Chapter 142 Underestimating the Southern Spirit Sect
Lan Yue used points to purchase a cultivation technique, and the hints for this demonic technique were originally only visible to her.
However, considering that Lan Yue herself was not capable of dealing with the demons, the system displayed this information to everyone present via video.
Those people, upon seeing the warning, would naturally realize that something was amiss.
It must be said that the system has put a lot of thought into this, even taking her combat strength into account.
However, before the elders could even make a move, Lan Yue, as if possessed by a famous detective, pointed out the culprit with her bright black eyes.
Everyone thought she was referring to Elder Xing, including Xing Hao himself.
His heart was in his throat, terrified that the elders would slap him.
Although Xing Hao was a Nascent Soul cultivator, and the Qing Shi Sect and Xuan Ye Sect couldn't stop him, the elders of the Nan Ling Sect were all quite powerful.
Especially the Second Elder, Fifth Elder, and Sixth Elder, they are all at the late Nascent Soul stage, and there are even a few at the peak Nascent Soul stage.
Xing Hao was on the verge of tears; at this moment, the word "regret" could not express his feelings.
However, the little girl's hand went straight past him and pointed to the woman in the light green dress, who was the "daughter" that the sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect had found.
Many people were quite surprised when they saw the direction Lan Yue was pointing.
If Xing Hao were the culprit, they might all understand.
But isn't this daughter of the Qing Shi Sect leader a victim? She was completely deceived by Xing Hao, and even had her abducted...
No, that's not right! The Qing Shi Sect says that person ran off with the money, but when Xiao Lanyue was gossiping, she said that this person was actually a spy sent by the Qing Shi Sect to the Nan Ling Sect!
The group seemed to have stepped into a thick fog, and for a moment they could not see clearly.
"There's only one truth, and the culprit we want to implicate is very simple: it was all done by this person named Ling'er!"
As soon as Lan Yue finished speaking, the woman in the light green dress was clearly very surprised. She blinked and quickly took two steps back in disbelief.
"You're saying I'm the culprit?" The woman pointed to herself in shock, and then tears streamed down her face, making her look incredibly pitiful.
"Ever since the incident broke out, I've been dealing with sect matters. I even tied up some of my senior brothers and sisters all by myself." The woman bit her lip, swaying precariously.
"If I am the one who caused all this, why would I help you fight against your fellow disciples?"
"Young lady, you can't just say things like that. Although she's not my biological daughter, everyone has seen Ling'er's character. How could a demon be so kind?"
The sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect also frowned.
"How can you make such casual guesses just because you're wearing the robes of the Southern Spirit Sect? Don't you know that sometimes just a single sentence can bring unnecessary disaster to others?"
"I overheard your conversation here from the beginning. In this perilous situation, with the entire sect under lockdown, Ling'er kept probing the elders, trying to find out when we could leave."
Lan Yue ignored them, and their words only solidified her suspicions.
"Elder Xing is an undercover agent sent by the Qing Shi Sect to the Nan Ling Sect, and he has been there for several years. As the sect leader of the Qing Shi Sect and Elder Xing's Daoist partner, you couldn't possibly not know this."
"However, you allowed the news of Elder Xing running off with the money to spread at this time, deliberately reaching the ears of the elders and disciples of the Southern Spirit Sect, just to take advantage of our sympathy and make things convenient for this Ling'er later."
The fact that Elder Xing Hao was a spy had already been exposed during the sect meeting, and the spy was caught on the spot.
There was nothing wrong with Lan Yue saying these things, so she didn't hold back at all when she was analyzing them.
The others present also realized what was happening.
Especially the Nanling Sect disciples guarding outside the door, they looked at each other and saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.
Before Lan Yue arrived, they did feel great sympathy for the sect leader's daughter, thinking that she had met the wrong person and was still thinking about the man after he had taken all her money.
This situation perfectly fits a term Lan Yue used when she was gossiping: "love-struck."
It now appears that there's something fishy going on behind this rumor!
"And I just observed carefully, those disciples who were parasitized were fine when others approached them, but when you tried to get close, their little fingers were trembling."
Lan Yue was short, and she happened to see this scene, which she found a bit strange.
Just as the woman in the light green dress was about to explain, Lan Yue began to analyze again.
"To be honest, there's nothing to say about these things. There's no way to prove them. These are all just my wild guesses. But something else just happened. Elder Duanmu sent a telepathic message saying that Elder Xing is practicing a special kind of demonic art."
Elder Duanmu, who had just arrived from a short distance away, was as follows: "???"
When did he send the message? How come he didn't know?
However, at this crucial moment, he certainly wouldn't expose Lan Yue; instead, he would help her cover it up.
He nodded to everyone, "Yes, I noticed something was wrong when Elder Xing barged in, which is why I rushed over."
Lan Yue winked at Elder Duanmu and continued her analysis.
"And in your explanation, you also revealed that you tied up some of the senior brothers and sisters by yourself. How did you, who entered the sect later and whose cultivation was lower than theirs and who was also sickly, have such strength to tie up those senior brothers and sisters who had been parasitized by the demons all by yourself?"
"Besides, Elder Duanmu also said that from the discovery of the Demon Abyss Rift to the sealing of the Qing Shi Sect, only three days had passed. How could the demons have infested so many people in such a short time? And these people include the disciples who perished in the Jue Ling Island ruins,"
"So now there is only one truth: you are the mastermind behind it all. You used the identity of the sect leader's daughter who had returned to infiltrate the Qing Shi Sect long ago, and then successfully parasitized these people when the Demon Abyss Rift opened!"
"If we're not speculating, there are probably many more Qing Shi Sect disciples who have actually been parasitized, right?"
Of course, that last sentence was just her wild guess.
After all, Elder Duanmu hadn't found any more parasites, so how could she possibly have calculated it?
I just wanted to test the other person to see if they were really as I suspected.
It doesn't matter if it's not, the magic-detecting array will definitely be set up soon, and we'll be able to find the person then.
It can be said that Lan Yue's actions are actually a way of delaying the inevitable.
Of course, all of this was just her own perception; to others, she seemed to be possessed by a detective!
"Lan Yue, you are absolutely amazing!" Yun Xi, who had been hiding behind a rock, followed the Sixth Elder out.
Looking from afar, the Sixth Elder was followed by a long string of little tails.
"When did you all arrive?" Lan Yue asked in surprise, not even noticing that her friends had already come.
"Actually, we arrived not long after you came here, but the Sixth Elder said to hide, so we haven't shown up."
Yunxi watched Lanyue's figure, her amber eyes sparkling.
"Lan Yue, I didn't expect you to be so clever! We were all confused just now, but you actually figured out the truth right away." Li Bai was also incredulous.
He used to think his junior sister's IQ was impressive, but now, thinking back on it carefully, he realized that he was the one whose IQ was truly impressive.
He's been deceiving himself all along!
Thinking of this, he looked bitter.
Besides the two of them, the other friends also looked amazed and seemed a little embarrassed when they saw Lan Yue.
"So that's how it is. No wonder she was acting so strangely. Those people kept trying to get close after being parasitized, and they were even testing me." The elder of the Nanling Sect who was guarding the place suddenly realized.
"So the true demon race we've been searching for is right under our noses..."
Before he could finish his last word, the woman in the light green dress opposite him let out a silvery laugh.
"I didn't expect you to have discovered this so early. It seems that the four great demon realms have underestimated your Southern Spirit Sect."