81: Countermeasures

"Boss Zhang, you... why did you kill him?"

Lu Yun paused when the Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator mentioned his grandfather was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator; he had absolutely not expected that Zhang Qingxiao would kill the other party without any hesitation.

"Lu Yun, immediately take everyone and use Storage Pouches to pack up all the corpses here, and clean up all traces of this place."

"Lin Ying, compile a list of all the Cultivators who know about this matter."

Zhang Qingxiao did not answer Lu Yun but directly issued orders.

Since the person was already killed, none of them present could escape the consequences.

They could only follow Zhang Qingxiao's instructions and arrange for their subordinates to deal with the Cultivators they had killed.

"Brother Zhang, I am sorry, this trouble was all caused by me."

After the Cultivator under him untied the ropes from his body, Luo Fei hurriedly went to Zhang Qingxiao and said guiltily.

"Hmph..."

"We will discuss your matter later."

"Take people to check if there is anyone else alive in this courtyard."

"The news here must not get out."

Zhang Qingxiao let out a cold snort and said impatiently.

In less than half an hour, all the Cultivators they had killed were packed into Storage Pouches, and the traces of the recent battle were all cleaned up.

"Follow me to the wilderness behind the Xiaoyao Sect."

"Everyone must go."

Seeing that everyone had cleaned up the place, Zhang Qingxiao led them toward the wilderness behind the Xiaoyao Sect.

They did not stop until they were nearly fifty miles deep into the wilderness.

This was already considered very deep into the wilderness, where second-rank Yao Beasts often appeared.

Few Cultivators in the Qi Refinement Stage would enter such a deep area.

"Lin Ying, have you compiled how many Cultivators know about this matter?"

Seeing no other Cultivators around, Zhang Qingxiao had everyone stop and then looked at Lin Ying to ask.

"Boss Zhang, the number I have compiled is not very comprehensive. According to the number of people I have counted, besides us, there are twenty-six other Cultivators who know about this matter."

"Most of them are subordinates responsible for gathering intelligence."

"As for how many Cultivators under Fellow Daoist Lu Yun know, I have not yet counted."

Lin Ying hurriedly recounted the situation he had compiled.

"Boss Zhang, the Cultivators under me who know about this matter have all followed us here."

"The others were not notified."

Lu Yun also hurriedly recounted the situation on his side.

"Luo Fei, Lin Ying, Lu Yun, the three of you come with me, I have something to say to you alone."

"The rest of you, immediately take out the corpses of the Cultivators we killed and burn them."

After Zhang Qingxiao finished instructing everyone, he took the three of them to the other side.

After confirming that everyone else was busy dealing with the corpses, he looked at the three of them seriously and said: "Among the Cultivators who know about this, how many are completely loyal to us, such that even if they are found by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, they will not reveal the truth?"

Hearing his question, all three of them fell silent.

They really could not guarantee such a thing.

Not to mention a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even if a Cultivator from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator's Family found these subordinates, they could not guarantee that today's events would not be leaked.

"Luo Fei, you speak first."

Seeing that the three of them were not speaking, Zhang Qingxiao directly asked Luo Fei.

"Brother Zhang, this matter was caused by me. If we are truly discovered by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, I will take all the responsibility upon myself and will never let Brother Zhang and the other Cultivators be implicated."

Luo Fei gritted his teeth and looked at Zhang Qingxiao with a look of determination to die.

"You will take the blame?"

"How will you take the blame?"

"Do you really think Foundation Establishment Cultivators are fools?"

"Can you kill thirty Outer Sect Disciples by yourself?"

"Right now, I don't need anyone to take the blame; I just need to delay for some time."

"If I can wait until I have a Breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage, or find a way to deal with this Foundation Establishment Cultivator, then we won't have to die."

"Otherwise, not a single Cultivator present will survive."

After scolding Luo Fei, Zhang Qingxiao looked at Lu Yun and Lin Ying.

"Boss Zhang, I know what to do."

"I will personally deal with the subordinates who know about this matter."

A cold glint flashed in Lin Ying's eyes, and he said in a low voice.

"Boss Zhang, do we really have to do this?"

"The Cultivators under me are all Outer Sect Disciples; if they all die, it will also bring quite a bit of trouble..."

Lu Yun was clearly not as ruthless as Lin Ying and still wanted to plead for his subordinates.

"I am not forcing all my subordinates to die."

"As long as we can ensure that this matter is not leaked, that is enough."

"I called you here not to make you attack your own subordinates, but to think of a way together to solve the current trouble."

"Lin Ying, do you know how many Foundation Establishment Cultivators surnamed Wu there are in the Xiaoyao Sect, and what their cultivation levels are?"

Zhang Qingxiao's tone softened slightly.

When he found out that the Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator was related to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he already understood that this matter would not end well.

He killed the other party without hesitation because he knew very well that if he did not kill them at this time, there would be more trouble later.

"There are three Foundation Establishment Cultivators surnamed Wu in the Xiaoyao Sect. Two of them are original Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Xiaoyao Sect, and one is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator who joined the Xiaoyao Sect when the Chang Sheng Sect was destroyed."

"According to my understanding, the Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator we killed should be related to this Foundation Establishment Cultivator surnamed Wu from the former Chang Sheng Sect."

"This Cultivator from the former Chang Sheng Sect is named Wu Gaoqi. He only just reached the Foundation Establishment Stage a few years ago, and his current Realm is still Foundation Establishment First Layer."

"..." Lin Ying reported the situation in detail.

"Is it possible to frame this Foundation Establishment Cultivator and let the Sect Leader of Carefree Sect take action to eliminate Wu Gaoqi?"

Zhang Qingxiao looked at Lin Ying, Luo Fei, and Lu Yun with some uncertainty.

Relatively speaking, offending a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the former Chang Sheng Sect is slightly better than offending one from the original Xiaoyao Sect.

At the very least, the Xiaoyao Sect's regard for them cannot be the same as it is for the original Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Xiaoyao Sect.

The situation where Kang Jian was killed and is still being investigated in secret would definitely not happen.

The Xiaoyao Sect does not value the life and death of Outer Sect Disciples that much.

Fighting and killing, with a dozen or twenty casualties, is a normal phenomenon.

For the Xiaoyao Sect, only Inner Sect Disciples, Core Disciples, and Foundation Establishment Elders are the backbone of the Sect; as long as there are no problems with these Disciples and Elders, it is fine.

"It is difficult."

"When the Foundation Establishment Cultivators from the former Chang Sheng Sect joined the Xiaoyao Sect, they all had to take a Heavenly Dao Oath, which is generally very difficult to violate."

"Therefore, the Xiaoyao Sect is very reassured about the Foundation Establishment Cultivators who joined."

Lin Ying pondered for a moment before shaking his head and saying.