As Everlasting Love Venerable's attitude grew increasingly forceful, the surroundings fell silent once more.
The master of Fox Gate's gaze turned sinister to the extreme, and the three Venerables were equally incredulous. How dared Everlasting Love Venerable be so domineering?
Yet none of them spoke. They wanted to see the sect master's reaction.
At last, after more than a dozen breaths, the Thoughtless Sacred Sect Master replied softly, "This sect master did not consider matters thoroughly enough. But it is equally inappropriate for you to investigate personally, because your Supreme Forgetting Emotions will likewise prevent you from being completely impartial toward your own disciple."
"This sect master will send word to Extinguishing Love Venerable, who is currently in Ten Thousand Ice City, and have her take over this matter. Can you trust her?"
As those final words fell, the master of Fox Gate's expression changed. The sect master had actually compromised.
In other words, her plan to force Everlasting Love Venerable to personally execute the little menial had completely failed.
Even if the little menial were ultimately put to death by Extinguishing Love Venerable, the master of Fox Gate and her faction would still lose every shred of face.
But since the sect master had spoken, the master of Fox Gate still did not dare say another word.
"Extinguishing Love Venerable is naturally someone I can trust." Everlasting Love Venerable smiled faintly at those words, compromising as well.
It could be said that the Thoughtless Sacred Sect Master and Everlasting Love Venerable had each taken a step back.
The former no longer forced her to cleanse her house, while the latter did not insist on preserving the little menial's life. Instead, the matter would be handed over to Extinguishing Love Venerable.
The next moment, the sect master's power vanished from