Fu Gui rushed over, grabbed Qi An's hand, and brought her to the old sect leader.
"Grandpa, look, I didn't lie to you. He really is a pervert. Otherwise, why would he secretly harbor a little girl? This is obviously abnormal."
The old sect leader ignored his words, glanced at Qi An a few times, and then suddenly stood up.
A body of Yin!
It's actually a Yin-type body!
Looking at Ling Haoran's obviously guilty expression since the girl appeared, the old sect leader understood everything.
The allegations of molesting Ah Zhen may not be true, but his intentions towards this little girl with the Yin constitution are all too clear.
Ling Haoran, receiving the old sect leader's angry glare, hurriedly tried to defend himself:
“Master, please let me explain. I rescued her and was planning to take her as my disciple. I am not a pervert.”
Fu Gui scoffed, "Is taking on a disciple something shameful? Why hide her away? Even the servants of Biyun Peak haven't seen her."
“I…” Ling Haoran couldn’t explain.
The old sect leader pulled Qi An aside and asked gently, "Good child, tell grandpa, what's your name? How did you come to the Tianxuan Sect?"
"My name is Ye Ran. Brother Ling brought me here."
Then, Qi An timidly recounted how Ling Haoran had brought her back, and concluded by saying:
"Brother Ling is very good to me. He gave me a lot of cultivation techniques to practice. He even injured his meridians to save me. I will cultivate diligently so that I can heal him in the future."
Ling Haoran was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat. He wanted to interrupt, but Fugui stuffed a tattered rag into his mouth, making him gag.
Seeing the old man's face grow increasingly dark, Qi An shrank back in fear, adding:
“Brother Ling said that the sect leader here is a hypocrite who is not alive. If I am discovered, I will be beaten to death and he will be expelled from the sect.”
"Grandpa, please don't kill me, and please don't send Brother Ling away."
The old sect leader laughed in anger, grabbed Ling Haoran and examined his meridians, then sneered, "Injured meridians? You old hypocrite!"
"Master, I didn't, she's lying, please believe me, Master..."
Qi An's eyes were red, and he looked distressed: "Brother Ling, I didn't lie, why are you framing me?"
Fu Gui looked at Qi An with admiration. Sister An An acted so well. She should learn from her.
The old sect leader said disappointedly, "Haoran, you have disappointed me greatly. How have you become like this? I have always taught you that cultivation begins with cultivating the mind, and this is what you have done?"
He pointed at Qi An: "You know perfectly well what you're thinking about her. Do you really want me to expose you in public?"
Ling Haoran was speechless when questioned, and could only keep crying out that he was innocent.
The old sect leader was completely disappointed in him and ordered his disciples to give him three hundred strokes of the cane before throwing him into the Star-Picking Tower to reflect on his mistakes.
After doing all this, he asked Qi An, "Child, are you willing to cultivate with me? I promise no one will harm you, and you won't need to hide anymore."
If he doesn't take care of a little girl who possesses an immense treasure, who knows how she might be deceived and tormented by those unscrupulous cultivators.
The allure of the Yin Body is too great.
Qi An frowned: "But Brother Ling..."
Fu Gui stepped forward and hugged her tightly: "Oh, don't mention that bastard anymore, he was lying to you. From now on, you can cultivate with me, I'll protect you."
“Look, your name is Ye Ran and my name is Ye Zhen. We should be good sisters, right? Old man, you should persuade her.”
Fu Gui was secretly pleased. Even though it was just acting, it felt so good to be able to protect Sister An An.
Qi An hesitated for a moment, then nodded gently: "Okay, Grandpa... Grandpa."
"Alright, alright, good boy, from now on you will play and cultivate with Ah Zhen."
"No problem, old man, you have to give me more money in the future, I want to take Aran out for good food."
"All you know is eating. From now on, you should focus on your training with Aran. You're about the same age, but Aran has only been training for a few days and has already surpassed you."
Fu Gui gave a perfunctory reply, but in his heart he thought, "No matter how much I cultivate, I can't compare to her."
The old sect leader was very pleased to see the two lovebirds so affectionate. His granddaughter now had a companion, and he hoped that the two girls could support each other and make progress together.
Hmph, he even thought about marrying Ah Zhen off to Ling Haoran when she grew up. Luckily, he discovered his wicked intentions early on, otherwise he would have harmed Ah Zhen.
Where the old man couldn't see, Fugui winked at Qi'an, and the two smiled at each other before turning their gaze toward the Star-Picking Platform.
The name "Zhaixingtai" (Star-Picking Platform) comes from the idea that one can pluck stars from the sky, implying that it is very high, towering into the clouds.
This is a place used by the Tianxuan Sect to punish disciples who have made mistakes; it's like a prison.
The small circular platform is suspended 10,000 meters above the ground. It can only accommodate two or three people. It is completely exposed and has no barriers.
Ling Haoran collapsed onto it, trembling with fear, his crotch soaked.
He suffers from severe acrophobia, and this seemingly easy punishment is no less than a hellish mental torture for him.
His heart nearly leaped out of his chest, his limbs went limp, his wounds ached all over, and boundless fear overwhelmed him.
[System, system, take me down here! I don't want to stay here anymore, I'm going to die, I'm really going to die, I'm scared.]
[Reporting to the host: Insufficient affinity points; unable to start.]
[Isn't there 30 points of favorability?]
[Reporting to the host, it just disappeared. Current favorability value is 0.]
Ling Haoran: "..." After working so hard for so long, I'm back to square one.
He also tried to misappropriate the luck, but this time the system rejected him without hesitation.
No, luck is essential for traversing dimensions. If we run out, we'll be trapped in this world forever.
The system had a bad feeling. In this world, they hadn't gained any of the protagonist's luck; instead, they had paid too high a price. It was no longer as certain as before.
No matter how much Ling Haoran cried and begged, the system ignored him.
Ling Haoran was too badly injured and, tormented by his fear of heights, went into shock and soon fainted.
Once he regained consciousness, he didn't realize where he was, so he rolled over and fell down.
"Ahhh... Help me..."
As he experienced a freefall from 10,000 meters in the air, Ling Haoran screamed wildly, feeling as if his internal organs were about to explode.
He wanted to faint, but he just couldn't, and could only watch helplessly as the ground got closer and closer to him.
Seeing that it was about to be smashed into a pulp, the system had no choice but to take action.
Suddenly, Ling Haoran was lifted up by something and began to rise rapidly again, the ground getting farther and farther away from him.
He rose to the top, then fell down, went up and came down again, in a never-ending cycle.
Qi An and Fu Gui stood on the clouds, cracking sunflower seeds, listening to his heart-wrenching screams.
Fu Gui moved his fingers up and down, controlling Ling Haoran to perform ropeless bungee jumping again and again at a height of 10,000 meters.
"Hehe, this is so much fun."
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