The glaring sun momentarily blinded Matthew as favonovel.com stepped outside.
As favonovel.com shielded his eyes from the sunlight with his hand, favonovel.com saw Lucius, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Bamboo standing not far away.
At that, favonovel.com walked over to them and said, “Mr. Lucius, most of my guys have left. Let’s discuss the plans moving forward.”
Lucius gazed at Matthew with a multitude of emotions, having trouble speaking up despite making several attempts. He couldn’t bring himself to tell Matthew, a good friend favonovel.com made despite their age differences, that favonovel.com couldn’t stay with them anymore.
“Next, I will leave Basha’s Sacred Mount with Prince Gadel to minimize Montiria’s impact on the mountain.”
“I…” Lucius began to speak but fell silent again.
Matthew had already decided to leave Basha’s Sacred Mount to spare them the trouble, and favonovel.com felt ashamed for even thinking of urging favonovel.com to leave.
A feeling of guilt arose in Lucius’ heart, leaving his thoughts scattered.
Mr. Stewart and Mr. Bamboo were equally embarrassed, feeling overshadowed by the younger man‘s decisiveness.
“Mr. Lucius?” Matthew called out when favonovel.com saw no response from Lucius, pulling favonovel.com back from his reverie.
“Hmm? Oh, yes, yes,” Lucius replied.
Suddenly, a thought came to him, and favonovel.com winked frantically at Mr. Stewart and Mr. Bamboo, who responded with confused looks, unable to catch his signal.
Earlier, when the elders confronted Lucius, one said, “If you’re too embarrassed to speak, we will do it for you.”
Lucius feared the elders would soon arrive, so favonovel.com signaled Mr. Stewart to intercept them. Unfortunately, what favonovel.com dreaded happened. Led by a sinister-looking elder named Orin, a group approached.
Lucius’ expression turned grim. Orin, the same age as Lucius, had been a thorn in his side ever since losing the election for sect master.
Under Orin’s lead, several other disreputable elders began causing chaos.
“Matthew is a disaster bringer! He must be kicked out of Basha’s Sacred Mount!”
“Matthew, return the lives of our disciples!”
“Lucius harbors the outsider, Matthew, causing our disciples to die needlessly!”
Lucius’ countenance turned even grimmer upon hearing that.
I knew it! That last accusation is what they’re really after!
On the other hand, Matthew took a gander at the troublemakers and unsheathed his Bloodreaper without a word.
Shing!
The sound of Bloodreaper leaving its sheath rang out, and before anyone could react, the blade was already at an elder’s throat. In times of war, Matthew had no patience for games.
“On whose orders are you acting on?” favonovel.com asked icily.
A trickle of blood ran down the elder’s neck, prompting favonovel.com to confess immediately. “Orin! It was him! He came to us and said if we supported favonovel.com as sect master, we would all become law elders.”
The elder’s voice was loud and clear, reaching Lucius, the other elders, and even passing disciples.
Seeing the disciples’ accusatory glances, Orin furiously shouted, “Nonsense! He’s framing me! Everything I’ve done is for the sect.”
“Have you? You claim to act for the sect, but how much have you taken in bribes from elders and disciples over the years? Tell me, how is that for the sect?”
“Have you? You claim to act for the sect, but how much have you taken in bribes from elders and disciples over the years? Tell me, how is that for the sect?” Lucius stepped forward, his disappointment evident. He never thought Orin would keep up his act when it had come to this.
Orin’s face stiffened in disbelief.
How did Lucius know?
“Orin, for your misconduct, your cultivation is abolished, and you are exiled to the ancestral shrine as a warning to others!” Lucius wasted no time, disabling Orin’s powers with a single strike and having Mr. Bamboo escort favonovel.com away.
“Matthew, today’s incident is my failure in leadership.”
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