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Clearly, a portion of the crowd below had already vaguely guessed something.
Xuan Yi's heart sank the moment she saw the scene. After all, from the way those people below moved, anyone not stupid could tell they must know something. If outsiders didn't know about this matter, the three of them could still manage to manipulate things.
But now that this had become public knowledge, even the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower would be helpless to turn the tide.
"This bastard—didn't Xiao Yan ambush you but not kill you? Is it necessary to spread this and ruin Xiao Yan's name?!"
Thinking that over made Xuan Yi ache for Xiao Yan and grind her teeth in anger at Lin Feng.
But considering Lin Feng's side, there were only two people here now, which didn't match the five people the Feng Zun Zhe had mentioned. Besides, according to the Feng Zun Zhe, one of those people was apparently from the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan.
So, she gritted her teeth and could only withdraw the spatial power beside Lin Feng. Of course, if she later learned there was an Ancient Void Dragon behind Lin Feng, she might be extremely glad she'd made that decision now.
Sensing the disappearance of the spatial force at his side, Lin Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief, then sneered coldly, "If anyone harmed their fellow disciples, it's that Xiao Yan."
"And my luck was pretty good. When this happened, there happened to be people from a city who saw it. Witnesses—there are as many as needed, so even if the Chief Elder came to judge this case, I wouldn't be afraid."
Having said that, Lin Feng stared straight at Xuan Yi's mature, alluring face and said calmly, "However, Elder Xuan Yi, as one of the Pill Tower's administrators, you came here and, without distinguishing right from wrong, slapped this crime on me. That's somewhat inappropriate!"
"Xiao Yan is a disciple of my friend, Yao Zun Zhe. Earlier, when I saw you about to kill Xiao Yan, I panicked and lost my temper. Here and now, I apologize to you."
Xuan Yi thought for a moment, then still offered Lin Feng an apology.
After all, so many people were watching below; as one of the Pill Tower's great heads, she could not act recklessly. She knew Qingling City was one of several transit stations around Holy Pill City.
Every day large numbers of Pill Tower alchemists traveled to and from through this place. If she did something here, tomorrow it would spread to all the surrounding cities. So, she couldn't force things.
But she immediately continued, "However, Xiao Yan is a Pill Tower disciple. Although he made some mistakes, it is up to us to punish him. You, as a Pill Tower disciple, have no right to punish him. You've seriously violated Pill Tower's rules and should be severely punished!"
"I refuse to accept this. If Xiao Yan brutally kills his fellow disciples and we don't execute him, then won't the entire Dou Qi Continent think our Pill Tower is as chaotic as the Western Wasteland Region? As someone of the Pill Tower, I must fully protect the Tower's reputation."
"And my executing this rascal publicly is to intimidate everyone, to let them know that our Pill Tower forbids internal fighting, that we enforce rules properly, that we are fair and just!"
"If we don't kill this disciple who ambushed his fellows now, others will think Pill Tower people will casually rob and ambush their own sect."
"Then won't Central Plains cultivators all live in fear that the Pill Tower might fancy something of theirs and someday get ambushed by a group of strongmen!"
Hearing Xuan Yi's shameless words, Lin Feng cursed inwardly while speaking with 'righteous indignation.'
He acted as if, if he didn't kill Xiao Yan, the Pill Tower would shut its doors the next day.
Xuan Yi's mouth twitched slightly when she saw this. Although she rarely met Lin Feng, the information she gathered through various channels told her his temperament was clearly not that of a naive, easily roused person.
This current display was simply him preaching from a moral high ground and trying to flip the topic back onto her. Nevertheless, his words clearly won the approval of many alchemists below.
Many of them regarded the Pill Tower as a sacred place in their hearts. They proudly wore their Pill Tower rank medallions on their chests. Now, seeing Xiao Yan openly ambush his fellow disciples, if he wasn't severely punished, they would certainly harbor grievances.
Many experts who had come to the Pill Tower to seek medicine also showed a flicker of hesitation.
After all, they were confident in asking for medicine this time because they'd found a supreme treasure of exceptional quality and were sure it could move the hearts of Pill Tower alchemists. But now with this situation, worry had crept into their minds.
Seeing this, Xuan Yi felt cornered. After all, while these people were individually weaker than her, their numbers were tremendous. After today, this incident will definitely spread far and wide.
By then, the impact will be immense. Under such overwhelming public pressure, the Small Pill Tower might really decide to execute Xiao Yan.
Thinking of that terrifying possibility, Xuan Yi's face darkened. Suppressing the turmoil in his heart, he urged, "Hand Xiao Yan over to me first. Once we bring him back to the Pill Tower, there will naturally be people to discuss a proper solution!"
Seeing this, Lin Feng knew Xuan Yi was already on the verge of losing control. It wouldn't be wise to keep pushing him.
So, he nodded slightly, rubbing his chin as he said, "Elder Xuan Yi's words make sense. After all, our Pill Tower stands for fairness and justice. We would never allow certain people to pull strings in the dark or cover up someone's wrongdoing. I'm sure the Tower will also give me, the victim here—and the countless alchemists under its name—a fair and just answer."
At this point, Lin Feng's tone shifted slightly as he added calmly, "However, there happened to be someone from the ancient clans present at the time. This matter involves quite a bit, so we'd best take their reaction into account as well."
With that said, he didn't bother checking Xuan Yi's expression. He simply flicked his hand and tossed Xiao Yan over. Then, without hesitation, he grabbed Xiao Yixian and quickly flew into the spatial wormhole leading toward Ye City.
After all, he had already spread the word about what happened and even drawn out the Pill Tower's Three Leaders.
With the double boost of the Pill Tower's disciples attacking one of their own, and Xuan Yi—a Pill Tower Leader—personally showing up, today's events would undoubtedly spread across the entire Central Plains in no time. His goal was already achieved.
With the pressure of public opinion weighing down, even the Pill Tower's Three Leaders wouldn't be able to silence the matter through threats or bribes. At this point, they could only obediently report everything to the Small Pill Tower.
As for Lin Feng himself, all he had to do now was wait for the outcome at home. He wasn't aware that Gu Xun'er had been placed under house arrest. In his mind, she was already on her way here.
If he waited any longer and that woman really showed up, he was afraid reasoning with her would be impossible. After all, Xuan Yi, as one of the Pill Tower's Three Leaders, couldn't afford to be unreasonable in public.
But Gu Xun'er was different—she didn't earn her status as the Gu Clan's young miss through reason or diplomacy. Besides, the ancient clans had always looked down on those without Dou Di bloodlines.
If she decided to make a scene, it would be quite a headache for Lin Feng.
Now that the matter was already out in the open, that was good enough for him. In the end, no matter how Xiao Yan would be dealt with, Lin Feng, as the victim, was bound to receive generous compensation.
Most likely, it would be a grand and public one—so that outsiders would know the Pill Tower would never let a harmed disciple suffer any loss.
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