Mu Qinglan's brows knitted tightly after she heard him out.
Soul Searching?!
She could guarantee that if she dared order Soul Searching today, word that "the Azure Cloud Sect is a Demon Sect" would spread throughout the Eastern Region tomorrow!
There was no other reason!
What sect in the Eastern Region didn't have spies planted by rival sects?
And those spies often lurked among the elders, holding positions of considerable standing!
Perhaps... one of these hall masters was a spy planted by an enemy sect. The moment she gave the order, word would get out before the next breath.
Her gaze fixed on Yao Yuanzi like a knife, remaining there for several long seconds.
She strongly suspected that this old fellow was a spy sent by an enemy sect, deliberately taking advantage of the sect's turmoil to offer this rotten idea!
If she let her blood rush to her head and agreed, the enemy sect could doom the Azure Cloud Sect beyond redemption without spending a single soldier!
Her hand rose unconsciously as she prepared to order this old fellow dragged away first and subjected to Soul Searching, to determine whether he was a traitor!
When Yao Yuanzi met Mu Qinglan's bone-chilling gaze, his heart jolted. Only then did he realize how rash his proposal had been!
He was just about to explain himself.
But Mu Qinglan forcibly suppressed the killing intent in her heart.
Now wasn't the time to dwell on this. As long as she didn't authorize Soul Searching, nothing would happen.
Whether this old fellow was a spy could be investigated slowly afterward.
Then she murmured to herself, "Imperial Jade Liquid Wine..."
After all, she had been Sect Master for several hundred years. Naturally, she could see that this "Imperial Jade Liquid Wine" was the key to