After Severing Her Emotions, the Whole Sect Was Overwhelmed with Grief - Chapter 70:
Chapter 70: You Should Accept the Punishment You Agreed To
Su Yu stared at the person in front of him in disbelief, his entire body trembling. He had believed in his Little Junior Sister with all his heart. Just moments ago, he had been defending her, arguing passionately and even trying to push all the blame onto Bai Ying. But now, she was telling him—it was her all along.
He shouted at Ruan Xinyou in a burst of emotion. “You bastard! Didn’t you just say it was Bai Ying?”
“I… I was just too scared…” Ruan Xinyou sobbed softly. “I was afraid you’d all blame me. That’s why I said it was her…”
Her words chilled Su Yu to the core. At the same time, he turned his eyes to Bai Ying and said, “Bai Ying, I…”
He wanted to say sorry. He really did. But now, he couldn’t even bring himself to say those three words. Because in a moment like this, ‘sorry’ felt far too shallow, far too meaningless.
Bai Ying didn’t care for an apology from any of them. She directly said, “You all remember the punishments you listed just now, right? Isn’t it time to carry them out? I recall you mentioned crippling her cultivation, cutting her into pieces, and feeding her to the demonic beasts, didn’t you? So, which one should Ruan Xinyou start with?”
Su Yu’s pupils contracted sharply. Use those horrifying punishments on his Little Junior Sister? He instinctively argued, “But those punishments are too cruel! She won’t survive them!”
Bai Ying almost laughed out loud. She snapped at him, “So I can survive them, is that it? If I were the target, those punishments would be just fine?”
Su Yu’s face turned deathly pale. This was the first time he realized how biased he had been. Why was it okay for Bai Ying to be punished like that, but not Little Junior Sister?
Fortunately, aside from Su Yu, no one else was speaking up for Ruan Xinyou anymore. Everyone had been disgusted by her. She had tried to shift all the blame for her own wrongdoing onto Bai Ying. If Bai Ying hadn’t saved those people and exposed the truth, she would’ve succeeded in her scheme.
Ruan Xinyou was terrifying. Those who once wanted to befriend her because she had reached the False Core Realm had completely changed their minds. They were now silently reminding themselves to stay far away from her from now on.
“Since the one who made the mistake wasn’t Bai Ying, but Ruan Xinyou, then we should follow through on what we said earlier and let her face the punishment,” someone said coldly. “Brother Su Yu, you’re not planning to cover for her, are you? I remember you were quite supportive of those punishments just a while ago. Even Ruan Xinyou herself agreed with them!”
Su Yu trembled all over. His Little Junior Sister’s cultivation had been raised with everything the sect could offer. If it were abolished, the Sect Master would go mad.
“Senior Brother!” Ruan Xinyou cried to him, tears falling like rain. “Please save me. I really didn’t mean to do it…”
Su Yu clenched his teeth and frowned. “Of all the punishments you mentioned, abolishing her cultivation isn’t acceptable. I have no objections to the others.”
Ruan Xinyou looked at him in disbelief. She had thought her First Senior Brother would help her escape punishment altogether, and yet all he said was that her cultivation should be spared?
She no longer even glanced at Su Yu and immediately summoned her sword to fly away. She wanted to escape! She had worked so hard to reach the False Core Realm—how could she let them destroy it?
Ruan Xinyou’s speed was incredibly fast, but what she didn’t expect was that Bai Ying had been watching her closely. The moment she took off, Bai Ying chased after her without hesitation.
Qin Zijin said with concern, “Bai Ying is only in the Early Foundation Establishment Realm. She won’t be able to catch up to Ruan Xinyou.”
Wang Miaomiao and Wang Qi gave her a look as if she were a fool. This idiot had personally witnessed Bai Ying kill countless demonic beasts, yet still thought Bai Ying couldn’t handle Ruan Xinyou?
Sure enough, in the next instant, Bai Ying had already reached Ruan Xinyou. She grabbed her by the collar and, before Ruan Xinyou could even react, dragged her back forcefully.
Only heaven knew how strong Bai Ying’s urge to kill her was at that moment. Her eyes had already turned red. If it weren’t for all the cultivators present, and if she weren’t currently a disciple of Celestial Peak Sect, she would’ve killed Ruan Xinyou without hesitation. Killing her would bring trouble to Celestial Peak Sect.
But since Ruan Xinyou had confessed to the punishments herself, then carrying them out was perfectly justified.
Bai Ying threw her to the ground. The people around them were already eager to act. Ruan Xinyou had caused the deaths of so many. There was no way they’d let her off so easily.
“You’re the one who said those punishments—you should take them yourself!”
“That’s right! Start by crippling her cultivation! Then throw her into the beast tide so she can feel the pain those cultivators felt because of her!”
“She deserves to be cut into pieces!”
Everyone at the scene was furious and ready to tear Ruan Xinyou apart on the spot. But just then, a powerful force suddenly spread from the sky above.
“Ruan Xinyou is a disciple of our Radiant Sun Sect. Who dares lay a hand on her?”
A thunderous voice rang out. The speaker was a Nascent Soul Realm expert from Radiant Sun Sect. Ruan Xinyou was now highly valued by the sect, and they had sent experts to secretly protect her. These people rarely showed themselves unless her life was in danger.
The Shadow Valley Trial only allowed cultivators under twenty to participate. These hidden protectors were far beyond that age, so they had to keep their auras hidden to avoid being detected by the great laws and eliminated.
Now that Ruan Xinyou was in danger, they had no choice but to reveal themselves.
“If any of you dare touch a disciple of Radiant Sun Sect, I will kill every single one of you on the spot!”
Bai Ying looked coldly toward the sky. These people had appeared in her previous life too. Every time she had tried to kill Ruan Xinyou, they had stepped in to protect her.
But Bai Ying was no longer the same weak girl she used to be. She had already reached the late stage of the Golden Core Realm. Even against a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, she wouldn’t be at a disadvantage.
The other cultivators at the scene didn’t dare speak anymore, but their eyes were filled with hatred as they stared at Ruan Xinyou.
The Nascent Soul Realm expert couldn’t help but sneer. “What? With me here, do you still dare to lay a hand on Radiant Sun Sect’s people? I’ll protect Ruan Xinyou no matter what. That group of trash—weak as ants—died and that’s that. What’s the big deal? And you want to punish a prodigy of our sect over such worthless things? Ridiculous! If you’re not satisfied, come at me. Let’s see what you’ve got. Try being arrogant in front of me!”
Everyone’s eyes turned bloodshot. The “ants” he spoke of were their closest comrades and friends. And now, their deaths were being brushed off as nothing.
The Nascent Soul Realm cultivator laughed loudly, confident that no one would dare defy him.
But just then, a small figure stepped forward—firm and unwavering.
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Yes, let them know the feeling of “ants”…