At this moment, the delicate Ou Yan was incomparably resolute. From afar, she gave a deep bow and said loudly, "Reporting to Abbess, my elder brother never told me anything about any sheepskin scroll."
"Good!" Abbess Jingyi nodded, then turned to Zhang San. "Alliance Leader Zhang, did you hear that clearly?"
"I heard and understood, Abbess. Presumably, Ou Peng feared implicating his younger sister, so he might not have entrusted the sheepskin scroll to Ou Yan. However, Ou Peng just mentioned Huanxi Mountain Villa. Do you think he might have hidden the sheepskin scroll there?"
Yang Ruying said furiously, "Alliance Leader Zhang, my husband already made it very clear just now. Huanxi Mountain Villa belongs to Ou Yan, not the Misty Sect. I will protect my younger sister and will not allow you to disturb so much as a blade of grass or a tree at Huanxi Mountain Villa! Besides, you keep insisting that the Misty Sect possesses some sheepskin scroll, claiming the information came from Situ Ping of the Fierce Tiger Gang. Where is this so-called Situ Ping now?"
Zhang San said, "Well... Situ Ping's information was absolutely true. But... but she suddenly disappeared some time ago. Our Righteous Path Alliance has already dispatched many disciples, but no news has returned yet."
"What? Alliance Leader Zhang, why did you not inform us of such a matter earlier?" Abbess Jingyi and Elder Changsheng were both enraged.
"Well, please calm your anger, you two. It was not that I did not wish to report it, but the arrow was already on the bow and had to be loosed. I feared..."
"You feared that we would not act according to the plan? Alliance Leader Zhang, your scheming runs far too deep."
Abbess Jingyi said coldly.
"I would not dare, I would not