Chapter 61

Chapter 61: The Fair and Just First Senior Sister
“Yu Zhao!” Lan Zi Yu was trembling all over with rage, his eyes bloodshot. “Fine. You won’t go back, right? Then don’t ever think of going back again! First Senior Brother, let’s go!”

He tried to drag Fang Cheng Lang away, but Fang Cheng Lang dodged his reaching hand and stood still, unmoving. His eyes were filled with sorrow as he looked at Yu Zhao and said: “Little Six, come home with Senior Brother.”

“First Senior Brother, didn’t you hear what she just said? She said she isn’t Little Six anymore! She won’t go back! What are we still doing here! Let’s go!”

No matter how Lan Zi Yu stomped his feet and cursed, Fang Cheng Lang refused to leave. He stood there like an ancient stone statue, firm and unshakable.

“You two, my mind is already set. Please go back.”

Since Fang Cheng Lang insisted on staying, Yu Zhao did not bother to waste more words. If he wanted to stand there, then he could stand there.

She turned around and pushed open the fence gate.

“Little Six, don’t go!”

By reflex, Fang Cheng Lang shook off Lan Zi Yu and rushed forward, trying to stop Yu Zhao.

A sharp gust of wind sounded behind Yu Zhao.

Her eyes turned cold, and she took a step forward.

As Fang Cheng Lang’s hand was about to touch Yu Zhao, an invisible Defensive Barrier suddenly appeared and bounced his hand away.

Yu Zhao did not even look back and continued walking inside.

Fang Cheng Lang stood only one step away from her, watching her leave yet unable to stop her. A single tear slipped from the corner of his eye.

He had a vague feeling deep inside that Little Six would never look back again.

“First Senior Brother, you…”

The wild anger and impatience on Lan Zi Yu’s face vanished the moment he saw Fang Cheng Lang’s tears.

First Senior Brother… was crying?

He had known First Senior Brother for so many years and had never seen him shed a single tear.

He did not know if it was because he was affected by First Senior Brother, but Lan Zi Yu also felt a heavy pressure in his chest. Strange emotions crashed again and again inside him until his nose stung.

“Fang Cheng Lang, Lan Zi Yu, what do you think you’re doing!”

The two of them turned their heads when they heard their names and saw Zhou Jin Yue rushing up from halfway down the mountain, her face full of anger.

In just a few breaths, Zhou Jin Yue reached them. On her bright and pretty face, besides anger, there was also a bit of scorn.

“Senior Sister Zhou.”

Fang Cheng Lang and Lan Zi Yu bowed their heads and greeted her softly.

Zhou Jin Yue let out a cold laugh and said: “Why are you two not staying on your Lone Moon Peak and instead running all the way here? What are you doing?”

“To bring Little Six home,” Fang Cheng Lang said in a low voice.

Lan Zi Yu clenched his teeth and stayed silent.

“Fang Cheng Lang, now you finally know how to regret. What were you doing before!” Zhou Jin Yue’s voice was sharp. “Didn’t I remind you before to treat Junior Sister Yu better? Do you remember what you told me? You said you had it under control, that Lone Moon Peak had never treated Junior Sister Yu unfairly. Now she has already been kicked out of Lone Moon Peak, so what else do you have to say?”

Fang Cheng Lang and Lan Zi Yu had just arrived at the Inner Court when Zhou Jin Yue received the news and rushed over at once.

However, she did not know that they had already finished talking with Yu Zhao. She thought the two of them were blocking the entrance of Yu Zhao’s residence and forcing her to come out.

Yu Zhao had already been driven out, and now she was still being pestered by them. Zhou Jin Yue was so angry she could not even pretend to be calm on the surface anymore.

Fang Cheng Lang lowered his head in shame.

Zhou Jin Yue had indeed reminded him, both openly and secretly, many times. It was his arrogance that made him ignore Little Six’s difficulties.

Now that things had gotten to this point, he had only himself to blame.

Lan Zi Yu, however, was still somewhat unconvinced. His eyes were dark and fierce.

But Zhou Jin Yue had always been strong, and she had once saved their lives. He did not dare to talk back and could only bottle up his anger in his chest.

His expression was so obvious that it was hard for Zhou Jin Yue to ignore.

“Lan Zi Yu, you’re not convinced, right? You think you did nothing wrong?” Zhou Jin Yue stared straight at him. “Among all the bad things said about Junior Sister Yu in the Five Elements Dao Sect, about seventy percent came out of your mouth, didn’t they? I really want to know, what terrible crime did Junior Sister Yu commit that made you feel free to slander her in front of others like that? It just so happens I am free right now. Tell me everything in detail and let me judge who is right and who is wrong.”

Zhou Jin Yue could be called the person with the widest information network among the disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect.

As long as something happened inside the Five Elements Dao Sect, if she wanted to know, there was nothing she could not find out.

At first, the conflict between Yu Zhao and Ye Cong Xin was only a small matter. Even real brothers could quarrel, not to mention Sister Disciples with no blood relation. The disciples of the Five Elements Dao Sect would not have kept such a small thing on their lips all the time.

It was Lan Zi Yu who kept spreading the message that Yu Zhao’s character was bad, that she was sharp and mean. He was also the one who spoke ill of Yu Zhao in front of others without any restraint.

Three people talking could turn a lie into a tiger. If many mouths kept repeating the same thing, more and more people would believe it.

Bit by bit, Yu Zhao became a villain in their mouths.

Lan Zi Yu had put in the most effort in this. His contribution was truly huge.

“Yu Zhao is narrow-minded. She wants to keep all of the sect’s favor for herself. She even tried to harm her Junior Sister in secret. Her sins are great.” Lan Zi Yu curled his lips in a cold smile.

Maybe his words were harsh, but he felt that every sentence was true. He did not think he had done anything wrong.

“Fine,” Zhou Jin Yue said. “Then tell me. How exactly did Junior Sister Yu bully Ye Cong Xin? Did you see all of it with your own eyes?” Her gaze was like fire.

“She slandered Junior Sister behind her back and even tried to… tried to…”

Lan Zi Yu tried hard to recall, but he realized he could not find any clear, direct evidence.

When Yu Zhao had spoken about Ye Cong Xin in front of him, it was mostly in a complaining tone. Later, when she saw he did not like hearing it, she stopped even that.

“Right! During a spar, she pretended to lose control and hurt Junior Sister on purpose. I saw that with my own eyes!”

Lan Zi Yu’s eyes lit up as he finally remembered a crucial piece of evidence.

There had been many witnesses at the time who could prove he was not lying.

“That’s it?” Zhou Jin Yue raised her eyebrows.

Fang Cheng Lang’s expression grew very serious.

Lan Zi Yu’s chest heaved up and down as he snapped: “Is that still not enough proof? Zhou Jin Yue, I know you like Yu Zhao, but you should not be so biased. You are the First Senior Sister of the Five Elements Dao Sect. You should be fair and just.”

Zhou Jin Yue was almost amused by how angry he made her.

It was exactly because she was the First Senior Sister of the Five Elements Dao Sect that she could not just watch Yu Zhao be bullied by the people of Lone Moon Peak like this.

“Of course I will be fair and just,” Zhou Jin Yue said. “Leaving aside whether Junior Sister Yu ever spoke ill of Ye Cong Xin or not, let’s talk about the second thing you just mentioned. Junior Sister Yu hurt Ye Cong Xin during a spar. Isn’t that something very normal?”

“Take Lone Moon Peak as an example. Your Fifth Junior Brother, Quan Ye, often asks Junior Sister Yu to spar with him. He is a Body Cultivator. Fists and feet have no eyes. Junior Sister Yu must have been injured more than once, right? So why did none of you stand up and condemn Quan Ye? What he did was even worse.”

Lan Zi Yu was stunned.