Before she could finish speaking, there was a sharp crack, and Wu Si felt a burning pain on her face, so painful that her vision went black.
Kong Yuan was so angry that he rushed up and slapped her hard.
Kong Yuan pointed at her nose and questioned, "Wu Nian is your junior sister who came from the same sect as you. It can be said that you have the closest relationship with her in the entire Qingyun Temple. How could you plot to harm her like this?"
Blood was already flowing from the corner of Wu Si's mouth, and his cheeks were swollen high. The clear five finger marks showed that Kong Yuan had used a lot of force in that slap.
Tears welled in her eyes as she glared at Kong Yuan, then chuckled and said, "A junior sister from your sect? Master, have you ever truly considered me your disciple? Your eyes and heart are only for Wu Nian. Even though she betrayed the sect, you still treat her much better than you treat me. Why? Why are you so biased? I am your disciple too!"
Kong Yuan said, "She did indeed betray her sect in a moment of confusion, but she was only deceived by that ancient deity at the time. I do not believe she will remain confused forever."
Chu Nian silently lit a candle in her heart for Lin Jingting, who was caught in the crossfire for no reason.
"A moment of confusion?" Wu Si laughed strangely. "What do you mean, a moment of confusion? She's still attached to worldly desires and deeply in love with that ancient being. But she cultivates the ruthless path of Buddhism. If she falls in love, how can her cultivation possibly improve?"
As soon as she said this, she noticed that Kong Yuan, the sect leader, and Lan Jing all had rather strange expressions.
The sect leader coughed lightly and said, "Wusi, it's because you're too attached to things."
Wu Si: "Wu Nian and I both became disciples of the same master at a young age. We are both orphans without fathers, mothers, or homes. What's wrong with me wanting to receive the same attention from the master as Wu Nian?"
At least I consider my master as family and Qingyun Nunnery as my home. But what about Wu Nian? A girl who betrays Qingyun Nunnery and joins the demonic sect at the drop of a hat—did she ever think of me and my master when she joined the demons?
"Does she know how much criticism and disdain my master and I have suffered because of her all this time?"
Sigh, to be honest, Wu Si's words are really not wrong. Chu Nian felt that the original Wu Nian didn't have much of an impression of Wu Si, his senior sister. At most, he only recognized her as a fellow disciple of Kong Yuan.
As for her feelings for Kong Yuan, it was more of respect, or rather, awe, than a teacher-student relationship.
On the one hand, Kong Yuan placed high hopes on her and naturally had very strict requirements for her; on the other hand, the original owner felt that the ruthless path she cultivated was all about being ruthless, and that she should treat everyone with reason and not have any feelings.
Therefore, Wu Nian didn't really have any deep feelings for Kong Yuan, Wu Si, or Qingyun Temple.
She fell in love with Lin Jingting at first sight. Chu Nian guessed that her reaction was largely due to the fact that she had only cultivated in Qingyun Temple since childhood and had never left the mountain for hundreds of years, and had never been exposed to the ways of the world.
Before meeting Lin Jingting, Wu Nian's understanding of the word "emotion" consisted only of kinship and friendship. She seemed to have never even heard of love, let alone understood it.
After hearing Wu Si's words, the sect leader sighed deeply and looked at Chu Nian with a helpless expression.
Chu Nian had no choice but to step forward and say, "Senior Sister Wu Si, it was all my fault before. I felt that the Demon Lord was quite wise in ancient times and was the leader of the Demon Clan. I thought that if I could use my Buddhist teachings to guide him, he would lead the Demon Clan to turn to Buddhism in the future, which would be a great merit. So when he asked me to switch to demonic cultivation, I agreed without hesitation. At that time, I really did not think things through."
Wu Si looked up at her, sneering with utter sarcasm, "You're going to convert the ancient Demon Lord? Do you think anyone would believe that? What kind of person is the Demon Lord? He's the leader of hundreds of millions of demons, a synonym for darkness in our cultivation world. Would Buddha accept such a person?"
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "What you said is not wrong. I was indeed too attached to appearances back then and did not see things as clearly as I do now. After I went up Mount Ling, met the Buddha, and heard the Buddha speak for himself, I learned that he and the Demon Lord had been close friends since ancient times."
The Buddha never considered converting the Demon Lord, for the Demon Lord possessed profound magical power, had lived for countless years, and had experienced the world's affairs, making him a person of great understanding. If he could not comprehend or comprehend, it would be very difficult for others to convert him.
Only through self-salvation can one attain Buddhahood.
Wu Si: "Stop talking nonsense. How could the Buddha be close friends with the Demon Lord?"
Kong Yuan sighed helplessly and said in a deep voice, "When I was in the Lingshan Hall, I also heard the Buddha say that he had long ago given the token for entering and leaving Lingshan to the Demon Lord Yuan Gu. It can be seen that the relationship between the two of them was already extraordinary, so Wu Nian is not lying."
Inside the spatial artifact, Lin Jingting calmly transmitted his voice to Chu Nian: "Your master really knows how to treat people differently based on their status. Didn't he just say you were full of lies?"
Chu Nian said, "She's just stating the facts."
Lin Jingting added, "I think what you said before makes a lot of sense. I really need you to help me."
Chu Nian: "Didn't I say it again later? Only by saving oneself can one become a Buddha."
Lin Jingting: "I don't want to become a Buddha, I just want you to save me."
Chu Nian:......
After a long silence, she could only say, "If you want to watch the show, then watch quietly and stop nagging."
Lin Jingting gave a dejected hum.
Kong Yuan's words emboldened Wu Si, who retorted, "Even at a time like this, Master, you're still defending Wu Nian? Haven't you considered what fate awaits your other disciple today?"
Kong Yuan said angrily, "I was just stating the facts. Why are you so sure I was speaking up for Wu Nian? What right does she need me to speak up for her at this time?"
With Wu Nian's current strength, no one present could defeat her, so who would dare to touch her?
But Wu Si interpreted Kong Yuan's words completely differently, saying, "That's right, I'm the one who's going to be punished now, not her, so she doesn't need you to speak up for her. Will you protect me now the way you protected her when she betrayed the sect?"
The sect leader found her aggrieved expression very unpleasant and said, "Wusi, what's with this heartbroken look? Has the sect not only failed you in your efforts to raise and educate you, but also owed you something?"
Wu Si: "Sect Master, it was Wu Nian, not me, who betrayed our sect and joined the demonic sect."
One sentence nearly shattered the sect leader's composed demeanor. The sect leader coughed awkwardly and said, "Of course I know that. But she has already been punished, and now that she has returned to Buddhism, we must give her a chance… a chance… cough!"
Even she herself felt awkward hearing what she said: "She went to Mount Ling and came back completely transformed. She is far superior to you senior disciples. Does she need you to give her a chance?"
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