He had instructed the rest accordingly and delegated other tasks to them while he alone would stand vigil. He had done so because he was waiting for Jiang Ning.
He knew that the man would come again.
Keeping his eyes fixed on the altar, Elder Ting Feng did not turn around when he heard the sound of faint footsteps behind him.
"I had no choice. I hope you understand that. Not everyone can risk everything for justice. I know that you're not the murderer and that it's someone else. I even know who it is, but it's not someone that I or Buddha Sect can offend." He turned around and looked at Jiang Ning. "You should know this better than I do."
Jiang Ning nodded.
"I know. I'm here not to persuade or make demands of you. Buddha Sect will decide for itself how to deal with its own affairs. I simply wish to tell you something." He looked the elder in the eye. "You have a spy in your midst."
Something flickered across Elder Ting Feng's eyes. He seemed to have thought of something. His pupils contracted as he stared at Jiang Ning.
"Watch out for yourself."
Having said that, Jiang Ning turned and left without saying another word.
The sound of his footsteps faded as he disappeared into the distance. The look in Elder Ting Feng's eyes grew sharper as he knelt before the altar.
There was a spy in their midst!
He had suspected that there was a spy in Buddha Sect quite some time ago. The route which they had travelled from the base back to Buddha Sect had been decided by Ting Chan the moment before they had left. They had not taken the main roads. No one should have realized where they had been.
There must have been a spy amongst them who had revealed their location, thus allowing the murderer the chance to make the necessary preparations.
That day, someone had attacked his disciples and lured him into coming to their rescue. He had fallen for the enemy's trap and that had led to Ting Chan's death.
He had been ridden with guilt ever since.
"The person who ambushed our disciples..." Elder Ting Feng clenched his jaw as his features contorted with murderous rage. "It's someone from Buddha Sect.”
That was the only possible explanation.
He took a deep breath, then stared at Ting Chan's tablet.
"Chief, tell me what I should do. You entrusted Buddha Sect to me. I can't risk everything to avenge your death."
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