Before Song Yingying could utter the words "What should I do?", the sect leader silenced her with magic.
Her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she pouted at Sect Leader Xiang with a wronged expression.
The sect leader tried to soothe her with his eyes, but it was clearly useless. Song Yingying acted like a spoiled little girl, stomping her feet in protest and tugging at the sect leader's sleeve, looking pitiful and aggrieved.
The sect leader cast a spell again, and this time Song Yingying not only fell silent, but she couldn't even move her neck. Only her eyes could move.
But she clearly felt extremely wronged, and large tears streamed down her face.
None of the people at Wuding Temple were curious enough to look at Song Yingying, nor did they lose sight of the main purpose of their visit because of her words.
They waited steadfastly for Jing Tan to come out, just as no one had heard Song Yingying's earlier shout about wanting to become partners; everyone had chosen to ignore it.
Jing Tan slowly appeared in everyone's sight, her steps graceful and elegant, showing no trace of the dejection one would expect from a prisoner who had just been released.
He remained untouched by worldly affairs and detached from worldly concerns.
He has regained his spiritual power.
Fang Ruotang muttered to herself, and Gu Yanjin and the other six could hear her.
The six of them didn't look at Jing Tan, but they all noticed that Fang Ruotang was staring intently at them, which made them eager to make a move and they turned to the side.
This movement caused quite a stir, and everyone turned to look.
After all, it's quite a commotion for six people to walk around, and look, they bumped into each other.
Those who were originally just watching the play suddenly became the stars on the stage.
Fortunately, everyone present was a cultivator with extremely strong willpower. Not a single person was swayed, nor was anyone curious about why these six men had suddenly taken a step forward.
Fang Ruotang stood at the back, rolling her eyes upwards repeatedly.
"Alright! You guys, tone it down a bit. What's wrong with me just glancing at him? Besides, I didn't even look at his face."
"His physique is even worse," Huo Zhige retorted.
Fang Ruotang never gets angry at these little tricks; in fact, she often plays along.
[Fine, fine, I won't look. I'll only look at you. When we get back this time, you'll all be naked so I can have a good look at you! That way, you won't suspect me of staring at other men every day.]
Gu Yanjin and six others: ...
You can take off your clothes.
But six people can't all take off their clothes at the same time.
They also have principles.
While the seven were flirting, Sect Leader Xiang had already finished his hypocritical pleasantries with Buddhist Master Jingtan, and made no mention of becoming Daoist partners. He only expressed his gratitude to Buddhist Master Jingtan for personally visiting him to expound Buddhist scriptures these past few days.
While seeing the person off, they also gave them a thank-you gift.
That knee slide was incredibly fast!
Fang Ruotang felt it really only took two sentences.
The sect leader didn't struggle at all.
[This is, after all, the Illusionary Law Sect. If a fight really breaks out here, considering the current state of the Heavenly Gang Sect, turning it into ruins won't be something that can be resolved with just a small apology. Furthermore, the Illusionary Law Sect doesn't have a guaranteed victory. Not only that, their sect's spiritual vein is right beneath their feet. If the spiritual vein is damaged, the rare materials needed to repair it will likely be their sect's most important task for the next few decades or centuries. This is simply not a worthwhile trade.]
Gu Yanjin offered a frank analysis, telling Fang Ruotang the pros and cons.
Fang Ruotang values face above all else; face is more important than anything else.
She didn't understand.
I think Sect Leader Xiang is both incompetent and loves to play games.
If they can't just crush them, why make this fuss?
Did he think that once the deed was done, the Buddhist disciple Jingtan would not pursue the matter?
No!
He can be both Buddha and demon.
As the saying goes, a flower has two sides, and life is a mix of Buddha and demon.
Buddha arises from the mind, demons arise from the mind.
A single wrong thought.
Unfortunately, the destruction of his Buddha body was an insurmountable obstacle for him. In the end, he helped many people, but he failed to help himself.
Fang Ruotang learned about the fate of Jingtan Buddhist disciple from the small mirror and felt somewhat saddened.
That's why she didn't try to enlighten Song Yingying, even though in her view, Song Yingying's status as the group's darling was like being objectified.
However, it must be said that Song Yingying's life was relatively short compared to that of a cultivator, because her cultivation level was low, and even after consuming various elixirs, she only lived for a little over three hundred years.
After enjoying the cheap affection of most people, she simply left, leaving the victims to suffer alone.
In the Mirror of Recall, Fang Ruotang saw that Song Yingying had several chances to defy fate. There were people around her who truly loved her and tried to enlighten her, after all, her spiritual roots were not bad, she had dual spiritual roots.
But she eventually gave up because she couldn't endure the hardships of cultivation.
This was her choice.
She felt happy.
Fang Ruotang understood and respected this, and did not disturb her.
Fang Ruotang didn't think she could persuade someone who couldn't be persuaded even by friends and family with just a few words, especially since cultivation was bound to be arduous.
Not everyone is like her.
It is blessed with unique advantages.
Thinking of this, Fang Ruotang grinned, revealing her white teeth with a smug look.
Seeing that the people from Wuding Temple were leaving, she followed them, intending to leave with them.
At this moment, the sect leader spoke up.
"Sect Leader Fang, wait!"
"Hmm?" Fang Ruotang turned around, puzzled, and asked, "Is something the matter?"
"This sect leader has something he would like to ask Sect Leader Fang for advice on."
Fang Ruotang remained speechless.
The malice coming at her was almost stinging her eyes.
So it's understandable that she doesn't like the Illusionary Dharma Sect!
"You don't think I'm a pushover, do you?" Fang Ruotang laughed in exasperation, saying irritably, "Why don't you go and find out how Renwei Zhenren died? Who killed Yaoguang Zhenren? And what is my relationship with the Qin family of Mengxi City, Yaowang Valley, and Tianyan Array Sect? Do you believe that if I send out a signal right now, those sects will come to kill me immediately? Now, do you still want to keep me here?"
The sect leader's expression changed several times; he had lost face beyond belief.
His purpose in keeping Fang Ruotang was quite clear.
Why did the people from Wuding Temple arrive so suddenly? It must have been because Fang Ruotang tipped them off. But no one expected that such an insignificant character would actually be such a tough nut to crack.
"Sect Leader Fang, you've said too much. There's also our Wuding Temple."
Fang Ruotang didn't notice when Jingtan Buddhist monk stopped and even walked up to her side.
She looked back and saw that not only him, but all the monks of Wuding Temple had not left.
Although they didn't stand directly behind Fang Ruotang like Jingtan Buddhist monks and express their stance in a distinctive way, their refusal to leave already spoke volumes.
He gritted his teeth and admitted defeat to the sect leader once again.
"Sect Leader Fang is joking. I just wanted to keep you here to talk about something."
"What, you're not referring to yourself as 'Sect Master' anymore?"
Fang Ruotang doesn't understand the meaning of knowing when to stop.
She's the kind of person who always tries to make a fuss even when she's wrong, and since she's in the right now, she doesn't care about being wronged.
Xiang Zongzhu forced a smile, clearly unable to utter any words of humility, and the scene froze for a moment.
Fang Ruotang scoffed and bluntly extended her hand towards Sect Leader Xiang.
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