Long Aotian lay on the bed resting, his eyes slightly narrowed, his expression pleasant.
He was covered with a thin blanket.
“Yes, that’s it!” He squinted.
"Very good, this is your reward. Go back now," Long Aotian said with satisfaction.
He took out a bottle of pills and threw it out. A figure appeared, picked up the pills, and said excitedly, "Thank you, Senior Brother."
This is Fang Shaohuo, a female disciple who entered the sect with him. She is an indispensable minor character in the early stages, but became an outer disciple due to insufficient talent.
On one occasion, he had Fang Shao sneak into Lin Fan's room and pretend to be violated.
Then Long Aotian led his fellow disciples in and rushed in. Seeing her tattered clothes, Lin Fan was completely confirmed to have committed the crime of defiling a fellow disciple. He was then stripped of his cultivation and exiled to a place of exile.
Long Aotian lay comfortably, pondering to himself that although he hadn't managed to frame Lin Fan today, it was a slight mistake, but it didn't matter.
With his talent, he'll soon be able to defeat Lin Fan and become the chief disciple of Youzhu Peak. Then he can convict Lin Fan of whatever crime he wants. His master and senior sister are on his side, so he won't need any evidence.
"Who?" Suddenly he opened his eyes and jumped off the bed.
bang
His bed shattered, and a dark figure descended from above, wielding a sword.
"Late stage of Foundation Establishment?"
Long Aotian was surprised, not expecting that someone would dare to assassinate someone at Youzhu Peak, especially someone with the strength of a late Foundation Establishment cultivator.
He used his movement technique to quickly evade the assassination attempt, realizing that he was only at the peak of Qi Refining and no match for the enemy.
After several rounds of fighting, Long Aotian was sent flying by a palm strike. Seeing the man in black charging at him with a sword, he took out a talisman and threw it out. The talisman exploded, spewing out a large amount of flames.
He then rushed out of the room, shouting for help: "Help! There's an assassin!"
Several male disciples from Black Bamboo Mountain ran over to check the situation. Seeing that things were not going well, the man in black had no choice but to give up, sighed, and turned into a black shadow and left.
"Junior Brother Long, what happened?" asked Second Senior Brother Wu Qiankun.
"I don't know who it was. Someone just broke into my room and tried to kill me!" Long Aotian said with a hint of murderous intent.
Anyone who dares to assassinate me, I will make sure they are torn to pieces once I become stronger.
"Do you know who it was?" Wu Qiankun observed his room and indeed there were signs of a struggle, with sword marks still remaining.
"I don't know, I only know that he is at the late stage of Foundation Establishment." Long Aotian described the appearance of the black-clad assassin, although his description was similar to Lin Fan's.
Anyway, there are only a few Foundation Establishment stage disciples on Youzhu Peak, besides a few senior sisters, there is also the eldest senior brother Lin Fan.
“In that case, we must report this matter to our master and let her make the decision,” Wu Qiankun said.
"Let's forget about it. How can we trouble Master with such a trivial matter?" Long Aotian said.
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Long. How can we ignore something like this? Even the eldest brother can't cover up everything." Wu Qiankun patted his shoulder and comforted him.
...
Lin Fan left the back mountain, wondering to himself when his master had started to enjoy cultivating there. He had no idea.
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the mission. Reward: a copy of the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra."
"System, that's enough! I was just passing by. Where would I ask for swordsmanship advice?" Lin Fan couldn't help but complain. This system really knows how to seize every opportunity. If being gentle doesn't work, it will forcefully force it on him.
He was all alone in the sect, so who could he find to practice the Jade Maiden Heart Sutra with?
I can't exactly go after that male disciple, can I? I'm not that perverted.
The system did not respond, as if it were a program without any emotion.
If the back mountain is not feasible, then Jade Pool Peak should be fine, right?
Jade Pool Peak is under the jurisdiction of Youzhu Peak. It has beautiful scenery and is often visited by several junior sisters. There is a hot spring there with mist and steam, which is a beautiful sight, hence the name Jade Pool.
"At this hour, no female disciples should be bathing there." He changed direction and stealthily headed towards Jade Pool Peak.
"Little White, why do you think Senior Brother confessed his sins today?" Su Youxue hugged the white cat, soaking in the water, and thought back to Senior Brother, feeling that he had changed.
Previously, the eldest brother always targeted Long Aotian, and he would always try to argue about anything related to the latter. But today, he unusually confessed his guilt and even called her his third junior sister.
He seemed like a completely different person, as if he were a different person altogether.
Meow meow meow
The white cat struggled, not wanting to take a bath.
“We’ve all misunderstood our senior brother before. We won’t let him get hurt or sad anymore, okay?” Su Youxue said, stroking its head.
The little white kitten suddenly struggled and rushed ashore.
Lin Fan sneaked up to Jade Pool Peak and vaguely heard people talking. He thought to himself, "What the hell? There are still people taking a bath in the middle of the night. Don't they get tired of soaking for so long?"
He carefully concealed his presence and stealthily crossed Jade Pool Peak, trying to slip past it.
Meow
A meow came, and a dark shadow flashed by. A white cat rushed over and skillfully climbed onto his shoulder.
Lin Fan's face darkened. Wasn't this Su Youxue's pet cat? Could it be that she was the one taking a bath at Jade Pool Peak?
"Ah, Senior Brother, why did you sneak off to Jade Pool Peak?"
When Su Youxue saw the furtive Lin Fan, her pretty face turned red, and her body couldn't help but sink, submerging underwater.
"Hehe, so it's my junior sister. Would you have believed me if I said I was just passing by?"
Lin Fan's face twitched. Damn system, it must be the culprit. No matter where he ran tonight, he would be surrounded by people from Youzhu Peak, either his master or his junior sister. Was it really that difficult for him to sneak down the mountain?
I feel like they were sent by the system to ambush me; how despicable.
"I believe you!" Su Youxue said shyly, feeling dizzy and embarrassed. Could it be that her senior brother had come to peep at her while she was taking a bath?
Thinking back to her past life, her senior brother seemed to have done something similarly perverse. As for why she said it was her past life, well, she was reborn.
In their past lives, their most trusted and valued junior brother sacrificed all living beings, including the sect that had nurtured him for many years, in order to prove his own path.
Recalling his past life, it seems that apart from his eldest brother, no one knew about his wolfish ambitions. Only his eldest brother fought back desperately, only to meet a tragic end.
But before the senior brother left Qingxiao Sect, he also sneaked into Yuchi Peak to peek at the girls taking a bath. Sure enough, he was still the same senior brother; he hadn't changed.
While Lin Fan was thinking of ways to argue his way out, they received a message from their master, ordering all disciples to rush to the council hall.
"Third Junior Sister, Master has issued an urgent summons, so I won't disturb you any longer." He grabbed the little white cat, threw it back into the jade pool, and ran away.
"System, you traitor, did you do this?"
He was truly enraged. This traitor had arranged for people to block his escape in order to prevent him from getting away. Well, well, he really went to great lengths to pave the way for the protagonist.
Upon returning to the main peak, he released his divine sense and quickly learned what had happened.
It turns out that bastard Long Aotian was assassinated, but the attempt failed. Then he shifted the blame onto himself. Although he didn't name names, his description was practically pointing the finger at himself.
He met with his master today, so pointing fingers won't help.
It seems to work, since they all blindly trust Long Aotian anyway, and even when the evidence is right in front of them, they still think it's their fault.
As for Su Youxue, there's no need to worry about her accusing her. Would she dare to reveal the truth about Jade Pool Peak in public?
A young girl's reputation is very important, especially since she has a crush on Long Aotian, so she's even less likely to say anything.
"As long as I insist that I did it, I'm sure I can get out of here this time!" he thought to himself.
Ding: New mission issued. Deny the assassination attempt, thwart Long Aotian's arrogance, and receive a Golden Silkworm Robe as a reward.
The system issued another task. Lin Fan rolled his eyes. "Screw you, you're causing trouble again!"
As soon as he stepped into the council chamber, all eyes turned to him, their gazes filled with strange light.
When Leng Xingyue saw him enter, she was about to speak when he suddenly knelt down and said, "This disciple confesses his sins. Please punish me according to the sect rules, abolish my cultivation, and expel me from the sect."
Everyone: ?
So he's already confessed? Not even offering a defense? This isn't like the eldest brother's style.
“Master, since our eldest brother has confessed his guilt, please do justice for us.” Wu Qiankun stepped forward and said righteously.
"We hope that Master will uphold justice for us, revoke Senior Brother's position as Chief, abolish his cultivation, and expel him from the sect," Ye Chen added.
"Oh, who do you think is qualified to be the chief?" Leng Xingyue asked in return.
She coldly observed the group, though she didn't know why Lin Fan was acting out of character and didn't rush to interrogate them.
He probably won't even need to be interrogated; he'll confess to his crimes.
Although the assassination occurred after he left the back mountain, he did have time to go back and commit the crime, but she believed that he did not do it.
"Of course it's Junior Brother Aotian. He's exceptionally talented. He broke through from the fifth level of Qi Refining to the ninth level in just three months after he entered the sect. He's a prodigy who broke the historical record of the Qingxiao Sect. He will surely lead us to the peak in the future," Ye Chen said proudly, as if he were talking about himself.
“This disciple agrees,” Wu Qiankun said.
"Alright, I know the matter. The assassination was not done by Fan'er. I was in the back mountain instructing Fan'er in swordsmanship just now, so he didn't have the opportunity to commit the crime. Someone else must have wanted to frame him." Leng Xingyue withdrew her gaze and said calmly.
“But apart from the eldest brother, no other disciple of Youzhu Peak has reached the late Foundation Establishment stage. Besides, only the eldest brother and Junior Brother Aotian have a grudge,” Ye Chen retorted.
Lin Fan was speechless. This reason was really far-fetched. He wasn't the only one in the late Foundation Establishment stage on Youzhu Peak.
But it doesn't matter. Although I don't know why my master defended himself, I hope Long Aotian's protagonist halo can be stronger, so that others will be affected by the protagonist and their intelligence will be forcibly reduced.
"Perhaps I'm mistaken, and that assassin isn't Senior Brother!" Long Aotian said in a deep voice.
Since his master had already defended him, he still wanted to struggle a bit. He seemed to be trying to exonerate Lin Fan, but in reality, he wanted to point the finger at him.
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