Chapter 1347: Clearing My Name

At this moment, the Third Elder's heart was full of mixed feelings. To be honest, even now, he still found it hard to believe that that genius Xiao Han, the Xiao Han they had been so proud of, would have done such things.

Miss Hongxiu stood up and looked at Ning Chen: "Shall we go down together?"

Ning Chen said nothing, but he nodded, patted Gu Yanqi's hand, then rose and landed on the stage together with Miss Hongxiu.

"Everyone, I know you have many doubts. Today I can explain things for you."

"Back then, Xiao Han was framed by the Second Elder of his own sect, who claimed he had killed his Master, and they chased Xiao Han all the way to the Demon Realm. The Demon King of the Demon Realm, upon learning of this, took him in. Later, due to certain events, he fell into a deep sleep, and at that time, the Demon King also suffered a severe loss of his abilities because of certain matters."

"But at this moment, the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect Sect, under the pretext of hunting down a traitor, barged into the Demon Realm without authorization, gravely wounded the Demon King, and locked him inside the Demon-Suppressing Tower. You must all be wondering—why is it the Third Elder of the Dongqing Sect Sect who came out this time, and not the Second Elder?"

"Because the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect Sect wanted to harm the Demon King again. When he went to reinforce the Demon-Suppressing Tower, we happened to rescue the Demon King. They spoke rudely and showed no remorse, which is why the Demon King stripped them of all their cultivation."

Miss Hongxiu's words left the crowd greatly shocked, because everyone knew that the Human Realm and the Demon Realm currently did not interfere with each other—this was an unwritten pact.

Yet the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect Sect's actions were clearly meant to break this pact. The fact that the Demon Realm has not attacked the Human Realm is already a considerable concession.

Hearing this, the people from the other three great sects and the various Xiaomen Sect present all turned to look at the Dongqing Sect Sect. If the matter was true, the Dongqing Sect Sect's actions were going too far.

If the Demon Realm used this as a reason to attack the Human Realm, they would have absolutely no grounds to refute it.

At that moment, a dissenting voice suddenly rose from the crowd: "But how can you prove he didn't kill his Master? Boss Hong, even if it's you saying it, you still need evidence!"

Miss Hongxiu frowned. What was this person trying to do?

Many people around were swayed and started shouting for evidence.

"Right, you need evidence! Bring out the evidence and let us see!"

"Exactly! Just talking is useless!"

Ning Chen stepped forward and released wave after wave of pressure to suppress those gossiping mouths.

The crowd, feeling threatened, immediately shut up.

"Heh, evidence? Then tell me—why would he kill his own Master?"

The moment Ning Chen spoke, everyone present felt as if they had been plunged into ice. The man before them truly gave off an utterly emotionless impression.

"Xiao Han was already the most outstanding person in the Dongqing Sect Sect. He was next in line to firmly take the position of Sect Leader. Tell me, why would he throw away his own future? If he had some scheme, what was it? Being hunted for years? Or being cursed by ten thousand people?"

Ning Chen spoke slowly, but every word struck deep within the crowd. Indeed, what reason did Xiao Han have to hand over the Sect Leader position that was already within his grasp?

What the truth was—everyone now roughly had an answer in their heart.

Ning Chen said no more. What came next was no longer something he could speak about.

Xiao Han swept his gaze around, then turned toward the Dongqing Sect Sect's side and said firmly to all of them: "I have never done anything harmful to the Dongqing Sect Sect, nor did I kill my Master. I am innocent."

Every word rang out clear and forceful, and the vast majority of people already believed Xiao Han.

The former Renwulin Alliance Leader, the Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect, appeared. He looked at Xiao Han. In fact, many years ago, the Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect had had quite a bit of contact with Xiao Han.

Back then, the Sect Leader of the Dongqing Sect Sect—that is, Xiao Han's Master—had a very good relationship with him. The two would often play chess together and chat.

At the time, Xiao Han would sometimes be by their side, and sometimes not.

The Sect Leader of the Dongqing Sect Sect had praised Xiao Han more than once, and Xiao Han had indeed lived up to it. But what made the Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect remember Xiao Han was not these things—it was Xiao Han's pure eyes back then, free of desire and want, one could say utterly without a single distracting thought.

How could such a child possibly commit such a heinous act, especially at the very moment he had been confirmed as the next Sect Leader?

When the Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect first received the news, he did not know they had pushed Xiao Han out. He only thought the culprit had been caught and sent his disciples to demand an explanation.

By the time he learned that the culprit the Dongqing Sect Sect spoke of was Xiao Han, Xiao Han had already vanished without a trace.

The Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect came to Xiao Han's side, looked at how different he was from before, sighed, and patted Xiao Han on the shoulder.

"Long time no see. You've grown up."

This gesture undoubtedly affirmed Xiao Han, and at the same time affirmed that Xiao Han would not have killed his own Master.

With the support of a great sect, those who had still wanted to object shut their mouths.

"Xiao Han, what identity do you plan to use to take part in the Wu Lin Assembly?"

Xiao Han glanced at the people around him, then pointed at Ning Chen beside him and said: "Under his team's name."

Ning Chen was stunned. He hadn't expected Xiao Han to say that.

The Sect Leader of the Nanzhu Sect looked at Ning Chen, sized him up from head to toe, and then confirmed one thing—this was a fine seedling for cultivation.

"Good, good, good. Everything is up to you to decide. Then, the two of you, please return to your seats. The matches can continue."

With Xiao Han's arrival, those coming up to compete could be said to be one after another. The disciples of the Gedamen Sect were all eager to try.

After all, they had all heard of Xiao Han's former reputation. It was just a pity that Xiao Han himself was far too low-key and almost never competed with anyone. Now that the chance had come, how could they not be excited?