Chapter 8: You Can't Be An Exception (Part 2)

  "Haha, Zhou Xuan Shixiong hasn't even touched a single hair of hers... Recently, I heard that he has already formed a dual cultivation with Shui Shimei. Shui Shimei is truly a great beauty, with a good temper and a lovely appearance!"

  "Yes, some people are like Shui Shi Mei, and there's just no comparison!"

  "Some people just like her tone and say they've been bullied by others, regardless of whether it's true or not, and then come out to show off."

  ……

  Yu Qing's face was flushed red, her chest heaving violently as she glared at the three people speaking, her teeth clenched and a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes, her expression pitiful and wronged.

  "Brother Yuan, Brother Luo, Brother Song... why don't you believe me? I'm telling the truth. He really wants to bully me."

  "Steamed? Haha, I'm still boiling! Don't think that putting on a pitiful face can frame an innocent person!"

  "Hmph, Brother Song saw it with his own eyes at that time, can you still pretend? You woman, really have no shame!"

  Three young men looked at Yu Qingyan with disdain after Jian Yuyan left. Yu Qingyan stomped her feet, and tears fell from her eyes as she turned around to cover her face and was about to run away.

  "Jade sister, don't be angry, we all know what you said is true, they are in cahoots with each other and naturally speak on behalf of the one surnamed Jian."

  "Damn it, let's go together and teach them a lesson!"

  "Haha, let's go up together, who's afraid of who? A group of things with dog shit in their eyes."

  As soon as this was said, the people around Yu Qingyan's eyes turned red, three men and two women, except for Yu Qingyan, all rushed up, spiritual power flying swords filled the sky, both sides engaged in fierce battle, fortunately here is a mountain valley, quite hidden, although the fight was intense, the noise was not loud.

  Jian Yu Yan's pupils contracted, and she gave her opponent Xiao Feng a ruthless slap. Her gaze was like a knife, staring at Yu Qingyan.

  Yu Qingyan took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and smiled at him with a pleased expression.

  Jian Yu's face turned even colder. This Jade Qingyan was a complete airhead. On her first day at Qianlan Mountain, she had run into him, and then she kept appearing by his side like a piece of sticky candy that he couldn't get rid of. And to make matters worse, she shamelessly opened her mouth and asked him to have an affair with her!

  After knowing her intention, he no longer paid attention to her. As a newcomer to the Piaoyou Sect, he was unfamiliar with the place and people, so he followed the principle of "one less thing is better than one more thing". He even walked around her when walking.

  Who would have thought that this woman, after being rejected by herself, would actually become angry and find Xiao Feng and several others, and falsely claim that she was bullied by them.

  Although he didn't want to cause trouble, others came to his doorstep, and he wasn't afraid of trouble either. Xiao Tian was arrogant and unreasonable, entangling and unclear, obviously having a special relationship with Yu Qingyan. After a few words, they took the lead in starting a fight.

  Luo Shixiong and the other two had entered the sect earlier than him, their dwellings were all quite close to each other, they knew more about Xiao Tian than he did. After warning him to be careful, fearing that he would suffer a loss, they also followed him up, but unexpectedly now they have implicated themselves as well.

  "Jian Yu Yan, if I don't knock you down and make you admit your mistake today, my surname won't be Xiao!" Xiao Tian's eyes shot out a cold light as he glared at Jian Yu Yan's extremely handsome face, his voice icy.

  He swung his sword fiercely and charged again.

  Jian Yu Yan's expression turned cold, and she let out a chilly hum as she proudly walked towards him.

  Bang!

  "Bang!"

  After a fierce battle, Xiao Tian was injured and flew out. Yu Qingyan's face changed greatly, and she hurried over, repeatedly asking: "Xiao Shixiong, are you okay?"

  Xiao Tian's face turned bright red, and he coughed several times with his lips pursed, suppressing the bloody feeling in his throat. Seeing Yu Qingyan's concerned expression, he quickly forced a smile and said softly, "Don't worry, sister, I'm fine!" He raised his sword again to charge at Jian Yuyan.

  Yu Qingyan grabbed him: "Xiao Shixiong, you're injured, how can you say it's nothing? It's all my fault... If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been beaten either." Her pretty face was full of reluctance and apology.

  His words were like a shot of chicken blood, and her spirit was shaken. He gently patted her shoulder and said proudly: "It's just a minor injury, it doesn't matter, I accidentally got in his way, don't worry, I'll definitely knock him down soon."

  Yu Qingyan still had a worried face, but after hearing him say that, she took another look at him and finally managed to force a smile on her face, letting go of his hand.

  Jian Yu Yan kept an eye on the movements of the two while looking towards Luo Shixiong and the others. They were all at the Zun stage, as were the people brought by Yu Qingyan. Everyone's strength was about the same, but the other side had five people, while Luo Shixiong and the others only had three, lacking two people, making them somewhat at a disadvantage in the battle, Song Shixiong was even injured, with blood constantly dripping from his arm.

  He slightly pursed his thin lips, and a sharp color flashed in his eyes. Seeing Xiao Tian pounce at him again, he raised his hand and threw out a six-grade wind blade talisman. He himself moved swiftly, charging towards the battle circle of Luo Shixiong and the others.

  "Ah!"

  His offensive was swift and fierce, and soon one of them was injured. Luo Shixiong and the other two were not weak in their cultivation, but earlier they were being suppressed by the enemy's numerical superiority, and were passively taking a beating. At this moment, Jian Yuyan suddenly rushed over, catching them off guard, and injuring two of them. The situation was immediately reversed.

  Yu Qingyan's face turned iron-green, biting her lip as she considered whether to go up and help... Xiao Tian had spent a lot of effort and finally managed to avoid the countless ice blades' attacks, he raised his sword and fiercely attacked Jian Yuyan again.

  Jian Yu Yan's eyes had been keeping an eye on him out of the corner, and he sneered again, throwing out another six-grade ice blade symbol.

  Xiao Tian was both shocked and enraged. The sixth-grade talisman's attack power was no weaker than a peak cultivator's full-strength strike!

  He didn't dare to be careless and hastily retreated backwards. By the time he dodged the Six-Piece Ice Blade Symbol's attack, another person from their side had been injured.

  Yu Qingyan regretted it a bit, if she had known earlier that Xiao Tian was so useless, even lowering herself two ranks, only to have the second-rank cultivator Jian Yuanyan not be able to handle him, she shouldn't have looked for him just now!

  Now there is no lesson to Jian Yu Yan, but instead was taught by others...... And that damn ungrateful Jian Yu Yan actually has a sixth-grade talisman on his body!

  This was beyond her expectation.

  On Penglai Fairy Island, a 6-pin attack talisman was quite valuable. Ordinary cultivators couldn't afford it at all. Even she only had one 5th-grade talisman on her body, which was reserved for when she encountered an opponent she couldn't handle and needed to save her life.

  Jian Yu Yan, he's just a newly joined nominal disciple of Piaoyou Sect... Could it be that he has some other background?

  Xiao Tiangui's face turned blue as he rushed forward again, but at this time, four of their group had been injured, while only one person in Jian Yuyan's group was slightly injured. Soon, several people were knocked to the ground.

  Yu Qingyan's face darkened and she stomped her foot, thinking of leaving, but from afar, she saw two divine rainbows rushing towards this place. Her face turned pale as she knew they must have been discovered, and now it was too late to leave.

  "What's going on here?"

  In the Divine Rainbow, it was the genius female cultivator of the Piaoyou Sect, Liu Qingcheng, who descended. She was young and had not yet reached the age of thirty, but she had already cultivated the Mystic Mansion, and was even a fifth-stage cultivator of the Mystic Mansion!

  By her side was a handsome, elegant young man in green clothes. The young man's eyes were warm and clear, and he glanced at Jian Yuanyan and the people who had fallen to the ground, including Xiao Tian, his brow furrowing slightly.

  "Long time no see, Master Liu!"

  "Have seen Master Qishifu!"

  "Within the sect, except for the sparring arena, all other places strictly prohibit fellow disciples from fighting each other. Have you all forgotten?" The man in green was also a disciple of Wushan, and he was Liu Qingcheng's third senior brother - Ji Xuan.

  Everyone's expression changed, Jian Yu Yan immediately knew that although he had just arrived at the Xiao Sect not long ago, he also knew this rule. He coldly glanced at Xiao Tian, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

  "Everyone go to Lion Tiger Cliff to reflect, and can only come up after two days." Liu Qingcheng's lips curled into a smile, but the words that came out made Yu Qingyan's face turn pale in an instant.

  "Master Liu, it's not us who want to take action here, it's him..." One of the yellow-robed women with a long face seemed to be very afraid of the Lion Tiger Cliff, biting her lip and trembling as she said: "He was rude to Master Yu, bullied Master Yu, we couldn't bear it, so we took action, wanting to make him apologize to Master Yu."

  Xiao Tian's face turned pale, and he hastily agreed. Yu Qingyan's eyes welled up with tears, and she lowered her head, looking extremely wronged.

  Below the Lion Tiger Cliff is where sect members who have committed errors are punished, and those who have made major mistakes. The place below is extremely perilous, their cultivation is not high, and with a slight carelessness, they basically don't have a life to come back up.

  "Nonsense!" Luo Shixiong said, opening his mouth to defend Jian Yuyan: "Saying that Jian Shidi bullied her is just her one-sided words, you guys weren't even there at the time, what right do you have to say this?"

  "Master Liu, Master Jian's cave is very close to us. I saw it at the time, and Master Jian didn't bully Master Yu." Song Shixiong glared at Yu Qingyan, then said in a low voice to Liu Qingcheng.

  Ji Xuan's gaze fell on Jian Yu Yan, looking at his handsome face, majestic aura, elegant demeanor, and the cold gaze that fell on the woman in pink clothes was calm and composed... For some reason, he believed that such a man would not do something so despicable.

  Liu Qingcheng's eyes sparkled as she smiled lightly and said, "So according to you, is she talking nonsense and framing someone? Why would she do that? By doing so, apart from ruining her own reputation, it seems like there's no benefit at all?"

  Ji Xuan furrowed his brow, a hint of disapproval flashing in his eyes. Upon hearing his junior sister's words, he knew she was going to stand on the side of this woman.

  It's not just him who has this feeling, others have also sensitively sensed Liu Qiancheng's attitude. Xiao Tian and the others' faces lit up with joy, but Luo Shixiong and Jian Yuyan's complexions changed.

  "Master Liu..." Luo Shixiong was about to speak, but Liu Qingcheng's face turned cold and she said icily: "No need to say anything, humph, no use trying to talk your way out of this, thinking that we women are all easy to bully?"

  She walked to Yu Qingyan's side, a sly smile playing on her lips: "From now on, if anyone bullies you again, just tell me and don't be afraid."

  Yu Qingyan was taken aback by the favor, and hastily bowed to her: "Thank you, Master Liu, for speaking on my behalf. I'm deeply grateful."

  Xiao Tian and the others' faces were filled with even more joy, smugly glancing at Jian Yuanyan's group, wishing that Liu Shu could take action and instantly wipe out these bastards who dared to injure them.

  Liu Qingcheng turned around, looking coldly at Jian Yuyan and the others, and said in a cold tone: "All of you, go to Shizi Tiger Cliff. Within two days, if one hour is late, no one is allowed to come up!"

  "Junior sister." Ji Xuan spoke up, with Jian Yu Yan and the others being cultivators of a respectable level. After descending from Lion Tiger Cliff, if one person out of the four could make it back up, that would already be considered lucky.

  He had a good impression of Jian Yu Yan and didn't want him to lose his life because of his sister's willfulness and partiality.

  "Let's just forget about the Lion and Tiger Cliff, you want to teach them a lesson, send them to the Maze Forest instead." The Maze Forest was much less treacherous than the Lion and Tiger Cliff.

  It's also their bad luck that they ran into Shifu's sister. Today she was protecting the woman, and they were bound to get punished.

  "Third Brother, they bullied our female junior sister and secretly fought outside. Let them go to Lion Tiger Cliff, I still think it's letting them off easy." Liu Qingcheng was somewhat dissatisfied with Fourth Brother's obstruction.

  Ji Xuandou's eyes flickered slightly, just as he was about to speak. A blue-robed figure suddenly emerged from one side, gazing at Liu Qingcheng with a radiant smile: "Fifth Sister, who are you planning to send to Lion Tiger Cliff?"

  "Hey, isn't this Luoyi's little sister?!" Liu Qingcheng raised an eyebrow, thinking that she was actually living in Da Shixiong's cave, and her heart felt quite unwell, sourly saying: "Little sister, how did you end up here?"

  Qin Luo's eyes flashed with a hint of a smile as she said, "I came here to find a friend." She paused for a moment before continuing, "Fifth Sister, who are you planning on sending down to Lion Tiger Cliff?"

  Qing's clear eyes swept across Jian Yuyan's face, Jian Yuyan's gentle gaze met hers, and Qin Luoyi smiled slightly before shifting his gaze to the people standing opposite him, who were battered and disheveled.

  Upon hearing them call her Fifth Senior Sister and Younger Junior Sister, Ji Xuan instantly understood the identity of this elegant young girl. The Sect Master had taken in a female disciple who was locked away from the world; he also knew about it.

  It wasn't just him, others also instantly understood Qin Luoyi's identity. Luo Shixiong and the others looked disheartened and didn't say a word.

  In their view, Qin Luoyi was the gatekeeper's direct disciple, but his cultivation wasn't that great, not much higher than theirs. It was just a matter of respecting one's superiors. Moreover, he had joined the sect not long ago and was also their junior sister. In front of Master Liu, they couldn't say anything, let alone question Master Liu's decision for their sake.

  Liu Qingcheng pointed at Jian Yuyan and the other three: "They have gone against the sect's rules, so Shifu wants to punish them by sending them to Lion Tiger Cliff."

  Qin's eyes flashed, but in fact she had been there for a while, hiding in the distance, watching them fight each other. She thought Jian Yumian was not in any danger, so she didn't come out.

  The smile on Ming Yan's face faded away, and she asked: "What's going on? What rules did they break that Master wants to send them to Lion Tiger Cliff?"

  Lion Tiger Cliff, she knew that it was very dangerous inside, where it was divided into several areas, each area separated by a boundary, with different dangers inside. Even in the safest area, Jian Yu Yan and his group entered, fearing more harm than good.

  Liu Qingcheng didn't think she would have to break the pot and ask for the bottom here, a flash of displeasure quickly flashed in her eyes, and with patience, she quickly told her about what had happened.

  Qin Luoyi listened and secretly sneered, feeling that this Liu Qingcheng was just an unreasonable master who, simply because they were both women, had unscrupulously pinned the crime of bullying a fellow disciple on Jian Yuyan's head!

  She cast a sideways glance at Yu Qingyan, who was smiling slightly smugly, and said lightly, "Fifth sister, to be honest with you, I came here today specifically to find him." As she spoke, she pointed to Jian Yuyan not far away.

  "I may not understand others, but I do understand him. We've known each other for a long time... He's not the kind of person who would bully a woman... Maybe there's been some misunderstanding?"

  You'd better take good care of Yuchen later! Now, if it's said that Yuchen was harassed by Yuqingyan, Liu Qingcheng would definitely not agree.

  "Is he your friend?" A look of surprise flashed across Liu Qingcheng's eyes, and the slightly smiling corners of her mouth were retracted.

  "Yes!" Qin Luo nodded in agreement.

  Yu Qingyan and others' faces turned pale in an instant, their eyes flickering, while Luo Shixiong and others' eyes lit up. They thought to themselves that Jian Yuyan was indeed hiding his true abilities deeply, as they had known each other for half a month and got along well, yet he never mentioned having a friend who was taken in as a disciple by Ge Zhangmen.

  "Little sister! It's not that I'm saying you're this kind of person, but it's better if you don't associate with him in the future." Yu Qingcheng said to her in a deep and meaningful tone, with an expression as if everything she was doing was for her own good.

  Qin Luo Yi smiled slightly: "Fifth sister, I think there must be some misunderstanding. My friend's temperament is very good and would never bully a fellow female disciple."

  She took another look at Yu Qingyan, her eyes sharp as ever: "Miss Yu, you'd better think carefully about this. We're all fellow disciples, so let's not ruin the harmony among us because of a small misunderstanding." Her gaze, with an implied meaning, shifted to the Song surname cultivator and then back to her, leaving the unspoken message hanging in the air.

  Yu Qingyan's body trembled, her face turned even paler. Clearly, Qin Shifu's cultivation was only a few levels higher than hers, but the sharp and fierce aura emanating from his body made her feel an inexplicable sense of fear.

  My intestines are green with regret, if I had known earlier that Jian Yumian was related to the sect's disciples, even if she had a hundred guts, she wouldn't have dared to provoke him.

  If Qin Shu didn't come, it would have been fine. Now that she's here, she obviously wants to protect Jian Yuyan. If this gets out and reaches Fang Shu who handles the law, Jian Yuyan will still have an alibi, and she won't be able to get anything good out of it.

  "I... " wanted to admit it was a misunderstanding, but that would mean losing face and dignity. Not admitting it, Qin Shifu wouldn't let it go either. She looked at Qin Luoyi with some anxiety, then turned her gaze to Liu Qingcheng.

  Liu Qingcheng had actually understood a few points in her heart, and the protection of Yuqing's face was just a temporary intention. She didn't expect that she would be so unable to get on stage, and a few words and glances would scare her away, which was equivalent to slapping her in public.

  And then there's Qin Luoyi, who stayed in Master Brother's cave yesterday and today actually humiliated her in public again... the more I think about it, the angrier I get.

  Han Zheng's face asked Yu Qingyan: "Since Master Qin let you think carefully, have you thought it through... Is it a misunderstanding or not?"

  Yu Qingyan heard this and thought she was hinting that she should admit it was a misunderstanding, so she bit her lip, thought for a moment in a perfunctory manner, and quickly said: "At the time, I suddenly ran into Jian Shidi, I was too anxious, maybe I really misunderstood Jian Shidi."

  Luo Shixiong and others hummed softly, looking at her with disdain. Ji Xuan's face was expressionless, as if this result had been expected all along.

  Liu Qingcheng was furious and gritted her teeth, looking at her coldly: "If it's a misunderstanding, why didn't you clarify earlier?"

  Yu Qingyan's head hung even lower, her lips pursed as she muttered: "I... earlier I was anxious and scared, so I overlooked many things. Now that Master Shu has mentioned it, I've only just remembered..."

  Liu Qingcheng became even more furious, angry at Yu Qingyan's lack of courage and now wanting to back down, but what made him even angrier was Qin Luoyi.

  The corner of her eye caught a faint smile in Qin Luo's eyes, and she hummed softly before suddenly speaking up: "Without understanding the truth of the matter, you all gathered together to fight, not only hurting your fraternal bonds but also violating the rules of the Piaomiao Sect that disciples cannot engage in private fights. To prevent such incidents from happening again in the future, I'm punishing all of you to go to Lion Tiger Cliff for reflection!"

  Qin's clothes fell, and her heart was shocked. The faint smile in her eyes disappeared, and she understood that Fifth Sister had become angry due to shame: "Sister..."

  The words had not been spoken, and Liu Qingcheng quickly intercepted her: "Junior sister, you can't be too soft-hearted. Such things cannot be tolerated! Moreover, the fight did not take place in the fighting arena, but was a private fight within the sect. The punishment is to go down to the Lion Tiger Cliff, which has precedent in the sect. You can't make an exception just because one of them is your friend!"

  Ji Xuanyuan's eyes flashed with insight.

  There is a precedent, but last time there was a fight, it ended with loss of life. These two things can't be mentioned in the same breath.

  She wanted to speak, but the words reached her lips and she swallowed them back. With Wu Xingzi's temper, if he opposed again, it was possible that she would lose her patience in an instant. Although she spared him now due to pressure, who knows what might happen in the future - perhaps she could find some excuse to kill him at any time.

  Go to Lion's Head Cliff, if you can come out alive, eliminate the anger in her heart, and maybe you can save a life.

  Yu Qingyan almost fell to the ground, staring at Liu Shifu in disbelief. Xiao Tian and others also had a look of defeat on their faces.

  "Since there is a precedent, no one can be an exception." Qin Luo Yi pondered for a moment and said: "However, this time going to Lion Tiger Cliff, I don't know if we will meet again in the future. Fifth sister, can you delay their departure by a day? Tomorrow would be good, I still have some things I want to talk to him about."

  Knowing that going to Lion Tiger Cliff was inevitable, Qin Luo Yi didn't say much more and only made one request. After a while, she immediately went to refine some high-level talismans and gave them many, just not believing they couldn't come out alive!

  Liu Qingcheng's expression eased slightly, and without thinking much, she agreed. She said a few more words and even introduced herself and San Shixiong Ji Xuan to each other before mounting the divine rainbow and leaving.