You're Not Fit to Be My Master

The water prison of the Flowing Light Sword Sect is no good place. Before entering, Sang Ying's spirit sword was removed, and her Storage Bag was also taken away.

Fortunately, Gu Shu sensed something was wrong and left the spirit sword in time, hiding inside the Dragon Abyss Sword. As for Sang Ying's treasures, she put them in a Storage Bag and hid them in her clothes.

What was taken away were just some useless items.

The chilling water prison, with its unique coldness, slowly eroded Sang Ying's skin. Fortunately, she possessed Ice Spirit Root, so this bit of coldness couldn't harm her at all.

However, the fact that she can't be hurt doesn't mean that others can't be hurt.

Right next door, the snake demon was still wailing and playing in the water.

His tail slapped the water's surface with a "plop, plop," and the splashes even landed on Sang Ying's face.

Sang Ying silently wiped the water droplets from her face, her mind still a jumble of thoughts.

No matter how powerful the Technique Method, it's impossible to create something from nothing. Therefore, Su Fuyun probably found a powerful person to imitate her handwriting. But as long as it can be proven that the Jade Slip wasn't written by her, or that it wasn't written ten years ago but was written now, it can lessen the suspicion against her.

And there's that Image-Retaining Stone.

If Sang Ying remembered correctly, even though the Image-Retaining Stone wasn't as valuable as it was ten years ago, its price was still beyond Su Fuyun's means. So where did her Image-Retaining Stone come from, and how could it have been such a coincidence that it recorded the Devil Race?

This point can also be used to refute the argument.

Most importantly, she didn't even notice that Fan Nanjun was secretly entering and leaving Settled Frost Peak!

Sang Ying knew that Fan Nanjun was quite strong; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a male supporting character who could rival Gu Huaiwei. Moreover, he carried a powerful concealment Law Artifact, which allowed him to freely enter and leave the Flowing Light Sword Sect without being discovered by the elders.

How can he prove that Fan Nanjun truly cares about Su Fuyun, and not himself?

Sang Ying slowly came to an answer.

"Hey! Did you get locked up here for trying to steal something too?" The snake demon from next door crept up to the fence and shouted in what he thought was a very soft voice, but one that could be heard throughout the entire water dungeon.

Sang Ying ignored him and continued to think of a way to escape.

Even though she had given him such a blunt cold shoulder, the snake demon seemed oblivious and continued nagging, "What kind of demon are you? Do you have a tail? Look at my tail, it's so long!"

The other creature tried to sweep its tail at Sang Ying's face, but fortunately, the fence blocked it, and its tail was too thick, so it failed.

"Do you want to escape? I really want to escape," the snake demon continued to mutter to herself. "I've been locked up here for so long, it's pitiful. And all I wanted to do was steal some spirit rice to try, but I didn't even manage to steal any! They've kept me locked up like this!"

Amidst the snake demon's incessant chatter, some subtle sounds reached Sang Ying's ears.

She suddenly opened her eyes, and her sharp gaze startled the snake demon.

"How could you...?"

"Quiet!" Sang Ying interrupted him.

The snake demon immediately shut its mouth and curled up its tail, shrinking into a corner after being shouted at by Sang Ying.

With a clang, the chains on the water prison door opened, and a cloud of black mist rushed into Sang Ying's cell, transforming into a blurry figure that grabbed her arm and was about to take her away.

"Sang Ying, I've come to save you!"

The unfamiliar voice immediately alerted Sang Ying. Realizing she couldn't break free from the other person's hand, she grabbed the fence beside her.

The snake demon next door noticed that she was unwilling to leave with that person, and surprisingly ran up and grabbed Sang Ying's hand. "I'll help you!"

As she spoke, the snake demon tried to wrap her tail around Sang Ying.

However, their actions were also seen by the person in the black mist, who snapped the pillar that Sang Ying was hugging in half with a single palm strike.

Even the snake demon was caught in the crossfire and was knocked unconscious.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye. Without any obstruction, the black mist immediately carried Sang Ying away from the water prison, its force so great that Sang Ying could not resist at all.

The black mist was moving very fast, and it seemed they were about to leave the Flowing Light Sword Sect. At this moment, Sang Ying understood the other party's intention: they wanted to fake a prison break to solidify the charge of colluding with the Devil Race against her!

Realizing this, Sang Ying disregarded everything else and shouted, "Gu Shu!"

Having changed residences, Gu Shu quickly manipulated the Dragon Abyss Sword, which flew out from Sang Ying's arms and stabbed the black mist fiercely.

Unlike the Heaven Swallower, who is immortal, he didn't just strike with his sword. Not only did he fail to take Sang Ying away, but he himself was also severely injured and fell to the ground.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Sang Ying grasped the Dragon Abyss Sword and broke free from the opponent's grip.

As the black mist dissipated, the other party's appearance was immediately revealed. Almost at the same moment, the entire Flowing Light Sword Sect was instantly illuminated by daylight. The people who should have been resting, each holding a long sword, surged out from all directions and surrounded Sang Ying and the Devil Race.

Before Sang Ying could even see clearly, Su Fuyun's voice reached her ears. "Sect Master, I told you long ago that the Devil Race would definitely come to rescue our junior sister once they found out she was captured. See, I was right!"

"Then you've forgotten to say one thing." Sang Ying wiped the blood from her sword and turned to Su Fuyun, who was following behind Gu Huaiwei. "You forgot to tell your ally that I'm capable of stabbing people!"

Sang Ying was right. Even with the fabricated evidence from Su Fuyun, Sang Zheng's reputation in the Flowing Light Sword Sect was too good, and Elder Jingsu would not punish Sang Ying easily.

In order to get rid of Sang Ying as soon as possible, Su Fuyun and Fan Nanjun staged this play, so that Sang Ying would have no chance to recover.

"Sang Ying, don't be afraid, I will protect you." Fan Nanjun's eerie face was revealed, instantly drawing gasps of surprise.

Even if the young disciples didn't recognize his face, they recognized the Fallen Devil Mark between his brows.

At this moment, Fan Nanjun's "protection" of Sang Ying seemed to be an implicit acceptance of the close relationship between the two.

"Protect me?" Sang Ying almost laughed in exasperation. "Then you'd better stand closer!"

Saying he'd protect her from so far away probably means he's worried she'll stab him again, right?

Seeing this, Su Fuyun, fearing that Elder Jingsu and the others would become suspicious, immediately said sternly, "Junior Sister, now that things have come to this, what excuses do you have left?"

"Master, look at Junior Sister, she still doesn't know how to repent." Su Fuyun's eyes were almost overflowing with excitement and pleasure as she said this.

Gu Huaiwei first gave Su Fuyun a deep look, then sighed softly as if in resignation, "You wicked disciple Sang Ying colluded with the Devil Race to frame Senior Sister. However, your wicked disciple's mistake is also due to my failure to fulfill my duty of guidance. I am willing to take her back to Crimson Snow Peak for punishment, ensuring that she is never to set foot on Crimson Snow Peak again!"

His words directly confirmed Su Fuyun's meaning, completely sealing the reputation and crime of colluding with the Devil Race onto Sang Ying.

Upon hearing this, Elder Jingsu stopped struggling and said, "Since Immortal Venerable Yanchen has said so, let's do as the Immortal Venerable wishes."

"Can't!"

"Can't!"

This time, Sang Ying and Su Fuyun were in sync, shouting out the same sentence in unison.

Su Fuyun looked at Gu Huaiwei in disbelief. "Master, how could you bring her back to Crimson Snow Peak?"

Gu Huaiwei her eyes briefly, a hint of struggle flashing in them. "Her misbehavior is also partly my fault. As her master, it is my duty to guide her."

No, you don't deserve it!

Sang Ying gripped her sword, meeting Gu Huaiwei directly. "You are not worthy to be my master. You only steal what belongs to me and offer it to Su Fuyun, you only sacrifice me time and time again for Su Fuyun's ambitions."

"Today, it is not you Immortal Venerable Yanchen, who are punishing your rebellious disciple, but I Sang Ying, who am expelling myself from the sect!"

"In the names of Sang Ying and my father Sang Zheng, I hereby declare to the world that from this day forward, I have absolutely no connection with you Gu Huaiwei! From this day forward, all ties are severed!"

The light blue skirt was severed by the sword, fluttering down in front of Gu Huaiwei. It seemed to signify that Sang Ying's relationship with him, like the skirt, was now severed.

A note from the author:

Oops, I was wrong! But I promise that after this incident, my daughter Sang Ying will continue to have a smooth life!

Just like some rotten flesh, only by cutting it off will new tissue grow and it slowly heal. Although it hurts a bit when it's cut, it will gradually get better after the pain subsides.

I still love you all~ (Do I even have the right to say that? Sparrow biting its handkerchief JPG)