As the sound of Zhong Yun's voice faded, the crowd erupted into a chaotic uproar, buzzing and restless like a boiling pot of water. Zhao Hu and Qian Duoduo turned deathly pale, their eyes flustered, yet they forcibly maintained their composure and shouted back defensively, "Zhong Yun, you are spitting venom! When did we ever collude with the Blood Demon Sect, and when did we steal any cultivation manuals?!"
Elder Li frowned deeply, his expression gloomy. He swept his authoritative gaze across the crowd, signaling everyone to fall silent, then turned to Zhong Yun and asked in a deep voice, "Zhong Yun, do you have evidence? You cannot simply make such reckless accusations!"
Zhong Yun took a deep breath and recounted in detail how he had followed Zhao Hu and the other a few days prior and witnessed firsthand their transaction with the masked man in black.
Chapter 18