Chapter 7 Can You See Me?
Lu Ziting did nothing but sleep.
On the bed, his eyes were closed, his forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he was muttering incoherently in his sleep.
"No...no..."
Lu Ziting dreamed of Ye Li again.
He witnessed Ye Li being attacked in the misty camphor forest, her limbs being broken and twisted.
She lay on the ground, covered in blood.
The bloodstains on the ground matched the marks they had seen in the camphor forest that day.
Ah Li...
"Ah Li!"
Ye Li, who was lost in thought, was startled and turned her head to meet Lu Ziting's panicked eyes.
He stared at her as if he had seen something terrifying.
Ye Li was stunned. "You can see me?"
No response was received.
She realized that Lu Ziting wasn't looking at her, but at the twin swords behind her.
The male sword was emitting a faint light, which became even brighter as Ye Li approached.
Lu Ziting got out of bed, picked up the sword, and looked grim.
These past few days, he has been having dreams almost every time he closes his eyes, and his dreams are filled with the scene of Ye Li being tortured and killed.
He was tormented by nightmares all night and didn't sleep well. He wanted to catch up on sleep today, but unexpectedly, he dreamed of Ye Li again.
Could it be that Ah Li has really gotten into trouble?
"Knock knock-"
The knocking interrupted Lu Ziting's thoughts.
The door opened, and there stood Mo Hannian.
Mo Hannian looked surprised when he saw Lu Ziting. "Senior Brother, why do you look so pale?"
Lu Ziting was distracted. "I dreamt of my second junior sister again... Fifth junior brother, do you think she really encountered danger when she sent us the SOS talisman that day?"
Upon hearing Ye Li's name, Mo Hannian's eyes flashed with disgust. "Senior Brother, do I need to remind you that you're already with Junior Sister? You keep mentioning Ye Li, but where do you put Junior Sister?"
"No, my heart truly belongs only to Ying'er, but Ah Li..."
"Enough!"
Mo Hannian pointed at him, "Don't say those dreams are baseless. Even if Second Senior Sister really had an accident, it's up to us junior brothers and Master to consider it. What does it have to do with Senior Brother?"
“Ying’er is the purest and kindest girl in the world. If you wrong her, even if you are my senior brother, I will never stand idly by.”
"I……"
Thinking about how he had neglected Su Ying'er in recent days, Lu Ziting felt guilty.
Ye Li has always been competitive and possesses the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, so even if she encounters danger, she can turn it into safety.
But what about Ying'er? She's so delicate and devoted to him; how could he possibly betray her?
Thinking of this, Lu Ziting said firmly, "Fifth Junior Brother, don't worry, Ying'er is the love of my heart, I will never let her down, I will go find her right now."
The two rushed off to coax their junior sister. Ye Li stood in Lu Ziting's room, looking at the twin swords that kept flashing with an eerie light, her brows furrowing slightly.
This sword seemed to be able to sense her presence.
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Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for Ye Li to receive her ordination.
After Yuan Ce spread the word, almost all the disciples, both inner and outer, came, all waiting to see Ye Li reap what she sowed.
As the hour of Si (9-11 AM) approached, discussions continued among the audience.
"Why hasn't Ye Li returned yet? Could it be that she ran away because she was afraid of being tortured?"
"How dare she? A teacher for a day is a father for life. Even if Master Qingyu only asked her to destroy her dantian, she should obediently commit suicide."
"That's true, but if she really doesn't come, where will Qingyu Zhenren and the Lotus Sect put their face?"
Amidst the idle chatter, Master Qingyu's gaze turned colder and colder on the seat of the Precept Hall.
Within just a few days, everyone knew that the Lotus Sect had produced a traitor.
He was originally a cultivator, transcending the mortal realm, but now he is being dragged into this mundane world because of these scheming and unpredictable people.
It's utterly vulgar.
Therefore, he was determined to uphold justice even at the cost of his own family, expelling Ye Li from the Tianmen Sect and purging the Lotus Sect, so that everyone would know that the Lotus Sect had strict rules and would no longer dare to speak recklessly.
It was already past 9 AM, and Ye Li still hadn't appeared, making the atmosphere in the Discipline Hall increasingly tense.
The executioner elder of the Discipline Hall and the elder of the Water Cloud Sect exchanged a glance.
Elder of the Precept Hall: What do you say?
Elder of Shuiyun Sect: I won't say! Let whoever wants to say it say it!
Unable to shift the blame, Elder Jietang had no choice but to speak up himself, offering a tactful suggestion: "It's getting late. Master Qingyu, why don't you return to your sect first? When Ye Li arrives, I will certainly punish her fairly."
Returning to the sect first was merely an excuse; in reality, Elder Jietang was afraid that Qingyu Zhenren wouldn't be able to wait for Ye Li and would lose face.
Ye Li saw this and felt that the Elder of the Discipline Hall was wasting his breath. Master Qingyu was stubborn and self-willed, and wouldn't appreciate his good intentions.
As expected, Qingyu Zhenren didn't even glance at him.
"Upholding justice is your duty as an elder of the Discipline Hall; you don't need to make promises to me. According to the Tianmen Sect's rules, when a direct disciple is punished, the master must supervise the execution. You've been in the sect for many years; surely you know these rules?"
Elder of the Discipline Hall: ...I'm just an unnecessary mouth.
However, it wasn't that Master Qingyu wasn't afraid of losing face; rather, he was certain that Ye Li would come.
After all, Ye Li had always treated Master Qingyu with the utmost respect, like a teacher or a father. She would obey any order from Master Qingyu, even if it meant facing mountains of knives and seas of fire.
Even half a year ago, Ye Li went into seclusion to cultivate and was about to break through to the late stage of the Nascent Soul stage. Once she succeeded, she would be on par with Qingyu Zhenren in the Divine Transformation stage.
This is something that countless cultivators dream of.
When Qingyu Zhenren urgently summoned her, she immediately abandoned the magic array and went without hesitation.
She thought that Master Qingyu must have something important to say in summoning her, since he knew she was about to break through. But when she arrived at Master Qingyu's immortal cave, she saw Su Ying'er crying with tears streaming down her face.
Master Qingyu said coldly, "Ye Li, do you know your crime?"
Questioned by his master, Ye Li was terrified and knelt on the ground, saying, "This disciple does not know."
"I entrusted the Lotus Sect to you so that you could supervise your fellow disciples, not so that you could use my name to bully others. You have bullied Ying'er many times. If I hadn't caught you today, what else would you have wanted?"
Ye Li wanted to explain, but Master Qingyu interrupted her, "I have already asked others, and everyone says that you did it on purpose, so there is no need to make excuses. Today, I will make you kneel in the main hall of the Lotus Gate for a full day as a warning to others."
That day, Ye Li knelt in the main hall, where people came and went, for an entire day.
From day to night, not a single fellow disciple pleaded for her.
...
Ye Li thought she had forgotten about something that happened so long ago, but she clearly remembered every detail.
The strange looks from the Lotus Sect disciples, the whispers from passersby, and even the gloating looks from his fellow disciples.
Just like now.
Time passed second by second.
Qingyu Zhenren, who was certain that Ye Li would come, kept looking out of the precept hall.
More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, and the Discipline Hall was packed with disciples from both the inner and outer sects. If Ye Li didn't come, everyone would know that True Person Qingyu was being ignored by his personal disciples.
Even his own disciples don't respect him. How will he gain their respect in the future?
I didn't leave earlier, but it's too late to leave now. The only thing I can do is keep waiting.
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