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

In the largest square at the foot of the main peak of Qixuan Sect, all the disciples have lined up, waiting for the arrival of the Sect Master and their uncle-master to begin this year's Yuerong Festival celebration.

He Lian'er was seated at the front of the line of Yaofeng disciples like the moon surrounded by stars. On her side was her mother Xi Ruxin, and on the other side was her third brother He Tianzong.

Because the eldest brother and the second brother both have their own sects, and each sect holds its own Yuerong Festival celebration, they did not come back.

Xi Ruxin held He Lian'er's hand and helped her gather her thick fur coat with concern: "Lian'er, the temperature is dropping today. If you can't stand it, tell mother and I will ask someone to take you back."

"Mother, Lian'er is fine. Today is the Moon Festival, the most important festival in the spirit world, and Lian'er doesn't want to spoil everyone's fun. And I heard there will be an exciting competition today, and Lian'er doesn't want to miss it."

Xi Ruxin raised her hand and scratched the tip of He Lian'er's nose, then said with a smile, "I knew that you wouldn't feel at ease going back. Well, stay with your mother and your third brother today, and don't run around."

After she finished speaking, she looked at He Xingwen on the other side and instructed, "I will go on stage with your father to pay respect to my uncle in a while. You must keep an eye on Lian'er. Do you hear me?"

He Xingwen turned his head to look at He Lian'er beside him and nodded in agreement.

But this time his face did not show the usual warmth and concern, and even seemed a little cold.

He has been puzzled ever since he found the jade bracelet fragments that day.

Later, fearing that he had wrongly blamed He Lian'er, he privately asked many disciples about some trivial matters of the past.

This inquiry really made him know a lot of things he had never heard of before.

For example, ever since He Rong'er and the others were brought in, they have been eating leftovers every day, and these were all made by a young outer disciple who was secretly instructed by He Lian'er.

He Lian'er also secretly withheld some jewelry and elixirs that her father and mother had given to He Rong'er, and gave them to several female disciples of Yaofeng. She told others that He Rong'er had just arrived and didn't know the ways of the world, so she wanted to build good relationships with those disciples.

But she turned around and told her family that He Ronger had taken so many good things, but dressed shabbily every day, deliberately trying to win sympathy from her parents and brothers.

All the events of the past came into his sight, and He Xingwen began to dislike He Lian'er.

He Lian'er also noticed that Third Brother was acting abnormally today. She turned around to look at him, reached out her hand to grab his sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Third Brother, are you feeling unwell today? I see you don't look well."

When He Xingwen heard this, he opened his thin lips slightly and uttered two words coldly: "No."

He Lian'er felt a chill in her heart, as if something important was about to be lost, but she was panic-stricken and couldn't grasp it.

She was about to say something when the voice of the elder presiding over the stage came from the front of the crowd: "Now, welcome the headmaster!"

With a "wow", all the disciples below stood up and applauded at the same time. He Lian'er had no choice but to stand up and look at the high platform not far away.

Gu Xiangming came slowly up the stairs with her big belly, then smiled and gestured downwards: "Okay, everyone, no need to be polite, take a seat!"

With the Sect Master's words, all the Peak Masters and Elders, as well as their families, sat down. As for the disciples, they naturally did not receive such treatment. They all sat neatly on the ground, waiting to listen to the Sect Master's next words.

Gu Xiangming spoke a few words briefly and then looked up at the sky.

Because of the cloudy sky, it was impossible to judge the time accurately, but fortunately they in the spiritual world had their own way of telling time. When he saw that the incense stick in front of him was half burned, Gu Xiangming turned around and looked at the path leading to the top of the mountain.

By now, my uncle and the others should be here soon.

It was at this time that all the elders and peak masters discovered that there were four empty seats on the highest stand, and everyone began to talk about it.

"Hey, is the master waiting for his great-grandmaster?"

"Of course, I heard that the head of the sect sent someone to invite my uncle yesterday, and my uncle also agreed to come."

"But there is only one master uncle, why are there four empty seats?"

"You probably don't know this, but I heard that our great-grandmaster accepted a disciple a few days ago, so he must have brought his beloved disciple with him."

"Ah? What? Grandmaster Uncle actually accepted a disciple? This is a big event that shocked the spirit world, how come we haven't heard of it?"

"That's just how ignorant you are. I've heard that the junior master is very handsome, and his demeanor is unmatched."

"Oh my, you've even called Junior Master-Uncle. You really know how to judge people by their appearance."

"Why? If we don't call our uncle-master his disciple, what should we call him other than uncle-master?"

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The He family members naturally heard this as well, and their faces looked a little ugly.

They had personally experienced the abilities of that junior fellow apprentice, so they naturally knew that he was not someone to be trifled with.

He Lian'er lowered her head and said nothing, but Zou Mubai's heroic face appeared in her mind and her heart was pounding.

At this time, someone asked another question: "Even if the master uncle brought his apprentices, he wouldn't need four seats, right? Could it be that the master uncle accepted three apprentices?"

"I know this. I heard that a few days ago, my uncle called Elder He's daughter from Yaofeng to the main peak, saying that he wanted her to help refine an antidote."

As soon as that person finished speaking, everyone looked towards where the disciples of Yaofeng were.

"You lie without thinking. Isn't Elder He's daughter sitting there just fine?"

"Oh, you all don't know. Elder He actually has two daughters. The other one is the eldest of the twins. Because she was born without spiritual roots, she was sent to the human world. She was taken here a few days ago."

"Ah, there is also this matter. That child is really lucky. He was favored by the great-grandmaster uncle as soon as he arrived. Maybe he will rise to a high position in the future."

When He Lian'er heard this, she clenched her fists at both sides of her body.

Xi Ruxin heard the discussions and saw her little daughter lower her head. She put one hand on He Lian'er's little hand and comforted her, "Lian'er, don't be angry. That wild girl is not that lucky. Even if she follows the great-grandmaster, she is just a medicine man for him to test medicine. How can she compare with our Lian'er?"

"What are you thinking about? It's useless to say anything without spiritual roots." Another voice sounded, immediately causing a silence.

That is, if you don't have spiritual roots, what good luck does it matter? This is the spiritual world, without spiritual power, everything is useless, and you can only be bullied.

Even if the master uncle favors her, so what? She is still just a servant girl?

When her uncle-master was no longer around, she was still a good-for-nothing little lamb at the mercy of others.

He Lian'er slowly let go of her hand and her face returned to calm.

The corners of her mouth rose again, and she raised her little face to look at Xi Ruxin, forcing out a fitting smile.