I was killed by my relatives, and I am reborn to be ruthless.

"How is it possible? Lian'er has always been obedient and kind to others. How could she frame her own sister?" Master Hong retorted with disbelief.

Zou Mubai was not in a hurry to refute. He turned to look at Sect Master Yuan and said, "Sect Master Yuan thinks so too?"

Yuan Sheng frowned and said nothing.

If it weren't for He Rong'er's last explanation, he would definitely have been deceived by He Lian'er, but after listening to Rong's explanation, he believed that Rong would not lie.

And He Tianzong's death was actually related to himself. If he hadn't happened to give Rong Yatou two "stealing the sky and replacing the day" talismans, He Tianzong would not have died.

But he has no regrets.

It’s better not to have a brother who can’t recognize the truth.

After a moment, he looked at Master Hong with a serious expression and sighed.

"Old Hong, you are not a child anymore. You must not be fooled by appearances. Originally, He Lian'er and He Tianzong were members of your sect. I have no right to interfere. However, we have been brothers for decades. I advise you to investigate He Lian'er. The death of your disciple He Tianzong is not simple."

When Hongbai heard Yuansheng say this, he was about to refute, but then he remembered that there were other people here, so he held back.

But he was unwilling in his heart.

After all, he is in his forties and the leader of a sect, so he has some ability to judge people.

How could I be fooled by a little girl of seven or eight years old?

impossible! Absolutely impossible.

Zou Mubai saw that Hong Bo still didn't believe it, so he didn't say anything more. However, after walking two steps out of the door, he turned back and said, "I didn't see any disciples from the sect on the way out. You should look for them somewhere else."

After Zou Mubai left, Yuan Sheng and Hong Bai looked at each other, but in the end, no one spoke.

Later, the two of them felt awkward, and Hongbai offered to leave. He wanted to take his disciples to look for He Lianer's whereabouts elsewhere.

In the central area of ​​the swamp, the ancient ruins had long since turned into ruins.

There was silence.

At this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from the ruins. After a long time, a brick moved and made a sound, accompanied by the falling of fine sand and gravel, raising a cloud of dust.

As the brick was slowly pushed away, more dust was stirred up and spread in the dim light, adding a bit of liveliness and mystery to the long-dormant ruins.

The rustling sound gradually became clearer, and a thin hand, covered with dirt and moss, tightly grasped the edge of the pushed bricks and stones. Then, a figure slowly crawled out of the darkness.

The man was wearing a tattered black shirt. Because the shirt was not the right size, it hung loosely on his body and could fall off at any time.

Her face was covered with dirt and sweat, but her eyes were shining with desire for life and a smile of success.

He Lian'er wiped the sweat from her face and took out the bamboo slips she had obtained earlier from her arms.

Time was running out at the time. She looked at the bamboo slips floating on the stone platform, emitting a bright blue light, and concluded that it was a rare treasure.

That's why he ignored the risk of confronting Zou Mubai directly and tried to snatch it.

Now that she had the bamboo slips in her hands, she could finally open them and take a look with peace of mind.

As the bamboo slips were opened, lines of ancient text came into view.

He Lian'er couldn't help but frown.

"It's this incomprehensible font again! Damn it!"

The font on this bamboo slip is the same as the font on the black stone in her jade pendant space. It is obvious that it is very old.

Since she couldn't recognize the handwriting on it, she had no idea what was written on it. It was useless to He Lian'er at the moment.

She sighed helplessly and put the bamboo slips away.

Never mind. It’s a good thing anyway. What if I find a way to decipher it someday?

She put away her previous regretful expression, looked back at the ruins behind her with a smug look on her face, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"I have to thank Zou Mubai this time, otherwise I would not be able to enter this ruins and get the bamboo slips."

She looked down at the loose adult clothes on her body and quickly took out a clean disciple's uniform from her storage bag and put it on.

After everything was cleaned up, He Lian'er looked around, her eyes sweeping over the broken walls, collapsed pillars and scattered stones, smiled contemptuously, turned and walked out of the swamp.

Not long after, the news that the closed disciple of the Mingjian Sect's leader had returned injured spread to several sects.

But at the same time, news spread that she was punished by the sect leader to train in the sword tomb in the back mountain.

Xu Chong was filled with resentment when he heard the news. He stood beside He Rong'er, watching her concentrate on making medicine, and complained in a dissatisfied tone: "This He Lian'er is really lucky. She is not dead yet! How come she is not dead?"

He Ronger glanced at him sideways and said unhappily, "Alright. If you have nothing to do, go out and don't disturb me while I'm refining medicine."

"Hey, Rong girl, aren't you angry? When we were in the swamp, He Lian'er wanted to kill you."

"What's the point of me getting angry? The most important thing now is to improve myself, otherwise she might really kill me next time."

When He Ronger said this, her tone was very calm, but only she knew that she had been working hard in secret so that one day she would be able to kill He Lianer in an instant and avenge her tragic death in her previous life.

Xu Chong was stunned, and felt that what Rong girl said made sense. He silently withdrew from He Ronger's alchemy room and went back to his room to sleep. Oh no, he went to practice.

Zou Mubai originally planned to stay with He Ronger and protect her. But now that Si Yao and Ying Qi were missing, he had to find a way to find them. Even if he couldn't find them, he had to at least make sure that they were not in danger.

That day, Zou Mubai came to He Ronger's room and said goodbye to him.

He Ronger was reluctant, but she also knew that Uncle Zou couldn't always be by her side, as he had his own things to do.

"Uncle Zou, you must come back safely."

"Well, don't worry. I don't know when I will be back this time. You must practice well. In addition, I have already told Master Yuan to protect your safety. It's okay, try not to leave Qingling Sect, understand?"

"Okay, I understand." He Ronger nodded.

Finally, He Ronger stuffed Zou Mubai with a lot of pills that she had made herself, of all kinds.

Zou Mubai smiled, put away the pill, turned around and walked out of the yard. Then he disappeared from the spot in a flash.

When He Ronger ran out, there was no sight of Zou Mubai.

She looked towards the gate, feeling sad, but still tried her best to hold back the tears that were about to flow.

"Uncle Zou, don't worry. I won't let you worry. When you come back, you will see a stronger me."