Chapter 162

Sheng Ruoyu: "..." The words were harsh, but they were the very words she had once said to Qiao Ranran. Though the wording differed slightly, the meaning was much the same. Each word struck her face like a ringing slap.

Even if the Heavenly Evolution Sword Sect disciples knew this was only Qiao Ranran's side of the story and would not readily believe an outsider, it was still as good as throwing Sheng Ruoyu's dignity to the ground and trampling it.

"Senior Sister Sheng, you can see how awkward this is for me. After all, back then, you didn't need to lift a finger yourself. Someone else would always help you. Her, for instance..." Qiao Ranran pointed to another female cultivator standing in the corner, trying hard to make herself inconspicuous. "She personally snatched what belonged to me..."

Back then, Qiao Ranran had wondered why another girl would be so vicious, stealing her things and beating her until she was gravely injured. What had she done wrong? Only later did she realize her greatest mistake had been her own weakness. She had thought that yielding for a while would ease the conflict—but yielding solved nothing. It only made the other side push further.

"I'm alone, and there are five of you. It doesn't look like I could beat you, so could I trouble Senior Sister Sheng to return everything you took from me before? With your exceptional talent and memory, I'm sure you haven't forgotten what you took, have you?"

"Junior Sister Qiao! We're disciples of the Heavenly Evolution Sword Sect now. You can't bully us so easily! Don't you think you're showing the Heavenly Evolution Sword Sect far too little respect?" Sheng Ruoyu's expression changed. Her eyes shone with steadfast resolve, yearning for the Heavenly Evolution Sword Sect, and