Chapter 093: The Clown Turns Out to Be himself

They are typical fence-sitters. The advantage of being a fence-sitter is that they don't offend anyone, and they always have a share of the benefits.

If Yun Ling succeeds in the end, then it's naturally good. But if he fails, they can only choose to abandon Yun Ling.

In this world, there are no absolute allies; there are only interests.

...

Yun Ling gradually realized this and lowered his head, saying, "Elder, Yun Ling dares not lie! Everything I said is true! Yun Yun, the Sect Master, killed Elder Gu He and plotted to annihilate the entire Misty Cloud Sect!"

Yun Ling understood that he had no retreat now. He could only go all the way, even if it led to his demise.

"Hmm?" As Yun Shan heard Yun Ling's words, the chilling aura on his body intensified and completely enveloped Yun Ling.

"Pu!" Yun Ling made a muffled groan and spat out a mouthful of blood.

The Misty Cloud Sect elders kneeling behind Yun Ling trembled in fear at this scene.

Yun Shan's face turned cold as he looked down at Yun Ling, his voice icy, "Yun Ling, this is the price of your lies. Who is Yun Yun? I know better than you. You may destroy the Misty Cloud Sect, but Yun Yun will never do it."

"Yun Ling, consider this a small punishment. If you dare to utter a word of nonsense next time or speak ill of Yun Yun in the slightest, I will cripple you."

"Although you are a Dou Wang, my Misty Cloud Sect won't decline just because we lack one Dou Wang."

"Yes!" Yun Ling lowered his head and nodded.

He was secretly shocked in his heart, "The old Sect Master should have broken through to the Dou Zong realm. Already So strong! Is this the Dou Zong? Just the aura alone is so terrifying, frightening."

"Hmph!" Yun Shan coldly snorted again. He understood Yun Ling's intentions.

But how dare he slander Yun Yun like this? He was simply seeking death.

Yun Shan said, "Yun Ling, I'll give you one more chance. Speak up! What is the matter that disturbs my seclusion? Think carefully this time. If you don't give me a satisfactory answer, you know my temper."

"Yes!" Yun Ling quickly nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke, "Old Sect Master, Elder Gu He has really fallen."

"Elder Gu He has fallen?" As Yun Shan heard Yun Ling's words, he couldn't help but furrow his brows slightly and felt a slight astonishment in his heart.

Who is Gu He?

A sixth-grade alchemist. A powerhouse at the Dou Wang level. Back then, Yun Shan had paid a "great" price to get Gu He to join the Misty Cloud Sect.

Who could kill him in the entire Jia Ma Empire? Or even in the entire Northwestern region? Who could?

The weight that a sixth-grade alchemist represented was extremely terrifying. In the entire Northwestern region, a sixth-grade alchemist was as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns!

So, Yun Shan doubted whether what Yun Ling said was true or if he was just trying to provoke him.

Yun Shan said in a deep voice, "Yun Ling, do you know what you're saying? Gu He is a sixth-grade alchemist, a Dou Wang powerhouse. Who could kill him?"

Yun Ling hurriedly said, "Elder, I dare not lie to you! Elder Gu He has truly fallen. If you don't believe me, you can ask them. Everyone in the Misty Cloud Sect knows about Elder Gu He's demise."

Yun Shan frowned and his gaze fell on the kneeling elders behind Yun Ling. When they sensed Yun Shan's gaze, they quickly confirmed what Yun Ling said.

Upon receiving their confirmation, Yun Shan's heart trembled with indescribable shock. Gu He, a dignified sixth-grade alchemist and a Dou Wang powerhouse. Who killed him? Who had the courage to kill him?

Yun Shan asked, "Yun Ling, tell me who killed that guy Gu He?"

"Reporting to the Elder, Yun Ling dares not say!" Yun Ling, who was originally kneeling, now prostrated himself on the ground, showing extreme submission.

"Dares not say?" Yun Shan furrowed his brows and thought to himself, "Interesting!"

Yun Shan said in a deep voice, "I command you to speak. As long as I'm here, there's nothing you can't say."

Yun Ling continued, "Elder, Yun Ling still dares not say. I'm afraid that if I do, you won't believe me, or even think that I'm talking nonsense. Therefore, Yun Ling dares not say."

"Good, not daring to say. Yun Ling, you have successfully piqued my curiosity. I'm really interested to hear who killed Gu He when even you dare not say," Yun Shan laughed heartily. Yun Ling's words had thoroughly piqued his interest.

Yun Ling said, "Yun Ling can say it, but I ask for forgiveness from the old Sect Master."

Yun Shan waved his hand and said, "Speak! I forgive you of any wrongdoing."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ling thought, "Finally, I can speak. I was about to suffocate."

"Elder, the one who killed Elder Gu He is Yun Yun, the Sect Master!"

Whoosh!

Yun Ling's words fell.

Yun Shan had already appeared in front of Yun Ling, his face grim, and he fiercely stomped on Yun Ling's back.

Boom!

Splurt!

Under Yun Shan's foot, Yun Ling coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the ground beneath his body completely sank in.

The elders behind him trembled violently at the sight. What was happening?

They felt extremely fortunate that it wasn't them who spoke up!

Yun Shan stepped on Yun Ling and said, "Yun Ling, if you don't speak, no one will consider you mute!"

Yun Ling: "???"

Yun Ling felt wronged.

What was going on?

It was Yun Shan, the former Sect Master, who told him to speak, and now that he did, he was being hit, and now he even said this to him.

Yun Ling felt aggrieved.

He wanted to cry.

But Yun Ling was strong, he refused to cry.

Yun Ling lay on the ground, enduring Yun Shan's foot stepping on him. It was extremely humiliating. Yun Ling weakly said, "Old Sect Master, you said you forgave me of any wrongdoing, and you asked me to speak."

Boom!

Yun Shan heard his words.

He raised his foot and ruthlessly stomped on Yun Ling's back, causing a crackling sound as bones broke.

Yun Shan coldly snorted and said, "Yun Ling, I asked you to speak up about who killed Gu He. I didn't ask you to speak up randomly and falsely accuse Yun Yun."

"What kind of person Yun Yun is, no one knows better than me. If you wanted to talk about her secrets in front of me, I could let it pass. But now you're falsely accusing her like this."

"Yun Ling, what are you thinking? Do you think I don't know? You want the position of the Sect Master? Are you even worthy?"

"I..."

Yun Ling was slightly startled when he heard Yun Shan's words.

So the clown all along was himself?

This couldn't be possible!

Yun Shan actually knew what he was thinking.

Did he show it so clearly?

In Yun Ling's view, he had hidden his desire to become the Sect Master very well, concealed perfectly.

It was impossible to be discovered.

But now Yun Shan openly spoke about his secret thoughts, and Yun Ling didn't know how to respond.

Having one's inner secrets being peered into.

For anyone, it would be difficult to accept.