The smug satisfaction Qin Tan had accumulated over the past few days vanished completely the moment he heard those words.
"What does Valley Master mean? This disciple does not understand."
Fanyin stared fixedly at Qin Tan, her gaze devoid of the slightest hesitation. "While I was in seclusion cultivating, you people certainly managed to do quite a few remarkable things."
A trace of resolve appeared in Qin Tan's lowered eyes. "Valley Master, Qin Shiyin took the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva, and you personally witnessed Tang Qiying destroy it!"
Fanyin snorted coldly. "I found it strange that very day. Qin Shiyin had always spent most of her time in seclusion and had no opportunity to come into contact with the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva. Where could she have obtained such a convincing imitation, one that even Xiao Yan could not distinguish at first?"
"You had prepared it long ago, hadn't you? And you were the one who had the disciple on duty give it to her!"
Qin Tan was on the verge of breaking down, but he still forced himself to explain. "Valley Master, even if I truly had such intentions, what benefit would there be for me in giving the Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva to Qin Shiyin?"
"Because you forged two copies!" Venerable Echo revealed himself at last.
"Master?" Qin Tan had not expected his master, Venerable Echo, to be here as well.
Venerable Echo looked at the kneeling Qin Tan, his eyes filled with disappointment. "I never expected you to do such a thing."
"You originally had two fake portions of Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva, didn't you? At first, perhaps you merely intended to switch them and keep the real Bodhisattva Body Transformation Saliva for yourself."
"But Xiao Yan's arrival made you realize there was an opportunity. Especially after