Chapter 2: It's too disgusting; what should I do if I can't stay here anymore?

“Why go through so much trouble? Why not just dig out your spiritual root and use it to heal Junior Sister Xuewei? Wouldn’t that allow Master to let you off the hook?”

Shen Jingyuan stood to the side, and seeing that Si Nansheng hadn’t offered up her spiritual root after a long while, he stepped forward in impatience.

His words were spoken with such self-righteousness that the representatives of the various sects on both sides of the great hall frowned deeply.

To dig out someone’s spiritual root was a violation of the laws of heaven. How could a disciple of the dignified Shengtian Sect say such a thing?

Sensing Shen Jingyuan’s threatening gaze, Si Nansheng’s body couldn’t help but tremble.

“Second Senior Brother, I know I was wrong. You… you can rest assured, I will absolutely not say that it was Junior Sister Liu Xuewei who dragged me along to trespass into the forbidden grounds. I… I will also do as you said and admit that I trespassed alone, and that Junior Sister’s injuries were also my fault.”

Si Nansheng suddenly prostrated herself on the ground, her face deathly pale and her expression dazed, murmuring these words over and over with reddened eyes.

Everyone present was a cultivator, so their hearing was naturally sharp. Although her voice was soft, it was heard clearly by all.

At this moment, everyone looked up in astonishment. Si Nansheng shivered as if terrified, then repeated loudly, “Second Senior Brother, I know I was wrong. Please don’t hit me anymore, I’m in so much pain.”

Did this mean that none of this was Si Nansheng’s doing, but that she had been threatened by others to confess?

“Si Nansheng! You… you are insolent! See if I don’t beat you to death!”

Shen Jingyuan was infuriated by Si Nansheng. He hadn’t expected her to dare speak to him like this. His hot temper flared, and he raised his hand to strike her.

However, before he could land the blow, Feng Zeyan spoke up to stop him.

“Stop! Jingyuan, stand down!”

“Master! It is clearly Si Nansheng who is malicious. She is jealous that Junior Sister has better aptitude and cultivates faster, and she feared that Junior Sister’s cultivation would surpass hers, which is why she harmed her. Not only that, she shows no remorse and refuses to admit it. Master, you must punish her severely!”

Shen Jingyuan said indignantly. He was truly angry; Si Nansheng actually dared to insult him like this!

He could never forgive her!

“Second Junior Brother is right. Si Nansheng’s conduct is so poor that she truly deserves to be taught a lesson. Master, look, Junior Sister Xuewei is severely injured and hasn’t even woken up yet. Since Si Nansheng is at fault, she should apologize to Junior Sister Xuewei and show sincerity so that Junior Sister might forgive her!”

The one who spoke was Su Heng, their Senior Brother. Su Heng was a man of great schemes and formidable methods. His words and actions were always flawless, making people feel he was a good man—not just a good man, but a very reasonable one!

Yet, it was he who, after Liu Xuewei took a liking to her cave dwelling, had driven her out without the slightest hesitation. He had even told her gently that since the Junior Sister had just arrived, they needed to take care of her, never once considering where she would go after leaving her home.

Thinking about how she had been fellow disciples with such a hypocrite for all these years, Si Nansheng felt sick to her stomach.

*Si Nansheng: This is too disgusting. What should I do if I can’t stay here anymore? If I stay any longer and keep talking to them, I’m really going to throw up.*

Si Nansheng took a deep breath to steady herself, wiped away her tears, and struggled to stand up. With teary eyes, she walked step by step to where Liu Xuewei lay motionless on the ground.

“Junior Sister Xuewei, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault. Won’t you please wake up? As long as you wake up, whatever you want in the future, as long as I have it, I will give it to you. Even if I don’t have it, I will find it for you just like I always have. Please, wake up, won’t you?”

Si Nansheng knew Liu Xuewei was faking it, so while rubbing her snot and tears onto Liu Xuewei, she shook her vigorously.

Liu Xuewei was shaken until she felt dizzy and nauseated. On top of being disgusted by Si Nansheng, she was on the verge of vomiting, yet she endured it and refused to open her eyes.

“Wicked disciple, how dare you! You actually dare to harm a fellow disciple right in front of me!”

Seeing this, Feng Zeyan flicked his sleeve, sending Si Nansheng flying. She slammed hard into the ground, and with a *pfft*, she spat out a mouthful of blood.

“Master, Master, I… I have never harmed anyone, let alone a fellow disciple. I just wanted Junior Sister Xuewei to wake up quickly.”

Si Nansheng wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and climbed up from the ground, looking with pleading eyes at Feng Zeyan, the master she had respected since childhood.

“You still dare to quibble? Junior Sister Xuewei has been harmed to this state by you, and you still refuse to admit it!”

Shen Jingyuan’s gaze was unkind as he sentenced her directly, which made Si Nansheng laugh in anger.

“Second Senior Brother, you just covered me in wounds, it really hurts. Please, don’t hit me anymore. I’ll admit to everything you said, okay?”

Si Nansheng looked at Shen Jingyuan with tears in her eyes, appearing so pitiful that Shen Jingyuan couldn’t help but pause.

Shen Jingyuan was surprised. He hadn’t expected Si Nansheng to show such an expression; seeing it actually reminded him of the Junior Sister.

Only then did those sitting there notice that while Si Nansheng looked clean, there were bloodstains seeping through, and her clothes were even torn.

They were all shrewd people; who couldn’t guess that someone had already tortured this young girl before she was brought here?

Watched by Shen Jingyuan’s murderous gaze, Si Nansheng sneered inwardly, but she still shrank her shoulders in feigned fear.

“I know, Master and Senior Brother don’t believe me, but I… but I… forget it…”

Si Nansheng lowered her head, looking as if she had suffered a great grievance, her tears falling drop by drop.

“Since Master and Senior Brother do not believe what Nansheng says, then Nansheng has no choice but to swear a Heart Demon Oath. I, Si Nansheng, swear by my Dao heart to the heavens that I have never trespassed into the Shengtian Sect’s forbidden grounds, nor have I ever harmed Liu Xuewei. If I lie, may I be struck by five bolts of lightning and may my Dao heart shatter!”

A golden light descended from the sky, landing on Si Nansheng, and then vanished. Si Nansheng did not suffer any harm.

Most of the people looked at Si Nansheng, who had sworn a Heart Demon Oath without being harmed by the laws of heaven and earth, with a look of realization.

“She even dared to swear a Heart Demon Oath. It seems what she said is true; she never harmed her fellow disciple.”

“It seems Sect Master Feng and his disciples misunderstood this young girl!”

“If what she said is true, then who is the one lying?”

For a moment, everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with profound meaning!

“Master, Master, look, I’m fine. Doesn’t that mean I didn’t lie? If you still don’t believe me, why don’t you let Junior Sister Xuewei swear an oath too?”

Liu Xuewei’s body went rigid. Cold sweat broke out on her forehead, and she was trembling. A Heart Demon Oath—how did Si Nansheng dare?

She absolutely could not swear a Heart Demon Oath!

“Wicked disciple! Xuewei has been harmed by you to the point of not yet waking, and you actually want her to swear a Heart Demon Oath! Do you know what a Heart Demon Oath entails? I raised you from a child, yet I never knew you were so malicious. The Shengtian Sect can absolutely no longer keep you.”

Feng Zeyan raised his hand and unleashed a spiritual attack at Si Nansheng.

Covered in wounds, how could Si Nansheng possibly escape?

“Boom!”

The incoming spiritual attack was unexpectedly blocked by someone.