Chapter 1233

This caused Abbess Miejue to lose much of her prestige.

Many people were already secretly calling for Dugu Yihe to take over as Sect Master.

Yet Dugu Yihe had never responded to this.

However, in order to compensate for the loss of reputation caused by the disappearance of the Heaven Reliant Sword,

he still sent his most prized disciples, the "Three Heroes and Four Beauties," down the mountain.

This was both to give them experience and to burnish the Emei Sect's reputation.

Dugu Yihe certainly had a knack for training disciples.

Just looking at the three present before him:

Zhang Yingfeng, as the eldest disciple, was the oldest and possessed the greatest strength.

At just over thirty years of age, he was already at the late Innate Realm.

He could be considered a notable figure among the major sects.

The "Four Beauties" were all quite young.

Their cultivation bases were also relatively low.

They were about on par with the newly initiated Yue Lingshan.

This trip was also an opportunity for Zhang Yingfeng to bring two of them out to see the world.

Both young women were rare beauties.

Ye Xiuzhu had bright, spirited eyes and a charming, dainty air, overflowing with the vitality of youth.

Shi Xiuyun had a gentle demeanor, possessing a certain "girl-next-door" quality.

If a man were looking for a childhood sweetheart,

he would likely choose a girl like this.

The two women did not appear much in the original story,

but they left a deep impression.

Especially Shi Xiuyun, who was daring in love and hate, and possessed great empathy.

She had even been the "white moonlight" in the hearts of many.

The death of Shi Xiuyun

was a lingering regret for countless people.

Gu Hanyuan's eyes flickered.

He already had reserve harem members at the Spirit Vulture Palace and the Hengshan Sect.

The Emei Sect was naturally one of his targets as well.

As for those male disciples, he didn't hold them in any regard.

Dugu Yihe was destined to die sooner or later.

Once Dugu Yihe died, these male disciples would become rootless duckweed; letting them fend for themselves would be the best outcome.

If there was an opportunity, he could test how Zhou Zhiruo, the little seed he had planted in the Emei Sect, was faring.

Zhang Yingfeng was low-key and steady in his conduct.

Before coming here, he had already grasped the ins and outs of the matter.

At first glance, it looked like an ordinary incident of seeking revenge.

In reality, there were many points that could not withstand scrutiny.

Not to mention that Jiao Gongli's reputation had always been excellent;

he did not seem like a villain who would harm others without rhyme or reason.

Moreover, the person killed was Min Ziye of the Xiandu Sect.

What benefit was there in pointlessly offending such a powerful enemy?

More importantly, so many years had passed since this incident,

yet Min Zihua had suddenly popped up to seek revenge.

It was truly incomprehensible.

If one were to say he intended to wait until he had mastered his martial arts to seek revenge personally,

then wasn't it ridiculous for him to call so many helpers?

In short, there were many suspicious points in this matter.

If it weren't for the friendship between the Xiandu Sect and the Emei Sect,

making it impossible to decline,

Zhang Yingfeng would not have wanted to come at all.

However, given Zhang Yingfeng's caution,

even though he came, he took the initiative to express his desire to keep a low profile.

He even deliberately flattered Mei Jianhe,

causing the conceited Mei Jianhe to feel he should take the lead.

Meanwhile, he would take his two junior sisters and silently act as a bystander.

Miss Jiao Wan'er, seeing that Gu Hanyuan still had not appeared, began to feel disappointed.

She had no choice but to help Jiao Gongli argue his case.

However, facing the aggressive Min Zihua, Mei Jianhe, and the others,

Jiao Gongli, lacking key evidence, was at a loss for what to do.

Suddenly, the one-armed Luo Liru burst into the courtyard.

He first cast a hidden, hateful glance at the arrogant Sun Zhongjun,

then walked up to Jiao Gongli and handed over a secret letter he held in his hand.

He said respectfully:

"Master, this secret letter suddenly fell before me. The cover says it can resolve Master's predicament. I dared not delay and hurried to deliver it."

Miss Jiao Wan'er's delicate brows furrowed.

Her first thought was of Gu Hanyuan.

But she felt that Gu Hanyuan would not do something so superfluous.

She could only continue reading with a sense of doubt.

Jiao Gongli also unfolded the secret letter with a look of slight confusion.

The first thing that met his eyes on the top sheet was a lifelike Golden Snake Sword drawn upon it.

Jiao Gongli was immediately overjoyed.

If he had the help of the Golden Snake Gentleman, the trouble before him would naturally be resolved.

Looking further down, it detailed the truth and origin of the incident from back then.

Jiao Gongli said with great joy:

"Good! This secret letter can finally clear my name!"

Jiao Gongli happily handed the secret letter in his hand to Min Zihua and the others.

Those who read the secret letter felt it was unbelievable.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Back then, the Xiandu Sect expert and Chief Escort of the Huiyou Escort Agency in Jinan Prefecture, Shandong, Min Ziye, was lecherous and greedy.

Seeing that the second young lady of Escort Master Qiu Daotai was beautiful, he was moved by lust and conspired with the Feihu Stronghold's Chief Zhang to harm her and take her by force.

Jiao Gongli, hearing of such a shameless act, was moved by righteous indignation; he exposed the treacherous plot and killed Min Ziye with a single blade.

After Jiao Gongli killed Min Ziye, he offended the Xiandu Sect, so he took Chief Zhang's confession and Qiu Daotai's letter of thanks to the Longhu Temple on Mount Xiandu to see Daoist Huangmu.

The disciples of the Xiandu Sect had already received the news and made things difficult for Jiao Gongli on the way.

Just then, the "Golden Snake Gentleman" Xia Xueyi appeared, escorted Jiao Gongli up the mountain, and explained the matter clearly to Daoist Huangmu, resolving the grudge between the two sides.

Daoist Huangmu was a man of great understanding.

He restrained his disciples, forbidding them from ever seeking revenge on Jiao Gongli.

But for the sake of the Xiandu Sect's reputation, he asked Jiao Gongli not to publicize the matter.

Because Jiao Gongli had never publicized the truth,

even Min Zihua only knew that Jiao Gongli had killed his brother, Min Ziye,

but did not know the full story. ===== CHAPTER 1235 =====