After saying goodbye to Elder Xing, Ji Qingzhou and Zhong Liyou returned to Lingyao Peak.

Ji Qingzhou was not in a position to move around, so he took his second senior brother to his cave and made him a cup of tea.

Zhongli You drank the tea in one gulp, then stood up and said, "I'm going back to the front line."

Ji Qingzhou was surprised: "So fast?"

Zhongli You just came back, and he’s leaving now?

"I came back this time just to support you, so that those guys wouldn't think that Lingyao Peak is deserted."

Zhong Liyou said calmly, "It's a pity that Elder Xing acted too quickly. I almost crippled Tao Qi's limbs, but I only broke his hand. It was too easy for him."

Ji Qingzhou said: "If Elder Xing does not take action and lets you destroy Tao Qi, things will get out of hand."

"Things have gotten out of hand."

Zhongli You said with a hint of meaning: "I thought I would be locked up for a few more days, but I didn't expect the Sect Master to let me out."

Speaking of the Sect Master, Ji Qingzhou also frowned, took out the Earth Grade Guyuan Fruit that he had given him, and said, "I didn't expect that the Sect Master would specially compensate me with this."

Zhongli You didn't care: "Isn't this as it should be? You have to bear such a big blame! Pei Luofeng is a demon cultivator, and the whole sect didn't realize it. It is the Wuliang Sect that should be embarrassed, but they only pushed you out and said it was your fault... Ha, a bunch of hypocrites!"

He hated these intrigues the most, and was also disgusted by those who took advantage of the situation and took this opportunity to add insult to injury to Ji Qingzhou.

Ji Qingzhou shook his head and said, "Second Senior Brother, you don't know what happened that day, so you don't understand what I mean."

Zhongli You was puzzled: "What?"

Ji Qingzhou said: "After the collapse of the Sanshui Secret Realm, I was taken back to the sect. The Law Enforcement Hall initially only planned to send me to the Cold Prison for three months."

There were many cultivators in the sect who were on good terms with Taoist Bai Wei. They also knew that there was something wrong with this matter and had no intention of severely punishing Ji Qingzhou.

"But rumors suddenly spread outside. In response to this matter, people believed that the sect was deliberately protecting me. The three sects and nine sects joined forces to put pressure on the sect and demanded that I be punished according to the rules."

Ji Qingzhou originally thought that Wuliang Sect would refute those rumors and ignore these matters.

However, that very night, the head of the sect issued an order, requiring the Law Enforcement Hall to severely punish her according to the sect rules, which gave Elder Song the opportunity to make a move.

"The sect decided on my punishment without saying a word for me at that time."

Ji Qingzhou suspected something was wrong, but she felt that the sect had no reason to target her. "I can only be impartial and just as the head of the sect. Even when Elder Xing pleaded for me, he refused."

Zhongli You frowned: "But you were released again, and the headmaster also gave you a ground-grade Guyuan fruit."

"That's the problem."

Ji Qingzhou said: "If you want to protect me, you should have defended me when the rumors first started. If you want to enforce the law impartially and without mercy, you should have been tough to the end."

What the leader is doing now can be said to be unpleasant to both sides.

The current situation is really contradictory.

Ji Qingzhou was somewhat confused about the Sect Leader's intentions.

If the leader had any ill will towards her, the jade pendant did not warn him.

If the headmaster had good intentions towards her, then his previous words and actions did not seem to be...

"If the sect cares about rumors, then the fact that the master let you go today after causing trouble in the Law Enforcement Hall and gave me the Guyuan Fruit will only make the rumors worse. This is not a good thing for you, me, or the sect."

Ji Qingzhou tapped the tabletop lightly with her fingers. She narrowed her eyes and asked, "What on earth is the master thinking about?"

She didn't believe that the leader, with his cunningness, would not understand this.

Zhongli You suddenly asked, "Little Junior Sister, what do you think of the Sect Leader?"

Ji Qingzhou said: "Although the Sect Master was hastily promoted, he has been diligent in managing the sect over the years, which is not bad. I have never heard that he has used his power as Sect Master to plan any benefits for himself."

In her impression, the headmaster was a responsible person, but his luck seemed to be not very good.

In the original novel, after the Wuliang Sect was torn apart, the leader was powerless to save the situation, so he took the remaining disciples of the Wuliang Sect and went elsewhere, intending to find a treasure land and make a comeback.

Unfortunately, they were unlucky and were ambushed by evil cultivators. In the end, all of them were killed and no one survived.

The leader also died in that battle. His body was beaten to pieces, leaving only one leg, and his clothes were barely recognizable.

Ji Qingzhou was puzzled: "Why are you asking me this suddenly?"

Zhongli You said, "This is what my master suddenly asked me one day."

Ji Qingzhou was stunned: "Why is Master asking you this?"

"I do not know."

Zhongli You said: "She was just like me, asking questions without any context. It was just that my intuition told me that Master had something to say."

Ji Qingzhou fell into deep thought.

Rumor has it that her master and the headmaster are senior and junior brothers and sisters and they have a good relationship.

Over the years, the head sect leader has also been very concerned about the affairs of Lingyao Peak.

But from what Second Senior Brother said, it seems that Master has some doubts about the Sect Leader...

Zhongli You said: "Since you think this matter is problematic, then be careful. Be careful of outsiders except for us."

At this point, Zhong Liyou's face darkened: "If I meet Pei Luofeng on the front line, I will tear him into pieces!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingzhou couldn't help but recall the content of the original work.

Where is Pei Luofeng at this time?

The original novel did not describe the time of Pei Luofeng's embarrassing past in detail, but only mentioned it vaguely.

Pei Luofeng escaped from the Sanshui Secret Realm in a panic and was seriously injured. He hid everywhere to recover his strength.

With the aura of the male protagonist, he obtained the ancient inheritance while hiding. His strength increased rapidly. He returned to the demon world to show his skills, defeated his pure-blooded demon brothers and sisters, and became the new Demon Lord.

It was also during this process that he heard the news of Ji Qingzhou's death. In grief, he vowed to destroy the Wuliang Sect and avenge Bai Yueguang.

Later, the Wuliang Sect fell apart, and it was hard to say that Pei Luofeng was not responsible.

He has been lurking in the sect for many years and is the elder's direct disciple, so he knows as many secrets as others.

Since Pei Luofeng returned to the demon world only after obtaining the ancient inheritance, is he still in the human world now?

Although the original novel gave a vague description of the matter, it stands to reason that the opening of the ancient heritage, unless it was in an extremely remote, uninhabited place, would cause strange phenomena in heaven and earth and be noticed by people around.

She hadn't heard of anything like this happening recently either.

"Second Brother, I will personally avenge Pei Luofeng."

Ever since what happened ten years ago, Ji Qingzhou no longer likes to involve others in his own affairs.

She was very scared, afraid of repeating the same mistake and hurting others.

Zhong Liyou didn't say anything, just nodded: "Okay, anyway, Pei Luofeng is no match for you, I believe in you!"

Ji Qingzhou smiled, hiding a bit of cunning, and suddenly said: "Second Senior Brother, before you leave, remember to go see Third Senior Brother."

"That's what I meant."

Zhongli You was extremely caring towards his two junior sisters and brother. After Shui Duchen went into seclusion, he would visit him and chat with his brother whenever he had time.

"Master and Senior Sister are exploring new secret realms this time, and they also want to see if there are any herbs suitable for Third Junior Brother to take in those unexplored places..."

Zhongli You paused here and glanced at Ji Qingzhou subconsciously, fearing that his words or actions would be inappropriate and would bring up her sad memories.

But unexpectedly, Ji Qingzhou looked so calm.

It's strange. Every time this girl mentioned Shui Duchen, she would look sad. Why is she so calm today?

Could it be that the knot in my heart has been untied?

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