407 Chaos for Two Women I

The Discipline Hall elder expressionlessly responded to the Sect Master, "Allmatters ask about actions, not intentions, and to keep the law is just so.Regardless of what the Sect Master thinks of our views, according to the lawsof Mount Li, disciple Qi Jian should be handed over to the Discipline Hall forquestioning." Bai Cai angrily replied, "Martial Uncle Hong, if all matters ask about actionsand not intentions, then besides that glance from Third Brother before he died,just what wrongs has Junior Brother committed? Just what exactly did he do thathe needs to be questioned by the Discipline Hall?" Xiao Songgong looked at him and bitterly laughed, "Although Liang Xiaoxiaoonly glanced at her, he said what he needed to loud and clear. That wolf cub isthe main culprit who collaborated with the demons to cause chaos in the Gardenof Zhou. And inside the Garden of Zhou and even outside, at least severalhundred pairs of eyes can clearly testify that Qi Jian was embracing that wolfcub and exchanging flirting glances. There's something between the two of them!" The vast majority of people did not understand the meaning of Xiao Songgong'swords, but the faces of those who knew Qi Jian's history abruptly changed. Notwaiting for these people to say any words to stop him, Xiao Songgong shouted,"Qi Jian is Junior Martial Uncle's own daughter!" The mountains erupted with noise! "She is a woman, and yet she would actually fool around with this wolf-humanhybrid, and even touch skin! Does she still want the face to stand for my MountLi's good name? For what reason can't the Discipline Hall question her!" Xiao Songgong’s frigid and malicious voice echoed through the peak and wassimultaneously transmitted through the array to all the other peaks. All themountains were deathly silent, the Mount Li disciples too shocked to muster anywords. Junior Brother Qi Jian…was actually a girl? And she was actually…JuniorMartial Uncle's own daughter? Was this all true? Xiao Songgong stared into the Sect Master's eyes and said derisively, "If shewere not Junior Martial Uncle's daughter, how could you possibly cherish her asmuch as you do? What she wants, you give her. Haven't Hanshi and the restencountered something like this? Even Qiushan—do you treat him as well as youdo Qi Jian? Did you think I didn't know? You even want to give the position ofSect Master over to her!" The disciples on the various peaks of Mount Li were even more stunned at thesewords. Bai Cai was very anxious and wanted to say something, but he wasprevented from doing so by the Sect Master. The Sect Master shook his head atXiao Songgong, his face revealing a faint sense of ridicule and sorrow. He truly did particularly dote on Qi Jian, much more so than he did on GouHanshi and the others, and not even Qiushan could compare. But this was notbecause Qi Jian was Junior Martial Uncle's daughter. It was because she was hisfinal disciple, and also because Qi Jian was a girl. It was such a simplereason, and the Sect Master understood that Qiushan and the others allunderstood and accepted it. Thus, in the past several years, they had alsodoted on Qi Jian. He believed Xiao Songgong would also understand this, butwould he listen to him right now? Xiao Songgong would not cease his attacks just because of the Sect Master'ssilence. He looked at him and icily continued, "The position of the Mount LiSword Sect Master is not yours to decide on! If you want to give it to Qi Jian,you must also see if we agree or disagree." The Sect Master calmly looked back and asked, "Then in your view, who shouldoccupy the position of Sect Master of the Mount Li Sword Sect?" Xiao Songgong coldly answered, "The position of Sect Master of the Mount LiSword Sect in the future should naturally belong to Martial Nephew Qiushan!" This statement was extremely unyielding. All the disciples of all themountains of Mount Li, even Bai Cai who was supporting the Sect Master, thoughtthat this statement was only right and inevitable. The entirety of the Mount LiSword Sect, and even the entirety of the world, had long since tacitly approvedof this point. "Talking back and forth, but we still only talk about the position of SectMaster." The Sect Master looked at Xiao Songgong and sighed, his eyes filledwith pity and even sympathy. "Senior Brother, when will you learn to look alittle farther?" Because of the Sect Master's eyes, Xiao Songgong grew indescribably furious.He bellowed, "Could it be that you think I'm a person that clings to power andposition? Could it be that you think that I rebelled for my own personalbenefit!" The Sect Master calmly smiled. "Perhaps it is because you are doing it for thebenefit of all humanity." Without a doubt, this was sarcasm. Bai Cai who was supporting the Sect Master began to laugh, as did thoseseveral dozen blood-stained disciples in front of the dwelling. Only XiaoSonggong, the two Discipline Hall elders, and their disciples behind them foundnothing to laugh about. Xiao Songgong took a deep breath, then said, "You hand over the Myriad SwordArray, abdicate, and let Qi Jian stand trial. I will only administer the sectfor five years and then seclude myself in the back mountains, handing over theposition of Sect Master to Martial Nephew Qiushan." The Sect Master paid him no attention. Turning to the two Discipline Hallelders, he said, "My two senior brothers, do you also support this?" The Discipline Hall elder impassively said, "Sect Master, whether you abdicateor not is not something for the Discipline Hall to decide, but if you insist onwithholding custody of Qi Jian, the Discipline Hall will demand that youtemporarily hand over your authority." The Sect Master serenely replied, "My two senior brothers want to discussrules, so let us discuss rules." The Discipline Hall elder said stolidly, "May the Sect Master speak." "At present, Junior Martial Uncle is entrapped in the north. The Mount LiSword Sect Sword Array has been operational for many days, only waiting forsome definite news. Yesterday afternoon, we received news that Junior MartialUncle had appeared in Xunyang City. The three elders of the Sword Hall broughtwith them the sect's elites to enter the Sword Array, preparing to head off toXunyang City to rescue Junior Martial Uncle. Who could have foreseen that ElderXiao Songgong would actually collude with outsiders from the Longevity Sect,damaging the Sword Array last night and trapping the three elders of the SwordHall and every one of my Mount Li's elites in the belly of the mountain? If yousay that Qi Jian and the wolf youth supporting each other in the Garden of Zhouis a sin, then dare I invite the two Discipline Hall elders to ask what sort ofsin is this?" The Sect Master calmly asked the two Discipline Hall elders, "Now JuniorMartial Uncle is heavily injured, alone and without help. If he were to die atthe hands of those thieves and scoundrels… Since my two senior brothers do notresent Junior Martial Uncle for that old affair of the Mausoleum of Books,shouldn't you two at this time first cripple Elder Xiao Songgong's cultivationand throw him in the Discipline Hall's prison before doing anything else?" The Discipline Hall elders were silent. The Sect Master looked at the two ofthem, a mocking smile on his face. Bai Cai spit on the ground in front of him,shameless to the extreme. All the mountains of Mount Li were quiet, and thenerupted in countless cries of anger and abuse. "If Su Li…is my Mount Li's Martial Uncle, then Elder Xiao Songgong's actionare naturally treason against this mountain." The other Discipline Hall elder suddenly said, "But if Su Li originallycommitted treason against this mountain, then Elder Xiao Songgong's actions arenot a crime at all, but actually a great merit."  The Mount Li Sect Master slightly narrowed his eyes but said nothing, hisridicule plain on his face. Bai Cai sneered, "Make it up, continue makingeverything up. The books you've all made up, I'm afraid not even Second Brotheror Chen Changsheng have seen them before." "Su Li has always been a madman." Xiao Songgong coldly said, "Back then, it was him that prevented the northernexpedition. Ten-odd years later, it's now him that prevents the unification ofnorth and south. Just what does he want to do? He's not older than us and heentered the sect later than us. If his luck were not good, for what reasonshould we call him Martial Uncle? Just why should he bring Mount Li to thatplace? You all don't care, but the disciples of Mount Li care!" At this point, neither Xiao Songgong or the two Discipline Hall elderscontinued to refer to Su Li as Martial Uncle, but spoke of him directly byname—these people that had rushed the main peak of Mount Li had finallyrevealed their intention. They wanted to borrow the difficult questions raisedat Qi Jian by Liang Xiaoxiao's death and ultimately use this matter tocompletely eliminate Su Li's influence from Mount Li. Of course, all of this had been established on a single foundation.