Cen Ji frowned and looked at Yan Ying's back in the hall.
She asked him, why should she admit it when she clearly didn't take the spiritual herb?
Could it be that...she thought that he was the one who took the spiritual herb, so she should be punished for him?
"Ying'er, you have to think it over before you speak. There is a price to pay for lying." Ning Hai said sternly.
Yan Ying clutched the hem of her skirt tightly. "I didn't lie. I was the only one who went to the Sutra Library tonight. I took the spiritual herbs to Sunset Peak."
"Junior sister, you..." Wu Lin turned around and glared at Yan Ying.
How could she steal the spiritual herbs for Mu Siyue? It was obvious that her junior sister was lying.
"Junior Sister Mu, didn't you see who put the spiritual herbs in your room?" Bai Huanzhi looked at Mu Siyue and asked.
He didn't believe that his junior sister could steal the spiritual herbs.
In this sect, there is only one person who is willing to get the spiritual herbs for her.
This person has a special relationship with his junior sister. It's possible that his junior sister is taking the blame for someone else.
"When I woke up from the illusion, this spiritual herb was already by my bed." Mu Siyue said lightly.
Bai Huanzhi turned his head to glance at Cen Ji who was standing at the entrance of the hall.
"Junior Sister Mu, what if that person was really anxious to save you, and stole the spiritual herb but didn't feed it to you personally, but just placed it next to your bed?" Bai Huanzhi asked softly.
"I don't know about that." Mu Siyue replied with her eyes lowered.
"Ying'er, let me ask you again, was it you who took the spiritual herb?" Ning Hai said in a heavier tone.
Yan Ying looked up at Ning Hai and let out a sigh. "I took it."
"Do you know what price you have to pay for saying this?"
"Although the spiritual herb is intact, the master's order cannot be broken." Ning Hai looked at Yan Ying in a deep voice. He hoped that she would change her mind.
For a long time, Yan Ying just stood quietly in the hall without speaking to clarify.
"Okay." Ning Hai nodded and turned around.
"Since the spiritual herb is intact, I will spare you the severe punishment. However, the sect rules must not be broken. Go to the cave and receive fifty fire thunder whips."
Ning Hai closed his eyes, frowned and didn't want to look back at Yan Ying in the hall.
"Master, no, you can't do that. You know very well that my junior sister can't possibly take the spiritual herbs. Fifty Fire Thunder Whips will take her life, Master!" Wu Lin said anxiously.
Fifty fire thunder whips, not to mention Yan Ying, even he might not be able to withstand it.
"Master, this matter cannot be decided so hastily." Bai Huanzhi said anxiously.
They knew in their hearts that if the junior sister denied taking the spiritual herbs, the matter could be investigated thoroughly.
But Yan Ying admitted that she took the spiritual herb, and the matter became unclear.
With so many disciples watching, the master couldn't show mercy.
"Junior sister, even if you are punished, this matter will be investigated again. No matter who you want to take the blame for, it will be useless." Bai Huanzhi looked at Yan Ying and said.
"I didn't take the blame for anyone. I was the one who took the spiritual herb." Yan Ying said affirmatively.
They wouldn't have traced it back to Cen Jing if they had no evidence.
Cen Ji looked at Yan Ying and frowned, and his gaze moved to Mu Siyue's face.
The spiritual herb was sent back by Mu Siyue.
He did not go to get the spiritual herbs. No one would bring the spiritual herbs to Mu Siyue's bedside while she was unconscious.
What's more, why did she wake up at such a timely moment? She woke up just before the disciples of Baicao Peak came in and saw the spiritual herbs on the bed.
"Huanzhi, take her to the cave!" Ning Hai waved his hand.
Cen Ji pushed through the disciples at the temple gate and walked into the temple, attracting everyone's attention.
"You clearly knew she didn't take the spiritual herb, so why are you punishing her?" Cen Ji said coldly, looking at Ning Hai. "Is giving an explanation to the secular world so important?"
He refused to investigate the matter of the spiritual herbs, clearly because he was afraid of being known to be partial.
"And you, you clearly didn't take the spiritual herbs, why did you lie?" Cen Ji looked at Yan Ying and said.
Doesn't she care about her own safety?
Even if he really took the spiritual herb, he didn't need to let her take the blame.
"I didn't lie." Yan Ying looked at Cen Ji and said with certainty.
For some reason, Yan Ying suddenly felt relieved.
Cen Ji stood up for her. Even though she would be punished, she felt like the stone in her heart had finally fallen.
"You said she was lying, do you have any evidence?" Ning Hai looked at Cen Ji and asked tentatively.
"No." Cen Ji glanced at Mu Siyue while speaking.
With just one glance, he could see the evasion in her eyes.
It seems that it is just as he thought...
"In that case, step back. Huanzhi, take her to the cave." Ning Hai frowned.
This matter must be explained. Yan Ying was the only one who had been to the Sutra Repository, and she personally admitted to taking the spiritual herbs. If she is not punished, this matter will be brought up in the future, and it is hard to guarantee that Ying'er and the sect will not be criticized.
If she was punished, Ying'er would still be considered eager to save people and would have a good reputation. Fifty lashes, with Bai Huanzhi personally supervising the punishment, would be a lighter punishment.
Bai Huanzhi sighed lightly and could only walk to Yan Ying.
It seems that there is no way to avoid it...
Cen Ji looked at Bai Huanzhi coldly, then raised his hand and grabbed Yan Ying, and the two disappeared in the hall together.
Yan Ying didn't realize that Cen Ji had taken her away until she saw the surrounding environment suddenly change.
"What are you doing?" Yan Ying asked loudly.
Cen Ji took her away from the hall directly. How could she explain this to the sect?
"They punish you without asking for the reason. It's better not to stay in a place like this." Cen Ji said seriously.
At this time, the two of them were standing in a wasteland, with red rocks under their feet and gullies in the distance, and no living creatures.
"Why not keep it? That's the sect's rules. The spiritual herb was left by the old sect leader, so naturally it cannot be touched. You..."
"I didn't take the spiritual herb." Cen Ji interrupted Yan Ying. "I didn't know Guiyun Sect had such a thing, and I've never touched it."
"What?" Yan Ying looked at Cen Ji in disbelief.
How could it be possible that he didn't take the spiritual herb?
"But..." Yan Ying frowned, what was going on...
Cen Ji did not take the spiritual herb, and the original plot was changed.
"Even if I took it, are you going to take the blame for me? You haven't seen the Guiyun Sect's Fire Thunder Whip, right?" Cen Ji looked at Yan Ying angrily.
How could she dare to bear such a severe punishment? If he didn't take her away, she would probably die in the cave.
"Do you really want to die? Even if you took the whipping for me, I wouldn't be grateful to you. I would just think you're stupid!"
"Even if you are beaten to death, I won't feel a bit guilty about your death!" Cen Ji was so angry that his hands were shaking, and he looked at Yan Ying angrily.
Yan Ying said nothing, but just lowered her eyes and clasped her hands in front of her.
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