Chapter 431: I’ll Play With You to the End
Chapter 431: Chapter 431: I’ll Play With You to the End
Chang Jing sneered inwardly at Lin Yun’s words. He had initially thought giving Lin Yun three days was a mistake, but when he heard Lin Yun offer to cripple his own cultivation, Chang Jing decided to take the gamble. This was the best opportunity to ruin Lin Yun, and he wasn’t about to miss it.However, Lin Yun then continued, "Supreme Elder, as I have said, I suspect that Senior Brother Chang Jing deliberately framed me. If I cannot find evidence to prove my innocence within three days, I am willing to cripple my own cultivation. But if I do find evidence proving that this was his plot to frame me, then I ask, how will the matter be handled then?"
First, he raised the stakes to lure Chang Jing into the gamble; then, Lin Yun turned his sights on Chang Jing. Just as Chang Jing wanted to use this opportunity to ruin Lin Yun, Lin Yun intended to do the very same to him.
Even before coming to the Main Hall, Lin Yun had already made up his mind. Since he had fallen into a trap, he might as well use this as an opportunity to have an all-out confrontation with Chang Jing.
Hearing this, the Elder overseeing the Punishment Hall looked toward Chang Jing. As Lin Yun had pointed out, if he was willing to trade crippling his cultivation for three days’ time, what would Chang Jing offer if Lin Yun managed to prove this was all his scheme?
Seeing the Supreme Elder’s gaze fall upon him, Chang Jing’s expression turned grim. ’Lin Yun’s move is ruthless,’ he thought. ’He’s trying to force a fight to the death with me.’
After a moment of contemplation, Chang Jing’s resolve hardened. Since Lin Yun wanted to fight to the bitter end, then Chang Jing would oblige. He refused to believe he could lose to Lin Yun.
"Supreme Elder, if Junior Brother Lin Yun finds evidence in three days proving I was behind this, I too am willing to cripple my own cultivation," Chang Jing declared to the Supreme Elder.
Since entering the Main Hall, both Luo Feng and Chang Jing’s master had remained silent. As Lin Yun and Chang Jing were their respective disciples, they chose not to speak at this time.
What had started as a scheme by Chang Jing had, thanks to Lin Yun’s all-or-nothing gamble, now escalated into a life-or-death struggle where the loser would be forced to cripple their cultivation.