Making Them Pay

Su Fuyun's smile was slightly twisted; her eyes widened, unwilling to miss this exciting moment.

The person inside the jade pendant held their breath, waiting for the moment that thing would appear before them!

However, Sang Ying ultimately disappointed them.

"Floating River!" A low shout rang out, and before anyone could hear what Sang Ying said, a white light flashed.

When they looked up again, Sang Ying was already standing upright, holding her sword, with the broken fangs of the Demon Beast at her feet.

Aside from Fu Shuangjiang and two others, almost none of the people present had ever seen Sang Ying truly wield a sword in combat. When this seemingly delicate female cultivator suddenly started fighting, they seemed to finally realize that she was a true sword cultivator.

No longer backing down, Sang Ying used the remaining Beast-Luring Powder on her body to attract a large number of Demon Beast. Under the attack of the Floating River Sword, everyone only felt a blur before their eyes, and then a chilling coldness suddenly rushed towards them.

Before long, dozens of ice sculptures appeared on the outskirts of Hidden Moon Forest.

"That child's name is Sang Ying?" Sect Master Ji suddenly asked.

Elder Zhou, who had been following him, was taken aback by the question. He nodded, puzzled, "That's right, she's Ten Thousand Daos Born's disciple. According to Shuangjiang, this girl also has Ice Spirit Root, and her Swordsmanship is extraordinary."

As fellow sword cultivators, Elder Zhou greatly admired Sang Ying, a disciple with excellent Swordsmanship and outstanding talent, and was therefore willing to speak highly of her to his sect leader.

But Sect Master Ji sensed something else in Elder Zhou's words. "What, Shuangjiang developed feelings for this young lady?"

Having watched Fu Shuangjiang grow up, how could Sect Master Ji not guess his disciple's thoughts?

Elder Zhou didn't deny it when Sect Master Ji said it so bluntly. He just chuckled and said, "Yes, our iron tree is about to bloom. Who would have thought that after all these years of refusing to find dao companion, he'd already fallen for this young lady after only knowing her for a few days?"

Elder Zhou had previously worried about his eldest disciple's romantic relationships, but without exception, all his advances had been rejected by Fu Shuangjiang. Now that his disciple had developed feelings for the young girl, he felt both comforted and helpless.

This is Ten Thousand Daos Born's disciple; whether their relationship will work out is really hard to say.

Sect Master Ji was also aware of Ten Thousand Daos Born's special circumstances. Hearing Elder Zhou's teasing, he simply sighed softly, "Let nature take its course."

He hadn't forgotten that this young Sang Ying had brought a male cultivator with her into the forest. Whether the other party would like Fu Shuangjiang was still unknown.

Even as the two chatted, their hands didn't stop moving. Under the group's fierce methods, most of the Demon Beast had already lost their lives.

Although the remaining Demon Beast were still attracted by the Beast-Luring Powder, the Beast-Luring Powder's effect was limited, and the other Demon Beast weren't stupid. Realizing that these people were tough opponents, they decisively abandoned the meat that was already in their mouths and quickly fled under Su Fuyun's disappointed gaze.

The escape of the lead Demon Beast affected the other lower-level Demon Beast as well, and within moments, there wasn't a single Demon Beast to be seen in this temporary resting place.

The young disciples secretly breathed a sigh of relief, overjoyed that they had escaped unscathed. Only Su Fuyun was filled with disappointment and anger.

But before everyone could rejoice for long, Fu Shuangjiang's words caused their expressions to change drastically. "The matter of the Beast-Luring Powder was not accidental; it was definitely a deliberate setup. We still need two days and one night before we completely leave the Hidden Moon Forest. If we don't take this opportunity to find this person, we can't guarantee we won't encounter danger again in the future."

Since the safety of everyone was at stake, and Fu Shuangjiang had personally witnessed Sang Ying almost getting hurt, he naturally wasn't willing to let the matter go easily.

The young disciples, who hadn't initially taken the matter seriously, suddenly realized Fu Shuangjiang's point. "We can't just let that troublemaker leave Hidden Moon Forest with us safely, can we?"

To dare use Beast-Luring Powder to harm people at a time like this is no different from a venomous snake lurking in the shadows. Although the cultivators were not afraid of Demon Beast, they worried that they might be tricked by that person again.

Even for their own safety, they were unwilling to let this person go.

Seeing that, incited by Fu Shuangjiang, they seemed poised to drag the person out and teach them a lesson, Su Fuyun's face paled slightly.

Seeing this, the male cultivator beside her felt a pang of pity and even offered a few words of concern, but Su Fuyun brushed him off.

She knew this matter couldn't be easily dismissed. The only way to avoid being exposed was to shift the blame onto someone else, like Sang Ying.

"Actually, I think I saw something..." A timid voice rang out from the crowd, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

They looked in the direction of the sound and saw Su Fuyun's slightly pale face, "I don't know if I should say this, but seeing that everyone has been injured so badly, I still feel a little guilty."

Su Fuyun bit her lower lip, looking extremely troubled.

As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance in Sang Ying's direction, her words carrying a strong implication.

The younger disciples might not have noticed, but the powerful figures saw it clearly. They exchanged glances, curious about what kind of show these two female cultivators from the same small world were going to put on.

"Fellow Daoist Su, please speak freely. We are all reasonable people. If we do discover anything in the end, we will never make things difficult for you." Someone stepped forward, patting their chest and making a guarantee.

Surrounded and persuaded by them for a while, Su Fuyun seemed to be convinced, then frowned and pointed at the female cultivator in front of her. "I saw that Junior Sister Sang Ying seemed to have sprinkled some kind of powder outside. After I discovered it, she seemed to be startled and even sprinkled the powder on herself."

Feeling the gazes directed at her, Sang Ying raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by Su Fuyun's actions.

"Fellow Sang Ying? No way! Fellow Sang Ying clearly saved us, why would she do such a thing?"

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. How would we know what they're thinking? She's from the Immortal Spirit Realm, would she really come to save us sincerely? Besides, it was clearly that broken sword that saved us, what does it have to do with her?" someone retorted.

Some immediately gave a sarcastic laugh, "No wonder she refused the elders' generous offer and insisted on having everyone protect her to leave safely; it turns out she was planning this."

"Don't talk nonsense! Nothing has been investigated yet; you're completely framing someone!"

Amidst the whispers and murmurs, Su Fuyun looked at Sang Ying with a guilty expression. "I'm sorry, Junior Sister Sang Ying. I didn't expect that telling everyone would cause such a big reaction. I was just a little confused as to why you did that."

She kept saying "sorry," but every word she uttered was a clear attempt to pin the blame on Sang Ying.

Hearing the disciples' increasingly nonsensical discussion, Fu Shuangjiang was the first to stand up and rebuke them. "What do you mean by this? If it weren't for Fellow Sang Ying risking her life despite knowing how dangerous the small barrier was, you would still be nothing more than stone pillars in the central area! Cultivators are most wary of matters of cause and effect. Aren't you afraid of developing inner demons by slandering your savior like this?!"

After Fu Shuangjiang said that, the young cultivators obediently shut up.

But the disciples being frightened doesn't mean the powerful figures will back down because of Fu Shuangjiang's few words.

At the prompting of their sect leader, the elder of the Limitless Sect stepped forward again. "Junior Sword Frost Cliff is right, but that Miss Su only stated what she saw. Both sides have their reasons, so why don't we examine what's on Miss Sang Ying's skirt?"

"If the Beast-Luring Powder, then Miss Sang's suspicion would naturally be clear. If it is..." The elder didn't need to finish his sentence.

Following his words, everyone looked at the blue-clad female cultivator who had remained silent. When they met Sang Ying's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, the elder inexplicably shrank back.

He felt as if he were being watched by some terrifying beast, and a chill ran down his spine.

But he still forced himself to continue, "Miss Sang Ying, what do you think?"

Dozens of eyes stared at her, as if trying to see right through this slightly aloof girl.

Sang Ying slightly raised her eyes, taking in everyone's expressions, and suddenly smiled. This time, besides Su Fuyun, it's time to teach the others a lesson.

A note from the author:

Waaah, Queque thought she could get Su killed today, but Queque overestimated herself.

I'll make sure she finishes filming tomorrow!