Xiaoxiao.

Chapter 202 Rebellion

After hearing Zhu Xian's completely untenable evidence, Ling Qi finally felt relieved.

The other party still intends to achieve its goals by confusing the public and deliberately disrupting the situation.

Once Ling Qi fully understood Zhu Xian's tricks, her tension vanished instantly, like smoke.

However, despite this, his face was still full of a wronged expression.

There was no indication of any change in his heart at this moment. After all, he still wanted to see who Zhu Xian would point that vicious butcher's knife at this time!

Sure enough, Zhu Xian snorted coldly and said, "Hmph! Well, what a great excuse of 'dead men tell no tales'! But don't get too cocky, or I'll find something to use against you."

Otherwise, hmph! You should know what kind of fate awaits you!

Zhu Xian's threatening words made Ling Qi burst into tears. He kowtowed repeatedly, professing his loyalty.

As he had predicted, after Zhu Xian gave him a stern warning, she immediately turned her attention to other people.

Zhu Xian, her face contorted with rage, pointed at another elderly man with white hair and a youthful face and roared, "Since Ling Qi's betrayal is beyond any evidence, then Ling Yi, what about you? Are you also trying to get away with it? Huh?"

Since his power was stripped away indefinitely, Lingyi has been reduced to a mere mascot.

Whenever he was involved in matters concerning the sect, he would almost always close his eyes and remain silent.

But no one expected that such a seemingly transparent person would also be caught up in the storm of rebellion.

Under everyone's gaze, Lingyi seemed to awaken from a dream.

He slowly opened his sleepy eyes, intending to step outside.

But then he noticed that his left and right sides were still standing straight, so he quickly withdrew his right foot, which was already halfway out.

As he gradually regained consciousness, he finally noticed the abnormality in his surroundings.

He instinctively wanted to say something like, "As people get older, their energy isn't what it used to be," to ease the awkward atmosphere.

However, just as he was about to open his mouth, the person standing next to him lowered his voice and repeated what Zhu Xian had said to him.

Upon hearing these words, Ling Yi's expression changed rapidly, like a garbled screen.

First, his face was full of disbelief, then it turned into disbelief, and he wondered if he had misheard.

Then, a look of terror quickly crept onto his face.

A variety of expressions flashed across his face, making for a truly fascinating sight.

"Old...old?!"

This sudden question struck him like a bolt from the blue, leaving Lingyi completely stunned and at a loss for what to do.

"I am truly innocent!"

The old man, who usually walked with a shaky gait as if he would collapse at the slightest breeze, was now crying like a helpless child.

He never imagined that he would one day be slandered as a traitor, and such malicious slander caused him unbearable pain.

All the injustices she had suffered and the sadness in her heart finally erupted at this moment.

His mournful cries, filled with injustice and helplessness, echoed in the air, moving everyone who heard them.

The mournful cries were so heart-wrenching that everyone present felt an indescribable sadness, and many couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy.

For a long time, Lingyi has been seen as the typical example of a good-for-nothing from Noguchi-no-Ring.

Seeing his pitiful state now, people's opinions of him seem to have begun to subtly change.

In Noguchi Pass, the Grand Elder has always enjoyed great authority, and at times even rivaled the prestige of the Lord.

Although the lord is the leader of Noguchi Ridge, the Grand Elder has supreme authority in handling internal affairs.

In layman's terms, the lord is in charge of external affairs. When receiving visitors and dealing with external matters, the lord's word is law.

However, when it comes to handling internal conflicts and interpreting the rules of the sect, the Grand Elder is the absolute authority.

However, Lingyi became an exception to this convention.

Not only did he lose all the power he should have as the Grand Elder under Zhu Xian's oppression, but worse still, he also implicated all the elders.

For this reason, all the elders, their relatives, and the forces that depended on the elders harbored resentment towards Lingyi.

Because in their view, it was Lingyi's incompetence that dragged them down.

They were deprived of the rights that rightfully belonged to them, rights that were backed by vested interests.

Seeing the benefits that should belong to them being taken by others, would these people still have a good attitude towards Lingyi?

Therefore, it is understandable that everyone hates him to the core.

But isn't Lingyi also a victim?

When Lingyi is mentioned, one word will involuntarily pop into everyone's mind: "Old and listless".

Because no matter who he was facing, he always acted politely, even obsequiously.

It was precisely because of this weak character that he retreated again and again under Zhu Xian's relentless pressure.

Not only him, but all the elders were stripped of their rights.

But he not only accepted it readily, he even advised the other elders to value harmony.

As a result, not only the elders, but even Zhu Xian thought he was a "melon-faced fool".

He didn't mind the title at all; on the contrary, he thought it was quite nice.

In his view, Zhu Xian was powerful and domineering, and if the elders stood up to him, it would inevitably be Yekouling that would suffer.

For the sake of the unity and future of Noguchi Ridge, he not only accepted all of Zhu Xian's demands, but also strongly urged the other elders to obey the Lord's arrangements.

Not everyone is willing to give up their rights, because those rights represent real and tangible benefits!

And it is at these times that Lingyi's role becomes apparent.

He had to endure Zhu Xian's wrath on one hand, and the curses of the other elders on the other.

But no matter who it was, the old man always greeted them with a smile. He never argued with anyone.

In his words, "Everything for Noguchi Pass!"

Putting aside others, this old man truly has everyone's best interests at heart.

This has been a widely accepted view over the years.

For this reason, on the one hand, people criticized Lingyi, the Grand Elder, for being so incompetent and useless;

On the other hand, his almost selfless public spirit makes it difficult for anyone to truly hate him.

Moreover, his selflessness earned him considerable popularity throughout Noguchi Reservoir.