On the high platform, the Third Elder had already collapsed into his chair, his face ashen. He watched Yao Qingyun being dragged away, his lips trembling. "It's over... It's all over..."
He had accepted favors from the Second Branch and shown bias during the competition, but he truly hadn't known about the poisoning! This was the grave crime of plotting against the family head. He would be subjected to family law, have his cultivation crippled, and be cast out of the family!
"Third Elder."
Yao Qingluo's icy voice rang out. She looked up at the old man on the high platform. "As an elder of the Lineage, you colluded with the Second Branch and undermined the fairness of the competition. As for whether you were involved in the poisoning... once Grandpa wakes up, he will decide."
"I wasn't! Qingluo, listen to me. I really didn't know about the poisoning!" The Third Elder panicked and hurriedly protested. "I only accepted a few favors... I truly didn't know they'd be so bold!"
"Take him away and put him under house arrest." The Second Elder waved his hand, his face full of disgust. "A disgrace like him has brought shame on the entire council of elders."
After everything had been dealt with, the atmosphere in the Martial Arena remained heavy.
The Fourth Elder sighed and walked over to Yao Qingluo, speaking softly. "Qingluo, the most pressing thing now is to go check on the old family head. Now that we know he was poisoned, there may still be hope."
"Right! Right! Hurry and call Divine Doctor Liu!" Yao Qingluo snapped out of it and quickly gave the order.
Soon, Divine Doctor Liu, the most respected physician in the Yao family, was summoned to the old family head's quarters.
A crowd gathered around the