Chapter 104: Chapter 104: Ripple effects around the cases (6)

"I don't know if Hu Qiu told you much. To some of you, it may have come as a surprise why someone who poisoned you is seated here when what he did is tantamount to betrayal of the sect.

First I want to offer my apologies for poisoning you and keeping you in the dark about certain matters," said Peng Zhen as he got up and bowed.

He was right. Among the elders present, most kept throwing strange looks Peng Zhen's way throughout the whole meeting. A couple of them even wanted to interrupt the sect master's speech but the news was too huge for them to interrupt.

"Who you once knew as Dong Yanlin is a member of the scarlet blood ghost hands. He used me and placed a seal on me to try and infiltrate the sect so he can target the tupelo tree.

With him closely monitoring my movements I couldn't let you all know and could only involve Cheng Yuan, Gui, and Hu Qiu here. The smaller the group the less likely he would notice anything off.