Chapter 122 Su Ying'er Loses the Favor of Her Senior Brothers and is Condemned by Everyone
Su Ying'er's back trembled, and she was on the verge of tears. "Do you all think that I pushed my senior sister? Is Ying'er really that bad in your eyes?"
Normally, Wen Yao might have softened his heart, but now that Ye Li's life was hanging in the balance, his anger had not diminished in the slightest. "Ah Li, stand right there! She fell down after you went over there. Who else could it be but you!"
Su Ying'er cried, "But I fell down too! Why couldn't it be that my senior sister wanted revenge and deliberately pulled me down?"
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Mo Hannian stood up to defend Su Ying'er. His voice was hoarse from the shouting earlier. He suppressed the bitterness in his throat and said, "Ye Li made things difficult for Ying'er at Lotus Gate. Perhaps... she tried to harm others but ended up hurting herself instead."
Seeing that someone was speaking up for her, Su Ying'er gripped Mo Hannian's sleeve tightly, tears welling up as she felt wronged, but she wiped them away with her strength. "It's alright. If taking this blame can make Third Senior Brother feel better, then I'm willing to take it for my senior brothers."
Seeing Su Ying'er so submissive, Mo Hannian felt a surge of anger rising in his previously sorrowful heart. He pointed at Wen Yao and said, "Look what you've done to Ying'er! We all share responsibility for Ye Li's accident, so why are you blaming it all on Ying'er! Do you only feel satisfied when both of them fall down?"
"I……"
At this moment, Wen Yao's mind was in turmoil, his temples throbbing. In his mind's eye, there was sometimes the terrifyingly calm look in Ye Li's eyes when she set down the formation, and sometimes Su Ying'er's red eyes.
He didn't know who to believe or who to blame.
Perhaps, as Mo Hannian said, they all bear responsibility; they have become murderers once again.
Just as Wen Yao was in a daze, Qingyu Zhenren, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
"Why did you lie?"
The others all turned their gazes in that direction.
Some people were puzzled, and some were nervous.
Master Qingyu's gaze fell precisely on Su Ying'er, and he repeated, "Why did you lie?"
At first, Su Ying'er tried to argue, timidly saying, "Ying'er didn't lie, Ying'er is telling the truth."
Master Qingyu slowly walked towards Su Ying'er, his robes fluttering lightly, bringing a touch of coolness. When he was a step away from her, he stopped, leaving only a silent, oppressive aura.
Su Ying'er held her breath, her whole body trembling with unease, "Master..."
"I saw you crash into Ye Li; she only managed to grab you as you fell."
Su Ying'er's face turned pale instantly.
Before she took action, she hesitated, wondering if Qingyu Zhenren would discover her actions. But such a good opportunity would surely not come again if she missed it.
Moreover, judging from their previous behavior, they didn't seem to care much about Ye Li's life or death; in fact, they only discovered her death months later.
So even if something happens, she probably won't be blamed too much.
But now, as Su Ying'er faced Qingyu Zhenren's calm and composed face, a violent panic spread through her heart.
It was as if she had touched upon a taboo of Master Qingyu.
Her voice trembled as she spoke, “Ying’er remembered it wrong. Ying’er was too scared at the time, and may have accidentally bumped into Senior Sister.”
Her voice grew softer and softer, but it still reached everyone's ears clearly.
Wen Yao, whose head had been drooping limply, suddenly raised it. His hand, pointing at her nose, trembled, and his voice, as if squeezed out from between his teeth, was filled with hatred, "It really was you!"
Su Ying'er was startled and waved her hand helplessly, "No, I didn't mean to. I just lost my balance and accidentally bumped into Senior Sister."
She dared not face Wen Yao's questioning and looked to Mo Hannian for help, "Brother, you know Ying'er best, please help Ying'er explain to Master and Senior Brother."
She tried to pull Mo Hannian over, but she couldn't budge him no matter how many times she tried.
She realized something and turned her head stiffly.
Mo Hannian and Wen Yao's eyes were exactly the same.
Since she entered the Lotus Sect, Mo Hannian had never looked at her with such an expression—cold, gloomy, as if he didn't recognize her.
Her hand loosened involuntarily, and her body trembled. "Fifth Senior Brother..."
Mo Hannian's voice was more somber than ever before, "Since you were the one who bumped into your senior sister, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Su Ying'er choked up, "I... I was afraid my senior brothers would be angry with me, so I didn't dare to say it."
At this point, she feigned a pitiful state, just like before, saying, "After all, Ying'er has only been at Lotus Sect for a year. How can she compare to the bond she formed with her senior sister who grew up with you all? Ying'er is afraid that if you knew I accidentally knocked her down, you would ignore her. You are all the most important people to Ying'er, and Ying'er is really afraid of losing you..."
Her eyes were red, and every word she spoke sounded incredibly pitiful.
Mo Hannian was moved, but as soon as he thought of Ye Li being on the verge of death in the formation, he could not forgive Su Ying'er, the culprit. He turned his face away and said, "Ying'er, you really disappoint me. If my senior sister dies in there, I will never forgive you."
These words weighed a ton for Su Ying'er, who had never heard a harsh word before.
She couldn't believe it, "Brother..."
Just as she was about to ask Mo Hannian how he could be so heartless, a furious shout came from the side.
"Su Ying'er!"
Su Ying'er subconsciously turned her head and saw that Wen Yao's usually gentle face was full of anger. His gaze was as if he wanted to cut a piece of her flesh. "The Heavenly Fate Hall is so big, you can't hide anywhere, why do you have to hide next to Ye Li, and what a coincidence that you bumped into A Li. Xiao Wu believes you, but I don't!"
"No, that's not how it is..."
Su Ying'er tried to explain, but Wen Yao had already heard too much from her. He snapped, "Enough! Before, I only thought you were being scheming because you were insecure after joining the Lotus Sect. I didn't expose you, and even when you hindered us from finding A-Li after her accident, I didn't say anything. I just thought you were a little girl. But now I understand, you are a vicious woman with a heart of stone!"
Su Ying'er, who was used to being the center of attention, was so upset by Wen Yao's harsh scolding that she cried.
"Third Senior Brother, how could you say such a thing about Ying'er? Do you expect me to rip out my heart and show it to you to prove my innocence?!"
No matter how much she cried, Wen Yao and Mo Hannian remained unmoved, their gazes towards her equally cold and stern.
Su Ying'er had never faced such a situation before, and she panicked for a moment. If this continued, would she be expelled from the Lotus Sect?
No, she didn't want to go back to her old life. She wanted to be loved by her fellow disciples at the Lotus Gate and become a respected Taoist cultivator!
In a panic, she knelt before Master Qingyu and crawled forward on her knees, saying, "Master, Ying'er knows she was wrong, Ying'er really knows she was wrong."
She kowtowed harder and harder with each thud, pleading, "Please, please don't send me away, I beg you."
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