The man could barely stand; his head was practically buzzing.

"Bai...Bai Ying!"

The moment he uttered those two words, everyone around him was stunned. This man had just said that Bai Ying was dead, but now how did Bai Ying appear in front of everyone?

Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, the man quickly realized that he had just said Bai Ying was dead, but now she had appeared perfectly fine. Wasn't this like slapping himself in the face in public, clearly telling everyone that he had been lying?

What should we do?

He was extremely anxious, his mind raced, and his eyes darted around as an idea came to him.

He forced a smile and said to Bai Ying, "Oh dear, it seems you do have some skill. You even managed to beg that Nascent Soul cultivator not to kill you. But to survive, you must have spent a lot of time in bed."

As he spoke, a sly smile unconsciously crept onto his lips, a smile brimming with malice.

He knew perfectly well that, since ancient times, a woman's innocence had been the most sensitive and the most difficult to prove. Now that he had fabricated such a story about Bai Ying's relationship with a Nascent Soul cultivator, even if Bai Ying had a hundred mouths, she would find it difficult to prove her innocence.

As long as you stick to this story, regardless of whether it's true or not, there will always be people who believe you.

After all, many people saw that the Nascent Soul stage cultivator had helped Bai Ying. Such unfounded rumors are the easiest to spread among people, and they become more and more outrageous as they are spread.

He looked at Bai Ying triumphantly, and couldn't help but recall how Bai Ying always used the Qiankun Mirror to record everything and preserve evidence when they were in the Bai family.

But this time, she couldn't produce any evidence to refute her innocence.

He awaited Bai Ying's explanation, and he had already devised a plan in his mind.

The more Bai Ying tries to defend herself, the more guilty she will appear. All I need to do is add fuel to the fire and I'll be able to completely ruin Bai Ying's reputation.

He stood there, his face full of schadenfreude, as if he could already see Bai Ying trapped in a desperate situation, unable to defend herself.

However, to his surprise, Bai Ying stood there quietly, without even raising her eyelids, and did not utter a single word of explanation as he expected. Instead, she flashed in front of him and her right hand struck him hard on the forehead with lightning speed.

In an instant, an overwhelming force surged into his head. An indescribable, terrifying pain, like a hundred hungry worms, instantly burrowed into his brain, frantically gnawing at his nerves.

The pain came on suddenly and fiercely, so intense that he almost fainted.

Moreover, the pain spread like a tide, starting from his head, along his neck and shoulders, and rapidly engulfing his entire body.

His face was contorted in agony, veins bulged on his neck, and his body convulsed uncontrollably. It felt as if countless steel needles were piercing his limbs and bones at the same time, and every inch of his skin and every bone was enduring excruciating pain.

"ah!"

A piercing scream tore through the air. He clutched his head tightly with both hands, rolling wildly on the ground, his body contorted into bizarre shapes, trying to alleviate the excruciating pain. But the pain clung to him like a leech, impossible to shake off.

He never imagined that Bai Ying would not offer a single word of explanation before taking drastic measures against him, plunging him into this terrifying situation where he could neither live nor die.

Those around her were clearly surprised by Bai Ying's actions. One by one, they stepped forward.

"What? Your shameful secrets have been exposed, and you don't know how to defend yourself, so you resort to murder?"

The speaker was a Nascent Soul stage expert who greatly admired Bai Di. Although they were both Nascent Soul stage experts, he was over 500 years old, while Bai Di was only 18.

He believed even more the man's words about Bai Ying.

At this moment, he and Bai Ying were both at the Nascent Soul stage. Bai Ying looked powerful, but that was only because she relied on that Integration stage expert. In reality, she was just a good-for-nothing!

"Don't put on airs here, thinking you're so capable. You got to where you are today because of that Nascent Soul cultivator. You even sold your body and became his cultivation vessel in exchange for cultivation power."

What? Now that I've hit the nail on the head, you're afraid to admit it? If you think I've wronged you, you can always stand up and defend yourself! Now you've attacked a Golden Core cultivator without a word, and you're so furious and flustered. I must have hit a nerve, and you're feeling guilty now!"

This person, taking advantage of the fact that Bai Ying didn't have a Nascent Soul stage cultivator by her side, and that his own cultivation level was similar to Bai Ying's, spoke recklessly.

Bai Ying gave him a cold look.

"Why should I argue with you people? For someone like you, whose mind is full of filth and who only speculates about others with malice, it would be better to just kill you than waste my breath."

Her tone was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, as if she were talking about something extremely ordinary.

In her view, arguing with such people was a complete waste of time; they were blinded by prejudice and jealousy, and nothing she said would change their minds.

The man was taken aback by Bai Ying's boastful words and burst into laughter.

"You?"

Even those around him found it utterly ridiculous that someone who was attached to a Nascent Soul cultivator would dare to say such a thing.

Unfortunately, Bai Ying was unaware that there was a grand formation set up by the ancestors of the Xingyao Sect in the city. Whenever a cultivator with a cultivation level higher than the Nascent Soul stage appeared in the city, the city would definitely issue a warning.

The fact that there were no warnings at this moment indicates that there was no Nascent Soul stage cultivator beside Bai Ying.

She's all alone here, who would be afraid of her?

The Nascent Soul stage expert disdainfully took out his magic weapon. He wanted to see just how incompetent Bai Ying really was. She dared to covet Bai Di's spiritual root and use the help of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to gain fame and fortune. He was determined to teach her a lesson!

But to everyone's surprise, before he could even use his magic weapon, Bai Ying flicked her finger, and in an instant, a cold light flashed, and a scale-like object shot out, so fast that everyone only saw a blur before their eyes, with no time to react. The scale instantly pierced through the body of the Nascent Soul stage expert.

The Nascent Soul stage expert stared wide-eyed, his face still showing shock and disbelief. He seemed utterly unable to comprehend how so easily he could be defeated. His body swayed a few times before collapsing straight to the ground, lifeless and dead on the spot!