Chapter 156 The truth will out: Su Ying'er's scheme is exposed.

If Ye Li were just an outsider, upon hearing Mo Hannian stand up for his fellow disciple, she might even praise him for being polite and trustworthy.

In fact, she knew the true character of the man in front of her, and she knew that his talk of etiquette and morality was nothing but a joke.

Mo Hannian thought Ye Li would argue, but to his surprise, she agreed with him.

"Yes, the two who are already engaged, although they are not married, everyone knows that they are going to become Daoist partners. Only a person of depraved character would interfere. Only a filthy person would help cover it up and deceive the other party."

"It's good that you know."

Hearing Ye Li say this, Mo Hannian assumed she had come to her senses. Although her later words were a bit strange, he didn't think much of it and warned, "Senior Brother and Junior Sister are a match made in heaven. If you continue to interfere, not only will Junior Sister suffer, but we fellow disciples will also not stand idly by!"

"Is that so?"

The rising intonation at the end of the note carried a hint of sarcasm.

The next second, Ye Li's voice suddenly turned icy cold, "Since you know so much, why didn't you stop Lu Ziting from having a secret rendezvous with Su Ying'er that day? Instead, you helped to keep it from Ye Li and kept her in the dark!"

"..."

Mo Hannian's face, which had been filled with anger just moments before, turned blank in an instant.

Yes, Ye Li and her senior brother were engaged back then. Not only that, they were childhood sweethearts and always together, which they all witnessed.

So why did they not feel anything was wrong after learning that their junior sister was with their senior brother? Instead, they felt a sense of joy that it should have happened a long time ago.

Ye Li is their senior sister who grew up with them, so why would they do this?

It's because... Ye Li is so unpopular. Not only does she bully Yuan Ce, but she also constantly makes him drink those bitter medicines...

The reasons given back then seem full of holes now.

She made Yuan Ce practice swordsmanship because Yuan Ce was born with a rebellious streak.

She made him take the medicine for his health.

My senior sister did nothing wrong; she was completely devoted to them.

Ye Li glanced at his pale face. "Have you come up with an excuse yet?"

"That's because...because..."

Mo Hannian was speechless for a moment, then suddenly realized something, "That's because Senior Sister betrayed us first! She had an affair with Third Senior Brother behind his back, and what we're doing is just an eye for an eye!"

Yes, that must be it. He would never treat his senior sister differently!

Mo Hannian regained his confidence, but Ye Li just scoffed.

"Really? But didn't you already discover that those little garments might not have been embroidered by Ye Li?"

Mo Hannian's expression stiffened, clearly recalling what Lu Ziting had said that day—that the embroidery was unusual.

He didn't want to face her eyes, which resembled his senior sister's, so he turned his back to Ye Li and said, "Without evidence, everything is just empty talk!"

Indeed, they only have suspicions at this point; they lack evidence...

As Ye Li was pondering this, she suddenly noticed a celestial figure high above heading towards the Lotus Gate from the mountaintop.

Mo Hannian's cultivation level was low, so he couldn't see the fluctuations of spiritual energy, but Ye Li could see it clearly.

It was Master Qingyu who came out of the Zongyuan Ancestral Shrine.

Ye Li looked at Mo Hannian, "Didn't you say you had no evidence? I'll take you to find some now."

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Lotus Gate

When Master Qingyu returned suddenly, Su Ying'er and the others rushed over to pay their respects upon hearing the news.

Inside the Lotus Cave, Qingyu Zhenren, who usually sat in a high position, stood in front of a stone wall with his back to the crowd.

The wall lamp was installed by Ye Li herself. She said that it would be more convenient for her master to have light while reading because it would be tiring for him to concentrate.

Knowing that he dislikes bright light, the light from this magical artifact is just right—neither too bright nor too dim.

Just like Ye Li herself, she always kept quiet and handled everything silently.

"Master! You're back!"

The cheerful sounds interrupted Master Qingyu's thoughts.

Outside the cave, Su Ying'er quickly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and spoke with concern in her voice.

"Greetings to Master. I hope you have had a good rest these past few days. I have been thinking of you a lot."

Master Qingyu didn't turn around, but simply responded and asked, "Did you gain anything from your trip to the Golden Sand Illusionary Realm?"

Lu Ziting bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to Master, we encountered some unexpected events this time."

Then, Lu Ziting reported to Master Qingyu about what had happened in the Golden Sands Illusionary Realm over the past few days.

Throughout the ordeal, Su Ying'er kept looking longingly at Lu Ziting. When she heard Lu Ziting praise Jiang Li repeatedly, she didn't say much, but just lowered her head with a pitiful expression.

That cautious and humble demeanor softened my heart.

After these past few days of coldness, Lu Ziting no longer hated her as much as he had at the beginning.

To be honest, Ying'er was just a weak woman, so it's understandable that she would be timid and afraid.

But this only applies to the senior brother's forgiveness of his junior sister. As her fiancé, he could never forget that his fiancée abandoned him completely in the face of danger, only caring about her own escape.

Perhaps they are only suited to be fellow disciples, not to be Daoist partners fighting side by side.

At the same time, Wen Yao also arrived.

He knelt on the ground as soon as he entered, saying, "Greetings, Master."

Master Qingyu said in a detached voice, "Get up."

Wen Yao did not get up. After these days of psychological torment, he was no longer the gentle and noble man he used to be. His eyes were sunken and he remained kneeling on the ground. He said, "This disciple has something that I would like to ask Master to help decide."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ziting and Su Ying'er immediately knew what he wanted to take.

One of them agreed, while the other was terrified.

Su Ying'er gripped her skirt tightly, her heart pounding with panic.

Now, not only has she lost Lu Ziting's heart, but even Master Qingyu no longer cares for her as before. If her plot to frame Ye Li and Wen Yao is exposed at this time, will there still be a place for her in the Lotus Sect?

She tried her best to remain calm, stepped forward to help Wen Yao, and said softly, "Third Senior Brother, Master must be tired after traveling for several days and needs to rest. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Wen Yao persisted, kowtowing and saying, "Disciple knows that Master has just returned and is not easily exhausted, but this question has been buried in disciple's heart for a long time, and only Master can solve it. Please forgive me, Master."

Without giving Su Ying'er a chance, he took out several items from his storage bag and knelt down in front of Master Qingyu, saying, "Master, please take a look."

Master Qingyu slightly turned his head, and upon seeing the private item, especially the words embroidered on it, a hint of shame and anger flashed in his eyes. "How dare you!"

Wen Yao did not back down and continued, "Someone gave me these things in A-Li's name that day, and I was bewitched and believed it to be true. But now that I think about it carefully, A-Li is reserved and would never have given me these things. In order to clear A-Li's name, I ask Master to take out the hem of A-Li's clothes from that day for comparison!"

"..."

Ye Li and Mo Hannian arrived just in time to hear this sentence.

Seeing that the drama had reached its climax, she looked at Su Ying'er's profile, which was unable to suppress her panic, and curled her lips: Su Ying'er, when you framed me that day, did you ever think that this day would come!