Yes, it was Sikong Jing who had deliberately prompted Ling Ertian to speak of the Nine Swords.
That way, if Ling Dongwei wanted to blame someone, he could only blame his own daughter.
For the two leaders, this resolved the danger of being silenced, but Ling Dongwei might still kill them to vent his anger afterward.
It would depend on whether the family head and the other elders would take over the matter of Ling Jianxing and his sister. Only if the family head and the others stopped Ling Dongwei from killing the siblings could they truly be assured of survival.
Suddenly, quite a few experts in this bustling sea region surrounded the two leaders.
As they chased Sikong Jing, they asked, "You two, did this Ling Jianxing truly comprehend the Nine Swords and become the first person in a thousand years to do so?"
The two leaders gathered their thoughts and exchanged a glance.
Then the leader of the guards replied with an unfathomable air, "Cannot say."
Everyone's eyes widened. Didn't "cannot say" mean it was true?
The next moment, the leader of the wanted-criminal squad deliberately glared at the guards' leader, then gave a hearty laugh...
"Nothing of the sort. How could Ling Jianxing possibly comprehend the Heaven-Soaring Nine Swords? It's utterly impossible... He only put on an act. He belongs to the sinner Crescent Moon Lineage; it is absolutely impossible—and impermissible—for him to comprehend the Nine Swords."
The moment those words came out, the people gathered around immediately understood everything...
Impossible, my ass. Ling Dongwei had clearly issued a gag order because he wanted to kill Ling Jianxing.
This was exciting. They absolutely had to tell their friends and family about such a secret...
They could not possibly keep such earth-shattering gossip and an incident like this