Seeing Jiang Dan appear, Qin Xuan's heart settled.
If he were on Lei Yun Peak, he would have to resist on his own.
However, this was Dan Peak, and if Jiang Dan and Ge Dan sat by and watched him get captured today, then they might as well not be Five-Rank Alchemists.
After all, this was a major matter concerning their Face.
"Jiang Master, you've come at just the right time. This child killed one of my nephews. Today, I, this old man, will take him back for interrogation."
Zhao Cang spoke coldly, clearly very displeased that Jiang Dan had intervened to stop him.
Yet, Jiang Dan was a Five-Rank Alchemist, so he could only bow his head and endure.
"Interrogation? Killed your nephew?"
Jiang Dan frowned, glanced at Qin Xuan, then shook his head.
"This matter should be baseless. Elder Zhao Cang, please return. This matter should have nothing to do with Qin Xuan. He is a new Disciple I've taken in and would not do such a reckless thing as taking a life."
Qin Xuan, standing nearby, felt a little awkward hearing this.
He was not at all as Jiang Dan imagined; by his count, he had killed quite a few people.
Many times, he adhered to the principle that when cutting weeds, one must always remove the roots.
Several Families, even entire clans, had been annihilated.
If you cut the weeds but don't remove the roots, they will grow again with the spring breeze.
Qin Xuan didn't want such trouble.
"Great Master Jiang Dan, such favoritism is unreasonable. He killed my nephew, and Great Master Jiang Dan just lightly dismisses it with a word of trust? That's not right, is it?"
Hearing this, Ge Dan, who was beside them, couldn't hold back first. He glared furiously at Zhao Cang.
"Elder Zhao Cang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't speak carelessly. You say Qin Xuan killed your nephew, but do you have any evidence?"
Ge Dan said, stepping forward to block Qin Xuan.
"Whether Qin Xuan killed someone, I don't know, but it is an undeniable fact that you, Elder Zhao Cang, trespassed into Dan Peak and directly tried to bring people to the Alchemy room to arrest someone!"
"According to Sect rules, what crime is it to trespass into the Alchemy room?"
Ge Dan spoke with conviction, clearly unwilling to back down.
The importance of Medicinal Pills to the Sect was beyond doubt, and thus, Alchemists held very high status in every Sect.
Now, a Sect Elder bringing people to trespass into the Alchemy room was truly unacceptable.
If this matter wasn't handled properly today, Dan Peak would lose all authority in the future!
Hearing this, Zhao Cang's expression turned cold.
"Grandmaster Ge, do you also intend to obstruct me?"
Ge Dan sneered.
"It's not that I want to oppose you, but everything must be reasonable and evidence-based. You say Qin Xuan killed someone, but you must have evidence, right? Without even evidence, how can you claim he killed him?"
"Moreover, even if you have evidence, this Dan Peak is not a place you can just barge into. If there's a crime, it's Dan Peak's people who will take him down. When is it your turn to come and arrest someone?"
"Now, produce your evidence!"
Ge Dan said with an imposing Aura.
In fact, he had been observing Zhao Cang from the very beginning.
From the start, Zhao Cang merely claimed Qin Xuan killed his nephew, but he couldn't produce any evidence.
Ge Dan naturally saw at a glance that this was just Zhao Cang's wild guess.
Since there wasn't even evidence, coupled with his trespassing into Dan Peak, Ge Dan naturally wouldn't back down at all.
Therefore, he was now so aggressive in pressuring Zhao Cang.
Although his Cultivation was far inferior to Zhao Cang's, his status as an Alchemist gave him the courage to challenge Zhao Cang.
Seeing Ge Dan's unyielding attitude, Zhao Cang was at a loss for how to respond for a moment.
The other party's identity, coupled with the fact that he had indeed trespassed into the Alchemy room first.
More crucially, he truly had no evidence in hand.
After Zhao Zheng disappeared, he began an investigation.
He found that several Inner Sect Disciples had also gone missing. At this point, he suspected that Zhao Zheng had been killed.
He searched everywhere but couldn't find Zhao Zheng's body, and he was at a loss for a while.
It wasn't until later, when people from the Zhao Family said that Zhao Zheng might have gone to deal with Qin Xuan, that he suspected Qin Xuan.
After an investigation, he discovered that Qin Xuan indeed had a grudge with the Zhao Family, so he brought people to arrest Qin Xuan.
However, he didn't expect Qin Xuan to have formed a connection with Dan Peak.
"Evidence? I don't have it yet, but he has a grudge with Zhao Zheng, and in my opinion, this person is highly suspicious."
"Just let me take him away and interrogate him; then it will be clear whether he is involved or not."
Hearing this, Ge Dan couldn't help but sneer, looking disdainfully at Zhao Cang.
"Elder Zhao, you speak lightly. If you take him away, back at your place, won't you decide whatever outcome you want?"
"At that time, won't you have whatever evidence you want?"
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Dan, who was nearby, also walked over and blocked Zhao Cang's path.
"Elder Zhao, what you're doing probably doesn't conform to the rules, does it? You dare to come here to arrest someone without even evidence?"
Hearing this, Zhao Cang's Face immediately turned pale.
"This person has a grudge with Zhao Zheng, so he is the most suspicious person..."
"Please, Elder, produce the evidence. If you take people away here with just empty words, how will we Senior Brothers establish ourselves in the Azure Green Sect in the future?"
Saying this, Jiang Dan directly flicked his sleeve.
Zhao Cang was in a dilemma, caught between a rock and a hard place, and at this point, he also began to hesitate.
Ultimately, he had no certainty or evidence, which was why he wanted to take Qin Xuan back. But the current situation had completely spun out of his control.
Moreover, he couldn't afford to offend Ge Dan and Jiang Dan.
The Disciples of their Zhao Family in the Azure Green Sect would eventually need to consume Medicinal Pills from Dan Peak.
If he offended Dan Peak because of this, it would be a loss greater than the gain.
Just as he hesitated, the earlier guard quickly jumped out.
"Elder, I have evidence! This Qin Xuan didn't come to Dan Peak for a period of time before, and only returned to Dan Peak a few days ago. If you count the time, Senior Brother Zhao disappeared precisely during the period he was away."
"In my opinion, this person is the one who did it. Otherwise, why would Senior Brother Zhao disappear just as this person returns? How could the timing be so coincidental?"
This person should be killed!
Qin Xuan's killing intent flared, and his fists clenched slightly.
A treacherous villain who betrayed his own was more detestable to him than an enemy.
Looking at this person, Qin Xuan wished he could go over and give him a sword strike right now.
"You, shut your mouth!"
Seeing a guard from Dan Peak actually helping others speak, Jiang Dan and Ge Dan immediately became extremely furious.
They never expected a guard from Dan Peak to say such a thing.
"Haha, Jiang Master, now you have nothing to say, do you? You can't possibly say that your Dan Peak people are lying with me, can you?"
Hearing this, Qin Xuan smiled faintly and walked out.
"Elder, may I ask what my not coming to Dan Peak for a few days has to do with Zhao Zheng's death?"
"If my not coming to Dan Peak for a few days can be considered killing Zhao Feng, then Elder Zhao, you only come to Dan Peak once every year or two. By that logic, your chances of killing Zhao Zheng are much greater than mine, aren't they?"
Qin Xuan said, a cold smile on his Face.
"During this time, I was busy Cultivating lightning techniques in my Immortal Cave, and only recently achieved some success, which is why I came here to re-learn the Dao of Alchemy. What is that guard? How would he know the whereabouts of a direct Disciple like me?"
"This scoundrel, as a Dan Peak guard, is betraying his own. He deserves to be executed!"
