Everyone turned to look, and Yan Qing, dressed in a dark blue Taoist robe, arrived looking travel-worn. Behind him was Xu Chengyun.
From the moment he arrived at the Discipline Hall, Xu Chengyun sensed something was wrong, so he hurriedly went to the Cliff of Repentance to ask Yan Qing to come out of the mountains.
Yan Qing looked at the chaotic scene in the Discipline Hall, completely bewildered. However, having been beaten by Yun Wanyan before, he dared not speak rashly and could only turn his gaze to the Enforcement Elder.
"What exactly happened? Why is such a large-scale mobilization being made?"
The elder in charge of law enforcement recounted the events to him in a fair and impartial manner.
After learning the situation, Yan Qing fell into a long silence.
He glanced at Liu Ruyan, who was lying outside the door unable to get up, then at Yun Helan, whose face was pleading. He closed his eyes, but in the end, he couldn't bear it.
"Wanyan, I know you and Yunqing have been wronged, but could you please give us a lighter punishment for my sake?"
"For your sake? Haha, Yan Qing, do you think you still have any face left with me?"
Yun Wanyan's sarcastic words made him almost unable to lift his head, but Yun Helan was, after all, his own daughter, and he couldn't just ignore her.
So he turned his attention to Yun Hezhi, who had been pretending to be invisible.
"Hezhi, you should quickly plead with your mother to give Helan another chance."
After today's ordeal, Yun Hezhi was exhausted, both physically and mentally. He didn't know how to face Yun Qing and Yun Helan in the future. Seeing that the fire was burning him, he quickly distanced himself from them.
“Father, Yun Helan’s current predicament is entirely her own doing. If there is any responsibility, it is your responsibility as her biological father for lacking proper upbringing. How can you morally blackmail Mother?”
"How dare you!" Yan Qing had gotten used to being teased by Yun Wanyan over the years and could remain unfazed by her cold words. However, when he heard his son, who had always respected him, speak to him like this, he was immediately struck where it hurt.
"How could you speak to your father like that? Over the years, I have asked myself whether I am a father or a sect leader, and I have done my duty without shame. I never expected that you would see me this way."
Hearing these high-sounding words, Yun Wanyan sneered: "What a fine statement of having a clear conscience, what a fine sect leader! Since you say so, then you don't need to be the sect leader anymore."
These words caused an uproar, and Yan Qing was even more incredulous: "What do you mean by this?"
"It means what you heard: I'm going to remove you from your position as sect leader."
"Just because I asked you to let Helan go? What right do you have to do that?"
“Of course I have one.” Yun Wanyan took out a scroll: “This was left behind by my father before he ascended to immortality.”
She raised her hand to cast a spell, and the scroll flew up, the words on it enlarging and floating in the air. It read:
If Yan Qing is disloyal to you, dismiss him.
If their cultivation level is inferior to yours, then cripple them.
If someone uses their position as sect leader to oppress others, they should be deposed.
"Have you seen it clearly? You have violated all the clauses listed above, so I naturally have the right to depose you on behalf of my father."
"Hahaha." When Yan Qing saw what was written on the scroll, his face gradually turned red. After Yun Wanyan finished speaking, a bitter smile appeared on his face.
"It turns out that my master had been on guard against me all along, but as it turns out, he was right."
Yan Qing had the utmost respect for his master, Sect Master Yun. Only after seeing the scroll he left behind did he realize how terribly wrong he had been all these years.
Deeply affected by the blow, he suddenly had a profound realization.
"I am indeed unworthy of this position as sect leader. If you want it, take it. As for the crimes committed by Liu Ruyan and Yun Helan, I have no face to plead for them. However, as their father, I have a responsibility and obligation. Her current stupidity and wickedness are also due to my genes and upbringing. I am willing to take half the lash in her place. There is no need for her to go to the Frost Cliff. After she receives fifty lashes, just abolish her cultivation and expel her from the sect."
After listening, Yun Wanyan sighed and said, "Let's do as he says."
"Father, I don't want to be expelled from the sect, please!" Yun Helan cried out, her voice shrill, as she tugged at Yan Qing's Taoist robe.
Yan Qing remained unmoved, but when he saw Liu Ruyan, his eyes flickered, filled with hatred and regret.
Liu Ruyan had been staring at him intently since he appeared, and naturally caught this emotion, instantly feeling stung by his gaze.
Although many things happened today, it was still too much for the sect leader to be deposed in an instant.
The elders exchanged glances, then cautiously asked Yun Wanyan, "Master Ziyun, the position of sect leader is currently vacant. Should we convene a sect assembly to elect the next sect leader?"
Before Yun Wanyan could answer, Xuanming spoke first: "Of course not. Yuntian Sect was founded by Master and is only passed down to the Yun family. Senior brother did not inherit the position of sect leader because of his status as the eldest disciple, but because Junior sister chose him and he was included in the Yun family genealogy as a son-in-law, which gave him the qualification to succeed. Now, naturally only Junior sister can become the sect leader."
After Xuanming spoke, the elders did not object. They only knew that the sect leader would be chosen from among the peak masters of the three main peaks, but they did not know the inside story, because the sect leader of Yun had directly passed the position to Yan Qing and had not made the selection criteria public.
When they learned that Yan Qing became the sect leader because of Yun Wanyan's husband, the others were not too surprised.
The only ones who couldn't accept this were Liu Ruyan and Yun Helan. Yun Helan knew that she could never return to the Yuntian Sect.
Everything was resolved, and the next step was to carry out the punishment of Yun Helan and the others in front of everyone.
Yun Helan, Xiao Lefeng, Yan Qing, and Xu Chengyun, who had just been overlooked, were all given a disciplinary whipping.
The three members of Baiyun Peak had their cultivation stripped and were expelled from their sect. As for Yan Qing, he requested to go into seclusion at the Cliff of Repentance to reflect on his mistakes.
Considering that he had served as the sect leader for many years and had worked hard even if he hadn't made any great contributions, Yun Wanyan did not object.
...
Time flies, and seven years have passed since Yun Wanyan took over as sect leader.
Yun Qing is fifteen years old this year. She has shed her childishness and grown into a stunningly beautiful young woman. Yun Wanyan bypassed Yun Hezhi and appointed her as the young sect leader.
Because of Yun Qing's exceptional talent, she gained everyone's support, but she really disliked dealing with the sect's trivial matters.
Therefore, it was only natural that Gu Changyuan became her right-hand man.
In the year that Yun Qing reached the Golden Core stage, Gu Changyuan confessed his love to her, and the two became partners in front of everyone.
Years later, their story was still told in the cultivation world.
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