NOVEL NEXT Chapter 229 - 210 Following Their Plan_3
Chapter 229: Chapter 210 Following Their Plan_3
Gao Miao took a deep breath and said, “Because, Jiang Cheng might have just gone to Li’s place to talk about feelings.”
Pfft!
Li Ancheng immediately sprayed out the mouthful of tea he had just drunk.
Guo Xiuyuan was furious, “Gao Miao, what kind of joke is this! Li Qingge is a Core Formation Cultivator. Do you have any idea how many years older she is than Jiang Cheng?”
Gao Miao responded with reason and evidence, “That’s exactly why he’s going in the middle of the night! Otherwise, why would there be a secret rendezvous at that hour?”
When the others heard this, they found Gao Miao’s explanation to be surprisingly plausible.
Indeed, old cows grazing on tender grass must hide and tuck away.
Moreover, Li Qingge was the head of the Talisman Department at Qingxuan University, a bona fide senior teacher. Her romance with a student from the neighboring Lotus University, if discovered, would definitely be the hottest scoop in the Capital’s Cultivation World.
Yu Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Cheng’s love problems, outrageous as they were, were still better than him being a traitor to the Tongtian Sect.
“Little Gao, you wouldn’t say this unless you were quite certain, right?”
Gao Miao continued, “It started when we were dealing with the Plant Autonomy Talisman, Old Guo was also there. Li Qingge expressed a keen interest in Jiang Cheng at the time, right, Old Guo?”
Guo Xiuyuan recalled and added, “It does seem like it.”
Gao Miao showed an “See, I wasn’t lying” expression.
“Later, during the Willpower Empowerment Talisman, when Jiang Cheng was taken away by The Ministry of Justice, it was Li Qingge who went to rescue Jiang Cheng first. She even got there faster than Old Guo and me. In full public view, Li Qingge and Jiang Cheng were seen acting intimately, but let’s not even mention that. The most recent incident was the protest. I, well, not I, but I discussed it at length with Li, and she wouldn’t budge an inch, wouldn’t give any face. Yet when Jiang Cheng came, with just a few words, he managed to persuade Li Qingge to back down.”
After Gao Miao finished speaking, the Tongtian Sect meeting room fell into an eerie silence.
In the end, it was the president of Ling University who broke the silence first, “Old Yu, your students really have some skill. How do you teach them? Share some tips with us brother schools.”
Yu Mo’s face was expressionless, “I think Jiang Cheng must have defected. We should order a thorough investigation.”
“No need.”
Li Ancheng signaled the elder of the Enforcement Hall to switch the projection images.
The new image showed Liang Chun, Jiang Cheng, Shang Yufeng, and Li Qingge, entering the Five Saints Restaurant one after another.
“This image comes from before Gen Mountain Branch interrogated Hehuan Sect’s disciples. The protest by Taixu Sect was clearly to cooperate with Jiang Cheng. Or alternatively, Jiang Cheng’s undercover work with the Demonic Tao could very well be to aid Taixu Sect to get evidence that could be used against Prince Qi. And before that, Prince Liang Chu had died because of the Willpower Empowerment Talisman.”
Upon understanding this causal relationship, everyone’s heart was a mix of emotions.
Yu Mo was joking just now, hoping for a thorough investigation of Jiang Cheng, but actually, he didn’t want Jiang Cheng to really switch sides to Taixu Sect.
Not to mention anything else, just the act of defecting to Taixu Sect itself.
Defecting to Taixu Sect was a very silly move.
Because Taixu Sect didn’t accept male disciples and had no suitable Cultivation Techniques for male cultivators.
If Jiang Cheng really wanted to defect, he might as well turn to Linlan Sect, which at least had more to offer.
As the president of Lotus University, Yu Mo took the lead, “While the current evidence doesn’t prove Jiang Cheng’s actions, our Lotus University will never tolerate any traitor and will investigate thoroughly.”
Everyone nodded in agreement with Yu Mo’s attitude.
At this point, there wasn’t much more to say. If an investigation was warranted, it should be done, and if there were consequences to face, then they should be faced. The stance of the Immortal Sects towards traitors was always harsh.
If Jiang Cheng’s defection was confirmed, he might not be punished harshly because after all, he had merit in vanquishing demons, but he definitely wouldn’t be able to test into the Tongtian Sect.
Only Gao Miao seemed hesitant to speak.
He truly believed that Jiang Cheng hadn’t defected and was merely having an improper relationship with Li Qingge.
Li Ancheng laughed, “Haha, don’t be so serious. These images were deliberately sent over by Taixu Sect. Their purpose, you don’t need me to say it, do you?”
Everyone was astute.
Taixu Sect deliberately leaking evidence indicated that they wanted to use a strategy of division, making Tongtian Sect and Jiang Cheng become enemies.
This on the contrary could prove Jiang Cheng’s innocence.
If Jiang Cheng had truly defected, Taixu Sect would have no need for division tactics.
“I think Jiang Cheng indeed may have collaborated with Taixu Sect, but the content of the collaboration likely isn’t to the degree of ‘defection.’ However, what can be asserted is that Taixu Sect definitely has designs on the new Emperor of Liang. They probably want to use Jiang Cheng to eliminate all the princes, and then place their own princess on the throne,” Li Ancheng summarized.
Helmsman, then what should we do…
Li Ancheng pointed at Gao Miao and said, “I think President Gao’s analysis makes a lot of sense. Jiang Cheng indeed has a lot of potentials. I remember he was in the same class as that princess from Taixu Sect, right? Young people’s conversations sure must be much more diverse than Core Formation Stage topics.”