Eternal Saber

Chapter 553 - 159: Why Are You So Anxious?

"Oh?"

He Shiyao raised an eyebrow and said, "Where is your master? Let him come out and confront us."

Su Li snorted softly, clenched her fist, and said, "My master discovered the problem with the Drunken Eight Immortals wine, and as a result, he was assassinated by the Dongyi Race hermit. Right after that, the Thunder Hall people showed up!"

He Shiyao narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a malicious tone, "Miss Su, are you implying that the Drunken Immortal Tower is colluding with the Dongyi Race?"

Ye Yushi spoke, "While investigating the disappearance of Nanxia’s infants, after arriving at the Hermit Continent, I heard a secret that indeed someone in Nanxia is colluding with the Dongyi Race, promoting the Martial World alliance, attempting to control Nanxia’s Martial World."

As soon as these words were out, it was an earth-shattering revelation, causing an uproar!

"Who is so insane to collude with the Dongyi Race?"

"That’s impossible, even if someone colluded with the Dongyi Race, how could they control Nanxia’s Martial World?"

"What if that person becomes the Martial Arts Alliance Leader."

This seemingly casual remark sent a chill down everyone’s spine!

"This is sheer nonsense!"

He Shiyao, with an ugly expression, shouted loudly.

Ye Yushi said calmly, "I merely said someone is colluding with the Dongyi Race but haven’t mentioned who. Why are you so impatient?"

He Shiyao’s eyes flickered with a trace of panic, and he quickly defended, "Who’s impatient? I’m not! It’s just that what you just said is absurd!"

Su Li looked towards the Thunder Hall Hall Master and said, "Hall Master Lei, you said Brother Chen murdered innocent people, but that’s completely wrong. Lei Xiaotian was not killed by Brother Chen; he died by the poison of insects himself, and he was not innocent either."

"Haha!"

The Thunder Hall Hall Master laughed in anger, then said coldly, "Girl, are you saying my son deserved to die?"

Seeing the Thunder Hall Hall Master’s murderous aura and fierce gaze, Su Li was secretly frightened and didn’t dare to answer.

"Bullying a junior, what kind of ability is that!"

Someone couldn’t bear it and snorted softly.

The speaker was a middle-aged beautiful woman, dressed in a water-green long skirt, petite in figure, with bright eyes, none other than the Sect Leader of the Huanhua Sword Sect, Yan Qingwu.

"Sect Leader Yan, it’s easy for you to speak as you haven’t lost a son."

The Thunder Hall Hall Master said, "Moreover, this girl consistently defending that Beiqian spy, I think she’s already been bought by Beiqian!"

Yan Qingwu sneered, "Hall Master Lei’s slanderous tactics are so skilled, always ready at the tip of the tongue."

"I’ve met Brother Chen Tang and believe he is not a Beiqian spy."

The speaker was Su Muzhe from Peach Blossom Village.

Standing together with Su Muzhe, Yan Shu also raised her voice, "Indeed, Brother Chen pacified three thousand Profound Celestial Bandits at Cang Mountain; just this one feat proves his innocence!"

Someone immediately refuted, "That’s just a ruse by Beiqian to deceive people like you!"

"Indeed, ever since he came to Nanxia, there’s been no peace here!"

"Ridiculous! If he were a Beiqian spy, would the Sword Pavilion not know and still rank him first on the Wind and Cloud Ranking?"

"Has the Sword Pavilion never misjudged?"

Initially, it was just a minor commotion in front of the Ba Mountain Sword Sect’s ranks.

The eight Grandmasters on the stage didn’t pay it much attention and continued chatting leisurely.

But now, it had spread across the entire venue.

Major sects began to take sides, and even within some sects, disputes arose, the atmosphere growing increasingly tense.

The eight Grandmasters on stage frowned deeply and looked over.

"Silence!"

Yun Yifeng’s chief disciple, Yun Zongshan, urged his inner Qi and shouted.

The surrounding voices gradually quieted.

Yun Yifeng stood up, looked around, and said solemnly, "You all are young talents of the Jianghu, prominent figures. The Martial Arts Alliance has yet to form, and you quarrel over one Beiqian individual; what decorum is this?"

"If this gets out, won’t it bring ridicule from the world?"

Everyone on both sides still felt angry but remained silent.

Yu Qingfeng turned slightly and said, "Shen Zhiyuan of Book and Sword Hall, you doubt the Old Shopkeeper with no evidence but easily believe a Beiqian person. What does Hall Master Shen have to say?"

"Say what?"

Shen Zijing asked back.

Yu Qingfeng raised an eyebrow, "Does Hall Master Shen also believe that Beiqian individual and doubt the Old Shopkeeper?"

Shen Zijing remained expressionless and said, "I trust neither, only facts."

The Isle Master of Flame Sun Island sneered and asked, "Hall Master Shen, is your Book and Sword Hall of Nanxia or of Beiqian?"

Yue Zhen, Sect Leader of the Broken Mountain Blade Sect, said, "This matter is indeed strange. Shen Zhiyuan made a big issue of it at the Martial Arts Assembly, what is his real intention?"

"Everyone."

The Drunken Elder interrupted a few people’s conversation with a slight smile, saying, "We just advised the young people not to argue, and now you do, isn’t this making a spectacle for them?"

There was a burst of laughter below, easing the atmosphere.

After a pause, the Drunken Elder said, "Young people, seeing less, it’s easy to believe others. This is normal. I suspect that Chen Tang’s purpose in doing this is to prevent our Nanxia Martial World alliance, thereby causing internal strife in the Jianghu, leading to self-destruction!"

This statement seemed indeed effective.

Plus, the Drunken Elder’s kind and gentle demeanor, without the slightest air of a master, naturally drew belief from those present.

Many people at the scene showed a look of realization, as if awakening from a dream, nodding secretly.

Jiang Feng smacked his lips, unimpressed.

These people kept questioning Shen Zijing’s stance, Book and Sword Hall’s allegiance, and even crafted a narrative of Chen Tang having sinister motives inciting Jianghu’s internal strife but kept avoiding one critical question.

Does the Drunken Eight Immortals wine have any issues?

He had also drunk the Drunken Eight Immortals wine.

Its taste was excellent, but he did not know medicine, couldn’t discern anything unusual, and didn’t know whether the wine indeed contained any Eight Stone Powder.

And as a Grandmaster, even if it contained Eight Stone Powder, it would not affect him.

The Drunken Elder suddenly glanced at Jiang Feng, seemingly seeing through his thoughts, and said, "As for whether the Drunken Eight Immortals have issues, even if I said something, you might not believe it. Medicine King Sun Valley Master is here, let’s have him explain to everyone."

From the direction of Medicine King Valley, an old man with white hair stood up, cupped his hands to the surroundings, and said, "Upon hearing of this matter, I immediately took out the Drunken Eight Immortals stored in the Valley for a careful examination."

"Indeed, the Drunken Eight Immortals wine contains some ingredients not found in other wines, but these ingredients are not any kind of potion or medicine. Instead, they consist of rare herbs that, besides emitting a unique aroma, promote the flow of Qi and blood within the body and stimulate brain acupoints, beneficial rather than harmful."

With the statement from Medicine King Valley Master, there were no more doubts among those present.

"I said before, the Drunken Eight Immortals can’t have any issues, this is just gossip leading to rumors like the ’three men make a tiger’ tale."

"Indeed, this should be Beiqian’s arrangement, with Chen Tang deliberately spreading rumors to incite Jianghu’s internal strife and cause turmoil in Nanxia."

"Beiqian’s scheme is truly sinister and vicious!"

"Hmph, Shen Zhiyuan, Su Li, what do you have to say now?"

Shen Zhiyuan remained silent.

In his heart, he was certain that the Drunken Eight Immortals had issues.

Not only because he trusted Chen Tang, believed in Senior Mo Ming.

But also because he trusted his own experiences.

Just because he discovered something unusual about the Drunken Eight Immortals, he and Senior Mo Ming almost had their mouths permanently shut!

However, now, with Medicine King Sun Valley Master standing up, the situation had completely reversed.

Unless Senior Mo Ming appeared or undeniable evidence surfaced to convince everyone.

It would be difficult to turn the tide.