Fang Ruotang's expression changed instantly. She glared angrily at the woman the disciple was talking about. She wanted to see who was so bold as to climb into her father's bed. Wasn't this blatant bullying of her mother?
Then, she saw...
"With the spirit?"
Fang Ruotang called out unconsciously, her voice barely audible.
Fortunately, everyone around her was focused on Yi Ling and no one noticed anything unusual about her, not even Yi Ling herself.
Since Yi Ling appeared, there have been quite a few people gossiping about her, like the disciple next to Fang Ruotang, and Yi Ling simply can't keep up with them all.
With an aloof and indifferent demeanor, she walked to the front and sat down.
"Pretending, really pretending!"
"Alright, stop talking. She is, after all, the sect leader's disciple. Be careful that the sect leader finds out and expels you from the sect."
"I refuse to accept this. Her cultivation level is so low that she can't even beat me. Why should she be the sect leader's personal disciple?"
You're right!
The other disciple offered a few words of advice, but was clearly also dissatisfied with Yiling.
Fang Ruotang's gaze followed Yi Ling closely.
She hesitated for a moment, wondering if she should step forward now and help Yi Ling slap these disciples in the face so they would never dare to gossip again.
Indeed, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever.
Why!
Fang Ruotang's gaze was so intense that it immediately caught Yi Ling's attention.
She frowned and turned around, looking at Fang Ruotang with an unfriendly expression.
Fang Ruotang was taken aback for a moment, then gave her a friendly smile.
Yi Ling froze for a moment, slowly tugged at the corners of her mouth, nodded, and then quickly turned her face away.
"It's kind of cute," Fang Ruotang muttered to herself.
Rong Xing watched the whole thing without noticing anything cute about it, but back in the sect, he had encountered someone who used a spirit to teach a talkative person a lesson.
Rong Xing told Fang Ruotang about this through the small mirror.
Fang Ruotang looked surprised and looked at Yiling again, examining her with a completely new gaze.
[When I saw her looking so submissive, I thought she was being bullied!]
"No, she only fights directly with the disciples she can defeat, and she secretly poisons those she can't. There are many people here, and some she can't beat. If a fight breaks out, she'll be ganged up on and taught a lesson. So she won't turn against them now, but she'll definitely retaliate in private."
Rong Xing knew this so clearly because a few days ago, he happened to witness Yi Ling catching a lone disciple and disciplining him, beating him until his head was bleeding.
If she hadn't seen him, she wouldn't know why she had stopped and let go; that disciple would have suffered more than just a minor injury.
Moreover, the number of disciples in the sect who have been poisoned has been rising recently, and even he has heard about it. He knows without a doubt that it was Yi Ling who was behind it.
Fortunately, she knew her limits and didn't injure anyone's bones, thus saving their lives.
[Excellent! As expected of my disciple. It seems she can handle this herself without my help.]
Fang Ruotang's voice conveyed praise for Yi Ling, but her brows were furrowed.
"But now that I know about this, I can't pretend I don't. Besides, rather than letting my disciples speculate and misunderstand, I think it's better to clarify things directly."
"Yes, the sect took them in, but instead of cultivating properly, they just gossip here. These people should be punished properly," Gu Nancheng replied.
Fang Ruotang did not speak directly, but instead used her divine sense to communicate with Yiling first.
"Yi Ling, do you want your master to step in and resolve this?"
At the same time, I remembered to ask the little mirror.
[How did this escalate so much? Could it be that the Emperor Emeritus let it slip? If that's the case, then Brother Yan's influence with me is completely gone; I'll skin him alive.]
Fang Ruotang read many storybooks, and the characters created by the authors were all kinds of things. There were even stories about men who would boast about sleeping with women.
She couldn't believe that the Emperor Emeritus was such a despicable man.
In my heart, I don't think this matter will be related to the retired emperor if it gets out.
After all, for an emperor emeritus like him, sleeping with a woman was nothing to brag about, and there was absolutely no need to tell anyone.
No, that's not it; it was Ying who told the story.
"Isn't she dead? Did Yiling go easy on her?"
No, but before you rescued Yiling, Yiying came to the sect and was already in contact with other disciples. She deliberately spread rumors, trying to force the Emperor Emeritus to acknowledge her. Unexpectedly, the consequences fell on Yiling.
Fang Ruotang rolled her eyes and muttered irritably.
[She deserved to be made into pills and eaten. She was so wicked. Her own sister, I don't know how she could do that.]
When Yi Ling heard the telepathic message, she looked around and saw Fang Ruotang rolling her eyes. She paused for a moment, just as Fang Ruotang looked at her and spoke to her.
"Don't be afraid, your master is here! Besides, you didn't do anything wrong, so you don't have to take the blame. If you want to solve it yourself, your master won't interfere. If you don't want to face it, your master will take care of it and make sure no one will dare to gossip in front of you again."
Yi Ling was certain that the person who had given her a friendly smile and then rolled his eyes was her master. Her master had too many expressions, and she wasn't sure what he meant.
But after thinking about it, she answered according to her heart.
"Master, can I handle this myself? If you help me with this, the disciples of the sect will always look at me with prejudice. The sect competition is coming soon, and I will definitely use my strength to show them that I am qualified to be your disciple."
"Alright, I trust you. It just so happens that Valley Master Du will be at our Tianyi Sect for the next few days. After class, come with me to see him. During this time, study hard under his guidance and learn as much as you can."
Ling's tense, cold face suddenly broke into a smile.
"Thank you, Master."
Although her master gave her many secret recipes that were not passed down to future generations, apart from the fact that her body was special, her cultivation level was not very high.
After all, how could Daoist Chu possibly genuinely teach her?
"Tsk, she's incorrigible. The moment Valley Master Du arrives, she smiles like that, all cheap and shameless. Her intentions are so obvious!"
"Exactly, she probably wants to seduce Valley Master Du!"
"I think she should have gone to ask Yue Zong. She shouldn't have stayed in our Tianyi Sect. She's like a rotten apple spoiling the whole barrel."
The disciples around them started talking about it again.
Fang Ruotang glared speechlessly at Du Zhong, who had entered the room right on time, and immediately took her anger out on him.
At his level of cultivation, Du Zhong's five senses were incredibly sharp, and he immediately detected Fang Ruotang's aura. He looked at her with a puzzled yet inquisitive gaze, but didn't linger on her for long.
He stood directly on the podium.
His approachable demeanor made him seem very approachable, and he even jokingly explained why he was standing there.
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