The plot of "Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic One Always Collapses" is incomplete.

When they returned to the sect, the matter of the recording stone had already become a hot topic.

As soon as Wen Yubai stepped into the mountain gate, a disciple approached him with a hesitant expression.

"Senior brother, it's you and Junior Brother Li?"

Wen Yubai feigned panic at just the right moment, then quickly composed herself. "What's wrong?"

"that is……"

The disciple lowered his voice and continued, "A few days ago, the sect received a recording stone, and the person inside looks a lot like Senior Brother..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by an inner disciple who rushed over: "Senior Brother Wen, the Sect Master requests your presence."

Inside the main hall, the atmosphere was heavy. The sect leader and several elders were all present, and the recording stone in the center was playing that fatal scene.

"This is absolutely not what Yu Bai did," Elder Jin said, pulling Wen Yu Bai aside. "Yu Bai, explain yourself."

All eyes were on Wen Yubai, who was bowing his head and remaining silent.

The sect leader asked, "Yu Bai, is Li Mingya's serious injury and unconsciousness related to you? Is the record on this image stone genuine?"

"boom--"

Wen Yubai suddenly knelt heavily on the ground, "It was this disciple's doing. This disciple was jealous of Junior Brother Li's outstanding talent, which allowed him to win Master's favor..."

The hall fell silent instantly.

"You actually resorted to such a cruel act?"

The sect leader was incredulous, and he and the elders exchanged bewildered glances.

Elder Danfeng rushed forward, "Yu Bai, has someone coerced you?"

Wen Yubai pressed his forehead against the cold floor tiles. "This disciple's sins are unforgivable. I beg the sect leader to punish me."

This time, he must complete the plot point, disappoint the entire sect, and strip him of his chief position.

If Chu Mingyuan doesn't follow the plot, then he'll follow it to the end.

"you!"

The sect leader sighed, and finally waved his sleeve, saying, "Wen Yubai, as the chief senior brother, has harmed his fellow disciples. He will be confined to the Confession Cliff for three years. Any objections?"

This punishment is far too lenient.

"Yu Bai's sins are grave. I humbly request the sect leader to strip him of his position as the chief disciple." Wen Yu Bai kowtowed again.

"Immediately take him to the Cliff of Repentance, and do not allow him to leave without authorization."

With a wave of his sleeve, the sect leader ordered his disciples to take the person away.

After Wen Yubai was taken away, the sect leader raised his hand to turn off the recording stone and transmitted it to everyone.

What do you think?

Elder Jin didn't answer, coldly snorting, "Do you think I don't know Yu Bai's character? Even if I did this, he would never do it!"

Elder Ling of Zijianfeng nodded, "I think so too."

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Elder Danfeng agreed: "This matter is strange; it's likely the Demonic Sect is behind it."

After discussing it with the elders, the sect leader finally made a decision, rubbing his temples.

"Let's discuss this after Mingya wakes up."

The sect leader informed Xie Linchen, who was not involved in the matter, about Wen Yubai's return to the sect.

He thought Xie Linchen was as indifferent as before, but he didn't expect that Xie Linchen would come out of seclusion the next day and find him to understand the whole story.

strangeness.

This was Xie Linchen's first thought upon learning the news.

What outstanding talent? What could possibly win his favor? How could he not know that he himself preferred Li Mingya?

He didn't even have a clear memory of what Li Mingya's disciple looked like.

When Xie Linchen arrived at the Cliff of Repentance, the morning mist had not yet dissipated.

This sheer cliff, nestled in the back of the mountain, is shrouded in cold mist year-round, and the stone caves carved into the cliff face are like prisons where one faces the wall.

The Frost-Freezing Array is set up here, where snow falls incessantly all year round. The biting cold can keep people awake, but it also makes their bones ache.

Only in the bone-chilling cold can one truly calm down and reflect on one's mistakes.

Xie Linchen walked to the stone cave where Wen Yubai was and lifted the barrier at the entrance.

He watched as the young man huddled against the wall, taking a nap with his eyes closed. He wore a plain white robe, and his whole body looked as thin as a sheet of paper.

Wen Yubai was startled awake by the noise. When he opened his eyes, Xie Linchen's figure was silently gazing at him against the dim light at the cave entrance.

He hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Master?"

Xie Linchen's gaze lingered on him for a long while before he spoke.

"You said you killed Li Mingya out of jealousy, so why is he still alive?"

The chilling sound made the temperature inside the cave drop even further.

He approached step by step, "A journey of a thousand miles back, making a seriously injured person die 'accidentally' is a piece of cake for you, isn't it?"

Wen Yubai lowered his head, "With Elder Jin here, this disciple dares not."

"What do you ask for?"

Xie Linchen suddenly interrupted, his voice unusually tinged with a hint of emotion.

He was puzzled as to what his eldest disciple wanted and why he was doing this.

No matter how you explain it, it doesn't make sense.

Wen Yubai didn't know how to answer the question, so he could only kneel down heavily.

What should he say?

So, Wen Yubai likes his master? In the story, it's a secret crush; can't you just say that outright?

Saying he's jealous of Master's favor towards Li Mingya? But Xie Linchen hasn't even given Li Mingya a second glance lately.

"This disciple has failed my master."

In the end, all he could manage to squeeze out was this dry confession.

Silence spread through the cave, and the sound of water dripping from icicles could be clearly heard.

Xie Linchen gave him a deep look, but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

Only after the footsteps disappeared did Wen Yubai let out a long sigh of relief, his tense body finally relaxing.

Xie Linchen decided to start with the initial suspicious points. He went to Luohun Mountain again, bringing with him the dossier presented by the investigating disciple.

The mountain wind rustled the pages, and the fact that Chu Mingyuan had fallen off the cliff was itself suspicious.

Let's set aside the thoughts we couldn't quite articulate at the time.

Judging from the evidence alone, the various clues point more to Wen Yubai than to the work of a demonic cultivator.

Why?

Is it just because of jealousy?

But this incompetent master treated both disciples equally, so how could there be any favoritism?

With this question in mind, he returned to Qingheng Peak and unknowingly walked to Wen Yubai's courtyard.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally pushed open the door and went in.

The room was so clean it was almost rigid, and the items on the desk were arranged meticulously.

He casually flipped open a sword manual and found many annotations written in the corners, the handwriting neat and powerful.

Some of the difficult parts even seemed to have been pondered three or four times, which shows his dedication.

Xie Linchen scanned the room and found nothing unusual. Just as he was about to leave, his divine sense suddenly detected a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy under the bed.

There was a hidden compartment there, covered with a thin layer of dust, clearly untouched for a long time.

The wooden box in the hidden compartment was engraved with a protective array, but it was useless to him. Inside, there was a slightly old notebook.

Turning the pages from the first one, a childish handwriting immediately comes into view:

"My master taught me a cool sword move today, but I'm too stupid and I didn't learn it."

"Elder Jin said that my master is cold and aloof, and asked me to become his disciple, but I didn't agree. I just want to learn swordsmanship from my master."

As the pages turned, the handwriting matured, but the emotions conveyed between the lines gradually changed:

"Master went into seclusion again today. I waited outside for five months and finally got to see him."

"How dare they confess their love to my master right in front of me? They don't even deserve it!"

"I dreamt of Master again. This time in the dream, he stroked my face, and then..."

"Master, he actually took on another disciple?! Why? Just because he was born with sword bones?"

Xie Linchen's breath hitched. He turned the page blankly, and the latest page read:

"Chu Mingyuan must disappear. As long as he is alive, Master's gaze will not be fixed on me alone."

"This trial will surely be a one-way trip for him."

Everything makes sense now.

Xie Linchen slowly closed the note, his knuckles turning white from the force, as a terrifying realization exploded in his mind.

He should be angry and disgusted, then take this evidence to the sect leader and expel this immoral disciple from the sect.

But their feet remained rooted to the spot.

What came to mind was Wen Yubai's kneeling posture, his back curving into a fragile arc, and the reddened corners of his eyes when he looked up at him.

Xie Linchen's Adam's apple bobbed, and a strange emotion surged in his chest.

He suddenly realized that the fleeting thought that night was not a momentary illusion.

He wanted to see Wen Yubai cry, to see those restrained eyes filled with tears, but he didn't want him to actually be in pain.

The thought of Wen Yubai being publicly judged after this notebook was exposed, with his secret thoughts laid bare for all to be trampled on in the sunlight, was unbearable.

He felt a tightness in his chest.

Indeed, Wen Yubai deserves punishment, but not in such a public and humiliating way.

His apprentice, if he were to be punished, should be punished by him personally.

How dare outsiders pry? How could they possibly comment on it?