The elder at the head of the table with long white hair trailing past his shoulders, murmured, "You think this is about Fang Chen."
Xiao Mei nodded. "It has to be. Think about it. We were the ones who placed the bounty on him after he absorbed the Dragon Tear Pond. And now everyone present when the decision was made is slowly disappearing."
"But he was only Foundation Establishment Realm," another senior disciple scoffed.
"So maybe he isn't the one doing the killing," Xiao Mei said. "But I have a hunch that it is very much connected to him in one way or another. Either another faction wants him for themselves, or he has powerful allies. Either way, he's the common denominator."
The room fell silent again.
"Then we set a trap," the elder finally spoke. "We use him to lure out whoever is behind this."
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