Yu Hongchen

On the Xuanhe Peak side, there is still the main hall full of bright flames, and the atmosphere is still cold and stern, but this time, there are no crowds of people outside the hall, and there are no many figures standing or kneeling inside the hall.

Elder Yunxiang's body had been buried in the ground for safety, the chattering disciples were carried away by their teachers, and the Tianyi Pavilion disciples were politely invited out of the main hall.

On and off the stage, there are only two people, one sitting upright and the other kneeling down.Because of reasoning for a long time, Xiang Wanning knelt on the ground and refused to get up. Her legs were already numb and she felt dizzy. Master Qingyang sat on a high seat and looked at her coldly: "Wanning , is this what you think?"

Today's master-student confrontation, Xiang Wanning had anticipated after Elder Yun Xiang's death, and she had thought clearly along the way, she believed in Xie Liuchen's character, so she couldn't just watch innocent juniors die in vain.

She asked herself that she could not meet the requirements of the master, maybe her heart was not cruel enough, and she was not qualified enough to take over the huge Yunshan Sword Sect.

Xiang Wanning bowed his head and said: "Yes, Master, what this disciple said comes from the bottom of his heart, and there is absolutely no ambiguity."

Master Qingyang snorted coldly: "It seems that you insist on protecting him."

His expression was calm, but he waved his sleeves and exerted coercion in the hall. Xiang Wanning's face turned pale instantly, trying to hold his breath: "Elder Yunxiang's death has another truth, and it was definitely not caused by Junior Brother Xie. Please think twice, Master." .”

Master Qingyang hummed again.

She kowtowed again: "When I was young, I heard from my master, 'The benevolent don't change their festivals with prosperity and decline, and the righteous don't change their hearts with survival.' Only with benevolence and righteousness in mind and great love can you go further on the road of cultivation. , This is also the truth that the master has always taught me—but," she gritted her teeth, and said every word: "but now the master wants to go against his own words and deeds, and tries to solve the disciples in exchange for a moment of peace. The act of killing innocent people indiscriminately, please forgive me for not agreeing with this disciple!"

Master Qingyang opened his eyes sharply, stood up abruptly, and said harshly: "A woman's benevolence! It's really a woman's benevolence! Then Xie Liuchen's origin is unknown. Before the trip, I asked you to keep a close watch on him on the way, but I didn't expect you to You are so soft-hearted and disobedient to your teacher's orders, which resulted in the tragic death of Elder Yunxiang on the Tianyi Pavilion, you dare to intercede for him before I question you!"

Xiang Wanning fell to the ground and bowed down: "It is the disciple who failed the master's entrustment, and the disciple is willing to be punished, but this is not done by the younger brother!"

"How dare you intercede for him! Wan Ning, Wan Ning—" He breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the female disciple kneeling under the stage had a special status after all, so he softened his tone, "Among so many direct disciples, you have always It is the one I am most proud of. You are good in everything, responsible, and capable. I have always been very satisfied with you as a teacher. In the future, the entire Yunshan will be handed over to you. Unfortunately, you have always been too indecisive and indecisive. Belittle yourself."

He shook his head, and continued: "I know, it's too heavy for you to put the entire Yunshan Sword Sect on you, but Wan Ning, you have to be clear, don't stop You will be subject to chaos, sometimes what you stick to and what you hope to see is not the best ending."

Xiang Wanning was startled.

Master Qingyang looked down at her, and said solemnly: "You are not an ordinary disciple, you are the head of a sect in the future, and what you want to stand on is at my height."

The coercion belonging to the powerful monk was quietly removed, and Xiang Wanning didn't know when the cold sweat behind her back had soaked her robe. Her limbs were cold and stiff, but her mind was unexpectedly clear.

What Master Qingyang said was right, for the fate of tens of thousands of disciples in Yunshan, she could only stand in the perspective of the entire sect and deal with all the variables that might be unfavorable to the sect.

As the eldest disciple of the master of Yunshan, she thinks she does not have the courage of senior brother Shang, and she can afford the status of the leader of a faction. Sitting in this position, I feel apprehensive, afraid that I will fail to do well, that I will lose the trust of my teachers and the expectations of my classmates, so I have been walking on eggshells and working hard.

However, if the price of "living up to the trust of the master and the expectations of the fellow students" is the sacrifice of an innocent junior, then what's the point of having a reputation based on other people's lives and the stability of the sect?

Master Qingyang looked at her with scrutiny.

Xiang Wanning insisted: "Please take back the order!"

Daoist Qingyang was so angry that he smashed a glazed lamp at hand, and there was a clear sound in an instant, and the whole place was shattered!

"Okay, okay, okay!" He said three good words in succession, obviously in a hurry, "Since you are so obsessed with obstinacy and don't accept soft and hard things, now, immediately, go to the forbidden room and face the wall to think about your mistakes. When will you wake up?" When will you come see me again!"

Xiang Wanning kowtowed and obeyed: "Yes, Master."

Master Qingyang brushed off his clothes and left, Xiang Wanning just knelt on the ground and watched Master leave.

In the empty and lonely hall with faint candlelight, the young female disciple thought sadly, is what I insist on right or wrong?

Sitting alone in the dark forbidden room, facing the boundless darkness, she was still at a loss in her heart. She couldn't send a message, and she couldn't go out. She could only hope for a safe and healthy life.

The door of the forbidden room was quietly opened, and a faint light entered the room, but was quickly blocked by the closed side door, and a sneaky figure slipped in.

"Senior Sister." It was Fang Jinglin's voice.

Xiang Wanning finally came back to his senses, looked at the junior brother in front of him, couldn't tell whether it was gratitude or joy in his heart: "Junior brother Fang, why are you here?"

Fang Jinglin took it for granted, "I'm here to visit Senior Sister."

Xiang Wanning moved a seat for him, and said angrily, "You dare to visit me secretly without knowing what mistake I made. What if Master finds out and punishes you?"

Fang Jinglin scratched his head: "I don't know what mistakes my senior sister made, and I'm not afraid of being punished by the master. I only know that my senior sister will not do wrong things, and the master must have his own considerations. Neither of you is wrong. Since None of you are wrong, so I am sure that I am not wrong if I believe in Senior Sister, since I am wrong, why should I be afraid that the sect leader will punish me?"

Xiang Wanning couldn't help laughing.

After laughing, there was a bit of bitterness lingering in her heart: "Junior brother, I actually don't know whether what I insist on is right or wrong." She paused, "If one day, you find that you become the person you have always yearned for in your heart... You are a kind of person, but at the same time, you have to give up some persistence, what will you do?"

Fang Jinglin blinked in the dark: "Did Senior Sister ever regret it?"

Xiang Wanning was stunned when he heard the words, and said after a while: "I don't regret it at all."

"Since you don't regret it, then you have to. Why do you think so much?" Fang Jinglin asked curiously.

Xiang Wanning suddenly realized, yes, as long as he has a clear conscience and is upright, why should he care about what he did right or wrong, adding to the distress?

She couldn't help but look at Fang Jinglin beside her, Junior Brother Fang was only a few years younger than herself, but he was not valued by the head of the sect because his temper was too free and easy.If it was him who took over as the head disciple back then, would he be more convinced than himself?

"Junior brother..." She moved her body behind Fang Jinglin, leaned her head and neck back slightly, leaned against his thick back, and closed her eyes deeply.At this moment, this person is her only reliance.

"Huh? Sister, what's wrong?" Fang Jinglin turned his head slightly, and his warm breath sprayed against Xiang Wanning's ears.

"It's nothing. You...can you promise me one thing?"

"what's up?"

"Can you send a message to Leiluo Peak for me, and give it to Master Xuansi?"

Fang Jinglin's voice was muffled: "Senior Sister, what do you want to do? You want to save Junior Brother?"

Xiang Wanning suddenly opened his eyes: "So you know?"

"I don't know. I don't know anything about what happened last night. But I know that if the leader wants to kill someone, he can't let others intervene at will. When the time comes, the person will be saved, but how will you end up. Sister, I am doing my best for you."

It was the first time Xiang Wanning heard him speak in such a heavy tone, she was stunned for a moment: "Junior brother, you..."

Fang Jinglin stretched out a hand, and tightly grasped Xiang Wanning's wrist, his body touched and his body temperature passed, he said softly, "Senior Sister, let's not bother with their business, okay?"

Xiang Wanning asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

Fang Jinglin's voice was light: "It's God's will, he deserves to have this calamity, but it's because of his own fate, the head has already decided to do it, you can protect him for a while, can you protect him for a lifetime?"

"No! No!" Xiang Wanning tried to break free from his junior brother's hands, but Fang Jinglin grabbed them tightly and turned around to hold her in his arms.

Thinking of watching his junior brother die tragically, but being powerless, Xiang Wanning burst into tears instantly.

"Sister, be good, don't cry." Fang Jinglin patted her on the shoulder lightly, his tone was gentle, but his movements were undeniably tough.