"Speak! Who taught you your soul-shifting technique?" Lu Qing asked coldly.

The man snorted coldly:

"It's my bad luck to have fallen into your hands. Do whatever you want with me, I won't answer any of your questions."

"Oh! You've got a tough temper! Fine, I'll find someone else to deal with you then!"

Lu Qing smiled and then made a phone call to Wang Yanjun.

When it comes to interrogating people, you'll have to be the older brother!

After Wang Yanjun arrived, he took the bullfrog man to the Investigation Bureau. After a thorough beating, the man finally spoke.

"I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!"

"This soul-shifting technique was learned from the old celestial master at Qingyun Temple on Yutai Mountain."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qing immediately frowned and retorted:

"Impossible! My master would never easily pass on the Soul Transfer Technique, and even my fellow disciples on the mountain don't know it all!"

"Master?" The man was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed excitedly:

"You're also a disciple of the Old Celestial Master?"

"Also? What do you mean by that?" Lu Qing asked, puzzled.

"I...I'm also a disciple of the Old Master! My name is Hao Yang, and I was the first disciple Master accepted!" the man said excitedly.

"Wasn't the first disciple Master took in the eldest brother? I've never heard of a senior brother named Hao Yang!"

Lu Qing, filled with doubts, called Yu Hengzi to ask.

"Qingqing, what's wrong? Are you missing your master?" Yu Hengzi asked with a smile.

"Master, do you know someone named Hao Yang? He said he was your first disciple!"

Upon hearing the name Hao Yang, Yu Hengzi, who had been speaking lightly, instantly became serious.

Where is he? How do you know him?

Lu Qing recounted Hao Yang's story, and Yu Hengzi immediately flew into a rage:

"That bastard! He disappeared for so many years, and he still uses soul-shifting magic to harm people!"

"Qingqing, listen to me! He's not your senior brother. Let the investigation bureau handle it however they want, preferably severely punish him and keep him in jail forever!"

Lu Qing rarely saw her master so angry, and she couldn't help but wonder what had happened between Hao Yang and her master.

Lu Qing turned the volume up on her phone, and Hao Yang could hear it clearly.

But he wasn't angry; he just knelt on the ground, his face full of remorse, head bowed in repentance.

"Master, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Your disciple knows he was wrong!"

Upon hearing Hao Yang's voice, Yu Hengzi's eyes actually reddened.

Hao Yang was the first apprentice he took on; he was only in his early twenties when he accepted him.

Hao Yang was only eight years younger than him and was an orphan he had rescued from a small village.

When Yu Hengzi was young and ambitious, and had just come down from the mountain, he was full of vigor and high spirits. When Hao Yang wanted to become his disciple, he readily agreed without any consideration.

But Hao Yang wasn't so well-behaved.

After taking a trip through the mortal world, Yu Hengzi returned to the Celestial Master Sect to cultivate in peace, but Hao Yang couldn't stand the loneliness and refused to cultivate properly, only thinking about becoming stronger.

At first, with Yu Hengzi keeping him in check, he was able to restrain himself a bit, but later, when Yu Hengzi went into seclusion, he became increasingly unrestrained and reckless.

Unable to learn higher levels of Taoist arts, he secretly poisoned the elders and entered the forbidden area of ​​the Celestial Master Sect.

The forbidden area not only contains the cultivation techniques of the Celestial Masters Sect accumulated over thousands of years, but also seals some forbidden arts.

There is a rule in the sect that disciples are not allowed to cultivate without the master's instruction.

Hao Yang disregarded the sect rules and cultivated many messy Taoist techniques, even unsealing a forbidden technique that absorbed demon spirits to enhance his own strength.

He finally got his comeuppance.

After absorbing the power of a frog demon, he was backfired by the demonic power because it clashed with the Taoist magic within him, almost transforming him into a half-human, half-demon.

Fortunately, Yu Hengzi sensed something was wrong and came out of seclusion in time, thus saving his life by crippling his Taoist magic.

After that, Hao Yang was expelled from the sect.

Decades have passed, but this matter still lingers in Yu Hengzi's heart.

He and Hao Yang were master and apprentice, as well as friends. They had once roamed the world together, upholding justice and cultivating together.

I never imagined things would come to this.

Yu Hengzi took a deep breath and asked Lu Qing to give the phone to Hao Yang.

Hao Yang burst into tears instantly: "Master..."

"Don't call me master! You were expelled from the sect long ago! I don't want to bring up the past anymore. I hope you can reflect on your evil deeds while you're in prison!"

Hao Yang placed his phone against the wall, then solemnly kowtowed to Yu Hengzi.

Yu Hengzi immediately hung up the video.

Lu Qing sighed and said, "Why did you do this?"

"If you hadn't used the soul-shifting technique on Zhao Xuanxuan and had just behaved like a normal person, you might still be alive."

Hao Yang couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Look at me like this, how can I possibly live a good life?"

"Because of my appearance, I am looked at strangely wherever I go."

"I used to think Zhao Xuanxuan was an exception. Not only did she not look down on me, she also told me that she liked me. I never expected that she was lying to me too!"

Lu Qing looked doubtful: "Zhao Xuanxuan said she likes you? That's impossible!"

Knowing Zhao Xuanxuan as she does, she'd be lucky if she didn't run away when she saw Hao Yang, so how could she possibly like him?

Lu Qing told Zhao Xuanxuan about this, and Zhao Xuanxuan was immediately furious:

"Is this guy crazy? How could I possibly like him?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhao Xuanxuan's expression changed drastically as if she had just realized something:

"Wait! I think I remembered something!"

As she spoke, she pulled out her phone's photo album and scrolled up for a while before finally finding a picture.

"It really is him!"

Zhao Xuanxuan was almost laughing in exasperation.

"Four years ago, I was still working as an extra on film sets. I had some lines in that movie, but the actor who was supposed to be with me wasn't there, so the director told me to just find a production assistant to go over the script with."

"Everyone was busy with other things at the time, and he was the only one sitting there doing nothing. So I asked him to rehearse some lines, and who knew he would actually take it seriously!"

Lu Qing was speechless.

Hao Yang has been ostracized for too long, so he becomes arrogant when given a little encouragement. Poor Zhao Xuanxuan was almost killed by him.

That concludes the matter.

Zhao Xuanxuan was discharged from the hospital, and Lu Qing also returned to school.

Before leaving, Zhao Xuanxuan insisted on thanking her and gave her a lot of clothes and jewelry, but Lu Qing didn't accept any of them.

These things are not as practical to her as a meal.

"If you really want to thank me, then wait until later!" Lu Qing said with a smile.

"In the future? When will we ever have a chance to meet again!"

Zhao Xuanxuan scratched her head and chuckled awkwardly. She had already angered Chu Qianjue by trying to ride on his coattails, and she was already very grateful that Lu Qing had saved her despite past grievances. She didn't even dare to hope to see him again.

"Don't worry! There will be opportunities! Do your best in your next film. As an actor, enduring works are far more memorable than scandals. That's what my fifth brother said!"

After saying that, Lu Qing left.

Zhao Xuanxuan took a deep breath and nodded emphatically:

"I definitely will!"

On the same day, Zhao Xuanxuan posted on her personal Weibo account, admitting that she had gone to Chu Qianjue's RV to gain attention.

After the Weibo post, her manager almost rushed over and killed her.

Unexpectedly, her online reputation did not worsen; instead, she gained a new wave of fans because of her honesty.