"Oh? Just kidding. I didn't know that's how jokes are said. How about I joke with you guys too?" Although Ji Yaocen is no longer the senior sister, the aura in her bones is still something that can make everyone tremble with fear.

For a moment, the two junior sisters fell silent, lowering their heads and not daring to look at Ji Yaocen's face, fearing that they would perish here in the next second.

Ji Yaocen had no intention of letting them off so easily. "If you think that working hard is a shameful thing, then I think you two don't need to come to this secret realm anymore. I will speak with the elder in charge later and have your names removed from the secret realm. You will not be allowed to come to the secret realm again in the future."

As the second senior sister, Ji Yaocen certainly had this much power. Upon hearing this, the two junior sisters, forgetting their grievances, immediately looked up at Ji Yaocen and began to plead for them, "Senior sister, we really didn't mean it! Please, can we apologize to our junior sister?"

"We're sorry, Junior Sister Ji. We only said that because we were jealous of you. We had absolutely no other intentions! Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against us." The two girls were quite perceptive and knew where they had gone wrong and where Ji Yaocen's outburst had occurred. They quickly turned to Ji Yuanchi and begged her not to pursue the matter.

Ji Yuanchi glanced at Ji Yaocen beside her. The woman was also looking at her, as if waiting for her to speak.

Ji Yuanchi's voice was cold and indifferent, and her appearance was sweet and cute, making people want to protect her at first glance. Both of them naturally thought that as long as they said a few nice words, they could get away with this.

However, the two of them were still too naive. "I think Second Senior Sister's way of handling it is quite good. If there are no problems, you can go out first. You're already affecting other people's cultivation here."

With her soft and gentle appearance, Ji Yuanchi uttered the most cruel words. The other two couldn't believe what they had heard and quickly looked up at Ji Yuanchi, as if they were worried that they had misheard. But when they looked up, they met a pair of cold eyes.

The two dared not say anything more and could only slink out of the room, not daring to resist, for resistance would only make things worse.

After the two people left, Ji Yaocen looked at Ji Yuanchi and said, "I thought you would choose to let those two people go."

Ji Yaocen voiced her guess, and Ji Yuanchi simply smiled, "Thank you for your help, Senior Sister. I just think that everyone should be responsible for what they say. When they were talking nonsense about me, they should have thought about the consequences they would face."

Ji Yaocen was taken aback, not expecting this. After Ji Yuanchi's words, she gained a new understanding of this woman.

It was quite a coincidence that she met Ji Yuanchi. Ming Qing had always been at odds with Xu Yuehuai, so she had someone investigate her and found that Xu Yuehuai was among the people who were closest to her. But later, for some reason, the two parted ways.

Mingqing kept talking about this to Ji Yaocen, believing that Xu Yuehuai was a treacherous person who abandoned his good friend as soon as he gained power.

However, Ji Yaocen had a different opinion. She felt that Xu Yuehuai was not that kind of person. Otherwise, why would Fu Ziyi and Baili Xiuwen still be able to stay by her side without any problems? There must be some inside story behind this.

Ji Yaocen was not interested in other people's private affairs. After Mingqing's first investigation, she ordered Mingqing not to do such things again. Mingqing agreed under Ji Yaocen's pressure.

Ming Qing, who was watching the drama unfold, rolled his eyes and said, "Hey, I saw a man with Senior Sister today. They seemed to be very close. I wonder who he is. Do you know, Junior Sister Ji? After all, you and Senior Sister seem to have a pretty good relationship."

It had been a long time since anyone had directly asked Ji Yuanchi this kind of question. The moment Ji Yaocen heard it, she knew that Ming Qing was up to something. She turned to look at Ming Qing with disapproval in her eyes, but the girl just smiled and didn't stop, keeping her eyes fixed on Ji Yuanchi, waiting for an answer.

Ji Yuanchi smiled politely and then replied, "This is Senior Sister's private matter. I don't know much about it, and I haven't been in contact with her for a long time."

She didn't shy away from talking about such things at all, as if she didn't care at all.

Ming Qing kept looking at Ji Yuanchi's face. After five seconds, she suddenly smiled and replied, "Okay."

Ji Yuanchi turned and left, her face calm and composed, but her heart was in turmoil.

After Ji Yuanchi left, Ji Yaocen looked at the girl standing beside her and asked, "What did you mean just now?"

"It's nothing, I just feel sorry for Ji Yuanchi." Ming Qing waved his hand, looking innocent, and even felt a little sorry for Ji Yuanchi.

Ji Yaocen frowned, momentarily unable to keep up with Ming and Qing's pace. After a series of questions, she could only nod, acknowledging that she understood the matter.

Ji Yuanchi's mind was not on cultivation at all today. Pu Erge arrived late because he had gone to bring Ji Yuanchi breakfast. When he came back, he found that his little sister's mind was not on cultivation at all.

He put down what he was holding, sat down next to Ji Yuanchi, and looked at her with concern. "What's wrong? Are you unhappy? Have you encountered a bottleneck in your cultivation?"

Ji Yuanchi shook her head and suddenly asked, "Second brother, do you think Xu Yuehuai ever really considered me a friend?"

As she spoke, Ji Yuanchi turned to look at Pu Erge, looking at his face so that he wouldn't be able to lie to deceive her.

Looking at Ji Yuanchi's serious eyes, Pu Erge paused for a moment and said, "Probably. You can't fake past feelings. If she was acting the whole time, she would have to put in real emotions to act."

Ji Yuanchi didn't know if Pu Erge's words comforted her; sometimes, people's emotions are just such inexplicable things.

She didn't know when it would come, nor when it would leave, but its arrival would cause a stir, while its departure would be peaceful and undisturbed. She had only heard news of someone, learned about someone's recent situation, and her mind was in turmoil. She would fill in many details in her mind about their past interactions.

Eventually, one begins to doubt oneself, to question the past, and to reminisce about the past. Humans are such creatures that they allow themselves to sink endlessly into these emotions. After detaching themselves, they then strive and cultivate themselves to numb themselves, or perhaps to prove something.

However, during the subsequent training, Ji Yuanchi's speed in killing spirit beasts increased significantly, and the huge weight that had been hanging over Pu Erge's heart was finally lifted.