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

Her hair gradually turned black and thickened, eventually reaching her waist in the blink of an eye. It was as black as ink and softly draped over her small shoulders like freshly washed silk. Her features were delicate and lovely, like a masterpiece of nature.

The disciples, who had been looking on with curiosity just moments before, all stared wide-eyed at Luo Huanzhen's appearance.

This is... way too unfair!

Those few people who had previously secretly criticized her for being ugly are now gaping in astonishment.

No, it's just a child. Is it really reasonable for a child to grow up like this? Are we not even allowed to be children?

Yun Yao looked at his little disciple who had regained his appearance and nodded slowly, a smile appearing in his eyes.

Yes, very well-behaved and cute.

Sure enough, one's apprentice should be as good-looking as oneself.

"Let's go."

Yun Yao picked up Luo Huanzhen with one hand, and with the other hand, he casually made a gesture, and the Myriad Demon Banner instantly shrank into a small piece and flew into his hand.

He casually tucked it back into the little bun on Luo Huanzhen's head—it was crooked, but it looked quite nice.

With a flash, the two landed on the Cliff of Repentance.

The disciples watching instinctively took two steps back.

Yun Yao's gaze slowly swept across the crowd, landing precisely on the two people who had been whispering the loudest: "You two, tell me, who's the ugliest?"

When the two saw Luo Huanzhen's true appearance, their faces stung as if they'd been slapped. Now, being called out by Yun Yao, they immediately knelt on the ground and stammered, "We...we're ugly..."

Luo is really not ugly.

It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is the most beautiful and adorable little fairy in the world.

Yun Yao said coldly, "From now on, use your brain when you speak and act. Don't be misled by a few words from someone and say inappropriate things or do things you shouldn't."

Having said that, Yun Yao stopped there and left with Luo Huanzhen.

Su Mingyue remained kneeling on the ground, her eyes filled with tears and jealousy and resentment.

Yun Yao said that to her.

She was the one who had swayed them with just a few words. She just hadn't expected that Yun Yao wouldn't punish her.

Yun Yao certainly wouldn't punish her; what he was looking for was Hengyang Zi.

After bringing Luo Huanzhen back to Zhiyun Peak, Yun Yao went directly to the Sect Master's Hall.

So, Su Mingyue returned to her cave from the Cliff of Contemplation. Before she could even sit down properly, she received a decree from her master, ordering her to hurry over.

Su Mingyue had a vague sense of unease.

Upon entering the sect leader's hall, she saw Hengyangzi standing with his back to her, his hands clasped behind his back.

Su Mingyue asked timidly, "Master, is there something you need from me so late?"

Hengyangzi didn't turn around, his voice deep: "Mingyue, reflect on your mistakes at Siguo Cliff for a month, starting tomorrow."

Su Mingyue's eyes immediately reddened. "Master, this disciple really didn't know that Junior Martial Aunt was breaking through. This disciple just wanted to go see her..."

"I know." Hengyangzi finally turned around, his expression complex. "Even Master can't do anything about it; this is Uncle-Master Yunyao's decision."

Su Mingyue bit her lip, tears streaming down her face: "Even Master can't protect Mingyue?"

Hengyangzi didn't answer directly, but simply said softly, "Go, don't overthink it."

Su Mingyue walked out of the sect hall step by step with her head down. Her back was weak and aggrieved, like a little white flower bent by the wind and rain.

Hengyangzi stood there until Su Mingyue disappeared, then cried out in anguish, "Someone come here!"

A disciple entered from outside the main hall. "Sect Master?"

Hengyangzi said, "Quickly go and fetch Zhao Qing for me."

The disciple accepted the order and left.

Hengyangzi stiffly walked into the inner hall, closed the door, and took off his outer robe—his back was covered with several crisscrossing whip marks, red and purple, which hurt with the slightest movement.

It's not that he didn't want to protect Mingyue.

After all, even he himself was punished!

Soon, Zhao Qing arrived.

"Master, you wanted to see me?"

Hengyangzi gestured for him to close the door tightly before pointing to his back: "Take a look."

Zhao Qing leaned closer to take a look, his expression changing in astonishment. "Master," he asked, "who injured you? Has some evil cultivator infiltrated the sect?"

With such a high level of cultivation, he was actually able to injure his master, who was at the Nascent Soul stage.

Zhao Qing quickly took out some pills and used his magic to treat Hengyangzi.

This whip wound was extraordinary; even he, at the Nascent Soul stage, could feel the intense and terrifying pressure emanating from it.

"Master, that person's magic is profound, and it is quite difficult for me to deal with him. Perhaps only Master Yun Yao can suppress him."

Hengyangzi: "..."

The "evil cultivator" you mentioned is your grandmaster himself.

Should he be made to suppress him?

Hengyangzi took a deep breath, feeling that he was about to lose face.

"Don't ask anymore. Once the medicine is applied, go out." After a pause, Hengyangzi said to Zhao Qing, "Go and check on Mingyue. I've punished her by making her reflect on her actions at the Cliff of Repentance for a month. She's delicate, and I'm afraid she won't have a good time there."

……

Cliff of Repentance.

As soon as Luo Huanzhen left, the gale returned to normal.

The black wind lashed at people like knives, cutting them painfully with each stroke.

The more physically strong Lei Zi was, the tougher his skin and the more he could withstand it.

But Su Mingyue, a weak cultivator, was different; she could only last half an hour before she couldn't take it anymore.

This can't go on; her skin is all cut open.

Su Mingyue looked around but couldn't find any shelter from the strong winds. Her gaze then fell on Lei Ziyue, who stood as imposing as a small mountain not far away.

Braving the strong wind, she walked to Lei Ziyue's side and said pitifully, "Second Senior Brother."

Upon hearing the sound, Lei Ziyue immediately retreated, then grabbed a broken tree branch from the ground and drew a 360-degree circle around himself.

"Don't come near me! Stay away from me! See this circle? Don't come in!"

He used to feel sorry for Su Mingyue when he saw her like this, and wished he could take care of everything for her.

Now he finally understood—Su Mingyue was using this appearance to coax one person after another to stand up for her and do things for her.

He wouldn't fall for that trick.

She'll have to bear the fierce winds of the Cliff of Contemplation herself!

Seeing Lei Ziyue's smooth reaction, Su Mingyue stood frozen in place, her face turning pale and then red.

"Mingyue, Junior Sister Mingyue!"

Just then, a shout came from above.

Su Mingyue looked up and saw Zhao Qing leaning halfway out, looking down at the cliff of Contemplation.

Su Mingyue's eyes immediately reddened, and she called out in a trembling voice, "Third Senior Brother..."

Zhao Qing leaped down the Cliff of Contemplation and landed on the ground.

He immediately noticed the fine cuts and pale face on Su Mingyue's body, and his heart ached terribly: "Master sent me to check on you. How did you get so badly injured..."

Su Mingyue threw herself into Zhao Qing's arms, tears streaming down her face.

"Third Senior Brother... I... I really didn't know Junior Aunt was breaking through... I just wanted to see her... She's being punished on the Cliff of Repentance, and I'm worried about her... I'm afraid she'll be scared down there alone, afraid she'll be hungry..."

"My fellow disciples insisted on coming with me, and I couldn't stop them... But Grandmaster Yun Yao said I had bad intentions... that I deliberately wanted to destroy Junior Uncle's Dao heart... and then... and then Master punished me by sending me to the Cliff of Repentance..."

"Third Senior Brother, I really didn't... How could I do that... Junior Aunt, she's so young, how could I hurt her... She has Grandmaster Yun Yao protecting her, how could I dare to hurt her, sob sob sob..."

Su Mingyue buried her face in Zhao Qing's chest, sobbing uncontrollably, her voice broken and intermittent.

Zhao Qing gently patted her back, his voice soft and full of concern: "Third Senior Brother knows, Third Senior Brother knows Mingyue isn't that kind of person. Sit down first, Senior Brother has some healing pills here..."

Su Mingyue sat up, sobbing, but her body still leaned against Zhao Qing as if she had no bones, and she used her mouth to take the pills from Zhao Qing's hand.

Lei Ziyue stood there with his arms crossed, watching the interaction between the two, his brows furrowing more and more as he watched.

He had interacted with Su Mingyue in the same way as Zhao Qing before, and had taken it for granted.

Now let's step back and look at it from a different perspective...

Is it really okay for them to do this?