I thought to myself that, now this hotheaded fool had arrived, how could he possibly handle every detail of the affair alone? With no way to be everywhere at once, Elder Lu would probably never make it here. But if a large contingent from the Council Pavilion came, that would be another matter.
Hua Zhanbao still seemed oblivious to what was really going on. Even his initial belief that Mi Ya was a villain had begun to waver. He stared wide-eyed at the childhood friend from his hometown and asked, "Jieru... this..."
Hua Jieru was half a beat slow to react, nowhere near as decisive as I was. I immediately sent Hua Zhanbao a voice transmission. "Forbid everyone from sending transmissions at once, ask where Grand Elder Lu is, and arrest her yourself. Otherwise, Elder Lu will be silenced!"
"Who was that? Who sent me a voice transmission?" Hua Zhanbao roared. I silently cursed the idiot, immediately relayed the same message to Hua Jieru, then pretended to know nothing. All I could do was hide in the corner and stew.
A vicious gleam flashed through Mi Ya's eyes, but with so many people around, she had no idea who had sent the transmission. Still, whether she instinctively suspected me or knew none of these disciples would dare plot against her, she actually turned her gaze toward me.
But seeing the smile on my face, she could not be sure I was the one who had sent it.
"Brother Zhanbao, arrest Grand Elder Lu first! Don't let her death leave us without anyone to testify!" Hua Jieru said hurriedly. Only then did Hua Zhanbao listen, but in that brief moment, a thunderous boom came from an unknown disciple's residence in Cloud Horse Temple. It sounded as though tribulation lightning crystals had