With just one sentence, Ruan Xinrou portrayed Bai Ying as the kind of despicable person who tricked her into throwing away the herbs and then went so far as to secretly pick them up.
The cultivators present looked at Bai Ying with intriguing expressions.
Some even stepped forward to speak up for Ruan Xinrou: "Fellow Daoist, there seems to be nothing wrong with this spiritual herb, why are you saying such a thing?"
Qin Zijing quickly came over and said to Bai Ying, "I know you don't like Junior Sister, but you can't do this. Junior Sister worked so hard to collect these herbs, and you just let her throw them away with a single word."
When Qin Zijing teleported, he happened to teleport to the same place as Bai Ying. He was a little awkward at first, wondering whether he should talk to Bai Ying, but he didn't expect that Bai Ying was still the same old Bai Ying, bullying her as soon as she saw her junior sister.
A leopard can't change its spots.
He was instantly annoyed and wished he could stand in front of his junior sister and give Bai Ying a good scolding.
Bai Ying looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"This herb is also known as the Beast-Attracting Herb, which is specifically used to attract high-level demonic beasts. If she picks this spiritual herb, a continuous stream of demonic beasts will soon come to attack her. In that case, she will be asking for a disaster."
Upon hearing this, many people's eyes widened in surprise.
"I see. Then you'd better throw away those herbs right away, or you'll become a menace!"
"Yes, just throw them away. Are you trying to kill us with those herbs?"
"Don't pick herbs if you don't understand them. I really hate people who don't know anything but still pick spiritual herbs randomly."
Ruan Xinrou never expected things to turn out this way, and her face turned pale instantly.
All she ever heard in the Huayang Sect was praise; when had she ever been criticized like this?
Even after her plan to turn Bai Ying into a puppet was exposed, her master stood in front of her and prevented anyone from criticizing her.
The sect leader even helped her break through to the Pseudo-Core Realm.
With her current high level of cultivation, she should be the center of attention and receive praise from everyone during the trial. However, just because of Bai Ying's two sentences, these people have turned their anger towards her!
She didn't believe in beast-attracting grass at all!
On the way here, Su Yu kept talking to her about the contents of the materials he had bought.
Although Ruan Xinrou didn't care, she still overheard some of it. She had never heard of this "Beast-Attracting Grass" before. Bai Ying must be jealous that her cultivation level was now higher than hers, so she deliberately made up stories about herself like this!
Ruan Xinrou grew increasingly angry, and walked directly in front of the crowd, saying to them:
"Don't be fooled by her. My Huayang Sect bought the information about the Shadow Valley Trial at a high price a long time ago, and I didn't see any Beast-Attracting Grass at all. This is just her trick. She wants me to throw away the spiritual herb in my hand. She wants everyone to go far away so that she can come back and pick it up by herself."
As she spoke, Ruan Xinrou's eyes instantly reddened, and she took out the spiritual herb in her hand.
"If you don't believe me, come and see for yourselves. This medicinal herb is fragrant and full of spiritual energy. It's clearly no ordinary plant. I'm willing to offer it to each of you now."
Everyone looked at each other, unsure of who to believe after hearing Ruan Xinrou's words.
Qin Zijing quickly stepped forward: "You may not know, but Bai Ying used to be a liar when she was in our Huayang Sect. She always liked to bully our junior sister. I didn't expect that even after being expelled from the sect by our master, she still didn't repent. Please don't believe her!"
Qin Zijin's words, coupled with Ruan Xinrou's willingness to offer up the spiritual herbs, caused many people to begin to side with Ruan Xinrou.
At this moment, several cultivators stepped forward and said, "This spiritual herb does look quite good, unlike what Bai Ying described."
"Yes, I think there's nothing wrong with the herb itself. The problem lies with the person who has ulterior motives."
A cultivator named Yuan Shijie standing next to Ruan Xinrou mocked Bai Ying, saying, "You took a fancy to someone else's herbs and made up this whole story. Have you no shame? If you really like herbs that much, why don't you go find them yourself?"
Another person chimed in, "Going out yourself is never as comfortable as getting something for nothing. Besides, she was expelled from the Huayang Sect, so naturally she's long harbored resentment towards Junior Sister Ruan, which is why she deliberately lied and slandered her!"
Ruan Xinrou gratefully took out the spiritual herb in her hand and gave one to each person.
Everyone spoke up for Ruan Xinrou even more enthusiastically.
Ruan Xinrou looked up at Bai Ying with a smug expression, as if showing off that she had won everyone's hearts.
She won again this time.
Just like in the Huayang Sect, she always wins.
Even if Bai Ying leaves Huayang Sect, she will still be a formidable obstacle in her path.
It's something Bai Ying can never overcome.
She felt that it wouldn't be long before she could completely replace Bai Ying and win all the luck that belonged to her.
To win everyone's favor, she added, "There are still these kinds of spiritual herbs where I just picked them. I'll take you there."
After she finished speaking, everyone beamed with joy, their hearts completely tipped in favor of Ruan Xinrou.
"Junior Sister Ruan is so generous, unlike some people who just want to keep it all to themselves!"
"Junior Sister Ruan, you are so kind."
Bai Ying looked at the crowd surrounding Ruan Xinrou and shook her head. She felt as if she were looking at a group of dead people.
These fools don't even consider why there are so many spiritual herbs there, yet no ordinary demonic beasts are picking them?
Of course, it's because these spiritual herbs attract higher-level demonic beasts.
It's true, you can't reason with those damned devils. If they want to die, let them die together; she's not going to join them.
"Do whatever you want, I'm leaving."
After saying that, Bai Ying turned and left.
But at that moment, Qin Zijin suddenly ran in front of Bai Ying and reached out to stop her.
"You're not allowed to leave! Apologize to your junior sister right now!"
Qin Zijin still thought that Bai Ying was the same Bai Ying who could be manipulated at will.
Back then, whenever their junior sister was unhappy, they would force Bai Ying to apologize. Bai Ying didn't want to ruin the relationship between them as fellow disciples, so even if it wasn't her fault, she apologized to Ruan Xinrou several times.
Qin Zijin still thought things would be the same as before.
But Bai Ying completely ignored him, used her sword to push aside his hand that was blocking her way, and walked forward.
"You dare! You won't leave until you apologize today!"
Qin Zijin even drew her sword.
"I was even thinking of begging Master to rescind his order and let you return. I never expected that you would not only fail to change your ways but also go so far. Let me tell you, you must apologize today!"
However, before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his body flew several meters away before crashing heavily to the ground.
With a loud "bang," even a cloud of dust was kicked up.
Qin Zijin could hardly believe it.
Bai Ying suddenly raised her leg and kicked him hard in the chest.
A cool, clear voice came from Bai Ying's mouth.
"Idiot, if you want to die, don't stop me!"
With that, she strode away.
Qin Zijing's mind was buzzing; Bai Ying had never treated him like this before.
Is this still Bai Ying?
How could she do this to him?
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