Stop crying, I'll give it to you, okay?

In front of the Lingxiao Sect's main gate.

"...Let me tell you! If anything happens to me, your Lingxiao Sect will be the talk of the town!"

"Truly advising me? Well, I'm lucky to have met you! Sending someone like you, daring to shout in front of my Lingxiao Sect?" Senior Sister Shen Qianhe sneered, a white light flashing in her palm as she gripped her long whip tightly. She raised an eyebrow slightly. "I'd like to see who dares to criticize my Lingxiao Sect!"

When Chi Buwan and Xie Hanfeng arrived, they saw this scene.

Zhang Yixing was tied to a pillar, and Zhang Zuo and Zhang You, who followed behind him, were also tied to two other pillars. Below the stage stood disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, while on the stage, Senior Sister Shen Qianhe held a long whip, her eyes were cold, and with a slight movement of her wrist, spiritual power surged and the world condensed!

"Senior Sister!" Xie Hanfeng spoke up in time, "Spare her life!"

The sound drew everyone's attention. Heads turned in unison, both on and off the stage, and all eyes fell on the figure behind the sect leader, their gazes fixed on him in a daze.

The newcomer wore a light blue brocade robe with delicate light blue bamboo leaf patterns embroidered on the hem. A dark jade belt encircled her slender waist, perfectly outlining the legendary softness that could be grasped in one hand.

He exuded a cool and otherworldly aura, but his peach blossom eyes were the most captivating. The corners of his eyes were slightly upturned, and they were shimmering with water. When he lowered his eyes to adjust his skirt, you could see a very faint mole under his eyelid, like dewdrops resting on a peach petal, radiating an unconscious bewitching charm.

"Senior Sister, please do not let an unknown person ruin the reputation of our Lingxiao Sect."

The sect leader's voice woke them up as if they had just woken from a dream, but their eyes unconsciously fell on that figure again.

At this moment, Jade Immortal Venerable had already lifted her long eyelashes, looking calmly at everything before her. Her peach blossom eyes held no emotion, yet they always contained an unshakable glint of water, bright and captivating.

The disciples of the Lingxiao Sect rarely had the opportunity to see the sect's elders, especially the Jade Immortal Venerable.

The other immortals could be seen when the Lingxiao Sect recruited new disciples, but the Jade Immortal was different. He would only attend the selection of new disciples if he knew that someone was good-looking. Therefore, many of the disciples below the stage were seeing him for the first time.

Shen Qianhe had already put away the long whip in his palm. He turned around to look at the newcomer, paused for a moment, and said, "Why is Yu Xian here?"

"Come and see," Chi Buwan replied, then asked, "What happened? Why are they tied up?"

As the questioning fell, Zhang Yixing, who had just regained his senses while tied to the pillar, hurriedly said, "Immortal Jade Immortal, I've heard you're a reasonable person. Please, do me justice!!"

"Whoosh—smack—!"

A crisp crack of a whip rang out, and a surge of dense spiritual energy stirred up a gust of wind that swept outwards from the center of the platform, striking Zhang Yixing's face hard.

"Snapped!"

The sound of a slap echoed, followed by Shen Qianhe's cold voice: "Do you even have the right to speak here?"

Zhang Yixing's pupils trembled, clearly intimidated by the wrath of the Mahayana stage cultivator.

Shen Qianhe withdrew her gaze and looked at Chi Buwan, who had walked up to her. Her expression paused slightly, then she slowly calmed down and briefly explained the situation.

Zhang Yixing arrived half an hour later, and as usual, he used the spirit-testing stone to check the disciples' cultivation levels.

The Lingxiao Sect had the largest number of participants in the sect conference, but the testing speed was also the fastest, because unlike other sects, it did not occasionally have two anomalies that required separate testing, which would have wasted time.

Just when everyone thought this year would be the same as last year, just going through the motions, a disciple who had passed the spirit stone test was forcibly stopped by Zhang Yixing, who said that she had already reached the Golden Core stage, but had signed up for the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage, so he canceled her participation qualification.

The disciple's name is Lin Xiaochun. She has been stuck in the late Foundation Establishment stage for ten years. She is an inner disciple of Senior Sister Shen Qianhe. She is cute and clever, and usually dotes on her the most.

"Do you think I don't know what Xiao Chan's cultivation level is?" With that, Shen Qianhe cracked his whip again, turning to glare at the person tied to the pillar, his eyes practically spitting fire: "My Cloud Mist Peak acts with integrity and uprightness; how can we tolerate his baseless accusations and slander? Today, I will kill him!"

"Senior Sister, calm down!" Chi Buwan quickly grabbed her wrist and said, "I'll take care of it, I'll handle this."

337, floating beside him, asked in confusion, "Host, what are you going to do?"

Chi Buwan didn't answer its question. Instead, she reached out and took the whip from Shen Qianhe's hand. Up to this point, a faint smile remained in her eyes, but the next second after grasping the whip...

"Whoosh—!" The whip was raised high by Chi Buwan!

【Host!! You mustn't do this!!】337 was terrified, his face turned pale.

"Hey hey hey!!! What are you doing, it's so late??" Xie Hanfeng hurriedly hugged his waist, stopping him from walking forward.

"Junior brother, calm down!! Calm down, junior brother!!!" Shen Qianhe grabbed his hand, which was raised high to whip Zhang Yixing, and was also terrified.

She was still quite rational when she slapped Zhang Yixing; she knew he couldn't be beaten to death. But the way her junior brother raised the whip just now clearly showed that he was blinded by rage and wanted to kill him.

He put down the whip late at night, covered his mouth, and as if only just realizing what had happened: "You can't kill him!"

"Of course not!" Xie Hanfeng raised his voice. "So, saying 'you come, you come' means you're going to beat him to death?"

The Lingxiao Sect was indeed powerful, but it could not withstand the joint judgment of all the other sects, large and small.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Chi Buwan lowered his hand and returned the whip to his senior sister.

Shen Qianhe: ..........

Xie Hanfeng: ...........

How come you're acting so arrogantly even though you're a teacher?

Chi Buwan walked a little to the side, noticing countless gazes. She slightly raised her eyes to look down at the audience, only to be met by pairs of clear eyes filled with shock, curiosity, amazement, and slight trembling.

His fingertips paused slightly, and he slowly asked, "System, did I just ruin my image?"

337 Honestly: [It ruined the carefully cultivated image of a refined, aloof immortal you've been building up, but it fits the original character's image of being unrestrained and arrogant because of her beauty.]

Is it too late?:........

[Would you believe me if I said I really wanted to beat him to death?]

337: [Why?]

Not Too Late: [Our mission almost failed at its root and ended in disaster!]

Chi Buwan said viciously, "If I hadn't acted quickly a few days ago, Xiao Wuli would have been beaten to death by them, beaten to death, do you understand?! Just like now, Xiao Wuli would be lying on the ground, never to open his eyes again!"

337 hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So, was it because the mission was almost unfinished, or because Xiao Wuli was almost beaten up by them?"

"What's wrong with taking revenge together?" Chi Buwan said, "We're all brothers."

337:.........

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After realizing he couldn't take the opportunity to kill Zhang Yixing, Chi Buwan became a spectator on the sidelines, already used to the constant stares from the audience.

It was the same in his original world; he was the center of attention wherever he went.

Chi Buwan noticed a girl with a pleasing round face and chubby cheeks. She looked cute and well-behaved, but her eyes were red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

He paused slightly, then walked towards her, finally stopping slowly in front of her, and asked softly, "Why are you crying?"

The girl kept her eyes on him. When he asked her a question, she couldn't help but sob, her eyes brimming with tears. "Immortal Venerable, I can't participate in the sect tournament competition."

Be quiet for two seconds, no matter how late.

It’s over.

Can't understand.

Fortunately, there's a system.

[Her name is Lin Xiaochun, and she's the one whose qualification for the sect tournament was just revoked by Zhang Yixing using his power.]