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

The three disciples remained silent.

No one wanted to talk about what happened at Zhiyun Peak; being beaten up by the sleepwalking Luo Zhen was too embarrassing.

Hengyangzi pressed his temples and said coldly, "Forget it, I'll go find her myself tomorrow."

Having said that, he glanced at his second disciple, who was standing quite far away from the three disciples, seemingly drawing a line between himself and them. He felt even more displeased, so he raised his chin at Wen Heng and said, "Heng'er, read it."

Wen Heng stood up, cupped his hands to his master, picked up the jade slip containing the sect rules, and began to read out Lei Ziyue's culpability: "Disciple Lei Ziyue, as the leader of the secret realm, has three culpabilityes—"

"Firstly, the protection was inadequate, resulting in her fellow disciple Su Mingyue being seriously injured and nearly dying."

"Secondly, abandoning the wounded midway and leaving the secret realm alone violates the principle of mutual assistance among fellow disciples."

"Thirdly, after returning to the sect, he behaved badly, argued with his teachers and elders, and showed no remorse."

"Three crimes will be punished together—Lei Ziyue will be confined to the Cliff of Repentance on the back mountain for one month, his spirit stone salary for half a year will be confiscated, and he will be ordered to apologize to Junior Sister Su Mingyue in public."

Wen Heng closed the jade slip and looked calmly at Lei Ziyue: "Second Senior Brother, do you recognize him?"

Lei Ziyue gave a bitter smile.

So this is what Zhenzhen felt when she was forced to apologize.

It was really painful and I felt very unwilling.

"Hmm, I admit it~" Lei Ziyue chuckled, looking at Su Mingyue as if punishing himself, and said, word by word, "Junior Sister Su, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

After apologizing, Lei Ziyue turned around and headed straight for the Cliff of Repentance.

Before leaving, he took one last, deep look at Su Mingyue, who was leaning against Hengyangzi.

That glance, seemingly indifferent, made Su Mingyue feel extremely uncomfortable.

Su Mingyue bit her lip, her eyes red, her fingers twisting white inside her sleeve—

Why did my second senior brother look at her like that?

It was as if she had done something wrong.

He was the one who didn't help her or protect her in the secret realm, and then abandoned her alone afterwards.

Shouldn't he be punished?

He should be severely punished.

Lei Ziyue has always been very good to her. If he hates her, who will help her with the chores and dirty work in the future?

Thinking this, Su Mingyue couldn't help but feel her eyes well up with tears again, and she felt like crying.

Hengyangzi thought Su Mingyue was still upset about the secret realm, so he reached out and patted her. "Alright, don't cry. Since you didn't get anything from the secret realm, your master will make it up to you. I have a set of Snow White Rainbow Dress with some defensive attributes; I'll send someone to deliver it to you later."

Lin Yichen also said, "Senior Brother will make it up to you too. Senior Brother will take three thousand spirit stones from his own private treasury for Mingyue, okay?"

Gong Lian: "Is your spirit sword not high enough level? Give it to me, I'll provide the materials."

Zhao Qing also said, "Hmm, isn't it just Blue Jade Grass? Although Third Senior Brother doesn't have a heaven-defying spiritual herb like Blue Jade Grass, he does have some other treasures."

After saying that, he magically produced a brocade box from his spatial storage and handed it to Su Mingyue. "Jade Skin Fragrance. Use this for now. When your third senior brother finds something better, he'll replace it for you."

Jade-like skin and fragrant herbs.

A top-tier beauty and skin-nourishing herb.

Although it cannot compare to the miraculous effects and preciousness of the Blue Jade Grass, it is still a highly sought-after treasure among female cultivators in the cultivation world.

It can make your skin fair and smooth, and give you a natural fragrance.

Su Mingyue accepted the gift and finally stopped crying and smiled.

She slumped over to her senior brothers, hugging and kissing them on the cheek.

"Mingyue loves you all the most... I will never forget the kindness of my master and senior brothers in this lifetime."

Hengyangzi stroked his beard and smiled slightly as he watched his disciples holding Su Mingyue and teasing her.

That's more like it.

Disciples should live in harmony and love each other. How can they be like Luo Huanzhen, causing trouble every now and then?

……

The next morning.

Luo Zhenhuan finally got a good night's sleep.

She yawned and stretched her short arms, feeling her muscles relax and her whole body feel comfortable.

She jumped up from her small bed and suddenly froze.

What happened?

Was the house burgled?

As she drifted off to sleep, Master Yun Yao seemed to say that he was leaving the sect for a few days.

As soon as Master left, thieves came to Zhiyun Peak.

That's outrageous! They're completely disregarding Zhenzhen!

Luo Zhen angrily picked up a small broom and, with her short legs propped up, began to diligently clean the house.

Before they could even figure out what was going on, a majestic voice rang out from outside.

"Luo Huanzhen."

Luo reluctantly put down the broom, opened the door, and peeked out.

It really is Hengyangzi.

He held a whisk in his hand, stood on a cloud, and had wrinkles on his face.

Luo Zhen pouted, clearly not very happy.

"What do you want with me? Didn't you see there was a thief breaking into Zhiyun Peak? I'm busy cleaning up after them!"

Hengyangzi glanced at the small flag on Luo Huanzhen's hair without changing his expression, then put on a relaxed expression and said, "Uncle Yunyao told me to give you something before he left. Come with me."

Luo Huanzhen looked up curiously and asked, "Why didn't Master give it to me himself?"

Hengyangzi closed his eyes, too lazy to explain: "I don't know."

Luo Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Then wait for me to lock the house, okay?"

Although there wasn't much left inside, she still didn't want the thief to come in and ruin the room that Master Yun Yao had prepared for her.

Hengyangzi stood on a cloud and reached out to Luo Huanzhen, "Come on up."

Luo Zhen glanced at his hand, but didn't take it. Instead, he struggled to climb up on his own.

Upon seeing this, Hengyangzi withdrew his hand with displeasure.

The clouds are floating in the sky.

Before long, the two arrived above the Cliff of Repentance at the summit of the main peak.

Luo Huanzhen lay on the cloud and looked down.

Halfway up the Cliff of Contemplation, a solitary stone platform juts out from the precipice, upon which sits a figure being punished. A black, fierce wind, like a mad dog, tears at his clothes, slaps his face, and whips him about.

The clouds descended rapidly and soon landed on the ground.

"Why did the Sect Master bring me to the Cliff of Repentance?" Luo Huanzhen climbed down from the cloud, sticking his rear end out and earnestly rummaging through the surrounding piles of rubble. "Is the thing Master gave me here?"

Hengyangzi ignored her question.

Instead, he looked down at Luo Huanzhen's busy little figure, his tone as cold as ice:

"Luo Huanzhen, do you know your crime?"