"Something happened to Lin Renming!"
The disciple understood at a glance. After all, he had worked here for years.
Knowing the gravity of the matter, the disciple immediately went to report it to the elder.
Seated high above, the Grand Elder did not open his eyes. He merely asked, "Did it happen to Lin Renming in Azure City?"
"Yes!" the disciple answered.
The Grand Elder suddenly opened his eyes. "Send someone down the mountain to investigate at once! Daring to openly kill a disciple of our Clear Sword Sect-they clearly have no regard for us. Once you establish exactly what happened, do not take action. Return and report first."
"May I ask whom you wish to send down the mountain, Grand Elder?" the disciple asked.
The Grand Elder considered it, then said, "Send Yuan Sheng. His family lives in Azure City, so investigating will be easier for him."
"Yes!" The disciple left to carry out his orders.
The next day, Yuan Siwu paced back and forth in the Yuan residence, at his wits' end.
"What are we supposed to do? If the Clear Sword Sect investigates, we'll never escape involvement!"
"It's over! This time, we're completely finished."
"Cousin, calm down!" A man in his fifties sat in a chair opposite him. He was Yuan Siwu's younger cousin, Zhao Zhu. "Did you invite me here to discuss this, or to watch you pace back and forth?"
Yuan Siwu walked up to him. "You don't understand how serious this is. Our Yuan family is already caught at the very eye of the storm!"
"After those elders died, there was no one left in the family with enough standing to handle these matters."
"Now a disciple of the Clear Sword Sect has died in our Yuan residence. Do you understand the consequences? It's