Chapter 127: Loophole!
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Their connection immediately went off the moment sect leader Lin called the man, the both of them blinked their eyes in the confusion of what had just transpired, her eyes changed back to normal.
"ah ah...I have concluded the search, sect leader Lin, I have not been able to find the culprit among those that are present here today," the man quickly reported even though he was still in a muddled state, he squinted his eyes and tilted his head in an attempt to remember something.
He couldn't help but feel that there is something he had forgotten and he couldn't remember what transpired between him and Huo Ying from the moment she called him, he turned back to look at her then he faced forward again and swallowed his saliva to keep calm.
"Are you sure about that?" Sect leader Lin asked fixing his eyes on him to find any sign that might show that he is not telling the truth but the man knew better than to let it show, then he looked towards Huo Ying's direction.
"I can assure you that I didn't make any mistake during the search, I searched for my means of identification but I still couldn't find anyone who has it," the man answered, but he suddenly felt that he couldn't remember his means of identification anymore, he decided to solve the issue with his memory later.
"Alliance leader, are we clear now since your witnesses cannot find the culprits here, perhaps the culprit is just an itinerant cultivator, if the witnesses are your only evidence then it is over" Sect madam Huo chimed in after the man spoke with a triumphant look on her face that didn't fail its purpose as sect leader Lin frowned at her arrogance, had he known that they would suddenly appear at the meeting and the witnesses would be so useless, he would have made other preparation.
{I originally planned to use the culprits for myself, if they could cause such chaos and cause such severe casualties in the vitality sect then they would be useful to me, if the culprits are really not from the flame sect then I still lose nothing}
Sect leader Zhou thought in his mind!
"Junior sister, be patient, we can't confirm that your sect is completely innocent since all your guardians are not here, not to talk of your disciples, until the witnesses check them all, you still can't be cleared," Sect leader Lin persisted to her annoyance.
"That is not right!" Sect madam Huo flipped immediately.
"ohoh! what is not right about it?" Sect leader Lin questioned with a satisfied look in his eyes given her reaction.
"Why does it have to be only my disciples and guardians that have to be checked, all the other sect only brought few people to the meeting, so why wouldn't their disciples be checked?" she queried with her hand tightly gripping only handle left on the chair.
"If you are talking about that, then you don't need to feel unfairly treated, as I told you before, before this meeting, I have already investigated this matter, I have checked the activities of every sect and I can assure you that no sect sent out their disciples on both days except for Tang Fan who visited Nangong street and some disciples from the vitality sect but I have confirmed that they were after the culprits, since I couldn't find out anything from your sect so you still remain the only suspected sect," Sect leader Lin concluded, she glared at him intensely knowing that she has no other excuse to give but she is very well aware of his intention.
He is trying to kill two birds with one stone, firstly, he and the other sect leaders will have the opportunity to enter the flame mountain using the excuse of acting as witnesses, then they will be able to clearly decipher their condition and on the other hand, they will be able to find the culprits.
But she would never let him have his way!
"If that is so, then I can't refuse, apart from my beginner disciples, we have more than five hundred disciples, choose the date and I will make them descend the mountain for the examination," sect madam Huo responded with a neutral look on her face that showed her confidence knowing that he wouldn't have any other excuse to enter the flame mountain not to talk of the flame sect.
Sect leader Zhou who originally agreed with sect leader Lin's had requested also had a frown on his face as soon as she spoke, he was also thinking of using the opportunity to see the sects condition but she just popped his bubble.
"Sect madam Huo, are you saying that you are going to bring all your disciples down the mountain, isn't that going to be too much of a charade, why don't we conduct the search in your sect or is there something you are trying to hide...?" Sect leader Meng chimed in since she was also curious to know what is going on with their sect.
"What secret would I have to hide from you? we have not received any visitor for years so we might not be able to receive you and the sect is in a bad condition soI am ashamed to let you see us in such condition, but if sect leader Meng thinks it would be too much of a charade then you can conduct the search just outside the flame mountain, before my husband went into seclusion, he forgot to remove the barrier so apart from the people from my sect, no one else can go in or leave the sect," She explained with an entreated smile etched on her lips.
{You bitch! what else do you have to say?"
Sect madam Huo swore in her mind!.
"If that is so then we have no other choice but to do it as you have said," then he scanned around the hall for any expression of discontentment that might be useful to him but he couldn't find any, although it is a pity that they wouldn't be able to use the chance to enter the flame sect, they had no other alternative.
"Alliance leader" Sect leader Meng called out with her eyes fixed on sect madam Huo.
"I don't think anyone of them present in this meeting should be allowed to personally inform their sect of the search, what if they get rid of the evidence before the search, it would then be impossible for anyone to find out the truth," she continued while the others nodded their head in agreement, that is definitely one loophole she managed to find, if they are not allowed to inform the sect of the search then how are they supposed to descend the mountain.
She couldn't help but display the fine triumphant smirk she has always wanted to show Huo Jingyu.
"I agree with sect leader Meng, if such a thing happens then the lead will be gone, I don't know if sect leader agrees with what sect leader Meng has said" Sect leader Yang added.
"I..."
"Everyone, there is no need to worry about that, it so happens that when I was leaving the sect, I took one transmission talisman which was among the gifts that sect leader Meng gave to me on my wedding day, who would have known that we would actually have a use for it today, this way, we won't have to trouble anyone, I really owe it to sect leader Meng" the smile on her face has never been more taunting and annoying than it is at this moment for sect leader Meng, she actually said that in front of her knowing how bitter she is till this moment that sect leader Huo actually chose Huo Jingyu over Her.
She clenched her fist under her sleeve tightly while she dug into her palm with her nails forming crescent marks on her palm, she would never forget the pain of having to present gifts to them on her wedding day, if not for preserving the face of her sect, she would never have given them any gift.
"Since sect madam Huo has a solution for that then we are all relieved," she replied pretending like she wasn't affected by what she said.
"Since you have concluded that we can't be allowed to return to our sect until the search then where do you suggest we stay overnight, we didn't think that all this would happen today so we didn't bring any money with us or make any preparation for accommodation when we left the sect," sect madam Huo asked
"you don't need to worry about that, I will arrange for the best rooms for you in any of the inns you want," Sect leader Lin answered.
"There is no need for that!" Huo Ying voiced, then they all turned to her.
"Huo Ying, what are you saying?" her mother questioned in a low voice but she only nodded her head reassuringly to her question while she faced forward to continue.
"Since the wind sect is big enough to accommodate us, why do we need to waste money on an inn," she continued to their surprise, why in the world would she want to stay in the wind sect and be under the surveillance of her enemy when she can just stay somewhere else.
"What are you saying?" Her mother scolded in a whisper with a frown on her face but she didn't reply to her mother, instead, she continued looking towards sect leader Lin's direction.
{what is this girl planning, there is no way she would want to stay here without any other intention}
Bohai thought to himself then he turned to look at his father in anticipation of what he would say next.
"If that is what miss Huo Ying wants then there is no problem, I will arrange for your accommodation here tonight, you can be rest assured," Sect leader Lin answered, having them in his sect and under is sect wasn't a bad idea for him.
"Then we would have to trouble sect leader Lin," Huo Ying replied with her cupped hands raised above her chest in fake gratitude.
She had already planned out all her actions before she attended the meeting but she lied to her mother that she had something to take care of and her mother didn't think it would be a bad idea for them to follow behind her since it would create suspense during the meeting but in fact, her real plan is something that only she knows.
"Since that has been resolved then I will bring the meeting to an end now, I would like to appreciate all the sect leaders who are present here today for their cooperation and I would also like to thank sect madam Huo for making it to this meeting even though her sect has already been cut off from the world beforehand," he was definitely questioning how she knew about the meeting even though they haven't left the flame mountain but only those from the flame sect and Mo Yuhan could understand his intentions.
She decided not to answer his question since that would only result into another word battle, she had already grown tired of staying in the hall while everyone kept attacking her and her followers, what she really wants at the moment is to leave the hall so that she can question Huo Ying on whatever had transpired between her and the man.
Sect leader Lin stood up from his seat then he walked down the two stairs leading to where he sat majestically and long strides while Lin Bohai followed behind him with every one of his steps proving that he truly takes after his father, while he walked past the audience, the young female cultivators who are present in the hall, started drooling at his demeanour, they couldn't wait for the meeting to be over so that they will be able to steal the opportunity of speaking to him but Meng Hui didn't fail to keep her guard up, as soon as he stepped down with his father, she gummed herself to him with a sweet smile on her face while she said something inaudible to Bohai, making him respond with a smile on his face.
This made all the girls present to despise her, for them, she is the only stumbling block that is preventing them from becoming close with their Bohai, seeing as her mission is accomplished, she decided to add further details to express their closeness and intimacy to it, she linked her arm with his when they were just a step away from leaving the hall, he glanced down at her arm linked with his but he decided not to unlink their arms until they leave the hall to save her face.
He knew just what her intentions were and he had always hated this about her but as always, he would never refuse her in public, in fact, he would always go along with her actions or even add his own acts to it, just to please his father.
As the meeting had come to an end, most of the sect leaders wanted to speak with sect madam Huo or probe her for more gossips about the flame sect, but her furrowed brows told them otherwise, but sect leader Zhou isn't one to be put off by her unsettled expression.
He walked to where the stood while he still fanned himself with Tang Fan and Yun Biyu following behind him.
"Junior sis...."
"Huo Ying, come with me" Sect madam Huo interjected, she wasn't even aware that he was standing in front of her and she didn't care to notice but all she wanted at that moment is to question her daughter. She and the elders stood up from their seat following Huo Ying and the other two, then they left the hall.
He folded his fan in anger and embarrassment, then he turned towards the exit to watch her leave the hall, he couldn't believe that she is still as arrogant as she was before even after what happened to the flame sect, it was this her arrogance that made him swear years ago that he would definitely surpass Huo Jing who is the sect leader of the Flame sect.
"Let us go" he ordered.
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Their connection immediately went off the moment sect leader Lin called the man, the both of them blinked their eyes in the confusion of what had just transpired, her eyes changed back to normal.
"ah ah...I have concluded the search, sect leader Lin, I have not been able to find the culprit among those that are present here today," the man quickly reported even though he was still in a muddled state, he squinted his eyes and tilted his head in an attempt to remember something.
He couldn't help but feel that there is something he had forgotten and he couldn't remember what transpired between him and Huo Ying from the moment she called him, he turned back to look at her then he faced forward again and swallowed his saliva to keep calm.
"Are you sure about that?" Sect leader Lin asked fixing his eyes on him to find any sign that might show that he is not telling the truth but the man knew better than to let it show, then he looked towards Huo Ying's direction.
"I can assure you that I didn't make any mistake during the search, I searched for my means of identification but I still couldn't find anyone who has it," the man answered, but he suddenly felt that he couldn't remember his means of identification anymore, he decided to solve the issue with his memory later.
"Alliance leader, are we clear now since your witnesses cannot find the culprits here, perhaps the culprit is just an itinerant cultivator, if the witnesses are your only evidence then it is over" Sect madam Huo chimed in after the man spoke with a triumphant look on her face that didn't fail its purpose as sect leader Lin frowned at her arrogance, had he known that they would suddenly appear at the meeting and the witnesses would be so useless, he would have made other preparation.
{I originally planned to use the culprits for myself, if they could cause such chaos and cause such severe casualties in the vitality sect then they would be useful to me, if the culprits are really not from the flame sect then I still lose nothing}
Sect leader Zhou thought in his mind!
"Junior sister, be patient, we can't confirm that your sect is completely innocent since all your guardians are not here, not to talk of your disciples, until the witnesses check them all, you still can't be cleared," Sect leader Lin persisted to her annoyance.
"That is not right!" Sect madam Huo flipped immediately.
"ohoh! what is not right about it?" Sect leader Lin questioned with a satisfied look in his eyes given her reaction.
"Why does it have to be only my disciples and guardians that have to be checked, all the other sect only brought few people to the meeting, so why wouldn't their disciples be checked?" she queried with her hand tightly gripping only handle left on the chair.
"If you are talking about that, then you don't need to feel unfairly treated, as I told you before, before this meeting, I have already investigated this matter, I have checked the activities of every sect and I can assure you that no sect sent out their disciples on both days except for Tang Fan who visited Nangong street and some disciples from the vitality sect but I have confirmed that they were after the culprits, since I couldn't find out anything from your sect so you still remain the only suspected sect," Sect leader Lin concluded, she glared at him intensely knowing that she has no other excuse to give but she is very well aware of his intention.
He is trying to kill two birds with one stone, firstly, he and the other sect leaders will have the opportunity to enter the flame mountain using the excuse of acting as witnesses, then they will be able to clearly decipher their condition and on the other hand, they will be able to find the culprits.
But she would never let him have his way!
"If that is so, then I can't refuse, apart from my beginner disciples, we have more than five hundred disciples, choose the date and I will make them descend the mountain for the examination," sect madam Huo responded with a neutral look on her face that showed her confidence knowing that he wouldn't have any other excuse to enter the flame mountain not to talk of the flame sect.
Sect leader Zhou who originally agreed with sect leader Lin's had requested also had a frown on his face as soon as she spoke, he was also thinking of using the opportunity to see the sects condition but she just popped his bubble.
"Sect madam Huo, are you saying that you are going to bring all your disciples down the mountain, isn't that going to be too much of a charade, why don't we conduct the search in your sect or is there something you are trying to hide...?" Sect leader Meng chimed in since she was also curious to know what is going on with their sect.
"What secret would I have to hide from you? we have not received any visitor for years so we might not be able to receive you and the sect is in a bad condition soI am ashamed to let you see us in such condition, but if sect leader Meng thinks it would be too much of a charade then you can conduct the search just outside the flame mountain, before my husband went into seclusion, he forgot to remove the barrier so apart from the people from my sect, no one else can go in or leave the sect," She explained with an entreated smile etched on her lips.
{You bitch! what else do you have to say?"
Sect madam Huo swore in her mind!.
"If that is so then we have no other choice but to do it as you have said," then he scanned around the hall for any expression of discontentment that might be useful to him but he couldn't find any, although it is a pity that they wouldn't be able to use the chance to enter the flame sect, they had no other alternative.
"Alliance leader" Sect leader Meng called out with her eyes fixed on sect madam Huo.
"I don't think anyone of them present in this meeting should be allowed to personally inform their sect of the search, what if they get rid of the evidence before the search, it would then be impossible for anyone to find out the truth," she continued while the others nodded their head in agreement, that is definitely one loophole she managed to find, if they are not allowed to inform the sect of the search then how are they supposed to descend the mountain.
She couldn't help but display the fine triumphant smirk she has always wanted to show Huo Jingyu.
"I agree with sect leader Meng, if such a thing happens then the lead will be gone, I don't know if sect leader agrees with what sect leader Meng has said" Sect leader Yang added.
"I..."
"Everyone, there is no need to worry about that, it so happens that when I was leaving the sect, I took one transmission talisman which was among the gifts that sect leader Meng gave to me on my wedding day, who would have known that we would actually have a use for it today, this way, we won't have to trouble anyone, I really owe it to sect leader Meng" the smile on her face has never been more taunting and annoying than it is at this moment for sect leader Meng, she actually said that in front of her knowing how bitter she is till this moment that sect leader Huo actually chose Huo Jingyu over Her.
She clenched her fist under her sleeve tightly while she dug into her palm with her nails forming crescent marks on her palm, she would never forget the pain of having to present gifts to them on her wedding day, if not for preserving the face of her sect, she would never have given them any gift.
"Since sect madam Huo has a solution for that then we are all relieved," she replied pretending like she wasn't affected by what she said.
"Since you have concluded that we can't be allowed to return to our sect until the search then where do you suggest we stay overnight, we didn't think that all this would happen today so we didn't bring any money with us or make any preparation for accommodation when we left the sect," sect madam Huo asked
"you don't need to worry about that, I will arrange for the best rooms for you in any of the inns you want," Sect leader Lin answered.
"There is no need for that!" Huo Ying voiced, then they all turned to her.
"Huo Ying, what are you saying?" her mother questioned in a low voice but she only nodded her head reassuringly to her question while she faced forward to continue.
"Since the wind sect is big enough to accommodate us, why do we need to waste money on an inn," she continued to their surprise, why in the world would she want to stay in the wind sect and be under the surveillance of her enemy when she can just stay somewhere else.
"What are you saying?" Her mother scolded in a whisper with a frown on her face but she didn't reply to her mother, instead, she continued looking towards sect leader Lin's direction.
{what is this girl planning, there is no way she would want to stay here without any other intention}
Bohai thought to himself then he turned to look at his father in anticipation of what he would say next.
"If that is what miss Huo Ying wants then there is no problem, I will arrange for your accommodation here tonight, you can be rest assured," Sect leader Lin answered, having them in his sect and under is sect wasn't a bad idea for him.
"Then we would have to trouble sect leader Lin," Huo Ying replied with her cupped hands raised above her chest in fake gratitude.
She had already planned out all her actions before she attended the meeting but she lied to her mother that she had something to take care of and her mother didn't think it would be a bad idea for them to follow behind her since it would create suspense during the meeting but in fact, her real plan is something that only she knows.
"Since that has been resolved then I will bring the meeting to an end now, I would like to appreciate all the sect leaders who are present here today for their cooperation and I would also like to thank sect madam Huo for making it to this meeting even though her sect has already been cut off from the world beforehand," he was definitely questioning how she knew about the meeting even though they haven't left the flame mountain but only those from the flame sect and Mo Yuhan could understand his intentions.
She decided not to answer his question since that would only result into another word battle, she had already grown tired of staying in the hall while everyone kept attacking her and her followers, what she really wants at the moment is to leave the hall so that she can question Huo Ying on whatever had transpired between her and the man.
Sect leader Lin stood up from his seat then he walked down the two stairs leading to where he sat majestically and long strides while Lin Bohai followed behind him with every one of his steps proving that he truly takes after his father, while he walked past the audience, the young female cultivators who are present in the hall, started drooling at his demeanour, they couldn't wait for the meeting to be over so that they will be able to steal the opportunity of speaking to him but Meng Hui didn't fail to keep her guard up, as soon as he stepped down with his father, she gummed herself to him with a sweet smile on her face while she said something inaudible to Bohai, making him respond with a smile on his face.
This made all the girls present to despise her, for them, she is the only stumbling block that is preventing them from becoming close with their Bohai, seeing as her mission is accomplished, she decided to add further details to express their closeness and intimacy to it, she linked her arm with his when they were just a step away from leaving the hall, he glanced down at her arm linked with his but he decided not to unlink their arms until they leave the hall to save her face.
He knew just what her intentions were and he had always hated this about her but as always, he would never refuse her in public, in fact, he would always go along with her actions or even add his own acts to it, just to please his father.
As the meeting had come to an end, most of the sect leaders wanted to speak with sect madam Huo or probe her for more gossips about the flame sect, but her furrowed brows told them otherwise, but sect leader Zhou isn't one to be put off by her unsettled expression.
He walked to where the stood while he still fanned himself with Tang Fan and Yun Biyu following behind him.
"Junior sis...."
"Huo Ying, come with me" Sect madam Huo interjected, she wasn't even aware that he was standing in front of her and she didn't care to notice but all she wanted at that moment is to question her daughter. She and the elders stood up from their seat following Huo Ying and the other two, then they left the hall.
He folded his fan in anger and embarrassment, then he turned towards the exit to watch her leave the hall, he couldn't believe that she is still as arrogant as she was before even after what happened to the flame sect, it was this her arrogance that made him swear years ago that he would definitely surpass Huo Jing who is the sect leader of the Flame sect.
"Let us go" he ordered.
Their connection immediately went off the moment sect leader Lin called the man, the both of them blinked their eyes in the confusion of what had just transpired, her eyes changed back to normal. "ah ah...I have concluded the search, sect leader Lin, I have not been able to find the culprit among those that are present here today," the man quickly reported even though he was still in a muddled state, he squinted his eyes and tilted his head in an attempt to remember something. He couldn't help but feel that there is something he had forgotten and he couldn't remember what transpired between him and Huo Ying from the moment she called him, he turned back to look at her then he faced forward again and swallowed his saliva to keep calm. "Are you sure about that?" Sect leader Lin asked fixing his eyes on him to find any sign that might show that he is not telling the truth but the man knew better than to let it show, then he looked towards Huo Ying's direction. "I can assure you that I didn't make any mistake during the search, I searched for my means of identification but I still couldn't find anyone who has it," the man answered, but he suddenly felt that he couldn't remember his means of identification anymore, he decided to solve the issue with his memory later. "Alliance leader, are we clear now since your witnesses cannot find the culprits here, perhaps the culprit is just an itinerant cultivator, if the witnesses are your only evidence then it is over" Sect madam Huo chimed in after the man spoke with a triumphant look on her face that didn't fail its purpose as sect leader Lin frowned at her arrogance, had he known that they would suddenly appear at the meeting and the witnesses would be so useless, he would have made other preparation. {I originally planned to use the culprits for myself, if they could cause such chaos and cause such severe casualties in the vitality sect then they would be useful to me, if the culprits are really not from the flame sect then I still lose nothing} Sect leader Zhou thought in his mind! "Junior sister, be patient, we can't confirm that your sect is completely innocent since all your guardians are not here, not to talk of your disciples, until the witnesses check them all, you still can't be cleared," Sect leader Lin persisted to her annoyance. "That is not right!" Sect madam Huo flipped immediately. "ohoh! what is not right about it?" Sect leader Lin questioned with a satisfied look in his eyes given her reaction. "Why does it have to be only my disciples and guardians that have to be checked, all the other sect only brought few people to the meeting, so why wouldn't their disciples be checked?" she queried with her hand tightly gripping only handle left on the chair. "If you are talking about that, then you don't need to feel unfairly treated, as I told you before, before this meeting, I have already investigated this matter, I have checked the activities of every sect and I can assure you that no sect sent out their disciples on both days except for Tang Fan who visited Nangong street and some disciples from the vitality sect but I have confirmed that they were after the culprits, since I couldn't find out anything from your sect so you still remain the only suspected sect," Sect leader Lin concluded, she glared at him intensely knowing that she has no other excuse to give but she is very well aware of his intention. He is trying to kill two birds with one stone, firstly, he and the other sect leaders will have the opportunity to enter the flame mountain using the excuse of acting as witnesses, then they will be able to clearly decipher their condition and on the other hand, they will be able to find the culprits. But she would never let him have his way! "If that is so, then I can't refuse, apart from my beginner disciples, we have more than five hundred disciples, choose the date and I will make them descend the mountain for the examination," sect madam Huo responded with a neutral look on her face that showed her confidence knowing that he wouldn't have any other excuse to enter the flame mountain not to talk of the flame sect. Sect leader Zhou who originally agreed with sect leader Lin's had requested also had a frown on his face as soon as she spoke, he was also thinking of using the opportunity to see the sects condition but she just popped his bubble. "Sect madam Huo, are you saying that you are going to bring all your disciples down the mountain, isn't that going to be too much of a charade, why don't we conduct the search in your sect or is there something you are trying to hide...?" Sect leader Meng chimed in since she was also curious to know what is going on with their sect. "What secret would I have to hide from you? we have not received any visitor for years so we might not be able to receive you and the sect is in a bad condition soI am ashamed to let you see us in such condition, but if sect leader Meng thinks it would be too much of a charade then you can conduct the search just outside the flame mountain, before my husband went into seclusion, he forgot to remove the barrier so apart from the people from my sect, no one else can go in or leave the sect," She explained with an entreated smile etched on her lips. {You bitch! what else do you have to say?" Sect madam Huo swore in her mind!. "If that is so then we have no other choice but to do it as you have said," then he scanned around the hall for any expression of discontentment that might be useful to him but he couldn't find any, although it is a pity that they wouldn't be able to use the chance to enter the flame sect, they had no other alternative. "Alliance leader" Sect leader Meng called out with her eyes fixed on sect madam Huo. "I don't think anyone of them present in this meeting should be allowed to personally inform their sect of the search, what if they get rid of the evidence before the search, it would then be impossible for anyone to find out the truth," she continued while the others nodded their head in agreement, that is definitely one loophole she managed to find, if they are not allowed to inform the sect of the search then how are they supposed to descend the mountain. She couldn't help but display the fine triumphant smirk she has always wanted to show Huo Jingyu. "I agree with sect leader Meng, if such a thing happens then the lead will be gone, I don't know if sect leader agrees with what sect leader Meng has said" Sect leader Yang added. "I..." "Everyone, there is no need to worry about that, it so happens that when I was leaving the sect, I took one transmission talisman which was among the gifts that sect leader Meng gave to me on my wedding day, who would have known that we would actually have a use for it today, this way, we won't have to trouble anyone, I really owe it to sect leader Meng" the smile on her face has never been more taunting and annoying than it is at this moment for sect leader Meng, she actually said that in front of her knowing how bitter she is till this moment that sect leader Huo actually chose Huo Jingyu over Her. She clenched her fist under her sleeve tightly while she dug into her palm with her nails forming crescent marks on her palm, she would never forget the pain of having to present gifts to them on her wedding day, if not for preserving the face of her sect, she would never have given them any gift. "Since sect madam Huo has a solution for that then we are all relieved," she replied pretending like she wasn't affected by what she said. "Since you have concluded that we can't be allowed to return to our sect until the search then where do you suggest we stay overnight, we didn't think that all this would happen today so we didn't bring any money with us or make any preparation for accommodation when we left the sect," sect madam Huo asked "you don't need to worry about that, I will arrange for the best rooms for you in any of the inns you want," Sect leader Lin answered. "There is no need for that!" Huo Ying voiced, then they all turned to her. "Huo Ying, what are you saying?" her mother questioned in a low voice but she only nodded her head reassuringly to her question while she faced forward to continue. "Since the wind sect is big enough to accommodate us, why do we need to waste money on an inn," she continued to their surprise, why in the world would she want to stay in the wind sect and be under the surveillance of her enemy when she can just stay somewhere else. "What are you saying?" Her mother scolded in a whisper with a frown on her face but she didn't reply to her mother, instead, she continued looking towards sect leader Lin's direction. {what is this girl planning, there is no way she would want to stay here without any other intention} Bohai thought to himself then he turned to look at his father in anticipation of what he would say next. "If that is what miss Huo Ying wants then there is no problem, I will arrange for your accommodation here tonight, you can be rest assured," Sect leader Lin answered, having them in his sect and under is sect wasn't a bad idea for him. "Then we would have to trouble sect leader Lin," Huo Ying replied with her cupped hands raised above her chest in fake gratitude. She had already planned out all her actions before she attended the meeting but she lied to her mother that she had something to take care of and her mother didn't think it would be a bad idea for them to follow behind her since it would create suspense during the meeting but in fact, her real plan is something that only she knows. "Since that has been resolved then I will bring the meeting to an end now, I would like to appreciate all the sect leaders who are present here today for their cooperation and I would also like to thank sect madam Huo for making it to this meeting even though her sect has already been cut off from the world beforehand," he was definitely questioning how she knew about the meeting even though they haven't left the flame mountain but only those from the flame sect and Mo Yuhan could understand his intentions. She decided not to answer his question since that would only result into another word battle, she had already grown tired of staying in the hall while everyone kept attacking her and her followers, what she really wants at the moment is to leave the hall so that she can question Huo Ying on whatever had transpired between her and the man. Sect leader Lin stood up from his seat then he walked down the two stairs leading to where he sat majestically and long strides while Lin Bohai followed behind him with every one of his steps proving that he truly takes after his father, while he walked past the audience, the young female cultivators who are present in the hall, started drooling at his demeanour, they couldn't wait for the meeting to be over so that they will be able to steal the opportunity of speaking to him but Meng Hui didn't fail to keep her guard up, as soon as he stepped down with his father, she gummed herself to him with a sweet smile on her face while she said something inaudible to Bohai, making him respond with a smile on his face. This made all the girls present to despise her, for them, she is the only stumbling block that is preventing them from becoming close with their Bohai, seeing as her mission is accomplished, she decided to add further details to express their closeness and intimacy to it, she linked her arm with his when they were just a step away from leaving the hall, he glanced down at her arm linked with his but he decided not to unlink their arms until they leave the hall to save her face. He knew just what her intentions were and he had always hated this about her but as always, he would never refuse her in public, in fact, he would always go along with her actions or even add his own acts to it, just to please his father. As the meeting had come to an end, most of the sect leaders wanted to speak with sect madam Huo or probe her for more gossips about the flame sect, but her furrowed brows told them otherwise, but sect leader Zhou isn't one to be put off by her unsettled expression. He walked to where the stood while he still fanned himself with Tang Fan and Yun Biyu following behind him. "Junior sis...." "Huo Ying, come with me" Sect madam Huo interjected, she wasn't even aware that he was standing in front of her and she didn't care to notice but all she wanted at that moment is to question her daughter. She and the elders stood up from their seat following Huo Ying and the other two, then they left the hall. He folded his fan in anger and embarrassment, then he turned towards the exit to watch her leave the hall, he couldn't believe that she is still as arrogant as she was before even after what happened to the flame sect, it was this her arrogance that made him swear years ago that he would definitely surpass Huo Jing who is the sect leader of the Flame sect. "Let us go" he ordered.
