"Master, it wasn't my fault at all!" Ruan Mianmian argued through her tears, "It was them..."

"If it's not your fault, is it the fault of the entire sect? The fault of the whole world?!" Immortal Venerable Qingyu rubbed his temples, feeling an exceptional headache as his consciousness cleared slightly.

In the original storyline, Ruan Mianmian was only targeting a single person, so even if Qingyu Immortal Venerable had occasional doubts, he wouldn't notice anything unusual.

But now that Si Jin has arrived, he has put the entire sect against Ruan Mianmian, so Qingyu Immortal Venerable will naturally realize that something is wrong.

No one is perfect; everyone makes mistakes, but no one in the entire sect will make the same mistake at the same time.

Ruan Mianmian was speechless after being rebuked by his words, so she could only resort to her usual coquettish tactics, shaking Qingyu Immortal Venerable's arm with a pitiful expression, sniffling, and with red eyes: "Master~~"

"I feel so wronged. Can I just kiss you without saying goodbye...?"

"If you're not going to apologize, then get out. Don't cry here!" With that, the white-robed Immortal Venerable Qingyu swayed his sleeve and turned to walk into the inner hall.

These words were spoken so decisively that Ruan Mianmian staggered several steps, and it took her a long time to come to her senses—Master had changed, Master no longer cherished her.

Master is forcing him to find other suitors!

He will definitely go and find out today that someone smiled at others in front of his master, accepted gifts from others, made his master feel threatened, and knelt down to beg for his forgiveness!

… …

Lunchtime, in the dining hall.

After a morning of training, the disciples from the various factions of the Xuan Shuang Sect sat together for a lively meal.

After confirming that Qingyu Immortal Venerable was present, Ruan Mianmian immediately sneaked up to her martial uncle, Yuzhen Immortal Venerable, and asked hesitantly, "I heard that martial uncle is going to travel to the South China Sea to exorcise demons?"

"Yes." Jade True Immortal Venerable was also bewitched by the Old Heavenly Lord's magic and lost his mind. He kept Ruan Mianmian in mind in everything he said and did. Even after he learned that Ruan Mianmian and Green Jade Immortal Venerable were together, he would bring gifts for two people.

One for Ruan Mianmian, and one for Ruan Mianmian's lover.

“I’m leaving now. Here’s a peace charm with my name engraved on it. Only immortal masters of the Xuan Shuang Sect can have it. It can save your life in a critical moment.” Immortal Venerable Yu Zhen reached out and took out a jade pendant with the two characters “Yu Zhen” engraved on it. He handed it to Ruan Mianmian with both hands: “Take this and protect yourself.”

"No need, Martial Aunt." Ruan Mianmian looked troubled, deliberately raising her voice as if to attract someone's attention: "How could I possibly accept such a valuable gift? I... Ah!"

However, halfway through his sentence, he was suddenly struck on the shoulder by a burst of spiritual energy from a short distance away, and he cried out as he fell forward.

Ruan Mianmian subconsciously reached for the table, and as her collar shifted, the jade ornament inside immediately fell out.

Two identical jade amulets slid out of the inner pocket, each engraved with the names of the other two immortal masters of the Xuan Shuang Sect.

The Xuan Shuang Sect has a total of four immortal masters. Apart from Qingyu Immortal Venerable, all the others gave Ruan Mianmian a peace charm engraved with their own names.

"Uncle-Master." Si Jin put down his chopsticks not far away, turned his eyes and smiled lightly: "It seems that they don't need your peace blessing. The South China Sea is dangerous, take it back and keep yourself safe."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Mianmian's face immediately darkened.

Damn it! Ruan Sijin is deliberately trying to sabotage him, isn't she?

Looking around, and finding that the other two immortal masters were not present, Ruan Mianmian immediately made up a lie: "Uncle-Master, no, this is just that I am preparing to go down the mountain. The other two uncle-masters asked me to take the peace talisman down the mountain to the jade shop for maintenance. This kind of jade used to make peace talismans gathers the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and can save lives in critical moments. How can we just give it away to someone?"

"That's true, I'm afraid I misunderstood." Si Jin picked up her chopsticks and said quietly, "This kind of thing is so precious, how can I give it away so easily? If someone gave me something more precious than my life, I would marry him on the spot."