"Don't come any closer!"
Elder Ma quickly retreated.
Zeng Zifang's face showed a fierce expression.
"Go, let's go to the Sect Leader to reason this out! If you want to arrest five hundred Disciples from Nose Peak, why don't you just turn the entire Nose Peak into a prison? Everyone on Nose Peak is a criminal!"
Elder Ma panicked, "I never said that."
"But you're already doing it! Five or six hundred Disciples, you just arrest them as you please!"
Zeng Zifang reached out with her right hand, grabbing Elder Ma's right hand in mid-air.
Elder Ma's face immediately stretched into a long line; the spirit commerce certificate in his hand was awkward to throw away and equally awkward to hold onto.
The dozen Black-Robed Guardians watched all of this, dumbfounded.
In the face of Zeng Zifang's assertiveness, even Elder Ma was helpless, let alone them.
The Black-Robed Guardian who had kicked Qian Duoduo in the face quietly moved to the side of the stage, ready to slip away at any moment.
"Grand Elder is righteous! Senior Sister is mighty!"
Qian Duoduo suddenly shouted.
The Disciples on the scene immediately reacted, all joining in the shout.
"Grand Elder is righteous! Senior Sister is mighty!"
Zeng Zifang turned her face and smiled charmingly at everyone.
The five or six hundred Disciples instantly went wild.
Someone shouted: "The Sect Law Enforcement Division knowingly violates the law, their crime is compounded!"
"The Sect Law Enforcement Division undermines Disciples' improvement in strength, harboring malicious intentions!"
"Foundation Establishment Disciples arbitrarily insulting and beating Qi Condensation Disciples violate sect rules and must be severely punished without leniency!"
...
For a time, the crowd was in an uproar, and those Black-Robed Guardians retreated repeatedly in fear, afraid of being accused of more crimes.
Suddenly, a clear, cold voice boomed above everyone's heads.
"What's all the noise about?"
Following the voice, a graceful figure flew above the crowd, subtly a head taller than Zeng Zifang.
This was an extremely aloof woman, dressed in white robes and white boots, even the Flying Sword beneath her feet was pure white.
She had the youthful appearance of someone in her twenties, yet chose to wear her hair as white as snow.
In contrast to Zeng Zifang, who tried every means to show off a little, this woman's collar was high, covering everything that could be covered.
If Zeng Zifang was a blooming peony, then she was a fiercely blossoming winter plum.
The woman who arrived was precisely Zhao Yanran, who lived on the cliff.
"Second Elder!" Qian Duoduo and hundreds of Disciples following him saluted.
"Second—Elder, you've finally decided to come out of your Immortal Cave." Zeng Zifang drew out her words, calling out in a strange, mocking tone.
She was the Grand Elder, outranking Zhao Yanran, the Second Elder, and she deliberately pronounced those two words with extreme clarity.
A hint of displeasure, yet not annoyance, appeared on Zhao Yanran's brow.
She looked down at Qian Duoduo and coldly reprimanded:
"Qian Duoduo, leading the crowd in a clamor, disturbing an Elder's cultivation, is an act of insubordination. He shall be immediately expelled from Nose Peak!"
The Disciples on the scene immediately became solemn. The charge of insubordination Zhao Yanran found was not easy to refute.
"Oh, with me, the Grand Elder, present, when is it your turn, Second Elder, to issue commands?"
Zeng Zifang's figure ascended, rising a head higher than Zhao Yanran.
"An Elder's cultivation Immortal Cave is protected by layers of shielding Formations. If such a small sound can penetrate the Immortal Cave, then it means the Formation has malfunctioned, or the Formation was poorly set up. The Sect Law Enforcement Division should strictly investigate the construction quality, rather than blaming a Qi Condensation Disciple. Second Elder, Elder Ma, do you think what I said is reasonable?"
Zeng Zifang said with a smile.
Elder Ma lowered his head, not daring to speak, while Zhao Yanran's expression remained stern.
Neither of them dared to say yes, nor could they say no.
If they said yes, they would offend the Sect Construction Division, which sets up Formations in the sect.
If they said no, it would be like slapping themselves in the face.
"Not speaking means what I said is reasonable." Zeng Zifang pulled a long face.