Chapter 221
Hearing this, some of the elders felt something was amiss. "What do you mean by you and Feather
knowing each other ? We all know him too! After all, he used to be our Senior Brother!" They
exclaimed. However, a thought suddenly came to Elder Chai, and his face changed greatly. He stared
at Elder Hu sternly and shouted, "You mean that you’ve been in touch with Feather all the time ? You
are the hidden traitor that he arranged in our clan ?" Elder Hu’s expression changed. Finally, he nodded
and cried, "Back then, Feather asked me to steal the booklet and pills from Master’s room with him. I
didn’t dare go. I didn’t expect that he would kill Master and Senior Brother that day." "At that time,
Feather, who was preparing to run away, gave me some herbal medicine and asked me to help him
escape by being his eyes and ears here. I didn’t agree at first, but he threatened me. I was so scared
that I had no choice but to agree. "So, when we were chasing after Feather, I occasionally revealed
some information to him." Hearing this, all elders looked ferocious and glared angrily at Elder Hu. "Now
we know why we didn’t catch Feather in the end. It turns out that you, the hidden traitor, had been
sending him messages!" They exclaimed. "He colluded with a traitor, he’s a traitor too. Arrest him right
now." Fade looked at Elder Hu and said faintly, "You are in touch with Feather, so when you heard that
he has been killed, you were worried that he had told me about you." "So, you deliberately made things
difficult for me. You wanted to make other elders distrust me so that I can avoid revealing that you are
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthe traitor. Am I right ?" Fade looked at Elder Hu and said in a low voice. Elder Hu was silent for a
while. He then nodded and said, "Yes." As the head of punishment for the clan, Elder Chai’s face
turned cold when he heard these words. He shouted, "Arrest him and lock him up in the dungeon. The
Guardian will deal with him after he is done with his self-isolation." Two elders then walked over and
started to grab Elder Hu. Suddenly, there was a violent explosion, and the whole side hall seemed to
be shaken. Everyone was shocked and quickly rushed out, looking at the place where the explosion
occurred. There were caves built on the mountain side behind the Cloud Clan building From one of the
caves on the mountain, flame and smoke was billowing. Upon seeing this, the expressions on the
elders faces immediately changed. They cried out in alarm, "Oh no, Guardian, he." "What’s going on?"
Fade asked. As he walked, Elder Chai explained to Fade, "Half a month ago, Guardian Zhuo was
preparing to produce the Inner Strength Pill to reward the disciples who had outstanding performances,
as well as to those who requested for this medicine." "We didn’t expect that when the Guardian was
refining the medicine, a very precious herb suddenly disappeared. Instead, it was replaced by another
kind of herb. After the herbs were put into the furnace, a violent reaction happened, which almost
caused the whole furnace to explode." "The Guardian was shocked and used all kinds of means to
control the furnace. But he couldn’t bear to waste the pills, so he manipulated the furnace with his
powers, and then ordered us to locate the lost herb immediately." After listening to Elder Chai’s
explanation, Fade came to a realization. "And because you have to look for the herb, you have stopped
allowing in those people who are requesting for medical help." Elder Chai sighed and said, "That’s true.
We can’t do anything about it. It will be more difficult to find the herb if there were more people coming
in and asking for medication." At this moment, Fade suddenly noticed that Elder Hu, who was being
pressed to the ground, had a cold smile flashing across his face. Immediately, Fade’s eyes darkened.
He stepped forward and shouted coldly, "What do you know about what happened to Guardian Zhuo?
Elder Hu’s face darkened, he looked surprised, and then he fell silent Fade gave a fierce grunt. He
raised his palm, and said coldly. "Do you want me to force it out of you ?" shocked. His body trembled
for a moment Elder Hu was before he stuttered, "l, I was the one who switched Guardian Zhuo’s
precious herbs." "What? How could you do that ?" Elder Chai shouted angrily, he was appalled. Elder
Hu lowered his head and said, "I heard that Feather has been killed. I was worried that my identity
would be exposed. So I made another preparation." "You, you... The elders around him were so angry,
they wanted to kill Elder Hu on the spot! On the contrary, Fade asked calmly, "Where is the herb you
took?" Elder Chai and the others suddenly came to their senses and hurriedly asked, "That’s right.
Where’s the herb?" Elder Hu smiled and said, "I’ve already refined and consumed it." "How dare you..."
Elder Chai and the others were boiling with anger! At this time, there was another explosion from the
cave on the mountain wall, and the billowing smoke was massive. When Elder Chai and the others saw
this, they grew anxious. "Oh no, the furnace might have gone out of control. The Guardian is in
danger." "Take him away!" Elder Chai asked for two elders to escort Elder Hu back to the dungeons.
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The rest of them rushed towards the cave, and Fade followed suit. Soon, the group of people arrived
outside the cave where Guardian Zhuo was. The cave was built into the mountain wall, equipped with a
Magic Furnace, a source of fire, a storage room, and other items. These items were specially designed
for Guardian Zhuo to perform his pill refining operation. At this moment, the large cave was filled with
thick smoke. A huge medicinal cauldron was placed on a fire. From time to time, explosions could be
heard from within the Magic Furnace. Beside it, a long-haired man with a darkened face was doing his
best to control the situation. It was as though he wanted to rescue the medicinal pills from within the
Magic Furnace. However, the explosions from the Magic Furnace kept injuring the long-haired man,
causing him to tremble violently and spit out a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, Elder Chai and others
were very anxious. They rushed into the cave and shouted simultaneously, "Guardian, it’s dangerous.
Come out quickly." When the Guardian saw this, he bellowed, "Don’t come over. The Magic Furnace
has lost control. If I leave, there will be a huge explosion. I’m afraid that the entire cave system behind
the mountain will be destroyed. The Cloud Clan cannot afford such losses. The hearts of Elder Chai
and the others sank. There were dozens of caves in the mountain, some of which were used to refine
pills and some to store priceless treasures. Many of the clan’s precious herbs and weapons were at
stake. There were also some outstanding disciples who were practising in the caves at this moment. If
the caves were to really be destroyed, the Cloud Clan would definitely be greatly weakened, and their
skill level would fall the from Black Level immediately. There would be no chance for them to rise again.