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

Qin Shuang looked at the scene before her, feeling a mix of emotions.

She never expected that the one who would step forward to help her out of that predicament would be Gu Changyuan.

Looking around, Qin Shuang felt a little unreal.

She quickly took two steps forward and came to Gu Changyuan's side.

Gu Changyuan is a holy son with a noble status, but his words and the slap he just gave were tantamount to slapping the faces of these true disciples, and even trampling on the rules of the sect.

"Junior brother."

"Isn't this going a bit too far? What if the elders find out...?"

Qin Shuang hadn't finished speaking.

Gu Changyuan raised his hand to interrupt her.

Gu Changyuan turned around, his brows slightly furrowed, and looked at Qin Shuang with a look of disdain.

"Alright."

Gu Changyuan said irritably:

"And you, you're supposed to be a Nascent Soul cultivator, where did your usual aloofness go?"

"They were easily manipulated by a few mere ants who had only reached the Foundation Establishment stage?"

"If they tell you to cripple your cultivation, you'll cripple it? If they tell you to die, you'll go?"

"Could it be that you've painstakingly cultivated for so many years, reaching the Nascent Soul stage, just so these useless people could shit on your head and then cripple you yourself?"

These words were spoken with absolutely no mercy.

It was practically pointing a finger at Qin Shuang and calling her stupid.

Qin Shuang blushed deeply after being scolded; two red clouds instantly rose on her usually cool face, all the way to her ears.

She lowered her head in embarrassment. Actually, what Gu Changyuan said was not wrong.

If she had really wanted to make a move just now, with her Nascent Soul stage cultivation, she could have easily killed all these people on the ground with just a thought. Even Zhao Ping'an wouldn't have been able to withstand a single move from her.

But she had too many concerns.

They were concerned about the sect's rules, their fellow disciples, and their own reputation.

The results of it?

He was forced to the edge of a cliff and almost faced certain death.

"He's gone mad from cultivating immortality."

Gu Changyuan shook his head, too lazy to scold her anymore.

He turned around, his gaze falling on Chen Yueyao once again.

At this moment, Chen Yueyao was lying on the ground, groaning, her face swollen like a pig's head. She was in real pain and she was really scared.

Gu Changyuan took a step and slowly walked towards her.

The disciples who had been surrounding him all retreated in a flash when they saw Gu Changyuan approaching.

Who dares to stop them?

The fate of those senior disciples is still fresh in everyone's mind; no one wants to become the next toad lying on the ground.

Wherever Gu Changyuan went, no one dared to look him in the eye.

As Chen Yueyao watched the figure getting closer and closer, the fear in her eyes was almost overflowing.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she moved backward using both her hands and feet, trying to get as far away from this menacing figure as possible.

"No...don't come any closer!!!"

Chen Yueyao mumbled incoherently.

But Gu Changyuan completely ignored her pleas for mercy.

He walked up to Chen Yueyao and looked down at her.

"As a newly initiated outer disciple."

Gu Changyuan spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet it carried throughout the entire square:

"How dare they openly slander the true disciple and the superior cultivator!"

"They even colluded with others to try to force a Nascent Soul prodigy to cripple his own cultivation."

"What's this?"

"This is a classic case of insubordination and utter disrespect for hierarchy!"

At this point, Gu Changyuan paused, a cruel smile curling at the corner of his lips:

"Don't you enjoy watching others lose their cultivation?"

"Weren't you shouting quite loudly just now?"

"OK."

"Since you like this kind of play so much, then I'll grant your wish."

Gu Changyuan's voice suddenly turned cold:

"Then I will punish you with one crime: cripple your cultivation and expel you from the sect!"

No one could believe their ears.

To cripple one's cultivation? To be expelled from the sect?

That's too cruel!

For a cultivator, this is practically a death sentence, even worse than death itself.

Especially for a beautiful woman like Chen Yueyao, if she loses her cultivation and is expelled from the sect, she will lose her protective umbrella and her fate in this cruel world of cultivation will be extremely tragic.

Chen Yueyao was completely stunned.

She stared wide-eyed at Gu Changyuan, her mind completely blank.

How could this happen?

The script shouldn't be like this!

She should be the junior sister who suffered all the injustices and was eventually cherished by everyone!

Why is he suddenly going to be disabled?

Those disciples who had just been lying on the ground changed their expressions drastically upon hearing this, their faces filled with terror.

It’s over.

It's completely over.

If Gu Changyuan's order really comes down, their pitiful little junior sister's life will be completely ruined. She will never be qualified to cultivate again, and she will never be able to act cute and charming in front of them again.

How could these protectors of the flower accept this?

"Holy Child!"

Finally, someone couldn't hold back any longer.

The disciples exchanged glances, seemingly having made up their minds.

They gritted their teeth and got up from the ground. Although their legs were still trembling and their faces were still covered in blood, they mustered their courage and walked up to Gu Changyuan.

"Holy Son, this is absolutely forbidden!"

Zhao Pingan took the lead, his face filled with anxiety:

"There may be some misunderstanding about this matter."

"Junior Sister is a victim too. Although some of her words may have been inappropriate, she doesn't deserve this!"

"At worst, we'll just let it go without crippling Senior Sister Qin's cultivation, okay?"

"Yes, Holy Son!"

Another true disciple quickly echoed:

"According to the sect's rules, even if it is an act of insubordination, the punishment is usually to be sent to the Cliff of Repentance to face the wall, or to have resources deducted."

"To directly cripple his cultivation and expel him from the sect, this punishment is far too severe."

"This is not a good idea. If word gets out, it may damage your reputation, Your Majesty."

These people are still pleading for Chen Yueyao.

They're still using sect rules as an excuse.

They are still trying to use their reputation to blackmail Gu Changyuan.

They seemed to have forgotten that when they forced Qin Shuang to cripple her cultivation, they showed no mercy and didn't care about sect rules or reputation.

They're really good at playing the double standard game.

Gu Changyuan looked at this group of sanctimonious disciples.

Looking at their hypocritical expressions, as if they were saying, "I'm doing this for the good of the sect, for your own good."

He felt nauseous.

Really.

These people are beyond saving.

Their brains have been eaten by dogs, and their consciences have been eaten by dogs.

"Oh."

Gu Changyuan couldn't help but sneer, his laughter filled with mockery.

Gu Changyuan raised his hand directly.

There were no fancy moves, just a simple flick of the sleeve.

"call!"

A powerful gust of wind suddenly rose from the ground.

This wind was not as gentle as ordinary winds; it carried a chilling killing intent and terrifying spiritual energy fluctuations of the Nascent Soul stage, sweeping towards those true disciples.

"not good!"

Zhao Ping'an and the others' expressions changed drastically; they wanted to dodge and defend themselves.

But it was too late.

They were utterly powerless against that terrifying gale.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A series of muffled thuds.

The few disciples who had been pleading for mercy were instantly blasted away.

This time, it was even worse than before.

They sprayed blood in mid-air before crashing heavily onto a stone pillar dozens of meters away, cracking the pillar.

After landing, they lay there like dead dogs, unable to even let out a scream.

The entire venue fell silent once again.

Gu Changyuan clapped his hands, as if he had done something insignificant.

He didn't even glance at the true disciples, his gaze falling once again on Chen Yueyao.

"Now."

"Does anyone else want to talk to me about the rules?"