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

This thought-provoking question plunged Yun Que into a long silence.

"..." She was going crazy.

What are these people doing?

Why are there so many people?

Her heart was pounding, as if it would leap out of her chest. Yun Que felt her hands trembling slightly, and she felt cornered. Trying to regulate her breathing, she prepared to strike first in a cold voice: "You have just as many female cultivators around you as I do, don't you? We're just friends, Senior Brother Ye. Are you questioning me?"

Ye Qinghan was stumped for a moment when asked, "I do not have any female cultivators besides my junior sister."

Zhu You frowned: "Yun Que, don't change the subject. Who are they to you? Friends?"

Damn it. She could see the problem; the relationship between these three could never be that of friends.

"Are you going to be his bride?"

She casually pointed to the boy who appeared to be from the South China Sea Dragon Clan.

Yun Que shook his head and calmly replied, "He's still young, and he inevitably speaks without thinking. I was just joking with him, I didn't expect him to take it seriously."

The dragon youth puffed out his cheeks in dissatisfaction, wanting to say something, but Yun Que gave him a light glare, forcing him to remain silent for the time being. He also noticed the strange atmosphere in the room.

"Let's not talk about that." Zhou Xingyun, who had been watching the show for a while and was initially indifferent, suddenly raised his eyebrows when the topic of the South China Sea Dragon Pearl came up. He then asked abruptly, "The South China Sea Dragon Pearl went missing. Was it the two of you who did it?"

The Dragon Pearl was used to quell the turmoil in the South China Sea.

Without the Dragon Balls, the chaos in the four seas can only be resolved by inviting powerful beings to quell the seas; otherwise, it is the nearby cities that will suffer.

Therefore, their master has not returned yet.

If Qin Fanfan were here, the Changming Sect would likely not be in such a passive situation.

Yun Que stammered for a long time, unable to utter a single word. She simply shook her head, looking at him with clear eyes, "Senior Brother Zhou, do you believe me? I... I didn't mean to."

"I just thought the bead was pretty, I didn't mean it, I didn't mean it..." she whispered, "take it."

"It's just that Xiao Li is ignorant and thought I liked it, so he brought it to me."

Zhu You laughed, and without a word, she drew her sword, its cold light flashing through the air as she attacked Yun Que. She was always decisive; her sword, as icy as water, swept across the sky, stirring up a blizzard. The great demon, holding Yun Que, easily dodged. His expression was cold, and his aura suddenly dropped, becoming sinister: "You dare?"

The terrifying aura couldn't frighten Zhu You; she wasn't some delicate girl who could be easily scared. The young girl gripped her sword and retreated, cautiously dodging his counter-attack palm strike. Turning her head, she said coldly, "Senior Brother, don't you understand yet?"

They're practically embracing now! Zhu You, mindful of the other's feelings, didn't spell things out too clearly, but she was practically frantic inside.

Look at this green hat, it's so big and round!

"She's a very good girl." Ye Qinghan kept his lips pursed, believing that she must have had some reason for resorting to this drastic measure.

He couldn't possibly lack even this basic trust in the female cultivator he liked, "and it's definitely not like what you're saying."

Zhu You was so angry she almost fainted.

"Really? But in fact, she's juggling several relationships at the same time. I've received hints from her more than once during the competitions." Duan Hengdao added fuel to the fire.

There are very few weapon crafters in the cultivation world. Among the five sects, only the Feng Sect has three. Yun Que wanted to find a tool to craft weapons for her for free, so she set her sights on him.

"Why haven't I heard of such a thing?" Ye Qinghan said.

They'd run into each other all the time during the competition. If Yun Que were really that kind of person, how could he not have heard of him?

"???"

Duan Hengdao was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "All the direct disciples of the Five Sects know, except you?"

Everyone knows that Yun Que likes to play both sides and has extended olive branches to countless close associates.

Ye Qinghan: "Impossible."

"I've never heard of such a thing before; it's utterly absurd."

Seeing this, a group of people looked at Ye Qinghan with some disbelief.

Everyone knows that Yun Que likes to play both sides, but those who like Yun Que don't mind. For example, Xue Yu, that simp, doesn't care much about such things and continues to be a simp without any regrets.

The cultivators in the cultivation world are quite gossipy. As popular figures, Ye Qinghan and Yun Que are top-tier. Yun Que is the only female sword cultivator who cultivates both paths, so she naturally attracts attention. It is also common knowledge that she often gets close to disciples from other sects.

"Our little magpie, isn't she the group's darling?!"

"I've noticed that all the disciples really like Little Magpie."

The cultivation community forums are buzzing about this, and it has even spread far and wide.

Even Zhu You had heard of it.

She also watched it with Chu Xingzhi and the others.

In the end, the wise four members of the Sword Inquiry Sect came to the conclusion that it was all nonsense, and the matter was dropped.

After all, they had a good impression of Yun Que. Who wouldn't like a girl who often gave them pills and talismans?

Duan Hengdao remained silent.

So, when the entire Sword Sect was eating Cloud Magpie Melon, no one brought Ye Qinghan along?!

"I beg you, Ye Qinghan, open your eyes and look! The dozen or so green hats on your head could all be crowned kings right now!" Duan Hengdao clasped his hands together, almost kneeling before him.

Your humble origins are hereby crowned as king!

Ye Qinghan: "..."

"Your words are nothing but baseless rumors. Do you have any evidence?"

"Let's not talk about anything else."

Mu Chongxi rested a finger on his chin, his voice tinged with coldness, "How many resources did that idiot Xue Yu give you?"

He had always known that Xue Yu was constantly emptying his private treasury to subsidize Yun Que and make Yun Que do favors for him, but his relationship with Xue Yu was not that good. At most, they were just familiar fellow disciples. Besides, those were Xue Yu's own pills, so he could give them away if he wanted to.

That idiot Xue Yu, most of the pills he refined were delivered to Ye Qinghan and the others by Yun Que.

He's truly a model of the simp.

Although she was a naive girl, she still quite liked Ye Qinghan, so she naturally didn't mind using Xue Yu's pills to do him a favor... since they weren't hers anyway.

Seeing that Mu Chongxi was about to continue revealing her secrets, Yun Que felt a chill run down her spine, her eyes widening as if she were meeting this person for the first time.

"That's enough!!"

Mu Chongxi had always been obedient to her, but now he suddenly turned on her. She almost ground her back teeth to powder. A crowd surrounded her from all sides. She wanted to faint on the spot to escape this ordeal, but she was not allowed to.

Yun Que knew Ye Qinghan's character well; the young sword immortal was always upright and intolerant of any wrongdoing.

If this is confirmed today, then Ye Qinghan might really not care whether she lives or dies!

The girl bit her lip resentfully, her eyes brimming with tears that seemed about to spill over at any moment. "What proof do you have?"

"Is it interesting that your Changming Sect is in cahoots, spewing false accusations?"

Ye Qiao didn't invite anyone from the Yueqing Sect, nor did she invite any of Yun Que's close disciples who had a high regard for her, leaving her somewhat isolated and helpless for a time. Seeing her helpless and trembling appearance, Ye Qinghan was naturally willing to speak up for her. His expression was cold and sharp, "The pills you mentioned, those were obtained by Xiao Que through her own efforts."

Miao Miao looked at him with pity. "Perhaps you could check the bottom of the porcelain vase."

"If I remember correctly, each sect has its own unique symbol."

Changmingzong is a crane.

The Moon Purification Sect is a silver lotus.

Each pill bottle used in alchemy has the mark of its respective sect, just like the array formations set up by talisman cultivators also have the mark of their respective sects. This is a symbol of identity, and the mark of a major sect will make it even more valuable. Therefore, Miao Miao demonstrated it.

He took a bottle of pills, flipped it over, and saw the unique logo of the Azure Water Sect underneath.

"You'll know as soon as you see it."

—Go ahead and look.