When it came to alibis, anyone could produce one. At the time of the incident, Jiang Yue and his group claimed they had been at camp, while Qing Zhe and his group made the same claim.
They were supposed to be at camp, so their presence there was perfectly reasonable. And their claim that they had been there couldn't be disproved.
Both groups of Mushroom People were merely laborers, responsible for tending the spirit herbs. They weren't among Master Hu's trusted forces, so they hadn't known about yesterday's battle—or even the plan for it—in advance, much less taken part.
So Qing Zhe and his group of Mushroom People hadn't left camp at all.
As for Jiang Yue and his group, they had stayed with Master Qian and only returned to camp late. Under such tight surveillance, it was clearly impossible for them to leave camp and go down the mountain afterward.
As far as alibis went, both sides had one.
Just then, a martial artist seemed to realize something. He said to Master Hu and Master Ba, "Master Hu, Master Ba, the Mushroom People may be weak fighters, but they can survive in the underground world and even travel around Jianghu. They have some special abilities. They're skilled in the Ground Traveling Technique, and some of them are good at using poison. So if we're investigating the Mushroom People, we can't overlook those traits."
Master Ba nodded in agreement. "That's right. I nearly forgot about that. Master Hu, if they used the Ground Traveling Technique to leave, they could've done it secretly enough to evade the guards patrolling the mountainside."
Master Hu nodded slowly, his gaze passing over Jiang Yue's group and Qing Zhe's group. Clearly, he couldn't make up his mind just yet.
From what they knew, Zu Yao