All eyes turned to Xiao Yu, even Ruan Xinrou was looking at him.

Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Xiao Yu frowned and said, "Bai Ying has already cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness. She will not develop feelings for anyone and can no longer get married."

The sect leader never expected that Bai Ying would cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness.

"I see..."

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief; he thought the sect leader would give up.

Unexpectedly, the sect leader simply said, "The Path of Ruthlessness is fine. It won't affect her cultivation anyway, and perhaps she can even make better progress together with Yizhi."

The sect leader clearly cares more about cultivation.

He didn't expect the two of them to have a very deep relationship.

In the path of cultivation, many people form Daoist couples not because of deep feelings, but because they can provide help to each other.

Xiao Yu stared at him in disbelief.

I felt as if someone had ripped a piece out of my heart.

The image of Bai Ying wearing a bright red wedding dress and marrying Lin Yizhi had already appeared in her mind.

Would she, just like on the day she was to marry him, also sew a wedding dress by hand?

When the clan leader's son gets married, the ceremony will inevitably be decorated in an extremely luxurious manner, far more extravagant than what he had prepared before.

Will Bai Ying be happy...?

Xiao Yu could no longer think about it.

No.

Can't!

How could Bai Ying marry Lin Yizhi?

Xiao Yu clenched her fingers tightly, her face turning deathly pale.

Fortunately, the sect leader did not make a final decision, saying, "There's no rush. We need to ask the two children for their opinions."

At this moment, two people rushed in looking for the sect leader. The sect leader nodded to them and left first.

As Xiao Yu watched the sect leader's departing figure, she felt an indescribable fear in her heart.

Xiao Yu had never been so panicked before.

He never imagined that Bai Ying would get married, nor did he ever imagine that she would be with another man.

He was the one who abandoned her first, yet he was the one who couldn't accept it.

Bai Ying cultivated the Path of Ruthlessness; she wouldn't agree! Xiao Yu kept trying to hypnotize himself, only in this way could he feel a little better.

The cultivators present were clearly very interested in Bai Ying's cultivation of the Path of Ruthlessness.

"Do you think that cultivating the Path of Ruthlessness will instantly make you very strong?"

"No, I don't think so. I've heard that it just means you have to concentrate a little more when you're cultivating."

"Then why does Bai Ying cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness?"

As soon as the question was asked, the other person suddenly lowered his voice, glancing at Xiao Yu as he spoke.

"I heard it's because she couldn't have Xiao Yu, and in despair, she went to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness."

"Really?!"

"Yes! She was already wearing her wedding dress and wanted to marry Xiao Yu, but Xiao Yu refused her."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Xiao Yu.

Although this person didn't want Xiao Yu to know he was talking about her, some busybodies had already directly asked Xiao Yu, "Xiao Yu, why did you reject Bai Ying? Bai Ying is so wonderful! Even the sect leader wants her as his daughter-in-law. Why don't you like her?"

Xiao Yu's face instantly froze.

Before he could answer, someone pointed at Ruan Xinrou and said, "Xiao Yu already has someone he likes. It's Junior Sister Ruan. I remember Xiao Yu saying that he will only love Junior Sister Ruan in his life."

"No wonder."

"No way?" someone said sarcastically, "Xiao Yu's taste is really bad. He actually doesn't like Bai Ying and prefers Ruan Xinrou."

The person speaking had just been impressed by Bai Ying's performance and was not giving Ruan Xinrou any face at all.

Ruan Xinrou's face stiffened, her expression filled with embarrassment, and even her eyes reddened. She gently tugged at Xiao Yu's sleeve, "Senior Brother."

If it were in the past, Xiao Yu would have immediately come to comfort her.

But right now, Xiao Yu is overwhelmed with her own problems, and the expression on her face is indescribably pathetic.

The man added, "However, Xiao Yu, I still want to thank you. It's because you rejected Bai Ying that I was able to pursue her."

Xiao Yu hadn't recovered from the awkwardness of the moment when she suddenly heard these words, and she was jolted awake.

"Are you going to pursue Bai Ying?"

"Of course, just because you don't like her doesn't mean others can't. Bai Ying is so amazing, she's practically my goddess. It's a good thing you rejected Bai Ying before, otherwise I wouldn't have this opportunity."

After this person said this, many people in the audience were also eager to join in.

"Bai Ying is indeed very good. She is beautiful and strong. I like her a little too."

"That's right, even the sect leader intends for Bai Ying to be his daughter-in-law. That shows how good Bai Ying is. Even if Bai Ying doesn't like Lin Yizhi, we still have a chance, don't we?"

Bai Ying's performance was truly amazing, captivating many people in the audience.

Even knowing that the sect leader was interested in Bai Ying, they still didn't want to give up.

Listening to these people's words, Xiao Yu's expression grew increasingly grim.

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Inside the training ground, Lin Yizhi walked awkwardly behind the crowd.

His companions were particularly enthusiastic, calling him "boss" repeatedly, especially Xiahou Ming, who kept handing spirit fruits to Bai Ying.

They were walking together when they reached a fork in the road and were stopped by a group of four people.

The leader was a tall man who walked up to Lin Yizhi and said, "Hello, my name is Han Xiu, and I'm a cultivator from the Mingyang Sect. Would you like to join our group? We've discovered a large quantity of Xuanjing Stones ahead, but we've been blocked by a two-headed python. How about we defeat the python together and split the spoils 50/50?"

Bai Ying's purpose in coming to this trial was for the Mystic Crystal Stone, so she had no reason to refuse and immediately said, "Okay!"

But Han Xiu acted as if he hadn't seen Bai Ying and continued speaking to Xiahou Ming, who was walking at the front, "So? Do you agree?"

Xiahou Ming frowned, and only after Bai Ying nodded did he say, "Okay."

"Then follow me," Han Xiu and the others immediately led the way.

They soon arrived at the Two-Headed Python Cave.

"The two-headed python is inside this cave. We've set up a formation at the entrance; we just need to send someone to lure it out, then it'll be easy to deal with."

As they spoke, all of them turned their gaze toward Bai Ying.

His facial expression also turned unfriendly.

Han Xiu arrogantly said to Bai Ying, "You're the one. Go and lure out the two-headed python."

The two-headed python is an extremely ferocious beast, far beyond the capabilities of a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

It has poor hearing and eyesight, and under normal circumstances, it will not attack unless you provoke it.

They will only search the vicinity if prey is brought to them and they eat it.

The group's intention in sending Bai Ying to lure the two-headed python was less about sending her to lure it, and more about sending her as bait for the python to eat.

When the two-headed python finishes eating and feels it's not enough, it comes out to look for other prey, and then falls into their trap.