The Cultivation Method of Junior Sister is Unscientific

“Senior Brother, do you truly have nothing to say?” Ye Danxia pressed.

She had a bright future ahead and absolutely couldn’t bear such a stain on her reputation.

Second Senior Brother should face the consequences of his own actions!

Gu Jinghong pursed his lips.

Seeing Ye Danxia’s pitiful state, he ultimately felt a twinge of sympathy.

Very well.

His Little Junior Sister was still so young; being put through this ordeal must have frightened her terribly.

Gu Jinghong stepped forward, about to speak.

Seeing Gu Jinghong’s moment of silence, Ye Danxia thought he was reluctant to confess. She hastily said, “This truly has nothing to do with me. It was Second Senior Brother who said he wanted to teach Yun Jin a lesson. I even tried to dissuade him at the time, but he wouldn’t listen. Today’s events must be due to some trick Second Senior Brother played. I implore Master to investigate carefully.”

Gu Jinghong’s mouth, which had been about to open, snapped shut.

He stared at Ye Danxia in disbelief.

His naive, kind-hearted Little Junior Sister? His pure, soft, and adorable Little Junior Sister?

At this moment, watching Ye Danxia’s eagerness to accuse him, he felt a chill run through his body.

He had originally intended to confess.

But hearing Ye Danxia blurt it out so urgently left him with an indescribable feeling.

“Jinghong, is this true?” Zhao Wuji turned to Gu Jinghong.

Gu Jinghong’s lips trembled, unable to speak for a long moment.

“Now this is interesting,” Lin Ya suddenly laughed. “So you’re saying this whole setup was originally meant for my little disciple? If not for some unexpected turn of events, the one being labeled as the evil energy carrier would be my disciple? Sect Leader, is that what you’re getting at?”

A cold glint flashed in Lin Ya’s eyes.

This time, it was only because of Little Jin’s own quick thinking that she had escaped.

What if she hadn’t?

She likely wouldn’t have had any chance to defend herself before being flayed alive!

Zhao Wuji spoke slowly, “I myself don’t know the full situation. Jinghong, explain yourself.”

Gu Jinghong looked at his stern-faced master, then at the pitiful Ye Danxia, and finally said slowly, “It was me. When I returned and heard that Yun Jin had upset Little Junior Sister and caused eldest senior brother to be confined, I became angry and made a mistake.”

“What did you do to my spirit beasts?” Ling Fei stared at Gu Jinghong, all previous kindness gone from his eyes!

Once, he had cherished Gu Jinghong’s talent for beast taming and looked after him extensively! Having no disciples of his own, he had practically treated Gu Jinghong as his own disciple in teaching him.

But now, Ling Fei had realized the truth.

This person he had treated as a disciple had used him, used the spirit beasts of the Beast Pavilion! He had deliberately set up this scheme!

If not for Gu Jinghong’s inexplicable failure, today Ling Fei might have been manipulated into wrongly accusing an innocent girl!

Ling Fei’s heart burned with anger!

Gu Jinghong understood.

At this point, there was no hope of preserving his relationship with Ling Fei.

He gave a bitter laugh and said, “It was Beast Lure Powder. This morning, I volunteered to feed the spirit beasts. In truth, I mixed some Beast Lure Powder into the food for the Qi Condensation and low-level Foundation Establishment beasts. I timed it so they would be affected during the initiation ceremony.”

“And then?” Ling Fei glared at him. “You must have done something else!”

Simply making the spirit beasts go berserk wouldn’t be enough to frame someone.

Gu Jinghong didn’t hold back anymore and said directly, “I also put some Beast Lure Powder on the core disciple robe. It was supposed to be Yun Jin’s robe, but somehow there was a mix-up, and Little Junior Sister wore it instead. That’s what happened. Little Junior Sister isn’t an evil energy carrier; I did everything.”

Ling Fei’s face darkened completely. He gritted out, “Do you know that Beast Lure Powder causes unavoidable harm to spirit beasts?”

Gu Jinghong fell silent.

Having frequented the Beast Pavilion, he of course knew this basic fact.

Ling Fei was utterly disappointed. “You knew, yet for the sake of framing someone, you were willing to harm the spirit beasts! I don’t know how the sect will punish you, but Gu Jinghong, from this day forward, you are forbidden from setting foot in the Beast Pavilion again.”

Hearing Gu Jinghong’s honest confession, Ye Danxia breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, “Now everyone has heard, right? I’m not an evil energy carrier. This was all my Second Senior Brother’s doing!”

She spoke with such eagerness, almost jubilantly.

The onlookers’ gazes towards her changed even more.

True, Gu Jinghong had done it.

But his motive had been to seek revenge for her.

Recalling how earlier, when the spirit beasts charged, Ye Danxia hadn’t dodged or resisted, her expression certain.

Everyone naturally understood that even if Ye Danxia didn’t know the specifics of Gu Jinghong’s plan, she had guessed some of it.

At that time, thinking Yun Jin would be the victim, her expression had been quite pleased.

Would she have thought of exposing Gu Jinghong then?

Probably not.

Now, when things had unexpectedly fallen on her own head, she hadn’t hesitated for a moment before selling out Gu Jinghong.

Her manner suggested she’d gladly throw Gu Jinghong into the abyss if it meant saving herself.

Such a woman…

Selfish and ruthlessly cold-blooded.

Many people began to feel they should keep their distance from Ye Danxia.

Watching this, Yun Jin’s lips curled into a slight smile.

In her past life, Ye Danxia had not only been doted on by the master and senior brothers, but other sect members had also seen her as a little fairy, describing her with strings of beautiful adjectives.

But in this life?

Ye Danxia’s mask was being peeled away layer by layer.

Would anyone still think of her as a little fairy?

Everyone’s darling?

Hah, dream on in this lifetime!

Perhaps because Ye Danxia’s expression was too joyful, even Zhao Wuji was taken aback, a strange emotion rising in his heart.

This little disciple of his…

Ye Danxia also sensed something was off and hurriedly tried to salvage the situation: “I… I didn’t mean anything by it. It’s just that I really don’t approve of Second Senior Brother’s actions and hope to help him reform. But since Second Senior Brother did this for me, I, Danxia, request that the Sect Leader show leniency.”

As she spoke, she began kowtowing again.

Her reaction was fairly quick, but her earlier behavior had already registered with everyone.

At this point, forget about the others—even Gu Jinghong’s expression was indifferent.

Gu Jinghong calmly said, “This is all my fault. I request the Sect Leader’s punishment.”

He knelt down peacefully.

“Sect Leader, what do you say to this?” Lin Ya gave a cold laugh. “I wonder what grievous wrong my little disciple has committed to warrant such relentless attacks—first Chen Hao, then Ruan Jun, and now Gu Jinghong. It’s fortunate that Little Jin is blessed with good fortune, turning danger into safety each time. Had this scheme succeeded, we all know what her fate would have been. Gu Jinghong’s actions are tantamount to murder. How he should be punished, Sect Leader, is for you to decide.”

Gu Jinghong knelt there, his expression dejected.

Zhao Wuji’s expression grew increasingly conflicted.

He opened his mouth several times but couldn’t speak.

At this moment, Yun Jin suddenly spoke up: “Senior Brother Gu intended to frame me; I’m the real victim here. May I say a few words about the punishment?”

(End of Chapter)