"Damn it! I'm speechless. The reason I didn't let Li Qianyun bully Bai Yao was because I was afraid he would damage my furnace, right? Doesn't that fit the villain's character?"
"You can force an explanation like that, so the system didn't deduct any points from you!"
Xiao Yuhan gritted his teeth, thinking, "Damn it, I'll kill you, you stupid system, sooner or later!"
...
In the blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and the day has finally come when Xiao Yuhan was released from confinement. During these ten years of seclusion, he sorted out Xiao Yuhan's cultivation experience over the years and even broke through to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul Realm.
He also fully adapted to Xiao Yuhan's body.
As soon as he was released, he returned to the Discipline Hall, which was under his jurisdiction as one of the five elders of the Heavenly Sword Sect.
Upon hearing that their master had returned, the eldest disciple Li Qianyun and the second disciple Liu Bishui came to congratulate him. Even Bai Yao, who had been brought back to the mountain gate by Xiao Yuhan, came to this place.
Only these three are Xiao Yuhan's personal disciples; all other disciples are outer disciples.
But Xiao Yuhan was stunned when he saw Bai Yao. She was supposed to be a direct disciple, so why was she dressed like a servant? The fact that a ten-year-old girl's hands had become rough was enough to show how much she had suffered.
Without even thinking, Xiao Yuhan could guess that it was his two "good disciples" who had done this. The original story also mentioned that when they were in the sect, the two of them liked to bully the female lead, Bai Yao, although that idiot author never explained why they bullied Bai Yao.
But Xiao Yuhan had become accustomed to such nonsensical settings, and immediately became worried again.
Before he could speak, the eldest disciple, Li Qianyun, glared at the ten-year-old girl, Bai Yao, and angrily said, "Master has just emerged from seclusion today, and you don't even know to kneel and pay your respects! Have your senior brothers spoiled you too much?!"
The young girl, Bai Yao, seemed very afraid of this senior brother. She immediately knelt down in front of Xiao Yuhan, "Bai... Bai Yao greets Master..."
Young Bai Yao had a pair of bright, sparkling eyes, and her chubby cheeks were covered in bruises from someone's beating. Xiao Yuhan was furious that such a cute little girl was being bullied like this.
But knowing he couldn't take his anger out on his eldest disciple, Li Qianyun, since doing so would only cause the system to deduct points, he could only remain silent and crush the teacup in his hand.
At the time, the eldest disciple, Li Qianyun, saw this as a sign that their master was displeased with Bai Yao, and she immediately became even more smug. "You brat, look how angry you've made your master! Go and cook some food!"
Bai Yao looked up at her master, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, and then obediently prepared to go down.
"Wait!" Xiao Yuhan called out to the little girl.
Li Qianyun interjected, "Is Master going to punish Junior Sister himself?"
Xiao Yuhan slapped his forehead, thinking to himself, "Young master! You're my master! Please, stop courting death! If you're going to do something stupid, at least don't drag me into it! You really are my good disciple!!"
Xiao Yuhan suppressed his anger and said, "You all go about your own business! Bai Yao, stay here. I have something to say to her alone!"
The disciples were puzzled, but they could not disobey their master's orders, so they all withdrew.
After everyone left, Xiao Yuhan looked at Bai Yao, who was disheveled and looked like a little beggar, and felt a little sorry for her. "Get up!"
The little girl trembled, used to being bullied, and seemed unaccustomed to someone speaking to her so gently. "Master... your disciple knows she was wrong!"
"Raise your head and tell me who hit you?" Xiao Yuhan asked coldly.
Bai Yao was bullied since she was a child. In fact, she had thought about complaining. She had told her junior uncle, Nangong Ling'er, after being bullied before. However, her junior uncle did not live here permanently and there were times when he was not here. And that was when Bai Yao was beaten even more badly.
"No...no one hit me..."
Xiao Yuhan immediately understood her concerns, but in order to fit the character's image, he couldn't give Bai Yao a friendly look. Then, a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.
Suddenly, he produced the "Azure Lotus Sword Manual" internal cultivation technique and sword manual, which was the technique he had practiced himself. However, in order to deceive the system, Xiao Yuhan immediately cursed at Bai Yao, "You piece of trash! Take this technique and get out there to practice properly! You deserve to get beaten up again in the future!"
The little girl turned pale with fright, trembling as she picked up the martial arts manual and hurriedly ran out the door.
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