20demayo 409. Final Disposal
409. Final Disposal
The smugness that Qin Tan had accumulated over the past few days vanished instantly upon hearing these words.
"What does Valley Master mean? This disciple does not understand."
Fan Yin stared intently at Qin Tan, her eyes showing no hesitation: "During the days I was in seclusion, you all did quite a few remarkable things."
A resolute glint appeared in Qin Tan's lowered eyes: "Valley Master, you personally witnessed Qin Shiyin taking the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and destroying it with that abandoned Tang infant!"
Fan Yin also snorted coldly: "I found it strange that day. Qin Shiyin has spent most of her time in seclusion, and she hasn't had the chance to come into contact with the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. Where did she get such a convincing imitation that even Xiao Yan couldn't distinguish at first glance?"
"You prepared this all along, didn't you? You also had the disciple on duty give it to her, didn't you?"
Qin Tan was on the verge of losing his composure, but he still forced himself to explain, "Valley Master, even if I truly had such intentions, what benefit would it bring me if the Bodhi Incarnation Saliva were given to Qin Shiyin?"
"Because you forged two copies!" Venerable Echo revealed his true form at this moment.
"Teacher?" Qin Tan was also surprised to find his teacher, Venerable Echo, here.
The Venerable Echo looked at Qin Tan, who was kneeling on the ground, with disappointment in his eyes: "I never expected you to do such a thing."
"You originally had two copies of the fake Bodhi Transformation Saliva, didn't you? At first, you probably just wanted to switch them and keep the fake Bodhi Transformation Saliva for yourself."
"But Xiao Yan's arrival made you realize an opportunity, especially after you learned that Xiao Yan was after the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. You immediately came up with a plan. You had the disciple on duty give Xiao Yan the fake product you had prepared."
"Afterwards, the disciple gave Qin Shiyin another fake, probably claiming that he disliked Xiao Yan and admired his senior sister."
"You anticipated that Xiao Yan would return to Yin Valley because of this, and that Qin Shiyin wouldn't be willing to give up the Bodhi Transformation Saliva she already possessed. They fought to the death, and in the end, the Bodhi Transformation Saliva ended up in your hands. You even eliminated your greatest rival, didn't you?!"
Qin Tan's eyes changed drastically at this moment, but he remained prostrate on the ground, unwilling to admit it.
"Teacher, we found it!" a female voice rang out.
Then a female disciple entered, holding a jade box. She presented it to Fan Yin and said, "Senior Brother Qin Tan has gone to the back mountain three times recently, and sure enough, the item was hidden there!"
Inside the jade box lay a seemingly viscous, heart-shaped object, which was the miraculous substance secreted from the surface of the Bodhi Heart—the Bodhi Transformation Saliva!
"What else do you have to say?" The voice of the Venerable Echo had also changed at this point.
Qin Tan's body was trembling like a leaf as he knelt on the ground: "Valley Master, Teacher, this disciple was confused for a moment. Please forgive this disciple this time. I am willing to accept any punishment!"
Upon learning the result, Fan Yin's eyes revealed a hint of weariness. He took the Bodhi Transformation Saliva and walked out of the room. Before leaving, he paused and said to Venerable Echo, "Over the years, I have neglected the discipline and guidance of the sect's disciples. I bear full responsibility for what happened. From now on, I will personally teach seven disciples."
"As for him, you can decide what to do with him..."
After saying these things, Fan Yin left directly, leaving Qin Tan and Venerable Echo and his disciple alone.
After Fan Yin left, she summoned a disciple with a full head of white hair and an eye patch. Fan Yin handed the Bodhi Transformation Saliva to the disciple: "Take this and give it to Xiao Yan. He hasn't gone far yet. Also, give him a message."
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"The price you paid and the Bodhi Transformation Saliva are here. The teacher said that Yin Gu has an inescapable responsibility in this matter, and Yin Gu will accept whatever decision you make."
Xiao Yan looked at the many materials he had given to Yin Gu and the Bodhi Transformation Saliva laid out in front of him, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"Is it going to be counterfeit goods again?" Mu Qingluan said bluntly, after all, what happened before was too much.
The white-haired disciple of Yin Gu smiled slightly, showing no anger: "This Bodhi Transformation Saliva was personally tested by our teacher. If any problems still arise, you are all welcome to come to Yin Gu to hold us accountable!"
Lei Jingxiao took the Bodhi Incarnation Saliva and examined it for a while, then nodded to Xiao Yan: "No problem, I can't be wrong!"
Xiao Yan watched all this with some hesitation, but finally looked at Little Fairy Doctor and asked, "You decide?"
Little Fairy Doctor was critically injured and on the verge of death due to the fake Bodhi incarnation's saliva. Regardless of who was behind it, Yin Valley cannot shirk its responsibility. It would be perfectly reasonable for Xiao Yan to immediately go to Yin Valley to hold them accountable.
However, Xiao Yan also knew in his heart that the Valley Master Fan Yin was actually unaware of this matter, and without Fan Yin's help, he might have even died in the Valley of Sound. Now that they had returned the real Bodhi Transformation Saliva and the purchased materials, it was reasonable for them not to continue to entangle him.
However, in this whole affair, it was Little Fairy Doctor who ultimately faced the greatest danger and endured the most suffering. Therefore, Xiao Yan entrusted the decision to Little Fairy Doctor, accepting either the decision to rush back to Yin Valley or to let the matter drop.
Little Fairy Doctor was incredibly intelligent, and she immediately saw through Xiao Yan's thoughts. She accepted everything that Yin Gu had sent without hesitation and handed it to Xiao Yan.
"Now that I'm alright, let's not dwell on it anymore. I don't want to cause any more unnecessary bloodshed because of me."
Xiao Yan also reached out and patted Little Fairy Doctor's back. He knew that the latter still felt guilty about the massacre of hundreds of thousands of people in the Chuyun Empire.
However, since Little Fairy Doctor had already made her decision, he nodded and replied to the disciple of Yin Valley, "Go back and tell Valley Master Fanyin that from now on, we are even!"
"Thank you all for your understanding. Nangong Yan will take his leave!" The white-haired disciple of Yin Gu also bowed in response.
Although he came to apologize, he behaved with remarkable composure and dignity. Xiao Yan greatly admired him; only a young disciple like him could truly be nurtured as the future of a sect.
Xiao Yan heard the name Nangong Yan again a few years later. At that time, as one of the Seven Stars of Yin Valley, Fan Yin personally trained these seven disciples, who made a name for themselves in Zhongzhou.
The year Xiao Yan arrived in Yin Valley was a year of tremendous change, a year of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new.
The two geniuses originally nurtured by Yin Valley, Qin Shiyin and Qin Tan, both disappeared after the major changes in Yin Valley. However, according to some disciples of Yin Valley, they once saw an ordinary person who looked very much like their senior brother Qin Tan, running a restaurant. However, the person's hands were crippled, his throat was hoarse, and he had none of the demeanor of a Yin Valley genius. He was definitely not Qin Tan himself!