Chapter 3 Leads them to the place where she died

Master Qingyu frowned. "I have been too lenient with Ye Li, which has made her think that she can threaten me with her own safety."

Lu Ziting looked disappointed. "I thought that although my second junior sister was a bit radical, she was at least upright. I never expected that she would be so scheming in order to ruin junior sister Ying'er's apprenticeship ceremony."

Hearing their accusations, Ye Li just wanted to laugh.

They didn't even bother to search for her before condemning her. What a good master and husband!

She really wanted to see if they would still say she had staged her own death when they found out!

Just as everyone was condemning Ye Li, the big black dog on the ground seemed to understand their slander.

It let out a sharp cry, suddenly flapped its battered wings, and pounced towards Su Ying'er.

Caught off guard, Su Ying'er was lifted up by Da Hei and sent flying hundreds of feet into the air. She screamed, "Master, save me! Senior Brother, save me!"

Master Qingyu wanted to intervene, but was afraid of hurting Su Ying'er. This delay allowed Dahei to kidnap Su Ying'er.

He roared, "You beast! Where do you think you're taking Ying'er?!"

"Put down Junior Sister immediately!"

They couldn't understand, but Ye Li saw it clearly: Dahei wanted to take them to the place where she had met her demise.

Seeing the big black creature covered in wounds yet still trying its best to save her, even though it was just a spirit, she still felt as if her heart was being torn apart.

Big Black...

Seeing that Su Ying'er was in danger, apart from Mo Hannian, who had left earlier due to illness, Qingyu Zhenren and his fellow disciples angrily chased after her. Even Yuan Ce, who could not fly, went with his fourth junior brother, which showed how nervous they were.

Ye Li no longer cared how biased they were; she only hoped to regain her physical body.

Just as she was about to follow, her soul was pulled.

In a flash, we arrived at the misty camphor forest.

The reason this place is called the Mist Camphor Forest is because it is shrouded in mist all year round, never seeing sunlight, and with thin spiritual energy. Generally, magical beasts and spiritual creatures will not take root here. In addition, this place is within the territory of the Heavenly Gate Sect, so no one dares to cause trouble.

Ye Li had brought her junior brothers to the trial before, and nothing had ever happened.

Upon entering this place, Ye Li felt a bone-chilling cold.

Logically speaking, she shouldn't feel anything anymore, unless the masked man who killed her is still around!

She looked around warily; this was the place where they had fought.

The man, dressed in black robes and resembling a ghost, neither human, demon, nor monster, suddenly appeared before her. What was most terrifying was that he seemed to be able to control her every move; no matter how she attacked, she could only become fish to be slaughtered by him.

"stop!"

A loud shout.

Looking up, Big Black threw Su Ying'er down from mid-air.

"ah!"

Su Ying'er was caught off guard and fell to the ground, her head plunging into a large hole in the ground. Her new clothes, which she had prepared for the apprenticeship ceremony, were completely stained by the sewage.

He pitifully reached out his hand to Lu Ziting, "Senior Brother—"

Seeing that she was covered in filth, Lu Ziting subconsciously took a step back, threw a cleaning talisman, and then helped her up. "Ying'er, are you alright?"

Big Black stopped running away and started shrieking sharply at the surroundings.

Yuan Ce noticed the charred remains on the ground and took two steps back in astonishment. "This...this is Second Senior Sister's Fire Lotus Technique."

The fourth junior brother pointed to another spot, "There's a lot of blood here!"

Yuan Ce couldn't believe it, muttering to himself, "How could this be? Could Second Senior Sister really have been murdered...?"

Looking at their behavior, Ye Li felt only irony.

They loathed her when she was alive, but now that they know she's dead, they're acting like this—it's truly laughable.

Lu Ziting followed the search and, seeing the uneven ground, his voice hoarse, "Second Junior Sister used magic here as well."

As more and more evidence pointed to her being ambushed here, Master Qingyu's usually cold voice tightened, "Could it be that Ah Li is really in danger?"

The fellow disciples looked at each other in bewilderment.

Because Ye Li had been preventing Su Ying'er from becoming a disciple, they naturally assumed she was faking it when they saw her pleading for help, and no one paid any attention.

If she was really asking for help, wouldn't they be kicking her when she was down and refusing to help her?

The surroundings were deathly quiet; no one was willing to speak, much less admit that they had caused the death of their second senior sister.

Lu Ziting's eyes reddened, and in that instant, his heart ached as if it were being torn apart. Ah Li...

The silence was broken by Su Ying'er, "Strange, why are there only traces of attack from Second Senior Sister here?"

Everyone snapped out of their daze and examined the area closely.

Yuan Ce clapped his hands, "That's right, I knew something was wrong earlier. There was only Second Senior Sister's attack here, and there was no trace of a second person's magic."

Su Ying'er tilted her head with an innocent look, "Logically speaking, someone who can injure the Nascent Soul stage Second Senior Sister must be an extremely powerful person. Why didn't they fight back and just took the hits?"

"What else could it be!"

Yuan Ce, with his fiery temper, gritted his teeth and said, "Of course it was that old hag who orchestrated this whole thing, deliberately creating these traces to make us look like we didn't help anyone in distress!"

Realizing they had been tricked, the group's anger reached its peak.

Lu Ziting said coldly, "My second junior sister is so cunning and treacherous, she has put us in a difficult position. Even if she comes back, I will never acknowledge her!"

Yuan Ce chimed in, "Yes! Me too!"

The fourth junior brother looked around and had a different opinion, "But what if the opponent's attack is not an ordinary attack..."

"Enough!"

After these twists and turns, Master Qingyu's patience had run out. He said coldly, "I will not tolerate such a wicked disciple. From today onwards, Ye Li is expelled from the Tianmen Sect! Send her a telepathic message to the Discipline Hall to receive punishment in three days!"

"..."

Seeing Su Ying'er's lips subtly curving upwards, Ye Li only regretted that she hadn't been able to burn her to death with a single fire lotus while she was still alive.

Big Black risked his life to bring them here, but she covered it up with a few words. Now that they're gone, they probably won't set foot here again, and there's no hope of her physical body being found again.

Just as Ye Li was feeling disheartened, Da Hei suddenly sprang up again and headed towards the back of Tianmen Mountain.

Yuan Ce pointed at Da Hei, "Oh no! That beast is trying to escape!"

Su Ying'er was out of danger, so they had no more worries. Lu Ziting flew away with his sword, heading straight for her vital points.

Big Black!

Given Dahei's usual speed, it should have been able to dodge, but it was already at its limit. Although it avoided the vital point, it was still pierced in the wing.

Even with only one wing left, it still struggled to fly towards the place where she was buried.

Since her soul had no tears, Ye Li felt excruciating pain in her eyes, as if they were being cut by knives.

She yelled at Big Black, "Don't go!"

I am dead!

return!

Lu Ziting's attack missed, and Yuan Ce used his magic weapon again. The serrated golden wheel flew out and injured Da Hei's other wing.

Big Black!

The giant black creature let out a sharp cry and plummeted to the ground.

Even though it was covered in wounds, it still crawled towards the place where she died.

Ye Li had never hated her own incompetence so much. She looked around at the crowd, who kept calling her a beast, yet they were not even as good as a beast!

Seeing its stubbornness, Master Qingyu said coldly, "You beast, surrender now!"

A giant lotus enveloped Big Black, who let out a pitiful cry as it struggled desperately toward the back of the mountain.

The fourth junior brother noticed something amiss: "Hey, why is Big Black always looking towards the back mountain?"

Lu Ziting noticed this as well, and frowned, saying, "Could it be that Second Junior Sister is in the back mountain?"