What-if storyline (6)
Luo Jin is already a very smart person. Under any circumstances, he would not have fallen into Sang Ying's trap so easily.
But what he didn't expect was that Sang Ying had started setting up this trap for them ten years ago.
At that time, this group of people were recklessly ruining her reputation, trying to add a tragic, beautiful touch to Su Fuyun's already decent image.
When Sang Ying first heard these rumors, she was surprised that someone thought so highly of her. She hadn't used her reputation to travel around for a long time, and yet someone could weave so many disgusting lies for someone trapped in Lengfeng.
However, once Sang Ying found out where these rumors came from, she was no longer surprised.
After all, the men who get entangled with Su Fuyun are all like people who have lost their minds; what shameless things wouldn't they do?
Sang Ying had initially worried that it might seem unethical for her to act prematurely if these people in this world hadn't provoked her. But now, she was no longer worried. In fact, she even set up several more formations on Settled Frost Peak, waiting to teach these people a lesson when they attacked tonight.
Seeing the few people she had incited with murderous intent leave quickly, without saying a word to Su Fuyun, she knew her actions had worked.
Sang Ying waved her sleeve, repairing all the broken formations on Settled Frost Peak, and then reached out to collect the Image-Retaining Stone that had been placed around the area beforehand.
It won't be long before news of these people killing each other spreads throughout the entire Cultivation World.
However, the incident occurred earlier than Sang Ying had anticipated. Before she could actively transmit the contents of the Image-Retaining Stone to the outside world, Su Fuyun, who woke up to find that his close male friend was gone, hurriedly went up Settled Frost Peak to see his junior sister.
Even though Sang Ying had surrounded Settled Frost Peak with an array, Su Fuyun's voice still reached her ears at the right time, attracting the attention of cultivators from the other peaks.
"Junior sister, I know you don't like me, but I really have something important to discuss with you today. Could you please come out and see me? I only need to ask you what's important, and I'll leave right after!"
"Junior sister, I haven't asked you for anything all these years, but today I truly have no other choice. If you're willing to come and see me, I promise you I will never set foot on Crimson Snow Peak again. Or, if you don't want me to stay in the Flowing Light Sword Sect, that's fine too..."
Her voice trailed off, but the murmurs of the others grew louder.
Those who were originally drawn to Su Fuyun were the disciples in the sect who favored her. Now, seeing their beloved and revered Senior Sister Su so humbly bowing and apologizing to a stranger, who was even more shameless than her, refusing to even come out to meet her.
Not to mention these admirers, even the new disciples who had just entered the sect and were unaware of the inside story were shocked by this scene and secretly harbored resentment towards this Senior Sister Sang whose identity they did not know.
Sang Ying neither appeared nor replied. She was waiting, waiting for Su Fuyun to make a huge fuss so that she could take action and deal with everyone involved.
Su Fuyun did not disappoint her; he cried and pleaded as much as he could.
Suddenly, even more people came to her defense:
"Just who is this Senior Sister Sang? How could she have driven Senior Sister Su to this state? After all, they are fellow disciples. Senior Sister Su doesn't seem like the type to make things difficult for anyone. Why cause a conflict between fellow disciples?"
"Heh, you all don't know this. It wasn't Senior Sister Su who caused the trouble, but rather that someone in the peak was jealous that Senior Sister Su was more favored by Immortal Venerable Yanchen, so in a fit of anger she moved back to Settled Frost Peak and even threatened to sever ties with Immortal Venerable Yanchen! I don't know what methods she used to force Senior Sister Su to come and beg her."
"Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't expect that a righteous sect like our Flowing Light Sword Sect would have such a shameless person."
This statement was immediately followed by a chorus of low-pitched curses.
Amidst the malicious words directed at Sang Ying, a charming female voice suddenly rang out. "You're not allowed to talk about Senior Sister Sang like that! Senior Sister Sang isn't like that at all! And have you all forgotten how many contributions Senior Sister Sang's parents made to our Flowing Light Sword Sect? She lived in seclusion on Settled Frost Peak for the past hundred years and never enjoyed any of our Flowing Light Sword Sect's resources. What right do you have to speak of her like that?!"
"Oh, Song Jiaojiao, it's you again. Every year you tell us that Senior Sister Sang helped you and gave your senior brother some pills. But that's just what you said. Why haven't we seen Senior Sister Sang come down the mountain to look for you in the past hundred years? Are you making this up to deceive us?"
Before Su Fuyun could add fuel to the fire, someone stepped forward to confront the female cultivator who spoke up for Sang Ying.
Song Jiaojiao was furious, but she couldn't produce any more evidence. For Sang Ying, it was just a trivial matter; she simply saw Sang Ying hiding in a corner crying pitifully, and since she was about to go into seclusion for intensive cultivation, she simply gave her all the unused pills.
What Sang Ying didn't expect was that Song Jiaojiao, who had been very protective of her in the other world, would also choose to stand by her side in this world.
To openly oppose another outstanding senior sister with a powerful master and a strong male confidant for the sake of an unpopular senior sister whom she has only met a few times is really not a worthwhile thing to do, but given Song Jiaojiao's stubborn nature, she probably wouldn't care about whether it's worthwhile or not.
"Tell me, why hasn't Senior Sister Sang come to see you? Where is she? Show me some evidence!"
All eyes were drawn to Song Jiaojiao. Her senior brother was currently training outside, and before leaving, he had spent a lot of spirit medicine and Spirit Stone to ask someone he knew in the sect to help take care of his junior sister.
But seeing this, these people immediately forgot their promise to Senior Brother Song Jiaojiao. They decided to return the resources once she returned and not get involved in this mess.
Seeing that Song Jiaojiao was being used as a scapegoat, she was on the verge of tears.
Su Fuyun straightened her clothes, just about to go out and do a good deed, hoping to win over Song Jiaojiao, Sang Ying's only admirer, when unexpectedly, someone beat her to it:
"The pills I gave you that day included a low-grade Rejuvenation Pill, a mid-grade Beauty-Nourishing Pill, various healing pills, and a high-grade Blood-Purifying Pill. Do you want me to recount the whole story to you?"
A chilling voice pierced everyone's ears, and the oppressive aura of a powerful figure instantly spread outwards.
It was as if the surroundings had been paused. Those who had initially been arrogant towards Song Jiaojiao were now even more afraid to turn around, fearing they would be confronted with a face that instilled fear in them.
"I've arrived. If you have any grievances, take this opportunity to speak them all. Let me see how someone like me, who has been confined to Settled Frost Peak for a hundred years without ever venturing out, has become an utterly wicked person?"