I saved the entire sect by playing idly by letting things fall apart.

—I was scammed.

This is their true thought.

The Right Protector suddenly let out a cold laugh, realizing the truth: "Damn Meng Liu!!!"

They'd already left, yet they threw out a smokescreen to cover for Ye Qiao!

No one paid any attention to this young master. The demon race has no shortage of capable people. They usually don't care too much about demon cultivators whose cultivation level is not irreplaceable. Meng Liu's talent is good. He is one of the few near-Nascent Soul peak cultivators in the demon race. Given time, it is not impossible for him to directly reach the Divine Transformation stage.

However, his single-minded desire to defect caused the Demon Lord to be extremely disgusted with him. If it weren't for his decent talent, he would have been dead eight hundred times over.

Each time he tried to escape, in addition to being imprisoned, they subjected him to various forms of torture and punishment in an attempt to deter him from escaping.

Everyone underestimated Xiaoyao Dao's unrestrained and free-spirited nature. He actually managed to escape in the chaos, and not only did he leave, he also tricked them, spreading rumors that he was the one who had transformed into a god in the demon race. As a result, Ye Qiao stopped paying much attention to the higher-ups.

The Right Protector asked incredulously, "Did Ye Qiao save his life? Was she worth him helping her like this?"

As far as he knew, the two had almost no connection. How could they possibly build a friendship in just a few days? Was he absolutely sure there wasn't some kind of secret affair going on?

Yun Que bit her lip, not hesitating to assume the worst about Ye Qiao, "Who knows what methods she used to get a demon clan young master to take the blame for her."

Having been in the Demon Clan for so long, she knew these people's personalities very well. Demon cultivators were often heartless. Was Ye Qiao and that young master simply in a cooperative relationship? She didn't believe it. Perhaps Ye Qiao had used some underhanded means, who knew?

Yun Que became even more convinced that Ye Qiao had used some underhanded methods, and she muttered under her breath, "Despicable and shameless."

Meng Liu is a young master who has a certain say in the Demon Clan and some reliable subordinates.

It wouldn't be difficult to help Ye Qiao before leaving.

There's no such thing as only one Quasi-Nascent Soul cultivator within the Five Sects; there are clearly two. Besides, judging from the timeline, Ye Qiao broke through several months earlier than Ye Qinghan.

Ye Qiao and Ye Qinghan, these two people with the surname Ye, are poisonous.

"You have to think of something." Yun Que was extremely anxious, but she dared not provoke the still-angry Right Protector any further. "If the two of them join forces, do we even have a chance of survival?"

She stabbed Ye Qinghan three times.

Ye Qinghan isn't exactly a bad person, but those who cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness are all ruthless, and he will definitely not let me off the hook afterward!

"And that Ye Qiao!! She definitely still holds a grudge against me!" the girl muttered to herself. She couldn't believe that Ye Qiao didn't harbor any resentment or malice towards her.

The Right Protector sneered, "You deal with them. After all, you were once fellow disciples."

"No..." she murmured softly.

Yun Que's cultivation level was only approaching the Nascent Soul stage; anyone could easily kill her.

Ye Qiao's single act of pressure was enough to make her collapse to the ground, unable to get up. Without the protection of the Right Protector, she would definitely die.

Only now did she realize the gap between the two of them. Neither Ye Qiao nor Ye Qinghan were people she could handle.

"Haven't you always wanted to kill Ye Qiao?" The Right Protector didn't care whether she liked it or not. As a peak Golden Core cultivator, crushing her was easier than crushing an ant. He viciously grabbed her neck and dragged her in front of everyone. "I'll give you this chance. Kill her."

If it weren't for her status as a woman of destiny, he would have liked to just leave her here.

The Demon Lord, however, valued her quite a bit. The Right Protector stared at her with malice, wanting to see how she would deal with Ye Qiao.

In this situation, where the difference in perspective is like an insurmountable chasm.

"Let me go!" Yun Que had never been treated like this before. She was so angry that she almost went crazy. Her spiritual energy surged at this moment, causing the girl's beautiful face to become distorted.

Ye Qiao noticed the dogfighting on the demon side and couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. She had always felt that Yun Que's emotions were very unstable.

Song Hansheng had always felt that she would eventually go astray during the individual competition, and now it has truly come true.

Noticing Ye Qiao's amused gaze, she abruptly turned her head, her beautiful eyes instantly filled with resentment: "Are you happy now, Ye Qiao?"

Ye Qiao, caught off guard by the question, was speechless.

"I'm really happy," Ye Qiao said sincerely. "Do you need me to applaud you?"

Her rude reply, coupled with her arrogant tone, infuriated Yun Que once again.