"Sect Master, this concerns the very survival of our sect. You cannot hesitate any longer!"
"Sect Master, better to make a mistake than let him slip away, especially when Gu Yuetian is under such heavy suspicion of betraying the sect."
"Please do not hesitate any longer, Sect Master. Make your decision soon!"
The Earth Pill Sect's senior members in the room spoke up one after another, urging Hong Qingliu to move against Gu Yuetian at once.
Hong Qingliu waved his hand. "Everyone, be patient. Let us wait a little longer."
"Sect Master, the fire is already singeing our eyebrows! What are you still waiting for?" an old man with a long beard asked urgently.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside the door.
A man in blue robes then strode inside and bowed respectfully to Hong Qingliu. "Sect Master, I just saw Gu Yuetian sneak back to his residence with my own eyes. He did not use the main entrance, but climbed over the wall."
Hong Qingliu narrowed his eyes. "Martial Uncle Gu, you chose this path yourself. You cannot blame me, then!"
At this point, he ordered in a low voice, "Gather our experts immediately and arrest Gu Yuetian, along with all his trusted subordinates and disciples!
Remember, keep the disturbance to a minimum. Do not alert anyone else. Once you have them, lock them in the sect's confinement chambers immediately!"
A short while later, numerous Earth Pill Sect experts swiftly moved through the dark night. Gu Yuetian, his disciples, and his trusted followers were still asleep when they were caught in a single net and taken into custody.
The entire operation swept through like thunder, clean and decisive, without alerting anyone else in the Earth Pill Sect.
Gu Yuetian had suffered an injustice greater than Dou E's,