Don't let Yu Ding take on any more disciples.

Chapter 202 You owe me a reasonable explanation
The air seemed to freeze in the air.

If there were any truly awkward situations in the world, then Ning Wushuang and his apprentice, caught red-handed by their master after tricking someone out of a treasure, would certainly be experiencing that awkwardness.

At this moment, whether they are the master or the disciple, in addition to embarrassment, there is also deep shock and fear.

In mid-air, the aura emanating from the person and the bird sent shivers down the spines of the master and disciple.

Their gazes were like sharp blades, making it difficult for the master and apprentice to look directly at them.

The master and apprentice's hearts sank, and their bodies trembled uncontrollably...

He had just fought with the woman in green and was no match for her.

This also made him realize the difference in strength between Qi cultivators and immortals.

Now, the little Taoist nun in red, now the master of this place, has arrived riding a blue phoenix.

This made him even more desperate, because he was afraid that even he and his disciple would have a hard time dealing with that divine bird, the Azure Phoenix, and escaping unscathed.

And then there's that little Taoist nun...

"Princess, what should we do with these two, master and disciple, who are conspiring in evil?"

The Azure Phoenix spoke in human language, staring at the master and disciple with eyes full of disgust.

The pity that had just arisen vanished completely.

She even felt disgusted, as if she had swallowed a fly.

Whether it was her or Longji, they initially considered that she was acting out of filial piety and wanted to heal her master from poisoning, so they did not pursue the matter of stealing the immortal herb.

She just didn't expect that the scene before her would make her feel extremely nauseous...

What a waste of his good looks.

"Master, what should we do?" Ning Wushuang whispered.

The old man in gray stared intently at the man and bird in mid-air, his expression grim: "Find the right opportunity and charge out."

Ning Wushuang nodded, staring at his master's back, his expression shifting, seemingly lost in thought.

"Stealing my immortal herbs is a serious crime, but setting up a deception is an even greater crime."

Longji glanced at the master and apprentice on the ground and sneered, "As the saying goes, if the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too. When you two meet together... ha, you really are a den of snakes and rats."

The old Taoist priest said calmly, "It is wrong of me to try to swindle the elixir, but as a princess of the Heavenly Realm, you promised to give the medicine, yet you tried to deceive me with a fake. I'm afraid you are not much more noble..."

"Ah?"

Longji chuckled and said, "According to your logic, if you failed to deceive me, then it's my fault?"

"I wouldn't dare; I'm just stating the facts."

The gray-robed old man said righteously, "The princess accuses us of stealing medicine, but what evidence do we have? As for deceiving us to obtain the elixir... since the medicine is fake, how can you say we were deceived?"

As he spoke, he casually tossed the fake fairy herb in his hand, clapped his hands, and smiled.

"What a silver-tongued old scoundrel!"

Upon hearing this, Qingluan was furious: "Today I will kill you."

Looking at her current predicament and her master debating with Long Ji Qingluan, Ning Wushuang's eyes flashed, and she gritted her teeth, seemingly having made up her mind.

"Please calm down, fairies."

Suddenly, Ning Wushuang clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Two fairies, although my master devised this plan to steal and cheat medicine, I was forced into it."

Although I am unwilling, I cannot speak out due to our master-disciple relationship, and I must obey my master's orders... Now that the matter has been exposed, in order to repay my master's kindness, I am willing to bear all the consequences without complaint or regret.

"Oh?" Longji's eyes flashed.

"Ning Wushuang, what did you say?"

Upon hearing his disciple take responsibility, the gray-robed old Taoist was not pleased at all; instead, he was both shocked and furious, glaring at Ning Wushuang and shouting, "I'll kill you!"

After saying that, he raised his palm and used his magic power to strike Ning Wushuang.

Although they were caught red-handed this time, they can still try to deny it as long as they keep quiet...

But once his apprentice spoke up, it was tantamount to confirming that they had stolen and cheated people out of medicine. Besides, don't be fooled by the righteous indignation in the young man's words, constantly mentioning his master's kindness and repaying his debts.
In reality, only he knew that this disciple was of bad nature and had ill intentions this time, having already distanced himself from the situation with just a few words.

All the blame fell on his master's head.

The apprentice's fault was at most that he was forced into it...

"What did I say, Master? Wasn't what I said true?"

Ning Wushuang quickly dodged and tried to persuade him, "Master, I don't want to see you make one mistake after another. If we confess honestly, maybe we can still..."

"You...you traitorous disciple Ning Wushuang!"

The gray-robed old man said angrily, "I found you in the snow and raised you. I taught you all your skills. I never thought I would underestimate you! I really underestimated you!"

As he spoke, he no longer held back, his body shone with light, his hands formed hand seals, and two sword beams shot out from his sleeves.

"Master, please don't force your disciple to take action... Your disciple will not attack your master."

Ning Wushuang hesitated to make a move, instead dodging around as if she were forced into a corner.

"Princess, this..." This sudden scene left Qingluan somewhat taken aback.

Longji said calmly, "No rush, let's wait and see!"

If she were still the naive and innocent Heavenly Princess she once was, she would surely have marveled at Ning Wushuang's words, finding it truly remarkable that her disciple had reached such a position, and might even have admired him.

But now... she despised the hidden thoughts in Ning Wushuang's words.

However, after seeing such a master and apprentice pair and comparing them with my own family, does this old man even deserve to be a teacher?
Indeed, not everyone deserves the title of "Master".

As a master, the gray-robed old man was far superior to Ning Wushuang in both cultivation and methods.

Soon, with a "whoosh," the sword light grazed her body, and Ning Wushuang was sent flying. A tear appeared in her snow-white robe, and blood flowed out as she rolled on the ground.

"Two fairies, save me..." Ning Wushuang cried out urgently for help.

He thought that after he said those words, the Taoist nun wouldn't ignore him, and would at least help him out, if not save him. But to his surprise, the Taoist nun didn't react at all.

Looking into the little Taoist nun's eyes again... Ning Wushuang felt a chill in her heart; the other party clearly had a look of enjoying the show.

"You traitor, today I will cleanse your sect!"

Looking at his master, who was about to kill him, Ning Wushuang's eyes flashed, and he summoned a small bell.

when!
The small bell vibrated gently, and the sound waves caused the old man in gray to lose his senses for a moment. When he came to his senses, a sword was plunged into the old man's chest.

"So you... were prepared all along!" Blood trickled from the corner of the old man's mouth as he stared intently at his disciple.

Looking at the apprentice he had raised since childhood, he realized that never before had this apprentice felt so unfamiliar to him!

"Master, I'm sorry, I don't want to die..." Ning Wushuang said through gritted teeth. After drawing her spirit sword, she turned around and transformed into a beam of sword light to escape.

"Still want to leave?"

Longji snorted coldly. To be honest, she initially thought that the fight was a show put on by the master and disciple to lure her in before launching a surprise attack.

Unexpectedly, it ended up as a scene of betrayal between master and disciple...

Simply put, she thought the master and apprentice were just acting, but she didn't expect them to be serious.

And this ending... to be honest, she didn't like it.

If it were me, I don't know what Master would choose... Longji was lost in thought, but his hands were not slow at all.

He made a hand seal and pointed a point of spiritual light towards the sky. It swelled in the wind and quickly transformed into a vast, watery net that covered the sky and earth, trapping Ning Wushuang in its center and causing her to fall to the ground.

"Fairy, spare me! Fairy, spare me!"

Ning Wushuang pleaded like a bird in the net.

"What use is there in keeping a traitor like you who betrays his master and ancestors?"

Long Ji said coldly, raising his hand and a blazing sword light appeared.

She hated people who betrayed their masters and ancestors, especially those who were also her disciples.

As a disciple, how could you betray your master and ancestors? How could you possibly accept me as your disciple?
It looked quite appealing, seemingly resembling the Silk Jade Cauldron, but Ning Wushuang, with a ferocious and terrified expression, was... Longji shook his head.

"Your Highness Longji, spare his life!"

But just as Longji was about to strike with his sword, a hurried voice rang out;
A white-haired figure, draped in a red robe and riding on a cloud, hurried over.

Longji looked up, then raised his sword and brought it down...

Ning Wushuang didn't even have time to make a sound before she saw her own headless body.

A person without a head?
Wait, why does that body look so familiar?
But before he could think it through, an endless darkness surged in like a tide and swallowed him up!

"Your Highness, you..." The figure landed nearby and was dumbfounded upon seeing this scene.

"Oh, it's the God of Love!"

Longji calmly replied, "I'm sorry, I couldn't keep him."

The red-robed figure who arrived was none other than the Old Man of the Moon. Upon seeing the scene before him, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, his face filled with sorrow: "Your Highness, why couldn't you... wait?"

"What's wrong, Old Man of the Moon? You look so sad. Is this your son?" Longji said calmly.

"Oh dear, Your Highness, you can't say things like that. This old minister has no son," the Matchmaker said with a wry smile.

Longji asked, "What is your relationship with this person?"

The Matchmaker gave a wry smile and said, "Princess, you are unaware that Your Highness has a vow to this person, requiring a worldly marriage. Therefore... this old minister came to inform you, but who would have thought that Your Highness..."

"What did you say?"

Longji glanced at him: "A marriage pact made with red silk, a worldly bond? Him?"

A powerful aura arose spontaneously.

The matchmaker, feeling cold sweat pour down his face from being stared at, forced a dry laugh and nodded timidly.

It's strange. This little prince was well-behaved and cute in the Heavenly Court. How come he's under so much pressure in such a short time in the mortal realm?

"Is this what you did?" Longji continued.

The Old Man of the Moon felt his scalp tingle under his gaze and retreated step by step, forcing a dry laugh: "Your Highness, how could I dare to do such a thing? I'm just a messenger. This matter was told to me by Immortal Fu Yuan."

“Fu Yuan…Immortal Elder?” Long Ji’s gaze sharpened.

The Old Man of the Moon stared at the corpse and sighed, "Now his soul will have to be reincarnated again, making His Highness wait another lifetime!"

"No!"

Longji slashed out with his sword, the sword light blazing brightly, and a scream rang out.

The matchmaker's heart leaped into his throat, but after the sword flash, the corpse and head on the ground were completely unharmed.

"Princess, you...you...you severed his soul and spirit?" the Old Man of the Moon stammered.

Longji remained silent and had Qingluan breathe out a mouthful of azure divine fire, which landed on the corpse and ignited.

Matchmaker: "..."

Watching the corpse burn, the Old Man of the Moon cried out with a mournful face, "How am I supposed to explain this to the Immortal Elder?!"

"You don't need to give him any explanation."

Longji raised her sword, looked up at the sky, her eyes burning with intensity and piercing: "Now it's his turn to give me a reasonable explanation."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and tore off her bright red Taoist robe, revealing a snow-white fairy dress underneath.

As soon as he tore off his Taoist robe, Longji's peaceful aura dissipated.

An indescribable and powerful aura emanated from her, as if she had become a different person.

Beside them, the Old Man of the Moon stared in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)