Chapter 276: Peaceful Dialogue (Please Subscribe)

Though silent, it was not heavy.

This was the situation inside the City Lord's main hall at this moment.

To the eyes of those two disciples of Great Cultivator Yunyi, such a development meant that Du En was being completely oblivious; after ruthlessly killing their junior martial brother and sister, he actually hadn't taken the initiative to admit his fault and beg for mercy!

Although the cause lay with them and not with you, you should at least show some attitude and express something on the surface, shouldn't you?

Therefore, they cast their intensely hostile gazes toward the calm Du En one after another.

They fought back and forth openly and secretly, but in front of their master, they still had to put on a show of being united against a common enemy.

Tsk! Looking at you all like this, those who didn't know would think we were all so brotherly and sisterly!

Ren Li glanced at the posturing of these two senior martial sister and brother, unable to help but mutter to himself.

At the same time, the silence of his master and the reticence of Du En—the performance of these two key figures at this moment—also made him secretly break into a cold sweat.

Sure enough, as the silence continued, the two sides seemed to be truly turning into a standoff preceding a conflict, the atmosphere seemingly shifting from peaceful to heavy.

Consequently, the three disciples of the Great Cultivator present all began to feel uneasy.

Ren Li was naturally caught in the middle, feeling anxious, while the other two couldn't help but wonder if they had pushed too hard just now, thereby inciting their master's dissatisfaction.

If Du En and their master were to have a disagreement here and break out into an obvious conflict, putting the contradiction out in the open, it would only end up affecting them.

——The pressure from the upper echelons would make them feel truly pressured, and both their direct and indirect interests would be damaged!

It was under this uneasy and tense situation that Great Cultivator Yunyi was the first to lower his gaze, appearing quite moved and melancholy.

"Looking at it today, it was my fault for wanting both, and now I am reaping what I have sown."

This Great Cultivator's attitude was actually unexpectedly gentle?

Du En didn't care at all about the emotions and gazes of those two Nascent Soul stage cultivators; at this moment, he was secretly deliberating and replied calmly: "It is the way of the world, and it is also something that cannot be helped."

Hm?

What are you two talking about?

Isn't this supposed to be a development where one comes to admit fault, resolve the conflict, and then either flies into a rage or secretly endures it?

The three disciples of the Great Cultivator listened to the words of these two people, unable to wrap their heads around it for a moment, appearing somewhat dazed; even Ren Li's cold third senior sister couldn't help but show a look of obvious surprise.

But Great Cultivator Yunyi only nodded slightly, appearing quite aged and sentimental: "Cultivator Du, are you willing to hear my story?"

"I am all ears."

Thus, Great Cultivator Yunyi spoke slowly.

"My eldest disciple was previously indulged in affairs, and I did not urge them in time; they had talent but failed to realize it early, leading to their death in the infiltration incident by Fudong."

"And my second disciple—I learned my lesson and changed my teaching method, but because I urged them too much, it caused them to panic and seek medical advice from anyone, eventually wanting to slaughter their fellow disciples; I had to sorrowfully abolish their cultivation and banish them to the mortal world, and now they have become withered bones."

"Since then, I have strictly forbidden them from killing each other, and I have urged them from time to time, but I have not directly pressured them again; my original intention was to let them compete so that they could promote each other."

"Who would have expected that another accident would occur, causing them to change over time, which is what gave birth to today's evil fruit..."

Great Cultivator Yunyi said, sighing quite a bit.

At this moment, he revealed these old stories, his own inner journey, and his own melancholy sighs, which only made the third and fourth disciples panic, forcing them to struggle to maintain their outward composure.

They clearly had not expected that their master's current method of cultivating disciples had changed in such a way.

Because when they were initiated, it was exactly the period when their second senior sister was banished.

At that time, the two of them had just reached Qi Refining and were found by their master from a pile of laborers, just like Ren Li.

Great Cultivator Yunyi had to cultivate and was tied up with affairs, and since this matter was quite delicate, he hadn't mentioned it in the past; after all, perhaps the fellow disciples their second senior sister had wanted to harm were these two, which was why there were extra concerns.

In other words, they suddenly realized that Du En's killing of people now might not, as they had previously imagined, make their master hostile toward Du En while also rejecting and loathing their junior brother Ren Li?

In other words, their master's anger was actually not much, but rather full of lamentation?

Thinking of this, they naturally felt increasingly uneasy.

After all, they could have stopped it before, but they didn't; if this were to be investigated, then...

They dared not think, they dared not think; they could only force themselves to stay calm, while their hearts were in a panic.

And while the senior sisters and brothers were panicked, Ren Li let out a long sigh of relief.

He knew it! His master was a reasonable person!

It was just that he also loved his disciples very much; the fact that he could go to Nanmo to gain insights before was something arranged by the other party, which was actually not a simple matter.

It was also because of this love for his disciples that Ren Li was afraid that in a fit of rage, his master would ignore the "comfort and consolation" from the sect and do something to Du En, who had come to his door.

It wasn't that he didn't respect his teacher or the Dao; it was mainly that these two incidents could be said to have been caused by him, and at the same time, those four guys truly deserved to die.

If not for Du En's superior strength, he would have already been dead!

Various emotions brewed and intertwined, and everyone had their own thoughts.

The main hall fell into silence once again.

The atmosphere looked relaxed on the surface, but in reality, it had changed secretly.

Because at this moment, the pressure was actually on Du En's side.

With Great Cultivator Yunyi revealing his inner thoughts and past like this, how should he answer now?

As the killer, facing the other party's master who had laid out his own mistakes and expressed lamentation, it seemed inappropriate to say anything at this moment, let alone argue with sound logic.

This person is truly difficult and thorny to deal with.

Du En couldn't help but think this.

If he continued to drag it out without saying anything, it seemed like he would be the one in the wrong.

After all, the other party is a dignified Great Cultivator who has shown such a good attitude in this matter, while you have nothing to say; comparing the attitudes, it looks very bad. If it spreads, what will others think?

Fortunately, things did not develop that way.

Because Great Cultivator Yunyi spoke again immediately: "I have observed Fudong recently, and they have been acting quite sneakily, perhaps wanting to take advantage of our sect's reorganization to plot in secret; however, when I reported it to the Hub City, it was not adopted, which is truly distressing."

As a Great Cultivator guarding the region, he could not move easily and could only guard this place year after year; his two Nascent Soul disciples and other subordinates and confidants also held important positions and could not act rashly in their daily lives.

Therefore, since he took the initiative to bring this up now, his meaning was very obvious.

Let Du En go investigate and stop it.

(End of chapter)