Thinking of this, the girl felt completely relieved.
Bai Suning seemed to know what she was thinking and said calmly, "Sometimes, don't think there are loopholes for you to exploit. As long as you can think of it, I have already considered it."
"I don't understand what you mean." Kobayashi looked confused.
Bai Suning smiled but said nothing.
She turned her gaze towards the Third and Fourth Elders and spoke calmly, "Elders, please handle Xiaolin's matter as it should be. I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."
"Okay." The two agreed.
Xiao Lin immediately stopped Bai Suning, his words more or less nervous: "I already said I was wronged, why are you still punishing me?"
Bai Suning paused.
The third elder and the fourth elder looked at each other and said nothing.
"You were threatened. Your family's lives were threatened." Bai Suning turned and looked at her. Her words were clear, without any significant emotion changing between her brows. "That's not a reason for you to assassinate me."
"Why are you like this!" Xiao Lin's eyes turned red instantly.
Bai Suning was confused by the scolding and frowned: "What's wrong with me?"
"If you are threatened to do something, and if you don't do it, those people will kill your family, what can you do?" Xiao Lin's tears fell, and she cried like a pear blossom in the rain.
Bai Suning replied calmly: "What does this have to do with me?"
Xiaolin was about to speak again.
Bai Suning spoke before she could say anything, her voice extremely light: "I'm not a savior, why should I pay for your affairs?"
"Besides."
"Your family's lives are lives, but my life is not life? In order to prevent your family from being harmed, you have to use my life in exchange."
"Who am I to you? Have you ever done me any great favor or saved my life?"
"You are the only one who feels wronged and I am not?"
A few words.
Not only did he leave Xiao Lin speechless, but he also stunned the third and fourth elders.
While the two were still digesting what she said, Bai Suning had already finished speaking.
Seeing that he couldn't get any good from Bai Suning, Xiao Lin had no choice but to cry in front of the Third and Fourth Elders, his eyes red and pitiful: "Elders, I was really forced to do this. Can you please not punish me? I promise that I will abide by the rules in the future and will not do anything out of line again."
"This..." The fourth elder hesitated.
The third elder didn't change much.
For him, there is only the question of whether or not to punish, not the question of why not to punish.
"What are you saying?" Bai Suning started to criticize her again. She found that this little girl was really good at acting. "What if someone from Senluo Palace uses your family to threaten you to kill someone again? Will you kill them or not?"
"I..." The girl paused. She didn't expect to be asked this question again, so she quickly changed the subject. "Elder, I'm sincere. Can you please not punish me?"
"You'd better answer Bai Suning's question first." The fourth elder didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he had to change the subject.
This time.
Bai Suning was amused. Looking at the little girl who was somewhat skeptical about life, there was a different expression between her brows.
She said lightly: "Or answer my question first."
"I..." Xiaolin was stunned. After thinking carefully, she answered seriously, "If that day ever comes again, I will understand myself and will never let something like today happen again."
"Do you think the people from Senluo Palace would give someone a chance to understand themselves if they wanted to threaten them?" Bai Suning was deliberately making things difficult for her. She didn't think assassinating her would be that easy. "They only let you choose between obediently carrying out the mission or watching your family being executed."
Xiaolin paused.
How could she answer such a difficult question?
She looked at Bai Suning with a bit more accusation: "How can you be such a person!"
Bai Suning: “???”
What's wrong with her?
"Do you really want me to experience this again?" Xiao Lin questioned, looking at her with hatred in his eyes. "Are you so happy that my family is threatened?"
"Xiao Lin, that's not the way to pass the buck." Bai Suning wouldn't take the blame, especially not from someone like this. "You said you wouldn't do it again and asked the elders to forgive you. I'm just asking you what you'd do if something like this happened again."
"What if you meet him again in the future? What if you don't keep your promise today?"
Xiao Lin's eyes were red, and he really hated Bai Suning this time.
She didn't expect Bai Suning to be such an annoying person.
"I didn't expect Bai Suning to be such a person." She spoke, tears welling in her eyes, and looked towards the third elder and the other two. "Third elder, fourth elder, please punish her as she deserves."
Bai Suning was confused.
It's as if there shouldn't be any punishment?
The Fourth Elder was also confused by her actions and asked honestly, "Didn't we punish them according to the punishment before?"
Xiao Lin: "..."
The three elders announced the results.
Kobayashi will stay in the academy for the time being and make a decision after the matter is investigated thoroughly.
"Are you sure you want this outcome?" The Third Elder asked again, adding a hint of caution. "If it's discovered later that it wasn't someone from Senluo Palace who threatened you, your cultivation will be crippled, and you'll never be able to practice again."
"Are you sure you want this? I was threatened by people from Senluo Palace." Kobayashi insisted.
The third elder did not stop him.
After Xiao Lin left, the third elder discussed with Bai Suning who would investigate.
Thinking that she had a cheap uncle in Senluo Palace, Bai Suning volunteered: "I'll go! I'm a little familiar with Senluo Palace. If you go there, it might not be as easy as me to investigate."
The Third Elder: “????”
Fourth Elder: “???????”
"I'll go back and pack first." Bai Suning didn't want to say too much, for fear of revealing the truth. "We'll leave tomorrow."
After saying that, he slipped away.
After she returned, Jiang Niyun and others chased her to ask about the situation. After learning about the quarrel between her and Xiaolin, Jiang Niyun applauded.
"You're great!" Jiang Niyun patted her on the shoulder, her eyes full of admiration, "You're so eloquent."
"Is it neat? Isn't it heartless and unfeeling?" Bai Suning said this deliberately.
Jiang Niyun patted her on the shoulder: "That's enough, you're still acting in front of us."
Bai Suning smiled.
"Are you really going to Senluo Palace to investigate?" Cang Qing took the initiative to ask about the situation, his eyes still as cold as ever.
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