Chapter 90: The Changes in Song Yin's Public Opinion Have Settled
"I have to nip the danger in the bud," Song Yin said, holding her teacup and raising her chin slightly. "Are you willing to sit down and have a proper talk?"
Yu Lin, the male ghost, had his aura interrupted and obediently sat back down.
Song Yin had been observing Yu Lin. She squeezed her eyes shut and then opened them again. What the heck? She actually saw a hint of grievance on Yu Lin's gloomy face?
Yu Lin: "What do you want to talk about?"
Song Yin: "Why do you come to my store every day and buy everything without even looking at the products?"
Yu Lin: "Next time I'll look at every item before I buy it."
Song Yin slammed her hand on the table. "Answer properly."
Yu Lin's hands, which were resting on his knees, curled up in fright. "Because you sent Du Ci to the Repentance Cliff for confinement and expelled him from the inner sect, I want to thank you."
Song Yin: ?
In his most somber voice, Yu Lin uttered the most cowardly words: "May I leave now?"
Song Yin fiddled with the new recording stone hidden in her sleeve, then placed it under the table. "No."
Yu Lin remained silent, his expression seeming to say, "What else do you want?"
He was a genius alchemist back then… Song Yin recalled Han Changyu’s words and stared intently at Yu Lin from head to toe. If he was wrongly accused and hadn’t committed any crime, she might consider capturing him and bringing him back to Danque Peak to work as her laborer.
Song Yin beckoned to him with her finger, then crossed her arms and propped her head up with them, asking, "Was I wronged back then?"
Yu Lin's breathing became disordered.
“I’ve been wronged, but nobody believes me. The evidence is so conclusive that I can’t even refute it.” He covered his face with his hands and said weakly, “Nobody believes me. Even if I suspect it’s Du Ci, I can’t find any evidence.”
Song Yin: "Your family members were subjected to soul-searching, and in their memories, you were the one who taught them the martial arts."
Yu Lin: "So you knew all along... I never taught them the sect's forbidden techniques, and the person they remember isn't me. Judging by the timeline, I was invited by Du Ci to travel during the period when I was teaching the techniques, and the other disciples in the sect can't even vouch for me. After going out with Du Ci, we got separated for a few days."
“When I was convicted and punished to go to the Cliff of Repentance, Du Ci often came to see me. I begged him to testify for me, but he just smiled at me with an ambiguous expression... At that time, I knew that I was wronged and that my family’s souls were searched and some of their memories were erased, and that he was involved in it.
"After I came out of confinement, I wanted to take revenge on him, but he was always in the inner sect while I was only in the outer sect, and I couldn't even contact him. Under such circumstances, how easy was it for me to take revenge? It was practically a pipe dream. Just when I thought revenge was hopeless, I heard that you sent Du Ci to the Cliff of Repentance and expelled him from the inner sect. I was very happy and grateful to you."
Song Yin: "Is your way of showing gratitude to me by sending me spirit stones every day?"
Yu Lin: "I can give you spirit stones directly."
Song Yin sighed, "No, you should keep it. I heard today that your sister is not feeling well, so you should keep the spirit stones for her treatment."
Whether Yu Lin's words are true or false remains to be verified. If they are true, it wouldn't be a pity to expel such a cancer as Du Ci from the Immortal Firmament Sect.
Song Yin: "Didn't you think about searching Du Ci's soul?"
Yu Lin: "I searched, but there were no results."
Song Yin: "There will be traces left when things are done. According to your description, he should not have erased the relevant memories. As for why the soul search did not yield results, he probably used special methods to evade the soul search."
Yu Lin voiced his biggest question: "How do I explain the way my family remembers me?"
Song Yin tapped her fingertips on the table, pondering the possibility of someone changing their appearance. In the Floating Dream Secret Realm, there were people from the Qingxuan Sect who could change their appearance, but they were Nascent Soul stage cultivators.
"What was your cultivation level when you went on your travels?"
"We're both at the Foundation Establishment stage, but I'm in the middle stage and he's in the early stage."
While techniques for changing appearance might not be possible during the Foundation Establishment stage, magical artifacts are a different story...
Song Yin took out the exquisite mask and put it on her face, transforming into Yu Lin's appearance in front of him, with the exact same height and looks.
Yu Lin suddenly stood up, spilling tea from his sleeve, his eyes wide with rage.
Song Yin removed her mask. "I exchanged this magic artifact with contribution points at the Treasure Pavilion. All magic artifacts exchanged at the Treasure Pavilion are recorded. You can check whether Du Ci exchanged for the Exquisite Mask or a magic artifact with similar effects back then. This is just my guess, and it's possible that you've made a wasted trip."
Yu Lin stood up and bowed deeply to Song Yin, "Thank you for pointing out the way, Senior Sister Song."
Song Yin: "Can you take responsibility for what you said today? If you can guarantee that you will take responsibility, I will go to the main peak to find the sect leader for you."
Yu Lin swayed, tears streaming down his face. Ignoring the fact that the girl in front of him was much younger than him, he knelt down directly in front of her. "I can take responsibility for what I said today. No matter what the outcome, Yu Lin thanks Senior Sister Song for her help. I will go through fire and water for you from now on!"
Zhuang Dai had been watching over the shop outside. After collecting the spirit stones again, she saw the owner and Yu Lin come out from the back.
The boss acted as if nothing had happened, but Yu Lin clearly had tears in her eyes.
Zhuang Dai: "Is the boss done talking?"
The rest area is protected by a soundproof array, so no sound can be heard from outside.
Song Yin handed Zhuang Dai a small storage bag: "He won't be coming every day anymore. I have to go back to the sect. It's full of new pills."
Yu Lin has already flown to the Treasure Pavilion.
Zhuang Dai took the storage bag, and Song Yin gave her a few more instructions before flying to the main peak.
Upon reaching the main peak, I saw an acquaintance, Ruan Zhaoxue.
When Ruan Chaoxue saw Song Yin arrive, her face flushed with excitement, and she immediately greeted Song Yin with a cupped-hand salute.
"Hello, Senior Sister Song."
Song Yin: "Hello, hello, doing a mission on the main peak again?"
Ruan Chaoxue: "Mmm!"
Song Yin: "Good luck. I have something to do, so I won't bother you any longer."
Ruan Chaoxue: "Take care, Senior Sister Song."
Song Yin walked towards the main hall where the sect leader of the main peak was located. Even after everyone else had gone far away, Ruan Chaoxue was still looking at Song Yin with longing eyes.
Several disciples who were doing the mission with Ruan Chaoxue kindly reminded her.
"Don't mess with Senior Sister Song Yin. If you anger her, you might be expelled from the inner sect as well."
"Exactly, exactly. I didn't think there was anything special about her at first, but who knew she would give everyone such a big 'surprise'. Sure enough, none of the direct disciples are simple characters."
"Regardless of what happens to the outer sect, who in the inner sect isn't afraid of Senior Sister Song Yin now? She got four people punished just for going to the academy, and one of them was even expelled from the inner sect."
"I think the scariest thing is not that she expelled people from the inner sect, but that she has the power to make decisions about Danque Peak personnel directly, bypassing Elder Qi."
Seeing that the group was getting more and more outrageous, Ruan Chaoxue interrupted them, "Senior Sister Song is a very good person, not at all like what you're saying. Du Ci was expelled from the inner sect because he made a mistake, and it's normal for Senior Sister Song to be a direct disciple of Danque Peak and manage Danque Peak."
The female cultivator beside her shook her head and said, "You don't understand. Things are not as simple as they seem on the surface. You have to learn to see through things to their essence."
"That's right, that's right," the others echoed.
Ruan Chaoxue felt utterly powerless. "I'm sorry, Senior Sister Song, I couldn't save your reputation!"
Song Yin was completely unaware of the conversation between her fellow disciples; she was already seated below the sect leader.
Song Yin: "There are two recording stones. One records the conversation between Yu Lin and Du Ci at the Cliff of Contemplation, and the other records my private conversation with Yu Lin. I dare not make any guarantees about this matter. The sect leader must send someone to investigate thoroughly."
Sect Leader Yan quickly finished reading the entire contents of the recording stone. She looked at Song Yin and asked, "Just because he has patronized your shop many times, you are willing to stand up for him?"
An oppressive feeling washed over me, and the voice was flat, making it impossible to tell whether it was good or bad.
Song Yin said frankly, "Nothing falls from the sky for no reason. I help him because he is useful to me."
Surprisingly, the little girl didn't hide anything.
But she was curious, "What use is he to you?"
Song Yin looked at the sect leader with resentment, "If you reduce the number of pills you refine for the sect, why would I bother to choose a pill refiner who can consistently produce pills and save on spiritual herbs? In order not to bring shame to Danque Peak, I have to find someone with impeccable character."
"Ahem!" Sect Master Yan's eyes darted around as he changed the subject. "Don't worry, the sect has also had its suspicions about what happened to Yu Lin back then. If it is found that he was really wronged, the sect will restore his status as an inner disciple and give him generous compensation."
A disciple suddenly entered the hall to report.
"Sect Master, outer disciple Yu Lin has come to request an audience."
Sect Leader Yan: "Let him in."
"Disciple Yu Lin greets Sect Master!" Yu Lin entered and immediately knelt on the ground to perform a grand salute.
Sect Leader Yan: "Get up. What do you want with me?"
Yu Lin held the book high with both hands, "I suffered injustice back then, but today there is finally a new turning point. This is the record of exchanging magical artifacts in the Treasure Pavilion back then. It records that Du Ci exchanged a large number of contribution points for the magical artifact, the Exquisite Mask..."
Yu Lin tearfully revealed all his guesses.
Song Yin looked at the sect leader: "If someone manages to evade soul searching using special methods, are there even more powerful soul searching techniques that leave no room for secrets to escape?"
Sect Leader Yan took the booklet and flipped through it. After a moment, she closed the booklet, rose from her high position, and walked down to stand beside Yu Lin.
“I’m going to the Cliff of Contemplation myself; you’ll come with me.”
"Thank you, Sect Master." Yu Lin kept his head bowed low, and it took him a long time to get up and follow Sect Master Yan.
With things having come to this point, Song Yin was naturally curious and wondered whether the rumors were true, so she followed behind Sect Leader Yan.
When Sect Leader Yan caught a glimpse of Song Yin's expectant look, he found it amusing and tacitly allowed her to follow behind him.
Gatekeeper disciple: "Greetings, Sect Master."
"Um."
Sect Leader Yan led the two into the Cliff of Repentance without any hindrance, while the door to Du Ci's confinement room remained closed.
Song Yin, with great perceptiveness, opened the door herself and then stepped aside to let the sect leader go in first. After the sect leader entered, she kicked away the paper doll she had previously used for eavesdropping.
"Sect Master? I greet the Sect Master." Du Ci said excitedly, but at the same time, a sense of unease flashed through his heart.
Sect Master Yan didn't want to waste time, so he raised his hand and directly searched the soul.
At the same time, Elder Liu of the Discipline Hall, upon hearing of the sect leader's arrival, immediately rushed to the confinement room.
"Elder Liu, you've come at the right time. Du Ci used improper means to evade the soul search. Try it yourself using the special soul search method."
Du Ci: !
Du Ci's eyes were dull and lifeless; he knew he had truly failed this time.
After reading everything, Elder Liu was furious. "No wonder he immediately admitted to the soul-searching technique when we interrogated him about it. It turns out there was something else going on!"
Sect Master Yan: "Elder Liu, this man is wicked, so let him be expelled from the Immortal Firmament Sect. To prevent him from harming others again, his cultivation and physical attributes should be completely abolished."
Elder Liu: "Yes, sir."
Afterwards, Sect Master Yan said to Yu Lin, "The sect will compensate you for all your losses. Don't worry about your sister's problem; the sect will give you a Soul-Replenishing Pill. However, the Divine Soul Grass is rare, so you'll have to ask her if you want the Soul-Replenishing Pill."
Song Yin pointed to herself: "Me?"
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Author's Note: [Finished writing early today, so I'm updating ahead of schedule [sparkling eyes]]
Song Yin's eyes were filled with resentment: Sect Master, why don't you just refine the pills yourself and see how unreasonable the numbers are!
The sect leader, feeling guilty, said: "But you alchemists also refine pills and cultivate on a regular basis..."
Song Yin: Can you really enjoy a hobby if it becomes your job? [Angry]
Sect Leader Yan felt even more guilty: "Oh dear, I'm not feeling well and need to rest. You may leave now." [Pitiful]
Song Yin: Then reduce the amount of pills we give to the sect for refining. [Rabbit head with upright ears]
Sect Leader Yan: What? I'm old, my hearing isn't good, I can't hear [the pigeon]
Song Yin: [Angry] This thousand-year-old is bullying a child! [Crying]
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[Empty bowl]
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