Such behavior is strictly prohibited. Upon hearing this, Song Xin was anxious for a moment. She spoke first to stop him, "Senior Sister Shangguan, wait! The spirit beasts here haven't all been killed. That person just misspoke. We did hunt quite a few spirit beasts, but it was all within the normal range. I think what he meant was that there aren't many spirit beasts left here, and they're hard to find, so he advised you not to go."
Song Xin's words were eloquent, neither shifting the blame onto the speaker nor failing to absolve herself of any responsibility. She was certain that Shangguan Xi wouldn't investigate whether so many had actually been hunted, so the final outcome was entirely up to her. If she wanted, she could even claim that there was still a group of spirit beasts deep within the forest.
Shangguan Xi naturally saw through her little scheme, but she was too lazy to argue with her about such useless things. Shangguan Xi smiled and said, "Since Junior Sister has said so, I will certainly give her face. Then Senior Sister and I will take our leave."
After letting them leave the secret realm, Song Xin led his men out, but his face was noticeably darker than before.
One of the boys in the group lowered his head, knowing he had done something wrong and not daring to say a word. "Senior Sister Song, I really didn't know that person was Senior Sister. If I had known, I definitely wouldn't have said such a thing!"
Although there are such rules in the sect, almost no one follows them. After all, it is very troublesome to hold someone accountable. But if the other party is the senior sister, their behavior is tantamount to self-destruction. Unlike the other senior brothers and junior brothers, the senior sister has absolute authority.
Song Xin didn't speak, but her eyes revealed impatience. Seeing this, the boy continued to confess, "I didn't think that much at the time. I just noticed that Shangguan Xi usually doesn't get along with you, so I wanted to teach her a lesson for you this time."
The boy kept babbling on and on, giving Song Xin a headache. She said, "Alright, stop talking. I know what you're thinking. You don't need to rush to explain."
The man was finally relieved to hear this and walked at the back of the line.
There were seven people in their group, all of whom Song Xin had carefully selected for herself. Several of them were people who wanted to curry favor with Song Xin because of the Song family behind her.
Among this group, the most familiar person is the one standing next to Song Xin. If Ji Yuanchi were here, she would definitely recognize him as Yi Zhuo, who escaped from the third floor!
Yi Zhuo has changed her face, but Ji Yuanchi saw her face now before, which is why Xu Yuehuai couldn't recognize her. But if Ji Yuanchi comes, he will definitely recognize her.
Yi Zhuo was standing next to Song Xin. From the moment she saw Xu Yuehuai, her heart was in turmoil. She wanted to say something, "Senior Sister Song, that Xu Yuehuai is not a good person at all. You have to be careful, or she might betray you."
Song Xin looked at Yi Zhuo beside her. She didn't know much about Yi Zhuo. This was a little toy that her father had brought back for her to play with. But she had spent so much time with Yi Zhuo that she had a pretty good understanding of how much Yi Zhuo admired and was loyal to her Song family.
So when she heard this, her first reaction wasn't to question, "You know him?"
“We had a brief encounter in the lower realm before. This person is not to be trifled with, nor is he a good person.” Yi Zhuo’s eyes were filled with disdain. What she hated most back then was not being able to take revenge on Xu Yuehuai. Now that she had embarrassed herself and made her lose face in front of everyone, it was simply outrageous.
"There's another one named Ji Yuanchi, who should also be in the sect. Senior Sister Song, you should be careful of these two." Yi Zhuo had already noticed that Xu Yuehuai and Ji Yuanchi had a good relationship when she left, so she analyzed the two again as she spoke.
After hearing this, Song Xin indeed began to ponder, "I will pay attention."
The people following behind Song Xin looked at Yi Zhuo with envy. Song Xin rarely listened to what the people around her said, but when Yi Zhuo brought up certain things again and again, Song Xin believed him without any doubt. This was already a great trust.
Xu Yuehuai and the others left, unaware of what happened afterward. She didn't ask what Shangguan Xi had done with her title, but it didn't seem to be anything bad.
As Shangguan Xi walked, she was furious. Her eyes were filled with anger, and she put her hands on her hips. "I'm so angry! Song Xin is back again. The sect is going to be in chaos again."
Xu Yuehuai was puzzled. She had never seen this Song Xin before. It seemed that Song Xin had not returned to the sect since she arrived. How could the sect accept such a disciple?
As if sensing Xu Yuehuai's confusion about her whereabouts, Shangguan Xi said before Xu Yuehuai could speak, "You don't need to be surprised. The Song family has a large business, but not many offspring, especially males. So, in comparison, the existence of female offspring is particularly important."
"The Song family has put in a lot of effort to cultivate Shangguan Xi. In order to help Song Xin better understand human nature, they sent her to the sect for training. She entered the sect through connections. The Fourth Elder owed the Song family a favor, which gave the Song family the opportunity to send Song Xin in." Shangguan Xi said in one breath, revealing all the secrets behind it.
Xu Yuehuai roughly understood what kind of person she was. "Using the name of Senior Sister today is also to teach her a lesson. Who told her to always try to steal what I want?"
Xu Yuehuai didn't quite understand, but nodded. The two returned to the mountain peak together. Since they couldn't cultivate in the secret realm today, they could only casually practice making pills and talismans.
Xu Yuehuai was trying to draw the plan that Dean Jia had given her at the end, but no matter how many times she tried, the best result was that a little bit of spiritual energy remained on it, which was negligible.
Zi Sangyi went into seclusion to cultivate. Before leaving, she instructed Xu Yuehuai to handle all the affairs of the sect, with several elders assisting her.
The news spread quickly, and as people stood in front of the bulletin board looking at the announcement, their dissatisfaction grew. "No way! Such a large sect, letting a sect disciple manage it? What kind of system is this?! It's simply outrageous!"
Almost everyone agreed at this moment, "Why doesn't the sect leader entrust the sect's affairs to the Grand Elder and others, but insists on letting a little girl who hasn't even grown up yet do it! It's simply an insult!"
The people's tone was filled with resentment. It would have been fine when Xu Yuehuai first returned with the token to become the acting sect leader, but now it's different. Zisangyi is clearly in the sect.
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