"Everyone in the guild now knows that you, the guild master, are protecting Feng Yuqin," Elder Lin said. "Last time, you even said that you'd let Feng Yuqin participate in the trial at the main guild."
Hearing this, Shen Wenkai looked at Feng Yuqin in surprise.
Shen Wenkai knew a thing or two about the trial at the main guild.
So he couldn't believe that the guild master would do such a thing.
But Song Jianming's next words proved him wrong.
"Yes, so what if I let Feng Yuqin participate? What's it to you?" Song Jianming asked. "Did you send someone to kill her just because of this? Who gave you the nerve to secretly assassinate a guild member right under everyone's noses in the guild?"
"Guild master, I've already said that although these people are our subordinates, we didn't order them to assassinate Feng Yuqin," Elder Lin still tried to defend himself. "So, this has nothing to do with us. We had no idea. How can you blame us? Do you think we did this just because we don't want Feng Yuqin to participate in the trial?"
"This Elder Lin is really shameless. He said the same thing just now," Xiao Ying said.
"That's normal. After all, they hid very secretly back then. Besides us, no one else noticed that they were hiding in the dark," Xiao Jin said.
"Do you really think I'm stupid?" Song Jianming roared. "You were all watching in the dark, and you're telling me you didn't send those people?"
"Guild master, are you just using this as an excuse to stop us from participating in the trial so you can fulfill your wish of letting Feng Yuqin participate?" Elder Lin was now just being unreasonable.
Anyway, he wasn't going to admit it so easily.
Even if he was going to be convicted, he would make everyone believe that it was the guild master who wanted Feng Yuqin to participate in the trial and deliberately framed them.
How could Feng Yuqin not see what Elder Lin was up to?
A faint smile played on her lips. "So, Elder Lin, you're bothered by the guild master letting me participate in the trial?"
"Do you really think you're qualified to participate? You're causing all this trouble today just because you want us to be disqualified from the trial. Then, even if you lose, the guild can't blame you because we'll all be out of the picture, and they'll have no other choice," Elder Lin said righteously.
Feng Yuqin always knew that Elder Lin and the others were old-timers in the guild and wouldn't give up so easily.
So they would surely do whatever it took.
Even if the Law Enforcement Hall punished them today, it wouldn't be enough to take their lives.
So she didn't really want them to fall completely.
Now, hearing Elder Lin's words, she understood.
They were just fixated on the trial.
After all, they stubbornly believed that she had no chance of participating in the trial.
Even if she did, without a powerful alchemist team, she was bound to lose.
"You're talking nonsense. How could Aqin lose in the trial?" Song Jianming scolded.
He knew Feng Yuqin's strength well and was sure she wouldn't lose.
"Actually, it's not impossible for you to participate in the trial..." Feng Yuqin suddenly said. "But the fact that you sent someone to assassinate me and that you were hiding in the dark can't be denied. Don't say you didn't know. That's just a lie. So, you can participate in the trial, but the assassination attempt can't just be overlooked."
Hearing this, Elder Lin was overjoyed.
As long as they could participate in the trial, the things they wanted to do before and after wouldn't be a problem for them.
Elder Zhao, Qi Ruyi, and the others also looked at Feng Yuqin, waiting for her next move.
"Aqin..." Song Jianming looked at Feng Yuqin in confusion.
"Guild master, how do you think we should handle the assassination attempt on me while still allowing them to participate in the trial at the main guild?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"Aqin, I originally planned to follow the guild rules and remove them from their elder positions and disqualify them from the trial at the main guild," Song Jianming said. As soon as he said this, Elder Lin and the others' faces changed, and they hated Song Jianming to the core.
Shen Wenkai always supported Song Jianming's decisions.
Now, hearing Song Jianming say this, he understood that the guild master must have a plan and that's why he wanted to disqualify Elder Lin and the others from the trial at the main guild.
After figuring this out, Shen Wenkai stood quietly by the side and let the guild master handle the matter.
"Did you hear that? That's the consequence of trying to assassinate me. So, if you don't want to face this consequence, you have to pay a price," Feng Yuqin said, looking at them.
Elder Lin asked, "What do you want?"
"What do you think you have?" Feng Yuqin countered.
"We're alchemists. The most we have are probably medicinal herbs and pills," Elder Lin replied honestly.
As long as he could go to the main guild safely, he was sure he could make Song Jianming and Feng Yuqin pay.
Feng Yuqin looked at Shen Wenkai and asked, "Hall Master Shen, how much do you think they should compensate me for trying to assassinate and scheme against me?"
"This..." Shen Wenkai didn't expect the situation to develop like this.
Of course, not punishing Elder Lin and the others was his original plan.
But now, with Feng Yuqin and Song Jianming working together, he felt like he was just a decoration.
"Aqin asked you to speak. Is it really that difficult?" Song Jianming said impatiently.
Shen Wenkai wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and started thinking about a reasonable amount.
Moreover, from the current situation, it was clear that the guild master was on Feng Yuqin's side, so he had to be on her side too.
After making up his mind, Shen Wenkai looked at Feng Yuqin and said, "Elder Feng, if it weren't for your own strength last night, you might have died. So, the compensation should be quite substantial."
"Hall Master Shen, she's not dead. Why should the compensation be so high?" Qi Ruyi said angrily.
"Elder Qi, I just said that it's thanks to Elder Feng's strength. Otherwise, with so many people last night, why don't you give it a try?" Shen Wenkai knew where his loyalty lay.
Once he decided whose side he was on, he didn't hold back when it came to criticizing the opponent.
"Elder Lin, what do you think?" Shen Wenkai threw the question to Elder Lin.
Elder Lin's face was extremely ugly, but he knew that in this situation, if he didn't follow what Shen Wenkai said, he wouldn't be able to get out of this easily.
So he took out his two storage bags.
Shen Wenkai took them, looked inside, and then handed them to Feng Yuqin. "Elder Feng, do you think this is okay?"
"Let me see," Song Jianming said, taking the storage bags before Feng Yuqin could say anything.
Feng Yuqin didn't mind. After all, she knew that the guild master was definitely on her side.
Sure enough, after looking inside, Song Jianming said to Elder Lin, "Are you trying to bribe me like a beggar?"
Elder Lin was furious.
Who would use two full storage bags to bribe a beggar?