She was still dressed in white, with black hair like a waterfall, no hairpins, no makeup.
Her flawless face had a pale and numb expression, and she stared blankly at herself in the bronze mirror.
A few days after the attack on Tianmen Hall, Elder Chang Geng had been secretly removed from the Kunlun Sect's genealogy.
This name, in an instant, fell from the sect's hot new star to the point where it can't even be mentioned.
Chisong Immortal rushed back to Kunlun from outside that day. After inspecting the secret realm of Tianmen Palace, he quickly communicated with Master Ziwei and reached a consensus.
Elder Chang Geng is afraid that he has betrayed Kunlun.
Xu Yinglian refused to accept this conclusion, but it didn't matter whether she accepted it or not. After all, she had given birth not long ago, and she had not fully accumulated any reputation, connections or status in Kunlun, so she could only sit back and watch as messages spread quickly within the sect.
Fermentation.
Senior brother...
Where on earth have you been?
After standing in the cave for several hours, Xu Yinglian was dumbfounded. It wasn't until the sound of shouting came from outside that she slowly started to move.
After leaving the cave, she saw Master Ziwei and Immortal Chisong standing outside, looking at her seriously.
"Qiongying." Headmaster Ziwei said in a deep voice, "The sect has decided that you will be the next headmaster."
Xu Yinglian's expression showed no emotion and he just asked lightly:
"What should I do, senior brother?"
"Qiongying." Chisong Immortal comforted her, "Whether you believe it or not, Senior Brother You... after all, he has not shown up for so many days, right?"
"Besides, in the secret realm of Tianmen Palace that day, you and the headmaster saw him with your own eyes and stole the sect's secret treasure, right?"
"I only saw senior brother standing there." Xu Yinglian said coldly, "The sword light rolled back the chess basket."
"But that sword light is not the sword light of Tianyuan Yiqi Sword, nor is it any flying sword that my senior brother has ever used in my memory. Who knows whose flying sword it is?"
"Furthermore, the fact that senior brother was able to suddenly disappear from the secret realm of Tianmen Palace is obviously due to the use of some kind of space-based magic."
"My senior brother and I live together day and night. How can I not know what skills my senior brother knows and whether he has practiced them before?"
"Master, Immortal." She bowed down again and said through gritted teeth, "I'm not trying to excuse my senior brother, but I'm just begging the sect to give me some more time to let me find out the truth."
"If senior brother was just coerced by a traitor, disguised as a traitor to the sect and then kidnapped, wouldn't it be painful for his relatives and happy for his enemies if he rushes to such a conclusion?"
Headmaster Ziwei and Chisong Immortal looked at each other, each looking very embarrassed.
With Chang Geng's strength and resourcefulness, there are only a handful of people in the world who can kill him.
Break into the secret realm of Tianmen Palace, coerce him, and use space magic to take him away?
Regardless of whether there is such power, the question is why do people do this?
If we were just hostile to Kunlun, wouldn't it be easier to chop Chang Geng into pieces with one knife?
Although the two of them had already guessed that Chang Geng was likely to betray the sect based on their sophisticated calculations, among the monks in the Nascent Soul realm, only Elder Qiong Ying had the highest potential and future.
Chang Geng had no earthly relatives, so his identity and origins could not be investigated in detail, while Qiong Ying had a family full of relatives, all in the Xu family in Tiannan.
During the period after the secret realm of Tianmen Palace was stolen, in addition to tracing the whereabouts of the traitor Chang Geng, Master Ziwei and Immortal Chisong were also in contact with the Tiannan Xu family to conduct a detailed investigation into Xu Yinglian's life experience.
The results showed that Xu Yinglian was a member of the Xu family with pure blood. He even grew up in the family residence since he was a child. He rarely went out and there was no possibility of being betrayed.
It is absolutely impossible to rebel against Kunlun.
Since there will be no rebellion, the candidate for the next headship will naturally be transferred from Chang Geng to Qiong Ying... As a result, Qiong Ying is addicted to the old love and does not want to believe the fact of Chang Geng's betrayal. What should we do?
"You should be pitiful." Headmaster Ziwei couldn't stand it any longer and could only persuade him tactfully, "The sect didn't say that Chang Geng must be a traitor, but... his whereabouts are unknown now, and he has no contact with the sect.
The heir to the headship has been lost and cannot be found. This will definitely make a joke outside."
"That's right." Chisong Immortal thought that for the present, he could only coax the little girl, "If Chang Geng returns to the sect one day, explain the reason, and you can return the position of heir to the sect to him."
"Of course." Headmaster Ziwei agreed, "During this period, the sect will also mobilize manpower and resources to find the whereabouts of Chang Geng."
"Thank you so much, Master, Immortal." Xu Yinglian prostrated himself to the ground again and again, and as expected he no longer refused the candidacy for the headmaster.
After Master Ziwei and Immortal Chisong left, Xu Yinglian silently returned to the cave and continued to fall into a daze.
With her intelligence and intelligence, how could she not see things that even the Immortal Master could see?
However, even if there is a one in 10,000 possibility... she is not willing to accept the fact that her senior brother betrayed Kunlun!
After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yinglian looked at herself looking haggard in the bronze mirror, and finally said tremblingly:
"There are too many strange things in this."
"If senior brother is a traitor and sneaks into Kunlun, what is his purpose?"
"He is a candidate for the next headmaster, and he has a lot of resources and secret treasures within the sect, so he can take whatever he wants."
"Ten thousand steps back, given time, I will become an immortal, and with my senior brother's rank and strength, my right to speak will be even greater than that of Immortal Chisong."
"Why did he rebel? Why did he rebel?"
"This doesn't make sense, this doesn't make sense! I will find out the truth and find out the reason. I will restore my brother's innocence..."
Her flawless face suddenly shed two lines of tears, covering up her trembling words.
Xu Yinglian slowly lowered her head, letting the tears fall on the back of her hands, flowing down her clenched fists, like a series of small pearls.
Since the armistice between the princes, the larger war movements have subsided, but small-scale conflicts are still continuing.
It is worth mentioning that a few years ago, Xizhou launched a military raid on Beizhou.
It can be said that the two sides had victories and defeats, and it ended with Xizhou withdrawing its troops, but Beizhou also suffered heavy losses and was unable to attack Zhongzhou again.
Now all the knowledgeable people among the princes can see that the overall situation of the world has been decided, and the Beizhou camp no longer has the power to resist.
The reason is also very simple: the longer Qi Qiaosong reigns, the more deeply-rooted his rule over the Qilin clan becomes.
As long as Qi Qiaosong can completely control the Qilin clan, coupled with the power of his mother's White Tiger clan, the Zhongzhou camp will be as stable as Mount Tai with two major princes.
Dongzhou Canglong has always been a weakling, and will never take the initiative to attack Zhongzhou without sufficient confidence.
As a result, even if Beizhou unites with Nanzhou to attack Zhongzhou, it will definitely not be able to break into the imperial capital and establish a new king.
Beizhou has no hope of recovery!
Qi Weihong is destined to be just the prince of the former dynasty, but the friendship between Qilin and White Tiger will still last forever!
As this conclusion became more and more popular among the people, the voices among the many Kun tribes in Beizhou became louder, calling for Qi Weihong to be dedicated to Zhongzhou and to rebuild the old relationship with Qilin.
Just yesterday, Black Turtle killed three rebellious demon clans in succession, suppressing similar voices a little bit - but everyone knows that this is not a long-term solution.
The general trend is obvious. Even the demon clan below can see it. The interior of the Black Turtle is even less likely to be monolithic. Gui Yan, the clan leader, is already very busy. Gui Ling'er sees it and is anxious in her heart.
Fortunately, the Black Turtle Ancestor has no intention of turning around yet, but if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before he changes his mind...
Just when she was worried, she suddenly received a letter delivered by a trustee.
When she saw the name on the letter, Gui Ling'er's expression immediately became dull.