Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Do you want to leave the sect?
At the critical moment, Ji Chu finally arrived.
She set off immediately after receiving the news, and used the sword-flying technique that she had not been able to master in two lifetimes. She was swaying all the way and seemed like she was about to fall at any time, but she never slowed down.
From a distance, one could see a place filled with murderous aura. In the center of the formation, which was the most murderous, Chen Wu was being pulled by a ghost that was almost not in human form. Xu Ying and Jiang Chengxu were pulling Chen Wu as well, and the three of them were sucked into the formation together.
Saving lives is the most important thing.
Ji Chu gathered his strength with his sword and slashed towards the place where Ge Er and Chen Wu were connected.
With this sword strike, Ge Er's remaining soul will definitely not be able to withstand it, and it is possible that his soul will be shattered.
Xu Ying exclaimed in panic:
"Ji Chu! He might know the murderer!"
“…”
Ji Chu stared at the center of the formation with his eyes, and the tip of his sword brushed past Ge Er's remaining soul. He hesitated for only a moment, then rushed towards the center of the formation.
In order to save Chen Wu and the others, he had to protect Ge Er's remaining soul, unless he could directly destroy the soul-destroying formation.
But she knew that her spiritual power was insufficient. If she rushed into the center of the formation rashly, not only would she fail to break the formation with one sword, but she would also be trapped in it.
So Ji Chu poured all his spiritual power into the sword, and also added a few attack talismans that he had temporarily found before going out, and pressed them into the center of the soul-destroying formation.
The spiritual power and the core of the formation exploded with a huge impact, stirring up a dark fog. The walls of the house where Ge Er lived could not withstand the power of the collision and collapsed outwards.
For a moment, dust and bricks flew everywhere, mixed with the sound of explosions caused by the activation of talismans.
Xu Ying and others hurriedly called upon their spiritual power to protect their bodies.
Kong Huiduan, who tried to use his spiritual power to repair the jade gourd, failed to react in time, and the jade gourd on his waist shattered into pieces, and a wisp of dark aura disappeared in an instant.
His expression immediately turned extremely ugly.
Because the jade gourd contained a wisp of Xue Wanning's soul.
Lights in the houses in the distance lit up one after another. Many people were woken up by the huge noise and came over.
The people in the Law Enforcement Hall were naturally alarmed as well.
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“It’s ridiculous!”
When Master Yan heard the news, he thought he had misheard.
"He almost died saving a ghost" and "he blew up the house to save people". How rare.
He looked at Ji Chu:
"If you want to break the formation, just break it. Why use the Wind and Thunder Talisman? You even blew up the courtyard wall. You are so brave!"
Ji Chu: "I just picked it up casually. I didn't realize there was a Wind and Thunder Talisman inside."
She was telling the truth. She left in a hurry, so she naturally took everything with her. Seeing that Chen Wu was about to be killed by the soul-destroying formation, she had no time to check the talisman.
But when the matter became a big deal, her explanation seemed particularly perfunctory.
Kong Huiduan even added fuel to the fire:
"Master Yan, you are wise. I knew from the beginning that their skills were not up to par, so I tried to stop them from drawing the Soul Gathering Formation. But who would have thought that something would go wrong after all."
Xu Ying was almost mad:
"Stop your bullshit! If you hadn't started this, we would have gathered Ge Er's soul long ago. We might even know who killed Yuan Fu! How dare you keep blabbing like that?!"
Kong Huiduan was so embarrassed by her scolding:
"We've known each other for a while, and I just can't bear to see you go astray."
His eyes passed over Chen Wu:
"You're so excited, are you attracted to this pretty boy again?"
Chen Wu suddenly became anxious:
"Brother, how can you... speak like this?"
He spoke slowly and softly, and was easily silenced by Kong Huiduan:
"Xu Ying, look at what kind of trash you like? When you're picking faces, try picking something else too!"
Xu Ying was immediately furious, wishing she had never met this person.
Jiang Chengxu stepped forward to block her:
"Kong Huiduan, you lost so badly in the last competition, I thought you'd stopped talking nonsense."
Kong Huiduan's expression changed several times:
"you--"
"That's enough! Shut up!"
Seeing that they were about to fight again, Master Yan could no longer tolerate it and slammed the table:
"What a disgrace! Is this how you represent the Fu Yu Xian Sect when you go out?!"
Several people suddenly quieted down, but no one was convinced, and they all gritted their teeth and had sullen faces.
Master Yan glared at them:
"You didn't fight enough outside, so you plan to continue fighting, right?"
He slapped the table several times:
"What crime should disciples face for privately fighting?! You all don't know, do you? Can you bear the responsibility of letting monsters loose and endangering the mortal world?!"
Among the people present, only Kong Huiduan knew that the thing with demonic energy was not a demon at all, but the residual soul of Xue Wanning that Chen Ke had gathered personally with the soul-gathering lamp.
Chen Ke spent decades to barely gather a wisp of his beloved's soul, which was filled with demonic energy.
Chen Ke was afraid that it was the demons who were causing trouble, so he concealed the news, separated a breath of his remaining soul, and secretly sent him to investigate.
Unexpectedly, Ji Chu and Xu Ying broke his magic weapon and he lost his soul.
Kong Huiduan was so frightened that he dared not reveal the truth to the public. He could only assume that the thing was a monster he had captured.
He was also afraid that Chen Ke would reprimand him for his poor performance, so he had to urgently find someone to take the blame.
So he pointed his finger at Ji Chu decisively:
"Master, she deliberately used the talisman to attack me, which caused the monster to escape."
After saying that, he added hypocritically:
"Of course, I am also to blame for this matter. I knew that Junior Sister was angry, but I did not try to persuade her, which led to such a disaster."
The spearhead suddenly pointed at him again, Ji Chu was puzzled:
"Why would I attack you on purpose? I just wanted to break the formation."
Xu Ying said:
"That's right! Kong Huiduan, it's clearly because your cultivation is too low and your abilities are too poor that you couldn't even take care of a wounded monster. You've read too many storybooks and really think you're innocent. How dare you blame others?"
Kong Huiduan: "You——"
Jiang Chengxu and Chen Wu nodded repeatedly:
“That’s right…”
Kong Huiduan was faced with the four of them and felt that he was outnumbered.
But he couldn't let anyone find out about the remnant soul, and he was afraid of bearing Chen Ke's wrath afterwards, so he could only deny it.
His journey was very difficult. He finally gained Chen Ke's trust and was reused, but suddenly Ji Chu appeared.
He is clearly not Chen Ke's disciple, but he is personally taught by him and is superior to him in every aspect in Guangxuan Peak.
Now, it has even caused him to make a big mistake!
And this Ji Chu, who is clearly a useless person with mediocre cultivation, bad temper and incompetent at anything, just happens to have a face that looks very similar to Xue Wanning, so he can act arrogantly without fear.
Why?
Kong Huiduan thought.
Since she was able to stay in the Fu Yu Xian Sect only because of this face and Shen Ke's love, I believe that these reputations and criticisms will not cause any harm to her.
Kong Huiduan then said:
"Because you resent Master's harshness towards you, you've been acting recklessly, constantly causing trouble for Guangxuan Peak. A few days ago, you even smashed the zither Master gave you. Today, knowing I was acting on Master's orders, you deliberately sabotaged me, using the opportunity to break the formation to let the monster escape."
"What's more, Yuan Fu's death also implicated you. If Ge Er's soul really flew away, the murderer would never be found. Who knows if it was my junior sister who did it on purpose?"
He said righteously:
"Junior Sister Ji, although you are not Master's disciple, we are both practicing under Master. I really can't bear to see you continue to make mistakes, so I have said a few more words."
Xu Ying and the others were furious when they heard this, vying to explain and refute her.
Ji Chu remained silent.
Kong Huiduan's accusations were all nonsense, and she should have refuted them.
However, the habit of being unable to defend herself every time she was framed in her previous life still remained, so her first reaction when she was accused without reason was still despair and powerlessness.
She didn't know why, even though she had been reborn and had stopped Chen Ke from passing on the message to the Law Enforcement Hall, these people still slandered her without any explanation.
Why?
Faced with the questioning look in her eyes, Kong Huiduan felt guilty for a moment.
He avoided Ji Chu's sight:
"I have sent a message to Master. If you have anything else to explain, please tell him."
He thought he had considered Ji Chu enough.
Letting a monster go can be a big deal or a small matter. In a big way, it can be considered as colluding with the demons to betray the sect, and in a small way, it can be considered as just a momentary mistake and an unintentional act.
Even if the Law Enforcement Hall determined that Ji Chu "was harboring resentment and intending revenge", the master would definitely protect Ji Chu.
After all, she has this face, doesn't she?
At most, she would be whipped a few times and made to kneel for a few days, but she was still a disciple that her master valued.
Thinking of this, Kong Huiduan raised his head a few inches.
He was not worried at all that Ji Chu would refute.
Because Shen Ke will definitely suppress the truth for Xue Wanning.
In the mind of his master, right and wrong and truth are all nothing compared to Xue Wanning.
Ji Chu's previous actions of smashing the piano and refuting Shen Ke in public had really helped him a lot. It was perfectly reasonable to say that she "held a grudge."
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Chen Ke rushed to the Zhilu Hall and saw Ji Chu standing in the center.
He had previously received news from Kong Huiduan and knew that something had happened to Wan Ning's soul.
Since the matter concerned Wan Ning, he should have done it himself, but it involved demonic energy, which aroused suspicion. That's why he asked Kong Huiduan, whom he trusted the most, to investigate in the name of "exorcising demons."
Who knew Kong Huiduan was such a loser that he couldn't even keep a trace of his soul!
Fortunately, he was still clear-headed and no one else noticed anything.
Shen Ke suppressed his displeasure, walked up to Master Yan, and said with a gentle smile:
"My disciples' misbehavior is due to my failure to discipline them effectively."
After saying that, he turned to Ji Chu and said:
"You still don't admit your mistake and accept the punishment?"
Ji Chu looked up at him:
"What Senior Brother Kong said is all slander. Why should I admit my fault?"
This was the second time Ji Chu had contradicted him in public.
Kong Huiduan hurriedly looked at Chen Ke, and saw that Chen Ke's eyes were narrowed. Although his voice was still gentle, he did not give Ji Chu any chance to defend himself:
"Slander? Was it for you that the Wind and Thunder Talisman broke the formation? Was it for you that the magical weapon was shattered? How have Hall Master Yan and I ever slandered you?"
Ji Chu looked straight at him, his eyes filled with the resentment and questioning accumulated over two lifetimes:
"I have never had any connection with the demons. Uncle Master insists on making such a conclusion. Does he want to expel me from the sect or execute me on the spot?"
Chen Ke was stunned for a moment.
This face looks too much like Xue Wanning.
But Xue Wan Ning has always been gentle and speaks softly, and she would not have the indignant expression like Ji Chu.
He originally hated the differences between Ji Chu and Xue Wanning, and wanted to shape her into the way he liked.
But now when I look at Ji Chu, the memory of the first time I met her inexplicably comes to my mind.
She was much shorter than she is now, and even though she was almost eaten by a monster, she still looked stubborn and unyielding.
In fact, he saved her not entirely because of this face.
Thinking of this, Shen Ke couldn't help but slow down his tone:
"Ji Chu, I know you have no intention of harming anyone."
"If you still remember my kindness in teaching you, then honestly admit your mistakes and I will only punish you slightly. With me here, no one dares to expel you..."
His words made Master Yan somewhat unhappy.
When a disciple makes a mistake, the Vinaya Hall should judge and punish him. But now, before the situation is clear, Chen Ke has made a conclusion in just a few words, showing no regard for his Vinaya Hall.
But he didn't expect that Ji Chu spoke first.
"Master, you don't have to show favoritism for me."
She knelt down before Master Yan:
"I, the disciple, have let the monster go. I know that I have committed a grave sin and have no face left in the sect. I voluntarily expel myself from the sect and will no longer be a disciple of the Fu Yu Xian Zong."
"Ji Chu!"
"You're crazy!"
The law enforcement hall was in an uproar.
Xu Ying and the others couldn't believe what they heard.
There was also disbelief on Chen Ke's face:
"Ji Chu, what do you mean?"
Ji Chu took off his disciple badge and presented it to Hall Master Yan with both hands. He did not answer him, but lowered his eyes and said:
"My disciple's crime of colluding with the demons is unforgivable. Hall Master, please handle this impartially and expel me from the sect."
Hall Master Yan frowned and opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly he looked towards the entrance of the Law Enforcement Hall in surprise, and his voice changed tone:
"How did you..."
The air seemed to stagnate for a few breaths.
Ji Chu lowered her head, not knowing what was happening. She only felt a cold air coming from behind her, and a cold wind carrying sword energy passed by her side.
Then a snow-white robe stopped in front of her, like a pile of frost and snow.
The cold air from the other party lingered around her, enveloping her completely in this cold sword intent that was enough to isolate everything.
A cold and silent voice came from above, like the moonlight on the top of a cold jade snow-capped peak, cold and distant.
"You want to leave the sect?"
The author has something to say:
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Ji Chu (throwing his schoolbag): I’ve suffered the same humiliation in both my lives. I won’t continue studying here!
Senior Brother (indifferent): You want to drop out of school?
Ji Chu (immediately puts on his schoolbag): I'm going to class.
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