You remained chaste on your wedding night, do you really think this holy son is a simp?

Gu Changyuan had initially been watching the show with a detached, spectator's attitude.

After all, they are outer disciples, with limited knowledge and low cultivation. They are easily deceived by appearances and it is normal for them to be used as pawns.

but.

What happened next completely baffled Gu Changyuan.

Several streaks of light descended from the edge of the crowd.

These are all direct disciples of the sect.

These are the senior brothers and sisters that everyone usually talks about. They are the core members that the sect focuses on cultivating and are future elders in preparation for the future.

Gu Changyuan originally thought that with these people arriving, the farce would come to an end.

After all, at their level, shouldn't their perspective and intelligence be at least present? Shouldn't they at least ask about the cause and effect and check the evidence?

The results of it?

Gu Changyuan watched as his personal disciples landed without asking Qin Shuang a single question.

He didn't even glance at Qin Shuang.

Instead, they all swarmed around Chen Yueyao.

"Junior Sister Chen, why are you crying like this?"

"Who bullied you? Tell your senior brother, and he'll stand up for you!"

"Don't be afraid, we're here. Even if the King of Heaven himself came, we wouldn't let you suffer any injustice."

With their caring and concerned demeanor, and their attentive faces, anyone who didn't know better would have thought Chen Yueyao was their long-lost mother.

Chen Yueyao is also a knowledgeable person.

When she saw the thigh arrive, she cried even harder, pointing at Qin Shuang with sobs, and then embellished her previous story about her deceased mother's belongings.

After listening.

These disciples immediately erupted in anger.

He turned around and launched into a tirade against Qin Shuang.

"Oh."

Gu Changyuan sneered and shook his head.

"It seems that the Feathered Ascension Sect can no longer be left unchecked; it's a complete mess."

If an outer disciple is stupid, it's a matter of lack of knowledge.

If even a direct disciple is this stupid, then the very foundation of the family is rotten.

Are these people really upholding justice?

fart.

Gu Changyuan saw it very clearly.

They were just using this as an excuse to curry favor with Chen Yueyao, the popular girl, and to take a jab at Qin Shuang, the usually unapproachable iceberg.

This is human nature, so ugly it's disgusting.

In the center of the square.

Qin Shuang was surrounded, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Qin Shuang, as a true disciple, how could you do such a petty and despicable thing!"

A burly disciple pointed at Qin Shuang's nose and cursed:

Do you even know how to write the word "shame"?

"Why haven't you returned the Foundation Establishment Pill to your junior sister yet? Look how much she's crying!"

"Exactly, what is a Foundation Establishment Pill to you? Why do you have to steal someone else's belongings?"

"Qin Shuang, I really misjudged you. I never expected you to be so vicious."

These people kept talking, giving Qin Shuang no chance to speak at all.

There was no investigation.

There is no evidence.

Based solely on Chen Yueyao's one-sided testimony and those few worthless tears, they convicted Qin Shuang.

"Do you believe I won't report this to the Enforcement Bureau?"

One of the disciples seemed to think he was on a moral high ground, and he became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke:

"If the elders of the Enforcement Hall find out about this act that tarnishes the sect's reputation, they will certainly not let you off the hook!"

"Unless you return the Foundation Establishment Pill right now, kneel down, apologize to your junior sister, and beg for her forgiveness!"

"Yes, apologize!"

An apology is required!

Several of his direct disciples had a sanctimonious and dignified appearance.

Those outer disciples who were initially hesitant believed it even more when they heard that even their senior brother had said so.

In a short time.

The calls for condemnation grew louder and louder.

"Senior Sister Qin, you should admit your mistakes!"

"Apologize quickly, don't embarrass our Feathered Immortal Sect!"

"Shameless!"

All sorts of foul language poured in from all directions.

Qin Shuang stood at the center of the storm.

She was furious, so furious that her whole body was trembling; she was aggrieved, so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes, but she clenched her teeth and refused to let them fall.

She wanted to draw her sword.

I want to kill all these people in front of me who can't distinguish right from wrong and have their black and white turned upside down.

But she can't.

Once you take action, you'll truly be accused of acting out of anger and shame, and you'll never be able to clear your name, no matter what.

"But it really wasn't me..."

"I didn't take her pills. I don't need them at all. Why would I steal them? I have no reason to."

She tried to explain with logic, trying to awaken these people's rationality.

But it didn't work.

Nobody listens.

Or rather, they didn't care about the truth at all; what they cared about was the thrill of trampling their high and mighty senior sister underfoot and the opportunity to show off in front of Chen Yueyao.

Just when Qin Shuang was about to despair.

The crowd suddenly fell silent.

Then, a path automatically opened up.

A man came out; he was quite handsome.

Zhao Ping'an.

This person is quite a celebrity among his direct disciples.

Known as the Gentleman Sword, he usually likes to meddle in other people's business... oh no, I mean to uphold justice. He has a high reputation among the lower-ranking disciples, and many people regard him as an idol.

Upon seeing Zhao Ping'an emerge, the surrounding disciples seemed to have found their pillar of support.

"Senior Brother Zhao is here!"

"That's wonderful! Senior Brother Zhao is the fairest; he'll definitely stand up for Junior Sister Chen!"

Even Chen Yueyao, who had been crying the whole time, brightened up when she saw Zhao Ping'an, her sobs subsided a bit, and she looked at him with an admiring yet pitiful gaze.

Zhao Ping'an thoroughly enjoyed the feeling of being the center of attention.

He walked into the center of the field, first gently comforting Chen Yueyao and giving her a reassuring look.

then.

He turned around and looked at Qin Shuang.

"Junior Sister Qin, things have escalated to this point, it's really too ugly."

"We're all from the same school, why bother?"

Qin Shuang looked at him.

"Senior Brother Zhao, you have to believe me, I really didn't take it..."

"Junior Sister Qin!"

Zhao Pingan raised his hand to interrupt her, his tone becoming more forceful:

"It's not a question of whether I believe it or not, but that everyone is watching."

"Junior Sister Chen's pills were indeed lost, and they were lost after she came into contact with you. That's a fact."

"Besides, Junior Sister Chen was willing to give up everything she had to get that pill back, so what reason does she have to wrong you?"

"this......"

Qin Shuang was stunned.

What kind of utter illogical nonsense is this?

Because she cried so hard, because she was willing to pay the price, does that mean what she said is true?

"Then how do you want me to prove it?"

"Search me? Or search my cave? Search me all you want. If you find anything, I, Qin Shuang, will commit suicide on the spot to atone for my sins!"

She was driven to desperation.

Even though being searched was a great humiliation, she accepted it as long as she could prove her innocence.

however.

Zhao Ping'an shook his head, a seemingly helpless but actually sinister smile curving his lips.

"search?"

"Junior Sister Qin, you are at the Nascent Soul stage. If you wanted to hide a small pill, you had plenty of ways to do so. You could just bury it somewhere, or simply swallow and refine it. Where would we even begin to search?"

"Not being able to find it doesn't prove you didn't steal it."

Qin Shuang was so angry that her chest heaved violently, and she almost spat out a mouthful of blood:

"So what exactly do you want? Do you really want me to rip my heart out and show it to you?"

"Oh, Junior Sister Qin, you're exaggerating. There's no need to go to such lengths."

Zhao Pingan waved his hand, as if to say, "I'm doing this for your own good."

"How about this?"

"Since you want to prove that you didn't steal your junior sister's Foundation Establishment Pill, and also want to prove that you don't even care about that pill."

"Then we need to show some sincerity and convince everyone."

"The only way is for you to do it now, in front of everyone."

"Just cripple your own cultivation; otherwise, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!"