"..."

"..."

Faced with the facts, Lin Wuwang was speechless.

Because he had just thawed, Zhou Baichuan was in very poor condition. His pale face was completely devoid of color, and his voice was filled with shock: "Qingqing, how come you...?"

He uttered only five words before falling silent, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Zhou Baichuan found it hard to believe that his junior sister, who was always well-behaved, sensible, and kind to others, would actually harm her fellow disciples while cooperating with other sects to fight against the enemy.

No matter what, they are all disciples of the righteous path. Minor skirmishes with other sects are nothing to them, but they cannot kill each other, as that would be a grave taboo against morality.

Although both men were loyal to their junior sister, they were also able to distinguish right from wrong when it came to matters of principle.

Lin Wuwang asked, "Why do you do this?"

Shen Qingqing shook her head frantically, backing away repeatedly: "No...it wasn't me..."

Yunxi stroked her chin and sighed softly, "The memory stone is really useful."

It's like a portable surveillance system in the cultivation world, and it doesn't consume electricity. It only consumes a little spiritual energy to use. Although the spiritual energy is gone, the happiness is eternal.

The image-recording stone seems to cost 500 spirit stones, which is the price of two Lin Wuwang.

After returning to her sect this time, she should buy some recording stones to keep as evidence. She can use them to watch the drama unfold and confront those scheming women in the future.

The moment Qi Jue took out the recording stone, Yun hope felt that this senior brother was incredibly awesome, his body was sparkling with light.

Shen Qingqing was instantly at a loss and could only look to her two senior brothers who could speak up for her at this moment for help.

Seeing that both of them had the same shocked and heartbroken look on their faces, as if their idols had been ruined, Shen Qingqing's heart turned completely cold.

I do not know how long it has been,

Lin Wuwang continued, "Did you really do it?"

"It wasn't me..." Even now, she still tried to argue, "The person in this picture isn't me..."

The girl came up with a barely plausible explanation, her eyes brightening slightly. She raised her hand and tightly gripped Lin Wuwang's sleeve: "Senior Brother, it wasn't me, these are all fake."

"..."

The young man's silence seemed to reveal his inner thoughts.

Zhou Baichuan reminded her with difficulty, "Qingqing, whether the image stone is fake or not, we can verify it once we get out of here."

Lin Wuwang pressed his lips down: "You say the one on the recording stone isn't you, but we've been together since we fought the Black Bone Carving. Unless you tell me that the Shen Qingqing I'm seeing now is also someone else impersonating her."

The girl clenched her fists, speechless.

Why?

Seemingly still unwilling to believe the truth, Lin Wuwang's voice carried a hint of anger: "You are a direct disciple of my Qingyun Sect, how could you do such a morally reprehensible thing?"

"..."

The girl's face was as white as paper, so fragile that a gust of wind could blow her over.

Faced with the facts, she lowered her eyes and could only settle for a different way to escape her predicament.

"It's me..."

She bit her lip, lifted her small face, and tears streamed down her face as she cried uncontrollably, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother..."

"I... I'm so afraid of being bullied..."

"I hate him. When we were in the Shen family, he bullied me, humiliated me, beat me, and even... he always thought about..."

At this point, Shen Qingqing clenched her clothes, cried even harder, and even gasped for breath for a long time before trying to calm herself down and continuing in a low voice, "I just wanted to teach him a lesson, to keep him away from me..."

Shen Qingqing cried, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother, it's all my fault, please punish me!"

"..."

As the girl gave her confession-like account, the scene fell silent once again.

Yunxi even stopped eating her sunflower seeds, muttering in disbelief, "This can actually be washed?"

She said that the reason why Qi Jue was a villain who did all kinds of evil in the eyes of others in the cultivation world, even though he was an honest and upright person in the Lingxiao Sect, was because his rivals were making up rumors about him.

Shen Qingqing portrayed herself as a naive girl who grew up being bullied, and that she only resisted in small ways to protect herself, thus giving herself a convenient excuse while admitting her guilt.

You know what, it actually works.

The sight of the girl sobbing with her head down stirred Zhou Baichuan's pity once more, and he began to believe her. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "Senior Brother, I believe Junior Sister was forced into this situation."

Zhou Baichuan had also heard many stories about the vicious Qi Jue bullying the weak Qingqing, so he didn't have a very good impression of Qi Jue.

Junior Sister must have been driven to the brink by Qi Jue to do such a thing.

Thinking this, Zhou Baichuan glared at Qi Jue with annoyance.

Qi Jue's reputation is damaged once again: "..."

Yunxi asked curiously, "Do you believe everything other people say?"

"If I said I was your great-grandmother, would you believe me?"

"you……"

Zhou Baichuan's eyes widened, his face full of disgust: "How can you, a girl, speak so rudely?"

Is it rude?

She looked blankly at Ye Jin beside her, wanting to ask him something.

Nightfall shook his head. "It's alright."

Not rude,

Lingxiao Sect has recently been producing a lot of great-grandmothers. Ye Jin doesn't know why, but he often hears people secretly talking about so-and-so's great-grandmother when he walks on the street.

"Make it too milky" seems to be some kind of trendy term, and it inexplicably became popular in the sect.

Yunxi lowered her head and thought for a moment. Perhaps it was because her tone was too harsh that the other person disliked her.

She cleared her throat, rubbed her eyes, and put on a pitiful, red-eyed expression. She tried her best to imitate Shen Qingqing's voice, speaking softly and gently in a strained tone: "I~am~your~great~grandmother~"

She was so gentle, not rough at all.

"cough……"

Ye Jin almost choked to death on the melon seeds.

He hurriedly took water out of the mustard seed bag, took a big gulp, and couldn't help but choke.

Nightfall: "Let's talk this out. You're still young, don't learn everything..."

Shen Qingqing: "..."

Yunxi's every move was clearly copied from his own.

She understood the indirect insults directed at her, and secretly gritted her teeth, wishing she could kill them both.

Unfortunately, Shen Qingqing didn't have the ability to do so, so she could only dream about it.

Shen Qingqing started crying again: "Junior Sister Yunxi, Senior Brother Yejin, why are you targeting me too?"

"Did I do something wrong? I apologize to you, please don't be angry with me, okay?"

Yunxi raised her hand to cover her face, her shoulders trembling: "No~no~, why~did~you~say~I~am~targeting~you~? How~could~you~wrong~me~?"

It's so difficult to speak softly and gently, word by word.

Yunxi couldn't resist either, and she also took a sip.

Ye Jin patted her on the back with sympathy: "How could you be so mean to my junior sister?"

Knowing full well that Yunxi was smiling while covering her face, Ye Jin lied through his teeth: "You made her cry."

Shen Qingqing: "..."

Yunxi: "Qing~ Qing~ Senior~ Sister~"

Although she didn't know why Shen Qingqing from the two sects wanted to call her "Junior Sister" to get closer, she could still politely call her back, mimicking her manner perfectly: "You~don't~be~ mean~to~me~ anymore~".

Yunxi squeezed each word tightly.

Shen Qingqing felt disgusted by the replica of herself. She glared at her fiercely, wanting to feel wronged but not wanting Yun hope to repeat her words. She could only purse her lips and look pitifully to the side, hoping that her senior brothers would help her.

Zhou Baichuan, a devoted admirer with a "peace knot" in the original story, put his skills to use at this moment, raising his hand to protect Shen Qingqing. He frowned at Yun hope with annoyance and asked fiercely, "What are you doing?"

"I'm sorry~"

Yunxi continued to imitate Shen Qingqing's tone: "Senior Brother Zhou, please, please, don't bully us anymore!"

Shen Qingqing: "?"

Who's bullying whom...?

Yunxi's little head bobbed up and down, and she cried very convincingly: "I'm so scared! I just want to teach her a lesson and keep her away from me..."

"???"

Shen Qingqing couldn't take it anymore: "You're not allowed to imitate me anymore."

Seeing that her tone of voice had returned to normal, Yunxi immediately stopped pretending and calmly lowered her sleeve: "So you can speak normally now. I thought you had a feather stuck in your throat~"

"You..." Shen Qingqing's cheeks were flushed red, from she was genuinely angry.

"puff"

Night Ember laughed out loud.

Shen Qingqing: "..."

Lin Wuwang's expression darkened: "Yunxi, don't go too far!"

Yunxi didn't want to keep pressing the pins anymore, and shook her head: "She said my senior brother bullied her, does she have any evidence?"

Shen Qingqing was stunned.

"What evidence do you need? I am the witness..."

Yunxi nodded, having learned it again.

She said to Lin Wuwang, "Lin Wuwang, I really am your great-grandmother, I'm a witness!"

Lin Wuwang: "..."

Shen Qingqing: "..."

Yunxi blinked her big eyes, her face pleading for belief and for recognition as a relative.

Lin Wuwang was extremely dissatisfied, his lips curving downwards: "Nonsense."

But in the end, the young man understood what Yunxi meant.

We cannot convict Qi Jue of death based solely on Shen Qingqing's testimony, nor can we allow Shen Qingqing, who uttered these words, to be a witness.

Qi Jue lowered his eyelashes obediently, his eyes rippling like a pool of spring water.

He raised his hand and weighed the recording stone in his palm: "Lin Wuwang, let's not talk about the past for now. I only want to settle today's score. If it can't be settled clearly, I can give this recording stone to the sect leader of Qingyun Sect and ask him to settle it when we get back."

"If I still can't figure it out, I'll give each disciple of the Qingyun Sect a copy."

Qi Jue played with the recording stone and asked Lin Wuwang, "What do you think?"

"You...you...you've gone too far..." Shen Qingqing was forced to blush.

Their master was always fair, just, and hated evil, so she naturally knew what would happen if the image stone was sent there, and once again turned her gaze to Lin Wuwang for help.

The young man remained silent for a long time.

Ultimately, this matter boils down to who is right and who is wrong between Qi Jue and Shen Qingqing. Qi Jue has clear photographic evidence proving that Shen Qingqing harmed him, and Shen Qingqing has also admitted to it.

As for Shen Qingqing's claim that Qi Jue bullied her, it was all hearsay and could not be verified as true or false.

Lin Wuwang rubbed his temples wearily. He was least good at dealing with these kinds of scheming and grappling disputes. Rather than having both of them produce evidence and find out who the murderer was, Lin Wuwang felt it would be more practical for them to just fight it out. He would also feel more comfortable watching them do it.

Of course, things have come to this point, and a fight is definitely not going to solve anything. If Qi Jue hands the recording stone over to his master, Shen Qingqing will suffer a great loss, and the reputation of the Qingyun Sect will also be damaged.

As the chief disciple, Lin Wuwang had a duty to uphold the sect's reputation. After much deliberation, he ultimately made a reluctant concession: "How do you want to settle this?"

Qi Jue: "There's no need for the Qingyun Sect to share the treasures obtained from defeating the Black Bone Eagle this time."

"Why should I?" Zhou Baichuan protested. "Our senior brother clearly contributed the most in fighting the Black Bone Carving..."

Yunxi muttered under her breath, "What's so great about putting in so much effort? All you do is charge around recklessly. Saving you was more tiring than fighting the Black Bone Eagle..."

Zhou Baichuan: "..."

Lin Wuwang: "..."

The two stubborn sword cultivators had just come out of Yunxi's pot not long ago, and at that time they were truly speechless.

If Yunxi hadn't been quick-witted enough to think of using the alchemy furnace to melt the ice, they would probably still be here, their lives hanging by a thread, and they might not even have made it out of the River of No Return alive.

It's just a key anyway; whether it can unlock the door is uncertain.

Lin Wuwang lowered his eyelashes and sighed, "Fine!"

"We won't divide the spoils this time," he said seriously. "But in exchange, you have to give me the recording stone and promise not to tell anyone about what happened today."

Qi Jue had wanted the key all along, and seeing that his goal had been achieved, he nodded: "I can promise you, our Lingxiao Sect will not spread this matter."

"But the others are not my responsibility."

There were two other sects on the field, Song Hemian and Lu Qiwu, who were good friends and eating melon seeds on the side.

Suddenly the camera focused on them, and the two of them looked equally bewildered.

Song Hemian obediently covered her lips: "I won't say."

Lu Qiwu was even more confused: "What did you say? I don't know! I was busy eating sunflower seeds and didn't hear anything."

Song Hemian: "?"

Alright, alright, you think you're so smart, huh?

Lin Wuwang: "..."

The young man's grip loosened slightly, and he sighed in defeat once more: "Give them the keys!"

The key is in Shen Qingqing's hands.

She bit her lip, a fierce hatred flashing in her eyes, and threw out the key she had worked so hard to obtain.

The key left a perfect arc in mid-air.

Yunxi stretched out a vine and took the key before Qi Jue could, her eyes crinkling with a smile: "Fourth Senior Brother, don't rush. Let me wipe it clean first before giving it to you, so there won't be any inappropriate things on it."

The unspoken message was that Shen Qingqing might have poisoned him again, and she should help check him out first.

"you……"

Shen Qingqing stomped her foot in anger.

With so many people watching, even if she wanted to poison someone, she couldn't do it so openly. Since the key was given away, it must be a clean key.

This person got the key and benefited from it, but then he still had to disgust her. He's utterly despicable.

Shen Qingqing said sarcastically in a low voice, "What's there to be proud of? Only one of the three keys can open the treasure chest, and maybe this key is useless."

"You don't need to worry about that."

Yunxi wiped the key clean, shook her head, and flipped her palm over, revealing two small gold boxes that looked exactly alike.

"?"

Shen Qingqing's eyes widened.

Lin Wuwang's expression was also complicated: "Why...do you have extra treasure chests?"

Yunxi didn't hide anything and answered frankly, "One was a loot from defeating the Black Bone Eagle, and the other was something I found at the bottom of the sea."

She picked it up herself, so of course it belongs to her alone.

Lin Wuwang: "..."

"What a coincidence!"

Qi Jue raised an eyebrow, flipped his palm, and in front of everyone, actually took out the same box.

After defeating the centipede in the illusion, they also obtained a box. Su Yuanshuang obtained the Bewitching Bell, so this treasure chest was naturally given to him.

This is why he wanted Lin Wuwang to hand over the key.

The more keys they have, the more rewards they receive.

"..." Staring at the three identical golden boxes, Lin Wuwang instantly recalled his near-death experience at the hands of the Black Bone Carving, the fierce battle that left him reeling, and how his whole body still ached as if he had been torn apart...

Lin Wuwang fell into self-doubt.

After all that hard work, what did he actually get?

Zhou Baichuan cursed, "You Lingxiao Sect really have no shame! You got two boxes for free!"

"How is this shameless?" Yunxi shook her head smugly. "Exploring secret realms depends on chance, and we were just lucky~"

That statement makes perfect sense.

But after fighting so hard for so long, suffering all sorts of injuries and gaining nothing, Lin Wuwang was inevitably in a bad mood. He frowned, turned his head, and commanded in a cold, hard voice, "Let's go!"

He warned, "I will remember what happened today."

"Lingxiao Sect, I hope I'll be so lucky to see you again next time."

Yunxi clasped her hands in a fist salute: "Thank you for your kind words."

Lin Wuwang: "..."

Lin Wuwang clenched his fist and endured for a few more seconds.

If it weren't for the sword cultivator's good physique, he might have really been driven to heart disease by Yun hope.

These three people got nothing, so it's understandable that they'd make some threats at this point.

Yunxi wasn't angry. After being glared at, she blinked innocently and finally imitated Shen Qingqing, saying, "Senior Brother Lin, see you next time!"

Lin Wuwang: "..."

Lin Wuwang left without looking back, walking away quickly and angrily.

They've completely lost face in the River of No Return.

But ultimately they were in the wrong. The more Lin Wuwang thought about it, the angrier he became. After leaving, he coldly admonished Shen Qingqing: "Go back and copy the sect rules a hundred times. If there is a next time, no one can protect you."

In certain matters, Lin Wuwang, as the chief disciple, can exercise certain rights.

Shen Qingqing was equally unable to vent her anger. In her mind, she recited a short aria for Yun hope and Qi Jue, and choked out in a low voice, "I know I was wrong, Senior Brother."

Lin Wuwang frowned, seemingly still suffering from the aftereffects of Yun hope's disgust: "Speak normally in the future."

Shen Qingqing: "..."

After the Qingyun Sect left,

Yunxi placed the three keys and three boxes together, then beckoned Song Heming over, saying, "You choose one first, the rest are for us!"

Originally, with three keys to open one box, Song Heming only had a 30% chance of obtaining the treasure.

Now, with three keys, you can open three boxes, so no matter what, you're guaranteed to get one.

In the two arguments, he actually came out on top, and without any hesitation, he picked one of the three keys and started trying from the first box on the left.

When we opened the second box, there was a "click" sound, and the key turned it on.

Song Heming didn't open the box directly, but simply put it away and said with a smile, "Then I won't be polite..."

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