They greatly admired "Wang Sheng" for his willingness to shoulder all the responsibility, but that did not mean their memories were so poor that they had forgotten the supposedly detailed account of what had happened.
Without their collective participation in the deception, could "Wang Sheng" have fooled Guan Wen on his own?
The various sect leaders hesitated to speak. They could hardly advise "Wang Sheng" to lie to the Suyuan Sect, much less force him to.
There was still over a month left before the Skyfall Meteor Assembly ended. If this incident earned them the resentment of the Suyuan Sect group, things would become troublesome. Would they kill a chicken to frighten the monkeys? Perhaps they could not openly act out of line, but when assigning tasks, they could still send you in first when danger arose.
Never mind how they might make things difficult later. Right now, if any responsibility truly fell on them, could those Suyuan Sect members stand by while a fellow disciple remained missing? They would surely force them into the Moon Sea to risk their lives searching for him.
Seeing this, Wu Jinliang, who worked seamlessly with Shi Chun, knew exactly how to interject. He muttered, "Senior brother, what deception? Guan Wen was the one who insisted on entering the Moon Sea to gather insect core crystals. He forced us into a corner. If something happened to him, he brought it on himself. What does it have to do with us? Taking responsibility recklessly will drag our sect down with you."
As he spoke, he turned to the various sect leaders. "Everyone, isn't that what happened? Why should deaths in other sects be taken for granted, while one death in the Suyuan Sect means someone among us has to answer for it?"
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