Oh no! I, the weakling, have become the villain!

Chapter 217 House Arrest

Su Chen was also helpless; Xu Yao was now completely trapped in White Sword Manor and couldn't get out at all.

Xu Yao then went directly to the people from White Sword Manor and asked, "What's going on here?"

"Is it because of people like you that we've been trapped here?"

“We have absolutely no enmity with your White Sword Manor, what are you trying to do?” Xu Yao said.

Upon hearing Xu Yao's words, the disciples of White Sword Manor also said, "We are also following the orders of our sect leader."

"If it were any other matter, then there would be no need to say anything, but the matter is right here now."

"If Mr. Xu Yao wants to leave, he must wait for the master's order."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yao immediately lost his temper. What the hell was he doing?

This is practically putting him under house arrest! Who is Xu Yao? Would someone really let him scheme against him like this?

That was clearly impossible, so Xu Yao said directly, "You'd better figure this out yourselves."

"It's not that I'm saying anything, but you all know the situation. If you don't let me leave this time..."

“Then don’t blame me for being impolite,” Xu Yao said.

Just then, the disciples of White Sword Manor surrounded Xu Yao and said, "No one can leave without the Manor Master's order."

Now Xu Yao knew that this was the intention of the White Sword Manor's master, and since that was the case, what else was there to say?

You, the dignified master of White Sword Manor, have actually caused such a mess. Do you think there's something wrong with you?

You could even say that this is the crux of the matter. Putting aside everything else, at least one thing is certain right now.

That meant Murong Le was definitely harboring malicious intentions, so Xu Yao didn't say anything more to these guys.

Anyway, if you're unkind, I'll be unkind too.

Just as Xu Yao was about to make a move, Murong Le appeared in front of everyone.

Upon seeing Murong Le appear, Xu Yao asked, "Master Murong, I have no prior grudge against your White Sword Manor."

"What do you mean by keeping us under house arrest at White Sword Manor and not letting us leave?"

"As the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor. If I have a grudge against you, then naturally I won't say anything about it."

“But Master Murong, it seems we have no enmity between us, do we?” Xu Yao said directly.

Upon hearing Xu Yao's words, Murong Le smiled and said, "Of course I know about this."

"But I've kept you all here not for any other reason than this, and I want you to know this."

"If we can resolve this matter clearly, that would be best. But if you all don't tell me what you found in the icehouse..."

"Then please don't blame me, Murong Le, for not letting you leave," Murong Le said.

Upon hearing Murong Le's words, Xu Yaocai directly asked, "What do you mean? What is this?"

“We said we didn’t find anything in the icehouse except for Murong Qing’s body and the Crimson Eagle Python.”

At this moment, Murong Le said, "Brother Xu Yao, there's no need for you to get involved in this matter."

"You're the only ones who've been in this icehouse recently, so who else could it be?"

"What are you talking about?" Xu Yao was also confused by Murong Le.

Xu Yao then said, "If you want to say something, just say it directly. Don't beat around the bush. That way, we can figure it out ourselves."

At this moment, Murong Le directly said, "Xu Yao, don't you know about this matter?"

“There is a longsword in the ice storage. That longsword belongs to my White Sword Manor. It was still there before you came.”

"After you arrived, the longsword disappeared. If I don't come to you for help, who else should I turn to?" Murong Le said.

Xu Yao was truly dumbfounded.

Longsword?

Xu Yao could swear to God that he had never seen it, but Xu Yao believed that even if he swore to God, he would not have seen it.

It's likely that Murong Le doesn't believe it either, since Xu Yao himself doesn't believe in oaths made to heaven.

At this moment, Xu Yao looked at Murong Le and said, "Master Murong, I don't know how to explain this to you so that you will believe me."

"But I must make it clear that I don't know anything about longswords, and I haven't found any longswords in this icehouse."

“If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing I can do, because I really have no way to prove anything,” Xu Yao said.

At this moment, Murong Le said, "Brother Xu Yao, don't rush, you can think about it slowly, but regarding this matter..."

"You need to know this yourself. This is the point. Anyway, I won't say anything else, but at least for now, I can be sure."

"Whenever you've made up your minds, you can leave. That way, everyone will be happy."

Upon hearing Murong Le's words, Xu Yao angrily retorted, "If you don't believe me, you can search me."

"Let's see if we have any," Xu Yao said.

The main problem now is that Xu Yao has no way to prove that he doesn't have the longsword, so the only way is to search him.

There's nothing you can do if you don't search them. What else can you do about this? Xu Yao himself knows the situation.

If we don't do this, then there's really no other way.

When Murong Le heard Xu Yao say this, she knew that the only option was to search him in person.

Once the body search is conducted, the matter can be resolved regardless of whether the issue exists or not. If it does exist, then that would be the best outcome, as it would be ideal to retrieve the longsword.

If not, then we can directly clear up the misunderstanding with Xu Yao and the others.

In any case, Murong Le would not lose anything, so he said, "Brother Xu Yao."

"As the master of White Sword Manor, I am only doing this for the sake of my manor's property, so I apologize for any offense I may have caused."

"If we really can't figure out what's going on in this matter, then it's hard to say what will happen."

"Anyway, we know this ourselves now. If there's really a problem, then we'll just search them."

"As long as the body search can clarify things, then the rest will be easy to handle. Anyway, that's the point of this matter."

"We'll handle it ourselves. If the body search is completed and there's nothing there, then Brother Xu Yao..."

"I apologize to you all. How about I politely see you all off down the mountain?" Murong Le said.

"Since that's the case, then let's stop talking and start the body search!"