After Faking Her Death and Escaping, the Junior Sister Fell to the Demonic Path - Chapter 24.2

With that, she took out a communication jade token and informed Venerable Wenqing about the matter.

She didn’t know what the other side was busy with, but the voice transmitted to Qin Qingyi was mixed with whistling winds and sword cries, and vaguely, the wailing of something: “I understand. You go to the Enforcement Hall first. I’ll be there in an hour.”

“Don’t be afraid. Your Master is still here.”

Venerable Wenqing’s voice was gentle and soft, soothing Qin Qingyi’s agitated inner heart and providing comfort to both of them.

“Thank you, Master.”

With the confirmation, Qin Qingyi’s brows smoothed out, and her mood brightened considerably.

Only then did she have the leisure to observe other things. Her gaze shifted, and she saw Xie Su, who was standing on another sword, his clothes torn and ragged from the fight. She couldn’t help but let out a “tsk” and said with a look of disdain: “Your clothes are so ripped. Go back and change first.”

Hearing her words, Xie Su finally had time to look at himself. When he realized his outer robe was indeed shredded into strips, loosely draped over his body, he immediately blushed intensely, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into.

“I apologize, Senior Sister, I…” He was a bit incoherent.

Then, blushing, he bowed and said awkwardly to Qin Qingyi: “Then, your junior brother will return to the peak to change clothes first.”

Qin Qingyi nodded and allowed it: “Go ahead. We can just meet at the Enforcement Hall later.”

Xie Su nodded in agreement, turned his sword, and flew towards Hidden Snow Peak.

Once he was gone, Qin Qingyi immediately changed her demeanor, speaking harshly to the few people dangling beneath her sword: “Speak! Who exactly is instructing you? If you don’t talk, I’ll drop you all!”

With that, she manipulated the sword to swing from side to side. They were high in the sky, and the few people bundled together beneath the sword swung precariously, truly looking like they were about to fall.

They were only at the Golden Core stage and could only fly on a sword, not control themselves in the air. Now their movement was restricted, and they couldn’t summon their swords. If they were really thrown down…

Wouldn’t they surely die?!

If they lost their lives, what good were the benefits?

The few people were immediately terrified, their faces pale, and they mumbled incoherently, their eyes pleading for mercy.

“Don’t think I wouldn’t dare. Right now, I’m the Chief Disciple of Hidden Snow Peak. Even if I really killed a few of you, I wouldn’t face much punishment.” Qin Qingyi sat cross-legged on her sword, dangling the jade pendant from her waist, her actions exuding an air of casual indifference.

Her eyes were filled with pity, and her face was as bright and beautiful as a Bodhisattva’s attendant, yet her slightly narrowed eyes were full of compassionate intelligence, while the words she spoke were steeped in malice. Her thin lips opened and closed like a venomous snake flicking its tongue:

“But you are different. You are just outer-sect disciples. I presume you still have parents and relatives in the mortal world. If you are gone, who will protect them? Think carefully, is it really worth it to be used as a pawn by others, to be a disposable piece thrown away after a single use?”

Qin Qingyi’s words were soft, yet they genuinely caused the few people to fall into silence. Even the most stubborn leader at the beginning had a slight change in his eyes, showing signs of contemplation.

However, Qin Qingyi still felt it wasn’t enough. Even though the few people were already showing signs of revealing the mastermind, she still maliciously swung the sword and said in a harsh tone:

“First, think carefully about how you’re going to talk. If I ask you later and you still stammer and talk in circles, I’ll turn you into meat patties to feed the vultures circling the mountain!”

About half an hour later, the few people, shivering in the cold wind beneath the sword, exchanged glances. They seemed to have finally made a decision, and the leader ultimately raised his head to beg Qin Qingyi for mercy.

“Bang—”

As they reached the mountain where the Enforcement Hall was located, Qin Qingyi’s spirits lifted, and she immediately threw the people who were hanging down.

“Alright, we’re here. The rest of the way, you can walk.”

Because the distance of the fall was somewhat high, after a few dull thuds of flesh hitting the ground, the few troublemaking disciples lay on the ground, grimacing in pain. However, because Qin Qingyi had also bound their mouths, they couldn’t even let out a cry of pain.

Behind them, the elegant Qin Qingyi put away her long sword and drifted down to land.

Ignoring the hateful gazes of the few people behind her, Qin Qingyi’s expression was full of joy, without the slightest hint of the raging anger she had shown when she was provoked by them earlier.

“Master and the others should have arrived.”

“Good thing I was smart and took you all on a detour, otherwise we might have had to wait here.”

Saying that, Qin Qingyi walked towards the crowd.

When she reached the front, Qin Qingyi discovered that not only were the disciples of Hidden Snow Peak present, but also Sect Master Shangguan Yu and the Elders of the Enforcement Hall.

“Master is so fast. She called everyone out.”

Qin Qingyi raised an eyebrow.

If she wasn’t mistaken, in the cluster of Elders, there were a few who had consistently claimed to be in closed-door cultivation for years. Anyone who hadn’t left their peak was here.

Furthermore, the area not far away was already surrounded by disciples from all the peaks. Their eyes kept darting towards this side, and when they saw her approach, their eyes lit up even more.

“Why is everyone here?”

She muttered softly. When she walked next to Venerable Wenqing, she was patted on the back of the head.

“It’s all because of you. You so impulsively tied these people up and even crushed their disciple tokens. You were so conspicuous. The Sword Sect has so many disciples; did you think everyone was blind?”

“Oh.”

Qin Qingyi weakly responded, but she didn’t feel she had done anything wrong.

Zhou Zhixue was her little junior sister, a disciple accepted by her Master. No matter what happened, it should be decided by her Master, not pointed at by others.

She felt a surge of indignation in her heart, but she obediently retreated behind Venerable Wenqing.

“Senior Sister.”

Zhou Zhixue ran over from a distance, her eyes bright. Although she was injured, she wasn’t delicate about it. She was originally supposed to stay on Execution Sword Peak to recuperate, but she begged her Martial Uncle, the Sect Master, to let her come.

Seeing Zhou Zhixue’s bandaged shoulder and pale face, Qin Qingyi frowned with concern and immediately took a pill from her Qiankun bag (Universe Bag) and put it into Zhou Zhixue’s mouth.

“Swallow it. You’ll heal faster.”

It was a top-grade Huiyuan Dan (Restore Origin Pill), a healing holy medicine that was hard to find outside, yet she gave it to a child who only had a small scrape on her shoulder.

Venerable Wenqing found it amusing but didn’t stop her. She huffed lightly and warned the two behind her: “You two behave yourselves. Don’t cause any more trouble.”

Heaven knows, she hadn’t even finished her business outside and had to rush back to the sect to clean up the mess for these few children.

Qin Qingyi grumbled softly, maintaining that she wasn’t the one who caused the mess. Zhou Zhixue, however, honestly lowered her head and sincerely said: “It’s all my fault. Master, punish me.”

Seeing that she genuinely thought it was her fault, Venerable Wenqing’s heart ached even more, and she said irritably: “What does this have to do with you?”

“Just stay close to your Senior Sister and watch as your Master battles the scholars.”

Venerable Wenqing rolled up her sleeves, flexing her muscles.

She was full of fighting spirit, as if she were about to step onto a battlefield.

Zhou Zhixue: “Huh?”

Seeing her blank expression, Qin Qingyi pulled her, signaling her to look towards the center of the area.

Outside the Enforcement Hall, the sunlight was bright, reflecting the golden light from the temple roof.

Standing around were the Sect Master and the Elders of the various peaks. The only remaining gap was filled by Venerable Wenqing as she walked over.

“Don’t be afraid. With Master here, no one will bully you.”

Qin Qingyi stopped watching what was happening over there and focused on taking care of Zhou Zhixue.

She took out two soft cushions from her Qiankun Bracelet (Universe Bracelet), and she and Zhou Zhixue sat down together.

This show was likely to last a while, so it was better to sit than stand.

“Watch carefully how Master teaches these people a lesson. Spreading such absurd rumors in the Sword Sect and even injuring you—they must be made to pay the price.”

She reassured Zhou Zhixue, her voice full of certainty.

Everyone in the Sword Sect knew that Hidden Snow Peak was the most protective. From the Peak Lord of Hidden Snow Peak down to a single blade of grass, they were protective to the extreme. Anyone who wanted to cause trouble for Hidden Snow Peak had better consider if they could withstand Hidden Snow Peak’s retaliation.

“Senior Sister, what about the two of us?”

Seeing the two of them chatting happily, Hu Yu, who had been a silent presence behind them, spoke softly.

Why did Senior Sister keep overlooking them?

And why was the cushion only for the little junior sister?

Were they no longer Senior Sister’s good junior brothers?

If Qin Qingyi could hear his inner thoughts, she would definitely roll her eyes: You’re just two inconspicuous weeds of Hidden Snow Peak. How dare you compare yourselves to the little junior sister?

As expected, hearing his words, Qin Qingyi turned around, looked them up and down, and then asked in surprise: “Why are you here too?”

Hu Yu’s heart shattered into pieces again.

Xie Su, however, was already accustomed to this, as he was the one who was always ignored by his Senior Sister.

Hu Yu will get used to it.

Hu Yu sullenly dragged Xie Su to sit on the ground, not minding the dirt, and glared at Qin Qingyi, sulking: “Senior Sister is so biased!”

He crossed his arms, looking as if he wouldn’t forgive Qin Qingyi unless she apologized.

Qin Qingyi, however, was completely unconcerned and felt no psychological burden whatsoever. She turned back and squeezed her head together with Zhou Zhixue to watch the show.

If it were the Zhou Zhixue who had just arrived at Hidden Snow Peak, she might have felt wronged for Hu Yu. But now, she was sorry, she was used to it too.

After all, Senior Sister slept while hugging her every night, so of course, she was the closest to her Senior Sister.

As for the two senior brothers…

In Senior Sister’s original words, weren’t they just two weeds of Hidden Snow Peak?

So, she also watched the excitement in front of her without any psychological burden.