Xiao Yuhan returned to the Discipline Hall alone. In the days that followed, he spent every day with Bai Yao, trying to temper her temperament in the hope that she would restrain her murderous aura. But the girl seemed obedient, yet she no longer seemed so obedient.

Although she kept agreeing on the surface, the girl didn't seem to listen, which made Xiao Yuhan a little worried.

Two days before the sect martial arts competition, Xiao Yuhan pulled Bai Yao to his side with a helpless expression. "Girl, I can understand what you went through on the battlefield, but people always have to return to normal life. You have to restrain your murderous intent. Also... the sect martial arts competition is for friendly sparring, and you must not take lives, understand?"

Bai Yao thought for a moment and said, "Master... I know, Yao'er is not a person who kills indiscriminately!"

"Good! Make sure you remember the details of the martial arts competition in a couple of days!"

Bai Yao nodded, "Yao'er has already memorized it!"

"That's good. Alright, go back now! I need to discuss the matters for the next couple of days with your senior uncles."

After saying that, Xiao Yuhan got up and flew to the Heavenly Sword Hall on his sword.

Just as Xiao Yuhan arrived at the gate of the Heavenly Sword Hall, he was suddenly bumped into by a fat man who rushed out in a panic. This man was none other than Lu Yuan, the eldest disciple of the sect leader. He quickly bowed and said, "Uncle Xiao...you've come at the right time, Master has been looking for you!"

"I was going to come today anyway, didn't Senior Brother know that?" Xiao Yuhan asked, somewhat puzzled, as he continued walking into the hall.

She had only taken two steps when Lu Yuan grabbed her arm. "Uncle-Master, you need to be prepared. Master has found out about your affair!"

Seeing Lu Yuan's furtive appearance, Xiao Yuhan frowned. "What is it? My business?"

Xiao Yuhan was taken aback, wondering if her senior brother had found out about the Blood Lotus Sect.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to say something, the voice of the sect leader came from inside the hall, "Junior Brother Xiao, come in since you're here!"

Xiao Yuhan had no choice but to go inside, but she couldn't help but glance back at Lu Yuan. The boy was afraid of being overheard by his senior brother, the sect leader, so he opened his mouth, but Xiao Yuhan didn't understand what he meant at all.

Thinking that since I was already here, there was no way to avoid what might happen, I could only walk into the main hall with unease.

As soon as she entered the main hall, she found several senior brothers and sisters there, all looking at her with strange eyes. Xiao Yuhan immediately felt uneasy and asked cautiously, "Wh...what's wrong? Is there something wrong with me today?"

At this moment, Ye Qingyun beckoned Xiao Yuhan to come and sit down, "Junior brother, come and sit down first. Today we'll talk about you."

Xiao Yuhan felt a little uneasy and slowly walked to sit down next to her senior brother.

Ye Qingyun put his hand on Xiao Yuhan's shoulder and asked, "Tell me, what happened?"

"Senior brother? What happened?" Xiao Yuhan was flustered, thinking that the Blood Lotus Sect's affairs must have been exposed, and hurriedly thought about how to explain to her senior brother.

"Still pretending with your senior brother? Do you really want me to expose what you did in front of everyone? Tell me yourself!" Ye Qingyun's face suddenly turned ugly, as if he was a little angry.

Xiao Yuhan rarely saw his senior brother, the sect leader, angry, so he thought that this time they were definitely doomed. He guessed that he was right, and the Blood Lotus Sect's affairs had indeed been exposed.

He immediately said, "I'm sorry, senior brother, I was just confused for a moment..."

Ye Qingyun snorted coldly, "Foolish? Foolishness allows you to do such a thing? You are disgracing the reputation of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"

Xiao Yuhan quickly said, "I'm sorry, Senior Brother, it was my fault. I didn't tell you about this beforehand..."

Ye Qingyun immediately set the table and said, "You can't even say hello! You are an elder of my Heavenly Sword Sect. Don't you think about the consequences of doing such a thing?"

Xiao Yuhan had nothing to say, so he could only stand up and bow, saying, "Junior brother was wrong, and junior brother is willing to accept the punishment."

At this moment, Ye Qingyun, who was not far away, smiled slightly and said, "You're quite something, kid. You used to look so serious. I never thought you were the kind of person who could do something like this."

Xiao Yuhan wondered what the establishment of the Blood Lotus Sect had to do with being upright or improper. Moreover, Senior Brother Liu's attitude was strange. If it were before, he probably would have taken action immediately if he knew that he had done something tantamount to betraying the sect. Could it be that he was giving him face because their relationship had been good these past two years?

"Senior brother, I know I was wrong... but I only did it on a whim, thinking about my future..."

Liu Jiantang frowned, then smiled helplessly after a moment. "Yes, I believe you acted on a whim, Junior Brother. After all, you are a cultivator, and it's not easy for you to lose control of your own desires. But you can't just pull up your pants and leave! Now your daughter has come all the way up the mountain! Take your jade pendant and figure out how to handle it yourself!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan's face turned green. "Wh...what about the belt? What about my daughter?"

The sect leader, Ye Qingyun, snorted and said, "Junior brother... you are a person of some standing, and I wouldn't say anything if you got married and had children, but you shouldn't have acted irresponsibly, right? Your daughter is already ten years old, so it must have happened while you were in solitary confinement."

Xiao Yuhan was quite helpless, thinking to himself that he hadn't left the mountain during the ten years he was in solitary confinement! How could he have a daughter?

But then he realized that what his senior brother had been talking about was this matter, and had nothing to do with the Blood Lotus Sect. He immediately asked, "Senior brother, what exactly are you talking about?"

Ye Qingyun said helplessly, "Junior brother, you're wrong to do this. You've already done it. Although it's a bit embarrassing, I can understand. Your daughter came up the mountain early this morning with the jade pendant, saying she wanted to find her father. Now that she's come to our door, do you still want to deny it?"

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