"Why! I didn't say anything wrong!" Ji Jian was stunned, then frowned and turned away with disgust.

"If you don't want to apologize, fine. Just take these things and get out of the Ningshuang Sword Sect's territory. I won't go back with you!" Xue Qingyi glanced at him and said decisively.

"Are you serious?" Ji Jian's face showed some disbelief.

"That's right." Xue Qingyi was firm and left no room for negotiation.

"Xue Qingyi! You and I grew up together in Liuyun Taoist Sect. You once said that the sect is our home. But now, because of a few words from me, you are going to abandon the entire sect for a few outsiders? Xue Qingyi, do you still have a conscience? Have you lost your mind from living off the fat of the land in this shabby sect?" Ji Jian said loudly, unable to accept it.

Xue Qingyi just found it ridiculous to hear him accusing her at such a long speech!

"So, you still remember what I said."

At this moment, she sneered sarcastically, and said in a resolute tone, "Yes, I have no conscience! Because my conscience was eaten by you when you betrayed my feelings for you and accused the Third Uncle of the Law Enforcement Hall of my collusion with evil cultivators for the sake of Su Youyao, an outsider!"

"You——" Ji Jian's handsome face showed an angry, aggrieved and innocent look, "Junior sister is not an outsider!"

"But you swore that you would protect me when you grew up! Ji Jian, haven't you grown up yet?" Xue Qingyi questioned him coldly.

When Ji Jian heard this, his heart was shocked!

From the depths of his memory, a long-lost memory suddenly emerged vaguely. It was a scene when he was young with Xue Qingyi. It seemed that he had indeed made such a promise to her in the evening...

But why did he completely forget about this incident later?

It was as if someone had deliberately invaded his consciousness and erased this memory...

So, he really betrayed Xue Qingyi for his junior sister?

Ji Jian couldn't help but fall into confusion and self-blame for a moment.

On the side, Su Youyao saw him like this and thought to herself that it was not good.

She frowned slightly, and immediately spoke softly to Xue Qingyi, but her words seemed to be some kind of hint to Ji Jian.

She only said, "Second Senior Sister, it's fine if you say I'm an outsider, but how can you say that about Sixth Senior Brother? If he hadn't thought about protecting you, how could he personally come to a place like Ningshuang Sword Sect to pick you up just because he was afraid that you would suffer the slightest injustice?"

After hearing this, Ji Jian's mind froze.

Then, all the confusion and self-blame that had just arisen disappeared along with Su Youyao's words.

"That's right! You did something bad to my junior sister, I won't cover up for you! On the other hand, if you are wronged somewhere else, I will naturally protect you!" A faint light flashed in his eyes, and then he still spoke in a bad tone.

Upon hearing this, Xue Qingyi couldn't help but let out a self-deprecating smile.

Therefore, Ji Jian’s criterion only depends on whether there is a person named Su Youyao.

Any grievances she suffered from Su Youyao were not grievances.

She shook her head and said nothing more.

After all, her attitude is clear.

If Ji Jian doesn't apologize, she won't return to the sect.

She just wanted to take a gamble to see whether Ji Jian's face was more important or her own talent in swordsmanship at the age of seventeen was more important.

"Ajian, listen to your second sister and apologize." At this time, Fifth Uncle Shangluo suddenly spoke, but he stood at the same end as Xue Qingyi, and made a demand in a somewhat stern tone.

"Fifth Uncle, I didn't say anything wrong. Why should I apologize? The Ningshuang Sword Sect is already very poor!" Ji Jian said incomprehension.

"But this does not mean that you can humiliate them so mischievously." Shang Luo's gaze paused for a moment on Xue Qingyi's beautiful face, then glanced at him and said seriously, "If you refuse to apologize, I will have to go back to Master Bingming and let him punish you."

Ji Jian suddenly felt as if his weak spot was grasped.

He looked at Xue Qingyi with an unpleasant expression, gritted his teeth, and finally chose to compromise: "I'm sorry!"

"So quietly, do you think you're a cat's meow?" Xue Qingyi was dissatisfied and deliberately made things difficult for him.

"Xue Qingyi, I call you Second Senior Sister, please don't go too far!" Ji Jian glared at her.

"You can choose not to call me. Anyway, I have already severed my relationship with Lu Zhanxing. Adding you to the mix won't be a big deal." Xue Qingyi said indifferently.

Sever ties?!

When Ji Jian heard her say this, his face suddenly turned pale and he felt suffocated in his heart, unable to accept it.

He stared at Xue Qingyi, and seeing that she didn't look back at him, he finally gritted his teeth and said loudly, "Sorry!"

After saying that, he looked at Xue Qingyi and asked, "Is this okay?"

Xue Qingyi ignored him and looked at Chen Xuechen and Yun Fengwan.

The two looked at each other and waved their hands at Ji Jian: "Okay, you can go now."

Ji Jian felt extremely humiliated!

He looked at the two of them, and when he saw Xue Qingyi showing them a gentle smile, a hint of unwilling murderous intent suddenly flashed in his eyes.

The group said goodbye.

Xue Qingyi no longer has any cultivation or spiritual power, and is unable to wield the sword on her own.

Fortunately, Shangluo brought a flying magic weapon, a small flying boat, which was very fast and could just accommodate several of them.

Xue Qingyi didn't want to talk to anyone, so she just stayed alone in the small room on the flying boat to rest.

Outside, Ji Jian was standing there sulking.

Shangluo ignored him and stood on the other side, looking at the distant sea, thinking about something silently.

"Fifth Uncle, when we came here, didn't Second Uncle only give you those spirit stones and asked you to bring them here? Why did you give him so many more things? Those are all your own private collections, right?" At this time, Su Youyao couldn't help but walk forward and ask.

"It's nothing. It just so happens that I don't need these things. They're just sitting there anyway, so I might as well take them out to thank the Ningshuang Sword Sect." Shang Luo said this without looking at her.

Su Youyao felt her heart bleed when she heard this.

There are so many good things, you just give them to her right away, can’t you keep them for her later?

No, why did she feel that something was wrong with Shangluo and Ji Jian today?

Their attitudes towards Xue Qingyi have changed significantly...it seems that they are becoming more and more inclined towards her.

But she had already checked.

There was nothing wrong with what she planted in these two people's bodies.

Su Youyao didn't understand it for a moment and decided to observe it carefully later.

Five days later, the group returned to the sect.

Shangluo, Ji Jian and Su Youyao were going to take Xue Qingyi to report to Xie Huazhang.

"I'm tired. I want to go back to the cave to rest first and visit my master another day." Xue Qingyi said.

"I'll take you back." Shangluo said gently.

"No need." However, Xue Qingyi refused without hesitation, and was about to jump off the flying boat that had already landed.

The next moment, her hand was grabbed by Shangluo.

Xue Qingyi looked back at him, frowning, with a look of confusion on her face.

"Qingyi, I accidentally hurt you last time. It was a misunderstanding. Why do you still hold a grudge against me? You won't even say a few more words to me?" Shang Luo held her hand tightly. His beautiful peach blossom eyes were filled with a hint of doting helplessness. "Qingyi, are you angry with me?"