I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

If he weren't outmatched, he would have loved to punch Bangbang a couple of times to show him that double standards would result in him being beaten up by his fellow disciples.

Xie Chuxue swayed from side to side like a nimble snake, quickly deflecting their punches and kicks with her folding fan. "You can't be so petty. Otherwise, you'll end up like Song Hansheng, friendless."

After saying that, he said smugly, "Your uncle had many friends when he was young."

Mu Chongxi thought to himself, "Bullshit, where did you get your friends? The entire Changming Sect are your enemies."

Despite his thoughts, he still had to ask respectfully, "Junior Uncle, didn't you have any other junior brothers back then? Why was the Changming Sect placed under Master's control?"

To be fair, Qin Fanfan... is really unreliable.

The fact that Changming Sect was able to take first place is entirely due to the guidance of its sect leader, Qin Fanfan.

It's hard to imagine what the former sect leader of Changming Sect was thinking, that he would entrust the future of the sect to Qin Fanfan and Xie Chuxue, this pair of brilliant and talented individuals.

"Yes, I have."

"Only one has fallen, and the other's whereabouts are unknown."

"There's another one who had a very bad relationship with Qin Fanfan and has been gone from the sect for a long time, having started his own faction."

Not every generation of disciples can be so loving and affectionate. There's a lot of competition within a sect, so their harmonious relationship is quite rare. Perhaps Ye Qiao and the others forged a friendship while imprisoned together in the forbidden area?

Thinking of this, Xie Chuxue shook her head and changed the subject: "Do you know about the Sect Master's Decree?"

"I know," Xue Yu nodded.

"The Sect Master's Token has absolute restrictions and rules. The Sect Master is the first successor, and the person holding the Sect Master's Token can issue orders on behalf of the Sect Master when the Sect Master is unable to manage the sect."

"Is Elder Zhao acting as the acting head of the Changming Sect? Whoever holds the Sect Master's Token can command the entire Changming Sect."

"So you mean..." Xue Yu paused slightly, "whoever obtains the Sect Master's Token, the Changming Sect will be theirs?"

"right."

Xue Yu frowned, subconsciously thinking of Elder Zhao who held the Sect Master's Token. The young man couldn't help but ask a more sensitive question: "If the person who gets the Sect Master's Token isn't a good person, wouldn't that mean the entire Changming Sect would be his domain?"

"Not necessarily," Xie Chuxue said. "If someone's cultivation level is higher than the person holding the sect leader's token, and they are also the rightful heir of the sect, then the token's binding effect will automatically be considered invalid."

"But if not, then whoever holds the sect leader's token is the absolute leader, and all elders and peak masters have no choice but to obey."

"The problem is, things are inanimate, but people are alive! Can't we just ignore them?" Mu Chongxi felt something was amiss. "A mere token. Can it really threaten us?"

This is such a bug!

"You can ignore us, but we can't." Xie Chuxue gave his head a hard rub. "Besides, when that time comes, you disciples won't have much of a say. Every elder of the five sects has signed a blood pact on the token, and they will be bound by the rules on the token."

"It's similar to your emperor's jade seal and tiger tally, but while soldiers can disobey the jade seal, they can't. Disobeying orders can result in death."

"Is it that serious?" Mu Chongxi was somewhat surprised.

Xie Chuxue chuckled, "You've probably heard of disciples betraying their sect, but you've never heard of elders betraying their sect, have you?"

That's true.

No wonder every elder is like a diligent old ox.

Xue Yu understood: "So, it means that whoever receives the sect leader's order receives the sect?"

Mingxuan coughed. "Then I have to interject. Do you know who's currently holding the Sect Master's Token?"

"Who?"

"Ye Qiao".

Xue Yu and Mu Chongxi both exclaimed in disbelief, "..."

Their Changming Sect has perished.

After Xue Yu finished speaking in Wuhu, he frowned slightly, still feeling that something was not quite right.

Since the token was in Ye Qiao's hands, why did Elder Zhao still let the Buddhist and Taoist people in? He could have easily ignored them or made excuses instead of opening the door and letting them in.

He had previously suspected that Elder Zhao might have some connection with Buddhism or Taoism, but it seemed not, since the sect leader's token was in Ye Qiao's hands and Elder Zhao didn't have much say.

So who exactly released the person?

Who could issue such an order that is clearly detrimental to the sect when there is no leader?

Mu Chongxi patted his back casually, "Don't be so sensitive, always suspecting this and that."

Aren't these sentimental people tired of being so suspicious all the time? Elder Zhao watched them grow up; there's no way he could be a bad person.

The frail Xue Yu was almost slapped to the ground by him. The boy moved his lips and gave a forced smile: "Don't slap me, Mu Chongxi. You know what? You're like a bull." He almost gave him internal injuries.

Mu Chongxi: "..." Damn it!

He puffed out his cheeks and snorted, "I'm never playing with you two again." Ye Qiao and Senior Brother are definitely the best.

It's no wonder that Mingxuan and Xueyu, these two weaklings, often hang out together; it's a case of two weaklings appreciating each other!

Mingxuan almost rolled his eyes. "Get lost already."

These three were really noisy. Xie Chuxue covered his head, feeling a slight headache for a moment. "Getting back to the point, back then, only Qin Fanfan and I were reliable. You should be grateful that I was the one leading you. If it were the other two..." He couldn't help but laugh twice, changing the subject. "Besides, your senior uncle is the most handsome among the direct disciples. When we were choosing the next sect leader, my voice was the loudest."

That's true; his face now is exactly what he looked like when he was young.

Therefore, we know that Junior Uncle was not lying.

Xie Chuxue was indeed a beauty when she was young.

Mingxuan was quite curious about what Qin Fanfan looked like when she was young. "What did Master look like when she was young?"

...Qin Fanfan.

Xie Chuxue thought for a few seconds and replied, "He's young, he's a person too, right?"