After disappearing for ten years, the junior sister made the entire sect kneel down to welcome her.

Lei Ziyue took another sip of his drink and continued to himself, "Zhenzhen was right after all. We really are a bunch of dogs that bite wherever they're told."

Zhao Qing was surprised that Lei Ziyue not only failed to reflect on his own actions, but also verbally attacked his fellow disciples. His eyes were filled with disappointment as he looked at Lei Ziyue.

"Second Senior Brother, you are my second senior brother, so I have reserved some respect for you. But have you ever thought that Mingyue is also your junior sister? As soon as Luo Huanzhen returned, you showed favoritism to her. You have betrayed Mingyue's reliance and trust in you over the past ten years."

Lei Ziyue wanted to laugh when he heard this.

He betrayed Su Mingyue's reliance and trust over the past ten years.

If relying on him means making him do all the dirty and tiring work, and if trust means treating him like a fool and bullying every junior sister she dislikes, then he would rather not have that reliance and trust!

A thousand emotions of anger and bitterness surged within him, but in the end, Lei Ziyue forcibly suppressed them all.

He gave Zhao Qing a deep look, then stood up.

"Let's go, I'll go."

He wanted to experience the feeling of being condemned by everyone when Zhenzhen returned to the sect, as a punishment for his actions.

Seeing Lei Ziyue's change of attitude, Zhao Qing felt a little relieved. He walked side by side with Lei Ziyue and gently persuaded him.

"Second Senior Brother. I feel the same way as you. I also feel sorry for Zhenzhen and miss her very much. Today, when the sect welcomed Mingyue, I saw Zhenzhen. I wanted to go and congratulate her, but she didn't even look at us senior brothers before leaving with our Grandmaster Uncle."

"Zhenzhen has always been loved by us since she was little, but Mingyue is different. Mingyue has a pitiful background and a weak constitution. As her sister, we should give way to Mingyue. But I didn't expect her to be so temperamental. She still resents us and bullies Mingyue."

"Such stubbornness and pettiness are not conducive to a true Daoist heart. If one does not seriously reflect on and repent of one's behavior, the future will be worse."

After a pause, Zhao Qing suddenly asked, "Could it be that after ten years in the Demon Cave, he has truly developed inner demons, and his character and true self have been corrupted and devoured by them?"

Lei Ziyue suddenly stopped.

He turned to look at Zhao Qing, his expression incredibly interesting.

"Did Mingyue badmouth Zhenzhen to you again, saying that Zhenzhen has inner demons?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qing was somewhat taken aback and said, "N-no, Second Senior Brother, why are you saying that? Mingyue isn't that kind of person..."

Su Mingyue did not say that Luo really had a mental demon.

When she came back, she just cried and didn't say a word about Luo Zhenhuan. Instead, she kept defending Luo Zhenhuan, saying that her true nature might not be like this. Perhaps she stayed in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave for too long, and her mind was affected or eroded by something, so her mentality became paranoid and distorted.

She deliberately said things that would lead people astray, planting a seed of doubt in everyone's minds.

Therefore, Zhao Qing subconsciously felt that Zhenzhen might have died long ago in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

What crawled back was a body possessed by inner demons.

Otherwise, there's no way to explain how those cute and adorable dumplings have turned into this.

Lei Ziyue scoffed and said directly, "There's no need to doubt it anymore, she is Zhenzhen. Zhenzhen has no inner demons, and she won't have any in the future."

Although she was small in stature, her heart was clear and pure, and she could see things more clearly than anyone else.

They are the ones whose eyes are blinded by their inner demons.

Zhao Qing said helplessly, "Second Senior Brother, you're too biased towards Zhenzhen. This isn't fair to Mingyue."

Lei Ziyue originally wanted to tell Zhao Qing that Su Mingyue's true nature was not what she appeared to be, but seeing Zhao Qing's gullible attitude, he swallowed his words.

He chose to change the subject, "Weren't we going to find Master? Why are we heading towards Zhiyun Peak?"

Zhao Qing said directly, "As the team leader, Zhenzhen led the way in ostracizing you and Mingyue. According to the sect's rules, she should be punished."

Although he didn't intend to help Zhao Qing see the truth of the matter, Lei Ziyue still couldn't stand by and watch them slander Luo Huanzhen.

Lei Ziyue: "Zhenzhen didn't ostracize us. When Mingyue and I did something wrong, she was even ready to lend a helping hand when we were being chased by the Xuan Tian Giant Ape. Later, she didn't refuse to let us follow her."

Although I ignored them the whole way...

Zhao Qing frowned and disagreed, saying, "But since she is the team leader and has the treasure-hunting artifact given to her by her grandmaster, it's wrong of her to not let Mingyue follow along or share the treasures while leading everyone to search for treasure."

Lei Ziyue said, word by word, "Grandmaster Uncle did not give Zhenzhen any magical artifacts."

As soon as he left the secret realm, he learned the whole truth from Yun Yao.

That's really impressive.

Not only was she born with a divine body, but she also possessed an innate ability to perceive treasures. Furthermore, during her ten years in the Ten Thousand Demon Cave, she relied solely on her own two small fists, without the guidance of teachers or fellow disciples, to become a powerful cultivator at the Tribulation Transcending stage.

But the more Lei Zi knew, the less Zhao Qing would believe him even if he told him. It took him two whole days to process the information.

But upon closer reflection, it is both unexpected and yet perfectly reasonable.

When Zhenzhen was a child, she was playful and never cultivated for a single day, yet she caught up with her senior brother's level in just six years.

That's why Lei Ziyue agreed when she kept pestering him to take her place and go on a sect training trip with the senior brother.

Later, he unexpectedly fell into the Cave of Ten Thousand Demons.

He felt indebted to Zhenzhen, and his heart was shattered, causing his cultivation level to stagnate and almost stop increasing. That's why he was so willing to take whatever he wanted from Su Mingyue, who was using Zhenzhen's identity, without any bottom line.

Su Mingyue, who was clearly profiting from Zhenzhen's suffering and taking everything she brought her for granted, still led everyone to ostracize and harm Zhenzhen.

What's even more infuriating is that everyone here is a fool, completely manipulated by her.

Lei Ziyue felt no pity for them at all.

He suddenly understood why his grandmaster uncle, despite knowing the whole truth, remained silent.

Some people deserve to be taught a lesson.

Since he had suffered such a huge setback at Su Mingyue's hands, and they were fellow disciples, they should share both good times and bad. How could the third brother escape unscathed?

Having figured all this out, Lei Ziyue felt much more at ease.

We arrived at the summit of Zhiyun Peak.

Two simple wooden cabins side by side came into view. A sign stood in front of one of the cabins:

"My beloved student is sleeping. Please do not approach."

"Mingyue has been crying ever since she came back. She's so carefree, sleeping so peacefully..." Zhao Qing turned to Lei Ziyue and said, "Second Senior Brother, let's go wake her up and take her to the Sect Master's Hall."

Lei Ziyue refused outright, "You go if you want, I'm not going."

Zhenzhen had been exhausted from being in the secret realm for five or six days. It was the time when the child needed to sleep the most, so why bother them? It would be much better for him to get some rest.

Zhao Qing glanced at Lei Ziyue with disappointment.

His heart has truly gone completely astray.

Zhao Qing: "...I'll go then."

After saying that, he slowly walked to the front of the cabin, pushed open the wooden door, and went inside.