Shang Jiuming was furious and never left the house again from that day on.

Shang Moyun seemed to have vanished into thin air, and no one could hear from him anymore.

Everyone was waiting for Shang Moyun to announce that he was automatically giving up his inner disciple status, but Shang Yanting was suddenly called away by the dean alone.

Tianyuan Hall

The peak masters of Jinyang Peak and Qingshuang Peak were both present.

The dean sat in the main hall, watching his disciple slowly enter. "Disciple Yan Qing, do you admit your mistake?"

"This disciple does not know what wrong I have done."

Luan Zhenfeng frowned slightly and gave him several meaningful glances.

It's a pity that such flirtatious glances are directed at a blind man.

The reason he was called here today is that the peak master of Jinyang Peak has filed a complaint with Tianyuan Hall about the recent events.

"You injured my disciple and forced him to leave the sect. Now, you have caused his cultivation to become unstable and his inner demons to resurface, yet you still do not know your mistake!"

The peak master of Jinyang Peak roared angrily, clearly coming to settle scores with him.

Shang Yanting refuted clearly: "The competition was initiated by Shang Moyun, and the bet was also proposed by him. I hope the Dean and the Peak Master will investigate this matter thoroughly."

"If you hadn't provoked him first, why would he have made a bet with you?"

The peak master of Jinyang Peak detailed the differences between the two, saying, "Shang Moyun respects his teachers and is diligent in his studies, so it's impossible for him to be expelled from the inner sect. On the contrary, you rely on your talent to bully your classmates and push your luck. If you admit your mistakes in front of the dean, I can let bygones be bygones."

Shang Yanting stood ramrod straight, “You are turning black into white; your disciple is without fault.”

"Dean!"

The peak master of Jinyang Peak frowned as he looked at the dean.

The dean raised his hand, signaling for silence. "I am aware of the matter. Disciple Yan Qing was at fault and is hereby punished to spend seven days in solitary confinement in the punishment hall."

Jia Xitong was stunned when she heard the verdict.

It's one thing for the peak master of Jinyang Peak to be protective of his own, but why does the dean also favor Shang Moyun?

They would have known the whole story if they had just asked around.

Now, not only is Shang Moyun not expelled from the inner sect, but Shang Yanting is also to be punished.

Jia Xitong looked at the dean, realizing that she had previously thought he was a good dean!

She looked at Luan Zhenfeng again, who stood quietly in place, his expression complicated, but he didn't say a single word of justice for Shang Yanting.

After an absurd verdict, a dean and two peak masters forced an innocent disciple to accept a punishment he should not have received.

The torture chamber was eerie, with only occasional screams escaping from it.

It was clearly used to punish disciples who made mistakes.

Shang Yanting was roughly thrown into a small room with no windows on any side, only two small ventilation holes. Once the iron door was closed, it was pitch black inside.

It is cold and damp.

The mice were making rustling noises.

There wasn't even a stool in the room, and the straw on the floor was infested with rat droppings and bedbugs.

"I'm so angry that the host kissed me!"

Jia Xitong finally couldn't hold back any longer, her voice threatening to explode in her chest, "It's clearly their fault, yet they bully you! The dean won't help you, and neither will the peak master!"

"It's clearly their fault."

"Ugh, I'm so angry!"

...

She kept repeating those words beside her, and I really wanted to grab them by the collar and beat the three of them up!

“Dear host.”

Jia Xitong hadn't heard Shang Yanting's voice for so long that she couldn't help but call out to him.

"Um."

His voice rang out, but it was devoid of any emotion.

Are you cold?

"fine."

Are you angry?

"fine."

Every time he answered "It's okay," Jia Xitong didn't quite believe him.

"real?"

Are you angry too?

Shang Yanting wasn't actually that angry.

Because when he was called away alone, he had already anticipated everything.

The other party is from the Shangmu family, and has intricate connections with Shengdu Academy.

He was just an ordinary disciple.

In reality, fairness and morality must give way to rights and interests; those without value or leverage will be the first to be discarded. A few days of peaceful life almost made him as naive as the system, believing that changing locations would bring justice.

All he truly possessed was... this bald, stupid system.

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During the seven-day confinement, the teachers in the punishment room would deliver a meal once a day.

The rest of the time, the small room was completely dark and silent. Staying in such an environment for a long time would be extremely terrifying.

Jia Xitong was worried that Shang Yanting might be having emotional problems, so in addition to cultivating, she would tell him short stories every day.

At first, she would tell him jokes and fairy tales, but he was uninterested and perfunctory. This attitude fueled Jia Xitong's competitive spirit, so she started telling him scary stories.

Various horrors, various plot twists, and various chilling details.

Jia Xitong recounted all the horror stories she had ever read in her life, successfully piquing Shang Yanting's interest.

After finishing today's short story, Shang Yanting prepared to rest.

Jia Xitong's soul entered the raccoon, and she suddenly jumped into his arms, then pulled at his clothes and burrowed inside.

Shang Yanting grabbed her by the neck and dragged her out, his face full of black lines, "What are you doing?"

Jia Xitong pawed twice in the air, "I want to sleep next to my host."

"You are the system, you don't need to sleep."

"But it's so scary to be alone in my sea of ​​consciousness."

She was terrified by the ghost story she had told herself. Whenever Shang Yanting went to sleep, she felt like she was surrounded by terrifying ghosts.

Shang Yanting: ...

The confinement period became less unbearable thanks to Jia Xitong's witty remarks, and the seven days passed quickly.

After passing through customs, Luan Zhenfeng made a special trip to see him.

"Thank you for your concern, Peak Master."

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