Stop pretending, the seemingly useless junior sister is the real boss.

"What if you lose? What if you lose? You'll have to go and kowtow to the Liuyue Sect and apologize. Do you really want to implicate your sect?"

Hearing Shen Ji's teasing, Ling Tian and the others suppressed their laughter.

Bai Xiaobai puffed out her cheeks in anger and turned her head away haughtily. "Fine, fine, if I lose, I'll go and kowtow to them to apologize, and I absolutely won't implicate my sect."

Seeing that although her body had grown up, Bai Xiaobai's demeanor and movements were still no different from when she was a little dumpling, Shen Ji and the others were amused by her actions and body.

"As expected, we're still just kids. The Spirit-Nourishing Fruit Tea and Anti-Aging Mask are sold out today. We should go back and celebrate, especially our junior sister from Xiaoyao Peak, whose cultivation has greatly improved."

"Yes, yes, yes, Junior Sister broke through to the twelfth level of Qi Refining in one fell swoop. This is definitely something to celebrate."

"As for that bastard Mu Yu, I believe Junior Sister will definitely not lose to him."

"The disciples of the Flowing Moon Sect are ruthless. In this sect competition, they injured many disciples from other sects, making them the target of everyone's criticism."

"If Junior Sister defeats Mu Yu, that bastard Zhou Li will be furious."

"Those guys from the Flowing Moon Sect are all bad. Junior Sister, teach them a lesson they won't forget."

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's go back to the peak and have a proper celebration."

"..."

Watching the group from Xiaoyao Peak leave in high spirits, Mu Yu, hidden in the shadows, stared intently at their departing figures.

Standing behind Mu Yu, Zhou Li naturally heard the conversation of the people from Xiaoyao Peak, and his face turned extremely gloomy.

"Xiaoyu, you acted impulsively. Although that little princess from the spirit world is no match for you, she is more cunning than you and should not be underestimated."

Mu Yu slowly lowered her head, her hands clenched tightly.

"How could I be afraid of someone at the twelfth level of Qi Refining? I'll make her pay for her arrogance. So what if she's a princess of the Spirit Realm? If I can't kill her, I'll cripple her."

Zhou Li glared at Mu Yu with exasperation and said angrily.

"Foolish! Do you think I meant you couldn't beat her? I was referring to the conditions you just proposed. Shen Ji injured my fellow disciples first and humiliated me in front of all the sect's experts. Only you can avenge me. But what did you swear before? What did you mean by saying that if Bai Xiaobai lost, Xiaoyao Peak would apologize to our Liuyue Sect? What good is an apology?"

"How have I taught you before? Xiaoyu, you've been tricked by a piece of trash from the Spirit Realm. You've disappointed me greatly. If you really lose to Bai Xiaobai this time, the reputation of my Liuyue Sect will be completely trampled underfoot by Shen Ji. And the matter that person entrusted to us is still making no progress. If you hadn't been careless, how could the only demonic cultivator who infiltrated have been discovered by the Qingxiao Sect? Although he self-destructed in time, he may have left some clues."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yu's expression grew even more unpleasant.

"Disciple knows his mistake. Please rest assured, Master, disciple will never lose to that good-for-nothing Bai Xiaobai. As for the person that person is looking for, disciple will definitely find a way to do so."

After all, he was a disciple whom Zhou Li had watched grow up, so although he was angry, he didn't scold him any further.

"Alright, this sect competition is going to be crowded with eyes and ears, so be careful in your actions and make sure no one notices anything amiss. Don't come looking for Mu Wan these next few days. Although you are half-siblings, she was abandoned in the mortal realm by your mother when she was young and suffered a lot. She hates your mother, she hates you, and she hates the Liuyue Sect even more. She will absolutely not go back with you."

"I know what I'm doing. Even if she doesn't acknowledge me as her brother, she was still born to my mother. She's exceptionally talented and is already at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm. If she joins our Flowing Moon Sect, she'll be very happy."

"Alright, you handle this yourself. Shen Ji is a fiercely protective bastard, so don't push him too hard."

"Disciple understands."

Just as Zhou Li and his disciples left, Shen Ji and the others, who had originally left, reappeared where Zhou Li and his disciples had been.

"Master, there is indeed something wrong with this master and disciple. The demonic cultivator who self-destructed must have been brought in by the Flowing Moon Sect."

Ling Tian has been busy these past few days searching for the demonic cultivators who infiltrated the sect competition. All the clues point to Zhou Li and his disciple, and he has been secretly keeping an eye on them.

They had already discovered Zhou Li and his apprentice, so they deliberately said those things to provoke them.

Now that it has been confirmed that Zhou Li and his group are related to demonic cultivators, things will be much easier from here on out.

However, the fact that Mu Wan had a background surprised Bai Xiaobai and Qin Yuan, who were completely unaware of it.

I never expected that Mu Wan and Mu Yu would be siblings.

Shen Ji turned his gaze to Mu Wan, who had remained silent, and sighed softly.

"If you want to..."

But before he could finish speaking, Mu Wan interrupted him.

"Master, I have no connection with the Liuyue Sect, nor with Mu Yu. My name is Mu Wan, and I am the fourth junior sister of Xiaoyao Peak."

After saying that, she left without looking back.

Bai Xiaobai had never seen her usually cheerful fourth senior sister so downcast, and for a moment she was curious about the connection between Mu Wan and Mu Yu.

"Mu Yu is Fourth Senior Sister's half-brother? That's too far-fetched. And Zhou Li said Fourth Senior Sister was living a miserable life in the mortal realm. So, Master, you knew all this before?"

Watching Mu Wan's departing figure, Shen Ji recalled the first time he met Mu Wan.

Despite being exceptionally talented, she became sensitive and insecure because she was abandoned by her own mother.

At that time, she would hide from people whenever she saw them, and her big eyes were full of defensiveness towards others; she didn't trust anyone.

He had finally managed to raise his disciple to be a graceful and dignified person, completely unlike his former self, but because of those two scoundrels from the Liuyue Sect, his disciple was reminded of those painful memories again.

Zhou Li and his disciples seem to deserve to die even more.

The killing intent emanating from Shen Ji sent a chill down Bai Xiaobai's spine.

"Master, why don't you just kill that bastard Mu Yu right now? That guy is too wicked. He even wants Fourth Senior Sister to return to their Flowing Moon Sect, he's dreaming."

Shen Ji turned his head to look at her, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"You can keep Mu Yu for practice. As for Zhou Li, leave him to your senior brothers and sisters."

Bai Xiaobai's smile was rather forced, as her own master had seen through her thoughts.

"Hehe, Master really made good arrangements. But is Fourth Senior Sister really alright? She looked really pale just now."

Qin Yuan was also somewhat worried.

"Fourth Junior Sister has always been cheerful, but who would have thought she had such a background? If I had known earlier, I would have treated her better. Last time I even stole her pills, Master, I deserve to die, I'll go apologize to her right now."