Kun Wu said with a solemn look, "There's no need for such formalities."
After the salute, Li Nao shifted to the topic of the day. His gaze turned towards Shu Yue and Shu Yao, sharp and full of a particular resentment. "Now that the sect master is here, Shu Yue and Shu Yao, you'd better come clean."
Shu Yue and Shu Yao were both confused. They glanced at each other. Shu Yue frowned and coldly asked, "Elder Li Nao, what do you mean by this? What should we confess?"
Being questioned like this out of the blue early in the morning, Shu Yue was at a loss. He thought Li Nao was deliberately picking on them.
"Humph, still pretending," Li Nao sneered. He turned to Kun Wu with an air of respect, but his tone still carried hostility towards Shu Yue and Shu Yao. He reported righteously, "Sect master, I have something to report."
Kun Wu just gave a faint glance. His lips parted slightly, and he indifferently uttered two words, "What is it?"
Li Nao pointed at Shu Yue and Shu Yao with one finger. The coldness in his eyes was like a knife stabbing at Shu Yue. It carried a bit of hatred and a strong sense of revenge.
Shu Yue squinted his eyes. He always felt that Li Nao had ill intentions. He pricked up his ears and listened to that shrill voice penetrate his eardrums.
"Shu Yao uses his beauty to corrupt the sect. He not only seduces the disciples of Kun Shan, but also seduces the sect master's disciple, Shu Yue. Such a dirty act deserves to be expelled from the Kun Shan Sect! Please, sect master, make a fair judgment!"
Being wrongly accused like this, there was a hint of coldness in Shu Yao's clear and beautiful eyes. He said angrily, "Li Nao, stop spouting nonsense!"
"Li Nao, you bastard! Stop talking nonsense. Who are you saying is corrupting the sect!" Shu Yue got angry as soon as he heard this. He waved his fist and was about to teach Li Nao a lesson. Fortunately, he was held back by Shu Yao and some other disciples.
His imposing manner made Li Nao take a few steps back involuntarily. But he still boldly distorted the truth and said, "I'm telling the truth. There's not a single false word!"
He seemed so self - assured and his resolute look made everyone believe him, even Kun Wu.
"Your mother's truth! Li Nao, I'll kill you!" Shu Yue's eyes were red with anger. He was so angry at this definite accusation. He forcefully broke free from the restraint of Shu Yao and others. With his hair standing on end in anger, he went to attack Li Nao.
"Shu Yue, stop!" A cold growl made Shu Yue stop his fist in mid - air.
He looked back and saw the cold - looking man behind him just shaking his head slightly. His eyes were full of dimness and a trace of complex emotion towards him. In an instant, it felt like a needle was pricking his heart, a slight pain.
Shu Yao was calm. But this excessive calmness hid too much unspeakable grievance. He endured all the pain alone.
He looked up, cold and proud like a snow lotus, out of reach. "I, Shu Yao, hereby swear that if I've really done such a despicable thing, may I be struck by lightning and never be reincarnated!"
"Dad, why do you need to swear such a poisonous oath for this non - existent and absurd reason? I don't believe there's no one in Kun Shan who can tell right from wrong!"
Shu Yue lovingly blocked in front of him. He shifted his hope to his master, Kun Wu. He straightened his back and said firmly, "Master, I, Shu Yue, guarantee with my personality that this whole thing is Li Nao's deliberate framing. I hope master can investigate clearly!"
Seeing this, Li Nao quickly added fuel to the fire, trying his best to make Kun Wu believe him. "Sect master, don't listen to Shu Yue's nonsense. And don't show favoritism just because he's your disciple. I hope the sect master can think more about the reputation of Kun Shan."
"Li Nao!"
"Enough!" Kun Wu's majestic shout firmly interrupted what Shu Yue was about to retort.
He waved his long robe and stood with his hands behind his back. He was proud and cold. His eyes were cold and determined. The look in his eyes when he looked at Shu Yao still had a bit of disdain mixed with coldness.
For Shu Yao, he had an inexplicable dislike from the first time he saw him. He didn't know if it was because of that pretty face or other reasons, but he just didn't like him.
Now that such a rumor had spread, as the sect master, he had to come up with a statement. But since Shu Yao was with Shu Yue and he liked Shu Yue, he originally thought he could just act as if nothing had happened and turn a deaf ear.
He squinted his eyes slightly. Looking at the whispering disciples, due to not wanting to cause more rumors, he finally wavered in his initial thought of pretending nothing had happened.
Kun Wu's sudden seriousness made the originally noisy atmosphere suddenly still. It was so quiet that it was almost suffocating, and everyone couldn't help but fear the sect master's imposing manner.
After a while, they heard a very vicissitudinous voice echoing faintly. The cold look in his eyes made Shu Yue's heart suddenly turn cold. He always felt that something bad was about to happen.
"I believe Elder Li Nao won't lie. So I've decided to expel Shu Yao from the Kun Shan Sect immediately. There's no need to discuss this matter anymore!"
Every word fell firmly to the ground. Li Nao was self - satisfied, feeling that his conspiracy had succeeded. Shu Yue was indignant. He decided to completely let it all out.
"In that case, it seems that some things need to be made clear." He was unusually calm, but it just made Shu Yao feel uneasy.
"Shu Yue, don't talk nonsense!" Shu Yao lowered his voice and whispered a warning in the man's ear.
But he saw a gentle smile instantly filling those eyes. His lips were slightly curved, looking as gentle and pure as two crescent moons.
In full view of everyone, Shu Yue suddenly grabbed his hand and interlocked their fingers. To his surprise, he seriously and firmly revealed the truth to everyone.
"Rather than saying that my dad seduced me with his beauty, it's better to say that it's always been me who has been seducing my dad. Not only seducing, but I've also fallen in love with him. Whether I'm spurned by the world or mocked for thousands of years, I'll love him until I die!"
Amid the sighs of the crowd, he arrogantly turned to Li Nao. The end of his upturned eyes seemed to be smiling but also not. But the coldness in them was like a sharp blade.
"As for Elder Li Nao, his statement is extremely absurd. This is just an excuse for him to frame and slander me and Shu Yao. He just wants to get rid of us from his sight!"
"You, you're talking nonsense! How could I, the acting sect master, frame my own disciples," afraid that Kun Wu would notice something, Li Nao continuously complained, "Sect master, don't listen to his nonsense. Everything I've said is the truth. Even if the sect master doesn't believe it, their love as two men is incestuous and goes against common sense. Just based on this, it's reasonable to expel them from the Kun Shan Sect."
"Are you saying that my disciple, Shu Yue, should also be expelled?" Kun Wu frowned unhappily. Li Nao's legs trembled in fright. The corner of his mouth twitched. He lowered his head in a hurry and said, "I don't mean that, disciple. Everything is up to the sect master's decision."
Kun Wu slowly walked towards the silent Shu Yao. The cold arrogance on that face, the straight back, and the pride in his eyebrows and eyes attracted his attention.
"Shu Yao, as the person involved, you should also give me a definite answer."
Shu Yao, who had been enduring the attacks of people's words, finally said coldly, "May I ask Elder Li Nao, do you have any evidence to prove that I've corrupted the sect?"