"Your disciple deserves ten thousand deaths."
Liu Ying's face was filled with shame. She gave a faint, mournful sigh. "It's just that Ying'er truly never meant to betray Horizon Sea Pavilion. I really had hardships I could not avoid."
"You needn't say any more. I heard everything just now. Speaking fairly, you deceived your master and destroyed your ancestors; your crime is beyond pardon. But we cultivators endure a thousand hardships and ten thousand trials all to seek the path of longevity. For you to do this, in private terms, is also understandable." Meng Ruyan swept her jade hand, and a glow of light flashed past, lifting Liu Ying up. "What are you kneeling for? With a great enemy before us, are you trying to let this old bald donkey laugh at us?"
"Martial Aunt, you're willing to forgive me?" Liu Ying froze, disbelief appearing on her face.
"You said you betrayed Horizon Sea Pavilion once, but there would never be a second time. Just now, faced with Hui Xuan's coercion and temptation, you still remembered your identity and duties. For that alone, this fairy still acknowledges you as my martial niece." Meng Ruyan sighed softly, but her tone eased.
"Thank you for your great kindness and mercy, Martial Aunt. Your disciple will never fail you again."
"I hope your heart and mouth are as one. If you ever harbor two minds again, even if you fly to the heavens or burrow into the earth, this fairy will never let you off." Fairy Ruyan's voice turned stern again.
"Yes."
Liu Ying lowered her beautiful head, but her expression had clearly relaxed. As the saying went, a thief had a guilty conscience. Even if her martial aunt had not discovered her secret, her conscience would still have been uneasy to some