章節 16: Chapter 16: How Could He Possibly Be a Bad Person?
Under Tang Feng's narration, the cloud of suspicion slowly lifted from everyone's hearts.
During the daytime, Tang Feng thought that Tang Ruoling couldn't be saved, so he went to make a scene at the Sword Sect, but at that time, Zhang Chi still did not give up.
This was because he was sure that Tang Ruoling hadn't left Qingshui Town.
There are many water monsters in Panlong River, who are relatively quiet during the day but very active at night.
For safety reasons, there are usually no boats sailing along the Panlong River at night.
Sword Control flight at night is also unlikely, as it would be like turning on a bright light in the open, attracting hunters and being easily discovered by others.
Of course, it is not out of the question that the thief would take the risk of doing that. Zhang Chi said that he gambled on it, but as long as it could save a life, he didn't care about the extra work.
It was already known that no boats had left during the evening, and the first boat during the day had been intercepted by Zhang Chi.
At that time, he hadn't received Tang Feng's backing yet, but since he had been managing the market's security for so long, he had some connections and asked people to stop the boats from leaving the port in advance.
Upon receiving Tang Feng's Alliance Elder Token, no boats had left the harbor ever since.
Afterward, Zhang Chi kept searching with his team all over the town to ensure that the thief had no chance of trying to move Tang Ruoling.
They kept searching until evening when he finally wrote a mysterious letter to Tang Feng, explaining his plans.
Upon learning that there was a slim chance of finding his daughter, Tang Feng, of course, couldn't refuse.
Zhang Chi also suspected an insider and asked Tang Feng to go down the mountain by himself and meet up later at the town, which Tang Feng naturally carried out.
After searching for a while in the town, Zhang Chi suddenly discovered a basement here and, to be safe, let Tang Feng stand guard outside while he went down to check it out.
Not long after, a fight broke out in the basement, and Tang Feng hurried down to help, only to see Zhang Chi being slapped away.
It turned out that the basement had another exit, and the thief escaped through it.
Zhang Chi hurriedly said, "You go chase, I'll save her."
By this time, Tang Feng trusted Zhang Chi completely and no longer had any doubts.
Then, Zhang Chi discovered that Tang Ruoling had been poisoned, so he hurriedly took her out of the basement and began to detoxify her.
Who knew at that moment, Zhou Ran barged in, Tang Feng didn't catch the enemy, he heard the commotion here, and rushed back to help, otherwise, Zhang Chi would have lost his life under Zhou Ran's sword.
There was no need to talk about what happened afterward; everyone knew.
After listening to the story, Zhou Ran was left stiff, unable to accept this reality.
If this was the truth, hadn't he just made things worse?
And with the presence of the Sect Leader and so many elders watching, how could he keep his head up in the future?
Surprised and furious, all he wanted to do was to keep accusing Zhang Chi maliciously.
Valley Master Tang, does this mean you didn't see any trace of the thief? What if Zhang Chi was deliberately deceiving you?"
That's right, Zhou Ran guessed the truth.
Zhang Chi was alone and didn't have anyone else there to impersonate the thief, so the fighting scene was indeed fake.
But people tend to believe what they see.
Tang Feng looked at Zhou Ran disdainfully, "In such a short amount of time, could you have fooled me if you were in his shoes?
And even if Zhang Chi could pretend to fight someone, could he break the protective magical weapon?"
Tang Feng said this and let Zhang Chi take out his Heart Protection Lock.
The lock had already been shattered, and only someone at the Foundation Establishment Stage could possibly cause such an effect.
There were eyewitnesses and physical evidence, and the thief was indeed good at escaping. After so many thefts, he had never been caught, so it was not surprising that Tang Feng had not caught up with him.
When Chen Runyu saw that Zhou Ran still wanted to slander Zhang Chi, he couldn't help but get angry, "The facts are right in front of you, and you're still not willing to believe it? Do you have to slander my Senior Brother as the thief to be satisfied?
If Senior Brother really was the thief, why would he put on this show?"
Zhou Ran was left speechless. Indeed, there was no logic to it.
If Zhang Chi were the thief or had anything to do with the thief, why would he go to such great lengths?
Zhou Ran's argument was simply absurd.
Even the Grand Elder couldn't stand it and wished he could kick Zhou Ran a few times.
You want to slander him, then at least come up with something more convincing!
What's the use of such baseless accusations?!
Chen Runyu continued to scold, "Senior Brother didn't have any grudge against you. When Valley Master Tang wanted to kill you, it was him who begged for mercy. But what about you? If it were not for Valley Master Tang's appearance, wouldn't Senior Brother have died in your hands?
Senior Brother had clearly stopped resisting, and there were so many of us there, so why did you insist on killing him? I think you're more like an accomplice to the thief, trying to kill my Senior Brother and silence him!"
"I didn't! I didn't collude with the thief, I already proved it!"
Zhou Ran denied it three times in a row.
"Then can you swear that you never had the intention to harm my Senior Brother?"
At that moment, Zhou Ran fell silent.
It was true that he hadn't colluded with the thief, but his intentions to harm Zhang Chi were abundant.
Sometimes, silence is the best answer.
All the young disciples present looked at him with disgust.
Jiang Qingyun also said coldly, "Grand Elder, your hard work and accomplishments shouldn't be neglected, but you should not overlook the discipline of the younger generation.
Tonight's incident began as a misunderstanding, and Zhou Ran's actions were impulsive. However, the facts are now crystal clear, yet he still wants to slander and bite others, which is sinister."
The other elders all looked at Grand Elder Zhou, and even the two who were neutral took a clear stand on the side of the Sect Leader.
"Brother Chong Xu, Zhou Ran has made several mistakes. He was punished during the day and made a major blunder at night, which implicated Miss Tang. This matter must be dealt with severely."
Zhou Ran turned pale as four of the five elders demanded severe punishment, leaving only Chong Ying abstaining. Grand Elder couldn't save him anymore.
"You've disgraced yourself; go back and reflect!"
Chong Xu didn't plan to save him at all; he shouldn't have saved the grandson who had created difficulties for them in the first place.
There was still a big mess left to clean up!
Tang Ruoling didn't know when she had regained consciousness but was now wrapped around Zhang Chi.
At this moment, it wasn't suitable to stay here any longer, nor was it the time to discuss and deal with Zhou Ran.
The most pressing matter was to save the person.
Tang Feng was exhausted and his emotions had been like a roller coaster throughout the past few days, filled with anger and grief.
However, his daughter was still poisoned with this humiliating poison, and he couldn't just let her die.
At this time, he had to find a way to save her.
His gaze immediately locked onto Zhang Chi.
Jiang Qingyun noticed Tang Feng's intention first and became alert. Before Tang Feng could speak, she said, "Zhang Chi should be quite injured. Come back with me, and I will heal you."
Your daughter isn't the Female Physique of Xuan Pin, so help yourselves and don't harm my disciple.
Chen Runyu felt relieved when he heard this.
Uncle Tang, don't even think of taking advantage of my Senior Brother.
Zhang Chi: "..."
My plan has reached this point, and you're all screwing me over!
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