Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Truth Revealed

Shen Yue caught her quickly and sighed: “Junior Sister, it has already started. It is too late to stop it. We did our best. Your body is still weak, so do not worry too much.”

Ye Zhao Zhao’s smile turned stiff.

She did not want to worry, but she knew very well that if there was a public judgment, the ones mocked would be her and Chang Le An.

She blamed Sheng Yuan: [Why did he have to meddle like this?] She shot a resentful look toward him.

As if sensing it, Sheng Yuan turned. Seeing the three of them, he called out: “Junior Sister, you are still injured. Why did you come?”

Shen Yue said calmly: “Junior Sister did not want to argue. She came to stop this. But we arrived a step late.”

Sheng Yuan’s gaze softened: “If Junior Sister does not want to argue, then I will argue for her. Ling Xu Peak has taken far too much blame lately. Today we will clear it up. Junior Brother, Junior Sister, come here. We will confront Senior Sister Li properly.”

Every gaze swung to the three from Ling Xu Peak.

Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An looked worse and worse, but with Sheng Yuan calling them, they could only grit their teeth and walk over.

Ye Zhao Zhao tried one last time: “First Senior Brother, there is no need to go this far…”

Sheng Yuan cut in: “Junior Sister, do not be soft. The footage has started. Today we will expose her true face.” He threw Li Shuang a meaningful look.

Li Shuang’s lips tilted: “I am looking forward to it.”

Shaking, Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An looked up at the Water Screen.

In the footage, the group from Ling Xu Peak ran into Li Shuang.

Li Shuang clearly did not want to meet them and hid herself at once.

The Ling Xu Peak group kept praising how amazing Chang Le An’s luck was.

Now everyone knew where Chang Le An’s luck came from. Stares turned strange in the crowd.

Strong luck had been Chang Le An’s proudest asset. In the secret realm, those flattering words made him feel great.

But that was then. Now, hearing the same praise felt like getting slapped over and over. His face burned.

Worse, Ye Zhao Zhao even called out Li Shuang’s hiding place and, in a “generous” tone, told her to tag along and share their luck.

Chang Le An lowered his head. He did not even dare to listen. If the ground had a crack, he would have crawled in without thinking.

In the footage, Li Shuang refused to travel with them and kindly warned that the forest was too quiet, likely because a Great Demon was lurking.

Of course, the Ling Xu Peak group did not believe her. They mocked her and went deeper into the woods.

Li Shuang said nothing else and left on her own.

After that, the two sides split.

Li Shuang left the forest. The Ling Xu Peak group went deeper.

The next clip appeared.

In the sky, a huge Winged Lion Beast burst into view. With a sweep of its wings, a gale roared as it charged the four.

The Ling Xu Peak group fell into chaos.

Out on the plaza, Sheng Yuan’s heart also lurched.

He glanced at Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An. [Something is wrong.]

According to their story, Li Shuang had lured a demonic beast to them and abandoned them in danger.

But this short clip already disagreed with that. Li Shuang had warned them about a Great Demon. They not only ignored her but mocked her, then went deeper on purpose.

How could this be blamed on Li Shuang?

It could not.

A bad feeling crawled up Sheng Yuan’s spine. He looked again at Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An. Both faces were paper white.

“You two…” He started to ask.

But the next image wiped his words away.

Chased by the Winged Lion Beast, a panicked Ye Zhao Zhao shoved Yue Feng straight toward the beast.

It happened so fast that only Yue Feng’s quick use of a Teleportation Token saved his life. A moment later and the beast’s claws would have torn him apart.

Sheng Yuan swayed on his feet.

So that was why Yue Feng had been eliminated so early.

Among the disciples, Yue Feng could not help a satisfied look.

After getting sent out early, he had only reported that the Demon Clan appeared in the Langya Secret Realm. He had not dared say what Ye Zhao Zhao did.

Because he left too soon with nothing to show, he had to endure a long stretch under Sheng Yuan’s cold eye.

Now, at last, the truth was out.

If not for Ye Zhao Zhao and Chang Le An being stubborn, if they had listened to Senior Sister Li even a little, how would he have been kicked out so fast?

When Yue Feng’s clip ended, the plaza filled with whispers.

Shaking, Ye Zhao Zhao said in a small, wronged voice: “I… I was just too scared. I pushed Senior Brother on reflex. And this was the Outer Zone. He would not really die. Senior Brother Yue Feng did not mind either.”

She looked to Yue Feng.

At Ling Xu Peak she was always favored. None of the disciples there dared offend her.

She thought he would be frightened and speak up for her once she said that.

Not this time.

Yue Feng let out a cold laugh and said with open mockery: “Junior Sister Ye, your reflex is to push a fellow disciple out to take the hit? Then your true nature is clear to everyone.”

Ye Zhao Zhao’s pupils shrank.

Yue Feng dared? A full disciple dared speak to her like that?

Yue Feng stood his ground. He did not plan to stay at Ling Xu Peak anyway. Forget Ye Zhao Zhao. Even Immortal Ling Xu could not cover the sky with one hand in the Sword Sect.

Besides, after Senior Sister Li left Ling Xu Peak, did she get worse? No. She was much better than before.

So what was there to fear?

Eyes around the plaza slid toward Ye Zhao Zhao. The crowd rustled with low talk.

Ye Zhao Zhao could not make out the words, but she felt every voice was mocking her, every look accusing her. Her eyes reddened with grievance. [What did I even do? Yue Feng would not have died.]

The clips kept playing. In them, Chang Le An spoke up for Ye Zhao Zhao, sounding completely sure of himself: “He is the weakest of us. What is wrong with having him do something useful before he gets kicked out?”

The righteous tone made nearby disciples quietly edge farther from the Ling Xu Peak crowd.

Chang Le An’s lips trembled. He wanted to explain, but no words came. He stood there, looking defeated.

In the secret realm they dared to act like that because they believed Yue Feng would never accuse them. Yue Feng truly had not dared. But who could have guessed Sheng Yuan would drag it all into the open?

Chang Le An shot a bitter look at Sheng Yuan.

Sheng Yuan stood frozen.

In the footage, Ye Zhao Zhao’s voice came again: “Come on, we will go find Senior Sister Li. With her skills, she can save us.”

Sheng Yuan turned, dazed, to look at Ye Zhao Zhao.

It was never Li Shuang luring the Demon Clan to them.

It was Ye Zhao Zhao, who deliberately led the Demon Clan toward Li Shuang.