Live-in Son-in-law

Chapter 1274 1274: Not Him

Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao, under the guidance of the Sword Sect disciple, met Zhao Jing.

However, Zhao Jing was utterly baffled by their intentions.

Zhao Jing said, "I've been busy with matters and never invited Miss Ran over. Besides, if I were to invite Miss Ran, I would certainly invite both of you as well."

Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao's hearts skipped a beat.

Zhao Jing looked at the Sword Sect disciple who brought Qin Yi, "You said I took Miss Ran away, did you see it with your own eyes?"

The Sword Sect disciple shook his head, "It was a disciple of our Sword Sect who came to invite Miss Ran, claiming it was by the Great Elder's command, so we didn't stop him."

Yun Mengyao stared at Zhao Jing, "Great Elder, are you sure this isn't something you've done?"

Zhao Jing, looking wronged, smiled bitterly, "It truly wasn't me."

Qin Yi's eyes flickered slightly; Zhao Jing's reaction indeed didn't seem to be a lie.

"It seems someone used the Great Elder's name to take Miss Ran away."

Yun Mengyao glared at Zhao Jing, "Even if it wasn't you, it was someone else in your Sword Sect. After all, she disappeared in your Sword Sect, so you must take responsibility for finding her."

Zhao Jing nodded slightly, "Fairy Yun, rest assured, I will definitely find Miss Ran."

With that, he said to the disciple beside him, "Notify everyone to gather at the training grounds."

The disciple took the order and left.

Suddenly, Yun Mengyao said, "I know who it is."

"Oh?"

Qin Yi and Zhao Jing looked at her in surprise.

Yun Mengyao confidently said, "It must be that Wu Lin. I slapped him, and he held a grudge, so he secretly took Miss Ran away."

Zhao Jing thought about it and nodded slightly, finding it possible. Wu Lin is Wu Zihua's grandson, proud by nature, and having been slapped in public, he's quite likely to do such a thing.

However, Qin Yi shook his head slightly, "It shouldn't be Wu Lin. If he wanted revenge, he'd come after you directly. It doesn't make sense to target Miss Ran."

"That's not hard to understand. That waste knows his cultivation is inferior to mine, so he targeted Miss Ran instead."

Zhao Jing said, "Speculating here won't yield any results. Once we investigate, we'll know if it was Wu Lin."

Zhao Jing paused, then looked at Qin Yi, "Young friend Qin Yi, let's head to the training grounds."

Qin Yi nodded slightly, and the three of them headed to the training grounds.

On the way, Yun Mengyao said, "Actually, there's another possibility."

Zhao Jing curiously asked, "What possibility?"

"Do you think Wu Zihua might not have left the Sword Sect at all, but instead hid away somewhere? He could have seized the opportunity to abduct Miss Ran when we weren't paying attention."

Zhao Jing's mouth twitched. After all, Wu Zihua was an elder of the Sword Sect; would he really do such a thing? He said, "No, the Seventh Elder may be straightforward, but he would never do such a thing. I can vouch for it with my integrity."

Yun Mengyao sneered, "Someone used your name to take Miss Ran away, so your integrity doesn't count for much with me right now."

Zhao Jing: "..."

He was quite angry inside too. This was the Sword Sect branch, yet someone dared to use his name as the Outer Sect Great Elder to take away Ran Zitong. It was incredible.

Soon, the three of them arrived at the training grounds.

The training grounds were bustling, with hundreds of Outer Sect disciples and several Outer Sect elders present.

"Great Elder, gathering everyone so late, has something happened?"

A short elder approached and asked.

Zhao Jing smiled, "Second Elder, let me introduce you to young friend Qin Yi and Fairy Yun."

"This is the Second Elder of our Sword Sect branch's Outer Sect, Li Yicang."

"Second Elder." Qin Yi nodded slightly toward Li Yicang.

Li Yicang was momentarily stunned, "Are you the young friend Qin Yi who defeated the Great Elder this afternoon?"

Qin Yi's eyes flickered slightly; asking this in front of Zhao Jing seemed a bit disrespectful. It appeared Li Yicang didn't get along well with Zhao Jing.

"It was just a sparring match, not a competition of winners and losers."

Li Yicang snorted with a forced smile and no longer paid attention to Qin Yi.

Yun Mengyao, feeling displeased, muttered, "What a character."

Li Yicang cast a sullen glance at Yun Mengyao.

Zhao Jing, seeing this, said, "Second Elder, someone used my name this afternoon to take Ran Zitong away. Gathering everyone here is to investigate this matter."

"Ran Zitong?" Li Yicang bowed his head in thought, but it was evident he wasn't familiar with the name.

Zhao Jing said, "She's the woman who came with young friend Qin Yi."

Li Yicang nodded, but his expression still showed he had no idea who Ran Zitong was.

Li Yicang's expression took on a playful tone, "Daring to impersonate the Great Elder's authority, this should indeed be investigated thoroughly."

Zhao Jing said calmly, "Of course, in the Outer Sect, those who dare to use my name, whoever it may be, once found, will be severely punished."

Li Yicang's gaze darkened; he had always been at odds with Zhao Jing, and it was clear Zhao Jing's words were a veiled jab at him.

Zhao Jing stepped forward, addressing all the disciples, "This afternoon, someone, while young friend Qin Yi was not paying attention, used my name to take Miss Ran Zitong away. Whoever it was, step forward and admit it."

The scene fell into dead silence.

Impersonating the Great Elder's authority wasn't a trivial matter.

For a long while, no one made a sound.

Zhao Jing's face darkened, "Since no one admits it, I'll check one by one. Where is Wu Lin?"

Standing at the front of the crowd, Wu Lin was stunned. His face was still swollen from Yun Mengyao's slap and hadn't gone down yet.

The crowd's gaze focused on Wu Lin.

Wu Lin came to his senses, looking aggrieved, "Great Elder, I didn't do it. It wasn't me."

"If it wasn't you, then who could it be? It's just a slap; the wronged have a cause and the debts a master. If you truly want revenge, come after me." Yun Mengyao said angrily.

Wu Lin looked aggrieved, "Great Elder, it really wasn't me. After you left this afternoon, I've been at the training grounds the whole time and had dinner with everyone. I was with everyone throughout."

Several of the surrounding disciples nodded.

"Great Elder, we can all vouch that Wu Lin was with us the entire time."

Yun Mengyao was furious, "The one who took Ran Zitong was just a Sword Sect disciple; there's no need for you to do it yourself, just send someone."

Wu Lin said angrily, "If I really did it, I'd admit it. But since I didn't, you can't falsely accuse me."

Yun Mengyao sneered, "Being right isn't about shouting louder. Why are you so agitated? Are you guilty?"

Wu Lin's face turned ashen, and he roared, "Fine, you say I did it, then show me the evidence."

"Tch, if I had evidence, I would've already taken you down instead of wasting time listening to your nonsense."

Zhao Jing said, "Wu Lin, if you really did this, surrender her quickly. I can deal with you leniently."

Wu Lin's eyes turned red with grievance, and his teeth ground together audibly.

"It wasn't him." Suddenly, Qin Yi spoke calmly.

Everyone looked at him in astonishment.

Even Wu Lin was stunned, not expecting Qin Yi to speak up for him.

"Qin Yi, are you out of your mind? If not him, then who?" Yun Mengyao asked.

Qin Yi shook his head slightly, "It's not him; someone else is responsible."

Because from Wu Lin, he only sensed grievance and anger, not a hint of guilt. If it was acting, he definitely wouldn't be this good.