The sect customs in Jixue Valley were not very strict, and there were many people who liked to watch the fun. Once the news of Chu Qiurong coming to the outer gate spread, many of those who were practicing sword in the courtyard stopped practicing and quietly looked outside the courtyard gate.
Chu Qiurong was aware of this, but as he said before he came, he had no intention of saving Lin Qingqing's face.
"You didn't?"
With a cold snort, he lowered his eyes and questioned Lin Qingqing, "Then tell me, this place is so vast, why didn't you wait for Senior Brother to save you when you encountered danger? Instead, you went to great lengths to find me. And the Buddha Eye Spider's cave is so far away from me, how did you find me?"
Lin Qingqing had never heard Chu Qiurong speak in such a harsh tone. Looking at his cold expression, she felt so aggrieved that tears welled up in her eyes.
Biting her lower lip unwillingly, she said, "There were other fellow disciples at the scene of the incident. Even if it wasn't us, there were others waiting. I went to look for my senior brother just to provide more security. Is that wrong?"
"As for Brother's whereabouts, even if I don't know, I can still ask. I understand that Brother cares for his fellow disciples, but using such a small matter to press him is a bit too gullible."
She said the last sentence while turning her head to stare at Tu Nian, clearly wanting to tell everyone that Chu Qiurong was making things difficult for her with such a thing that had no evidence, all because of her obstruction.
The two of them spoke without holding back, and those watching the excitement around them could hear everything.
Chu Qiurong faintly heard the outer disciples starting to talk behind his back, and his brows furrowed. Just as he was about to stop them, he felt a force coming from behind. He turned around and saw that it was Tu Nian who grabbed him.
Signaling him to calm down, Tu Nian took a half step around to stand in front of him and met Lin Qingqing's eyes. He narrowed his eyes slightly at the obvious hatred in the other's eyes.
She had originally not intended to take care of this matter, and just stood there with her arms folded, waiting for Chu Qiurong to settle the matter. But now she was being blamed, and if she didn't say anything, this girl would probably think she was easy to bully.
Lifting his eyelids slightly, Tu Nian smiled and said, "Before coming here, I told Second Senior Brother that he was so arrogant that it would inevitably frighten people inside and outside. Now it seems that I was worrying too much."
"Senior Sister Lin is still able to stir up trouble for something that's clearly written in black and white. You can tell she's experienced. She's just accusing someone of something, not trying to kill them. How could she possibly be considered worthy of Senior Sister Lin's approval?"
Lin Qingqing has some seniority in the sect, especially in front of so many people. It would be fine if Chu Qiurong blamed her, but when it came to someone else, she naturally couldn't tolerate it.
Her carefully trimmed eyebrows were twisted into a knot. She gritted her teeth and looked at Tu Nian and said, "Junior Sister Tu. Because you are Master's direct disciple, I call you Junior Sister. But if you continue to use such unfounded things to slander me, don't blame me for not respecting the friendship between fellow disciples."
After saying that, the spiritual energy around Lin Qingqing began to surge, as if she was going to speak with her strength.
Tu Nian raised the end of his eyebrows, but he was not afraid at all. He took half a step to the side, with his feet slightly in a T-shape. A sense of pressure also rose from his body, and he suppressed Lin Qingqing's momentum in an instant.
The moment her spiritual power was dispersed, Lin Qingqing's eyes widened in horror, "Late stage of foundation building? How could it be..."
That's right, in order to resolve Jin Nanfeng's demonic barrier, Tu Nian connected his spiritual roots with him. Although his safety would be dependent on him from now on, it also improved his own cultivation.
Less than half a month after joining the sect, she had advanced from the late stage of Qi Refining to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Anyone who heard about it would inevitably have the same reaction as Lin Qingqing.
It just so happened that this was the reaction she wanted.
His eyes darkened, and before Lin Qingqing could finish her words, Tu Nian interrupted her rudely with a voice full of pressure: "What are you scared of?"
Looking at Lin Qingqing's terrified face, Tu Nian stepped in front of her and said, "Except for Master and a few senior brothers in the entire sect, no one knows about my cultivation level. Senior Sister Lin is so surprised, could it be that you heard something from someone?"
Lin Qingqing looked away in panic and said hurriedly, "Junior Sister Tu, you're being overly suspicious. I'm just quite surprised by your young and promising achievements."
Tu Nian raised the corner of his lips and glanced at her, "What a promising young man. You know my age, even my master hasn't told me yet."
Lin Qingqing's expression changed immediately, and she whispered, "I...see that Junior Sister is young..."
Tu Nian laughed out loud this time. "If Senior Sister Lin says so, then I know. If such sharp eyes mistakenly saw me at the entrance of Fushan Cave, it must be because they were frightened by some monster called a giant snake or spider, or they were distracted."
"Yes, I saw it wrong..."
Lin Qingqing was not a calm person to begin with, and now that Tu Nian was throwing questions at her one after another, she felt that these questions were like a sledgehammer, hitting her head again and again, making her more and more dizzy.
As a result, in just a few rounds, they were completely defeated.
At this point in the confrontation, although she still denied it, such a pale explanation made no difference whether she said it or not.
When the outer sect disciples who were watching the show heard this, they gradually understood what was going on. They quickly turned their attention to Lin Qingqing and started whispering to her.
Whether Lin Qingqing heard it or not, she just stood there with a dazed look on her pale face.
Tu Nianyuan had prepared a lot of tricks, but when he saw Lin Qingqing become like this, he immediately lost interest.
It's just some logic. This girl is really naive.
Shaking her head in boredom, she turned to Chu Qiurong and said, "Well, your junior sister, you can decide how to deal with her."
After saying that, Tu Nian lifted her Taoist robe, found a comfortable place to sit down, and continued her plan of watching the show leisurely.
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