It was raining heavily, and the dense raindrops hit my cheeks so hard that they hurt.

Fan Li opened his eyes suddenly, but before he could accept the fact of his rebirth, he heard familiar yet unfamiliar discussions.

"I didn't expect that Seventh Senior Sister would be so heartless. She watched Junior Sister fall from the Demon Sealing Platform without saving her. It was nearly a hundred meters high, and Junior Sister couldn't fly a sword!"

"Fortunately, the senior brother showed up in time and caught the junior sister, otherwise a life would have been lost."

"But Junior Sister was still frightened and in a coma for several days. It's all Fan Li's fault... If you ask me, she might have pushed Junior Sister over on purpose!"

"Killing a fellow disciple is a serious crime, but Fan Li is the master's favorite disciple, so it is probably just a formality."

"That's true. Fan Li must be relying on the support of the Sect Leader. He has nothing to fear. I just feel sorry for my Junior Sister..."

Listening to the discussions around him and feeling the real pain from the wound, Fan Li finally realized that he was truly reborn!

An indescribable joy and excitement surged in my heart, and I had to pinch my thighs hard to hold back my laughter.

Looking around, the long-lost memories gradually became clear in his mind, and Fan Li understood.

She was reborn at the age of eighteen, which was also the third month since Song Xixi walked out from the Treasure Pavilion into the sunlight and became the junior sister of Xuanji Peak.

The reason why she was kneeling here was because of an accident three days ago.

Tianji Sect is the largest sect in the lower cultivation world, located on the Penglai Immortal Mountain, a place that all cultivators yearn for. However, few people in the outside world know that Penglai Immortal Mountain has the biggest hidden danger in the cultivation world - the entrance to the demon world.

Although the entrance was sealed by an ancient powerful being thousands of years ago, the barrier has begun to loosen and needs to be reinforced regularly.

Fan Li has a special physique and her mind will not be affected by evil spirits, so the responsibility of strengthening the barrier naturally falls on her shoulders.

Three days ago, Fan Li was going to reinforce the barrier as usual, and he was accompanied by an elder and several inner disciples.

One of the disciples was named Zhao Wuchang, who was a direct disciple of Elder Qingfeng. He had admired Song Xixi for a long time. Hearing that she had always been curious about the Demon Sealing Platform, he asked Elder Qingfeng to take her with him.

This elder always doted on his disciples, so he nodded easily.

However, Song Xixi was only allowed to watch from afar and was not allowed to approach the barrier, let alone step onto the Demon Sealing Platform.

As a result, when they were halfway there, someone came to report that Elder Qingfeng's spirit beast had escaped and was eaten by a pig demon at the foot of the mountain, and the matter was urgent.

As soon as Elder Qingfeng left, Zhao Wuchang ignored the elder's previous warning, showed his kindness to Song Xixi, and offered to let her go to the Demon Sealing Platform for a closer look.

Fan Li was the first to disagree, but Zhao Wuchang was used to being domineering, and he said that he would be responsible for whatever happened, so Fan Li didn't care.

I didn't expect that this would really happen.

The demonic energy on the Demon Sealing Platform was agitated and everyone except Fan Li lost their minds on the spot. The situation was critical and only Fan Li could suppress the demonic energy and save everyone's lives.

This was the first time that Fan Li had to deal with this situation alone. No one could help her, so it was inevitable that she was overwhelmed and had no time to take care of anything else.

After everything was finally calmed down, Fan Li also suffered internal injuries. He turned around and found that Song Xixi had fallen down at some point. He was really scared and quickly flew down on his sword.

Then, Song Xixi was seen lying in the arms of Senior Brother Su Muqing, her face as pale as paper, as if she had lost half her life, she was extremely pitiful.

It turned out that Elder Qingfeng was still a little worried, so he sent a message to let Su Muqing come and keep an eye on things. Su Muqing, who arrived in a hurry, happened to see the figure falling from a high place, and then he caught Song Xixi.

At that time, Song Xixi was still alive, and she tried to stay conscious and said to Su Muqing: "Big Brother, don't blame Seventh Senior Sister, Senior Sister didn't mean it..."

Then I fainted.

Everything is so coincidental.

Although Su Muqing said nothing at the time, Fan Li still remembers Su Muqing's slightly reproachful and suspicious look, which was like a sharp sword piercing his heart.

After Zhao Wuchang and others woke up, they seemed to have lost a part of their memory and did not remember what happened on the Demon Sealing Platform.

When Zhao Wuchang heard that his beloved had nearly lost his life, he went crazy and pointed the finger at Fan Li, and hit her with all his strength.

Fan Li was already injured, and this palm strike almost took her life.

Afterwards, Zhao Wuchang spread the word that it was she who murdered Song Xixi, and his words were so convincing as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

As a result, almost everyone was led astray by him, and Fan Li's innocence became guilty. Overnight, she was charged with a false charge.

The person involved was in a coma, Fan Li had no way to defend himself and was severely punished!

This incident was also the key to Fan Li's reputation in the sect plummeting, and even affected her reputation outside, leaving her with a stain that would be indelible in her lifetime.

In the previous life, even though this happened many years ago, those suspicious eyes were always there, like ghostly lights that lingered around, and every time I woke up in the middle of the night, I would cry with panic and fear.

Fan Li was kneeling here today because she refused to plead guilty, so she was punished by Master Yunmeng to kneel in the place where the disciples had to pass by to go to and from school, and let people poke her spine.

The master knew that she was most afraid of being humiliated, and that she would not confess under torture, so he wanted to use this method to force her to plead guilty!

Before this, Fan Li had suffered physical pain and was ordered not to heal his wounds.

The rain soaked my clothes, the pain from the wounds made my fingertips numb and I couldn't help curling up.

Fan Li has always been afraid of pain, but at this moment she actually enjoyed this pain.

Because everything is fake, only the physical pain is real. She must remember the pain they brought her and never repeat the same mistake.

The girl knelt on the bluestone slabs. Her thin figure was soaked in the cold rain and looked disheveled, but her back was straight and she was neither humble nor arrogant.

The discussions around suddenly stopped, and someone said, "The leader is here."

Fan Li's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she forced herself to suppress her fluctuating emotions and slowly raised her eyes.

Taoist Master Yunmeng has silver hair and black eyes, and he wears a solemn and elegant dark blue robe. An invisible barrier blocks the raindrops out. As the number one sect leader in the lower world, he carries his own pressure and has an extremely powerful aura.

"Xiao Qi, let me ask you again, do you know you are wrong?"

Watching Master Yunmeng's lips opening and closing, another voice rang in Fan Li's mind -

"Xixi, your father has extracted Fan Li's spiritual roots. When I graft her ice spiritual roots onto you, you will never be afraid of the cold again."

Fan Li looked at Master Yunmeng through the rain and fog, and wanted to ask: Master, have you long wanted to extract my spiritual roots to compensate for your debt to Song Xixi?

Master Yunmeng naturally had no idea what Fan Li was thinking, and was still waiting patiently for her to confess.

After a brief silence, Fan Li smiled silently, lowered his eyelids, and said, "Disciple knows his mistake."

Master Yunmeng was quite surprised when he heard this.

He refused to give in despite such severe punishment. It seems that this trick works.

In fact, after a careful investigation of the incident, he knew that Fan Li was innocent and should not continue to punish her.

But when he thought of Song Xixi still lying unconscious on the bed while Fan Li was still alive and kicking, Master Yunmeng felt very uncomfortable.

Over the years, Fan Li grew up safely and healthily in the Tianji Sect. In contrast, his own daughter suffered in this bitter and cold land and developed a lifelong illness.

Whenever he saw Fan Li, he would think of poor Song Xixi.

Only if Fan Li's life is not so good can he make up for the debt that Master Yunmeng feels towards Song Xixi.

So even though he knew Fan Li was innocent, Master Yunmeng still insisted on punishing her.

"Since you know you are wrong, do you know where you went wrong?" said Master Yunmeng.

Fan Li looked him straight in the eyes, neither servile nor arrogant: "I did not harm my fellow disciples. I admit my mistake. My mistake was not protecting my fellow disciples. But my biggest mistake was not letting Junior Brother Zhao trick Junior Sister into climbing onto the Demon Sealing Platform, which led to today's result."

Master Yunmeng was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood what Fan Li meant, and narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Are you saying that Elder Qingfeng's eldest disciple Zhao Wuchang did it on purpose?"

Fan Li's eyes were clear, and he said frankly, "Yes, it was Junior Brother Zhao who insisted that Junior Sister go to the Demon Sealing Platform. I couldn't persuade him at all. Master, you can go ask Elder Qingfeng, or the Junior Brothers and Sisters who were present at the time."

"If that's the case, why didn't you say it earlier?" Master Yunmeng still had a hint of doubt.

Fan Li had already thought of the words, and a trace of false guilt appeared on his pale face: "Disciple feels that I did not protect Junior Sister well, and I should be punished."

Master Yunmeng carefully examined Fan Li's expression. After a moment, he said with satisfaction, "It's great that you have this realization."

Fan Li curled the corners of his mouth and said nothing.

In her previous life, she was wronged for no reason and felt angry and aggrieved. She was so stubborn that she had to confront Master Yunmeng head-on and bet on who was more important between her and Song Xixi. The result can be imagined.

Not only did she bring humiliation upon herself, but as an inner sect disciple she was also punished to do the dirtiest and most tiring work in the outer sect, and suffered a lot.

After being reborn, Fan Li no longer cares about what others think. Whether her master treats her like a treasure or a garbage substitute, she doesn't care.

What she had to do now was not to be as stupid as she was in her previous life. In this life, she only considered herself.

The Tianji Sect disciples around began to discuss in low voices again.

"It turns out that Junior Brother Zhao was the one who started it all!"

"I've heard that Junior Brother Zhao has feelings for Junior Sister. It's like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. Could it be that he turned from love to hate because he was rejected by Junior Sister, so..."

"Could it be that Fan Li is really innocent and was framed by Zhao Wuchang?"