"Fortunately, it didn't damage the core, and the dantian was preserved, so I won't become a cripple." Master Lingxiao sighed.

"You can start cultivating again in the future."

Wen Xuan took a few steps back and collapsed to the ground, looking completely dazed.

"It's all my fault for harming my fifth junior sister! If only I had paid more attention to her, if only I had misjudged and checked her cultivation level beforehand, if only I had asked her..."

But it's no use saying anything now! Shen Sangri has lost all her cultivation because of him! Years of cultivation have gone down the drain!

"Second Senior Brother, please don't say that. It's all my fault. It was all because of me that Fifth Senior Sister's heart blood had to be taken. It's my fault!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Bai Mumu hurriedly stepped forward to take responsibility.

In fact, she was so overjoyed that she could hardly contain herself.

As expected, this diverted their attention and caused them a lot of heartache.

"It's not your fault. She knows her own strength best. She just didn't know her limits." Master Lingxiao gently rubbed Bai Mumu's head and said softly.

“That’s just how your senior sister is; she doesn’t know her own strength when she gets angry,” Shen Daochen said.

He sighed again. He had originally intended to groom Shen Sangruo as the next sect leader.

now……

It's probably not going to work.

Lu Shiqing placed Chen Sanruo on the stone bed and wiped his hands with disgust.

"I think she deliberately kept quiet, hoping to make us feel guilty. Ha, she's so cunning. She's definitely not genuinely repentant."

Lingxiao Zhenren nurtured Shen Sangruo with his spiritual power. After a while, she woke up, but she was visibly weak.

"Since you just broke through, why didn't you say so? Now that your cultivation has dissipated, you've achieved your goal?" Lingxiao Zhenren asked coldly.

Shen Sanruo sneered inwardly.

Even though no one cared about her, they are now shifting the blame onto her, blaming her for not speaking up.

Fortunately, she has gotten used to it over the past two years.

"This disciple dares to ask Master a question," she began, her voice calm and devoid of emotion, "If I were to answer, would you believe me?"

"Will you still think that I'm just making excuses to avoid giving my junior sister her heart's blood?"

Lingxiao Zhenren immediately wanted to say that her malicious speculation about his master was extremely disrespectful.

But when he met her cold eyes, he suddenly remembered that two days ago, Shen Sangruo was also kneeling here.

She tugged at his sleeve, pleading with him to believe that she hadn't pushed Bai Mumu off the valley.

She also asked him to investigate the truth of the matter and clear her name.

At that time, only she and Bai Mumu were on the cliff, and there was no one else around. She was always unruly, while Bai Mumu was well-behaved and sensible.

If she didn't push him, did Bai Mumu jump down herself?

He felt that Shen Sanruo was unruly and immediately ordered her to be taken to the confinement room.

He opened his mouth, but said nothing, his thin lips pressed into a straight line.

Shen Sanruo looked at Lu Shiqing, "Also, I'm not trying to make anyone feel guilty."

“As I said, I did it to repay the sect’s kindness in teaching and nurturing me.”

Shen Daochen nourished her flesh and blood, and she returned the favor with her heart's blood.

Her master taught her cultivation, so she dispersed her cultivation.

From now on, we owe each other nothing.

She had it all planned out the moment she stepped out of the confinement room.

She no longer wanted anything to do with them. What didn't belong to her, she couldn't have no matter what. It was better to let go sooner rather than later, so that both of them would be more at ease.

After her emotions were drained by the senior in the Xuanmu, she came to understand many things.

Looking at her indifferent expression, everyone finally understood the source of her strangeness.

In the past, Shen Sang would always be all smiles no matter who she met, but today, after coming out of the confinement room, all they saw was her cold face.

There was still a faint sense of detachment in his eyes.

Wen Xuan, in particular, felt his heart pounding wildly, and he had a bad feeling about it.

His fifth junior sister seems to be a little different.

Shen Daochen felt very uncomfortable. "You child, what are you talking about repaying? It was just a small argument, why say such things? It's as if you won't be in the sect anymore."

"I still have a few fourth-grade Qi-replenishing pills in my cave. I'll give them to you later. Let's start over and put this matter behind us. From now on, we can still be a harmonious family."

Upon hearing that Shen Daochen was going to give all the fourth-grade Qi-replenishing pills to Shen Sangri, Bai Mumu's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Heaven knows how long she tried to subtly probe Shen Daochen, but that old man didn't budge an inch.

Now they're going to give it all to Chen Sangri?!

She had been gloating over Chen Sangruo's self-destructive behavior, but now she couldn't laugh at all.

This Shen Sangruo is indeed not easy to deal with.

Shen Sangruo lowered her eyes.

Is it a minor conflict?

The torment she suffered in the confinement chamber, the pain caused by the Seven Emotions Gu, and the loss of her heart's blood and cultivation were all attributed by Shen Daochen to "minor conflicts."

Everything about her is a "small" matter.

She looked up again, shook her head, and refused Shen Daochen: "No need."

"Don't throw a tantrum." Her repeated attempts to keep people at arm's length aroused the dissatisfaction of Master Lingxiao.

"I am severely depleted and cannot tolerate any tonics. The fourth-grade Qi-replenishing pill is too potent for me," Shen Sanruo said, finding a suitable reason.

Shen Daochen was not happy about leaving behind the Qi-replenishing pills; instead, he felt quite anxious and uneasy.

The cave fell silent once again.

"Master Lingxiao, the people from Linlang Pavilion have delivered the magic artifact Mirror of Past Events that you asked us to find!" A junior disciple, holding a mirror, requested an audience outside the cave.

Linlang Pavilion is the largest exchange in the world, trading all kinds of rare magical artifacts.

The Mirror of the Past is a mirror that can show what happened in the past.

This mirror has several limitations: it cannot be used more than three days in advance, the user must know the location of the incident, and it can only be used three times.

Upon hearing that Master Lingxiao had sent someone to search for the Mirror of the Past, Shen Sanruo roughly knew his purpose, but her expression remained largely unchanged.

He only glanced at Bai Mumu.

The other person's face indeed turned several shades paler.

Master Lingxiao used his spiritual power to take the mirror and said to the disciple, "Step down."

“I originally intended to find the Mirror of the Past to reveal the truth of that day, but since Shen Sangruo has already admitted it, there is no need to look at it anymore.”

Bai Mumu breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been given a new lease on life, and echoed, "Yes, Father just said that this matter is over, so let's not blame Senior Sister anymore."

Shen Sanruo gave a cold smile. Whether she looked at it or not was meaningless to her. What did it matter if it was the truth or not?

She has already suffered enough; the child is dead, and breastfeeding can't bring it back.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." She rolled off the stone bed and prepared to leave.

Lu Shiqing reached out and put his arm around her.

"What does Third Senior Brother mean by this?" She looked at Lu Shiqing with cold eyes.

Lu Shiqing clasped his hands in a fist salute to Lingxiao Zhenren, “Master, I believe we should examine what happened that day to avoid any future accusations that the matter is ambiguous and to exonerate ourselves.”

After saying that, he said to her again, "We don't owe you anything, Chen Sangruo, stop making that sour face."

Bai Mumu's eyes widened, wishing she could rush forward and cover Lu Shiqing's mouth.

What nonsense is this idiot spouting!

Master Lingxiao pondered for a moment, seemingly agreeing with his words, "Then let's see, in order to seek fairness."