great power, he could not decide life and death.

Lin Yuan suddenly spoke up to stop him, saying, "Shao Gu, please write down the cause of Sixth Senior Brother's death clearly. Who exactly killed him?"

Before he left, he defined and concluded the matter, making it irreversible.

"You..." Lee Jae-ho was unwilling to write and was about to throw down his pen.

"Write it!" the third senior brother tried to stop him, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he did it anyway. "Since the sixth junior brother died from a qi deviation, no one is allowed to gossip about him anymore."

"Yes." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Lee Jae-ho breathed a sigh of relief and could only write it down himself. His third senior brother was a little worried and watched him write. After he finished writing, he took a look at it himself and found nothing wrong with it. So he had him sign his name and draw his handprint.

So the third senior brother also signed his name, and then had all the other junior brothers and sisters sign theirs as well.